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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26
The Turks and Russians.

Inc delay IN obtaining news Of the military
movements IN the neighborhood of PhilhpOD-
oils, from which place we now have reports
OF three days engagement between General
6hourko army and that of Suleiman Pasha
may be accounted for by the fact that the
Russians have advanced far beyond their
headquarters, and that the Turks are cut off
from direct communication with Constantine
pie IL Is now reported that Gen. Ghourko
has defeated Sulefman Pasha. whose ARM
although large. was made up of the remains
OF defeated Turkish battalions, and was prob
ABLY not under the best Of discipline The
turks. prevented from retreating in the direc.
uon OF Adrianople and Constantinople. were
driven INTO or across the Rhadope Mountains.
a range from twenty to thirty miles from the
shore OF the Archipelago. Suleiman Pasha.
It is reported, is at Drama, on the southern
slope OF the Rhadope Mountains, and distant
not more than days march from the Archi-
peiago. His troops might be transported
thenee by sea to Constantinople, but they are
no longer IN position to interfere with the
Russian armies now occupying all the conn.
Try north and west of Adrianople, except the
famous quadrilateral of fortresses. The de-
fences OF Constantinople are, from military
point oil view, amply sufficient to enable =
small force to Withstand the attacks of a great
and victorious army like that of the Russians
put non-eombatants from all parts of Roume-
liza have now been crowded towards the mar
row neck of land on which is Constantinople,
and they must seriously interfere with any
military defence.
Aussia, Prussia and Italy appear to be in
accord on the Turkish question. while France
Austria and England antagonize them. This
DIVISION OF the great powers will render the
Eastern question more difficult of settlement
by the diplomats, should England succeed in
her efforts to effect 4 conference between
them again.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26
Maryland Legislature.

PRIDGY.-In the Senate a petition was pre
sented for local option law in Kent county.
Leave was granted for a bill to regulate the
tax on weighing live stock. A Senate bill
regulating the price of prisoners board in
FRINGE Georges county Jail was passed; also
House bills regulating tax collection in Wash
ington county, and authorizing subscription
TO the Baltimore and Manchester railroad.
In the House the House of Refuge special
committee was empowered to examine wit
nesses under oath. The committee on fed.
eral relations made report in favor of early
resumption OF specie payments, and against
making coinage of less value than the gold
standard legal-tender for sums exceeding
hve dollars. Both houses then went into
JOINT convention for United States Senator
for SIX years from March 4, 1879, resulting in
the election of ex-Gov. James b. Groome
Both houses adjourned to Tuesday.
TUEsDAY.-In the Senate leave was given
TO report bill making effectual the act au-
thorizing the repair, extension and improve
ment OF the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, lin
ting the issue of bonds to $500, 900; also to
prevent cruelty to animals. A resolution was
passed extending the term of Judge G. W.
Dobbin, of Baltimore Superior Court, to the
full period for which he was elected Several
bills OF no general Importance were passed.
The House was principally occupied with
local bills. In both branches the biennial
report OF Baltimore police commissioners was
received and appropriately referred.
WEDSEsDAY.-In the the Senate leave was
granted for bill to define the duties of the
comptroller as to distribution and apportion-
ment of the free school fund, and to confirm
the distributions heretofore made. A favor
able report was made on the bill to incorpo-
rate the Safe Deposit Company of Baltimore.
A House bill to protect FISH in Back river was
passed. The nomination of Hon. +. X. Will
son to be associate Judge of the first judicial
circuit was confirmed by unanimous vote.
In the House numerous petitions for local
option law we're presented, and numerous
local bills were passed.
IHuRsDAY.-ln the Senate favorable report
was made on bill to prevent cruelty to ami
mails.
In the House an order was adopted that
the committee to investigate the House of
Refuge affairs shall sit with open doors Joint
resolutions extending the term of Judge Dob
BIN were referred to the Judiciary committee.
Adverse report was made on a petition to es-
tablish hay and cattle scales at Hayrede Grace;
also on a memorial of the National Board of
Trade for the establishment of art schools.
Resolutions looking to repeal of the resump-
ton act and payment of government and pri-
vate debts in gold and silver, except United
States bonds OF 1869, were referred TO the
committee on federal relations A Joint spe-
cial committee on temperance was proposed
to the Senate. The bill relating to coal mines
IN Allegany county was ordered angrossed
for third reading.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26
A Much Needed Oonnect;on


The construction of connecting link
OF railroad, twelve miles in length, between
Elkton, Md. and MiddIetown, Del. is again
under discussion. The route is already
graded for distance of nine miles. and
the whole distance is nearly dead level.
requiring very little labor to make the
track. At the present low price of rail-
road iron the road could be built for ST.
600 per mile, which for the twelve miles
would be $4,000 OF Cecil county's
proportion of the Eastern Shore Railroad
appropriation sos, 900 still remains in the
treasury, which sum deducted from slI4.-
600 would leave but the sum of $50. 900
10 be provided for. This amount ought
to be subscribed by capitalists without de-
lay, and without asking Baltimore city to
take dollar of it. The enterprise would
be paying investment, we think, without
doubt, and it is an unaccountable over
sight that Baltimoreans have not long
since built the road. That it would bring
to Baltimore large amount of trade and
travel now unnaturally diverted to other
cities, no one can doubt who is familiar
with the subject. 1t would shorten the
distance to Baltimore 81 miles, and in the
winter season especially, when the rivers
are ice-bound, it would be great advan-
tage to the citizens of the Eastern Shore
and Baltimore also. We repeat, that it is
surprising thing to us that this much need
ed link in the peninsula railroad chain has
not been built long since.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26
Dangerous Sledling on Mount Washington.

On Monday morning Sergeant Cone and
Private Murphy, of the Signal Service Corps,
started from the station on Mount Washing
ton, to 90 to the foot Of the mountain, the
Sergeant having orders to report at Washing.
ton for medical treatment. They took sled
on which they proposed to descend on the
railroad track. Leaving Private Dovle in
charge of the station, with instructions 10 keep
wires open TO the foot of the mountain, they
started a little after nine clock, and after
sliding for nearly mile without any appar-
ent danger, and at a speed of fifteen miles an
hour over the smooth surface, and in the face
OF stiff breeze, they came to the fiat, just
above what is known as Jacobs Ladder, =
one ofthe sharpest slopes Of the range.
Here they rested, it being deemed advisa-
bic to tighten the load by giving up the sled
90 Sergeant Cone. He strapped on a light
trunk, and after adjusting the cogs started on
his downward slide. On going over the sum
init of The peak he was going at the rate OF
twenty five miles an hour, but this increased
to forty as he got down the side, and he was
absolutely flying down the mountain side
when he lost his balance, and was precipitated
into a snow bank a distance Of 100 feet down
from the treste work
He struck upon his head and shoulders.
and when found by Private Murphy. who fol.
lowed him, he was apparently dead from
bruises and benumbed with the intense cold
Taking of his fur coat Murphy climbed up
the side of the mountain and ielegraphed to
LittletOn, n. H., for aid, which came in two
hours and half afterward. Cone was vet
unconscious. but after some restOratives had
been administered he recovered and was re-
moved to Littleton, where his wounds were
properly dressed. He is badly bruised about
the shoulders, head and face, but no internal
injuries are thought to exist The depth of
the snow alone saved him from a terrible
death. He viii remain here until he is able
to proceed to Washington.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26
The New Senator.


We announced, last week, that the Leg
islaturc, on the 18th inst. elected Ex-Gov.
James Black Groome, IT, s. Senator for
the term commencing March 4, 1879, re-
ceiving 70 votes to II for DIR. Steiner.
republican, and scattering.
James Black Groome was born in EIktou.
Cecil county, Maryland, April 4, 1898, and
was named in honor of his grandfather, Judge
James Z; Black, Of Delaware. His father,
Colonel John C. Groome, who was for thirty.
five years leading lawyer of Cecil county.
was an old line Wing up to 1856, when he
joined the Democrats. James studied law
with his father, and was admitted to the bar
IN 1861. After the death of his father, during
the war, Mr.. Groome gradually secured q
large and lucrative practice. In 1874 he be-
came Governor by the action of the Legisla-
ture, who elected him TO ill the unexpired
term of Governor Whyte, who was elected
United States Senator. Previous to his cleo
ton as Governor, Mr.. Groome had been n
member of the Constitutional Convention of
1867, where he took an active part in the de-
bates. In 1872 he opposed the nomination
OF Horace Greeley for President previous to
the meeting of the convention in Baltimore,
~ no.ainaSiOu gave MIN MS sup
port In 1878 Mr.. Groome was elected 10
the House of Delegates, but resigned his posi-
ton to become a candidate for Governor du-
ring the early part of the session of 1874.
de received GO votes out of 40 on the first
ballot and a few days after was elected, having
received 20 votes. He was inaugurated Gov
ernor on March 3, 1874, and his administra-
ton of the office proved very acceptable to
the people of the State. Mr.. Groome was
the youngest Governor ever elected ia the
State with the exception of Governor Lowe.
lie IS now in his fortieth year and in comfor-
table circumstances, with habits of the strict.
est sobrieiy, of good ability and decided ora
torlcal powers, of the purest private character
and public reputation and very popular among
the masses of the people.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26

AcoUirrAL or JUDGE YELLorr-The trial
of Judge Iellott, of the third judicial district
of Maryland, at Annapolis, on Tuesday, re.
suited in his acquittal on the several counts
of an indictment for drunkenness while in dis
charge of his judicial functions On demur-
rer, several counts of the Indictment were
stricken out by the court, on the ground that
the alleged offense is misdemeanor, and that
It must be proved as having been committed
within twelve months, which was not so al
legged. On other counts, which alleged the
offence as having been committed within pur-
view of the law, the State was unable to give
proof of it, and the traverser was acquitted.
In relation to counts charging drunkenness
while off the bench and not engaged in Judi.
cial duties, the court said that such a case was
proper ground for impeachment by the Leg
islature, but is not within the jurisdiction of
the courts. 1t will be recollected that Judge
Yellott was heretofore indicted with Judge
Grason for obstructing the course of Justice
by discharging the grand jury of Baltimore
county before that body had finished its in
vestigations, and that both the judges were
promptly acquitted.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26
For the Democratic Allocate.
To the Teachers Of Carroll County.

Fellow Teachers, lust now as the spbiect NJ
temperance is engaging public attention. is
there nothing thai we, as guardians of our
youth, can dc TO aid in forwarding the cause
Gan we not by word at the right time, or a
sentiment uttered IN its behalf, showing our
concern Tor our pupils, welfare, stamp upon
their minds the attractions of a life of sobriety
IN contrast to the blighting effects of intern
perancei even when not accompanied by in
toxlcaton? 1t appears to me that with MS.
next to parents themselves, rests the respon
sibility of Graduating this great evil, the pa
rent OF blasphemy, theft, gambling and muir
DER. When we reflect that of those who be-
come habItual drinkers ofintoxicating liquors,
by lar the greater number begin the practice
IN youth, many when quite small around
their parents firesides. Those parents may
not use It to excess themselves, and think
tne!r children will be equally successful in re-
sisting the temptation. Too often il proves
otherwise. The influence of a teacher, who
faithfully perseveres in this duty, would be
felt by this class of pupils. And then there
are others, who not only acquire a taste for
strong drink, formed la their own homes. but
are urged to partake until the habit becomes
nxed. Surely we can do something to save
them from their dreadful fate; and shall we
hold back and refuse to perform this, our
Imperative duty, for fear, perhaps, of giving
offence? But, some one may say, of what
weight Is our example and admonItions for
few hours day compared to home influence.
At least you will admit that the good to be
attained is worth the trial. and if we neglect
1t thea our whole duty has not been perform
ed. And would not this be striking the evil
at the root? Far more difficult il is TO re-
claim one confirmed drunkard than to help
ten boys to sober, honest manhood. Let us
consider this matter and act promptly, re-
membering that our influence is surely felt.
Jan. q, 1878. A TEACHER.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26

Massachusetts, has State detectives. Two
oil these we're detailed last summer to person
ate tramps, and, by association with real
tramps, TO learn whatever they could about
their habits and characters. They renort
that they took pains to ascertain whether the
tramps whom they met were such from choice
or necessityi and they found only two who did
not scout the idea of working for a living. and
the detectives are by no means sure that even
these two would have been willing to work If
brought to the test. But they found the
tramps willing and anxious to support 'sstrik
ers, whose refusal to work, and Interference
with other workers, would furnish them a pre.
text for acts of violence and robbery, which
could be committed without fear of detection
and punishment
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26

LEGISLATIVE Mileage is some.
thing which dates back to the days before rail
roads and steamboats, made travel cheap and
rapid; nowadays the allowance of mileage
constitutes an unfair discrimination between
members who live near Annapolis and those
from the more distant counties The Consti.
tuition of 1867 placed the matter within the
discretion of the General Assembly, simply
providing that not over twenty cents a mile
should be allowed The act of 1868 fixed the
following as mileage Worcester, S14; Som.
erset, S92; Dorchester, $40; Talbot, $50: Wi.
comico, $50; AlIegany, $50; Caroline, S74;
st. Mary's, S7l; Queen Anue's. SOS: Kent.
SG4; Calvert, $50; Washington, $40; Charles.
SIS; Cecil, S36; Carroll, $50; Montgomery.
S26i Prince Georges, SIS; Baltimore county.
S19; Howard, SIS; Baltimore city and Anne
Arundel, SIS. 1t used to be that even per.
sons living in Annapolis we're allowed SIS, but
this has been done away with. 1t will be seen
that the mileage allowed in some cases is
enough to buy ticket for California. There
are large discrepancies between adjacent
counties, AS, for in lance, a man from Wash
ngton county only receives $40, while his
neighbor across the line of Allegany gets $50
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26
AT PRIVATE SALE.

EG1 ACRES, near Linwood Station.
JOS w. NJ. II. r.; frst.cIass improve.
ments; limestone land and under a high state.
of cultivation; fine orchard in full bearing;
running water through the land; spring at the.
house. At private sale until February 20. II
not sold then will be rented to a responsible
tenant for one year. For further particulars.
inquire of or address
UPTON ROOP,
Uniontown. Nd.
Or c. L. MATTHAI, Shoe Store. s4l
East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md
jan2G-4t4
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26

Mr.. Montgomery Blair charges that the
Baltimore Gasette, the Philadelphia Times,
and the New York World, are all owned
by Tom Scott Hold up your hands, gen.
tlemen. How say you, guilty or not gull
ty? VIII you or not deny the soft i'm
parchment? How happens it, that Scott,
being a Republican, controls so many
Democratic papers? The Times, be it
remembered, is not Democratic, buta free
lance. Its drift, however, is rather against
the current of Radicalism as contradistin-
guished from Hayesism.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26

The MiddletOwn, Del. Transcript is
publishing love story from the pen of a
little girl ''not yet twelve years of age r.
The story, as a composition, is highly
creditable to one so young; but, the refec-
tiOns upon such subject, in the mind of
one not yet past the bread and butter age,
seem TO us premature. Little misses in
their pinafOres, in these preeociOus days,
know more of such subjects than their
mammas did at twice their age, and young
gentlemen not yet in their teens, and not
yet emancipated from their tops and mar
bles, discuss with great earnestness the
beauty, grace and accomplishments Of the
reigning belle What is this world COM
ing to?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26
Temperance Meeting.

A TEMPERANCE Meeting in the interest
IA of Local Option, will be held THIS
SATURDAY EVENING, 26th inst, at u
o'clock, at Pleasant Grove NJ. Z. Church,
about miles from Westminster, on the Bal
timore pike. The meeting will be addressed
e. S. Mosher, Secretary State Temperance
Alliance, or his representative. Exercises
interpreted with vocal music. The public
cordially invited. jan &c
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26

A truce between Senator Edmunds and
President Hayes has been established, and
Edmunds will hereafter assume the man
agement of the affairs of the administra-
ton in the Senate. So says current re-
port. The Altoona Tribune, republican,
says:
''Mr. Edmunds is very ''Joey Bagstock''
among Senators-''sly, devilish sly''-and
Hayes may rely upon it that he is not trans
ferring his allegiance to the administration
without expecting large and liberal rewards
for the same.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26
FOR SALE.

GH ACRES of land, well
w improved, brick house, ASS-A
barn 5Ox36 feet, fencing good, 80 80 -
pump at the house, wagon shed,
young orchard; lime stone in abundance; the
best quality Of brick clay in the county; two
miles from Westminster: buildings new. If
not sold at private sale by Saturday, the %
day of February, it will be offered al public
sale on that day at , o'clock. p. m.
IERNs.-One- third cash, balance in one
aud two years from the day of sale, with in
terest. JOHN V. VENT.
ian % 0fs
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26

WHICH is THE WoRsT ?-The counter.
feiters if captured and convicted, is sent to
the peniteutiary for uttering base coin or
other base currency. Congress can de.
monetize genuine coin, and yet keep out
side of the prison bars of such penal insti-
buttons We put it to casuists to say if
they can, to whom the greatest degree of
moral turpitude attaches, the counterfciter
or the demOnetizer. Both prey upon the
best interests of society.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26

When the Bland silver bill was first
introduced, Wall street announced a rise
in the gold premium from p to 3, as
eribing the rise to the introduction of that
measure. 1t is still pending, and yet gold
went down on Saturday to H. We are
forced TO the conviction that Wall street
is fraud and a cheat. If the mere in
PRODUCTION of the Bland bill put up the
premium on gold, what has put it down
to nominal figure? Ought it not, rath-
er, to have remained at the higher rate,
or to have advanced instead of declined.
The announcement of an advance in the
gold premium was made only for effect on
Congress. Wall street men are set of
reckless sharpers.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26

The law in Maryland which has hereto.
fore divided the SenatOrships between the
Eastern and the Western Shore will Dc
repealed at the present session of the Leg
islature, The committee having the bill
in charge has decided to report in its favor
The Eastern Shore members expect the
act TO be repealed, although they will OPP
pose it, as they generally express the con.
victiOn that without the law they will never
again have Senator and do not expect tc
furnish another Governor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26

The members of the Louisiana Returning
Board have presented petition to the Supe.
nor Criminal Court, praying for removal of
the case against them to the United States
Circuit Court, on the ground that the law au
thorizing the drawings of jurors in and for the
parish OF Orleans in criminal cases operates
unjustly to the accused, inasmuch as il places
in the hands of the officers, authorized by law
to draw jurors, powers which enable them to
draw such juries as they may see proper, and
that, in this instance, out of the whole venue
there is not eolored man. For further
reason, that, by virtue of the existence of
great public prejudice in the minds of the
white population of this city, the officers have,
willingly or unwillingly, drawn such a jury as
are believed to be impressed by this prejudice.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26
Activity in Grain and an Influx of Gold.


The New York letter to the Philadel-
phia Ledger, of Saturday, says:
..Within the past few days there has been a
sharp demand for vessels at this port to pro-
coed to Portland, Philadelphia and Baltimore
to carry breadstuffs to Europe Some forty
or fifty have thus been chartered"
In connection with this movement in the
grain market, the New York Herald no
tees the great influx of gold into this
country from England. 1t says:
ssThe Cunard steamer Abyssinia, which
Left Liverpool on Saturday, has two hundred
thousand pounds, or one million dollars, in
gold eagles, which had been drawn from the
Bank of England for shipment to this city.
The London Times of the same day, in its
financial article, which is excellent authority,
stated that a similar amount would be with
drawn from the bank en- that day for trans
mission to New York; and the Economist,
also a reliable source Of information, antici-
pates further drain for the same destination
duringthe present week. Half million more
was drawn from the Bank of England on
Monday last This heavy shipment of gold
indicates that large purchases are expected to
be made here for expectation TO England, and
excites the belief that the English govern
ment may be in the market as buyer, pro-
badly, of breadstutfs and other supplies, and
possibly of war materials. Fortunately we
have supplies Of grain, flour, hogs and beef
on hand ample to meet the demands of our
foreign customers without cranping our home
market or materially affecting prices, and an
active shipping trade this winter will be of
widespread advantage 20 the country. 1t will
benefit the Western States and the trunk rail-
road lines, as well as our own city, will give
employment to labor and will lay the founda-
ton for good spring trade for our dry goods,
grocery and other wholesale houses.