The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-06-22
News of the Week.

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Madame Hahnemann. the widow If tho
founder of homeopathy, died recently in Paris
at the age of seventy eight
Somerset county farmers who cnt wheat
last week state that the yield per acre will not
be more than half as great as last year.
The county levy in Garrett county. Nd.
has been fixed at Sl.i0l cents on the 500. n
decrease OF p cents below the levy of 1877.
Some English crockery manufacturers have
been IN Trenton, n. j., lately, looking up
site for establishing new large pottery in that
city.
A firm at Oxford, Nd, can about Il, 900
crabs daily. The supply Of the crustacea is
very abundant in the waters of the Chesa-
peake-
This years wheat crop, though not in pro
portion to the area sown, is estimated at
400, 600, 900 bushels, the largest ever gathered
in this country.
Madame Bonaparte, of Baltimore, who is
about 96 years old, is now enjoying good
health, having recently recovered from a Sc
we're attack of sickness.
Col. Fred Grant has gone to the Rocky
Mountains for six weeks trip, under orders
from General Sheridan, to gather inforuia ton
about the country.
Eighteen persons were poisoned in Pitts
ton, Pa, Monday, two of them, 1t is feared,
fatally, shy drinking the milk Of a COW whose
udder had been bitten by a snake"
Bishop McCoskry has confessed the sins
with which he was charged and stepped down
and out. Beecher would have lied about it
and his congregation have sustained him.
The annual Fair of the Talbot County Ag-
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of the Association on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, September the 18th, 18th and 18TH
a German by the name Of Seer is trying to
invent what he calls, in his native tongue, "a
singing machine" So we shall have Singers
sewing machine and Soers singing machine
Levi Miller, aged about so years, commit
ted suicide by drowning himself in a small
stream that passes through the grounds of
Aontevue hospital, near Frederick Nd, last
week
The strawberry season on the Maryland and
Delaware Peninsula, closed on June IL.
From May to that date the growers shipped
5,096,000 quarts. Last year the shipments
were one million less.
The largest drive of logs that ever foated
down the Connecticut river has just passed
Braitleboro, Vt. 1t consisted of thirty mil
lion feet of timber, EN- ploying in its passage
the constant services of two hundred and fiftv
men.
The bark Azor, which sailed from Charles
ton, 5. G., on the 2lst Of April, with $50 coll
ored emlgrants for Liberia, arrived at Sierra
Leone on the 18th of May. During the pas
sage the water ran short, and % Of the emf
grants died of ship fever.
A COW case, involving $50, has just been
concluded IN the circuit court for Caroline
county, and the costs and lawyers fees foot
up $500. They do things better in Charles
county, for the May term of court there ad-
journed with single jury trial.
Some of the merchants of Deadwood. Da.
kota, have presented bills to the Bismarck
Stage aud Transportation Company for mer-
chandise captured by Indians while on the
way to the Black Hills. The goods are now
supposed to be in Sitting Bulls camp.
Two boys, aged respectively ten and twelve
years lost their lives on Saturday while fishing
from a trestle bridge near Petersburg, Va.
4 heavy plank from a freight train which
was crossing the bridge fell on the boys, kill.
ing one and knocking the other into the water,
where he was drowned.
The 103d anniversary ofthe Battle of Bun
ker Hill was celebrated on Mondayin Boston.
The day was observed as holiday, business
being suspended and the public buildings
closed. Bells were rung, salutes fred and
concerts given, and there was a military pa
rade and review. The day was also celebra-
ted in other New England cities.
Edward H. Costley, who was hung in Fred
erlck yesterday, for the murder of his cousin,
attempted to procure poison q week previous
~ through servant of Hon. John Richie,
who revealed the attempt to the warden.
On Wednesday morning, while the prisoners
were being fed, he darted out the door of his
cell and made his escape into the street.
but was captured and returned 10 his cell,
and double guard placed over him. He
has made full confession of'the crime
The extensive pc rk packing establishment
OF Charles II. North & CO., at Somerville.
near Boston, covering an area of four acres.
was destroyed by fire on Sunday night, in
volylng q loss of between seven and eight
hundred thousand dollars and throwing five
hundred men out of employment. Thirteen
hundred live hogs persisted in the flames.
There was also destroyed 200 newly-slaugh-
tered hogs, 1000 tierces, l 200 cases and 500
barrels OF lard and 800 barrels of glue. A
vast amount OF meat IN various stages of cur
ing was also consumed.
At two o'clock, on Friday morning. four
men awakened James a. Abbott, agent of
NrOlG0n0a.
Ill, and said they wanted him to go to his
store for sick person. Hewent to the store.
and when there they robbed him of a mack
age containing $50. Three of them then for.
eed HIM into q skif, took him down the river
lew miles, and then threw him overheard.
saying that dead men tell no tales Alb.
bolt succeeded in reaching the shore. and a
man supposed to be one of the robbers was
arrested.
The sham battle between the Midshipmen
and Marines of the Naval Academy nj An
napolIs Monday was attended with accidents
that sent two men TO the hospital The Mid
shipmen, representing the naval forces. at
tackled and captured stronghold defended
by the Marines. Midshipman Hill was iniur
ed IN the face and eyes by blank cartridge.
ana Donaldson, Marine, who thought he
had hired of his last cartridge, snapped the
trigger OF his musket while his hand was on
the muzzle: His hand was terribly lacerated
by the discharge.
1t IS reported from Eagle Pass, Texas, that
the Mexican Government, having discovered
that General Mackenzie is in Mexico with
American troops, has ordered Col. Nuncio
falsely reported dead, to pursue Mackenzie
with 100 troops. Nuncio's force being poorly
mounted, are not expected to overtake Mac.
kenzIe S. General Canales has started in
pursuit OF Colonel Shafter, who crossed into
Mexico on Saturday night. The latest report
IS that scarcity Of water will compel Gen
eral Mackenzie to return, and that a courier
has been sent TO recall Shafter
The Jennings Association met in Camden
\. j., on the 18th inst, to take action in ref.
erenee to measures necessary 10 prosecute
their title to a final determination before the
courts OF England to secure the large estate
said to have been left By Samuel Jennings.
Henry Jennings and Isaac Jennings. who
came to America between the years 1866 and
1903. Quite large number of persons were
present The heirs in New Jersey number
about $50, and the value of the estate in
England IS said to be three hundred million
dollars. committee, consisting of two
claimants of each branch of the Jennings fam
lily, was appointed TO look into the matter of
collecting money for employing counsel to
prosecute the case.
There was some excitement in st. Louis.
Pittsburg and other cities, on Monday morn
ing, regarding general strike which. il was
reported, would then begin throughout the
country. There was no indication. however.
OF any movement of the kind either in the
factories and workshops or on the railroads.
In this connection the St Louis Times saws
that ample precautions were taken by the
military and police authorities TO prevent dis
order should n strike occur Recent devel.
opments show that there is a thorough orran,