The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-06-22
-Four hundred grain ghorelIers. IN nnfInln.

-Four hundred grain shoyellers, in Buffalo.
struck Monday. There was no disorder.
The largest strawberry farm In the wortl
IS probably that of John r. Young. Jr.. about
two miles from Norfolk, Va. He cnltivates
100 acres, and the yield last season was over
100000 quarts.
On Sunday during an interview between Bis
marck and GOrtschakoff at Berlin n large
Danish dog belonging to the former made
ierocious attack upon Gortschakoif, who
was rescued after considerable trouble.
Il is now believed that the Berlin Congress
VIII be IN session many weeks before a salts
factory conclusion Of the many delicate oues,
tons IS arrived at. 1t was understood that
bulgaria formed the topic of the discussion
Wednesday.
The National Division of the Sons of Tenn
perance met in Buffalo Tuesday. A poem Of
welcome was read by Rey. J. Byington Smith.
and addresses we're made by General Louis
Wagner, Lieutenant Governor lilly, of New
Brunswick, and Neal Dow, of Maine.
1t is roughly estimated that the aggregate
OF the appropriations made by Congress for
the fiscal year ending with June, 1879, will
be about SlT0, 100000, the appropriation for
rivers and harbors being twice as large as IN
1877. and 100000 added to pay the Cana
dian fishery award.
Paris is doing very well with her exposition.
| The best day of the French Exhibition of
1867, when there were l72,000 visitors, has
been beaten by the attendance on Whit Mon
/ day, 1878, when there were 49,. 249. paving
visitors. That is still n long way behind
/ Pennsylvania Day at the Centennial. when
there we're 257, lG9 paying visitors.
During the gust on Tuesday afternoon a
week party Of ploughmen consisting Of six
! persons and their teams, took shelter under n
tree IN the corn field of Mr. Jesse Morris. on
the farm Of j. A. Pearee Esq, near Chester
town and while there the lightning struck and
killed mule and knocked down two Of the
men and two of the horses. The men and
horses were severely stunned, but have reeov.
cred.
John, Isaac ard Peter Hawn, old bachelor
brothers, living six miles from Huntingdon.
Pa, were attacked in their own house on
Wednesday afternoon, by two tramps. and
beaten numerically, Isaac being fatally in
lured. One of the ruiians then held the
housekeeper while the other ransacSed the
house and secured $4,000 in bonds. SS4 in
money, and some valuables. An alarm being
gwen they were pursued, but stopped their
I Pursuers by hiring at them. Subsequently, the
/ whole neighborhood was aroused. and the
chase for the rufiians resumed.
/ The Democratic State Convention Of Maine
met on Tuesday in Portland. and ORGANIZED
with Charles W. Larrabee, Of Bath. "a ner
manent President. Alonzo Garcelon. Of Lew.
iston, was nominated for Governor on the
| frst ballot, and accepted the nomination in 1
briei speech. Resolutions were adopted de-
clarlng Tor the payment of the national bond
ed debt as rapidly as possible, and against
any further issue of Government bonds: fav
oring the substitution of greenbacks for ma
lonal bank notes; strongly approving the
Potter investigation, and demanding the nun
ishment OF those found guilty of frauds. sswho.
ever they may be and wherever found"
! Seveal citizens Of Annapolis have been
dipped by a man styling himself''Dr Harrison,
OF New York State, and claiming 10 he
nephew OF Ex-Governor Seymour. His ac.
/ tons seem 10 have been those Of n Innat;c
| He represented himself as very wealthy and
seeking warm climate, because he suffered
from eatarrh, and he was willing to nav ex-
iravagant prices for farms in the neirhbor
hood OF Annapolis. He purchased one ar
more.iarms, carrying on transactions until the
/ execution OF the transfer deeds. when he snd.
denly disappeared. Harrison Is about AZ
years of age, well educated; he is short If
stature and spare in build
The body OF young Devon, whose grave at
/ north bend, near Cincinnati, was robbed
about the same time rs that Of ]. Harrison
has been recovered from picking vat in tbs
Medical College at Ann Arbor, Michigan and
reinterred at North Bend, with impressive
/ ceremonies. DIR. Morton, the ssresurrectior
lst, and j. 2. Marshal, Janitor of the Ohio
Medical College in Cincinnati. have been in.
dieted by the Grand Jury for robbing the
graves. No indictments having been found
/ against the Faculty of the Medical College for
completely IN the body snatching, civil suits
viii be brought against them, Claiming $40
UOO IN each case. A similar suit will he
brought against the Faculty of Ann Arbor
The National Council of the Junior Order
OF American Mechanics began its sessions n
H1:i :, tuesday q. w. Ilgeufritz, the
Natlohal Councillor, presented the annual re-
port According to the secretary's renort
the Orderexists in the States Of Pennsvlva,S;a
New Jersey, Delaware, MARYLAND. Indiana
ONO, Massachusetts and New York Ter
new COUNCILS were chartered during the year
aud I2oO persons initiated Penusvlvania has
the largest number of Councils. so. New Ter,
Sey coming next, with 24. The total mem
9ership IS 1886. Messrs. Calvin. of Pa.
Shol' OF Md, and Hayse, ofN Y, were an.
pointed to confer with similar cmmittee Of
me senior order to form n closer union be-
lTL. - yoIies. Inc JUNIOR american
-4 19 published in Philadelphia was de-
CARED t9e oihcial organ Of the Order. In the
NATIONAL Council OF the Junior Order of
American Mechanics. at Baltimore on Wad.
nesday, the following officers we're elected for
the ensuing year: National Councillor. i.
Adam Sob, of Baltimore; Vice Councillor.
H. w. Lewis, of Dayton, Ohio: Secretary.
+ Edward ,. Deimer, Of Philadelphia, Pa:
treasurer, VIM. p. Hayes, Of Trenton, N. j.
Conductor, Sanford McKeeley, of Port Jarvis.
n II Warden, J. NJ. Baker, Of indianapolis.
lnd-i Sentinel, George P. Monck, of Whining
ton, Del. New Brunswick, n. j. was chosen
as the next place of meeting. The Council
adjourned sine die.