The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-02-23
News of the Week.

The hundredth anniversary of the birth OF
Robert Emmett, occurs on the 4th OF March.
A bill has been introduced into the British
Parliament to abolish actions for breach OF
promise.
Revolving rubber heel plates, to equalize
wear and prevent slipping, are the latest
novelty in the shoe trade.
The sloop-of- war Wyoming will leave Wash
ington on March 18th, with the Government
exhibits for the Paris Exhibition.
Dr. Henry C. Moss was assassinated at his
home in Venice, ILL.,, about O. clock Monday
morning, by two unknown men.
The passage of the Silver bill is to be cele-
brated in New York. Senator Voorhees,,
Gen. Butler and other statesmen are to be
invited to speak.
The West Jersey Game Protective Society
has turned loose large number OF wild gum
ca fowls in the counties of Atlantic, Cumber-
land and Cape May.
Two steamships will soon arrive at Phila-
delphia to take on board As locomotives or
dered from the Baldwin Locomotion works
by the Government OF Russia.
Over forty persons have been poisoned by
using water from the infected well at Rich
ford, VT, and several of them are not expect
ed to recover. The water is being examined.
The employees along the whole line of the
Midland Railway, of Ontario, struck on Mon
day to recover arrearages of wages. They
refuse to resume until their wages are paid.
The largest temperance meeting ever held
in Westchester county, N. Y, was held at
Mount Vernon, in that county, on Sunday
afternoon. More than nine hundred persons
took the pledge.
War with Russia would be embarrassing to
the English and Russian royalties. Not only
is the Duke of Edinburgh the Cars son-in-
law, but the Czarovitchs wife is the Princess
of Wales sister.
1t is claimed in Germany that the drug
known as curare is a sure cure for hydropho-
bia, as it PARALLELS the motor nerves, without
affecting the sensitive ones, and so stops the
muscular CONFUSION.
DIR. E. E. Spencer, of Cambridge. Mass,
was arrested on Saturday for manslaughter.
1t is alleged that he caused the death of Mrs.
Catharine Mclean, by deserving her in a crit
ical condition in confinement
Reuben Dennis, colored, was taken from
his house, near Shelbyville, KY, on Friday,
by six masked men, and shot dead. The only
reason assigned for the crime is that Dennis
sis stated to have been hard case"
Mr.. Augustus Wilcox, while fishing with
net in the Raritan river opposite New Bruins
wick, N. j., last Thursday, caught golden
trout and secured it alive. The fish is said
to be something rare in that river and very
beautiful.
NJ. Outrey, the French Minister at Wash
ington, denies the Paris Exposition will be
postponed. He says all reports from Paris
regarding the Exposition are most favorable,
and indicate that there will be nothing to
prevent the opening on May LIST.
Mr.. Henry c. Terry, Philadelphia lawyer,
obtained $4,000 damages for the Kensington
and Oxford Turnpike Company, and only
charged $4,000 for his services. The courts
have granted rule forbidding him to expend
the balance he has not turned over.
George Adler and Thomas Garvey, partners
in the Spring Valley ranch, 35 miles from
Deadwood, Dakota, quarrelled few days ago
about the merits of their respective dogs.
Garvey finally struck Adler with hammer,
and the latter shot his antagonist dead
Adler is under arrest.
The dead body of widow named Brantley,
partly devoured by rats, was found in an old
house at Jefersonville, Ind, on Thursday
14th, by party of boys at play. She lived
alone, and it is believed that she became so
weakened by starvation as to fall prey to
the rats while yet alive.
The remains of Mrs BENJAMIN Pitman, of
Cincinnati, were cremated in the crematorya at |
Washington, Pa, on Friday. Less than two |
hours was required for the process, and Mr.. |
Pitman, the husband of deceased, is reported |
to have expressed himself as more than sat
is6ed with the result"
Two freight trains on the Hudson River |
Railroad ran into each other near Fort Wash.
ington on Sunday morning, while rounding a |
curve. Two cars loaded with grain were |
thrown into the river, and twelve other |
cars were thrown off the track, but the train |
hands escaped injury.
Barnum has been defeated in Cincinnati |
lawsuit, brought by rivals in the show bust |
ness, who have secured verdict of $40, 900. |
1t was claimed by the plaintiffs that Barnum |
drove them into bankruptcy by announcing, |
they went, that their exhibition was |
a worthless imitation of his own.
Last month the four ports of New York,
Boston, Baltimore and Portland sent SILL |
170,659 worth of provisions to Europe. |
Among the New York shipments were 81 ,844,-
979 pounds of ham, 1874, $40 pounds of fresh |
beef, over 1900, 900 pounds of pork, nearly
6 1000, 900 pounds of cheese, and half million |
pounds of butter.
A fire in New York on Sunday night de-
terrain churches, on West Twenty-third street, |
between Seventh and Eighth avenues. The |
Excelsior Block was six story building; it |
contained six stores and the armory of the |
Eighth Regiment. The total loss is estima-
ted at upwards of 100000.
The nomination of Bayard Taylor to the
Berlin mission has set the Illinois Congress.
sional delegation up in arms, as they had as
surances that this mission would be given to
that State. The entire delegation had united |
upon John Baker, and they were particularly |
indignant to find that, instead of receiving a |
first class mission, he is to be sent to Ven
ezuela.
A telegram from Elizabeth, N. j., says the
Plainfeld Savings Institution closed its doors
on Saturday. Its statement on January LIST
showed a surplus of $4,000. Since that date
about one hundred thousand dollars of the |
deposits have been withdrawn. To save the
rest, the officers applied for the appointment
of receiver, and were enjoined by the Chan
cellor against receiving or paying money,
District Attorney Bliss of st. Louis has
been ordered to enter nolle prosequi in the
case of John I. Hogue, an ex-revenue agent
sent to st. Louis to investigate charges against
certain distillers. Hogue, who is the only
alleged member of the St. Louis whisky ring
against whom proceedings stand, was indicted
for accepting bride of several thousand dol
lars to make false report He has been in
Canada since his indictment,
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