The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07

Typhoid fever, in malignant form, prevails
Ex-Gov. Tilden has subscribed 500 ear
the yellow-fever sufferers.
Railways represent, it is calculated in this
country $1,000, 200 capital.
The Talbot County Fair will omen al Ham
oieton Park on Wednesday next.
Oakland, California, has a Chinese Pres
byterian church with twenty-nine members.
The levy in Queen Anne's county. Nd. for
the present year has been fixed at 81 u on
the Sl00.
Orvil Grant, brother of Gen. Grant is in.
sane ana mas been sent to the asylum at Nor
ristown, n. j.
In the United States there are now over
one thousand females practicing as doctors,
aentists' lawyers and preachers
VIM. Tweed, the younger, is in New York,
settling up his affairs preparatory to final
change OF the family base to Paris.
Margaret Christman fell dead in hotel at
Maneh Chunk Tuesday morning, while talk
ing to some friends.
D. wesley Baum, policeman of York, Pa
committed suicide on Monday night, by shoot
ing himself. Domestic trouble was the cause.
oyster-tongmen on the Eastern Shore Of
the chesapeake generally began work on
Monday. Dredging is not permitted until
October /.
company has been formed at Madrid
Tor the introduction Of buIlfghts in Paris.
but 1t IS to be presumed that permission will
not be accorded.
William Dougherty was killed and six 9TH
ar men were injured by an explosion of black
camp IN new tunnel of the Stanton mine
dt Wilkesbarre, Pa, on Saturday morning
The seventh annual fair of the Berkeley
County, West Va, Agricultural and Mechan
zeal Association will he held at Martinsburg
on the 10th, 1lth, 18th and 18th DAYS Of Sep
TENDER, 1878.
Oliver Hazard Perry, son of Commodore
Perry, OF Lake Erie fame, died last Friday at
his home in Andover, Mass. He was gener-
ally known as Captain Perry, as he was for
many years Lieutenant in the United States
Navy.
Governor Axtell, of New Mexico, has been
suspended, and General Lew Wallace, of
Indiana, appointed in his place The
change was suggested by Secretary Sehurz,
in consequence of certain charges against
Axtell
The city ballot boxes in New York are be-
ing used to receive contributions for the vel
low fever sufferers, and have been placed in
the railway stations and at the ferries, hotels
and restaurants. On this occasion stuffing is
not only lawful but desirable
The House of Bishops, which assembled in
New York this week, deposed Bishop Nc
Coskrey, of Michigan, from the ministry OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church. Charges
OF grave and immoral character were alleg-
ed against him, which were sustained.
John Mines, middle-aged farmer, living
on the road from Hillsboro, Caroline county,
to Centreville, Queen Anne's county, Nd,
last Saturday shot and instantly killed his
wife, with whom he had quarreled Consta-
BILE Jump arrested Mines on Monday and
lodged him in Jail.
Secretary Sherman Tuesday issued circu-
lar providing that silver dollars NAV be OBJ
tanned by any person in the same manner as
subsidiary silver coin. This will, doubtless,
pnt into circulation the ten millions of stand
ard dollars now lying in the Treasury vaults,
and will be the commencement of specie
payments.
The body of man abaut 60 years of age,
with the throat cut and the right hand clutch
ing razor, was found in the Susquehanna
river near Columbia, Tuesday morning. Ii
had been IN the water about week From
papers on the body, deceased is supposed
to have been Ziba Webb, a former resident
of York, Pa,
The War Department has been informed
that the Alcade of Las Vaceas, on the Rio
Grande, lately eo-operated with General
Mackenzie in securing the recovery of seven
teen head of cattle stolen from Americans.
General Mackenzie promptly thanked the
Aicade far his action, which has nOtyet been
initiated by any other Mexican official