The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-01

n recent lire m Hong Kong, China, burned
1858 buildings, causing loss of $1,000, 900.
A prairie fire near Deadwood, Dakota, on
Sunday, destroyed several ranches aud 500
tons OF hay.
II is rumored in New Orleans that J Mad.
ison Wells, surveyor Of the mort, has been in.
deted by the United States grand Jury for
mafeasanee in Office.
The Judiciary committee Of the Maine Leg
lsiature are to inquire into the expediency OF
having all causes tried by the Court, unless
jury trials are expressly demanded.
Hebrew circles in Cincinnati are ngitated
over the conversion to Christianity Of one
OF their number, Max Moses, who was bap-
tlseu In the Ninth.Street Baptist Chnrch last
sunday.
Senator Christiancy was on Wednesday an.
pointed and promptly confirmed rs Minister
TO Peru. His resignation from the Senate
will follow, and in few days Zachnriah Chana-
Ter will fill his place.
A Tennessee widow gave a fellow = suit Of
clothes on condition that he would marry her,
and the ungrateful dog went off and married
another girl. The widow sued and got the
suit of clothes back, however.
Rose Lewis, aged 10, fell through the Del
aware Railroad bridge AT Easton, Pa, on
Tuesday night, and was so badly injured that
she died in two hours. She is the third per.
son killed at the same place within a year.
Among tho inrors in tho conrt of Common
Pleas. Baltimore il Mr. C. G. Claus. who
weighs as pounds. II is impossible for him
TO sit down in any of the chairs belonging to
the court room and special chair has been
procured for him.
An agent of the Canadian Government.
sent to he United States 10 iuouire whether
the rinderpest EXISTS here, has returned 10
Ottawa and reportod that "within circle of
two miles about Washington pleuro.pneumo.
MIA exists in its worst form."
An attempt was made TO rob the TREASURY
of Gallia county. Ohio, on Monday night.
The burglars had succeeded in breaking the
combination knob Of the safe, and drilling
several holes in the door, when they were
frightened off. There was $50, 600 in the safe.
A young woman named Bowen left her
fathers house, near Macarthur, Ohio, on the
10Th inst, tC meet friends mile away, and
has not been seen since. She had to cross n
creek, and is supposed 10 have been drowned.
She was a plaintiff in n breeeh Of promise
case.
James Petherbridge, n workman in the
Champion Flour Mills a, Detroit, was caught
in the gearing on Tuesday night and gradual.
ly drawn toward the immense wheels. just
as he was about to be crushed the machinery
was stopped, but II was found that he had
been strangled to death.
I'M. Carver, teacher of the public school
in Winchester Ind, was whipping a small
boy in the school on Tuesday, when several
of the larger boys assaulted him with clubs
and knives These boys were expelled by
Superintendent Butler but immediately rein.
instated by the School Board, whereupon
Butler and Carver resigned.
The Interior Department has information
tending to confirm the report that Sitting Bull
has crossed the Canadian line. There is like
ly to be a large gathering of hostile Indians
around him, but immediate trouble Is not
feared. The number OF his adherents IS sci
down ut loiVOO, among Whom are que pro
portion OF women and children.
Before the mail train from Harrisburg
reached York, Pa, on Tuesday afternoon, d
pile of stones and other distractions was dis
covered on the track, a short distance from
the station. 1t had been placed there by
tramps, who afterwards went to the station
and insnlted the passengers. About thirty O
the miscreants were arrested and locked up
Ii is said at the Treasury Department tina
over S25, 600, 600 of the coin obligations, in
Guiding 81 400. 900 United States notes pre
sented for redemption, has been paid durin,
the present month, vet the stock of coin il
the Treasury has steadily increased. Tn,
February interest will be paid in coin, /
desired, at any ub.Treasury as well as New
| York.
Tho donab,er If Wodo Ham,,on. wbo vii
mate Ler annesrance in Wasb;ngton iii
winter Il said 10 he tho most beautiful woma,
| in Son,b Carolina. Her eyes are large an,
of lustrous black, fringed with long lashes
her skin as white as marble she has ravoi
tresses and figure straight and voluptuous
| Her age is 20 years and she is brilliant il
conversation.
| tn. LON, str;le a, tha Norto, leon Wo,k A.,
Mt ksblsn3 Ky ended on Mondav by Nh,
miners rcsnr,;ng work some turbulent min
ners Sathered al the works and threatene,
troubie. saving the resumption was in viola
| ton OF The Union rules. Following this tn
men onthe Princess Furnace mine, a few mile
distant struck for an advance Of FIVE cent
per ton. Several hundred men are throw
out of employment by this strike and seriou
trouble is feared.
II il ascertained that the Government will
reouire Sitting Bnll and his people 10 snrren
der unconditionally as prisoners of war. or o,
back into Canada, General Sheridan e nd
yised that Sitting Bulls .swhole camp'' is o,
this side Of the line. and that .'the British
Assineboines are canned with the America
Assinoboines The reason given for m,
crossing of the border by the Canadian In
dams. as well as Sitting Bulls force. il m,
lack Of buffalo north OF the Missouri river
The assemblaps of Indians in such numbers
however. Is considered a matter of grave inn.
port
c-,,,
'ohh oaawaiauer' J9dse Oh the u state
on Sunday last, in the 74th year OF his age