The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-05

Georgia peaches are selling for 81 box in
New York city.
Senator Bayard has engaged rooms at Re.
hoboth City for the summer.
A heavy thunder storm visited Paris Sun.
day night. Several persons were killed.
The Adyenlisls have fixed the 1lih Of July
rs the day for the ending of things earthly.
/ A man has Just died in Minnesota from the
effects Of swallowing lot OF pulvcrized glass
for u wager.
The sugar crop OF Cuba this year is said to
exceed last years crop by more than u hun.
dred thousand tons.
| An organized band Of incendiaries are op.
Grating in the Cumberland Valley, between
Harrisburg and the State line.
| The Wheeling, W. Va, nailmakors have nd.
vanced the price Of nails to 81 10, card rates,
an advance of ten cents key.
! A line OF iron pipes, containing telephone
wires, has been laid in the Delaware river, be-
tween Camden and Philadelphia.
A man named Chambers was buried by
the caying in of n well 80 feet deep at Wya.
lusing, Pa, on Monday night, His body has
not yet been recovered.
Ores have been discovered near Lebanon,
N. H., in which the State Assayer of Massa-
chusetls has found gold and silver whether
in paying quantities is not stated.
elukic-sCull fhce DetWceu warren Dnltn,
OF Halifax, and Evan Morris, of Pittsburg,
on Silver Lake, Mass Tuesday, was won by
Smith by half length, in n minutes, sec
onds. This is the fastest time on record,
beating by 4 seconds Hanlan's time at the
Centennial.
Duringa thunder storm at Morrisana, New
York, Sunday afternoon, two little daughters
OF Mr.. Wiswell, aged respectively aud Al
years, were killed by lightning while sitting
in an arbor between two trees in front OF III cir
fathers house.
The Internal revenue receipts for the fiscal
year, which ended June 80, have been $ll3,.
uD6, 900, an increase of more than SO, 600, 600
on the receipts for last year. II is said the
gain results from a better enforcement Of the
revenue laws in the South.
While John O'Neal, a prominent farmer
and ex railroad man was driving into Ship.
man, ILL.,, Monday, his horses became fright.
ened, throwing him from the wagon. His foot
caught in the wheel and his leg was com.
pletely torn from his body. lie died 10
few minutes.
The giant powder magazine at Mowbray's
nitro. glycerine works, near North Adams,
Mass, blew up Monday afternoon, killing
Jacob Pierce aud William Long, who we're in
the building mixing blasting powder. Pierce
leaves wife and three children. The ada
cent buildings were badly shattered
During the last twenty years l20,000,00O
barrels OF petroleum have been produced in
Pennsyl 200, 600 during the past
five years. In 1860 1t was worth $50 bar.
rel the average price in 1873 was only sl4O
Philadelphia exported last year nearly 80,
600, 600 gallons. Quite a number OF vessels
were cleared with il for Japan.
Benjamin Neif, wealthy farmer, sixty.two
years old, residing on his farm in Lancaster
county, Pa, committed suicide on Sunday by
shooting himself through the head with re-
yolver The deed was committed in his barn,
where his body was found at q O'Clock by one
of his children. For nearly two years Mr..
Nell has been insane, only recently dismissed
from the State I.unatic Asylum at Harrisburg
Mr.. W. Patten, Of Bridgeville, Del, pre-.
preparing to keep sweet potatoes on large
scale. He is building at that depot large
house two stories high, capable Of containing
10000 bushels Of potatoes. IL will have
large boiler and pipes to conduct steam 10 all
parts of the structure and so maintain the
temperature at one thing throughout the sea
son. Mr.. Patten will take potatoes on stor.
age or will buy on his own account
There are 100000 colored Methodists in
the United States aud their representatives
have declared in Baltimore that they must
have a representation in the Board OF Bishops.
The next Methodist General Conference will
elect several new Bishops and the colored
brethren are determined to have one Of the
number. bishop Haven is said to favor the
proposition but good many white people
are up in opposition. The question will at
least make some stir in the approaching con.
ference.
The wife of John B. Pearec, postmaster at
Bristol, X. l., has shown symptoms of insan-
ity for some time. few weeks ago she shot
her husband while he slept, but the wound
was not dangerous. On Monday, when Mr.
Pearce went home to dinner, he found the
door Of his house fastened He forced an
entrance, and, going to the bedroom, found
his wife in be developed in flames. She had
saturated the bed clothes with coal oil, set
them on FIRE, aud then laid down on the burn.
ing bed The FIRE was extnguished, but Mrs
Pearce was not expected to survive beyond
the night
Agent Lincoln reports to the Interior De
partment from the Grosyenire Agency, in
Montana, under date Of June 10th, that large
numbers Of British Indians had crossed the
border and were destroying the buffalo on
which the Grosventres, Assineboins and other
Indians depend largely for food; that Skin
mishes had occurred between our own and
the foreign Indians, with loss Of lives on both
sides, and that the intruders being we'll armed
were driving the American Indians before
them. considerable force OF the British
Indians was near the agency. The matter
has been referred for proper action to the
War and State Departments.
The Wilmington Eceyy Ereaiag, in u care
fully prepared paper on the prospects of the
peninsula peach crop, estimates tho market
ablo yield Mt 3,99I 900 baskets, and says:-
"lhis is a good yield both for the growers
and the consumers. Peaches will be plenty
aud cheap, but will not be so cheap as 10 fail
giving the shippers fair profit. At home
the driers and Gamers will probably consume
over 900, 900 baskets and possibly / 200, 600.
ihis has not been taken in account in the re.
port OF probable shipments, so that the local
crop will be something over 100000 and
possibly 5000, 900 baskets. As yet few sales
OF orchards have heen made, and buyers and
| growers are not anxious to risk much
James 7. Edmunds, aged 60 years, ahghly
respectable ex.Alderman Of Newton, Mass,
and commission merchant Of Boston, was
arrested on Saturday night, for forgeries ag.
gregaung $500, rs far as known. Ed.
munds Is seriously i'll from the shock of the
discovery, and his mental condition i such
that insanity Is feared. He was taken To Bos
ton Monday, accompanied by his physician.
and lodged in the police station. His friends
alege that his first forgery, committed several
years ago, was done to save friend from ne.
cuniary embarrassment He is subject Ia II.
abilities beyond his forgeries amounting TO
about $4,000. About a year apo he retired
from the firm Of James 7. Edmunds 4 Co,
receiving 900 in cash for his share Of the
business.