The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-01-18

The President has decided to appoint Col.
onel Strothers, Porte crayon, 70 be Consul
General to Mexico
The Eastern Shore railroad will be sold at
public auction in Princes Anne, Md. on Wed.
nesday, the 10Th Of February next
The Hagerstown Herald says that heavily
loaded four.horse wagons have crossed the
ice on the Potomac, near Willamsport.
The British steamer Bolivar, before report
ed ashore at the mouth Of the Patapsco river,
was iloated on Saturday aud proceeded down
the bay,
The wagons Of the committee for the relief
of the poor, in New York, are going from
house to house soliciting supplies both Of
food and clothing,
Gen. Franz Sigel, on retaining to his home
in Morrisania, New Jersey, last Sunday after
noon, slipped on the side walk, and falling,
one Of his legs was broken.
Governor Vance was nominated for United
States Senator by reclamation Wednesday
evening at the caucus meeting of the Demo.
Gratis Of the North Carolina Legislature.
The principal auctioneer in Hagerslown,
Md. last year sold 1852 acres of Washington
county land ut prices varying from s. to Sll0
an acre, or an average Of about $50 al acre.
A destructive fire took place in New York,
on Thursday night, loss million and half
of dollars, insured for one million. Two fire.
men were killed, and several wounded, one
having both Of his legs cut off
The American ship Thomas NJ. Reed, from
San francisco for Liverpool, have been totally
lost on the Welsh coast. Three of the crew
were swept overheard and drowned, The
rest were rescued by the liie.saving service.
The liabilities Of jenkins, Lane & Sons,
boot and shoe dealers of Boston, who failed
on Saturday, are estimated at nearly $3.50, 900.
Ii is said the firm have lost by bad debts in
the Southern trade during the last four or FIVE
years, S220,000.
Sharpe and Mcdonnell, convicted of the
murder of George X. Smith, in 1868, we're
hanged at Mauch Chunk on Tuesday. 4 tele.
gram from the Governor giving them re-
spite until Monday next arrived about min.
ute too late to save the unhappy men.
At Carlisle, Ind, on Monday, scafFold
ing used by an ice company gave way, pre-.
cipitating Daniel Little and Melvin Ellis,
prominent farmers, TO the ground. Two
cakes of ice, each weighing 400 pounds, fell
upon the men, killing Little and dangerously
ipjuring Ellis.
It is reported in Allentown that Lehigh
Valley Iron Company, at Coplay, is unable
to meet its liabilities, and will either make an
assignment or be sold by the sheriff. This
will throw out Of employmenta large number
Of working men, The capital stock of the
company was originally 500, 900 but was in
creased 100000.
Tho anthracite coal sent TO Geneva, Switz-
erland, for the purpose of being tested there
by the iron manufacturers has proved highly
satisfactory. The iron made with the anthra.
cite proved so greatly superior to that pro.
duced by using coke that the experiment will
doubtless prove the entering wedge for large
demand for anthracite.
As a funeral procession was driving along
Ocean avenue, Jersey City Heights, Tuesday
afternoon, two women in one of the carriages
got into fight One of them pulled of the
others bonnet and scratched her face. They
were soon surrounded by throng Of specta.
tors who pulled them out ofthe coach, and
after separating them, placed them in differ.
ent vehicles.