The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-09-27
Nexs Of the Wesk.


Mine,m is singing in Juvenile PiuaiUre Com
pany in Cincinnati.
During the year ending April 3Oth, 1871
1885 tramps were lodged and fed at the Gar
oline county, Md, almshOuse,
The yellow fever is gradually abaung IN
| Memphis, Tenn. A few cases only have ap'
peared in New Orleans and other cities.
The total number of post Offices in opera
alton on June 30th, last, was 40,SI2. Since
then there has been an increase Of 3l2 othces'
OF 100000 votes cast in California on the
Chinese question, scarcely thousand were
in favor OF the Chinaman. Yet the Chlnamah
does not go.
Daniel q. Beard, of Cayetown district,
Washington county, Nd, threshed lSOe Sush.
els of wheat from 4s acres-an average oil
| ~ bushels to the acre.
/ The Dorchester 4 Delaware railroad aud
property in Dorchester county is advertised
| TO be sold at Collectors Sale for taxes due
and unpaid for 1877 aud 1878.
a summing up 10y the Skipping Gazefie oil
/ the passenger lists of all the steamship lines
shows that about seventeen thousand have
| gone to Europe on pleasure trips this year.
! MIR. Hernon, living on Glebe Greek, abont
/ two miles from Easton, has sold about iour
tons of grapes from his vineyard this season,
mostly Concords, which netted him about $50
per ton. d,
The Sixth Annual Fair OF the Agricultural
and Mechanical Society OF Hartford county
will be held at Bel Air, Nd, commencing on
Tuesday the 9Th of October and continuing
| four days.
Gu the 18th Of July last number one an
| thracite iron was quoted IN this country al
$50 ton. To-day the samci iron is quoted at
s27 a ton, aud the activity is general through
out the lnnd.
Mr.. Asa Payne, Of Scott county, Kentucky,
the son oil General Payne, Of the War Of 1872,
is said to be the oldest living graduate of West
Point lie is 81 years old, and was mem
Der OF the first class.
The horse Egypt, during the race at Brigh,
ton Beach, n. y, course, Saturday, collided
with another, and both were thrown over.
Egypt was so badly hurt that he had to be
shot. His rider was seriously injured.
! The mother Of Gen. Granuiyes with her
| daughter, Mrs. Corbin, ia Jersey City, n. j.
| II is announced that he will pay her visit
and already committee of Republicans are
arranging to give him dinner aud reception.
Public tranquility is being gradually re-
stored in llayti. The provisional government
is master OF the situation and isfornling new
| legislative assembly for the election OF a pres.
ident. The coniagraton at Gonalyes de-
! slroyed lol houses.
! The steamer Amazonese, 1860 tons burthen,
the first Of a new line between Norfolk, Va,
aud Liverpool, arrived at Norfolk on Sunday.
She will take full cargo Of cotton to Liver
pool. The line has been established by an
| English cotton firm.
Thomas W. Conway has told newspaper
reporter in Kansas City, No, that 100000
negroes will emerate from the South next
year. He says he has applications for farm,
ers from all the Western States, and could
find homes for 20, 200 colored emigranls.
Since Monday morning 800 negroes have
left Nashville, Tenn, for Kansas, on excur.
sion trains chartered by their leaders to st.
Louis, Kansas City and Topeka, at low rates.
1t is believed that n large exodus Of negroes
from Middle and Western Tennessee is about
10 commence.
The Pennsylvania State agricultural fair,
which has been held in the permanent exhibi.
ton building, at Philadelphia, for the past
two weeks, closed Saturday, being the most
successful in the history of the society. The
premiums amounted to $50, 900. The attend.
ance was over 100000 persons.
| The horse aud carriage Of Mr.. Mandnll
SAID to have been stolen from the Oakland
camp ground, Caroline county, Nd, the first
Sunday in August, was found last week in q
swamp, near Greensborough, Nd. When
| found, the wheels Of the carriage were fast
among the sapplings; the horse died Of star
walton, aud nothing but the carcass enclosed in
the harness in which be died, was to be seen
| by which to identify the animal.
Colonel George X. Howard, Of Elkton,
Nd, has in his possession Bible one hun.
dred and forty FIVE years old. twas printed
in London, England, aud was formerly owneS
. hu Es1muuH fhununr Urnul. fatbar Of falnna
| Howard, who was in General Washington
army at the battle Of Trenton. He was fer
ryman ut Trenton aud took active part in get
ting the army across the Delaware. Colone
ii. has heard his grandmother say that sh
stood in the door of her house and watche,
the progress of the battle. The Bible is prin
ted on linen paper and is stoutly bound
Notwithstanding its age, there is not lea
torn from IL, the backs are still sound and III
typography clear.
Baltimore celebrated on Thursday tho semi
centennial anniversary Of the opening O
public schools in that city, an event well wort
celebrating. There are now more than hal
as many schools as there we're pupils in 1929
and four times as many teachers as Their
were pupils then. The number Of pupils in
creased in fifty years from 200 to 90, 600, an
there are now III schools and $40 teachers
The United States schoolship Portsmout
arrived 10 Hampton Roads, Saturday, fror
Halifax, n. ). She sailed from the Roads o
a cruise last June with 1870 boys on board
At various ports some Of the "hard cases
got away, and abe brings back lIg first elias
boys, who will make good seamen. tn
Portsmouth Is the pioneer Of the sehoolship
ordered to report in the roads about Octobe
l, when drill will take place aud the vessel
be inspected by the Secretary Of the Navy.
One Of the most original and extreme case
OF swindliDg ever recorded Was brought /
light IN a San Francisco court the other da,
where IL was shown that the plaintiff had ha
the date on his mothers tombstone changed
ia order TO make II appear tha, she bad die
year enrlicr than was the fact, % under ID
law then 10 force The mothers half Of pies
OF property vent to the children. The dai
given at the time " her death was xix da,
prior 70 the iime a change 10 the Law vi
made.
The se.,ien u tbs Gfasd Lodge Of Cd
, Fellows, iB baltimore. closed on satsrdsl
A funeral service i0E use Lodge room vi
adopted, aud adeeisiOn Oi the Judiciary Con
mitise, that OfsDd kgeampmssis have ~
authority 10 charter bnesmpmenis Of 90
formed PaiEiafcbs, was approved. Resell
ton admitting unmarried daughters III Il
PN.ttSt bsfttt t4fDlbtff ~ ftFDtkAb lodges,
aud restricting The egalefTigg u The hsllski
Degree % tbe Iisbekab Degree lodges fall
Of adoption.
Itis reported lhal tiis Government Vi
make vigorous nBd ohlsieBliBz var o. Dolg
amy 10 Uia5. rls Dfasd jay meets u X
Lake CITY next mann ss4 l0F he int fi,
since tbs decision of The Eaited ststse n
prstnT Cogr 10 he iieyDolds ssss. ri .
defstg0d that 80 examination NJ iils Esld9i
fnsat House viii bs one n fbe Bfsi esass
the Grand Jpfy, ibis bsiag iks piaas VII,
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