The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-04-26
News Of the Week.

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About 1,l00 communists, 400 armed, pa
raded in Chicago Sunday, with iniiammatorJ
banners.
A British steamer left New York, on Sat
urday last with 45O mules for the seat OF the
Zulu war.
The Millers,own Iron Company, ut Macun
zie, Pa, suspended on Monday Its liabili'
ties are about $40, 900.
The bark Midas, from Rio Janeiro, isquar'
anlined at Boston, two Of her crew having
died of yellow fever on the voyage.
Three OF the highwaymen recently engaged
in robbing mail coaches near Fort Worth,
Texas, have been arrested and taken TO Aus
Tin.
The snow at Stamford, Delaware county,
n. Y, Saturday, was nearly two feet deep.
gale, with snow, prevailed on the New
England coast Saturday.
Ia 1856 the translation Of the Bible into
the Russian language was begun. II was hn-
ished in 1871, and last year the frst edition
of p, 600 copies was exhausted.
The Michigan Legislature has appropriated
$4,000 for the purpose of opening an agri'
cultural college for girls. This is probably
to fit them for farmers wives.
The week beginning Sunday, May 4, is what
is known as missionary week in New York.
Twelve societies hold their annual meetings
at Broadway Tabernacle during that time.
Professor Cyrus Thomas, State Entomolo
| gist of Illinois, has accepted the position OF
Entomologist Of the Department Of Agricnl'
ture, and will assume the dqties Of his new
position in few weeks
Office and business stand rents are on the
rise in New York. Brownstone houses and
''hats' have declined in price, the latter are
too costly for persons Of a moderate income,
and many are for rent
Seven hundred violators Of the Internal
Revenue laws appeared before the U. s. Cir
cult Court at Nashville, Monday. l75 os them
accepted Attorney General Devens' amnesty,
and the rest, il is believed, will do likewise.
Immigration from Europe has been stead,
ily increasing since the commencement Of the
present year. From Sunday last to Tuesday
2,l9l immigrants arrived at Castle Garden,
New York, the largest number for the same
period in many years.
It is believed at the Internal Revenue Blu
reaa that there will be great demand for
tobacco stamps on the LIST Of May, when the
reduction Of the tax will go into effect. The
Internal Revenue and Printing Bureaus are,
therefore, working day and night to have the
stamps ready in time to meet the expected
demand.
Five European steamers left New York, on
Saturday, viz. City Of Berlin, Neckar, Bo
| livia, Utopia and Holland. All of these YES.
sells had good cargoes. The national steamer
took out $50 head Of cattle and so horses for
London 1900 bales Of dry goods were dis
patched to the same port. There were also
the usual large shipments Of grain and pro-
| visions.
Our Consul at Bangkok, in despatch to
the State Department, says the project Of
sending an embassy FROM Siam TO the United
States has been finally agreed upon. The
| Consul also says that the letter OF the Su.
preme King Of Siam to General Grant, invit.
| ing the General to visit the Kingdom as the
guest Of the Government was "encased in
royal purple satin.
The Governor and Council Of Maine have
issued an order directing the State Treasurer
to forward to the members and attaches of the
Legislature, for the years 1872 to 1879, inclu.
sive, copies of the opinion Of the Supreme
Court upon the subject Of mileage, with a
statement Of the amount Illegally paid to each
member, and request that il be returned to
the Treasury without delay.
The Secretary Of War has written to Gen
eral Sherman, directing that in case OF the
return OF Sitting Bull or any of his followers
to the United States, they be siezed and held
until further orders from the President Our
Government considers that Sitting Bull and
his people have voluntarily subjected them.
selves TO Great Britain, and ceased 70 be sub
jects Of the United States.
! Mr.. August Belmont met with a serious
accident in New York Tuesday morning. He
was alighting from his carriage on fifth avenue,
when n grocer's wagon struck the carriage,
crushing the wheel and oyerturning the We.
hicle. Mr.. Belmont was knocked down,
trodden upon by the horse and dragged iif,
teen or twenty feet along the roadway. His
injuries are severe, but not dangerous.
| A freight train on the Kansas City branch
ofthe Hannibaland Missouri railroad ran upon
burning trestle bridge, on Saturday morn.
ing, and the engine and fourteen cars plunged
into the chRsm below. All the cars we're
burned. The conductor had leg broken.
Two men were sleeping in q car filled with
| household goods one was rescued badly in.
jured, but the other persisted in the burning
wreck
On the night Of the 18th instant horse
thieves entered the house Of a iarmer named
Foster, near Old Fort Kearney, Wyoming
Territory, and hanged him up by the neck
until nearly dead, to extort a confession Of
the place where he kept his money. He re.
fused to tell, and was again strung up and
hanged, after which the ruGians carried of
all his bedding, and thirteen dollars in money
and three horses
A dispatch from Wilmington, Del, saws
| everything so far indicates that tho peach
crop on the Maryland and Delaware penin.
sula will be unprecedented both as to quality
and quantity. The buds are healthy and well
developed and few give evidence of falling
of or Of premature decay. Old growers say
that they have never seen the trees more full
OF buds and seldom seen them presenting u
healthier appearance. s4
A boy named Boston +. Hathaway, at Gov.
ington, Kentucky, on Friday interferred TO
prevent party Of boys from teazing several
little girls. They refused to go away, when
he fired q pistol to brighten them. The bows
ran away with the exception of Peter Hooker,
who fell with mortal wound. Hathaway. on
seeing what had resulted from his rash act.
fell insensible and was taken to prison in thai
state. It is feared his reason will give way.
The six'days walking match in New York
ended Saturday night, Panchot winning the
belt. The score stood ;-Panchot 4SO miles,
Merritt 476, krohne 1855, O'Brien 43I, Byne
427, Modem 426, Brodie 375, Willis $40, Stan.
ley 279, Day 245. The thirty.two hours
walking contest at Philadelphia closed with a
score for Downey Of 95 miles, Clark "a, and
lands 90. The six-days' walk at Wilksbarre,
Pa, for $500 side, ended with score Of
1876 miles for Washington, of Chicago, and
400 for Murray, Of Columbus.
Major General john A. Dix died in New
York city on Monday night, ia the sIst year
OF his age. Gen. Dix was born at Boscaweu.
n. H., July q, 1898. This venerable mai,
has long been a prominent figure in American
history, and as a soldier, lawyer, United
States Senator, Cabinet Minister, diplomat,
Governor OF a great Commonwealth, officer
the richest and most powerful Church corpo.
ration in the ceuntry, orator and author, bis
name was familiar word to his fellow eiti.
zens in all parts Of the United States,
The New York World is creating a sensation
66y its exposure of the loose manner in which
divorces are obtained. A reporter of The
World, an unmarried man, in order 10 ex.
pose the facilities with which divorces can
now be obtained, applied to divorce lawyer
o. TINT city 10 obtain for him separation
from Pretended wife. The lawyer obtained
q divorce from the Circuit Court ofWoolworth
county, Wis, on the sole allegation of incom.
patlbility OF temper. The World shows tba,
the marriage tie is absolutely at the mercy 81
interruptions lawyers.
Tho steamship Great Republic has been IN.
tally wrecked nearthe mouth Of the Columbia
riser, but all the passengers have been landed
safely. The Captain, first and second of6cers
twelve seamen and the walters, remained ~,
board after the passengers landed, but were
compelled TO leave the ship at midnight ~
friday 10 consequence Of her rapid breaking.