The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-04-19
News Of the Week.


DIR. McCosh, President of Princeton Col.
lege, has become naturalizei citizen of the
United States. He is a native of Scotland.
The British government is purchasing mules
in this country for the Zulu war. A vessel
at New York is to sail shortly with a cargo OF
l41.
Paul Boyton the norman who is floating
down the Mississippi river in his life.presery.
ing armor, left Memphis Tennessee, on Mon.
day last.
The ship Hannah Morris, at Lewes, has
brought the crew of tho Austrian bark Hun.
mis- from Baltimore, which was abandoned at
sea, water-lOgged, on the ID inst.
On the llih inst Samuel Forty, at Glat-
felter's paper mills, Spring Forge, jackson
township, Pa, died OF lockjaw. from tread
ing on a nail which pierced his foot
A young man named Layille, - years Of
age, started on u walking match in Woon.
socket, Il. l., on Sunday. The exertion soon
made him sick, aud he died in a few hours.
The l36th anniversary of the birthday Of
Thomas Jefferson was celebrated in Char
lottesville, Va, on Monday, by a civic and
military procession, headed BY band Of
music.
1 A severe snow storm ragged on the lth inst.
at Whitehall, Port Henry, Ausabe Forks,
Plattsburg aud other points in the Lake Cham.
| plain region. About eight inches of snow
had fallen by the next evening.
/ The farmers of the Wyoming valley are
alarmed by the prevalence Of plearo. pneu-
monia in that region. One veterinary sur.
geon of Wilkesbafre Pa, has charge OF eight
cases. Several cattle have already died.
! Ira S. Remey died of drunkenness and ex.
4 posure, on the roadside near Westtown. n.
/ T., last Frday evening. A few years ago
| he was prosperous tarmrr, and owned con.
siderable property, but all was assipatel in
drink, He leaves wife and several children.
/ The town Of Collinsyille, Mo-, about eleven
miles FROM St. Louis, was visited by tornado
/ Monday afternoon, which demolished ten
houses, wrecked thirty, and damaged about
seventy-lye other buildings. A little girl was
| killed and two other persons were seriously
/ injured.
/ The "Gold Cases suits of the United
| State against ex Governor William Smith and
! other ex.State officials, who were in authori.
4 ty at Richmond, Va, at the time OF its evac.
/ uation in 1865, for the recovery of $50 900 in
| gold, claimed as the spoils of war-camc up
| in Richmond Saturday.
The Providence Savings Bank and Trust
| Company, Of Providence, Pa, suspended on
| Saturday, after having taken advantage Of
the sixty days law. Its liabilities are report.
notes and bonds, of which not more than half
are likely to be collected
The schooner Winifred J. King, at Glou.
eester, Mass. Monday, reported having spoken
the schooner Northerner of that port which
had taken OIL the crew, FIVE in number, of the
missing schooner Nadab. The latter, bound
from Philadelphia for Newburyport, with coal
was abandoned on the voyage
| Captain Brown, commanding the L. S.
steamer Alaska, has been instructed by tele.
/ graph to remain at Sitka until all danger from
the Indians shall have passed. The L. S.
sioop OF war jamestown, lately used as n train
ing ship at San francisco, will be fitted up
and sent to Sitka as soon as possible
Mr.. John ID. Harmon, Grand Sire Of the
/ Grand Lodge of the United States Of the in
dependent Order of0dd Fellows, has issued
a proclamation recommending u all grand
and subordinate bodies of the order 10 set
apart the 10Th day Of April 1879, for due oh.
serYance as the Goth anniversary OF Odd
Fellowship in America
Shipment of American manufactures 10
European. countries, where similar manufac.
lures are staple products, is now an old story,
but 1t is worth while noting the fact that, on
Saturday, large lot Of dry goods was shipped
from New York to Liverpool, and that fifty
tons Of agricultural implements were sent the
oehAt hh9 W NtfuidfY.
A telegram from Fredericksburg, Va, says
dihgent inquiry does not confirm the report
that the negroes along the kappahannoek
river have caught the immigration fever.
Many Of the negroes in that section are en-.
gagged IN nshing and oystering; they are as
prosperous and happy as the whites, and can
not be persuaded to 60 North or West
Inc municipal magnates, of Newport, r.
1. gave grand ball aud entertainment to the
officers Of the British squadron, last SIMMER
and attempted to saddle the bill, 50 900, upof,
the municipal treasury. But the taxpayers
took the matter TO the Supreme Court of
hnoae Island, which tribunal very promptly
decided that "they who dance must nav The
piper" - ~
by consent Of counsel on both sides. the
hearing OF argument in the Rives mixed Jury
eases from Virginia has been postponed In the
! supreme Court Of the United States until the
! hrst Tuesday after the next term II 4 de-
sired that the argument shall be heard by a
! full bench Of justices. case from Tennes-
see, involving similar questions. will be argued
at the same time.
The circular sent out by Dun, Barlow & Co.
showing the failure. for the FIRST quarter Of
1879 IN the United States il rather encc,ra.,-
ing. The number Of failures was 1874 and
The total liabilities $43, III, 66s. This Il n
! falling off in numbers Of 25 per cent. comnar
: Cd with the last qaarter Of 1878 and in The
amount Of liabilities much greater reduction
IS shown-aimost 90 per cent.
. There was hail storm at Pensacola. Fla.
Monday--a phenomena not known 10 have
ever occurred there before Some Of The
stones were as large as hen eggs. Ifthere
never has heretofore been q hale storm AZ
Pensacola that fact Is more remarkable than
the exception Of Monday last to the general
rule, Tor hail storms have been reported from
! all climates and at all attitudes.
When Queen Victoria smiled on The roval
yacht for France Il was on one Of the storm.
lest and most disagreeabie SATURDAYS Of The
whole year. A writer in a London paper.
commenting on this, shows that Saturday X
an unlueky day for the royal house. William
ILL., Queen Anne, the four Georges. The
! Duchess Of Kent, the Prince Consort and The
Princess Alice all died on Saturday.
! The report polished in ST. Louis. some
days ago, that the Cheyennea had leif their
reservation and gone North, il con,radicted
BY their agent, who telcgraphs from Fort Sill.
IN the Indian Territory, that these indians are
quiet, and most Of them engaged N plowine
and planting on their reservation. The pom.
cas-, ID the Indian Territory, except Standiea
Bear and his party, are also all on their res.
ervalion and under control.