The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-10-11
Newa Of tho Wool.


Of tho Sing'Sing Penitentary during the year
ending Oct 8, was $50, 2l3
Another six days walking match eommeuc-
ed at Madison Square Garden, New York, ON
Monday, with ihirty-iiye starters.
The Hartford County Agricultural Society
! is out of debit Improvements paid for, aud
about athuusand dollars in the treasury
kossuth, the illustrious Hungarian, resides
near Turin. One OF his sons Is an engineer
and his only living sister is ia this country.
Professor Wise, tho Hronaut accompanied
by George Burr, lell St. Louis ia balloon
last Sunday week, aud they have not been
heard Of since.
/ Two barns and a granary filled with hay
and grain, on the farm of John Herman, near
I Norfolk, N, y, were destroyed on Saturday
| by the forest fires in that neighborhood.
Mrs. Mary Sites, of Middlctowu, Del,
I has finished pieoing silk quilt, which con
tains 1860 pieces. Mrs. 5. contemplates
lining it with silk and putting a silk fringe
1 border around il.
Tattooing the leg has become fashionable
among the Philadelphia, Pa, bellies. The
! leg is decorated between the Knee and aukle
with monograms, crosses, names of lovers,
Nc. The price ranges from IS to $50
The newspaper correspondents in Wash
ington are preparing 10 give John Russell
/ Y Dung, who travelled with Grant, big din.
nor, with the foreign ministers aud members
| of the Cabinet us guests. Thurlow Weed will
be invited to preside.
Edward Crowley, a wealthy merchant OF
1 Bermuda, lel New York for Trenton, n. j.,
recently, with $4,000 in his possession, TO
| buy a largo quantity Of crockery for the West
Indies, lie has not been heard OF since, aud
| il is believed he is murdered
There arrived at New York during Septem.
] Ior last $40 tu,tnt1ronty auatnp4 Q.E
during September 1878. The arrivals of i'm
migrants during the twelve months ending
September 39th last were ll5,40i against
| 1874 during the corresponding period of
! last year.
While the six o'clock "shiGt' was being
| lowered in the Hoga Mine, at Bodie, CAL. on
Friday evening Of last week, the engine es-
capped from the control Of the engineer, and
the men, eight in number, fell 10 the 500 foot
level Of the mine. One was killed and the
others were fatally injured.
The eldest Of the three daughters of the
poet John G. SAKE was buried in Greenwood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, n. v, last Sunday, by
the side OF her younger sister, who died four
years ago. The poet and his remaining
daughter, who Is in st. Adams, VI, were not
present both being inyalids
The Maryland Packing Company, OF Ok
ford, have been doing most extensive bust.
ness, and it is estimated that before the close
Of the season one million crabs will have been
canned and shipped away to NIL parts of the
world. Notwithstanding the immense mum.
Der caught, they seem TO be more plentiful
than ever
Frank Cooley was fatally stabbed by Rev.
George Long, Baptist preacher, near Spring
field, Mo-, Friday night OF last week, aud
died in few hours. Both were driving
heavy wagons in opposite directions, neither
would give way to let the other pass, aud the
result was n fatal Fight, Long was arrested
on Saturday.
Thirteen tramps. armed with stones aud
other missiles, boarded n train on the Central
Railroad Of Maine Sunday morning, aad de-
fed the conductor to put them oil. Ailer
going some distance the train halted on the
iron bridge at Lewiston, aud help being called
for, the rullians quilted the cars, Several Of
them were arrested.
The folly of strikes again Guds ioreible IL
instraion in the elimination of the Fall River
troubles. After being ont Of work for weeks
and reduced to the point Of starvation, the
weagers now say they are ready to go TO work
on the employers terms. The answer is that
there IS now no room for the old employees,
their places having been supplied by others.
Mr.. and Mrs Stratton Tom Thumb live
u
en- mansion, tustefully painted, with piazzas
and bay windows, commanding an extensive
view Of variegaiod scenery. The house Is
luNuriously furnished and among other objects
Of interest are n diminutiye sewing machine
aud the Generals grand piano, two feet high.
mob Of several hundred mounted men
surrounded the Jail in GAINESVILLE, Wis, about
two o clock Monday morning, anS demanded
the surrender of Baumgardner, the murderer
Of little Sandy White. The Sheriff having
warning Of their intention, Baumgardner had
been removed to Rnotherplace Of custody, and
the would-b be lynehers, after thorough search
of the jail, returned to their homes
stephen A. Douglas, Jr. Of Illinois, and
Robert ". Douglas, Of North Carolina, the
sons Of Stephen A. Douglas, have recently
come into possession Of about 100000 by
the decision in favor OF u suit in the Court Of
Claims Tor the recovery Of the proceeds from
a quantity OF cotton belonging to their father
and couhscated in Washington county, Miss,
by the Federal troops during the war.
man who was recognized as John Can
non, well known to the police authorities Of
New York as a dealer IN stolen bonds, was
arrested in Philadelphia on Saturday while
presenting the coupons Of $40 bond at
bank on Third street for having in his posses
sion bonds which were stolen yearago from
tue Manhattan Savings Bank in new York.
tlo was committed in default Of 100000.
a hog seraping machine which has just
been tested in Chicago worked very satisfac-
torily. A hog was killed, placed ia the ma.
chine, and almost in an instant came out with
only few odd hairs on his bead and legs.
Seven hogs were passed through the machine
IN htiy. seven seconds, and each came out as
hairless as could be desired. With a few i'm.
pr0vements, the machine is expected to finish
OF 5000 hogs in ten hours.
The forest FIRE in New York is spreading to
Louisville Swamps. The wind is now carry
! ing the flames towards Massena. Large quar-.
titles of wood and considerable machinery
for cutting wood have been burned, together
4 with several barns and their contents, near
Madrid. The fire has spread for miles, and
1 the people are removing hay and other pro-
/ ducts to prevent their being consumed. The
/ air is filed with dense smoke.
Cato Oakley, negro, living at Sulield,
Conn, Town Farm, is said TO be the oldest
man IN the State, He was born in Stamford
IN lf65, ia IA years old, aud was owned as a
slave by four different PARTIES lie served
ioRf years in tho navy, including the war of
1 1872 His hair and beard ara white as snow,
but his eyes are bright, aud his memory good /,
although he has been hard drinker and o
deyotee Of tobacco. He was los years old
When he cast his his iirst ballot.
The election in Connecticut, held Monday,
resulted Ia tie defeat OF tho Constitutional
amendments providing for biennial elections
for the Legislature, and extending the sage
limit of Judges Of the Supreme aud Superior
Courts to rs years. The first Of these amend
lneuts is believed to have been rejected by a
vote Of three 10 one, the second by vote Of
Eve to one As a consequence OF their de-
feat, half of the Senate and all the House oil
Representatives will be chosen on Tuesday,
November 4th.
a cyclone, accompanied by heavy rain,
passed over the county fair grounds, at Ma
sronsyiile, Tuscola county, Mich, October g.
The tents were torn 10 shTeds, and fences
blown down. One tent, where tables were
sol for q hundred persons, was blown down
oyerturning the stove and a large reservoir 81
boiling water. Six ladies were scalded, one
with an infant, probably fatally. In the mair
hall the exhibits were considerably injured b,
rain. One Of the firms, exhibiting quite
large stock Of silks, report total loss.
Further particulars from Adrian, Michigan,
/ I xylzrs hs t.-r,t.ls onrflauf an tha cat1nt,