The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-26


health, which IS Al preseht very feeble.
IL Is said that upward Of teo tons Of trOu
have been caught this season At Davis Slasl
dam, across North Branch, West Virginia.
| II Is reported from Fort Ellice, Manitoba
| that 400 Indians are starving there, and tina
the number i being daily added 10.
The Philadelphia Ledger says that tli
/ drownings Of tbe baiheTs IT. the Delawar
( river, al thai city, averages nearly one day
Russian cattle and sheep are prohibited
from even passing through the district Q
hoenigshurg Prussia
There IS to be another grand exhibition o
the products Of the dairy 10 New York in DE
/ eeniber.
The First National Bank Of Butler, Pa
was closed on Friday last by Bank Examine
Young, who reports that he finds the capita
stock aud reserve fund impaired.
l.. II. Hopkins Sr., Of New York city, has
a shekel Of silver coined during the reign o
King David It's gennineness has been
thoroughly established.
American horses are still being imported
by France for her cavalry. Thirty-two ar
rived ct Havre last Sunday and sold at prices
ranging from $40 10 $40 each.
During terrific storm at Marlboro, N. ~
Tuesday, hailstones as large az butteTnut'
fell, and the rain flooded the streets aud hall
ways Of private houses.
Gen. Donald Mcleod, a veteran Of Water
loo, died n. his residence in Cleveland, o.
Tuesday night, aged one hundred years, SIX
monihs and twenty-five days
A dispatch says Joseph Standing, Nor
mon preacher, was shot and killed By a mob
Of ten men, in Cat0osa county, Ga, on Mon
day last.
Mr.. Cammins, near Smyrna, Del, shipped
IN one day last week . ,6s9 boxes Of blackber-
ries. Two hundred and fifty persons we're
engaged in picking them.
Baiord, who murdered Judge Elliott, Of
Owenton, by, several months ago, has been
convicted OF murder in the first degree, and
sentenced to imprisonment for life. lie
tried 10 escape on the plea Of insanity.
II is stated by former prison officer Of
Massachusetts that there are thieves schools
ia Boston, where the ART Of picking pockets,
and other crimes are taught, by professionals
TO boys.
There is a severe drought in Virginia and
West Virginia, which has seriously injured
the crops James River, just above Rich.
mOud, is so low that il can be crossed with
out weiiiHg oae' shoes.
The President Of the Manhattan Beach
RAilway and Hotel Company, n. y, has Is
sued a circular stating that their company
does not wish the patronage Of the Hebrews,
and hereafter they will be refused aec0mmo-
dation at that hotel.
Fort Wayne, lad, has a professional frog
catcher, who works the canal from that city
to Defiance, Ohio. He sometimes catches as
high as 5000 frogs in single trip, which re-
tail from twenty-five TO seveHty-GFe cents per
dozen.
Florida is now shipping GOO head Of cattle
monthly TO Cuba, with the prospect for an
increase in the demand. The shipments OF
Texas cattle to Cuba are also large, giving
regular occupation 10 several Of he Morgan
steamships
Mrs arlington" Mr.. Shil!aberi has just
attained to sixiy-fve years. He is not strong
in health, still suffering much from govt. He
lives quietly 10 Chelsea, near Boston, and Is
sometimes for mOaths not able 70 cross the
ferry to that city.
Michael Ryan, Joseph Roaeovari and a
man named Keith were killed near Hunting.
don, Pa, Tuesday, By the premature expiO-
sion Of a blast, and James Davis loss his hear.
ing from the same eaase. RyAn was q sub.
contractor Of Philadelphia.
A singular accident happened at Windsor,
near Binghampton, y. y, recently. 4 child
about four mouths old. while playing about
the room, pulled the cover from the table.
A pair Of shears lying on the cloth came with
it, striking the child GA the head, and pene
trating the skull, causing instant death.
The one hundredth anniversary oflhe bat
tie Of Minisink, IN which forty foar OF the best
sous Of Orange county, n. Y, we're killed by
the lad ians and tories under Brandt, on the
mountain opposite i.aekaNaxea. Pa, was
celebrated at Goshen. y. Y, Tuesday with
large procession and public exercises.
The funeral of General William +. Barry
took place at Fort MeHenry, Baltimore, on
Tuesday afternoon. The Episcopal burial
service was read, after which the body was
removed, amid the firing Of minute guns, to
Calvert Station, whence It vas taken % Raf-
ialo. General Sherman aud other ar ~ oil
GERS were present
The failure, IN Liverpool, Of the h0ase @!
DAVID Stuart a Co., for S7T2. $50, With assets
amounting 10 only Ss6,S00, and heavily 10.
debted to the American Missionary Board
must necessarily check Missionary work
among those Who closely seratinixe what be-
comes Of their money after they part with IL
The print cloth market report az Fall River.
Mass, shoEs = production during the past
week twenty per cent larger than FOR the
preceding week, indicating that the manu-
fAeturers are making a steady gain in procnr-
ing spinners, aud that they are not. therefore.
the greatest sufferers BY the strike.
James Charles, his son Robert and Alex.
ander Nugent, xhile painting the front o. the
Academy Of Music 10 Petersburg. Va. We'd
nesiay, we're preciPiiated 10 the ground, 6iiy
fest belOw, BY the falling Of The scaaold.
James Charles had his skull fractured asd
died IN 9 short tine. Nugent Is 10 a critical
condition. Young Charles was not danger
ouslV iajared.
There were seFere thGader storms aloag
The Hndsoa river Tuesday afternoon aad erea
iag. 10 one Of them the shoe faciory Of John
y Nhitehosse, Al Posghkeepsie, was Erei
b. Lighting Aaa eatirely destroyed. Il en-
ployed 200 hands. aad the loss is estimated
al Szs0 twa George Morgan, the engineer,
vas burned m the engine nom By falling Ealls
and died soon AFTER being taken oat.
A water famine IN Reading. Pa i irassi-
neat, 0sing 70 continued dry weather. Wa
ter ceased 10 h0w from he hydran,s in a.
upper part Of the city on sAiunlay. and some
fActories have been compelled Ia stos -.
The Reading Railroad has beea compelled -
IS up a train Of tank cars 10 kaal water from
the Sehuyikili 70 supply the boilers in n
shops Coancils have bseu asked 10 aourn-
pirate $1,000 for Additioaai water faeisiies.
TEo companies Of soldiers and Iieaienan,
Clark ladian scouts Of Genera! Mics ty,4l.
alaad, had = light With three hnadred hostile
sioax near the lsoath Of Beaver creek, Non
tAna, oa The i7th iastAnt Foar seoats were
kliled zAd iEo soldiers Eoaaded. Wkea
Niles mala cOiams. shich vas tEslve miles
eehind. cane aP- the Indians we're parsaed,
bat escaped 70 Sitting Balls canp. lis
probable tAAt ano.heT sght has tAkea piace
By this tisae
4 desgn2eA reesised ia NeH YORK from
l.01doa sandas aighi aaaGsnees tie desfh 81
henry u. P4i9er, The Eeli-knOEn theatrical
manager, partner q Mr. Henry Jarrett. for.
meElJ of k4lnm0Fe- NJ. Paia,er Vas l.or,,
Al FsftsEllle, Pa, aa5 .4s sS years OH. he
Aaiie.i from EarDPe Deee2teg 6, iHTs. IN
ne tssrzl4ase, aoli0Hiax the fhres trosres
ma ieft us eoestryi u Aagusi. nnder me
eh1rge q NJ. 3arrst, fsr the purpose n t.isx.
isk : CEels Teas czti-.
U1e q he maaE eHirnor1inary fsats az
Melory % record vas exh1biied Al fhe S.r
aask f0si OEsce iRft week. il noaneef;op
Nuh tie quarterly exas8in&i5os 81 the ciarks
- the Box DepaFsment Each tserk wus
gives $50 czr9s- upen which 10 write from
memory tie naraes q the boz hoiaerr rp9 ~
ttiose aho reeeife mad n he boxes a !, b,.-s
tst-eft AaieF took hrS place, Dissiar only
three nsles - tie 1000. John Toi,in n.als
iegs mistakes. and took seooad place
hnilie lza@ick, pretty yoank ri.l ush.se
erosaer = . msrrhAaa 81 MeKeenp,rs IL,
sad Who has been brougti ~ ~ con5e,t.
n1lie home, has run nssaV ,.nd ,a;,...a !. ...