The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-27

ed to six months imprisonment and payment
Of a fine Of $1,000. A few hours later his
counsel gave notice Of an appeal, and Gan.
non was released on $4,000 bail.
The United States Circuit Court, at San
Francisco, decided, Monday, that the law Of
California forhidding the employment of Chi
nese by corporationsis unconstitutional. The
matter will probably be appealed to the Su.
preme Court Of the United States.
On Monday morning an explosion occurred
in charcoal furnace Mt Carrick, franklin
county, Pa, the cause Of which is n mystery.
The conclusion was SO severe that it was felt
thirty miles away in the State OF Maryland.
Strange TO say, no one was injured.
The striking cigarmakers Of Cincinnati re-
sumed work Monday morning, having accept.
ed the compromise offered by the manufac.
turers. 1t is estimated that the loss TO manu-.
fae,ures, men and interval revenue by the
five weeks lockout Is over 5000, 900.
The milling interest of Minneapolis Mimi,
have increased very rapidly, and, according
10 the IfiJaae of that city, the mills have 2ss
acres OF flooring, all covered with expensive
machinery, having daily capacity OF 1925
barrels Last seasons product reached
,5jl, 7s9 barrels.
Immense coal fields were recently discover.
ed in China, and are being developed slowly,
owing to the supersitions of the people. In
one locality ten beds Of coal have been dis.
covered lying only 100 feet below the surface,
and at least / 200, 600 tons Of anthracite have
been exposed.
Putnam, Abel and Joshua Ewing, three
brothers, Of Greensbarg, Ind, were born on
the sth Of September, 1888, and are all now
living and in good health. Their father and
mother, who are also still living, have had IS
children, Is of whom are now living and
have passed their majority.
A FIRE in Troy, N. u, on Saturday morn,
ing Of last week, destroyed building owned
by Adolph Hermann, and occupied by George
h. Cluett, Brother & Co, shirt and collar
manufacturers, and Herman Aukam & Co
felt skirt manufacturers. The total loss Is
about $4,000.
The trial Of Frank Brogden, colored, for
the murder Of Susan Lawrence, also colored,
in Baltimore, resulted on Saturday in YER
diet Of murder in the FIRST degree. The Jury
we're out since Thursday, aud reported on
Friday that they could not agree, bat the
Court insisted on an agreement
During the prevalence OF high wind At
Parkersburg, West Virginia, on Tuesday, n
Ere broke out in large building on kanawha
street, used as an oil store. The building,
owned by Il. A. Little and occupied by Harry
Thomas, six small frame dwelling houses aud
A. d. Cole & Bro. S machine shops were de.
stroyed. Loss $3.50
Heartrending reports come from famine.
stricken districts OF Armenia. In Van alone
iifiytwo persons, 1T is said, have already died
Of starvation. Thousands OF peasants are
endeavoring to emigrate to neighboriug Per.
sian PROVINCES; but, rs the roads are covered
with deep snow, many perish from cold aud
exhaustion on the journey.
Thirty years ago there was but one pottery
in this country making white and yellow ware -,
and not mill TO grind material. All the
flint and stone required was imported from
Great Britain. Now there are 500 potIeries
10 the United States, representing total cap.
ital Of over $1,000, 900. The pottery craze
ofthe last two or three years resulted in the
erection Of 80 new kilns in 1879.
Michael Doran, John Stevens aud George
Thompson, laboFers, we're gu a spree salar.
day at Mays Landing, N. j. On Sunday Dor.
an and stevens called on justice aud said
Thompson attempted to rob them, and they
beat him until he was quiet A search was
made, and Tbompson's body was found, hor-
ribly nutilated, with thirty FIVE stabs in the
lace alone. The prisoners were committed.
James Brown, colored, was followed into
lizard, the son Of bis employer, near Honey.
vile, Page county, Va, aud becoming pro
yoked at the child, who was only four years
old, he threw him to the ground and crushed
his skull With stones. The negro fed, bat
the body OF his little victim was soon found,
and he was captured aud lynched the same
day.
A large meeting Of Catholic citizens was
held in st. Paul, Mimi, Sunday, in response
to letter from Father Nugent, OF Liverpool,
asking assistance in removing families from
Ireland to some Catholic colony in the United
States. A resolution was adopted recon-
mending the location OF such families at the
Catholic colony Of Manyille, in Big Stone
county, Mimi, and n collection of 5000 was
taken up to assist Father Nugent in forward.
ing - families to that colony.
A heavy immigration is expected at New
York during the next week. Steamers to
arrive will bring $500 persons. Throughout
the coming summer the German immigration
bids fair to exceed that Of any season since
the panic. The aggregate arrivals up TO
March % are 12,72O against some GOO0 for
the corresponding period last year. The
famine in Silesia and Hungary has no doubt
stimulated the movement, as the same cause
must also stimulate the exodus from LELAND.
Under these circumstances the anticipations
of the steamship companies Of an unusual
prosperonsseason are likely TO be fully real
lied.
The troubles in San Francisco have broken
out afresh. The sand lot has resumed its FIJI.
limitations, the newspaper war broken out
again. and apparently all the recent pacific
plans between the committees and leaders OF
the citizens union protective party and the
WI rEt La... Z. a.
by both. This state Of affairs results from
diSagreements between the conference com.
miuees, aggravated by the recent sentences
imposed upon the sand lot orators for using
incendiaty language, and i Complicated WITH
the coming local election, the election Of a
State senator, and combinations afoot respect.
ing the United States SenatOrship.
News was received in New York Weanes
day Of the destruction by fee ofihe entire BUSH
ness portion OF SANTANA, Sanlo Domingo, %
Tuesday, the 9th inst, and entailing an esti.
mated loss OF Sl50,00e. The fire covered a
space OF about six acres. As there was not
a dollar Of insurance, nearly all the merchants
are ruined, and the poor would be on the verge
OF starvation were itnutt hatthe ntryaround
SANTANA abounds il fruit, nton which all are
subsisting The most disgracefnl scenes Of
pillage followed the IRE. The custom house
was damaged by the eonaagration. The
hre Is said 70 have originated IN the neglect
Of a servant to extinguish kitchen FIRE before
going 10 bed at night Loss. s4s. $50, 600.
During religions services Ia tbs isil al Car.
son, Nes.s and alter . clergyman had address.
ed the prisoners on fhe texl Honesty Il the
beat policy" a ihief named Jones asked ifhe
could make Afsw rsmarkt. Permission Is.
ing given, he said; The expression that
"honesiy is tho best policy was irs, thrsyn
ont 90 a theising world " Ben Franklin. a.
old hamhug, don't agree with Ben Frank
In that honesty should be policy dodge.
e mans honest, he's homes anyhow; and
II be lasl simply keeps correct from policy he's
. oaa egs Al heart, and only waiting 70 get
the confidence OF the community and rob them
out q thousands, A man who Is homes, from
policy would steal II be had she nerve ana the
chance. We ielloEssin here had TOO mnch
nerve, and we're too candid 10 conceal our
real character