The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-04-24
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grow 10000 bushels OF rice this year.
The aanpsl dog show took place in Ne
York, on Thursday, with lilS entries, II
moro than last year.
Ii pays something to be reformed drunk
ard. Francis Murphy's Philadelphia friend
have given him $40, 700 house there.
An old farmer, named Ashbrook, was sho
dead at jacksonville, Pa, on Saturday, b
some fishermen who were trespassing on hi
/ farm.
There is great scarcity of hay and fodder il
Nova Scotia, especially ia the eastern counties
and ia some places the cattle are dying 70
want Of food.
The mother Of Mr. ]. @. SAKE, the poet
died in Vermont last week. Although in be
9lst year, she was a comparatively yigorou
woman, her hair not having even turned gray
II is said that "Blower" Brown and Charles
Rowell, the English pedestrians, have signif
ed their intention Of accepting the challenge
Of 'Leary TO walk against Hart and Doblel
for $4,000
A patent was granted Tuesday to Potter
Herdic, Of Williamsport, Pa. for improvement
in running gears for vehicles, which, ii Il
claimed, will reyolutionize the present sys.
tenn Of local personal transportation.
Gortschakof, the Russian Chancellor, holds
on to life with wonderful tenacity. Although
over 90 years Of age aud for two weeks past
thought to be in dying condition, he is now
reported to be improving and may recover.
In Lewis county, w. Va, a man named
Hefner was shot by an unknown person while
sitting on his porch, aud man named
ShreVe has since been found dead ia a fenee
corner The citizens are talking Of forming
q vigilance committee.
Germany is exercised over the increasing
emigration other citizens to the United States
During the year 1879 no less than so, sos EN-.
igrants LEFT her shores for 'the land Of the
free aud the home Of the brave" aud the OK.
odus this year promises TO be even larger
than last.
Three thousand cords Of wood stacked
along the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad,
near ReAm's Station, Va, we're destroyed by
IRE April'l6 The cross.ties Of the railroad
were burned and the rails warped for some
distance, preventing the passage Of trains for
several hours.
The GiaHl Powder Works at Beakey, near
San Francisco, blew up on Friday afternoon
Of last week, killing twelve while men and
twelve or fifteen Cinnamon. The disaster is
attributed to the carelessness Of a workman
VINO used an iron hammer instead Of a wood
mallet in picking cartridges.
The dome Of the Troy Polytechnic Insti.
tute' observatory is twenty niae feet in diam.
eier, aud made ofpaper, reduced bypressure to
the hardness of wood, aud one sixth of an
inch in thickness, Its weight is only one.
tenth Of the usual material, and il is so nicely
adjusted that u child can turn IT,
Archbishop Gibbons, Of Baltimore, accom-.
panied by Rev. Fathers Curtis and MeMaaas,
left Baltimore Wednesday for his Episcopal
visit to Rome. The party sailed from New
York Thursday on the steamship CITY OF
Chester. While in New York the Archbishop
will call on Cardinal MeCloskey.
The exports OF domestic breadstufis from
the United States daring March last were
valued at Sl9,97i,7l9 against Sl4, 2g3, 900
during March, 1879. The exports for the
nine months ending March 8lst last were
valued atSls2, 68S, ZIG, against Sls2, 032, $50
Tor the corresponding period Of the previous
year.
George w. Childs, Esq. Of the Philadelphia
Ledger, offers to bear the entire expense Of
removing aud rebuilding in its original style
IA Paramount Park the house which William
Penn built for his daughter Lelina, in Phila.
delphin, and in which she lived and died. II
is soon to be demolished TO make room for
new improvements.
The forest fires in Pennsylvania and in nor.
tons OF New Jersey were checked or estin.
guished by heavy rains on Saturday. They
are still burning in the northern part Of Cane
May aud southern part Of Cumberland coun.
ties, n. j. In Virginia there was no rain.
aHd the FIRES in the Wilderness and Dismal
Swamp regions are spreading.
Col. John Mewhofter, the oldest citizen Of
Lewis county, West Va, died last week, aged
" years. He was an officer in the war OF
1872, and afterwards served In the capaeity
OF Representative 10 the Virginia Legislature.
president Of the County Govt, aud proseea.
ting attorney. Col. MeWhorter became
member Of the Masonic Order lust prior TO
the war Of 1912.
The Senate Committee on Rules. II |, said
has agreed 10 report a rule providing that the
electoral votes OF any State shall not be reject
ed except by the concurrent action Of the two
houses. II is to be hoped that Congress viii
take some action on this important matter be.
fore II adjoums. To leave il unsettled would
be- as We have repeatedly urged, to invite The
disasters Of 1861.
The United States shlp Constellation, laden
With q cargo contributed by citizens OF New
York for the relief Of the starving people Of
the West Of Ireland, arrived at Queesstown
Iuesday morning, AFTER the remarkable short
passage, for sailing ship, Of 20 days from
Ne" York. The approach Of the Constella.
tlon was announced Tuesday. A large Assem-.
blage Of people gathered on the quay and he
ship was received with many expressions OF
gratitude and pleasure. The cargo will be
taken in charge at once by the relief commit.
tee and distributed under its auspices AS the
necessities ofthe various districts may suggest,
On Sunday, at Kingston, Ont, lig6taing
strucked the flag pole on the Commercial
House, SCATTERING II TO pieces aad breaking a
number Of lights Of glass in the hu.el. 1,
then passed on to the Methodist Church, s,rik.
ing the chimney aud opening il down TO the
pipe ENTRANCE. Several hundred bricks were
hurled around the inside Of the church. The
huid then passed down the pipe to the stove,
breaking the hoor, and passed into the ground.
The pipe was scattered all over the building
A panic ensued among the congregation, and
rush was made for the doors. The congre.
CATION was small, and, fortunately, no one
WAS hurt.
10 the Police Court at San Francisco Mon =.
day, the Prosecuting Attorney asked for The
commitment of Dennis Kearney. Soon after.
wards kearuey appeared with his counsel.
aud asked for delay to make application 10
the Supreme Court for wri. Of hahaas corpuS.
This was refused, and, commitment being
made out, he was removed to the House of
Correction, where, after being shaved and
clothed in convict garb, be was nlacsd in
cell, As he was leaving the Court, Kearney
asked the Judge whether the.commitment
contained any reference 10 the provision OF
the new Constitution fixing eight haurs a. a
days labor. The Judge replied that the Su.
perlt0ndRnt al the House OF Correction would
see that the prisoner chad sufficient work 10
do, and not loo mueh.n
General Miles, who was ordered TO Wash.
ington TO explain the position and condition
OF Sitting Bulls indians, has presented a
written report TO the Secretary fWar. The
report says that three years experience has
demonstrated that these Indians cannot sub
sist during winter without crossing the border
into Montana, where they can commit whole
sale deRredahols on our settlers. Part Of
these Indians desire 10 surrender, and Gener.
al Miles recommends that they ahoald be re.
eeived as prisoners Of war and held until sueh
time as they can safely be handed over 10 the
Interior Department. The others he would
have treated as outlaws. He holds that he
canadian authorities ought not 10 harbor them
Immediately on our border, where they are 4
constant menace to our peace.
A delegation Of survivors OF the g;x,h
massachusetts, Regiment arrived 10 Baltimore
Nd, Monday, and we're escorted "a Barnnn,,s
By several Posts Of The Grand Army Of he
Republic. The annual meeting Of the survi.
yors was held in the rooms Of Wilson Post in
the evening, 80 members being present. Can.
tain Caleb Saunders, ex- Mayor Of Lawrence.