The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-06
News of the Week.

Nuuin feglsterfu bpftfhihN"t 1890. -
Mississippi was she baanercoilon State last
I year, having raised 5000 bales moro than
I rexhs, wbSh stood next on The list
An eccentfir old Georgian, Nllllam hs2n'
( of Nowiou county, recently died leaving ms
I estate world $4,000 to his former slaves.
/ The total coinage ofthe United States M'nls
| daring February was S., i6l,ni9 Oh inc
pieces 2,80l 600 were silver dollars anu
| 2,3OS, 100 cents.
The PORK packing for the winter season m
/ Cincinnati, Just closed, amounted to o7i'
! 55g. Last season the number OF hogs slaugh'
/ tered was G23, 5sI. Decrease this year, 49,
/ O25,
The Italian bark, Pietro Accamo, arrived
| at New London, Tuesday, to load with ~
600 bushels Of wheat for Cuba, THIS, y IS
/ said, will be the first export OF gram rom
+ New London.
A despatch from Constantinople, March l.,
/ reports that the Greek brigauds near Saionica
/ have sent q letter demanding el5,OOO ransom
/ in ten days, or they will send Col. Synge
/ head 10 Salonica
/ A woman living near the foot Of the Blue
Ridge Mountain, 10 Georgia, caught four wild
turkeys in a trap recently, aud when she tried
| to get them out they attacked her so hereeiy
| rs TO break one Of her arms.
/ The total receipts Of lumber at Chicago dur
ing 1879 were ld7, 720, 600 feet only lrlliing
amount coming from Canada The increase
for the year was % per cent. The sales were
| | ,27s, 600, 900 feet at satisfactory prices.
| The sixty. one national banks Of Boston
represent n capital stock paid in OF 1000.
OOO The banks now report a surplus OF
Sll ,l2s,Il0 against Sll, l,2ll at the date
of the previous return, December II, an IN
crease Of Sl7,22D
The Mobile Ala Register says that the
Hon John A. Cu,hbert, who is still practlc
ing law 10 that city at the age Of ~ years, was
an officer in the war Of 1872, and was elected
to Congress from Georgia in 1879, taking his
scat March 4, 1890.
The paper makers Of the Northwest, rep
reseniing all the principal paper manufacture
ers in the Western country, are unanimously
agreed to make a vigorous effort to prevent
legislation 10y Congress abolishing the iarH
on arlcl les used in paper manufacture.
A Maine paper says that $40, 600 tons OF ice
have been stored the present winter from the
Kennebec river, between HalloWell aud Mer.
rymeeting bay, ani below the bay about 2OO,.
900 tons more. At the mouth Of the river ice
is being taken from the water and shipped
direct to Southern ports.
Thomas Smothers, was arrested Ia Wash
ington on Sunday Tor n feloniouS assault on a
yoang hdy, aud lodged ia a station house.
At midnight, mob ct one hundred men march
ed to the station aud demanded the prisoner,
but he had been removed 10 another station,
and placed under a strong guard of police.
A somewhat flolhardy act has been per.
formed nj Calais by an actress, who entered
the hons cage at the menageue, aud there
reclied Victor llugo's "CarayAne Her
musical voice evidently had the traditional
effect Of Soothing the savage beast, as the
lions never attempted TO interrupt the per
iormanee.
VIM, H. Vanderbilt, c. X. Garrison, Wm.
i. Dodge, Jas. Talcott and others have sub
scribed 1000 toward fund Of 500, 600 for
the purpose Of founding large and psrma.
neut Institution for the New York Christian
Home for Incorporate Men. IL is expected
the full amount will be raised Ivy voluntary
subscriptions.
The annual fair for the hiring OF Doneishire
lEnglandl farm laborcrs, male and female,
took place last Saturday, when 10 wet aud
mud above 1000 blinds paraded the streets
and stood in groups waiting TO be hired by the
year. The farmers have in vain tried TO put
down the fair, which was this year STYLED in
posters the slave fair.
Stephen Thatcher, native OF MAssachu
sets, died in Saratoga, n. Y, on Sunday
night. age % years He was formerly paper
manufacturer, and made news paper In con.
unuous rolls at Lee, Mass. lie served two
terms IN the Massachusetts Legislature. In
1907, being then over 10 years Old, he retired
from business and went TO Saratoga to live.
despatch from London, England, dated
March l. says at the inquiry into the Tay
bridge disaster, on Saturday, several moul
ders employed by the contractors Of the bridge
testified that the quality Of the iron used for
the castings was very inferior that the coll
umns were frequently defective, Of UNEQUAL
thickness, cracked aud scAbbcd and that
the cracks and holes we're filed With puliy or
cement and painted over.
An attempt to rob the Sub Treasury al
Philadelphia, though made nearly Year ago
has just been divuged by tho officials, who
mistakenly supposed that silence would lead
to the detection Of the thieves. A wall mos.
than two feet thick was dug through, but the
vault containing $40, 900, 900 ia gold resisted
the attack, and the burglars scared only a
lew dollars worth Of pennies. Five watch
men IN the building declared lha, they heard
nothing,
Daring the past FIVE years Ss53, OIs. $50
worth OF property has been DESTROYED in this
country by fire. Ia 1915 the loss was S7s,
lO2, 30; in 1876, SGl $50. 600; 10 1877, SOS.
no 800 in 1878, sGl,3lj,0 300, and in 1879,
S'o,'o5,IOO. OtIhe States, New York Leads
~ org hgures. Her loss ia 1876 was SlI..
Os0,oOOi ia 1911, Sll,i5S, 400; 10 1878, sol,
S''looo, and IA 1879, SIS, 793, 200. Pennsyl.
wanna comes aext with total loss in the four
years Of SIS, Ia, 500.
Inc Emperor Of Austria has lately been the
recipient OF a unique present. Il consists az
suit Of clothes made from the wool OF an Al.
paea sheep that eleven hours proyinus 10 thei,
delivery was still alive. Tho animal. a sunerb
specimen OF It's Lind, was slain at GIL A Al
-FOUR hours and thirty.three minutes were
employed M reducing the wool TO cloth. In
TWO houEs aud twenty-five minutes the latter
was ready for the tailor, who EMPLOYED Inc
remaining Tour hours in making the suit.
lherc was grand review Of the troops in
tne city OF Mexico on Monday, in honor Of
ueneFals Gran. and Sheridan. The Amer.
can Generals stood in balcony Of The Am.
1assadors' hall as the soldiers marched pas.
,he Mexican President and other high officials
Deing with them. Other balconies were oe
eapled by the ladies Of the Waiting marty and
OF the Mexican fuRolianaries. The militarv
colamn included GOOl troops, artillery, inL,n.
Wy, and naval cadets. The Palace s1uaTe
ana adjacent streets we're ihronged with
people.
The Virginia Legislature Monday, By an al.
most unanimous vote passed a bin repeating
ne Moaeit Bell Punch liquor law, aad estab.
fishing license system, TO go into operate on
on the LIST Of Nay, The Legislature, last
night, passed the bill ITO establish lie
rg9te Credit which reduces the PRINCIPAL
OF the State debt to 2O,QOO, 600, aud fxes
me rate Of interest at three per cant. The
~ vas carried by the Readjusier and
republican votes. Il is believed the Cover.
nor WI interpose yeioi bat should he allow
the bill to become law, il must be submit :
ted 10 the people for ratification in November
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