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Belligerea. Congressman.


In the House on Tuesday the funding bill
was under consideration. During the debate
there was an exciting scene between Messrs.
Sparks, of Illinois, and Weaver, Of Iowa,
growing out Of remark made in Jest by Mr..
Weaver that Mr.. Sparks was crazy. A colo
guy ensued, which at first was conducted in
good temper, but an explosion occurred when
Mr., Sparks declared that during the last can.
vass Mr.. Weaver developed the fact that he
was lacking the qualities of a gentleman. Mr..
Weaver than denounced Mr., Sparks person
ally as q liar, To which the latter responded,
pronouneing Mr.. Weaver scouudre and a
villain.
Mr.. Weaver thereupon, amid great uproar,
left the place where be was standing and ad.
vaneed menac;ngly towards Mr. Sparks, Who,
in his turn, moved towards Mr.. Weaver; but
both were Immediately surrounded by mem
hers, who prevented them get ting to close
quarters, and made them put on their coats,
which each was in The act Of taking OF as he
advanced into the area 0fcourse the greatest
confusion and disorder prevailed on the floor
and in the galleries, but in the midst of il the
Speaker took the chair aud called upon the
sergeant-at-arms to do his duty. Just then,
however, there was nothing particular to be
done by that official, as the combatants had
been removed BY their respective friends, and
there was no danger Of their assanlting each
other.
On Wednesday each apologized to the House
for their conduct, but no apologies to each
other were offered.
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Horrible Tragedy in Kentucky.

A despatch from ElzAbethtown, Ky. De.
cember -. says:-"The ucighborhood Of
Howe's Valley, fifteen miles from here, Is the
scene Of the widest excitement on accoun. Of
terrible tragedy enacted there yesterday.
David S. Carter, an old and respectable eiti.
zen, and Bud Harrington, also highly re.
spectacle citizen, both farmers in good circnm.
stances, the former about fifty.fve years Of
age, the latter about thirty-fve. had lawsuit
which was heard yesterday After the hear.
ing they quarrelled, and Harrington drew a
pistol and shot Carter, the ball entering his
mouth aud coming out Of the back Of his neck.
Young Carter, son Of the wounded man, ran
home aud returned in few minutes with
double barreled shotgun, both barrels Of
which he discharged into the body of HarrinE.
ton, apparently killing him instantly. He fell
see ningly hfeless, and lay perfectly still where
he had fallen, but old man Carter seized a
smiths sledge lying near and, walking up to
the remains, deliberately crushed the head
Of his victim, aud then fell over him, appa-
rently in a dying condition. The wounded
Carter and the remains Of Harrington now
lie in the same house, that Of Mr.. Randolph,
awaiting a coroner aud other results Of the
wounds -
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The New York correspondent OF the Phila-
delphia Ledger, Of Tuesday, says:
The Wall street banks, so far as the grain
spectators are concerned, are taking in sail
in other words, they are unwilling TO lend
their resources to bolster up mere gambling
operators. Consequently, there was some
thing like panic in the wheat market day,
In consequence Of heavy forced sales, both
here and at Chicago, on account of certain
prominent Wall street operators, whose mar
gins, it would appear, were not kept good on
the recent decline. One house alone sold
500, 600 bushels, aud private dispatches from
Chicago say 1000, 900 bushels wheat and
1000, 900 bushels corn were likewise thrown
overheard for the account Of the same parties
The report is that there is still some 5000, 900
bushels held there by the same spectators,
and this is liable at any time TO come on the
market, unless their margins are kept good
Unless there is an improved export demand
to work Oft excessive supplies, il is probable
there will be further trouble.
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The Ex-Prssidsut'u Fortunes.
Iunlng Two eIft Aore. . proilable Il.e.


The Washington correspondent Of the New
York SHa, under date Of December IS, says:
Grant has left Us, after having had full round
Of enjoyuent. The cold-water dinner at tie
White House did not affect him injuriously.
Being the guest Of Ned BeAle, he soon got rid
Of any arrangement from that cause, and
abundantly made Up for time lost in the com.
pany Of the Hayeses.
The real objects Of Grants visits to Wash
lngton were to help push the bill for retiring
him on the pay Of General Of the Army, and
to give an impulse to the Nicaragua scheme,
as against the Panama speculation. Mr.
Morton has introduced bill TO incorporate
the Maritime Canal Company Of Nicaragua, y
which is intended as black eye for Ancient
Mariner Thompson's company.
As 10 the pension, the prospect is not en-
couraging at this time, for the plain reason
that, aside from the principle involved, Gen.
Grant is entirely independent in means. All
his children are abundantly provided for.
He has only himself and his wife to support,
and his regular income Is admitted to be 81.
900 year, with residence at Galena thor
ougbly equipped by his personal friends. His
revenue IS known to be larger than is stated;
but Il he and Mrs. Grant, who are at small
expense for living at Galeua, cannot manage
TO make both ends meet, even at that figure,
they ought TO retire from public view.
Besides his other resources, Gen. Grant
has converted to profitable use the two Ara
bian stations which he received as presents.
They are al Gen. Beales farm, near this city.
Grant visited them the other day, when be
went to the grand lunch Of Huntington, the
agent and part owner of the Alaska seal mo.
nopoly.
These two stallions have been put to sasA
profitable service at $500 each that his breed
ing enterprise has yielded, in a comparatively
short time, more than Sl4, 900 income. Con.
sidering that the stations cost him aoahing
originally, and that they are ksEA without
expense except for care, by his friend Beale,
this cannot be called bad business that the
ex.President is row engaged in, although it
is not strictly in the line Of craftsmanship.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

ASCENSION CurRcH, Rec. J. S. Smith
Recior.-l2 p. ~, first Celebration Holy
Eucharist; a. NJ, second Celebration; 0 a.
IN Morning Prayer; 1880 n. M, Third Gel
ebraiion and Sermon; p. M, Evening Prayer.
The Childrcn's Christmas Tree will be pre-.
pared in the Chapel, Thursday, December 80,
Contributions ofoandy, cake, &c, are request
ed and may be sent to the Reolory at any time
before 4 p M, Thursday.
ST.. JOuN's Cnugcu, Rer, JOHN Gloyd,
pastor. First Mass at a. m; second Mass
10 follow Immediately after; third Mass at 10
a. m; Yespers ut p. N.
ST. PAuL's REroBNEb CHrRcn, Rec, John
G.. Moss, pastor. at 6 a. M; Sunday
School Festival at p. IN. Services on sun
day at 100 a. m. and p. IN.
GRACE LUTHERAN CHuReH, Rer H. ".
KRhns, pastor. December 28-Seryiees ut
l0l a. M, and Of ST. Beniamin's (Kriders)
at Up. m. Discourse appropriate to Christ.
mas.
CENTENARY NJ. L. CHuRcu, Rer. J. d. StiH,
pastor. December 20. Christmas service at
l0l a. M; special service at 7 p. m. On De.
cember %, Sunday School Soeiable at ! p. IN,
METHODIST PRorEsTANT CmuRcm, Rec. DR..
S. D. Sutherland, pastor, Preaching to-
morrow Sunday at 10! a. m. by Rev. j. 4.
Ward, ID. d. Pastors subject at p. ~,
'Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, aud
see this thing which is come TO pass, which
the Lord hath made known unto us
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MARRIED..

At Carrollton, on December 0, 1880, by
Rev. Jno. n, Rawlings, John Uhler and Mrs.
Mary X Elseroad,
On December n, 1880, at the residence Of
the bride sister, Mrs. John Klees, by Rev
NJ, G. Balthis, Mr.. benjamin f. Hooper, Of
this county, aud Miss Eugenie S. Cover, Of
Frederick county.
On December IL, 1880, in Hanover, Pa,
by Rev. J. c. Roller, Ephraim Erb, Of this
county, and Miss Mary j. Grumbine, Of Han
over.
At the brides residence, by Rev A, II.
Burk, on the 22d of December, 1880, Lewis
L. l.ammott and Louie 4. Myerly, only
daughter Of Lewis G. and Hester II. Myerly
both of Hampstead, this county.
At the Methodist Protestant parsonage,
this city, December I'D, by Rev DR.. South.
erland, Mr. John l.. Shipley aud Miss Ma.
rian f. Cook, both of this county.
On the 18th Of December, 1850, by the
Rev. NJ. l.. Beard Mr. ]. Leander Hesson
and Miss Addie Hill, both Of this county.
On December 10Th 1850, at the Lutheran
Parsonage in Mechanicstowu, Md, by Rev.
W. c. Ware, John W. Eyler, of Frederick
county, and Elizabeth Murray, OF Carroll CO.
In Littlestown, Pa, on Wednesday morn
ing, December 22d, 1850, by the Rev. Mr..
Hutchinson, Mr.. Ezra Caylor and Lizzie,
eldest daughter Of Jacob Rodkey Esq both
of this county. The happy couple left on the
ten O clock train on wedding tour.
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In Hampstead Nov. 22nd, 1850, Ida Belle.
aged years and % days; and on The 18th Of
December, 1880, John T., aged years,
month and % days, daughter aud sou Of Char.
les ii. and Sarah A. ROte.
In this city, December IS, 1850, Eliza,
eldest daughter Of James Blizzard.
Near Sykesyille, this county, December IS,
1850, Charles Il. Favour, Jr., aged years,
second son Of Charles II. aud Emma Favour.
On December 10, 1850, in Dover township,
York county, Pa, Elizabeth, wife Of John
Moss, aud mother Of Rev j. g. Moss, Pastor
of the Reformed Church, this city, aged ~
years.
In this city, December 23d, 1880, Jacob
Babylon, father in law OF Sir. Ii. Haines, at
an advanced age.
Near this city, December 18th, 1850, Cor.
della C., wife OF John Schweigart, aged q
years, J month and Is days.
In Wakefield, this county, December 22nd,
1880, Ella, daughter of George aud Margaret
Fossett, aged years and eight days.
Dec. llth, 1880, near Llltleslown, Pa,
Mr.. Philip J. Hartman, aged 70 years and I
days.
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The seven Switzerland sisters, known as the
''seven wonders, are on exhibition at a niu.
scum in New York. The girls are all more
or less prodigies in their way, and their for.
tunes consist chiefly in their wealth OF hair
and their rich and tunelnl voices. The young.
est is IA and the oldest p years OF age, and
they all possess hair OF the color OF the raven
wing and OF the most marvellous length and
thickness. The girls are named respectively
Sarah n. Switzerland, Victoria, Isabella G.,
Grace, Naomi, Dora and Mary. When they
stand side by side they look like steps Of
stairs. Sarah sings Scotch and English sen
timental ballads exquisilely, while her hair
tips the ground at her heels. Victoria has a
mezzo soprano, and her hair measures over
seven feet in length. Isabella e. has high
soprano voice Her hair is just six feet and
half in length Grace rejoiees in conlral
to and a proiusion Of hair. She is also p.
anist. Naomi has marvellous basso voice,
aud is looked on rs a musical prodigy. Her
hair grows so thick that when she lets it down
it completely covers her person from head to
foot, no part of her being visible. Dora
sings conlralto, and her hair is already five
and half feet long. Mary, the youngest has
an immense growth of hair, aud when let
down it envelopes her like an ulster. They
are all highly cultured, aud some of them are
OF religious turn Of mind.
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Accidents and Loss Of Life.

Mrs. Aramilla Mitchell, 80 years Of age,
persisted by the burning Of her house at New
ton, Illinois, on Thursday night Of last week.
The house Of Mrs. Ewall, ON Prices Hill,
in the western portion Of Cincinnati, was
burned Friday morning Of last week, and Mrs.
Ewall was burned to death.
A fire in Smyrna, Delaware, on Saturday
night, destroyed Tschady 4 Cats planning
mill and lumber yard and the house OF Mr.,
Van Fosen, causing total loss Of $40, 800.
The pudding and rolling departments Of
the Harrison Wire Mil, in st, Louis, we're
burned on Saturday night. Loss, $4,000,
Six hundred men are thrown ont Of employ.
ment
hy.wheel in the engine room OF John
Ettles' kindling factory, in New York, burst
Friday morning Of last week, and one Of the
fragments going through boiler caused Il to
explode. Mr. Etlles was SO badly scalded
that his recovery is doubtful.
Several additional explosions Of minor force
occurred at the Cage Pit, a. Stellarton, Nova
Scotia, during Thursday afternoon and night
Of last week. Asa resul, of the mine disasters
at Stellarlon the pay roll Of the miners is
$4,000 less than that Of last month.
A six story brick block, 10 Cleveland, Ohio,
owned by George NJ. Atwater, of Springfield,
Massachusetts,, and occupied by the Cleye.
land Cooperative Stove Manufacturing Com.
pany, was destroyed by FIRE before daylight
Dec H. The loss is estimated at nearly S75,.
600
large building in Buffalo, occupied by
Birge 4 Sons, wall paper manufacturers, was
burned Tuesday evening of last week. In
twenty minutes the building was mass of
fame, and the walls had tumbled down. One
hundred aud fifty men and boys we're at work
in the factory of whom Is were killed and 0
seriously injured.
James IL, Shugars was killed while crossing
the high treStle bridge Of the Lackawanna
Railroad near Patterson, New Jersey, on
Thursday evening of last week. His wife and
six year. old child we're with him, when they
were oyertaken on the lreslle by gravel train.
Mrs Sugars threw the child from the trestle
bridge, a distance Of twenty feet, and It es.
capped with broken arm. The mother also
escaped uninjured.
William Lentz, so years of age, ia Lower
MeriCc township, Montgomery county, Pa,
entered stall in the stable in which COW
was standing and stopped down to fix some
thing at the trough when the animal, which
had its head on the ground, suddenly raised
it. The end Of its horn entered Mr.. Lentz' S
mouth aud passing up through the flesh spln
tered the cheek bone and came out Of the nose
near the eye, horribly mutilating the flesh OF
the entire side Of the face above the mouth.
Mr.. Lentz's recovery is extremely doubtful.
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The case Of the Rev. W. d. Dale, mini S.
ter of the established Church of England, is
creating much excitement in Great Britain
That gentleman was rector Of London
Parish, but as he did not conform to the
,hirty.nine articles, and conducted divine ser
vice after the manner of the Ritualisis, he in 2.
CURED the cehsure Of his bishop, who inter.
dicted him in the observance Of such forms.
Mr. Dale disregardng the injunctions Of his
superior and thereby transgressing one Of
those articles, appealed to the ecclesiastical
court. The bishops decision was sustained
but Mr.. Dale refused to be convinced he did
wrong in obeying his religious convictions.
He continued to otfeiate as before, and as
result, was put in prison for contempt Of the
ecclesiastical court. He is still in prison for
such contumacy, or rather for his rituaism,
and the sentence Of the ecclesiastical law has
recently been ratified by Lord Coeridge 1t
is alleged in defense Of such decree that Mr.. d.
is not imprisoned for conscience sake, as BY
resigning his living he eau gain his freedom,
but so long as he isa minister of the esta blsh
ed Church he must conform to its ordinances,
and yield obedience to his ecclesiastical su.
periors. IT they cannot conscientiousIy sub.
scribe and conform TO the thirty. niue articles,
the ministers are expected to resign and seek
other fields for their labor.
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Order of Publication.
NO. zoos EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
sitting in Equity.

NO. zoos EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
sitting in Equity.
Sarah Z. Frock vs.. William T. Frock.
HNHE object Of this bill is 10 procure a d.
Il yorce ricuio mdiTfmonii OF the com
planant from the defendant.
The bill states ia substance that on the 9TH
day Of October, A. ID. 1876, the complainant
and defendant were married, In Carroll coun
ty, Maryland; that on the same day Of said
marriage the said defendant deserted and
abandoned complainant and has ever since
remained away from her; that said defendant
has never contributed any means towards her
support; tina, said defendant has never rs.
signed or stated TO complainant any reason
for said abandonment, aud that complainant
Is wholly ignorant Of the canse of said aband
0nment; that said abandonment of com
plainant by the said defendant has continued
uninterruptedly for at least three years, aud
is now deliberate and final aud that the sep.
aration OF complainant end defendan, is now
beyond any reasonable expectation of recon.
citation, and prays that complainant may be
divorced a riEeulo matrimOnii from said delen
danii that the said defendant is a nonresident
OF Maryland, and resides in the State Of Indi
anna, and praysa an order capitalization against
him.
1t is thercupon this 10Th day Of December,
1880, ordered that the complainant cause
copy Of this order TO be inserted in some
newspaper published in Carroll county foE
four successive weeks before the 9th day Of
January next, giving notice Of the substance
and object Of the bill Of complaint, and warn.
ing the said VIM. L, Froek 10 appear in this
Court in person or by solicitor, on or before
the 9th day Of April next, to answer said
bill Of complaint, and show cause why the re
lief therein prayed should not be granted,
FRANK 4. SHAW, Clet6
True Copy--Test:
dec lS-4t. Faux T. SHAW, Clerk.
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New Books.

We have received from James N. Shellman,
news dealer, Westminster, copy of Thos. E.
yanBebber's '.Flighi into Egypt We have
had time to read but little Of Il, but would
feel inclined TO commend il to our readers
simply npon the authors reputation as gen.
tleman Of culture and learning Critics, how.
ever, have accorded the book great merit.
"Quilp' says much Of its imagery is quite as
grandas that of'' Paradise Lost, and that the
learning displayed in the poem is accompanied
with beautiful simplicity, and fervor ofpo-
etic imagination, which at times rises, not only
to the beautiful, but to the grand. y The versi-
Rcation, the same reviewer says, SIS as melo.
dious as that Of I.ongfellow or coIeridge.'
Prot. W. Hand Browne, Of Johns Hopkins
University, regards the poem as one Of tho
''most striking and beautiful Of recent times. ("
From our slight glance into its pages, we
should scarcely pay sach high tribute to its
merits. As poet Mr. Van Bebber certainly
has talent, and no doubt to great degree,
but he hardly measures up TO some poets Of
recent times, such as W. W. Story, for in.
stance. We think, too, the author has mar.
red his 'sFlight into Egypt by the introduce.
ton Of number Of "AIiuor Poems,H some Of
which possess bat little the merit.
OF course the book will have large circu.
laiiou in this community, where, until recent.
ly Mr.. Van Bebber lived, aud IN the State,
TOO, where his reputation as a writer is widely
spread.
The Baliimore Christmas Magazine has
been received from the editor, Geo. Edwin
Dorsey, who has been valued contributor to
the columns Of the ADVOCATE for two years
past under the nom de plumes Of "Chesa.
psake' and 'sThaddeus Gray Mr.. Dorsey
rauks among the 6rst Iilerati Of the State,
and The MpgaEine il a publication Of higi
order. containing poem end sloFy by tbs
editor, poems by Sidney Ianisr, ]. ]. syIYfs
ter and VIM Hand Browne, and articles from
s. feackIe Wallis, Eagene L. Didiar, u. N
Johnston, Mrs. skipworth H. Coale ans
others
ur. Dorsey has long believed, and we shar,
in the belief. that the South needs magazin,
in which Southern talsBt may be cultivate,
and enlarged. Not sectional PUBLICATION
but national one, as the editor expresses Il
no derive is mental and material sustenancl
mainly from The South We have nothis,
in this country to supply place ike the grea
British Qusrlsrlies Or BIackwood. Harper
and saribner qualifications are capital period
icaIs, the NORTH Ais~icaa Resisp is fin
publication, and there may be other merito
rious ones, but there is demand for Maya
zine ofths Grzt literary order, and very eeFiaiB
u in he South. NJ. Dorsey hasissgedh bis nsga
zine to test public sentiueps, and We hope b
may receive sullieieut encouragement 70 var
rant him 10 making e a permanent publioa
iiou. We have neither lime nor space ihii
week 70 notice the magazine as fully a. We
would like.
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A TEaRIHLE SuIciDE.-A colored man nam.
ed Jones, who was arrested at Charlottsvil lie,
Va, recently for shooting woman named
Carrie Ann Watson, had his examination Sat,
urday and was sent on for indictment by the
grand jury. Il is said that he remarked after
the trial that he would rather die than be sent
before the grand jury. He was confined in
the Jail in the same cell with another colored
man: Abou, ten O'Clock Saturday night, Of.
ter his follow prisoner had gone to sleep, Jones
wrapped his clothing around his head and
neck, saturated them with kerosene, bottle
Of which happened to be in his cell, and set
fire TO il. Afler burning for a short time the
smoke awoke his cell companion, who was
asleep, who sprang up and attempted to ex
inguish the fire, and partially succeeded, and
after opening the windows returned to where
Jones had fallen aud found that he was dead.
An examination disclosed that be had died
from inhalation Of the ANme The woman he
had shot has so far reeove red as to be able to
walk about.
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Chrlstmaa-Tlds.

The return of Christmas is hailed with
delight BY all. 1t is time Of peculiar
enjoyment. In the church, it repeats the
story Of Bethlehem, the manger, the ad-
vent, the shepherds watching their aocks
By night, she star ia the east, the celestial
chOrisisrs chanting their anthem Of peace
on earth, good will towards men, and the
magi offering presents Of gold, franklin
cense and myrh- II celebrates and mo
morializes heavens best gift to man, a
redeemer and deliverer from the curse
Of the violated law.
10 the family circle, it is time for the
reunion Of the sundered household band.
Wanderers return to the parental roof, and
fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers,
meet again around the family hearthstonc
and at the family board, eemented tOgelh-
CT, closer and closer, as 1.-THE years roll away,
By the ties Of kindred and affection.
In society at large, il is the season for
the indulgence Of kindly instincts, cordial
greetings, and tho manifestation Of benev-
oleuee aud good will, 10 the bestowal Of
gifts and tokens Of affection to the mem
bers Of the household and the loved ones
around us. Business cares and the ordi-
nary concerns Of every day life are laid
aside, and the heart overfows with the
warnest sympathy and the tenderest love.
It is time Of good cheer. More than
ordinary provision is made for the Christ
mas holidays The arder is stored not
only with substantial edibles, but with the
choicest delicaeies, and while We prepare
to enjoy the good things which bOuniiful
Providence has lavished upon US, let US
not forget to make thank-oierings BY CIV
ing to those who may not be so fortunate,
or who may lack the means to provide the
comforts essential to happy Christmas.
II is more blessed to give than to receive,
and BY remembering the poor we shall
enhance cur own enjoyment.
The ADVOCATE greets all It's friends
aud patrons with the compliments of the
season, and wishes them Happy Christ
mas, the happiest they ever experienced,
and many, many returns of the joyous
season.