The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-30

The General Synod of the Evangelical
! Lutheran church in the United States will be
held at Altoona, Pa, June 8.
The business through the Delaware and
Chesapeake Canal is at this time greater than
work all the time, admitting and letting ont
vessels of all kinds.
Hon. John A Cuthbert, of Mobile, Alaba-
ma, who was a Representative in Congress
from 1919 to 1921, is still alive and hearty,
and though SO years of age, is still engaged in
the practice Of law.
Whiteaw Reid, editor of the New York
Tribune, was married in that city on Tuesday
to Miss Elizabeth Mills, of the same city.
Among the wedding presents was check
from the brides father for 100000.
Mrs. Thompson, wife of ex-Congressman
! Thompson, of Kentucky, was drowned on
Sunday night in Lewis county, by the upset
ting OF small boat Mr.. Thompson was
probably fatally injured in his efforts TO save
his wife.
Some boys who were digging in the mud on
the New Jersey fats near Harrison Tuesday,
unearthed seven glass jars, each containing
the dead body ofan infant preserved in alcohol.
The bodies indicated that the infants were
two or three days old when they died. The
Jars were taken 10 Newark anu an lnNSSllgd-
ton held.
William Crawford Conner, the head of the
firm of James Connor's Sons, type founders,
and former county clerk and also sheriff of
New York, died in that city last Tuesday, in
his Goth year. He was sheriff when Boss
Tweed made his escape, and offered $4,000
reward for his capture, the return of Tweed
costing him $4,000.
The Chase mill at Fall River Mass. start
ed up Tuesday morning with full compile.
ment OF help, all the old spinners having re-
turned to work, with the exception of Mr..
Madaud, on account of whose discharge the
strike was instigated. The strike lasted about
five weeks, and cost the operatives about
$4,000 in the loss of wages.
Hon. John G. Palfrey died at Boston, Tues
day, in his 85th year. He was many years
ago professor of sacred literature at Harvard
College, and subsequently became prominent
in politics. He was at one time postmaster
at Boston and editor of the North american
Rerie'c, and had held other positions of prom
inence in theology, politics and literature.
Two bold rogues drove up to farmers
house IN Delaware county, Pa, few days
since, in the absence of the good man, and
told his wife that they had bought moving
machine in the barn. They were permitted
to take the machine apart and drive off with
it. One Of the scamps, on being arrested,
confessed to having sold il for old iron for 50.
Bishop Borgess., of the Catholic diocese of
Detroit, has issued pastoral, forbidding all
Catholics to originals or participate in pub
lie picnics or excursions on Sunday or holy
days. He also forbids the holding Of fairs
for the benefit of churches, schools or char
liable institutions, without first submitting
the reasons therefor in writing for Episcopal
approval.
A young man who had been the confden
tial clerk Of Major f. Willis, of Charleston,
5. C., for more than seven years, has disap-
peared, having previously obtained S3I, 900
from bank by raising checks drawn by his
employer. One for SIS was increased to
$4,000 in a very clumsy manner, but was
paid by the cashier because he knew the young
man to be a trusted clerk of Major Willis.
Casey county, Ky, has produced a won
deFgal baby, named Harry Casteman, who,
though only thirty-two months old, weighs
one hundred and ten pounds. He carries
bay -wiEiow in front that would fit London
alderman, aud a shape that would st better in
a washing tub than in the usual baby-chair.
When born he weighed but nine pounds, but
at six months his weight had Increased to
forty niue pounds.
The Bon Air Land aud Improvement Com
pany, OF Richmond, Va, are opening vast
deposit Of ochre and kaolin clay in a cut made
IN opening the Richmond and DaAville Rail
road al Bon Air. The kaolin bed has depth
Of fifteen feet, and in quality. is superior to
that from New Jersey, which IS used in the
manufacture OF fine porcelain. The ochre 10
also equal to that imported from France, aud
the supply is almost inexhaustible.