The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-04-15
SMALLPOX and Scarlet Fever.

During last week there were ~ deaths from
smallpox in Cincinnati, aud s. deaths from
scarlet fever aud Is from diphiheria in New
York.
Scarlet fever Of a malignant type, tcrnina-
ting fatally IN twenty four hoars after the ap-
leafance Of the frs, symptoms, has broken
out at Cressona. IN Schuylkill county, Pa In
oae family four children. and in another two,
have died Of the disease. The schools are
closed
Two deaths from small pox we're reported
In Allentown. Pa. on Saturday Siner No
vemhcr 81 cases have been reported III that
eisv. a. II which proved fatal, bat the disease
l. said 20 h. now stamped oat.
In South Beihlehem, Pa, moru cases Of
smallpox have been developed, and more
deaths reported, this week
The smallpox ssill fingers in Baltimore.
hnt the cases aTv few.
OuSng to the prevalence II searie, fcser a.
Moaut =. MARY COLLEGE, Eustaistsburx. Nd.
foe the past f0ar Or ave wrecks. aud she 0ccur'
renee vSfhin that time Of several deaths, che
latest bsiuz that of Mr.. Grcenweli. q -,
Mary epanty. GA Tuesday, the authorities u
that insiltntiou. deeming Il the best plan Ia
eradicate the disease. concluded "a " ednss-
ilay 20 close the school fnr = rcriesl a ioag
weeks. and al. sf the stadents ~srs sent to
theiz humes-
Thirt.cn deaths frotu small Tox verv re-
pevsei in Chicago and u IN Pi'f-AurE lasi
week.
John = Slater vesishy gvu,leuian II
Norsieh, Coua-. has sisniiied hts Intention
10 ercats fanl 81 ens laliii9a dollars, g. ~
kn1vp a. The John p. Slater Fund isr
,hs education - the irceimcu. The inoBeY
i 10 - vested ~ the hands 81 trustees. Wh a
are 80 apgsiy he income according to the in
.sF1fesiuas II the dnnor, lie suggests that
probably tha sisesf puET'oss' Ia phich The fund
eaa b. pas al present = the education 81
teachers for the ealared race A bill wss IN.
tr,s,iucsd ia the New York Assembly Ca
"Wednesday. incorporating board Il trustees
60 take cbasEe ~ the iaRd I, names Rather
ford u. Haycs. % Ohio; Morrison X. Waite,
~ the Disfrics Of Columbia; VIM. r. Dodge,
~ New York. Phillips Brooks. 81 ha<sachu.
sets; Daniel e. Gilman, q Maryland. John
A. sscwAFi. IT Ncw York; Alfred H. Col
qEitt. 81 Jisorgin. Morris r. Iesap. Of Nvw
YORK, James T.. Boyer, VI kenincky, and
VIM T. Slater. Il Counsrtieut. as the iucor-
pogatars. Raghertar,i y. HAYES Is named -
the first president
Emigration from Switzerland has become
10 great IN late wears that predictions arv
made that uniess Il ceases certain districts
Nili lose the greater part If their inhabitants,
Il they do not become literally depopalaied.
Returns ar at hand for Bernie which show
that since is2i the ratio has steadily Increased;
and in the past three years a. a greatly aecel-
Grated pace In 1877 only $50 persons len
the canton in 1878 the number was AZ IN
1879 it was 94l in ISsO It was less, and in
1881 2Ssl while for lSS2 the number Is ex.
peeied so be larger STILL Nearly all Of them
sailed for the nited States. unly $50 vent
20 other countries, aud Of these 10 sent
either TO South or TO Central America
Ia unanimously REJECTING, ON Monday. the
amendment which the Senate added 70 the
Post Office Appropriation bill, restoring the
7 Thanking privilege 20 congressman, the House
I has shown wisdom and iirmness. Before 50
decided an opposition the Senate viii undouhs.
edly give way IteOuld no, endure the odinm
OF defeating an important appropriation bill in
the struggle 10 get perquisite for its members.
We ought already 10 have two-cent postage
and the way toward Il must not be blocked by
special privileges, especially a. every Senator
aud Representative nov has an ample allow
anee for his postage and stationery, besides u
much larger salary than in the days when the
Thanking privilege was established.
The Atlanta ga. Consultation is urging
the introduction Of pennies in the South, and
suggests that i might be effected by an order
from the Railroad Commission requiring the
railroad companies Of that state 20 charge eN-
aeily 8 cents mile and to give exact change.
This plan. il saws, would carry the pennies not
only to the chief towns of the state, but into
every other part of 1t, and keep them in cir
eulation. and Georgia would in that way be-
come the piOneerin a reform that would soon
sweep over the whole South.
The ratio of liquor drinking places 10 popu-
lation as proposed in the Massachusetts Leg
islature, Is one drinking place to every thous-
and inhabitants. One would think that is
enough in all conscience yet the present
number of drinking places in Philadelphia
would require at the same ratio population
OF at least five millions Of people in the city.
Or putting il the other way, the number Of
tayerns and saloons would have to be reduced
from about five thousand TO nine hundred.
Early Wednesday morning two skei
men, armed with reyolyers and and steel bars
entered the factory of Eaton, Cole 4 Burn
ham. in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and muir
derously assaulted Patrick Sullivan, the watch
man. They were frightened away before sue
ceeding in their object, which was robbery,
leaving some burglars tools behind. Sulli-
van may recover.
The American ship Republic, from Liver
pool for San Francisco, picked up in the Pa
cihc on the 2lst ult., a boat containing the
second officer and four men of the British
ship Novarro, with coal for San Francisco,
burned at sea on the 18th ult. Two other
boats containing the captain, first mate and
. seventeen men were still adrift.
In the United States Senate Wednesday,
Mr.. Sewell presented petition of 97S army
officers in favor of a bill for compulsory re-
tirement at the age of 81 years. Among the
signers are Generals Howard, Crook, Hazen,
Wilcox, Stanley, McCook, Newton, Hatch
and Mckenzie.
William Earnest a farmer in Newton coun-