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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21
Much for Little.

In this age when the events of yesterday in all
parts Of the world found in to-day spaper; when
the tidings Of battle in Egypt or China are flash
ed across seas and laid at door before its smoke
is dissipated it is necessary people
To have access to reliable maps Not all can afford
the heavy library aliases and even they are often
found untrustworthy unless new copy is purchased
as often as revised.
If you want an atlas small enough for general
use full enough for nearly every purpose, critically
accurate and up to date, we recommend the new
Handy Atlas of the World, published by Messrs-
Ivison, Brakeman Taylor Il Co., 1853 and 755 Broad
way New York, which is both credit to them and
10 the American press 1t is bound in flexible cloth
contains IS beautifully coored maps and important
statistics. Among its many notable good things are
maps showing standard time the railways of the
United States recent polar expeditions, Central At
RIGA as explored by Stanley the seat of the Egyptian
war Bible Lands. and our principal American cities
your bookseller does not have this excellent
work. send fifty cents direct to the publishers and
receive it by return mail.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21
An Unfortunate Exchange.

A German friend has translated the follow
ing for the ADVOCATE from late German
paper: Among the patrons of we'll known
institution for the cure of various diseases
in Prussia we're an old lady and a Russian
colonel. both seriously ill. who died about the
same time. The corpses were encased and
sent to their respective homes. On the ar
rival of the remains of the old lady at her
residence two of her nieces were present to
attend the funeral One of them was greatly
grieved at the demise of her dear old aunt,
and insisted on having the coffin opened to
take last look at the one she loved. The
coffin was opened, but great was the conster-
nation of all present to find, instead OF the
old aunt, the corpse of once fne-looking
military man, with beard and moustache
After they had all recovered from their fright,
telegram was sent at once to the director of
the hospital to inform him of the mistake.
He soon discovered that the boxes of the
collins had been wrongly marked at the rail
road depot. The lady had been sent to Russia
and the officer to the residence of the lady in
Germany. kilograms were sent at once TO
Russia for the return of the corpse of the lady.
The answer came, but o, another terror! 1t
stated that on the arrival of the corpse mil
itary escort stood awaiting it at the depot, and
buried her with military honors and martial
music, and a salvo was fired over the grave,
as is usually done at the funeral OF brave
soldier. Now they are negotiating in regard
to the exchange of the eorpses, and it is hoped
that the old aunt will soon be at her last rest
ing place.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21
Rosecrans on Grant.

An effort was made in the House on Mon
day to suspend the rules to take up the Senate
bill retiring Gen. Grant on pension amount
ing to So, 800. The House failed to suspend
the rules, and the effort was not successful.
During the discussion Gen. Rosecrans opposed
the bill. He regarded the bill as plain
proposition to reward Gen. Grant for distin-
guished military services, and it was his duty
to say that he could not vote for it. 1t was
not his intention to recount any of the his.
torical reasons why he thought that General
Grants reputation had been exaggerated and
misrepresented, and when history came to be
written it would be pared down to very differ
ent dimensions. He did not propose to go
into that 1t had been the interest of a great
political party to make Gen. Grants services
appear as large as possible, for he was their
servant Gen. Grant himself had prepared
the first two volumes of Badeau's Life of
Grant, upon which the students of history
had placed the stamp of untrustworthiness.
The public had been told that Gen. Rosecrans
would not vote for the Gen. Grant bill be-
cause of personal ill-will He did not think
that any Of his colleagues would believe that
he was capable of descending to the depth of
being governed in a public duty by personal
dislikes. He did not oppose the passage of
this bill on account of any of these things to
which he had alluded, or of other things to
which he had not alluded, namely, statements
made officially by Gen. Grant which were
false, which Gen. Grant knew to be false,
and which he (Rosecrans) had stated in his
official reports to be false. 1t had been said
that Gen. Grant was poor; that there was
nothing between him and the poorhouse ex.
cept the income from $3.50, 900, and it had
been circulated around by his family that all
of the $3.50, 600 was substantially lost. That
was not true There was another critical
circumstance to which he called attention.
Congress. by solemn act, was asked to arrest
what? Why, the progress of public opin-
mill called Grant & Ward. If gentlemen
could afford to put ligature around that in
vestigation and to deceive the public mind, he
nould not
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21
Winter Storms and Floods.

Mondays storm of wind and rain was very
severe along the Atlantic coast and did great
damage from Virginia northward. In New
York City cellars and streets were flooded,
signs and shutters blown down, and glass
windows broken. Five persons were injured,
two perhaps mortally, by accidents resulting
from the high wind.
Reports from Cape May and Atlantic City,
on the coast, and from interior points in New
Jersey, indicate great damage by wind and
water. At Trenton the Delaware river rose
six feet, and on Monday night an inundation
in South Trenton was feared. At Whining
ton. Delaware, mach damage was done by
floods in the Brandywine and Christiana
Creeks, and work was suspended in some OF
the factories. Miss Mary McCaffrey, aged
Is, was drowned while trying to cross Spur
rel Run, in the morning.
In the interior of New York and New Eng
land, as well as in Pennsylvania, binding
snow storm prevailed, accompanied by vio-
lent gales. A telegram from Scranton says
/ that in that section of the State trains were
stopped, and in some instances wrecked, tel
| ephone wires are Frustrated and telegraph
wires would not work. The roof of the Cas-
| inc rink at Pittston fell from the weight Of
snow on it, and the building was completely
/ demolished.
1
| West and Northwest, with very low tempera-
ture. At Chicago Monday morning there was
temperature of Is degrees below zero. The
sky was clear, but the air was filled with fro
zen particles, drifting before keen and cut
ting west wind, which drove nearly everybody
i from the exposed streets. The heavy snow
storms of the last two weeks, causing almost
\ continuous railroad blockades, have reduced
the supply of soft coal, the kind mostly used
in Chicago, to very low ebb. Another effect
of the snow blockade was seen in the failure
\ of six theatres to give performances there or
\ Monday night, the companies which were te
\ appear having been showed up in different
localities. Reports from Western and North
western points Monday night showed the fol
lowing temperatures below zero Omaha, IL;
St. Paul, 10; Des MONIES, Is Dubuque, Is
h Fargo, Oak, %; Jamestown, OAK, 30
f Winnipeg, "a St. Vincent, Mimi, 81. Den
yer reported a temperature of 33 above zero.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21
The ossawatomie Massacre.
Was John BroWD a Martyr or ScoundrelF
Coz Robinson's. Opinion.
snecinL To the Nem York World.

Special to the NeW York World.
LAWRENCE, Kan, Feb. 15.-The discussion
whether John Brown was a martyr or a mere
mud martyr has broken out afresh and with
renewed virulence apd there is strong de-
mand for Senator ingalls, to write another
magazine article on the question. Gov. Rob
inson the first Free State Governor of Kan
sas, who first championed Brown, now claims
that subsequent facts compel him to reverse
his batteries and change his convictions. In
a long letter handed the World correspondent
to-day he says:
II was deceived by Sanborn until after the
Ossawatomie massacre occurred. had been
absent from the Territory and a prisoner
some two weeks and knew nothing whatever
sof the situation in the 0ssawatomie region.
was told that the pro-slavery men there had
inaugurated war of determination on the
Free State settlers and that this massacre had
put stop to it. This was uncontradicted
and had every reason to believe there Was
some foundation in fact for such statements
as were made. Had that view proved cor
rect my apologies for Brown would have con-
tinued, but unfortunately it has no foundation
in fact, and the conclusion is inevitable that
John Brown by that act intended to involve
the sections in war and not to protect Free
Statesmen. The men killed by Brown had
cOnmlLLeO nO crltuS hui Hdu bney bnIcdecHSu
to do so. | believe now that Brown was
ready to kill any Pro- Slavery man he could
find simply because he was Pro Slavery"
The Governor quotes from Mr.. Townsley,
an eyewitness, whose testimony is unim-
peached and unimpeachable. Mr.. Townsley
says: :,
i'After my team was fed and the party had
taken supper, John Brown told me for the
first time what he proposed to do. He said
he wanted me to pilot the company up the
creek some five or six miles, into the neigh
borhood where lived, and show them where
all the Pro-Slavery men resided that he
proposed to sweep the creek as he came down
Of all the Pro- Slavery men living on it. Ire
fused to do as he wished. The old man Doyle
and two sons were called out and marched
some distance from the house in the road,
where halt was made, and Brown drew his
revolver and shot old man Doyle in the fore
head, when Browns two sons Immediately
fell upon the younger Doyle with short two
edged swords" The Governor closes in the
following terse style:
eff history furnishes parallel to the cold
blooded, unbushing, persistent and unscrup.
ulous lying of John Brown, his family and
friends, have not discovered it yet. 1t is of
such men some people make heroes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21
Humors of the Press.

Bismarck's antipathy to pork still exists.
He does not like the British Government, be-
cause he thinks it is pig-headed.-NeW Or
leans Picdyune.
Benny Butler insists again that he is out OF
politics. Now let somebody show that poll
tics is out of Butler and all will be forgiven.
philadelphia Press (Rep.)
An organ says: ut is to be feared that Mr..
Cleveland will finally lose his head" If this
should be the case and the Republican leaders
should find it, they would have enough brains
to stock their entire party.-AttantG Ga
Constitution.
As the proprietor of Washington hotel
objects to young Butler Malone making tar
gets of his walters, the entire Malone tribe
has been ordered to find other quarters. This
will give the Virginia Senator a chance to find
out how it feels to be repudiated. Phttddet-
phia Times.
Mr.. Coxs new brook is in the hands of the
publishers, and will soon be given to the pub
lie. 1t is entitled ''Three Decades of Federal
Legislation thus "seeing" Mr.. Blaine s
Twenty Years of Congress and going it ten
years better. Mr.. Cox has never sought lit
erature as a consolation for defeated candi-
dacy for the Presidency, but, judging from
other productions of his pen, his book is
likely to be far more interesting than that of
the man who went into literature as make
shift when kicked out of politics. chicago
Times.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21

William W. Massey, Of Baltimore, on Mon
day last was sentenced to the penitentiary for
five years for forgery. Though not a felon,
he is filling felon's cell. He defrauded in
deed, but not with intent Being paying
teller in bank, by an error in addition and
over-payment of check, he lost $500. To
cover that deficiency he took $1,000 of the
banks money to speculate, hoping to realize
sufficient to make good the loss. The ven
ture proved disastrous, and the $1,000 was
lost also. To retrieve these losses he took
more money, and finally forged the cashier S
name for $1,000. All being hopeless then,
he confessed to the cashier, who had him ar
rested Then followed an indictment, con-
viction and sentence to the penitentiary. Had
he confessed his first loss of 5000, which &C.
Cured by an error not at all objectionable,
he would have escaped his present humilia-
ton. Though he might have lost his situa-
ton, his honor would have remained I'M
furnished and his prospects would have not
been blighted Under ordinary circumstances
he will survive his sentence many years, as he
will be only AZ years old at its expiration,
but the forgery and term in the penitentiary
will forever cloud his life. He did wrong, but
not with intent to defraud if the details of his
case are correctly reported, and his lot seems
a hard one. He had previously borne an ex-
cellent reputation.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21

The composition of Mr.. Cleveland's Cabi-
net is question that is more discussed now
than any other. It will be subject for spec
ulation until the fourth of March, when the
President viii make known his advisers in an
official way Until that time the public will
not know for certainty who viii compose
the Cabinet There is 10 much good timber
out of which to constraet 1t, that it is not a
question of who win do, but who to select
We have no solicitn2s ON the subject. We
have the frmest cra6dence in Mr.. Cleveland s
Judgment, and hsISeve he will select able and
conservative advisers. With such men as
Thurman and RendIeton of Ohio; Mcdonald,
Voorhees, anA Holman of Indiana, Bayard of
Delaware, Mcclellan and Stockton of New
Jersey, Garland and Vest of Missouri, Jonas
of Louisiana, Eaton of Connecticut. Manning
and Whitney of New York, Villas of Wiscon-
sin, Barbour of Virginia, Randall of Penn
sylvania, Morrison of Illinois, and hosts of
other eminent Democrats to select from Mr.
Cleysland can hardly make mistake.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21
Human Fiends.

A dispatch from Wallingford, VT, relates
a revolving story of the inhuman treatment of
Ida Terry, thirteen years old, by her guar
dams, Joseph White and wife. When she
was two years of age she was left in their
charge by her father, who went West. Since
then the latter has paid 500 year for her
support White and wife were arrested for
maltreatment, but the former was only fined
SIS and the latter $40. The next night three
masked men caught White in his barn, and
after beating him ordered him to leave town.
Both of the Whites were church members,
but have since been expelled. The atrocities
were found out by neighbor, who was arous-
ed by the girls cries, and visited the house.
The child presented pitiful appearance.
Her feet were blistered, Mrs. White having
compelled her to stand on a red hot stove un-
til it was unbearable. One mode of punish
ment was to thrust pins through her ears and
fasten her to the wall. Another, driving a
needle through her tongue and lacking it to
the window-sill. On one occasion Ida was
held under a pump and stream of water
pumped upon her head until she was so far
exhausted the Whites could not revive her
and were compelled to get the help of neigh
bors. When in court the child's body was
found covered with black and blue spots
where the inhuman guardians had pinched
her, while her back was network OF cord
like ridges where the whip had been applied.
The girl has been taken charge of by the au-
thOrities
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21

Canada is the receptacle of American
frogues, but they are enriching the Dominioni
by making heavy drain upon the capital of
this country. 1t would make an interesting
chapter if some statistician would collate and
publish the additions made to the capital of
our northen neighbor within the last twenty
years. The sum would be enormous and not
very fattering to the honesty of 's:he States. !"
The laws of meam and tatum would be Shown
to be not very rigidly observed in the Great
Republic. A census of the population would
show banl. cashiers to be very numerous
class Montreal is very city of refuge for
this class of enterprising American citizens.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21
JOURNALISTIC Compliments.

The Frederick Examiner says that one Of
the editors of that paper knocked at the gate
Of the City of Woe in reportorial capacity,
but Satan would not let him in, as he had one
Frederick editor there, so he scaled the walls
and peeped over, when he beheld the editor
Of the Citizen 'in misery and ruin, down
deep in the gulph Of despair. y
The editor of tbs New York World speaks
of the editor Of tha New York Sun as 'sChas
Ananias Dana,, the able blackguard," and
says he s'Aas all attributes of the degenerate
Greeian--the attributes which make the tern
Greek synonymous with falsehood, treach
cry. venality and fraud. Dana don't lool
like Greek, but he acts like one"
The Denver Ne,cs, in drawings pen picture
of State Senator Eddy, of Colorado, says
"Mr. Eddy has Henry Clay head, with the
Henry largely eliminated
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21

The first Republican of prominence in
either house of Congress to confess that the
Presidency was stolen in 1876, when Tilden
was counted out and Hayes counted in, was
Congressman Bedford, of Colorado. On the
4th of this month, in speech in the House,
he said that in his Judgment Rutherford B.
Hayes ''never was elected President of the
United States" He did honor to himself by
the confession, though made at this late day,
but he admitted his conscious guilt in the
fraud, when he added" although voted to
beat you Democrats because you had not the
courage to stand up for your rights. y He
knew in 1876 that Hayes was not elected, but
he voted to overthrow the will of the people,
simply because Democrats, according to his
ideas, had not the courage to stand up for
their rights.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21

A Washington letter says an effort will be-
made to make the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Cabinet officer; that the bureau costs
thre e-quarters of million now, and if itwere
made Cabinet office, it would cost much
more. The writer thinks the seed and seed
bag business would be very proper subject
for investigation and for Democratic retrench-
ment and reform At least half million
of dollars could be saved.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21
Letter from Illinois.
Correspondence of the Democratic Advocated

PENRosE, WHITEsIDE Co., Feb. 8, 1885.
MEssRs. EDIToRs: | am native of Mary
land, but have lived in this State for sixteen
years, and like it far better than did in the
former State. try to convince some of my
old schoolmates that this State would be the
place for them, but they will not be convinced.
We have very cold winters, it is true; but
no one freezes, as we are prepared for such
winters. We have had considerable snow
this winter and good sleighing since Christ
mas, and it is showing to-day. The mercury
has been as low as 80 degrees below zero at
sunrise, but went up to zero at noon; and the
cold winters are all there is against this State.
We pay the highest wages and get the
highest prices for grain of any State in the
Union Farmers pay $50 to $25 month for
hands, and they are getting 80 cents per
bushel for corn, rs cents for oats, 60 cents for
rye, S4. % per hundred pounds for hogs on
foot, SIS. so hundred for good steers at home.
ANDREW.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21

Texas has undertaken to pension her SOL
diers in the war with Mexico, before she be-
came member of the United States. The
pay roll now amounts to 800, 900 annually, and
applications for pensions are still being made
Next VIII come pensions to ex-Confederates,
and the State Treasury viii be heavily drained
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21

A young lady in this city has two canary
birds which are named Blaine and Cleveland.
Before the election both sang sweetly, but on
the day of the election Blaine stopped singing
and Cleveland sings on more merrily than be-
fore.-Santa Cruz (Cal. Sentinel.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21

In July, 1878, Mrs. Mack, of GAINESVILLE,
Wis, was convicted of numbering her husband
and was sentenced to State prison for life,
but was granted new trial, in which the jury
disagreed. She has recently married the
principal witness against her, and as he is
now incompetent to testify against her, it is
thought the case will be dropped.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Methodist Protestant Church, Westminster,
February 22.--Preaching at 1890 a. m. on
Religious Earnestness," and p. m. on
Keeping the Body Under" by the pastor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21
NOTICE. TO CREDITORS.

The creditors of Jane Null late of Carroll
county, deceased, are hereby notified to file
their claims against said deceased, properly
authenticated and proven, in the Office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll county.
in cause No. 2143 Equity, at Westminster,
Nd, within two months from the l4th of
March, 1885.
feb 2l:ts Trustee.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21
TRUS TEE'S SALE
Il OF
Very Valuable Real Estate and
Personal Property,
In Franklin District, Carroll County, Nd.


The undersigned, trustee, by virtue of 6
deed of trust from John T. Ingels (his wife
uniting therein), for the benefit of his credit
ors, dated the 18th day of February, in the
year eighteen hundred and eighty-fve, and
recorded among the Land Records Of Carroll
county aforesaid, will offer at public sale, or
the premises, on
Tuesday, the 18th day of March, 1885,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, all that very valuable
FARM (the late residence of Hanson T. In
gels), adjoining the village of Taylorsville,
Carroll county, Maryland, containing
1855 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
This property is improved by 4 1uN~-o
substantial dwelling house, Hsl1
large bank barn, wagon shed, MI EsI1~
meat house, and all other usual - =
outbuildings adapted to first class and highly
improved farm.
This farm is one of the most attractive estates
in the county. 1t is handsomely situated,
convenient to churches, schools, stores, etc.
The soil is excellent, producing abundant
crops. 1t is well watered, with wind pump
at the house. L has two orchards of fine
fruit, and altogether most desirable prop.
erty.
ALSO will sell new frame DWELLING
HOUSE, recently erected in the said village
of Taylorsville, with ONE ACRE of land
more or less, thereto.
The trustee will also sell lot of personal
property, including one-half interest in fifty
acres of growing wheat, l horse, l sleigh and
bells, lot of harness, l self binder.
Terms of Sale for the Real Estate are:-
One-third of the purchase money cash on the
day of sale, or upon the ratification thereof
by the court; the balance in two equal pay.
ments of one and two years from the day Of
sale, to be secured by the notes of the pur-
chaser or purchasers TO the satisfaction of the
trustee, bearing interest from the day of sale;
or, all cash, at the option of the purchaser
Terms of Sale for the Personally are =
Cash on all sums of and under SIS, and a
credit of 6 months on all sums above SIS, Sc
cured by the note of the purchaser, with in.
terest from day of sale.
THOMAS A. BARNES, Trustee.
JAS A. C. Bond, Solicitor.
Jesse w. Wilson, Auctioneer. feb21,ts