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Routed by a Tiger.

The schooner H. L. Whitford went ashore
Saturday near Lewes, Del, under unusual
circumstances When discovered by Capt.
Healey, of the tugboat Hercules, of Philadel-
pbia, the situation of the men on the schooner
was as follows One man was standing on the
foretopmast crosstFees, with red handker-
chief tied in the rigging above his head !;
another stood up in the maintep, shouting,
and in the yawl-boa astern were three HeH,
one of whom stood up in the bows OF the
boat with an oar in his hand, as if be were
waiting for somebody or something to show
up over the schooner's taffrail. When the
men ON the tug responded to the call for help
royal Bengal tiger was discovered on the
starboard side of the galleyhouse. The con-
tents of four revolvers and a shotgun were
poured at the tiger from the tug, and one of
his fore paws hung limp. The hose was then
unreeIed and quickly filled with hot water
from the boilers The boiling water fairly
Kissed as it shot out of the nozzle of the hose,
but the sight of the show was when it struck
the tiger. He jumped ten feet into the air
and let out a roar that fairly shook the vessel.
Again the water struck him and he jumped
and roared, and was fairly forced down the
main hatch, where his broken cage lay, and
the tiger was secured. Capt. Petit, of the
schooner, then explained how he managed to
get into such fix Last Thursday he took
the tiger on board at Richmond. He had
been sold by Adam F0Fepaugh to the trustees
of Roger Williams Park in Providence, K.
l., to be placed in the menagerie there, In
the blow on Friday night, coming down the
river, the cage broke adrift from its fastenings
and vas so damaged that the beast managed
to crawl out, The hatehWsy oyer his cage
had been left open for air and the tiger took
possession of the schooner's deck. They had
been drifting for nearly three hours when
] sighted by the tug.
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Mr.. Davis and The Liberty Bell.

A New Orleans (La.) special of the 9th
saws: When the train bearing the Liberty
bell drew up at Bcauvoir, at about O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon, among the large crowd
assembled at the station was farina Davis
HAYES, little grandchild of Jefferson Davis.
AS soon as the train stopped a gentleman
caught the child in his arms and lifted her to
the bell, which she warmly clasped with her
tiny arms and reverently kissed, exclaiming:
"God bless the dear old bell
The incident was greeted with cheers,
which had not entirely subsidized when Mr..
Davis himself drove up with an escort OF
gentlemen who had been sent for him. Upon
his arrival, Frank Bacon, United States com
missioner of Kansas and president of the COM
mittee, greeting him, said:
ftMr. Davis: In behalf of the Association
of United States Commissioners, representing
the different States and Territories of our
common country, joined by common indus
tries, and representatives of the various mill
tary organizations throughout the Union,
we extend to you a cordial invitation to join
us in escorting to New Orleans and to the
Exposition grounds the old Liberty Bell, SO
generously loaned us by the City of Brotherly
Love.
Gas the bell in its vigor proclaimed liberty
throughout the land, and its sentiment was
Peace on earth and goodwill to men, and
as history ever repeats itself we believe its
visit to the South will be the effectual means
of burying all sectional strife. We hope, Mr..
Davis, that your engagements will allow you
to accompany us on this excursion to the Elk
position grounds to aid us in the reception OF
the bell"
Mr.. Davis responded as follows
81 feel most deeply complimented by this
reception and the expressions that accompany
it. | was sick in bed when this notice reached
me. and / Immediately arose when | heard
that that old bell was at the station. | thank
YOU and your associates, and trust that your
authorizations of the harmnnizing tendencies
of this Journey of the old bell across the States
of the Union, some of which had not sprung
into existence when its tones first filled the
air, may in every respect be fully realized.
think the time has come when reason should
be substituted for passion, and when men
who have fought in support of their honest
convictions should do justice to each other.
You, sacred organ that gave VOICE to the
orandest declaration that a handful OF men
ever made, when they faced the greatest nail
itary power on the globe, when handful of
men declared to all the world their inaliena-
Bile rights, and staked life, liberty, and pros
perry in defence of that declaration-th it
was with your clear tones you sent notice to
sll Who were willing to live or die for liberty,
and felt that the day was at hand when every
patriot must do a patriots duty. Gloriou old
bell! The SON of o revolutionary soldier
bows in reverence to you, worn by tine but
increasing in sacred memories. Mr.. PFesi-
dent. accept my thanks, which are heartfelt
and sincerely given"
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Convention of Maryland Farmers.

1t is proposed to hold in Baltimore city on
the 23d of February convention of farmers
to consider the state of agriculture in Mary
land and to discuss such topics of general
concern to the agricultural community as may
be brought up. This assembly is the out
growth Of a meeting which took place in Bal
timnre on the 22d of February Of last year,
which was styled the Farmers Convention
of Central Maryland, and which, composed
of citizens of Baltimore, Hartford. Carroll,
Howard and Anne Arundel counties, made
up one of the largest meetings OF farmers TOR
counsel which ever gathered in this State.
The proceedings were so interesting and proh-
table that it was resolved when the convention
adjourned it should be to meet again at the
date named next month, and the county socie-
ties of Hartford and Baltimore were called
upon to enlarge the basis of the meeting so
as to make it comprise the whole State.
These organizations have accepted the duty
eonfIded to them, and will invite every asso-
citation of farmers in the State, clubs, oranges
and county societies to send representatives.
Some of the county societies have already
seconded the movement, and the Montgomery
county convention of last week appointed
ten farmers as delegation from that body.
1t is understood that among the subjects to
be considered will be those of labor supply
and immigration. and the Montgomery con-
vention appointed special committee OF three
members to press upon the State convention
the desirability of general and concerted
effort TO secure some protection to sheep bus
bandrv from the dogs which aflict it.
1t is believed by some of our citizens that
the time has come when, by suitably directing
attention to the advantages which our soil
and climate possess for immigrants desra-
BILE class of settlers might be induced to make
this State their home, and these not only farm
Iaborers, but working farmers of moderate
capital, who would take up some OF the cheap
quantity in the Southern part of the State
within an hours ride of the national capital.
It is likely one or two gentlemen from
abroad will be invited TO deliver addresses at
the convention, but the main business of the
meeting will be the consideration of subjects
of pressing importance to our agricultural
classes. 1t is not unlikely that the meeting
will continue two days.
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Harpers Weekly this week has large
illustration of the scenes just before the
execution of John Brown, the murderer,
at Charleston, W. Va. The old villain is
in the act of kissing negro baby whilst on
the way to the scafold. The story which
this picture represents is purely fiction, like
the Barbara Fritchie episode at Frederick,
but it is pleasing one to the fanatics Of
the North, and Harper's Weekly has pro-
baby given the illustration to draw back to
its support some of its readers who were
offended at its course in supporting Cleve-
land. 1t has been but two or three years
since Sheriff Avis, who executed Brown,
denied the story, and showed conclusively
that no such event occurred or could have
occurred. Capt. Avis was man widely
known and much respected in the Valley
section of Virginia.
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Eleeting a President.

Electing a President in this country is
matter of great ceremony. The people
vote for electors, the electors q month or
more later vote for President, and later
still Congress counts the electoral votes and
declares the result After the result of the
election for electors in November the peo-
pie considered Cleveland elected. In real
ity he was not elected. Enough Demo-
cratic electors were chosen to elect him, but
there was no legal obligation binding them
to vote for him. There was no pledge
exacted of them. They were chosen as
Democrats, and expected to vote for the
nominees of the party in national conven-
ton chosen, but the people had only their
own confidence that they would do so to
rely upon. No elector, so far, has voted
against the party that elected him, but the
procedure of parties in thus choosing cleo
tors is rather loose one The time may
come, in close and important election,
when gold might outweigh conscience, es-
pecially when the bribed has given no as
surances to those who selected him.
The voting of the electoral colleges does
not settle the Presidency either. Accord
ing to the returns from them in 1876,
Tilden had the highest number of votes
majority of all cast-yet he was not
President. Congress must count the votes
and declare the result. No man can be
President until Congress so declares, and in
1876 it deliberately delegated its powers to
a rascally Commission the Electoral Com
mission, that by Z fraud-and the Com
mission deliberately ignored the viii of the
people and declared elected man who had
been repudiated
A direct vote by the people is the surest
and quickest way to choose Chief Magis-
trate. In the early days of the republic
the present system answered very well, but
in these times of huge corporations, with
vast interests at stake which might be af
fected by the policy Of the government, and
political rings and combinations, SO much
ceremony gives room for legal complications
and affords opportunities for overriding the
public will
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-01-31

The explosions in London, the battles in
Egypt and other events so occupied public
attention for few days that Cabinet spec
ulations were not INDUCED in. The work
has been begun again, and here is the la
test, from the New York San;
State-L. Q. C. Lamar, Mississippi.
Treasury-George Hoadly, Ohio.
Interior-WilIiam F. Villas, Wisconsin.
Navy-Frank Jones, New Hamshire.
War-Henry G. Davis, West Virginia.
Post Office-John S. Barbour, Virginia.
Attorney -General-Wm. G. Whitney, N. Z.
Readers of the ADVOCATE can lay this
list away in their scrap-books and see how
well the Sun has guessed after COMPARE
son of the Cabinet as selected by President
Cleveland 1t may be correct as to Secre-
tary of the Interior and Secretary of War,
but there is not much probability about the
others.
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FIERCE WINTER.
Intense Cold and Snow Blockades.

CHICAGO, January 28.-The weather has
again turned very cold The thermometer
in this city registered 15o below zero this
morning. At Burlington, Iowa, the mercury
stood go, at Dubuque 22' below, at Winni-
peg 28o below and at st. Paul 200 below.
The movement of trains from all directions
has been hindered, ard nearly all are reported
behind time.
NORTH ADAMS, MASS, January 28.-The
storm has ragged with much violence and there
has been heavy fall of snow. All trains are
late, and the Troy and Boston road is in bad
shape. The train due here at one o'clock is
stopped in snow drift near Schagticoke, n.
Y The wood burned out of the engine, and
the water is all gone. The traiD is loaded
with passengers, who must wait there all
night
Troy, N. Y, January 28.-Seven inches
of snow fell here last night, and to day the
railroads are blockaded. The trains for Mon
treal last night were stalled in snow drifts
at Rutland and West Chazy, AID were delay
ed five hours. Travel is entirely suspended
on the Troy and Boston road. All trains are
stalled.
ST. JOHN s, N. F., January 2S.-Telegraph-
ic advices to-day from Channel and Rose
Blanche report terrific blizzard on the west
coast, beginning at four o'clock yesterday
afternoon. A large number of fishing crafts
which proceeded to the fishing ground early
in the morning we're overtaken by the storm.
Twenty three skiffs are missing, and many of
the survivors are badly frost bitten. One
skiff in sight went down with its crew. The
crews of the missing vessels aggregate about
fifty men. There are grave fears that the loss
of life will be heavy.
BosroN, January 28.-A heavy snow storm
has prevailed here and in northern New Eng
land since last night, with marked fluctuations
of the mercury Dispatches from points in
New Hampshire and Vermont indicate very
heavy snow fall, badly drifted by cold winds,
rendering highways nearly impossible. All
trains are from one to four hours late, and in
some places cannot be moved at all. A cold
wave accompanied the storm.
PITTsDURG, January 28.-The cold weather
and drifting snow seriously interfered with
railroad travel last night. The water froze
in the engine tanks. Trainmen unite in say
ing that last nights experience was the most
severe that has been met with this winter.
"Wednesday evening the weather began to
moderate throughout the North and West.
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Five Fatal Accidents in a Village.

The village of Starucca, Pa, has been the
scene of remarkable number of fatal acct
dents within the past fortnight. DR.. Utter,
a prominent physician, fell down stairs and
was instantly killed. A day or two later a
team ran away with j. B. King and his wife.
Mrs King was thrown from the wagon and
killed. Later, Peter Huffling was telling a
tree near the village. The tree fell on him
and crushed him to death. Last week w. II.
Stanton was caught by his clothing in a mill
shafting, and was torn to pieces. On Friday
William Greiner, while at work in Osborn S
umbrella factory, was struck on the head by
a large piece of wood that flew from saw ia
bic, and almost instantly killed
Diphtheria has prevailed in Fullerton, Ne
braska, for several weeks, and there is hard
ly family in the town that has not lost a
member from the disease.
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CHERIFF's SALE.

By virtue of two writs of feri facias, issued
out of the Circuit Court for Carroll county,
Maryland, one at the suit of John f. Ham
mond, one at the suit of Benjamin F. Stewart,
against the goods and chattels, lands and ten
ements of John r. Ingles, and to me directed,
/ have seized and taken in execution all the
right, title, claim, interest and estate, at law
and in equity of the said John 7. Ingles, in
and to the following property, viz All those
contiguous parts of tracts of land called bod
sons Trust, - Lawrence's Pleasant Vallies, ;"
and "Epington's Forrest" situated in Carroll
county, State of Maryland, being Lot No. l
in the division of the lands of the late Hanson
I. Ingles, containing 156 Acres and II square
perches of land, more or less, and is the same
property conveyed to the said John I. Ingles,
by Julia A. Ingles and David e. Stem, Trus-
tees by their deed, bearing date September
29th, 1882, and recorded among the Land
Records of Carroll county, in Liber f. I. S.
No. 81, Folio 504, &c.
| hereby give notice that on
Saturday, the Fist day Of February, 1885,
at l o'clock, p. NJ, at the Court House door
in the city of Westminster, in Carroll county,
Maryland, will offer the above property, so
seized and taken in execution. at Public Sale,
to the highest bidder, for cash.
GEORGE A. SHOWER,
Jan 31-ts Sheriff.
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A Pubic KIssING.-During the recent
Presidential campaign Miss Belle Hemenway,
a Boston beauty, who was an enthusiastic
admirer of Blaine, declared to Mr.. Chas. b:
Hill, young gentleman well up in the social
scale, and an Independent Republican, that if
Cleveland was elected, which she regarded as
altogether improbable, she ''would kiss him
squarely on the lips in Scollay Square" Mr..
Hill laughingly assented, and told the young
lady that he would hold her to her promise.
He was startled few days ago by receiving a
message to the following effect; 'Tell Mr..
Hill that shall go to Soollay Square at noon
March expecting to find him there, and that
| intend to fulfill my contract if all the world
is there to see.'' Mr.. Hill is already getting
nervous, and talks of absenting himself.
However, if substitutes are permissible, the
kissing will come off, as several young men
have already volunteered for the sacrifice
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The Maryland Penitentiary.

We have received from Gen. John W. Horn,
Warden of the Maryland Penitentiary, the
annual report of the president and directors
of the institution for the year ending Novem-
Der 80, 1884. The whole number of inmates
at the close of the year were 522-206 white
men, white women, 285 colored men, q
colored women. The cost of maintenance per
capita was $11S.13. During the year POS
were discharged, 40 pardoned by the COVER
nor and died; 233 were received. The num-
Der now in the penitentiary is less then since
1866, except in the year 1882, when the num-
Der was 494.
The table below shows the occupation of
tho nrisonars nrior to conviction:
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The sixteenth annual session of the Ma
tional Board of Trade was begun in Wash
ington Wednesday. About 40 delegates
were present, representing thirteen cities.
The annual report, after referring to the
prevailing depression, says, however, "that
there are signs that it is about to give way
to one of revived activity and enterprise, "
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-01-31

On the 18th of February Congress will
open and count the Electoral votes for
President and President and officially
declare the result. There will be no s by7
Commission this year.
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4 Office TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscribers
have obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters of Adj
ministration on the Personal Estate of
FERDINAND PETERMAN,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the deceased are
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouch
ers thereof legally authenticated, to the sub
scribers, on or before the 9lst day of August,
1885; they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said estate.
Given under our hands this 18th day of
January, 1885.
GEORGE SAUBLE,
NOAH PETERMAN,
ian3Is4t* Administrators:
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The next table shows the terms for which
tho nrisoners were sentenced:

Of the prisoners 212 cannot read and write,
Sc can read only, and 254 can read and write.
Twelve of the prisoners were born in Car
roll county, and IS were sentenced to the
penite1tiary from the Circuit Court of this
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TRUSTEE'S SALE
Il OF VALUABLE
REAL & PERSONAL PROPERTY,
In Franklin District. Carroll Co.. Md.

By virtue of deed of trust from Joseph
Frizzell and wife, of Carroll county, duly ex-
ecuted, delivered and recorded according to
law, the undersigned, as Trustee named in
said deed, will offer at public sale, on the
premises now occupied by said Joseph Friz-
7ell, situated on the public road leading from
Blooms Mill to Winfield, on
Wednesday, 18th day of March, A. d. 1885,
at 81 o'clock, A. NJ, very large and varied
assortment of Household and Kitchen Furni-
ture, Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Grain growing,
Hay by the ton, Corn by the barrel, Potatoes,
together with large stock of Farming Imple-
ments. For further particulars and terms.
see hand bills.
At o'clock, P. NJ, of same day, will offer
the Home Farm containing l42 ACRES, 2
RO0DS and PERCHES OF LAND, more
or less. For a fuller description and terms
see advertisements in the American Sentinel
and Democratic Advocate, during the latter
part of December and up to January 21st,
1885, and fo9 more full details call. upon or
address the Trustee, or McKellip & Clabaugh,
Solicitors, Westminster, Nd.
VIM. Y. FRIZZELL,
Winfield, Carroll county. Nd.
McKellip & Clabaugh, Solicitors.
ian Sits
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The Senate spent most of Thursdays
executive session in debate on the Nicara-
guam treaty, and failed to ratify it, the vote
standing tbirty-two for it and twenty-three
against it-not the necessary two-thirds
vote sustaining the treaty.
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On Thursday night of last week several
men intruded on dance in the house of
Chickasaw, in the Indian Territory, and
fight ensued which continued after the lights
were extinguished. Oyer hHndred shots
we're fred. Five men were killed and two
mortally wounded.
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S. S. Conant, managing editor of Harper's
Weekly. has been missing for nearly two
weeks. Without any explanation Mr.. Conant
rendered his resignation as managing editor
a week ago last Friday, left the office imme-
diately and has not since been seen by his
family or friends.
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CALL AND SEE if Goods are not
" Sold Regardless of Cost.

| intend closing out as rapidly as possible
a fine line of Millinery and Fancy Articles,
all of which will be sold at very reduced
prices during the month of February. A call
is solicited. With thanks for past patronage,
l am, respectfully,
MRS. E. C. ENSOR,
ian31;5t New Windsor, Md.
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jan 8I:8t FRANK t. SHAW, Clerk.
r IsT OF UNCLAIMED MATTER

r IST OF UNCLAIMED MATTER
IL Remaining in the Post Office, Westmin-
ster, Nd, January "a, 1885.
Bankert, Mrs. Marg't Lowell, John
Buckingham, Geo. Summers, Rebecca
Foote, G. D. Yingling, Mrs. NJ.
Little, Miss Amanda Yingling, Noah
Little VIM.
Persons calling for matter in the above list:
will say it was advertised.
ian 81 A. H. HUBER, P. NJ.
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.ian31,4t*
MO. 1910 EQUITY.

IN
In the Circuit Court for Carrot County.
William N. Baumgartner and John,JI Baum.
gartner, VS.. Margaret A. Baumgartner.
Ordered this Both day of January, 1885;
that the account of Joseph M. Parke, Special
Auditor, made and this day reported and filed
in this case be finally ratified and confirmed
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 10th day of February, next;
provided copy of this order be published in
some newspaper printed in Westminster,
Carroll county, Nd, once in each of three
successive weeks before the said last named
day.
True Copy,-Test:
Jan 8l:St Frank t. SHAW, Clerk.
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provements are 2-story new
AMNA-,l frame weatherboarded dwelling
~ house, containing six rooms,
8G s5=911ssssEA basement, cellar and pantry.
Also a log dwelling house, one and half story,
containing FIVE rooms. For particulars adj
dress the undersigned, at Frizellsburg, Md,
or apply on the premises.
ian3l:tf AMOS j. K00NTZ.
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F U R N I 7 U r E!

Every person should attend this Auction,
as it viii be a Great Bargain Sale. Every
thing offered will be Sold We hope this sale
will be largely attended. Liberal credits will
be given to parties giving bankable paper.
Every person going to housekeeping should
attend this sale. Splendid lot of