The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-04-02

=. tne bremen steamship baltimore,
which is The pioneer Of i line Just start
ed between the two cities, was one Of
the most imposing displays that has
ever taken place in that city. The
military were out fn strong force, the
number OF cavalry being marked fes-
ture, and all looked and marched we'll.
The officers Of the steamer, as they
passed along the route, everywhere dem
scly crowded, we're warmly cheered, and
a platoon Of German sailors that follow
ed, met with characteristic reception
which they warmly reciprocated. The
civic part Of the procession WINS also
quite large, the battalion of policemen
and the lire Department, and the strong
array Of mounted butchers being the
most attractive points in this long array. |
The line occupied one hour and twenty
minutes In passing one point. The
mass Of spectators along the route was
wonderful, the whoIe population Of the
city apparently beiug eonrrega.od on
the sidewalks, 10 the windows and ON
the roofs Of the houses. A splendid
FEAST was served in tho evening at the
Concordia by the merchants.
The large storage and commission
house Of Messenger & Co, in Warsaw
ILL.,, was burned on the night Of the
9th ult.. nothing saved. The large
axe mandatory Of b. Blake & Co. IN
Scranton, pa, was destroyed by fire ON
the morniHg Of the 18th uItin,o. Loss
$50 900, insured for $4,000. On the
the same day ere in La Crosse, Wis.
destroyed property to the amount Of
si50,OOO. In Springfield. III, 90 the
same the day Metropolitan Mills, owned
BY Chotiun 4 Edwards, with the Matte.
son House aud small machine shop
adjoining, were barncd. Loss $50. 900.
On Monday Of last week, Daniel Belt
Ter, Of Butler township Adams county.
but formerly Of Gettysburg, died very
suddenly Of apoplexy. lie had left the
nousc lot the purpose Of attending to
his farm stock, and not returning AZ
soos as was expected, aac1nber Of the
family went out TO look after him. and.
sad 20 state, found him lying 10 the
yard, quite dead A physician called
IN gave his opinion that death was IN.
stant Mr.. Beitlers agc was S. years,
7 months and | day. lie was widely
known and universally respected.
A bold robbery tnok place m Sci,u.
ate, Rhode Island, on the "a uitimo.-
-Four men went to the house of the
cashier Of The Scituate National Bank.
entered the bed chamber. snd after
binding the cashier aud his wife. took
tho keys Of thu bank aud went away
Finding they could no, open the yauI,
they returned and forced the cashier 10
so back with them TO the bank and
open the vault, which thoy robbed OF
twenty-five thousand dollars aud valua.
bic papers, and returning TO pr1Yid ,aee
took the train for Boston.
a u'onstroua outrage hrs bee com
mitted on the person Of Miss |. diet.
ter, beautiful girl Of IL years Of aye.
a resident Of Atlanta, Georgia Tho
perpctrasor, a burly negro, waa arrested.
Add similar outrage was committed
on the person Of married lady, namel
Rogers, near Nashville, Tenn, short
time ago, by asosher black william.
Sheriff Thomas, Of Piekcns district,
IN South Carolial, sold last week sever
al tracts Of land for arrearares Of taxes,
vt the following rninoas prices for each
parcel; Three huudrcl and sixty acre.
for $50, the hundred for $50, one hun.
dred aud ffty for sl7. three hundred
for SCI, ninety Tor si4, twa hundred
for $40, one hundred for $40, Quo
hundred for 50, aud sixty acres Tor
Sli ~. There must DO great distress
where a large farm will bring no more
a, auction thaa coat or pair Of pan.
falcons.
Gu March 10th, two brothers got
inio q petty quarrel, at Columbus,
Georgia. when the elder drew knife
and stabbed the other 10 several places.
woanding him fatally. Tho murderer
thea proceeded TO a store, purchased
pistol aud blew his brains out.
10 Denver, Colorado, iawlessness
rcigns supreme. No less than Ave men
have been hung by lyhchrrs, two Of
them Tor murder and three for etc hing.
Several murders have also been commit
ted, the perpetrators Of which have not
yet lccn caught.
The sheriff Of Los Annie couaty.
Colorado, recovered recently two hun.
dred and scyenly,fve head Of stock
which had been stolgn by m organized
baud oGfbicycs. Anumbcr OF the lat
ter wero.also captured
The sword presented 10 Commodore
Biddle, Of the U. 8 Navy. many years
ago, b. the Yieeroy Of Peru, was sio
Ian from the Patent OiIica In Washing
ton, on the night Of the 10Th instant.
IL Is valued at $4,000, the scabbard
being SGT with diamonds.
The dwelling Of Joshua II. Benson,
ESQ, in Baltimore county, near Mount
Carmel, was entered aud robbed of
about $40 10 money aud valuabIcs, IN
all amounting to 500, on the night Of
the 10th instant
Belle PLAIN, Iowa, has gone Demo
cratic for the first time since its organ
lzafion.
Ripe, lucious strawberries have an.
pearcd IN the Montgop,er; fAla.) mar