The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-12-31
Items Of News.

The reign of terror ia Arkansas con-
tinues. The loyal militia IS doing IT'S
work. Families are driven from their
homes. destitute aud helpless, seeking
escape from death 10 flight. Villages
are sacked and plantations laid waste.
Alarm. uncertainty, forebodings of dam
gers vet to be encountered, shuddering
recoliections of perils barely escaped;
make up the daily lives of thousands OF
homeless aud houseless wanderers
, Even steamers passing on the river are
forced tosavoid the Arkansas shore, lest
they too be seized and piuadered by the
myrmidons of Governor Clayten.s "A
litesal reign Of terror has been fnaugu-
rated: and with no power iiterposed
to check its excuses, it is difficult to
conjecture to what extremes the terrible
tyranny Of the Reconstructed Cover /
ment Of Arkansas viii be carried.
Mrs. Augustus N. Dickens, widow OF
Augustus Dickens, the brother OF
Charles Dickens, the celebrated novel
list, committed suicide at Chicago, on
Saturday, by taking an overdose of
morphine. She sent her children to
the home of her brother-in law on
Christmas evening. They remained
there over night, and on returning next
morning discovered their mother on
the floor dead. Mrs. Dickens has suf-
fered much lately from poverty, being
dependent almost entirely upon friends
for the necessaries of life. The contro.
yersy growing out Of the conduct Of her
brother-in law, Charles Dickens, towards
Mrs. Dickens, on the occasion of his
late visit to this country, will be remem
bered. 40 81
The directors of the Erie Railway
Company, it is said, have in view the
tunnelling of the Hudson River, to ac-
commodate the business Of their road
and one or two other roads now termi-
mating at Jersey City. The eastern
terminus of the tunnel is placed on
Eighth avenue, near Twenty third street,
New York. The plans contemplate a
large. depot under ground, and when the
work is completed the passenger trains
will be made up and start from this de-
pot. The tunnel is estimated to cost
not more than three millions of dollars,
and it can be completed in two and
half years. alz5 81 g qat i..i.ss.a.a .ia.e
1t is said that Frank Reno, one ef
the express robbers lynched the other
day at New Albany, Indiana, alone
knew of the place where was deposited
ninety thousand dollars, the proceeds
of one of his many robberies. His sis
ter visite him some days before he was
hanged, and tried to induce him to tell
where this hoard was concealed, but he
refused, telling her that if he could not
live to enjoy it., no one else should
The secret died with him.
Baron James de Rothchilds, who
died in Paris on the 18th Of November
was the wealthiest banker 10 the, world.
He left fortune estimated at $400, 000,-
0O9. 1t is stated that on the day Of
his funeral, his widow gave orders that
every beggar. who came to the door
should receive gold piece of twenty
francs, and that in pursuance of this
order no less than sixty thousand dol
lars was given away il the course Of
day. .-,ne.,, ,rs,eg,4,L.<, .f1.fls
st. Petersburg is to have novelty
a locomotive on ice. The only differ
ence between the new engines and cars
and those now In use will be that the
wheels will be made very broad and SO
as bite the ice. If the
new plan can be made to work the re-
suits will be very valuable to the trade
Of Russia. ilso li1gi 4osyab 3si sda
3 A temperance lecturer, deseanting
% the superior virtues of cold water,
"When the world b lsat a-ibe-
come SO CORFU thai that the Lord could do
nothing with it, he was obliged to- give
It thorough sousing." " Yes" replied
i topper, but it killed every critter on
The face of the earth"
A contemporary notices, as grave
in the new American edition
IF Hoyle, that it contains no mention
IF the ':little games by which Radical
SIN contrives to steal about two hun
lred and fifty millions 2 year in add
;ion.to the legitimate expenses of the
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