The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-11-26
Items of News.

under Captain Stowtll, with 354 pas
sehucrs. and on the 18th of October in
= terrific gale, during which she shipped
several heavy seas, Captain Stowell was
fatally injured. He died on the 24th
nit and First Mate Cozzens took com
mand. The Webb arrived off Sandy
Hook on Tuesday night, in gale, and
hove both anchors; but the chains part,
ed, and she was driven on the Outer
Middle, where she was found Wednes-
daymorning by Captain Hazard, of
the stea nier Philip. AL her sails had
been blown from the yards, and she had
eight feet of water in her hold, the sea
making breach over her decks. Her
passe gers, who had been working at
the pumps thirty days, were worn out
and deinoralized. Risking his, own
vessel, Captain Hazard contrived to
get a hawser on board the Webb, Wed
nesday, and she was then towed into
shoal water inside to the Government
pier, ut Sandy Hook, where the Subma-
rine Wrecking Company are pumping
her out, hoping to save part OF her
cargo. captain HART and Officer Dan
Ills, of the Harbor Police boat. render
ed timely assistance in getting off the
passengers.
Theodore Zimmerman had been en-
gagged in making some repairs at the
refinery at the foot of O'Fallon street,
St. Louis, and was putting up some
sheet iron, when he made a mis- step on
the ladder, and fell fifteen feet into a
pan of boiling hot sugar, four feet deep.
ANY one who knows the heat of boiling
sugar can form an idea of the sufferings
of the man, on all tours 10 his hip and
shoulders in the hot syrup. He was
almost Immediately picked out. but his
limbs were absolutely cooked to the
bone. The skin peeled off, and he pre-
sented most shocking spectacle. He
has a wife and three small children to
deplore the accident.
Mrs. Mary E. Hill, a widow lady re-
Siding at the northeast corner of Tenth
and Pine streets, Philadelphia, was
murdered on Sunday evening by her
sonin law, George S. Twitchell, Jr., and
thrown from seeoud-story window into
the yard. The alleged murderer was
promptly arrested, and his wife Was yes
terday taken into custody on suspicion
of beng concerned in the affair. The
object of the murderers appears to be
to have obtained possession of certain
property ia WHICH their mother held a
iifesestate, aud which she refused to
make over to them.
The Rothschilds have long been the
great money power of the Old World,
having been for many years the princi-
pal money lenders to the European ma
tions: So great was their capital, that
it is proverb on the Continent that no
monarch can 90 to war without consult
ing. the renowned Jewish bankers. Du-
ring twelve years they lent 100000
900 to England; S50,Q00,00O to Aus
tria; SAC, 900 to Prussia; $4,000, 900
to France; $50, 900, 900 to Naples; $751;
l00, 900 to Russia; and large sums to
smaller States. es.- IN, . 90.
The New York Horld, in estimating
the expenses of the late election in that
State, says that Grisworld was assessed
$50, 900 when nominated for Governor,
$4,000 more for Pennsylvania, and
further sums for New York, making in
all Hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Union League Club contributed
100000 and Senator Morgan large
sum, The total amount raised by the
Republicans in New York is put at
Sl,5OO,00O.
The Duke of Cambridge, Queen Vic
toria's cousin, is certainly most envia-
ble mortal, from all accounts. He re-
ceives AS General Officer 9l6 day; as
Commander-in Chief, g70 day; as
Colonel of the First Regiment of the
Liue, nearly 91, 900 a year; as Colonel
of the First Regiment Of Engineers,
$500 year; as Colonel of the First
Regiment Of Artillery, $500; and pos
sesses besides all these clear Ell, 900
p. year 49,. yv~- -z.~sa. -. -.
a mass meeting of fereign-born citi-
gems was held in Richmond on Monday
pight for the purpose of raising funds
TO purchase a homestead for Gen. III.
A. Wise, for his services in the cam
paiyn of 1855 against the Know Moth
inss A committee of Irish, Germans,
aud Israelites was appointed to collect
taqds ia that city. f
A large number Of families in Glou-
cester. Massachusetts,. are almost PEN
niless, on account of the failure OF the
mackerel fs ';eres. The winter fishing
will be pursued with more than usual
energy. The vessels that have followed
cod fishing all the year have done we'll,
the fish commanding good prices and
finding ready sales.
80 A barn and ninety thousand pounds
Of tobacco were totally destroyed by fire
last week In North Carolina. The prop
srty belonged to Mr.. Thos. Barksdale,
and was situated in the vicinity of Mil
ton. The tobacco had but recently
been gathered, and stored for safe keep
ing in the barn !,
The dedication of the new Maryland
Blind Asylum; onxNorth avenue, Baltl-
more, took place on Saturday last. The
annual report Of the Board Of Directors
was read, aud the pupils. exhibited 70
the visitors their proficiency IN music,
reading AID various kinds Of fancy work,
a Californian thought to- escape the
payment of loan Of 50, 500 by marry.
ing the woman from whom he borrowed
it, but she sued her new husband for
the amount. and the court gage it to her.