The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-03-26

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to arrest a negro, who had recently
Killed three negroes in an adjacent
county. The negro drew a revolver
and shot Turner through the body.
knocking him of his mule, which the
negro mounted and fed TO the hills.
where be was pursued by posse. On
their attempt 70 arrest him, he fired,
woundiug Mr.. Sabastion. The negro
was held at bay until a squad Of sol.
d crs arrived, whofired upon him, woun.
ding him severely. He was captured
and carried TO Helena. None Of the
wouaded we're dead at the last account.
Frcshets nre reported ia various riv-.
ers at tho North. The Susquehanna
River at Harrisburg was over fourteen
feet above low water mark on Tuesday,
aud was still rising. At Detroit the
water 10 the Saginaw River is very high
and the current swift. Considerable
damage has already been done there to
the wharves aud booms, nearly two
millions Of logs having gone down the
latter river. At Lansingburg, New
York, the freshct has carried away the
aqucduct and thirty canal boats. a
railroad bridge over Mohawk River has
bcea destroyed.
A lad named Arthur Campbell, about
Ii years Of age, pupil of one of the
public schools in Baltimore committed
suicide by hanging himself, on the 18th
inst. IL was stated that he had been
expelled, but was subsequently admit.
ted, aud as a punishment the te cher
forbid him TO play with his selloOlm..te
and il is alleged this caused him to take
his life. When discovered the rope was
around his neck and his knees resting
upon the ground.
The woods in the neighborhoal Of
Seottsyille, siacoupin county H., were
set on IRE last fall, aud Among the 9th.
er combustibles il the way Of deyour.
ing element was an old tree, whose roots
extended into vein OF coal ten or
twelve inches IN thickness and lying
near the surface This seam Of coil
took FIRE from the burning roots Of the
tree, and has boon in q state Of combna.
ton ever. since, emitting smoke aud
melting snow for a considerable distance
armand.
The loss By Ere 10 tho Uni,ed States
during Fcbrmry, 1868, caused By con.
hagrations the lass at each Of which was
over $50 900. amounted 10 the agyre.
gate tn sI.329 600 During January
the losses by fire were 60, 40 900. aud
during Deccmbcr sI.2Tl, 900. a total
for the three winter months Of SiI O52,.
600. as compared with SIS 0S3. 900 Cor
the winter Of 1866 : decrease Of 81.
OBJ 600.
The Democratic nominee fur Prcsi
dent will, per force of cireqn stances.
be the poor mans friend because that
every measure advocated by tho Demo.
cratic party calls for reduction Of taxa.
ton in iwcniysix States, and for bring.
ipg on the tax duplicate the property
OF ten States now 10 condition of dss
olH'i"n. paying little or no taxes.
y York county (Psnna news paper
states that n strange anI fatal disease
has made IT. appearances ampn. the
cattle ia that county, and thit many
farmers have lost sogDc uf their valua
ble coas. Tho people arc AFRAID il Is
the rlpdcrpcst
The Ccu,rcyille (Md.) Ob~rrer says
this IS the year for the temperance OF
the seventeen year locusis. These in.
sects made their irst ehronieiul appcar-
anee here IN Maryland in 1899 aud re.
turned every seventeen years after that
time. They lust appeared in 1851, Of
which many of our readers doubtless
h We a distinct recollection.
Dispatches frondiHcren, parts of the
country rcprescnt the breaking up Of
the ice in the rivers as very general. -
Considerable damage has bccu done By
the sudden giving way Of the ice gor.
ges, and IN some instances rai.road
travel has been suspended or seriously
impodsd
A fatal disease among the swine Is
reported in several parts Of Ohio. In
Hooking county, some farmers are
losing from fifteen TO twenty hogs day.
The disease Is said 10 be an affection Of
the throat IL has also prevailed 10
some extent among the turkeys 10 that
region.
Washington is said TO afford more
cases OF extreme poverty aud want, aud
riches aud wastefulncss, than any other
place Of the same population 10 the
country.
Another ERE has Occurred 10 the Penu.
sylyania oil region. which destroyed
four thousand barrels Of tankage and
twenty.one hundred barrels Of oil
No wonder that Weston is good
walker. IL turns cut that he used TO
be collector for newspaper.
The editor Of troy n. Y paper Is
in jill for libel, having publislicd
list Of the old maids Of that city.
Isaiah Wilhelm, Of Allegsny county,
10 this State, has lost Eve sons. the el.
dcst i2 years old, from diptheria.
The wife Of an Americaa soldier has
recently given birth to fur boys and
two girls.
Ire female seminary Of Rev. Mr
Walls, at Englcwood, New York WAS
destroyed BY Gre on the 18th instant. !
Loss, $50, 900.
The cholera is raging ia some parts
OF South America In Cordova there
have been 1000 Victims.
Cattle are dying of 10 Louisa county,
Iowa, frosa mysterious disease, vhicl, |
proves fatal in forty soight hours.
The snnlan milk a. IIinnahnssr W..