The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-11-12
Items Of News.

concealed assassin. On Fhursday night
Miss Hill young scheel-teacher at
BryaBtsville, was shot and instantly
Killed by 4 young man haned Grimes,
asuiter whom she had rejected. On
the same night two horse thieyes, cepr
fined in jail at Nicho lasyHe, were taken
from jail'by Regulators" and hanged.
One of them had served a term IN the
Penitentiasy for previous; offences.
K bold attempt was made on Monday
to rob the George w ashingtou Bank at
CornfBg, New York. While asbOy was
temporarily alone inIthe. bank, a man
entered and said he was a United States
Marshal, and was about to take posses
sion ofthe bank for issuing counterfeit
notes. He took a pair of handouts
from his pocket and put them upon the
wrists of the boy, who was nearly par
alyzed by fear. The boy began to
scream for help, which frightened the
thief, and he released him. He then
told the boy to go with him and find
the Ca hier, aud while they were look
ing for him at the depot the thief es-
capped. s,.J s.r -....a.s.
The increase of crime in Massschu-
sets is beyond all precedent, according
to the reports of the Board of State
Charities, the number of criminals
being 1,246 greater than ever before,
and chiefly among men. The increase
Of immortality, divorces, diminished
number of legitimate children from
American parents, is also more marked
than ever before. 1t is. very certain
that what is called superior Intelligence
and boosted purity, do not add to- the
virtues of the people,.
- The number of vessels belonging to,
or bound from ports id the United
States reported totally lost and missing
during the past month, is 25, of,which
16 were wrecked. q burnt, 3 foundered,
l caps;zed and 3iGare missing. They
are classcd as follows: 8 steamers, 3
briggs and II schooners,and their total
estimat ed valuation exclusive of car
goes, is .$597;O00Ils7II 1871 IA
The Falls of Idaho are said to be four
hundred yards wide. The rapids form
a series o. c s,ades ranging from TWEEN.
t. to sixty feet in height The falls
prop leap two hundred and ten feet in
one unbroken mass. The contour of
the Falls is MT unlike that ola regular
hor cs..oc. From this it will be seen
that Idaho Falls almost equal Niagara
Falls in .subinnHy and GRANDEUR.
! + The ex-Qneen Of Spain left, behind
her 176 carriages, several splendid Arab
and English horses; as well as the finest
collection,of mules in Europe One
vehicle, that which annually conveyed
her Majesty to the opening Of the
Cortes, is a marvellous specimen Of gild
ing and carving s-at gldqt n. m
4 A Mr.. Kobe, residing at Bronson
Vile, Ga, has received handsome gold
watch which had BEEN stolen by a mem
Der OF Sherman's army in 1864. The
watch came by express from Catholic
priest at Annapolis, Nd, who stated
that a repentant thief give it to him to
return t0ths o*ner;
W. w: Kinney. a man. said to be
worth $3.50, 600, was Sentenced by
Judge Bowling, of New York, on
Thursday, to two months in the ,peni
Tertiary and to pay u fine of $50 for an
unprovoked assault on Judge A.ker in
street carr i,a. iaa. $50 81 te .'1
A Typographical survey of the battle
field of Gettysburg is now being made
by Lieutenant W. H. Chase OF the Eu-
gineer Corps, under orders from the
War Department. rihn 70 ,ssi
Mr.. Edwin Forrest signed check in
New York, on Thursday, for $4,000
in favor Of Mrs Catllarine Sinclair, his
former wiie--the proceeds in part Of
the old divorce judgment in her favor
Since the close of the war $500, 600
of land has been sold to immigrants
within a, radius of ten miles around
Warrenton, Virginia. s5aa,
The London Times Of Friday last has
an editorial on the Alabama negotia.
tions, which it assumes have been
brought to a factory conclusion,
Two thousand stand of arms and a
quantity of ammunition in transit by
railroed from Jacksonville were des.
troyed near Madison, Florida, on Thurs
day night by unknown parties. The
munitions cost the State $4,000.
Slight shocks of earthquake have
been of almost daily occurrence at San
Francisco SINCE October 21st. "A sharp
shock Thursday might, which slastedl12
seconds, caused considerable alarm, but
no damage was done..I sHtbR21 3Foq'.
Harrison Reed, Governor of Florida,
was impeached ON Friday last by the
Legislature, charged with high crimes
and splsdeneanors. I'M Office HE twill
The split ID lie Republican party in
Minnesota, resulted in, the, election Of
Wilson, Democrat, to Congress. The
State givesI12, 600 Republican majority.
Negro suffrage received 5000 majority.
The residence Of Dr. McKeivey, in
Trenton, was y entered by burglars on
Friday night, and robbed Of SIS, 900 in
Pacific Railroad bonds. gbf,ar aniya7dao
| 10 A delegation of leading New York
Democrats are now in Washington, ur-
ging President johnson to remove Sec
rotary McCulloeh., a s.i t5-l BIO Yi
John FL. Sarratt recently took part
in tournament in Virginia. A week
or two before bis sister, Anna Surratt,
was. cp6wned sQneea Of Love aud Bsa4-
tg''Yat anaher tenrn hlent. SstN