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

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murdered and the bank robbed Of 49,.
800. The muir or and robbery occurred
after night, and the murderer escaped
Tho affair remained mystery until a
few days ago, when desperate, named
Walker, was lynched 10 Maury county,
Tenn, for numerous crimes he had re-.
Gently committed. Before being hanged
he confessed that it was he who had
murdered and robbed Mr.. Miller.
There are now living in the town Of
Bridgcwater, W, a noteworthy pair,
Daniel Lake and his wife Susan. Both
are nearly eighty.fye years Of age, and
are new in the SD year Of their married
life and enjoy excellent health, Keeping
house alone, where they have made il
their homo fcrinore than half century.
A eross word has never passed between
them.
). y. Hayman, the American Express
messenger on the Hamilton and Dayton
(0hio) Railroad, was knocked senselcss.
whilst counting his packages Of money,
BY some person unknown, who had en-.
tered the car BY means Of false KEY.
He was then robbed Of $4,000, and
the perpctrator escaped at the next sta.
ton. The affair occurred on the 10Th
instant.
A man about fifty yea Of age; while
playing cards with three others at a
tavern in Bethany, Conn, recently, was
noticed to straightcn out his body aud
gradually clip out CT his chair 90 tho
floor. The next moment he was taken
up a corpse, having expired withou.
speaking word or receiving moments
warning.
A German woman 10 New York threw
bottle Of yitrol 10 the face Of John
Eichinger, which will probably cause
him 70 lose hts sight. lie had been A
witness a@niust her in a divorce suit
brought against her by her husband
and she desired revenge. She has been
grati6ed bat Is 10 Jail.
A halfidiotic boy, who len Cincin.
NAH . few weeks since, went 10 Indiana
In search Of work. was packed 10 boz
81 Acton By some ruihans. put upon the
cars and shipped TO Cincinnati The
Dor was marked alive stock, the en-.
press messenger, hearing q strange noise
coming FROM it, opened il 10 time TO save
the boys live.
All along the shores Of Portland Bay
immense numbers Of fioran 6sh were
cast ashore = day or two since, chilled
and dead by tho almost unprecedented
cold weather Of the past winter. Such
an event has not been known for many
years. Millions Of euunefs were pihd
along the frozen beach.
The largest organ In the world Is said
20 Be IN the little city OF Freyburc. IL
Switzerland. whea 10 full play |. pour.
forth tempest Of sounds through n
forest Of pipes seven thousand eight
hundred in numbcr shaking the wall.
and the foundations Of the old church
in which it stands
Pennsylvania, Il seems, II not vet
prepared 70 accept impartial suffrage
10 the Legislature, on the 81 Instant.
John Hickmaa'. resolution 20 give every
freeman the privilege % vote, was Dc
featsd BY vote Of GO nays 20 IL yeas.
Two men, confined 10 the Johnston
county, fndiaos, Jail, on the charge Of
robbiBg and numbering an old citizen.
10 October Last, wore recently forcibly
taken out aud hung by a mob. IL nov
appears that one was innoceat.
Yoang Porter, the only survivor OF
tho ladlan massacre at Re iwood, Mimi.
10 1851 has since devoted himself 10
vengeance. lie keep. tally on a stick
which he carries with him. Ii nov has
los ne,chca.
The Hagcrstown (Md) Pee Pres
states ina. on Wednesday Col. Jacob
liolliugswcrth, an old citizen Of that
place, shos himself with pistol, inaiet.
ing wouod Ia the head, which has
prove fatal
A young man named Cade was burned
to death near Lexington, Va, last week.
He entered burning building 10 rescue
his sister aud her childrcn, who were,
however, rescued
George w. Childs, proprietor of the
Ledger, has purchased ioa Of ground
in Philadelphia, for 81, O0o--the high.
est price ever paid for lot Of the same
Dimensions IN this country.
VitFiol throwing Is In vogue In San
Francisco. One man has died Of the
eticCts Of that fluid throwa on him, aud
smother had died every Suddenly Of
throwing u at somebody else.
A minister 10 Newtown, Md. was
recently called on, before break fast, TO
marry four couples. There is only one
young nau left 10 the place, and he
will doubtless soon be caught.
Az dance In honor Of newly mar.
ricd pair at Norwich, Com, few Sun
days ago, the party got drunk, tho bride.
groom was whipped and the bride re-
ceived black eye.
Charles 0Rourke has been convic.
Ted at Washington, d. G !, of manslaagh.
Ter aud sentenced 70 Quo years impris.
oameat 10 the Albany On. T. peni,en.
tiary He killed his wife.
Young men 10 Utah can have as ma.
ny wives as they please, but they are
obliged to marry at niuetesn, or 70 pay
forfeit 10 Bringham Young OF two
hundred dollars. ga
William Cole, an Irishmss, died 10
Hartford, Coma, on Sunday evening
wcck, nearly IL years old lie was
never sick married three times had
nineteen children. at#
Theodore y. Cook, young man for.