The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-06-03
Items of News.

In the Circuit Court for Talbot
county, Maryland, it was decided last
week that under the laws of this State
woman after the death Of her husband
eau recover by suit at law against his
executors, money belonging to the wife
and loaned to tho hosbaud during the
marriage. The suit was brought by Il
Mrs. Barton against the executors OF
her late husband, William Barton, for
near $4,000 and interest, money belong.
ing to her in her own right, and which
she loaned to her husband after the
marriage, The court gave a decision
in favor of the plaintiff for the full
amount of the principle with interest,
The defendants counsel took excep.
tons to the decision Of the Court, and
the case may 90 to the Court of appeals
for review
A Young lady of the most respectable
character was recently arrested in Con.
cord, n H., for theft of clothing and
iewelry. She is in Jail awaiting a trial.
The daughter OF banker in Chicago
aud the niece of grain dealer in St
Louis have lately been accused of steal.
ing while shopping, but the matter was
hushed up, aud they were not brought
TO trial. Two weeks ago woman
moving in the wealthiest circles Of
creole society, if We may believe the
New Orleans newspapers, was detected
in like pecadillos. Late San Francisco
journals contain similar story The
daughter OF wealthy merchant OF
New York city is serving a second term
in State Prison for larceny. These
cases seem to indicate that all thieving
d es not come of necessity, and thu: TIE
malady known as klcptomania is not
confined to any special class.
A despatch dated Wheeling, West
Virginia, May 20, says: Additional par.
tieuars Of the dreadful storm Of Friday
show that the work of devastation was
greater than at first supposed The
damage to vineyards has beeu immense +;
III most cases they were utterly destroyed
Up Wheeling Greek Valley the destruc.
ton was enormous, Many sheep and
lambs were killed in the fields, and
wheat aud corn are cut close to the
ground A number of accidents to
individuals are reported, some of which
are likely to prove serious The town
Of West Liberty, twelve miles distant,
is reported to be in ruins Hail stones
to a depth Of two feet still remain at
points On Main and Market streets in
this city
The negro, Turner. who was appoint.
ed postmaster at Macon, Ga. through
the Influence of Sumner aud Butler. as
a rebuke to the Confederate element,
appears to have proved a sore reproach
indeed. a deputation waited upon the
President on Thursday to have him
removed, us they claim he is arrogant
and proud, aud totally unfit for the pc.
sition. The President replied that it
was too latej the appointment must
stand.
Senator Browulow is out in a letter
favoring Senter for Governor of Tennes.
see over Stokes, The principal reason
he gives is that while both Senter and
Stokes advocate his (Brownlow's) cleo
ton to the Governorship, Stokes sup.
porters afterwards denounced him, aud
Stokes himself ran against him for
United States Senator.
y lady living near Lancaster, Wis,
has ordered her tombstone of Galena
manufacturer. A blank space is left in
which the date of her death is to be in
serted The reason given for this
strange freak of hers is that she has a
prOhigate sou who is squandering her
money at such rate that she is afraid
there will not be enough left after her
death to pay for tombstone to mark
her grave.
Affairs in Spain are still somewhat
confused. 1t is said that new pro.
visional government is to be formed, to
continue till October, when the question
Of sovereignty will be decided. Mean.
time arrests of alleged conspirators in
the interest of Isabella continue.
Gold going up, financial distress,
hard, piuching times, Radical tax col.
lectors harassiug the people, Radical
election laws increasing the taxes,
whilst Grant sits smoking in the White
House aud Congressional committees
60 junketing from the Hudson to the
Gulfof Mexico. Such is the fulfllment
of the Radical promises of reform.
Curtin calls upon the citizens of Penn
sylvauia to ''stand by our Governmnt-
the most beneficent ever given to man.
kind. That's what the Radicals are try.
ing to do as they know how There isu t
Radical in tn, country that don't
mean to "stand by the Government,
as long as there is dollar left 10 the
National Treasury.
A number of influential gentlemen in
New York city have organized them.
selves into Southern Land Company,
with capital of 5000, 900, having
obtained charter from North Carolina
giving them exclusive right to certain
lands 10 that State.
There is report that another attempt
has been made in Tennessee to murder
revenue officer. five consult history,