The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-06-17

Government wagon train has been
captured by the Indians 10 Arizona
after a skirmish between them aud the
soldiers and transfers, which listed for
ten hours. The white men lost three
killed aud three wounded The Indians
burned the train aud its freight, valued
at $4,000. The savages appear to
have had decidedly the best of the fight.
They are very numerous aud active in
their depredations in Arizona, and the
settlers are calling earnestly for protec.
ton. Another party carried off 200
head Of cattle belonging to settler
The Sioux are still on the murder path
Where are the Qaakers?
The new Atlantic telegraph cable, to
connect France with the United States,
has bean successfully landed at Brest.
A banquet was given on board the
Great Eastern to celebrate the event.
The mammoth steamship will soon take
the cable on board aud proceed TO lay it
in the Atlantic. II is reasonable to
hope that in less than six months there
will be competition in the telegraphic
communication between Europe aud
America, when dispatches may be
transmitted ut something less than the
present exorbitant rates.
Cable kilograms bring over London
rumor that Minister Motely has been in
communication with the English Cabinet
and politely informed Lord Clarendon
Of the reasons for tho rejection of the
Alabama Claims treaty, intimatins that
the present Federal Administration en-.
tlrely concurs in the action Of the Senate,
aud that there must be just settlement
Of the international issues involved as
well as Of the claims OF individuals
The ''cash due" part Of the bill is limited
at very strongly but very courteously.
At Marquette, Mich, last week there
was aremarkable sight. With the Their
mometer standing at IS degrees in the
shade, the bay aud harbor were so full
OF ice that 1t was with difficulty vessels
could make their way through it. AT
night the wind changed to tho west, and
moved the large body Of ice out iuto tho
lake. The large bergs are still so solid
that it is dangerous for vessel to strike
them when under Roadway. ls7 a1a,
On the farm Of w. Pearson, in Ell.
bridge township, Illinois, stands man.
moth red beech tree that on the ground
forms two distinct trees, standing six
feet apart, the south fork measuring
fifteen inces in diameter. About
thirteen feet from the ground the two
unite aud form one perfect tree, fully
one hundred feet high. M iu.
A veteran French sportsman, M.
Salon, who died a few days ago, made
a calculation Of the amount of game he
had slaughtered 10 fifty years exper.
ience, aud accounted for 1000 hares.
10000 rabbits, 20, 900 cartridges, l 500
foxes, 36 wolves aud eight mad dogs
not to speak Of quails aud various small
birds. i $50 l5,'3s sa,. m
On the 9Th instant the celebrated
breach ofpromise case between Amanda
j Craig and G.. O. Sprugue, which has
Leen on trial for some time past, at
Wheaton, Illinois, was closed, the Jury
gave verdict for 500, 900, the amount
claimed by the young lady for damage
done her tender (?) heart %
A housekeeper caughtiforiy.two rats
IN one night, by exchanging for barrel
OF oats thai had been visited by the
varmints, a barrel ofwater covering the
surface with chaff. The victims uneon.
sciously pitched in and met watery
grave. 'fa.s ar ~ ,sssii :
Tho newspapers at the national cap
ital are debating the question, I" What
constitutes Dead Beat Washington
. the best place in the country for the
discussion.
1t is stated that the destruction Of
property BY FIRE in the United States
thus far in the present year has reached
Sl7, 200, 600. fi hatates s.
A sea turtle, weighing over nine hun.
dred pounds, was recently caught of
the Virginia capcs, and yieldeda barrel
Of oil.
The peach trees Of Kentucky are
bending under the weight Of fruit.
A $3.50 Confederate monument has
been put up 10 Cyuthiana, Ky.
Augusta, Gsorgia, is eating biscuits
from new -four.