The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-07-20
Items Of News.

III cTitlcai CONDITION. Inc case was
Investigated by the Grand Jury CT the
Criminal Court of Baltimore on Situr.
day last True bills were found in
both cases. The accused, who had been
permitted to remain in her house, guard.
ed by officers detailed by the Marshal
of Police, was taken TO Jail as soon as
the presentments were made. Her
demcauor was composed, and she betray.
ell no weakness or emotion. Her
daughter accompanied her to the Jail,
and an appeal was made to the Board of
Visitors to permit her TO remain with
her mother, whom her physicians certify
to be subject to epileptic fits, and her
daughters care aud nursing are consid
cred necessary in her present state Of
health. No final decision was made,
but the young lady was allowed to
remain for the present. She occupies
the same cell with her mother. Coun
sci had an interview with the accused
on Monday, and Rev, John Converse,
spent an hour in her cell.
The long continued troubles 10 Robe
sou county, North Carolina, with Lowry
aud his band of negro outlaws, has cul
minated in a regular battle between them
aud Sherill's possce. The latter
fought aud followed the negroes into
the recesses Of the swamp, but it is not
certain that any Of them were killed.
The loss OF the Sheriffs force was three
killed aud three wounded. The whole
county has been aroused, and cam
paign, it is thought, will begin that will
result in the exterminatiou of the band.
A despatch from Wilmington dated
July, II. In Robson county this
morning Lowry and his band of negro
outlaws waylaid aud killed Daniel Muir,
dOch Mclean, a prominent citizen, aud
Hugh Mclean, his brother, youth
only thirteen years old. They also
wounded Archibald McCullom. These
parties were riding along the public
road in a buggy, and We're fired on from
Il thick piece OF woods. a fearful state
Of terror exists among women and chi
dren in Robson county. The Speriif
has a possy Of $50 men in the field, but
hi, efforts thus far are utterly rruitless.
On Saturday morning last Duluth, at
the head of Lake SUPERIOR. was visit.
ed by "tidal wave" A current from
the Lake broke into the canal sven,
away the pier aud crib work and scat
tered the timbcrs in all directions Tn.
speed Of the current was about | ) miles
an hour. After running in for half an
hour it ran out with equal velocity for
about twenty minutes. and continued
for several hours to oscillate, carving
the timbers out into the Lake aud then
back again.
A diabolie,l o,temn. IN blow nm ,
block of houses in London was recently
made. Petroleum and powder were
strewn along in the cellars. aad set fire
to, but the fire WAS discovered lust in
the nick of time to prevent terrible
catastrophe, the fire not having pcnetra.
ted the main magazine. Upon inyestiga.
ton it was discovered that the trades
unions of London were at the bottom Of
the whole matter, and had mann d n
wholesale slaughter, the sam, as in Paris
together with great destruction of pron.
erty. The RIM leaders are in custodv
The spirit of Communism is eyidentIv
rampant both in London and New York
aud only the most energetic measures
can suppress it.
A lady residing in Cambridge, Md
was bitten by n poisonous snake last
week, and many were apprehensiyc the
bite would prove fatal quite som her
physiciau. (tbapks to GOOD wb;skcv Y
got her dead drunk and was thereby
prepared TO announce his na,icnt CON.
valescent.
A terrible storm swent over 6,
joseph. Mo-. and vicinity on las, Thurs
day night. Several honses were blown
down, and a number of others unroof.d
Four or five persons were killed by
lightning and falling timbers and many
others Injured Tbs loss Of mronsr,y
is estimated at 5000 900.
John Sims. a colored fiddler is ono
of the district Judges in Georgia bv
Gov. Bullock's appointment. When he
comes to hold court the court houses
are found to be locked aud the officers
"gone fishing"
OF the towns in Massachusetts, 3O5
have continued tho prohibition of the
sale of liouor-245 of them nv not
voting. Gil bv voting no and , by n tie