The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-03-02
Items Of News.

the organization in Hungary, directing
him to hold his Commandery in readi
ness for immediate &C ion. The Presi
dent of the Order in the United States
is said to be i'll at New Orleans. The
despatch further states that the Society
has nearly 1000 members in the United
States, that Louis Blanc, Kossuth aud
Mazzini are leading members, and that
the headquarters is in London, with
branches in Vienna, Berlin, Paris, Ma.
Piles aud Florence. All the Society S
dispatches are sent in cipher.
David Hooker, Milwaukee moulder,
met with serious accident while hand
ling kettle OF molten iron, Goth ult.
The hook supporting the kettle gave
way, the vessel tilted, and stream Of
molten iron struck Hooker upon the leg
and ran down into his boot, where it
pierced instantly to the bone, and form
ed q mould where the iron hardened
lie was SO maddened by the pain that
he ran about $50 feet before he was
caught, SO as to be relieved. lie then
was taken to his residence Greenbush,
hear Fowler street, where medical assis.
lance was sent His foot aud leg we're
badly charred, aud will probably be
lost.
A freight train on the Pan Handle
Railroad, broke through bridge near
Steubenville, Ohio, on Tuesday night,
Of last week, and the locomotive aud
fourteen cars went down. The fireman
was killed and the engineer aud brake.
man were injured. The train was load.
ed with horses, sheep, hogs, etc, aud
eight or ten Of the horses were killed.
1t is believed that the disaster was caus.
ed by the train being thrown from the
track by stone which had rolled down
from the embankment.
They had grand race of e.boats
on the Hudson 10 the ncighborhood Of
Poughkeepsie last week, and the scene
was very exciting. Five boats took part
in the race, aud the extraordinary speed
OF twelve miles was attained by the win.
ucr, Ella. So popular has this sport
become with the residents along the
shores of the Hudson that clubs have
been formed for its encouragement, and
the regatta yesterday was the result of
the friendly rivalry between the ice
yaehtsmen.
A negro who sued Chicago saloon.
keeper Tor So 300 damage. for putting
him out of his saloon after refusal to
comply with request TO leave, has
been awarded one ceut. The Court in
structed the jury that the proprietor
had the legal right to remove the
plaintiff from his restaurant by force,
without giving any reason therefor, if
the plaintiff refused or neglected to 90
when requested.
Among the curiosities of self murder
the newest is that of g Christopher Sta b,
German resident in Louisville, who
loaded pistol with powder, then filed
the chamber up with water, placed the
muzzle in his mouth and fred the wea
pom. His whole head, above the mouth,
was blown to pieces.
AS fifteen men we're defending the
slope Of coal mine near Youngstown,
Ohio, on Wednesday evening, in two
cars, the chain gave way and they were
precipitated to the bottom at fearful
rate. One Of them, named Redmond
was killed, aud all the rest, except one,
injured; FIVE mortally.
Three or four months ago an Italian
fisherman climbed Vesuyius aud threw
himself into the burning crater. Since
then five or six Neapolitans have com.
mitted suicide ia the same way, and the
Vesuvian made Of self extinction threa-
tens to become fashionable.
Revels, the experimental colored
Seoator from Mississippi, will turn tenn
perance agent for the Congressional
Sociesy, at Washington, after his term
expires on the 9TH Of next month.
A proposition is on foot to build a
railroad from Eistos, Nd, to Middle
town, Del. The design is to open more
direct railroad communication between
the Eastern Shore and Baltimsre.
a dog, wkscs was chat up ~ a lehsrch
in Taunton, Mass, for FIVE days, nade
SAD havoc w'is tue hymn books, az the
vain search OF something 10 aPpease the
pangs Of hunger.
Inc Methodist Book Committee have
appointed eight experts, who will begin
immediately M Investigation of the at.
t&rs at Che Heck Concern.
Vessels slth over fifteen thousand
barrels Of Hour on board JAILED from
New York on Saturday for the relief of
the sufferers 10 France.
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