The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-04-13
Items OF News.

having been married four times since her
connection with Crittenden She said
that two of her husbands committed
suicide, f,om one she was divorced, and
one was living unlivorced when she
married the last two Two women
who npplauded her in court were fiued
s25 each for contempt.
Postmaster General Cresswell has
ordered resumption Of mail service on
the Louisville and Lexington Railroad.
In Kentucky, suspended for an assault
upon the cclored route agent Troups
have been stationed along the road, To
prevent further trouble The colored
agent has resigned aud new agent
been appointed,
a Frostburg letter says that ut no
time 10 the recollection Of the "oldest
inhabitant' has the col trade been SO
brisk in the Cumberland region as at
present. Business was resumed at the
nnnes earlier than is usual, the demand
being so great, 1t is complained that
sufficient cars are not furnished to trans
port inc coal TO Baltimore.
One the girls employed at the but.
tou factory Of u. L. Smith at Waterbury,
Connecticut, while stopping to pick up
some buttons, Tuesday had her hair
caught in the machinery, aud the scalp
torn from her head. The pain was fear
ful, but the scalp has been replaced, and
it is hoped will grow to the head again.
A convention of iron manufacturers
at Pittsburg on the 9TH inst, represent.
Ing nearly all the rolling mills aud nail
factories of Western Pennsylvania,
West Virginia Ohio, Indiana aud Ken
lucky, advanced the price of iron cent
per pound, aud nails % cents per keg.
Governor Jacob, of West Virginia.
has issued a proclamation ordering IL
special election in that State on Thurs
day, April 18th, on the proposed Flick
amendment to the State Constitution,
whereby all disabilities fcrparticipation
in the late civil war will be removed
On Friday revenue detectives arres
ted Chas. b, Scrbner aud David A
Miller, New York, charged with clean.
ing aud selling cancelled revenue stamps.
About s20, 600 Ofcleaned revenue stamps
were captured. They had been Opera
ting largely in the city, and conles.e
the crim".
In Richmond, Va, Wednesday light,
Pat Woods, recently notorious IS u
congressional prisoner for beating Con.
gresham Porter, was assaulted in the
night and badly stabbed. Woods, it
seems, is now detective.
Two negro members of the Virginia
Legislature, who were not smart enough
to conceal the brides they took from the
agents of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
are TO be expelled.
The three Leland brothers, Simeon,
Warren and Charles, who hare held the
lease of the Metropolitan Hotel, New
York, for eighteen years past, it is.
reported, have filed a petition in bnak
ruptcy.
Ihefour editorial associations of Maine,
Vermont, New Hampshire aud Massa.
chusetts, have appointed committees to
arrange for joint meeting Of the New
England press next rear Newnort is
suggested as the place Of nesting.
JAS, johnson aud Ueary Brown, of
Prince George county, Va, and Jacob
Blown, Of Petersburg all negroes have
been arrested eharred with tbo murder
of Charles Friend n nromi,an, c;,;yon
of nri,ee Georcc some d,vs ,ro
The Navy Rer;ster rnr isTi ;,s, :,
sued states that Tho c,t;ro r,yy cons;,,,
of 90 wooden vnssols 5I Iron 49, ana
20 tugs. most of which ,re hid m ~,
the various navy wards
81 M,rv,s M;ss;on = .ou. or c,
five bundred inbnbi,nn,s Ok nils nos,
of Topeka Kansas has bean DESTROYED
by fire. Il is renorted thar nnly ,ba
railroad denot wns savea
Tbev h,pe in wash;nn,on ro..;,o.,.
n colored man ,rod los who was e.,
fifty wears n slav. and in 1919 his mas
ter rave him his liberty Tbi. old ne
gro whose name il n p Jaolso~ i;,nl
far forty Years in pbil,dolrh;a
A son of Mr. solomoa Rrow, Of
Oxford township pa nged about ,So
wears was scalded to Jea1h ono dav las,
week bv bucket of b,il;na d.
turning over on ,bc Child
The Legislature of VIRGINIA an Toss-
dav Of las, week olao,aJ III. W ~.
son. conservative 10 ,ba IT 9 cona,a
by los votes to 10 far Linn x pan
hmm the radical nominee "
pern hos hoen n;a;,aS h., - r.
rain which deln.ed ,ho i;n.s ~ H.
wate- courses and 5cs,royed go o0o ooo
Of nropertv cans;ng orsa, distress ora