The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-09-28
Items Of News.

and remained there until he was dis
charged US "curcd" In day or two
he was elected from street car BY the
conductor. From the effects of the fall
the wound in his chest opened aud he
died There was some difficulty in
determining AS to which party commit
ted the murder. The Corouer's jury,
however, has discharged the car con
duetor, aud committed Qdiuu, the orig
isal assailant, to answer
A telegram, dated Philadelphia, Sep.
tember %, says :-Coruelius Driscoll,
aged twenty four, about week ago had
a fight with one Howard Price. They
we're to have conteuded in a prize fight,
but this was declared of by the stake.
hslder, as Price did not come to time.
The parties met privately tue same day,
and IRON blow received at the time,
it is alleged the death of DriScoll was
caused, he having died on Saturday
The principal and seconds in the fight
have been taken into custudy.
Jesse PomeFoy, aged II, has been
arrested in Boston ioI the commission
oil strange crueiIies 1t appears that he
was III the habit of decoyIug boys i've
II lGo years of age to out OF the way
pieces, stripping, gag-luE, aud tying
chem up anI lheu whipping aGd other
we ma,ircatIng them lie would cut
smt,l holes under the eyes Ut some oil
his victims, disisurInS them for lite,
aud would mltct painful slabs aud cuts
on various parts Ul the bodies Oi Others.
The movement toward, shutting down
tue oil wells OF Pennsylvania, aud sus
pension Of drilling has been revived,
aud u is thought will now be successful
A large number OF producing wells have
already been stopped The production
had reached lS0OO barrels per day,
aud was increasing This excessive
supply, It is said, causes prices to dc
clue 50 luw that producing has become
uupr6lable. aud 10 enhance the prices
the present movement Is made
The police authorities OF Baltimore
after investigating the ease OF the two
men found dead on the Washington
road, near that city, have come to the
conclusion that they were brothers from
New York, named K aud q Muhier, aud
committed suicide together. They were
both under thirty years OF age, OF Ger
man birth, aud had been seeking EN-
ployment
Charles Il Henderson was arrested
in Baltimore on Saturday night, on
suspicion Of having murdered DR..
Merrimau Cole, who was killed in his
Office by an unknown person on the
evening Of the 9th of January last
Henderson was tenant Of Dr. Coles
until few days before the murder
The evidence is said to be strongly
against him.
Notwithstanding repeated official an
nouncements from Spanish officers 10
command in Cuba that the rebellion
was over, another "pan for campaign
against the insurgents" has been pro
Jecied by General Ceballos, and forward
ed to Madrid for approval. The war is
not over Nor will it be over until
Cuba is free.
Thousands Of bushels ofapples will be
leltto rot on the ground iu the orchards OF
western Massachusetts this autumn
In some towns farmers are Offering
cider at l.50 per barrel, aud it is diff
cult to fnd purchasers sufficient to
exhaust half the apples at any price.
Farmers in England are forming
vigilance committees to protect their
houses, barns aud stacks from the torch
or match Of the incendiary. Since the
late agricultural strikes this class OF
crime has increased to an alarming
extent, aud hence the movement chrou
iclcd
Among the arrivals ofnowly appointed
cadet midshipmen, last week, was II
cOlored cadet appointed by southern
negro member Of Congress. lie is ut
the private house Of Mrs Bishop, ne
gress. The examination Of cadets is
'Os solne gu at the naval Ae,demy'
81 iO"r year o'u sou Oh " II Dop''n
H., a,n county, iowa went 10 oeu
inc other night perfectly well us usual,
Du'' gu Waxing, was ,Cnnu 70 DC cross
-, u 1''h eyes Inc phenomenon
P'1 e. 'he doctors ooo
.hiat . estimated 'o'' at ,e1st ao'oVo
eh'ekens have been used up at the
,ai'ous camp meetings on the Peninsula
hn ,S , season lru'y a large death rate
~, Ju' s"eu u ' not to be supposed tna'
N"e preachers ate them all
Po by a"V'ee Of the District Attorney
Nv NJ 'o''s,, 'ne ai'esed mailman murderer,
"as Ou MONDAY discharged as he had
, w.; sa ll evidence to establish the