The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-08-03
Items of News.
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Ing oil yards aud among the shipping.
Over fifty thousand barrels Of petroleum
ready for shipment, four ships aud three
canal boats loaded with oil, an immense
quantity ofnaptha aud refined oil in the
tanks, and phosphate factory with ten
thousand barrels Of phosphate. was
among the properly destroyed 1t was,
Of course, not possible to make more
than an approximate estimate of the
loss, but it was thought it would reach
$1,000, 900.
\ horrible outrage was pcrpetratel
in the lower part Of socl county ON
Monday night by baud of masked men.
1t seems that constable had arrested
two negroes GU the charge Of burning
house in Ken, county, aud was bringing
them aud negro witness to Elkton to
be committed TO Jail till demanded by
the kent county authorities. A party
Of disguised men waylaid the party aud
took possession Of the prisoners. The
officer came on to EIktOn aud reported
the affair. Next morning search was
made aud one Of the negroes was found
hanging on tree. The Others had not
been found at the latest adyices, al
though rumor prevailed that the Que
committed as Il witness had returned to
his home.
An official despatch has been received
at Matamoras from tho Mexican War
Minister, General Mejia, confirming the
report Of the death Of Juarez On the
18Th. 1t states that he died Of heart
disease. Lerdo de Teiada was imme.
diately inauguratcd President. CITY OF
Mexico adylcos Of the 9th state that
The new tariff increasing the duties has
been suspended on the northern frontier
for two months, allowing goods to be
imported uudor the old rates for that
time. General Roeha has issued
proclamation iavoring amnesty to the
Insurgents, aud revolutionary refugees
IN Texas have received permission to
return.
The women Of Carthage, Indian
have abolished all liquor saloons in that
town, aud the thirsty Carthagiuiaus
will hereafter be compelled to resort to
the private bottle. Some sixty indig.
nant matrous visited tho varions dram.
shops aud besought their owners to
abandon their vile business, ADD, after
failing in their mission, they formed ia
solid phalanx, marched to the misery
mills one after the other, smashing the
furniture and leaving havoc behind
them IN every case.
City OF Mexico papers Of the 18th
contain an account OF the release Of az
American named Charles Thiele. 1t
appears that Thielo wrote letters from
Chiapas to the United States Minister,
charging Mexican officials with murder.
ing Americans, and other outrages, that
these letters were broken open and read,
aud that in revenge false charges were
brought against Thiele, and he was
Imprisoned four months Documents
in the case have been sont to Washing
ton.
John Harper tells the Long Branch
correspondent Of the Commercial III.
rertiscr that LonglcIlow is not per
manently injured. He is taking his
daily sallops now and will BIZ at the
Long Branch August nceting, but not
TO run. His half brother, Littleton.
will be ia the four mile race, aud Har
per has great deal OF confidence 10 him
when matched against Kingfsher, AIyoy
and Monarehist.
Two children of fisherman named
Lessor were boating on the Niagara
river, 10Th, aud being driven into the
rapids by high wind we're dashed over
the Falls. Later in the day an old
fisherman named Barney aud com.
panion (name unknown were crossing
In boat from the Canada side and met
with the same fate.
At midnight on Sunday a passenger
train on the Kansas Pacific Railroad
passed through bridge, aud plunged
into eternity several emigrants, and
terribly manned a number of other
passengers. Among the killed was
German and his wife, who had with
them at the time of the accident two
little children.
As companion calamity to the
Kansas Pacific Railroad disaster, steam
boat on the Mississippi river Tuesday
exploded her boilers aud scattered death |
an all directions. Fifteen persons were
either scalded to death or were drowned
and OF those saved many are terribly !
injured
At Savannah, a number Of persons,
including two women and two children,
were wounded during the street car
rloting on Monday. On Monday night |
a Republican meeting broke up in
fight, in which several persons were
stabbed aud beaten. Quiet was restored |
next day.
A diamond fever is now raging in
California. The discovery of large de.
posts Of diamonds near the Arizona
border has been reported. An agent
sent out from San Francisco is said to
have returned with precious stones of
great value.
Immense fields of gold and silver are
reported to have been recently discov.
cred in Russia, which, it is believed
viii have the effect in time to start up
II good trade with japan and China and |
our own northwestern coast.
The Nicaragua. Exploring Expedi.
lion, who have arrived in New York city,
report that the construction Of a canal
through Nicaragua, from the Atlantic
TO the Pacific, is found TO be very
jmpraeticalle