The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-10
Items of News.

The Congressional Committee Ia session at
New Orlcans has taken testimony showing a
very bad state Of affairs. Carr, one Of the
Yarmouth leaders ia tho Legislature. testiicd
that he had not remained In DO Soto parish,
which be represented. aver three months In
all. and had not been there since he was elect
ed In 1870 The investigation has shown that
many members Of the Louisiana Legislature
have never resided in the parishes they repre-
sent.
The Treasurer n Santa Cruz county, Cal,
was robbed of 100000 on Friday night. 1t
appenrs that upon turning OF the gas In his
Office hu was aeizcd and gagged by a party of
masked aud armed men. who threatened To
Kill him II he did not unlock the vault lie
complied, and the robbers having occurred
his office and led. There Is no clue to their
identity.
At Richmond, Ky, on Thursday, James
Slough and wife quarrelled, and he stabbed
her fifteen or twenty times with a clasp knife.
causing her death 20 few minutes. Whi4key
and jealousy were the cause. On Friday, tween
ty-tve or thirty masked men went to the Jail
where Slough was confined, oYerpuwered the
sheriff, took out Slough and hanged him to a
tree in the vicinity
A large number Of persons assembled at
Hane's Hall on Saturday night TO exchange
views in relation to bill recently introduced
into the Legislature, having for its oblsc, the
reimbursement to the extent Of $500 to those
persons who furnished substitutes or paid com
mutation money duriag the late civil war.
committee, appointed to witt Annapolis, will
report the result Of their trip,
A despatch from Providence, February 1,
SAYS Martin T. Hoard, late cashier Of the
Rhode Island National Bank, has been ares
ted on charges preferred by Bank Examiner
Meygatt, of embezEling $500 900 Of the funds
of the bank, and held 10 S75, 600 bail for exam
nation. Robert A. Pearson, late teller Of the
Ia IA hnt ia he auF yf
complete in the frauds Of the cashier.
The Washington correspondent Of the Phil.
Rdclphia Prcsa gives currency to q runor that
Minister Curtin Is 10 be recalled from ST. Pc
trrsburg, and that General Banks, Of Massa-
chusetts, will be appointed a. his successor
The reasons for the rcbal Of Curtin are not
given. 1t Is understood that General Banks
Is anxious TO 20 abroad.
Robert j. Brent, Esq. one Of the most prom
inent members Of the baltimore bar, died at
his residence in that city on Sunday morning.
lie had been a great sufferer from a compiler
ton OF diseases for many years, but had been
able Ia practice his profession in the Courts
until within the past ten DAYS.
sleeping car conductor on the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad. named Tric., knock
ed down General g. D. Mowry, with a poker.
near Huntsville, Ala, last Friday, INJECTING
serious ii not fatal injuries upon the General.
The assault grew out Of soandalous report
about Jefferson Davis, recently circulated By
rricc.
Near Lancaster, last Thursday, as German
was driving two-horsU wagon along the road
between Rock Hin and SAFE Iarbor, the team,
by some Encouragement, was prpcipitaicd
down an almost perpendicular preCiuice Of 1850
ioct in height Strangely enough, only one
Of the horses was Killed. The driver aud the
other horse escaped serious injury.
At Towspntown, Nd, on Saturday, the trial
Of Joseph League for the murder Of IN IN
Philadelphia, Wilmington aud baltimore Rail
road, last May. resulted in verdict OF guilty
Of manslaughtcr, with recommendation to
mercy. new trial was moved.
The supreme Court Of California has granted
Laura Fair new tTial, on the ground that the
lower Court erred 10 not allowing her counsel
10 close the argument and Ia allowing tpsti-
iruuy tn be taken VI her former character for
immortality.
indictments have been found against Gov.
crnOr David. Secretary Of state Ncwcomb,
aud Attorney General Alexander, Of Texas,
Tor ml.dcmcanor in uiliec. They will be tried
at Galveston.
In the Criminal Court at Chicago, on Fri.
day, Alderman Busch and ex Alderman Mont
gnmory, convicted OF bribcry, were sentenced
each tc six months Imprisonment and $1,000
fine.
Albert a. Rogers, for many years respon.
siblc clerk Ia the Western Union telegram
three thousand dollars Of tho company.
money.
The U. 5. steamer Guerricrc bringing the
remains OF General Robert Anderson, from
Nice, hns arrived At Norfolk.
The Catholic National Temperance Couven-
ti0n will meet .u Baltimore on the 2lnd inst
Iarorhial societies are entitled 20 send each
one delegate.
The PRECEDENT nad Vice President were in
baltimore ou Saturday, visiting a fair for sol.
diers' orphans.
Henry Thaeker, a son-in-law Of Daniel
Boone, died recently, in California, aged 100
years.
In Allen county, Indiana. f,-,y-oue couple
were neatly aud cEpeditously divorced in one
day recently.
Eight thousand Spanish suldiers have been
dispatched from Cadiz, 10 aid the butchers OF
Cuba.
The Auburn tN. w shoe factories make
over 1000 shoes per hour