The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-09-07
Items OF News.


ed at Trumbull, Wisconsin, charged
with the murder of five persons by pois-
onug. la September OF last year her
husband died suddenly, with symptoms
of poisoning; III May last, her sou,
aged 10 years, aud in June a daughter,
aged 8, died in the same mnuuer. Lust
month, Mrs. Lamb went to nurse a sick
neighbor, named Mrs. Jane Altman,
aud gave her powder, aud Mrs Alt
man died, ia great pain, IN few min
utes after taking IT, Last week Royal
Garland, another ucighbor, died soon
after drinking a cup Ol tea prepared BY
Mrs Lamb. When the latter was ar
rested, strychniue and arsenic were
found ia her house. 1t is said that an
analysis of Garlaud's stomach revealed
poison.
A terrible Indian massacre is reported
in Colorado. On Monday last Gov
ernment train Of 80 mule teams, loaded
with army supplies for Fort Lyon, un
der command OF Stephen Bryan, was
attacked by 200 Arapahoes in Dry
Greek Valley, between Carson City aud
the Fort. The wagons were plundered
aud burned, the mules carried of, aud
ID men bclongiug to the train lett killed
or wounded ON the ground. Bryan was
fAyed alive by the savages Fifteen
other men are missing. IL is said the
train was under the escort Of Lieut..
Mcfarland, with several hundred cayal
ry, but the escort were nine miles iu
the rear al the time OF the massacre.
The farmers OF Berks county, Pa.
report singular disease among the
cattle Within lew weeks a number
have gone blind, some IN ouc eye but
most Of them ia both eyes One farmer
has twelve head, some entirely blind.
aud others partially so Onc calf, at
three days old, never out Of the stable.
lost lis sight. Ga some farms two, three
and four are victims ul the disease.
The nerve Of the eye seems to die from
within, and the eye becomes white.
Horses have thus far escaped
Serious troubles have again broken
out ia Pope county, Ark. Last SAtur,
day night, is Cuunty Clerk ilicklx,
Sheriff Dodson, aud Deputy Sheriff Vii
Hams were removing the county records,
they were iifad On from au old building,
aud illekuK was Killed A COrher,
jury was immediately summoned, and
towards the cIO,e OF the inquest Justice
Brown was fired upon BY the same
party that killed llIckox, aud mortaliy
wounded
The brother Of De Livingstone, iiv
ing iu Cauada. has been interviewed
relative to the geuulueness Of the Living
sloue letters. lie says that he has not
the least doubt the letter received by
him was in his brothers handwriting.
aud explains certain curious expressions
in the Doctors letters by saying that
the explorer was always very ioud OF
INDUCING il hunOrous aud quaint say
Jugs.
Official adyices are soon expected by
the government announcing that the
Geneva arbitration is at un end. There
is good reason " believe, though the
fact is not known officially, that the To
tai award made to the UuItad States is
about eleven millions OF dollars, being
less than one half VI the total amount
asked Tor damages
Two cOlored men, named Lucas aud
Harris, were hanged ut Columbia, s. Z
GU Friday, for the murder OF john
Simpson aud Patrick Murphy. 1t is
stated that the ropes were improperly
adjusted," aud that the culptlts "slrug-
gled for ten minutes in desperate efforts
to save themselves "
Ia the Schoeppe trial, at Carlisle,
Professor Wood, OF Philadol
phia, testified that he did not believe
Miss Steiuneeke died from poison, but
from kidney disease. Professor Aiken,
OF Maryland University, affirmed his
previous testimony US to the presence
OF prussic acid IN the stomach of dc
ceased.
The steamer Nevada, Of the Philadel.
phia aud Hartford llne, took fire while
anchored oil the mouth oil the Thames
River, on Long Island Sound, Tuesday
evening, aud was burned to the water .
edge. She had miscellaneous cargo
on board. The captain aud crsw es.
capped in the boats. The loss will not
exceed $4,000.
The Pacific mail steamer America
was burned while anchored iu the ha-.
Dor OF Yokohama, japan, GU the 24th
OF August. Gold aud silver coiu to
the amount Of ,000, 900 was lost. The
passengers aud crew escaped The
American was new vessel (built 10
1862 aud was valued at million OF
dollars.
A San Francisco despatch says that
all the Indians have ieit the Camp
Mcdowell reservation, in Arizopa, and
are depredating in all directions The
troops, in anticipation OF another peace
mission from General Howard, remain
idly in camp.
The steamship BienyiIle, which left
new YORK Tor Aspiuwall GU August
10th, was burned at sea 90 the morning
OF the 18th ult Most OF the passeu
gers and crew were saved by the boats,
but about sixteen are known to be lost.
1t is stated that no successor to Mr..
Curtin as Minister to Russia will be
appointed at present, there being no
questions that require the presence of
United States Minister at st. Peters
burg.
1t is stated that the Western Iron
aud Nail Association, at a meeting in
Pittsburg, on Friday, decided to ad
vance the price Of iron "a, aud OF nails,
26 CENTS nor Lao