The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-24
Items Of News.

with coal aud six 6rst.clsss steamboats,
have been wrecked, il two instances
the steamboats, having been reduced to
kiudling wood by the great pressure
of the gorged ice. On Thursday the
ice was piled up fifteen ieethigh in solid
mass, aud in other places huge cakes.
after floating down the channel, would
suddenly be h+rled aguinst steamboats,
Ard barges Thus were gorges created,
aud in a short time thereafter a crash
would take place, the boats being crush.
cd to atoms or forced high and dry upon
the shore. 1t is estimated that the loss
to boats barges and cargoes thus far is
not less than half million of dollars.
Last Friday night, Lowry's gang of
negro out laws entered LumbertOn, 10
Robson county, North Carolina, stole
two iron safes, one from McLeod's store
and the other from the Shorif's Office
aud got away unmolested The sherilf's
safe was dropped in the street unopened
but MeLeods was rifled Of S22 900 ia
money, most of which had been placed
il it by different persons for safe keep
ing. Ou Saturday morning, when the
robbery was discovered, a Deputy She
riffs posse pursued aud overlook the
robbers, but the latter escaped into the
woods. 10 addition to the money, about
$1,000 worth of merchandise was taken
from McLeod's store. The State Gov.
eminent offers a reward Of s35 600 for
the capture Of the Lowrys, dead o.
alive"
Eight trains on the Union Pacific
the first in IS days-arrived at Ogden
Utah, last Saturday, the blockade hay.
ing been temporarily raised Among
the methods used by the passengers tn
while away the monotony of their jour.
ney, we're indignation meetings and
shovelling Of snow, the latter being
universal recreation. One death aud
two births also occurred, and number
of passengers were injured by collisions.
Much of the detention is attributed to
the incompetcncy ofthe railroad officials,
and suits for damages are threatened
The blockade between Medicine Bow
and Rawlins was renewed by another
storm on Saturday night.
War matters in Mexico are as lively
as ever. The latest ndyices are to the
effect that Trevino had attacked San
luis Potosi with $1,000 men, aud after
capturing the city would push GU to the
City Of Mexico. Quiroga was waiting
for heavy guns to enable him to capture
Matamoras, and in Sinaloa the Govern.
meut forces have been defeated with a
loss of four guns aud large quantity
of arms aud ammunition. it is said
that in consequence of Mexican depre
datiOus 10 Texas a large body Of Texas
stockholders are being arned aud will
shortly march into Mexico aud retaliate
for the losses inflicted upon them by
haudit Mexicans.
10 consequence of the revelations
regarding corruption 10 the affairs of
the New York Custom House, the A;tor
ney General has ordered tho. United
States District Attorney to prosecute all
persons who have give brides to the
Customs officers, as well as those of the
latter who have received them This
affects both the merchants aud importers
who have bought the services OF the
officers, and those Inspectors, Weighers,
Watchmen and others who violated the
laws for pay. An effort to procure 10
dictments will be made ut the next term
of the United States Circuit Court
As train on the Savannah and Char
lesion Railroad approached the trestle
bridge across the Savannah river on
Sunday evening, the conductor discover.
ed signs OF insecurity in the bridge.
He therefore uncoupled the locomotive
and tried to cross without the train.
but the trestle gave way, and the engine
tumbed into the river. The engineer
and firemen. were picked ont of the
water some distance below the bridge.
The passengers were taken to Savannah
Monday by steamer.
At Horse Bluff, Wis, on Sunday
morning, an lrishman named Murphy.
while drunk, killed German named
Crantz, whom he mistook for another
man. The murdered mans friends have
destroyed all the liquor places in the
town, and threatened to lynch Murphy
The snow blockade on the Union Pa
cihc Eairoad has been raised, aud trains
are now running, that is, the road was
open on Saturday, but the weather being
capricious in that section of the country
another blockade may occur at any
moment.
The challenge of the ATLANTA Boat
Club of New York has been accepted
by the London Rowing Club. The
contest is to take place on the Thames
river, aud the New Workers will send
six OF their best men to England.
New York reports make Archbishop
McCloskey the successor of the late
Archbishop Spalding; and Bishop
Lynch, of South Carolina, as the sue.
cessor to Archbishop McCloskey.
Thomas IL. Morris, President Of the
Union Club Of Baltimore, died in that
city on Friday, aged So years. lie s
son IN law Oft Hon. Reverdy johnson
on Wednesday both branches of the
Legislature adjourned over till next
Monday, in honor of Washingtons
birthday.
We have heard that Figures would
not liz" but they did not tell the truth
iast week, IN our columns, in represent
lag that Oxford University was foun ed
ilSO, b o., when il should have been
A. D. 800.
The newspapers have nearly all swal-
lowed that "wild tea" cancer cure hum,
bug 1t didn't touch our lips