The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-05-04
Items Of News.

of officials aad others, who issued in
number of fraudulent bonds, for which
the people were obliged to pay. Efforts
to secure egnl satisfaction failed, aud
the aggrieved parties have tukon re.
yenge by mob law. On W ednesday
oil last week three of the principal
signers OF the bonds, Judge Steven
sou. Cline aud Dutro, were journcying
in railroad train As - train np
.proached Holden, Mo, it was stopped
by an armed mob, who overpowered the
engineer, aud shot the three bond sign
ers. throwing their bodies by the side
OF the track The train was then al
lowed to pass GU A report reached
Kansas City on Thursday uight that
Judge Forsyth, another OF the bond
rug was shot, aud his body hung
from tree. The lynchers claim that
they have "a thousand 'neb IN their or
gaulzation." Governor Blown, OF Mis-
sourl. has ordered militia to Cass county
to protect the people galnst the anti
ring yigll'nts,
The ue"cih Conference h the Meth
odst kplscopi' Church began ITS SOS
slons IN Brn"k'yn, ~ wednesday last
1t will be attended by l 1 delegates
representing religious constituency OF
over l,9OO,OOv souls Il is expected
that the General Conference WAX elect
at least Nur new Bishops, aud will ad
just the Bork Uoncorn dlihouity Two
reports VIII be submitted to the Vie no
dist General Conferences with rolete1ce
to the alleged mlsnanasemont OF the
Book Concern Inc majority 1t rs uu'
dersiood, wiz De 10 favor oil the mhh-
agemeul, while the minority sustain ihc
allegations OF Kew DE- L'nahan, All
the indications are, mat these reports
will occupy great deal OF time IN the
Conference aud evoke much iecilng,
pro aud con
10 the Third District Court at Salt
Like City, on Tuesday, au official copy
oil the decision OF the Supreme Court
OF the United States III the Utah case
was presented Ia conformity with
the ruling therein, that the mode oil
drawing petit jurors since September,
1870, was illegal, the Court ordered the
discharge OF all the prisoners indicted
since that dIte Thls liberates 40 per
sons, "a Of whom were arrested for
murder, IL for immortality, three Tor riot
and three for libel, The Court also
ordered the transfer from the Federal
to the Territorial Marshal OF about 40
persons charged with various crimes,
but not yet indicted.
Brownsville, Texas, is full of women
aud children who have fled from llhta
fnoras, aud revolutionary symplthizers
who have been expelled from that city
Gen. McCook has picketed the Rio
.Grande 20 prevent neutral ty, aud the
-eitizeus Of Brownsville have organized
a military company for police duty
DR.. VIM Tyler. un eminent physi
clan of Frederick city. died cu the 24th
of April, aged IS years he Vas Prc,i-
dent oi the Farmers and Mechanics
National Bauk oil that city Tor SIS years,
aud was an elector on the Jackson tick
ct, aud subsequently, candidate Tor
Governor Of thus State.
Herrings aud shad are so plentiful iu
the rivers 10 North Car liua that the
former are selling for $3.50 per thou
sand, aud the finest shad at from ten
to twenty five ccuts each. Ia seine.
at the mouth OF the Chowau. 300 900
herring we're caught recently at a sin
gle sweep.
The President is now understood to
favor the proposition for the withdraw
al of the claims for cou,eoueu,ial dam
.uges, il England shall agree to the
principle that neutral powers shall not