The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-04-27
Items OF News,
By VIM, H. vanderford, Proprietor

Tho latest M.xi,an alyices report
the rcyolnliouists, having extracted a
fue Of $4,000 from Monterey firm
aud sold 200 mules, have leen enabled
to move GU Matamoras, aud that OUR.
oga is on the way thithcr with 5000
men. A cavalry regiment at Gen.
Cottinas' head quarters reyolted on
Friday, and attempted to Kill the Gen.
eral. The mutiny WAS quclled with
some loss Of life, and 20 Of the mutiu-
GERS escaped to the rebels, The rebels
have complete control Of Yucatan. The
steamer from Guaymas, which arrived
at San Francisco on Saturday, reports
that nothing was known at Gniymas
of Il c allcded capture Of Mazatlan by
the Government lorces II was repor.
ted that the ,Iusrists had captured
Calacan after desperate struggle
Washington dispatches report that
the President aud Cabinet are uni ed
in support Of the position taken by the
Secretary of State in the Alabama case
as presented to the arbitrutors, and that
"there is no possibility OF our Govern.
ment reccding from i's just demands. d"
A despatch 10 the New York Times
says that our Government insists upon
its position Tor tn s,l1 purpose of Sc.
curiug an arbitra'i OF the principle
involved, and that 10 have the princi
pie settled for all time to come, SO that
il might BE- precedent 10 future CON
plications, there is no doubt that this
Government would consent to waive any
payment of money dam ge. ia case OF
a possible dedecision adverse to Eng.
laud."
The Government has instructed its
officers on the RIO Grauda to begin
proceedings against the captured Mexi
eau officers who have lead marauding
parties aud committed 50 many on'ragcs
on the frontier, the charge against them
being violation of tho neutrality laws
The officers are 10 the custody OF the
United States authorities at San Auto
Mo, where the feeling Is very strong
against them as well as against their
allies, the Old NJ xic,ns living along
the Nueces, who are constitutional
thieves, and pluudvr San Antonio was
on trains at every opportunity.
The threatened civil war iu Spain
has broken out in tie principal portion,
oft, the most fJrnallb.e demonstrations
being made against the provinces OIL
Navarro, Leou aud Puatrycdl Ia an
engagement with band Of Carli,ts in
Navarro a priest, said TO b. the leader
Of the baud, Was captured and shes by
the Government iug es. Al B,yuuue,
Il city III France aud near the Splujsh
border, number OF mcu suspected Vt
Vi aiding the Ciri.i movement, werc
arrested, but oyorpo6er,uS the French
police they escaped towards the Spanish
frontier
The Sapremc Lodge knights Of Py
thias insession at Baltimore. gu Saturday
elected the following officers: Supreme
Venerable Patriarch, Samuel Reid, OF
New Jersey Chancellor, lion, Henry
Clay Berry, Of Illinois Vice Chaucel
Jor, S. 5 Davis, of n, H.; Recording
aad Corresponding Scribe, Clarence Vi
Bartou, ID. q. Banker, YIN. A. Potter,
Penua.; Guide, VIM b. Kennedy, Ohio;
luner Steward, Joseph d. Weeks, Iowa;
Outer Steward, Charles IL. Hodg,on,
w. Va.
A eolored man named Thomas II
Johnson, was killed by white mlu
" named James e. Robinson, 10 Aune
Arundel county, on Monday. Robin
son was in drunken carousal 10 store
near Governors Bridge, when johnson
entered. He accused the latter Of fail
ms to fulfil promise to work for him,
which the latter denied, aud LETT the
store Robinson followed him out aud
stabbed him with knife in the s,o
mach The murderer is in Jail, but
claims 10 have been too drunk to know
anything about the matter.
II the information received from
california respecting the latest excite.
ment 10 Alaska be true, the land Of
seals aud cold weather will iu a short
time DO teeming with persons seeking
their fortunes. The excitement alluded
to Is said to have originated over iutelli
gence that rich gold aud silver miues
have been discovered near Sitka, in one
Instance silver having been discovered
within half mile Of that place
1t is said that during the shocks OF
the recent earthquake 10 California mi
ners at work three hundred feet under
ground were entirely unconscious oil
'he disturbance at the surface, which
raltled brick buildings into heap of
runs This would appear to support
thehypothesis lately advanced that earth
quakes are produced by electrical dis.
'ufoanees on the surface rather than by
aoY Internal agitation OF the earth.
ine latest "hiddcu treasure" sensa.
,,oa comes from San Buenaventura,
oal', VII, party has recently been
organized to search for a wagon load
q Mexican dollars, supposed to have
oeen secreted by an old Mexican hidal- |
50 When he learned that the Amer.
cans were abou, to take possession Of
california.
Va Sunday, the 18th instant, a fire |
o'oke out on the mountain near Catoc.
~ ! uFnaee, Frederick county Md, the
M'Sa vas blowing strong, and in a short
,''ne Soo0 acres OF land we're burnt over.
ssss'toyinga large quantity OF timber
,,sIelngrail, &c. The frs Is supposed |
70 Dc the work Of an inceudiary.
war with the Sioux Indians is
P'ooable as soon us the Union Pacific /