The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-12-14
Items of News.

the absence oil her husband on duty. by q
man trying To get into her room. There
were sleeping in the room, besides herself
three children and young Lady compan.
ion. Mrs Kendall called, but received
no answer, and the ruilian putting his
head in the window, she shot him dead
with revolver. The garrison being
aroused, fastened to the scene, and the
body was found to be that of Corporal
Taliierro, eolored, of Company /, Ninth
L. S. Cavalry.
\ Columbia, South Carolina. despatch
states that Standardized Pattcsons arrest
is based on the aihdayits Of eleven mem.
bers of the Legislature, charging him with
procuring his election by bribery. lie was
taken before trial Justice, but a crowd
of his friends created disturbance. and
Patterson escaped in the confusion. lie
was again arrested in the evening and
committed to jail for twelve hours for
contempt, but was Immediately released on
hdbeas corpus.
Two gentlemen were hunting with dog
aud gun, last week. in the new county of
Garrett, in the western part Of this State
Their dog was n bulldog and 10 their
great surprise the animal came dashing to.
wards them at the top OF his speed. and in
great terror They were not long in dis
covering that the dog was pursued by four
wildcats, and as they approached two of
the wildcats were shot, while the others
made their escape.
The steamship Scanderia, which sailed
from New York for Queenstown the sth of
October, has nGt been heard Of since. and
is believed to be lost, She was command.
ed by Captain Upton, and her officers and
crew numbered fory-fvo persons. No
passengers were on board. The Scanderia.
according to Custom House measurement,
had capacity of 1888 tons. Her cargo
on her last voyage consisted of $1,000
bushels Of corn.
The tract of land owned by the Pamunky
tribe of Indians in King Williams coun.
ty, Va, embraces 1866 acres, but about
100 are arabic They have one school,
one Baptist church, built in 1868, and
three ministers Every one above the age
oftiiteen years is membcr of the church.
The tribe numbers eighty-fyc Their
chief occupation is fishing and hunting
They also engage. but not very largely. in
the cultivation of the soil
\ restaunntkecper in Washington late.
ly refused 10 sell negro liquor He was
prosecuted before the police court and
fined 500, lie appealed from the police
court, and Judge Macarthur decided that
the proprietor of a hotel or restaurant was
the proper judge of who should have re-
freshments or lodgings in his house and no
one could dispute his authority in that
matter.
The tobacco crop of Lancaster county,
Pa. says the Hfeiiiyncer, is not only the
largest ever grown, but it is also unusually
good So is the crop Of York county,
while that of Connecticut is the best ever
known. The leaves of the latter are said
to be extremely fine aud silky and are
nearly all of light cinnamon, the color
most frequently sought after.
An infant was left in the ears at Cum
berland Md last week, by its unieeling
mother. The train was just leaving as
the conductor discovered the little deserted
innocent lying upon one OF the seats aud
backed TO the depot again, when the
mother was discovered, and made to take
charge of her offspring, though with seem
ing neluctancc
John NJ. Carpenter and Edward Sale
have been arrested near Bolivar, Ark, for
countcrfeiting. \ large amount of un-
finished railroad bonds and t. : currency
was found in their possession The
prisoners passed through st. Louis Tuesday
ON their way to Washington Carpenter
is a steel plate engraycr, and was formerly
employed in the Treasury at Washington.
On the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Wednesday evening, at South Branch,
seventeen miles east of Cumberland,
locomotive and twenty loaded coal cars
broke through bridge and were precipita-
ted into the river A fireman was killed,
and several other men injured though not
seriously.
Mrs Nelson Plummer, wife of the post
master at PIummcryille, Frederick county,
was swindlcd out of sl2, Cegg aud butter
money which she had been saving for
Christmas by man who pretended to be
deaf mute The fellow was well dressed,
and had but three fingers on one hand.
The ship-builders of the United States
will make another effort before Congress
to have free good many articles not lii
cluded in the law Of last winter. Ii ever
We are to build ships in this country of