The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-01-27
Items of News.

catered the bank ia the rear, it is sup
posed, about six o'clock One OF the
watchmen, named Baylis, was gagged
and tied in chair, and one of the rob.
bers stood before him with pistol
while his coniederates got into the
vaults aud rifed the boxes containing
private deposits, The other watchmau
Severn, arrived at the bank about halt
an hour later than Baylis, and was
seized the moment he entered. A lady
passing by happened to zee Severn
seized, aud gave. the alarm, when the
people rushed into tho bank aud the
robbers fed. The burglars left large
number Of tools, some heavy timbers,
and two kegs OF powder. One OF the
robbers is described as "a very old
man, with bald head" The bank
lost nothing, all the funds reported tn.
ken being the property Of private de.
posltors,
The English Republicans are serving
out to the Loyalists the same rough
treatment by which the latter sought
to silence SIR Charles bikes exposals
oil the cost and lselessness Of the Mon.
archy. A Loyalist meeting in London
on Tuesday night was invaded by the
Republicans and broken up by force,
the rioters retiring singing the Mar.
selllaise after they had accomplished
their object. Violence is not good
argument for any cause, but it must be
allowed that the example was set by the
defenders OF the throne III the first
place.
The Agents Of eight trans. Atlautic
steamship lines, sailing out of New
York, assert that the bucks kept by the
Custom house Appraisers show Il much
larger number OF packages out of each
cargo marked as received ia bad order
than tho number so entered on the
books OF the companies kept on their
docks. 1t i, also asserted that 10 al.
most all such cases the packages have
been improperly opened III the Apprais
er's stores aud valuable goods have been
removed.
n chambermail at the Seminary
boarding house, Bangor, Maine, while
shaking rug out OF Il second story
window recently, lost her balance, turn
ed complete somersault aud came
down to the ground with a rush. An
observer was horror stricken at the
sight aud supposed, Of course, that the
maid was Killed but to his utter aston.
ishment, after moments rest she
jumped up, ran into the house and re.
sumed her work as if nothing had hap.
peued.
A complete set of burglars tools was
discovered iu the Reformed Church
stecple, Haserstown, GU Tuesday OF
last week. An attempt to rob the
Hagerslown Bauk was made on Wedues
day night, but failed, the discovery of
the tools had set the watchmun on the
qul vive, who was fully prepared for
the visitors. The store of Fiery &
Watts, at Fuukstown, was robbed OF
sl25 on the Sunday night previous.
There are sixty eight ayowed repub.
lican clubs in England, the largest Of
which numbers nearly | 900 members.
The " International" numbers half a
million adherents 10 Great Britain, all
of whom are, of course, in favor of a
republic. Bradlaugh aud 0gder count
.on 10000 ardent republicans who are
capable of good organizing work 10 case
&. of an outbreak.
At Louisville, on Sunday morning,
Theodore Thorn shot his sister, Mrs.
Green, aud her two daughters, aged re.
spectively 8 aud II years. Mrs. Green
and the elder child are expected to die,
. but the younger is not fatally injured.
Thorn then attempted to shoot his
brother. in. law, and finally shot himself
in the head, but did not iuaict NOR.
ial wound. 1t is said he was insane.
At Lakeville, Mass, on Friday, a
dentist named Charles A. Leach, while
seffering from delirium tremeus, made
a" raid upon the population at large,
and shot four men before he was secur.
ed. Que Of the wounded men, Thomas
bump, was dangerously injured in the
wind'pipe. The others we're only
slightly Injured. Leach was sent to
the lunntic asylum.
The Charleston, S. G. News announ.
ees that the work Of putting Forts SUN.
ter aud Moultrie in defensive condition
will begin Immediately. The mount.
ing OF forty heavy guns was to have be.
gun on Monday Fort Pulaski, below
Savannah, is also to be strengthened
1t IS worth something to a hotel to
have Fisk killed 10 it. Aside from the
advertisement given to the establish.
nent By the murder, the proprietor
now brings ia bin of 50 500 for the
use of the room 10 which the deceased
breathed his last.
Some roughs tried to break IN a
Methodist donation party, at Denville,
n. D., last Wednesday night, but the
brethren were on their muscle, aud not
only worsted their opponents in the
fight, but lodged them IN jail.
IL is expected that 1900 delegates
will attend the National Labor Conyen.
tion to be held in Columbus, Ohio, on
the I'D OF February. All societies
who have elected delegates to the Con-
sention are urged to report to the Or.
,ganizing Committee in Washington.
The total less by the. Trenton Bank
robbery, it is now stated, will not ex.
coed $4,000. 1t appears that the bur-
glars rented house near the bank, aud
were nineteen days preparing for the
robbery.
The London Times recently warned
the Spanish government that the loss
oi Cuba was only a question Of time