The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-11-30
Items Of News.

and profit at Boonyille. n. Y. 0ne of the
party was q. Sanford Sporty, proprietor Of /
the Forge House az that place, and guide
we'll known To tourists in the Adirondack. /
MIR. Spery, with his son Willie aged 10.
engaged to watch section lie was quite /
successful, and Killed and dressed one deer
and shot another, which he went for in a .
boat. As he vas bringing in his prize his /
son called out that the dogs were coming.
Eager for more spoils, he lost his balance
with the weight of the deer and the rough |
ness OF the waves, and fell into the water. /
tipping over the boat, about quarter Of IA |
mile from the landing His son began Ia |
cry, but he called to him not 10 be afraid.
as he was coming ashore al right. For
an hour or two he struggled. against the
rough water and wind, drifting 80 near
the land that his son could have reached
him with long pole bat at that point
his strength gave out, aud he went down
before the eyes Of his gref.strieken boy.
The steamship Batavia from Liverpool,
arrived at Boston, Monday, with Captain
Bell the first and second mates, aud six Of
the crew of the bark Charles Ward. from
Quebec for Sunderland. The Batavia fell
IN with the Charles Ward on the 18th
inst, in latitude 80 IL, longitude II u.
dismasted and watcrlogged from hurricane
the preceding day. The Captain and
survivors Of the crew were found clinging
to the rigging, where, for 80 hours. they
had been exposed to the winds and waves.
and had seen eleven of their comrades
washed away and drowned
Heavy gales continued in the English
channel ON Saturday, and were very de-
struetiye in the vicinity of Davenport.
Her M3cstys transport steamer, Himala-
va, had arrived there with the loss of eight
| Of her crew, and boat belonging to her
was capsized by a heavy sea while pro
ceeding to shore, and ten more persons
were drowned Dispatches from Brcst re-
port that u heavy gale prevailed outside
that harbor, and the departure Of the
steamship Washington, for New York,
was postponed in consequence.
The Chester County Mutual Live Stock
Insurance Company, owing to the increas-
ing fatality of the prevailing horse disease
have deemed it eNpcdient to issue no new
| policies for the present, in order to better
protect those with whom they have already
effected assurances. They have also levied
an increase Of tax upon their members Of
100 per centum, to meet the cxigeney Of
the condition of affairs which the disease
Is hourly making more alarming.
In New York city there have been 1870
hOmicidcs since the LIST Of January. 1870.
lis homicide cases have been brought be-
fore the District Attorney. but only y
convictions have followed. Six Of the
murderer, committed suicide, and - were
discharged by Coroners Twelve of the
murders wcrc by unknown persons. 4
vigilance committee Is talked Of for New
York city, similar to that which cleaned
out San Francisco, some years ago.
The New York Hcraid Club gave a
banquet at Delmonico's an Monday night,
to Stanley, the finder Of Livingstone, 7. y
Connery, managing editor al the HerpbI
presided. Among those present WIS John
Livingstone. of Canada brother Of DR.
Livingstone, aud the Earl Of Caiibuess,
who is travelling in the United States
Mr.. Stanley made speech, defying hi.
assailants to prove that he had not me,
DR. Livingstone at tljBi
The epizootie disease is quite prevalent
in Newark county. New Jersey. among
cattle, and also ban-yapi fowls. Al
Lyons farms the disease is very fatal. ont
farmer having lost twelve cows, while an
other LOST las gu, Of 200 chickens which
were attacked Several milkuen. VII,
oycrworked their horses. lo,s them b
death during the week
According To the Piitsburg foia0,eceif
iron ore from Algeria Is offering there al
prices as low as those spoken Of for LAX,
Superior ore for next season aud Nov;
Scotia ore at prices lower still Ii Supc
rior ore advances further the foreign pro
duet will come into competition with Il
4 construction train GA the Atchison
Leayenworth and Santa F. rad, jasse,
through herd Of haiIaloes on Monday ,cl
miles long and two wide The valleys ar
full Of hunters. Oue thousand four hun
dred buffalo hides and saddles were brough
to Fort Dodge ia one day.
The steamer Frances Wright arrived a
Phila, from Galveston, on Saturday, viii
a cargo offrcsh beef and fish. During III
voyage fue Of the boiler driving tn
retrigerAting machinery exploded and ID
heat entering the refrigerator conpletei
spoiled the entire cargo.
The Alexandra ,NaJ Sentinel learn
B. that the cholera Is playing sad havoc wit
the hog, in the upper part of Spot,>ylya
MIA county, Va Many farmers have los
/. nearly every hog they bad, not oaly thos
in the pers fatteniHg for pork bnt thei
stock hogs as Well
Three hunters, named Andres Rash,
Herman Rashe and Herman Meyers. wer
found dead few days since, a. the d
Government camp. forty miles north 4
Mcpherson Station, in Nebraska. The
had apparently been murdered BY vhii
men \ party Of soldiers has gone 70 brin
in their bodies
JAY Gould wis arrested in New York O
the I'D inst on afhdayits charging hi
with unlawfully appFcpriatiug to his ow
!. use, while in control Of the Erie Railr,si,
50 800 900 belonging to the stockholder
Of that road He gave bail in 81 600 500
The new Methodist Episcopal Chnrc
at Port Deposit WIS dedicated Wedne
day Oct sd By Bishop Simpson sud Re
Thos Guard OF Balsimore The baildiu
is gift to the denomination BY Hol
e. Jacob Tonne, and eost shout 100000
$ A letter fnon ,Nrizona says 40 ea9iisleu,
Is isfelt there in the promises Of peaee mas
le by Cvchise and ether Apaehes 10 Gener
y Howard General Crook Is oagsged
I, furnishing the maNadiag Indians who h,te
81 murdered Lisaienant Stewart and sever
d settlers
d Two Suspensions al Marietta, Oaio, a
a announced Of hHgo nan Hanahi
Of turor aud railroad builder aud the other
sr the Union RapS Of that city lt Is b
81 heved the bank suspension WsS cstlssd