The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-04-20
Items of News.

daughters and female relative sicken'
ed aud died in a similar manner. The
last girl died on March 23d. Suspicion
being aroused, a coroner's jury was SUN.
moued, the body of the child eXhumed,
and the stomach sent to Baltimore for
analysis The druggists register show.
ed that quantities of arsenic had been
sold to the wife of Mr. Lloyd previous
to the death Of each victim, aud las
Saturday Professor TORI announced that
he had discovered l ! grains Of arsenic
iu the stomach of the girl The Coro
ners jury, therefore, rendered verdict
against Mrs. Lloyd, aud she was at.
rested.
At Clinton, Hickman county, Ky D.,
on the llth instant, desperate attempt
was made by a party Of twenty seven
disguised men to break open the county
Jail, with the professcd intention OF
lyuchiag two men confined there The
citizens, however, collected. and drove
the mob away, and the Jail has been
since strongly guarded 1t Is thought
the attacking party were friends of the
prisoners, aud Intended releasing them.
At the Cabinet meeting, on Tuesday,
a telegram was presented from General
Sheridan, announcing the capture Of
seven officers aud thirty.fve prlvates OF
the Juarez PARTY, who had crossed iuto
Texas, aud asking for instructions. The
whole matter was referred to the Attor
ney General, who will correspond with
the local aud State authorities at San
Autonia.
About dozen Of the clergy Of Ian.
caster city have signed protest against
attending funerals on Sunday, and
have given notice to their respec.
tive focks that they must die hereafter
so that the funerals will not occur on
that day They deem it dissertation
of the day
The impeached Governor Reed, of
Floridia, having proclaimed himself
acquitted because the State Senate fail.
ed to try him aud resumed the fune
tons Of his office, the acting Governor
has issued counter proclamation de
claripg Reeds actions illegal aud him
self the lawful Governor.
One hundred and thirty.eigbt MGR
mon prisoners are released in Utah by
the decision of the Supreme Court in
the Engelbrecht case. They we're held
for various offences against the anti
POlygamy law Of Congress and amongst
them was Brigham Young.
Adyices were, on Monday, received
10 London, from Madrid, announcing
general armed rising of malcoutents
throughout Spain At the same time
dispatches stated that the Government
was fully prepared aud competent to
suppress the trouble
An English miser named DR. WIN ".
Hewer, aged 81, was found dead in his
room, 10 Dupont street, San Francisco,
Sunday. The room had not been swept
for fourteen years One hundred and
twenty thousand pounds in English
money was found in his room
The Arbitration Tribunal met at Gene
va Monday, aud the counter cases of
the British and American Governments
were fled No event of any importance
marked the meeting In Two moths
time the presentation of arguments will
commence.
A resident of Fort Erie has accepted
a challenge to swim from Buffalo Light
house to point six miles Instant. II
accomplished it will be Que OF the great
est ieats 10 the swimming line He
must, however, look out for thc Niagara
current.
Meyilian and Enterpise, Miss aud
York, Ala, were visited by an earth
quake az bali pas; two O'Clock Tuesday
morDias. Thcshnok moved from north
east TO southwest, lasting half minute
fostering was crack cd aud glass broke en-.
1t is reported from San Francisco
that the grape crop of California is
damaged to the extent Of a fifth or q
sixth By She late trosts. Peaches, 6gs,
aprcots, almonds aud English walnuls
are also damaged in some localities.
During the quarter ending March
3lst, there arrived at New York 2S. 203
immigrants, OF whom 1851 were fe.
males. Great Britain and Ireland sent
1852, including 3,9iS from Ireland !;
Germany, l2,4S9; France, 1886 aud
Italy, 100
Australia is not self supporting as a
colony she cost England about 81 900,
900 last year. Next to gold her great
product is wool The North American
possessions cost England over SIS. 0Ou,-
00O annually.
Tho vote 10 the British House OF
Commons on Tuesday night, on the res
oiution relative to local taxation resulted
ia the defeat OF the Government by one
majority.
The Collector Of Customs at Burning
ton, Vermont, has resigned because, II
is said, of deficit in his account oil
$50, 1000, which he could not make good
Zante, the. well.knowu Mediterra
mean Island, is said to have exported
over 25,UO0,0OO lbs. of currauts the
last year, aud about $4,000 bbls of div,
oil.
A pitiful sight was witnessed a
NOrthport, Alabama, recently A vomal
was found dead in her bed, with he
little child iondlins the body and try
ing to open the mothers eyes
Tie trial of Mrs Shcmau, who, it il
alleged, poisoned her three husbands
aud six children, will commence nj
New Haven, c., 10 the course OF few
days.
The census of Germany shows bu
three hundred and twenty seven ne
groes in the entire popuIatlou-most O