The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
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could take. Their action in constituting
themselves the ruling power upon the
abdication Of the King was justified by the
emergency, but when il was not sustained
by the people with any appearance OF
unanimity there was but one course to
pursue-to place the whole matter IN the
hands 6f the voters Of Spain, and ascertain
their will. If the election il favorable to
the present government, President Figue-
ras will then be at liberty to deal with the
disconnected elements of the Spanish body
polite with the severity that their cpposi-
ton to the popular choice merits
In the Annual Conference Of the NJ. Z.
Church South, at Baltimore, on Monday
morning, the trial committee in the ease
of Rev. j. +. Clarke, of White Sulphur
Springs, w, Va, reported the charge OF
immortality sustained and Clarke was ex-
PEELED from the Church. Rev, n. W.
Bennum was expelled by the Wilmington
NJ. L. Conference last week, on the charge
Of seduction. He had previously been
suspended by church COMMITTEES.
A German boy living near Hillsborough
accidentally shot aud killed German
woman one day last week, while attempt.
ing to show her how the Americans killed
rabbits with pistols The woman was mar
RED and the accident, and the loss of five
children IN the passage over, so distressed
her husband that he went to the barn and
hung himself They were all freshly i'm
ported, and were in the employment Of a
Mr.. Barcus. in Tuckahoe Neck, Caroline
county, Md
ADetroit furniture dealer recently found
among mass of old papers in a desk a
will bequeathing property worth nearly
$4,000 to a lady in Missouri He wrote
to the lady, and subsequently, sent her the
will, which was admitted to probate, and
the lady put in possession of the property.
The will was nine years old, and the fur
niture dealer has no idea how it came into
his possession.
The trial of Rev Dr. Huston on the
charge of seducing Sunday School
scholar, has been in progress in Baltimore
for several days past, before a committee
of clergymen of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. Dr. Huston is not present,
but is represented by counsel, Rev. $. $.
Rozzell
The little village of Rolling Fork, Ten
nessee, was the scene of great crime on
Tuesday night of last week, the evidence
Of which are four dead bodies in burned
building. Murder and arson were evident
ly committed, but there appears to be no
information as to the culprits.
A son ofSamuel Claggett, of Petersyille
district, Frederick county, was bitten by a
mad dog on the Both of January. The
child showed no signs of hydrophobia
until the lst instant and died on the Sd
At Baltimore, Tuesday morning George
Wondersleet, aged p, fell down the shaft
of the Union Railroad tunnel, distance
of 60 feet. and was instantly killed. He
was drunk at the time.
Rev, james b. Ayres, well known
and much respected Minister in the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, died on Sunday,
at his residence, Germantown, in the 73d
year of his age,
the terrible eerebro-spinal meningitis
has broken out with virulcucc in Califor-
MIA, about the neigbborhood Of Deer Greek,
VIVA, Norb, and Cana. The schools are
all closed, aud u general panic prevails.
A colored man has been arrested ut
Charleston, $. c., for having beaten his
wife to death and then burned her body
in a shocking manner by means of kcro-
sene
j. +. Larter, wholesale jewelqr of
Newark, n. j., at Chicago, is reported to
have been robbed of $4,000 worth of val.
uables in the latter city last Sunday
August Mayford, minor, committed
suicide at Scranton, Pa, Tuesday, by
throwing himself down a shaft 400 feet in
depth.
New York capitalists are about to start
a bamboo paper pulp mill in Yokohama.
Japan, and will ship the material in bulk
to this country.
The lower House of the Ohio Legisla.
ture recently adopted a resolution censur.
ing the members of Congress of that State
who voted to increase their pay
The Board Of Apportionment for New
York city has authorized the issue of
stocks in ss,3OO,000 for widening and
paving Broadway.
President Grant is suffering from a severe
cold, contracted on inauguration day. and
received no visitors except Cabinet off.
GERS on Tuesday
The Louisville Cowfer-Jou,na thinks
that Jury packing has become us much
a trade as pork-packing.'
Destructive fires occurred at Ashland,
Pa. and at Tuscola, ILL.,, on Thursday. de.
stroying property to the value of $3.50 600.
\ live frog with an ancient Mexican
coin in its stomach has been set free from
the centre ola granite rock in Coorado.
Wolves are causing much trouble to
the farmers in the region of Roanoke eoun.
ty, Virginia
Peter Frank, of Hanover, died on Sat.
urrday, from the effects of swallowing quick
silver and nitric acid by mistake.
A newspaper is published in the dia-
mond district Of South Africa, at the low
price of 500 year.
The people Of Botetourt, Va. think
they have discovered the richest silver mine
in the country.
James Gibson split the head Of Anna
Gibson with an pxe on Thursday night
IN Baltimore Both colored.
The usual vote Of thanks was not missed
BY the Senate to President Colfx
Credit Mobilier viii tell.
If local option pryails the present hipb
rental OF hotel property will materially
decline.
A woman ia Albany, n. Y. has had