The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-01
Items of News.

went to Captain Jack camp on Thursday,
and had not returned up to ( O'Clock on
Friday afternoon. Much anxiety was felt
for her safety, ms she was to have returned
before that time The Peace Commission
ers were at Cottonwood Greek, forty miles
north of lrcka. They were divided in
sentiment, Case insisting on unconditional
surrender, and Meacham and Apologize
thinking that the Modocs had been badly
treated The people generally had no
hope of peace on the terms likely to be
offered, and did not think that Meacham
and APPLICABLE could induce Captain Jack
to come to terms Odenea, Superinten-
dent of Indian Affairs, has been sent for
by the Commissioner
A terrible tragedy is reported from
Wasecn, Mimi Two Gcrmrns, named
Alexander Busen and John Ruff, the for
mer married and the latter single, had
owned and worked farm together r.
Gently, however, Busen was driven away
and Ruff took sole possession Of the farm
and of Buscn's family. Under these cir
cumstances, grand jury found an indict-
ment against Ruff and Buscn's wife. Last
Tuesday morning, ncighbor going to
Busen's house. found it closed and forced
an entrance. He found Mrs. Buscn aud
her Youngest child lying in bed with their
threats cut, and on the floor the body of
Ruff also with the throat cut. Letters
were left by the man and womln showing
that they had agreed on the crime to escape
the grasp of the law.
The body of Monroe Snyder, an elderly
gentleman, for eight years resident Of
Bethlehem, Pa was found in the Monoc-
acy creek on Saturday morning. he having
been robbed aud murdered the night be-
fore. Mr. Snyder, who was extensively
engaged in the slate business, had been to
New York and collected considerable
sum of money He arrived in Bethlehem
by the nine o'clock train on Friday night,
and while going from the depot to his
house was robbed, stabbed aud thrown
into the creek 1t is thought that he was
followed by his murderers from New York,
and the conductor of the train on which
he came has been summoned to appear
before the Coroner's jury.
The extensive printing Office of Sher-
wood & Go, on the corner of Gay aud Bal
timore streets, Baltimore, was totally de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday morning.
The fire was the work Of an incendiary,
named VIM Christopher, who occupied
the irst floor as tailor shop lie and
his son have been arrested. The loss of
the Messs Sherwood will amount 10 from
$4,000 to 10000, by the destruction of
type, presses, aud other material
A man in Shelby county, Tenn, was
recently granted divorce from bis mother
in-law, who he had married in ignorance
of the act being Illegal. His wife had
died, leaving young family, for whom
the mother had shown great affection and
the man married her with the hope of
promoting the happiness of his children.
On learning the improperly Of their CON
duct, both parties sued for u divorce, which
was granted.
Since January 3lst, up to and includ-
ing February 2lst, thc number Of fires
in the United States were 81, with total
loss of S}12S,500. There are two in
which the loss exceeds SIO0, 00U, five be-
tween 100000 and s200,000 twelve
between $4,000 and Sl00,0O0 aud fif-
teen in which no estimate Of loss is given.
BY them thirty-four persons lost their
lives
Late adyices from Rio Janciro state
that the yellow fever wits raging at that
city, aud that most Of the crews Of Am,-
riean vessels in port had been attacked
Captain Reed, Of the American bark Adj.
aide Norris, died Of the terrible scourge.
A female shoplifter in Syracuse, n. Y,
who has recently been pardoned out of Jail,
is said TO have accumulated fortune OF
$4,000 by stealing. 1t was securely in
vested and could not be discovered at the
time of conviction.
The Financier states that Colonel Tom.
Scott. of Pennsylvania, controls 63 rail
roads. with a total length Of 10000 miles
aud a value of S67O,O00 900, together
with 25D miles of canal and line of steam
ships
Ira Bliss. station master at Burnside,
Conn, was robbed and fatally injured on
Saturday by two youths, aged respectively
Is and 10 years. The robbers were arres-
ted.
DIR. Levi Jones, ex-President of the Re
public of Texas, now in his eghtieth year,
is in New Orleans, negotiating for the
building of branch railroad.
The Marshall House, at Alexandria,
where Colonel Ellsworth was killed in the
first days of the war, was burned on Mon
day night by an incendiary.
Mrs. Matte Ready Morgan, widow OF
the celebrated Confederate General John
H. Morgan, WAS recently married to Judge
Vim. H. Williamson. of Lebanon, Tenn
The widow of ex- President Polk recent.
ly gave public reception to the members
of the Tennessee Legislature, at her resid
eRee in Nashville.
Charles ellis, Postmaster at Hillsboro
n. H., has been held for trial in $4,000
bail on charges of robbiug the mails and
forging postal money receipts.
The Queen OF EngIaod has ordered q
granite sarcophagus to be made for the
reception of fhe remains Of Louis Napo
leon.
Five hundred aud thirty women ip thu
United States are doctors, twenty-four ar,
dentists, FIVE lawyers and sixty-eight preach
ems.
Massachusetts, last week refused to re
peal the clause IN her constitution requir
ing people to read and write the Englisl
language before they can vote.
A young Irish girl 10 jacksonville, Ill.
has refused 500 for her hair. ltreachei
the floor when she stands erect.
Gov. Bowie has obtained verdict o
$4,000 against the H. q O. X. r., 70
injuries done his racing mare, Australia
Large numbers Of seal have been seel
an abe rocks between Deer Island Me.
and York's Narrows
Immcnse numbers Of cattle have perisha'