The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-07-25

During the past few days gang o.
burglars and thieves has been operating
at Long Branch. Several Of the hotel'
have suffered, and foar cottages were rob
bed on Thursday night. Detectives are
now on the watch.
Mrs. Barbara nehart, aged 10l year.
aud 0 months, died on Thursday at Har
risburg, Pa, She was the mother Of ten
children, fosty-two grand children, seventy
seven great grandchildren, aud one great
great grand child, She had been blind
for twenty years,
Daniel Mathenay was shot and niortaily
wounded at Hanodsburg, Kentucky, on
Friday, by james Slaughter He had
been too intimate with Slaughter's wife
and admitted the fact when questioned by
her husband. All the lawyers Of Harrods-
burg have volunteered to defend Slaughter
A gravel train was thrown from the
Detroit, Lansing and Lake Michigan
Railroad, near Iona Station, on Saturday,
by the falling of burning tree across the
track Six men were instantly killed, and
fifteen or sixteen others were badly injured,
ono of whom has since died.
George Simpson, planter, living about
fifteen miles from Shreveport, La. was
murdered on Saturday by eolored man,
Simpson, who was 40 years of age, was
asleep at the time. Tho murderer was
captured within six miles Of Shreveport,
but was taken from his captors aud put to
death.
During the late storm which passed over
Frederick county, a barn, the property Of
Mr.. Samuel Palmer, residing near Eros
town was struck by lightning and entirely
consumed, together with ten head Of sheep,
about six tons of hay, one wagon, wheat
fans, &c. Loss estimated at $4,000
uninsured.
Mrs. Audubon, widow of the celebrated
naturalist, John j. Audubon, died in
Ksllyville, Kentucky, recently aged eighty
eight years. She was a lady of unusual
attainments, and was the constant com
panion of her husband in his labors aud
travels, and visited the principal courts of
Europe in his company,
On Monday at Memphis two negro
butchers, Frank Warner and Sam Smith,
fought with cleayers AMI butcher knives
in their shop in Chelsea, inaicting mortal
wounds on each other Warner was d s.
emboweled, and Smith was cut with a clea
yer, the wound extending from the shout
ders to the groin.
A fire on Saturday afternoon on the
farm of Joseph Bennett, eight or nine
miles from Trenton, n ]. in Pennsylvania,
burned his barn, two children (aged seven
and nine years eight loads of wheat and
large quantity Of hay. The children
were playing with matches in the cellar
of the barn and set fire to the hay.
A meeting Of the General Superinten-
dents and General Freight Agents of all
the railroads leading to the Southwest was
held in Chicago on Thursday, and it was
decided not TO pool their earnings, but to
advance the present rates of freight to all
the southwestern points ten per cent
This action will prevent all opposition
between the companies, which will be
united in securing higher rates.
There are no further developments in
the child stealing case in Philadelphia.
The correspondence between the abductors
and the afflicted parents has ceased, the
rascals no doubt becoming alarmed lest
their letters and advertisements should lead
to their detection. A private despatch
sent from Belair, Hartford county, Nd.
says that boy resembling Charley Ross
passed through that town on Friday, and
that detective is on his trail The Mayor
Of Philadelphia has offered reward Of
$4,000 for the abductors.