The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-24
News of the Week.

has lust sold his wheat crop for s5oO,OOO.
The Inman Steamship Company have ten
derod free passage out and back 10 the Ameri-
can riaemen who are going TO ireland.
Mrs. Polk, widow OF Lconidas Polk, the
Episcopalian bishop and Confederate general
died on Saturday Of New Orleans.
Two hoys in Cambridge, n. ii. about 10
years old, killed with an axe, q few days since,
a bear which measured six feet and three
inches in length.
The various express companies Of the Uni
ted States, by an arrangement with eX.Goy.
Bislcr, have authorized and requested their
agents to sell Centennial stock.
The Chicago aAdyentistsn expected to see
the dissolution of all things at II O'Clock on
Monday night, but to the qualification Of the
rest of mankind they were disappointed.
The citizens of Brownsville, Tex deny the
charges of the Mexican Minister at Washing.
ton that ex. Confederate soldiers have been
concerned in the recent raids on the Texas
border.
A whale lately captured OFF the Long island
coast about ten miles from Sag Harbor,
Welded thirty-fve barrels of oil, which, with
The bone, made il worth from twelve to fifteen
hundred dollars to its captors.
At New Haven, on Saturday, john Dona-
hue, employed at the Winchester Arms fac
tory, was blown to pieces by the explosion of
falniniie which he was mixing for use in
cartridges and percussion caps,
In the United States Court at Little Rock,
on Saturday, the Mississippi, Ouachita and
Red River, and the Pine Bluff and Chicot
Railroads were placed by Judge Dillun in the
hands Of a receiver selected by the Boston
bondholdcrs.
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from the President, has ordered the release of
the adventurous miners who invaded the
Sioux reservation in search Of gold. They
we're admonished to stay away from the Black
Hills country until further notice.
A rumor comes from the Black Hills that
the indians surrounded the miners there and
attempted 10 burn their stockadc, and had
killed one miner who was outside Of it, and
that the fight was stopped by the arrival Of
Government troops, who took the miners out
of the Hills.
At Boston on Saturday, while IL. S. Hill,
manager Of the Fancuil Hall National Bank
was opening his box in the corridor of the
post. office, he was jostlcd by crowd, and
man grabbed his poekei-book, containing
$500, from his pocket Hill seized the
man, bat was trpped by one Of the crowd,
and the robber escaped.
Hinds, the mail contract swinder, was held
by United States Commissioner Ingersol in
Washington to await the action OF the Grand
Jury. The argument Of Kinds counsel is
that this eminent patriot has DONE nothing
worthy of punishment in corruptng clerks OF
the Postoficc Department and interfering
dishonesty with its business. II will be un'
fortunate Il the jury does not take different
view.
At Cincinnati on Saturday night, basket
containing FIVE cans ofgunpowder, was placed
in the vestibnle of st. Francis Xayier's
Church, and material around the basket was
then set on fire. The sexton discovered the
Internal machine and threw it into the street,
where four of the cans exploded. 1t is
thought the powder was placed in the vesti.
bule to destroy machinery belonging 10 a
contractor who Is completing the church
tower.
The food on the line of the Union Pacific
Railroad continued on Saturday. In the
Bitter Greek valley, Wyoming, three bridges
were demolished, aud the road bed in many
places was washed ont Passengers were,
however, transferred between Rock Springs
and Green River by means of wagons aud rs
soon as the water recedes all the delayed
passengers will be thus transferred across the
break Eleven hundred passengers were at
Omaha, under charge of the Compaay, wait
ing the removal OF the blockade.
DIR. d. Mishler erected in Lancaster city a
two story brick house in ten hours and
three story brick house in nineteen hours.
He now proposes to build on the Centennial
grounds at Philadelphia, next summer, a two
story brick house 81 by 10 feet in eight hours
He has arranged with Capt. Teisnger, of
Reading for the furnishing ofthe cornice aud
door and window caps, which will be OF
galvanized iron. The Captain will 10 allowed
half an hour in which to pat up the coruice,
though he thinks he can do il in quarter of an
hour.
A suit for damages has been begun by the
five members of the Louisiana Legislature
who were elected from their seats by Gen.
de Trobriand. This will bring an important
phase Of the recent struggles in that State
before the courts. Il seems probable that
the case will ultimately go TO the Supreme
Court for adjudication. Whatever may be
the result, il Is ut least desirable to have judi
cial light thrown on this question, and the
law stated as to how far the Federal arm is
empowered to interfere with legislators peace
fully engaged in carrying out the wishes Of
the people who elected them.
Judge Blatchford, in the United States
Circuit Court, at New York, rendered his de
cision Wednesday in the Case Of Charles A.
Dana, editor Of the New York SIN, arrested
upon attachment from the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia for refusing to appear
before the grand jury of the District MS wit
ness II will be remembered that Mr.. Dana
refused mainly because he suspected that the
attempt to get him to Washington as witness
was merely trap to involve him in prose
cution for libel. Judge Batchford dischar.
ged him from custody. Thus il is settled
tightly that editors cannot be dragged to
~ Il 10 lie
tant parts of the country, and entrapped on
prosecutions for libel.
Eight railroad robbers were arrested al
Logansport, Ind. on Monday night and
Tuesday. One Of them, named Kratti, kept
a store, and had been selling the stolen mer-
ehandise from it, six Of the Others we're rail-
road employees, and the remaining one was n
farmer, living several miles from the city,
who would pick up the packages as they were
thrown from the train. The gang had been
operating for several months, robbing the
different railroads centering at Logansport,
theirlast haul on Monday morning being from
freight cars OF the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
st. Louis road. A large quantity Of the sto.
len goods has been recovered, including bar
rels Of whisky and sugar, boxes Of tobacco,
and packages Of boots and shoes.
The first demonstration by the miners OF
the Wyoming region took place on Saturday,
when procession of 1000 men from Sugar
Notch, Warrior Run and Nanticoke marched
through Wilkesbarre. They were necompan-
led by drum corps and two brass bands, "a
national flag, and a number ofbanners, bear,
ing various devices and notices. some OF
which, il is said s'were both proiane and oh.
scene Some Of the notices were decidedly
strong in the expression Of determination
not to yield. A feature Of the procession was
q miniature scaffold with an elIigy of n miner
suspended from it, and the inscription, ga
B model betrayer and blackguard.' One OF
the banners bore Representation Of man
shot from behind, and the words, "A taitor' 5
doom.n The parade passed quietly along,
and no disturbance followed. Il Is expected
to have "a strong effect upon the miners
who are getting tired Of the strike.
Another disastrous food from the breaking
of n dam occurred IN the towns OF Wrentham
and Norfolk. Mrss., on Saturday evening.
The water Of Whitin's Pond, the source oil
Mill river, is confined at the Wrentham and
Franklin county road by q dam 100 feet in