The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-09-23
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The report that yellow fever had
broken out in Baltimore is emphaticnlly
denied by the Baltimore Press
The French citizens of st. Lonis are
considering the question of erecting a
statue to Lafayette in that city.
Ex-Seerotary BelknapS criminal trial
will not take place till December In the
meantime he will remove TO Iowa.
Bishop Edmund s. james, of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church, died in New York
Monday, in the 10th year of his age.
The man who played the organ at Notre
Dame, at the coronation of Napoleon /,
has Just died. His name was Michael
Eugalbert, and his age &c.
All the naval vessels on the North At
lantic Station arc to be disinfected and
kept isolated from merchant vessels, so as
to avoid yellow fever contagion.
A woman who lives near Farmer City,
ILL.,, has made $50 pounds Of butter from
the milk of two cows in the last ten
months.
Eagle Hill Shaft Colliery, of the Read
Ing Coal and Iron Company, near New
Philadelphia was burnt Sunday involving
loss of $4,000. At last accounts tho
coal was still burning.
John McKissock, one of the Assistant
United States Marshals recently appointed
In Baltimore, has been sent to jail on the
charge of perjury, and his case will be
brought before the grand jury,
Maryland's Day in the centenary ccle.
bration will be October 10, which is the
anniversary of the peggy Stewart tea
burning" ut Annapolis, in Maryland, and
of the surrender of Lord CORVALLIS at
Yorktown.
Hayden, n wife murderer now in jail
in Newport, Vt, refuses to employ coun-
sci, says he will make no defense, that he
desires to be hanged, and that the sooner
the form Of law is gone through with the
better satisfied he shall be.
Gen James i, Rilgcly, of Baltimore
county, has been reelected grand cores
ponding and recording secretary of the
Grand Lodge, |. o. o. +. OF the United
States, and Hon. Joshua Vansant, Of Bal
tilHore city, grand treasurer
Three colored men were shot and wound
ed near Monroe, La, on Saturday, by a
white man named Hathaway A posse
of white men pursued and capturcd him,
bringing him 10 the Jail. He was stran.
ger there, who had come from Texas.
The United States troops who were
recently ut New Iiarcndo, Mexico, have
Withdrawn to Texas. Their commander
received the thanks of the Mexican author.
tiles, the people having taken advantage
of their presence TO successfully organize
for protection. General Fuertes has levi
cd $4,000 tax on the merchants of Cam
urgo.
BY recent revenue raid upon illicit
distillers in Newton county, Arkansas,
thirteen were arrested, four stills seized and
large quantity Of mash destroyed. This
locality has bcen notorious one hereto
fore, and the officials have met with much
resistance. The most lowless in the re-
gion are, however, captured this timc.
j. S. Mayberry, revenue detective at
Blout Springs, Alabama, was assassinated
Saturday night, by being shot through
the window Of his house, seven buckshot
entered his body killing him instantly.
The murderer escaped, but is believed to
be one Of gang Of counterfeitcrs now
under indictment there, against whom
Maybcrry was au important witness.
A romantic story is reported from Jer-
sey City. Jacob Hubert, who has wife
and seven children, was elected from his
house, few days ago, for non-payment
\ of rent, and his furniture remained on the
sidewalk from Thursday until Sunday
night, because he had no place to 60,
On Monday he received letter from
England, informing him of the death of a
relative, and enclosing draft for $4,000
Col. Miles, with $50 cavalry, on Sep
tcmbcr Z, discovered Sioux village OF
about 400 lodges, and next morning
attacked it. He captured all the lodges
and property Of the Indians, with few
prisoners, but the most Of the savages
escaped. Amongh booty are l4O ponies
und also the guidons of Clusters cavalry
regiment, with some of the apparel OF the
troops who were mastered. There were
also found passes issued to good Indians
at Spotted Tail agency, dated last winter
The troops lost three killed and nine
wounded.
They have a system in North Caroline
adopted under Radical auspices, OF hiring
paupers at auction to the highest bidders
In Jones county at one Of these sales
recently Mrs. Nancy King (white,) anc
three children were bid off by negro al
$3.50 per month. At the same time Mrs
Lockcy (white,) aged and blind, was bic
off by an other negro, Samuel Metti'
white, aud blind, having several small
children, was bid off by one Of the Negro
county commissioners for 50 per month
A white man named Alfred Davis who
was afflicted with cancer, was bid OFT BY
another negro commissioner. The board
Of commissioners of this county consist O
three negroes and two white Radicals.
Some Of the hostile Sioux are surren
dering. General Sheridan has been IN
formed that "Kill Eagle" and Little
Wound" with one hundred people, al
their arms and ammunition, and one hun
dred ponies, surrendered at Standins
Rock Agency, September 10, TO Colonel
Carlin. Twenty-nino men were in th'
party, all Of whom had been in the iigh
on the Little Bighorn river. Message
have been sent direct from the hostile
camp to Cheyenne Agency. This CAM
Is near Slim Butte, $50 miles from .n'
agency. The Indians want TO surrender
The messengers have been told by Colo
onel Bull, commanding the agency, ina
the surrender can only be unconditional
A courier has arrived at Cheyenne
Wyoming, who left General Crook : com
mand on the 10th instant lie bring
the intelligence of the surprise ana cap
ture Of an Indian village OF forty ,ouges
situated near Grand or Owl Creek, by ON