The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-02-05
News of the Week.

Gen. Babcock's trial will commence at
St. Louis on Monday next.
Fifty illicit stills have been destroyed
in South Carolina during the month,
Six horse thieves were lynched at Solo
mon Valley, Kansas, 4 few days ago.
Mr.. John b. Cough has been lying Sc
riously i'll at Lockport for several days
Mrs. Van Colt, the reyivalist, continues
to have brilliant success at Newark, n j.
She complains of the small collections.
In Frankfort, Ky, they claim to have
an old negro ii years of age, named Joe
Murray.
United States Senator West of Louisi.
ana is charged with securing his election
by spending S25, 900 in brides.
President jefferson silver watch is now
in the possession Of Mr. d. W. e. n.
Randolph, OF Charlottesville, Va.
AT Denver, Col, ON Saturday, eight
Italians were indicted for the murder of
four of their countrymen last fall.
Paul Boyton swan from Alton, Ill.,, to
st. Louis, distance of twenty-five miles,
in his iIesaying apparatus, on Saturday,
in ten hours
Patrick Garland and his wife were
frozen to death near Rockford, Ill.,, on
Friday night. They were returning home
from market, drunk.
james B. Beck will be the arbitrator
on the part Of Virginia on the Maryland.
Virginia boundary line commission in
place Of the late cx-Gov. Graham of North
Carolina.
W. Mckee, late editor of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, Republican, was found
guilty Of dcfrauding the United States
revenue. Great conformation in the whis-
key ring. Next.
At Memphis on Saturday, II. c. Brewer
Was convicted of completely with McComb
in the collection of fraudulent bounty
claims and recommended to mercy. His
sentence was deferred
Winslow, tho great clerical forger of
Boston, was at one time business manager
of lions Herald, of which Gil Haven wac
editor. Both mingled piety and politics
in about equal proportions.
The publication of the Boston Da2y
Netos, Of which Winslow, the forger. was
one Of the proprietors, has been suspended.
1t is reported that $500 900 has been sunk
in the attempt to establish this paper.
The Union Pacific passenger train due
at Omaha on Friday night, for the West
did not arrive until Saturday morning,
having been detained ID hours By snow.
The road was again clear on Saturday.
At Columbia, Pa, on Saturday, Abra
ham Shircs, Henry Strayer, Cyrus Strayer
and Henry Reeder were overcome BY gas
while filling ime-kiln, and fell into the
pit Reeder was the only one taken ont
alive.
The Bath Chronicle announces the death
in that city of Abigail Warton Morrison,
in her hundredth year, and the Dorset
Chronicle says an inmate of the workhouse.
named John Chaffey, has just died at the
age Of l04 years.
\ number of adventures have left
Oma"a during the past week for the Black
Hills. Trouble is expected with the In
dams next summer, as the Arapahoes say
they are prepared to 90 to war for the pos.
session OF the region.
The impeachment trial of John s. Bur
dett, State Treasurer of West Virginia,
resulted on Saturday in his conviction and
from Office by vote of 90 to 3.
The impeachment trial Of T.. A. Bennett,
State Auditor, began Monday.
Dr. Charles Worms was arrested at
Montreal GU Saturday, by special agents
of the Postofice Department, for an al.
legged forgery committed in Philadelphia
in November last. Worms was formerly
a Captain and Quartermastcr in the Union
army.
Earle, the evangelist, has paired with
Hodges singer, and they have melted
4 revival in st. Johns. Earle says he has
preached 1905 times in forty years, has
1874 sinners, and has received
contributions in money equal to four dol
lars for each convert.
Plymouth church has called to the Ad- |
visory Council, to meet February 18th, |
twenty ministers without charge, and one /
hundred and seventy-one Congregational
churches, Every State in which congre.
gationalsm has any hold is represented, |
from Maine to Kansas.
1t is reported from jackson, Miss. that
the impeachment of Lieutenant Governor
Davis and theacmoval of Superintendent !
Of Education Cardozo are considered GER /
tain. 1t is doubtful if the impeachment /
Of Governor Ames will be pressed, as his !
is regarded as uncertain.
John Stellwagon, the banker OF Buffalo.
who suspended on Monday week, drowned
himself on Saturday night. His body was
found in the Erie basin, partly out of the
water, and frozen, and there was about
$4,000 in the pockets. The assets of his
bank were 81 900 in excess of the liabil-
ties
Another supposed Charlie Ross has
been discovered at Tifin. Ohio. He was
eft at Tifin in October last by two men
who Immediately disappeared. He says
his name is Charlie Skates, and that he
samc from Cincinnati. His photograph
has been sent to Mr. Ross, who will 70 on
10 see him.
The body Of Peter Nelson, Swede was
ound near the coal mines at Rapid City,
ILL.,, on Friday. His wife confessed, at
he coroners inquest, that she had muir
Tered him by splitting his head with On
IKE and cutting his thront, the provocation
or the crime being his III temper and ac-
of inidelity.
Mr.. Robert Bonner last week added
mother fast trotter to his already fine col
ec,ion, by purchasing from William G.
rrimble the mare Music. The price paid
Or her Is not known, bpt is believed 10 DO
not less than. 81 s 900 tho owner having
asst fall refused $4,000 for the mare.
Music has record Of 2:32i and was sired
y the well-known horse Middleton.