The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-04-26
NEWS ITEMS.

Hon. Il. NJ. Mcpherson editor of the Phil
adelphia Press, has been made Treasurer Of
the National Society recently organized TO
aid negroes in fleeing from the South to Kan
sas.
Every alternate life saving station on the
New Jersey coast was closed on Tuesday and
the crews disbanded for six months. The
other stations will be closed on the first Of
May.
It is announced officially at Winnipeg that
American boats will not be allowed to navi-
gate the Canadian portion Of the Red River,
but American barges may be towed there by
Canadian steamers.
A terrible case Of glanders in human be.
ing is reported. from New Albany, Ind. where
James Hare, driver, is dying from the dis.
ease mentioned, which he contracted from a
sick horse which he attended. His body and
legs are badly swollen and covered with often
slye ulcers.
A heavy snow storm visited northern New
York, on the 22d. In addition two feet OF
snow remain. Lake George is covered with
ice so inches thick. People and teams cross
over Lake Champlain on the ice, and in some
parts OF Saratoga the country roads are i'm
passible from snow drifts.
Professor John Wise, aeronaut, proposes
balloon trip to the North Pole if any one
will assist him to the necessary means. A
helping hand should be extended to the dar-
ing Professor TO enable him to soar in the
blue empyrean and away to the ''open Polar
sea- which is supposed to environ the pole.
The party of Indians who, few days ago,
killed and scalped Private Bader, of the Sec.
ond Cavalry, and seriously wounded Sergeant
Kennedy, Of the Signal Service, were captur.
al t.l- t.t. L. l..
They surrendered without resistance to the
soldiers. sBader's horse and scalp-lock were
found in their possession.
The Arkansas Colored Emigration Conyen.
ton has been in session at Little Rock for sew.
eral days. 1t has adopted resolutions de
clariHg that the colored people are denied
their rights in Arkansas and are desirous of
emigrating to some other State or Territory,
where they can enjoy their rights; and has
also resolved itself into an auxiliary State
Emigration Aid Society, and appointed an
executive committee.
A special cable dispatch announced on
Monday that an attempt was made to as
sassinaie the Car Of Russia, on that morning.
-Four shots were fired at him while he was
walking IN the grounds of the Imperial palace,
but fortunately the assassin failed to accom-.
plish his purpose. The man whose name is
Skolof was arrested. Sec. Eyarts telegraph.
ed at once to the U. S. Minister to Russia,
directing him to convey to the Car his con.
gratulations on his escape.
Two innocent Hooking young ladies were
followed out of Stewart dry goods palace in
New York on Saturday by a detective, who
said TO one of them, "Let US have that silk
you did not pay forn She looked at him for
q moment, hesitated and then took from I'M
der her cloak seyenty-six yards Of silk, worth
S57. Her companion was disguised and re-
marked, mildly ;-"You're fine duck TO
give it away so easy; what did you weaken
for? Thought you were better up than that
They were both locked up.
A mass meeting Of colored people was held
in Cincinnati, ON the 22d instant, at which
measures were adopted in aid Of the suffering
negroes in St. Louis. A committee was ap-
pointed to canvass the city for subscriptions.
John Brown, son Of "0ssawatomicr Brown,
has published a letter in Cincinnati declaring
that, in his opinion ''the time has come for
another grand rescue Of the colored race, and
although be is tfty-eight years old, he is
ready TO devote his remaining energies to
the cause which was so dear TO his father.n
The Chinese Six Companies, at San Fran
cisco, publish card saying that they are daily
Receiving hppncatlOnAi Tor taDOrerS 10 go S0uth,
chiefly to Mississippi and Louisiana, to take
the places Of the emigrating negroes. The
companies wish it to be expressly understood
that they ''haye no control over their peoples
labor, and have never bought or caused to be
bought one of their eountrymen, and have
never contracted their labor or collected their
wages IN any manner whatsoever, the press
ofCaiiiornia to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Josiah Bacon, Treasurer Of the Goodyear
Dental Vnlcanite Company Of Boston, was
found dead on the floor of his room in Bald
wins Hotel, San Francisco, with a pistol shot
wound in his abdomen. He had been dead
several hours, and it is not known whether
be was murdered or committed suicide. He
was As years Of age. DIR. Chaliant, of that
city, the suspected perpetrator, has since made
. statement that during their conversation
Bacon was very abusive, and that he drew
his pistol in order to compel him to use re.
speetful language; that the conversation be
came very excited, and the pistol went off &c
eidentally. At the police station The state.
ment Of Dr. Chalfant is believed, as he is
konwn 10 be modest and nonsaggressiye
man.