Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-06-16
State News.


Organization fine BaltimoreCtty Democra
tic Co1vcntim.--Thc newly elected delegate
, to the city Democratic Convention for the yea
1859 assembled at Rechabite Hail. for TIN
; purpose of organization. The meeting wa!
Temporarily organized by calling Alfred Breo
ton, of the I 9th ward to the chair aud clecting
d. A. Mainland Il. r. Hutchns secretaries
A committee of one from each ward was ap-
pointed, who examined the credentials of the
several delegates and reported tkcm NIL correct
The first business then was the election OF
pertinent officers, and Col Henry Snyder,
Eof the goth. Thomas NJ. Lanhan, Of the It'll
ward were put in nomination. On the call of
f-.he wards there were 66 votes for Snyder,
and 50 for Lanahan wheTeupon Col. Snyder
wa declared elected
The following were then eicctei vice pres
idents: VIM. p. Lighter, Of the 9TH ward;
Alfred HTcrton, Of the 10th ward; Or John
| +. Monuonier, of The Sd ward a. l.. King
ofthc 18th ward and VIM parrish ofthc Sth
ward VIM. II. Slater and Kennedy Cam
pbell were then nominated and unanimously
elected secretaries Of the convention. For
treasurer George Evans and James Donald
son were put in nomination when Mr.. Evans
received G5 votes, and Mr. Donaldson "a votes.
Geo. Evans was them declared elected. A
committee Of five was appointed to inform
Col Snyder of his election, after which the
convention adjourned.
Coitectcn Of 7arcS. From the first Of May
| to the first OF June inclusive there was paid
imtotho Office of the city collector baltimore
on account Ct taxes of the present year, 1881,
30 SO. by theact,of Assembly 4 discount of
five percent is allowed on all State taxes, paid
before the first of September, and many of the
large tax payers have deferred the payment oil
their State taxes so that the usual deduction Of
ION rer cent from the gross receipts, for tic usc
of the State is not to be made in the collcc-
tions of the past month. The numb Of tax
PAYERS is said to be much larger than ever
before, and these who pay the smaller amounts
have been very prompt. The largest receipts
for one day was $4s. 900
BuRGLARY.-Thc dwelling of Lewis l..
Bauman, on the Reistcrstown road, was rob-
ded on Friday night or Saturday morning
last. A pocket containing 5000 in
Virginia bank notes, gold watch, and lot
of silver ware were taken. The pockct-book |
was taken from an apartment occupied by |
some of tllc family Baltimore County A. !
rocate.
WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD. The |
work on the Western railroad is now progress
ing, and it is sai1 will be pushed forward as
rapidly as practicable. About one mile Of
the track has been laid, running from the Re-
lay House on the Northern Central railway |
baltimore county Adcocae
FATAL RHsuLr.-Somc three weeks ago,
Mr.. Samuel Hall. residing on the Hartford
road. near the onc-miic stone, hal his right .
leg amputatc,, in the hope to escape the cl-
fects of L cancer with which he had been ar
1ctcd for about - years. At first it was
thought that lie would recover, but-hc subsc
queutly grew worse and died on Sunday al
ternoon. Hc was 81 years of agc.-RaH-
more CoWnty Adrocafc.
ST. MARY's CouNrY-rhe BeacoH gives /
the following items:
Rusr N WnEAT.--1'lro rust has already |
made its appearance in the wheat in this Vi |
cinitv, and notwithstanding the favorable |
state. CT the weather at PRESENT, its rayascS |
are icarfully on the increase. The fields OF
Messrs j. G Combs, b. G. Harris Geo Fred. |
Maddox, Geo. Combs and II. G. :. Key, have |
been attacked by it, and Il gentleman who |
Inspected the large field of the Latter gentle
man, which runs parallel with our village i'll
forms Us. that it will net be worth cutting.
unless the progress Of the rust is soon arrested
We have not hear1 from other sections of on |
county, but we are apprehcnsiTe that the
whole wheat crop Of our county viii be-
more or less. affected by the rust, as It's ap- |
pearance in this section is generally attributed /
to the heavy rain which fell during last Fall /
and Winter and the unusual dampncss Of the .
present Spring,
COMMISSIONERS CoURT. Ne learn from
the Clc4, of this Court, tia: the amount Of
qsseasabe properly this yea in -hc comfy is |
$3.50, 426. Amount Of county charges, l5,- /
sc. Rate Of County tan, per SfO6, f6c !
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COMMISSIONERS of puBLrc WonEs AND
i,IILc .pEAEr Avn nurt tAtAr Tie Conn |