The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-09-03

POLITICAL.


District are requested to cast their
ballots for, and use all honorable mearsd
o secure the nomination Of Hon. j. NJ
Miller, Of Cecil county"
The delegates from Kent county to
The same Convention are instructed to
vote for L. J.. Waters, Esq, Of Somer-
set, as the FIRST choice for Congress, and |
Lloyd Tilghman, Esq, Of Queen Anne's |
rs the second choice.
The Talbot county delegates are in
structed to vote for the nomination of
Samuel Hamblctou, Of chat county
There was quite spirited contest at
the primary meetings between the
friends Of ex. Governor p. +. Thomas
aud those Of Mr.. Hambleton, but the
'ormer was defeated in all the districts.
Commenting upon the candidates for
the Democratic nomination in the Fourth
District, the Hagerstown Mall says:
In the Congressional Convention Frsde.
rick has aud Carroll votes. Washington
and Allegany have each q. Thus as be.
tween the two Eastern against the two West
ern counties, there would be a dead. lock-
~ votes to each section. Allegauy's six
are unit for koman; Washingtons six
are unit for Syester. To nominate Mauls
by, at least one ont Ct these solid units must
be obtained, aud rs many more as he lacks
in Frederick county. Frederick county has
and Carroll yoies. The latter are al
ready assured TO Aanlsby, aud large pro-
portion (but what we do not know Of the
former. He viii therefore start with Ger.
tain and the greater proportion OF I, while
Roman aud Syesier will each start with &
certain aud such strength as they or either
Of them may be able TO draw from the anti.
Maulsby element Of Frederick county. As
unit, Washington and Allegany on The one
hand, and Frederick aud Carroll on the 9th.
or, could prevent the nomination Of any "a.
pirnnt. Il is therefore plain 70 perceive
that, with an election assured by this nomi.
nation, a tremendous struggle will take
place ia Hagorstovn on the yth of Sep,enl-
Der, and we would not be nj all surprised TO
see the combat more prolonged and aniiun
sad than any Of a similar character which
has ever taken place in this Congressional
district.
a TERRiBLE RECORD or CRIME
Our Eastern Shore exchanges this
week contain accounts ofseveral murder
cases in that section Of the State during
the past week. r.! Mdryioad Ciftsea,
published at CepireYllo, 10 its issue Of
Saturday, 10th ul,imo, says;
Yesterday morning about eight o'clock
our town was excited with the intelli
gcucc that Remi Cilmour aud wife
usually known as Mr. aud Alrs. Rcmi
market gardeners, living on the Queen
Anne's farm Of the late H. + Chambers
had been found about z o'clock, in .
murdered condition. Mr. Gilmour va.
found lying on the floor with his head
cut aud mashed with 40 axe, aud dead
bis wife dreadfully cut u 0 with an axe
but alive, though inscnsible The
house has been rsnsaeked and small
trunk taken, with money in il. A
bloody axe vas found, aud tho window
is bcsneared with blood The cook, q
eolorcd woman, has confessed that 10
horrible deed was committed By black
man named Bell. and that she was AZ
aceomplicc 10 the affair The object
appears to have been both robbery aud
malice, az il is said there had bees
some difficulty between Mr.. Gilmoar
aud Bell short time previously Mr.
G.. raised great deal Of garden produce
which be had been selling IN Baltimore
aud il is believed that he had oonsid
cradle sum Of money about The house
aud il was with the double object o
gratifying his malice aud obtaining III,
money that Bell perPctraIed tho horri
bic deed. The murdered man was child
lees.
Information Of the above tragedy wsi
received in Baltimore on Friday even
Jog, aud the police aud detective fore,
at once set to work 10 track the murder
CIR.
The same paper also publishes ,h,
following We learn that a difficult,
occurred between two negro men ycsteT
day morning, on the farm Of Dr. Dc
courcey, near Queenstown, when o.,
seized club and dealt the other sucl
severe blow rs TO cause his death. -
We did not learn the namcs Of the par
ties.
cAhoLISE c0rRfY.
The Dent0n cssstsr has the following &c
count Of murder In that eouniy "a osiofe,
boy, aged about 10 Year,, named wm. West
In the employ Of solomon Holmes barber, Cen
treNille, was shot, and Instantly killed Al q col
ored camp meeting near llfidgetoHn, In Caro-
line county, on 1hattday, roth inst, b. col
ored man named Fisher. u is said the KILN,
was without p.asoostion, as there was not a
the time any diEileuliy between them, nor hai
any previously existed. Fisher was arrested Ii
baltimore on Monday u last week, on the A.
rival Of the Balloon from Kent laiIad. ~
states that the shooting was purely aepldenta
on bis part, and that he LEFT the county heeaas
the colored people threatened 10 lyneh him.
TALBOT oorsrf.
Tho barn, stabling aud other ouibuldinRs II
| ts1hed, belonging 70 Cbas. II. Sherwood. ksq.
10 Trappe district, was destroyed by fire o.
| "wednesday night last, together with three o
| his most valuable horses aud two hundred bush
els ~ wheat wheat fan aud other farming i'm
plements In the barn, crop of oats unthfasied
and all the straw Ia the siackyArd. The corn
house only was saved OF the buildings aftache,
20 OF near the barn The FIRE occurred abou
half-past ii o'clock, and was not discovere,
until the whole buildings were In flames. |
was the work Of an incendiary. aud Il is 10 b
hoped that the pefpetraior may be apprehende
and visited with the puniShment the commission
o. such crime 80 richly deserves. M. SHEER
wood estimates his loss al $1,000, upon " hie
there Is an insurance Of $3.50. The loss Of ia
three fine horses BY Mr. s., to which he wa
greatly attached, and which cannot be replaced
Is mos. severely felt by him.
MONTGOMERY couxrY.
The Rockville Sentinel contains the annexe,
items THE dry weather, which has been pre-
yailing for some time, is having a very damag
ing ehcctnpon the corn crop. The corn, whiel
few weeks ago, bid fair 10 yield heavy crop
now looks bndlX--the late nlnntinn aniferin.