The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-01-25
Maryland Afairs.

1871, and was the Democratic candidate
for Governor Of Maryland in 1874. died in
Baltimore on Friday of last week, aged SO.
He left large fortune.
The small pox is so prevalent in Balti-
more, that the City Council has taken
steps to arrest its progress by vaccination
and otherwise.
ANNE ARUNDEL CouNTY.-Judee .Jno
Thompson Mason, Secretary of State, is
now engaged upon and has nearly finished
biography of the late Hon. John V. L.
Mcmahon. The work will make some two
hundred printed pages.
Twelve cases Of small pox have been re-
ported in Annapolis.
The Wharton trial still drags its slow
length along.
ST. MARY's CoUNTY.-The Beacon re-
cords the following A young man named
Guy, employed in the store of Mr.. Hawley,
postmaster at the Head of st. Clements
Bay, has been detected in u. s. Mail
robbery. 1t seems that certain parties, re-
siding in Chaptico district, had occasion to
transmit money by letter to relations in
the West. The letter was mailed at
Milestown, and while in transitu through
Hawley's Office, Guyn, discovering that il
contained money, purloined it appropriating
It's contents, some fifty-one dollars. Strange
20 say, he did not at once destroy the letter,
but appears to have taken it to the store
Of MIR. Herbert, near his own place of
residence, and thrown it in the stove.
There being little or no fame in the stove
at the time, the letter was not consumed,
and il was soon afterwards discovered by
a customer Of Mr. Herbert while re.starting
the fre.-Being already broken open, the
letter was read, the parties were promptly
communicated with, the robbery was traced
to Guy, he acknowledged it, and restored
the money. 1t Is reported, that Guy at
the time of his detection, restored other
monies which he had obtained in the same
way, and has absconded to parts unknown.
| CAROLINE CouSTY.-Mrs. Nancy Lev.
erton, widow Of Lemuel Leverton, fell
down stairs on the 18th ult. at her son s
residence, and breaking her spectacles
which she had on at the time, forced the
fragments into her head, from which she
died the next day, She was II years Of
age..-.Iouraai
! TALBOT Richard c. Thigh
man, Of Miles River Neck, Talbot county,
Md, was drowned on Tuesday of last week,
in Hunting Greek, while endeavoring to
cross that stream on the ice.
On Saturday last, Mr.. George W. Had
daway, of Bay Hundred, killed two wild
geese at one shot. One of them had pre-
viously had leg shot off just below the
knee joint, which had entirely cured up.
Two new cases of small pox are reported
at St, Michael's.
Bishop Lay has recovered his voice,
lost by taking severe cold.
SUMERsET CoUNTY.-The True Mary.
lauder announces fox hunt, on u grand
scale, in Annamessex, ON the 18th inst. COM
prising fifty horsemen and twenty hounds.
The chase lasted two hours.
CALVERT CoUNTY.-The small pox has
made its appearance in Calvert, says the
Journal, at Baredas Mill and among Sol
onions dredge crew.
Alfred Sanders, confined in the Jail on
the charge Of numbering the clock cleaner.
Burdell, made an attempt to break jail on
Wednesday night, but was discovered by
Mr.. Hindrcy, the jailer, in time to hinder
his escape. Sanders had broken through
the floor of the jail, and had worked his
way under ground to the outer edge, when
Mr.. Hindreys attention was drawn to the
place by the motion of the weeds over the
tunnel which Sanders was making, and he
astonished the amateur engineer by send
ing pistol ball into the excavation San
dcrs was heavily ironed
The Brentford hotel has been opened
by the new landlord, Il. T, Richardson.
Quinscy has broken out among the hogs
and has proved fatal in every case
Fish are plenty since the breaking up Of
the ice in the river
Frank ID. Harris, one Of the mechanics
engaged on Bareda's Mill, was found dead
from exposure on Mollie's Island, Jan. 9th.
| A large band Of Gypsies are roaming
through the county.
| WASHINGTON Williamsport
has course of lectures, FIVE in number,
the present season, and Hagerstown has
not had single one, says Ticice Week.
About week ago thief or thieves en-
tered the sleeping apartment of three or
four Of the students at ST. james College,
near this town, and carried off consider
able amount of clothing and some jcwelry.
The thieves made good their escape with
their booty, none of which has been re-
covered, with the exception of an over
coat, found in the graveyard near the Col.
lege.
Emmert Fechtig has issued prospec.
tus for daily paper in Hagerstown, to be
called the Daily Nc,es, to commence on
the LIST Of February.
WIcoMIco CouSrY.-The Wicomicos
are enjoying themselves, this winter, in fox
hunting, visiting, sociables, wedding par
ties, serenades, masonic festivals, &c. In
Salisbury some have commenced gardening
FREDERICK C0UNTy-From the En-
dHtfcT we Bledl tilht tut DuitinhOrc anu
Ohio Railroad has ordered general re.
duction Of freights to all the way stations
between Baltimore and Cumberland Wake
up, Western Maryland.
Rev. Michael Tuffer, died on Thursday
night 10th instant, at the Novitiate in
Frederick city, aged 76 years. He was q
member of the Society Of Jesus for fifty
three years.
The floating ice in the Monocacy did
much damage to property on its banks.
The mill dam of Anders 4 Reifsnider, on
the Linganore, was washed away, involv.
ing loss of $500. They have $4,000
bushels of wheat on hand, and have been
unable to grind for several weeks.
David Baker, brakeman, killed on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was inferred
at Clearspring, on Saturday.
4, A negro boy, sixteen years of age
whilst telling tree, on the farm Of John
d. Ahalt, Middletown Valley, attempted
to run from under the falling tree, but
slipped and fell on the ice and was caught
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