The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-08-02
Maryland Affairs.


In Kent county the taxes for this year
are - cents on the $780,
An effort is being made to make pub
lie square out of the burnt district in
Baltimore
Two of the hay-barns on Ross Winans
farm, near the Relay House, were strnck
by lightning on Monday and burned.
There were four hundred and ninety
wagons around the Lexington market,
Baltimore, on Saturday morning last.
Nicholson and Hollohan were executed
in Baltimore yesterday for the murder Of
Mrs Lampley in January last
Charles j. Stokes, President of the Cen
trail National Bank, Frederick, died on
the 23d ultimo.
The HuntingtOnidn, published for some
months In Prince Georges county, as a
Republican organ has collapsed.
Thirty-fyc candidates for the different
elective Offices in St Marys county, are
announced in the Beacon.
Mrs. Emeline Hall, residing near David
sonville, Anne Arundel county, was in
stantly killed by lightning during the storm
of Monday evening.
Messrs. John w. England, Kitrow and
Samuel p. Hoffman, residing near Mount
Pleasant, Frederick county, died from Sc
we're attacks of cholera morbus, this week.
John W. Garrett, President of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, has donated
$4,000 for the purpose of building
court house in Garrett county.
There are now forty-one inmates of the
Reformatory School, near Rosaryville,
Prince Georges county. Two recently
made their escape, but were captured and
taken back.
Mr., John r. Doan, of Port Deposit, re-
Gently bitten on the hand by copperhead
snake, found relief by the application of
raw chicken and free inhibition of un-
mixed whiskey.
Major Goldsboro, Chief Engineer of the
Drum Point Railway, has had no trouble
in procuring the right of way through Anne
Arundel. The people are anxious to see
the improvement built
The net earnings of the Wicomico and
Pocomoke Railroad, for the past year
amount to S14, 190.57. This is an afir-
NATIVE answer to the question:" do rail
roads pay"-and this road runs through
sparsely populated region.
A murderous and unprovoked assault
was made by two colored men on Mr.. Jo-
seph Ford, aged SO years, on Monday,
near Frederick. Mr.. Ford was Knocked
senseless with a stick of wood and other
wise maltreated. One of the would-be
murderers was arrested.
1t is now promised that the Southern
Maryland Railroad will be in running or
der next Spring. The grading has been
completed from Bnndywine, in Prince
Georges county, to st. Josephs Church,
st. Marys county, and the work of laying
rails will be commenced soon.-Pon TO
Jdceo Times
Towsontown was visited on Sunday az
ternoon by a severe rain. A letter saws
The rain fell most of the time in torrents,
and we have not had in this vicinity such
hard and long-continued rain since the
memorable food of July, 1868. The dam
of MIR, ii. l.. Bowens ice-pond was washed
away; also some fencing ON the property
recently bought by Judge Yellott from G.
Bonn Slingluff, Esq. Several tons of hay
on the property of Mrs. Ann 4. Buchanan,
on the Hillen road, about q miles from
this place, were SO flooded that it cannot
be cut. Fences and hay on several places
on the Hillen road were washed away and
the road itself was much damaged Two
Of the bridges on the Hartford turnpike
road, between the eighth and ninth mile
stones, were washed away. The private
road leading from the turnpike road to
Good Hope" the beautiful residence of
Daniel Janifer, Esq, is so washed out
that it will be very difficult to repair it,
and very large and beautiful beach tree
near his house and other trees on the place
were blown down by the violence of the
wind. Later accounts state that immense
damage was done to fencing and bridges.
In many places corn fields were washed
out,