National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-08
MARYLAND NE VS..


BALTIMORE
The Maryland State Horticultural Exhibition |
opens in Lehman's hall tomorrow, and will con-
tinue three days.
The offices for the registration Of voters for the
twenty wards Of the city were opened yesterday,
and will continue open daily until Saturday.
THE directors Of the Corn and Flour Exchange
have satisfactorily arranged with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company for the delivery Of
track grain.
The Association Of the Defenders Of Baltimore
IN 1914 are making arrangements to celebrate the
anniversary Of the battle OF North Point, which
will occur on Saturday next.
The trial of Samuel Mcdonald for the murder
Of Berry Amos has been removed to the circuit
court Of Baltimore county, and the witnesses for
the State required to give security in the sum Of
5000 for their appearance. .f.-
Messrs A. Schumacher & Co. give notice that
steeraRe passage tickets for Bremen, SOuthamp-
ton and Hayre, good until March Is, proximo, will
be sold for ga, instead Of so, as formerly, and
round "trip tickets $3.50 The price Of cabin pas
sage tickets remains unchanged.
On Saturday evening last, between and
o'clock some excitement was caused in the neigh
borhood of Broadway market by an attempt made
BY a deaf and dumb boy, named ]. T. Fitzpatrick,
| to commit q rape upon Mary Blessing, aged only
ten wears, and living at 90 South Eden street.
The boy was arrested and lodged in the Eastern
statiOn-hOuse.
few minutes before o'clock Saturday morn
| ing Ofieer ]. W. Sinskey found the body Of an
| aged woman floating in the dock at the CONNER
| cial wharf. A black ring was found upon her I'm
| ger. with s.Emman engraved thereon, and a check
handkerchief wac found in her pocket. An inquest
/ was held and the jury returned aVerdict that the
| deceased had committed suicide by drowning.
Her body was not identified, and was taken to the
| dead house at the Eastern pOtters' field.
The new City Hall is rapidly approaching COM
pIetion and the structure presents noble ap-
pearance The building occupied by the mayor
and other municipal officers, on the corner Of Cal
| vert and Fayette streets, will be vacated by the
i first Of December next, and it is expected rooms
| in the new City Hall will be prepared by that
| time for occupancy by the municipal departments
referred to. The city council Will, before it ad-
| iourns in October perhaps determine in regard TO
their removal to the new building, but this may
be delayed by the necessity Of waiting for their
| rooms to be furnished.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in
tend to make extensive improvements at Camden
Station, which will not only add to the already
neat and imposing appearance Of the station, but
add much to the convenience Of the passengers.
1t is proposed to change the freight platforms on
the EutaW street side to passenger platforms, and
place the former upon the Howard street side.
The company are erecting handsome and spa
cious englne-house at the lower end Of Ohio ave-
| nue. known as Bailey's, and Whens completed the
engine-house in the yard at Camden Station will
be dispensed with and removed, thus giving q
full sweep TO thePassenger and freight platforms
The ticket-Ofice, which at present occupies q
| rather isolated position at the rear Of the main
| building on Camden street, and fronting the pas
senger platforms, will be changed to q more CEN
trail portion Of the main building, which will be
knv. sNaaW2,a Nwr hall had
The distinguished president Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, John W. Garrett, esq,
who has been in Europe for the past eighteen
months or more, is expected to return home on or
I about the middle Of October.
STATE NEWS.
! The Presbytery meets at ElktOn on the I'D
when it is expected there will be seyenty-hve pas
tors and ruling elders present.
The Republican convention Of Frederick, OF
Saturday, sent delegates to The Congressional
convention at Hagerstown, which meets on the
10th instant, majority Of whom are favorable Il
the denomination Of Hon. Lloyd LOwndes.
The Northern eonvOcatiOn Of the diocese o
Easton will meet in Trinity church, Elkton, to
day, the sth inst, Bishop Say presiding. Thu
session will continue three days, during which
there will be public services morning and night
TriIus Mckinney, who shot ]. H. Boyer during
an election fracas at Massey's Gross Roads, IL
Kent county, last fall, was arrested in PhiladeI
: phia last week and returned to the Maryland au
thorities for trial. He is now in ChestertoWn jail
: Right Rev. Bishop Becker, Of the Easter
Shore diocese assisted by Rev. VIM ballard an
Rev, George Villiger, ). J., OF Bohemia Manor
/ on Sunday, August 30, laid the cornerstone o
{. the new Catholic church, st. Rosa, about to b
!. erected in Chesapeake City, in the presence Of
, large crowd of persons. The church is to D
built on the Gothic style, and 1t is thought ma
!. be completed this autumn.
The sixth span from the Perryville side Of tn
d Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore raj
: road bridge across the Susquehanna has bee
v entirely taken down, preparatory to raising a
) iron one in its stead. 1t is certainly marvel
b, engineering skill, says the Hayre-de-Graee r.
, publican, that a span can be taken out Of tn
centre of so long q bridge, and another put IL
o without in the least interfering with travel
g The Farmers Union Of Baltimore county viii
D. hold its annual celebration to-day q: Jockeys oil
D. camp ground, near Ashland. about fifteen mile
.e from Baltimore, on the Northern Central rail-
D. road Addresses are expected from Henry o. Ha
lie lowell Professor Hobart Hutton, Of the Msrylan
l. Agricultural college; Hon. r. 8. Carmichael an
others. The manufacturers, horticulturist
he florists, hOusekcepers and others are invited
70 exhibit their productions.
{, A fire in Frostburg, on Saturday, destroye
Beall Koch's dry goods store, loss, $4,000; j.
y Keller's grocery store, $4,000; Max Wineland
N dry goods store, e., 900: John Huntley's har
Is ware store, $1,000; Madame Won Klaizer's mill
cry store 81 500; J. ). Metzger's stationery stoT
% Al 600: August Theophirs confectionery stor
Is Al 500 Hobitzc house. business block, large St
d, HE and five double dwelling houses, 81, 900;
10 Porter's grocery and liquor store, large bull
D. ing. $4,000 Seven shops and small stores, thi
1; teen dwellings, the English Lutheran church ar
H. Lutheran parsonage, and other buildings wei
n damaged Total loss over $4,000; insuran'
ry about two thirds. Having no fire apparatus II
ii people could not stop the spread Of the fre. a
from Cumberland was sent.