National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-26
MARYLAND ITEMS.

at this time there are 5ls persons confined in
the Baltimore city Jail.
The Presbytery Of New Castle reassembIed in
Elkton Thursday morning.
A new bank. styled Calvert Bank of BaIti-
more" is to be started shortly.
The brig Harry, which has been lying at quar-
rantine In Baltimore for some weeks, has been
released.
The funeral Of MI. A. S. Matthews took place
Thursday. The remains were inferred in Green
mount cemetery.
The cornerstone of the new Protestant EpiscO-
pal church Of the Holy Innocent, Of Baltimore,
will be laid Monday.
The grand complimentary hop given to Major
VIM. W. Leland, proprietor Of the EutsW house,
Baltimore, was q brilliant affair.
Ex-Governor Philip Francis Thomas was nomi-
mated, Wednesday, for Congress by the Democrats
of the First Congressional district.
The Peabody Institute, Of Baltimore, has re-
esiVed q fins lot Of books from Europe, many of
them being upon Church history and in German.
The Empire and Anchor transportation lines are
having a fne new depot built on their old site at
the corner Of North and Center streets, Bslti-
more.
The committee on the exhibition Of the Mary
land Institute Wednesday threw open the hall
for the reception Of articles to be placed on de-
Posit.
The trade between Baltimore and NeWberns,
N. O., has increased to such an extent as to reR-
der it necessary to place third steamer on the
line.
The executive committee of the Maryland
Agricultural Association met Thursday and com
pleted the arrangements for the approaching sx-
hibition. ..-.-
The new Presbyterian church at EIkton WAC
dedicated Tuesday morning, and in the evening
the Presbytery of New Castle met in the church
and opened its session.
The Republican Congressional convention Of
the Filth district of Maryland met at Annapolis
Junction on Wednesday and nominated Hon. Al
e1ander B. Hagner for Congress.
On tomorrow Archbishop Bayley will admins
ter the sacrament Of confirmation to about -
members of the congregation OF st. AIMS church,
on the York road, Baltimore.
The Most Rev Archbishop Bayley has granted
permission to the Little Sisters of the Poor, OF
Baltimore, to make an appeal to the pastors Of
the various churches for collections in aiG Of their
institution.
The exports from the port of Baltimore during
the week ending Thursday, amounted in value to
$T41 34S and for the past two weeks to, 81 u.s.
The principal articles Of value exported were
flour, grain and tobacco.
Thursday Chief Judge George VIM. Brown,
Judge Nv. Dobbin, OF the Superior Court; Fran
els T. King ESQ.,, and other trustees Of the Johns
Hopkins university, left Baltimore on a visit 20
the North and West.
Wednesday morning 3 lot Of oil barrels near
the dressing tent of Barnum's hippOdrome in
Baltimore, were discovered to be on ire but be-
fore any serious damage was done the flames were
extinguished.
Rev. q. A. Stork, pastor Of the Fourth English
Lutheran church, in Baltimore, left yesterday
for Europe, to be absent six months. Rev. J. G..
Morris, Of the Lutheryille Seminary, will Oficists
during Mr.. StOrk's absence.
The result Of the Democratic primary election
held in Baltimore on Tuesday last, for nominating
candidates to be voted for as members Of the irst
branch Of the city council, Is the general theme
Of conversation among the politicians.
The building of the new st. Agnes hospital, on
the Frederick road, few miles from Baltimore,
will be commenced next week. It will be one Of
the most complete establishments of the kind in
the country, and will be under the direction Of
Sister Mary Ann, who for some years past has
conducted the present hospital at Mt DOugherty.
The ground for the new structure, three hundred
and fifty acres, was donated to the Sisters by Lady
Stafford, Of England.
1t has been discovered that some Of the finest
trees in Druid Hill park, Baltimore, have been
killed by insects, and that probably several hun
bred more will be destroyed. The bark Of the
trees were examined, when there was found the
Iarva Of five different sorts of insects. Under the
microscope there was discovered the Larvae Of the
TOmicus Zylographus, a kind Of beetle that
Thomas Say, distinguished entOmolOgist, says
'.is often most formidable enemy to the white
pine in the North and the yellow pine IN the
South, - though in Druid Hill park thus far its
attacks have been made upon the hickory trees.