National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-11
MARYLAND NEWS.


The Republican voters of the city assembled at
their respective voting places on Wednesday
night and elected ward officers and delegates to
to the city convention that assembled yesterday.
Rev. J. NJ. Maxwell, pastor Of the Twelfth
Presbyterian church, on Franklin street, has re-
eeived and accepted call to church in BeIEs
dere, New Jersey, Presbytery Of Newton.
The Rev. ]. S. FOulk, for thirteen years the
pastor Of the Third Reformed church, corner OF
Paea and Saratoga streets, has recently an
nouneed his determination to connect with the
Presbyterian church.
An inspection and review OF the fire DEPART
ment by the Mayor and Board Of Fire Commits
sioners will take place on Saturday, September
Il, at O'Clock, in Monument square.
Mrs. Mary E. Mcguire, 81 years Of age, a ma
tive of Ireland, died suddenly on the morning Of
the sth, at her residence, No. 292 Aisquith street
DR.. E. r. Walker, coroner, deemed an inquest
unnecessary.
ia committee of prominent Republicans have
been appointed to wait on Hon J. A. ]. Ores
we'll, late Postmaster General, to invite him to
act as delegate to the Republican convention Of
Southern States TO be held at Atlanta, Georgia,
October 2 1t is also said that the same commit
tee will wait on R. StOckett Matthews and O. @.
Fulton, esqs., for the same purpose.
The proposals for building the bridge on VII
ToWsontoWn by the county commissioners, were
as follows: d. Maekinson & Co., 81, 28s; Boughau,
Moss s Co., 81, 81; Wendan BOllman, Oil, g82;
T. Todd, as, 40; Hagan, Dunn & Weaver, go 900;
W. ]. S. Bowen, sI7,T6O; Cooling & Randall,
s17 $40; A. F. Lishear & Co., S15,TOO; H. Maggie,
sls,S5O; ]. d. johnson, s16,ssO; W. S. Shoemaker,
sl9,55O. The contract was awarded to H A
Maggie, Of Baltimore county, he being the lowest
bidder.
The schooner Sophia Hanson, 153 tons burden,
built at the head Of the Chesapeake bay has
been purchased by Messrs. Dix & Steiner for six
thousand dollars. She will hereafter, under
command Of Captain Adams, late mate Of the
schooner ]. Tayler, be engaged in the Spanish
Main trade. She Is chartered to take 4 cargo Of
-four, corn and shocks to Martinique, at the rate
Of sixty cents per barrel, and after dIscharging.
she will proceed to the Spanish Main and load
eOcoanuts for Baltimore
On Tuesday evening, VIM. A. Pennington, a
freight brakeman on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, was standing on the platform of a coal
car in Camden station, when regulating engine
No. IS backed down the track and struck the car
Mr.. Pennington was thrown to the ground and
seriously injured. His left leg and arm were
broken, and he was also badly bruised about the
body. He was attended by q physician, after
which he was removed to his home at No. 10
North Poppleton street, where he has wife and
one child.
On Wednesday afternoon, the first annual ex-
hibitiOn Of the Maryland State Horticultural As
ISOLATION was commenced at Lehmann's hall, on
Howard street, under very encouraging auspices.
The managers Of the association having spared
neither trouble expense in order to present to
the public exhibition worthy Of their patronage
may certainly be congratulated in having sue
ceeded in getting up display almost perfect in
every respect, and which has certainly never
been equaled by any similar exhibition in Mary
land. When it is considered that the society is
yet in its infancy, having been organized only
last spring, this success is eminently eneOurag-
ing. The professional and amateur florists and
gardeners have all taken great interest in the
exhibition, and there are but few of them that
have not put the best Of their productions upon
exhibition.