National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-14
MAITLAND NEWS
sALT1MoRE


John Stinchcombe man thirty years Of srs
fell dead on Monroe street, near Wilkins avenue,
about noon on Thursday. The deceased lived
upon the krederiek road about four miles from
Postmaster Deuison reports ofhcisily the fol
lowing As the work Of his carriers during the
month Of August: Registered Letters delivered,
14S2; mail letters delivered, as 80: mail pnstat
cards delivered 81 036: local letters delivered 81
so; local postal cards delivered 10O7; total de-
liyered- sss.9ll. Newspapers delivered. II, ss5s
letters collected from street boxes ss20T5 postal
cards do, 81, as; total collected, A0aE0. News
papers collected, 16,o8o. TWsnty-dTe hundrsa
Sno slAt 5eikht tettefs were retnraed % Sne once
the carriers not being able &c ind the parties 70
whom they were addressed
The horse and mule market, which had bssn
quite dull for some time, has begun 70 revive,
having shown more life since the first Of this
month, The Southern trade especially Is spring
ing up, one sales stable aloUo having sold eigh-
teen head Of horses yesterday for North Carolina
range from SIS 70 s75o. Railway horses street
err" In which quite brisk business d done In
Baltimore, bring frem s125 TO $50. Lower GRADES
Of horses sell 1t from $40 to $50. The market Is
vary Wsl stocked vita the usual classes q horss8
sold here. Mules are rather duh, bringing nom
SscO to 900 per pair.
The Horticultural Society, az thsir annual
meeting on Thursday, elected the following on
GERS for the ensuing year: President, Exra Whit
nan; vice presidents, Baltimore city, VIM. T.
presidents, Stgte at large, Charles b. Snow, John
W. Garrett, Edward wilkins and a. Bowie
Davis; treasurer, Z. ". L Rssin; corresponding
Henry Taylor. Andrew L. Black, John E. Feast,
J. MOwtor Saunders, August Hoen, W. d. Braek-
earidge, John ID. Oakf0rd. R ]. Halliday and
Samuel Smith, Allsgany; Hon W. H Tuck
Anne Arundel; Charles Baker. Baltimore; Hon
Judge Magruder, Calvert; ]. W. Kerr, Caroliues
Colonel ]. x. Longwell, Carroll; ]. A. ]. Ores
well, Cecil: Major W. B. Mathews, Charles
Daniel Henry, Dorchester; Hon.Judgs Marshall,
Frederick; Patrick Hemmel, Garrett; Henry D
Fernandis. Hartford; Hon. John Lee Carroll,
Montgomery; General Samuel Jones, Prince
Hon. Benz. @. Harris st. Marys; Jas.U. Dennis,
Somerset; Dr. John Miller, Talbot; DR.. Harvey.
Mashlngton; Dr. Todd, Wieomieo, and Hon.
Judge Franklin, Worcester.
STATE NEWS.
James CassIdsy, Of Frostburg. sentenced at the
January term Of our court 70 four years fmpris-
onment In the penitentiary for ASSEMBLING with
intent to disable and main his wife, has been
pardoned by the Governor.
Last week two colored men named Madison
Chase and William Bladen, died at Oakland,
Garrett county. from the effects Of being poisoned
BY toadstools which they mistook for mushrooms.
Among many other improvements to be made
at New Creek viii be the building OF . new AID
e0mmodious hotel BY the Messrs- Entier, Of Pied
mont, experienced and popular landlords.
The Democratic convention Of st. Mays
county met At LeonardtoWn on Tuesday, and
selected James 7. N. Raley, Oscar g. Haydea
and Joseph s. Allison delegates 20 the nominal
ANN-l1AA-
trictz The delegates are in favor Of Baker A
Jamison for Congress.
On Friday night September about II o'clock
tss stable Of M John 5ssS neaS rnsy gaass
together with IFS entire crop Of oats buggy ard
harness and syaluebls colt. There Is no doubt
Bean rI est,mstss hIs loss At between Jour and aTs
hundred dollars.
The exhibitions Of the Frederick County Aeri-
cultural Society at Frederick, Nd. have been Tor
teresting as 10 render their annual recurrence
occasions Of more than ordinary enjoyment to tho
public, and visit to the pleasant little city q
Frederick and IT'S beautiful surround nga with
the additional attraction Of the great elr, is IN
event Of pleasant anticipation to thousands. The
aext fair begins Tuesday, October -, and eon-
unusually encouraging for hne exhibiticn. The
railroads leading to Frederick viii 0Ier liberal
arrangements for excursion tickets and freight
for exhibition.
The shipments Of Cumberland coal from Cum
berland Tor the week ending September
amounted to f31u tons y eWt. q decrease com
Si65 tons 10 cWt. For the year % that date Aao4-
nc tons 19eWt. were shipped, showing decrease
as compared with the Ike period q lsla Of 49,
tons 1aewt. Increase IN canal shipments, 3l.9lI
tons 20 cyEf decrease In railroad shipments 81
csc tons 5 cWt-: Baltimore aud Ohio rallroad de-
crease, 9oS12 10 eEt; Pennsy isania felsrgaa de-
last evening ls5 boats cleared this port. carrying
IS 5oT tons 0Wt- Of coal. All the companies with
the exception q Two are new shipping &C the ad-
vaneed rate Of freight
On sunday morning last, q little after SUNRISE
Martha Kelly, s. servant girl In the employ &C
Colonel samuel Cox, Charles county, whilst in.
the act Of milking ooEsl n COW pen some dis
lance from the house, was attacked BY . e0l0red
nan and her person violated before assistance
could reach her. He had taken the precaption 70
disguise himself By powderins his face and wrap
ping his otherwise nude body IN horse blanket,
which he had stolen from the Colonep9 carriage
house. The sccuadrel uas hotly pursued until
without success Joe Dorsey. supposed By some
70 be tbs outlaw George Dorsey, lived With Cello
mel Cox the 1rst OF the present year. and = nay