National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-30
MARYLAND NEWS.



Holiday street on its west side, from Lexington
20 Saratoga street. that the western side Of the
street be on line with the east wall Of the new
City hall.
There were lss deaths or males and 81 females)
in this city for the week ending Monday morning,
according to the report compiled ut the ONCE Of
DR.. James A. SteuRrt commissioner Of health,
being decrease Of six from last week, and an in
crease Of twelve over the corresponding weeks Of
| lS7S.
At private meeting of the Maryland State
Poultry Association the members Of the executive
committee were instructed to take such steps as
were necessary to insure the success OF the annual
coming winter. The premium list will amount to
| over $500 in money and medals. 1t has not yet
been decided where the exhibition will be held,
but It will very likely take place in Maryland
Institute.
There are at present two hundred and forty
State pensioners Of the war of 1912 in Baltimore.
Ofthese ninety-eight draw their pensions through
Colonel N. Brewer, himself an old defender Of
| the war Of lsi2 The Oldest Of the pensioners on
Colonel Brewers list is an old defender ninety
tVe years old, and the next Oldest the widow Of
\ an old defender ninety-two years old. Three
years ago Colonel Brewer had one hundred and
seventy on his list, Of whom seventy have since
| died.
On Monday morning Mr. Bouldin and Messrs
| Ed. D. and Edward NJ. Richardson surveyed with
| instruments the scene of the Berry Amos homi-
| eide. They measured the different points men
toned in the testimony in the case, and Sergeant
Challow and Ofhcers Crosby, Brown and Bou-
chett pointed out the various points of import
| ance both inside and outside the house, and the
surveyors made every necessary note in order TO
| prepare a proper diagram OF the scene of the
tragedy to be used in the coming trial at ToWson-
| town.
In the matter Of contracts to rebuild the Sus-
| ouehanna bridge Of the Philadelphia Whining
| ton and Baltimore railroad at HaVre-de-Graee Of
iron, it is learned the Baltimore Bridge Company
| and Clarke, Reeves s. Co., of Philadelphia, were
competitors for the work, and so close was the
competition that it was divided between them by
Reeves 20. have their work manufactGrsd By
| the Phoenix Iron Company Of Pennsylvania, and
the Baltimore Bridge Company by the Edgemore
Iron Company, of Wilmington, Del, the eight
spans will consequently be divided between
these two establishments.
| Peter ]. CRllan, a charcoal-burner and dealer,
thirty.two years old, residing at the corner OF
Duncan alley and Eastern avenue, died about $50
o'clock Monday night, from the effects Of guam
| tity Of a mixture containing chlorOfOrm and
4 aeonite, which he got from a physician to quiet
| his nerves. Monday about O'clock he went to
physician TO get something to quiet him, and was
prescribed for with directions to take teaspoon
ful Of the medicine every two hours. He carried
| the medicine homo about 1880 O'Clock, and took
| the whole Of It at once. He never spoke after
swallowing the dose, but 1t was not known by
those in the rOom his wife and sisterin-law, that
he had taken fatal dose until he fell over to the
| floor.
The ordinance providing for the registration of
| births and deaths was called up on Monday even
ing in the second branch. The ordinance provides
that each midwife physician or coroner shall, un-
| der penalty, send o certificate to the Board of
Health stating, in cases Of birth, the name. sex
and color Of the child and in cases Of death, the
Mr.. Kirk objected to the clause in the ordinance
providing that illegitimate children shall be
cluded from the effects of the ordinance, it
originally intended to include all the births and
deaths in the city. He could not see why illegt-
innate children should be excluded from the regis
| tratiOn lists. except to accommodate certain cir
| Giles Of society. Mr.. Lnney offered an amendment
that the ordinance take effect in January next
instead of July OF this year. as was At Arst intend
| ed. The amendment was adopted, after which the
| ordinance was passed.
The detective and other officers who have been
looking after Mr., Holiday are now Of the opinion
that he is in England. The general impression is
| that he started to England month ago, taking
| with him the money he had realized which is
larger in amount than was at first supposed. 1t
| is reported that number of ladies were victim
| lied. One, Mrs. Stewart, OF EHstOn Nd. has
! lost 81 200. The Drs David and James MahOn, Of
| Mifiin county Pa, have lost 5000, and Mr..
Samuel Tucker, Of Bridgeport, Conn.,, SO 900.
The investments of the Mahons and Mr.. Tucker
were made atthe instance and through the agency
Of DR.. Baldwin, and they will seek to recover from
him'the amounts, as they claim he is responsible
| for the losses. 1t is said that in great number
of cases Holiday has defrauded women Of mOder-
ate means, by inducing them to sell gold watches,
| pianos and other valuables, and place the money
In his hands for investment in modes that would,
| he said, yield them good return.
| On Monday morning George W. Claypoole, in
dicted FOR robbing the United States mails in the
BaitinoTe city Post3ttice, was brought before the
| arraignment last week Claypoole pleaded not
| guilty, but yesterday when his case was called
his counsel arose and said that the plea Of not
guilty was withdrawn and plea Of guilty made.
| Mr.. Findlay then made an eloquent appeal to
the mercy of the Court, referring to Claypoole's
good conduct as q soldier, his fidelity for long
time a postofice clerk, the need and helpless
ness of hfs family, and the shattered physical
condition Of the confessed criminal. He earnestly
asked that all possible mercy be shown him.
| Judge Giles sentenced Claypoole to five years in
! the Maryland penitentiary. Soon after the SEN
! tence had been recorded ClaypOole followed a
| deputy marshal out of the courtroom. The
scene was sad one.
The work of excavating for the foundation of
the new building for central Offices Of the Balti-
| more and Ohio Railroad Company, to be erected
on the northwest corner Of Baltimore and Calvert
streets, is progressing, and the foundations will
be laid on that portion Of the lot already in pos
session Of the company at an early day. With
view to arrive at probable cost OF building
cording to the plan OF Mr.. Z. +. Baldwin, the ar
| chitect proposals have been invited from granite
and marble workers for the structure. The bids
| offered were opened Monday in the presence Of
Mr.. E. T. Baldwin, architect, and Mr.. Samuel H.
Adams, superintendent Of the proposed building.
There were also present Messrs. NJ. A. SissOn, Of
| Sisson Packie Snowden Andrews, Of Ordway
& Co., of Richmond, Va; John Emory, Mr.. Bat
| terson, of Connecticut, and Mr. McMahOn, Of
| Mcmahon Gill, who handed in proposals. Nc
| MahOn * Gill proposed to erect the building &C
| cording to specifications, of Woodstock granite,
/ for $l6S, $40; Mr.. John Emory's bid, same mate
rial, was Sl72, 400 Snowden Andrews, represent
ing Ordway < Co., of Richmond, Va, Richmond
granite to be used $1T3 900; Patterson * Co., Of
Connecticut put In four bids, $4,000, sos, 900,
| Of granite The only bid for marble was from
| Messrs. Sisson & Packie, who propose to use the
best quality Baltimore county marble, from Con-
nOlly's quarries, near Cockeysyille, (the same as
used in the construction Of the new city hail. at
the sum of S1T5, OO0 1t is supposed that decision
will be reached as to the material to be used and
| probably a contract awarded during the present
week.
The cornerstone of the new Church Of the Holy
1nnocents was laid on Monday afternoon at the
| corner Of Eden and Chase streets The following
named clergymen were present: Right Rev.
| Bishop Pinkney, Reys Thomas U. Dudley, Geo.
| A. Leakin, G. W. Leeds ]. Everist Cathell,
| lanes q & pennicE F A Gibson
| John ChiPchase, A. P. Stryker, B. II. Latrobe,
| jr., W. T. johnson, T. B. X. Trader, d. D. Van
| Antwerp and the rector, Rev. P. N. Meade. The
| marble Cornerstone was laid by Bishop Pinknsy
az cOrding to the form prescribed for such solemn
acts, printed form being used Under 1t were
placed, in proper receptacle, Bible and prayer
| book, copies Of the Episc0pGI Register, Church
and State, Church Journal aud Gospel Messenger,
Hartford ChErchmGH, Church Work, Southern
| ChUTchmGn, the daily English morning papers Of
Baltimore, the history Of the parish, journal Of
the last convention, names Of the guild and build
! and rector, autographs of the yestry OF Christ
| church, a picture Of the Church Of the
PRESENTED by Colonel Stansbury, and the q Life
| and Times Of Colonel Stansbury." The new
| church will be built Of Port Deposit broken
| range granite and in Gothic style 1t Will be %
feet Deep 90 feet wide in the transept and 4S feet
in the main building, u feet in the basement, and
the clear of the arch Of the auditorium will be 80
feet, There will be no galleries, and its seating
| capacity will be $40. There will be section for
the organ to the right of the pulpit, and the chan
1
| Christ church. The windows will be Of stained
| glass, and the pews and woodwork Of walnut.
| The eastern window on Eden street will be l2Xl2
| feet and the two transept windows will be each
| sx20 feet. The rose window 1T the rear Of the
| chancel will be IA feet in diameter. The building
will be heated by fiues running from the sub-cel-
| lar The Sunday school and lecture room will be
| in the basement, and of the same style as the
| auditorium. There will be two towers, one $50
| feet high, at the corner Of Chase street, and one
100 feet high at the rear and also on Chase street.
There will be two entrances from Eden street. It
| Is estimated that the cost of the church will be
$4,000 exclusive Of the organ. and it is cOntem-
| plated to add a chime Of bells. 1t Is expected
that the building will be under roof by the LIST Of
JaDuary, and that it will be ready for dedication
| early next summer. The architect is Frank f.
Davis esq, and It is being constructed under the
| superintendenee Of the building committee Of the
i church.
STATE NEWS.
| Hon. John Richie will deliver the first annual
| address Of the Hartford County Agricultural
society, at Belair, in Ostober.
In m alteration in New Market district Oh
| Saturday last between W. H. Clay and Horace
| RealI the former was very dangerously stabbed
| IN the abdomen and Is not expected to recover.
| The origin Of the ARRAY is as yet unknown.
The trial of the somewhat celebrated case Of
| VIM A. Boyd against the Third National Bank
| Of Baltimore was concluded Monday at EllcOtt
City The Jury brought in verdict for s29, lT7.s3