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

An adjourned meeting Of the property-holders
and citizens favorable to the removal of the rail-
road tracks from the streets in East Baltimore
was held on Monday night and a committee ap-
pointed to wait on the city councils and exert
their influence in behalf Of the proposed measure.
The health commissioner report for the past
. week shows the total number Of deaths in the
city for that period to have been IT'S q more than
during the corresponding week OF last year. or
this amount 90 were males, "a females, % colored
persons and still births.
About $50 O'Clock on Monday evening
very serious accident occurred at Camden
station, and resulted in the injuring OF man
named James Mayer to such an extent that he is
not expected TO recover Another man, named
Kicker, was badly bruised, and 9 horse was
killed.
Mr.. Loney, in the second branch Of the Council,
on Monday last, offered a resolution requesting
the committee on highways to inquire into the
expedency Of widening Baltimore street from
the bridge to Exeter street, Fayette street from
Calvert to Liberty street, and Gay street from
Saratoga to Exeter street. 1t was adopted. Q
The Cigarmakers' Society and the Cigarmakers'
Union have consolidated into one organization,
and resolved that all union men employed in the
establishments where girls have been introduced
should strike yesterday, and be encouraged and
supported in their action by the union. The
union does not fix prices, leaving that to be
ranged by The men in the various establishments
with their employees, bat it is directly opposed
to the employment Of girls or non-union trades
men.
Mr.. Charles Starr, a fancy plasterer, doing
business on Howard street, on Saturday night
deserted his wife and two daughters, and elOped
with Lou Clifton, notorious member Of the DENT
monde, who was one of the leading attractions at
the establishment Of Madam johnson, on May
street. He was seen leaving the house with the
girl leaning lovingly upon his arm. take a car
rage and move in the direction Of the Northern
Central depot. His wife is an amiable lady, pos
sessed Of great beauty, and she with her two
daughters are left in a penniless condition.
The body OF an unknown woman found off Com
mercial wharf has been reco gnIEed as that OF Mrs.
Emily Northey, widow, who had lived at No.
169 Orleans street. One Of her daughters, having
read the description Of the Dress shawl and bon
net and finger ring worn by her, went to the East
ern station-house, and being referred to DR.. Kelly
the coroner, she was accompanied by him TO the
dead-house, where the body had been place for
Identification, which she recognized that of her
mother. The body was removed to her late home
She was sixty-seven years old, and was subject
to occasional alteration Of mind.
Mayor Vansant notified the Council Of having
approved the following ordinances and reSOlu-
tions: To change the name of Choptank street to
COllington avenue; to widen Oliver street to lbs
feet from Dolphin street to North avenue; to
grade. pave and curb Freshman street; directing
the physician to the Marine hospital to destroy
infected bedding and clothing not needed at the
hospital: to repair and rebuild O sewer running
from Pennsylvania avenue to Division street,
west of Wilson street: to purchase hose for the
use Of Cross-street market; requesting the park
commissioners to repair the avenue from Madison
avenue to the park entrance.
Proposals for furnishing eighty fire gilt plaster
caps for the council chambers and large hall in
the new City Hall were opened on Monday last,
and the award was made by the building commit
tee. The cHps are Of ten different sorts, fifty
eight being Of one kind and the other twenty-five
Of nine other varieties. The contract was awarded
to Baker, Arnold Il Co., Philadelphia, on their
bid of S15 lsl.47, it being the lowest. The other
bidders were H. L. McAvoy, s22,5S9; Fellows,
Hoffman & Co., New York, 81, 545 Henry Nc
Shane & Co.. go, s55; A. W. Wagner, s20,24O;
Watts x Co., s2S4 7S; ]. Register Sons, $4,000,
and Lutz & SutkOski, sS7 500, each for 70 caps;
Mitchell, Vance Co., S26,97L
The annual fall meeting of the Maryland Jockey
Club will take place October 20 q, = and g. ten
days after the exhibition Of the State Agricultu-
ri and Mechanical Association, and from the
value of the purses and stakes, and horses en-
gagged. promises to be Of unusual interest. The
feature Of the first days racing will be the Dixie
stakes, the most valuable three-year old
event Of this year. and for which there are sixty
eight entries. The Central and Breckenridge
stakes for two and ttree-year olds are valuable
prizes, having closed year ago with twenty
eight and eighteen entries respectively. Nearly
all the fast horses in the country" have been en-
tered for the races, and o contest between Freak
neEs Tom Bowling and Fellowcraft will attract
thousands to witness it. FelloWcraft recently
ran at Saratoga the fastest four miles on record,
and Mr.. Clabaugh's colt, Picolo, ran at the same
meeting the fastest mile and On eighth on re-
cord. Picolo's performance was noticed at the
time, having run under Governor Bowie's name
STATE NEWS.
Edward Dolby, Of Denton, was caught by one
Of the wheels Of a locomotive at Harrington depot
and was seriously injured to lead to fears Of
his death.
The Democratic convention which assembled
at Westminster on Monday, elected John B.
Boyle, DR.. F. T. Shaw, DIR. S. r. Waters, George
A. Shower and Luther Welsh delegates to the
Congressional convention which will assemble in
TOwnsOnton on the 10th inst.
All the heavy coal shipping companies at Cum
berland, except the MARYLAND and Georges
Creek, have resumed shipments by canal at the
advanced rate Of Sl.35 to Georgetown and Sl.4O to
Alexandria. The Maryland company will not
resume at present, the agent here having dis
charged all his hands last Saturday, and the
agent at Georgetown having sent his shipping to
Baltimore.
A new frame building, almost finished, at Belts
Vile, Prince Georges county, and that was to be
occupied as q store by Mr.. Abraham Brown, was
Sc; fire to and burned TO the ground at o'clock
on Sunday morning. The loss falls heavily upon
a worthy man who did not before suppose that he
had an enemy in the world. He loses about $1,000,
and the carpenter at work on the house lost all
his tools.
VIRGINIA NEWS.