National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-10
MARYLAND NEWS.

BALTIMORE. .@-Ae
A mad hog was killed on Ncrth fremont street
on Tuesday afternoon. 20 * -
The Hon. Allan g. Thurman, Unitsd States
Senator from Ohio, has signihed his acceptance
Of tAA Invitation Of she Maryland Agricultural
and Mechanical association to deliver the annual
address at the annual exhibition be held at the
PimheO grounds. {5il q
The Maryland Association for the Protection Of
Game and Fish. or which M B.w. jenkins Is SEQ
rotary, gives notice 70 all restaurant keepers,
market shooters and others that the law prohib-
ting the killing or having In possession Of par
tridgss prior to October % VIII be vigorously en-
forced.
On Tuesday morning about eight O'Clock, . boy
ten years Of age, named Augustus HelWAy acct.
dentally fell from . second-story window on Jose
phine street, near Pine. and in addition 70 ffac-
turing his len leg received number Of severe
bruises about tine head and body. The sufferer
was attended BY d.. Hill, who says he viii re-
cover.
Mr.. MBgruder, Of the committee on accounts,
has stated to the school board that the apprOpri-
alton for the present fiscal year Of $4,000 for re-
pairs, cleaning, books furniture and incidentalS
has been exhausted, and little more has been
expended. It would be six weeks before the APP
preparation for next year could be reached, and
the committee wished that the members Of the
rangements for their payment AFTER the CON-
mencement Of the next fiscal year, November i.
new three-masted schooner, the Edward A,
Sanehas, named after q Cuban merchant, was
launched on Tuesday afternoon from the south
side Of the basin. She was built for the West
India trade, and will be commanded by Captain
W. D. Benson, formerly Of the bark Elverton,
who Is also par. owner. She "a $50 tons capacity,
1S3 feet between perpendiculars, 50 feet breadth
Of beam, Of . fne model, made Of Chesapeake
white oak and Georgia yellow pine, and cost
aboue 81, 900 dollars,
Professor william Elliott, Principal Of the Bal
timore City college, has reported to the school
board that at the examination held on the 7th
and sth instant for admission into the college Of
applicants other than pupils Of the public schools,
seventeen young men presented themselves. or
theae the following passed satisfactory exam
nation: Edgar Gilbert, George +. Adams, Add
son B. N. Williams, E. S. Davis Walter LefeYre
and Charles H. Buschman. A resolution was
adopted By the board admitting them 70 the
college
The British brig Teviot, the wife OF whose cap
tain died Of yellow fever OF quarantine . few
days ago, after being thoroughly fumigated, was
allowed to proceed 70 Fardy's yard on Monday
night and she Is now lying there taking in ball
last preparatory 10 sailing for Nova Scotia. The
| captains wife was the only enc who has died Of
yellow fever at quarantine this year, although
/ there were several cases which have recovered.
Three searaen Of the Teviot died Of the fever At
Matanzaa, and after tia vessel left all IN board
remained we'll until tae Baltimore quarantine
was reached, when the captains wife became sud
denly sick, and, as above stated, died. The only
cases Of yellow fever at quarantine three sea-
men Of the brig Castillo, all Of whom it is said,
are improving rapidly.
STATE NEWS.
The Howard county Democrats have elected the
following delegates to the Congressional conven-
tion Of the Firth District John R. CLARK, James
D. Cooke and DR.. J. A. Webb. The delegates
we're not instructed but are said to be favorable
/ to the nomination Of Hon. A. G. Chspman, Of
Charles.
The Republicans OF Washington county have
selected the following delegates to the
i nominating convention Louis E. MoComas 4.
/ A. Bruce, John ReIehard, Nathan Williams,
/ tcolorod,) Jos. H. FArroW. A resolution was
adopted that Hon. Lloyd LoWndes Is the choice
i Of ths convention for the nomination for Con
/ gress.
The Allegheny county Republicans sent the
following delegates to the same convention; R.
McCnlloh, ". L. Jordan, Wm- Hall, Dsvisoa
Armstrong and VIM. J. Taylor, teoIored,) The
delegation YES not instructed, but Is unanimcusly
FOR the nomination o. Hon. Lloyd Lowndes FOR
Congress.
The second annual meeting Of the Farmers
Union or Baltimore county took place on Tues
day near Ashland, and was highly successful.
The morning was Threatening, but the skies soon
after cleared, and the attendance was large,
some 500 nr 1000 persons being present toward
the close. Throughout the meeting much inter-
est vas manifested, and the day was passed in an
agreeable and probable manner.