The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-09-11
Maryland Affairs.

W. A. Cumming 4 Co. grain dealers, Bal.
timore, failed on Wednesday
Three prisoners escaped from the Jail a.
Towsontown, on Sunday morning.
Mr.. John Loats, of Frederick county. re.
allied 40 bushels of wheat from and acre.
Milton Whitney, well.known Baltimore
lawyer, died in Ashbnrnham, Mass, on the
3D. instant
Josiah Cobb, who was one Of the Dartmoor
prisoners, in 1915, died Sunday in Baltimore,
at the age Of so years.
Mrs. Mary Deppert, was burned to death,
in Baltimore, on Saturday morning Of last
week. She was making fire with coal oil.
Mary Schiniek attempted to commit suicide
ia Baltimore ON Wednesday morning, with n
Ratchet and ice-piek. She was suffering
from delirum tremens.
The village Of Hyattyille, on the Washing.
ton Branch Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
way was threatened with destruction BY fire
early Monday morning. Fortunately, how.
ever, the flames were confined to the dwelling
in which they originated, owning TO the ener.
getic efforts Of several Of the residents Of the
village.
The Baltimore Board Of Trade, at its regu.
lar monthly meeting on Tuesday, appointed
committee 20 take into consideration the
expediency Of petitioning the Legislature TO So
amend the criminal Code rs TO make the
misuse Of funds, which is now designated a
breach Of trust, penal offence. This action
may have been suggested by events of recent
occurrence.
The Cecil Wing Of the third instant, says
Edith May, three years of age, daughter Of
John g. Ash, who resides about three miles
east Of Elkton, whilst climbing up harrow
which had been propped against the fence.
pulled the harrow over upon herself, one Of
the teeth entering her skull just above the ear
and penetrated the brain to depth Of between
two and three inches, carrying with il into
the brain substance, fragments Of the bones.
The opening in the skull is about one inch
square, from which considerable quantity
Of brain matter exuded at the time, and
through which there is now protrading large
hernia Of brain substance. This accident oc-
CURED At clock p M, on Wednesday last.
There is no intellectual disturbance and no
loss, at present discernible, OF any function
Of the brain, and the child's condition is such
as to inspire hope Of its recovery.
At 2.35 Monday afternoon last, Havre de
Grace, Hartford county, was visited with a
very severe rain and hail storm, which lasted
about twenty minutes, and doing good deal
Of damage to the growing crops, as well as
injuring the grape vines and beating the fruit
from the trees. The town hall had twenty
window panes broken, aud A. Z. Treadway,
florist, was minus one hundred paues ont OF
his hot-house. Many private residences hai
broken from FIVE to fifteen paiies OF glass.
Some the choicest flower yards, which only
few hours before were robed IN NIL the
beauty Of the season we're slipped TO the stalks.
A good part Of the fruit will be lost. Under
some apple trees az many as half a barrel OF
apples we're beaten down, and peaches. dam
sons and grapes are lying over the ground in
great quantities. The oldest people say they
have not Witnessed Anything like Il for years.
some Of the hail stones that fell were as large
as halled walnut, and there was such a
quantity that It was over one hour and half
before Il melted The little children gathered
baskets and pitchers fall Of the haiI-stones.
In the country the corn has been severely cut
by the hail.
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