The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-09-04
Maryland Affairs.

The tax in Queen Anne's for county pur'
poses is n cents on the $780,
The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair
viii be held ut Rockville, on the Sth, 9th, and
10th instants,
The Spanish Fever has broken out in n
herd of Texas cattle pasturing at Chnrehyille,
Hartford county.
The Frederick county Changers held pic
mic near Frederick, on Thursday. About
$500 persons were present
The coal oil refinery Of G. West 4 Son.
Baltimore, containing 400 barrels was burn
ed Thursday. Loss, $4,000
About 1000 persons are thrown out Of en-.
ployment by tho failure of Stirling, Ahrens 4
Co., sugar refners, Baltimore,
Mr.. Lewis E. Ways, near Baltimore made
one hundred and thirty-fye bushels Of Fultz
wheat on less than three acres Of land.
William Lightningbug was arrested Wed.
nesday morning in Baltimore charged with
being drunk and disorderly and threatening
to set fire to his house.
Col. Edward wilkins, of Kent county, made
this past season thirty.four bushels Of Fultz
wheat to the acre. No fertilizer. The land
had not been farmed in wheat before for Is
years,
Col. John II. Emory raised, in Queen
Anne's county, this season, over 1000 bush
els Of wheat; and Mr. VIM. McKenney, in
the same county, something over 1900
bushels.
Last Wednesday, Mrs. Catharine Riehl died
at her residence in East Patrick street, Fred.
erick, in the ed year of her age. She had
been living at least GO years in the house in
which she died.
AT Cumberland, on Saturday night last an
outrage was committed on a white woman,
aged 65 years, by three white men. She was
employed as q cook on canal boat. The
men have been arrested, identified and com.
mitted to Jail.
The Phenix property Of 1861 acres, near
baltimore. improved with an extensive cotton
factory, houses for tenants, etc. was sold on
"Wednesday at auction for S97 900. Messrs
Robert Garrett and Joseph W. jenkins were
the purchasers.
Mr., George u. Graves, Patapsco Neck,
Baltimore county raised from twenty.three
and half bushels of seed sown on twenty.
three acres Of land one thousand and thirty.
five bushels Of wheat--forty.nine and one
quarter bushels per acre.
Charles Sadler, a prisoner ia the Jail ut
Port Tobacco, charged with the crime of muir.
der, committed suicide on Sunday morning
by fastening leather strap around his neck
and the other end to the bars Of the cell he
then deliberately raised himself by his arms,
some three feet, and let himself fall, thus
breaking his neck.
Aaron Anders, Of the firm OF Anders 4
Reiisnideir, proprietors Of Linganore mills,
near Frederick, was drowned ON Monday last
in the mill.raee. He had been subject TO at
lacks OF vertigo for several years, and suffered
very much from them recently, and it is sup
posed that while crossing the race ho was
taken with it, fell into the water and drowned.
The excitement in Baltimore caused by the
failure of Stirling, Ahrens & Co., has subs.
ded, and no further suspensions are feared.
Tho paper OF the suspended firm and that of
the Calvert Sugar Refining Company is so
distributed among the banks in Baltimore and
Maryland, and few of the banks in Southern
Pennsylvania that no serious result to any of
the holders is expected.
CIVIL RIgnTs TO TnE COLoREp MAS.-The
Cumberland Times of the LIST instant, says -
For the first time in the history Of this State q
cOlored man has been regularly drawn and
summoned TO serve ON jury of n State court.
Judge Pearre yesterday drew the iuries for the
next term of the Circuit Court for Garrett
county, and among the number appears a
eolored man Of the name of Davis. The first
name Of this new juror we did not learn but
We understand he is an employee Of the
Messrs johnson, OF Johnson's district, Gar.
rett county, and is the only colored man in
that section.
PuBnC RoADs. The Cecil county Democrat
points out one advantage of the contract sys.
tenn of repairing roads over the old system as
follows The recent washing rains have done
much to demonstrate the wisdom of the new
system Of selling out the roads in small sec
tions TO contractors. Under the old system all
damages by foods fell upon the county; now
they fall upon the contractor. Under the old
system, the washing was allowed to go on
until the cost Of repairs was four or FIVE times
as much as il would have cost the day after
the Hoods ceased now .he contractors, by
promptness in their own interest, IL not in that
Of the public, can save hundreds of dollars to
themselves and to the public. A few sore.
heads who did not get their accustomed Jobs,
may grumble, but the people will rejoice in
the success of the experiment.
Last Saturday n serious difficulty occurred
at the printers pic mic held at Blue Ridge
Summit on that day. 1t appears that John
Heyworth, of Washington county, became
noisy and quarrelsome in the saloon, and
while attempting to quiet him he drew peck
ct knife with long blade. Charles Lindsay,
resident Of Mechanicstown, in this county,
tried to induce him to put the knife up, but
failed, and turned to go away, when Heyworth
stabbed him in the back scuiile then en-.
sued in which Lindsay was cut five times,
once in the face and throat, twice in the back
aud twice on the head They were separated
as soon as possible and Lindsay carried to the
depot, where efforts was made to check the
flow Of blood until the arrival Of physician,
aud after his wounds were dressed he was sent
home on the train. His injuries, though Sc
we're, are not mortal. Heyworth made his
escape Frederick Examiner.