The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-01-29
Maryland Affairs.

Neck, caroline county, was robbed in a
bold manuers Mr.. Ford was sitting in
his dluingroon about 7,3D o'clock, when a
party of men entered his bedroom adjoin.
Ing, fastened the doors on the inside,
broke open d IL, aud took pocket
book, containing over $500 and some pa
pers. Mr. Ford, who was alone in the
house. heard the robbers, and finding the
door between the rooms fastened, before he
could force an entrance the robbers had
completed their work and decampcd. Four
colored men have been arrested on suspi.
cion. About $500 in the desk that was
broken open escaped the thieves notice.
Hon. Francis Thomas, Ex-Governor OF
Maryland, and recently Minister to Peru,
was killed by locomotive while walking
on the track of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, near his home at Frankville,
Garrett county, Nd, on Saturday after
noon Mr., Thomas was born in Frederick
county, Nd, in 1899, lie adopted the
legal protest. n, served three terms in
the Maryland House OF Delegates, and
was Representative in Congress from
1881 to 1871, From 1871 to 1874 he
was Governor of Maryland, and he was
subsequently elected Representative in
the Thirty eighth and Thirty-uinth Con.
crosses.
RABBITS THREE FEET LoYu.-A
species of white rabbit, as large rs fox,
is found in Garrett county. These rabbits
are very rare, however, and extremely shy,
and it is only occasionally that one of them
is captured. Last week one was shot near
Grantsyillc, aud sent to Dr. Welhy. of
this city, who forwarded il to the Smith.
sonian Institute at Washington, to be
stuffed and placed on exhibition at the
Centennial. This rabbit measured three
feet in length and fifteen inches high. Its
ears were seven inches long. Color. per.
iectly white Cumberland 1Hegdaiaa.
CHARITABLE BEoUEsrs.-The will of
the late Benjamin Reigle, OF Hagerstown,
has been admitted to probate in the Office of
the Register of Wills for Washington
county. He makes some requests to his
wife and to his nephews and nicces, but
the bulk of his estate, amounting to $50.
900 or 100000, he directs to be divided
share aud share alike between the .Asylum
for the Deaf aud Dumb at Frederick, and
the Baltimore Orphan Asylum, the House
OF the Good Shepherd, aud the MARYLAND
Institute for the Blind.
Benjamin Fenner, ofHyaitsyille. Prince
Georges county, was murdered by a negro
tramp, on the 10th instant. Ii is sun.
posed his object was robbery. Mr.. Fen.
ner having shown large amount of
moacy while paying him for some service
rendered, The negro struck him on the
back of the head with stone, crushing
his skull, FROM the effects of which he died
on the 18th. The deceased was a native |
OF Orange, y, j., but had been living in
Hyattsviile since 1862.
The Data a new weekly paper il is
stated, will make its appearance in Balti. |
more at any early day. 1t is to be of eight /
pages, four of which are to be illustrated
IN the style of the New York Grophic.
The Data will be published and edited bV
General Felix Agnus, business manager Of
the american.
April 18th being the 6fty-fourth ami.
yersary OF the introduction Of Odd Fellow
ship into this country, the occasion will be
celebrated by grand parade in Baltimore
OF the members of the order in this State.
Preparations are now making for the event.
a negro man in Frederick rot DRINK
and laid out all night, during the cold
weather in November. and had HI, feet
and legs so badly frozen that both LEGS had
to be amputated to save his life.
a young man named Mills living IN
Belvldere farm in st. Marys county was
shot at few evenings since while SITTING
IN his house after dark, The ball LODGED
10 the window sash, only few inches
from his head.
Dr. Tom. Buckler, of Baltimore owns
mare that has lived to the ace Of ~
years Mr.. W. S. Shoemaker has horse
the foal of this mare, that is now "a wears
old. Send the pair to the Centennial
John ii. b. latrobe, of Baltimore. has
been appointed Centennial Commissioncr
by Gov; Carroll, in the place of Hon. JAS
l. Earle, of Queen Anne's county, who
declined. ""'
a man giving bis name as w. T.. Scott
Of Washington, D. c., has been arrested
IN Prince Georges county charged with
money for subscriptions to coun.
'y papers without authority.
The product of the mines of the Mary.
and coal region for 1874, 80 January (
was 42,424.lO tons, decrease of 569li
.one, as compared with corresponding
period of last year.
Gov. Carroll gave his first public recon.
ion at the gubernatorial mansion, Anna.
polls, on Thursday last,