Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-19

!. Association OF this place, held mectin
n and elected the following officers: Pres
|, " B. Oslcr, Sccretary-E. l.. Bobl;t;
4 Trcasurcr-John Landers. The object {
+. this Association is to organize q bras
< band in our town and to solicit stoc
i. among our citizens for the purpose Ct rails
1 ing funds to procure Instruments. A sui
G scription paper has been started and
large share of stock already subscribed
We hope our citizens will give hclpin!
hand to this laudablc enterprise rs it vii
be benefit to all. A good band is wha
we need and now since u fair start ha
been made we hope it will not tall through
As soon as sufficient stock is subscribed ;
meeting Of the stockholders will be Gale,
and an election held for directors and TIT
adoption of suitable bylaws to govern thu
association. Let all subscribe literally ant
then the band will soon begin to play.
THE particulars of Il startling and some
what mysterious tragedy near Harrison
vile, in Baltimore county, were brought te
light lately. On Saturday morning last
Mr.. William Black, a well.known ard re
spcctcd citizen aged about fifty years, lief,
his house ostcnsihly for the purpose OF
shooting hawk that had been observed
flying around the place. He provided him
self with loaded double barrcled shot gun
and lcf, the dwelling This was the last
seen of him alive. A couple of hours later
u visitor called at the house to see him on
business and awaited for some time his re.
turn. The residents of the house finally
became apprchcnsivc that something had
happened, and a search was commenced,
resulting in the discovery of his dead body
only Il short dista ace from the house. The
corpse presented a shocking spectacle
One side of the head was blown entirely
away, exposing the brain, and the ground
was covered with cottcd blood, brains and
hair.
New RovTE.-Wc are in receipt of Il
map giving view Of the proposed new
route of the W. NJ. r. r., through the
Cumberland Valley, Pa, now in course of
erection, and which when completed will
be o decided advantage to persons residing
in that portion Of Pennsylvania desiring to
visit Baltimore. 1t isa direct line through
Wayne shoro'. to Il junction with tho West
crn Maryland Railroad at n point on the
vest slope of the Blue RIDGE miles east
of 5 nithsburg and - miles west from
Fulton station. Baltimore This road will
he about 81 miles in length, and in conncc-
tion W t the Western Maryland will make
the through distance 50 miles from Cham
bcrsburg to Fulton station. or 9jt to Hill. !
len station, Baltimore; while the distance
10 Baltimore, via Harrisburg is 40t miles
greater. and the distance to West Phila
dclphia G3 miles greater than to Ilillen and
IS! greater than to Fulton. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY believed that the road. if promptly
taken in hand, can be put in operation
within eight months from the present time.
The completion of this road will secure
great advantages to the people Of the Cum
bcrland Valley, the proprietors of the
Western MARYLAND and the business men
If Baltimore.
MURDER NEAR LIBERTY--On Wcdncs-
lay last Il week, says the Examiner, foul
murder occurred in Liberty district, in
his county, the particulars Of which as
near rs we could gather them, are rs fol-
ows. On the above morning, u colorel
nan named Solomon Costlcy, in company
with another colorcd man, named Edward
Dorsey, Il cousin of his, who had been on
visit to Costley's house for the past three
" four months, from Massachusetts, started
rom their hone, which is in Mt. Pleasant
district, to go to Liberty, q distance of
lbout two miles. Dorsey, previous to
starting, said he would 90 to Il neighbours
md borrow Il gun, rs he might come
cross some game ON the road. The two
tarlcd of together, Coslley having in his
possession about $50 in money. which fact
vas known to Dorsey. Nothing else was ,
'eard of the men until last Saturday, when
he body of Cosllcy WASH found in NuSs-
'aum's woods, near Liberty, dead having
,ccn shot in the back of the head and his {
pockets rtlcd Of the money. Since the
bovc was put in type we see by the daily
'apcrs that Costlry has been arrested in
Ncw York, and awaits the arrival Of Off.
crs from Maryland. lie acknowledges
lis guilt,
PROBABLE SUICIDE.-On Monday night
he I'd inst, Mr.. Bruce H. Cummings, son
f the late Augustus J. Cummings, former
y II resident Of Frederick, and vocalist of |
he new Central Theatre, Baltimore, shot
imself in the right temple, at his room at !
'orcs National Hotel, corner of Holiday (
nd Faycltc streets, Baltimore, and the {
Probabilities arc that the wound will prove {
.tal He is n young man twcnty-n.ne :
ears old. His engagement at the New
entral began, about six weeks ago, but it
stated he had not been there for the last
20 weeks, during which time he is TN. !,
crStood to have INDUCED in the use of