The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-04-07
Maryland Affairs.

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a shorl.horn bull, six years old when "e's"S
$500 pounds
Maryland had iis oranges in 1876, against
l5s in 1878. while the membership Is b,Soo'
against 5,655 in 1875
Forty persons left Frederick and vicinity
on Tuesday for Kansas, where they VIII per
manently locate,
The Baltimore City Council has under
consideration the subject of providing cheap
gas for that city,
The average cost of each public school IN
Baltimore county, exclusive ofits running eN'
penses, is about 5000.
The Susquehanna river is reported in good
rafting condition aud fleets OF lumber rais
are coming down to Port Deposit
Mordeca Price has been appointed Register
of Wills of Queen Anne's county, vice james
p. Dudley, deceased. He has appointed
| George S. Palmer his deputy.
| John r. Price, of Chesapeake City, Tor
more than quarter OF century superin'
tendent Of the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal, died last week.
Hon. Barnes Compton, treasurer OF Mary
| land, has compromised his suit against the
Baltimore aud Potomac railroad for damages
received by the collision at Odenton. The
company pays him $500.
A Baltimore paper says.-rhe suicidal
mania seems to have assumed almost the
proportions Of an epidemic in this city.
Hardly day passes without there being some
occurrence of the kind to chronicle.
Mr.. David Is. Bishop, well known as the
proprietor of Bishops Herring Run Trotting
Course, Baltimore died at late hour on
Friday night, March 81, Of Brght's disease Of
the kidneys, ut his residence, in the 66th year
of his age.
A disease has made its appearance in
Washington county again among the horses.
The disease appears to be u throat affection,
and while no fatal cases have been reported
as yet, number are affected.
A colorcd woman named Hester Johnston
died on Tuesday, in Baltimore, who was ia
her 10th year, She had been u slave in How
ard county, near Ellicott City, aud her master
set her free about twenty years ago.
A colored woman left two children in her
house while she went out 10 work, at AnuApo.
lis, on Wednesday. II is thought that the
eldest, by accident, set the house on fire, and
the youngest child, months old, was burned
to death.
The war between the Maryland aud Nir,
ginia fishermen on the lower Potomac has
opened, as il invariably does in the spring.
So far there has been nothing more serious
than a few bouts with fists, and subsequent
trials for assault.
Queen Anne's county, has recently had
singular mortality among its officials who we're
elected last November The Clerk of the
Circuit Court, the Register of Wills, Judge Of
the Orphans Court and a county commits.
sioner have died since their election.
A six year old child Of Grafton Fout, near
Frederick, was accidently killed on the Both
ultimo, by the prong Of pitch fork, which
entered his head between the eyes. The
| child was playing in front Of the man using
the fork, when i came loose from the han
die.
The dwelling, smoke and ice houses Of
| Col Samuel Ii. Dorset, OF Anne Arundel
county, were burned on Saturday night last.
The fire originated in the smoke house, in
which there was 1900 pounds Of meat. Loss
| about $1,000, insured in the Baltimore coun.
y Fire Insurance Company for about one.
half
Il. Il, Boarman and d. &. Mcintosh, trus
tees, sold on Tuesday Mt Towsontown, n farm
of about two hundred acres, in the fourth
| election district Of Baltimore county, on the
Garrison road, and about one mile and q half
from Timber Grove station, on the Western
Maryland railroad, to John Bowen for $40. 25
per acre.
The Wheat crop in Washington, Frederick
and Carroll counties, is represented 20 be
one Of the most promising that has cheercd
the hearts Of the farmers for some years.
The plant has good root and stands well on
the ground. The fields are becoming quite
green, but the crop is not forward enough
to be endangered by its great enemy the
| Hessian fly.
francs Humphreys, as mortgage, sold at
lowsontown, on Wednesday, farm of two
hundred acres, situated at Timber Grove
Station, on Western Maryland railroad. about
thirteen miles from Baltimore, in the fourth
district OF Baltimore county, improved by A
brick dwelling, Switzer barn, &c. Purchased
by Francis Humphreys for $40 per acre.
Richard Mcfarland, cashier Of the Elkton
National Bank, is defaulter to the amount
OF $1,000 The bank will loose nothing, as
ms bondsmen will pay the amount. McFar.
land, who has been suffering from consump.
uon Tor number OF years, was confined 10
ms oedi ana cashier was appointed to fiji
the vacancy, when the defalcation was dis.
covered,
;, On Saturday morning last, Mr. George
hngle, residing near Utica, Frederick county
committed suicide by shooting himself through
the head, tearing !. nearly oil his shoulders.
WIN double barrel gun, both barrels OF
Which were discharged. The cause of the
suicide was depression of spirits on account
OF ms having no work and nothing 10 eat in
the house at that time. He leaves wife md
four children. ''''
The large barn of Levi Ferguson. Coh IIu
on the Hartford road, ten miles from RalU
more, was destroyed by fire on Monday night
Inc hire was discovered about o'clock
shortly after supper, and the barn fell in yery
soon afterwards. 1t was entirely consumed
together with five horses, four cows, two
threshers, one belonging to a neighbor 10.
ggeher with corn, hay and other pTovender
ne IRE was attributed TO ncendiarism. ns M
hght had been used about the premises for
several months. There was an insurance Of
Si',W'i Out the loss was much greater.
| nephew OF Mr.. Ferguson, from Virginia. had
his hands burned "'''
Mr.. Cornelius Dubel was sayavely a,,ackad
by stallion, which he was exhibiting a,
Lewlsto"n, on the line Oft Western Mary.
and railroad. and died Wednesday evening
from the terrible injuries inflicted. Wbiis
handling the brute the evening previous
he turned upon him and sayageIy paved
ana bit him, crushing and breaking bo,h
shoulders Physicians were summoned, bat
ene injuries were too severe TO hope for recoy.
cry hr. Dubel lives between Mechanics.
Town Tn and Cragerstown in Frederick county.
lne same animal week ago sayagely Al.
lacked son OF Mr.; Dubel, who was leading
nun wllh only halter. He became infuria.
.eu anu reared and paved, crushing the
gGung man 70 the ground, aud then knelt on
Sauas WINE ne OF of part Of his scalp and
in fair condition to recover. '''''" 10