The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-03-29
Maryland Affairs.

Lydia Oliver, colored, died in Baltimore,
on Tuesday, aged 100 years.
Mt. Peters, Of Ellicoit City, killed seven
dozen fine wild ducks in one day last week
in the neighborhOod of Annapolis.
Hon. W. I. Hamilton has accepted an in.
yitation to address the literary societies of st.
Johns College at the next commencement.
Twenty pedestrians lelt Camden Station on
an early train Monday morning for the House
of Correction, where they will 20 into active
training a, once.
The Baltimore County Agricultural Society
are about to lay half mile race track at their
show grounds, Hmonium, on the Northern
Central railroad.
From January ] to March 2G, two months
aud twenty.six days, 227 persons have died in
Baltimore, whose combined ages were l7,Sl5,
an average OF rs years,
A law apit before Justice Ellicott at FEEDER
alsburg, recently, ended in airee fight between
the parties and their witnesses. When order
was restored the justice imposed fine on the
belligerents
Hon. John Merryman, of Baltimore county,
with his family, is expected home from Eu-
rope shortly, by the steamer Germanic, Of
the White Star line, which will sail for New
York on the thirteenth Of April.
Hon. William Fell Giles, who recently re.
signed the United States District Judgeship
for Maryland, died in Baltimore on Friday
night, in the I'D year of his age. He had
been United States District Judge for quar-
ter of n century.
Mrs. George Gill. of Baltimore, was win
ner in the lottery of goods from tie Paris ex
hibltion. Her prize was valuable steam
engine, for which she was offered and accepted
$1,000. Mr.. W. c. Bull, also Of Baltimore,
and lately deceased, drew handsome and
valuable boat.
Robert Henry, died at his residence in
Abingdon, Thursday morning, 10Th inst, after
protraced illness. Mr.. Henry was native
OF Ireland, aud was for many years public
school examiner of Hartford county, was faith
ful in the discharge of his duties, and leaves
a large circle Of friends who will be paiasd to
learn of his death.
A disease has appeared among the horses
of Washington county which is similar to the
epizootie but is more virulent. Ii attacks
the animal in the head and throat The
throat beals, breaks, generally ending in the
death of the horse. A number of fatal cases
have occurred in the lower portions Of the
county. As yet no successful treatment has
been discovered
Edward Nj. Weldon, of Baltimore, was shot
and killed on Saturday night by James Har.
vey, police sergeant, at the Old Town Va
rietes, a low theatre, on High street. Harvey
and officer CLANCY had Henry Hamill under
arrest, and were attacked by Weldon and
others. The coroner's jury declared the shoot
ing was UNSUITABLE, as the lives Of the police
were in danger. In the same city the same
night, John Downs was fatally shot by auoth.
err policeman, while the formers friends were
attempting to rescue him from arrest.
Mr.. John Jason, the oldest sailor in Bal.
timore city, and probably the oldest in the
in the States, died on Saturday morning OF
last week, aged 50 years. He was born at
Ragussa, Austria, in 1874, and came 10 that
cityin 1901, and sailed outofthatpor for more
than halfa century afterwards. He served
in the war Of 1872 under Commodore Rog.
ors, and was one of the crew of the vessel
which brought the news to this country of
the treaty Of peace which ended the war
He was thrice shipwreeked; first on the Ba-
hama Islands, again at St. Thomas aud the
third time in the port Of New Orleans