The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-04-19

shad and herring are being shipped in
srge quantities from Crisield to Eastern
markets
A eatamouut measuring over four feet in
length was killed in Garret county, last week.
1t was the largest killed fos years.
Mr.. George Stockslager, a wel.known
farmer OF Anne Arundel county. residing a
mile from Annapolis dropped dead Tuesday
morning while blowing in his field.
Bishop Lay, Of Easton, is in improyed
health. He left Rome a few days ago for a
short stay in ST. Petersburg, whence he will
leave for Belsize Square, London, in Nav.
A eolored man having malignant small pox
arrived IN Baltimore harbor on a vessel .on
Saturday He was sent TO the Marine Hos
piial, but escaped and went to the city, elud
ing his pursuers,
Mr.. W. w. Corcoran has purchased the
Paiarsco Institute, at Elhco,t City, Howard
county, and given the title deeds to the
two great nieees Of John Randolph, OF Roam.
oke, who are accomplished women.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany has just declared semi-annual dividend
q per cent. on the stock Of the Washington
Brunch, and per cent. on the main line.
The bark May Queen, with cargo of cof.
lee from Rotor Baltimore. arrived last week
All hands had beea sick OF yellow fever. bnt
had recovered, except the second mate and
seaman who died on the voyage.
Mr.. Louis McMurfay will plant 600 acres
OF land in Frederick county this season with
mountain sugar corn for canning purposes.
de has now growing 500 acres OF wheat.
which presents thrifty appearance.
In Kent county the peach orchards lool,
bare, and are not expected to blossom before
the LIST OF May. Last year the peach trees in
that county blossomed about the 22d Of March.
and by the first Of April many trees had pul
forth their leaves
The colored people Of Baltimore on Tues.
day celebrated the anniversary of the adop.
ton Of the Fifteenth Amendment, There
was street procession Of colored societies.
including several thousand persons. in the az.
ternoon, and an entertainment IN the evening.
In December last, D shooting ARRAY took
place between VIM. X. NJ. James and Den.
wood B. Kinds, the former accusing the lat
Ter OF running his sister. Both of the com
batants were wounded. James sister die
recently ailer giving birth to child. Hind
left the city after the shooting ARRAY and re
turned about three weeks ago. On Wednes
day last, being met by Miss James father, OF
Lexington street, Baltimore, he was fred upol
BY James, Kinds returning the ERE, james wa
killed aud Kinds received several wounds.
A brutal Outrage was .perpetratcd upon In,
wife Of Mr.. Richard Thomas, at LicksyilIe
Frederick county, on Tuesday night last, b
a negro named James Carroll, who brok,
into the house about II O'Clock at night Mr.
Thomas being absent at Point Of Rocks
Great excitement prevails in the neighbor
hood. Carroll was arrested in Georgetown
d. g., on Thursday afternoon; he made
confession and consented to be taken to Fred
erick without reqnisition. He was PLACED
on q train, and on its arrival at Point 0
Rocks, notwithstanding every effort was mad
70 keep It quiet, large number Of men hal
assembled, who took him from the train AM
hung him while the train was standing there