The Democratic advocate., 1879-05-10
Maryland Affairs.

Bishop Lay, Of the diocese Of Easton, now
in Europe, is expected home about June /.
Bishop VIM. Pinkney confirmed 10 persons
at Emmanuel Church, Baltimore, Sunday.
Ihe Frederick county agricultural society
proposes TO improve its grounds aud increase
the premium list for the next annual fair.
The Protestant Episcopal Convention will
be held at st. Peters Church, Lanvale street
and Druid Hill avenue, Baltimore, commen-
eing May 2s.
Last week Mr.. S. N. Shoemaker lost twen-
ty-one sheep by worthless dogs in Green
Spring Valley, Baltimore county. Some Of
the sheep were valuable.
forty-three prisoners are at present con
fined. in jail at Towsontown, including FIVE
females. Most Of them are colored persons
charged with minor oifenses, principally lar
ceny.
The Baltimore permanent building and land
society has sold to John S. Farren, Of New
Haven, Conn, and Thomas Moore, of Balt.
more city, "Solomon's Island for SO, 225.
| The purchasers, we learn, propose 10 go into
the raw. oyster business.
Considerable excitement was caused in the
neighborhood Of Oakland Mills, Howard Co.,
on Thursday, May LIST, by the discovery in
his bed Of the body of Edward Florested, an
aged German. He is supposed to have com.
mitted suicide by attaching wire to the trig'
ger OF shot gun which was found near the
bed. The entire top Of his head was blown
of. The reason for the deed is unknown.
HOUSE or CORRECTION SUPPLIES. pur.
chasing committee Of the House Of Correc.
ton held its first meeting at Barnum's Hotel,
wednesday, Mr.. Hunt, Of Howard county,
Messrs. Levin f. Morris and G.. S. Griffith
being present. Mr.. Hunt WAS elected chair
man; The necessary supplies were ordered
for the institution. 1t was stated it cost Ter
cents day for each prisoner for provisions
&C., making the expense, with the present
number OF two hundred inmates, for proyi
sions about $50 daily, or 5000 month. Tn,
committee made contracts for provisions
medicine, &c.
The Easton Ledger gives the following &C
count ot the death Of a child Of Mr.. Hubbard
Of Easton, from the effects Of rat bite =
On Monday Of last week, while Mr.. and Mrs
Wm. L. Hubbard, Of Easton, were at supper
their infant child, eight weeks old, which wa
lying on the bed asleep, gave a scream, anC
from the bed. The hand Of the child wa
found to be bitten in three places. The fam
lily physician was called in and the chile
properly cared for, but medical aid failed
and the child grew worse, and on Tuesda,
died from septamia, or blood poisoning, il
consequence Of the bite.
TmE DRUID Hill SoUTHDowN FLocK.-Th,
baltimore american says The Park Com
missioners will receive revenue of at leas
$1,000 this year from the sale Of lambs from
the Southdown flock at Druid Hill Park A
few days ago forty lambs were disposed o
for 81 900, being S25 per head. The Phila
delphia Park Commission, who saw the sheel
on their visit here last Summer, thought it
good move to introduce them at Fairmouu
Park, Philadelphia. A letter from the Parl
Commissioners of Philadelphia has been re
ceiyed by Mayor Latrobe, asking for the sal
of forty lambs for 81 900, being the regula
rates. The sheep will be sent to Phladelphi
at an early day. The two English rams, whic
have been named Joshua Vansant and f. @
Lstrobe, arrived in Baltimore on the Nov
Scotian Monday and will be taken to Drui
Hill Park in few days.