The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-17
MARYLAND Affairs.

The tax rate in Howard county this year is
81 cents on the Si0o.
Henson Ross, colored, died in Prince
Georges county, Saturday, Of hydrophobia.
Very damaging forest Ores have been raging
IN The lower part Of Allegany county during
the past few days.
Kitty Warren, u colored inmate Of the
Washington county almshouge died recently,
aged one hundred and four years.
j. Guest King, editor OF the Annapolis
Gazette has. been elected supreme ruler Of the
independent Order Of Mechanics Of the
United States.
Mrs. Susan NJ. Drummer, wife Of Mr.. Frank
Drummer, Of Frederick, died on Sunday from
lockJaw, caused by running nail into her
foot on the first day Of May
large tract Of land, containing $500
acres, west of Oakland, has been sold to
Messrs. George and Buchanan Schley, Of
Hagerstown, at SO per acre.
Mrs. Ann Rebecca Cole, wife OF Charles
Cole, ESQ.,, editor of thu Frederick Union,
died on Wednesday of last week from psraly.
SIS, IA the 52d year Of her age.
Michael Callaghan, overseer of the grounds
surrounding Mount st. Agnes, Mount Wash
ington, was struck by n locomotive and in.
stantly killed at the depot at that place Tues
day morning.
Extensive dres are reported on Cooley,
Irons, Wills and other mountains in the vi
ciniiy of Cumberland Owing to the long
continued drought, the fires spread rapidly
and consume everything IN their path,
Archbishop Gibbons Is making visitation
to the western part Of this State During his
present trip he has confirmed 900 persons in
Allegany county and l54 were confirmed in
washington county.
Mrs. Richard Thomas, Of BicISville, the
victim ola feioniOus assault at the hands Of
the negro Carroll, who was lynehed for the
crime at Point of Rocks April 18th, is in a
fair way to recover.
A goose died at the age Of SO years near
Boonsbor0' Washington county, last week
Its mate, the male, is still living. They were
cross between the wild and tame geese.
The goose annually laid her quota Of eggs,
but they would never hatch.
On the 9th instant, Della, Hartford county,
and the neghborhood Immediately around il,
was visited by very heavy rain, a feature Of
which was n tremendous waterspout. Il il
described as being similar in shape TO two
tunnels, with the spouts joined together, the
whole revolving rapidly. In its gyrations il
passed Mr.. Robert Parkes' mill dam, drawing
up and carrying of nearly all the water in il.
1t also passed over Mr.. Robert Ramsay 5 farm
aud tore one Of his fences to pieces, scattering
the rails in all directions. 1t finally disap
peared in the direction Of Peach Bottom.
dispatch from Frederick, dated May IL
says:-The fires which originated about ten
days ago in the vicinity of Catoctin furnaces
on the eastern slope Of the Caioctin noun
tains, still continue TO rage with unabaieC
fury, and so far have bafied all efforts TO ex
tingush them, the flames only being subduet
in one place to break out in another localit,
with even greater havoc Up this time the
have spread across the ridge into Middleton
valley and over to South Mountain, burninl
over an area Of probably more than four thou
sand acres OF woodland, and extending to tn
! vicinity Of Black Rock, in Washington county
The terrible bat beautiful sight presents tn
appearance of low-burning VOLCANOES, and ha
been witnessed almost nightly by large mum
bers Of our people.
On Saturday it was generally believed tina
the fires had been subdued BY the strenuou
efforts put forth for that purpose hundred
of men being employed for days previous en-
deaying 10 check the flames and save prog
erty, but last night the smouldering fires ths
crept so stealthily through the dry leaves an
brush again broke forth, even nearer the eli
than before, and burnt over q section abol
one mile and half long by half mile wild,
comprising the lands OF Messrs. Schultz
Brown, Neighbors and rutland, and destroy
ing large quantity Of cordwood, rails, post
= &c. At noon to-day another FIRE originate
on top of the mountain, between Frederic
and Middletown, just north Of where the NJ
tional turnpike crosses the Catoctin rang,
l Il is still burning, and the extent Of loss an
damage cannot yet be accurately estimate,
1t is believed by many that these fires are Il
i work Of ineendiaries, but owing to the el
= ceedingly dry state ofthe woods the least spal
T. Is almost sure 10 start fire that may pro,
c disastrous.
= CONQUERED. Mechanicstown Clario
? OF Thursday, says The great fire whiC
ragged in our mountains during all Of last wee
and part of the week before was finally co
u quered on Saturday last after considerab
e hard work on the part Of land holders ~
: volunteers, who worked assidaously night al
day 10 check the deyouring element. ~
sight on Friday night was certainly grand Al
one long TO be remembered, although co
siderable sympathy was expressed for tho
whom the flames were making poorer eve
minute The FIRE could be plainly seen
Westminster, Union Bridge, Frederick, &c
tysburg and other places. Ii is impossible
get an account of the number Of acres OF lai
y the fire crossed, but It is safe to say that
this vicinity alone twelve or fifteen thousan
would not be an exaggeration. The princip
loosers about here are John b. HUNK,
Frederick White, John IL. Rouzer, Warn
Grimes, Joseph Webster, Joseph Willhid
Jeremiah Flohr and many others whose nam
> we did not learn. Messrs. Kunkel, Whit
aud the Messrs. Ronzer are no doubt Il
\ heaviest losers. The most deplorable pa
of tho whole was that whilst one party W
battling with the flames another was of
4 some distance applying the torch, consequen
. ly there we're five or six fires going on at Il
: same time. We hope the iend who iir
started it may soon be captured and broug
, to justice On Sunday another FIRE was XII
! died near the Furnace, butt was extinguish,
before doing much damage.