National Republican., 1880-10-14
MARYLAND NEWS.

The academy of music at Hugcrstown will
be opened next Monday.
Several horses died last week in Calvert
county from the prevailing opzootic.
Tho Maryland synod of tho Lutheran
church Is in session this week at Wostminster.
Nathaniel l.. Briudlcy aud John Turner,
wellknown Hartford county farmcIs, died
last week.
Rev. Nelson Falls, recently officiating Mt
Oakland, is now assistant rector ut Trinity
cathedral, Easton.
The home farm of the late John McCrcry,
In Cecil county, has been sold to Albert T..
McCrery for $1,000.
Robert Il. Young of Calvert county was
thrown from u horso last week while racing,
and had u leg broken.
There were 1859 loaded coal cars hauled
over the Cumberland aud Pennsylvania rail-
road during the past week.
The new baptist church at Pitts creek.
Worcester county has been completed, and
will bc dedicated October II.
Mr.. William NJ. Price has disposed of his
interest in the Cumberland Times. Tho pa.
per will hereafter be conducted by n. b.
Taylor aud his son, j. n. Taylor, under the
naInc of T. d. Taylor Il Sou.
The body Of Mr. Burdet Hubbard of Dor
chester county, who was drowned of Sharp's
island on tho night of September IL, aoatcd
aSnOfc AT NOOk S point, NICK district, where
it was discovered last Tuesday.
Colonel Richard c. Bond, son Of the late
Richard Bond, formerly Of Hartford county,
died at St. Paul, Mimi, on the lsh of Sep
| tcmbcr, having gone ththcr from his home
in New Orleans for his health.
| Luke Weiss, aged fifteen years, son of John
Weiss, No, 1876 Saratoga street, Baltm ore, was
! found dead yesterday afternoon hanging to a
| ropo in the back porch Of his fathers resi-
dcncc No cause is assigned for the act.
| 1t has been definitely determined to extend
tho Shenandoah Valley railroad north from
lIagerstown to Harrisburg, Pa. 1t will run
parallel TO the Cumberland Valley road and
become competing line. At Harrisburg it
will connect with roads leading directly to
New York and Philadelphia.
Rev. Levi Keller, pastor of the Lutheran
church at Funkst0wn, who had his leg broken
by fall from an apple tree ten days since,
and in consequence of his injuries had his leg
amputated on Thursday last, died last Mon
day morning. His remains will be conveyed
to Strasburg, Va, for interment.
Lybrand Thomas, captain, and Edwin
Barnes, John II. Wise, Henry Kelly and ST.
mon Collision, cOlored, crew of he sloop Mary
ii. Cuckoo of Somerset county, were charged
with the unlawful dredging for oy sters ut Hol-
| laud island bar. Three separate charges were
brought against the captain, and In default of
| bail to the amount Of - 600 he and the crew
were committed to the Annapolis Jail.
Saturday afternoon at about o'clock Frank
! Whitaker, II son of Mr.. Whitaker, esq, for.
merly state senator, who was sun.struck lust
SIMMER, and who has since that time been
| partially insane, escaped from his room, in
which he was confined, and in an attempt to
| recapturo him he seized all old army muskct,
which WIS loaded with u Heavy charge, aud
shot aud killed one of his pursuors, Mr..
Thomas Walters, Il young man If some eight
cen years of age, 4 miller IN tho employ Of Mr..
Whitaker, near Bear.