The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-24
MARYLAND Affairs.

The new almshouse Of Washington county
cost S2T, 2i0.55.
Coy Hamilton, wife aud two daughters ar.
rived At Ocean City on Tuesday,
The Fifth Maryland Regiment went To Cape
May on Saturday last and went into camp.
Elijah Biggs, well.known citizen Of Mont
gomery county, died Saturday, nged 81 years.
Nathaniel G. Robertson, clerk Of the Bal
timore City court, died on "Wednesday at
Cape May.
Daniel Mallendorc, ono of the oldest citi-
xens Of Washington county, died near Sandy
Hook Monday.
A large number Of English Sparrows we're
destroyed in Baltimore, by the heavy rain
storm OF Monday night
Complete census returns show the popula'
/ ton of Frederick county to be jO,6Sl, an ia
crease Of 1865 siRes 1870
In 1886 there were but twelve newspapers
published on the Peninsula between the Ches
apeake and Delaware bays. Now there are
/ fifty, all weekly, except four, IN Wilmington.
Philip S. Beach, aged about so years, was
overcome by the heat at his home, at Union
Vile, Frederick county, on Thursday, the
18th Instant He only survived the attack u
I few minutes.
The Frederick city levy for the present year
has been fixed by the board OF aldermen at
one dollar on the hundred, as iolows;--Bank
tax l6l cents, general tax I3l GEMS, aud
sinking fund 10 cents.
Mr. Larkin Dorsey, Of Howard county, has
/ turned out the largest wheat yield this season.
/ Ga Fifteen acres OF land be raised forty nine
bushels to the acre. the yield being an un
precedented one for that county.
Baltimoreans rejoice in their unrlvalled
water facilities, now that Lake Roland has
been reinforced by the Gnnp1wder. This
new supply cost the city SI,0OO,OOO, money
well spent they think, for an abundance OF
good water.
Edward Hamilton, died ia Hartford county,
ON the 9th instant, in the l05th year Of his
age. Mrs Hamill, his sister, died upwards
OF year ago, aged l03 years. Mr.. Hamil
\ toms wife, Mrs. Jaue Hamilton died three
I years ago, at the age Of 1903 years.
On Monday, the 9th Of July, Mr.. William
Buckingham, Frederick county, killed q rat
tie snake, near White Rock, three and a-hali
/ feet in length and ten inches in circumference.
The raules, sixteen in number, showed that
the snake was twenty years old.
. Under act of Congress the Governor has
appointed Hon. John Meryman Gen. Ewd.
r. l.. HOrdoastle, Hon. John Ridgely and
Henry McShane alternate commissioners TO
represent this State at the United States In.
ternational Exhibition to be held at New
York in 1888.
Receipts Of grain in Baltimore city, Tues
day, were the largest ever received in one
day, comprising $4,000 bushels, Of which
$4,000 were wheat aud 10000 corn. The
shipments amounted to 10000 bushels. The
stock in elevators is / 400, 900 bushels, about
half the capacity.
Mr. Robert J. Jump, well known lawyer
Of Denton, Caroline county, who was assault
ed on Monday last by Mr.. James i. Melvin,
Jr., Of the Denton Journal is in "A critical
condition The assault grew out Of an al
lodged intimacy which, it is clainsd, had been
discovered to have existed for some time be-
tween q sister Of yonng Melvin aud Mr.
Jump. who is 90 years Of age and married.
The county commissioners for Frederick
county have made the following appropria-
tons for the erection Of school houses; AT
Flag Pond, Buckeystown district, $500; ai
Mt. Philip, Frederick district, $500; Middle,
town district, $1,000; Urbana district, $500;
Lays Station, Creagerstown district, $500;
Santher district, Frederick city, $1,000; Fox.
vile, Hauvers district, $500; Knoxville,
Petersville district, $500, md Meehancstown
$4,000.
Two skiful f1rgers succeeded in securing
-, 90 from the Merchants National Bank
Of Baltimore on three forged checks putport.
ing 10 be signed by Mr.. j. Harmanus Fisher,
stock broker. Besides the forgeries on the
Meehauts National Bank the Third National
Bank was yictimized in a similar way in the
aggregate sum Of S2,6G0.bO. About five
months ago the First National Bank was
swindled out Of about 5000 by similar
transaction, and il is thought by the same
people. Nothing WAS ever said about the
matter outside the bank until Monday when
the other cases we're made known.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Ches-
apeake and Ohio canal board was held at An.
napolis, Tuesday. This being the first meet,
ing since the election OF officers the president
and all Of the directors wore sworn in with
the exception OF Director Morgan, who was
absent. The report shows the revenue re.
ceiyed for the month Of June to be $50, 600.
The coal tonnage up to the Both Of June was
284 900 tons, mn increase OF % 900 tons over
the corresponding period of last year. Sew,
eniy.fye thousand dollars Of debt for material
and labor on the canal for the current year
has been liquidated by the board. After
transaciing some routine business the board
adjournedf subject to the call of the president,