The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-06
Maryland AaaIn.

new postofice 10 Baltimore, has passed
both houses Of Congress
On the 81 Of March the wheat on the
farm Of DR.. H. K Trippe, Talbot county,
measured II inches in height
Daniel Houck has purchased Of Mr..
Beard his farm, Situated near Mopdsboro
Frederick county, 10 acrcs, for 1900
Governor Hamilton is the fortieth chief
executive who has been formally indicted
into Office in the present Senate chamber.
The Ford Guards, of Cen,reville, Queen
Anne's county, have disbanded apd re-
turned their arms and equipments to Ad-
jutant General Bond
The farm Of the late Henry @. Fouke,
10 Washington county, $50 acres, together
with "a acres Of mountain land, has been
bought BY Alexander Armstrong for sl4,
! 900
X. |. Thomas, Of North East, received
BY mail few days ago an envelope con-
tanning a $40 greenback, and scrap of
paper, on which was written; "This belongs
TO you,
Miss Alice Price, o. Frederick, was ia
tally burned on Wednesday, by coal oil
lamp falling through pipe hole from the
room above on the stove where she was
engaged at work.
In Boonsboro Washington county, there
are three persons whose average age is over
IS years. Harry Miller is so, his wife as,
and his sister, Mrs Catharine Nicodenlus,
will soon be 90.
Wheat in Somerset county is looking
remarkably well. Ex Senator George X,
Dennis is said to have the most promising
crop, bordering on the railroad, between
Crisfeld aud Wilmington.
The taxable basis of property 10 the
State is SAT-, 100000, and tax rate of
1877 cents will produce 1914, 900. The
State receives about 100000 revenue
from licenses, inspections, &c.
Michael Sullivan and Michael Collins
we're smothered to death by slight FIRE,
on the oyster sloop Josephine, at Balti.
more, early Tuesday morning. They went
on board drunk, and aecidently set the
vessel on FIRE.
Mr.. A, Leo. Knott, late State attorney
for Baltimore city, on Wednesday paid
over to Comptroller Heating sl1 ,3sl72
in settlement Of his accounts rs State at
torney. During his twelve years as States
attorney he has paid into the State treasu
~ SOS, 1924.
Whilst returning from church near
Buckeystown, on Friday evening Of last
week, two colored men, named John Cow
ems aud George Wade, became involved |
in an alteration which resulted 10 the |
former being kicked so severely in the
stomach that death resulted from the ef. |
fleets Of his injuries.
A cave has been discovered near Woods. |
boro', Frederick county, which is said to
be far superior to the one at Luray, Va. |
A large stream of pure limestone water of
considerable depth passes through the
cave, which is also reported as containing
a large number of very beautiful stalac-
tites and stalagmites,
Mad Dogs are worrying the people Of
Queen Annes county just now. One mad
dog bit nearly all the dogs on Church Hill,
and the citizens Of that town have killed
off nearly all their dogs in consequence.
A dog afflicted with hydrophobia is said
a, S,,,riav or iast VT NV
Tbo nro5or,v tno,So =. n, R,,,.,
WarsLdnsa a, G,aceham Dsno, w N
p n EreJos;.t oonn,w h,s hdo" ,n.,ha1
ed, at s1,l50, by Messrs, W. S. Duttera
and 5. NJ. Birely. Mr.. Duitera, former.
ly Of Littlestowu, Adams county, Pa. has
straw tSade ms veli "a in Is.,hsr ma1,s,o
tnr;n, Al Gr,cob,m
Fi6y nersona ;nclnd;no man wo,,on
"a aE;Iara,, - =, g q, "Y ~
yIiddle,ovn valley and ,moOa ,ba 10,
known residents Of Freder;cL oonntv 10
Frederick c;tv Tnesdav 10 sost ,ho;, Co.
times IN tho far Wes, NJ, ~ ,bam LII
loc,to in he states az K onsss ond NJ
IA MANY nore from Tho san,o ~" sao 49,, !,
4 sa;d viii follow Il . fsw weets
More than one hundred norsonsioe, II.
ueys,own T,esJ,v Co. ~ W, -
Iargs number left hv = snao;., ~, I e.,
the Cumberland Valley deno, 70 ;o;n ,La
exodns movemen, AnonP ~ oys; 80 .
were Michael Levi. and wiz from So.
town Who no 10 MT ,ha;s - D 800.
stranaers after snanding 6tv-s;v vaarS e
Nodded lifs tooetLerin W.sh;Da,on o~nn,v
rich denos;t of Lad 40 r. 49, ~,
covered Il Frederict comfy ' e. 49, III, Us
distant from tho cxte,s;ya "a, ~" .a u'e
mines. Eyideuces' too. Of silver are ror MA
10 ahonnd on ito lana. 80 r n -
.Iesse sbivers Nil. T;y-;o ~ ~ -
N L nerhans not rensr,IIv tn"un - ~,
large dn.n.;.jss ~ IN ora q g. a.s 'n
i Se;ar mined =. Iin;oov;ll" i \, .
section - '"' "'
BOSTON cani,,l;s,s hav. .n,.aa - LA,
and eon;n ,Le Ccnesn.,owo asd u..o;. vsnu
r. r. mi an ] linz ~ s,ss ss e.. III soD
timors ,.otina eo,nas,;~a ~ p',,;. Da
and MARYLAND bus;ness men lin az" saSo
600 worth ~ s,oct tn d;.,aaaa - ~ s- ~,
4 40 miles nv steamer % 0n"oa: y ,~n
will became { Mace ~ cons;dsr,hIo nv.
lance shopla 4 h. ,hs ,srno;ana ~ PA aa
road and he sb;n ean.l 'a"
Aurustus Kreitr sav. the Mech.,;..
town Tgayioa az Ia. yaet t;lled = 80
mount hat excels n size anS,b;as ",
found IN onr ,oount.;n A6as Iasssy -