The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-02-14

shipped from Denton to New York last
week. There are iiGteen Thousand musk
rat skins awaiting purchaser.
The Methodist Episcopal Church ut
FOrrestyille, Prince Georges county, was
broken into one night last week aud all
the new window curtains torn down and
destroyed by some unknown persons.
Mr. Peter G. Hunter, a dairyman living
near White Hall, Baltimore county, has
cow eighteen years old, from which he has
sold, clear Of freight, 81 500 worth ofmilk
and cream.
James W. Clayton, for fourteen years
clerk in the United States House Of Rep
resentatives, and for the last two years
clerk in the United States Senate, died
Sunday in Baltimore.
There is now living 10 Coulbourne's
district, Worcester county, man 81 years
Of ago whose children, Ons-iR.law, grand.
children and great,graadchildren number
LOO, Of which number 76 are now living.
DIR. 5. j. Cook, of Beltsville, Prince
Georges county, was batted aud gored by
bull on his farm last week aud then
thrown over fence into an djoining field
He was badly hurt and narrowly escaped
with his life. s#
The Legislative committee, among whom
was Senator Vanderford, arrived in Fred
erick on Thursday evening. On Friday
they inspected the Deaf and Dumb Insti-
tuition. The committee aud q number of
citizens were handsomely entertained by
Col. l.. Victor Baughman.
On Monday last the people Of Knoxville,
Frederick county, were startled by the
arrival Of thirteen armed men, who sad
invaded Maryland in search Of number
Of thieves who have Of late been making
raids upon the hen-roosts and meat houses
in Loudoun county, near Harper's Ferry.
George Blake, the colored man who
was cut by Joseph Butler at a dance, near
Patuxeut City, Charles county, last week,
died on Saturday night. Blake was sui.
fered to lie more than twelve hours before
he received medical attendance. Butler
surrendered himself, and is in Jail at Port
Tobacco.
A tract of twenty acres of land at North
East has been purchased by the Lucas
Brothers for the purpose Of working the
kaolin clay, Of which there is a large de.
posit on the property. The clay is said to
be the best 10 the United States, aud will
be used in the making Of white ware and
in paper manufacture.
Near Jessups Cut, Anne Arundel coun-
ty, on Sunday night last, between mid
night aud morning, Mr.. William Disney,
who had been sick for some time past, got
out Of the second story window, and wan
dered to peach orchard about mile dis
tant, where he was found next morning
frozen to death. The deceased was 6S
years old.
On Saturday morning last colored man
named Brown, living near Jefferson, Fred.
erick county, left his home for Frederick
with load Of baskets. On Sunday morn
ing his dead body was found in the road,
between Frederick and jefferson. 1t Is
supposed he was drunk and fell from his
wagon on his way home, when he was
frozen to death
Rev. p. b. Reese, a clergyman Of the
Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Confer.
ence, died suddenly of apopexy on Satur.
day at Darlington, 10 Hartford county
He was born in Baltimore, and entered
the conference in 1889. Since then
he has been stationed 10 various parts Of
the conference, filling various charges in
Baltimore, the last at Fort Avenue Church,
from where he went TO East Hartford Cir
cult, Of which he was in charge when ho
died.
There is considerable excitement yet
existing along the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, from Sandy Hook down to Point
of Rocks, with reference to Page Wallace,
now confined in the Hsgerstown Jail
Armed men are constantly watching the
arrival and departure Of trains, in the hope
of ov1rhauling Wallace in his cxtradition
from Maryland to Virginia. He is aware
of this state of affairs, and is terribly
frightened, being 10th to be taken TO Vir-
GINA.
Daniel Rider, q well-known colored man
Of the 5.h district of Baltimore county,
died on the 18th of January, in the 9sth
year Of his age. He was born free, his
mother being white woman, but in boy
hood was bound to Dir. Crate, who for
merly kept tavern near 0wings' Mills |
Daniel was famous well-digger and ditch.
or. He was also great tobacco ehewer
and consumer of whisky, aud it is said he
had drank barrels Of the latter, but for the
last ten years Of bis life LEFT he off drink
ing altogether. He died at the home of
his daughter, in Baltimore, but his re-
mains were inferred OF Piney Grove col
ored church, near Arcadia.
The latest from the Montgomery county
gold mine brings information that 10 shaft
No. rich vein with Eve feet breast Of
first class ore and one foot of secoud ore,
well walled, has been struck ana is turning
out about fifteen tons 0 day, the same
yielding sllO per ton. Tie run of gold
is still beyond the most Sanguins expeeta.
tons, aud the estimate per ton is made
roughly, but reasonably below the valua-
ton at the mint. The crushing mill has
been working night aud day until Friday
OF last week, when 40 accident caused a
temporary stoppage. The mill is, how
ever, in full blast again, turning out TWEEN
ty tons per day-the full capacity Of the
crushing mill. Another shaft, No. has
been commenced.
The Maryland Annual conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church, which
includes all Of Maryland, the District of
Columbia, and part of Delaware, meets
in Ninth Street Church, Washington, ID.
G., on March 10, with Rev. d. W. Bates,
president. 10 this conference the limit
OF pastoral charges Is Eve years, and there
will not probably be any changes in
churches either 10 Baltimore or the Dis
triet Of Columbia, although pastors are
not compelled to stay Ave years in any
one charge, There arc ITO ministers on
the roll Of this conference, and the Law
representatives make the actual attend
ance about $780, Delegates viii also be
elected at this conference to the General
Conference of the Church, which meets
on the third Friday In May, in Plt,sburg,
Pa For every 1900 members the con.
ference is entitled to one ministerial and
one lay delegate In the General Confer.
ence, which viii give the Maryland Con-
ference about nine Of each, as i numbers