The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-16
MARYLAND Affairs.

There we're $50 deaths in Baltimore last
week.
The wheat crop of Washington county, is
said to look promising.
The Towsontown Temperance Association
disbanded on last Monday night. 70
On Tuesday Annapolis fishermen caught
about 1000 herring and 1000 shad.
NJ. P Miller has moved his organ factory
from Greencastle, Pa, to Hagerstown.
The steamship Koeln arrived in Baltimore
on Saturday from Bremen, with l,5Ol lmml-
grants
Miss Mary Walsh daughter of Hon. VIM.
Walsh, died in Cumberland on the Sth, after
a long and painful illness.
Isaac W. Moore, white, and John Z. Purdy,
colored, of Frederick, have been appointed
to clerkships in the pension office at Wash
ington.
Rev. |. L. Grimm, pastor of the l. B.
Church of Beensboro', Washington county,
has resigned his charge, to take effect June |.
He will take charge of Salem I. Il. Church,
Baltimore
Mr. James L. Randolph. chief engineer OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, has placed
two additional corps of engineers in the field.
who have commenced surveys from Port De,
post for the new road between Baltimore and
Philadelphia.
A freight train on the Northern Central
Railway on Sunday struck wagon containing
four men, at Jessops crossing. John ).
Hobbs, who resided at Phoenix. was Killed,
ana the olherS-Wm. Evans, II. Webster
Kite and VIM. Lce-were badly injured.
The trial Of the case of Miss Mary \. Mur
ray against Postmaster Tyler, of Baltimore,
for damages for assault and battery, which
had been in progress since Friday, 18th inst,
in the Circuit Court for Howard county. at
Ellicolt City, terminated Thursday with
verdict OF $1,000 damages for Miss Murray,
the plaintiff.
An airay in Frederick City Sunday night
between two yeung men, Vim. Heard and
Joseph Nelson, resulted IN the latter being
stabbed thirteen times with a pen knife in the
neck, back aud side, the wounds inflicted be
ing OF painful but not necessarily dangerous
character. The affair grew out of a quarrel
about woman OF whom, 1t was alleged,
Heard had spoken in derogatory manner.
The trial of James F. Melvin for assaul'iug
with inteat 20 kill ex.COmpiroller Jump. tor
7 alleged improper intercourse with his sister,
commenced in the clrclit court at Denton on
Thursday OF las; week AID was concluded on
Friday. jump letters 10 Miss Melvin we're
offered in evidence. but ruled out, then con
ference Of attorneys was held aud n compro-
mise effected. Tie States attorney agreed to
strike from the Indictment "inlen' % Kill,
and the jury was instructed 20 render q yer.
diet OF guilty OF assault. Young Melvin vas
sentenced 10 sixty days imprisonment 10 the
county jail and to pay 81 iue and costs.
The Suow Hill Messenger saws The shoe
maker who made Jhc FRS, begged shoe put
together Ia tnis State, i now iiying 90 this
town The workman VAS the venerable sam
E # a.. 49, tru--H4 raH
Salisbury. and the shoe, hen finished, was
carried aroand the tovn asd exhibited as a
3 great curiosity Shocmakcrs ia those days
whitligd nut their pegs by hand, peg machines
F not having been invented. NJ. Richards on
{ Is car oldest iHha5jiani, being 10 lbe >ssR
year q BIS age, and bids fair 90 be Q ceuie
T MARIAN. ali the companions Ujta whom
I be w4s iaiimNge IN his 5gTb15l- there IS not
one now alive.
/ The Baltimore Awericgq Of Yesterday says:
The Commissioners ol Baltimore coangy
have completed their examination Of ex Sael.
T Nagih.ngiou' books and accounts as col
lccter Ct delinquent taxes for ghe rear 1871,
pTlos to ,hs books being ,arned oyes 30 NJ
II {. Hsichins. pyvgvgl treasurer and caiirc.
tor and FROM thar examination bad q iCif-
eieucy Of s0mc SlS,O)h. Ii is ,apassible 10
state shat part % this amount. ID AM. nav
mos have bcca collected Mr WcrshuStpu
bond beng tsaoic "a 0ay evca,, eNcep, '9r
! erroneous assessments auly made AuoWa-
Possibly there mav b. some error which,
when dIsc9yrrsi, w,U psf matters IN more
favorable %. Tor all parties concerned As.
WorthiagtoH rrpaaiina 'at laifsriir has
never been Questioned. fhe commissioners
have 0rlcsed their coaascl, NrssrA C. u
SiiuxluT ard x. b. Boarmaa. a. institute su.1
aeaiusi Mr. Wotghpgoa and bis 5euaslnea
far the dencieucy ac b9njsm~a iag Mr
Worthiastsa "a sheriff are Mcss-s John Nee.
ryman. Williams Parks. John T. uas.ey and
JOSIAH f. {. Ta,hois. los. o tlc only loet
he gave.