The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-08-20

will nominate candidates for the Legislature
if the political party candidates will not give
pledges to vote for prohibition OF liquor.
John R. Tobin, aged about 60, was found
dead in his room at the Washington Hotel,
Cumberland, about 10 o clock Saturday morn
ing. He received a sunstroke about week
previous.
Charles kolb, aged 10, was pursuing col
oTed boy who had thrown an apple at him, in
Baltimore, on Saturday night, when he was
stabbed by an unknown cOlured man. koib
died of his injuries Sunday morning
An attempt was made TO burn the town ball
at ST. Michaei's last week. W. J. Shanahan
was arrested on the charge of attempting 10
burn the building, and was required to give
$500 bail to await the action Of the grand
jury.
A survey of the Baltimore and Drum Point
Railroad is being made on the line Of the An
napolis and Elkridge Road, near Waterbury.
under Engineer Goldsborough. Il Is said as
soon as the survey is completed the road will
be built.
A contest between the corue, bands et
Baltimore county will take place at Timouium
Fair on the 9Th OF September. Premiums are
offered the public school children for drawing
aud penmanship. Hon. Samuel ]. Randall
will deliver the Grafton.
The Maryland Guards, Of Warren, Ba.Ji-
more county. John ". Merryman, captain ,
have applied to Adjutaul General Watkins
for uniforms and equipments. The company
will be inspected and furnished with arms
and equipments, but not uniforms
wayerly, in the third dis,rie, OF uosari
county, which was formerly the residence O.,
Governor George Howard, bat nos a part ut
the estate Of the late Joseph Juiik, was sold
on Mondy by the executors 70 Fred. Bro,eHue
for SIS, csc. There are 573 sores iu the tract.
On Tuesday morning Samuel Moager. sou
OF James MeageF. Of Homecoming, vas killed
By being ran over by a miae ear on the plane
OF the New Central Compauy's hooarE mine.
His head vas almost completely severed from
his body. He was ~ years old aHd worked
ia the ksoutz mine.
Gov. Hamilton has parioued Frederick n.
Lindenberg, who vas iried aud convicted al
the December term. 1879, Of tuauslauchtcr,
Ia the killing Of Lemuel y Bewley, a. Jnion.
in Baltimore eogugy. LiBduaberg was sen
fenced Tor two ycars and ! m0atas ia the
peuigeaiiary from December y, lS1a.
The democratic primaries 10 Kent eoaIiy
on Saturday. for candidates for the House o,
Thomas 4 Halmc and Samuel Cary, Rrra.
lar Democrats, yhe former Of Whom vas =
member of The last House. and the lailes Is
a prominent farmer. They carried logs oai
OF Eve districts
The Democratic executive committee ef
Baltimore GO. vii mceta; Gus g. 10 Baltimore.
to-day, August -. az 10 o'clock. a. n., 60
designate the ualc and places for holdiak the
primary meetings, and also to Ok The day
upon which 20 bold the convention % a0mi.
nate the different candidates % be y1.ed for
az the coming general election.
A shooting aaTsy occar5ei in the grove %
Tmonium. Baltimore couniy. Monday uich l.
al q pioaic held BY the Friendly sons q s.
Patrick, ia which Thomas and Patrick Fee
merry were shot Thomas aas sh1. in the
back, the ball passing thFusEh the liver ADD
intesiines. Patrick vas shot 10 the leg. The
shooting Eas done By George Ward, from
Texas, Baltimore eoauty.
l. is proposed by the Baltimore capitalists
% build a. Eastern Shore railroad ir1m Secs
Hill 20 Eikion. viz Salisbury, Cambridge.
Elktou, CentFeville, ChesirstoWH. aud on 20
connect with the mes raa i 10 &c hailt Ec,Eeen
Baltimore and Philadelphia, BY the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad Such road = thoaEhs
Indispensable 10 assure % Baltimore the trade
Of The Eastern Shore Of Maryland.
The peliee census Of she voters % Bali
moFe city vas caHclEfed on Monday, sHd
shnNs thai the iolal uamler % uhi,c voters is
81, s2T and Of colorei 1870. aiskieg a t8,sI
Of s.G67 Al the biennial census iskca 10
1879 there Eege 81 l23 uhite voters aEd To-
Sos cOlored, making . total oi 1l,30l- Tue
Increase IN the number Of white voters IS .,
69i and Of coiored 81, making the lols, 10
crease since the last census {, csc.
Charles f. Fendali. Es4, counsel for ihe
Baltimore 4 Delta railrosd. has been ordered
70 institute sait against al subscribers % ihc
stock Of the road WHO refuse 10 pay. TIE
steel rails for this Eaad age arriving iu Baiti-
more from Harrisburg. The ties have beca
bought ia Virginia And arc Of the same length
as the regulation broad saage ties. The
Northern Central road - laying . Track ucar
Mary land avenue bridge 10 connect zigh the
Baltic. & Della.
On Monday a passenger On No. 5 ex-
press, Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad, fell
frem the train while il vas moving AZ a rapid
rate near Doe Gully tunnel and vas instantly
killed. From letters found on bis person the
deceased is supposed 10 be James O'ConnoF,
and & Is thought bis mother and brother i've
Al or near CRlo0tiR, Frederick ccHuiy. The
letters were addressed 10 Johnsgo%u, Pa,
and the young man IS thought 70 have worked
there. The remains we're inferred near the
scene Of the accident
Mr.. c. Palmer, Of New York. IS uow in
the vicinity Of Baltimore engaged ia making
oil painting and eFayon drawings of number
OF the celebrated members Of herds for which:
this section is famous. He has already com.
a.
Arawaaa, Bunereup and Nelly, the former
belonging to Mr.. T. Alexander Seth, aud the
latter TO Messrs. Clarke & Jones, Of Balti.
more. He has orders TO paint some Of the
Guernseys of Mr.. G. S. Watts. and specj
mems OF the Berkshires belonging 10 Mr..
Fred YonKapf, Of Baltimore, and Alexan-
der NJ Fulf0rd Of Hartford county. Mr.
Fuliord has Just received q new Importation
of remarkable merit and high cost from Eng
land Several Of the pictures of Mr.. Palmer
will be on exhibition at the Baltimore county
fair Baltimore Sua.
A heavy wind storm on Saturday demol.
jshed the foundry that has been in course of
erection at PerryYille for the past two months
Two carpenters engaged at work on the
foundry, William Morgan and Edward Car
roll, we're seriously injured by the falling
timbers When the storm approached they
made hasty preparations 10 leave the top of
the building, where they were occupied in
Singing the roof, bat before they could
reach the ground the entire structure fell,
carrying them with it. Morgan had both legs
broken and was injured internally. His re
covery is doubtful. Carroll had one leg
broken near his ankle, and received a few
bruises His injuries are not necessarily fatal.
Philip Bond, little son of John Bond, Of
Port Deposit, aged 8 years, was blown from
Tones wharf into the Susquehanna river.
He was rescued after considerable difficulty.
Mr.. John T. Johns, wealthy resident of
Worthington Valley, in Baltimore county,
shot himself in the head with a revolver at
his home, at Dover, about four miles from
Reisterstown, Monday afternoon. The ball
entered the brain and he lived four hours
after receiving the selfinficted wound. Mr.
Johns was of an old Maryland family, and
was connected with the Tolleys, Worthingtons
and others whose names are familiar in the
early chronicles of Maryland. His ancestors
came 10 Maryland in 1880 and settled in this
vicinity. John Tolley, his great grandfather
Owned Tolley's Point, familiar locality near
Annapolis He also owned land in one of
the early settlements near Hayre de Grace.
Richard Johns, cousin Of the deceased,
committed suicide at St. Catharipe's, Cana
10 ;ust hafore the war His father Ricoard