The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-08-27
Maryland Affairs.

haltrOau WIS ldiu on 1uSSuay.
The jefferson brass band, of Frederick
city, have gotten new instruments.
Several deaths have occurred in Latonsville,
Montgomery county, from spotted fever.
Thomas P. Baldwin, an ex-sheriff of Bal
timore county, died in Baltimore on Saturday
last.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Compa-
ny will build new brick warehouse in Balti-
more.
John B. Nabb, is trying to nab the Demo
cratic nomination for Sheriff of Dorchester
county.
Samuel Baker, living several miles north
of Hagerstown, hung himself on Sunday
morning.
Walter P. Burke, a lawyer of Towsontown,
attempted to commit suicide in Baltimore, on
Thursday, by taking laudanum.
H. II. Duyckinck, of Cecil county raised
this season on ten acres of land So bushels of
oats, over SO bushels to the acre.
1t is said that the Western Maryland rail
road will realize $40, 900 from the camp-meet-
ings held along its line this season.
Owing to the drought it is feared that the
corn crop of St. Msry's county will be fail
ure. The Eastern Shore is suffering also.
Columbus Hill, coored, was fatally stabbed
night by Dennis Sullivan. Hill died an hour
after being stabbed.
At Gen. Mems stock sale at Hagerstown,
on Tuesday, short-horn cattle brought from
$40 TO S85, and Southdown and Colswold sheep
sold from $50 to $50,
The Norwegian bark Gazelle, now at Bal
timore, has been lbelled in 5000 damages
in not proceeding with a cargo of petroleum
after being chartered.
Work will soon begin on the Baltimore
and Drum PoiRt railroad, the location OF
which, between Baltimore and Annapolis, has
now been definitely settled.
r. s. Dedson has realized this year 1000
bushels of wheat on his four farms IN Talbot
county His farms, he says, pay him ten per
cent. upon his investments.
A barn on the farm of Hon. B. G. Harris,
Of ST. Mary's county, was blown down on
Saturday last, aud in addition considerable
amount Of tobacco was damaged.
A Hagers,own justice of the peace has de-
clared the bone mill of that city q nuisance
and fined the owner $ and costs. The pro-
proprietors viii appeal to the circuit court.
Lewis Jones shot John RUSSELL both color
ed, twice on "Wednesday night, IN Frederick.
One ball gashed the scalp and the other lodg-
ed in the breast. The wounds are not dan
gerous.
On Friday evening Of last week, some one
at Aniietam crossing, Hagerstowu, fired
pistol at Western Maryland railroad train,
the ball striking near a seat occupied by Geo.
Mccain.
Jacob Wisner has sold his farm ia the 9Th
district, Baltimore eonnty, formerly the prop.
srty Of Noah Wisner, to Benjamin Nash, OF
Hereford, for 5000. This property con.
tins 30 acres OF land.
The Baltimore SHa's Hagerstown corres
pendent SAYS that the wheat crop OF Wash
ington county will Dot prove even fair aver
age, and that the drought Is eating the corn
crop short fally one half.
Mr.. Cardiff Tagari, brother OF Samuel
Tagart, Of the BALTIMORE bar, died on Noa.
day, AZ his home farm, Garrison, near Pixies
vile. Baltimore e0anty, in the 77th year Of
his age. He had beeh sick for some ume.
Geo. Brown, eolored, fell into the Aarb6r
/ AZ Light-street wharf Baltimore, on Saturday
night and vas droSned. John Green. also
1 colored, was drowned al Locus Poini on Sat.
/ urday morning while attempting 70 Ianip from
a scow 10 the wharf.
The Grand Council Of Impyoyed ofler of
Red Men Of the United States viii meet IN
Annapolis on the lSth Of September. Il j.
3
Z come the council on the pau Of the State aud
Mayor Martin on the par; Of tbs city.
Gov. Hamilton has removed tuo OF the
/ Anne Arundel county registers Of voters, ba,
/ has not decided The cases OF the Baltimore
city registers. He viii decide to day, very
probably. Ia the Anne Araudcl county de-
I cision, however, his aeiIea shows thar be be
Z lieyes that he has jsrsdictioa 70 Try aad re
move registers.
! The barn Of Mr. George +. Saoaaer. %
I Montgomery eosRiy, sas harmed 10 the
ground on TUESDAY. The Gre Is Supposed %
/ have been Of al iHoendiary 0rigia, aad q col
I orea man named John Jones, suspected Of
I the crime, was arrested, bu, subsequently, q.
capped from his captor aad hed 10 the woods.
+ Loss not knoSR-
/ Reports from Berkeley Springs, ". Va,
/ state that q Miss Thompson, Of Baltimore,
/ vas robbed Of diamond cross, yaiued Al 81,
I 500, on Sunday last The supposed ,hief Is =
T we'll dressed man. Who went 20 the Springs
/ aud obtained introdaeti0ns 70 the best people
there. He disappeared on Sunday morning,
1 and the diamond cross vas missing Al the
/ same time
4 Democratic primaries uere held ia Hartford
eoanty on Saturday last, and the folloSing
we're nominated ;-Esr Stale Senator, Col.
Herman Stump; House Of Delegates. JAS. T.
/ Preston. David Wiley, DE-. Siias ScaFboso
and Murray Vandiver; Sherid, William +.
/ Whileford; eoRnty Surveyor, Thomas Z. Cath
I cart; county commissioners, hrst district, ia.
/ cob II. Ploxusanf second, James Il. Chesaey;
third, John S. DAllam; fourta, Corbln Amos
(. 9Th, Michael Whiteford-
I On Saturday nigh. last The warehouse Of
G. W. Stoeksdale, al MechaniesioSn, FIRED
erick county, was barglariously entered. A
Miller's safe was hlown open and 5000
worth Of stocks and boRds, over the same
amount ia promissory notes, nearly $500 IN
cash, all OF Mr.. Stoeksdale's deeds, life and
ire insaEaHes policies, and other private
papers we're takeG. The work Was evidently
done BY professionals, AL the papers,
stock certificates and bonds we're found IN an
adjoining seld, on Monday, thus reducing the
loss to only the cash
The colored people celebrated Emsneipa
lion Day AZ Frederick on Wednesday BY pa
rade, speeches, &c. The procession was
headed By sixteen mom3ted marshals, each Of
/ shom was adorned with ribbons and Wreaths
OF flowers On the banners carried we're in
scribed such notices IS the Following,
I Equality Before the Law, Opportunity
for Education,n Equal Chance 10 the Race
Of Life give Us Recognition, "Sisier
States but one Nation, &c. The number
Z present on the fafr ground uufing tue hlteF-
noon was estimated at from 1000 to 5000.
Addresses we're delivered BY Prof I. Green
er, Of Waiington, d. C., j. {. Whears, OF
Philadelphia and others.
A shooting affair occurred at Crisheid on
Friday night Of last week. Ii is said that \
eolored man named Tucker was assaulted
and badly beaten aboss the head b. some
unknown persons in an alley near the steam
boat wharf. His cries for help drew 8 crowd
or colorad men, who began firing into q crowd
of white men. A young man named George
Holland was struck in the abdomen by a but
let, and il is said, mortally wounded. The
place was thrown into intense excitement,
stores being closed and people being afraid to
venture from their homes. Next day things
quieted down, but on Saturday night there
vas more trouble between the white people
and the eoIored people, in which several we're
hurt.
The viii of John I. Johns has not as yet
been presented for probate in the Office OF the
register of wills, but the contents have been
made public. The estate is valued ct about
S3OO, 900. The following are the requests
under the will, which was executed in June,
1879: To Mrs. Mary Hodges, wife Of Harris
Hodges, S6e0 year during her life; the re-
mainder of the estate, real, personal and
mixed, to Harry V. d. Johns, of Baltimore,
and Rev. Richard Johns, of Virginia, share
and share alike, and after their death to their
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