The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-09-10
MARYLAND Affairs.

The Maryland military promises to be very
creditaby represented at the Yorktown cele'
bratiou.
Rev. Geo. B. Allen, pastor ofthe Southern
Methodist Church at Jarrettsvllle, Hartford
county, died last.
An artesan we'll is to be bored at Crisiield
Three previous attempts to get good drinking
water by artesian wells have failed.
The new elevator of the Baltimore Ohio
railroad began work on Monday, making ST.
600, 600 bushels capacity in their elevators
Bounce, owned by H. Winter, of Howard
county. won the mile and three-quarter fur
long race at Coney Island, n. Y, last week.
The body of Nichols Yolkcr was found in
the Elk river, below North East. on Wednes-
day, and suspicion attaches to VIM. Arrantz.
Mr.. John W. Garrett President of the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad, will present the city
of Baltimore with a 100000 fountain Tor
Washington Place Square.
DR.. C. X. Nelson, vice president of St;
Johns College. at Annapolis, has accepted
the position Of principal OF the Brookvllle
Academy, in Montgomery county.
Mayor Latrobe has sent au invitation to be
extended to the French guests, through the
Secretary of State at Washington, to attend
the Baltimore IeStlNai III CNhbhNA-
Wednesday was the hottest day in Balti-
more for FIVE years past. The thermometer
reached lOlo at the signal service Office, and
there were three deaths from sunstroke. At
Shreveport, La, the thermometer was 1867.
During a thunder storm Saturday the light
mig struck the stack-yard OF John /. Day,
residing near Woodstock, in the second dis.
trict of Baltimore county, aud burned his en-
tire crop of hay and straw. He had just lin
ished thrashIng.
The iron ore bank on the farm Of Mr.. Eph-
rain Geeting, near keedysville, which has
been living idle for several years, is now being
worked for the benefit of q Harrisburg hrm.
The ore is taken over the Shenandoah hailey
and Cumberland Valley Railroads to Harris
burg.
A rich vein Of copper has recently been
discovered iutting cut the bank Of Owens
creek. on the property Of Mr.. A. K. Niiihlde,
near Mechanicsiown, Frederick county. Mr..
Charles kunkel, sou Of the proprietor OF
Catoctiu Furnace, has contracted to open
and work the mine.
Mr.. David Marshall, while digging well
on his farm, near keedysyiller Washington
comfy. discovered that the water was covered
with a film, that he supposed 10 be petroleum.
He Is sauguine thai he has found bonanza,
and will continue his investigation, IN hopes
Of sudiug himself the owner Of an oil veil
Democrats nominations were made in
Cecil county, on Tuesday, as follows State
Senate Levi K. MearnS; House Of Delegates,
Duncan Veazey, James A. Lewis, and Dr.
VIM. b. Rowland County Commissioners,
John Courey. Heary Hess and I. Il. Giles
pie: sheriff, Morris Duabsr; Surveyor, Jas.
J. McCauley.
On Tuesday the Democrats OF Wicomico
county nominated the following ticket -
House Of Delegates, Eiihu +. Jackson, King
Y. White and Thomas J. Twilley; Sheriff, y.
Frank Collier; County Commissioners Col
WIN. J. Leonard b. r. Messick, James NJ.
DYKES. James II. IVES, and +, Qaiutov Wal
s,ou; Surveyor, II. Nelson Crawford.
A box lef as security for board with Nr.
Piaucheti. keeper OF hotel in Philadelphia,
by c. Huusten. a eonvicl now ia the Mary
land peni,entiary, was opened By the police
on Thursday. I, was found to contain dia-
,nond rag. Hiih nine stones, worth 5000;
United States bonds, each bearing one year
coupons. with a face Yaiac Of SIS, $50, aud an
actual market value Of $lp,poo. The gues-
lion Of ownership vii be looked int.
A sad accident occurred al Elysville, Hos
ard county, Oh Saturday evening lsotie
Miller, aged years, daughter OF loha o.
Miller. was la0 in the kiiChsu, where her
mother vas baking over a hos stove, the
mother sent 10 the pump foE 8 hgckci Of
water, aud Shils she sas goae The ch.ld got
hold Of a can Of coal ojl, Wsnt 10 the stove
and poured some o. the fluid on Il, which
caused ihe can 10 explode, throaiUg she bisz.
I Ing oil over the child. Who vas % badly harmed
that she died Al 8 clock Sunday morning..
A dispatch from Frederick, CA Wed
ues5av. saws. "rhe Thermometer here 10,
4 ~ 4sf
{ frou loo 20 los degrees la the shade, the
Z highest recorded for . uamber Of years
( Mech suiEesiHg vas experienced. The city
authorities have given notice that ouinE TO
! The great scarcity % Wa,er IN tie reservoirs,
Z The supp,y woa.d be shrt of hereafter a. SIX
I clock r. NJ and strics ecoaomy ia is use
during the day Is urged
/ We have received information that q grs'
deaf Of tie northern part ofthis coansy who,
+ a fcu days ago. becoming dispieased wilh the
T continued dr0aghs, earsed toe Almighty Tor
no, sending ram 10 promote ihe EroEih Of his
T crops WAlis The oath wAs yei upon bis bps,
or Immediately Asicr the uticFaace Of the sane.
+ be received Paralytic stroke ~ the m0uJh
T whirh 20 completely affected his pozcrs Of
speech lhaf be has ycg been aHahle 70 utter
[ word. -Hagegssatra Globs-
Saws the BelA.r .Egis -Tae drouzhi j.
4 Tor naay years. some farmers hayc already
/ commenced ealtiag Up ,hris cora, 10 order 20
Z save their fodder, The crop 81 this import
( ant cereal wiil not equal bali the usual aver
T age. TIE pasfaFcs are also drytas up The
I Gamers, especially, have lost considerably BY
I dry weather. which has cut shoF; she tomato
and sugar corn crops None Of them are
( able, 10 consequence. 90 run the extent Of the
F capacity q iheis factories. Altogether, The
oaliook for farmers IS not pleasant one
+ Dr. f. Ii0yi Howard. resident physician
at the Marine Hospital. Baltimore, vas drown.
T Cd on Monday AZ soon He was attacked By
Apoplaxy aud fell from a boat. Dr.. Howard
was forty three years otRge, the sou Of Charles
Howard and grandson Of Col. J1hu kagcr
E Howard Tie devoted himself 90 tie study
Of medicine, and during the var joiued The
Confederate army and served IS Surgeon IA
+ the Confederate lines during the whole Of that
period. Al the close Of the war be resumed
the practice Of his profession. Ia 1876 be
was appointed by Mayer Latrobe physician a.
the Marine Hospital, aud has beeR looked
. upon as the best physician that has ever held
/. that position, beiug always fearless aud faith
fal in the discharge OF his duty. Daring the
( prevalence OF the nalaEial fever at Felis
I PoinI in 1876, be was very active ia ailcY'a''
ing the saffefings Of those who were sent 20
L tne huapl4At. IN kAE treatment o bAttNA@1
suffering from contagious diseases he was not
only skiIful bat intrepid. DR.. Howard wife
is a daughter Of Richard Maynard, Of Pixies
vile.
/. Homecoming, in the heart Of the Georges
I Greek coal region, which has population Of
nearly five thousand people, had almost its
whole basiuess portion destroyed by FIRE Sep
tember :, The lire broke ouI about noon in
a stable back Of B. I. Tulley's store, and eN-
tended to both sides Of Main street, part Of
Douglass avenue and jackson street, running
about two or three squares from Castle Run
I TO the depot Of the Cumberland aud Penusyl
vania Railroad Company About forty
buildings were destroyed, only one being Of
brick. that Of d. K. Sloan Co. Among the
other most prominent stores we're Edwards 4
Co, Berry & Co, p. T. Tulley & CO., Joseph
Myers, Wm. Atkinson, three hotels-Mer-
chants, Brady's and Dixou's-the town hall,
postoiiice, Lutheran church aud about hiteen
private dwellings. The estimate loss IS about
500, goo; insurance about $50, coo. The fire
department OF Cumberland, Froslburg and
Westernport were present, bat owing to scar
city Of water-George's Creek, which runs
III tha town LAinr almost iry-rDuiA