The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-09-03
Maryland Affairs.

There were 20I deaths IN Baltimore last
week.
Baltimore city is agitating the question of
a new court house.
Baltimore county circuit court commences
on September 18th.
Democratic primaries in Caroline county
will be held next Saturday.
Jacob H. Kraft has been appointed consta-
BILE for the third district of Baltimore county.
The corn and tobacco crop in Anne Arun-
del county, it is said will be almost total fail
ures.
A stable, shed and ice house in Frederick,
owned by John L. Sihord, were burned on
Saturday last.
The value of domestic produce exported
from Baltimore during the month of August
was $1,000, 446.
Gov. Hamilton says that owing to the
| drought his corn crop this year will be dimin-
ished 5000 bushels.
/ Thomas Ogle, near New London, Frederick
county, from field of Al acres, realized 2l9
bushels of wheat per acre.
Barren Creek district, Wicomico county,
alone has yielded over 100000 melons, real
izing between $4,000 and $4,000.
A railroad is talked of TO run from St.
| Agnes to Gainesville, Baltimore county.
Seine subscriptions have been made.
The Baltimore grain elevators are full and
over $500 cars loaded with grain are stand
ing on the tracks waiting to be unloaded.
The granary of Archer & Howard, two
miles from Belair, was destroyed by FIRE Sun
day night, together with 500 bushels of wheat.
A movement is said to be on foot looking
to the placing of Baltimore in connection with
the Southern Railroad system, 500 miles
long.
The Baltimore Medical College has been
organized by number Of physicians. Coed
ucatioa of the sexes is one of the proposed
features.
1t is said that the Hagerstown Agricultural
Works Company will remove their shops from
Hagerstown unless capitalists ofthat city form
a stock company and run them.
A fire at Princess Anne, at an early hour
Tuesday morning, destroyed the Somerset
Hotel building, occupied ss a store and dwell
ing, the Somerset Herald building and the
residence of George Lloyd.
BY the fall Of the wall of an old building on
Hanover street, Baltimore, on Tuesday, Jar
rett jackson, Henry Hawkins and Thomas
Bruce, all eolored, we're killed, and several
ether persons were injured.
A telephone line is to be put up between
St. Michaels and Easton, ia Talbot county.
The distance is between eleven and twelve
miles, and the line will cost $40 per mile. 1t
Is to be finished within thirty days.
Last Saturday morning shortly after one
o'clock the barn aud contents belonging to
Mr., John Siford, situated about oue-faurth !
Of mile east Of Frederick city, were destroy
ed by IRE. The fire is supposed to have been |
the act OF an iucendiary.
A respectable looking young man, giving
the name Of r. Hull, Of York, Pa, on Tues /
day morning left the Mansion House, Balti- /
more, without paying his hotel bill. Two 4
large boxes in his room were found 10 be /
packed with straw aud bricks.
The Dorchester County Democratic Goa.
ventioa met in Cambridge on Monday and
Henry Lloyd was nominated unanimously for
the State senate. The legislative ticket is
as follows aud was nominated on the first
ballet: VIM. T. Ssaplefort, James II. John
son and Nn. I. sherman.
Mrs. Rebecca Smith, one Of the eldest in
habitants Of Maryland, died at her residence
ia Cooktown, Hartford county, on the 10Th of
Asgust, aged % years lacking six days. With
the exception OF a period OF about ten years,
during which she lived IN Baltimore, she spent
her long life in sight Of the spot where she
was born.
The temperance campaign has been opened
IN Baltimore county under the auspices Of
the Baltimore County Temperance Alliance,
and series Of meetings are to be held in the
several districts for the purpose of securing
ocalopuon from the next Legislature. These
meetings commenced Monday evening at
Salem United Brelhern Church.
The Democrats Of Montgomery county have
numiaated the following ticket:--FoF Senator,
Geo. Peters, present incumbent; House Of
Delegates, Joseph Dyson, Thomas Waters,
i $, Joseph Henderson; County Commits.
,iOaers, W. ". Poole, Geo. I. Matters, Solo
non Dowden, T. g. Hardesty aud Robert G.
50naell; Sheriff, J. A. Clements; Surveyor,
,has. T. Townsend.
Charges have been lodged with the Board
# Public Works against G. J. B. Mitchell,
Of the oyster police force. II IS
aid the charges against him are preferred by
'arties lately in the employ Of the oyster
seAaer Leila, Of which be is commander,
sho were discharged recently for cause, aud
bat the charges are result az spite work on
be part Of the parties whose naaes are sign
d 10 the documents,
The dwelling house, barn and wash house !
isloaElng ta Mr. Eakle Callitlower situate /
n CaFetoWn District, Washington county, 1 ,
oOk fire on Saturday last and was totally
All the furniture in the house,
90 bushels Of wheat three colts and six hogs,
TaFe consumed. There was 40 insurance on
ny of the property. 4 steam thrashing ma
hiue bad been few day before At work on
be place. and boy Ave years and girl three
ears old, children Of Mr. ColliaOwsr, having =
REQUIRED matches, set fire TO a straw pile, as
iey said sttD start the eugine ~