The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-24
Maryland Affairs.

The oleomargarlnc works OF Baltimore were
burned on Tuesday.
Rachel Wheeler, aged 81 years, died IN
Baltimore on Wednesday.
The number of deaths reported in Baltimore
last week was 176 births l43
Twelve deaths from smallpox have occurred
in Baltimore since November l.
Nine hundred and ffty-fve German immi-
grants arrived at Baltimore on Wednesday
The Queen Anne's county Temperance Al
lance proposes a local option bill for the en-
tire state, except Baltimore city.
Rev. j. H. Barclay, of Baltimore, has ac-
cepted call to the largest Lutheran church
in DAYTON, Ohio. and will leave for Dayton
early in January,
The firm of R. w. l.. Rasin & Co., extern
siye manufacturers and dealers IN fertilizers,
have made an assignment for the beneht OF
their creditors.
The directors of the Northern Central Rail
way met in Baltimore on Wednesday, ana de-
clared a semi annual dividend OF three per
cent out of the earnings.
Large quantities of wheat bran are being
received at Hagerstown from Chicago to feed
stock on the Washington county farms, IN con-
sequence of the scarcity of corn.
The annual ordinations at the Cathedral,
Baltimore, took place Saturday, twelve priests,
thirteen deacons and six sub-deacons beng
ordained fourteen received minor orders and
seventeen tonsure.
The Baltimore County Democratic Assocla-
ton met Tuesday night and elected officers as
I follows: President, Henry Schone; vice
president, Christopher Scholl secretary, Au-
! gust Lukens; recording secretary, Alfred Lutz,
and treasurer, Geo. Baker.
! Linn F. Currie, well-known citizen OF
! Jefferson county, w. Va, and native OF
| Washington county. was run over and In
stantly killed Friday evening last by the east
| bound express train on the Baltimore OHIO
Railroad, five miles west of Harper's Ferry
| Leonard Evely, who was committed to jail
| at Ellicott City in October last, charged with
| assault on Horatio Griffith with intent to kill
died in prison on Saturday last. A coroner S
| Jury decided that he came to his death from
| lock-jaw, superinduced by being struck on the
| head and body by some blunt instrument III
the hands of some unknown person.
The Georges Creek Coal and Iron Com
! panv have made demand on the county com
missioners of Allegany county, for S31,
100 of taxes enormously assessed and paid by
the compony between the years 1866 ~
The board refused the demand and litigation
| is likely to follow. The Cumberland Nelct
says if this claim were sustained the county
commissioners would be liable to similar claim;
to the amount of nearly 100000.
Frederick Birely, aged about y years, 6
well known citizen of Frederick county, whilst
assisting one ofhis tenants in thrashing wheat
near Ladiesburg, on Saturday last, had his
left arm caught in the machinery and terribly
mangled. In his efforts to extricate it the
sinews of the arms were drawn almost wholly
over the hand Surgical aid was summoned
and the arm amputated near the shoulder
The sufferer died, however, Sunday morning
The store kept by j. C. Howard, Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad agent at Cox Station
! Charles county, on the Pope's Creek line, ano
| formerly kept by Col. Samuel Cox, director
night last. Fire was discovered at 10 Z. NJ.
and from the fact that the floors were saturat
ed with coal OIL ETC., it burned very rapidly
and very little was saved. The loss was est
mated at $4,000 or 81, 600; insurance $4,000.
Mr.. John Merryman, Jr., executor of the
late John Merryman, of Hayhelds, of Balti
more county, has sold to A. A. Crane, of CISCO
| Illinois, forty-four head of the Hayfelds hero
! of Hereford cattle, consisting Of cows, heiiers
bulls, steers and calves, for the sum ofS11 600
at an average price of $3.50 per head. The
cattle were shipped on Monday from Cockeys
vile to Chicago by the Pennsylvania line
whence they will be taken by Mr.. Crane to hi:
farm to be used for breeding purposes, III con
nection with his extensive herd. Mr.. K. Git
tings Merryman has retained fifteen head o
the choicest animals from the Hay6elds herd
by means of which he purposes to perpetuat(
the original herd, and by importations anc
careful breeding to maintain the high standard
! it has already acquired.