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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-02
MORTGAGEE'S SALE
OF
VERY VALUABLE REAL ESTATE


Vesfminsfe, District, near Westminster, Ma.
THE undersigned, mortgage, by virtue Of
L 4 power of sale contained in a mortgage
from David II. ByerS and wife, TO him, dated
on the 25th day of October, 1878, and record
ed among the Real Estate Mortgage Records
of Carroll coanty, in Liber J. B. B., No. I,
folio 464, will sell at Public Sale, to the high
est bidder, on the home premises, on
Thursday, the Fist day Of April, 1881,
at l clock, ?. NJ, that very valuable farm
containing
100 ACRES, MORE or LESS.
This farm is now owned, and until recently
was occupied by said David H. Bvers. 1t is
located about of mile from the city of
Westminster, adjoining the lands of Cyrus
Schweigart, Henry Bale and others. The
quality of the soil is equal to that of any in
the county. The improvements are a large
Brick Dwelling House, Barn
and all other out buildings sui AzGA-A
table to the conducting of - 20
irst.class farm. 1t is well sup EEl111!z5
piled with water, and has an excellent or
chard on it.
Following the sale of the home farm the
undersigned will next offer at Public Sale, at
the same place,
"a Acres of Heavily Timbered Land,
situate about one mile from the farm. back
of Skaters tannery. This wood land will be
divided into lots of 8 or 10 acres as may be
found desirable. Before the day of sale a
survey oft will be made and plat made and
exhibited on the day of the sale This is the
same land which the said David H. Byers
obtained by deed from his father Michael
Byers, dated on the 25th day of October,
1878, and recorded among the Land Records
in Liber J. B. B., No. 43, folio I'D.
Terms Of Sale dre:-One-third cash on the
day of sale or upon the ratification of the sale
by the Circuit Court for Carroll county in
Equity; the balance in two equal payments of
II and is months, bearing interest from date
Of sale and secured to the satisfaction of the
mortgage, or all cash at the option of the
purchaser or purchasers
EMANUEL d. KELLER,
Jas. A. c. Bond, Solicitor. Mortgage.
r. c. Matthews, Auctioneer.
\. B.-Those wishing for further informa-
ton can call upon J. A. c. Bond, Attorney
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OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE Co.
IN BALTIMORE COUNTY,
No % n. HoILIDAY STREET, BALTIMORE. J
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-02

True eopy,-TeSt<
mar l2.5t Frank 7. SHAW, Clerk.
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Annual Report of Committee.

OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE Co. J
IN BALTIMORE COUNTY,
No % n. HoJIDAY STREET, BALTIMORE
TO the President and Members ofthe Mutual
Fire Insurance Compang IN Baltimore
County
The undersigned committee, appointed TO
examine the affairs Of the Mutual Fire Insur.
ance Company in Baltimore County to March
1st, 1881, beg leave to report:
Policies in force.................. 4,lO6
Risks in force....... $40, 7eC, 1913 90
Premium Notes in force
March 1st, 1881 .............. 62f.1S 81
Abatement of one per cent.
interest on Premium Notes
for this year.................. 1924 90
Abatementon Franklin Bank
Stock. Observation-Disclosures. Liz 90
Abatement of Bills Receiv-
Observation-Disclosures. "a
SS,254 "a
While the risks have been reduced S78, 852,
the Premium Notes show a slight increase in
comparison with last year, while the condi-
ton of the Company on the whole is exceed
ingly satisfactory. The losses by fire during
the year have been small in comparison with
last year, showing reduction of Sl4, 37S.01
less than the losses of 1880, and the net assets
has been increased So, 662.S4.
Gress Assets of the Co ...... S3S, 493 II
Deduct for all liabilities for
Losses by Fire adjusted and
unadjusted .................... 400 90
Net Assets. S34, 1893 "a
Add Premium Note Capital G24, 1S9 "a
Whole amount applicable to
meet Losses by Fire.. S65S, 583 81
We feel great satisfaction in being able to
report the Company in so hattering condi-
tiOn SHOWING It's stability and ahilitv m Yneat
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Financial.

New York. Feb. 3.-Tho Posts Eacl ca!
article says The stock market bis attracted
unusual attention to day. and has been fevsr;ssl
and uncertain, with the result of 40 important
decline in soDo stocks. Abou! Il o'cl:ck Wall
street received news that Judge Barrett had
rendered decision vaoatioR the Injunction.
which prevented Consolidation of tho tl..
graph companies. Western Uoion, which,
carly 10 the day hsd sold at llGt instead IT
rising, fell to lll4. but has sine, advanced 10
ia; American Ucion, Wish carly sell o.
81. fell to 49, aud Arlintio and Pacific fsll from
46a to 45. This unexpected break 10 tho tclc-
graph stocks. with other things unsot,l,d, tho
whole list and prices fell !l23 per c,ot, tho la.-
ter Lake Erie and Western. Tho Granger, the
coal and trunk lines and elevated railroad stocks
veto oil features 10 tho decline. Northwest
fell to 1851 to 1879; Nil. & St. Paul to ll3s;
Lake Shore to TT; N. Y. Central to 1851;
Canada South to set; ID. l.. & w. tn l2O; Del.
& Hui. 10 l04; N. j. Central to 9cbb;; Manhat
tan to 404; Metropolitan to III. and N. Y. TO
1868. Inc Plc6c r. K. btccks fell to
ll6 Tx privilege for Uaion Pacific. aud
to CT ior Central Pacific The Northern
Pacific stocks were comparatively steady,
some ono apparently being ready to take
them in round amounts at sbou! present prices,
they not having shared in the recent enormous
rise The Southwestern stocks also shared tho
general decline, but rallied quickly. Alton and
T. 81. sold to-day At III, sgairs. l40 yesterday,
and at IS, against 81 yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-03
PUBLISHED DAILY & TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
THURSDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY

The whole spirit AID letter Of tho tho sid
luc.d decision Of the suprcro court Ct the
Unitel States 10 the VifgiUi, bond case. es
delivered b. Jcs.ioo Field, and tic full tax. CT
which tho G;z tic vas tic first newspaper 10
publish, lead lres's:tblg to the conclusion hat
no Virginia boIdbol3er can DO legally deprived
OF any part of tic I1rtioal or inie!es. OF the
debt due him wihou! his OVID consent TLis
fact is made 80 p1in tia. eIi who ruo may read.
Is It not, therefore. tho part CT true wisdom to
mako suco compromise With tho cye3iscIs as
they may be Si.ling TO scc,opt ard as will lie
hoEofabio to tho State? Aod what reesoa can
there be for the furth2r txs:cIc, of an orsao;-
cation whose sole pro!ess.d purpose is 10 effect
forc'bie readj ustm;ns CT the State debt. o., 10
other words. prac:ical regulation of large
portion Of il, aid with when tie creditors viii!
not treat on sby Terms? tho white voters Of
Tho State en- be in1uc,d to keep ;ho dtb: lie,
ton within the domain Of politics aDy longer, 10
the infnltc delrimeos Of eviry interest ct tho
the State. 10 order that few self seeking DEM
s1okues may preserve th3ir notoriety end i1-
crease The oic!s they have achieved By its
means. thor ntelgaEeo is 4 uch less thGn We
supposed i. t. be.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, d. g.. Feb. 3, 1881.
SENATE,


Dir. keInar, from the Committee Oh Firance,
reported adversely Senate bill to provide for
the reiundng If ctr;sin tax,s 10 conformity
With decision of he Supreme Court. In.
definitely postponed.
MIR. Kirk wood, from The Committee on Post.
othocs and Postroads. reported back Senator
Logsb's Joint resolution providing ter SD ex
tention OF the frauking privilege to c)mmuni.
catlons received by Members Of Congress from
the Executive Departments Ga bushes, Of their
constituents.
Va motion Of MIR. Morgan. the ooccurrent
resolution which wos introduced by bim on
June 10, 1880, deolaricg that the President OF
The Senate is DOT ioves!ed by the Constitution OF
tho U. s. with the right 10 cunt The votes Of
electors for President and Vics President of
the u. s., SO as 10 determine what votes shall
be received and oounted or what votes shall be
rel 'ced. IVES t. k % up.
Mr. Morgan briefly explained TIE resolution,
addlcg that he was prepared to vote upon it,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Addison. OF Kansas offered rcsClu.
ton rr~vIdi; G thst every day after tho morn
log hour ono nou. should 10 SGT aside. during
which Members nay ask fer uoauimou' consent
tor the consideration and passage of bills. RI
f.rred.
Mr.. Bingham. of NV Jersey offered reso.
luton r'qalring tho Committee Oh Elections to
report upoo contested election cases within so
days of tho fling Of papers 10 such CASES. Re-.
ferred.
% motion Of Mr.. Hayoa, of ILL.,. Tho Senate
resolution YVES adopted for tho publication Of
Il 500 copies of the Smithsonian Institute
report for 1880.
Mr.. DAvidsop. of Fla. rising 10 a cues.
| tIoa OF personal privilege, road from q
speech pnrportcd to have bcoo delivered
by Mr. B:sb,c, OF Florida. and publish.
cd in The Record, 10 which that gonlltr
MAJ had personally assaulted him. end asserted
| that he, tDavidsoD,) had obtained bis seat
through fraud. The allegation no said. was
grave aod serious oue, wauton and pro-
ked. utterly base. and absolutely untrue.
lie then proceeded TO criticize The acts of MIR.
Bisbco whils he was Uai,ed States District
! Attorney, aud was several times called to order
By M.srs. C0nger. OF Mich, and Houk, OF
Tenu., but he persisted 10 makiog 40 attack
upon tho republican party 10 Florida.
Dir. Blsbeo di:c.aimed any intention Of vio-
latlDg the rules ct tho House. or of II ,c,iog Cd
his colleague personally.
Mr. Wells, Of No., from Committee on ap-
propll,tlons: reported back with Senate amend
menta. tho Indian Appropriation bill, recom-
mondlpg concurrence 10 somc. and non c)rcur-
rance in others, of such amendments. Among
the anordnen;s uoa Considered 10 ia that
striking out the o'aus;, aboIishirg The Indsn
Commission. The report was agreed to.
Ito House then rcsuGed the consideration
OF the oppoItiocment bill.
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NEWS or The DAY

& lady who died 10 81. AIbars. w., rcsnt.
~, lett i've sisters, eyed 81, 81, IS. 81 and 7G
years.
Tho deb' Of tho city of Chicago, hiss been
reGuo,d 500, 900 du,iog tho past year, sud
$1,000 00O Of available funds still remain 10 the
treasury.
tx Governor Il. Il, Scott, WHO shot ard
killed Warren Drury Tor inducing bis (Sootl's)
sou to dlirk. OF Napoleou, Ohio, 10 December
last, has been i:d:c cd for murder 10 the seoot
degree.
Quaen Victoria has tuit 10 lho Uoited
Sta.es circuit Court 10 New York before 1dcc
Wallace add ilry. The tc:ion is against one
j. D. Osis. aau is for the recovery of some Sl2,
CO0. 10 notes OF tho denominations Ct ooe and
Two dollars. alleged 10 havo been stolen in 1878
from the ctaoa OF the assistant receiver general
OF Canada, ct Toronto.
10 The Senate yesterday Mr.. Morsau's oieot.
oral count resolutions wcro tsken up. A mo
lion msdo by Mr.. Edmunds. to change the
meeting OF the joint ssstmby from tho hall CT
tho House OF Representatives to the S,nate
Chamber was vote down By party vote.
Several other amendments wsro also vJted
do%n. The debate was o5ntlausd until late
hour, when Mr.. MGR san's resolutions were &
ally adopted by viva voco vote.
The toTn Ct Plymouth ia Washington couo.
~, N. e., was almost entirely destroyed by fire
tuesday night. the freight warehouse OF tho
steamer Chowaa and ooe store being the osly
tous,s lclt standing. The fro originated from
ksrcseoo Explosion. Tho losses f,ot 10
Sl2i, 5UO. Thi'ty-tbree buildings were burned.
among which were the court house., Gtsc,
EtpEc'pal chtrih aud twenty three stores
Two hucdfed and fifty bales ct cotton, besides
QUANTITIES. ct shingles. lumber. &c, were also
destroy cd. O3ly two Of the parties burned on,
hold any INSURANCE. Iho fro started 10 tho
Chico of the Roanoke Transportation Company.
The post ottlc, AID custom house were a'so
burned.
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TIC lates. iottligel c. from Mentor ia to The
etiec; that Thilo tao Garfield administration
vii! DO emluonily uossc:onal i: will cortaio &C
Southern mar, DO matter how sta!wsrt bis re.
publcaLl:m, or how ll,ck his sl'n may DO.
Suoh ucsic.lo5alism is very nucl after tho or.
DIR OF the mercy Of tho jllco who, whcu FRO
Tossing TO DO the most mercifu of man, on scn-
eril principles, c1udcmoca every r,i3oltr
broogn: baidr, him 10 b, hanged. |: sens,
from tbs So 10 iolctli&cnc5, tia. an eGiireiy
new ftcor will bo introduced among the ilhu
ences that will he potential in tho selection of
the ncSt caticc!. tamc!g. thai Of v:caricui GEat
tule. srd that Col. R)o.rt Liaoolo is 20 TO
pu: 10 clsrgs Il department. because be !. tie
500 OF his father. fJE th rs 10 no other coucgiv.
abs reason Why Re shcu'2 be araoiutcG. Ii Is
also said tha: tue new I'd il!uiS ration will n6 10
favor CT subsidies 10 Co,Gp steamer; 10 CHER
words, CT tsx;rg all the poopIc Of the cjantry,
MT for the b!ocG: Ct the govcrrm cot. bus for
that of Mr.. John Roach. the ship iuiiing
moDoDolist
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Inc las. negro in this country having bJ6n
taKen from his master without rccompensf, and
mo;monism being agreeable to the emotions i!
not 10 the laws Of Massachusetts. and il being
essentially requisite aud nccosssry f9r the 1sdi
Cal politicians CT tho State to have hobby, ard
material for such btiag ecsrce nowadays, they
AaVe been reduced by tho tz2oncy to choose
the Pores lndian!, Of whom they ere nakicg
all that is poaslble. aud about whose inns inary
snherInss they are prating to Congress in ard
out OF season. This could DO bono by thu pub
lie it the speeches wero 1nsda By such men as
Sumner and Wilton. but with Dawes and Hosr
doing the talking, it is grest bore
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However g>od may be III, riouDl untn
whioh r,ss Gt.Irai Mahouvs reputation tx
political sasscl'y sud party management. CO
the point c! consistency it is llair thst 10 is
sadly d,i,loat. tor though but short tin C
siOc, hs announced through bis Richmord CT
gan that The was not only o democrat tut O
S1utbein m:n and FirSipi,a." he nos sGss,
l. have been s)me!iag CT q dtmtciat ia tho
past" II he i,as oily h3cu "somothicg Il @
democfs.' IN tho pas'. tioso WAC aoted With
him when TO Was such hav0 b,on greatly de-
celsed. Tor they thea supposed that liz Dance.
racy was as souoa as their ogn. aud hbcu: TIE
soundness OF that there never was and never
will b. any doubt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-03

ibs tfsirs Ct he Virginia Midland railway
company ~ will lest serve sud build up all the
interests identified with lis lne. | think that
Virginia stockholders that whilst myself and
tomso, may be said to be strangers, our interests
Virginia and Maryland in all that coccerr their
iuternalinproVements and material Interests are
10 day one, IS much SO SIS they have tean 10 the
past 10 their sympsthI"s and traditions. feel
confident that our Virginia fr.pds. whilst
recognizing that the cootrol Of this corporation
has 10 sGme extent nassad out Of their hands,
will have no occal>u to regret the change.
The s1coess OF tho road must DO ideotifsd
With tho prosperity aud growth of all the
local interests along its line. The arrange.
ments which wo haze c)nsunmaled to Gay,
whereby tho cnIirs Indebtedness Of the
company has been placed upon q firm basis
and tho rights OF boodhclders and stock.
holders BIZ ak, protto:ed, has been one of no
uncommon labor and mus! result in important
aud perm aren't bene6'; aud it is gratifying 10
Know that tho reorganiz d company starts out
relieved of all tho embarrasements which 10 the
PTS! have SO largely contributed to the care and
aIxicllcs CT Its managers and 80 crippled it 10
its efforts t. develop the great material inter.
ess within lis ratch. | trust when the next
annual meeting takes place, By which time the
ncR administration will have had some oppor.
tuuity Of developing lis nclioy, that sou gentle
men vino represent the Virgibia interests 10 the
road will have every reason to feel satisfied
With your scion here to dety. and that all ap.
preheusiop. il auy exists, that tho affairs of the
company will ba managed less in the interests
OF your State and people Than htratotora, will
prove to BIO grouDdles.."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-03

In the recent debate IN the HCuso OF Repre-.
sentatives On the District appropriation biz Il r.
Hutton took the right course whom no opposed
The establishment OF q high fcAool. All that he
Government can reasonably be expected to do for
the people of the Dis!ric. in the vsy Ct educa.
c,'ion is to afford them equal opportunities for
instruction. Let it give them as many public
free schools of one grade rs they may deem
necessary. in which ell the children msy have
equal facilities for obtaining knowledge, but
when it has done thst it hes doce enough
Children who will prosper By further n:truc-
ton will get it without the aid of tho Govern
ment
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ICCMMCNICATED
The Free Bridge.

IN item il the Gsz,ttss Washington corre5.
pondence Of January 26 stating that IAN attempt
was made tina. morning 10 ge. mso:ing of the
conference Committee on the bill for q free
bridge across the Potomac but the House mem.
bers Wero 70 engaged with their other commit
tees tia: they could Lot attend" seems TO have
stirred up tho people of this neighborhood. A
meeting was held on Monday evening last in
this village MIR. w. A. Duncan in the chair.
After free interchange Of views and an sni-
mated discussion in which the deep interest felt
by cur people on the subject WAS made very
manifest, it was decided to send down COM
mittee OF cliz ms to aid by every means in their
power the passage of some measure during The
present session of Congress that will relieve US
from the heavy tolls now exscted from US
On motion of Mr. j. 4. Birch, the chairman
OF the meeting. Mr.. Durcsn) Captain Graham
and Judge j. Il. Gtsy were appointed said
committee, and the meeting then adjourned.
Falls Church, Va
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Bismarck.

BERLIN. Feb. 3.-Prnce BismsT,k gaze
solreo Tuesday. at which .hcrc was large p,-
tenda, C, OF Deputies f all parties except tn.
Centre. The nembcro Of the new Eco1o Mica
Council were present. Price, Bismarck l,!;
them the Council would shortly be enlarged, r,
es to eubrac, the EDpire By the so,pssiau 81
lily members from the other St.tis Of Get
NAM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-03

The radicals make u grea. ado abcu. tho OF
position tho Intelligent and :sx.paying white
people OF The South manifest toward being ruled
oy q majority If ignorant ard vicious negroee.
1t IS always well in forming q judgment of OH.
ers 10 put yourselves in their psce aad We hsye
often. in view of what the radicals low say on
this subject, wondered what they would 90 wei
the case reversed. and they lived in conmuni-
ties in which the majority of voters was com.
posed of an alien, idle, ignorant, vicious snd
INDECENT race,
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
Avenging an "Insult"

EUFAULA, Ale., Feb. 3.-Melton Tiom., .
young man occupying position as clerk !, .
grccary store 10 this city, killed c,lo,ed h.
Dor by the name OF Fuller. who resided n. as.
door to him. The parties had some words A. A.
the previous evening. when. according to you, W
Thomas, tho negro insulted him. Tho rev,
mornlog. to avsnge the imputed insult, be wall
ed deliberately into his shop and shot at him
The negro ran after the first shot, but Tbom,,
fred second With fatal effect, the ball cpter;,s
the heart and producing almost iustaotaueru'
death. There is great excitement here 10 Pr.
sequence of the event. Two c,Iored w,msn
who were trying to iroite the negro mob IA
tcA Thomas, ware immediately locked IN
The whites of the community arc iodieuaut At
the negro threats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-03
shock.

MoNTG oMERY, N. Y. Feb. 3.-Io this lc.Iiy
early yesterday morning thore vas sccIrti
shook wti,h appeared mer1 like heavy report.
Many people imagined it to b. heavy blow on
the roofs Of their houses, tn, rsp,r. beins :,
loud as to awaken thon. Tao thermometer Ut
the lime stood OF % degrees below zero arG
tho temperature was tho saua as week no
when tho other shock was ielf
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Explosion.

BALT1M oRE. MD, February 8 "A Tow min.
utss before twelve o'clock last night Tho
boiler of the pleasure yacht Carrie. Of Phit d IL.
phis, lying at Cpasos wharf, foot Of Carouno
street, exploded with terrible effsct. makiu2
complete wreck Of the vessel. Several Of tao
crew were Killed
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AntI.POIycamy Society.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Fo5. 5, lSl.-1ha
Woman's National Anti.tolygsmy Society nj,
hsre Tuesday and adopted resolutions strongly
endorsing Governor Murrsy's seton in Issuing
certificate Of election to Mr. Campbell on thr
grounds that his opponent, although receiving
the most votes ia an alien and polygsmist. They
urge Congress to sustain Governor Murray j.
this matter, to no longer let polygsmous law
breaker sitin the House. and to adopt such lali
lstlon as will suppress polygamy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-03
Burned 10 Death,

BOSTON. Feb 5.-A email dwelling at Com.
morcla! FONT. Dorchester district. wss burnst
early yesterday morning, Tho tro al cdentaNly
lsnitlng from stove. Fhe occupslts Mr..
johanna Callahan, aged ~ and her son VII.
liam. aged 80. persisted in the 4 :nes. The loes
oa ths building is $1,000.
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Murder In Kentucky.

CINCINNATI. Feb. ga dispatch from Som.
erses. KY, reports the murder. at Hickor,
Ride, Of VIM. Mckinney by Columbus C,ss
90 Monday, the 3lss ult. They wsro walking
Ga tho road. aud an Cd btteroess led to dis
pute and fight. 10 which Csss hacked McK,u.
ney down with sn AKA apd then beat his head
into Jelly AID fed. Both wsrc proniaeu.
members Of the Methodist Church. Csss being
40 elder and Mckinney Sabbath school IN
perintendent