The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-07-16
MARYLAND Affairs.

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At Crisfeld, last week, one firm used GOO,
900 alewives in making phosphate and oil.
The cornerstone of the new Reformed
Chapel, in Frederick city, was laid last week.
The municipal election at Annapolis, Mon
day, resulted in victory for the republicans.
! The Towson Guards, of Towsontown, have
decided to participate IN the \ orktoWn cele-
| bration in the fall.
| Eighty-oue children died in Baltimore last
/ week of cholera infantum, and thlrty-slX IN
/ four days this week.
Hartman White has been appointed an IN
| speetor of tobacco, snuff and cigars tor the
fourth district Maryland.
! James H. Elgin has sold his farm, 100 acres,
< in Buckeystown district, Frederick county, to
[ J. n. Chswell for 500 per acre.
Eleven boys died in Baltimore, within the
! last week, from lockiaw, caused by accidents
from toy pistols on the Sd and 4th instants.
Rev. John Barrett Kerfoot, Bishop Of the
! Diocese of Pittsburg, died on Monday last,
! aged 65 years. He was president St. James
| College Hagerstown, from 1912 until 1864.
The steamship Strasburg arrived at BaliI-
more Saturday, with l,5Sl immigrants. Dur
| ing April, May and June the whole number
| Of immigrants arriving amounted to 24'5oa'
Baltimore city Democrats have made the
! following nominations john +. Hunter Tor
| sheriff. Vim. f. McKewen for clerk OF the
| Circuit Court, and Augustus BouIdin tor sur
veyor.
| The steamship Burswell, which cleared
! Saturday for Hayre, took among other cargo
/ 100 horses and 100 cattle, being an expert
/ mental shipment Of live stock direct from BAL
! timore to France.
A heavy rainstorm, accompanied by thun-
I der and lightning, did considerable damage
to the wheat and corn in the upper end OF
! Baltimore county on Monday last; also wash
I ing the roads badly.
/ Charles H. Gibson. Esq. Of the Easton
/ bar. BY special invitation, Will deliver an ad-
/ dress on The Beauties of Masonry, at Ber-
/ lin, Worcester county, on the occasion OF the
[ LAYING of the corner stone of 4 new Masonic
I temple about to be built IN that town
/ The receivers Of the Howard Land COmpa
I nv have sold 80 acres Of land, SIX miles from
4 baltimore, on the Western Maryland Rail
road being a part OF the land comprising the
( site of the town OF Howardyille, to John Ken
/ wick and others from S2Ij 70 $40 per acre.
/ Capt Young Of the steamship Lord JET
I frev, from Benisaf. north coast OF Africa has
I presented to the Druid Hill park collection,
/ through Mr.. H. T.. Brooke, Of the customs
/ force. fine African sheep and q goat The
sheep body Is pure White and the head aud
neck smut -colored,
I The designations Of Mr.. John King, Jr first
( yice. president. and Mr.. VIM. keyser. second
( vice president Of the Baltimore and OHIO
Railroad Company. were accepted ON y ed
nssdav by the board Of directors. Mr.. Rob
ert Garrett and Mr. Samuel Spencer ~e5e aP-
pointed first and third icc-pTesIden's' re-
spsCtveiy
Samuel VI. Bassarl. one Of the conDls-
siouers OF Frederick county, died from The
effects Of paralysis AZ bis residence on FRIDAY
night. aged about s. years. lie was appoint
ed 70 the position BY Gov. Hamilton duuuE
the PAST winter 70 on vacancy oecassoned ~
The death Of Commissioner Ambrose, who
committed suicide.
. c. J. Iauber,oa. aged ~ yrars. died al
PikcsyiIle. Baltimore county. last sunday
morning. he was employed AZ the Plkesvllis
Arsenal as clerk over sixty years, ard Tor a
pcriod during the late war Was ia charge o.
the arsenal Many years ago he vas hi5Sn
az while assisting In UAkigE rockets slucc
Which tnc be has been entirely deat
The Baltimore and Ohio engineers are now
said 10 De- making q final location Through
CsrI cnuniv Of the line 81 the new railroad
between Baltimore aud Philadelphia i -
said TO be she parpose OF the railroad eon
pany 90 cross the SGsquchanna rlTeF n9Fth o.
Wassca's island, on a bridge high enough 90
avoid Interference wiih the navigation oi iae
rIyer.
A cyclone iB Praises Annr last pesk
struck the residence Of JOhs tayi, EsF
His house wAs a two-siory basldlns. lAAl'
feet HIS who,s family OF hve wrrc n q.
. The storm picked the house Up bu-lly from
-.l .aarrseH IL .fnnr AEe fhsra
IL Strides Az shis point the b0,iom aner
seemed 10 &c torn cat and the upper part vas
seemingly smashed ascuder, the root aytuE
over and over for distance % leo iscf far
iheg.
Mr.. J Martha, living neas Chss,erioaa,
had = mare and colt killed By becoming ca
tausled IN a tzrbei sire fence on Tuesday
. pish, Sik insg The colts throat Ezs cut
+ frgrn ear 30 ear. and thc mother SO badly ca,
I that she bad 10 be killed after becoming 60.
tangled IN the irnce she dragged hre os SIX
panels Fly or mere yards, and O.! The tack
parts OF Der fore legs were rashcd 20 ;hs bone.
I Il Is not knoNn hsw Il occurred, bus q .
Supposed the colt got suiaasied IA the wire
+ and the mare attempted Is rescse.
( Contracts for baildins sehooi,hoasc IA
I Frederick county have bscn awarded By the
I county com lIsssoners As follows At Lewis
- IN. L4aA
Saitch. Backegesiown district, 30 Joha 4.
I Cookery. for $3.50. AZ Pleasant Grove, "a
I Urbana district. 10 same party tug S5aai a.
Midleyawn. To- TAYLOR 4 Kelly, for s3,6i0.
AZ Frederick for col0red children, 30 same
parties, for 81 ass; al Fountain, IN louisville
district, to Sweajner & Snader. for ss25; Al
WolGyilIc. 10 John 4. Cookery, for Sai1; a.
Neehanicsiouu. TO Joseph \. Wediel, Ter
+ s., So.
The Philadelphia fH4Hirsr repeats The "a,
NOR, on good authority, 70 says, THAI The Penn
syiganiA Railroad Company contemPlaies ihe
purchase Of the junction aud BFeakHaieF, The
BreakWaier aad FraRkiord, and the Worces
ter Railroads, which are DON controlled y
the Old Dominion steamship Company. The
ACQUISITION Of these ines would giFe the Penn
svlvania almost au5ispuied advantage Of the
entire railroad syslem Of the Maryland AID
Delaware Peninsula. The junction and
BreakEaier is far the mos, important Of the
three roads Il starts az Harrington, "a hent
county and rams to Georgetown and henee
10 leWes. and 10 that popular Delaware va
,eriag place, Rehoboth Beach
At Elkton, Saturday last, the Reading and
Chesapeake Railway Company held q meet
ing aud effected permanent organization oy
electing Mr. 5. c. Long, OF Baltimore, presl'
dent. and also the election of the other 9th
GERS. The enterprise IS a part OF Pennsyl-
E yania organization of the same name. THIS
company intend running road from Read
+ ing. Pa, to Perryyille, Cecil county, enough
capital having beea secured 10 warrant the
oompany to begin work Immediately. The
& printipal object OF the road - to GARY coal
/ from the coal fields to the head OF the Chesa'
peake, from this point to be distributed TO all
I markets. There we're S2l 600 subscribed on
( Saturday, and 81, 600, 600 will build The road.
/ The principal Office will be at Ferrysi!ie.
/ The July term Of the Circuit Court for Wi
D comico county, the convention OF which was
10 have been on last Monday, has been post
/ poned on account of the illness Of ChiefJgstic
/ Irving. Associate Justice Z. X. Wilson Is for
hidden by his physicians TO do any bench
work az the JAY courts because of q late at
I tack Of angina pectoris, but he told US on
I Monday afternoon that, notwithstanding the
medical Introduction, he should have opened
court on last Tuesday morning had not the
critical condition OF his child in Baltimore
necessitated his presence there. The remain
/ ing associate justice, Hon. Charles t, Colds.
borough. was reported as confined to his bed
with palpitatlon of the heart, and utterly I'M
I fitted for judicial laAor.-IfiHeess Anne
Herald.
Miss Mamie SiHard, OF Frederick city, was
married at her residence there Wednesday
morning to Mr.. Aubray Pearre, Of the firm of
Pearre Bros 4 Co, Hanover street, Bali