The Democratic advocate., 1882-03-04
Maryland Affairs.

The value of foreign exports from Baltimore
during the month of February was s., ,307 1854.
Four cases of smallpox are reported in
Hagerstown, and in some of the surrounding
towns there are cases.
DR. Samuel p. Smith, of Cumberland, died
on Wednesday, aged 81 years. He was the
oldest living graduate OF the University of
Maryland.
n. Z. Chapman has been appointed master
of machinery of the entire system of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, vice Mr. ,lohn {.
Davis, who rctircs.
The Southern Maryland Railroad has been
finished to some three miles below Charlotte
Hall. nineteen miles from Brandywine, on
the Pope's Greek Line.
B. H. Hanson, Jr., merchant of Hartford
Furnace, Hartford county, was killed by the
accidental discharge of his gun whilst ducking
on Tuesday, on Bush River bridge.
Cecilia Dobbins of Charles county, has
been sentenced to Jail for two months for
cruelty to little colored girl, whom she was
in the habit of placing in a bag and smoking
in the chimney.
The Deer Creek iron works. near Dublin,
Hartford county. with tract of l67 acres, have
been sold to the Reading iron works and
Howard Spencer for IS. 500: also tract OF SO
acres to the same for 81 400.
Mr.. Alexander James Marshall. formerly
of Virginia, hut for the last eight or ten years
a resident of Baltimore, died on the oath ult-.
in the eightie:h year of his age. He was the
son of Charles Marshall a brother of Chief
Justice Marshall, and was born in Fanquier
county. Va, ON February u, 1908.
Robert TAYLOR. colored of Somerset coun-
tv. convict in the Maryland penitentiary,
was shot and killed on Wednesday for insub
{ H.. fa- Rx-rpa an qfhrar of the
institution. He attacked Byrne with moul-
der's rammer, and the killing was justified by
the coroners jury as matter Seit-deienSe.
A meeting was held at Elk Ridge. Howard
county. ON Saturday. to consider the subject
of building a turnpike from Washington to
Baltimore. A committee, consisting OF Messrs.
Young, q. Wilson, Oregon II. Benson and
Christian Brandau. of Baltimore county, Au-
brev Hopkins. Geo. Buckingham and Charles
Haslup. Of Howard county, and DR.. G. H.
Winterson. was appointed to petition the Leg
islature for charter.
A committee 0f the American Agricultural
Society held . conference IN Baltimore on
SATURDAY. with committees Of the Corn and
Flour Exchange. Board OF Trade and Mary
land State Agricultural Society. IN regard To
the holding ct a national exhibition IN or near
Baltimore next year. As the gentlemen rep
re@enting the Maryland associations did not
feel authorized TO guarantee the necessary
funds. no conclusion was reached.
In the Superior Court at Baltimore on Tues
day morning the sait Of Upton W. Dorsey.
railroad ticket brukcr. against William I.
Thelin. Auditor, and the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, ior $4,000 damages tor
malicious prosecution. resulted ~ verdict
for $3.50 Dorsey had been indicted on the
charge Of altering a ticket iss9ed hv the Bai;i-
-. - th.s., ts,r,ssartv and h1I isfasu ~
qaitted hence the suit. The ease Wiii proc
ably be appealed.
Ezra smith os J d. we'll known ans, wealthy
farmer. residing near Wood,horo' IN Frcdr-
rick county. committed suicide Tuesday moru.
ing bv hanging himself 70 a TaftrT IN the gar
rri Of his residence. He Eas abou; - ycars
OF agc The only cause assigned Tor the coH-
mission q the act a slight dIthcaisF m
Frederick on Monday. in connection with The
settlement # small mortgage held hy hiIa.
and which hc feared wuuld >, contested
This. II j. said, 80 pFeyed upon has Hlna - {"
prodaev mental aberratioa.
The tower aud spirc 0f -. Johns I. :,
Church. ~ Haerrss0wH. crsctcd ~ NJ. G.
Columbus Baldwin. Of Ncw York, in memory
oghis wifc. Saliie Roman Baldwin, $ described
ss ons Of the most beautiful architectural err
ations ia this SECTION of the cUaHtry. The
tower i ~ iect square aud - irsf hsEh. and
= surmoau,ed hy the spare, ~ fcei IN hsiTa',
with a cross o. fhc top. giving total heighi
frusa the sruund al lls feet. The tower = To
contain fous bells, weighing, respectively, 2
0OO, GO. $50 and 30 pounds
Ahoa, I clock last Saturday tRoFHine thc
ofhcs II ID. :. Bower. Csal merchant, tagrrr-
to~n. vas discovered tn be on hre. and IN spite
uf the Efforts Il the iirc d,gaFttacui. was en-
,irsly consumed AAcr ciearine away lhs de-
bris Il ~-as found thss burglary had prvcedss'i
the 6re. AND that Mr. Bowers sSfs had bgsn
broken oF.cn aaa robbed oi lsstscea Si,np
i2a All e Mr., Boyer's Fapsr. wsrr DR.
ssrssssd. and Il y thoughs hrs solal Ices N sr-
cosrafs sill Eeach ~. .Uo SS-osAs ihts -
the third loss Il this KIND sgesisinCsi b Mr..
Bower. she ssbh~rs 10 ope osse hasiug tsen
convicted
Al White Hsycn, Ricuaaieo cluafy, en-
:sainFtlsy AftrTuoou ias;, iso eaiinr'-d men.
Sidney Giles sDi Haasoa, llurnan, esssh II
Sognersst county, wers drowned ~ the uTers
ting II skiH They had EeHr scTess Se
White Haven from thsir homes 10 svi ss1ua-
Lumber a. saN uaill. Having obialura q
thev uiacrd i oa their boas. fhry Fai ~
iroai The ~harf bar when shaat haadrca
wards ,s,tt the hat capsIscd. throwing them
,ntn the river and thcy asrshrd h~iuFe assist.
anrr cuald reaeh theaa- Both msn Wefe nm.
der the intueher Of ls8BoF ~ the nnae arssi
had i-sca warned heiosv taking the trl-
The steamer keyTaTt, II the Posonae
Stramhsslt Cempany. commanded p 'atS.
Berkwilh on hcr regular trip from hAisi'aosv
10 Eassou Po5nt. r2a iato ihs pungt ALFRED =
bar. ahant @ clrck Sunday morning. aud
sunk her IN als,us swciye feet q water. Capt
Lewis. her commander. and hi= cFgW ~ four
men climbed iuto the vess,l's T'sstssg ald ScFe
rescued by a vawibuat srat fruu the keyErorf.
The accident s,ecurrrd 81 Black Walnut Foiat,
naar the mosth of the Chnptaak riyvf be
puusy ~as loaded With .sto bushels 81 uss
ieFs. and vas under sail, bound Tor Baitim0Fe.
The keyport struck her on her port .iSs. and
she sunk ala0si immediately
Mr. VIM. II. Cunningham q sell known
citizen Of Northeast BaltiIuoFe, bat wha bad
retired tluln business several year, aEp, died
oa Tuesday Al his home, corner oi Chasc and
Caroline streets, IN the Gssh year uf bis age.
Mr.. Cunningham was engaged between 80
and ~ wears e. = dealer IN hme. wi,h which
Wa combined the aour and feed business 3
mart of the time. at Forrest and MoHumeat
streets. and accumulated a handsome proper
tv. He owned lime kiins At Texas, Baltimore
county, and also taO farlnsin Paiapsro Meek,
and Hoods Mills. IN Carroll county. He
leases a wife aud oae son, sud a grandson
Charles Ripparl, Of Westminster.
The ToS sontown correspondent Of the Bal
timors S,,a, ON TUESDAY last, SAYS: \ deed
Of trust vas fled TODAY in the clerks office
from Joseph H. Mitchell 10 Charles F. Fra-
DAN aud Thomas j. tiorsuCh, conveying for
the benefit Of creditors oil the real estate,
personal property. efeets and credits tu which
the srantor is entitled, being 10, Of ground
one mile from this place, improved BY
brick dwelling also lot on Hilieu road
also all the stock, fixtures, store goods, book
accounts, &c., Of the store, at ToSaouiown.
the farniture over the store and all other
property belonging to said Mitchell. The
trustees will iile bond 10 SlI COO.
The will Of Cen James NJ. Cosle. of I.ibcr-
tytown, Frederick county, who died last week,
was admitted To probate in Frederick ON Mon
day. the executors being Capt. James Ne
Sherry, DIR. Sidney SappingIon and DIR.
Charles W. Hoffman. In the viii are the
following bequests To st. Mary Industrial
School tor Bows, of Baltimore, for ST. James .
House, belonging to said institution. $4,000;
to the little Sisters Of the Poor, Of Baltimore
city. $1,000: to the House Of the Good
Shepherd of Baltimore, $1,000; TO the pro-
tectors of ST. Mary 0rphalne Female School, 4
of Baltimore, -, 600: 10 81. Agnes Hospital, +
Mt Dougherty Baltimore, $1,000; to st. .
n L.