The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-04-15
Maryland Affairs.

ted suicide IN DaItmOre last odluEudg.
Prof. NJ. A. Newell, of Baltimore, is visit
ing the public schools at Richmond, Va.
Several Annapolis oyster packers have clos
cd their places of business for the season.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club have un
dertaken to establish National Bank in Har-
ford county.
A colored practitioner has been admitted
to membership of the Medical and Chirurgical
Faculty of Maryland.
On Monday 1851 immigrants arrived at Bal
timore. and vessel was due yesterday Fri
day with 100 more.
Fourteen persons were admitted into the
the membership ofthe German Reform Church
Frederick, Sunday last.
Tomorrow. Sunday, Archbishop Gibbons
will preach at St Paul's Church, Ellicott
City, and confirm n class.
The present board of trustees representing
the stockholders of the Maryland Agricultural
College has been reelected.
The Baltimore & Delta railroad marrow
gaugel will be opened to travel from Baltimore
to Towsontown next Monday.
The barn on Mrs. w. H. G. DorA~v' place.
in Howard county, was destroyed by 7e Mon
day, together with its contents.
The Easter offering al Christ Episcopal
Church, corner Chase and st. Paul street,
Baltimore amounted to Sl2. 200.
Burglars blew open the safe in the railroad
depot at Emmitsburg, recently, and secured
between fifteen aud thirty cents.
The executors of the late General Coale, of
Frederick county, on Thursday paid out $3.50
O00 to the legatees under the WILL
The death in Baltimore is announced of
Mr. b. Albert Niekers, president OF the Ma
tiona Marine Bank, aged 90 years.
Rev. Joseph Claus. Rector of st. Michael $
German Catholic Church, in Baltimore. died
on Friday of last week, aged 80 years.
A light infantry company has been organic.
in East Baltimore. under the name OF Carroll
Light Infantry. Fifty persons are enrolled
Ex-Sheriff Samuel ". Worthington. of Bal
timore county, has removed to CuipePer conn
", Virginia. where he will engage in farming
A camel in Forcpaugh's menagcric gave
birth to q calf IN Baltimore ON "Wednesday.
Such an occurrence il rare with camels ~
captivity.
Preparations for rebuilding Prince Freder-
lex. Calvert county, are being made, aud II Is
believed the traces OF the recent hrc will soon
have disappeared.
There arr fifty-six contestants for the prizes
nIIHFFtA HN NJ IL e. ANRNtNtAit'ls wv tfAN
crop Of corn raised On a fourth Of an acre IN
Washington county.
Capt. II. T. Brian. ef Baltimore, has been
appointed FOREMAN Of the government print
ing Office. in Washington ly the new public
+ printer. Mr.. Roands.
A meeting oil colored Methodist bishop.
will BE- held in Baltimore April ~. hooking g
uBiuB % the African and ihe e',lorcl NJ +.
churches Of Anerica-
The Baltimore and OHIO Railroad CompaHy
has declared semi.annnal dividend 81 . Pci
cent, leaving a surplus OF Sd0o,~sl net earn
ings for construction purposes
Two Children Of John Constant. colored. n
Emusiitsi,rrs. got hold ~ ho;ile couisiniag
Z poison recently aud drank the cnn'eats. eau>
ing their death IN a few hours
Twensy-txu hogsheads of tchacco W.T.,
shipped from MerhanieSvillc, II. AaEy eoaR
q. last sesk. being the first consignment 81
tobacco from tha; place by rail
Charles l.. Wilson, a rusnaber ~ ,hr hsnss
of Delegates, from Frederick county. has hrsi
appointed depaty surveyor II the Tort q Rs4
timore by surveyor u. Clay NALL
A miliiary company. styled the Wiliiams
poft Light infantry. vas nrgsni3rd an Sasse
day night last az MillianSporf, Washingtog
county. VI. Gaspcv Shunk vas clccied esp
tam
The Temperance Hotel. Chineo,earae T.
land. Z . thing 81 ihr past. IS name has l.eeE
changed 20 ih,. ''Chincufeagur Honse, aHd a
''frst class lar" j. nov unc - IS many attrar
tioas-
On SATURDAY morning last Mr.. ARFun l.an'z,
of Hazcrst0wn. who some two weeks aso FaH
a nail into biz ioO; while If Wo-k tog ths
Steam Enginr ard Machine Company died q
lockjaw.
Mr.. Eliza Iohasoa. el,lcrssi, ~ " islsilesesa
Frederick county. Nha died IN tbs Slss rear
Of her age las, week. was insured IN eraNsyaFd
companies 10 the afauent q scvesal hsade,t
iiUasaSld dollars
The farm 81 Col. Richard CoBsee. knpwn 81
she Java farm. sSfaased ~ Bhssie FiTer. hFs'
distrse, II Annc Arundel c1uaty, aud consaia
I ING ash acras. b.. baem Sold 20 Mr.. John Y
z lscMayne, a iawFeT AZ Chieags,, for sl2, 50
< Rev. Mr.. Power. Of IVES, Virginia. who pai
not long SINCE called hv The Vcsfry o. the Pc
torship Of TRINITY T. F. Church ia Tow.oa
town. has Written "a the vs.stry a le,try nceeps
ing the call and j. expected sooa e. STRIVE ass
assume bis chargc.
James Cochran. aged tweEty -swe wars. sau
u James Cochran, residing near TrapPe, Tai
box eoansy, about i've miles from Oxford, com
uiitsed suicide on Moaday evening last b
{ shooiiag himself IN the abdomen with Shot
gun. death resnlting instantly.
Dr. Smooi, ii Charles county. has lsecn
commissioned by the Governor A. inspeeiol
IL state tobacco warrlousc No. =, in place d
Mr. Sommryiile, holding over on iallagv 81
the Senate 10 conhgm he successor. The ~
suit viii be to brias the eaHe into court i'i
discrimination.
81 Annapolis. died un the 5th inst. after
lingering illness 81 consumption. aged al,oa
80 wears He was . printer hy trade. aud 81
one time was associated with Chas. u. Brewei
in the qualifications Of the Anne Arundel ~
ryytiser, pow Published By iglehar'S Riley.
A monument Is 60 be erected 81 Emf.ilts
barg 10 the memory Of the late Rev. Johf
MctIoSKy president II Mount 81. Mari Col
lege. The monument viii te twelve feet high
u Italian marble, surmoGnted By a eFoss.
crown aud palm Dawes. embiemaiic II peaes
and victory, win appear in relief upon III
shaft.
The MAYOR aud city c0uncii Of Hagerss0Wf
have secured an injunction FROM Judge Alyes
against the Cumberland Valley Railroad Com
pany "a prevent II from taking possession 81
Antaetafn street, at the crossing It Walnut
street The Railroad was eHiOinesi from tear
ing up the street pending sstilcmeE' IT ihs
matter IN court.
Suit was begun TUESDAY in :he t. = Cir
cult Court. at Baltimore, by the lale l,oel
Manufacturing Company against the Post
master Of Baltimore for Sl0.uD0 damages. 1
Is alleged that the Company has been al grca
expense in reflting statement 81 the Post
master Published in the beginning Of thi,
month, that the post-otFice locks picked By
coiored boy about that time were Yale locks
4 Mrs Lepp, Of Boyd >, Montgomery com
ty, went into the garden on the Sd Of this month
u gather some Mid greens. On finding
root which she supposed was hOTseradish, bu
which was poke root, she cleaned and ate il
In about fifteen minutes she was thrown ints
violent commissions, the poison having a mar
cote aud parllyzing effect upon her system
For two days aud nights she lay under It's IN
huence, and the doctors despaired Of her life
She has since grown better.
The Potomac overtlOwed al Washington
about year ago. partially destroying the carr
propagating pond near the base of the Wash
ingfon monument, and sweeping thousands q
these imported German fish into the river
They were imported by the United States fisl
commission in 1876, To stock the American
rivers with what is regarded by Prot. Baird u,
an excellent food fish. The stray carp ar,
now being caught in the gill nets set in tbs
Potomac FOR shad, bat of course are not We
abundant enough to stock the market. Tn,
haA tl,.. i..fy.