The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-07-08
Maryland Affairs.

Eastern Shore Gamers are paying 40 cents
a bushel for peas,
The Baltimore and Delta Railroad is build
ing depot at North-ayenue Station, Baltl-
more.
DR.. F. w. Patterson. of Baltimore county,
has Just imported fifteen head of cattle from
Holland.
DR.. Lemay, State veterinary surgeon, re-
ports that there is very little pleuro pneumo-
MIA in the State.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal stoekhold-
ers are called to meet in Annapolis on the
18th to elect president
The President has appointed exPostmas-
ter General Creswell, of Cecil county, counsel
for the government before the new Alabama
claims commission.
Francis NJ Darby, of Hagerstown, has been
appointed by President Arthur assistant Uni
ted States treasurer at Baltimore, in the place
of Col. Negley. The salary is $4,000 year.
A boy in Baltimore county was bitten on
the foot. recently, by eopper-head snake.
The foot turned black, but medical treatment
brought relief.
George Ellicott Queen, whose conviction
/ for murder in the second degree at Towson-
town last week was published in the last AD-
1 yocATE, has been sentenced to the Peniten-
/ tiary for l Z years.
Leonard Knippenberger, private soldier
4 stationed at Fort MeHenry, Baltimore, COM
mitted suicide ON Thursday morning by plac.
I ing the muzzle of musket in his mouth and
/ pulling the trigger with his toe.
! The diplomas of the National Sengerfest,
/ in Philadelphia, were awarded on Monday,
the first prize in the first class 10 the German
I in Mannerchor, of Baltimore, the second
prize. third class, to the Virginia, of Rich
mOnd
Daniel Clifford. aged about % years, living
{ near Oxford. in the ninth district of Baltimore
/ county, was shot and almost instantly killed
z by Patrick Harry in the latter saloon, north
{ west corner Of Hartford and North avenues
I in Baltimore county, about noon Tuesday.
The sum Of SI7 900 has been levied BY tht
county commissioners Of Montgomery county
( for the support of the public schools for tht
next year. OF this SUM SLID Is for school
houses. aud the balance for salaries Of teach
ers, &e The schools will probably be KEEP
open for nine months in the year.
AbsaIom Hancock died at his residence
Baltimore. last Friday, aged 90 years Mr.
Hancock was born in Anne Arundel eonaty
aud was a direct descendant Of John Han
cock, one Of the siguers of the Declaration o
Independence. He came 70 Baltimore whet
Ia years old and was a soldier IA the war o
T 1872. and one Of the defenders Of the city.
The srst sitting Of the registers Of voters 70
Baltimore city closed Saturday evening. Il
the fweufy-four days during which the Office
4 were open ~ .91i voters were registered, o
whom a. $50 were white and 1852 eoiOrsd
The police eensns gives the voting population
AZ about II GOO. The registers wili 81 hiteeI
days in September and three in October.
ON Tuesday the bottom fcll oui Of one o
the locks al .'Four Locks, on the Chess
t..ake and Ohio canal, ten miles wesl ct vii
Transport, leaving nothing bat the side wall
standing. HEAVY ,smbars ara being sbippes
to that point ~ make the necessary repairs
and AZ feast ten DAYS. andcr the mosi f1vora
BILE circumstances, viii b. Feqaired u repai
the damage aad render the canal naSigahic
Ia the race Cor Eirst class boats. which tool
place at Oxford, on the fourfh. bus taO boat
started viz. the Ida, Capt. Sid. Gibson. aul
the Island Bride, Capt. Howard The ISLAM
hrlde won the face easily. The Ida bad be
inAst blown ont and was capssEed. tiihsol
sareersiei in clisnbing on her bottom. and va
taken of by a boat sent fFors the shore
Abgat :, 0Ao persons witnessed the RAGS
Superintendent Nils, 81 the pelapare Rail
road, estimates thc easaing peach erop IA u
peninsula districts ttnversed b. bis saiiwa
a. 4.fsbs, 80 baskets. The heasiess yield VA
be il the district be;weea Aiadletswn an
Clayton. Del. sud WITH eautinued hvoTahl
weather the crags may reach ), noa, 90 baskets
This j. exclusive Of shc sections above, whie
arr dependent upoa water transportation.
Miss l.ouisa Gas.away. an aged maiden lad
beswesn Is and 81 ysaFs old. died 81 AnEapo
lis Tuesday morning.. She WAS The ysanEes
and lasg Surviving daughter AZ the late Genel
Al Iohn tassaway a iissiasaished Revolution
arv ofHcer. and fsr tnaaY years register q
wills ef Anue Arundel. Miss Gassaway dc
possessed o. considerable psurrgty, which
4 sasd. she hiss beqtisasksd % 81. Aane Pre-
testans Episcopal charch.