The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-07-29
Maryland Affairs.
Hagerstown has sixteen daily mails.

legany county at the late registration was 81
40.
In Queen Anne's county, at the July sitting,
1,457 voters registered, of whom 1000 were
whites and 457 blacks.
A postofice has been established al Evna,
Baltimore county, and James H. Cooper APP
pointed postmaster.
John T. Stewart, near Cambridge, seeded
40 bushels of wheat and realized l400-35
bushels for oneseeded.
Mr.. John Wayman, of Talbot county, made
over 40 bushels of wheat per acre this season.
He seeded 20 bushels and reaped 700.
Francis A. Provost. Clerk of the Superior
Court Of Baltimore, died on Wednesday from
nervous depression, aged 81 years.
The Southern Maryland Railroad has paid
all its Indebtedness, and will, tits said, shortly
begin the work of pushing the road through to
completion.
The Harrisburg Copper Mining and Smelt-
ing Company have struck a rich vein OF cop
per ore in shaft No. l., at forty-four feet IN
Depth in Washington county.
George Reese, Sr., aged 20, died on Tues.
day at his residence in Hartford county, and
on Monday Abram Merrill. aged "a, at Edge
mont in the same county.
Mr. George f. Kinuamon, on Mr.. Harrison
Austin's home farm, Talbot county, seeded
last fall 1870 bushels Of wheat-s0 Italian and
so McQuay Extra-on 100seres Of land. He
made $500.
John II. B. Latrobe, Jr.. aged IS years,
was drowned in the Patapsco river Saturday
while bathing. He was a brother of eX- Mayor
Latrobe, and young man of considerable
talent.
c. Nv. Marriott. Of jefferson, Frederick
corslty, raised 81 bushels of good wheat and
of rakings from one acre of land. The
ground had been in corn for eight successive
years.
Dr. James A. stewart, Reconnaissance Of
health Of Baltimore. says that on July lst
there'were 200 cases of small -poN'in that city,
and when cool weather sets in hook for the
biggest kind Of an epidemic.
Mr.. Samuel T. Earle's Queen Anne's
county Jersey COW. Valma Hoffman, IS
steadily increasing her quantity 81 butter and
last week ran the quantity mp 70 y pounds as
the production Of a single week.
The Wenner property. consisting ef large
mill, several stores and warehouses, aud va
cant lots IN the town Of Berlin, Frederick
county, was sold at auction on saturday last
TO John l.. Jordan. for the sum Of Sl5.oea,
The barn Of Thos II. Tmyers, ia Morris
Neck. Dorchester county. was entirely con.
snmed by FIRE Monday, together With all is
contents, including this years wheat crop,
jus; tbrashed out, and several carriages and
farm implements.
Two gvpseys met IN 8 saloon in Baltimore
last Friday. They began talking oTer former
difficulty. aud tthe instance Of the proprietor
went IN back room and fought i uut oii the
,st,-fs. f.-.stsss.sf.sr and fftgr
friends experimenting the stisif-
Ga THURSDAY Of last peak H. n. prsee- Of
Sasss.frss Neck. Cecil counfy. lost shout DO
bushels of wheat nearly kalf his erapi iiy iirt
On shat daY the old alared man, who was
stacking. when about leave the vard FIR
diEncr 6s his pipe. AID i i supposed threw
the match do=s hghicd.
Pierce Lacey. ~ his counsel has catered
suit against the Baltimore rusnty eoIamis
siuners. claiming Si.aoa damage. his COM.
plaini being that while ia the cussedv q coan
Is ofiecr. Fosseif. last dsuuarv bis lez was
broken bv Dor sisd ~ the oiiieeF wss eos-
dactiue him ever the ceassiag Efoond 81 she
lriys.
The residence Of Hon. Frtsi. J Nelsan. in
frederick vas ha4giaraesi un SasafSlss night.
Entranre Nas made tbroaeh q u.ur Hiutlu@
during the absence of the family. The thief
scared tine sait ~ elethes. so 10 easls.
vninahle pair ~ sieepc hsitous ana heayy
drast from Z. " Hsman. r., 4 Co., Chics.
20. H.
The ssaekyafl of Mr. Charlcs Neeleary.
near Crampisn. keHt coaats, and consisting
81 thirtaen stacks al sheaf wheai and fpus
stacks 81 fakinzs. vas iarsled on sussiaF aigh;
lat about : o ciuek The ersg Was slpnossd
to caataia aissat sou bssslels. A aeEsa hos
has confessed 70 sssiting frc - the stacks
Mr.. Nichoias K. Woodward, dird ~ galii.
more on Taessiay. aeed s.yuAts,aye wears.
Tie 3as horn in Aapc Aranael eaaasg. and
Eved IA Baiiimsre n,oss 81 his life The II.
erased drove The isei iFain uSef she BalsiuIors
aud Ollie RAilFaad fa the airecsoss. Hhen
theg made trip - iha Relay fiuuse, heieue
locomotives werss ased.
coniuet- for the eregiios' q sraoelaoases
have l.eep awarded ~ sise Fresie-ick cosafy
conssn issionegs * tplisWs 0s Saash ssnsea,
IA Frederick siiy. - Capt laseph Graf tsT
-, s3S Is kaigFieH, u dessTs. NeaseF
GaraeE. of Mladlatnws,, fer ss'5o Al mon.
vile, 70 John A. CookeriF, f0g 81 Az
4 man named Nilsson. oaopisyei ~ the
Woodstock stone quarry Howard ceanty. was
sssioasiy injured Saturday aiferneein nn train
u the Baltimore ani tshie Raiirsad Tassiur
Elysvilic. Miisan haa his bead tar oas a Tar
wiadow looking IN an opissssls. slsrcfsasa iSeas
the bridge, which eauie ia ronisscf 18th the
back Of his head. crushing tbs skali lie vas
iaken t. Woodstock tuF mrdlissl tfsatneut
It Is feared be sill die.
The fapr passs-i schooner E1asass h Church
arrived a. haitins1sFr aa Nonsiay from kepar,
bee. wi3h 2,tsa teas ~ see. Is, sehesensE =
new. aad nos Oh her firsf tFsp She sas bailt
81 Bath, Ne. and halls from laanton. Mass.
j. o4er 80 feet long. ~ se,s beam and T. gsei
depth ct bold, and v i.i35 tons register,
though carrying ueariy double iha1 ausonnf
There are bui SIX fear.masted scha.sssrrs 10
the eoassing trade, shis being the largssl.
Tia Eaxson .Ssg ssys ;--..O ae oyster plaa
ter North Is reported t. have planted l0.lssi..
coo af yoang oysters. taken from tie Chrsss.
peake bay this Session. iic sill doubtless
take up when they are noss 25.ksl.Oa.
The cost of the oysters g him when ke Fais
them on the market villa no; D. over 9 csi,,s
q hushel. and fhey will bring him from "a t.
IS cents per bushei. Selling cur young cys.
tiers 10 northern planters l. hasi investment
ia thszeud for our oysterinen.
About ave q clock last Friday aitesuoan the
dwelling hssuse ~ Mrs.. H. Ellen Talisost.
mother Of Hon. J. Fred c. TaIb9ii. 81 l-ulh.
erFille, on the Northern Cenfrsi iisiiaay. was
totally destroyed hy FIRE. The main haiidins
was of ssanes . fsssne addition vas being
erected 81 the rear. and i vas ID iha, portion
the fre originated, from decisive tiae. A
large crowd spoa collected and al the figrni.
ture, exeep; few carpets, vas saved. The
loss is estimated ~ S3,tss,. % which theirs Is
ofSi. i00in theAHne Arundel and
Howard Counties Astaal Insurance Company.
James II. Morris, yeung man. slot and
Killed Mrs EHma Turner near Morris station
on the Kent aud Queen Anne railroad. in
kent county, on Thursday Of las; week, dn-
ring The ahsenee Of her husband No eanse
can be assigned for tee ueld, hiooded deed
except rhaf her husband bad fhrasiled Morris
about rso years previous for teiias sianderous
stories about the family. Morris shei Mrs
Turner III her husband 5 store, uhich-she was
tending. IN the presence Of a customer, de-
liberatesy raising his gun and firing without
sagihg EnTd. Morris y now IN jail al Ches-
tert0wn.
The Baltimore SaiaSf Monday SAYS: Il is
a noticeable fact that within the past week or
SO the prices OF Southern wheat aud corn have
been the same per pound, thing never known
10 have happened here before ia the memory
Of the oldest grain men. For some time past
the prices have been approximatiug. and on
Thursday Of last week they got together in the
manner; A bushel Of prime South
cru red wheat sold for Sl.20. and bushel OF
prime Southern white corn at sl.l2 There
being 90 pounds 70 a bushel of wheat aud 80
pounds To bUshel of corn, made the price of
each article that day two cents per pound
Yesterday Southern red wheat was 81, Is per