The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-04-22
MARYLAND Affairs.

One hundred and fifty Russian refugees ar
rived in Baltimore on Sunday.
A school to train boys in Catholic church
music has been started in Baltimore.
Ellicott City is out of debt, for the first
time since its incorporation, and has Sl20. 4S
in its treasury.
The city council of Baltimore have fixed the
tax levy fur this year ai Sl.37 on the 500. the
same as last year.
Extra Billy Smith, of Virginia, 81 years old.
is attending the Maryland Temperance Al
lance in Baltimore.
Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan died near Hagers-
town. ON Sunday last. in her goth year She
was native of England.
A large find of bonds in an old safe sold to
Junk dealer was reported NJ police hPadgnar-
tiers Baltimore on Tuesday.
William Callow, prominent citizen of Bal
timOre, died suddenly ON Saturday morning.
at the age of 20, of heart disease.
Congressman Urner has appointed VIM. G.
Gaver. son of 1ilghman Gaver. of Frederick
county, a cadet to West Point from the sixth
district of Maryland.
The contract for building new pike from
Woodsboro' to Creagerstown, Frederick cOun-
ty, has been awarded to Smith & Swank. of
WOodsboro', for $1,000.
Mayor Whyte has been invited to deliver
an address, next October. at the temperance
demonstration in New York under the auspices
of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
1t is rumored that connection between the
Western Maryland and Harrisburg and Poto-
mac railroads at Shippensbarg has been agreed
upon, and that il will be made ON the 18th of
June.
Hannibal Chase, president of the Peoples
Bank, Baltimore. and J. Arthur Rigby and
John ID. Fanqnharson, members of the Corn
and Flour Exchange. of the same city, died
on Wednesday.
The town Of Cris6eld, Somerset county. was
visited by disastrous confagration on Sun
day, by which the greater portion of the bust
ness section of the place was destroyed, caas-
ing loss of $50, 600.
The American Smelling Works, No. York
street. Baltimore. were burned "Wednesday
night, and a large quantity of tobacco, owned
by Gail 1 AK. in store-house adjoining, was
damaged by smoke and water.
The Baltimore and Delta Railroad. mar.
row-gauge was formally opened from Balti-
more To Towsoatown ON Monday, with proper
ceremonies. On Tuesday, ,he FIRST day of
regular business. the road carried 800 psSsen-
gers.
The coroner jury in the cases of the killed
bv the recent boiler explosion at Sibiey's feed
mill. in Baltimore. on Tuesday rendered
verdict atsrihuiing the disaster to the incom-
potency Of the boiler inspector and the carr
iessness Of the lessee and owner Of the mill.
An enthusiastic meeting was held in Balti-
more Tuesday night to celebrate the centennial
anniversary Of Graftan's Irish Parliamentary
Independence, and speeches we're made by
Mayor WHITE. Judge Black, Of Pennsylvania,
and Congressman Robinson, 81 New York.
The Elkridge Fox Hunting Club bad din.
ner 81 Towsontowa last Saturday, and fox
was turned loose for a chase after diuRey.
Two Of the members bad some anpieasAatnesS
daring the nan, bat the fox was tame aud the
officially did no; interfere with getting roy.
nard's brush.
Congress from Mississippi, has accepted the
invitation Of the executive committee Il the
society af the Army aud Navy of the Coufed.
crate States in Maryland, Mr. MeHenry Hos
ard. chairman. 90 deliver the address on Me-
moral nay in Jane.
Most Of the peninsula papers have sumo
thing 10 say, both locally and edisnrsaily. about
the effect uf last weeks cald snap upon the
reach hads. The general conclusion drawn
i that Il the beds escape any further damass
there are enough len 10 make good crop al
over Delaware and the Eastern SHORE.
A suit has been begun in the Washington
county rircai; court tur \ divorce 81 Ciar,.
StanhaFe from her husband Joha l. Ssnnhoge
Mrs. SfauhaFc i the daughter u Gos. Ham.
iltou, and was married at Pcu- Nas lass SUM
mer. the license being procured IN WesimiH-
sseE, and Westminster minister Oed the
kn0t.
The Grand Lodge Of Maryland Odd Fellows
held their annual SESSION ia BALTIMORE this
week Oficers were elected ~ foiiaas s--
Grand master. c. DO,ld McFArlsnd depaiy
grand master George W. Lee grand wArSlea,
John 4. Plsmmer, Jr.: Ersad SECRETARY, John
NJ Jones, who aas als0 clecsed grand rrpre-
sentative.
The Naval Acadcu,y Bas,. Bali Clah played
a game a ball With the Gearx~tsf~a College
Cis5 an Saturday a. Annapolis. thr score
standing 10 o. in favor Of the Georgetown
club. There Vas some fine piayias. NALL
gan, II the GroFgr,owu nine. injured himself
~ falling over the scorvvs chair, hat resasu'
ed tn play after one inuiae.
Frank Sandersoa. q Baltimore county. has
been awarded the prize given BY the Amer
can Farmer for the essay '-on Growing Fruits
a. Farm Crops in Maryland. 9Th Methods ~
Cultivation sHd LISTS II Approved Sorts.
The Judges were Ratefs <. Emory 0f Kent
eoan,y. Nd. 6. r. B. I.siEhsoa. 81 Norfolk,
Va, and Gen. Luther Giddiazs, Of Anne
Arundel cOuniy, Nd.
The Baltimore aad Delta Rallrnad Will ran
through the large farm 81 :. y. HYDE 4 Son,
Long Grren Valley, wko have noS a larry
force bnildinE \ two-story canning factory,
lss0xga feet, and tenant hoases for 800 hands,
which viii be reqairrd during the canning
season. The factory viii have capacity -
pack sO.000 cans daily. and i i located d.
recily on the liue u the railroad.
On Tuesday morning John p Esierly, Of
Frederick city, was arrested on the charge OF
attempting TO pass forged note on Thomas
Claggett. broker. also ii Frederick city. and
taken before Justice Turner. Who committed
him 10 iail for further hearing On Nedues.
day. when be was brought out. and in default
Of hail vas recummitiea "a avail, the action Of
the grand Jury The note alleged 10 have
bccn forged Vas for Slls. aud the bail vas
fixed a, 500.
The bodies % SIX colored infants we're
found on Saturday ia a shed in the rcar ef
The premises Of Charles White, undertaken, Ia
baltimore. An iaqae1 was held Sunday al,
ternoOn, when permits were produced from
the Health Department for the burial of Bii
the bodies, five Of which were still-boFn. One
Of the permits was dated in August last. White
was acquitted on the ground that be had not
violated the State law. Tie was then charged
with violation Of a city ordinance, in main
tanning a nuisance ON his premises, and fined
$40
In the L. ;. Cireait Court at Baltimore. ON
Tuesday. William Weinbcrg8r, Bernard Geu-
ken, William A. Berry and Benjamin Z.
HaFtzei pleaded guilty to indictments Tor
smuggling 1900 pairs of kid gloves 0n
sleilIIser from Bremen, last month. WeInbcr
ger, who was paymaster of the steamer, was
sentenced TO the city Jail for six months, and
Geuken, who was boatswain. TO the same jail
for thirty DAYS. Hartzel, who was Waterman
ON the wharf, and Berry, q junk dealer who
received the goods, were sentenced each to pay
fine Of 500 aud costs.
Doe Gully tunnel, 80 miles east Of Cumber.
land, on tho Raltiasore and Ohio Railroad, is
being widehed and heightened, aad tho brick
arehing with which the interior is lined being
taken out. the brick Is being loosened and
dropped in sections On Monday morning.
while number Of miners were standing ON
top OF the arch, lOosening the brickwork,
twenty feet of the arch gave way beneath
them and nine of the men fell with the mass
to the track below, distance Of nearly twenty
feet The men were soon extrieated and all
were found mere or less injured. A special
train with surgeons was quickly dispatched
from Cumberland and the men all oamfnrla-
bly, cared for az their boarding shanty near
the tunnel. The only man seriously hurt is
John o Brien, aged about forty years, of Bal.
t;,,o.o He oru, .yas fraoturad and txro If