The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-05-20
Maryland Affairs.

place IN Baltimore next week.
Howard county tax rate this year is 80
cents on the 500.
Nearly 400 German immigrants arrived in
Baltimore last Sunday.
The next African NJ. p. Conference will be
held in Towsontown, in April, 1883.
The police census ofthc voters of Baltimore.
just completed, gives the number at 81 7O4
Charles Gross, a former well-known hotel
proprietor in Hagerstown, died Sunday last.
In a six days walking match in Baltimore
last week, Noremac scored 455 miles and won
the race.
The pink eye is still prevailing among the
horses on the Eastern Shore and many valua-
Bile ones have died.
DIR. \. NJ. White, Of st. Michael's, began
the practice of medicine in 1929. and has beea
continuously in practice ever since.
Joseph d. Mcclure, of Howard county,
has been admitted to the bar of the Supreme
court of the United States at Washington.
Thomas B. Burch, of Baltimore, has been
elected superintendent of the House of Re
formation and Instruction for Colored Youth.
Hon. James b. Groome was the successful
bidder for the Easton town bonds. He got
the whole $4,000 worth at ,! per cent pre-
MUM.
Mrs. Henrietta D. Cockey. wife of Mr..
Joshua d. Cockey, one of the Judges of the
Orphans Court OF Baltimore County died on
Monday.
\ building 30 feet long by 40 feet wide IS
to be erected on the fair grounds of the Cecil
County Agricultural Society ut Elkton for
genera. exhibits.
Complaining is well over in the Eastern
Shore counties. The early planted is coming
up nicely, although the cold weather has re-
tarded 1t somewhat.
Mrs. laue Lyons of Calvert county. whilst
attending the funeral of her husband last week.
was taken sick aud died in a few hours. leay-
Ing SIX small children.
Nr. Boyd Bowden, living at Pleasant Grove.
Allegany county. the other day shot a bald
eagle which measured SIX feet nine inches
tron tip To tip Of wings
An the Eorcmeu ia the Mccullough Iron
Company mills, near Elktou, have struck.
All the employees will be discharged. and the
mills will shut down
The grand jury Of Anne Arundel county
have indicted the county commissioners and
several judges of election for alleged election
Irregularities aad frauds.
The family of the late Mr.. Jesse Remington,
81 Baltimore. chief clerk to Comptroller Van
SAINT, Nill receive $500 from secret orders OF
which h, was member.
The Kent County Agricultural Club has
offered a prize for the best quarter acre of
corn raised IN that county. the competitors
80 be under q years of age.
The interesting feature of the Decoration
Day services in Frederick on Tuesday, MAY
80. lSS2. sill be the parade Of the Frederick
Eifemcn ina iul uniform, with band and drum
corps.
Brizzoiaro prisoner in the Baltimore city
Jail. who lately killed his wife and wounded
himself committed suicide SUNDAY morning
by teapiuZ from a gallery and breaking his
spine.
Tire Baltimore Academy uf Medicine re-
uesgs 10, prize Ut Siuu for the best paper offer
"a uuou n medical subject, the subject 70 be
chosen hy the writer. The prize viii be con
irrrea early in lsss.
Ioais Abgeus. of York. Pa, has purchased
from Edward Wurthiustou tvscs OF land
containing $50 acres, living near Emory Grove.
Baltimore county. I, Is said that Mr.. Ahrens
in,eai. removing go his Maryland property.
The annual session Of the Maryland Chassis
Of the Reform Church will be held at Middle
iowu. Frederick county. commencing on the
3ist inst. The opening sermon vii be-
preached by Rev y. II. SkyleS. 81 Jefferson
Between forty aud tiAy ministerial and lay
delegates viii be in attendance.
Robert Harp. an eight -year-o,i son Of JOSIAH
Harp. . srIl known resident of Myersyille.
IA Frederick county. was caught 10 the machi-
merry IN ms father Touring establishment at
that place on Saturday. and had his arm
broken near the shoulder. The flesh was torn
frasn bis back and he WAS otherwise badly In
iarri.
The residence, Of Mr.. james D. Csrville. Of
Kent Island. Queen Anne county, was de-
.iruyed By hrc al midnight last FRIDAY. A
calored woman in Mr.. Car,illes employ was
burned to death. Mr. CarsilIe himself was
harmed while TRYING e rescuc her, but has in
iurtes werc not grcat The house was insured
ior Si,Op0.
Col. J. b. All. one Of the propuctors OF
the Autietaia iron works Of Washington CO..
has been In consultation with the president OF
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad with view
Of making arrangements for building branch
% connect the works with the main track. A
sar.ey of the proposed branch has already
been made hy the engineer corps Of the Shen'
anaoah Valley Road.
II IS believed that the coming sncampmeut
oi the Grand Army Of the Republic Ia Balti-
more, ia June. Will be the largest and finest
DISPLAY 81 military seen IN the nited States
since the close II the late war. Not less than
- .uo0 men are expected in line. Military
organizations from nearly al Of the States
have ,igni6ed their intention 10 be present,
including nearly every southern State, and.
wish the comrades Of the Grand Army viii
make scene vel worthy 20 be Witnessed.
The occasion viii attract hundreds and thou
sands Of people 10 Baltimore.
The Washington county grand jury found
eighteen bills of ndictment-eight for teIonies
and tea for lnisdemeauors They condemned
the iail as unfit 20 con6ne human beings in
and as a nuisance. The suit Of Senator Far
rnw against Negly, editor of the Herald aad
Tsrch. for SANDER, Is set for the Bird The
Herald charged that Senator Farrow, Repaid
iican, had sold his vote To the Democrats for
a contract on the canal, promised 10y German,
and made other charges, for which Farrow
claims $4,000 damages senator German,
Secretary Briscoe, Senator Brattau and others
are summoned.
The proposed eNtention OF the southern
system Of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad by the
construction Of a branch from Pocomokc City.
Worcester county, TO Cherrystone, Northamp-
ton county, Va. from which point a line Of
steamers win be established 10 Norfolk, viii
soon be actively begun. and although the road.
which is 10 De about fifty miles long, Is to be
built by private enterprise. it Will be operated
in connection with the Pennsylvania system.
When il is completed fruit and truck eau be
shipped To Philadelphia and New York in one
day from Norfolk, thus saving fully twenty
four hours as compared with the present faciE
ties for transportation.
Alta special meeting of the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty Of Maryland a resolution
was offered hy DR.. G. II. Boyland to restrict
the sale of opium and It's preparations to ply
Siciaus' prescriptions. with a view to prevent
suicidal attempts and the opium habit. and
also TO contine the practice of medicine to ply
siciaus and prevent druggists from prescrib-
ing. Drs g. II. Boyland, I. 5. l-atimer and
Lewis II. Steiner, of Frederick, were appoint
ed a committee to consider the sale of patent
medicines look into the law on the subject,
and report at the next annual meeting Res
buttons were adopted looking to the erection
Of tire-proof library building.
Mr.. John H. Handy, as counsel, has fled
IN the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel COun-
" petitions for mandamus against the comp
roller to compel the payment of $500 to W.
H. 4. Hamilton Of Hagerstown, and 500
o Columbus J. Hamilton, ofBaltimore, money
ordered to be paid to them for services rem
Tered as reporters of newspapers by the
House of delegates ard Senate of Maryland
at the late session. They claim
hat the money was to come ont of the geuer-
i appropriation made in 1880 TO cover legis-
alive expenses of 1882, and that the order
90. L. ,,,ssad So Mr. Horiy chairman I