The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-08-05
Maryland Affairs.

penitentiary.
The deaths in Baltimore last week aggre-
gated 1872 and the births reported were lO6.
Col. Boyd of Montgomery county, cut and
housed in excellent condition over 800 tons OF
hay this season.
The Fifth MARYLAND Regiment returned
home from Cape May last Saturday. The en-
campment was a success.
VIM. Hamilton, of Charles county, seeded
p bushels of wheat and realized 800, little
over SO bushels for one seeded.
John n. Wright. of Caroline county, has
shipped between 81, 900 and 10000 quarts of
cultivated blackberries this season.
Dickinson Gorsueh, we'll known citizen of
Baltimore county, died on Wednesday at his
home, on the York turnpike, near Glencoe,
in the both year of his age.
The John Hopkins Hospital trustees have
converted $3.50. 600 of United States s1 per
cents into cash, with the intention OF seeking
more remunerative investment in Baltimore.
Messrs. VIM J. Hooper, Samuel Merritt
and James Hodges have been appointed SUI
pervisors of elections for Baltimore city, Mr..
Hooper being republican and the other two
democrats.
Mrs. Sanderson, who made the flag OF Fort
MeHenry which hoated during the British
DumnArulQeHl. Ntitii ASl NAbtG Aht AfA
Spangled Banner died in New York on Sat
urday last, aged 81 years.
Arrangements have been eonsummsted be-
tween the Baltimore and the Western Maryland
Railroad Terminal Company to secure add
tional depot space at Hillen Station for the
increased business of the railroad
Robert S. Hollins, aged SO, DIR. James ).
Stevenson. aged ca, and Mrs. Ann Griffith,
aged 81, died in Baltimore on Wednesday.
On the same day Richard j. Cuttings. OF Bal
tmore, died at Ocean City, Nd
The Indiana. Bloomington and Western
Railroad was opened on Wednesday between
Columbus, Ohio, aud indianapolis, giving the
Baltimore and Ohio Company an important
connection with Central Illinois. Indiana and
Ohio.
Western beef is being shipped frem Chicago
to Baltimore and sold at 81 per hundred
pounds. The cattle are killed and dressed,
and sent east in refrigerator cars. Good beef
{ in Baltimore has been selling from Is TO 50
cents a pound.
Mr. Alfred jenkins, Jr., has raised at his
country residence. on Lake avenue. Baltimore
county, sunhower the seed face OF which
measures two feet four and a-half inches IN
circumference, and nine and three-eishts
inches ia diameter.
John T. Walters, colored, fell from a load
Of cotton in Baltimore last Friday and broke
his neck. He died in few minutes. The
same day Albert Gilpen, aged II years, fell
I from third story window on Mosher street,
and received fatal injuries
Stew. Williams. OF Belair. Hartford county.
had two tine mich cows killed Saturday after
noon about ) clock by lightning. The COWS
had taken shelter from The storm under a sized
IN n lat The bolt struck the limb OF q poplar
tree and glanced 10 the she'd
The resignation of Edward G.. MeSherry
and f. G. Eiehelbergcr. hrss and second hen
tenants Of the Frederick Ritlemea. Of Fred
erick CITY. have been received ~ the adjntant-
general Office. bar have not vet been accept
I'D Gen. Watkins has written 10 Lieut. Nc
sherry iuauiriilr into the trouble and request
ing both genslsmen 10 Withdraw their resigna-
lions.
Richard Frazier. eolorcd, charged with as
saultiag Miss I.assisa Bauhlitz on Sunday.
Iuly p. ia the woods a. Bayseille. mite IRON
ToNzonfsRn, has been arrested b. police Oh
ccr John ". Green, near NoIktoa. Inc
prisoner Al irss claimed that his name vas
oscar Harris. bai subsequently admitted that
Be VAS Richard Frazier. lie denied she as
szaii. iint vas committed for eoars.
Durin9 the sssrs, on Saturday nine telegraph
poles Of the Western Union Inc, near Hilton.
oae mile west .. Eliicnst CITY, we're struck hy
lightning. The poles were spsinssrsd Aad the
sins fWistfi IA many places. At Eliicotf
CITY tbs electric fluid was discharged with the
soand II muskesry. and ia the telegraph ones
some. lsttie damage wss done. bat by the pres
encr 81 mind 81 Frank Hcine, the operator,
dagger was asarted.
Il i proposed 20 msrge she Baltimore and
Delta kailroNa ialo ths Maryland central
Railroad Eompzny ans3sr charter % lrh9,
which authorizes the city of HanimoFc 81 eE.
dorse TIE boasis 81 the company 10 the smoaEs
( az $50 600. when 500 600 shall have been
expended, che city 70 held hrss mortgage.
. The Maryland Ccnlral Railroad hss no exis-
/ sence a. vet Only 3 charter has tcea ehsain-
"a. With valuable rights and franchises
Mss JAue BoSgs, aged sboai u years. org,
inaiiy irca BALTIMORE coauty, but Tor tef
wears an inssats * the EAsaiiy u Mrs George
FraBer a Hazerssown. died Thursday night
81 lass seek. after fsw hoars' ilincss- About
os,e seek ,,rcSioas to her death her RON IN
the sesidsfce Of Mrs. Frraneg vas entered 81
aisht by s0sne usknoun party, wke, uhile she
. sieps, despoiied her Of a lax4riaHt sruNth OF
hair whick adorned her head. and Which was
Z her PRIDE and admisati0n u Der friends and
aesgaainIaaces-
Betwern eight and aiae o'clock Saturday
afght iar<c barn belonging ~ Mrs Waters.
situated ia Howard county, about three Quar-
srrx a a nile from Relay Station, took bre
+ and Nss completely destroyed, Eiih this year >
erurss. inclaaling twelve tens ef hay. eongls
Of ssts 81 harness and lot OF farming maple
ments Il was first supposed - have orEna-
led from children playing Nth sire-eTackers,
bot ROW Is IS thoaghs - have BEEN the work
Z Of an inccndiary. All Of the live stock was
savtd.
I un Tuesday night q last week Mrs. Edward
F ;. loang. wlfe OF the Neli-known ticket agent
{ az the Nessherss Ceatrai Railway, Was acct
dentaily shot in the len arm BY her lsttle son
Eddie u their county place near LatheFyilie,
T Baltimore county. The little boy was on the
porch. and fired ~ some enc IN The yard. sup
T posing 4 Ia he some intruder, whoEG be warned
B 70 ~ away before he hrcd He was very much
+ distressed 20 DISCOVER that bis mother had been
injarcd by the shot, shoagh the ballet did 40
serious harm and was soon extracted by DR..
( PEBBLES.
In dig6csliy in Frederick. Thursday after
noon. between DR.. 8 X. syleark, . eeterina-
I ~ surgeon. residing in Brewers ailey, and
Geo. r.. Miller, = timer living on Soaih
Market street. the former vas stabbed three
times IN the night shoalder with an ordinary
+ pocket knife, and q painful wound inflicted
tour inches IA At{Eta anu NANS - AAF NteN+
He Was also eat on the ieit wrist Miller,
who Was under she influence of liquor. was ar
rested and lodged IN jail. The affair grew
out Of dispute over the owneFshiaFaf . cana
~ bird.
The Belair E.Jis saySs--0n Sunday Mr.
Geo. ". Morse fonad within 20 yards of his
residence near Coopertown, a terraPin nPon
the back OF whieh Was carved the name Of his
father. "E. ". Morse, aud the date 1872
4 Mr.. EN- Morse died about 81 years ago, and
Z his sou has seen the same terrupiR several
times since, the last time, before Sunday, be-
ing about twelve wears ago. Mr.. Morse oecu-
pies the same house his father did, and the
/ terrapin has therefore not strayed far away
from home during the forty years since It was
FIRST found.
Chas. Hahn, 4 car inspector. was crushed
between two cars AT Hillen Station, baltimore,
on Tuesday afternoon, aud received internal
injuries from which he died ten minutes after.
wards. He was oiling the axles of a passenger
coach inside of the depot shed, and having
emptied the can started 10 the oil shop, some
distance away to get fresh supply. IN do
ing so be attempted to pass between passen-
ger coach and gondola, which were on the
same track, but several feet apart At the
same moment a shifting engine backed train
/ against the gondola aud crushed him, mang-
I ling his hiIs shoekiagly. He was taken to