The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-02-24
MARYLAND Affairs.

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3 The House Of Reformation for colored boys
has 200 inmates.
A street railroad between Reisterstown and
Glyndon, is talked of.
Mr. Lewis Wagner, well known citizen
of East Baltimore, is dead. y X = II
A number of Baltimore dogs are entered at
the Washington bench=show.-
ST. Mary's county is to have its first color
ed Juror at the March term of the Circuit
Court.
The homeopathic physicians of Baltimore,
have formed an association, and propose
founding hospital. ....... FLA.
Ex-Governor Bowie has twenty -four horses
in training at his farm, 'Fairview, Tor the
racing season of 1883. s.e't
Four more Naval Cadet officials at Annap-
oils have been reduced to rank for partlcipat-
ing in the late disturbances there.
On account of the Western floods. and
consequent interruption to railroads. four
oyster houses at Oxford have closed bust
ness.
The March term of the Circuit Court of
Howard county will begin on the third Mon
day. Five negroes have been drawn as
jurors.
The election for Mayor and Alderman of
Frederick, comes off on Monday. Demo-
Gratis and Republicans each have regular
tickets in the field. ... ....r .'. .4
DIR. C. S. Hastings and Prof. C. S. Pierce,
of the Johns Hopkins University, will go to
the South Pacific ocean to witness the total
eclipse of the sun on May 6.
! A tender of a gravel train on the Maryland
Central railroad jumped the track seven
miles from Towsontown on Tuesday, and two
laborers were badly injured. ..
Messrs VIM. E. Hooper & Sons, of Wood
berry, Baltimore county, commenced on
! Monday, the foundation of a large addition to
their Park mill, at Woodberry.
Rev. Thomas Mccormick, aged 90 years,
died on Tuesday at the residence of his son,
Luther NJ. Mccormick, Baltimore. He was
member of the NJ. P. Conference.
|. W. Russell had his right ear torn off, his
side badly bruised and his face and head cut
! by being caught in the machinery of pack
ing house in Baltimore, on Tuesday.
In accordance with an act of the Legisla-
ture, Gov. Hamilton has ceded to the govern
ment portion of submerged ground at the
mouth of Patuxent river, at Drum Point.
There is said to be sharp rivalry between
the Drum Point and the Annapolis Short
Line Railroad Companies in the effort to be
! first in commencing the work of cOnstruc-
ton.
The case of Mrs. Mary Norris, charged
with causing the death of her husband, Mich
olas Norris, by poisoning on July 81, 1881, at
Norrisville, Hartford county, is now on trial
at Belair.
Herman F. Knipling, aged so years,
farmer living near Catonsville, Baltimore
county, was thrown from wagon one day
last week and received injuries from which he
died on Sunday.
The daily average of prisoners in the Balti
more city Jail for 1882, was 363, and during
the year 8, 440 were committed. 1t costs be-
| tween fifty and sixty thousand dollars annual
| ly to maintain the institution.
The Maryland Central Company has sccur-
ed depot site in Belair on the land of the
heirs of DR.. Munnikhuysen. Caleb j. Moore
& Bro. have contracted for the erection of
warehouse and station at Fallston, on the
same road.
! At Cresaptown, Allegany county, Wednes-
day night, young girl in the family OF Martin
| Burns was mending pair of trousers, when
| large revolver fell from the hip pocket and
was discharged. The ball passed through her
| leg, inficting a severe wound.
During the past year, Mr.. Frisby Weaver,
| tenant on Mr. John w. Stonebrakers farm,
| Washington county, made from the milk
! given by six Jersey cows an aggregate OF l,l75
| pounds of butter. During that time he raised
! from these COWS Sin calves.
/ The Maryland State Grange Agency in
Baltimore, has been making sales for seven
years. selling to members and customers at
/ low figures, and there is now an accumula-
ton of profits amounting to $50, 900. The
profits will be divided next fall.
/ Rev. Harry Pinkney Northrop, of Charles
/ ton. s. c., has been appointed to succeed the
/ late Bishop Lynch, of Charleston. He IS the
Youngest bishop in the Catholic Church IN
! this country, being only forty years old, and
is a graduate of Mount St. Mary's College,
Emmlttsburg.
/ On Wednesday night last the meat. house OF
/ jackson Wilson, situated in the tenth district
/ of Baltimore county, was destroyed by fire.
/ together with about 1000 pounds of meat.
/ The loss is about $500, insured in the Baltl-
more County Mutual. Sparks from the
smoke house caused the fire.
/ Isdor Ferdinand Flautau and wife went
| from Virginia to Baltimore about two months
ago. Not being able to obtain work, and
their means being gone, they concluded to
end their existence, and took laudanum and
died together. They were found side by side
in their lodgings on Tuesday morning,
Milton Weddle, aged about 81 years, an
employee at Catoctin Furnace, while In the
performance of his duties, on Thursday night
/ of last week, fell backward from the top OF
the furnace to the ground, distance OF sixty
feet, breaking both legs and sustaining other
injuries which it is thought will prove fatal
Gen. Jubal A. Early delivered an address
in the Academy of Music, Baltimore, thurs
day evening, on 'Jackson's campaign against
Pope in August, 1862, and the Second battle
# IL Of no
Army and Navy of the Confederate States
| in MARYLAND and the Association of the Mary
land Line.
The thrteeth annual meeting of the Mont
eomery County Agricultural Society was held
on Thursday The treasurers report showed
that the receipts for the year 1882 amounted
to s., $3.50. SO. There is still an Indebtedness
| of ST 1861. The following officers were
elected to serve for the ensuing year: Presl-
dent, w. w. Rapley; vice presidents, Messrs.
w. p. Mobley, S. Best, n. Griffith, H. Brad
lev, w. C. Manakee and VIM. P. Cole.
The Baltimore directors of the Virginia
Midland Railroad have received a polite. let
ter from President Barbour dated February
Is, requesting their designations. He says
the West Point Terminal Company has paid
! for the stock held by the Baltimore and Ohio.
and wants the board to be composed of the
| investors. 1t is reported the Baltimore and
| Ohio authorities prefer to have the gentlemen
they put in the board last December ignore
Mr. Barbour's request.
Rev. Henry Tucker Lee, well-known
minister of the Episcopal Church, and rector
of the church at Berlin, Worcester county,
died suddenly at his home in that town
Saturday last He was in town attending to
his duties during the day. In the evening
when he sat down to the supper table, after
having asked blessing, he said he was not
feeling well. He grew rapidly worse, when
a physician was summoned, but a few minutes
after the latter's arrival Mr., Lee was dead
The Belair Democrat says, the Northern
Hartford Packing Association has been i9c9r
porated, with capital of SsoO,oOo and the
Hartford Transportation Company, with a
capital of $40, 900. The latter is for the pur-
pose of furnishing steamers to carry freight
| from Peach Bottom and intermediate points
along the Susquehsnna and Tidewater canal
~ ;iodaInbio and baltimore the Packing