The Democratic advocate., 1883-08-04
Maryland Affairs.

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cents on the 500.
The Cumberland coal shipments last week
were 81, SCI tons.
| Within the next two months 80, 600 barrels
petroleum will be shipped from Baltimore.
CYRUS Fout, of Frederick county, realized
1881 bushels of wheat from 35 acres ofground.
The rate of taxation in Hartford county for
county purposes this year is IS cents on the
800.
The levy for county purposes i'll Kent county
for 1883 is "a cents on the 500, reduction
of three cents.
The Allegany county Democratic primaries
will be held on the 9th instant, and the county
convention on the 14th instant.
The Baltimore county commissioners have
ordered an inspection of all wharves at ex-
cursion resorts in the county limits.
The Baltimore county fair will take place
at Timonium, September 4th, 5th, 9th and
7th. A liberal premium list is offered.
James Hopwood, contractor and builder,
died suddenly of heart disease at his residence
in Frederick last Friday, aged 73 years.
There were 212 deaths in Baltimore during
the week ended on Saturday last. In 1882
the deaths during the corresponding period
were 1872.
The sea-lion recently presented to Baltl-
more by Mr.. John w. Garrett and which had
been the chief object of interest at Druid
Hill Park died last Friday.
One night last week some unknown person
entered the stable of Mr.. Christian Henson,
at Jamestown, Howard county, and killed a
very valuable mule by cutting the animal S
throat from ear to ear
Fannie Hynson, colored, died in Baltimore
last week, aged 90 years. She belonged to
DIR. James Page in slave times, and remained
with the family throughout three generations,
who cared for her to the last.
The rate of taxation in Charles county this
year is one cent less than the last, when it
was 95 cents on the 500; now it is "a. The
taxable basis of the county, including that in
vested in corporations, is S3,5O8,2l2.
Horses were stolen Wednesday night from
G. Il. Milton, Vim. Stephenson, Jr., and
VIM. Hopkins, of Hartford. After an exciting
chase colored man, who gave his name as
Stonewal jackson, was captured with the
stolen horses.
William p. Powell of Miles River Neck,
Talbot county, bought his farm five years ago.
The first year he raised 45 bushels of wheat,
the second year 262 bushels, the third 600
bushels, the fourth 1000 bushels, and this
year 900 bushels.
Aaron Michener, Lloyd Balderston and Ell
wood Baderston, of Colora, Cecil county,
have each an Indian girl from the Carlisle
Industrial School, which they have taken to
raise. These girls were formerly from the
Indian Territory, and of three different tribes,
Ottowa, Creek and Cherokee.
The yield of wheat in Hartford county this
year is unprecedented. Judge Walters, on
his farm at Thomas Run, it is thought, will
have so bushels to the acre. MIR. Harry Will
son. near Belair, has threshed his crop, and
had by measurement from the thresher go
bushels of FultZ wheat on 13 acres, or 40
bushels to the acre.
Mr.. VIM. X. Armstrong, residing on Green
Spring avenue, near West Woodberry, Baltl-
more county, has young Alderney helfer,
thirteen months old, which gives over a quart
of rich milk per day. The singularity of the
matter is that the heifer has never had a calf.
The heifer has been giving milk regularly
twice day since she was eleven months old.
Hon. j. H. Gordon, of Cumberland, has
been appointed by the Governor to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Judge Pearre.
Mr. Gordon is 66 years of age, native OF
Franklin county, Pa, but has been resident
of Cumberland for forty years He is
Democrat, was a member of the Legislature
of 1860 and was sent to Fort Warren with
other Democratic members. In 1869 he was
chosen president of the Chesapeake & Ohio
canal, and served one year.
Capt Hedge Thompson, of Forest Landing,
Talbot county, raised 81 bushels and q
pounds of wheat from an acre and an eighth
The land was measured by two of the most
trustworthy citizens of the county and the
wheat was weighed on a Fairbanks platform
scale in their presence. Capt. Thompson
seeded Is acres with Shoemaker wheat, new
variety which he got from Pennsylvania,
from which he threshed 35 bushels to the
acre, by weight The Shoemaker is smooth
headed wheat. The head is a pretty brown
color.
The Philadelphia Times says: at has been
determined to make an effort to relieve Mount
St. Mary's College, the famous Roman Cath.
oic seat of learning at Emmittsburg, Mary
land. of the debt which threatens its existence
by an appeal to the generosity of Catholics
throughout this part of the country. The
Rev. John NJ. Mackey, who is connected with
the college, will undertake the mission. The
announcement was made in several Roman
Catholic churches on Sunday that the rever-
end gentleman would enter upon this work in
this city on Sunday next, at the Church OF St.
Philip de Neri.
Mr.. John Bauer, a jeweler of Hagerstown,
has manufactured, from his own design, a
miniature piano of solid gold, an inch and
seven-eighths long, seven -eighths high, and
seven -eighths wide, complete in all its parts,
with ivory KEYS and ebony, movable pedals of
gold, including the stool, in gold, covered
with mohair. There are five colors of gold,
varying from "A to Is karrots, and set i'll this
are % diamonds and s pearls. The engrav-
ing is exquisite, and includes a deer perfect
in form feeding on the prairie. The general
design is Eastlake, with frosting on the sides
and legs of the piano. The entire work was
done after night during leisure hours, and is
model of mechanical skill and patience.
Hon. Montgomery Blair died at his resi-
dence, Silver Spring, Montgomery County,
at 3 O'Clock last Friday morning, aged 20
years. For eight months previous he had
been in ill health, with inflammation of the
membranes of the spine, and for two weeks
previous to his death was extremely i'll. He
was born in Franklin county, Kentucky, May
10, 1913. His father, Francis Preston Blair,
Sr, was the friend and adviser of President
Jackson, and edited the Washington Globe.
On the maternal side Montgomery Blair was
descended from noted Maryland and Virginia
families, among the distinguished members
of which were Gen. Nathaniel Gist and Col.
Archibald Cary, of Virginia; Col John Eager
Howard and James Calhoun, first mayor of
Baltimore. He was graduate of West Point,
and served with the rank of lieutenant in the
Seminole war in Florida. He resigned his
commission in the army III 1886, studied law
in the Pennsylvania University, and began
the practice of law at ST. Louis. In 1889 he
was appointed by President Van Buren, dis
trict attorney for Missouri. In 1915 he be-
came Judge of the Court for Common Pleas.
He also edited Benton paper while livingin
Missouri. In 1858 he removed to Maryland,
where his parents lived, where he resided
from that time. With the death of Montgom
cry Blair this last survivor of the historic cab
met of President Lincoln has left the theatre
of life in which he performed an interesting
part in important events. He was the last
signer of the emancipation proclamation,
which was signed by all the cabinet as well as
by the President. Lincoln, johnson, Seward,
Chase, Stanton, Wells, Caleb Smith, Bates,
all passed away before Mr.. Blair, who was
Lincoln's first Postmaster-Ge General.
Letter from Texas.