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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20
A Disaster on the Upper Mississippi.

SEATTLE, W. T., Jan. 1s:-The steamer
Josephine, which left this city yesterday for
Skagit river, having on board a full freight
cargo and twenty passengers, blew up in Port e,
Susan bay, so miles north of Seattle. The
explosion occurred while the passengers were
at dinner The crown-sheet went straight up
through the forward cabin and the pilot house,
carrying johnson, the man at the wheel, into
the air and killing him. Capt. Bailey, who
was on deck, was killed. Neither he nor
Purser Turner were seen after the explosion.
The steward and his assistant, David Sparks,
were instantly killed while waiting on the
table. Kavanaugh, the fireman, was not seen ,s
after the accident, and was undoubtedly
killed. S. E. Cannon, a commercial traveller,
representing Bates, Reed & Cooley, of New
York, and man named Samuel Babbett,
were killed. The following is list of the in,
iured Dennis Lawler, engineer, badly bruised
about the head Miss Estella Bradish, OF Ia
coma, thigh broken Hannah Price, of Skagit,
an old lady, ankle jammed and otherwise
hurt; A. q. Kelly, of Skagit, leg broken.
Sixteen persons escaped uninjured. The
boat broke in two pieces, one portion sinking
and the other floating. The survivors were
rescued by Indians and loggers near by.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20
The Governorship.

\ communication in this issue presents
Hon. William McKenney, of Queen Anne S
county, to the Democratic voters of Mary
land as gentleman embracing many quail
iications for Governor without any entang-
ling political alliances. Mr.. Mckinney,
though steadfast Democrat, is not known
as politician; it is as successful mer-
chant, banker and farmer that he is better
known, and he is regarded by his many
friends on the Eastern Shore as prudent
and careful business man and gentleman
of strong intellect.
Hon. Charles B. Roberts, of Carroll, has
also been mentioned in connection with the
gubernatorial nomination. Mr.. Roberts is
a gentleman well qualified and personally
popular, and, like Mr.. McKenney, is not
identified with faction.
Judge Robert Ford, of St. Mary's, Hon.
Henry w Archer, of Hartford, and quite a
number of other gentlemen have also been
named for the Democratic nomination.
We think it we'll that thus early candi-
dates are being brought forward, so that
the public may become familiar with their
merits and qualifications, and can act know
ingly in selecting delegates to represent
them. The party wants an able man, a
prudent man, man devoid of faction en-
tanglements, and from the number of good
men who will serve their party and state,
proper selection will likely be made.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20
A Stage-Struck Heroine.

A daughter of Mr.. Geo. H. Altman, of
Louisville, Ky, who had long been infatuated
with desire to go on the stage, disappeared
from her home under most peculiar circum-
stances. She became engaged to a young
man named Semple, and her parents encour-
aged the match, hoping that happy union
would drive the other idea out of her head.
A short time after her engagement, however,
she made au attempt to escape from home,
but was compelled to return, not having
money to pay her way to New York. This
escapade was carefully concealed from her
intentions. The preparations for her marriage
went on, though she declared to her mother
that she would never be satisfied, married or
single, until she was on the stage. The mar
riage took place on the I'd of November,
and her parents saw the ceremony per-
formed with great relief. The bridal pair
took trip to Cincinnati returning home on
Monday. Mr.. Semple then went to Jefferson
vile, where he engaged very handsome suit
of rooms for their use, and his wife was to
join him there next morning. She left home
at nine o'clock, after bidding her mother an
affectionate good-by. From that time no
trace of her has been found, as she was doubt
less carried away by the temptation of having
a considerable amount of money in possession
to embark on her perilous undertaking. Her
unexpected flight, coming at such a time, was
terrible blow on her family and newly made
husband, and one which they deeply feel. 1t
was concealed from all but her most intimate
friends, hoping that she would return, but the
facts have leaked out. There is great anxiety
to know what has become of her.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20
Investigation Needed.

The Secretary of the Interior has issued
an order that no leaves of absence with pay
shall be allowed employees of that depart
ment for more than ninety days in one
year, including the usual thirty days an
nually granted. Just where the Secretary
gets authority to grant clerks in his depart
ment three months holiday, with pay, does
not appear 1t looks like an imposition on
the taxpayers. If the clerks in the de-
partment can do the work by working six
hours day three-fourths of year, there
are about one-fourth more clerks than the
public service requires, and Congress should
institute an inquiry. Most people are glad
to get weeks holiday, and few take more
than a month, and they are generally per-
sons in good circumstances financially If
government clerks are allowed twelve
months pay for nine months work, it is no
wonder government positions are so eagerly
sought. Let Congress investigate the De-
partment of the interior, and ascertain
whether one-fourth of the clerks cannot be
spared without detriment to the public
service, and whether considerable amount
of money might not be annually saved.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20

Senators Harris of Tennessee, Ransom
of North Carolina, Garland of Arkansas,
FRYE of Maine and Salisbury of Delaware,
were all reelected by the Legislatures of
their states on Tuesday. Gov. Cullom was
chosen by the Illinois Legislature on We'd
nesday to succeed David Davis. Hoar of
Massachusetts, on Thursday was successful
in securing a reelection, and in the Min
nesota, Nebraska and Michigan Legisla-
lures, balloting has been going on several
days without result
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20
Advertising Estrays.

1t has lust been announced that the last ses-
sion of the Maryland Legislature passed an
act dispensing with the services of a justice OF
| the peace and his certificate in advertising es-
trays. The act applies in the same manner to
vessels taken up adrif. This information is
given to the public through the Westminster
Adrocate. This act should have been pub
lished in the newspapers long ago for the in
formation of the public, but Governor Hamil-
ton saw fit to disregard the legislative enact
ment on the subject, and so the people are
kept in ignorance of what their lawmakers
really did. There are doubtless many more
new laws of greater Importance which the peo-
pie know nothing of, and perhaps never will
tice to answer for their infringement. sig
norance of the law is no excuse for crime"
The above, from the Kent Neacs, is true.
Many persons throughout the state have
been paying from two and half to three
dollars more for advertising estrays than
they should have done, and all because the
Governor thought he was wiser than the
Attorney General and the Legislature. As
the Nea0s observes, there are doubtless more
new laws OF Importance to the pupllc, out
they will never know what they are until
they are brought into court to answer for
their Infringement. The whole response
bility of the failure to have the laws pub
lished rests with the Governor. The Leg
islature directed such to be published as
the Governor and Attorney General should
designate The Attorney General was
ready at any time to act in conf junction with
the Governor, and intimated to him several
that, in his judgment, should be published
for the information of the public. The fail
ure and refusal of the Governor to act has
operated injuriousl y to manyi in not having
the law on "estrays" published; in what
other way such failure and refusal has
operated against the public good, or may
operate is not known, but the fact remains
that the Governor has assumed the power
of overriding the commands of the Legis-
lature, and of violating the laws which he
solemnly swore to support.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20
The Coolest Day.

Last Friday, January 18th, was an ex-
tremely cold day, the coolest of the season.
and probably the coolest We shall expert
ence in this latitude In this county the
state of the mercury varied according to
location. At Wakefield, along Little Pipe
Greek, the mercury registered $50 below
zero, 40 below at Double Pipe Greek
Gown, 120 below at Union Bridge, 120
below at the Depot in Westminster and II
above at the ADVOCATE office.
The temperature in New Hampshire and
Vermont ranged from 20 to 80 degrees be
low zero. At Petersburg, Va, the mer,
curry stood at degrees above zero. The
lowest temperature at New York was s
degrees above zero. At Richmond, Va
the thermometer ranged from zero to s be-
low At White Sulphur Springs and Mill
boro' on the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way, at I a. IN. the mercury stood at l and
II degrees below.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20

The Court of Appeals of Maryland last
week decided that wife as well as hus-
band can devise property conditioned upon
a second marriage, When Mrs. VIM. FL.
Bostwick, of Talbot county, died, she left
her property to her husband as long as he
remained unmarried; in the event of his mar
rage, it was to 60 to her brother Mr..
Bostwick took himself a wife in few years,
and the brother sued for the property of
his sister, which he will now get under the
decision of the Court of Appeals.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20
The Two Tariff Bills

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The Senate is 60
ing ahead with its own Tariff bill as though
there never had been Tariff Commission,
and in apparent disregard of the fact that the
House Committee of Ways and Means was
about ready to report brand new bill, the
product of Mr.. Kelley and the Tariff Commits
sion, assisted by such members of the com
mittee as have felt an interest on the subject
besides an extensive lobby from nearly every
part of the country. The bill will be the re-
suit of the labor of weeks, day and night, and
whatever the Senate may have done in the
meantime, or may continue to do, it will not
be surrendered for the outcome of its labors.
Nor is there any reason for supposing that the
Senate will think any less of its own creation
after the House has acted. And so, while both
branches of Congress will have expended a
great deal of time and labor on the tariff,
nothing is likely to be accomplished.
1t is difficult to come to any other conclu-
sion than that this is according to the Repub-
| lican programme. 1t is obvious that the Re-
publican leaders have not intended there
should be any other result, their only purpose
being to maneuvre for position on the ques-
ton in the ensuing Presidential canvass.
| 1t is not clear that this is not the intention
concerning the question of internal taxation.
At the beginning of the session the RepuDl-
can leaders proclaimed their intention to ere
ate an issue for the Presidential campaign.
The purpose dates back to the creation of the
Tariff Commission. The bill which the Ways
and Means Committee have just completed
has been framed as conventions committee
would frame party platform, with the view
to producing something wherewith to work a
canvass. 1t is yet to be seen whether or not
anything altogether different is intended with
the question of internal taxes.
Meanwhile the country is in a state of sus-
pense, waiting for Congress to act. Some of
the leading branches of manufactures, if half
what one hears be true, are nearing crisis
General uncertainty has brought nearly every
thing to standstill. So say the representa-
tives of nearly every branch of trade and man.
ufactures now in Washington. While expect
ing speedy relief by the action of Congress,
few of them suspect that action is not the in
tention of the responsible majority; that all
that is meant now is an issue to rally them on
when the Presidential election comes around.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20
VALUABLE FARM AND LOTS
AT PUBLIC SALE.

The undersigned, Attorney and Agent, hv
virtue of a power Of sale contained in moU "
gage from Abraham Greider and Annie Gro;
der his wife, to the The Westminster SAVING.
Institution, dated July 18th, 1882, and re
corded among the Real Estate Mortgage Re-
cords of Carroll County in Liber f. T. s. No
Is, folio "a, &C., will sell at Public Sale, to
the highest bidder, on the premises, situate in
Manchester district, Carroll County, Msrv
land, about two hundred and fifty yards from
Ebbvale Station, on the Bachman Valley Rail
road, on
Saturday, the 18th day Of February, 1883.
at u O clock NJ, a desirable little Farm. no.
ing part of tract of land called United
Friendship" containing
4s ACRES, 8 ROODS AND 20 PERCHEs
OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
The improvements thereon consist of sub.
stantial and we'll built wo-story
Brick Dwelling House, Switzer AM
Barn, Wagon Shed, Carriage ~ 80
House, Dairy, Log Tenant 5991f11sss.sl
House and other necessary Outbuildings.
water convenient to all the buildings, excel.
lent orchard, &c. The place is well watered,
has due proportion of wood and meadow
land, and the land is in high state of cult.
walton. This property is convenient to rail-
road, school, churches, &C., and adioins the
land of Cornelius Wentz and others.
Also on the same day at 2! O clock, p. m..
at the Washington House, in Manchester
Carroll County, Maryland. parcel of land
containing 2 ACRES, more or less subject to
a ground rent of 81 per acre, and is situate ON
the road leading from Manchester to West
minister, about one mile from Manchester,
and adioins the land of Jacob Reggie and
Warren Heather
Also parcel of land containing G! Acres.
more or less, on the road leading from Jesse
Warmers to George Gingling S, and is about
II miles from Manchester.
Also all the right, title, claim and interest
of the said Abraham Greider and Annie Grei-
der, his wife, in and to parcel ofland contain
ing 1 of an Acre, more or less. The i'm
provements thereon consist of a two story
Weatherboarded Dwelling House. This pro-
perry is on York street, Manchester, and ad-
joins the land of Emanuel Cox.
Terms of Sale for the Farm, Cash-or if
desired by the purchaser one-third cash on
the day of sale or upon the ratification thereof,
one third in one year, and the other one-third
in two years from the day of sale; the credit
payments to be secured by the notes of the
purchaser or purchasers with approved secu.
rity bearing interest from the day of sale
Terms of Sale of the other Property
One half cash on the day of sale Or on the
ratification thereof, and the other one-half in
nine months from the day of sale, the credit
payments to be secured by the notes of the
purchaser or purchasers with approved secu-
rity bearing interest from the day of sale.
CHARLES I. REIFSNIDER,
Attorney and Agent named in Mortgage
Reifsnider & Fink, Solicitors.
jan 2O-ts r. C. Matthews, Auctioneer
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20
Public Schools.


The following is condensed from the report
of the State Board of Education, for the year
ending July 81, last: e, :.
The number of schools in the counties is
1 ,9S7; number of pupils, III ,668; highest
number enrolled in one term, ,401 average
attendance daily, 81, OIL number OF teachers,
3, 81 average number of months schools
were open, SO; amount paid for teachers
salaries, S67O, 458 "A; cost of new buildings,
repairs and furnishing. $105,663 "a; cost OF
books and stationery, S50,097 %; rent, fuel
and incidentals, SAT 1884 30; total expendl-
ture for public school purposes in the counties,
1858. 468 %; total in Baltimore and the
counties together, 1861 1908 81, being an IN
crease in the grand total in the past year OF
S47. 1927. 80. The amount received for State
and school tax, free school fund and academic
donation 1919, 174.8O, an increase of Sal,
O4O. SO; amount received from appropriation
for colored schools, S79, 214.05; amount from
county tax, 1891, 821.53. There has been an
increase during the year 1882 in teachers
salaries of SIS, 1882; building, repairs, ST.
O94. 50; books and stationery, So, 1888; su-
pervision and office expenses, 81, l69. ID; IN
| cidentals, fuel and rent, S933.37; miscella-
neous, S., 2O517. There has been decrease
in the item of interest paid, $156. "a; indebted.
ness paid. 81, 1926. The net increase OF
expenditures in 1882 was, therefore, S36,
808.56.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20

Ex-senator Dorsey has resigned the sec
retaryship of the National Republican Com.
mittee, giving as reasons pressing engage
ments and affection of the eyes. One Of
his pressing engagements is to answer
charges against him for robbing the gov,
eminent in the star route mail service, and
if he gets his deserts his eyes may be cured
by the darkness of the penitentiary.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20

Governor Pattison, of Pennsylvania, and
Stockley, of Delaware, were inaugurated on
Tuesday last. Both made able inaugural
addresses, and each dispensed with display
and ostentation in the ceremonies. Gov.
Pattison spoke of state affairs, and promises
to do his utmost in dispensing with useless
ofice-holders, preventing railroads and mo-
nopolists from escaping just taxation, &c.
Gov. Stockley, after speaking of state af-
fairs, and making some recommendations
concerning representation in the legisla-
ture, congratulated the people upon the
prospect of a revision of the tariff, and
hoped for a tariff for revenue, instead of a
tariff for protection.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20

It has been said that unloaded guns are
the most dangerous, and combinations of
it frequently happen: Last week, in Anne
Arundel county, Charles Everett playfully
pointed an aunloaded" gun at Anthony
Downs, colored, when load of shot went
into Downs jaw. The way to avoid
such accidents is to handle all guns as
though they were loaded, and never point
them at any one A gun is not good
thing to play with. h w
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20

Senator A. p. German made an able
speech in the Senate on Thursday, oppos-
ing the amendment to the postofice appro-
priation bill, appropriating sl95,OOO for
special mail facilities on trunk lines Sen
ator German did not oppose appropriations
for fast mails, but objected to this one be-
cause it benefited New York city alone and
Disseminated against other cities and roads.
The amendment was adopted, however, but
will probably be stricken out in the House
as was done last week.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20

Mr. ingalls, last Friday introduced a bill
into the United States Senate to determine
the existence and removal of the inability
of the President of the United States to
discharge the duties of his Office. This
should have been done in the Presidential
succession bill, as suggested in these col
umns two weeks ago, and by the Baltimore
San week later. 1t is singular that of
all the Senators and Representatives not
one thought of amending the bill so as to
define the word inability as used in the
constitution 1t is better late than not at
all, and we are glad that Mr.. ingalls, has
introduced bill on the subject. If it is
not perfect, perhaps it may be improved
before it is finally passed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20

Philadelphia has been under Republican
rule for more than twenty years, and among
the benefits is debt about nine times as
large as the debt of Maryland, and thee
lection annually from its citizens of about
thirteen and half millions of dollars in
taxes. Two years ago the people revolted
and elected Democrat for Comptroller,
and under his administration the debt last
wear was decreased three-fourths of mil
lion.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20

We find the following in the ''Notes
and Comments of the Baltimore 1meri-
cna, of recent date:
Don't rely for success in 1884 ON Demo
cratic blunders. The opposition are doing
tolerably well, just now. They haven't put
their foot into it for some time
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20

Although over half billion of dollars
have been paid out for pensions, the House
of Representatives ON Saturday last passed
a bill appropriating about eighty-seven mil
lions of dollars more. The pension frauds
are the greatest of the nineteenth century.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20
MO. 1917 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll county.
Charles R. Waters ct ais, VS.. James X. Wa
tiers ct ais.
Ordered this 9th day of January, in the year
eighteen hundred and eighty three, that the
sales made and reported by Charles R. Waters
and James H. Steele, trustees, to make sale
of the real estate in the proceedings in this
cause mentioned and decreed to be sold, be
ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or before the
a copy of this order be inserted in some news
paper printed in Carroll county, Maryland,
once in each of three successive weeks, prior
to the 9Th day of February, A. D., 1888.
The report states amount of sales to be
$3008.17.
FRANK T. SHAW, Clerk.
True Copy,-Test
Jan 13-3t Frank T. SHAW, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20

A cold wave moved over the Northwest OF
Thursday. The temperature at Fort Buford,
Dakota was SO degrees below zero. A snow
storm prevailed in Kansas and Nebraska
Cattle and sheep are suffering severely, al
the ranges being covered with ice and snow
The railway trains in Canada are painfully
toiling through snow drifts.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-20
TO CREDITORS.

Notice is hereby given that the subscri-
Der has obtained from the Orphans Court
of Carroll county letters of Administration
on the Personal Estate of
JOHN j. SMITH,
late of Carroll county, deceased. Allpersons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
THEORETICALLY authenticated, to the subscriber,
on or before the 18th day of August, next;
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Those indebted are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day of Jan
uary, 1883. j. WALTER SMITH,
jan 20-4t Administrator