The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-02-17
MARYLAND Affairs.

Caleb Butler, colored, died at Cumberland
on Monday, aged 1O3 years
A line of steamships between Baltimore
and London is to be started.
A new Presbyterian church, to cost $780,
600. is to be erected in Northeast Baltimore
Frederick's big carnival comes off on
Thursday next, the 22nd. 1t will be grand
affair.
Eugene De Courcey Mitchell shot himself at
a hotel in Port Tobacco on Monday night.
Love affairs was the cause.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to erect a
monument to Baron de kalb at Annapolis has
passed both houses of Congress.
The bridge building department of the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad its to be located at
Cumberland, and will employ $50.
A farmers convention will be held at Tow
sontown, on February 22nd. Clubs, Oranges,
and all farmers societies are invited.
The Hagerstown steam engine and machine
works are making arrangements for lighting
up their shops with the electric light.
Judge Parran Crane, of St. Mary's county,
who had been quite i'll for several weeks, has
had relapse and his condition is now critical.
Capt. Ewd X. Cooper, one ofthe discover
| ers of the guano islands in the Caribbean Sea,
died in Baltimore on Wednesday, aged 81
years.
Col. Harry Gilmor has had an operation
performed on his face, and is now much i'm
proved. He can not be expected to live long,
however
| Seine haulers near Easton, on the Third
Haven river, last week caught IL, 200 pounds
of rock fish, nearly all of which were sent to
Philadelphia.
The millinery store of Elias L. Rosenbaum,
No. 154 Lexington street, Baltimore, was
damaged by fire to the extent of about So, 900
Saturday night, caused by defective fue.
Colonel P B. Petrie, formerly of Cumber-
land, died in Audrain county, Missouri, last
Friday. He commanded company X OF the
Second Maryland Regiment during the war.
The Washington & Chesapeake Railroad
has purchased tract of thirty acres at Fair
Haven, Anne Arundel county, and purpose
erecting large hotel for summer visitors.
! Thomas B. Butler, the ten-year old son of
ex-Sheriff Butler, of TOwsontown, fell dis
lance Of twenty-five feet at the Sheppard
Asylum building on Saturday, and was serl-
ous y injured.
A jeweler and saloon keeper had a des-
perate fight in Baltimore on thursday. Both
were badly damaged with fist bruises, and the
| leW6ler was SnOC TIE ledu anu HcSh'
but not fatally injured.
Judges Yellott and Fowler have appointed
Col. o. p Macgill as additional auditor for the
Circuit Court of Baltimore county to assist
Mr.. Washington Yellott, the present auditor.
The office is worth about 500 year.
Thomas Lawless, of Rising Sun, Cecil
county, while at Wilmington, Del, Monday,
was seized with commissions. He recovered
sufficiently to return home, where he became
worse, and died Tuesday.
Burglars broke into the store of Mr.. John
G. England in Rockville, Montgomery county,
last Friday night, and carried away about $500
worth of goods. The thieves are supposed to
have come from Washington and an endeavor
to apprehend them is being made.
Hon. j. Randolph Tucker, of Virginia. has
accepted an invitation to deliver an address
on the 22d of February before the pupils and
patrons of the Charlotte Hall Academy, st.
Mary's county. The address will be followed
by debate between the Washington and
Stonewall societies.
Three members of company H. have been
expelled from the Fifth Regiment |. M. N.
g., for non payment of Dues A new uniform
will shortly be adopted by the regiment. The
non commissioned officers are about forming
an organization for the more thorough study
of the manual and similar matters.
! Three children of Charles Smith, living
near Cumberland, were playing with revol-
yer on Wednesday, when one, aged sixyears,
said ''shoot mother" whereupon another,
aged five years, pointed the pistol at her
mother and fired, the ball striking her in the
breast and producing painful wound.
The Chicago Tribune says: ''If there is ON
this continent single county which contains
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great performances at the pail or III the show
ring as are now in Baltimore county, Md, its
name has not been made known to the public.
The NJ. p Church at Easton, which had
been closed several months for repairs and
improvements, was reopened Sunday. Ser
vices were conducted by Rev. DIR. Drinkhouse,
of the Methodist Protestant, who also preach
ed in the morning and evening. The altera-
tions cost 81, 1913.
Capt. Gabriel Beckley, well-known and
highly -esteemed citizen of Frederick, died
Sunday morning from Bright,s disease, aged
69 years. He was commander of the United
Guards, who participated i'll the capture of
of John Brown at Harper Ferry and secured
Browns firearms.
Two young men from Middletown last Sun
day went to Frederick, and, becoming in
tOXicated, got into an alteration with two
colored men, one of whom they fired at twice.
The occurrence attracted large crowd, but
the two young men jumped into their sleigh
and made off, intimidating the crowd with
their revolvers, which they fired off as they
drove out of town.
| The Cumberland Glass works have just
commenced operations. The works are To-
Gated at a point between two railroads, the
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio, a
J Of tlo To fba
factory door. The work of building was be-
gun last fall. The factory is 7Ox9O feet, with
a 12-foot furnace, which is particularly adapt
ed to blown or bubble ware. The stack of
the furnace is 107 feet high, and the enter
prise will employ from $50 to 200 persons.
Tumblers and stem ware, lime and flint goods
will be a speciality.
The Baltimore Sm of Thursday says
''The grain market of Baltimore is again very
excited, and started Tuesday for grand boom,
consequent upon the news of the great floods
in the West, and the probable injury tie the
growing wheat crops here and in Europe from
the excessive rains. On Tuesday spot wheat
was 81 49, at the close of Change, advanced
one cent in the afternoon, and yesterday went
up to $l.23 per bushel. Futuress advanced
in the same proportion. Spot corn was 1O5
cents at the close of Change on Tuesday, 7O4
10 cents per bushel.
Capt. Ramsay, superintendent of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, has reported to the
Navy Department that out of 235 cadets 10
have been found deficient in their studies, and
subject to be dropped. Five are in the first
class, two in the second class, three in the
third class, and nine in the fourth class The
Secretary of the Navy has decided that these
cadets, namely, Allison, Biddle, o. Neal, Luz
enberg, Helling, Wood, Brockway, Beckman,
McCord, Crisfeld, Sparkling, Sergeant, Do
vale, Sweeting, Frazier, Smith and Z. b.
Quinly be granted the usual privilege of re-
signing. Naval Cadets Chas. c. Brown and
VIM. Z. Cook have resigned.
The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of
Maryland met in annual session in Baltimore
on Tuesday, Grand Chancellor H. F. Steiner,
of Frederick, presiding. Delegates were
present from eighty-seven lodges, represent
ing a membership of $500 Officers were
elected for the ensuing year as follows: Grand
Chancellor, Henry Page, of Somerset county;
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