The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-12
Maryland Affairs.
There were 15e deaths in Baltimore L

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bons, died in New Orleans on Monday night,
aged so years.
One day last week 10000 herring and $50
shad were taken at one haul on Spesutla Is
land, head of the Chesapeake Bay.
George Putt, of Baltimore, was instantly
killed by falling out of wagon on Monday.
He fell on his head and broke his neck.
An attempt was made to rob the Hagers-
town post office Sunday morning. Mrs. a
Logan, who lives next door, frightened the
thieves off with revolver.
Rev. Josiah Henson, known us Mrs. Stowe 5
''Uncle Tom," died on Saturday, May ., at
Dresden, Ont, in his 9th year. He was
born a slave in Charles county.
Edward Lee Wilson, aged about 20 years,
son of VIM. g. Wilson, of KNOXVILLE, Fred
erick county, was instantly killed by lightning
last Friday, near Wheaton, ILLINOIS.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
has awarded the contract for furnishing 1T with
Consolidation Company's Cumberland coal
for one year to Steffey & Findlay and Victor
Cushwa, of Willamsport.
Louis De Ronceray, of Baltimore, on
Wednesday in fit of insanity, cut his throat
and then crawled out on the roof OF his resi-
dence on Mulberry street, near Eutaw, and
slipping, fell to the pavement.
The board of managers of the baltimore
County Agricultural Society have determined
to change the time of beginning the annual
fair next fall on the 4th of September instead
of the 18th, on account of the Orlole celebra-
ton.
jackson Grove campmeeting, of the Methc-
dist Protestant Church, will commence on
Wednesday August LIST. Jackson Grove is IN
Anne Arundel county, about one mile from
Odenton, on the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad.
Andrew Rentch, one of the oldest and
wealthest citizens of Washington county,
died at his farm in the DOwnville district on
Tuesday. aged IS. He had resided on the
same farm since 1914. He leaves widow,
and four children by his first wife.
Six per cent. discount is allowed on Balti-
more county tax bills paid during the month
of MAY, per cent. during June, per cent.
during July, per cent. during August, per
cent during September, per cent. during
October and of per cent. during November
Mrs. Langtry being asked by reporter of
the New York Herald in which city she saw
the prettiest women, replied: lin Baltimore.
1t struck me that every woman there was a
beauty. And | think that Baltimore was the
only town that did not boast Of its native beau
ties"
The ivy covering Emmanuel Church in
Hagerstown has long been a tavorite spot for
the sparrows, and the noise they made dis
turbed the congregation. On Tuesday the
sexton raided their settlement and destroyed
nearly two hundred nests with the eggs they
contained.
Judge Charles +. Phelps will deliver the
address to the graduates at the annual com
mencement of the McDonogh School Oh Sat
urday, June 2. A large number of apphca-
tons have been filed for admission to the
school. and examinations will be made every
Saturday during May.
Nicholas Mills, of Baltimore, with a ham,
mer inflicted such wounds on his forehead,
on Saturday last as to cause his death on
Monday. His wife was a drunkard and abused
the children to such an extent during his alb
sence as to cause him to become deranged.
f. O. Roller, aged % years, of Glen Rock,
Pa, was suffocated by gas at the Northern
Central Hotel, Baltimore, last Friday morn
ing. He went to bed about o clock. intend
ing to get up at to take the train for home.
He blew out the gas, and was found in bed
dead in the afternoon.
John A. Trunnel, of Cheyenne, Wyoming
Territory, left there in a wagon drawn by a
pair of native ponies last October, and arrived
in Baltimore last Friday, stopping two months
in Missouri. He is native of Frederick
and is brother of John q. Trunnel,
residing near Frederick.
Gov. Hamilton has fixed Friday, June %,
for the execution of George Lake, colored,
who was convicted of assault upon Mrs. Clara
j. Simmons, at the April term of the Dor
chester county Circuit Court, held at Cam
bridge, and sentenced to be hanged. Lake
made an attemptto escape from Jail last week.
A fire broke out early Thursday morning at
No 1873 West Madison street, Baltimore, and,
before they could be taken from the burning
building, Mr.. John +. Adams, an aged man,
was suffocated, and Jane Byers, the colored
cook, was burned to death. Another servant
Jumped from window and was severely in
iured.
At colored festival at North Point, Balti-
more county, on Monday night, a quarrel &C.
CURED between Robert Young and Henry
Jones. This was seemingly settled, but when
Young left for home he was waylaid by Jones,
who crushed his skull with a club. Jones
was arrested Tuesday and lodged in Jail at
Towson.
At the opening of the new or enlarged
chemical labortory of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity last Friday, Prof Remsen, who planned
it, made an address He said that this was
the age of Laboratories, and alluded to the
finest of European ones, those at Bonn, Vi
emma. Berlin. Munich and Manchester. While
the one at Johns Hopkins University, said
he, is neither so large nor expensive, lit is not
one whit less useful.
A dispatch from Hagerstown on Sunday, to
a. p,1+ FIN Erinnv njnbt
and Saturday morning this section was visited
by succession of the most violent thunder
storms that have occurred here for many
years. The large Thinker church on the
Greencastle and Williamsport pike, eight
miles northwest of this place, was set on fire
by lightning and entirely destroyed. The
mill house at Brown Mills, near Greencastle,
Pa, was also struck by lightning and con-
sumed. The Valencia Mill, the property OF
Mr., Eli Young, near Funkstown, was struck
and set on fire, hut the presence of the miller
saved it from being burned The dwelling of
Mr.. Geo. Garlock, on Bethel street, in this
place, was also struck and damaged. This is
the second time this house has been struck by
lightning during the past year. John Field
man, telegraph operator in this place, re-
ceived severe shock during the storm.
The Court of Appeals last Friday rendered
its decision in the case of H. V. D. Johns vs.
Sarah W. Hodges and others. The case wa:
an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas
of Baltimore, involving two wills and codicil>
of John folly Johns, of Baltimore county
The case was removed to Baltimore from the
Circuit Court of Baltimore County. The jury
in the Court of Common Pleas determined
that Johns was of unsound mind when he ex.
ecuted the wills, and decided in favor of the
appellees, The COURT of Appeals affirms the
rulings of the Court of Common Pleas, anC
orders the costs in both courts TO be paid ou
of the estate. expressing the opinion that the
defendant was justified in endeavoring to sus
tain the alleged wills and codicils. The ties
tator left two will i'll favor of cousins to the
exclusion of his sister, Mrs L. Harris Hodges
and his niece, Mrs. Caldwell, who contested
the will.
Another Poorhouse Horror.
The Sedalia, Mo-, Democrat has discovered
and unearthed state of affairs in the county
poorhouse of that county that rivals in its hor
rors the TGwksbury almshouse revelations
The poor farm is about twelve miles from Sc