The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-18
MARYLAND Affairs.

Mr.. Moody, the evangelist, is expected to
visit Baltimore soon.
The total number of deaths in Baltimore
last week was 179, and 146 births.
Gen. Grant and ex-senator Mcdonald, of
Indiana, were at Deer Park, Garrett county,
this week.
The Democratic primaries of Howard coun-
ty have been called for September 8. The
county convention will convene the following
Tuesday.
Two valuable horses were stolen from the
field of a farmer named Llewelyn, near Cum
berland, Sunday night.
Jacob Tome, of Port Deposit, Cecil county,
loses about $4,000 by the defalcation and
flight Of James o. Parker, a lawyer of VIII
Transport, Pa.
Lewis Smothers, colored, has been arrested
in Washington, D. c., on the charge of shoot
ing q colored man named Butler in Charles
county last October
Mr.. Robert c. Barry, formerly one of the
most brilliant members of the Baltimore bar,
died on Tuesday at Spring Grove Insane Asy-
lum, in the 57th year of his age.
The session of the McDonough Farm School
commenced on Monday with every one of the
fifty boys present, in good health and fine
spirits after their summer vacation.
The Herald and Torch Light paper. of Ha-
gerstown, has been purchased by John M
Mentzer, of the Odd FellOr, for 81, 800. The
two papers will be consolidated. =
During the present year SO persons have
met their deaths by drowning in the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal between Cumberland
and Georgetown. This includes those who
committed suicide.
lwin fnr
of the Reisterstown High School, died ct his
residence, near Leicester, Howard county, on
Saturday, aged 80 years. He had been inca
pacitated for duty by consumption for about
a year.
Gen. B. F. Kelley has been appointed spe-
cial examiner of the pension bureau for Allie
gany, Garrett and Washington counties, vice
Maj. W. L. Van Doren, transferred. His
headquarters will be at Cumberland
At the fifth annual tournament given by the
Towson Guards on Tuesday. Miss Flo. j.
Scarf, third daughter of Joshua A. Scarf,
Esq, of Sunny Side, Hartford county, was
crowned Queen of Love and Beauty by the
successful Sir Knight. D. E. Wiley.
The Maryland independent announces that
Main Bros. have sold the farm known as the
Mason farm, near Glymont, Charles county,
for S45, 1000. The farm was purchased two
years ago by the Main brothers for $4,000,
and since then they have sold the timber off it.
The steamship Lawrence ran unto and
sunk the schooner Sarah Lavinia, of Balti-
more, in the Chesapeake Bay, near Point
Lookout, last Friday morning. Four persons
on the schooner were drowned, the vessel
sinking in five minutes after being struck.
The steamship rescued three persons.
The lighthouse board gives notice that on
and after August 20, 1888, fixed red light
of the fourth order will be exhibited from the
lighthouse recently constructed at Drum
Point PatuXent river. The apparatus lights
go degrees of the horison, and the focal
plane is AZ feet above mean low water
The Rev. DR.. Horstman, rector of st Mary's
Church, Philadelphia, has subscribed an in
dividual gift of $1,000 for the establishment of
a free scholarship in Mt. St. Mary's College,
Emmittsburg. The college will in the future
educate Il certain number of students without
charge for missionary purposes, chiefly for the
poor dioceSes of the south.
Mrs. Sarah A. Curry, wife of Edward j.
Curry, of Vincent alley, Baltimore, was found
dead in her bed on Tuesday morning, and a
coroner,s jury rendered a verdict that she
came to her death from a shock caused by
injuries received at the hands of her husband.
1t was stated by witnesses that he frequently
beat her while drunk. Both the man and
woman drank to excess at times.
The barn, stables. corn cribs and straw
stacks on the farm of Elijah Coulborn, four
miles from Preston. Caroline county, and
near Williamsburg, Dorchester county, were
burned on Saturday afternoon last. In addi-
ton to the buildings Mr.. Coulborn loses all
of his wheat. The loss will amount to $500
or 5000 at least. A little negro boy playing
with matches started the fire.
The extensive Battle Run tannery, sittuaed
six miles north of Cumberland near the
Pennsylvania line, owned and occupied by
John X. White, totally destroyed by fire
Monday morning, together with brick build
ing, occupied by the proprietor as a store and
dwelling. Only some tenement houses, three
bark sheds two stables and blacksmith shop
were saved. The loss is estimated at about
S25, 900.
A reception and hop was given Monday
evening at the New Columbia House, Cape
May, in honor of United States Senator James
B. Groome, of Maryland. The ceremonies
took place in the west parlor of the hotel
Hon. c. j. Reed, of Camden, spoke for the
committe and people, welcoming the Senator
to Cape May and to the inequalities of the
evening. Mr.. Groome responded in few
happy sentences, amidst the applause Of the
ladies and gentlemen present. Dancing then
began, and was maintained with much spirit
throughout the entire programme.
The design for the monument to the memory
of Major General the Baron De Kalb to be
erected in Annapolis, has been approved by
the Secretary of State at Washington, who, by
act of February 10, 1888, making an appropri-
alton of $4,000, is given the management
and control of the monument. The model
represents the General in the act of encour-
aging the troops under his command to greater
deeds of valor at the moment he was killed.
On one side of the base is to be inscribed the
resolution adopted by Congress in 1880 ex-
pressing the gratitude of the United States to
De Kalb.
According to original plans Baltimore was
to have handsome postoflice, but the design
has been so changed as to make it an exceed
ingly plain affair. Baltimoreans are looking
into it. Congressman Findlay proposes to go
to Washington with other citizens to get the
authorities to adhere to the original plans for
an ornate structure. He says Maryland ad-
vanced $4,000 toward the erection of the
national capital after the federal constitution
was adopted. Her claim to this has been ad-
mitted, but has never been paid, and with
principal and interest now amounts to over
100000. Baltimore, which is the metropo
lis of Maryland, certainly is entitled to fair
treatment aC w aSnlngtOn, ana TO give ner Il
shabby public building where a creditable one
was promised would certainly be unjust and
ungenerous.
Alexander Gardner and his wife are en-
ployed on the farm of Samuel Janney, near
BrOokevllle, Montgomery county. Gardner
returned home intoxicated last Friday and
beat his wife. She escaped from the house
and her husband followed carrying loaded
shot gun. His wife eluded him, but in his
pursuit, coming upon Mr.. and Mrs. Janney.
who were sitting upon the porch of their
house, he snapped the loaded gun at Mrs
Janney, but it missed fire. Gardner and Mr..
Janney then clinched, and Mr. Janney was
thrown down and beaten. In the struggle
Mr.. Janney drew knife and cut Gardner in
the arm, body and neck several times. The
wounds are not likely to prove mortal. Mr.. |
Janney gave himself up, and Judge Yinson
held him for examination in 81 200 bail Mr. |
Janney is one of the heirs of the late Johns
Hopkins. He married a daughter of Elisha
John Hall, of Montgomery county.
Mr.. d. K Houck Western MARYLAND Rail |