The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-08-16
MARYLAND AFFAIRS.

The tax rate for 1884 for Queen Anne S
county has been fixed at 90 cents. This is
three -fourths Of a cent higher than last year.
Fifty-six prisoners are now confined in
Jail at Towsontown, the largest number at
any one time for several years, but the major
ity of the charges upon which the parties are
confined are very trivial.
Reports from Mechanicstown, Frederick
county, stat e that the bilious dysentery is very
prevalent in that town and vicinity Forty,
two cases had occurred up to Saturday last,
and eight or ten deaths.
Ex-.Judge Robert Ford died at Leonardtown
on Sunday morning last, aged GA years. He
studied law in Frederick City and married
Miss Ellen Baltzell of that place. For fifteen
years he was associate Judge of the lower cir
cult
The McDonogh School was reopened last
Monday after the summer recess. The full
complement OF scholars, 60 in number, were
present Judge Dallam, secretary of the
board. was present, and aided Prof. Allan in
the reorganization of the classes.
J. G. Beard of Chewsville district, Washing,
ton county, has thrilshed from liz acres 923
bushels, or an average of 81 bushels to the
acre. Isaiah Rowe, of the same district,
thrashed from u acres of corn ground GOO
bushels--an average Of so bushels per acre.
Advices state that the peach crop i'll Anne
Arundel, Calvert and St. Mary's counties is
very short, the product not reaching even the
small yield oflast year. Peaches commenced
to fall off the trees through that section in
June and there has since been steady drop.
The funeral of Lieutenant james B. Lock
wood, one of the Greedy Expedition victims,
took place on Tuesday, in Annapolis, with
military aud naval honors. There was large
attendance. The burial services of the Epis
copal Church were read over the body, which
was inferred in the Naval Cemetery.
Col John Q. A. Herring, of Baltimore, for
many years superintendent of the Baltimore
Division OF the Adams Express Company, has
been elected manager of the company, in
place of the late Samuel NJ. Shoemaker. Mr..
Herring entered the service of the company
over thirty years ago as messenger, and has
gone up step by step to the top ofthe ladder.
The residents of Eakles's Mills, Washing
ton county, are considerably exercised over
the discovery ola large cave, which was OPEN
ed last week by the discharge of blast in the
quarry of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at
that place. Explorations have been made a
short distance from the mouth of the cave.
The explorers are convinced that a subterra-
mean curiosity exists at that point of no mean
DfODOTJiOUS. anu Oitc WdEIil1 VI HIVES
tigation. Stalactltes of from three to five
feet hang in great PROPULSION from the ceiling
of the chamber.
At Blue Ridge Summit, on Sunday morn
ing, f. J, Wade, Sr., his wife and two sons,
Of that place, and Mrs. McCrea, of Philadel-
phia, started for Gettysburg in wagon.
When short distance from home the horses
were frightened by dogs, became unmanage-
able, ran away and upset the wagon. Frank
Wade received injuries from which he died
about three hours later. Mr.. Wade was
badly cut and bruised. Edward Wade, Jr.,
received internal injuries, which may prove
fatal Mrs. Wade and Mrs. McCrea escaped
with slight injuries.
For some months past farmers in the Vi
cinity of Smpsonyille, Howard county, have
been greatly annoyed by thetts of harness and
stable equipments. The matter was put into
the hands of Detective Vansant, who searched
the premises of John Ridgeley, and found q
wagon load of harness, brides, saddles, pitch
forks, etc., all valued at about $500. Most of
the goods were identified by neighboring
farmers rs their property. Ridgeley was
taken to Jail in default of $500 bail. Harry
Bruce, colored, was arrested as an accomplice.
Articles of incorporation of the Baltimore
and Ohio Immigration Company of Baltimore
City were filed for record in the clerk S Office
of the Superior Court there on Thursday.
Samuel Spencer, Wm. F. Burns, Ferdinand
C. Latrobe, Eben J. d. Cross, of Baltimore,
and Hon. Henry G. Davis, of Piedmont, w.
Va, made tho application for incorporation,
and these, except Mr.. Cross. with John w.
Garrett, Robert Garrett and I. Harrison Gar
rett are the seven directors. The object is
declared to be the promotion of immigration
into this state and settling the immigrants on
the lands owned by the corporation, and also
for the purpose of buying, selling, mortga
ging, leasing, improving, disposing of or 9th
erwise dealing with lands in the state of Ma
ryland and in other states of the United
States.