The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-01-12
Maryland Affairs.

master at Glen Morris, Baltimore county.
Senator Allston, Republican, of st. Mary
county, has changed his determination anu
will not resign his seat.
The Union Steamship Company will shortly
establish line of steamsrs between Liverpooi'
England, and Baltimore.
John Grub, colored, aged about 100 years;
was found frozen near his house IN Har1ord
county on Monday morning.
Thos. C. Bruff has been reelected examiner
of public schools in Baltimore county ana
Capt. D. P Barnette assistant.
The Maryland Central Railroad will be
opened for travel Jan. II. An excursion to
Delta will take place Jan. 10.
Nelson Poe, Judge of the orphans court
of Baltimore city, died in Baltimore on Thurs
day of last week in his 10Th year.
Hon. John G. Stone, formerly of Washing
ton county, died last Friday at his residence
in Montgomery county, aged so years.
The Choptank, Third Haven, Wicomico,
Pocomoke and other rivers of Maryland are
frozen over, impeding navigation.
Diphtheria prevails alarmingly at Oakland,
and there have been several deaths. The dis
ease has spread from children to adults.
Mrs. Laura Brewer, at Annapolis, was ia
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fire while engaged in washing clothes.
After paying expenses, including repairs,
the Maryland penitentiary for the year ending
November 80 last, paid to the State 81, 1851.
The boat "Two Brothers was capsized in
the Great Choptank river on Sunday night by
the ice and wind and four men were drowned.
Cumberland has appointed committee to
60 to Washington to endeavor to get the gov
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Mrs. Mary Hubbard committed suicide at
fredericksburg, Caroline county, by setting her
clothing on fire and burning herself to death.
Maryland rivers were flooded by the rain
and melting snow on Tuesday, and on We'd
nesday there was a food threatened in the
Susquehanna.
Judge Nicholas Watkins died in Baltimore
on Monday, aged II years. He was Secretary
of State under Governors Francis Thomas and
Philip Francis Thomas.
A friend writes to the ADVOCATE from Miles
river, Talbot county, Md.-"Oysters are lock-
ed UP by the ice, but acres of wild ducks, red
heads and other varieties, are in the river.
The Carnival Association of Frederick has
fixed on February % as the day on which their
next demonstration, including trades dis
play, similar to that of last year, will be
made.
From January /, 1882, to July /, 1883,
there were 4,93O cases of smallpox in Balti-
more city, and 1,1S4 deaths. During that
period the city paid $50, 3S1 80 for vaccine and
vaccination.
We notice in Worcester county new wrinkle
in the matter of public sales. 1t is to an
nounce q horse race, in connection with the
sale, the match to take place as soon as the
sale is over.
Senator Edwin Warfeld, of Howard county,
has been presented with hickory cane cut
from tree in the old Ellicott garden, which
was planted on the day that President Jackson
was first inaugurated
The Pope has presented to Archbishop
Gibbons a life-siZe portrait of himself for the
Catholic Council to be convened in Baltimore
in November next, on the ninety-ffth anniver-
sary of the Metropolitan See.
The midday train on the A & e. R. rail-
road ran over four oxen, near Annapolis, on
the 3rd inst, wrecking the enging and tender
and severely scalding Superintendent Deale,
who has since died. Nopassengers were hurt.
The Confederated Labor League of Balti-
more met at Rechabite Hall Wednesday night
and adopted resolution providing for the
drafting of bill to be submitted to the Leg
islature, making provision for the better pro-
lection of the interests of workingmen.
John Powell, residing on DIR. NJ. A. Berry s
farm, east of Hagerstown, has sow with lit
ter of twenty.six pigs. This is the second
family of which she has had charge, the for
mer numbering sixteen. Forty.two fine little
piggies in two iustallments is an undertaking
that might well be termed hoggish.
James Hare, merchant of Calvert county,
was shot through the head and killed in Balti-
more last Friday NIGHT Inv Jobn ScanIon n
saloon keener Hare occnsed ScanIon Of rob-
bling him when he was in Baltimore some weeks
ago, and went to his saloon about midnight
and attacked him about it. Scanlon was shot
by Hare also.
At maat;ne last Sotnrdov IF tho stock.
holders of tho EradericI, Com1tU A [-r;onIt,ra1
S Soi9etS o. '9e ooInty agaieultura
tbe ensu;ng vear. Il ColnmbnS Komn rroSl
ident: DE. Fairfax ScbIev vice.nraps;dent !.
Georga w Cromer secretarv I w Rannb ;
man oorroSnond;ng secrafor, Tan5ns
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marshal.
Col. VIM. P. Craipbill saws he believes that
the Great Eastern could now be brought mn
to Baltimore, so great is the depth Of the
channel. 1t is now q feet at mean low water,
49, at mean high water and 90 or 30 at high
water of spring tides. The channel is, how
ever, not as wide as it should be, and it is to
be hoped that Congress will speedily provide
means for increasing the width.
In the case of Hahn VS.. Western MARYLAND
R. R., tried in the Court of Common Pleas.
Baltimore. on Monday last. Judge Brown
decided in favor of the Railroad Company.
This was suit sought for damages for the
killing of the son Of the plaintiff by being
crushed between cars at Hiilen Station several
months ago. As the accident was clearly
caused by the unfortunate mans own care
lessness, a verdict was given for the defendant
On January 3rd the trustees Of the House
of Correction held their monthly meetin@
Mr.. Frank Wheeler, superintendent. submit.
ted his report, which showed that there were
A total of 33G prisoners in the institution-2s1
males and SIS females. The resonot;on of the
secretary. Harry Mudoe was Accented and
Charles Fl Ranober Formerly denpty oIarI
of Frederick Comfy Cont was Amounted To
fIl the vacancy The ;nst;tnt;on i L., - "