The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-03-22
Maryland Affairs.

tism.
The Queen Anne's National Bank was or
gained at Centreville on Tuesday, with ex-
Comptroller Heating president.
At the last call for bank statements, March
9TH, the four national banks of Frederick had
on deposit an aggregate of $780,, Bill.
Daniel F. Kennedy has been sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary for killing c. F.
Topper, in Frederick, on election day.
Franz Struat, worker in terra Gotta, com
mitted suicide Sunday in Baltimore. 1t is
supposed he was insane from overwork.
VIM. Myers, workman, engaged at gram
lite quarries near Woodstock, Baltimore co.,
died Wednesday morning from injuries re-
ceived on Monday.
A ground hog is kept at Druid Hill Park,
Baltimore. On Saturday last the six weeks
from Candlemas were fulfilled, and the Sun
says he promptly made his appearance.
Homer J. C. Deaves, of Virginia, student
at the dental college in Baltimore, failed to
pass examination and graduate, became in
sane and committed suicide last Monday.
A colored child about years old was seri-
ously, perhaps fatally burned on Wednesday
at Sandy Bottom, Baltimore county. 1t had
been left alone by its mother, and its clothes
caught fire.
William H. Tuck, who had been Judge of
the Maryland Court of Appeals, and State
Senator, and had held other offices of honor
and trust, died Monday evening in Annapolis,
aged 70 years.
Col F. C. Goldsborough, of Talbot county,
has the pure blood 0xforddown sheep on his
farm Peterborough. His buck lambs are in
great demand at $50 apiece. Sheep raising
is profitable in Talbot county.
The farmers of Bodkin Creek, third district
of Anne Arundel county, have organized a
stock company to build q steamer to carry
their produce to Baltimore. The capital stock
is to be $4,000, at $50 share.
The receipts of the Emmittsburg, railroad
for the two months past, January and Febru-
airy, exceeded the same two months of any
former year by about $500. The road in a
short time will be free of debt.
The citizens of Hagerstown are excited over
their new charter, which is to be submitted to
vote of the people of that place shortly.
Both the advocates and opponents of the
charter are holding large meetings.
The seventy-seventh annual commencement
of the Medical Department of the university
of Maryland took place last Friday in the
Academy of Music in Baltimore. Diplomas
were awarded to over one hundred graduates.
Hon. Thomas F. j. Rider, of Wicomico, is
spoken of as successor to Judge Wilson, re-
Gently chosen United States Senator. Hon.
Philip w. Downs, of Caroline, will probably
represent the first district in Congress next
time.
The full bench of the Circuit Court for St.
Mary's county on Monday decided, in the case
of George C. Abel VS.. John I. Jarboe and
II. X. Walton, that horse racing is gambling,
and race purses cannot be recovered by actions
at law.
Rev. Hobart H. Smith withdrew from the
Baltimore NJ. +. Conference, which was in
session at Washington, ID. c., last week, and
will enter the Protestant Episcopal ministry
and take charge of church in Allegany
county.
Work was commenced yesterday on the ex-
tension of the Blue Mountain House, on the
Western Maryland Railroad. A large force
will be employed, and the whole will be COM
pleted in June, before the opening of the
summer season.
Mrs. Ann G. Murray, an old and highly
respected lady of Dorchester county, died last
Friday afternoon, 18th inst, at Creighton
Hotel. Cambridge, at the advanced age Of
eighty -four years. She was an aunt to Judge
Grayson of Baltimore county.
Mrs. Catharine McComas, mother of Hon.
Louis Z. McComas, died suddenly at her resi-
dence in Hagerstown on Tuesday night Of
heart disease as she was about retiring. She
had been apparently enjoying unusually good
health. Her age was 90.
Ex-Sheriff William A. Slade has sold his
farm, situated near Phoenix, Baltimore CO.,
containing about $50 acres, with good improve.
ments, together with the stock, farming i'm
plements, &C., thereon, to Mr.. w. S. Dor
man, of Baltimore, for $ll 200.
Mrs. Hannah Silver died at the residence
of her nephew, Mr. Thos. p Mitchell, Aber-
deem, Hartford county, Monday last Mrs.
Silver was IS years old. For number OF
years she had been entirely blind, but aside
from this she retained her faculties until the
last. She was an aunt of the late Chief JUS
tice Bartol.
The bark Lillian. which sailed from Balti
more on Saturday morning for Havana, had
her mate, John Wilson, stabbed to death by a
sailor, named Peterson, about ten miles below
Annapolis. The body Of the mate and the
murderer, Peterson, were transferred to the
revenue cutter Gutherie, and taken back to
Baltimore.
Mr.. Oliver N. Bryan. of Charles county,
writes to the American Farmer concerning the
operation of the Maryland Fish Commission.
He says that after the expiration of ten years
and the expenditure of Sl7 800, the fish COM
mission has yielded comparati vely nothing to
the taxpayers; that fish are no plentier now
than they were when the COMM ssion was or
ganized in 1874.
About six o'clock last Monday evening Mr..
Nicholas j. Worthington, IL highly esteemed
and wel-known farmer of Frederick county,
died at his home near Evansville, in Urbana
district, in the 50th year of his age. MIR.
Worthington had been i'll ill-health for the
past two years, and for more than half of that
time had been confined to his house.
An abortive attempt was made to wreck
train No. 35 of Columbia and Port Deposit
railroad Monday night by placing a crosstie
across the track near Bucks Mill. The com
pany's engine house near the same point was
set on fire Tuesday night, but the flames were
soon eXtinguished. Another attempt was
made to burn the engine house on Wednes-
day night was partly successful.
The eight Republican and Fusion MEM
bers of the First Branch of the City Councils
of Baltimore, who withdrew from that body
over a month ago, returned to their duties
Tuesday evening. They seeded in view of
the passage of an ordinance to abolish the
office of Fire Marshall and restore the Board
of Fire Commissioners, but the majority re-
manned in session, and the ordinance is now
in the hands of the Mayor.
James c. Franklin, about IS years of age,
and Sarah Seidenstrickers, aged 20, both OF
Reisterstown, eloped last Sunday. Franklin
deserted wife and four children, whom he
had treated badly for some time. He was
section master of the Baltimore and Reisters-
town Turnpike Company, and after drawing
his pay for February he carried off sum OF
money in his hands for payment for some
stone.
At a meeting on Thursday of gentlemen
interested in milk cows, at the office of Mr.
I. Alexander Seth, No. % St. Paul street,
Baltimore, an account was given of the Jer-
sey Bull Black Prince of Linden, which Mr..
Samuel Shoemaker has just purchased of Mr..
7. s. Cooper for SIS, Goo Mr.. Cooper offer.
ed to buy Mr.. Shoemaker great cow, Prin-
cess Second, for $50, 900, but Mr.. Shoemaker
declined to sell, and it was said that he would
not take $4,000 for her.
In the Circuit Court of Frederick last Satu.
day Geo. Hurley, alias Geo. Washington, col.
ored, about 45 years Of age, was convicted OF
:, =. a oil ont ra oa on no ord oflacf