The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-12-27
Maryland Affairs.

The Baltimore city Jail is crowded with over
300 prisoners.
The tomato pack in the United States last
wear fell off about 922, 500 cases. While in
some states the pack was increased, the fall
ing off in Maryland was about 97s,OOO cases.
McGrath's oyster and fruit packing house,
in Baltimore, was burned early on Sunday
morning. 1t was partly occupied by Thomas
B. Schall, fruit packer. The loss is about
$4,000.
At the Cathedral in Baltimore, on Satur-
day, eleven priests, seventeen deacons and
nine sub-deacons were ordained by Arch
bishop Gibbons. Twenty-four candidates re-
ceived minor orders and twenty the tonsure.
On Monday afternoon, in Wetipquin Neck,
Wicomico county, during an alteration
Richard Smith struck a man named Gray,
from Dorchester county, on the head with an
axe, inficting wound from which Gray died.
Gov. McLane has appointed Chas. +. Hol-
land, of Salisbury, associate judge in the first
judicial circuit, to succeed Hon. EphraIm X.
Wilson, who succeeds Hon. James Ii. Groome
in the United States Senate on the 4th of
March next.
The recent storms, gales and cold weather
have been hard on shipping in Maryland
waters Vessels have had sails blown away,
some have been capsized, some are ice-bound
and number of sailors and oystermen have
been drowned.
A Frenchman named Paquet, of Toronto,
Ont, professed infdel, while denying the
doctrine of eternal punishment in discussion
with his fellow-boarders, was stricken with
paralysis, the whole of one side, from head to
foot, including the tongue, losing vitality.
The store house of DR.. L. E. johnson, on
Race street, Cambridge, was entered by
burglars on Monday night and robbed of about
500 worth of goods. The store of Benjamin
Hart on Thomas's wharf, was also robbed of
small amount of cash and few groceries on
Sunday night.
| 1t is understood that President Baughman,
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, will 60 to
New York shortly, and there meet the repre-
sentatives of the leading coal companies and
some of the coal shippers, in order to confer
with them in regard to the question of canal
| freights, and endeavor to secure fair share
of tonnage for the canal next season. He
will not only make this, but every other effort
to gain q trade for the canal, and is hopeful
of success.
In the Circuit Court at Hagerstown on
Tuesday, the prisoners convicted during the
| November term were sentenced by Judge
Syester as follows: DIR. John B. Hicks, as
sault on Clara Spielman, two years and three
months in the penitentiary; Charles Digs,
colored, larceny, three years in the peniten-
tiaryy Benjamin W. Byers, alias Allen Ander-
son, bigamy, three years in the penitentiary;
Ed. Jaeger, colored, larceny, twenty days in
the county Jail.
Mrs. Emerson, mother of Mr.; Upton Elmer
son, residing near Boonsboro', Washington
county, was found in bed Tuesday by visit
ing neighbor enveloped in flames, and so bad
| ly burned that she died few hours afterwards.
| The deceased was SO years of age, and lived
alone in small house adjoining that of her
son. The cause of the accident is unknown,
but it is supposed her clothing became ignited
from a spark from the stove, and in her fright
she took refuge in bed.
Sixteen vessels of different classes were
built in the shipyards of Baltimore during
1884, including two steamers, one bark, six
schooners, FIVE tugboats, two barges. The
total tonnage was 2,31S. The cost of the ves-
sells was $23S, $50. In 1882, 25 vessels were
built, representing 8, 152 tons, valued at 1884,
600; in 1888, 10 vessels were built, aggregat-
ing 3,116 tons, valued at 1881 ,000 For the
year 1883 there were built in the counties of
Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset and Anne
Arundel Al vessels, making total of 2, 1874
tons and valued at $153, 300.
Another Georgia wonder-Miss Lee Price
has been exhibiting in Baltimore this week.
She is native of Gainesville, Barlow county,
Ca, weighs probably -125 pounds, has dark
auburn hair, which hung in mass about her
shoulders, and in her dress and stage manners
she was quite like child. Six strong men
were invited upon the stage. The stoutest of
these was asked to hold chair tightly sup
ported on his breast by the back and try to
keep it steady against the girls pressure with
her open palms. She rubbed one of her
hands against the chair bottom for several
seconds, as if to get up the proper electric
current, and at the same time laid her other
hand on the chair back. The electricity, or
whatever else it might be called, proved to be
more than match for the strength of the
man, and he was sent spinning all over the
stage in helpless fashion that convulsed the
audience. Other like features were performs.
ed in overcoming the combined strength of
several men, and Miss Prices last effort was
the breaking of a billiard cue which four men
held.