The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Maryland Affairs.

postmaster at Thurston, Frederick county.
Fred. Douglas is announced to deliver an
address in Hagerstown Feb. on ''John
Brown
Alexander McKim, a well-known banker
of Baltimore, died in that city on Saturday, of
pneumonia.
The Episcopalians of the Easton diocese,
comprising the Eastern Shore, propose build
ing a $4,000 residence for the bishop at
Easton.
The depot of the Cumberland Valley rail.
road at Hagerstown, now nearing completion,
will be the finest on the line of the road, so it
is said.
The Legislature of Maryland has appointed
a committee to visit the Legislature of Vir-
ginia at Richmond on the oyster interests of
the two States.
Mr.. Charles S. Parran, senior editor of the
Calvert Journal, published at Prince Freder-
lex, Calvert county. died last Wednesday,
| aged 80 years.
DIR. Arthur Johns Beatty. residing at Ingle-
side, Queen Anne's county, was found dead
at his room door on Wednesday morning
He died of heart disease.
Samuel NJ. Lowman and Anna Belle Izer,
both of the Williamsport district, were mar
ried in the Jail at Hagerstown on Wednesday.
Their children will probably have lor opin-
ion of them.
The Army and Navy of the Confederate
States in Maryland will hold their annual re-
union on February %. Jefferson Davis was
invited to deliver the Grafton but declined on
account of bad health.
Orlando F. Bump, a lawyer and legal au-
thor of prominence in Baltimore, died on
Tuesday morning, in his 43rd year. He was
n &c 90, Nauy Narl- hut
Baltimore in 1868.
Cambridge has disconsolate husband and
disconsolate wife, the partners of each hav-
ing left for parts unknown. The Baltimore
Day suggest that, as two halves make whole,
they might become happy by marrying.
John Murray and John n Steele, of Cam
bridge, had difficulty about trifling matter
on Thursday, which resulted in Steele hitting
Murray with a poker and Murray shooting
Steele in the abdomen, causing fatal wound.
Arrangements have been made by a number
of well known sportsmen of Frederick county
for grand fox chase at Woodsboro', on
Thursday next. Several large red dog foxes
have been secured, and will be given their
| liberty at that time.
The Democratic Central Committee ofFred-
erick county met last Friday and appointed
a committee to go to Annapolis to urge the
passage of law regulating the management
of the Jail and almshouse of that county.
Gross extravaganza are alleged in conducting
each.
Mr.. H. Watkins, of St. Mary rs county, tried
to commit suicide at LLOYD Hotel, Baltimore,
on Wednesday afternoon. He made a rope
of the sheets on his bed, and fastening it
around his neck hung himself out of third
| story window. He was hauled in by the pro-
prietor of the hotel before much damage was
| done.
DIR. Francis R. Mclaughlin, son of Prof
| A. b. Mclaughlin, of Rock Hill College,
Ellicott City, and brother of j. Fairfax Nc
l.aughlin, at one time professor of languages
and English literature i'll Calvert Hall, died
at Monterey, CAL, on January 8, of pneumo-
mia, aged SO years.
The Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Com
pany has absorbed the National Telegraph
! Company, which operated the wires of the
West Shore Railroad. Mr.. Robert Garrett,
who is in New York, says his company will
string wires all over the country and compete
with the Western Union.
Barton Freeny, young and prosperous
farmer, residing near Salisbury, committed
suicide Wednesday morning about eleven
o'clock by jumping from the garnet of his resi-
dence, breaking his neck No cause is given
/ for his action, as he was quite well off. He
leaves wife and several children.
A convention composed of delegates from
all the Sunday Schools of the NJ. E. Churches
South, in the Maryland Conference, will meet
in Rockville. on the Sth of February, 1t is
anticipated that about 200 delegates, including
ministers, will be present. Ample prepara-
tons have been made for their accommodation.
Whilst Rev. Dyer, pastor of the eolored
Methodist Episcopal Church at Liberty, Fred.
| erick county, was about to preach last Sunday,
a female member created surprise by arising
and declaring him unfit to preach, charging
him with intimacy with the females of his
sable flock. An investigation followed and
the preacher was exonerated.
The Hagerstown Carnival Association has
elected Col H. Kyd Douglas chief marshal
| for the celebration of February -. Presi-
dent Arthur and Gov. McLane will be invited
to the celebration. Frederick is TO have car
pival on the same day. Great cities should
not conflict in their great celebrations. Let
them unite and come to Westminster, where
they will have crowd TO see their display.
/ Matthew Condy died in st. Louis few
nights ago, and his relatives sent telegram
announcing the fact to his brother, James
I Condy, at Hancock. But even while one
( telegram was coming East another was going
I West to tell Matthew of the death of James.
| The brothers, old men, had died almost NJ
the same hnur, though neither had known OF
the others illness.
! James Clinton, a Baltimore boy, who shot
! and killed John R. Mcclure, a market gard
ner, on the line of the Western Maryland rail-
road near Baltimore last Jnly, was tried in
| Baltimore this week, the jury failing to agree,
| Clinton fired upon MeGuire without cause,
except that he had previously told them to
get off his property. The defense claimed
fired through the bushes at random at no
object at all.
The case of the State vs. Mrs Mary Jane
Hundertmark, (wife of Henry Hundertmark, }
| indicted for the murder of Charles II. Ensor
/ on the 18th Of QataIeF iast, near Charles.
| street avenue, on the Maryland Central Rail
road, with pistol, was begun at Towsontown
! on Wednesday, the day being consumed in
! selecting jury. Mr.. Ensor was cunning on
the Hundertmark property, when Mrs. Hun
/ aertu4ark eaMe put anq Shat him, seemingly
/ without provocatioR.
A coored servant of NJ. T. Goldsborough,
employed on his farm Easton, whilst drawing
straw from steam straw cutter, on Wednes
day, had his right hand caught beneath the
blades and cut in such Il manner that Drs.
Earle and Bateman deemed amputatlon ne
easGary. When the hand was taken off he
gas asked If he Mo4lq have il buried al has,
ton or on the Farm. "Qh," said be, lit
makes no difference whar, for when de resurr
reetion day comes it will he daF.''
A sixteen year old daughter of VIM. Hall,
of Elkton, Cecil county, was arrested on Mon
day and lodged in jail upon the charge of
poisoning the family. One week previous
The family were taken sick after neal, but
were quickly restored. On Monday Mrs.
Hall aud four children were taken III again.
The physician said they had been poisoned.
Suspicion pointed TO the daughter Lizzie, who
works out but stays home at night and she
was arrested. She is wild, reckless, char
apter and has served a term at the House of
Correction.
Mayor Latrobe, of Baltimore, sent his an
nual message to the City Council on Monday
He reports the total funded guaranteed debt
Of baltimore at SBs, 100. Isl, Of WHICH amount
interest is provided otherwise than nv taxa