The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-03-14
Maryland Affairs.

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emit Court will convene on Monday next.
Three oystermen were drowned at Castle
Haven, Dorchester county, while attempting
to 90 from shore to their sloop.
During the March term of the Circuit Court
for Wicomico County, which begins 23dinst.,
a case will come up to test the constitutional
ity of the oyster law.
Gov. McLane on Saturday appointed Thos.
C. Bruff, of Baltimore county, member of the
State board of education, vice James /. Will
liams, resigned.
Prof. NJ. A. Newell, principal of the State
Normal School, was married on March 4th, at
WytheyiIle, Va, to Mrs. g. ID. Murrell, at
the residence of ex Senator Withers.
Mr.. James r. Earle was killed and Mr..
Thomas H. Trippe very seriously injured by
a train running over them while driving over
a railroad crossing in Easton, on Wednesday.
The first herring of the season in Maryland
waters have been caught in Wicomico river.
Five thousand pounds of rock-fsh were caught
in one haul Monday in Skipton creek, Talbot
county.
The Western Maryland Railroad is intro
ducing interlocking signal stations ON its lines.
Two lever towers are being completed on
each side of Hagerstown, where the tracks
connect with other lines.
Senator E. X. Wilson is still quite unwell
at his residence in Snow Hill and unable to
attend the extra session of the Senate. He
has retained as his private secretary Ed. d.
Martin, of Berlin.
The annual examination of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons, at Baltimore, has
resulted in 154 of the 1853 students passing for
the degree of doctor of medicine. They re-
ceiyed their diplomas on the 18th inst.
Apprehending visit from the cholera, the
commissioners of the towns of Easton and st.
Michaels, Talbot county, as precautionary
measures, have passed ordinances prohibiting
the rearing ofhogs within the corporate limits.
The rear wall of the large malt house of
Weir, Hobelmann & Gottlieb, in Baltimore,
tumbled down last Friday evening and John
Sauer, who was shovelling grain on the third
floor, was killed. 1t is supposed the mortar
in the wall was loosened by the thawing out of
the frost.
March term of the Montgomery County
court begins Monday. There are on the
docket twenty criminal trials, seventeen of
which are for the violation of the local option
law; eighteen criminal appearances, eleven
of which are for violation of the prohibition
law for liquor.
A series of thefts having been committed
along the river districts in Washington coun-
ty, officers have been at work ferreting out
the depredators On Wednesday at Will
Transport Lee Montgomery, Zach Reeder,
George Grow, Owen Wise, William Shehan
and Samuel Ensomager were arrested and
lot of goods discovered in an old vault in
cemetery.
Mr. David j. Marley, a well-known and
esteemed citizen of Frederick, who had been
=. 81, Ton,
died at his residence, on West Third street,
Monday morning, in the 18th year of his age.
Mr.. Marley was formerly one of the leading
business men of Frederick city, and occupied
a number of positions of responsibility and
trust.
James Miller made tremendous haul of
rock fish in Skipton Creek, a branch of Miles
river, Monday. Mr.. Millers seine got be-
tween two cakes of floating ice, to escape
which he had to haul the seine zigzag course.
When the seine was landed it had in it about
5000 pounds of rock fish, which Melted more
than $500.
Frank Rowe has been convicted of stealing
money from his cousin, Miss Ann c. Elder,
in Emmitsburg, short while ago, and SEN
fenced to three years in the House of Correc-
ton. Young Rowe is nearly q years of age,
and connected with the oldest and best fami-
lies in Emmtsburg. He is a nephew of Mr..
James A. Elder, president of the Emmits-
burg Railroad
Gen. Chas. B. Norton, secretary of the
American exhibition to be held in London in
Nav, 1886, writes to Col. j. Thomas Scharf
proposing the transfer of the Maryland exhibit
now at the New Orleans Exposition to Lon
don entire, Gen. Norton says so far us regards
investment and immigration, there can be no
question but that London is the most impor-
tant centre in the world.
Henry N. p. Hargett, about so years of age,
who had been residing with his cousin, Mr..
VIM Schaffer, in Buckeystown district, Fred
erick county, committed suicide on last Fri
day night, by cutting his throat with razor.
His body was found lying in a field, with the
razor by his side. 1t is understood that he
had been suffering from depression of spirits
frequently of late.
Governor McLane has requested Attor-
ney- General Roberts to deny the competency
of the United States Court to pass upon the
regulations prescribed by the State for the
taking of oysters in the waters of Maryland,
that whole question being subject for the
exclusive legislation of the State The issue
will be made in the habeas corpus case of
Capt Insley in the United States Court, which
was to have come up yesterday.
Washington county, and father of George 1,
Winters, the young man who was convicted
at the late term OF court for the killing of
Albert Fahrney, and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary. is quite i'll at his residence, near
Cavetown. His sickness is attributed to grief
over the unfortunate fate of his son. Mrs.
Winters is also Frustrated, and fears are en-
tertaned that she will not recover.
A large building at Myersville, Frederick
county, owned by John ii. Shank, was de-
stroyed Saturday, with all its contents, con-
sisting Of one engine, two wheat threshers,
three binders, one reaper, two clover hullers,
lot of plows and other agricultural machin-
cry and nipple ments. The fire was of suppos-
ed incendiary origin, and occurred at an early
hour in the morning The loss is estimated
at about $1,000; insurance $4,000.
The Baltimore Herald prints reports from
all sections of Maryland of the condition of
the growing wheat. According to these re-
ports the roots of the grain are everywhere
injured by the seyere weather and the success
sion of alternate freezing and melting. 1t does
not appear possible at this time that the crop
will reach 80 per cent. of the average. Farm
ers are generally discouraged at the outlook,
and many are seriously discussing the ques-
ton of abandoning wheat culture for cattle
raising"
Capt. Peter Brooks, a well-known and
highly respected colored man, died at his res
idence near Drum Point, Calvert county,
March 4, aged 90 years, Capt. Brooks for
many years before and up to within few years
! of the breaking out of the late war was master
of several well known schooners plying be-
tween the Patuxent river and Baltimore, and
was well known and highly respected by the
leading merchants in South Baltimore in ante
bellum days.
! John NJ Clark was arrested last Friday at
McDonogh Station, Western Maryland Rail
i road, by Detective Droste, of Baltimore, at
the request of Chief of Police Vansant, of
Ellicott City. Clark was arrested on war
rant sworn out by the mother of Fanny Kear-
ney, a twelve year old girl, whom the prisoner
| is charged with having attempted to assault
on February u, when they were both going
! from Alberton store to their homes on the
farm of Mr.. John McShane, near Ellicott
! City, by whom they were employed The
prisoner was taken to Ellicott City the same
evening and lodged in Jail.
| William Anthony, young man aged %
! years. died at his home in the third district OF
/ Howard county, on last Friday night from
/ injuries received on the previous Tuesday at
/ Mottos saw-mll, near Henryton, by being
thrown on the revolving saw by portion of
! the gearing breaking. He sustained severe
injuries qhoqt the head, the scalp being almost