The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-06-20
Maryland Affairs.

James Leeke, who was born in Montgomery
county IN 1898, died in Baltimore on Tuesday
John Farher, butcher, committed suicide
IN Baltimore on Tuesday by hanging himself.
There are 1872 persons under the Collector
OF the port of Baltimore. These should give
place to 1872 Democrats before long.
The Frederick Ne,os acknowledges the re-
! ceipt of "a choice package of cakes" If the
package" was ''choce," how were the
cakes?
Edward Rennert, a son of Mr. Robert Rem
merit, of Baltimore, has been appointed mes
senger in the office of the Secretary of the
Treasury
Mr.. Henry Winter. who has stock farm
near Ellicott City, shipped to Jersey City, N.
j., recently, twenty three young blooded
horses for sale.
Geo. w. Notnagle, of Frederick. caught a
white black bird on the meadows near that
city 1t has red eyes and red feet, and is
quite curiosity.
Henry A. Myers, for beating his wife, was
sentenced in Baltimore on Monday to twelve
months Imprisonment and to receive twenty
lashes swell laid on
For city purposes the TAX rate in Cumber-
land is IS cents on the 500. The bonded
debt is over S24, 900, and the taxable basis
little over S6,000,00O
Two of the contestants for the Democratic
nomination for clerk in Montgomery county
have Withdrawn. Still the field is not bare,
as six aspirants remain.
Augustus Gassaway, well known as former
deputy clerk of the Court of Appeals and
afterwards secretary of the Senate for several
sessions, died in Baltimore on Monday.
Ex- Gov. E. Louis Lowe, formerly of Fred
erick, but now living in Brooklyn, New York,
is an applicant for the United States district
attorneyship for the southern district of New
York.
E. S. Prince, of Baltimore, got up early on
Wednesday morning to close some windows
upon the suggestion of his wife. 1t is sup
posed he was not entirely awake, and fell
down stairs and broke his neck.
Lawrence Joy, brakeman, fell from the
top of freight car, going through the tunnel
at Baltimore on Saturday last, and had his
head cut off by car wheel. His body was
dragged some distance, and fell into Jones'
Falls.
Some admirers of Gen. John A. Logan,
who went to Salt River with James G. Blaine
last Fall, will give him banquet in Balti-
more on September y. After dinner Logan.
will take chaw of tobacco and will be quail
flied to bespatter the face Of anyone who may
offend him.
Capt Abel s. DUNCAN, living near Balt-
more, died last Friday from gangrene, the re-
suit of the removal of corn from the little
toe of his right foot. Whether gangrene was
caused by the operation or by wearing tight
shoe afterward was never discovered, but it
is a singular result,
The hotel of James NJ. Smith, at Woodsbo-
no, Frederick county, DESTROYED last week,
and noticed in our last issue, was 2-story
brick building, 66 feet front by $50 feet deep.
The large barns in the rear were destroyed,
and also the residences of George NJ. Shaw
and Mrs. Mary E. Eylen adjoining the hotel.
The Hagerstown Herald and Torch news
paper, belonging to the estate of the late John
NJ. Mentzer, and the organ of the Republican
party in Washington county, was sold Tues
day afternoon at public sale to Charles W.
Adams of Sharpsburg late state and county
tax collector, for the sum of STOPS. The
bidding was not very spirited
Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore, preached
in St. Johns Church, Frederick, last Sunday
morning to large congregation, and at the
vesper services administered the rite of con-
frmation to ninety mine persons. Among the
number were seven converts, and one color
ed man, aged 81 years. During the week the
Archbishop visited the various Catholic
churches throughout the county.
Mr. Thomas D. France, living near Ches-
tertown, estimates that damage to the extent
of nearly So 900 was inflicted on his crops by
the recent hail-storm. The storm was very
severe, but limited in area being mainly con-
fined to Mr. frances farm. In Ferry Neck,
Talbot county, a hail-storm Of the same day
was also very destructive, whole crops of
wheat in acme instances being destroyed.
During a severe thunder storm Monday af-
ternoon lightning struck barn on Charles
L. Wallis farm, at Forrest Hill, Hartford
county, setting it on fire and destroying it,
together with another barn, sahling, carriage
house and grapary, with nearly all OF their
contents, including q large quantity of wheat,
hay and farm implements. All of his outbuild-
ings were burned, and his dwelling house was
saved with difficulty.
A corpse was found floating in the Chesa-
peake Bay on Saturday afternoon by the look
Annapolis. The body was neatly dressed in
suit of black In the pockets were found
two pocket books, containing no money, but
business tag Bearing the name Of John II.
Grlnrage, furniture mover, 1905 Olive street,
Philadelphia, together with many newspaper
clippings. mostly on the Afghan war, eiec-
trcity, Gladstone S career and the labor ques-
ton. Two pairs of spectacles were found,
on the cases of which were the names of F.
Borhek and W. 7. McAllister, opticians,
Philadelphia. There was also a vial Of
laudanum and some morpha powders. The
bullet hole in the temple was found to be six
inches deep and the Goroner's jury returned
a verdict of murdered by unknown parties.
It is GENERALLY supposed that the maU was
Killed ana his body thrown overheard from
some vessel, as two bricks were found in the
coat pockets. The body was buried in the
City Cemetery at Annapolis, and Justice
Thompson retained the articles found in the
pockets,