The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-04-25
Maryland Affairs.

Penmar and in the mountains near Frederick,
destroying considerable timber.
The grand jury of Somerset county last
week found twenty-six indictments for viola
ton of the local option law of that county.
White Marble has been discovered at Edge
mont, on the Western Maryland Railroad
The quality is said to be excellent and the
quantity vast
Thirteen freight cars, in train of fifteen,
were crushed and damaged near Elkton
Thursday morning. A broken axle was the
cause.
Five of the eleven prisoners escaped from
the Dorchester county Jail, at Cambridge, on
Thursday morning. Two of them were cap
tured the same day.
Griffith r. Jones, aged Sc years, committed
suicide at his residence in Frederick on Mon
day night, by shooting himself in the head.
1t is thought his mind was affected.
Mrs. Hattie F. Bevan, well known in Balti-
more society, died suddenly on Thursday
night, of last week in consequence of swallow
ing a quantity of hair tonic for medicine.
The tonic contained aconite.
Rev. John Summerield Deall, of the Bal
timore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, stationed at the Caroline street Church
Baltimore, died suddenly of heart disease
last Sunday morning. de was 50 years old,
and native of Annapolis.
''The Cemetery Cremation Company of
Baltimore" was organized in that city Mon
day night, with a capital stock of $15, 900 and
the election of Benjamin +. Horwitz as Presi-
dent, J. w. Middendorf, Treasurer, and John
r. Rennous, Secretary.
Capt. Raynor, of the steamer Eastern
Shore, carried to Baltimore, on Wednesday,
n oysters which exactly filed flour barrel
They came from the beds of w. L. Ames, in
Nassowadox Creek, Va. They are considered
the finest oysters taken to Baltimore this sea-
son.
Samuel J. Robinson, of Towsontown, was
robbed Tuesday night or Wednesday morning
of his pocketbook, containing $106 in money,
two checks, &c. The pocketbook, minus the
money, was found in a room adjoining that in
which Mr.. Robinson usually sleeps.
The grand jury of Baltimore county for the
March term was finally discharged on Wednes-
day. In their report to the court the jury
said they had been in session 81 days, exam
ined los cases and 1853 witnesses, made so
presentments, found 40 indictments, dismissed
81 cases and discharged 10 prisoners from
Jail.
The men employed in the coal mines of AL
leghany and Garrett counties, have demand
ed an increase from May the 1st of 10
cents per ton for mining, and a proportionate
increase for all other labor; also the enforce
ment of the law regulating working hours.
The operators say they will pay no attention
to the demand.
Monsignor A. J. Glorieux, the newly APP.
pointed Vicar Apostolic of Idaho was on last
Sunday consecrated Bishop in the Cathedral
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consecrator, his assistants being Bishops
Gross, of Savannah, and Macs, of Covington,
Kentucky. Bishop Keane, of Richmond,
preached the sermon.
Charles H. Unverzagt, who was arrested
and convicted in Baltimore more than year
ago and sentenced to twelve months impris-
onment for using the mails to promote a
fraudulent insurance company, was arrested
Wednesday for like offence and held for trial.
His brother was also arrested and held for
trial.
At the sale of Jersey cattle in New York
Wednesday the six-year- cow Prince of
Ashantee was purchased by Mrs. S. NJ. Shoe
maker, of Baltimore, for $1,000. Messrs.
Watts & Seth, of Baltimore, also made the
following purchases: Rioters Nora Pogis,
81, 900; Ida of Somerset, 81, 900, and Shirley
of st. Lambert, 5000.
The steamtug Minnie, of Baltimore, took
fire at the wharf in Drum Point harbor, Pa
tuxent river, on Sunday morning between l
and O. clock, and was burned to the water
edge. Before the captain and crew of the
tug discovered the fire the lines were burned,
and the tug was drifting from her moorings.
They barely escaped with their lives.
The managers of the Cecil County Agricul-
tural Society at meeting Tuesday decided
to hold their spring fair but three days, and
not four, as previously announced. The
dates are June 2, 8 and 4. A programme of
races was agreed upon. There will be six
trotting races, each for purse of $500. The
classes range from 2.27 to $50. There will
seven running races for purses of from SIS to
$3.50.
Ann Bailey, of Cumberland, pleaded guilty
in the United States District Court on Thurs
day to charge of taking packet from the
Cumberland postofice not addressed to her,
and was sentenced by Judge Morris to one
day at hard labor in the Allegany county jail.
In the first instance the packet was delivered
to her by mistake, but she was told the next
day that it belonged to Mary Ellen Bailey,
and she refused to give it up to her.
The grand jury of Allegany county on
Monday presented VIM. Z. Hartman, we'll
known merchant of Homecoming, for arson.
He is charged with having started the fire at
Homecoming March % last, by which six bus
mess houses were burned, entailing loss
of nearly $4,000. Hartman's shoe store was
among the buildings destroyed, and the fire is
said to have started there. His loss was given
at the time as about $4,000, with $1,000 in
surance.
William E. Sheiss, who has been wanted at
Hagerstown since last fall by the authorities
upon the charge of having caused the death
Mrs. Miner, an aged lady, of Leitersburg,
Washington county, went there last Saturday
and surrendered himself to the authorities.
He was released in SO, 900 bail for his appear
ance at the May term of court. Sheiss and
Mrs. Miner got into dispute about some
hogs, and, it is said, he struck her with club,
breaking one of her arms. Lockjaw resulted
in her death about week after the occur
renee.
The quantity of herring taken from the
Susquehanna in the last few days is simply
enormous, and the river seems still to be alive
with them. The number taken both by the
OILERS and haulers is limited only by their
ability to sell or take care of them for curing.
The branch herring have almost disappeared,
and the catch is now of good size and quality.
Spencer & Sons, near Lapidum Stephenson
& Co., at Warm Water Point, and Cole d
Bailey, on Carrot Island, are taking from
%, 900 to 40, 900 herring at haul. The gill
boats get from l, 200 to Is, 900 at drift, and
the total catch in the last two days will APP
proach 200, 900 fish. Shad are not plentiful,
and only from Is to 40 are taken at haul or
drift.
The Spring Musical festival of the Oratorio
Society promises to be brilliant event. The
concerts will take place at the Fifth Regiment
Armory on Thursday, April 80, on Friday,
May l, and on Saturday afternoon and night,
May g Theodore Thomas's orchestra of
sixty instruments, led by Mr.. Thomas him
self, and the following soloists will be the
principal attractions: Madame Fursch. Madi
and Miss Emma Juch, sopranos; Miss Hattie
J. Clapper, contralto; Mr.. VIM. j. Winch,
tenor, and Mr.. Max Heinrich, basso. The
choruses will be directed by Prof Fincke
The programmes will consist not only of the
most popular music, but the newest and best
also. The selections are shorter than usual
and more numerous. 1t is believed it will
be the most successful ever held in Baltimore.
While Miss Maude Oswald, an aeriel per-
former with Forepaugh's Circus, was per-
forming Tuesday night in Baltimore, on the
trapeze, suspended from the top of the centre
tent, distance of thirty-fve feet above the
ground, she missed rope for which she was
swinging and came with lightning-like rapid
ty in perpendicular position towards the
ground. Several attaches of the circus had
been stationed in the ring beneath the trap
exc, holding a net in which to catch the lady
in case she should fall. They missed her,