The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-07
Maryland Affairs.


Mrs. Priscilla jackson, widow, died in
Annapolis on Sunday, about so years OF age.
The bonded debt of Frederick city is $685.
600. A floating debt of So, 600 has recently
been paid.
1t is understood that the next meeting OF
the State Teachers Association will be held
at Cumberland.
The Crisfield (Somerset county, Leader
offers cash prize of S25 for the best article
| in favor of the taxation of mortgages. The
field is open to the State.
Conrad Elm, native of Bavaria, but fol
seventeen years a resident of Baltimore, com
mitted suicide at his residence there last Sun
day, by cutting his throat with knife.
Capt. J. S. B. Hartsock has rendered hi:
resignation as commander Of the Frederick
RiAemen 1t is feared that this action will
result in the breaking up of that organization.
| The postoffice at Gainesville, in Baltimore
county, was entered by burglars some time
after midnight Wednesday morning. The
safe was blown open and about $500 in money
and stamps carried of.
Captain Otis Worthington, who is con-
duetor on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
has sold his racing stallion, "War Eagle, to
James Mace, of Dryer & Co., of New York,
for 81, 900. "War Eagle is only years old,
is Howard county horse, and Melted his
owner 81 900 last year.
Adjutant- General Howard has ordered a
| general court martial to convene at Cumber-
berland, on the 10th of February for the trial
of Second Lieut.. Jason L. Towles, of Com
pany d, Second Battalion Infantry, M. N.
G., for breach of discipline on duty.
Samuel Sugers, an aged colored man, com
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self in the woods of Mr.. John G. Rogers, near
Ellieott City. He was discovered shortly after
| the deed had been committed by man who
was passing Sugers's body was found hang
| ing from the limb of a tree with his feet dang
| ling only four inches from the ground.
The Union Prohibition Club, which has ex-
listed for some time at Union Factory, in the
| first district of Baltimore county, held its first
public meeting there last Saturday night.
The object of the organization is to act in
conjunction with the prohibition party of the
State in their efforts to secure the election of
candidates at the State election next fall
pledged to the support of the prohibition
cause.
Joseph Peters, Jr, who has been employed
as farm hand by Lewis Ahrens, of Balti-
more county, while taking load Of wood to
Rodgers Station, on the Western Maryland
Railroad, last Friday, was thrown from a
mule he was riding and instantly killed. He
was from York township, Pa, whittier his
remains were sent.
Preparations are being made for the fishing
season along the Nanticoke river. AtSharp-
town, one of the principal points, the seines
are made about 300 yards long, and the aver
age catch is about 10000 shad. Last year
four barges and eight seines were used, but
this % md II hor will hp am
ployed. In fishing at night lamps are placed
on the corks of the seines to show the position
of the seines.
mails at Baltimore, made trip on Wednes-
day on the Western Maryland fast mail train
to Hagerstown, and he proposes to take a
couple more similar trips. His purpose is to
look into the mail service and report upon its
efficiency and Importance. The Baltimore
postofice authorities consider the Western
Maryland fast mail to be one of the most i'm
protant in this locality.
A certificate of incorporation of the Balti-
more Medical and Chemical Institute was
fled for record on Wednesday. The incor-
porators and directors are James K. Butler,
James L. Towner, Michael Egolf, Geo. NJ.
McGreevy and Richard N. Pool. The CAPT
tai stock is 100000. The object is to con-
duct and operate medical institute, hospital
and infirmary, and the treatment of diseases
of all kinds, and also to manufacture and sell
drugs and medicines and chemical prepare
tons.
A rafting prize fight came off Tuesday
evening, under regular prize-ring rules, be-
tween Scotchman and an Englishman, on
the bank of the Susquehanna near McClena-
han Bros. quarries, at Port Deposit After
oTo L., II 10 II oh
both parties received severe punishment, the
Scotchman struck the Englishman while on
his knees, and the fight and purse, $50, were
awarded to the Englishman because of the
foul blow. Both the principals are employees
of Messrs. McClenahan Bros, and the fight
was witnessed by large crowd of quarrymen
and others.
Capt. Joseph Donaldson Searight, a retired
officer Of the United States regular army, who
was originally from Cumberland and has lived
there nearly all the time since he left the SER
vice, over thirty years ago, died at his board
inghouse in Cumberland early Sunday morn
ing, in his eighty fourth year. His death was
caused by old age. Capt. Starlight never
married, and had no immediate relatives ex
cept brother, living in Brownsville, Pa.
The deceased was in the Mexican and Florida
Indian wars. In service in the latter war his
HedlIH WAS cOHSlutrdDly anu ue
never quite recovered. He was retired on
pension in 1850 ranking then as a captain of
infantry.
Two young ladies of Annapolis, Misses
Elizabeth Esmond and Cecilia Clark, entered
the Convent of Notre Dame, at Annapolis
Monday evening. There was no ceremony,
as the candidates enter only as postulants,
and do not take vows of the religious order.
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they will be sent to Goyanstown, Baltimore
county Should they persevere and accept
all the obligations of the order at the end of
six years probation they become confirmed
nuns, which carries with it entire separation
from the outside world. In the meantime, if
they should grow tired of convent life, they
are at liberty to disengage themselves from
the order.
DIR. Rowe, residing near Aberdeen, Har-
ford county, while driving to Perryman's, a
few days ago, was accosted by woman car
rying valise, who asked permission to ride
with him. The Doctor consented and took
the stranger in his carriage In short time
he saw that his passenger had on boots and
carried revolver, and was man instead of
woman. The road was lonely, and the Dr.
became uncomfortable As the carriage
lurched at a rough place in the road the DR..
allowed MS nat 10 Iall OV6TDOdfu, anu dSkeu
his passenger to get it for him. The stranger
got down, and the Doctor whipped up his
horse, leaving his hat and passenger in the
road. At Perryman's the valise was examin-
ed and found to contain burglars tools.
Robert Yarwood, the young man so quietly
arrested in Barnum's Hotel on Monday and
hurried off to Canada the same night, is want
ed in Belleville, Hastings county, Canada
West, on a charge of swindling the Merchant 5
Bank of Canada, at that place, out of about
$4,000 by means of forged vouchers and
other fraudulent devices. He was a trusted
employee of the bank, although only q years
of age. He absconded last October, about
the same time that another young man in the
bank, named VIM. Walter Scott, who had
also stolen some of its money, ran away.
They were believed to be together, and re-
wards of $500 were offered for the arrest OF
each. Nothing was heard Of them until a
short time ago, when the bank officers learned
of Yarwood's presence in Baltimore through
letter he wrote home. They sent represen-
tatives there.
The course of the prohibition party in the
last campaign stirred up a good deal of
i'll feeling among Republicans, which is taking
shape in "non-partisan temperance move.
menti At the meeting of the Maryland
State Temperance Alliance on Wednesday,
Mr.. Daniel referred to this and said: "What
ever differences may have existed between
us in the past, let us now sink them, and all
unite more earnestly in the non-partisan work
of the alliance We ought especially to keep