The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-08-01
MARYLAND Affairs.

Frederick, died there on Friday of last week,
aged 40 years,
The sale of the Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia Railroad to the Pennsylvania kall-
road Company was consummated last Friday
It is stated that there are indications of
natural gas and oil in the neighborhood OF
Cumberland, and it Is proposed to sink q
we'll.
Henry Dietmeier, who arrived in Baltimore
on Thursday of last week, from Bremen,
committed suicide ON Sunday by cutting his
throat.
The first carload of peaches shipped from
Queen Anne's county, were sent 10 Jersey
City last week, by Major 3. I. Biggs, and
sold for 81. . per basket.
A tract of 1881 acres, part Of the estate of
the late Col. j. Baker Kunkel, of Catoctin
Furnace, Frederick county, was sold on We'd
nesday to Daniel Leatherman for S44. 30 per
acre.
One hundred and two years ago, in July,
John Jacob Aston arrived in Baltimore from
Germany. He brought several hundred dol
lars worth of musical instruments to sell on
commission.
John Fangman, his wife and three-yea old
son have died of trichinosis in Baltimore. A
daughter is in dangerous condition from
the same disease The infected pork was
eaten on the 10th of May.
Rev. Michael Brennan, assistant prisst at
St. Peters Catholic Church, Baltimore, died
suddenly last Sunday, in the priests house,
adjoining the church. Rev. l.. S. Malloy,
pastor of Plus Memorial Church, Catholic,
the same city, died on Saturday.
David McKenny, a well-known citizen of
the second district, Howard county, aged 50
years, while out in his orchard Saturday was
Frustrated by the heat, from which he died
shortly afterwards. Mr.. McKenny leaves a
widow and several married children.
Norman Jacobs's barn, near Barton, Ale
gany county, was struck by lightning on Sun
day, and burned with its contents. A horse
and COW persisted, and thrashing machine
and mower were saved. A COW belonging to
Evans Rice, farmer, near Cumberland, was
struck by lightning Saturday and killed.
Peter g. Hunter, farmer, 81 years of age,
was accidently killed at White Hall, Balti-
more county, on Monday afternoon. He was
sitting on horse, driving wagon, when a
heavy rail slipped from the back of the wagon
to the front, striking his head and killing him.
Mr. Hunter leaves a wife and two children.
A gentleman of Allegany county, largely
interested in farming, has obtained from his
correspondents in the different districts of the
county statements of the number of acres
sown in wheat and the estimated wheat yield.
The total is 6,699 acres and 30, $3.50 bushels,
averaging little over bushels to the acre.
The station building at Baldwin, on the
MARYLAND Central Railroad, sixteen miles
from Baltimore, used as telegraph and post
office and general store, was struck by light
obo Oiolool- NnnHou offnrOnpu
set on fire and totally destroyed. The store
was kept by DR.. Abram Baldwin, who lost
nearly all of his stock.
The dwelling house of Elijah Friend, col
ored. in Frazer's Neck, five miles from Pres
ton. Caroline county, was struck by lightning
during the storm Sunday afternoon, killing
instantly the wife of Thos. Webb, who was
visiting the Friends. The chimney and gable
of the house were almost destroyed by the
discharge. Other persons were in the house,
but were not injured.
Gen. w. w. Belknap, as counsel for the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, made
an argument before Judge Maynard, second
comptroller, on Tuesday, in favor of reopen
ing the accounts of the railroad company from
1862 to 1865 for the transportation of troops
and military stores. The Baltimore and Ohio
Company claim that upon readjustment of
these accounts several hundred thousand
dollars would be found due from the govern
ment. The comptroller reserved his decision.
A heavy rain fell last Sunday in Baltimore
doing much damage, In the northwestern
section of the city about thirty houses were
flooded, the sewers being unable to carry off
the water. The rain was general throughout
the state, though not so violent as in Balti-
more. 1t was greatly needed everywhere, but
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it was too long deferred to do much good.
The grass and corn crops had been ruined by
the drouth.
Farmers living in the vicinity of Plane No.
4, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Fred
erick county, are greatly exercised over a
new disease that is making its appearance
among the cattle. One Of the legs of the
animal becomes affected and soon after
deadens and rapidly mortifes causing death
within twenty hours. A Mr. CLANCY, living
in that section, has already lost five head.
DR.. S. X. Syleurk, a veterinary surgeon of
Frederick, who visited the cattle, pronounces
the disease putrid fever
Mrs Bauduy Garesche, fourth daughter of
the late Hon. Louis McLane, and sister Of
Hon. Robert NJ. McLane, the minister to
France, and to Mr.. james l.. McLane, city
counsellor of Baltimore, died at the Convent
of the Sacred Heart, at St. Michael's, La, on
July 10Th. The lady was devout Catholic,
and after the death of her husband joined the
Order of the Sacred Heart, with which her
two daughters had already connected them
selves. Her maiden name was Juliet Bauduy
McLane. She married Mr.. Bauduy Garesche,
a lawyer, who was educated at st. Mary S
College, in Baltimore, and whose father, u
French refugee, lived in Wilmington, Del,
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powder works.
William II. Ramsburg, grocer of Fred
erick city, and Miss Hattie z. Kunkel,
daughter of the late Col j. Baker Kunkel,
of Catoctn Furnace, Frederick county,
reached Baltimore on Wednesday, bent upon
marriage, Notwithstanding the objections
urged against their union by the intended
brides mother. After registering at the Eu
taw House a hack was summoned and the
couple were driven to the residence of Rev.
j. s. B. Hodges, rector of ST. PauFs P. b.
Church, where the nuptal knot was tied.
They returned to the Eutaw House, where
they will remain for several days. Mr.. Rams
burg said that elopement was resorted to only
after the mother had emphasized her obiec
tons to the match.
Rev. William G. H. Hansen, who for the
past eighteen years has been pastor of st.
Paul German Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Saratoga and Fremont streets, Baltimore,
died on Wednesday at his residence, 81 North
Fremont street, after an illness of many
weeks Rev. Mr.. Hansen expected to sail
for Europe last spring, but was prevented by
his illness. The immediate cause of his death
was exhaustion, produced by tumor. He
was born July -, 1881, at Schopfohe, Ba-
varia, and came from a ministerial family, as
his ancestors back to his great great grand
father had been ministers. He was educated
at the Augsburg Gymnasium, and came to
this country with his brother when he was
nineteen years old. Soon afterwards he en-
tered the theological seminary at t.-Lonis,
and was graduated there in 1885, being a
member Of the second class graduated by that
institution. He joined the Missouri Synod,
and was an intimate friend of Rev. Dir. Wal
Their, one of the most prominent members of
the synod. He himself was secretary for the
eastern district of the synod for thirteen years.
His first charge was in Canada, where he re-
NAMED four years. He afterwards went to
st. Johnsburg, eight miles from Niagara Falls,
and remained there until he waa called as
first pastor to St. Paul's Church, Baltimore,
where he had labored successfully ever since.
He leaves a widow, four daughters and three
sons. Two of his sous, Otto and Hugo, are
residents of New York; his third son, Rev.
Oscar Hansen, was recently installed assistant
to his father. Rev. Otto Hansen and Mr.
Robert Hansen. two brothers of the deceased,
reside in st. Louis.
Political Notes.