The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-23
MARYLAND Affairs.

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Mrs. Annie Bruce, of Baltimore, found her
husband in company with Mrs. Mamie Niger,
widow, went and got some yltnol ana threw
on the woman, burning her terribly.
Charles Williams, colored, criminally as
saulted Mrs. George S. Keene, in Dorchester
county last week. Williams was captured
and JAILED at Cambridge on Saturday.
The Baltimore Herald has been sued for
libel by John E. Kroop, with damages laid at
$4,000. The Herald stated that Kroop, while
constable had stolen an organette, taken un-
der warrant.
The body of a man supposed to be an ltal-
ian, Antonio Sibini, has been toua IN a woods
near Hopewell Chapel, Cecil county. His
skull was crushed, and it is thought he was
murdered and robbed.
George H. Carman has been removed from
the Office of fire marshal of Baltimore county,
and declared to be grossly neglectful of duties
/ in the Maryland avenue case, and ordered to
report thereon in thirty days.
The Baltimore base ball club has played in
| hard luck in the West, being badly and con-
tinuously beaten since they left Baltimore,
until Thursday, when they succeeded in de-
feating the Cincinnati club by a score of IL
to 10.
The Havre de Grace Republican declares
that local option is "a decided failure in its
vicinity, ''as far as suppressing the use and
sale Of liquor is concerned" 1t advocates
high license as the best preventive of intern
perance.
Permission has been obtained from the
comptroller of the currency for the establish
ment of new bank at Chestertown. 1t is to
be known as the Peoples National Bank OF
Chestertown. The capital stock is fixed at
$50, 900.
Geo. Bauer was committed to jan on Mon
day evening at Ellicott City, in default OF 5000
bail, to await the action of the grand jury for
assaulting with intent to kill Miss Willie Car
ter, young lady engaged in teaching school
at Savage, Howard county.
David Wilson, aged 60 years, of Wether-
edsville, Baltimore county, was struck by a
passenger train on the Baltimore and Poto-
mac Railroad, at the Calverton stockyard
crossing, about O. clock Monday afternoon,
and almost instantly killed.
John Rogers, bricklayer, was killed, and
six other workmen were injured by the falling
of a scaffold at the new postoffice building,
Baltimore, on Wednesday. Rogers fell sew,
enty feet to the cellar and the others landed
on the first floor below the scafold
Elijah Hall, colored, of the crew of the
schooner Corridor, of Baltimore, was struck
on the head with an oak cord stick by Robert
Langville, at Annapolis, on Thursday, and so
badly hurt that his condition is regarded as
critical. He had attacked Langville with an
axe.
Col. Frederick Raine, of Baltimore, the
newly appointed consul general of the United
States at Berlin, sailed from NewYork We'd
nesday for his post in the North German
Lloyds steamer Ems, accompanied by his
wife and his nieces, Miss Reyes and Miss
Mile Myers.
A large frame building at Frederick, owned
by Charles H. Fleming, was burned early Sat
urday morning TWAS built for steam pack
ing house, and contained the machinery,
which was destroyed, together with twenty
tons of hay and lot of farming implements.
The fire was the work OF an lncendIary.
A home for aged Germans, in Baltimore,
was dedicated last Sunday afternoon. Ad-
dresses were made by Mayor Latrobe, Rev.
NJ. Schreib and others. Several members of
Hebrew benevolent institutions met and made
up handsome purse for the home. The
new home will accommodate IS persons.
In Baltimore, Tuesday, Peter E. Grebil
brought suit in the Superior Court against
George r. Dew and three members of his
family for $4,000 damages. The suit grew out
of statement made through the press by the
Dews. that they had all been poisoned from
eating cream-puffs made by Grebil, who is a
baker. This statement, Grebil claims, has
seriously affected his business.
A very distressing accident, resulting in the
death of Mrs. George S. Clark, near Reisters
town, Baltimore county, occurred at late
hour on Saturday evening. She was burning
brush on the place where she resided, when
the flames communicated to her clothing,
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at an early hour Sunday morning. Mrs.
Clark was about forty five years of age.
Frederick Monahan, laborer employed al
Montebello. the country seat of the late Mr.
John w. Garrett in Baltimore county, was
instantly killed early Saturday morning by
the tall of an oak tree. which had been un-
dermined the day before for the purpose Of
removing it. As he passed near the tree go
inc about his work it fell, and one of the
branches struck him breaking his neck.
Mrs. Ruth Plummer Griffith, widow o
Howard Griffith, an Old Defender of Balti
more, died on Monday morning in the Sgtl
year of her age. She was born in New Mar
ket. Frederick county, and had lived in Bal
timore city 6S years. Mrs. Betsy Eller
Sparks, widow of Francis Sparks, an Old De
fender in the war of 1Sl2l4, died Sunday al
her home. at Monkton, Baltimore county, IL
the 9lSt year OF nef age.
Next week will be commencement week a
the McDonogh School. On Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday there will be written ex
aminations on the various branches taught IL
the school. On Thursday there will be ora
examinations On Friday, Decoration Day
the bows will place flowers on the grave o
John McDonogh, in Greenmount Cemetery
and Saturday will be commencement day
Mayor Latrobe is to deliver the address.
There was severe thunder storm on the
upper Eastern Shore on Wednesday. Tn re
was vivid lightning and rain poured in tor
rents, flooding the roads and doing consider
able damage. Joseph Cosden, farmer liv-
ing near Sudlersville, Queen Anne's county
was killed by lightning while returning from
fishing expedition to Elk river. The barr
of Anthony johnson, near Sassafras, in Ken
county, was struck by lightning and destroyed
together with valuable horse.
An alarming drouth is prevailing through
out Montgomery county. Through Medic.
district, better known as the rich red lands o
the county, the drouth is distressing. Far
mers are without pasture for their cattle, and
they are compelled to herd them and feed or
straw, hay and crushed corn. Many of the
pastures have the appearance of plowet
ground. The wheat crop in that section il
almost an utter failure. Fields which uni
formly brought 35 to 40 bushels per acre viii
not yield five bushels per acre, and in many
instances will not pay for the harvesting
Directly opposite Whites ferry, on the Poto
mac, in Virginia, the farmers are blowing up
their wheat fields and planting corn.
) John Brannock, colored, prisoner at thu
House of Correction, was severely wounded
on Saturday morning in an attempt to escape
: from the iron-ore mines on the place. TIT
prisoner was pursued by officer CLANCY, wht
fred several Shots When about half mil,
! from the mines, in lonely wood, the prisone
) stopped and said he was dying from the effects
of a wound in the back between the shoulde
blades. The wound was bleeding freely
! and as the man seemed to be dying, Office
CLANCY went for assistance. When he re
turned the prisoner had disappeared, blu
, was recaptured about half a mile away anC
taken back to the institution in a wagon
The surgeons probe failed to reach the ball
which is supposed to have been DETECTED b.
bone.
Howard Cooper, colored, was found guilt
on Wednesday in the Criminal Court of Balti
more city of felonious assault upon Miss Mar.
! Catharine Gray, of Rockand, Baltic county
on April 2, 1885 The defense offered Mt
testimony, ut~asked for a verdict for at
J tempted assault in the case as presented b,
the state. The witnesses examined wer'
Miss Gray, Mr.. Daniel C. Gray, her father
DR.. H. Louis Naylor, Charles B. Mclean