The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-04-17
Maryland Afairs.


Edward Clothier, of Kent county, fell dead
on Tuesday from apoplexy.
James Hamilton died in Baltimore on the
9th, aged 92 years and months.
William Jacobs, IS years old, was found
dead at his home in Annapolis on Wednesday.
During the past nine months the Postoffice
receipts at Baltimore have shown decrease
of SS,2s8.
Oyster shells are being put on the public
roads of Wicomico county. Nine thousand
bushels were taken down to Salisbury from
Baltimore last week.
The county commissioners of Howard
county have agreed to allow the school board
$1,000 extra for the present year, but deferred
action on an increase for next year.
A barn on the farm of Robert NJ. Hender
son, near Colora, Cecil county, together with
a large quantity of grain and machinery, were
burned on Tuesday.
The U. S. Court of Claims has awarded the
corporation of Catholic clergymen of Mary
land 81, $40 for damages during the war to q
farm owned by the corporation in Charles
county.
Alexander Jordan was appointed postmas
ter of Granite, Baltimore county, on Thurs
day, vice Maurice W. Weller, removed. F.
S. Uric was appointed postmaster of Bay
Ridge, Anne Arundel county, vice A. K. Bar
row, resigned.
Three colored men and razor got mixed
up at festival at Salisbury, one night last
week, and one colored man was cut across
the head, under the collar bone into the lung,
besides two other cuts, and is now in pre-
carious condition.
The Baltimore Orioles won two games from
the Rochester, New York, club this week,
and lost two to the Boston League club. Yes
terday they played the Detroit League club,
and to-day will open the championship season
with the Brooklyns.
Bishop Paret preached in All Saints, Epis-
copal Church, Reisterstown, Thursday morn
ing and confirmed twelve persons. In the
afternoon in St. Michaers Church he con-
firmed class of ten young ladies, all pupils
of the Hannah More Academy.
Hon. Elbridge Gerry, very prominent
lawyer and Democrat, of Maine, and broth
er-in-law of Ex-Gov. VIM. 7. Hamilton, of
Maryland, died last Saturday at Portland,
Maine. He was in his 73rd year, and once
member of Congress.
Hon. Alpheus Beall McKaig, State Senator
from Allegany county, was stricken with APP
oplexy at the residence of his sister, in Balti
more, on Thursday evening of last week. and
died early the next morning. He was a
Democrat a lawyer of considerable ability,
unmarried, and aged about SO years.
Louis Reinhart, aged So years. aboxmaker
of Baltimore, committed suicide on Tuesday
by cutting his throat. He had recently Joined
the Knights of Labor, and somehow had got
the idea into his head that charges had been
preferred against him, and that he was to be
expelled from the Order.
The residence of Mrs. Georgeana Carr,
near GAINESVILLE, in the Fifth district of
Howard county, was entirely destroyed by
fire last Sunday morning about eight O'Clock
The fire originated in the upper story of the
the furniture and quantity of clothing were
consumed
Frank H. and Samuel Quinby, sons of
James H. Qunby, of Belair, Hartford county,
and civil engineers in the employ of the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. were drowned
while attempting to cross New river, West
Virginia, last Saturday. Chas. Hood, another
engineer, was drowned also, and c. W..
Haynes, the fourth engineer, and colored
man were able to swim ashore.
The employees of two street railways in Bal
timore struck on Wednesday for an increase
in wages, and on Thursday these and two
more lines quit work. The walking is said
to be good, however. The companies should
use electricity or some other means of locom-
otion and dispense with one half the men and
the horses. The latter are overworked, and
the cars are often so heavily loaded that the
animals can scarcely move them.
Major VIM. H. Quincy, aged about 60 years,
Baltimorean by birth, and for many years a
resident of that city, an eX-Confederate SOL
der and New York politician, committed
suicide Sunday by cutting his throat with a
carving knife at his residence, in Brooklyn,
New York, where he lived with his wife and
daughter The New York papers in giving
an account of the tragedy say he had been in
ill-health for about two months, and that he
was depressed and melancholy in consequence
of financial and business troubles.
Joseph johnson, an employee at the flour
mill of Messrs c. A. Gambrill & Co., at Ell
licott City, one day last week, while engaged
in removing some old debris which had been
piled up near the mill by the high waters of
the Patapsco, found imbedded under the
rocks porcelain mortar, which proved to be
the property of DIR. Thomas B. Owings, and
which was in the Dortor's office when the
office, with his dwelling-in which were his
wife and four interesting children, all of whom
were drowned-was washed away by the flood
of 1868.
Rev George Sears Gassner, of Trinity Ca
thedral, Easton, has accepted the superintend-
ency of St. Johnland, p. E. Church institu-
ton on Long Island, As miles east of New
York. Mr.. Gassner will be superintendent,
rector and assistant treasurer, and will have
general CONTROL st. Johnland was founded
by the late Rev. DIR. Muhlenburg. 1t is an
estate of 535 acres, on which there are indus
trial schools and cottages. 1t is governed by
a board of trustees comprised of the bishops
of New York and Long Island and leading
clergymen and laymen of the two dioceses
Mr.. Gassner will take charge May l.
A meeting of the Maryland Temperance
League was held last Friday, Mr.. Fl. O.
Devries, presiding. DIR. Shipley, of Carroll
county, reported that efforts are making to
organize in that county. Appeals for help to
maintain prohibitory laws were received from
localities where resubmission was provided
for by the late Legislature. Prot. j. A. lay
lor was given vote of thanks for his indefat
igable efforts in procuring the passage OF the
bill for the introduction of temperance text
books in public schools. Rev. b. +. GARRISON
was made chairman of the committee on pub
lie lectures.
The Supreme Bench has laid an order upon
MT. Joseph L. Merryinanf II Well-huO"h law
yer, to show cause on or before the 18th Of
April why his name should not be stricken
from the list of attorneys of Baltimore city.
The order is the result of charges filed against
Mr.. Merryman on the part of the Bar Associ-
alton for alleged unprofessional conduct. 1t
is understood that Colonel Charles Marshall
will prosecute the charges before the Supreme
Bench for the Bar Association. Mr.. Merry
mans action in the Hiss case, in which, as
he claims, he innocently changed the word
ing of an agreement without authority, and a
charge that he used the name of gentleman
as next friend in promissory note case with
out authority are understood to constitute the
basis of the present action to disbar him from
practice.
Mrs Kate Lloyd, mother of Coy, Henry
Lloyd, died at the residence of her son, at
Cambridge, shortly before noon on Thursday,
aged 68 years. For several years Mrs. Lloyd
had been an invalid, and for the last eighteen
months had been confined to her ROOM Mrs.
Lloyd was lady of intellect and refinement.
She was the widow of The late Daniel Lloyd,
of Wye Heights, Talbot county, who was the
youngest son of the late Governor Edward
Lloyd, of Talbot county. Her father was
John Campbell Henry, Of Hambrooks, Dor
chester county, who was the sou of Hon. J ohm
Henry, member of the Continental Congress,
aud one of the first United States Senators