The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-08-28

queen anne couhty, nnu ono VI SuS I"
of Western Maryland College, died on We'd
nesday, aged ~ years.
Major Richard 7. Allison has resigned as
assistant postmaster of Baltimore, and Capt.
John j. Fenton has been appointed in his
place. The change will take place Septem-
Der 1st.
Edward Otis Hinckley, of Baltimore, has
been reelected secretary of the american
Bar Association. The Association has 800
members, prominent lawyers in various parts
of the United States.
The strike of the $50 employes of the Nc
Cullough Iron Company at their Northeast
works, Cecil county, which was initiated two
weeks ago, has not ended, though reported so
a few days ago.
warebonse at Knoxville, Frederick
county owned by Isaac N. Merchant, was,
with its contents. consisting of about ten
tons of hay. ten tons of fertilizer, twenty tons
of coal, &C., destroyed by fire on Tuesday.
Brother I,uke. who had been secretary and
otbarvisa connected with Rock Hill College,
E1I;cott civ for the past twenty years. has
- III Of the Christian Rrotb
o oeGH p sno P Schools at PhiIadelnhia
Il hoe boon dec;ded IN form an educational
ossoc;at;on for the nurpose of building, at
w. Grove % miles from Baltimore, a
thaoioa;coI seminary 10 train young men for
tbe ministry off the African Methodist Episco-
nal Church.
puof Tobn Gordv of W;comico county.
has been anpointed professor of pedagogy in
the Ohio University at Athens, 0. Prof.
Gordy is graduate of Wesleyan University,
Middletown, Conn, and Leipsic University,
Germany.
In Ra1t;rore last week there was 1859
Joaths nd Tx births Among the Oldest
,,orsons who d;ed we're Mrs. Mary A. Bohr-
per 90. Cantain VIM. Norville, 81; Mrs.
Elizabeth Walter, rs; Mrs. Barbara Brown,
IS; Beale S. Guyton, IS.
William Z. Leverng, young man. Eoi
lecuon cierh ior WILSON,, oo.s' 9 a.
bankers OF Baltimore, was arresseH on taiua5
cunt for 81 500 collected. Lowering ha S
hoon nrom;nentlv connected with leading
o - '---'
r.,I:. d WILL Ill Lno,vn insurance
W ill III me- Go arrastaJ on Er;dav of
man Vi no VOC af - or,bazyled
iast week on tile ena. u WIS r Assnrance
Glow belonging 70 .ne c mes" o;v;I writ
pan o ~ on hin for the recovery of
the money.
Milton w. Offutt. MORTGAGE, on Tuesday,
sold 209I acres of land in the sixth district
of RoIt;more county. one mile from Hoff-
mans Paner Mills. improved by a two-story
frame dwelling bouse. Switzer barn, corn
bonse snr;ng 6ouse. &c. to John |. Yellott
for S1s per acre.
w ~ p,.odro an olIeaad professional
e ~, - n.uui' ss baan sryested at Cross
Ra,,s Ralt;more county. ON the charge of
;n,1erconat;nq snecial examiner of the Pen
son bureau and thereby defrauding pen
sioners and applicants for pensions out of
various sums OF money.
n I;nnoonsT R;t,;nq of Baltimore. son
u he': - - Tyna in Pb;Iadelnhia
t es65mmitteG st1cIGe AT ms Iossfa1g mouse OH
Saturday afternoon by shooting himself with
a plstoi. Dissipation Is .ne aSorn J .a1taS
ne was '"enty wen ye'i' 0iU ""N
In melee which occurred at Woodland
town, Dorchester county, on Monday after
noon, Jerry Slocum, colored, was shot in the
face. Justice VIM. 7. Staplefort issued war
rants for the arrest of Edward Hayward,
| Charles Sinclair and VIM. Sinclair, white
men, charged with completely in the affair:
1t is stated that Edward Hayward is charged
with firing the shot,
A r;Ae sboot;ng match took Mace at the
Wilson Post encamn ment Mt Scheutzen Park.
Ralt;more, on Monday. Five teams of seven
men each contested. Three were from the
regnlar army and two from the MARYLAND
militia The latter were lawmakers and
Eastar Elower teams from Garrett Guards
0aIIond Tho Haymakers stood first. Easter
I UaAlaN nJ -. H. Tn;ta5 Ctatos
rioTer 1 $500
3, e,,
,,7 Emma onepparu, young iauy VI o'o eI
worcester county, was puInea from tne eAI
plosiou VI Ia Lnro I'll Sau fataI ' Tha
ing while Miss Sheppard was engaged on
work nearby. which required the use of the
oil. The bursting of the can threw the burn
ing fluid over her head and shoulders, and it
snTead ranidlv to her clothing.
Albert DAVIS got caugns IN an elevator III
an unoccnpled mouse III Daltiniore, anu was
KILLED. DAVIS ana companion were III the
building, ana paws went uowii On the eieVa-
tor to the cellar TO close the doors. III is
supposed that when he attempted 10 step
from the elevator II started upward anu IhreI
HIM OUT ana then settleu GOWN again anu
caugne MN petweeH tpe wan anu tne uo1toa
m 9a lhe elevasor ~ S;S Snu %" s"e "'eue''
Inc oouy was lhucr uisnsuieu
A sad accident occurred al Lower MARI,
boro,' Calvert county, last week, when caused
the death OF q little boy named Ross. cart
driver was hauling hogsheads OF tobacco to
the steamboat wharf, aud the little boy had
taken seat on the cart back OF the hogs
heads. There were several holes In the road,
and, the load being heavy, the oxen were
pulling hard, when the chain which holds
down the body of the cart gave way. The
weight being too light IN front, the body
tilted, the hogsheads OF tobacco rolled out
the back of the cart and crushed the lite boy
to death.
Justice Rhodes. of Baltimore, is an accom-
modating man. Philip Z. Horn, druggist
at Monroe and McHenry streets, was charged
before him for striking his housekeePer..
Justice Rhodes asked him during the hear
ing if he had anything to say, Yes he
replied; "but | won't say 1t here. III go
where can get Justice, not here, de was
promptly fined IS for contempt OF court. he
suggested to the justice to make 1t $40 while
he was about it. Justice Rhodes did SO, and
then committed HIM to jail IN default OF pay
meDt Mr.. Horns fine was paid on Saturday
and he was released. On Sunday he took
norphia and it was with difficulty his life was
saved
The county commissioners of Baltimore
county, Messrs. Crout, Rittenhouse and