The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-11-27
Maryland Affairs.


John G. Hess, of Emmitsburg, has re-
ceived patent for thill coupling.
Patrick Campbell, miner, at Eckhart,
Allegany county, was killed on Monday by
fall Of breast coal at the Hoffman mine.
"Founder's Day. was celebrated at Nc
Donoeh School, on the Western Maryland
railroad, Baltimore county, last Saturday.
Peter G. Sauerwein died on Monday, in
Baltimore, aged about 20 years. he was
prominent merchant, and was the first Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue in MARYLAND.
Hon. John Richie, chief Judge of the sixth
judicial district, has been in Baltimore during
the past week undergoing surgical treatment
for the loss of vision in one of his eyes.
VIM. 81. Chesney, PROMINENT farmer of
Churchville neighborhood, Hartford county,
was run over and killed on the P. w. & B.
railroad at Aberdeen on Monday md4ting---
While cunning one day last week Curtin
Lewis, of Pompey Smash, Allegany county,
accidentally shot himself in the head. BE
was unconscious when found and died shortly
after.
From Tuesday until Saturday of last week
there was a severe storm in Garrett county.
At Homecoming and other places buildings
were blown down and unroofed, and timber
blown across the highways.
In Washington county there are 1872 public
school houses, 1872 teachers, ID of whom are
colored 1874 white and 466 colored pupils
are enrolled. The total cost for the schools
is about S72 200; average cost of each pupil
Sc. 20.
Joe Mills colored is in jail at Frederick
on the charge of wholesale hog stealing from
the farmers on the Virginia side, opposite
Knoxville, Frederick county. He probably
thought the Virginia stock was better than
that of Frederick.
Lewis C. Smith died at his residence at
Hagerstown last Saturday, aged 43 years.
He was lawyer by profession, was chosen
Speaker of the House of Delegates in 1876,
and was President of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Canal for two terms, succeeding Mr.. German.
The trial of John B. Biscoe, colored, for the
murder of Capt. Robert R. Dixon, of West
moreland county, Va, in the waters OF st.
Mary's county, was concluded and given to
the jury in the Circuit Court of Charles county
Saturday evening. A verdict of murder in
the first degree was rendered.
Gen. Booth, the leader of the Salvation
Army, is expected to visit Frederick on the
Doth inst. Preparations for his reception are
being made by local organizations on an ex-
tensive scale. 1t is proposed to have pro-
cession through the principal streets and
public meetings in the City Hall and Army
Barracks.
The trial of Michael E. Malone, John P. F.
White, Timothy White and Patrick A. Dris.
coll, charged with numbering David johnson
at Westernport by lynching him, ended on
Saturday, and verdict was rendered Monday,
all being acquitted except Malone, who was
convicted of manslaughter. The case occu-
pied the time of the Allegany county court
two weeks.
The four story building No. 81 South street,
Baltimore, owned by Messrs. Black & Krebs,
and occupied on the first floor by E. Harmon
& Co., produce commission merchants, and
on the second floor by E. A. Holmes, agent
for manufactured tobacco, was gntted by fire
Thursday afternoon, entailing an aggregate
loss on the warehouse and stock of $4,000.
On Wednesday night, at the home of VIM.
Gore, at West Point, two miles from Reisters-
town, Baltimore county, Miss Sarah Naomi
Gore, daughter of VIM. and Sarah Gore, and
Mr.. John r. Baker, son of Juraut Baker,
were married by Rev. DR.. Rich. Among the
guests were Miss Marcella and Laura Baker,
sisters of the groom; Mrs. Charles Ware,
Miss Lizzie Ware, Mr.. John Thomas Benson
and wife, and others.
According to tie figures at the treasury for
the fiscal year of 1886 the amount of customs
duties collected in Maryland was S2,560, IA,
at an expense of collection of 1921 ,S51. For
the same period the internal revenue collec-
tons for Maryland were 81, 461 ,61l, at an ex-
pense of 1899 for collection. Maryland is
the eleventh State on the list in the amount
of internal revenue collections, and the sixth
in the amount of customs collections.
Col. Thomas johnson, prominent and
highly respected citizen of Frederick county,
died at his residence near jefferson, Monday
night, aged Sc years. Colonel johnson, who
belonged to one of the Oldest families in the
county, was for 40 years a colonel of the
state militia, and represented Frederick
county in the House of Delegates in 1861 and
1862. He was a brother of the late Hon.
William Cost johnson. His father, William
johnson, was the first man to sow clever
seed in Aliddletown valley, So years ago. -,
The annual report of President J. NJ.
Hood, of the Western Maryland Railroad,
has been submitted to the stockholders. 1t
shows that for the year ended September 80,
1886, the gross earnings were S617, SCI. 80, of
which 1886, 121.77 was received from passen-
ger traffic, S2S6, 947.62 from freight and ex-
press, $33, S17.6 Ga from milk and marketing,
S32, 251.S2 from mails, and So, "a from
miscellaneous services. The operating ex-
penses were 1878, 424 90, making net earnings
S239, 1864 Expenditures in betterments
were SIG, 1915 The total decrease of earn
ings as compared with 1885 was S1,655.88.
Total decrease of operating as compared with
1885, So, $780, 80, making an increase in net
earnings over 1885 of S7,001.04. There were
moved during the year 727, 43S passengers
and 274 1853 tons of freight.
The trial of Thomas f. Nicholson, an ex-
tax collector for the fourth collection district
of Charles county, is on trial at Port Tobacco.
The case is one of general Importance and
interest throughout the State, because it is
the first in which tax collector has been
indicted under the act of 1872, chapter 329,
making defaulters subject to conviction and
Imprisonment Mr.. Nicholson was, during
the dominance of the Republican party in
Charles county, a person of no little influence
in politics and the management of county
affairs. There are four separate indictments,
two charging him with being defaulter to the
State and two to the county for the years
1882 SO, the alleged Indebtedness to the State
for both years amounting to about 10000,
and about the same sum to the county.
Mr.. Stephen B. Elkins, in company with
his private engineer, Mr.. Crawford, visited
Washington county few days ago, and it
was understood that Mr.. Elkins was prospect
ing in regard to the new railroad that is to be an
outlet to the seacoast from the Elk Garden coal
fields, owned by Messrs. Elkins, Blaine, Davis,
German and Others The route of Mr.. Elkins
and his engineer was from Cumberland, Nd,
to Bedford, Pa, from Bedford to Hancock,
and from Hancock, via Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, to Williamsport, the western terminus
of the Western Maryland Railroad. The coal
company have already an outlet from their
Elk Garden region via the West Virginia
Central to Cumberland, and from Cumberland
to Bedford by way of the Pennsylvania Road
Their purpose now is to build road from
Bedford to Hancock. Owing to gap in the
mountains road could be easily built from
Bedford to Hancock where the new road
would reach the canal and run down the
bernie side of the canal to Williamsport, and
thus save the tunneling of the mountains be-
tween Cumberland and Hancock. The road
would then connect with the Western Mary
land at Williamsport, thus forming complete
and uninterrupted line from the Elk Garden
fields to the seaboard at Baltimore City. The |
reason that the Western Maryland road does
not now carry on great coal business by
means of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
from Williamsport is said to be that the Penn |
sylvania Railroad has control Of the Union
tunnel at Baltimore, and the charge on Wes
tern Maryland coal cars through Union tunnel
is too great to make extensive transportation
of coal from Williamsport to Baltimore prof.
table to the Western Maryland Road.