The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-06-12

Joseph Roberts, the oldest caulker in Bal
timore, died last week, aged SO years. He
leaves l65 descendants of three generations.
Collector Groome has appointed I. Reese
Arnold, of Baltimore county, as clerk to the
cashier of customs, at 81 200 year, to sue
coed Samuel ID. Jen kins, retired, to date
June Is.
DR.. Geo. H. Cairnes, United States marshal
for Maryland, on Wednesday appointed
VIM. T. H. Lee deputy marshal at Easton,
in place of J. Fl. McNeal, and Charles II.
Simmons deputy marshal at Crisfeld, in place
of L. T.Dryden.
The storehouse and goods of William T.
Staplefort at Lakesville, Dorchester county,
were entirely consumed by fire about one
O clock Wednesday morning. When discov-
cred the fire was too far advanced to save any
thing The store is thought to have been
robbed and afterwards fired.
Mrs. Louisa Koontz, of Cavetown, Wash
ington county, committed suicide on Wednes-
day by hanging herself to a rafter in the
house of her son-in. law David Beard, who
resides near that place. She had been in
poor health for some time past, and it is sup
posed that her mind was affected by her
sickness.
William Jones, residing near Cavetown,
United States Commissioner Rogers of Bal
timore, on Wednesday, on the charge of
making an alleged fraudulent claim for an
increase of pension. He waived an examina-
ton, and gave bail in 81, 500 for his appear
ance at the United States District Court.
Archbishop Gibbons, now Cardinal, paid
visit to st. Charles College, Howard county,
on Tuesday evening. Some thirty horsemen
of the neighborhood escorted the carriage
that bore him from Ellicott City to the col
lege, and the college was illuminated by $40
candles in honor of his visit. Fireworks were
set off in the yard. Cardinal Gibbons was a
student at St. Charles from 1855 to 1857.
United States District Attorney Thomas G.
Hayes has appointed Mr.. A. Stirling Pen
nington assistant district attorney to succeed
Mr.. Alexander NJ. Rogers. Mr.. Pennington
is son of the late Josias Pennington, Jr.,
and nephew of Archibald Stirling, Jr., late
United States district attorney. Mr.. PEN
nington is an energetic young lawyer of abou.
% years, and has been an active Democrat
The German Baptists, or Dunkards, of
Frederick have Just had completed for their
use fine church on West Fourth street, that
city The building is of brick and is two
stories high. The dimensions of the audi
torium are so by 40 feet. The structure is
provided with kitchen and dining room, and
sleeping experimentation males and females who
come from abroad to attend the various
church feasts and festivals during the year.
Prince Augusta Leopold, grandson of Dom
Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, and midshipman
on the Brazilian training ship Almirante
Borroso, is now in Maryland. His ship is
lying off Annapolis, and the Prince with his
suit arrived in Baltimore on Thursday, from
New York. The Prince is visiting various
cities in this country, and looking into our
ways. He is about seventeen years of age,
and Dom Pedro does not care to have any
distinguished attention paid him.
The first train was run over the Monocacy
Valley Railroad last Monday, and on Tues
day the first freight-two carloads of lime
was hauled over that portion of the road COM
pleted. This road extends from Mechanics
town, on the Western Maryland Railroad, to
Catoctin Furnace, distance of four miles.
The road is designed principally to convey
freight to and from Catoctin Furnace, but the
projectors hope at no distant day to extend
the road either to Frederick or across the
mountain to Middletown, and thence to
Harper's Ferry. Ground was broken for the
road on the 18th of March last, and notwith-
standing the great amount of unfavorable
weather, in the space of forty working days
two miles and ten yards of road bed were
graded and track laid thereon ready for the
running of trains