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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16
The Marriage License Fee.

The Baltimore american says that in 1882
and in 1884 bills to reduce the marriage Ii
cense fee were defeated in the Maryland
Legislature on partisan grounds. The asser-
ton is not true. We do not see in what way
politics could be mixed with such measure,
but the american is noted for 'optics keen,
&c. The bill was defeated, as it ought to have
been, and as the bills now under consdera-
ton should be, on purely business grounds.
The State cannot afford to lose the revenue
derived. Farming lands are taxed as much
as they ought to be, and until the state debt
is disposed of, or some other means of raising
funds be devised, no reductions should take
place that will further bear upon the agricul-
turists of this state. The people have been
accustomed to the present marriage license
fee for many years, and it will be no hardship
to continue it for few years longer. The
man, black or white, who cannot afford to
pay four dollars and half for marriage Ii
cense, is too poor to get married; and the
man who is not willing to pay that sum, is not
fit to have wife. The first would raise a
family in ignorance and squelor, who will
likely figure in the criminal annals. The latter
would be too mean and close to properly feed
and clothe a family, much less educate them.
Besides, there is way now of escaping the
license fee by having the banns published in
a church
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16
A Comparison.

Local option prevails over in Cecil county.
1t prevails in name only, for there is perhaps
as much liquor sold there now as before the
law was passed. The Elkton Nerrs is the
great champion of local option in the county,
and it delights to contrast the peace, order,
dignity and general sobriety of that commun-
ity with places where license prevails. when
the colored men had row here on Christmas
eve, end one bit off another's lower lip, the
Netcs alluded to the fact, spoke of the good
order in Elkton, and added comment is OF
course unnecessary" The Ne,rs boosted
rather too soon. Two days after it was issued,
two white men got into fight in Elkton and
one bit off the lower lip of the other. Two
days later two drunken men returned to their
boarding house in Elkton, beat another man
numerically, frightened the women and child
rem and had high old time. This occurred
on a Sunday, too, and the correspondent re-
porting the occurrence to Baltimore paper,
said a great deal of drunkenness prevailed in
Elkton on Saturday and Sunday. Comment
is unnecessary, except to say that there Is
three times as much lawlessness and drunken
ness in Cecil as there is in Carroll. Carroll
is more populous than Cecil, with more and
larger towns, and there is no local option law
bare either
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16

The ADVOCATE has received from Mr. Frank
A. Grimes, former resident but now living
in California, copy of the San Francisco
Morning Call, of January l. The issue is
twelve pages, and much of it is devoted to a
review of the commercial and agricultural in
terests of California. The year 1885 has been a
dull one, while the bank vaults have been
literally bursting with idle capital. The pros
pect for 1886, the Cal-thinks, is quite prom
Using.
From Mr.. J. l.. n. Herman, a former stu
dent at Western Maryland College, we have
received an illustrated and descriptive pamph-
lett, of large size, of Brunswick, Georgia,
where Mr.. Herman is teller in the First Ma
tional Bank Brunswick City by the
Seals advantageously located on the At
lantic coast, being nearer to the important
business centres of the West than any other
Atlantic city, and has safe and large harbor.
1t has railroad connection with the interior
and with the general southern system of rail
roads, and has large shipping trade. foreign
and coastwise. The value of the export fol
1885 amounted to over three millions of dol
lars. During the year, exclusive of regular
steamboat lines, S54 vessels were in port, 10f
foreign and 24S coastwise. The population
in 1875 was $500; in 1880, 1900; in 1884
5,153. The pamphlet is full of interest, and
those of our readers who would like to know
more of the place and of Glynn county can
obtain copy by addressing I. G. Stacy &
Son, Brunswick, Georgia. Land plenty and
cheap in that section, and the climate is SO
healthful that the place is resort for invalids
the year round.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16

peditious way in which the heaviest Dlocka9e
ever known on the road was relieved. Inc
working force was collected with remarKapie
despatch, and set to work as fast as possioie-
There was no loss of life on any of the trains,
and no accidents. Every precautlon was
taken to prevent collisions.
Fonr engines of the Maryland Central were
frozen up at Dlworth Station, Long Green
Valley, Baltimore county. The Shippers III
the neighborhood who have been sending
milk to Baltimore daily on the trans were
compelled to bring it to town in sieighs, an
encountered on the journey snow DRIFTS from
seven to eight feet deep. The train which
left Baltimore on Saturday afternoon did not
reach Belair until Monday afternoon. Ihere
were sixty passengers in the tram, ana many
were taken out by their friends and enter
tanned. The road was opened on Monday. !,
At Salisbury there was a hurricane ana
many persons were afraid to retire. Signs
and outbuiIdings were blown down and de-
stroyed. The tide was the highest known Tor
years and much destruction to wharf property,
| lumber Yards and cellars resulted.
At Hagerstown and Frederick the storm
was very severe, and nearly all the roaos III
the country were blocked.
Oyster PUNCHES and wharf property at TX
ford were damaged by the wind.
Reports from Somerset county say that
| lands on the water courses were covered IfOhi
10 to u inches with salt water. A number
of oyster packing houses and wharves were
destroyed, and one person lost GO cords OF
wood, which was swept away by the TIDE.
The coolest weather experienced IN this TO-
cality for many winters came on Saturday
and Sunday nights, the Thermometer being as
low as zero in some exposed places. Inc
Annamessex river is a solid block OF ice as
far as can be seen. Men are walking to and
from their vessels on the ice at Crisfield with
out danger. At Crisfeld the wind storm was
equal to the one in October, 1877. Several
vessels we're wrecked, others blown ashore,
new church blown down, and the water rose
so high that many cellars were filled. The
cold was so severe that men could do nothing
to protect their property.
| Accounts from Reisterstown on Monday say
that the thermometer registered at SIX clock
5 degrees below zero. Most of the county
roads are completely blocked up with drifts
of snow from three to twelve feet deep.
There are some families completely shut in.
The poor people in the neighborhood are sut-
fering greatly Many of the farmers say their
stock is suffering severely. There are some
| drifts on the Hookstown turnpike between
| Owings' Mills and Glen Morris which were
impossible to-day. Men have been busy
digging them out Baltimore harbor on
thursday was closed by the ice, which was
from to inches thick, aud much suffering
is reported in the lower part of the bay.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.


Methodist Protestant Church, Westminster,
January 17th.-Public worship at 1870 a. m.
and I p. m. Sunday School at a. m.
JoHN D. KINZER, Pastor.
St. Paul's Reformed Church. d.
vine services next Sunday morning at 109
o'clock; at night at o'clock.
A. S. WEBER, Pastor.
Centenary NJ. E. Church, Jan. II, 1856
Preaching at 1880 a. m. and p. IN. by the
pastor Young Peoples meeting at p. m,
Preaching Sunday, January II, at Bixler's
U. B. Church. Communion at 10 a. m.
Bigg's, 2p M; Mt. Union, 6.30 p. m. This
will be Rev. Mowers last time to preach at
Bigg's Chapel. y. c. MOWER.
Fourth quarterly meeting at New Windsor
NJ E. Church, January 23d and 9th. Rev.
DIR. Lanahan will preach Friday night, Satur-
day and Sunday.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16
The Chairmanships.

In the distribution of the Chairmanships of
the national House of Representatives, Mis-
souri, secured FIVE, New York four, Georgia,
Illinois, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Kentucky
three each; Alabama, South Carolina and
Pennsylvania two each; Wisconsin, Indiana,
Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan
and North Carolina one each. Twenty
chairmanships are held by Southern members,
nine by Western and seven by Northern and
Eastern members. The majority of the men,
bers on the Democratic side are from the
Southern States, and many of them are serv-
ing their fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh terms.
Most of the representatives from the West,
North and East are new members, serving
their first or second terms. The Maryland
members are all new men, which accounts for
no chairmanships coming to the State.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16
cornptroller Turner's Report.

The annual report of Comptroller j. Frank
Turner makes very satisfactory exhibit of
the financial operations of the government Tor
the fiscal year ended September 80, last. The
total receipts for the year, together with the
cash on hand at the close Of the previous
year, amounted to 5000, 494, being an in
crease in the receipts of $40, 325.6S over the
receipts in 1884. The total disbursements,
including S62, O4S.s6 for two iron boats for the
oyster navy, were 81, POP ,Os6.67. Atthe close
of the last fiscal year there were S747, 407.S3
in the treasury.
During the year there were carried to the
sinking funds $601, 645.02, and every such
fund was not only in its integrity but some
were ''actually overfowing."
The State debt is 0,970, S63.34, against
which the state has productive assets amount
ing to 81, 51S, 799.37, leaving the actual in
debtedness at Sc, 451, 563.97. ABORTION of the
debt is due, and the Comptroller recommends
refunding it at the rate of 81 per cent, rather
than Iquidate it by selling from the sinking
funds securities paying six per cent. The
suggestion is good one, and the Legislature
will no doubt grant the necessary legislation
The Comptroller refers to the gradual decline
in the taxable. basis since 1877, noting partic-
ularly the loss of Sl1 100000 in Baltimore
city, Notwithstanding its great growth in pop
ulation and the vast expenditures in new build
ings. He suggests that new assessment be
anthor;,a and favors the assessment of every
thing representing value, except churches,
grave yards and wearing apperel, with an annual
assessment of personal property. The Comp
troller is right in this. When all property or
articles of value are taxed, a considerable re-
duction in the rate of taxation can be made
Railroads, he says, pay but SAG, 4ss,76 tax,
whereas the same amount expended in farm
ing lands as is now invested in railroads,
would yield about $3.50, 900 to the state. There
is something wrong either in the system or in
its enforcement.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16

John Sherman vas afraid to trust his
chances of reelection to the Senate to the
narrow Republican majority on joint ballot,
so he had the nine Democrats from Hamilton
county ousted on Tuesday and the nine Re-
pnblieans seated in their places. Consequent
iy Mr.. Sherman was on Wednesday formally
elected Senator for another term of six years.
The summary ousting, without debate, of the
Democrats from Hamilton county, was high
handed proceeding They were given certi-
fcates of election by the board of canvassers,
and upon contest were secured in their
certificates of election by the Ohio court of
appeals. Mr.. Sherman could have been elect
ed without reversing the decision of the peo-
pie of Cincinnati and Hamilton county, if all
Republicans could have been commanded to
support him, but as two or three were uncer-
tain he resorted to the unseating Of Demo
Gratis. The Fraudulent Hayes has now q
companion in Fraudulent Sherman.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16
TRUSTEES SALE
II OLA
VALUABLE SMALL FARM
Tn Freedom District. Carroll Co., Nd.

By virtue of deed of trust from James E.
Streaker and Sarah Streaker, his wife, of Car
roll county, Nd, for the benefit of the cred
itors of the said James E. Streaker, duly ex-
ecuted, acknowledged and recorded according
to law, the undersigned, named therein as.
trustee, will offer at public sale, on the prem
Uses, situated in Freedom district. Carroll
county, Nd, about three quarters of a mile
from the SANS Greek road and two miles
from Winfield, in said district, on
SATURDAY, 9Th OF FEBRUARY, 1886,
at o'clock, p M, all that desirable farm on
which the said James E. Streaker now re-
sides, situated as above described, containing
% ACRES AND So PERCHES OF LAND,
more or less, being the same land which the
said James E. Streaker obtained from Han
son I. Bartholow, trustee, by deed dated the
Doth day of April, A. D., 1868, and duly re-
corded among the Land Records of Carroll
county.
This property adjoins the lands of Hanson
Penn, Peter Davis and Upton Condor, and
is in a high state of cultivation, and has been
recently lined. The improvements thereon
consist of a comfortable 2-story
LOG DWELLING, I@SA-,A
containing 7 rooms; barn, corn a III ssisa.
anu All oCuer necessary outoullulhSs. AHis
farm is under good fencing, well watered and
IS, about Is ACRES IN GOOD TIMBER.
Ssss There is an apple orchard of choice
FRUIT on the place, and an excellent
spring of water near the dwelling. This
property is convenient to schools, postofiices,
churches, &C., and rare chance is here of
fered.
All persons desiring further information
can call on or address the undersigned, trus-
tee, at Westminster, Md.
TERMS OF SALE.--One- third part of the pur-
chase money to be paid on the day of sale or
upon the ratification thereof by the court, and
the residue in two equal payments, the one in
nine months and the other in eighteen months
from the day of sale, with interest, and to be
secured to the satisfaction of the undersigned;
or all cash, at the option of the purchaser.
GEORGE NJ. PEARCE, Trustee.
janl6ts Jos. W. Berret, Auct'r.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16
ITO INVESTORS.

JAMES L. SWITZER, of Sinclair town
ship, Jewell county, Kansas, proposes to es-
tablish a Loan Agency for the purpose of
loaning money in Jewell and adjacent coun-
ties in Kansas. Money is in active demand
at good rates of interest, and can be loaned
in both small and large amounts, on good Sc
curity, at profitable rates of interest. He
guarantees per cent. per annum, interest
payable semi-annually. Loans will be guar
anteed in all cases. Having extensive ac-
quaintance and somewhat extended business
experience in the West, Mr.. Switzer thinks
he can offer safe avenue for investment, and
brings a large list of references from the best
and most prominent business firms in his vi
cinity. He offers the following Carroll county
references Mr.. Samuel Hoffman, New Wind
sor; Mr.. Granville Haines, Union Bridge;
Mr.. Solomon Shepherd, Union Bridge; Mr..
Daniel Wolfe, Union Bridge; Mr.. Joseph
Wolfe, Union Bridge; Mr.. Ephraim Stoner,
Union Bridge, &C., &C., &c.
ianl6:3t*
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16

The annexation of the ''Belt'' by Baltimore
city will come up again in the Legislature.
The citizens of that city would do well to
ponder the following editorial remarks of the
Philadelphia Inquirer:
Baltimore wants to grow as Philadelphia
did, by taking in the outlying territory 1t is
a pleasing experiment, but if Baltimore will
take Philadelphia's word for it, it costs more
than might be supposed. "
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16

The three Civil Service Commissioners,
Alfred P Edgerton, of Indiana; W. l.. Tren'
holm, of South Carolina; and Dorman d,
Eaton, OF New York, have been confirmed by
the Senate. Senator Logan made the point
that one of the commissioners should be Of
opposite politics from the other two, and OBJ
iected to the confirmation of Eaton, because
he is a Mugwump and not a Republican.
Logan is ambitious, and may live to see the
time when he will regret his opposition tc
Mugwumps. They are all back in the Re-
publican party again, and will be powerful
against those who have adversely criticised
their course in the campaign of 1884.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16
MARRIED.

January 5, 1886, at the Reform ed parson-
age in Manchester, by Rev. W. Rupp, John
F. Shade and Mrs. Sophia A. Baumgardner,
both of Carroll county.
January IA, 1886, at St. Paul's Reformed
Parsonage, by the Rev. A. S. Weber, Mr..
Levi A. Myers, of Pleasant Valley, and Miss
Clara A. Bankert, of Stonersville, both of
this county.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16
Card of Thanks.

MEssRs. EDITORS Please permit me,
through the ADVOCATE, TO express my thanks
to the members of Trinity Reformed Church,
Manchester, and to other friends, for their
visit to the parsonage on the LIST inst, and for
their generous donation. For this and other
acts of kindness they have my warmest thanks,
and my best wishes and prayers in their be-
half. VIM. RUPP.
Manchester, Jan. 4, 1886.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16

George Bancroft at So does almost as much
work each day as he did at 80. What with
revising and polishing he considers an
average of $50 words a day fair progress.
And yet, the civil service law would rule him
out of the public service as disqualified, from
the commencement of his career, at 35, until
now. Why not also disfranchise men over
IS. If Trey are too old to participate in the
government, they are too old to vote intelli-
gently. five are to be ridiculous, let us be
so to the fullest extent. Perhaps it would be
we'll to put an extra tax on persons over 80,
for having passed that age, or to drown them
upon attaining their S5th year?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16

DR.. Martin White, his wife and two chill.
dren were last Friday afternoon found dead,
with their throats cut, in their house in
Battle Greek, Michigan. They had been dead
several days. 1t is believed that White,
being insane, killed the others and then
himself.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16

Two sections of freight train of the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad collided on a
bridge at Whites Station, Alabama, on
Saturday. The shock caused the bridge,
which was undergoing repairs, to collapse,
and an engine and seventeen cars went down
with the structure. The wreck caught fire
and eighteen cars were burned. John John
son, fireman, was drowned, and Henry Bote,
brakeman, burned to death. w. D. johnson,
engineer, was fatally burned, and two other
train hands were dangerously injured. L. o.
Harris, conductor, swan across the river and
gave warning to passenger train due in a
few minutes after the disaster.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16

NOR SALE.-The subscriber offers for
sale a TRACT OF LAND, formerly
part Of ssCloyer Hill, lying near Patapsco
Falls. 1t is of a very excellent quality, in
or more acres to suit, on very reasonable
terms. A clear title given. For further in
formation apply to E. N. BUCKINGHAM,
my 0 Near Finksburg, Carroll co., Nd
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16
A NNUAL ELECTION.

Office Westminster Cemetery Company, |
Westminster, Nd, Jan. s, 1886. J
Notice is hereby given to the Shareholders
and Lotholders of the Westminster Cemetery
Company, that the annual election for Pres
ident and Board of six Managers of said
Company, to serve for the ensuing year, will
be held at the office of the Company, Fire
mems HALL, on Tuesday evening, February
2, 1886, between the hours off, and o'clock.
JN0. J. REESE, Secretary.
P. S.-Notice is also given that the stated
monthly meeting of the present Board will be
held at o clock, P. NJ, on the same day, al
which time full report of the operations Of
the Company for the past year will be given
to the Shareholders and Lotholders.
JN0. j. REESE,
jan 16:3t Secretary.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16

Notice is hereby given that application will
be made to the County Commissioners of Car
roll county, at the expiration of thirty days
from the date hereof, to open and locate pub
lie road in said county, commencing at point
where road known as the old Baltimore
and Cranberry road intersects the county road
leading from Carrollton Station to Richards
Mills, on the dividing lines of John E. Houck
and Benjamin Croft, in the eighth election
district of Carroll county, Nd; then through
the lands of John E. Houck, on IT,. -. u
an old road known as the old BaltiI w and
Cranberry road, until it intersects the lands of
Elias Martin and Lewis Green, Jr.; thence
through said lands, still on the bed of said
road, until it intersects the land of Andrew
Myers, deceased; thence through the lands on
the dividing line of the said Elias Martin and
Andrew Myers, deceased until it intersects a
county road near schoolhouse known as
Jesse Brown Schoolhouse.
LEWIS GREEN, JR.,
jan9:5t And 20 Others.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16
The Legislature.

The Legislature got fully organized this
week, and both houses adjourned until Monday
next, the Senate until P. NJ. and the House
until 8 P. NJ. The Democratic caucus of the
two houses met on Wednesday night and unan-
imously nominated Hon. Henry Lloyd fol
Governor, to fill out the unexpired time fol
which Gov McLane was elected, and Hon.
A. P. German for United States Senator
These nominations will be ratified by the
Legislature next week, and Gov. Lloyd wal
be inaugurated next Thursday.
A number of bills have been introduced II
both houses, but none are of especial interes
to our readers except one by Senator Bowlus
of Frederick, to extend the time of the com
pletion of the Unienville and Union Bridge
turnpike.
In the distribution of the positions in the
Legislature, Carroll has drawn two prizes
Mr.. Charles A. Waesche, of Taneytown dis
trict, has been made engrossing clerk in the
Senate, and Mr.. Jos. W. Berret, of Freedom
district, sergeant alarms. Both OF these pc
sitions are responsible ones, and two of thu
best in the gift of the Legislature. Of Mr.
Berret, the Baltimore Evening Ne'cs says
Mr.. Berret, the sergeant-at-arms OF thu
House, is indeed prominent man about the
capitol. He is almost a giant IN height and Il
very well built He is comparatively young
and wears a full beard of brownish hue ant
of moderate length. His manners are pleas
ant, and he will probably prove popular OF
| fcer.
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Hon. George Cotton.

Reports reach us that there is some oppo-
sition to the reelection of Hon. George Col
ton as Police Commissioner of Baltimore.
We hope the reports are not well founded.
Mr.. Cotton is one of the best Police Commits
sioners Baltimore has ever had. He has done
much to elevate the standard and improve
the efficiency of the police force of that city.
Being gentleman of means, the position at
fords him all the employment he desires, and
he attends closely to the duties of his office.
Besides, Mr.. Cotton is an earnest Democrat
and effective worker. He went into the Sec
ond Congressional district and aided by his
speeches the nominee of the Democratic party
for Congress, and rendered valuable aid in
the fifth district also. To his efforts, in a
great measure, is due the redemption of st.
Mary's county from Republican control, and
the return of Democratic Senator and two
members of the House of Delegates from that
county. Considering his efficiency as Police
Commissioner and his services to the Demo
cratic party, he should receive every Demo
cratic vote in the Legislature.