The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-07-03
The public schools of Baltimore county

The public schools of Baltimore county
closed on Wednesday.
Rev. Alfred Curtis, of Baltimore, has been
appointed to the vacant Bishopric of Will
mington, to succeed Becker, recently trans
ferred to Savannah. Father Curtis was for
merlv Rector of Mt Calvary Protestant
Episcopal Church. He embraced the Catho-
lie religion fifteen years ago.
The Maryland Butchers Union, of Balti-
more, on Thursday night passed resolution
TO combine with the commission men to pro-
cure the change of the salesday for live stock
from Monday to Thursday. A movement
was put on foot to erect slaughter house
and refrigerator by stock subscriptions.
Jack Kilrain, of Baltimore, is to fight eight
rounds to-day on the Metropolitan base ball
grounds, Staten Island, N. Y, with Jack
Ashton. The men have never seen each
other. If Kilrain wins he will challenge the
winner of the Sullivan Mitchell fight. Kill
rain and Ashton will each enter the ring at
It's pounds, and will fight with two ounce
gloves.
An over-issue of bonds of the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal Company to the amount
of S6l5, $50 has been discovered. Ex-
Treasurer Henry V. Lesley, in whose adj
ministration the over-ssne was made, and the
present treasurer, j. A. l.. Wilson, who had
a guilty knowledge of the matter, have left
Philadelphia.
Mathew Fisher, well known resident of
Union, Baltimore county, was found dead
Tuesday afternoon, about four o clock, on the
public road leading from Avalon to Elkridge,
in Howard county, a short distance from the
former place. Mr. Fisher was seen sitting by
the roadside couple of hours previous to the
discovery of his body by passer-by, appar
emily suffering from weakness. When found
it is thought he had been dead more than an
hour. He was returning from a visit to a
married daughter living at Elkridge. He
was seventy-eight years old.
Collector Groome on Thursday had before
him the returns of the business of the Balti-
more eustom-house for the fiscal year ended
with June 30. The increase of S519, 59l. 10
in the receipts from duties and miscellaneous
items is satisfactory showing. Of this the
collector says the increase for the first eight
months of the fiscal year, when Col. Webster
was yet collector, was 1913, 1852. So, and for the
last four months, under Collector Groome,
the increase was $4S5, 81. This fine
showing for the first four months of his ad-
ministration led Collector Groome to remark
that the government had done well in having
Democrat for collector.
A terrific wind and hail storm passed over
the lower part of Caroline county last Friday
afternoon. Between Andersontown and
Smithville the storm was most violent, several
buildings being unroofed and large quantity
of wheat blown down. The hail in some
places was an inch and a. half in diameter, and
did great damage to growing corn. Near
Chestnut Grove windows were smashed in
number of dwellings. The same afternoon
Al. ol- 1or0a ,,opIor in front
of Mr.. C. W. Byrn's residence, Denton, the
current of electricity, glancing from the tree,
passed in at an open Window of Mr.. Byrn's
house, shattered large mirrow and splinter
ed several pieces of furniture.
Henry Webster, colored, was lodged in the
Elkton Jail on Thursday morning, charged
with the killing of Edward McNelly, white.
The parties all lived in the lower part of
Cecil, and the affair grew out of drunk,
three gallons of whisky having been obtained
from a vessel-Cecil being a local option
county. The shooting occurred at Webster's
house. McNelley and some companions got
the whisky and took it to Webster's house,
and stayed nearly all night A row occurred
with a family in the next room, in which
Webster and wife were engaged. McNelly
and his companions attacked Webster. They
left and returned again to the attack, and
still another time, the last time breaking in
Webster's door, which was locked. From
the reports of the affair Webster seems to
have acted on the defensive.
Dennis Mccarthy, No "a Smith street, Bal
timore, is charged with throwing, on Tuesday
night, lighted coal oil glass lamp on Mrs.
Margaret Mannion. 1t is said he returned
home intoxicated and shortly afterwards threw
the lamp, which exploded, and the burning
oil ran over her, setting her clothing on fire
and firing also window curtains and furniture.
Her injuries are serious. Mccarthy was ar
rested and had hearing on Wednesday.
While the hearing was in progress John Man
Mon, aged % years, son of the injured
woman, entered and stood near the door Of
the magistrates room, and attentively listen
ed to all that TRANSFERRED. The justice notified
Mccarthy that he would be committed to jail
until July Is, to await the result of Mrs.
Mannon's injuries. Young Mannion cried,
with tremendous oath, "You will never live
to see that time; you have killed my motherln
and fired two shots in rapid succession from
a revolver at Mccarthy, at distance of about
twelve feet The first ball cut the cloth on
McCarthy's left shoulder, and passed exactly
through the spot from which Lieut.. Scott had
Just moved his head in order to speak in a
low tone to Justice Hebb. But for this move
ment the ball would no doubt have crashed
into Lieut.. SCOTS brain. As it was, the ball
passed over his right shoulder and imbedded
itself in the plaster of the wall beyond. The
second shot passed just over Justice Hebb's
chair, but the Judge was not in range. Man
nion was arrested and committed to Jail on
the charge of assaulting and shooting at
with intent to kill.
Attorney General Roberts was engaged on
Wednesday, in Baltimore with the matter of
the libeling of the State police steamers by
the United States authorities for failure to
have them inspected by the government local
inspectors of steam vessels. The attorney
general will file his answer to the libels, and
the case will come up for trial at the fall term
of the United States Court. The steamers
will be released upon stipulation, the State
authorities to become responsible in the prem
Uses. 1t is stated that Governor Lloyd, while
in the opinion of the attorney
general that the federal government has moth
ing to do with the State police steamers,
favored having them inspected as a volun-
tary act. The House of Delegates last winter
by resolution, recommended their inspection,
and provided for defending the State officers
in any litigation that might arise in the mat
ter. The steamers would in due time have
been presented for United States inspection,
but the filing OF the llbels has put an end 10
any voluntary movement of that kind. The
general maintains his position that
the federal government has no jurisdiction
over the police boats, and in this the Cover.
nor concurs and the case will go to trial
without compromise. The attorney general
that the federal government has no
right to interfere in any way with the proper
ty of the State of Maryland; that the United
States Supreme Court has decided the prop
~ right in the oyster beds on the Chesapeake
10 be in the State, and the State, by the use
Of the steamers, is seeking to protect the
oyster beds; that the exaction of inspection
fees is compelling the State to pay a tax on /
one of the instrumentalities which the State
employs for the protection of its property,
and such tax has been repeatedly declared
Illegal.
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