The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-09-18
Maryland Affairs.

Captains of vessels arriving at Baltimore
on Monday report rough weather on the Ches-
apeake bay on Sunday night, and as many as
six waterspouts.
A call has been made for an adjourned ses-
sion of the convention of the Protestant Epis-
copal Diocese of Easton at st. PauIs Church,
Centreville, September 20, for the purpose OF
electinga bishop of the diocese.
Henry Meyers, the shoemaker, who on the
9th of July last killed his son, Henry Meyers,
Jr., in Wall street, South Baltimore, by stab
bling him with knife, died in the Baltimore
city jail Friday.
Rev. Joseph d. Palmer, u Catholic priest,
from England, who was travelling for his
health, was found unconscious in one OF the
streets of Baltimore last Friday, and was
taken to the City Hospital, where he died
soon after The cause Of his death was ap-
oplexy.
At Westernport, in Garrett county, on
Tuesday Edward White, a well-known citizen,
was shot dead on the street by lunatic NAM
ed David Johnson In the evening a mob
attacked the building where johnson was
confined and lynched him on a bridge above
the Potomac river. After hanging him they
threw the body into the stream.
Harry Coleman, a resident of Smoketown,
in the Beaver Creek district of Washington
county, met with horrible accident on Fri
day evening. In attempting to remove an
obstruction from thrashing machine which
he was operating his hand became entangled
in the huller, and it was literally ground off
to the thumb before he could remove it.
Amputation at the wrist will be necessary.
Monday, September u, the anniversary of
the battle of North Point, was a municipal
holiday in Baltimore, and was celebrated to
general extent. The various posts of the
Grand Army of the Republic in the city inau-
gurated Grand Army Day to take the place
of the Old Defenders Association. The
Grand Army men were assisted by the Fifth
Maryland Regiment and the VolunteerV eteran
Firemen's Association, who paraded with
them The Baltimore City Guards, in keep
ing with an old custom, celebrated the day at
Goyanstoyn.
President Baughman and Paymaster Gam
brill. of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
were in Hagerstown on Wednesday and salts
fed judgments against the company rendered
in the Circuit Court there to the amount of
several thousand dollars. These judgments
grew out of suits brought on storekeepers'
accounts A number of others in which
judgments have not been rendered are pend
ing, and the company, through President
Baughman, has made proposition OF COM
promise on the basis of 20 per cent. discount.
In a majority of cases it is believed the propo-
sition will be accepted.
The new Passionist Monastery of ST. Jo-
seph, about two miles west of Baltimore, was
dedicated last Sunday afternoon, in presence,
of IL, 900 people. A large number of clergy,
regular and secular, were present, among
them Very Rev. Thomas Steffanini, Provin-
cial of the Order. Cardinal Gibbons officiat-
ed, and made an address in English. Rev.
Father Bausch spoke in German. The build
ing was erected at a cost of $780, 900 on the
site of the original structure, which was
burned about two years ago. 1t has been de-
cided to remove the headquarters of the
Order from West Hoboken to Baltimore; and
St. Joseph's will be made the principal seat
of learning
Thomas c. Buckley, register of voters of
the fifth ward, Baltimore, was arrested on
Tuesday and taken before United States
Commissioner Bond on charges preferred by
United States supervisors on duty at the reg
istration office. John A. Brown, the Demo
cratic supervisor, charged that the register
refused to strike off the names of persons
proved to be illegally on the books. j. H.
Mjtnie, the Republican supervisor, charged
that the register would not allow him to spru-
tinize the lists of registered voters, and that
he refused to strike off the names of persons
after proof that they were not entitled to be
on the books. The arrest, it is said, was done
as a matter of intimidation, Buckley waived
an examination and gave bail.
John J: Shipley, of Frederick, was before
United States Commissioner Rogers, in Bal
timore, on Monday, on the charge of remov,
ing unstamped cigars from the factory of
George L. Boyer, at Urbana, Frederick
county. Shipley was the prosecuting witness
against Mr.. Boyer, who was charged a few
weeks ago with selling him the unstamped
cigars. Mr.. Boyer testified that Shipley took
the cigars out Of the factory while he was
looking for the stamps to put on them, and
then threatened to prosecute Mr.. Boyer unless
be paid him, and in that way extorted s.
from him. The charge against Mr.. Boyer
was dismissed. On Monday Mr.. Boyer was
the prosecuting witness against Shipley, who
was sent to Jail to await the action of the
United States grand jury.