The Democratic advocate., 1888-01-07
Maryland Affairs.

During 1887 there were 4sS fires, great and
small, in Baltimore, cansing total loss OF
81, 16l. .655.s4.
In Frederick county last year 2100 mort
cages and bills of sale were recorded in the
Clerks Office.
Eliza widow of Washington MCPHERSON,
Emmittsburg, Frederick county, has been
granted war pension.
The total number of arrests by the police
of Baltimore in 1887 was g, ,53S, of which l l.
923 were for disorderly conduct, l,TS1 for
larceny and 1,610 for assault.
At Rawlings, Allegany county, on Monday.
Mrs. Lizzie Leese, was standing before an open
fire, when her dress caught fire, and before
the flames were extinguished she was horribly
burned over the entire body.
Henry Breerwood, of Cambridge, went to
Alexandria, Virginia, last week, to attend the
funeral of Mrs. John B. Smoot, his sister-in-
law, and died suddenly there two days after,
being found dead in bed in the morning.
The Catectin iron furnaces, near Mechan-
icstown, which are now in the hands of Mr..
Thos. Gorsuch as receiver, and which have
not been in operation for some time, will, it
is said, shortly be offered for sale by order of
the court.
Wm. H. Roach, a wealthy citizen of Som
erset county, died on Monday, aged 62 years.
He had been County Commissioner, sheriff
and member of the House of Delegates, and
was six years member of the Democratic
State Central Committee.
Gen. Isaac R. Trimble died in Baltimore
on Monday, in his seth year. He was a
native of Culpepper, Va, graduate of West
Point, United States army officer, comman-
der ofStonewall Jackson's forces, Confederate
army, and civil engineer and railroad man.
Harry d. Crone, young German, stole a
horse last week from J. L. Coffren, near
Marlboro, Prince Georges county, and rode
it to Washington. There he was arrested
and taken back to Marlboro. Before leaving
Washington he managed to get some poison,
and died from its effects on Saturday morning
The recount in Frederick showed that Bus
sard, Democrat, received a majority over
Hightman, Republican, declared elected, and
legal proceedings have been begun to seat
him in Hightman's place. Mills, Democrat,
shown by the recount to have been elected to
the House of Delegates, will make his contest
before that body.
On Saturday night last, in Baltimore,
Stephen Conroy, in fit of frenzy over the
conduct of his mother and her paramour,
Patrick O'Donnell, and the almost constant
drunkenness of his mother, kicked both so
violently that death ensqed, Conroy bears
an excellent reputation among his associates
and fellow workmen.
Judge Jones on Monday reappointed the
old board of school commissioners of Howard
county, consisting of Messrs. William Mack
intosh, N. Soper Childs and Marion Brian,
for the ensuing two years. Mr. Mackintosh
was elected president of the new board. The
board reappointed Mr.. John I. Thompson
secretary, treasurer and examiner.
Near Rraddock's Spring, about FIVE miles
west of Frederick last week, VIM. O. kauff-
man, son of Mr.. John C. Kaufman, while
watering stock at a creek on his fathers farm
picked up an old iron pot, which upon cx-
animation was found to contain S575 in gold
and silver. How it got there is unknown. 1t
is conjectured that it was hid during the late
war.
The annual report of Adjutant General Jas.
Howard shows that ,913 men are enlisted in
the Maryland militia and 147 commissioned
officers. General Howard recommends that
the men be paid for services at Camp Lloyd,
that a battery of artillery of four pieces and
two Gatling guns be added to the National
Guard, and that the military records of Mary
land be compiled.
The Corn and Flour Exchange in Balti-
more closed the year with the usual oelebra-
ton on Saturday. About five hundred ladies
were present and witnessed police drill,
clog dancing. and listened to comic songs and
speeches. More than a hundred of the men,
bers appeared disguised in the costumes of
nearly all the nations and they had dance.
The programme ended with q game of foot
ball.
Jesse K. Hines, Insurance Commissioner
of Maryland, has filed bill in the Circuit
Court of Baltimore City asking for the ap-
pointment of a receiver for the Commercial
Fire Insurance Company of Baltimore City,
the Office of which is in the basement of the
Farmers and Planters Bank, northwest cor
ner of South and German streets. The Com
missioner charges that the capital stock was
not paid in as alleged, and that the company
was fraudulently organized.
A peculiarly sad affliction has recently WIS.,
tied prominent family of the fourth district
of Howard county. In September last jury
adiudged Mr.. Joshua Mulinix, a resident of
that section, insane, and he was sent to the
Maryland Hospital for treatment. Leonard
c. Mullinix, about 26 years old, and a near
relative, was appointed by the court as a COM
mittee to take charge of his property, which
was to have been disposed of at public auction
few days ago. On the day set for the sale
the auctioneer, together with a number of
others, had assembled, when it was ascertain
ed that Leonard C. Mullinix was also insane.
This necessitated postponement of the sale,
and an application for another committee has
already been made, IN order that the intended
disposal of the estate may be proceeded with.