The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-07
Maryland AGalrs.

SIEVE nteen Mormon converts leit Oakland
for Utah on Tuesday.
Teresa Belt. colored, died in Frederick on
Sunday, who was said to be l05 years old
Anne Arundel county's assessabe basis has
been increased during the past year $2l9, 900.
Baltimore city tax rate has been increased
to 81. 80 on the $780, The rate last year was
SLIGO.
Capt. Horatio Little, of Bolivar, Frederick
county, died from paralysis on Tuesday alter
noon, aged Sc.
The Catoctin Iron Works, with all its fran
chises, near Mechanicstown, will shortly be
sold by the trustees.
Talbot county tongmen are taking 10000
bushels of oysters per day, which are sold as
plants for Northern waters.
B. Howard Matthews, of Howard county,
until recently employed in the BALTIMORE
pestofice, is now on trial for stealing letters
containing money.
Capt. David Cushwa, aged so, died near
Hagerstown on Saturday, and Mrs. Margaret
Hamburg, of Middleburg, Washington county,
died on March 81, in her 99th year.
Vim. Bush, tramp, on Thursday stole
horse and buggy at Ellicott City and drove to
Baltimore, where he was arrested. de had
Just served sentence Vi hfe years IA pt'5
Sing.
Miss Mary Jane West, aged 30, who resided
at Kingwood, on the Catonsviile railroad, was
accidentally burned to death on Wednesday.
Her clothing took fire from burning trash in
her garden.
Captain W. II. Phillips, commander OF an
oyster dredging vessel, was convicted at BAL
timore, on Monday, of cruelty to three of his
crew, and was sent to Jail for 60 days and
fined 500.
s. N. Saunders, formerly of Richmond
county, Va, was stabbed on Tuesday, near
Chaptico, st. Mary's county, while returning
with some ladies from wedding, by VIM. L.
McGiverney. He died almost instantly.
John 7. Murphy, a well-know farmer of
the fifth district of Howard county, died at
his home, near Fulton, at an early hour on
Tuesday morning, in his Goth. year. He
leaves a widow and four children-two sons
and two daughters.
Michael Colbach, German, sixty years of
age, and q tenant of Samuel D. Linn, of the
fifth district of Howard county, committed
suicide at his home about u 'clock on Sun
day last. Colbach's family had gone to
church, and upon their return found his life
less body hanging to a nail in his room.
1t is stated that the Equitable Gas Light
Company, of Baltimore, is unable to meet the
half yearly interest, $4,000, due on its bonds.
This was the first company to reduce the prlce
of gas until the agreement was reached by all
the companies to put the price at Sl.50. 1t
is now declared that gas cannot be furnished
for S1.25 per 1000 feet, the price established
by the State Legislature.
By the breaking of a spring the smoking
car on the afternoon train on the Annapolis
Short Line Railroad was thrown down an en-
bankment Saturday afternoon and several
members of the Maryland Legislature were
injured, none fatally. Those hurt the most
were Senator Charles S. Adams, of Baltimore;
Delegate Bramble, of Baltimore; Delegate
Green, of Caroline county; William l.. Dor
sey and Captain Louis Green, engineer on
the Drum Point Railroad, and Mr.. Basil
merchant, of Annapolis.
Henry Costello, aged so years, was fatally
burned on the morning of March 30, by fall
ing into one of the pits at his lime kiln,
corner of jenkins lane and Hartford road,
Baltimore county. Mr.. Costello with his
brother James, conducted the kiln under the
firm name of Henry Costello & Bro. Mr..
Costello went to what is known as the whiten
ing pit, where the lime is subjected to extreme
heat, SO as to whiten it. He had large iron
rake in his hand, and while stirring the lime
around to equalize it he fell into the pit.
His screams attracted his brothers attention,
who, with the aid of some neighbors, pulled
him out with a rope, He was in the burning
lime half hour, and was horribly burned.
He was taken to the City Hospital, where he
died. Mr.. Costello was not married, and re-
sided with his brother.