Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-01-10
THURSDAY.
The price of coal has gone down.

The price of coal has gone down.
Judge Dennis refused to grant d.
vorce to Mfs. Estelle III. kirkland or
to her husband, Edward NJ. kirkland,
and dismissed both their bills.
Mr.. Harry Vonderhorst has retired
from the management Of the Balti.
more Baseball Club.
Bsltimore's prospects for a large
export trade in corn are very bright.
The last rail in the Baltimore and
Sparrow's Point Railroad was laid.
In fight between the oyster sloop
Helen Baughmsn and dredgers off
Swami Point, Captain Cain, of the
dredging vessel r. j. McAllister, was
shot through the hip. The crew were
lodged in Jail at Chestertown.
The quarterly distribution of the
Maryland school fund has been made.
st. Mary's receives for white schools,
S2,053.07; for colored, 81. 1859.
A Dakota farmer has purchased
land in Anne Arundel, and says other
Dakota families are talking Of remov-
ing to Maryland.
George w. Robertson's store, at
White Haven, Wicomico county, was
burned. John Parker's barn and sta
bles, near Wango, Wicomico county,
were also burned. Benz. F. Brant' g
dwelling, at Hazen, Allegheny coun.
ty, was burned on New Years Day.
Joseph Fl. Beeman, died near
Churchville, Hartford county, in his
9lst year. Thomas Webster, q far
mer, residing near Westminster, is
dead in his S0th year.
Judge Syester has refused q new
trial to Sheriff Gatrell of Washing
ington county, and imposed fine Of
$40 and costs.
Reports received in New York of
great excitement among Americans in
Port au Prince are discredited by the
Haytian Minister.
Smallpox is said to be spreading
from Buffalo, N. Y.
A strike of surface.roa employees
in New York city, is impending.
Governor Hills references in his
message to bribery at elections and
unequal representation of voters in
New York State are attracting much
attention in political circles 10 WASH
ington.
Colored republicans, it 10 said, will
make a formal demand of General
Harrison for the appointment of a
member of their race to q cabinet po.
sition.
1t is thought the republican Sena-
tors expect to pass their tariff bill
through the Senate substantially as il
C lme from the finance committee.
Admiral Luce has sent an official
report to the Secretary Of the Navy
of the surrender of the Haytian Re.
public.
The House committee on appropri.
ations has concluded. the considera.
tion of the Notifications bill, which
appropriates $S90.000.
The Colored Catholic Congress at
Washington organized and resolved to
send greetings to the Pope.
Some Pennsylvania republicans are
kicking against the one-man power of
MIR. Quay.
Statistics Of the year show a steady
decline of Philadelphia commerce.
Both Houses of Congress reassem.
bled yesterday and proceeded 10 bus
mess. The Senate resumed the con.
sideration of the tariff bill. But lit
tie progress, however, was made, the
time being occupied in the discussion
of the tariff question by Messrs. Vest,
Jones, of Arkansas, Hawley, Reagan
and others. The House was occupied
in consideration of the river and har.
Dor bill, during which there was a
passage of personalities between
Messrs. Grain, Of Texas, and Sowden,
of Pennsylvania.