The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1889-02-08
News Items.

News Items.
Cardinal Gibbons preached last Saturday
afternoon to the 62S prisoners Of the Mar, land
peniteniiary at Baltimore.
| The ice men of Haserstown are somew hat
alarmed at the poor prospects for AL ice crop,
and there is some talk OF The formation OF \
| company for the manufacture of ice
| The fact that more than POO people have
been killed in this country within the last
twelve months by elecfr ic-light wires calls
| new attention to dangerous pubic nuisance
"Disease, desperate grown. by desperate APP
| pliances relieved, "r not AT all. The
| point Of wisdom is To rhrcA them before they
reach 50 far by buyin, q. bottle vi Salvation
Oil. Price % cents.
Abou. twenty-five y avail Academy cadets
| were tounnd unsatisfactory in their studies at
the semi annual examination just closed, and
a number of them will resign or be dropped.
About twenty of them members Of the
| fourth class.
| Sam Bryant, owner Of Proctor Knott, has
| announced that his cult would not start in the
| kentucky derby He gives a reason that
he had fears Of hurting his horse by SO long
| a race early in the saason. aud thereby losing
| richer 81 lakes later.
| M. little son, three years Of age. was terri
bly, afflicted with scrufula His head was
| tirely covered with scrofulous sores, and his
body showed many marks Of the disease. A
few bottles of Ayers Sarsaparilla cured him.
| The Hon. Hart b. Holton VAS in Washing
ton during the greater part Of the week, aud
while there secured the support Of large
number OF Congressman with whom lie served
rs r representative of the Fifth district for the
naval office
| \ statement prepared a. the Treasury De
r:artmeut shows that there was net increase
| Of s., Cos, 40 in circulation during the month
Of January, and 4 net increase of ST. 150, 900
| in money and bullion in the Treasury during
the same period. The principal increase In
cir culation was in cole certificates, and the
principal in Treasury holdings was in standard
| silver dollars.
Mr.. Hoar laid before ,tlie Senate Monday a
petition asking of Congress protection for the
ancient and celebrated ruin, Casa Crande, All
/ ascient temple of prehistoric age and of the
creates. chronological aud scientific interest in
Iinal County near Florence, Ariz. Tue petit
tioners say that more damage has been done
to this ruin by visitors during the past eleven
| ft,a i'm, y
The finn Of which President Cleveland is 10
become Il member has its office at No. Is Will
| liam street, y. Y, and is one of the best
know in this city, and erjoys a very large
and lucrative practice. 1t is COMPOSED of
Francis Lynde Stetson, Francis 5. Bangs,
Charles W. Bangs, Charles Edward Tracey
Charles MacVe agh and Wayne Macveash, As
counsel.
| 1t is stated in London that Sir Julian
Pauncefote, permanent undersecretary of
state for the foreign Qfflcce, has been appointed
British minister TO the United States. Although
the report is not officially confirmed, it is
credited at the foreign Office. The appoint
ment is creating intense irritation in British
diplomatic circles. as a departure from the
rule of succession in appointments according
to rank in the service.
| Wisconsin Dairymen are taking much in
terest In the question of creating a commits
sioner Of dairy aud food products, and i, is
likely that bill TO this effect will receive ia
vorable action. Besides providing for The ap-
| poinlment of commissioner, the measure
will srecify Legal percentages in many cases
for the purity of goods, as well as define the
punishment for adult Grafton of food products.
A letter has been received at Zanzibar from
Mr.. Mckay. missio nary in Usamboir, dated
November 20. The writer says that no dire /
news Of either Stanley or Emin b had been
received. A fresh revolution had broken ont
| in Uganda King kiwiwa had been deposed
and his younger brother raised to the throne,
kiwiwa having killed two of the principal Arab
instigators OF the expulsion of English mission
| aries.
| Mrs. Eliza Bonsall, relct of the late Robert
+. Bonsall. died at Annapolis Monday night in
her eight y-sixth year She was 4 daughter
of James ID. Weems, and a granddaughter ,
Absalom Ridgeiy. prominent and wealthy
merchant of Annapolis in the past century.
when Annapolis had a large foreign trade
Mrs. Bonsall was a niece OF Rev. Mason l..
Weems. the pastor and first blograp her of
Washington. She had many remn iscences of
the quaint colonial parson.
| Not long ago the Hon. Matthew Stanley
| Quay started for Florida. Before his depart
ure he gave TO the two press associations a
formal notification that lie would oppose the
appointment TO Office of any one who applied 10
| him for an Endorsement before March l. The
reason for tle announcem ent is TO be found in
| the enormous proportions that Senator Quay's
mail was beginning to assume before he went
away. He was receiving AT the time he left
Washington about 100 letters day, written
by oflic,-seekers. They came froIn every
part Of the union. lie received one from Ore
gon the day before his departure addr. ssed To
The Hon. Senator Col. Matthew QHay, Esq"
II was written by an entire stranger. That
capped the climax. He issued his pronuncia-
mento on that. His mail has not sensibly di-
mnished but his announcement will give him
excelen, excuse hereafter for getting rid of
bores aud those to whom he owes nothing,
and Will not prevent him attending II his
friends.
Many women find difficulty in arranging