The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-01-19
MARYLAND Affairs.

Baltimore city Jail has eight persons con-
fined in it charged with murder.
Charles Beasten, Jr., of the Baltimore bar,
died on the 1lth instant, from kidney disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. d. Lauster, of Baltimore,
celebrated their golden wedding on Monday
last
There are COZ prisoners in the penitentiary,
IS females and $50 males; five men are there
for life.
James W. Abrahams, aged 81, died in Port
Deposit, Cecil county, on Wednesday, from
cancer of the eye.
1t will cost 1881, 295.S2 to pay Bal.
timore's expenses this year, an increase of
1868, l75. % more than last year.
T. Alexander Seth. prominent lawyer of
Baltimore, died on Sunday. He was a native
of Talbot county, and was 80 years old.
Rev. Harrison McNemar, a minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. died at Annapo'
lis on Saturday night last, aged 20 years.
Edward Lepson was shot and killed, iE Bal
timore. on Saturday night last, by George
Sample Pembroke, colored, without any prov
ocation.
Joseph McAvoy, of Howard county, had ID
sheep killed by dogs last week. 1t seems
that dogs are more valuable than sheep IN
this State.
Mrs. r. Z. Murphy, mother of Hon. John
A. J. Creswell died at her residence in Port
Deposit, Cecil county, on the llth Instant
aged s. years.
Mrs. Anna, wife of James Middlekauf, of
Hagerstown, committed suicide on Nednes-
day by hanging. She had been feeble in mind
for sometime.
Anne Arundel County Commissioners have
granted the request allowing the read tax col
lected in Annapolis to be used on the streets
Of that city. The amour, is $500,
Miss Mary Garrett, Of Baltimore, is build
ing college at the corner of Cathedral aud
Preston streets, that city, for the higher men
tai and physical development Of women.
George Smith, colored. was lodged in the
Cecil county jail on the Iih instant, charged
with assaulting Mary Ward. aged Il. Aua,-
tempt TO lynch him .sas made, bat wiser Couu-
sells prevailed.
Mrs: Josephine f. Poe, widow Of the late
Judge Nelson Poe. died in Baltimore on sun
last, ia her Slst year. Her maiden name
was GLENN, and she was a sister Of Edgar
Allan Poe's wife.
Mrs. John Keyser, residing at Buckeysiown,
Frederick county. was badly burned about
the face aud body on Monday morning by the
explosion Of a lighted coal oil lamp which
she attempted 70 extlngulsh by blowing down
the chimney.
Herman Scbleibsuu. aged l4 years. found
railroad signal torpedo in Baltimore on
Friday afternoon OF last week, and struck u
with an axe. The metal case Of the torpedo
struck the boy in the throat, seve-iug the
windp5Pe and causing death.
A large swilzer barn, located on the 81.
burbs Of Emmtsbure. and owned by ] :. An
nan / Bro. was destroyed by Are OF Supposed
iucendiary origin on Saturday night. The
couteats Of the building included quantity
Of wheat, bar, straw. etc. Loss aboa' 81 $50:
+ insurance, SI,coo-
Five steamships sailed from Baltimore on
Saturday gi2h an aggregate Of SO. GOO bashels
Of cogn. There are several other vessels 20
port loading corn. and others arr expected.
The greater portion Of the grain goes to
Irelapd. although French ports aud Antwerp
have received some large cons gnments-
Vim. ". Hackeu, Of the Fork district,
Dorchester coaaty. vas brought before Judge
6oldsboroagh 81 Cambridge, "Wednesday
morning. on a warrant ixsaed a. the instance
OF BIS wife. Margaret q. Haeketi, under thc
iuebriaic act % 1855. Coause. for Uaekctl
waived The in4uis5,ion by j8ry necessary %
establish the charges Of hahigaal drunkenness
and inability 10 manage his property IS sl.eg
ed 10 she petition, and named Sheriff E. J.
Mace COMMITTEES Of his peraou and estate,
which was approved b. The coar,. Haekeit
- a large land and vessel ownes oi the Fora
district. A proceeding ior divorce am~nsA
81 ihoro. inssifatcd by tho wife. Is also pesG.
ing against him. Hackcig j. t1s same party
Of saIudFns wkom Gilbert Nanderpool sad
and Nn r. Ssylog aege convicted AZ lais
ssfm % eoari, aud are RoU scTsins ost sen.
grnccs in the coauty jail.