The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-11-16
Maryland Affairs.

residence of her Son-in. law, Charles +. Blery,
at Ellicott City, on Thursday, aged IS.
The Democrats of Dorchester county cee
brated the late victory in that county by a
grand torchIight parade on Monday night.
Mrs. Sadie Thomas died in Frederick on
the Sth instant, from a kick in the abdomen
inflicted by her husband few days previous
John F. Buckheimer. aged 81. accidentally
/ shot himself with a pistol on Monday he
was an inspector in the Baltimore custom
/ house.
| At Patterson Park, Baltimore, on Sunday
afternoon, Miss Annie Kenig shot and fatally
! wounded Stephen o. Bridge. He had be
| trayed her.
/ Emil Loehning was dangerously wounded
and beaten by a number of German butcher
| roughs near the Calverton stock yards, Baltl-
more, on Sunday night.
/ A dwelling house on the farm of John I.
/ Williams was burned down on Wednesday
night, with all its contents. 1t was occupied
/ by Zebulon Fulton and family.
/ Mrs. Caroline Donovan, a wealthy Balu.
/ more county widow. on the Sth inst. presented
/ the trustees of Johns Hopkins University,
/ through Mayor Latrobe, with 100000 TO
/ endow a chair of English literature.
/ As Justice D. w. Slye was returning from
/ Mechanicsyille, St. Mary's county, to his
( home, about two miles distant, he is supposed
to have been attacked with an epileptic fit,
and died a short time after he was taken
home.
A farm of I6O acres, in Cecil county, i'm
proved by large dwelling and the necessary
outbuildngs, was sold on Tuesday last, at
public sale, for 1890. about eight dollars
per acre. This Is what the tariff is doing for
farmers.
The school commissioners for Cecil coauty
have ordered that Vim. r. 0rffitt cnlored
school teacher, who is charged with disturbing
"A white school and was fined by magistrate
for the offense. to appear before them at their
next meeting and explain his conduct salts
iacioriiy, or his certificate as teacher viii
be cancelled.
An ARRAY occurred at Morgapza, St. Mary
county. the night before the election, which
resulted IN the serious though not fatal injury
Of two colored men and Mr. j. J. Alvey. the
last named receiving a severe cut on the
lower Jaw. Vim. Hebb is said to have in
hcted the injuries. He was taken to jail to
await q preliminary hearing.
At the monthly meeting Of the directors Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. on Wed
nesday. President Mayer presented the annual
report, which showed the gross earnings TO
be 81, 808, col; the expenses, Sl4, 0,8i4,
aud the net earnings, s., i92, l5I. The report
will be presented 10 the stockholders al the
annual meeting on Monday next.
In an ARRAY which occurred at MILESTONE,
S. Mary county. on the night of the cleo
tion. Bernard Long was cut with a knife
abou, the bead and face aud several places on
the person, though not seriously Dick Rus
sell was cut about the head, seriously and
perhaps fatally. while Leande- Long was cut
slightly about the head aud hands.
Patterson, Ramsey & Co, agents in BALI.
more for the Johnston Line OF steamers,
received a cablegram on Friday OF last week
saving that their ucE vessel, the QueensmOre.
which left Baltimore on October 9th, with a
large general cargo, was wrecked on the coast
ct ireland, and was total loss All OF the
escs were saved The cargo Vas valued Al
$50 f25.
Tho Kent News says WilliAJH G. Crow
walked up to the polls Of ChesteJtown pre-
e5net las Tuesday with two Of his sous, and
ems, his 6fty-;hird Democratic vote without q
scratch. l. there another man in Kent with
.geh "a good uuscratched record M CroW
j. nos in hts St,h year. The oldest voter az
Chesyeriowu aas James A. Jones. eolorcd.
lie IS 10 his S'ib year. bnt Eas able 70 walk
10 the polls.
The wa,sr ia the Monocaey and other
smaller streams 10 Frederick county was
higher on "Wednesday from the effects Of the
recent heavy rains than It has been since the
great auod IL May last, Along the l0wlsnds
,he waters over6 -wed the banks and spread
OVER The acids ;sr q considerable distance,
A. late hour "Wednesday eveaing the No
uococy vas stiA rising rapidly and some
damage ~as feared.
Levin 3. Hall and Sarah :. Hall, who we're
tried aad faard guilty Of burRing tee store
house 81 Cox s Miles, IN FatrmaaUs. Spmar-
Sc, county, on she night Of September ?, we're
sentenced on SATURDAY 10 the State Penlcp-
Nary for ten wears. she shortest sentence thst
caaid De passed, % account Of The lndispo
ssuou Of Miss Hall the sentence was passed
AZ the jail b. Chief Justice Irving 10 the
presence q their counsel
90 The sth Instant The barn on the farm Of
John L. Bennett, near kennedysviile. Kent
cuaaiy, was burncd, including over l,le0
bashels q wbsa,. about loo bashels Ut pots
gaes, lusi tons 81 hay. iot Of oats and other
Articles The horses in the stable were gotten
cat before the 6re reached their quarters
The fire originated from the upseitiug OF
lantern which a son Of MF. Bennett took to
the barn 10 see hos 20 feed. The barn and
eouteuis we're assured IN the Mutual Insurance
Company OF Kent county for sl,sUo, which
wii bot half cover the loss
An interesting case vas taken up for trial
In ihr ciFcuit court in Frederick on Thursday
OF last week Miss Harriet MORRISON, Of
Emnitsbarg some time ago inherited $4,000
from the estate OF her brother. At the
instance of her friends, who considered her
mental condition sseh As 20 disable her igoR
m4Ragiae The estate, an iaqulslten IA iunseg
was held aud she was pronounced non compos
uenlis She nos asks 10 have this verdict
8. lid her
own estate. She Il represented By VIM j.
Maaisby, Jr., and Roher, Riggs the relatives
ty J0ha c. Mouer.
The rial Of benjamin. f. Lawson for TIE
murder Of samuel Hodge, enlored, in Prince
George county, on the night Of June ~ last,
was concluded ia the Anne Arundel Circuit
Court at Annapolis Thuuday afternoon with
a verdict OF nanslaughtcr. ChieiJudge Miller
Imposed a fne Of $50 and eosis, which the
friends ai the prisoner hope TO be able 10
raise In a few days- In the meantime Lawson
wil remain IN Jail. Additional testimony
taken in the case Thursday morning tor the
deieuse tended to show that lawson supposed
Hodge TO be stealing corn when he assaulted
him. lawson himself testified to finding
Hodge and his cart at his corn CRIB.
The celebration of the centennial anniver-
sAry Of the establishment Of the Roman
I afAJl4t EfEfAEGNN IN tue .tAlhNA t'AAAANN "tN'
begun in the Cathedral in Baltimore with
solemn Poutifcal Mass, az which were present
iwu Cardinals. twelve Archbishops, seventy
eight Bishops, number Of MiIrrd AbbOts
aud heads Of religious orders, several hun.
dred priests and d congregation which crowded
she sacred edifce. archbishop Williams, OF
Boston. was the celebrunt Of the Mass, and
Archbishop Ryan, Of Philadelphia, preached
the sermon In the evening Solemn Pom
ulical Vespers were celebrated by Archbishop
Heiss. Of Milwaukee, and the sermon was
preached By Archbishop Ireland, OF ST Paul
On Monday night there was an illumination,
and on Tuesday night grand torchlight
parade. participated in By 10000 people and
a great number Of brass bands. The Congress
closed on "Wednesday.
Near Mouroyia, Frederick county, on
Monday. four year-old son of John Dorsey,
colored. vas instantly killed by the accidental
discharge Of a gun in the hands of Vim. II.
Sappington. also colored. According to the
testimony before a coroner jury, as reported,
Sappiugtou aud yocng girl had been playing
with the gun, when it was accidentally dis
charged by the latter Gninteutionally allowing
the hammer to fall with considerable force on
the cap tube The LOAF passed between Mrs.
Dorsey and a baby on her lap, which 1t
rrazed. and struck the child, who was standing
near by, full in the breast. The jury rendered
verdict of accidental killing Another
version of the affair is that Sappington went