The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1890-11-22
Maryland Affairs.

Oliver A. Myers, a Baltimore cattle dealer,
has failed.
On Tuesday night the cement works at
Cumberland were burned; loss $4,000.
Counterfeit silver dollars are in circulation
in Baltimore. They are not easily detected
and require close scrutiny.
Crislield is to be lighted ny electricity. A
Company has been organized with $4,000
capital for that purpose.
Joshua Frederick Cockey, Of Cockeysvllle,
Baltimore county, was 80 years old on We'd
nesday. He enjoys excellent health.
Nathaniel H. Morrison, Provost of the Pea
body Institute, in Baltimore, died on Satur-
day. He was born December IA, 1915.
Rev. j. C. Hauser died in Baltimore on
Thursday, aged SO years. He had been pas
tor of Emanuel German Reformed Church
for Is years.
S. Hoffman McLane, aged 80 years, son of
Louis McIane, and well known young man
of Baltimore, died on Tuesday from infiam-
nation of the stomach.
The monument which is to be placed over
the tomb of Leonard Calvert, the first Gov
ernor of Maryland, will be taken to st. Mary
City, in May next, and unveiled.
On Saturday the farm of Archibald Stir
ling. near Glen Falls, Baltimore county, con-
tanning 535 acres, was sold at mortgage S
sale to Charles j. Bonaparte for $4,000.
Lee Webster, of Cockeysvile, Baltimore
county, committed suicide at the residence OF
Vim. Renshaw, in Baltimore, about II o'clock
on Tueseay night. Financial troubles caused
temporary insanity.
Sidney Kerngood, aged 20 years, commit
ted suicide in Baltimore, on Saturday Eight,
by jumping from three story window. A
detective had called to arrest him for en-
bezzlement of S2G.
George Williams, aged IA years, was
crushed to death in Baltimore on Monday
while playing with an elevator in the factory
of Flynn Il Enrich. Two men who went to
his relief were injured,
On Wednesday afternoon the store of VIM.
Matthews, at Glenwood, Howard county, was
burned. Loss $1,000; insured in the Mont
gomery County Company. On the same night
the barn of Ed. T. Anderson, at Jessups, was
burned by a tramp who was refused permis-
| sion to sleep in it.
The Annapolis and Short Line Railroad
held its annual meeting on Wednesday. The
annual report showed large net gains, and in
conjunction with the Baltimore and Eastern
Shore Railroad, which promises great acces-
sions in freight and passengers, has bright
! future before it.
! Henry ]. Robinson, aged - years, was
dangerously if not MORALLY stabbed by Jos.
Bowen, aged II, in street quarrel in Balti-
more, on Saturday. They met while going
home from work, and Bowen exclaimed,
''Oh, what n dirty face" For this Robin
son struck him and the cutting followed.
Louis J. Camacho, native of Cuba, but "A
resident of Baltimore for over % years, com
mitted suicide in Druid Hill Park on the 9TH
instant. For n number of years he was
troubled with insomnia and malaria and
could obtain no relief He was Sc years old,
a bachelor and leaves an estate of over so,
900.
George NJ. Duvall, aged 76 years, died il
Annapolis on Tuesday of cancer of the mouth.
He was, for many years, clerk to the county
commissioners, and was previously employed
in the comptroler's office. He was one Of
the California pioneers. Mr.. Duval was 6
faithful officer and man of exemplary char
acter
Miss Mary Garrett has sent to the Peabody
for the art gallery superb oil painting from
the collection of her father. The picture was
intended by Mr.. John W. Garrett for the
| Peabody. The subject represents Christ be
ing carried to the sepulchre. All the figures
are life size, and the painting is seven or
eight feet high.
Judge Stewart, of Baltimore, has decided
| that he would have to sentence Mary Metz
dorff to be hanged. The girl, who is only
fourteen years old, caused the death of two
persons by poison. DIR. John Morris -'%de
an investigation, at the request 81 the Judge
ms IN her mental co-.,Ii,;gn, and decided that
her mind is Aot unbalanced.
qYle barn on the farm of Stephen and Geo.
I Font, near Frederick, was burned on Satur-
day. Besides the building, there were de-
stroyed two binders, about so tons of hay,
300 bushels of wheat, bull and lot OF
| harness. The horses and cattle, with the
| exception of the bull, which was chained
were rescued. The loss will amount to
several thousand dollars. Partly insured in
the Changers Mutual Insurance Company OF
| Middletown.
The large barn of John Bond, residing near
| Butler postofce, Baltimore county, with its
contents, was burned on Friday afternoon OF
| last week. The barn contained several tons
of hay, $50 barrels of corn, lot of oat and
wheat straw and valuable agricultural nipple.
ments Besides these there were two large
ricks of corn fodder near the barn. A valu-
able colt was saved by Mr.. Bonds wife and
daughter, he being away from home. The
! fire is supposed to have been caused by gun
wads, ms some men were seen shooting neal
the barn preceding the fire. The entire loss
is about s., 800, partially covered by insur-
ance.