The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-15
MARYLAND APPOINTMENTS.

MARYLAND APPOINTMENTS.
tetches of the New Collector, Naval ON
Ger. Surveyor and Appraiser of the Port
of baltimore.
WM. VI. MARINE, collector of customs
at Baltimore
VIM. d. BURCuINAL. surveyor of Gus
toms.
MILTON G. URNER, naval officer of
customs.
Cecil ]. KARsNER, appraiser of mer-
chandise.
Mr. Marine is an Eastern Shoreman by
birth, and was born August %, 1884, in
Sharptown. Somerset County, Md. His
father was the late Fletcher f. Marine,
local preacher Of the Methodist Church,
| and an old Baltimore merchant. His
| family moved to Vienna. Dorchester
| County, and he lived there until 1884,
when they moved to Baltimore. AT the
| age of nineteen years he commenced the
| study of law under the late Thomas
! Yates Walsh, very witty and learned
nisi prius lawyer of Baltimore, who III
his time bad been prominent Wing and
congressman from this city. He married
daughter of the late Richard ID. Hall,
| Of Prince Georges County, and has seven
children-four girls and three boys. His
| first office was that of court commissioner
under Judge Alexander, of the Circuit
Court, in 1868 and 1867. Mr. Marine is
now a resident of Hartford County. The
only other positions he ever held were
those of corporation attorney for Havre
de Grace, Hartford County, and EllicOtt
| City, Howard County, aud counsel to
Sheriff Airey in 1854 aud 1885. For
eighteen years, with the exception OF
two or three times, Mr.. Marine was the
orator of the Old Defenders. Mr.. Marine
commenced his political career almost as
soon as he began the study of law.
| In 1867 he was candidate for the leg
islature. In 1868 be was Grant presi
entail elector, and canvassed Maryland
thoroughly, and spoke IN Pennsylvania,
| Illinois. Wisconsin and West Virginia.
In 1870 he was the candidate for Con
gress in the Second district, which in
Guided some of the lower wards of Balti
more city, Hartford and Baltimore Coun-
ties, the colcred citizens voting at that
election for the first time in Maryland
Iu 1872 he was again Grant elecGor: In
1879 he was the candidate for states at
torney for Hartford County, leading a
desperate forlorn hope. In 1884 he was
again presidential eector; in 1885 the
candidate for clerk OF the Court OF APP
peals of Maryland; and in 1856 a candi-
date for Congress. Among the Balti
more cases in which he has taken part
with special credit to himself are those
of Jones. for the murder of Berry, in
which he was of counsel tor the defense,
and of X ,binSOn, FOR manSlaughter
whom he defended and acquitted. He
was also engaged with Milton Whitney
in the successiu nj defense of Mclaughlin,
i'll Howard County Court.
Mr.. Marine Was IA delegate from the
Second district to the National Conven-
Jion of 1873 at Chicago, aud voted for
General Harrison.
NAVAL OFFICER URNER.
Hon. Milton G. Urner, who was nomi-
mated for naval officer is at present serv-
ing the end of his term in the Mary land
| State Senate. He is married and has
several children, and lives in Frederick
| City. Senator Urner is a Methodist, and
has been d delegate to the General Con
terence of the United States He served
his county as states attorney with much
credit and was elected to Congress from
the Western Maryland district in 1873
and 1880. The merchants of Baltimore
remember him with much gratitude for
| voting steadily in favor of appropriations
to widen ard deepen the approaches to
the harhor. While in Congress Mr.. Ur-
ner served on the Committee on Claims
as chairman, and on the Committee on
the District of Columbia. He made
many speeches while a representative in
Congress. and was always listened to
with great interest and respect, and in
variably came to the help of Baltimore
Oh all questions affecting her interests and
welfare. When Mr.. Urner's second term
expired he was rendered by his friends
their support for denomination or
judgeship of his county, both of which
ue decliued, and commenced again the
practice of his profession, in which he
had been very prominent and successful
After some years of retirement, Mr.. Ur-
uer was persuaded to be candidate for
the state Senate in 1887, and was one of
the few Republicans who were elected
that year. He is now serving with dis
tinction upon the most important COM
mittee in the Senate.
SENATOR BURCHINAL, THE NEW SUR
vEYoR.
Captain VIM D. Burchinal, the nomi
nee for surveyor Of the port, is widely
known in Baltimore. He entered the
| army III 1861 as a second lieutenant, and
was promoted Ill 1862 to adjutant of the
regiment, and in the same year to the
capsaincy of Company A, Second Eastern
| Shore Regiment. He served under Gen.
Hunter in his celebrated raid through
The Valley in 1864. In Chicago he voted
Tor Harrison on every ballot except one,
when he voted for Allison for the purpose
of getting the solid vote of the Iowa del
| egatiOn on the next ballot for Harrison.
J Captain Burchinai was appointed assist
| ant auditor III the Custom House, by
Collector john l. Thomas, in 1869, and
| resigned that position about 1871 and
returned to farming in Kent County near
| his home i'll Chrstertown. He is married
| and has no children. He was Il candi
| date tor clerk of Kent County in 1873
| aud counted out. IL 1875 he was called
| TO Baltimore again. and appointed deuptv
| collector OF customs by Collector Edward
| Wilkins, and was continued in that posi-
| ton by Collector Thomas during his
second Term from 1877 to 1882. In 1888
Captain Burchiual was nominated for
state senator by the Republicans of
Kent County and was elected with part
| OF the ticket, the first time II Republican
had carried the county for many years
lie served so well in the Senate where he
was the leader and strong man of his
party that he was renomlnated and re
elected in 1877. Captain Burchinal is not
| a speaker, out he has voted on the right
side OF every question before the Senate
during the four sessions he has had
seat in that body. He has very stroag
following i'll this city, and was backed
almost unanimously by the soldiers. He
was delegate-at-Iarge to the convention
which nominated Harrison, and was in
iull accord with the men who made the
nomination.
MIR. KARSNER's CAREER IN POLITICS.
Mr.. Cecil j karsner, who was nomi-
mated for appraiser, owes his position to
the constant efforts OF Representative
Stockbridge in his behalf. lie is about
thirty five years old, and is engaged in
the real estate business in Baltimore, be
ing native of Cecil County, his father,
the late David F. Karsner, having re
sided at Chesapeake City and where bis
brother, DR.. VIM. Karsner, still resides
Tie was a clerk in the post office under
Postmaster AdreCu, and was elected TO the
First Branch of the City Council from
the Twentieth ward in 1887 and 1888
and served on important committees in
that body. Mr.. karsuer was chairman
of the Fourth disErjct committee in the
campaign of 1858 and gave especial at
trntjOn To Mr. Stock hridop's canvass Ha