Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-07-23
SAINT Nafg's Beacon.
afWs n BRIEF.
WEDNESDAY,, July Is.
From he BaIs;,s0rs Sun.

calvert aud Prince Georges DEM
ocratic conventions sent unpledged
delegates to the State nominating
convention.
Alr. Frank Brown will sail for
Europe today, having received in
formation that his son is dangerous
Nv III az Wiesbaden.
Judge Stewart, N the Superior
Court. decided that clerks Of courts
arc not empowered to prepare 8
motion for Judgment by default.
Kent county democrats passed
resolutions indorsiDg Senator Cor
man for reelection and Marion de
X. Smith for comptroller.
Charles Booze, colored. was held
in $500 bail b. Commissioner Rogers
for a hearing tomorrow on the
charge of sending All obscene letter
through the mail.
The WicomiGO Democratic Con
vcgt.on instructed its delegates to
vote for Brown Tor Governor and
Britain FOR comptroller, and in
dorsed Governor Jackson for United
States Senator and Mr. German for
reelection.
George Francis Train arrived
Yesterday at Whatcom, State OF
Washington. the end Of mis- journey
around the world. lie is in high
spirits over beating his former rec
ord and circlingthe globe in sixty
two days.
Gen. Thomas Harrison died at
Waco, Tex. yesterday. lie was
born in Alabama in 1928, removed
to Mississippi in his early youth,
served throughout the Mexican and
civil wars, participating in the cap
ture of MurfreesbOro' and the cam
paien against Knoxville. lie had
taken a prominent part in the poll
tics of the State Of Texas up to
1872. since which time he has de-
voted himself TO his law practice.
THURSDAY, July Ii.
Patrolman Zapp, of the southern
district, Baltimore, was cut into
fragments by locomotive OF the u.
and o. Railroad.
Charles county democrats have
declared for the election OF Messrs.
German, Brown. Poe and j. Frank
Ford.
Judge John L. Briscoe was nomi-
mated for chief Judge of the South
ern Maryland circuit OF the first
ballot IN convention at Port To
bGcco.
A story from Texas is printed in
New York to the effect that Gov
crnor Hill has decided to support
Mr.. Cleveland for the presidential
nomination.
Heterogeneous Mudd, repub-
lican. expresses he opinion that
there is no chance for the Maryland
republicans, so faT as the governor
shlp is concerend.
Thirteen table glass manufactur-
ing firms in Pennsylvania, OHIO
and and West Virginia were con-
solidatcd at Pittsburg yesterday un-
der the name of the United States
Glass Company.
Warden Brown, of Sing Sing
prison, New York, filed his cer.i-
Af laoRh - @kn
executed by electricity. Appended
to the certificate was statement
By Drs. Barles + Macdonald and
Samuel Is. Ward, the physicians ct
the execution, that the unconscious
ness was produced instantaneously
and death was manifestly painless.
Hon. James L. Campbell was
renominated for Governor of Ohio
by the democratic State convention.
ut Cleveland. yesterday. The con-
vcntion, was not as turbulent as the
previous days reports seemed 20
forecast, which was in large degree
owing to the good management of
the majority. The Cincinnati dele
gates, who favored the nomination
OF Mr. Lawrence 7. Neal, voted
against resolution offered by the
friends of Mr.. Virgil p. Kline TO
make the nomination unanimous.
The Neal men also Kissed the nomi-
nation. The platform. as adopted,
calls for tariff reform. a free silver
plank was adopted by close vote.
FRIDAY. July Il.
The torpedo boat Cushing is to
nave = horsepower trial in the
lower Potomac Monday next.
At Monticello. Ark, Prof. +. K.
Maynes, a school teacher, was stab
bed and instantly killed BY Bob
Baker, one of his pupils.
The appointment of DIR. C. If.
Hammett in place of DIR. Smith
Townshend as health office has
again been made by the District
commissioners.
Captain Samuel Cox, sentenced
to the House of Correction for one
year for violation of the oyster law.
has been pardoned by Governor
Jackson.
The State of MARYLAND has bought