The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-12-05
Maryland Affairs.

Mrs Barbara Dimmick, aged % years, died
in Frederick on Monday.
A disease has been prevailing among cattle
in Howard county which veterinary surgeon
pronounces foot and mouth disease, which,
he says is not contagious.
Jonas Friedenwald, of Baltimore, celebrat-
ed his Goth birthday on Sunday. Special
ceremonies in honor of the event were held
in the Lloyd street synagogue.
Joseph Ha .kett was shot by Richard Tuna,
near Brookevile, Montgomery county, on
Friday of last week. The difficulty was about
Hacketts wife. All are colored.
Mrs. Sarah E. 0ster, of Baltimore, while
walking to church with her husband, Jacob
Oster, on Sunday. was taken suddenly i'll and
died soon after reaching the church.
The residence of Fred Ballot, near West
over. Somerset county, was burned on Tues
day. Fire had been made in it TO prevent
freezing of the plastering. Loss $4,000.
The new Episcopal Church at Mechanics
town has been completed. The first service
was held in it on Sunday. The building of
this church has been under the Rev. Richard
Nottingham.
The barn of Hczekiah Holtzman, two miles
above Smithburg, in Washington county,
together with its contents, was burned on
Friday night of last week. One horse was
urned up. There was a small insurance.
A fire in the furniture store of Cassard &
Co.. at Baltimore, on Friday afternoon, OF
last week, resulted in the death of cambridge
| Kelly, porter, whose escape from the cellar
was cut off by the flames. The property loss
amounted to $4,000.
The Calvert County Circuit Court has dis
missed the bill of complaint of b. d. Bond,
Republican candidate for county clerk, on
the ground that it had no jurisdiction, and
! Thomas B. Turner, the Democratic candidate,
| qualified and took charge of the office.
In seven of the nine Eastern Shore coun-
| ties-Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset,
| Talbot, Wcomico and Worcester-there is
| but one Republican officeholder, the clerk in
Somerset, wlo holds over, state OF affairs
which has not existed since the negroes were
/ enlranchised.
Jacob Murray fred at his wife and ther
attempted suicide, in Baltimore, on Saturday
| He missed the woman, but inflicted ilesf
wound in his own breast. Murray had been
discharged from the Marine Hospital, anc
returned home to find his wife living witt
another man.
Snow fell at Salisbury, Wicomico county
on Saturday night and Sunday to the deptl
of six inches. Despite the weather Eide
Durand, of the Old Side Baptist Church
baptized a convert, Miss Morris, of Wicomict
county, by immersion in Lake Humphreys n
10 clock Sunday morning in the presence
of goodly number of spectators. The sam,
snow storm extended to Dorchester county
and snow fell all day Sunday.
On Monday, for the first time in the histor.
of the Washington County Court, the ques
ton of putting colored men on the jury wa
raised. A. c. Strill, the attorney for
coored man indicted for bigamy, moved t.
quash the indictment on the grounds that NJ
negroes had been drawn on the present Jury
He cited as authority the leading case in New
Jersey in support of his position. The motto
to quash the indictment was overruled.
The State treasury officials have issued
call for the redemption of the overdue pc
cent. bonds of the State, known as the Mary
land State loan issued under chapter 302
acts 1887. The balance outstanding and III
redeemed amount, in round numbers, t
Sl50,OO0. The bonds will be redeemed on q
after January /, 1892, and interest will ceas
and not accrue after December 81, 1891
When this balance is called in it will max
81 ,OS7 1926 which has been redeemed III
der the present administration, not includin
the amount obtained by the sale of the pr,
ferred stock of the Baltimore and Ohio Raj
road. The State officers expect shortly I
make AN important purchase for the sinkin
funds.