Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-03-05

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The Trustees 81 the G. and o. Canal
Stockholders 81 1874 will begin 10 re
pair the canal - soon - possible.
Mia Bsrths Pbipps. the Irosscu-
ting witness against Ernest Forbes.
convicted OF ass1ulE and awaiting
execution At Anaspolis. Nd. is TO be
married to Mr. Bsnj4min F. Gaifith.
8. Zsbricks, colorsd. wxs convicted
at Frederick Of forgery. and sentenced
to i've years in the Penifentiary.
Zedricks forged : note. on which he
occurred suit Of clothes valued at
sl3.
Attorney -Gsnsral Whyts applied
to the court to have Judgment ex-
tended on the verdict Of $50. 600
given in favor Of the State against the
sure:ies on Stevenson Archer's FIRST
bond.
United States Senator Ephraim X.
Wilson, of Mssyland. aged seventy
years. died suddenly At the Hamilton
House. Washineton. at 1905 o'clock
last night, OF heart failure, following
an attack Of cholera morbus.
The democrats Of Licking county,
Ohio. have forwarded hickory caae
TO Washiogssa ssassaistion to
Senator German s. of his
leadership in the fight against the
federal election bill.
William Croggsn. boy. was run
over and killed by an engine of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in
Washington. Fifty persons not en-.
ployes have been killed by railroads
in Washington since 1868.
Joseph Haner. of 76l West TWEEN.
tieth Street. Chicago. fatally shot his
wife and Dangerously wounded his
mother-in-law last night. Mrs. Ham,
or separated from her husband, but
had returned to his home with her
clothing when abe was shot.
In the u. s. Sanase, House bill to
establish land court was passed with
a substitute. and disagreement was
reported on the District of Columbia
approx ration bill and new confer.
ence was asked. There was some
discussion on. the order Of business,
during which Mr.. Hale said there
was little time for the consideration
Of anything but appropriation bills
before the end of the session. The
sundry civil bill was taken up, and
a number of amendments made in the
provisions regarding the Worlds
Fair. The House passed the direct
tax bill. >
THURSDAY, February 26.
The judgment of the Court in the
Archer bond cases was entered as
found by the jury
Acting Secretary of the Treasury
Nettlston RENTED the fines imposed
on the MARYLAND State steamers.
It 10 stated that there has been an
increase Of twenty thousand in the
membership of the Farmers Alliance
in Virginia during the past three
months.
The grippe has taken possession of
Fort Logan, Colorado, and 10 playing
havoc with the soldiers. Eighty are
10 the hospital, and four deaths have
occurred this week from the disease.
The outcome of the Natianal Coun.
Gil of Women, which adjourned in
Washington yesterday, will be the
formation of confederation of socis.
ties after the plan of government of
the United States Congress.
Fire early yesterday morning des.
troysd the large brick stable of Kim.
mel & Werner, brewers, Altoona, Pa.
The charred body Of Max Seieel was
found in the building, and it is sup.
posed he set it on FIRE in some manner
while intoxicated.
About 8 o'clock Monday night a
man broke in the window of William
Schamalzs pawn shop in San Francis
CO. and seized q tray containing As
diamonds, valued at about $500.
Employing the diamonds into a sack,
be jumped on a horse. which was held
by two confederates, and disappeared.
In the Circuit Court at Annapolis
Judge Miller decided that under the
Maryland oyster law of 1890 oysters
can be brought into. the State for sale
from foreign waters, but that the right
of the State to inspect them continues,
and that persons offering such oysters
for sale must prove that they came
from waters outside the State.
The Senate of the United States
paid the unsual honor to the late
Senator Wilson of adjourniug early in
the day out OF respect to his memory.
Mr.. German announced the death Of
his colleague in feeling terms and Mr..
Spooner spoke in eulogy of the de.
ceased Maryland Senator. In the
House Representative Gibson paid a
warm tribute. and the House adjourn.
ed.
The United States Senate yesterday
adjourned a. a mark Of respect 70
Senate Wilson's memory. la the
House q resolution was passed provid-
ing for the consideration of the ship.
ping bill today and tomorrow, and
the ordering Of the previous question
at 5 o'clock Friday. The immigrs.
ton bill was passed and the sgricul.
tural appropriation bill debated.
N -Remember that ATer,s Cherry