Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-03
NEWS IN BRIEF.
From The Bditim0re Sun.

now stated, will be democratic In
both branches.
Thomas Thompson, convicted of
murder in Kent county, will be ex-
ecuted January 30.
Considerable damage was done to
barns, outbuildings, fencing, &C.,
in Southern Maryland by the storm
Monday.
Nine skeletons have been dis
covered on Ship Point, Third Haven
river, on the farm of Mr.. James L.
Banning.
A son of John Hirst, of Kent
county, and Purnell Cephal, q
colored man, were drowned in the
Choptank during Mondays storm.
A Western republican Senator
expresses the opinion that silver
will be the great question in deter
mining the presidential election.
Hiram G.. Dudley qualified as
clerk of the Criminal Court and
appointed Hance w. B. Reid chief
deputy in place of Wilson NJ. Cary.
George Smith, of New York, an
oyster dredger on the pungy Ariel,
was killed yesterday by a shot fred
from an oyster police boat near
Annapolis.
Twenty-three persons are report
ed killed in railroad accident on
the Orelgraise Line in Russia. A
train was derailed from bridge,
and four carriages were hurled into
river below.
The meeting of the national re-
publican committee in Washington
developed a strong sentiment in
favor of Dir. Blaine as the republi-
can presidential candidate. The
committee called on President Har-
rison and had chilling reception.
The Dupont Brothers powder
mills, at Summeytown, Pa, former
ly owned by James s. Miller, were
blown up Monday night, killing
James Wade, who was tapping the
chasers contrary to instructions.
The buildings are complete wreck.
The summer hotel, The Queen,
at Beverly, Mass, was burned early
yesterday morning, and a cottage
opposite, owned by Joseph F.
Rogers, was Quilted. The Queen
was owned by Israel Lefavour and
VIM. A. Hyde, of Newton. Loss
800, 900; insured for $50, 200.
David J. Atterbury, a farmer
living four miles east of Moweaqua,
ILL.,, was shot and instantly killed
Monday afternoon. His horse and
cart returned home without him,
which alarmed his friends, and they
started out to look for him and
found him about a mile from his
home in the road dead.
Fire at Ilien, n. Y, yesterday
morning, caused loss of $50, 900.
Grimes &Pelton, Daniel Dygert and
G. p. Burch & Son we're the prin-
cipal losers. The public library
and Masonic Hall were burned.
Owing to high winds the local fire
department could not cope with the
flames, and assistance was sent from
Utica.
A cyclone from the Southwest
swept over Lawrence, Miss, at
about 4 o'clock Monday. All the
houses in the track of the storm
were lifted bodily from the ground
and carried away, many pieces of
timber falling several miles distant.
The residence of Mr.. Thomas Den
mis-, in which were his family and
himself, was destroyed. Mrs. Den
mis- was severely bruised, while one
of her children, a little girl, had
her brains dashed out by falling
joist and died shortly afterward.
Thursday. November 26, 1891.
Prominent colored men give a
dinner in honor of Hon. J. S. Clark
son, chairman, of the republican
national committee.
At contrasting in Amherst
county, Va, a young man named
Brugh cut the throat of a man
named Hairless, killing him in
stantly.
The entire plant of the Dallas
Dressed Beef and Packing Co.,
Dallas, Texas, was consumed by
fire at a late hour Tuesday night.
The loss is $500, 900, insured for
ISL 200.
Wilkes James, son of a promi-
nent farmer at Granville, Ga, was
shot and killed by Edward Jenkins,
the SON of a neighbor. The young
men were rivals in their attentions
to q young lady.
There is great confusion in Cal
vert county over the offices and
contests have begun in the Circuit
Court. The old clerk refuses to
yacate and after swearing in two
democrats refused under Judge
Magruder's advice TO administer the
oath to the others.