Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-16

near Snow Hill. Nd, was destroyed
by fire.
Hon. George F. Edmunds. United
States Senator from Vermont, has
resigned his seat, TO take effect No
vember l, 1891.
Phineas Taylor Barnum, the famous
Snowman. died yesterday at Bridge.
port, Conn, aged eighty.one years.
Reports were current in European
capitals yesterday that the political
situation in Europe was regarded as
serious.
Experienced politicians in New
York think that Governor Hill will
decline the senatorship and run again
for Governor.
A special to the Dispatch from
Raleigh. N. c., this morning. says
"Gov. Daniel G. Fowle died suddenly
here tonight at 1870. The cause Of
his death is supposed to be heart
failure"
G. E. Isley was killed and Harry A.
Randall badly hurt in Chicago by
runaway accident. Two horses which
they were driving became frightned
at 4 cable train and ran away. The
men jumepd out.
THURSDAY, April 8.
Arbor Day was celebrated by
school children throughout Maryland.
Governor jackson has appointed
Col. 81. Kyd Douglas to be associate
Judge of the fourth circuit in place Of
Judge Syester, deceased.
Mrs. Thomas G. Morris, of Wicom.
leo county, fell out of her chair in
fit into the fireplace Of her sitting
room, and was burned so badly that
she died.
There is a popular impression in
political circles that Mr.. Blaine has
been made to understand that he is
not the dictator to the Harrison ad.
ministration.
The Italia (newspaper) of Rome.
says Italy must strike the United
States in their strong box, where
their God resides, by demanding
the largest indemnify for the men
killed at New Orleans.
VIM. II. StraYer, of Hyde's Balti-
more county, was held in 81, 900 bail
for the action of the United States
grand jury on the charge of sending
through the mail letter in reference
to lottery.
It is understood that Major Nc
Kinley claims that his election of
Governor of Ohio is sure on a straight
tariff issue, and that President Har.
rison has agreed to prevent, if possible,
any foreign interior snce.
Tree planting was general yester-
terday throughout Maryland, and the
Junior Order Of American Mechanics
added to the Arbor Day programme
the patriotic feature Of national flag
presentations to public schools.
FRIDAY, April 10.
Western farmers are reported to be
emigratiDg eastward.
Twenty national banks in Kansas
will denationalize and reorganize un-
der the new State banking law.
The Civil Service Reform Associa.
tion Of Maryland decided last night to
investigate the recent republican
primaries in Baltimore.
United States District Attorney
Ensor, Of Baltimore, has recommended
that the sentence of the Navassa
rioters be committed to confinement
in prison for life.
The republi car convention, which
was called to orm a plan for party
government in Maryland, harmonized
the Baltimore factions, adopted
constitution and adjourned.
Democrats in the New York Leeis.
lation have followed the example set
them by republicans in the Worlds
Fair matter by refusing TO take action
which would give the republicans the
expenditure Of large sum of money
for the removal Of the New York
custom. house.
Capt. ]. A. Loar and the thirteen
deputies who shot the strikers who
attacked the Prick Coke Works at
Norwood, Pa, last Thursday, were
arrested yesterday at Scottdale on
charges of murder. The arrests
caused much excitement. The pris.
oners gave bail. The serving of
eviction warrants was begun at Mt.
Pleasant. The strikers appeared more
hopeful.
Both the republicans and demo.
Gratis continue to claim the election of
their respective candidates for mayor
Of Chicago, and until the official can.
vass is finished it will be impossible
to declare positively which is correct.
The official canvass of the votes began
yesterday afternoon, and it is expected
the work will be completed inside of
a week. Two alleged errors in the
returns made on Tuesday night were
discovered yesterday. One Of these
errors gives Washburne, republican,
fifty additional votes, and the other
error adds one hundred votes to the
score Of Cregier, democrat.
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