Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-02-12

OF the oyster supply in Maryland and
Virginia.
Snow in the Maine numbering re.
gions 10 about six feet deep, and 10
seriously inierrupting numbering OPP
srations.
Captain ]. w. Hereford. thought to
be the oldest ex-Confederate, died at
Richmond. Va. in his 92d year.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
minister, expressed his qualification at
the liberalization of the United
States Supreme Court to hear the
Bering sea case.
A druggist in ST. Petersburg has
invented a method of tipping cigars
with PREPARATION 90 that they are
lighted like match by rubbing
against any hard substance.
Mr.. George Detmar, aged seventy
five years. a farmer, of Chesapeake
city, Nd, who il under treatment in
Philadelphia for serious injuries in
fiicted by a burglar, is in . critical
condition.
A Cecil county prize bull, which
was landed 10 Philadelphia from q
steamer from Baltimore. ran rampant
through the streets of Philadelphia
and did considerable damage before
he was killed.
Extremely cold weather prevails
over the Northwestern States. The
thermometer at st. Paul, MIMI, fell
to 20o below zero. The cold wave
reached st. Louis and was accom-
panied by light fall Of snow.
The United States Senate y.stsr-
day passed the House bill extending
the limit during which temporary
heads of departments can serve to
thirty days. The Notifications bill
was discussed, and the amount for
coast defense guns reduced from ST.
600. 900 to $500. 1000. The Barrundia
incident was the subject of some in
teresting remarks 10 the House.
The Canadian Parliament has been
dissolved and writs Issued for an
election to choose a new House of
Commons on Thursday March 5. The
Canadian government is about to be.
gin the negotiation of q commercial
treaty with the United States which,
if concluded, must be ratified by the
Parliament of Canada, and the min
listers therefore desire q House fresh
from the people. As soon as the re-.
suit of the elections is known Cana
dian delegation will leave for Wash
ington.
THURSDAY, February 5.
The Baltimore and Pensacola have
been ordered to Chill.
Anti silver men are said to control
the situation in the House.
Argument in the canal case before
tho Court Of Appeals was concluded.
The cold wave caused much delay
to shipping and vessels were covered
with ice.
Mr.. Ingalls, made his appearance in
the Senate yesterday for the first time
since his defeat for re. election.
Three colored women and one col.
ored man were arranged in the Balti.
more Criminal Court on the charge Of
murder.
There was q rumor that a substitute
for the force bill was to be offered by
Mr.. Hoar. but 1t was denied.
Governor Mckinney, of Virginia,
proposes a survey of the oyster
grounds of that State as the frat step
to a consideration of the oyster prob.
lem.
A coroner's jury in Philadelphia
declared that Joseph Thomson, who
shot and killed William Duffy; a
burglar, was justified in the act.
The United States Agricultural
College fund has been divided be.
tween the white and colored institu.
tions of thirds TO thu
former and one-third to the latter.
Seventeen men were drowned in a
coal mine at GAINESVILLE, Luzerne
county. Pa, yesterday by the flooding
Of the mine by water from an aban-
doned working Immediately above it.
A cavern occurred in a mine at Nan.
ticoke, imprisoning three men 10 the
mine, which is filled with water.
In the United States Senate yestsr.
day there was a lively personal dis
cussion between Msssrs. Cockrell and
Dawes growing out Of references by
the former to Edward Atkinson, the
economist. The fertilization bill was
passed with various amendments. In
the house Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey,
made q speech against partial re.
ciprocity with Canada and favoring
annexation, The diplomatic appro.
priation bill was passed.
FRIDAY, February 6.
Senator Stanford, who il credited
with desiring to be the Farmers AL.
lance candidate for President, thinks
Maryland promising field for mis-
sionary effort.
The President issued a proclama.
ton declaring that the government OF
Brazil had accepted the terms pre-
scribed BY Congress for reciprocity,
and that reciprocal trade relations
would 60 into effect April /. 1891.
To get . basis of action for the
MARYLAND Immigration Convention,