Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-12-15

Wednesday, December z, 1892.
Since January I, 1892. dogs have
bitten fl6 persons in Baltimore.
The business centre of Alexan-
dria, Madison county, Ind, was
burned. The loss viii reach el20,-
600; half Of which is insured.
The five-story marble-front build
ing 80 Reade street, New York city.
was almost wholly destroyed by FIRE,
causing o loss Of 800, 900. Boorum
& Pease, handbook manufacturers,
the Industrial Printing aud Bind
ing Company and Frank n. Walker,
paper manufacturer, who occupicd
the building, we're burned out.
The reading of the Presidents
annual message failed to elicit at
tention in either house of Congress,
and the impression created seemed
to be that it was the weakest state
paper that has come from President
Harrison.
The Public Ledger Building,
southwest corner of Sixth and
Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, was
badly damaged by fire, which started
about 6 O'Clock last evening in the
basement. The flames made their
way rapidly through light we'll in
the centre of the building to the
composing-room, on the fifth floor.
The damage by fire was confine
almost entirely to that floor, but
the entire building was flooded with
water. The loss is estimated at
$3.50, 900.
The fifty girls employed in the
art tile factory at Beaver Falls, Pa. :,
have gone on q strike and the fac
tory is idle in consequence. The
girls had been in the habit of quit
ting work five minutes before the
factory whistle blew. Superinten-
dent Walker objected, and because
he would not revoke the order di-
recting the girls to continue at work
until the whistle blew the strike
was inaugurated.
The message of the President OF
the United States was read in both
houses of Congress. In the Senate
Mr.. Bate introduced a bill to repeal
all statutes relating to supervisors
of election and special deputies.
Mr.. Vest introduced u resolution
for an investigation of charges made
by the public press of alleged gross
misconduct on the part of certain
employees of the census bureau. In
the House Mr.. Rayner, of Mary
land, introduced bill for the bet
ter protection of commerce and for
establishment of a national quaran.
tine.
Thursday, December 8. 1892.
The Maryland and Virginia oys-
ter boundary commission met in
Washington. A concurrent culling
law for the Potomac river was
agreed to.
DR.. Lee, of the State lunacy
commission, has notified the Gov
ernor that insane prisoners are in
the House of Correction. The
Governor will take proper action in
the premises.
A petition has been filed asking
that the county commissioners o.
Washington county be attached fol
contempt of court in refusing tc
pay over the school funds, as or
dered by the court, the commission
ers having appealed.
A petition is in circulation ask
ing Governor Brown to commut,
the death sentences of Charles $
Emory, Henry HURT, Frisby Co
megys, Louis Benson and Charlie
Baynard, colored, who with others
were convicted of the murder o
DIR. James III. Hill.
Cardinal Gibbons, when aske,
by a representative of the Sua con
cerning the appointment Of Arch
bishop Satolli to decide without ap
peal cases arising in this countrl
between bishops and priests, scout
ed the idea that the mission o
Archbishop Satolli in any way in
fringes npeH the powers of an.
member OF the Catholic hierarch,
in America.