Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-08-25

NEWS IN BRIEF

merry county Wnlle rlafhg III TOUT
nament.
Representative McCreary reports
many encouraging indications Of
democratic success in New England
and elsewhere.
The crews Of the Maryland oys-
ter navy are to come out in new
uniforms at the annual review, Bay
Ridge, August 80.
Delmar, town Of 800 inhabi-
tants on the dividing line Of Mary
land and Delaware, was nearly des-
troyed by fire, sixty houses having
been burned, rendering many fam
lilies homeless and footing up total
loss Of 100000.
Writs Of habeas corpus were sned
out in behalf Of eleven prisoners
in Baltimore Jail said to have been
illegally committed under the old
law for drunkenness and disorder
Iy conduct since the new law went
into effect
The Democratic campaign man
ayers have concluded that vigor-
GUS contest in Illinois, Wisconsin
and Michigan will pay. Mr.. Small
ley says that offers from campaign
speakers are coming in rapidly and
the demand for literature is over
whelming.
Thursday, August Is, 1892.
A company has been formed in
England to build steamers Of the
American whaleback type.
Congressman jeremiah Simpson
has been re-nominated and Endorsed
By the Democrats of the seventh
Kansas district.
Black bears are said to be playing
havoc with the corn crop in the Sec
ton Of North Carolina adjoining
Norfolk county.
Maurice Gray, seventeen years Of
age, was accidentally shot and kill
ed in Calvert county while on a
visit by a gun in the hands Of his
younger brother.
There is good deal Of suffering
among the destitute people Of Del
mar, who were rendered homeless
by Tuesdays fire, and help is asked
from the cities.
Mr.. Frank w. Mish was elected
school examiner in Washington
county, and Mr.. p. A. Wilmer re-
fuses to surrender the Office, claim
ing that the new school board law
is unconstitutional.
Congressman Vim. VI. McKaig is
in Cumberland, where heis making
a stubborn contest IN Mr.. Yelling
ton stronghold. The Democrats
OF Montgomery county are enthu-
siastic and say the outlook is good
! for McKaig.
A meeting of the Democratic
campaign committee was held in
New York yesterday, all the mem
bers being present but Mr.. Dickin-
son, who was i'll at Bay Ridge.
Some gentlemen from Wisconsin
confidently claim that State for the
Democrats.
The exhibit Of the the State De-
partment at the Worlds Fair will
be especially interesting to students
of American history. 1t will COM
prise, among other things, State
flags used in the revolutionary war
and original duplicates Of the Dec
laration Of independence, the arti-
Giles Of confederation and other val
liable documents.
Friday, August 10, 1892.
Friends of State Senator HUB
ner will urge his nomination for
Congress.
Congressman Bynum says Indi-
ana Democrats are united and that
they will carry the State.
The national Democratic cam
paign committee yesterday decided
to establish branch headquarters
at Chicago.
Southern Maryland Democrats
think Mr.. Compton will be nomi-
mated for re. election to Congress in
the fifth district.
Quantities of provisions are be-
ing forwarded TO the destitute Of
Delmar and preparations arc being
made to rebuild the town.
Mr.. George NJ. Russian. Of Car
oline county, was nominated by the
republicans at Ocean City for Con.
gross III the first Maryland district.
a stranger who attempted to in
troduce politics into ii Farmers Al
lance meeting in Worcester was
surrounded by the Snow Hill brass
band and blown off the stump.
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, the repub-
Iican nominee for the Vice Presi-
dency opened the republican CAM
paign IN Illinois BY q speech 1T
Springfield
The bureau Of statistics at Wash