The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-10-08
Maryland Affairs.

In 1867 there were 81 Circuit Court Judges
elected, of whom II are still living and are
on the bench.
nagerstown is threatened with a water
famine, and all unnecessary use Of water has
been prohibited.
The steamship Alabama, built at Sparrow $
Point, near Baltimore, for the Old Bay Lime,
was launched on Saturday.
Mrs. Rebecca Ridgely, aged 81 years, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Cleary, aged 81 years. both
died in Baltimore on Saturday last.
Register of Wills Petherbridge is preparing
an index of colonial wills from Talbot county
on file in his office from 1855 to III.
Governor Brown and staff will start to
Chicago on the 18th instant Several of the
commissioners from this State will also go
at the same time to be present at the opening
ceremonies of the Worlds Fair.
The General Convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States was
opened in Baltimore on Wednesday with
preliminary service of an imposing character
in Emmanuel Church, after which the House
of Bishops and House of Deputies organized
for business.
A counterfeit ) dollar note is in circulation
in Baltimore 1t is of the 1880 series, and is
numbered A 324, 455, 100. 1t has the Wig
nette of jackson and is a very bad imitation
of the genuine. The paper and engraving Of
the front is bad The silk threads are initial
ed by creases in the paper. The reversed
side of the note is very good.
William H. Butler, colored, was found
dead IN his room in Annapolis on Monday.
He owns large amount of real estate in the
city and several fine farms; was good citizen
and highly esteemed. He was about Is years
old. His wealth, which will reach over
$50, 1000, was amassed at carpentering and
farming. He was the first co0red alderman
elected in Annapolis.
| Richard Bowen, a Welshman in the en-
ploy of Coates Il Co., at their tin mill at
Locust Point, Baltimore, has been arrested,
charged with the malicious destruction of
| mill property. Bowen threw pair of tongs
into the rolling MILL causing considerable
damage TO the mill Coates will is not RUM
/ ing as smoothly asst should, the trouble
4 being due to action of the Welsh employees
/ who object to the American laborers.
/ Miss Margaret Fisher died at her residence,
/ near Woodlawn, Cecil county, on Sunday
afternoon in the Goth year of her age Miss
| Fisher belonged to remarkable family of
| II brothers and sisters, and all Of them lived
] ,
who died quite young and was always deli.
cate, and one sister, Mrs. Murphy, still living,
who is nearly so and very active for one years.
| Those who have died, the Oldest living till
% years, and others 30 years, 80 years, IS
years and IS years.
Monday night Alexander Dorsey, colored,
shot Henry Bush, colored, naicting dang
erous wound. The preliminary hearing be
fore Justice i. +. Morgan Developed the
following. Bush and Dorsey'S wife were
walking up Leonardtown street, on their way
home from a party. Dorsey overlook the
couple, and with the remark to Bush, "Is
that your wife?'' fred at him, the ball strik.
ing in the left breast and glancing downward.
Both men then began shooting, but none ex.
cent the first shot was effective.
To prevent the introduction of fever
! known as spenic or Texas fever into the
| State Governor Brown has issued procla-
nation prohibiting cattle entering from sonth
| of line established by the Department OF
! Agriculture December Is. This line com
menees in Texas and runs fierthery-an,l
easterly through or around the Indian Ter.
ritory and the States of Arkansas, Mississippi
Tennessee, North Carolina and a portion OF
+! Virginia, and running on the southern
boundaries of the counties of Orange, Able
marie, Green, Nelson and Amherst in Vir-
ginia The State live stock sanitary board is
directed to enforce this order.
Frank Kelbaugh, postmaster at Graves
Run Mills, Baltimore county, was released
on $500 bail on Tuesday by Commissioner
Rodgers for hearing next Wednesday on
the charge of mailing postal cards retleeling
injuriously upon the character and conduct
| of Cornelius G. Tracey, of Mount Carmel.
Baltimore county. Mr. Keibaugh was acauit
ted in the United States District Court last
week of sending libelous, scurrilous and
threatening postal cards to Mr.. Tracey, Judge
Morris deciding that the language on the
cards did not sustain the indictment. The
new charge was thereupon brought, based or
other postal cards mailed by Mr. Kelbangh
The language in every instance referred &c
an alleged claim ofthe postmaster against Mr.
Tracey.
A counterfeit 81 note is in circulation il
Baltimore One of the notes was received
over the counter of the American Nationa
Bank. Baltimore, on Friday of last week
and was detected by the receiving teller, A
B. Krout. The counterfeit is OF the series o
1886 United States treasury notes and con
tains the name of Treasurer Wyman, while
the genuine notes are signed by j. y. Huston
The engraving is considered excellent, with
the exception OF tue VlSnette VI hahcock
which has cross lines which do not appear OF
the genuine notes. The figure two and tn,
surrounding lines in the upper right hand
corner are finely executed. The back of the
note, an unusual case with counierfeits, has
received the same care as the face of the
note. The paper on which the note is print
ed was evidently prepared for the purpose
and in its composition long hbres OF cottor
were used. The colored particles of sill
were deity initiated with pen The hanL
officers say the note is the best counterfeit
which has fallen into their hands.