Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-09-22

Friday, September 10. 1892.
Governor Brown has issued his
proclamation setting apart October
81, Columbus Day, as . legal holt
day.
Mrs. Harrison's symptoms were
better yesterday, but little hope.of
her recovery is entertained at Loon
Lake.
Returns for the entire State OF
Vermont give Fuller, republican, .
plurality Of 1864 for Governor.
The republican loss compared with
the vote of 1883 is 9,262.
Gen. Adlai Z. Stevenson opened
the North Carolina campaign at
Asheville with an address upon the
issues before the voters Of the
South. i
1t is said that Mr.. Cleyeland's
letter Of acceptance will be very
brief.
Wisconsin is considered the most
likely Northwestern State for the
democrats to carry.
1t is said the republicans are
making a strong effort to carry West
Virginia.
It is believed that Judge Werts
will accept the democratic nomina-
ton for Governor of New Jersey.
Court Clerk Truitt, of Wicomico,
has issued 500 oyster tongers' Ii
censes.
Salisbury business men are en-
deayoring to secure better steam
boat facilities.
oysTEssfl h4 Captain Br Ssfa@f
the State fishery force.
Mrs. Amos Ward, of Anne Arun-
del county, put to fight a burglar
who had concealed himself beneath
her bed.
The inability of President Har-
rison to attend the Grand Army
reunion on account of the illness
of his wife will be source of dis
appointment to thousands Of yetsr-
ans. Vice-President Morton may
receive at the White House.
The War Department will turn
its attention to the problem of se-
curing a satisfactory smokeless
powder for use in the Krag .Jorgen-
sen rifle, which has been adopted 90
the future small arm of the army.
Senator Il. Stanley Toadvin an
nounced himself this morning "a a
candidate for nomination in the
first congressional district. Ex-
Governor jackson, who is at White
Sulphur Springs, addressed letter
this morning to Senator Toadvin to
the effect that he would not be q
candidate under any circumstances.
Saturday, September IL, 1892.
Crittenden Harper, Of Talbot
county, hes been placed in COM
mand OF the oyster police sloop May
Compton.
Prince Georges county commits
sioners will consider the purchase |
of the bridge over the Patuxent |
river at Mills Landing.
The Italians of Baltimore have |
arranged programme for the un-
yelling of the Columbus Monument
to be placed in Druid Hill Park.
The pupils attending the public
schools OF Frederick county during
the past yeat numbered 10,O37. OF
this number 1887 were colored.
The county now owns 157 school,
houses and rents 10 additional ones.
The disbursements for the fiscal
year ended July 81 for school pur-
poses amounted to GA, 727, 80.
1t is not likely that the killing Of
Seaman Kelley, of the Newark, In
oenoa, Italy, VIII be made an in
Sensational issue by the administra-
ton.
The trustees of the Corcoran Art ,
Gallery are considering the matter
Of commencing work on the new
gallery at an early date.
Vice-President Morton has yolun-
teered his services to assist in carry
Ing out the programme arranged for I
Grand Army week.
Secretary of State LeCompte. "a
secretary of the board of public
Forks, Is sending ont commissions | ,
20 deputy commanders of the oyster
nary who we're recently appointed ,
o command the additional vessels
put on the force. Oyster Inspector |
James Cnsick has entered upon his
lnties.
The commissions of General JOS. !