Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-24
NEWS FROM FREDERICK.
Serious Damage Prom the Storm-A State
.JudE~ of Election Indicted.

Correspondence % Tho Evening Star
FREDERICK. MD. February %, 1893
Almost the entire western section of Mary
land was swept by hurricane on SUNDAY night,
which began at O'Clock in the evening an
biew all night long with alternating fury
Frederick county. owing to its protecting noun
tain walls. suffered little comparative damage.
although telephone AID telegraph wires and
poles. small buildings aud fences were carried
down before the blast. Ia the adjoining county
OF Carroll the most damage wrought the
people of Westminster sustaining a loss OF
abou: $1,000 In that town the tall ste epic on
81. iaurs Reformed Church was blown down.
damaging the church 20 the extent OF 81, 900.
At Cearfors, in the adjoining county of Wash
lngton, brick church was nearly entirely de-
stroyed, the damage occurring while services
were in progress. The flying debri. was scat
tered over the congregation. and one man was
seriously hurt thereby. In both Washington
unroofed and barns blown down. The total loss
will probably foot up several hundred thousand
dollars. in which Frederick couaty, however
Will share only very lightly.
Capt. Q. $. J. Beckley aad Mr.. Tyler Davis
OF Frederick have been indicted by the grand
jury Of the United States District cour: OF Bal
tiInore for interfering with United States
officers in the dis barge of their dutI"I. The
case is q very interest g ore aU1 in deciding
1t the question OF The rights OF state officers to
Interfere with the rrerof,Gtiycs Of United States
officers will have to be coasiieTed. Capt
Becklev was a Judge Of clrctiIn and II. DAVIS
deputy sheriff at the second precinct polls In
this city on general eiec:ioL 5lv last fall. air
Charles G.. Myers Of Frederick was 4 United
States marshal at the sane polling place. ap-
pointed under the new law relating to fedora!
election officers. During the morning lie APP
preached tiio railing OF the polling booth if
TO go behind it. when Can't. Eeckley. who bad
been so advised. ordered Deputy Sheriff Davis
to arrest him. Myers Was taken before
Magistrate Th0aias Turner III this cifv. but
waived hearing and had his case removed 20
the United Safes court. Ia reference to :he
finding of the Indictment against himself and
Mr. DavlS. t.Y'. B@ckley has fcceivCd letter
from Congressman WA. Vi. lIckaic now in
Washington. pressing his bc.icf that the eases
Will not al. puHt To very much. and that any
way. Judging from the present temper of Con-
Sress. II * likely that the "obnoxious' federal
election Law viii be repealed al very early
date.
\ man OF rrepossessing appearance. who
represented him-clf the agent q. a we'll
known Baltimore fruit house. came 70 Trcd-
cUick Il few DAYS ago and cleverly swiBdied that
firm out of large sum OF money. lie called
OF a number o. merchants here and sold TO
them OF Of a car load of Lemons. oranges. &c.
which he had with MIN. aggregate of several
hundred boxes at q rate TanElr, ut 81 so 10 -
below the ruling market price. In most in
Stances he collected the money for the goods
and in several cases accepted checks. which he
had cashed here. In the evening comua anton
joined him. Ihey hired team from u local
livery ard disappeared. The team recov-
cred finally on Saturday last al a point in Car
r"il county. but the men have not yet been
traced.
3lrs- Bette Ritchie. regent of the Frederick
{ haTter os the Daughters of the American
revolution. i, attending the reunion of the
National Chapter in Washington. and one OF
tAe papers to be read before that body is to
treat Of Gov Thomas johnson aad has been
prepared by Mrs. Ann G. Ross of this city
IN the circuit court here for the February
term there is now ON trial the case of Owen 3
Duval versus conrad Bower. removed from
county To- Washington county
and thence 20 this county Il is Il repleyin case
and number of Rockville attorneys arc en-
gagged upon it ne counsel
In addition to the Tariff Reform Club Of
Frederick. which will attend the inaugural cere-
monies i'll Washington March 4. about 200
strong. in full uniform. the Frederick Eficmer
have decided to attend in body. Both organ
lzations will be headed by bands of music
The latest swindling scheme to be practiced
upon the unsuspecting farmers of this county
Is the wire-fence game. \ smooth-tongued
fellow calls on the farmer. offers to give him
enough wire to fence ten-gcTe field if he will
become an agent for the makers and gets him to
sign contract. which af.erward turns out to
be prOmissorv note for $3.50. few of the
words having been erased with oxalir acid
Miss Liza Massoneau of New York who has
been the guest OF Miss Mary Grace Levy in this
city. has gone to Washington TO visit friends
there. L. Mex,