Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-03-30

event of bis appointment it is said
L. Louis Griffith, of Anne Arundel,
will get the steamer Governor
Thomas.
Saturday, March 25, 1893.
Old Maryland furniture will be
exhibited at the Worlds Pair.
1t is suggested in Anne Arundel
to try the Kent county road letting
system.
A portion of the concrete floor in
the basement of the Boston city
hall sank out Of sight Thursday
night. The cavern is attributed
to quicksands.
1t is proposed to test the question
Of Virginia control of Pocomoke
soura in the Virginia court at
Drlmmondtown on Monday.
The President is determined to
appoint the Office of commissioner
OF pensions man whose admins
tratiOn of affairs will be beyond re-
prOach.
Five months ago Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior Bussey made a
decision on the question of reim-
bursements for last sickness and
burial expenses of pensioners. which
reversed ruling under which two
millions of dollars have been wrong
fully paid out.
William K. Stewart, OF Talbot
county. is an applicant for United
States district attorney for Mary
land.
Richard Baldwin, of Anne Arun-
del county, Md, has an application
on file for internal revenue collector
at Baltimore.
Charles p. Simmons. of Balti-
more, desires to be special agent at
the Baltimore custom house.
George Rogers, a machinist of
BellefOntc, Pa. has received pat
ent Tor "a steam aud hot-air car heat
er. for which he has already been
offered SIS 900 cash and an equal
amount of stock by New York
railroad company.
Thirteen conductors on the New
York Central Railroad system have
been discharged. 1t is alleged that
"a conspiracy between conductors,
travelling statesmen aud Others to
defraud the company has been dis
covered.
Monday, March, q, 1898.
Martin McDonough was fined $50
for having unculled oysters in his
sloop Lizzie Lambdin.
Daniel G.. Gordon, owner of the
tug South Baltimore. consented
that the tug be sold to pay claims
against it for wages.
1t costs nearly a million dollars
IA year to run the United States
Senate, one of the smallest legisla-
tive bodies in the world, the mem
bership being only SO.
Commanders Seth of MARYLAND,
and Foster. of Virginia, have built
tower in Pocomoke sound. to mark
the boundary line between the two
States at that point.
The Queen Anne's County Road
League asks the county commits.
sioners to order permanent repairs
on the worst places in the rOSds,
rather than spread temporary re.
pairs.
A numbers of cartridges have
been liberated near Port Deposit.
It is rumored Clayton J. Purnell,
of Worcester county. will be offered
the appointment of District attor.
ncy for Maryland. provided he will
Withdraw from the constest in the
FIRST judicial district of the State
and prevent his county friends from
combining with Judge Hollands
followers in WicOmico county in an
effort to defeat the nomination oil
Judge Page.
Frederic Emory, of MARYLAND,
has been appointed secretary to the
bureau of American republics ut Il
salary of 50, 700 u year.
Orchard Knob. from which Gen
eral Grant commanded the battle
of Missionary Ridge. has been pur.
chased by the United States Ma
tional Park commissioners and will
be included in the Chicamauga and
Chattanooga National Park. Gen,
eral Bragg's headquarters at the
same battle has also been purchased
and the commissioners are nego-
tiating for the Point of Lookout
mountain.