The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-07-01

we'll known contractor and builder of Cam
bridge, committed suicide on Saturday.
Prof Joseph Kimler, of Wiliamsport High
School, accidentally took dose of poison on
Tuesday and now lies in a critical condition.
David Stewart, of Baltimore, has purchas-
ed the property of Mrs. Mamie Key Keeling,
OF Leicester, Howard county, 90 acres for
$4,000.
Prof NJ. A. Newell has resigned the prin.
cipalship of Havre de Grace High School
and accepted position in the Normal School,
Baltimore.
Grace Brashears. colored, aged p years,
was killed by lightning, at her home, on Back
Creek, near Annapolis, on Monday. The
storm did considerable damage around the
city.
Pinkney and Barber, the colored men who
murdered Francis NJ. Bowie, of Prince
Georges county. on March 26, have made
full confessions, and were executed yesterday,
Friday.
Elwood Balderston's barn, near Colora,
Cecil county, was burned on Saturday. Over
rs cows and d pair of horses were lost in the
fire. There was au insurance in the Cecil
county company.
1t is reported that Mr.. Benz. A. Richmond,
of the Cumberland bar, has announced his
willingness to accept the Republican nomina-
ton for chief judge of the fourth circuit if it
is offered TO him.
George, aged ~ years, son Of Silas 81.
Drenner. of near Sharpsburg, Washington
county, was riding colt on Sunday afternoon
when it SHE'D and threw the boy to the ground.
The bows skull was fractured by the fall and
he died almost Instantly.
On Thursday wheat was lower in Baltimore
than at any time during the past 40 years.
| C.1a EE II Co. go 80 81 fnr
tough and garlicky; GO for soft; 6S, SO fair
condition, and 20 for prime dry. A few par
GELS of damaged old went at 60 and &c;
steamer red and No. red nominally "a and
CSC, respectively.
A counterfeit IS silver certificate is in cir.
culation 1t is numbered B59, 945, 227, and
is of the department series of 1886. The seal
is good, but Grant portrait is badly engraved,
and the paper on which 1t is printed is poor.
The border of the note is much toe dark, and
the letters ''U. 81 over the words 'silver
certificate are slightly raised. The note does
not seem to have been handled much.
A strange maladay that has bafiled the
skill of veterinarians has been affecting the
live stock of Robert Wachter, at Graceham,
Frederick county, for some time past. The
disease is said TO be somewhat at kin to hydro
phobia in its general characteristics, and it is
necessary to keep the animal tied up, although
they can be handled aHd will drink water.
Mr.. Wachter has already lost four cows, one
bull, one colt and two hogs.
For several days this week there has been
a remarkable fall of honey dew i'll Frederick
| county, the trees and bushes in the north
western section of the country being covered
with this peculiar substance. 1t is attributed
/ to the excretien of an insect, and by some to
the pollen of flowers. 1t is sweet, sticky
substance. covering the leaves with a glossy
coat, and is a good food for bees. In some
places the fall of was so great that 1t trickled
down from leaf to leaf.
| On Sunday morning about clock, fire
| was discovered in the Kelley Institute, near
| Hagerstown, under the steps leading to the
kitchen. The patients were called and all the
! books, records and most of the furniture
we're saved. Every effort was made to save
it but it was too far from the city for the fire.
men to reach it. The building had been
recently repaired Insurance 5000. The
institute will be rebuilt. 1t is believed the
! building was burned by an incendiary. While
the institute was burning some one set fire to
the large barn of Hiram D. Stouffer, which,
with its contents including four horses, wheat
and all this seasons hay, was burned. 1t is
| said to have been the finest barn in the
county.
The clergy of Mount Calvary p. E.
| Church, Baltimore, has purchased fifteen acres
of land near, PiKesville for the use Of the
colored Sisters of ST. Mary and All Saints.
The property is unimproved and fund is
being raised for the erection of suitable
buildings. 1t is hoped TO have at least wing
of the proposed structure ready for use late
in the summer in order TO give the Sisters
and the children in their charge an outing
during the heated term. The uses of the new
home will be similar to those TO which the
home at Orange Grove is put for the white
Sisters and children. The Pikesville home
will eventually he made Il permanent one. The
Sisters of st. Mary are connected with st.
Mary's Chapel, oolored, ON Orchard street.
They will continue the work in their new
home of caring for colored orphans and the
children of needy parents.
William G. Bishop, who was arrested last
Saturday, charged with sending athreatening
letter to Mr., Wilbur +. jackson, president OF
the Continental National Bank, baltimore,
was given preliminary hearing on Monday.
The accused was committed to jail in default
of 50, 900 bail for his appearance at court.
Mr.. jackson submitted the letter which he
received demanding $40, 900, and related how
he went to the corner of Liberty and Lom-
bard streets, where he met Bishop and gave
him n package of paper cut to represent bank
notes. Detectives Humphrey and Reilly told
how they followed Bishop from Liberty and
Lombard streets to Baltimore and Holiday
streets and back to the hun office, where they
arrested him while he was looking through
the CITY directory The detectives said that
Bishop told them he wa looking for the ad-
dress Of Mr. jackson, so that he could return
package which was lying on the counter
The detectives also submitted two notes,
which they said were written by Bishop.
They claim that the notes and the threaten
ing letter to Mr. Jackson were written by the
same hand.
The State Live Stock Sanitary Board met
at the Govanstown stables of the City and
Suburban Railway Company on Monday and
ordered 80 head of horses, which have been
quarantined there for some time on suspicion
Of being infected with CHAMBERS, to be killed
and TIE premises thoroughly disinfected. The
board also auarantined the premises adjoin-
ing on the north and south, occupied respec
lively by J. c. Pape and Lewis q. Onion.
At the Columbia avenue and Pratt street
stables of the City and Suburban Railway
Company $50 horses are under quarantine to
the extent that they cannot be sold. They
are allowed, however, to be used on the
Columbia avenue and Lombard street iines.
The company ownes 700 head of horses. DR..
, Ward said the disease is so insidions that o
, horse may carry it in It's system for eighteen
months before maniiesting clear evidences OF
. it. The law requires all veterinary surgeons,
under a penalty of $50, to report within 48
hours ali cases of infectious diseases among
live stock in the state. DIR. Beasman said the
State Board would take vigorous means to
stamp ont the disease.