Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-02-23

the entire night dredging on the
oyster ground called Woman's
Marsh. Captain Reed. Of the Vir-
ginia oyster police force, was an
chOred ut Horse Hammock. about
half mile from the dredgers, but
made no effort to discourage them
in their work.
Monday, February 20, 1898.
Hog cholera has appeared in Cecil
county.
James J. Butler was killed by an
elevator ut Sparrow's Point.
The Pope celebrated Mass yester-
day in st. Peters Cathedral in
honor of his episcopal jubilee.
Mr.. Carlisle spent Saturday with
Mr.. CleveIend at Lakewood. He
does not think there will be an extra
session of Congress.
Ex-U nited States Senator Geo.
+. Spencer. of Alabama, died last
night in Washington, ID. &.
Howell Z. Jackson was confirmed
by the United States Senate as as.
sociate justice of the Supreme Court
Of the United States TO succeed l..
z. G. Lamar.
Governor Mckinney. of Virginia,
has declined to comply with re-
quest Of citizens of Mathews county
to convene the Legislature in extra
session to repeal certain portions Of
the oyster law.
The First National Bank of Har-
risonburg. Va, sued the Citizens
Bank of Baltimore To recover on 4
cheek fer $1,000 drawn on j. j.
Nicholson & Sons and deposited
with the Citizens Bank for collec-
ton.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has rendered to Mr.. Cleve-
and IL special train to carry him and
his household aud "a party of friends
to Washington. The offer has been
accepted. and the party will leave
Lakewood i'll the evening of Feb
ruary 20.
The United States Senate adopted
the Sherman amendment To the sun
dry civil appropriation bill author
izing the issue Of three per cent.
tive-ycar bonds for the redemption
IF the greenback currency under
he terms of the resumption act of
1875.
Judge Hazen decided in favor Of
the republican House at Topeka,
Kan. Saturday, granting an in
junction restraining the State treas:
urer from paying out money under
the salary bill passed by the popu-
list House and Senate.
The normal class Of colorcd teach
rrs of Atlanta. Ga. adopted reso-
buttons thanking Hoke Smith for
his interest in the education of col
ored children, and congratuhiting
him upon his selection bl Mr.. Cleve-
land as Secretary of the Interior.
Proof was made before Collector
Cooper yesterday that the lnterna-
tiOmal Navigation Company has
complied with the act of Congress
providing for American registry of
certain ships. and the New York,
formerly the City of New York. was
therefore admitted to register. She
will hail from Philadelphia. The
formal ceremonies Of the transfer
and raising of the American Nag
over her will take place in New
York on Wednesday.
Tuesday, February 21, 1898.
The gale of Sunday night un-
rooted several houses at Eastport,
Annapolis.
A church steeple was carried off
in Westminster. Nd, and the los
ses are estimated at more than
S1O ,UUU.
A brick church was partly de-
molished at Cearfoss, Washington
county. and the debris scattered
over the wOrshipcrs, one Of whom
was badly injured.
Congressman McKaig thinks the
federal election law appointing su-
pervisOrs aud inspectors in the
States will be repealed.
A riot took place Yesterday at
MonOngahela City. Pa. between
white and colored miners. One
hundred shots were exchanged, but
nobody was hurt.
Representative Stump. of Mary
land. will. it is understood. be a
candidate for appointment as AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
UNDER the Cleveland administra-
ton.
Gen. Pierre @. T. Beauregard.
the last survivor of the Confederate
military leaders who attained the
full rank of general in the civil
war, died at his home in New Or
leans last night, aged seyenty-five