Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-03-01

From ne .Bsssfmore San.
Friday, February 20, 1894.

rTlday, February %, 1894.
Mr.. Samuel T. Chandler and q
colored employe named Patrick Tur-
ner were drowned in Naniemorv
creek, Charles county.
A bronze tablet to commemorate
the old building where Congress
met in 1875 Vsssnveiled at Balti-
more and Sharp streets withyim-
pressive ceremonies, including a
parade.
The river and harbor mmittee
Of the House has resolved TO recom-
mend ouly such appropriations as
are necessary to continue work al
ready under way and to begin no
new improvement of any kind!
The House of Representatives
was the scene Of more disorder and
ill-feeling yesterday than at any
time since the days of the Fifty-first
Congress, over FIVE years ago when
the democratic members denounced
Speaker Reeds arbitrary rulings.
The cause of the turbulence in the
House of Representatives was the
arrest of members who had no leave
OF absence, on a general warrant of
Speaker Crisp, in order to secure o
quorum on the Bland silver seigni-
orage bill.
Saturday, February "a, 1884,.
The Howard county commission
ers have requested their legislators
to have the county exempted from
the operation OF the Road League
law if it be passed.
The Virginia House of Delegates
passed the culling bill recently
agreed on by joint conference of
Virginia aud Maryland Legislators.
Secretary Herbert will ask Con-
gress for authority to contract for
the floating of the warship Kear-
sarge, wrecked on Roncador reef.
The joint committee of the Mary
land and Virginia. Legislatures
agreed that the oyster-tonging sea-
son in each State should be from
September L to April p inclusive,
and the dredging season from Oct,
l5 to March 10.
Monday, February rs, 1894.
The mother of Judge Stump of
Cecil county, is dead.
Washington police authorities
have a $3.50 diamond a Virginia
colored man picked up in the street.
Bishop Paret, in an interview,
advocates the division of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Diocese of Marylal-d.
A prohibition conference in Ha-
gerstowu named delegates 20 Il con
vent!on to nominate a Congressman
in the sixth district.
The teachers of Allegany county
are protesting against tile school
bill, which, il passed, viii make an
nual appointments necessary.
Police Captain Joshua Thomas,
after fight with the dredge sloops
Ethel aud Nettie on the Annamessex
river, captured them on the charge
OF violating oyster laws.
Richard Ehler was shot dead and
Mrs. Ehler fatally wounded in their
home, at White Oak Run, near
StrOudsburg, Pa, Friday night, by
Richard Prior, colored.
President Cleveland, who never
looked better in his life. held pub
lie reception in the East Room of
the White House Saturday, when
he shook hands with $50 persons.
Captain W. G. b. Graham, an
Englishman, died at Whatoon,
Wash. lie was one of the suryi-
vors of the six hundred who rode
the charge at Balaklava.
Judge Brentano, in Chicago,
Saturday, oyerruled the motion for
a new trial for Patrick Eugene
Prendergast, the assassin Of Garter
Ill. Harrison, and sentenced him to
be hanged on March %.
At a wedding in Allegany county,
n. g., Robert Slaughter, of Carroll
county, Va, stabbed two men to
death. lie was arrested and placed
in Jail, from whence he was taken
by mob and lynched.
A force of marines from the
British warships Raleigh and Wild
geon were surprised BY slave traders
iii Gambia, British West Africa,
and three officers and ten men were
killed and forty wounded.
Hiram L. Lewis committed sui
eide in Bloomington. Ill BY shoot
ing himself. He was aged fortys
five years and was a native of Rut-
land, Vt. When boy he was
known throughout the Union as
the champion boy billiarjist.
An arctic expedition, with the
north pole as its objective point, has
been organized in Washington by
Walter Wellman, newspaper cor
respondent. who will be accompani-
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