Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-01-11

Thursday, January 4, 1894.

drowned of the schooner l.. j. Cox,
of Magothy river.
Granulated sugar was cheaper in
Philadelphia yesterday than it ever
was before, the net price to jobbers
being 81 cents pound.
John Mcdowell is charged with
having beaten in his brother Henry's
skull on a farm north of Hagers-
town.
Members Of the Maryland dele
CATION in the House of Representa-
tives refused to express opinions re-
garding the income tax, but indi-
Gated that If the proposition be-
comes party measure they viii sup
port it.
From statistics furnished by the
census bureau, it is found that there
were produced in Maryland 46, COL, :
218 gallons milk, 1890, 602 pounds
OF butter, 1878 pounds of cheese
and 542,225 pounds of wool per
annum.
At Millyale, Geneva county, Ala.
Daniel Webster's family had hogs
head cheese for supper Tuesday
night. BY midnight Webster was
dea>., his wife not expected to live
and three sons desperately i'll. 1t
is supposed the food was poisoned
by remaining too long in a zinc
vessel.
The Maryland Legislature met at
noon and organized by the election
of the democratic caucus nominees.
In the Senate President John Wal
ter Smith, and in the House Speak
er James Ii. Preston made neat
speeches acknowledging the honor
conferred on them. In both houses
the message of Governor Brown was
presented and read. In the Senate
Mr.. Carrico, democrat, of Charles
county, was sworn in despite a pro-
test from his republican opponent,
Mr. Mudd. A debate on the assess
ment question arose from an order
by Mr. Moss creating two new
standing committees. A similar
order passed the House with dis
cussion. Both houses adjourned
to Tuesday next at p. m. Gov
ernor Brown, Treasurer Jones and
Comptroller Smith will today make
an examination of the State securi-
ties deposited in Baltimore.
Saturday, January 6, 1894.
Representative Compton. of this
district, presided over the House of
Representatives Friday last.
States Attorney Waters, of
Somerset county, will investigate
the killing of Edward Marshal by
Virginians on Pocomoke sound.
Commissioner of Immigration
Stump stated that more European
immigrants are now returning to
Europe than immigrants are com
ing from Europe to the United
States.
Extremely cold weather is now
prevailing in Europe. There is
great suffering and some deaths
have resulted from the intense cold.
Governor Brown filed an answer
IN Annapolis to the petition of
Daniel J. Bragunier, who claims to
have been elected a commissioner
IF Charles county instead of Joseph
I'll. Penn, who was commissioned.
With the adjournment of the
House of Representatives yesterday
afternoon, three days were absolute
Iy wasted because of the lack of
sufficient number of democrats to
answer their names and thereby
a quorum. 1t is said
hat the inability to secure a quorum
n the House yesterday was not be-
cause democrats sufficient to make
4 majority of the whole House were
not present, but because although
being present a number of them,
like republicans, declined to answer
their names when called.
Monday. January 8, 1894.
The cold weather in Europe has
moderated slightly, but there is
still intense suffering among the
poor.
Among the amendments to the
tariff bill which Mr.. Voorhees,
thinks will be offered in the Senate
will be one providing for tax on
all firearms.
Capt. James A. Richardson, who
was Waterman on board the steamer
w. w. Colt when the vessel was
burned in Washington harbor in
November last, will have a hearing
this week on a charge of arson in
setting fire to the steamer.
President Cleveland committed
the sentance of George Hardy and
Edward Norris, colored youths,
sentenced to be hanged Friday next
for the murder of Peter Young, a
Washington grocer, to imprison-
ment for life in the Albany peni-
Tertiary.
Lieutenant Walker. of the United
States calvary stationed in Nebras-
ka, en- route home in Walker county,