Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-02-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Saturday, February %, 1895.
FROM The BzItimore Sum.

Saturday, February %, 1895.
Hanson. the colored murderer OF
Mr.. Shea in Ellicott city, now says
q white man was his accomplice.
1t is thosght that the grand jury
will indict four Frederick county
officials as the result Of the Monte
vue Hospital investigation.
Four men persisted in the snow
hunting while on the Alliance plan
tation in Louisiana, four miles be-
low New Orleans.
The body of Isaac =. Gray, late
United States minister to Mexico,
was buried yesterday at Union City,
Ind, after lying in state in Indian
apolis and Union City.
Thirty colored schools in the
South were represented the con-
ference of school workers at Tus-
keegee, Ala, yesterday. The meth
ods of work showed many commend
able industrial features.
Some Baltimore oyster dredgers
were relieved from the ice in Chop
tank river and sold their cargoes at
Oxford for 81 bushel. Reports
from Annapolis show that numer-
Gus bay craft have been freed from
the ice, and that river navigation
for sailing vessels is being gradual
ly resumed.
At Stafford Court House, Va,
further testimony was given for the
prosecution in the case of Charles
Morgan for robbing the Adams Ex-
press car at Acquia Creek. Among
the witnesses was Charles j. Searcey,
indicted as an accomplice. Searcey
Unidentified Morgan, and told the
story of the robbery. --
Monday February %, 1895.
Senator Matt. w. Ransom, of
North Carolina, was nominated and
confirmed as minister to Mexico.
The jury in the case of Captain
Howgate, charged with embezzle-
ment, returned q verdict yesterday
of not guilty.
The administration in making
its recent sale of bonds secured the
best bargain possible under the cir
cumstances and conditions.
AS the end of the session of Con-
gress is near at hand an unusual
rush of business is anticipated in
the Senate and House this week.
In the Circuit Court of jefferson
Co., Va, Saturday, Cordelia Hill,
the colored child who shot her
father, was tried and acquitted of
the homicide.
The Frederick grand jury will
meet again Monday, when it is ex-
pected indictments will be found
growing out of the Montevue scan
dial.
Rev. T.. Earnest Smith, in a SER
mon at st. Michael and All Angels
Protestant Episcopal Church, COM
mented upon "Trilby," saying that
1t utters deceit.
George w. Mcbride was elected
United States Senator from Oregon
to succeed Hon. Joseph n. Dolph.
Both are republicans. Mr.. Mcbride
was secretary of State of Oregon.
Tuesday, February &c, 1895.
China wants peace. The court
dignitaries are said to be tired of
the war with Japan.
Governor Brown says the State
law docs not permit him or the
board of public works to extend the
oyster dredging season.
The funeral OF Frederick Doug
lass was held at Metropolitan A. N.
+. Church. 4 large delegation of
colored fncn from Baltimore was
present.
The Mardi Gras Carnival in New |
Orleans last night was brilliant |
success. The Norfolk Light Artil-
lery Blues was part of the escort of |
King Rex.
Emperor Menelek, an Abyssinian
chief, lost 900 warriors in his last |
raid, but killed several thousand
Gallas and captured $4,000 slaves.
Rev. NJ. l.. Beard recovered S25 |
damages in suit against the princi-
pal of Middlctown public school,
Frederick county. for chastising the
daughter of the plaintiff.
John Brown and James Collins,
Jr.. both colored, who live ~ Port |
Deposit, Md. were yesterday com.
mittsd to Jail by Commissioner
Rogers for hearing on the charge |
of mailing u scurrilous valentine.
The committee on library of the |