Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-08-15
NEWS m BRIEF.
KAom a.s Ba,simoys Sun.
Thursday, August 9.

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| Thursday, August 9.
Lib, 367 persons have assembled
Washington's monument since its
construction.
Governor Brown 10 mentioned for
the Craftsmanship OF the democratic
central committee.
Ten thousand dollars Of Caroline
county per cent. bonds were sold
at II per cent. premium.
In Richmond, Va, Peter Mar
chetti, aged fifteen years, was killed
by the explosion of gas generator
used in saltwater fountain.
Judge James b. Henderson was
nominated by the democratic con-
vention at ROCKVILLE, Md, for asso-
ciase judge in the sixth district.
DR.. George f. Root, of Chicago,
author of "The Battle Cry of Free
dom" and other war songs, died
yesterday at Barley's Island, in
Maine.
It is thought Governor Brown
will appoint Robert I'll. Gordon, of
Cumberland, to the vacant Judge
ship caused by the death Of Judge
Hoffman.
Carl Brown has brought his wife,
whom he calls the Goddess of
Peace" to Maryland and will build
q log cabin for them to reside in
near Hyattsville.
Grafton Day, a veteran duck
hunter, of Havre de Grace, was ac-
cidentally killed by a train while
working on the Philadelphia, Will
mington aud Baltimore Railroad.
The Washington, Sandy Spring
and Baltimore Electric Rapid-Tran-
sit Company has prepared plans
for constructing another railway be-
tween Baltimore and Washington.
Mrs. j. G. Jamison, represent
ing the Grimes family of Indiana,
is coming to Baltimore, according
to dispatch, to claim 800 acres in
the centre of the city.
Hon. Hoke Smith was accosted
on the highway in Georgia by pop
ulist, who told the Secretary of the
Interior that he was a turncoat and
traitor.
At Richmond, Va, Judge Golf,
in the South Carolina registration
case, dismissed the complainants'
bill for an injunction. This decis-
ions upholds the present registra-
ton laws.
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Flagler, who
shot and killed Ernest Green few
days ago for stealing fruit, surren-
dered herself in the District Grim
inal Court yesterday and was re-
leased on &c. 900 bail to await the
action of the grand jury. Her
bondsmen are John Cassell, a veal
thy real estate broker, and General
Robert MacFeely, ex-commissary-
general, United States Army.
Friday, August 9th.
The tomato and corn crop of
Hartford will be short this season.
Two colored crabbers of Crisfield
were arrested in Pocomoke sound
by the Virginia police steamer.
Over one hundred canning facto-
ries have been established in North
Carolina in the last forty days.
Mrs. Nancy Barnum, widow OF
the Snowman, p. Il. Barnum, was
married at the Greek Church in
New York on Wednesday to Deme-
tri Calls Bey, of Constantinople.
Hon. Howell e. jackson, asso-
ciate justice of the Supreme Court
OF the United States, died yesterday
at his home, near Nashville, Tenn,
aged sixty-three years.
Jennie Greenwich, aged sixteen
years, was killed by having her hair
caught in the revolving shaft of a
sewing machine at which she had
been working in a factory at 2O3
Hanover street.
The British steamer Catterthun
ran on the rocks off Cape Hawk.
New South Wales, on Wednesday
morning and quickly foundered.
1t is thought that sixty lives were
lost, including forty-slx Chinese.
The British steamship Capac ar
rived at Philadelphia yesterday with
seventeen survivors of the British
ship Prince Oscar, which was in
collision in midoeean July Is with
an unknown sailing vessel. Both
ships were sunk. Six of the crew
rE he d..