Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-04-18


Charles Hart, aged eighteen years
convicted Of killing o boy aged four
years and girl aged six, named
Good, in Panlding county. Ohio,
was executed last night after mid
night in the Ohio penitentiary, at
Columbus.
Saturday, April Is, 1895.
The high price Of beef is causing
some retail butuchers in New York
to stop business.
Mr. Hamilton Easter, tie retail
dry goods merchant, died yesterday,
in the eighty-fifth year Of his age.
Chairman Hattersly w. Talbot
has appointed the committee Of
eleven authorized by the democratic
State central committee April 5.
The smallpox Is thought to be
under complete control in Charles
county and that the precautions
taken will speedily stamp it out
and prevent the spread Of the dis
ease.
Extensive improvements are to
be made ss once at the Maryland
Agricultural College and the water
supply increased, with the view Of
irfigating the farm.
It il expected that the sale Of
100, 900 acres of Georgia land will
be contaminated today at Savan-
nah. The purchaser is Chicago
syndicate, which proposes to colon
ize ex- Federal soldiers and their
families on the land.
Monday, April Is, 1895.
1t is reported that terms Of peace
have been agreed upon by China
and Japan.
Judge Roberts refused to release
man who had been committed to
the House of Correction for habi-
tual drunkenness.
Mr.. Daniel Bratton, editor OF the
Cecil County News, died of pneu-
monia, aged forty years.
1t is expected that the Baltimore
county tax rate will be fixed this
week at 20 cents on every 500
worth of assessable property.
Herbert Jackson, eolored, aged
twelve years, was struck by lightn-
ing in Petersburg and killed in
stantly. His neck was broken in
two places by the bolt.
The body of an unknown white
man was found in Choptank river
near Oxford, Nd, with a bullet
wound in the right breast and other
marks indicating death by violence.
Tuesday, April 10, 1895.
Army worms have eaten the corn
and tobacco plants in Logan and
the surrounding counties in Ken
lucky.
The death warrant OF Jacob Hen
son, Jr., colored, was read to the
prisoner by the sheriff of Howard
county, fixing the date of execution
June z.
Montgomery prohibitionists have
fixed upon July % for their nomi-
mating convention, and their choice
for Governor is Harry NJ. Murray,
Of Anne Arundel.
Thomas McKaine, aged one hun
dred and eight years, died in Hunt
ington, West Virginia. lie enter
ed the war of 1912 at the age of
twenty-five years.
The killing Of General Cromhet
and the capture of General Maceo,
the Cuban leaders, is said to have
disorganized the ranks of the in
surgents, and their cause is ad-
United to be lost.
Rev. j. NJ. Jessup, an aged
preacher of the Primitive Baptist
Church, died in the pulpit while
preaching at Sandy Ridge, Ala,
on Sunday. He had accidently
taken poison prepared for sparrows.
Ex-President Harrison has de-
clined an invitation to address the
National League of Republican
Clubs at Cleveland, Ohio. in June.
He announced that he will make
no political speeches.
The selection of Clifton Park as
the site Of the Baltimore Exposition
in 1897 was ratified by an immense
popular assembly yesterday at which
addresses were delivered and q great
deal of enthusiasm was created.
Another dead body of a woman
was found yesterday in the Eman-
uel Baptist Church in San Francis
co, making three in all w. III. T..
Durant, dental student, is charged
with numbering the two girls whose
bodies were previously found in the
church.
1t is reported from Shanghai
that peace treaty has been signed
between China and Japan. The
| treaty ia said To give .Ianan uosses-