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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1849-12-12

CONGRESS assembled at the Capitol on
Monday the Sd inst, in conformity with
the Constitution. The Senate was imme-
dIa,ely rganized-Vice Presden, FILL
MORE taking the chair The House, up to
Saturday evening, bad not been able to e.
lecl Speaker and consequently was not or
ganizcd. There had been 25 unsuccessful
hal!otings. On the first balIo, COBB. Of Ga.
received 1903 and WINTHROP, of Mass, 80,
On the last ballot on Saturday, WINTHROP
received 1912; the rest scattering re-
ceiying only l6.
A proposition wa, made on Wednesday.
tina. the gentleman receiving a plurality of
votes should be declared elected. This was
not agreed to.
The correspondent Of the Ballinore Pa
triot, speaking of those Wings who did no,
vote for Mr.. WINTHROP, says:
cit will take than these votes (the six
Southern members who voted for MIR. Gentry, of
Tennessee, Messrs Toombs, Stephen, Owen, Ca
bell, billiard and Morion.) to elect MIR. Winthrop
and the probability is that he will get more. But
whether he Will get enough to secure his election
is a matter too hard for to decide The chances
this evening seem to be against the election of either
Mr.. Winthrop or Mr.. Cobb
There is much speculation about the substitution
of Mr.. Richardson, Of Illinois, as the candidate for
the opposition. Mr.. ltlcha rdson is clever, good
nature;i, rough sort Of back woodsman, who cheWs
great deal oftobacco and is not proud at all He
was Ma ior in the Mexican war, and fought at
Buena Vista like bazes. loosely, he says he did
not think of running or being run for Speaker, and
therefore has prepared speech for the occasion.
But in the event of his election he has asked Cobb
to loan him his speech"
There is some talk of the Democrats bringing
forward MIR. Disney of Ohio, and it is surmlsed that
the Wings finding that Mr.. Winthrop cannot be
elected, will unite on Mr.. Vinton, Ohio. But now
all is uncertain and it is doubtful when Speaker
will be elected.
ToBAcCo.-Under this head. in the prices
current Of last week, The Baltimore Ameri-
can says:
Some few hogsheads of the new crop of Mary
land have been received which, with the represent
tatons Of persons in the Tobacco growing counties,
induce the confident hope that the quality of the
new crop i'll be better than for some years past
The quantity raised is believed to he about the
as last years crop, which is little below
age. The stock in first hands, on the first os Janu-
ary will be reduced to almost nothing, that there
is every hope that the market will open
in the Spring at prscs that will rcmuneratc the
pIanter-which, sorry to say, has not been
The case in every instance for seasons past
We rejoice in the fatterng prospect hch is held
out to those engaged in the production of this in
portant staple
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1849-12-12
THE TIMES.
PORT TOBACCO. MD.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. IL, 1874

we stop our press to announce the dea th
OF Col HUGH Cox. He died at half-pas,
2 O'Clock this morning, in the 7Oth year of
of his age.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1849-12-12
OUR TABLE.

We have received the January number Of
Sartain's Union Magazine, and it so far
surpasses any No which has yet been issued
by its en,erprising publishers tina, we deem
public. There are ,hirty-fve illustrations
given in this No., the finest of them are
Colored Flomers; The Rira7 !Songsters.
a splendid mezzo,int engraving, by Sariain;
The Conversion of 81. Paul, full page
line engraving, by Serz, after design of
Rubens; Mount of the ascension Winter
Scene Zephyr and aurora; Runnymead
or Magma Charta Island; Gethsemane
Fashions Music, and an illustrated Tile
Page.
Single copies of this Hnlyday Gift can be
Obtained for 25 cents, or ST. remIled free
OF postage, will procure five copies.
For further particulars, see Prospectus on
our fourth page.
We have also received "Craham' for
January. This favorire Of the public is lru-
" SplPDNiu MdHdLlut. anu eIudl 10 t1t
very bes, published IN his country. Among
the hes, engrayings in the n a. now before us,
are the following: The Bell thr Season,
by Waller; Tile Page, of rare and exquisite
beauty European Orio1e The Light Of
Life. by WEIGH, .4drcm Of The Year );
Co7oured Fashion Plate A Presentation
Plate A Portrait Of Gen. Montgomery,
and The Meeting of The Waters.
Among the best, and certainly the cheapest
of the Magazines. which 1t is our pleasure
to notice, is tina, Of HoLDEN's, published in
New York at 5 per annum. This maya
zine is always a welcome visi,er to our Of
fe. lis pages never fail to TEEN with val
liable and entertaining literature. Remem-
Der the price is only one dollar. Address
"Holden's Dollar Magazine, No. 100 Mas
sau street, New Y ork,' y and posi-, paid in all
cases.
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7OODSFTELD, OHIO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 81, 1910.

|grees all The year round-lhe RAINY
senson long and severe. The nights in
Panama, however, are much cooler
than usual in tropical climates. 3' l'
ITS MARKETS AND ACCOMMODATroNs
On account OF the extreme heat, fish
that are caught in the morning are sof,
by the afternoon. Beef, goats flesh
and pork must also be eaten immedi.
atuly after killing, or else they will
spoil. Fowls and chickens ARE dear;
vegetables, such as yams. ukars and the
various fruits Of ,he topics are scarce
and dear. Tea and coffee. as we'll MS
chocolate, are expensive; and wines
and liquors. on account Of the expense
Of transportation across the ls,hmus,
are like wise dear and Of inferior quality.
II is only within a few years that a
public hotel has been established; pre-.
vious to that, travellers had TO depend
on the hospitality Of ,hore TO whom
they carried letters Of inirnduc,ion.
THE HEALTHINEss OF PANAMA
IS far greater than that OF Chagres.-
With due care, avoiding all excuses
and night air, a person a preserve his
health; still, the heavy rains and con.
tinual damp atmosphere renders it me-
cessarv to take every precau,ion; Tor.
though healthy, when compared with
Chagres, Il is BY no means a safe place
for unacclimated strangers from the
North.
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Trees, &c.

rro' Beck says that the oaks of the
'ores' are known with ,oIerabIe certain.
", 10 attain the ages of 800 or goo
years, and are the most aged trees ,ha,
we possess. Pines are Stated by DR.,
Williams, in his History of Vermont.
to live from $50 to 400 years. or the
oaks comprised under the Linnen genus
quercus, botanis;s are acquainted with
more than 44o species, of which 10.
wards OF one.ba!f belong 10 America.
In this State there are fifteen various
species, as folio --Mosey cur. DOS,
While swamp white, swamp chestnut,
yellow rock chestnut, DIV .rf chestnut.
whIow' black scrub, black, red or scar.
let, pin and red oak. The white oak is
the most valuable of all, being exten.
sIvely employed in ship.buiIding. In
England, in 100 years lime, the price
Of shiP-building advanced 100 per cent.
sinclair, in his Code Of Agriculture.
stated that a "a gun ship requires 5000
loads Of wood, the produce Of so acres.
each tree standing 80 feet apart
Hence the importance of %cuItivatinp
the oak; and where the young trees are
raised, the ground should lie cultivated
Tor 20 teet at least owen's Farmer
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FERocITY AND FEAR.--It is said tina,
the people Of Cairo, a little place lying
among the unwholssome swamps at the
confluence OF the Mississippi and Ohio,
keep three pieces OF ordinance mounted
near the landing place, to keep off the
cholera. A passenger in one of the
steamboats, from New Orleans relates
that the Captain, being DESTROYS of land
ing at that place, that the bodies Of four
persons who died on the passage might
be inferred, they threatened 10 fire up.
on the steamboat if they attempted to
approach the shore, and actually obi.
ged him to proceed with the dead bod.
les on board.
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nit" He then repeated his las, words
1.-The raliying words Of Germsny,s
nooIest sons: 81 die for German free.
dom--for that ! have fough,-my coun.
try, forget me not" And IS cus,om.rv
the provost begged three times for mer.
c!y-a solemn mockery-and nine soi.
d'ers stepped forward and fred. Two
balls struck him. one in the eve the
other on the left side of the BREAST
death was doubtless. instantaneous.
The following Is The letter wriiteu
by this glorious patriot. to his wife.
lew moments before he was ordersA
out to die:
"My dear, good WiE-.Farewsli.
farewell Tor the time men call eternity.
but which will not be so. Bring up our
now only your--children to DO hon.
est men; so the! will never disgrace
their iathcr's name. Sell our iit,ls
property with the aid Of our friends.-
God and all good men will help o a.
so: All that | feel and would saw Al
this moment escapes me ia tears; onIv
once more then, farewell, my dearest.
Consider our children a treasure OF
which you must make the best use, and
honor thus the memory Of your faithful
husband. Farewell, fare well; receive
the last kisses of your Robert. Vienna.
Nov. lS4S, S O'Clock in the morning;
at 6 all will be over.
"P. 5. had forgotten the rings;
on that Of u betrothal pres, fnr
you a last kiss; my seal ring is for Hans,
The watch for Richard, the diamond stud
Tor Ida, The chain for Alfred, as memo.
rails. All the rest divide as you please.
They are coming, FAREWELL"
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Death of Robert RIum.

The following interesting account {
: the heroic bearing of Blum, The Germa
patriot, on the occasion of his brutal as
%sassination by The barbarian minions O
the Austrian tyrant, will interest al
who s%ympathize in the struggles of Ger
many for freedom and rep~ublicanism
1t is from the European correspondence.
OF the New York Commercial Adver
iiser:
Lsipsic, Nov. 25, 1s4s.-l take the
liberty of sending ysu a hasty sketch
ut The last hours oil Robert Blum, the
champion ofGerman freedom. who was
shot by command of the Court Martial
ut Vienna on the 9th.
About two hours before the time an.
pointed for his execution, a chaplain
was deputed TO visit him, and prepare
him for death, OF which he had received
no previous notice. At first he could
not believe the messenger of death, bu,
The gloomy tidings were sooa corrobo.
rated BY a judge. He appeared quite
calm and collected, remarking to the
chaplain, you kno W, perhaps that I
am a German Catholic; | believe, there.
fore, you will exempt me from auricu.
lar Confession The minister being of
the same persuasion, of o assented.
Blum begged a little time to write to
his wife, children and mother at Leipsic.
which was granted. After some MON.
ents OF conversation with the chaplain,
during which he was perfectly calm,
he said, 81 am exceedingly happy 10
have made the acquaintance OF so wor.
thy and Christian a man; wish to
leave you n remembrance, but have no.
thing but a hair brush left; will you nc.
cept that from me. and thereby afford
me my last p~leasure?" He was now
summoned TO the place Of execution.
An officer approached him with hand.
cuffs and letters, but he said, "No | will
die n free German! Believe me, | will
make no effort 10 escape-spare me
from your chains" His request was
aho the procession moved on,
guarded by two thousand military. On
his way, he became affected to tears,
and remarked to those around him.
Robert Blum has indeed wept, bu,
not the delegate Blum; he dies with a
Tree conscience. The husband, the
weeps. | was thinking Of nv
dear wife and children"
AT u, A. M. they arrived at the
place Of execution. Blum stepped out
Of the carriage and asked who was 10
shoot him. On being told the "Jager,"
he said. 81 am glad Of that. the lager
aim we'll: on the 96th Of October they
wounded me-" As they proceeded 10
bind his eyes, he said, "No, let me look
death in the lace" but upon being told
that the "Jager' could take better aim
they did not see his eyes, he ma wer.
ID, If that il the case I willingly subr
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Early Training.

h influence and importance Of
EARLY TRAlNlNG-EARLY IMPREssroNs-
can scarcely be exaggerated. Children
are Initiative beings, and their. minds
and hearts catch up, imbibe and reflect
The morals, the manners, the tastes ana
the habits Of the society 10 which thew
"llve and move" The vices will thu.
be inflated and perpetuated as we'll n
the virtues. And this may readily b.
discovered on examining closely into
the social history Of any large family.
The petulent father will often BY exam.
pie make a petulent son; and the fin.
pant and Id'e mother serve az the model
tor the hearlless and Indifferent daupht.
er. Preeept is much, but example is
more. II too often happens tina, pa.
rents declaim for hours against the very
failings and infrmi,ies which they them.
selves are constantly exhibiting. We
cannot see ln ourselves what we readily
detect in others. Many of US are blind
to our own faults, while we have arpua
eyes for those OF our ~neighbors.
The education Of the young, the
proper education, not only mental and
physical, but moral and social, may be-
elassed among The highest and mos, re.
sPonsibIe Of human duties. Parent,
and guardians have not only the charge
of minds, but OF souls-,hey no, only
influence the present, but future pener.
atoms. 1t is therefore that eariy habits
OF idleness, of disrespect, Of i~nsolencs.
and OF moral recklessness, should b.
guarded against with the most vipiIan,
caution. The moral and mental train.
ing once fairly and properly commenc.
ed, and the task will be compsrativelv
thereafter. But if insoience and
be taught or tolerated n
childhood, the result in a majority Of
: 'ses will be truely deplorable. How
lew sufficiently appreciate and watch
their own example? How few who
are looked up to as the heads Of thu
household, think and remember thar
eager eyes are upon them, that Young
natures are being moulded and char.c.
lerIzed, according to their looks, and
and deeds! How often is 1--we.
ale audacity mistaken for projections
Intellect, and insolence and insult from
he young and thoughtIess, applauded
Is readiness, wit and genius!
The s~elfshness aud vanity of poor,
human nature are apt in these cases to
make a fearful--a fatal mistake. The
boy who 10 thus trained and encouraged.
soon assume the boldnes of a do.
nestle rebel, and mock and DEFY the
parental authority that in his earlier
'ears applauded his ir~6wardness. and
Encouraged a spirit Of disobedience.--
IN the other hand, a judicious course.
ne calculated to encourage ,imiditv
nd rebuke i~nsolence, one suited 10 A..
'elope the mind and its energies. 20
nould, soften and elevate the heart. "a
trengihen, beautify and odorn the char.
cter, is sure to produce good frui,.--
sarly Impressions, we repeat, are ever
he most lasting. They live and linrer
, the mind and memory till the Iatsst
eriod Of human existence. How IN.
ortant, then, that they should BE- az
hs right kind--that parents, guardians.
sachers, should understand and spprs.
iats their duties and rsspopsibiitiss.--
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The Route to California.

JOURNEY ACROSS THE ISTHMUSOF DA
NEN-ITS DANGERS AND DlFFlCUL
TIES. st - @a t W
In the present excited condition n
the public mind regarding California,
and the various routes by which lha,
modern Optir can be reached. il is a
matter or serious Importance 10 the
crowds Of our fellow.citizen who are
h~urryine of, 10, he aware Of The precise
nature Of she difficulties d,ey will have
to encounicr on the Panama route, for
which. on account Of Inc great saving
Of distance, macy ARE about 10 start.
We therefore copy from the New York
Herald, the following information re.
garding this route. written by u gentle.
man, who from a heightened residence
at, Panama, and frequent journeys
across The Isihmus, that paper deems
fully competent TO give n clear and cor.
reciidea Of the route and its difficulties:
THE TOWN OF CHAGREs. ug- 8,
This AVN, as il is usually called, but
insfeaii,y, village or collection Of huts,
issasituated Mt the mou,h OF the river
ChnHres, where it emplies into the At.
lantic Ocean. Ills. but a small viIlnge,
and the harbor is like wise Of a narrow
neck Of land, and is defended By the
castle, which is built on a high bluff on
the other side. The village itself, is
merely a collection OF huis. aud is si,ua.
ted in the midst Of marshy land, and the
continual rains which prevail a, Cha.
gres, keepitina swampy condition so
much So, that logs Of wool are laid
along the, centre Of the streets, 10 ena.
blsspassengers to avoid the deep mud
whichlis always 10 b. found there.
Chagres is inhabited by colorcd people
sniiteiy, with the exception Of some
few officials at the Castle and in the
Custom House. Its population is abou:
500 souls. its icImnie is the mos; pes.
tifsrous for whites in the world. The
coast'of Africa, which enjoys dread.
ed reputation IN this way, is not so
deadly in its climate as Chagres.i The
thermometer ranges from rs to IS de-.
giess ell The year, and il rains every
day. Many 2 traveller, who has incau.
tiously, remained there for . few DAYS
and nights, has bad cause to remember.
Chagsss;, and many a. gallani crew.
who have entered the harbor in full
health. Rhsvss ere many days, found
notwithstanding Placson the dark and
- $500
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which is fifty-seven feet in circumfer.
ence, and two hundred and sixteen lee,
IN length, below its branches; and trees
OF similar size are found in California
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Sc nothing Wrons,

- -,
...r ~ ELIZA COOK.
whsn earth produce. fi. .' and fir,
The golden waving corn;
When fragrant fruits lps,fams The air.
And feecy iaocks are shorn:
while Thousands move with aching head,
.aeoAnd sing the c~saselsss song sii 80 q Z
~ss'Svssssrve. ne die. oil. give Us threads" o
~. There must bs something wrong Fla s E
.vasllszi1ya - hsi59sb YisqigH 3 boa sw
When wealth 10 wrought a, seasons roll, sr
81 From of the fruitful coil; 1874 G ss,,q
When luxuty from pole to pole ~ 81 q.
Resps fruits Of human toll:
When from : thousand, one alone
In plenty rolls along
The others only gnaw the bone
There must BE- something wrong.
And when production never ends. "'5''a'
The earth il yielding ever;
A copidds harvest Oft begins,
But distribution never!
When toiiinE millions work to fill
The wealthy Golfers strong;
When hands are crushed that work and ill,
-tsg There must be something wrong.
II When honest poor mems tables waste,
Goa To barrenness and drought; s4 A..
II There mastbs something 10 tho way o.
.ts That's worth the finding out: 81
49, With ~surfeits one great table bends.
,sas While numbers move along. %
a And scarce . crust their board extends-
sssh There must bs something wrong.
"a Then lot the law give equal right
To wealthy and to poor;
Let freedom crush the arm Of might
m, We AK for nothing more:
Until this system is begun,
d.. The burden Of our song
Must be this ono. this only one
There must be something wrong.
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JOB PRINTING

VI every description neatly and expsditiossS
executed at the Office ofthe Spirit Of Demoer..,,
and at reasonable prices. "
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The forest trees 10 Oregon Territory,
Yves. Of the Rocky Mountains, are said
10 be larger than any on our continent.
Ross Cox describes a fir tree growing
nea: Fort George, or Astoria, on the
Columbia, about eight miles from, the
sea, which measured fcrty-six feet in
circumference at ten feet from the
ground. one hundred and. fifty feet in
lite whole height. Another tree Of the
same species, y said TO be standing on
ths banks " ths Unique, the trunk Of
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-07-28
u. PORTER, Publisher.
New series---Nd. y, No. 5.

dream that has often occupied nv mind" II
am not fairy, replied Napoleon. smiling in his
turn, "but am about the person ofihe Emperor.
and he could, fhe knew them, realize YOUR wish.
es. "fon are too good, sir" said the Young
man. at is certain that the Emperor could be
the fairy that wish fort ell depends on him.
During journey that made for nv instruction.
saw in France the garden of Malmsison. with
its eleven bridges and Turkish kiosks. The
Emperor, | understand, has given this charming
garden to Josephine. You see how modest an"
"Wiillhink oft, "saysthe Emperor almost betray.
ng his incognito, "bu do not despair Of AIRY lore"
and after some further conversation with the
Young botanis, Napoleon withdrew. lie left
Brussels on the morrow.
During the two months that followed this con.
versatlon, the young gardener could scarcely
think OF ANYTHING but the wand OF fairy aud the
place ofhead gardener, when one day he received
a sealed packet with the arms of the Empress
Josephine upon it; it contained his nomination To
the post be had so much wished for He FASTENED
TO the spot and was very Soon introduced to the
fairy Of Lacken, that man who forgot nothing,and.
IN whom he only recognized the Emperor, 10 ex
press 10 him almost species OF alteration.
He still occupied the post of first bolanist at
Molmalson, when the Empress Josephine died.
Impartial.
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Northern and Southern slaves.

In order TO obtain the sympathies OF large
class of philanthropsts, It is necessary TO have
black skin and a head covered with tightly curled
hair. There is no slavery in the world-say
these benevolent people-save chate slavery.
The poor woman ofhe north, forced to labor
for nnepence day, or accept life
of prostitution, is utterly forgotten, in the
sympathy which is extended to the black
woman, who is sold on southern slave
block. The slave of the northern civilization
suffers more in a single winters day, than the
scrf of southern bondage suffers in life time.
Quaker City.
"The Stare Of The northern c'rihsation suf.
fers more in a single wiater's day, than The seJ
of southern bondage endures IN tte.tiHe'"-
This is strong language to come from an editor
who holds his seat in that hot bed OF abolition
ism, Philadelphia, and whose paper has been
suspected of iavoring the designs OF abollhon'sm
What commentary is this upon the character
OF abolition philanthropy What rebuke t
northern abolition prints! Keep the book open
Mr.. Lppard, aud read occasional chapters to you
northern abolition philanthropists who are al
tempting TO hide the starving condition OF the
miserable pauper race by preaching up phlan
throny to the soulhi-- Yeowqa,