Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-09-04

Posi- OFFICE RoBBERY.-The Baltimore
Sun says that during the past year large
number Of letters, containing remi.,ances of
money, on the mai-rouse through ST.. Mary's
county, Nd, amounting in the whole to
about $500, among which was some 70 or
$50 mailed TO the Baltimore Sun, have been
missing, and all efforts to discover the place
at which they were distracted from the mail
proved abor,ive. Dr.. Fitzpatrick, one of
the secret agents Of the Post-office Depart
ment, was consequently depu,ed to ferret
ou. the thief, and started on bis mission
some time since. Proceeding to the far!hest
point on this mail-route, he deposited let
ter, containing some marked notes, address,
ed to the Sun office, apparently ordering
a number of copies Of the Weekly Sun to
fictitious names contained in the letter He
followed the letter until it entered the Chap
tico post-office, but could no. trace it any
further towards Baltimore. Having then
ascertained from us that the letter had never
come To hand, he proceeded, forthwith, to
the Chsplico office, and arrested young
man, named Stephen Morgan,a clerk in the
store in which the office is kept, who
had also been sworn as deputy postmaster.
On making known his charge against young
Morgan, the latter produced the missing let
ter, alleging lha, it had been found on the
floor Of the office. An examination was
had into the charge, and other grounds of
suspicion being proved, the accused was
held to bail TO answer at court.
The accused has hitherto maintained a
most exemplary character, and is of a
wealthy and highly respectable family. The
charge is serious one, but the clrcums,an-
ces attending it were such as to lead to no
hesitation, on the part Of the magistrate, in
promptly holding him for trial.
ESSAY ON MlAsMA.-The editor Of the
Baltimore Sun has upon his table a work
by CHARLES RICHARDSON, M. D., Of Balti-
more county, consisting Of treatise on the
Potato Rot, and an essay on Miasma, its
nature, the manner in which it acte on the
human system in producing disease, the
character Of the disease, the mode of treat
men. and manner Of its prevention. This
says the Sun, is quite an interesting portion
Of the work, and one which is worthy Of
particular attention in many parts of our
country. We extract The following state
ment from amongst series of similar ex-
periments. in which the results sustained
Dr.. Richardson's theory:
"Mrs. Wesley, living in the forks OF the
Paluxenl, in Anne Arundel county, had for
many years never escaped having miasmalic
disease in the ma ori'y of The members oil
her Family, which consisted of four children
five servants and herself. In September, in
the year 1922, was called to see her. She
was i'll with bilious remi,,ent fever. had
two of the children and two servants put in
seperate room to sleep. The coun,enances
Of all Of these indicated approaching hillary
disease. The other two children remained
in her room, with one servant TO wait or
her. The other two servants lived in an
adjoining house. took long necaed glass
relor., placed it on the hearth in the chin
ney, the poin. coming through the fire.
board. To this was attached long crook.
ed tube, which opened into large tub q
water, setting some little distance from the
hearth. The children laid in a ,rundle bed
stead, abou, one foot high-,he servant:
slept on the floor. Into this rotor, was pu
certain portion Of black oxide of manga
nese, on which wes poured sulphullc acid
and the fame from a strong lamp was sp
piled to the bottom of the re,ort, which
caused the oxygen to be disengaged ane
thrown into the room where these four slep,
This al frs. was done every night, and afIel
awhile only every other night, until the fros
came. All these four appeared perfect,
robust, healthy, and soon regained The usus
aorid color of counlensnce, which, wher
they commenced 10 use the oxygen, was o
pale yellow sickIy cast. All the res, were
down with remi,,ent or inlermilen. fever
The following year the experiment. was re
peated on all tina, slept in the house. Al
who used the oxygen remained free from
disease. Of the two servants in the out
house, one was attacked by disease, which
was so violet that all efforts were in vail
to save him. This second year miasma,i
, disease, as is common in that locality va
generally prevalent"
The author presents system Of ven'lla
: ton in connection with this branch Of hi