Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-01-15
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.

| COMFORTABLE SLEIGHING.-The snow is three
feet and half deep, on level, at Auburn, New
York.
A VETERAN DEAD-Mr John Gilsan, a revolu
tionary soldier, aged 80 years. died at Libertytown
Nd, on the 1st inst.
/ FREDERICK w. GREEN, formerly of Annapolis
Nd, has recently been elected to the next Con
gress from the sixth district in Ohio.
/ TRIAL OF SENATOR HENDERsoN-The trial o.
Senator Henderson, charged with being one of the
Cuban invaders, commenced in New Orleans or
| Thursday of last week.
We learn from the Cumberland Unonist tina
Gov. Thomas has sent on the death warrant fOl
the execution of Mclaughlin, at that place. The
time fixed is the first Friday in March next
| INVITATION TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Soule and
Berrien have been invited to deliver addresses be-
fore the Richmond States Rights Association, on
the constitutionality of the proposition to tax nor
them manufactures.
"SAMIvIL, BEWARE OF THE VIDDERs For not
observing the in junction of Weller, SENIOR a young
clerk of Boston has been sentenced to a fine OF
81 900 for breach of promise to marry widow,
fat, fair, and put down at forty, who lives in
Lowell
A NJ. G. Naturalization. Ransom HalloWay
member of Congress from the 9Th district N Y.
was married on Monday week to Miss Eliza G.
Warren, daughter of the late Col Warren, of Mt.
Pleasant, Prince Georges county, Md. Rev. Mr.
Donelan officiated.
It is said that in 1853, when the next Presiden-
tial election term begins, Mr.. Clay will be seven
ty-siX, Daniel Webster seventy-one, Mr. Benton
seventy-o one, and Gen. Scott sxty-nine Mr..
Buchanan being bachelor, it is not thought deli
cate to allude to his years.
GREAT RAcE.-There was great horse race
on the 9Th inst from Chrstiana to Dover and back
distance, ga miles. The downward run-42
mies-was made in hours, Is minutes. On the
return, one Of the horses dropped dead, twenty five
miles from the starting place. The other came in
and died three hours after, making the distance in
about hours. There was a bet pending of 800
aside.
| New YoRK.-Both branches of the Legislature
of New York organized last week. Henry j.
Raymond, editor of the New York Courier and
Enquirer, was elected Speaker of the House
! Governor Hunt, in his message, considers that
the Fugitive Slave Law should be strictly carried
out In good faith, and maintained by the people as
long as 1t remains Law. He thinks, however
that the people should be left to examine its pro-
visions fully and decide upon its practical opera
tons.
| POPULATION OF MARYLAND-The census of the
State of Maryland has been fully ascertained with
the exception of Anne Arundel county, and as
Inning the number in that county to be 80, 900
the total population of Maryland is 59I 900, OF
which 10000 are slaves. The increase of slave:
is only about one thousand since 1870 The in
crease of the entire population since 1910, is 12I
OO0ss AS the ratio of representation will be abou
$4,000, Maryland will retain her present number
of six Representatives in Congress, that is, her re
representative numbers will be 555 900, wanting a
bout IA, 900 of the number requisite to give he
six members.
The census returns for Anne Arundel county
, proper, are as follows:
I2,432 Free Inhabitants
9,240 Slaves
2,460 Farmers.
i 4,002 Dwelling Houses.
4,06l Families.
i l26 Productive Establishments
sos Persons died within the year