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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-04-27

TREAsoN.-lt having been recently sta
ted that no person has ever been convicted
oflreason in The United States, ,he Newbury-
port Herald cites The following as one case:
and i! might have given that of Governor
DOR, who was convicted and sentenced to
prison for life, as another:
Gin the Supreme Court Of the United
States, Judge Chase presiding 22d of April,
1900, John Fries was placed in the prison
er's box on trial of three several acts of ttea-
son, and sentence of death was passed on
said Fries, 81 May, 1900, under the sedi-
ton act passed during The Federal Admins
.ration Of the elder Adams"
The above extract. taken from an ex-
change paper, contains four material errors
which may be corrected in few lines.
First. The trial of John Fries could not
have taken place in The Supreme Court Of
the United States. 1t was before the Unit
ed States Circuit Court for Penusy lvana.
Second. John Fries was convicted Of
treason and sentenced 10 death not under
The sedition act of 1890, for opposing the
collection Of internal revenue of the United
States. He was paEdoned by President
John Adams.
Third. The sedlton act did not provide
for the crime of treason, nor in any case
impose the penalty of death, but punished
certain misdemeanors with fine and imptis-
onment.
Fourth. Thomas W. Dorr was tried and
convicted of treason under The State laws oil
Rhode Island, and no! under The laws Of the
United Sla,es.-Na t Int.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-04-27

Professor John Wilson, celebrated as The
Christopher North of Black woods Maya
zine, died on The Sd inst His poetcal and
nrose works have secured him a warm vel
come among ell classes Of readers III Eng land
and America.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-04-27

CoNsUMrrIoN.-Df. Simpson Of EJin-
burph. il is said. has been working wonders
with cousumplive patients, by having them
y ell dubbed with warm olive oil Some
Of the patients have increased Is lbs. in
seven OF eight weeks
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-04-27

ALExANDRIA.-The Gazeue says, that
the recent sales Of property, both a. public
auction and private sale, in that city, indl.
cate great increase in the value Of real es-
tate in the last few years, and is proof of
the growing prosperity of The place.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-04-27

We learn from the Sun that The schoon-
er Isabel, from this place, having been rails
ed, was taken into Baltimore last Saturday
evening for repairs. She will have TO be
taken upon railway.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-04-27
THE TIMES.
PORT TOBACCO, MD.
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL II, 1885,

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS BY GOVERNOR
LIGoN.-John J. Hughes, Esq, Of this coun-
ty, commissioned Lieut. Colonel, 43d regi-
men', NJ. NJ, vice Walter Mitchell, promo
ted Colonel. William Smith, Esq, COM
missioned Major in the same regiment.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-04-27

We learn that j. D. Cosmenil, Esq, Of
the Treasury Department. delivered a few
days since at the mint in Philadelphia fifty
two tons of ingots of silver, the value Of
which is one and a quarter millions of dol
lars. The government purchased Mexican
ingots Of silver amounting to two millions
Of dollars at three per cent. premium, three
quarters Of million Of which were left al
the mint in New Orleans. The object Of
the purchase OF this amount Of silver Is to
increase the supply Of silver change.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-04-27

THE STEAMER CRY OF GLASGOW
The steamer Asia brings no tidings of this
long missing steamer, which has been out
over fifty days from Liverpool, bound to
Philadelphia. She is now supposed 10 be
lost, with all on board, numbering near four
hundred souls including her crew. She had
also very valuable cargo. The suspense
Of those having friends on board mus. in
deed be terrible. The Philadelphia Regis
ter says:
We have been made acquainted with two
cases in which men of this city have wives
and families on board, and such is the hor-
rid suspense tina. they are entirely incspac-
italed for any business. Almost any news
would be preferable to such suspense but
the mind will long cling to the hope that
The vessel and her precious burlhen Of over
four hundred human beings may yet be re-
stored. 1t is barely possible; j, would be
folly to pretend ,ba. i! is probable.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-04-27

No PRINTERS THERE.-I'he report of
the inspectors of State prisons, diseloses The
very gratifying facs that, of the large mum
bee Of convicls now in the prisons Of New
York, there is not single p'inter, while
yearly all of the other occupations are rep
resented. This is fact honorable 10 the
craft, end affords evidence of the general
good character Of those engaged in it,
Chicago Tribune.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-04-27

THE WRECK OF THE SHIP PowHATAN
AND BRIG MANHATTAN ON LONG BEACH
Full particulars are given in The city papers
of the loss of the Ship Powhstan and the
brig Manhattan in the shoals abou, twelve
miles below Barnegat inlet. The Powha-
tan lief. Havre for New York on the Is,
March last under the command of Capt.
Myers, of Baltimore. She was built in that
city abou. fifteen years ago, and was owned
jointly by Messrs. Alex. Brown s. Sons
and Cap. William Graham. By this awful
catastrophe ell on board, numbering $50
human beings, were hurried, with scarcely
a moments warning, into e.ernity-not a
soul surviving TO tell the tale!
The horrors of such scene can better
be imagined than described. The Herald
Isays:
eve often read of horrible shipwrecks,
and our blood curdles at The tale of suffer
ing seldom is it thus brought home to u.s.
Eighteen years have passed away since we
chronicled an account. as bearlrenderng as
the one now before US. But though elgI,-
teen years have elapsed, who has forgotten
the loss of the Mexico and the Bristol =
The details Of the wreck of The Powhatan
are even yet more terrible.
"Wi,hin the memory of man such storm
as that which commenced on Friday, the
l4tb, and lasted during the three succeed
ing days, has not been known. The coss'
srewn with fragments of shipping, told oil
of its unparalleled fury. The fierce north.
easter was felt even here, and damage was
done to vessels in our sheltered harbor.-
What wonder, then, tina. the Powhatsn-
an old ship Of about six hundred tons
became ungovernabIe and struggled fruit
lessly in the waterss What wonder tina,
on Saturday last, after running before the
gale for hours under bare poles, she found
herself at last rretfievably entangled in the
shoals about twelve miles below Barnegat
inlet -
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-04-27

As the EUROPEAN WAR goes on, the
strength, power, and resources Of The Rus
sian Empire, begin to be looked al and esi
mated. letter in the National Mtez;igen-
Ger from the veteran geogrspher and hislo-
ran, VIM. Darby, refers to The attempt Of
Napoleon, when he invaded Russia, with
all Europe, almost, at his back, and thinks
the results then, do no. invite imitation.-
He asks, too, "Was not The confidence Of
Napoleon l. fall as we'll supported by the
then condition of things as the existing cir
cumslsnces can now offer ? What if Rus
STA, or. 10 speak more correctly, the Rus
slams should prevail in The coming contest?
1t will be an immense game of chance, and
The stakes are held by the Russians, who,
if victorious, will, indeed, thenceforth be
dangerous" Lord Derby, in bis speach in
The British House ofLords on the war, said,
81 fear that the country has set its hopes and
expectations big with regard TO The immedi-
ale and direct success of the war which we
are about TO undertake. fear thai il under
rates the resources-more especially for the
purposes of defensive warfare-of The great
anlsgonis, whom we have TO meet; that it
undertakes the difficulties which must be
thrown in the way Of even the best combin-
ed operations, of the most gallant armies
and Of The most powerful fleets, from cir
cumstaces against which neither bravery
nor conduct can secure those fleets and ar-
mics"
The New York Erpress thinks thai be-
fore the war is over, Turkey will not be the
only "sick" nation in Europe. Even The
London Times does not look for "a
shor, and sharp" contest, but tells its read
ers, and the world, that sill cannot be DISCUS
ed that the vasiness Of the Powers involved
in the present war, the depth of the causes
which have provoked it, and The importane
of The principles, al issue, all porlend a con-
test as long and as changeful as any that have
dark ened the annals The world"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-06
Statistics OF the Kingdom OF Poland.

statlstics or the Kingdom OF Poland.
The Journal De st. Peferstus gives in . supple
ment tho c0npte Tendu of the administraton Of tho
kingdom Of Poland for 1852. From this document
we learn that the population Of the hagdsm
amounted In 1862 to 4 si7 557 souls, being 50 O60
less than in 1851. The distribution Of this popuIa-
ton was as follows IN the government Of WArsaV,
1852 $50 inhabitants III Radon, 9l2 3S4 OF Lnblin
l027 481; of Plcck 552,l7O; Of Augustew. $50 35l.
The city of Warsaw had 157 ,S7l inhabitants. Tho
Kingdom Of Pollard was visited by an outbreak at
cholera In 1852. The official returns gave lO3 62J
cases Throughout the kingdom); Of which Al, 503
proved mortal The government Of Warsaw alone
had6l ,26l cases, Of which 30 282 were mortal The
returns however, were 50 imperfect that 1t IL stated
In the coxpte yend the number Of cases was prsba-
bly, double what appears from the official &C.
counts. The criminal statistics given in tho coNspes
rendu show the following results :-Tne criminal
courts bad IN 1884, an aTear Of 702 cases to deal
with. The arrear left at tho end Of tho year Wa
1907: During the year 1888 cases were disposed
Of the police courts $50 il the criminal oourts
2670 in TIE courts Of appeal The tenth departnaea
Of the directing senate disposed Of 2l3 cases The
number Of convictions was 63,019. Tho classifioar
ton Of offences Is as Offences against re-
gion, ncluding 1876 for breach Of the oath Of alle
giance,) 29S; against the civil government, 3,096;
against public servants. TIT; against the recruiting
regulations, 39l; against the property and revenues
Of the Gro IN, 704; sganst police regulations, 3092s
against The laws regulating the status, Sc; agsiass
the fe health, liberty or honor of private partess
20 416. Among the condemned were 2, 401 nOblesf
748 merchants, Il ,529 burghers, so 987 peasants.
With respect to education, $50 Of the condemned
ad received q superior education, 1896 could
cad and write, II $40 were illiterate.
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ecnclusien u entirely satisfactory. A II happsaed
The battle on onr 500 Was decided By enc bsyooe<
alepe but the ect Of the Mimic balls L. described
as fully equal 70 expectations, While the weapon
itself has proved just ~ csnvenisnt for the rough
musket which 1t superseded.
Without any with to disparsge an enemy, We
feel compelled to Say that the Russian army sppsss
much less formidable than il was presumed to be.
Trough the victory Of the Alma cost us dear, the
result was due less to the tenacity Of tho resistance
than the strength of the position. The Rus.
ths> even stand up in defence Of their own
redotbts when once we had got to Close quarters
with them. The most cre1itable poiGt Of their
mann cement was the success with which they car
RED of their guns; and Prince Menschikof may
certainly be pardoned for losing his carriage consi
whole, this 6rst encounter Of the forces OF great
European powers, after long interval of peace,
did not add anything to the reputation OF that State
which had advanced the greatett pretensio1s to
military excellence. Both the French and the Eng.
lish displayed qualities which attracted Universal
admin alton. The French surm0unted obstacles OF
ground with inconc<ivsble alAcrity aud fell upon
the enemy with an impesuosty which nothing
could resist. No movement could possibly have
been better planned, better executed, moro bril-
lantly accomplished, than that BY which our brave
allies turned the Russian left. The British moved
Dess of division ON parade, and stormed batteries
in the face Of fire as deadly a. the Oldest officers
had ever witnessed. With equal or nearly equal
numbers, and with extraordinary advan' ages OF
position, the Russians we're fairly driven from the
ground by the superior energies Of tire allies and,
can hardly pretend to doubt what the issue must be
when the troops Of the Gar encounter French and
English soldiers In fair field and without the pro-
lection Of arti6,ial defences.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-06
Annexation Of the Sandwich Islands.

From the LONDON MOfhlnH FOst, oct 70. =
Ito acquisition CT the Sandxic Islapds by the
United States is an event Of moro importance than
In the first place, il shows that the American
government, fcrgetfu Of the emphatic warning
given by Washington, is determined to obtain
foreign posscssions, and to extend its sovereignty
over places rot situate on the North American con-
tinenf. This policy on the part Of the American
government Is rot new. Some years ago they at
tempted TO purchase from Spain one Of The smaller
Of the Balealc Islands, for the osteDsble purpose OF
having o port In the Mediterranean In which the
An rican squadron could reft. Spain, however,
very properly thought that 1t would be unwise stlier
10 sell even lease portion Of her territory 70 80
20 shead q nation as the United States, and thus
their FIRST attempt TO obtain locus sfassdi, and
right to dsbble In Europe politics, was defeated
by the prudepce and discretion Of the Spanish gov
eminent Very recently Il has been stated that the
Americans hsye been In treaty for tho purchase OF
We small republic Of San Magiao, 40 doubt With
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-06

Maryland Coal TRApE.--Duripg the week ending
Saturday tie 18th of October, s061 10 tons OF coal
Ynssed over the Cumberland Coal and Iron Comrany's
Raircsd and 6420 tons the ut. Savage Ccmpanys
Railroad making aggregate from the frostburg re-
gcn for Tho week OF tons, and for the
$50 s45 - tons. During the time 4,4l010 tons
PASSED over the Georges Creek Coal aud Iron Ccmpany
Railroad and 81 Is tons from the New Creek Company
over the baltimore and Ohio Rarosd Total from theWes
ernrort region for the week o9s0 5 tons and for mo
season 1853 $780, total from the whole coal region,
last % TONS Of which 80 s0 15 tons weo trans
ported 10 market the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
And 1h 90 descednng the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal Cumberland Miners Journal Nor ].
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upea him, and could ri laud them highly eAoaA
IN describing them 10 Bisncp EsaiAs Tcgasr, BvE
dsns eTeAs poet rose from his seat, his AsKen suf
Ing hair and his sparkling blue eyes making him
!ook IKE tho genius Of the Swedish people. Aad hs
numbered out In tho noethern frcespoken mAunW
such words TO the future ruler Of the lsad e The
letter can never fcrRst, and which now doQby VAN
him.
CoIfessedIy, il l. England's and Frances afir to
prodt nero BY favorable circumstances next year
nsn they have done this year, sad to render 8ws-
dens adherence poGBiblo. This hello In not n 81
deprecated. Tho importance Of couatry for 4
war increases In ratio ts nearness to the ssst a
that war; ard Sweden, poor in money, can suppiy
the masatime powers with exactly what they want,
. small but powerful and brave army, and Nhole
feet OF gun boats For years ne ZEN has frou pria-
cipe butt but few Geek ships and spent What fitae
money che could spare On euH boats which she cen
siders best adapted for her rocky ooasss Sc has
now EQUIPPED every gun boat she could muster,
under the convenient pretext that che must BE- pre-
pa ed to maintain her neutrality. II the war shsulA
unfortur atey not be over this winter Il will not Be
difficult for the naval powers, II better equipped
themselves and allied with Swedea, 70 oeacuer
Finland back next spring. The reunion q t. lat
ter with Sweden will be oil gain Tor the uaturof
progress Of the two peoples; whereas her union via
Russia il too unnatural to permit Of progtosu. We
coy reunion; for Finnish nationality has ben Sc
much Strengthened, and the country b 700 vast. -
be incorporated with Sweden a. Q mexo proviaoo.
Nosway's example shows that two indepeadeat ~
tons may thrive very well under regal sway, -
that should Finland be united to Sweden and 6oC.
way, the three crowns In the Swedish arms would
look a. IL some happy prediction had beon ful0Iod.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-06

TUE GENERAL ASSEMBLY or RHopR ISLAND
Ills lody closed TIA abors Mt East Greenwich yesterday
afternoon, and adjourned to tho third Monday In yanua
ry, when j VIII meet in this city "for tho despatch Of
business" Iss four days session at East Greenwich has
ieen buy one and several important aots have been
dsnes Isst, N0Y. l.
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The Grand Catholic Council Mt Rome.
The Isni dc "a Religion, (Paris,) Of October 10.
mys:-Ihe Catholic world ID ct present oocupie6
with great event which is about = b accomplish
ed at Rome. Bi hops arc proceeding from al parts
o. the earth towards tho Eternal City at tho voice
OF tie viiible chief OF the Church. From France,
H. Il. the Gard nal Gousset has already lett for
Rome, and has tlken the way Of Switzsrisod. The
Bishop Of NJ Ds has arrived In Psris on his way to
the Holy City, d ia to leave in the course Of the
week. Tho Cardinal Archbishop Of Mechlin hN
arrived In Paris Several Irish Catholic prelates.
and among them the Archbishops Of Armagh and
Dublin, ale also Ct present in Paris, and on thsir
way for Rome. Ireland ia the only Catholic coun-
try in the world from which more than two preIates
have been invited by name. But we learn from
Rome that great number Of bishops arc expected.
and that the presence Of other prelates than those
officially nvit1d win be seen wifi pleasure. All tho
bishops will take part according to their rank In tho
projected grand general assembly. The asss mblp
will be pr ceded BY private meetings composed, 70
are told, solely Of the preates specially Invited. n
is Mgr, Autici Mattel who has been dominated
Secretary Of the Consistora Congregati IN Amongst
the French prclstes who are to go to Rome TO take
part in the assembly are named the Archbishop q
Paris and the Bishops Of Marseilles and Agen.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-06

rs - .ssit ssi t1s -
s.1..s Isl. ~.S ~ v 2.R.saFs u
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with the object Of giving satisfaction to the United
States oended in " Of ore Of her citizens'
who has been attacked violently and without PROVO
soldier, armed and On duty; second, to vindicate
tho law Of nations; and 1t will be permitted tue
undersigned to say without meaning TO cher advios.
third TO yindicate the reputation OF the republic OF
Paraguay, which The undersigned has defended and
sustsinea for such long time and with 80 much
success In the world. For you wiz admit mat
the government OF Paraguay, ~ that OF all ctvzed
nations II obliged 10 render satisfaction for the vio
IaoA Of the privileges and immunitios which inter
consuls, and their families, and which are conse-
Grated By the practice Of the civilized world
The publication Of the put khmcnt In the Send
mario (wee kly) Is demanded becsuse Its columns
have all The authority Of government decrees
You VIII Also admit that the matter Is urge: I. "A
immediate and public example In required y thAs
the repetition Of such disagreeable necc ssity On
the part Of the undersigned Of his successor nay
be for ever prevented. In opposing himaef TO the
extravagApces Of certain class OF the people OF the
count " and whose sentiments appo 70 be ignored,
the undeH gned 10 ampelL solely by feelings OF
,uty towards bis conntrymen AMI Of justice for
% ners sentiments which cannot fall TO be sppIo.
s:iated BY those who ere also Just Themselves
The undersigned has the houor, &c.
EDWARD A. HorxNS
10 this ro.e the minister replied on the 18th July
"a king Mr.. Hopkins to state what were the recent
"a 10 which he alluded and on which he based h,s
excavations regarding tho prescription OF a entire
nation having children In the land. In reply Mr.
ITO klrs referred the minister to tho recent acts o
q cestsin Csrisimo (Q-Not the Prince OF Como, o
Loa Monies notoiieiy?- Ed. Herald) wham tho com
mso5sIi or The American war steamer, Water Sikn
pashe5 for hsy re treseherously assaulted the sa'
csmmaI dsatat0 il companion, another American
izss, s.sh siolss, u public steet " TIE capital
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-10-07
News Mora
aT0 me Bay lair Is benulifaI. M

TO mskay hair is beautiful. NJ,
mothers nav gray" The words weri,
few and s'ml enough, but they reveal
cd much. ! bught how it would have
quickened thse eolher's lanruid pulses
and how the M Yry heart now almost
home, wcald " M leaped with JOY, had
they fallen on m heisars. lnyoluntarily,
as i were, the n whom the world
called great had ared' this ttibnte' a
filial affection, and spressel bis rsyer.
ence Of the s,eroYof glory" which
gray mars oecame those who are
found in the paths Righteousness.
Many mother whose crav
hairs have no beauty Mo eyes Of her
children, and claim nd eyerence fran
those for whose. Welt She would
cheerfully pour outber Ms blond =
Many mothers love iApaid by nm.
kindness and ingra,itud AIany an
hour of 5wearisome toll Nd patien,
watching meets with no r recon-,
pense than deeds, the kA edge Of
which wiring her faithful sllea VIII mn.
guish. Yet through all the d rtunes !.
even through the dishonor er cbii.
dren, her love knows no var ksness,
Hersympathyis given, though Aupbt;
il is not forced upon the attenth but
its soothing power is felt. Intt lent|
night watches her tears flow fol sem
unbidden, and her.yoice goesup IA.
plicatiou that He, who neverslaR Y
will watch over and comfort them
their presence heriheart is never vi
Of planning, nor her hand of execuA
sweet Offices Of affection; and in III
absence the arms of love are ever
round them, and the incense other pra
ers in their behalf rises continually b
fore the Eternal One. A mothers loy,
/ {; ~ dqit "There is none
In all this cold and hollow world, no fount
OF depth, strong restless love, save that witt
Amo.her's brea,t.p i.855ils ass{
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PEaszyERAHcE.

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During a storm, on Wednesday wrss,
two cows, one belonging to Geo. sixlu.
turfsnd thsotherto Tobias Glen, ia Pow.
ellis Fort, shaaandosh were killed hy
lightning They were under an appi<
Tree, the trunk of which had been s,rocI
|oy the lightning, no marks being vis,bI1|
near thelop.