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St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

Destructive STORM IN NEW YoRg.
ION Tuesday evening a most violent
storm swept over the city of New York
causing an immense destruction of prop
er,y Many ships and other vessels,
lying at the wharves' or in the harbor
were disabled. dismasted and otherwise
injured in the most serious manner
The Tribune says owing to the violence
of the storm, a number Of unfinished
buildings were blown down and unroof-
ed, but yet we have heard of no serious
accidents or loss of life resulting there
from.
Eight tenement houses in Thirty-first
st between the First and Second STREETS,
and owned by Patrick Forgsrty, were
laid PROSTATE by the hurricane. Sin
houses in the Thirty fourth street be-
tween First and Second avs, owned by
Messrs. Mullins <O'Keefe, were unroof-
ed and partially demolished. Several
unfinished tenements located on the east
side Sixth av. between Thirty-seventh
and Thirty-eight streets, were badly
damaged by the storm.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

4 We extract from the Sun Of the Is
Instant the ALLOWING communicated
fromaAl Gostisin o this. codnty s
T. rar EDrroRK or rHz Sux.-Cen-
tlea,en: Fermit rae Eihoush yonr Co
umas to notice be Teport" that =
slaushser Vi the Iask ur. O1Cnnnell. vie
al Mr.. Wines, British Consul at Para. has
seeded from the Roman Catholic
Church with view of becoming men,
OF the church of England. As the press
has considered this report Of sufficient
importance to entifIe il to general inser-
tion,gk feel Il due 70 the public and the o.
Connell Rhily. not merely 20 question
its accuracy, but to pronounce it fabri-
cufi,ns ~ II rod sfit - 9s1sf -
Mr.. O'Connell had but three daughters,
the eldest of whom married Mr. Christie
pher Fitsimmons, of county Wicklow,
the second married her cousin, Nr. Chas.
O'CoanelI, of county Kerry; and the
third married Mr.. French, OF county
Roscommen. -, roy s. ss=4s3
The three gentlemen above named
WCFg 3H AUfW&n SdtzkOstIS 0tkQs Will 1AAG
exception Of Mr.. French, are still living.
Mrs. French kas not contracted second
marriage, so that the wife Of Ah. Wines
British. Consul al Para, albeit the daugh-
ter % an O'Connell, i not daughter OF
:ssthe OsConnelI's 80 that tbs report Is
either. the result of great mistake, or
an intention to deceive.
The writer was at college with Messrs.
Maurice, Morgan and John 0'Connell
and was in early life intimately acquaint-
ed with their lovely and accomplished
sisters; he. therefore, feels impeiled to
contradict ssa report calculated TO give
them exquisite pain, and which. upon eer-
tain and personal knowledge, he pro-
nounces TO be destitute Of any founda-
tion in truth.
With respect, your obedient servant,
SYLVESTER J. COSTIGIN.
Summerseat st. Mary's county, Md,
April, 1854.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04


lars to the address Of Vincent Nolte,
drew attention TO the young man whom
previously Jew had heeded-save the
Feench planters, 70 eaom his knowfedge
q their 1angHhge was hrecons1e ndation.
Ent owboul.dless hoS kitaiity as sshown
In. hobart was cogblete without i'm,
Id for'thrse months he pad q 1DIea~-
ant enough life. when suddenly the yell
low fever laid him on his back. Upon
The morning Of the third day, there APP
peared oil his bedside one Zachary, the
cashier of The Louisiana bank, and. one df
the very limited number Of honorable
men in the city. and grayely asked him
Hif ibe had made his vii. 70 ttisUmin
Gus inquiry Mr.. Nolte replied by mega
tive and mterrogative. "No - Why 20
"Well," continued Zachary, 81 suppose
i need not tell you. that you have got the
yellow fever, and il j. more than possible
you VIII die tomorrow, for the fourth Is
the critical day, which one does not often
get over You have large sums lying at
The bank-larger sums than have ever
before been seen here-and, If you die,
thu capital viii fall into very unsafe
hands. The persons appointed BY the
State to take charge of the property of
foreigners dying intestate. are not only
undeserving Of confidence. but, to speak
plainly. are downright rascals." The
sick mans reply was that he neither felt
inclined nor intended to die. sand as
I am sure Dot 10 die" he continued. u
see no use of bothering my head about
my WILL Zachary looked hard at him.
"Well, my dear Mr.. Nolte." he at last
said, ttsince that's your mood, /, too, am
certain you will not d,e"-a prognostic
justified BY { e patients speedy recove-
~. In the yellow fever as IN other mall
aides. faint heart kills many.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

Poor old MIR. Williams, in his pursuit
of royal parentage, gets new over
hauling from Mr. Peter A. Brown. Of
Philadelphia. It seems that gentleman
is . savan whose speciality is the hair,
and that on analyzing lock from the poll
of the Rev. Dauphin he discovers that
the internal structure of the hairs is such
as indicates that Williams is of hybrid
parentage, part Indian and part white,
and that his parents could not possibly
have been both white. This is point
that the advocates Of the royal humbug
must now confront; we advise them to
write book or get up q lot Of afiidavits
on the suhject.--E Y 1yitaBe.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

M. ElLLMoRE AMONG rHk SLAvEsy~-
Ex-president Fillmore, while u Mont-
gomery, Alabama, having expressed .
desire to vista Southern plantation o.
the Sabbath. that he might zee the APP
pearanee of the slaves on that day, at
hose, he vs. invited a and Visited Mai.
CowIe's Plantation, ia company with Mr.
Kennedy and The committee of arrange
ments. where he was cordially received
and entertained BY Major and Mrs. Cow
les. The Journal SAYS;
{ After taking aFyiew Of the beautiful
grounds around the mansion of the ma
ior, he &as conducted to the negro quar-
Ter, where he found q cheerful and hap
py number Of slaves, Of all ages and
sexes. comfortably provided and cared
for, rho received hin, with q pleasant
smile and much cordiality. On entering
one Of the rooms where number were
seated around . cheerful Ere, 1.-THE even
ing being quite cold.) they all arose from
their. seats aud received their visitors
most gracefully. We discovered one of
the men with book ia his hand, which
he seemed DESTROYS to conc al. On be-
ing asked what book he was reading, he
replied, e"Robiason. Crusoe, SIR and
expressed the opinion that Crnsoe's man
Friday was q funny fellow. We have
no doubt Mr.. Fillmore was highly grati-
fed 70 find the slaves so neatly and clean
" clad. and me erywaY 50 Wi ssss
vided for. and rendered not only satisfied
with their condition, but happy and con-
tented. -
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04
ct. alarp's Beafoll
LEONARD TOWN, MD.
THURSDAY MORNING. May 4. Is; 4.

SUsplcioUs.-.A Model Terdicf.--A
woman ramed Mary Ann Williams died
suddenly in the Chaptico district Of this
county on the 21st ultimo. Suspicious
being subsequently excited that foul
play had taken place, the body was dis
inferred, and an inquest held over it on
the 26th ult. Suspicious marks were dis
covered on the throat of deceased, which
two or three witnesses prove that they
noticed when they first saw the body, a
short time after death. The verdict of
the jury, however. according to our trans
lation of it. fails to establish the fact that
those marks were the result of violence,
and consequent cause of death. We
publish this verdict in order that so per-
feet model of a clear, explicit and de-
de eits tgeiSs %sy be reseSeS c. Nc
jurors do say, upon their oaths. that Mary
Anr Williams came to her death by some
violence committed on her throat which
might or might not produce death by
strangulation." Can the jury, or the sa-
pient foreman rather (for we understand
that this individual managed the whole
proceedings, and boasted that they could
never have cot along without him I! y
explain to US what this meaass The
reader who is patient enough to study it,
may interpret it different ways. 1t may
mean that the jury find positively that
the deceased came TO her death by vio-
lence, but, playing the part Of physicians,
profess to doubt as to whether they should
establish the theory of strangulation or
not in the premises. The meaning raked
by us from the wordy rubbish, and which
we are induced to believe the true one,
is simply to the effect. that they discov-
cred marks or appearances on the throat
of deceased which might or might not be
the effect IF violence. They merely es-
tahlisE the fact that certain marks
existed, but totally omit to give their
opinion whether they were natural or the
effect Of force. Their verdict in other
words amounts to no verdict-it Is a
sheer absurdity. With all The testimony
before them. they dodge the question Of
violence, when. according to all expert
ence, the weight Of testimony must GER
tainly have been in favor Of the one
opinion or the other If the grounds fou
attributing the marks to violence were
reasonable, why not so determine If
on the other hand. well-founded doubt.
interviewed to preclude violence, il wa.
their duty to say so, and thus relieve en-.
tirely from suspicion the poor individual
whom the evidence seemed to inculpate
There are very few cases. in which Z
positive conclusion. affirmative or mega.
tive, cannot be arrived at.
From reading the testimony. il appears
to us that q strong prima facie case exists
pointing suspicion to q certain party. We
give this individual. however. The bene.
ct of the doubtful verdict Of the coroner,
jury, aud forbear to mention his name.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

The acquittal of Mathew Ward oil
Louisville upon the charge ofthe murder
of Mr.. Butler, q schoolmaster of Louis
vile, for administering deserved correc-
ton to younger brother of Ward, who
was his pupil, is justly exciting the in
dignant comments of the press through
out the country. lisa reproach to the
State of Kentucky. and tends to diminish
confidence in the system of trial by
jury. els. -fFc-s..
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04
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of its bad effects. It has been thorough
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Of Paris, in their extensive practice in
the Hospitals, by order Of the French
government, and by great number Of
physicians and non.professio1al men in
the United States, with complete success.
IL is not compound nostFuin, but an en-
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Is destined to succeed all other remedies
for ChiIis and Fever, as well as all febrile
affections. See advertisement 10 anothes
column.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04
FncHrruL RAILRoAD ACCIDENT

FnGHTFuL RAILROAD ACCIDENT
On Monday As the passenger train Of cars
from Boston for Portland was passing the
Eastern Railroad bridge, spanning the
Piscataqna river from Portsmouth, ~ III !,
to Kittery, IN Maine, one of the cars,
filed with passengers, was suddenly
thrown from the track, and offthe railroad
bridge, and but for travelled bridge along
side would have been dashed some fiffy
feet into the river below. Is The accident
was occasioned by the breaking of an
axle Singular to. relate. no person was
injured, Notwithstanding the car was con-
siderably smashed.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

z.
During recent lecture in ". Orleans,
Mr. Meagher. The Irish patriot, read the
following letter from Carroll cf Carrolton
addressed to the Rev. John Stanford
chaplain of the Humane and Criminal
Institutions of New York:
DoUcHoRAGEN, Oct. 9th, 1927.
REVEREND Sin: ! was yesterday "a.
vored with your friendly letter of the
10th past, and the discourses on the
opening of the House. of Refuge, and or
the death of Jefferson and Adams. The
former / have not yet read With the
latter am highly pleased, and sincere
ly thank you for your pious wishes fol
my happiness in the life TO come.
Your sentiments on religious liberty
coincide entirely with mine. To obtain
religious as well as civil liberty, | enter.
ed zealously into the revolution and oh
serving the Christian religion divided
into many secis, founded the hope that
no me would be sd predominant as 70
become the religion of the State. That
hope was thus early entertained, because
all them joined in the same cause with
few exceptions of indiviGuals. God grant
that this religious liberty may be preser-
we'd in these states to the end of time,
and that all believing in the religion OF
Christ may practice the healing princi-
pies of charity, the basis Of every virtue.
] remain, with great respect, reverend
sir, your most humble servant.
CHARLES CARROLL, of Carrollton.
In the 91st year of his age
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

TRUSTEE'S SALE.
WyMY virtue OF decree Of st. MaTy's
. county Court, sitting ~ Court Of
Equity. the undersigned will esPose 70
public sale nj the Court House door, IN
Leonard Town. to the highest bidder, o.
TUESDAY, the 9Th Of June next. one
half of atract or parcel Of land eslledand
known by the name OF
"RTC HNE x"
co.. tanning seventy-fse acres, more Or
less. hss land belonss to the estate Of
Sylvester Sralding, deceased, and Is lo-
Gated about -four miles from leonard
sTowu. and from navigable water. has an
abundance of Wood and Timber of the
bes. quality. and is perhaps g well or
better adapted TO The growth OF the sta
pie crops Of the county - any land IN 1t;
II 10 especially scsH adspse9 10 tie gvoUh
Of Tobacco Of a tise qaalify.
If the proceeds Of the above land should
not amount 20 asSum Of money sufficient
to pay the debts Of the said Sylvester
Spalding, the undersigned, by the author
ity above mentioned, at the same time
ana place, VIII also expose 10 pu0ifc sate3S
aforesaid. another piece o. parcel Of land
belonging to the said deceased, which he
describes as all that portion Of said de-
ceased's farm, which lies iEaas
on the north side of the
ming frtsIf' 4 5
Nolched II rs !
dred acres more ofsiis q IN "a :. - ;
- =.
TERMss-A cash pay g i1ss Que k6nss
dred dollars viii be requiFed. she balance
TO be paid in two equal annual instal-
ments OF one and two years. the purcka-
sers to give bond, with security 10 be ap.
proved by the Trustee, bearing interest
from the day of sale. When the pur-
chase money shall be fully paid. the
Trustee will give. legal deed for TIE
said land. a ...- .s-e....,t
G. /. SpALDING. Trustee.
my4ts. e,-.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

The Rev. William Mathews died at
Washington, on the 30th ultimo, in the
Saith year of bis age. He had been pas
tor of the Roman Catholic church of st.
Patrick in that city for upwards of fifty
years. He was greatly beloved by all
classes and denominations, and his de-
cease is a source of universal regret.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

THE MARKEr.-The Paci6c's advices
are favorable to grain, and it is thought
will occasion an advance. in prices. No
sales have been made since, however,
Sales of about 1000 bushels of red wheat
at $2a$2,03, and white at $2,05a$2,08
were made on Monday before the steam
er's news. White corn sold ats 70 10
ursu ycrrov-us-s as --
Tobacco ranged at the followh prices
at the close of last week, viz: inferior
Maryland 5.25 TO $3.50; common. 5;75
to 1925; middling to good. 6.25 to ST.
90; fine colored IT'S to $40. 81; ground
leaf from $4.75 to $7,75, according to
quality. Market firm and sales steady
at same prices on Monday. a.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

NARROW EscArE.-The Rev. Thomas
Lily. Of s fnigDes met with an aeaident
s2me two pr three veeks ago whiclI eane
DE provipg fatal. re was out ois The
Sapt Mars river : his saii-bo# &C.
co9panied BY . seryapt. when ssidsa
s4halfstruck ne boat and cap<ized IT,
They managed b sir. the bottom sl The
boat, however, where hey held oaf6T .
considerable length of time until finally
rescued by a boat from the vesseI Of
Capt George GHytherr which carhe 70
their EeIiefs they were almost exezass-
ed from fatigue and long exposure isrthe
cold water.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

+ DEATH OF aSAvANr"-Mr.G G. l..
Sala de Toroni, the personal friend and
associate Of the great Humboldt, and who
travelled with that celebrated philoso-
pher for three years. in Asia and Africa,
died on the 14th OF April last. of ,nfam-
nation of the lungs. at the residence Of
Prof. ]. c. Fl. Solomon, Bladensburg,
Md,
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04
NEW GOODS.

II OKER u ABEL have Just recsiss
- ed new and splendid stock q
goods and invite the attentien Of THAR
friends and the public. as sEasrl s
May 9TH 1854. s7sl a-,as-e ne 3rt
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

The news from Europe by the steam
er of LIST of May is not of importance.
The preparations only are being made,
the fun is to come Olive
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

Acknowledging the storm Of Thurs
day last. the barn of WIN. H. Bean in
the Factory district was blown down. and
horse and an OK crushed to death under
the ruins.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

A NEW MUsIcAL WosDER.-We learn
from Europe that new musical wonder
named Michelect has sprung up, at
Stockholm Sweden, 1t is said that her
voice is more wonderful than that OF
Jenny Lind. She has taken the people
of her native city by storm, and set them
frantic from excitement. II is said that
she. so enraptnres her hearers by her
singing, that the musicians Of her orches-
ira frequently forget themselves and
stop playing.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

CoMMITMENT.-Sbadrach Butler. free
black. has been committed to the iailnf
this, county on charge Of burni he
house Geo. w. Goddard sazsa
two sincce go !, -
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

DISPERSION or CAPT. WALKERS BAxD.
"A letter from San Diego ststes,-.
that Capt. Walker and 40 Of his fillihus.
tiers were about 10 abandoned their camp
and start FOR Texas. They had burned
2. 900 pounds Of powder. and destroyed
oil their spare arms.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

4 Polish physician at Kalafat has
made a curious and important discovery
Of species Of camera, or optical tele-
graph, by which a pefect reconnaissance
could be effected at IN incredible dis
lance. Il could be used on horseback
and the Turks had as many as 400 per.
sons employed in this way about them.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

HVHE subscriber offers at private sale
H. the farm owned by the late Joseph
+. Cecil Immediately on the Patuxent
river, in St Mary's county. Maryland
containing $50 acres more or less. No
place in this section Of country excels il
in health; and few equal ID, as most in
yiting residence, for the beauty of the
situation, its fertile soil. It's easy access
and market advantages by the steamboats,
from Bsliimore. and the supply il COM
mands of fish, oysters. and wild fowl.
There are two large oyster creeks attach
ed 10 the farm, one Of which is abundant
~ filed with oysters Of the finest quality.
This property is situated one mile from
Mill Stone Landing, the regular landing
place Of the steamboats, from Baltimore
which stop there four times q week.
A public road passes through the farm.
II has fine water from well and springs.
The proportion of wood land il more than
half. There Is small Mill on the land
which isvery useful and advantageous to
IN.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04
FOR SALE.

A good secondhand Buggy, stscnR
- and comfortable. with . espjtsl
gear, newly made By Daily.
Apply 81 this oaisn.
May 4th 1864 Il.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

0OM MOUOHE 4tEWTON All HAVANA
The Washington Union in noticing
the arrival of Com. Newton, Comman-
der of the Home Squadron, Washington
from HAVANA. says
The Commodore did not hear of the
Black Warrior affair until his ship came
to anchor in the harbor of Havana, and
Consul Robertson came on board. The
Consul laid befroe the Commodore the
government paper, containing a scurril-
Gus attack against the President Of II e
United States, which he read. and he inn
mediately announced his determination
not to offer the, usual salute to the Cap
tain General and the Spanish flag. On
this determination getting abroad in Ha-
vana. il produced immense sensation -
The Columbia remained in Havana ten
days. The Commodore speaks in the
highest terms of the frmness and and
patriotism of the acting Consul, and of
the Indignation and noble bearing of citi-
zens of the United States residing in Ha.
vana.
Commodore Newton waited upon the
President of the United States and Sec
rotary Of the Navy yesterday. by both Of
whom he was most cordially received,
and they earnestly compIimented him
upon his conduct. The Columbia will a.
wait orders, and the gallant Commodore
leaves this morning for New York, on a
visit to his family.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04

A Duel BETWEEN Two COLLEGE
STUDENTs.-We find the following in
the New York Tribune under date OF
Canonsburg. Pa, April %:
''It is our painful duty to announce
another Breckenridge and Cutting affair,
which occurred about an hour since be.
tween two students of Jefferson College,
VIM. G. Keedy. of Baltimore, Nd, and
A. L Snowden, of Cumberland Valley,
Pa, originating in reference to young
lady. MIR Snowden was challenged BY
the former gentleman, and chose rifles,
at 40 PAGES, Mr.. ]. w. Polk of Md, act
ing as second, and Mr.. d. S. Brandon, OF
Mississippi, of latter.
"They met about miles from here,
in an open field. One of the gentlemen
fell, but have not ascertained correctly
which, though reported by some as seri-
ously wounded. Our little community
has been thrown into quite an excitement.
Several friend Of both parties have star
ted to the place of meeting to ascertain
the particulars.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-04
~EMzA The improvements are o
It'll: very commodious BRICK
DWELLING. with a hail

and four large rooms on the first floor,
chambers ample and airy, the whole
having undergone thorough repair dur
ing the past summer. Also Carriage
house, Stables, &c The standing Crops
will be reserved or sold with the farm, a.
will best suit the purchaser. Title In.
disputable.
VIRGINIA CECIL, Administrative.
my4s6w.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-12-13
BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.
THE IIYDRONAGFN.
OR, WATERPROOF, ANTT-CONSUMPTIVE
CORK SOLES,

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Hcrcjy.
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l,732, ,4j0 pairs of Cork Solgs This ycarshc mum.
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