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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-02-01
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From the Home Journal.
BENNY AND HIS MOTHER.
| had told him Christmas morning,
AS he sat upon my knee,
Holding fast bis little stocking,
Stuffed as full as full could be,
And, attentive listening to me,
With face demure and mild,
That old Santa Claus, who filled them,
Did not love naughty child.
"But we ii be good won't we moder'''
And from off my lap he slid,
Digging down among the goodies,
In his crimson stocking hid
While turned me to my table,
Where tempting goblet stood,
Brimmlng high with dainty egg-nogg,
Sent me by neighbor good.
But the kitten there before me,
With his white paw nothing 10th,
Sat, by way of entertainment,
Slapping off the shining froth;
And in not the gentlest humor
At the loss Of such treat,
| confess, rather rudely
Thrust him out into the street.
Then, how Benny's blue eyes kindled!
Gathering up the precious store,
He had busily been pouring
In his tiny pinafore;
With a generous look that shamed me,
Sprang he from the carpet bright,
Showing, by his mien indignant,
All a baby S sense of right.
"Come back, Harneyn' called he, loudly,
As he held his apron white,
"You sail have my candy auabbu!"
But the door was fastened tight:
So he stood, abashed and silent,
In the centre of the floor,
With defeated look, alternate
Bent on me and on the door.
Then, as by some sudden impulse,
Quickly ran he to the fire,
And while eagerly his bright eyes
Watched the flames 60 high and higher,
In brave, clear key, he shouted,
Like some lordly little elf,
"Santa Klaus, come dotrn de chimney,
Make my moder 'hare hersef!"
81 will be good girl, Benny"
Said |, feeling the reproof;
And straightway recalled poor Harney,
Mewing on the gallery roof.
Soon. the anger was forgotten,
Laughter chased away the frown,
And they gambolled meath the live oaks,
Till the dusky night came down.
In my dim fire-lighted chamber,
Harvey purred beneath my chair;
And my play-worn boy beside me
knelt to say his evening prayer:
"God bess father, God bess moder,
God bess sister''-then pause,
And the sweet young lips devoutIy
Murmured, "God bess Santa Kausr'
He is sleeping; brown and silken,
Lie the lashes long and meek,
Like caressing, clinging shadows,
On his plump and peachy cheek;
And bend above him, weeping
Thankful tears. Oh, UndefiIed!
For woman's crown Of glory
For the blessing of child!
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-02-01

Diogenes favors the sn'i'cholere increase
Of spiriI-ra,ions in The navy, as by that means
every Jack will have his gill.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-02-01

The Irish shopkeeper, who was lately
cheated by an old woman stealing jar Of
whiskey, and leaving jar Of water in its
place described her as spesking a strange
dialect, neither Irish nor English. pun
sler said he had reason to complain Of tho
iar-Son
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-02-01

"Desr sir," lisped grea, lady, in wa
tered silk, a, the Worlds Fair, shave the
goodness to inform me if there are noble-
men in the United States ?" "Yes, ma'sm,"
ans wered the full fed Jonathan, an one
of them"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-02-01

Since memory, dear readers, is the caske.
which contains the jewels Of the past, we
should take heed les. the caske, contains
for US rubbish instead of marlboro
Gazette.
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week in this market within the fecoliectioA Of the
Oldest broker or dealer in the city. II re estimate
each bale ct s4 the value OF the weeKs sales above
stated will amount to the sum Of 81 800 900. Flour
closed dull, withou. further c,ange in prices, and
with fair amount OF transactions. Michigan white
wheat sold at 50 Sc, ard Upper Lske at 81 20.
Indian corn closed without material change in quo
tatons. For sound good shipping lots there was q
good demand and Armer feeling. Inferior 70 ordi.
nary lots were duu, and only saleable at prices
ranging frcm g. OH 81 O3, and sound at 81 03 a
81 O4a; and seund, in shipping order, at 81 05 a
81 06. Pork was rather frmer, with fair sales.
Beef was also firn, with good demand. Other
provisions were without change in prices. Sugars
sold 10 the extent Of about 900 hhds. Abou.
$4,000 bushels corn and 500 bales cotton we're
engaged for Liverpool.
Charles s. Morehead, formerly member Of Con.
gress, hiss been put in nomination for Governor o.
Kentucky by the American party Of that State,
Judge Loripg having declined the honor.
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The CUBAN FILIBusTERos-We give in
another column an account, from city cotem-
porary, Of swindle said to have been prac-
tised by the flibusteros of the United States
upon the Cuban Junta. Some Of the persons
implicated stand too high in public esteem for
such grave charges to be credited without evil
dence; the article repubished elsewhere
should be regarded as a mere expression of
SUSPICION rumor current among the Cubans
which should by all means be followed at
as early day as possible by a searching in
quiry into the facts by the friends of the par
ties interested. 1t may be a harsh thing to say
but it is nevertheless quite certain--that as a
general thing the people who feel the most for
the cause of liberty in foreign countries have
the least to care about in their own. Liberia
tors, sympathisers, filibusteres, patriots-by
whatever name the class have gone in times
past-havc included among them many youths
of cbivalrous soul and noble aspirations
nothing could be more unjust than the sweep
ing condemnation passed upon the tribe in
such conservative countries as England; but 1t
is painfully certain that these bright examples
o. love for liberty have bcen rare exceptions,
and that all expeditions undertaken for the
purpose Of freeing foreign country from ty.
rapDy have counted fer more Vagabonds and
idlers in their ranks than men Of worth, cbarac-
ter, or principle.
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ment National Guard, the "a company OF which he
was member, and the words sour Lost Comrade.',
hose; and on the top FIRE cap and trumpet The
hume Mt wiz be taken TO Greenwood.
NEw CRY HAIL-The Board Of Aldermen has expressed
its preference in avor OF locating building for city
purposes the site OF that burned down than
year ago But In the OF the discussions which
have recently taken place. it is evident that the plan
recommended by the Councilmen has no ehancs OF
meeting with tn approval of the Aldermen. Past labor
IL all lost and the whole subject will be up again for
discussion after open disagreement between the
Boards has been reached Our up town friends viii
doubtless make thio and other analogous SUBJECTS touch
questions in the election OF repre- entses to next
city government and 70 the Legislature.
POSTAL lsrRovEMEsT-We notice by an advertisement
in columns, that the Postmaster General mas gwen
his sanction to Postmaster Fowers plan for improving
the city delivery of letters Under the new arrange
ment boxes for the reception of letters viii be placed in
every desirable location in the city, and the letter
riers will deliver letters at least three times day
Fifty fourth street Those OF the business community
who wah TO have of these boxes stationed in their
establishment, should make immediate application in
writing to the Assistant ostmaster The vement
win be made after the LIST OF July.
MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPgARAScE.-A gentleman named
Egbert W. Barnum left the house No. ii Wooster street.
where he visit to his FRIEND Mr.. Raymond, ON
Monday morning last since which time things have
been received Of him. As he at the time in very de-
icate health 1t feared by his friends that he has met
with accident. Any Information respecting hin,
win be thankfully received and may be left the Aston
House.
RESCUED FROM DROWNING II Friday night, about
eleven O'Clock, boat containing three men, named
A. c. Pearsa B. Brown and G. Holden, down by
the erryboat Canada and the thrown in the river
They managed to keep aoat until assistance pro-
cured, wen they conveyed to dry land There is
NO blame attached to the pilot of the ferryboat.
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CITY Intelligence.

MONUMENT TO ANDREW G. ScBEScx.-The members Of
Hook and Ladder Co. No. l. have caused appropriate
monument he prepared in memory of their late asso.
cate Andrew O. schenck who lost his life at the FIRE in
JennipRs store insBrosdway. lbs monument which Ia
now on exhibition at the establishment of Thos r.
Goodwin No. Ill West Fourteenth street IL of white
Italian marble 6s feet high II bears the folio wing In.
scrption -
This monument Is erected by the membors Of Mutual
Hook and Ladder Co. No as tribute OF sfeotonate re-
mcmbrance 81 our late brother ramsu OK Foreman
ANDREW O. ScHErK, whose life lost while In tho ds
charge Of his duty as member Of tho comuany and nus
humane efort 10 his broth from The brr
ing rulne Of the stors No 23 Broadway the night tho
26th ofApril, 1854.
On one side Of the colump FIRE truck ia scuIptnred
and on the other side IL cot the of the 7th Reg
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STILL THIRsTNG FOR BLooD.-Citizen
Robespierre McElrath's band Of socialists still
continue to exult over the shedding of human
blood in the streets of Portland in the attempt
to establish ridiculous and fanatical law.
They are also indefatigable in their endeavor to
excite the hostility of one section Of the country
against the other by incorporating and BELLE
ing the institutions of the South. Our New
York Robespierre is the presiding elder of a
newspaper which for the last ten years has done
nothing but disseminate daily the most destruc-
tive, Infamous and bloody doctrines of the origi-
nal Robespierre and Aarat He is also the
President Of the Nassau Bank, financial insti-
tuition established to deal in money, to lend it
to grocers, liquor dealers and others. Is it pos
sble that the directors, stockholders and friends
of the Nassau Bank can stand by quietly aud
see the institution made use of to support a
newspaper which is constantly advocating mea-
sures fraught with bloodshed confusion and
ruin? Is it the business Of financial institu-
ton such as bank to pursue such policy as
this-to ensure the disorder and overthrow of
our commercial interests? Can the stockholders
and depositors of the Nassau Bank allow their
means, invested for safety and profit in the
bank, to be made use Of in so thoroughly unjus-
tifiable manner?
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The ITALIAN OPERA AND THE OYSTER HeUsE
CRITIcs.-The Ancient Pistoln of the eyster
house critics has come out with another as
sault upon the Committee Of Management of
the Academy Of Music. In the course Of some
remarks up0nthe " success" of the +" La Grange
troupe" as the Academy, he takes occasion to
assail the management of the former company
that management which took up the Opera
after Ole Bulls .fasc0, and carried it through
triumphant season of nine or ten weeks, and
put thousands Of dollars in the treasury.
We have regularly attended the Opera during
the past three months, and speak, therefore,
"by the card" The statements of the oyster
house critic are untrue in every important par
ticular. The fact Of the matter is, that the La
Grange company was not so well managed as
the Stefenone troupe. Mr.. Payne, the direc-
tor OF the La Grange company, is an estimable
private gentleman, but he lacks the qualities
necessary for successful Opera manager 1t
is safe to say, that had this company been
blessed with director who understood the de-
tail Of management-who would make arrange
ments to get the people into the Academy and
make them comfortable while they were
there-and who would give the widest
publicity to the performance, by giving
proper facilities and liberal accommodations to
the press-the receipts OF the company would
have been one.third greater, md Mr.. Payne
would have been richer man than he is o.day.
The executive business OF the Stefenone
troupe was managed by the Chevalier Wikoh;
and very well he did it, too. This is well
established fact-he knows how to manage. He
managed to put many thousands Of dollars into
the pockets of Fanny Elssler, and he managed
to fill the treasury of the Academy-an
achievement which all the oyster house critics
in New York could not have accomplished in
thousand years. Under the circumstances, it
was feat equal to either of the labors of Her
cules. The oyster house critics envy the Che
Waller Wikof, because he managed the Opera
upon broad, comprehensive, democratic plat
form, and because his bold movement was sue
cesstul in every essential point.
These facts are selfevident. The La Grange
troupe is certainly equal, and in some re-
spects, superior to the Steffenone troupe;
but for the want of good management
the first named artists sang to compa-
ratively small audiences, while the Acade-
my would not accommodate the thousands
who were desirous to hear Steffenone and the
others in the "Trovatore and civilian
Tell" All the oyster house critics in New
York cannot controvert these facts.
The Stefenone troupe has just finished a
brilliant engagement in Boston, where eleven
performances were given. These artists, still
under the direction Of the Chevalier Wikoff,
who is in Boston at the present writing, will
return to New York to-day, and sing in the
"Trovatore !" at the Academy tomorrow.
Then we shall see what Wikoff will do.
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Markets.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.


PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.
PHILADELPHIA, June ., 1865.
Money abundant. Stocks duh Reading, is 16; Nor
ris Canal 14 Long Island Railroad 1851 Penna Rail
road, 43si Penn o State fves, IS.
BUFFALO, June a--l2:3O NJ.
The inquiry for -four this morning was moderate.
The prices about the yesterday. Sales of
800 bbs, at $40 SO rs for fancy and extra Michigan
give yesterdays prices for large parcels sales of
sequence made Corn active, and holders
more disposed to accede to buyers views sales of about
1000 bushels, at Soc. Oats 10 slight request-feW
Offering, and sales Whiskey dull. Canal freights
unchanged-corn lie. &c. to Albany; I3c. kc.
to New York.
BUFFALO, June $3.50 ?. NJ
Flour is dull but there Is no material change in
prices. Sales COO bbls at 50 81 90 rs for good to
extra Upper Lake. and $40 $40 Is for fancy extra
Michigan. Wheat in active demand, with buyers and
holders apart$l 90 offered for Upper Lake, and re-
s5c.. the spot and 1000 bushels to arrive in ali
next week at soc. Oats-No sales offered at 6lc Rye
Sales 600 bushels at 81 3d. Canal freights-Coru lie
to Albany. Receipts for the twenty four hours
ending at noon to-day-Flour ,034 bb wheat 10 eOs
bushels; corn 49, 100 bushels; OATS q, 449 bushels
0swEGo, June $3.50 u
The flour market is unchanged Sales today 900
bbls at 50 30 80 20 for common to fair brands aud
$40 90 for extras WheatSales IL 500 bushels Chicago
at 81 and 81 coo bushels white Michigan 81 As Corn
in active demand Sales 20, 900 bushels at s2c e5e-
mostly at 93c.
ALBANY, June Ola 80 P. NJ
Flour is steady. Receipts by canal light Wheat
There were eales OF zoo bushels white Michigan at So o.
Corn CSC. afoat and &c. Monday sales OF
-four; 90 bbls pork sofa bushels Germ 4 bushels
oats.
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of Postmasters, here and elsewhere, is especi
ally directed to the subjoined communication
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

NEW YORK, juno s, 1885,
paid into your Office, according to e:ept, dated Au-
gust 40 1874 49, for subscription to WEEKLY HERALD
county, Tennessee and am informed By letter dated
9Th May, 1885, that not single copy has yet to
hand DO not, for moment presume 70 think that
they have not been regularly mailed, but merely wish
say that have purchased papers in southwestern
ports, with the address of other persons still them
and once in nag; Gsalveso. Texas purchased paper e
dime 1t is not subscribers alone who suffer- but tho
proprietors OF newspapers for numbers who would sub
scribe DO not being morally certain Of receiving only
one. third of their papers, There Is gross negligence II
not something worse. somewhere.
Craving pardon for thus troubling you, remain,
yours, respectfully, Capt JAMES w. LINDSEY.
The case of our correspondent is hard one;
but, as he says, there are many others who suf-
fer in a like manner. The complaints of
ineficiency in the Post Office Department are
daily growing more and more frequent. In no
country in the civilized world is the Post Office
SO badly managed as in the United States
Only few days ago, we gave an account
of the administration of postal affairs in
Connecticut where, instead of sending dead
letters to Washington, they sell them out to
paper mills Letters enclosing money and
other valuables, were here found mixed up with
a lot of rags
As for newspapers, the Department seems to
care nothing about them. The clerks, it ap-
pears steal them, sell them, give them away or
otherwise dispose Of them, as they see fit. In
the case mentioned by our correspondent, the
papers have been regularly mailed and plainly
superscribed yet it seems that not one copy of
the HERALD has reached our subscriber in Pc
riod Of nine months. 1t is time that such dis
graceful proceedings should be stopped. The
chief Of the Department should Immediately
punish the criminals, and take measures to pre-
vent the recurrence of the crime. If the De-
partment was properly managed, there would
be no occasion for prosecutions Of express COM
panies that carry letters outside Of the mails !;
but go long as the United States Post Office is
managed on the present old fogy system, so long
will the public want confidence in it, and the
expresses continue to carry letters in defiance
Of the federal courts.
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The Care OF Arrison, OF Internal Machine
NOtOr1ety.

ALBANY, Juno ., IoJU.
On Thursday the District Court Of Ohio in session in
Cincinnati, granted trial to William H. Arrson,
Of internal machine no,oriety convicted Of murder,
the ground Of misdrecton In Judge Hymns charge TO
the jury The Court has remsnded his to the Court
Of Common Pleas for trial 1t is supposed that
act of the Legislature transferring the business Of cri
mnal to the Court Of Common Pleas is defective
to be null and void and that Arrson cannot therefore
be tried by that court and the District Court having
adjourned to September next the order cannot be amend
ed Should the act referred to be void, Arrison win
probably be discharged writ of habeas corpus and
thus escape punishment.
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THE ATEsT NEW
BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TeleGRapHs.
AntrProhibit.on nIovements.


DEFEAT OF THE CoERCIvE ACT IN ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, June 8, 1855.
sxty.sx couuties have been heard from, and they
give very small majority against the prohibitory law.
The friends Of the law have given mp all hopes Of
cess the remainder Of the counties to be heard from
are sure to give msjorities against them.
AUTHORIZATION MASS CONVENTION AT LANCASTER
LANCASTER, pa } June 9, 1855.
An anti prohibition convention was held here
to day. 1t very largely attended The delegation
from Berks county and the upper ovnshps of Lancas
ter county was over mile in length.
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Fires In New York.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE FIRES ON FRIDAY


FIRE IN CLIFF srREr.-Ths fire evidently originated
from some sparks of charcoal falling from tho bench
where the boy using blow pipe and thus ignitisg
the charcoal in the box under the bench. Messrs.
steegltzs damage is about $40; they have an insur-
ance in the Williamsburg City Insurance Company for
5000 on their stock, tools and patterns.
FIRE In PEARL SrRET.-The fire at 258 Pearl street
originated on the third floor occupied by George Nc
CURE, plain and ornamental japanner and not in the
glassware establishment of David Ke.cham, as be.
fore stated Mr.. NcGure's loss will be about $7oe,
which he has insurance $500 in the National
ty In his charge, destroyed, worth about $3.50,
which there was no insurance. The second floor
va was occupied sy g. Mu,lan, glassware dealer
Of 81 900 in the LenOx and 81, 900 in the Market In
surance Company. The first floor, basement fourth
britannia ware dealers. Mr. Smiths damage Is by wa
ter and will be about 81 600 He has insurance Of
surance Company The building Is owned by Mr.. Robt.
B. Collins and is insured for $500 in the Empire City
Insurance Company. Damsxe to building about $500.
FIRE IN WALL srREzr.-Hardy had the FIRE in Pearl
street been exiting before fire was discovered
suing from the fourth story of building No lo7 Wall
street The fremen however, upon the spot,
and succeeded in combining it to the floor which it
originated. The loft used for storing furni
ture, paintings &C., belonging to Mr.. August Belmont,
and had been there for the two years The furn
ture is insured U in the Manhattan Insurance Corn
EDDY Turnure, produce brokers, lose about $50 by
damage by water. They have an insurance Of $3.50 in
the Etna Insurance Company Of Hartford. Mr. George
BaIren broker sustans about SIS damage Incurred for
$500 In the EQUITABLE Insurance Company.
Mr.. j. Havens office furniture damaged about 500 no
insurance.
Nj. Scrmser, liquor dealer sustains loss Of about
$780, and s insured in the Grocers Insurance Company
for $780,
There several other persons who sustained some
small damage by watsr but they do not cal upon the
underwriters.
FIRE IN FOURTH sTREET,-About half past O'Clock On
Friday afternoon the roof of the house corner Of Ham,
mond AID Fourth streets caught fire from the chimney,
but by the prompt arrival of the police it extin-
guished with but little damage.
FIRE IN SEVENTH AvENUE.-About quarter past 10
o'clock Friday night, alarm given in the Sc
eond district caused by the small shanty buildings
Seventh avenue between Fifty and Fifty seventh
streets being Are The fremen arrived and put
it out. Damage about 5000
The fremen were kept pretty busy during Friday night
there being less than fires and alarm; but
from their indefatgable energy and seepess watchfu
ness they were all extinguished before making much
progress.
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We have received files of the Venezuelan journals up
TO the 9th OF May.
By decree signed by the President and dated 25th
April general pardon, ample and absolute Ii granted
TO all who we're in the late political events
which had taken place In the province of Merida.
in consequence Of the largely increased expenses to
which cultvators OF land subjected since the abo
ton Of slavery project has been introduced into the
Bouse OF Representatives to reduce materially the pro
rate of taxes to which their produce table, so as to
let the other portion OF the population bear its share of
the less sustained by that act.
Bya decree Of Sd May the province Of Corabobo, in
which Puerto Cabeo s situated Is divided into t~o pro-
yinces Of which retains the old nae AMI the other
Is denomnated Cogedes It's capital will be San Carlos
PERU.
We have received the Concrete Of Lima, Of the Sd Of
May.
portion OF the Peruvian press charges It's govern
ment With having entered into a conspiracy with &C.
Dras Santa Cruz Forz against the peace of Bolivia
and Ecuaoor, and also to establish perpetual military
dictatorship in Peru.
CHILL.
Orr dates from Chill up TO the Goth OF April but
the Dews ia Of Importance commercial or political
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Arrivals or Vessels at Quebec, &c.

QUEBEC, june 9, 1850.
The arrivals from at this port, for the present
year. up this date wohundred and sxytwo less
than At the time last year, the deficiency in ton
mage being ninety thousand nine hundred and
eighty three tons. The decrease in passengers
pared with last year. is eleven thousand and seventy
three and the quarters deficiency at the Custom House
upwards Of twenty thousand pounds sterling.
Business generally continues very dull.