Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-11-04


Thursday Morning, November 4, 1853
The RAIL ROAD MEETING IN PORT TOBACCO.
This will take place meet Wednesday, the 10th
instant. We presume there will be large num-
Der of the friends of the Rail Road present, as
the call has been made by the Agent of the
Commissioners named in the charter authorize
ing the construction of a Rail Road from the
Potamac river to Baltimore city. It is very
desirable that all who can will attend this meet
ing. Interesting and able speakers from abroad
are, we understand, expected to be present and
set forth the benefits that our people would de-
rive from such Rail Road
LIE SCARLET FEvER.-There was some alarm
felt by our citizens when this disease was first
discovered to be in our village, about two weeks
since. 1t would seem that at present there is
no cause of apprehension, as the disease has al
most entirely disappeared from the place.
What few cases we had were of the mildest
type, with onezor two exceptions. We think
that persons can now visit Port Tobacco without
any more danger of taking the disease than in
visiting any other section of the county where it
has recently been. There We're few cases in
our vicinity among some colored children, but
these we learn proved to be of mild character
also and readily yielded to the usual treatment.
THANKSGIVING DAY IN MARyLAND-Gov
Hicks has issued his proclamation designating
Thursday, the 25th of November, to be observ-
ed in the State Of Maryland as day of public
Thanksgiving and prayer. The day thus set a
part by the Governor will, no doubt be gene
rally observed as usual. The same day has
been designated for similar purpose by the
Governors of Alabama, Mississippi, Rhode Is
land, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, and
New Hampshire. Forso reasons best known
to themselves, the Governors of Pennsylvania,
New York and New Jersey have thought pro-
per to anticipate the day usually observed by
designating the 18th. -
~ General Paez was introduced to the Pre-
sident last Friday, by Secretary Cass. The
General said he came to take farewell of this
country through its illustrius chief and he ex-
pressed bis gratitude for the sympathy EXTEND
ed to him in his exile The President said he
was glad. to welcome the defender of civil liber-
ty in Venezuela, and he wished him triumphant
success on his return to that Republic. The
General will dine with the President, and also
with Secretary Cass, before taking his departure;
and as a further evidence of the friendship of
our government, he will return to Venezuela in
about three weeks in a national vessel, rendered
him for that purpose. -..---z-----
ford Oct pa letter received from Lieut.
Tyler, of the army, in Oregon, addressed to his
father. dated September 18th, states that the
Spokan and Peluse Indians were defeated, after
two days fighting, and Spokan, the chief, and
nine hundred horses were captured, and all the
plumber taken by the indians from Col. Steptoe
re-captured. Col. Steptoe's pistol was found on
the body of dead Indian. The army lost not
man! The Indians, he says, are begging for
peace and complying with all demands, so that
the war is considered as ended This letter was
expressed to Fort Taylor by Indian runners, and
IS probably the only intelligence from the seat
Of war by the last California Steamer.
SLAVE EXCITEMENT IN CAROLINE COUNTY
At a meeting held at Denton to elect delegates
TO represent Caroline County in the Slavehold-