St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1858-10-28

- k1se Enslne u Silence. 10 Is easy enough tssr
ctaninnn pessple 10 see one csansl. but IL takes
. repprteF ~ Sc several of those strange
yixifantss -
chimney; rsaad luminous l0iy. with appear
dix very well gut up, but lisfle hit tvD nsurh
tale y l.'ck wsll; drank tie comets hsalth IN
10 II. rs--lnespa.e III sixxef lie .enmct. a.
viewed from the window u nssn's Lager bser
saLnn. Thomsa: quite = pkit~opher; says
that conets invariably EyrlAil the approach
lof q sickly seas0, and t. lager is the
most healthy drink cxtanl. @Should'nt wme.
der.
l2m.-M"rc lager; tro cuniesS pcrcep,ible
with third one cs'mng up u, the distance; stars
AMI comets IN a .faRinago. aud dancing like
blaZeS.
ga. m.-OfFicer RaAabaagh has chained
some Of the cUInetS, aud IL taking them to the
heknp; concluded "a 20 with them; quite a
family party; lager Is MT intDx--
At this point the Ms. ceases Ii is but just
tn tie attaches cf this paper to say that the
writer Of the above was an extraordinary repur-
ter, from the klngi'm Of New Jersey, and not
a regular employee.
To ASxIUs INocIRERs.-fn imitation Of the
New York Leslger'' have determined to de-
vote certain p"Ftim Of time aud space to
thDse inquiSitive people who never take the
trouble to read fur themselyes. yet wish Ia
know about everybody AMI everything. The
rtI"wing answers are respectfully submit
ted.
/ Physiognomist Have made Idligent search
and have come tD the cunelusin that the
/ Greeks have GFeCian nslseS; | am confident
Il. ~. al. ID Ia.
! GupeEter. | am not aware that the house
which Jack built is standing ut present.
! Geogr0phcr. Washington city was named
| IN honor of a General who served with some
! distinction in the Revolutionary war.
INairimony. Ought You to marry a second
cousin? Yes. If the cousin you first married is
dead. Marry as many cousins as You please.
but take one ut time.
Conscientious POlicemdn.-If yon ask n
thief !n liquor and, while. ,l,ing s,' he "prigs
gemtie:uan's watch, are yon III honor bound t.
nab" him? OF c"urse nnt-Eo more than
YOU are hound to see him do the thing. Re-
member that there's honnr among thieves.
Mr. BUCHANAN AND CUBA.-The Wash
ingtn correspondent Of the New York Times
SAYS that Mr.. Buchanans policy in end,avor-
ing to purchase Cuba aims at five things,
viz:
l. To satisfy the bishop and clergy Of Spain
that the Catholic church would not wane, ami
he forced t. a secondary pc~itinn .,n the island
in the event OF its transfer to the United
States.
2 To satisfy Christiana that her thirty mil
lions Of private property on the island would
not he subject {" the principles Of agrarianism.
hut WOULD be doubled in value by the trans
fer.
3. To satisfy the asricuturst that his mar
ket would no: he injured, but improved. by
having not only the ports Of Cuba, but the
whole country free tn his produce.
4. II satisfy the commercial interests that
free trade world I've accorded tn them here
while they could discriminate at home Accord
ing to their own pleasure.
And lastly, t" satisfy the government that a
transfer Of the island is actually necessary t.
secure lasting peace between the two cum
tries.
A NOBLE LooxrxG INDIAN GrRL.-A sol-
der in the e. s. army. writing frMn the camp
hef,re Red river, New Mexico under date OF
july %, communicates To the Richmond Dig
path:
at WAS here that I saw the noblest looking
Indian girl that ever eve bchcli. Her dress Gun
sisted Of piece If brown cuttOn cloth wrap
ped around i,er lins and hanging to the knee
en- her head she wore her native war plume.
She was tall. straight as an arrow. AMI had q
free wild Indian Look, that was quite taking
tS.nne uf her tribe were given TO another kind
ii taking which required all our watchsuincsS
10 prevcnt.) She appeared e. be ahTt lS
years nf age and was the wife OF a young
chief nbput 20 years DID. IL was interesting
To zee with Whist respect she waited "n him
Her example would I've eslI.ying to the wives "f
more civilized life. But il was amusing tn see
will, what lurily indifference the young savage
regarded her attentions. | trust ! have t,S'
much nf the native gallantry of my own Erin
tn see anything 10 COMMEND in tins example nf
cnIness towards such a devoted and sweet
spouse. although exhibited by lone of the rul-
ers Of the earth"
Hos. J. CLANCY JoSEs.-It affords Ills
great pleasure tI announce that the appoint
n,emt &c Hon. }. CLANCY jones, of Penn>ylvan-
ia. rs Minister to Austria, which WAS v"iunta-
riy rendered t. him by the President has heen
accepted by that gentleman. The faithtulne~s
and ability nf his whole Course IN Congress a.
a national democrat have been recognised and
endorsed by the country. AS chairman # the
OdImInttee ut w avs ana MEANS ln tue t1Ou$
If RepreSentatives-the m,st important p,~i-
ton in that body-he was eminently successful.
His persuasive mariners ard his admitted
knowledge of financial questions extended his
influence am"ng the members OF all parties,
VIII" placed full reliance on his statemtntS.-
Should the tariff QUESTION he before Congress
the next seSsiun. his hiss will he severely felt
But his app intment to Austria was erninently
lit to he made, and we are glad that he accept
eel it.-Hash Union.
WHAT THE DEFEAT or DoUGLAs WILL Do
The New Orleans Courier the organ If the
louisiana Democracy, thus speaks Of the
contest in Illinois, and the consequences Of
the defeat Of D,'uglas: IF Lincoln and his
Abolition cnhorss, with m withcut the ai,,
If treas,uable pretenders to Democracy, now
succeed in prcstituting Illinois ~ the unholy
ire # the anti-Slavery party, her restoration
can MT be hoped for during the next TWEEN
~ years. Standing sqnarely and firmly on
The Cincinnati Plati'rm, and hearing the
standard If State-rights, the Democrats of
Iliinois have fought many hard battles aud
Won as many brilliant victories. With pu~i-
ton ard standard unchanged in the slightest
degree, they are now in the very smoke and
din If inst such another ctntezs IL they
faiI, tie State will be surrendered tp fanatics