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

attout $9OOUO. There are several Henss cum
prising this dsfirieney, pertaining bUth tssaa
decline IN tlIe tax arfearages and the nnn-pag-
uIcfst nf dues 0u the part Of certain public
works One reason Il the falling ofF in re.
rripfs i the refusal of the B.i;innxe and Ohi,'
Railroad Company to pay thc proportion the
the capitation tax en- the Washington Branch
Rad from the Relay House tu Baltimore City.
which the c.mpany insists * not a part pr-
perry If the Washington Rna,l, hut that it il
4 portion If the Ohio yDUte: An efort was
male in the h<t Legislature To- release this
part IL the r,Eld frm its pr'p'rtin II the
cat,itation tax, hut it failed. The capitltinn
tax, il will be remembered, is OHe-fth "f the
pass.l re fare between Baltimore and Washing
ton, aud the proportion withheld and refused
payment 10y the company, bath IN January ami
June, is about One-fourth Of the State receipts
from the Washington Road, which last year
amounted to about $4,000.
'The Susquelianna and Tidc-Water Canal
Companies, under the energetic circumstances
If our efficient Comptroller. lave been induced
this year to pay small portion Of their annu-
al interest IL the State, amounting, il Is said.
10 about $lT 900. They have alsn male pr,'-
visions inr further payments on account II said
interest, which Is about S67 900 per annum.
The direct taxes throughout the State have
5000 - r;I I''~aaptlH rs GuFinu the
past year; but as the arrears Of direct tax are
yearly decreasing. the amount received from
the latter source is less than in farmer years.
The receipts from licenses ia Baltimore City
have increased, notwithstanding there are from
xix hundred To- eight hundred suits for licenses
III litigation. In the counties, alsD, large
number "G per&ns have refused IL pay the
increased rate Of licenses, aRd are awaiting the
Il. U..lR
City.
There is large surplus Of cash in the State
Treasury, and thc State Treasurer is author
izcd, by law, at his discretion, t" invest at any
time such portion "f it As he may think pro-
per for the benefit Of the sinking fnnd Of the
State The high price Of the Maryland six
per cent. stock. being six per cent. ab've par,
has deferred him for some time past from pur-
chasing at the premium Indicated !: is un-
,lerstOd however, that the treasurer, rather
than permit SO large an am"unt nf money Ion
ger 10 lie lille, has concluded 10 make invest
mcnts in Virginia State stuck Ia the amount
If $500 900 or more Tor the sinking fund
Virginia six per cent. bonds were quoted Yes
terday ia New York at 93.-SUM.
I'LL VOTE FOR THE OTHER MAS.-The
following story is told Of revolutionary SOL
dcr who was running for Congress:
1t appears that he was opposed by u much
younger man, who had never been to the
wars" and it was the wont Of "RevoIutiun-
ary.' To tell the people Of the hardsLips he
endured.
Says he:
Fellow citizens, have fought aud hled
for my country helped TO whip the British
and Indians ! have slept upon the field of
battle with no other covering but the canopy
of heaven. have walked over frozen ground
till every f"tsteP was marked with hAr!."
just about this time, one Of the ''Sovereigns"
who hal become very much affected by this
tale of wue, walks up i'll front Of the speaker.
wipinS the tears from his eyes with the ex-
trcmty Of his cuat tail, and Interrupting him,
says:
Did you say that you had fought the Brit
iSh and the lnjines"
Yes" responded Revolutionary.
did you say that you had slept on the
ground while serving your country without
any kiver?"
.Yes. sir did,
Ibid y"u SAY y"n had followed the enemy
of your country over fr.'zcn ground till every
o'tstep was marked with hlud ,"
YES" exultiugly replied the speaker.
wen, tUStl, SdNS Tue lcdIiul tS uc gave
a sigh "f painful emotion. ''l',l he blamed if
don't think you've done enough for Your
county, aid l'll vote for the ether man! ?"
The STATE ELECTIONS .-The official re-
turns from the Northern States voting last
week confirm the previous accounts. In
Pennsylvania Benjamin F. Junkin, Of the
sixteenth district is elected over Henry l..
Fisher by a majority of 66. j. Schwartze's
official majority over J. CLANCY jones'
in tue eighth district. is 10
In Olio, the sixth district has been re-
tanned by the Democrats. William Howard
being elected in place of JOS. r. C"ckeriil
Nv about eight hundred M ,inrity In the
ninth district, John Carey, Republican has
from SO tn 100 majority over Lawrence w
Hall, the present administrator member. In
the twentieth district. J. Hutchirs. Repuh-
lcan. * elected by four nr five thousand
majority. In the fifteenth district, William
Helmick Republican. is elected over joseph
Burns. the present Administration member.
Ivy about 200. William Allen, Democrat, is
elected nv so, instead If 200 as the first
accounts stated, over NJ. H. Nichpls, the pre-
sent Republican member In the sixteenth
district 1heakcr. Republican, is elected by
1O5 majority. From Indiana and Iowa there
is nothing additional.
Of the tiltv-seven representatives from
these fur States, the Democrats have in
the present C.ngresS thirty aud the OPpcsi-
ti,n twenty-Sevcn. In the next Congress the
Opposition will have frrty-thrre and the
Democrats fourteen, of which number FIVE
are Anti-Lecompton.
The PRIZE FIGHr-The brutal fight he
tween Heenan and MnrriSsey tnnk place this
afternoon at Ling Point, Canada. 1t cum
menCed at twenty minutes to four O'clnck.
Heenan made objections to the gr.'utd, saying
that it was n"t according To- the agreement.
but as sn many had cone t. see the fight, he
wm,l,i name his objections and fight.
The first round lasted seven minutes, and
the fighting WAS terrible, lIPenan throwing
Mnrr.ssey, ard drawing the first Ll@s!. On
the 2ma: round MorriS~ey was again thrown,
and nn the Ord rUund Hecnan was thrown.
On the 4th round both came up looking weak,
and Morrissry was knocked square down by a
blow on the under Jaw from Hcenan's right.
On the 9Th, 9th. eth and 9Th rounds Heenan
WAS thrown. On tie 9th round beth men
fought wildly. ard Tell side 10y side. On the
10th r;lInsl Heenan was kRckcl down. On
the It'll. round MoTTissey was very weak. and
was carried tn the scratch, hut Keenan, went
alone; this WAS a terrible round; Heenan fell
E.intIng. On the 18th round MuTTissey was