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St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

We learn that Capt. Fitzgerald, living near
the mouth of the Patuxent, had two valuable
hoESes killed by the lightning during the pre-
ralcnce of the storm on the 3rd instant. A
widow lady, living near the Head of ST. Glenn
ent's Bay, had a COW killed during the same
storm. In our immediate ncighborltood
though the storm was very violert, no accident
of serious character occurred. A post III the
fence fronting tho residence uf Gen. Morgan,
and within hundred yards of it, was strnck
by the lightning and rived from ton to bottom
Several lightning rods in the village are sup
posed to have been struck. On one rod, the
iusulator was broken, and from another, a
thick coating Of rust was removed.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12
From the Cambridge Herald
Thoughts and Queries on the Guano
Subject,

AS the time approaches for the purchase Of
Guano for the ensuing fall demand, we find
the price Of this almost Indispensable fertilizer.
again advahcing. eWe'are- gneYcfbFM1 'eiunn~~rY-
quirc whether there is any real cause. for the
late very high price and present adv1nce? E? or
whether It is merely owing 10 an undue spirit
Of speculation on the part of city dealers? How
* this thing 10 I've asccrtaincd? and il found to
be fact, how reGnedied ?
/ It is now generally agreed that the average
price Of grain will not Justify the use of Guano
at present prices; and yet many farmers are
free to acknowledge it utterly useless to seed
their lands without using this article. What,
then. is the farmer to do ?-toil on for the ben
eft of the few engaged in vending this article.
to the loss Of the many who are houestly and
honorably engaged in using it? BY no means.
The mere sight of luxuriantly waving grain
and abundant harveSts will not compensate
the grower in the absence of clear cash. These
may serve for him to admire and boast of, oc-
casionaly, but will not pay
Political economy teaches that in commerce,
prices are regulated by the cver-varving law
Of supply and demand; but of late years this
rule seems tn have exceptions. Prices are now,
in great measure, subject to the caprice of a
corps of had like to have s2d--unprinci-
moncved men and monieA institutions, that do
not scr1,ple to replenish their already overflow
ing Golfers even by draining those already
nearly empty.
Farmers have now experimental far enough
in this line. tn know what Guano is worth to
them i; and as they are, generally speaking, men
Of good common sense, they must know 1t Is
not sound policy to pay more than it is worth.
Just so long rs they agree TO nav SiXty-five or
seventy dollars ton, it is evident dealers will
not reduce their pricetoffty dollars And as soon
AS they i;he flrmersl find it can be furnished
ut the latter price, and abstain from the use of
Il for a year or two-which they can do, in a
great measure, without suffering any loss
then. and not till then, will they be furnished
on diving terms"
1t cannot be high rates o: freight that cause
the price of this article TO rule 80 high, for
are told that no department of trade has suffer
ed more from the late and present depression
in business. than shipping interests. Nor is
it owing to light supplies, for statistics show
that 40 900 tons were brought into the port
Of Baltimore alone during the past year, and
we hear no abatement whatever in receipts ol
of the present year. Warehouses arc almost
constantly filed to their utmost capacity, and
yet we are informed nf an advance"
Again we inquire, how is the farmer to as
certain the actual value of a ton Of Gnano ?
and when found how is he to obtain IL at its
valuef There must be a mode ofsolying both
these problems. and it is all impor tamt that il
should be dOne Those most interested are the
men who have it in their power to do this
thing-what farmer viii undertake it?
QUERIsT.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

We annex q letter from an esteemed CORES
polsdcnt, mach concerned in the Tobacco inter
est. which he speaks anew Of cid evils, Incl
dent 10 the system Of Inspections aud suggests
his views OF the ,prppcFrcmedies. His remarks
sccnl to have been elected by our recent refer
ences To the alleged abuses in the warehouses,
though his structures are chiefly confined to
malpractices Of more general nature than
those which Were the basis Of ours. We
publish the letter with pleasure, and will at
all times yield our columns to discussion Of
the same topics. The abuses in tmc Inspcc-
tions and the inipositions pr?cli>el ,n Tobacco-
growers haze been nOtori, uS fJr years: and,
now that the subint has l'ecn. preached. we
hope it will be taken up and thoroughly prrbed
by competent hands .and ther" sre many suchj
among our agricuitUraiist :--Ljom The Planters
A}rocd!s
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

F-ou .. Tflef l.rcsa.l Repor.sr.

From che Tyler ('Tczas) Reporter.
Died. at hts resideace IN Tvters on Monday,
The f2sh ugs., JOHN ARMSTRONG; JOSES,
aged about IS yeara.
Thus has passed away cne Of the brightest i'm
seslecis tEat has eseF ad0rael the bar sf Texaes
For long years, Mr.. Jones bad been an invalid
sufferer from the effect of that losf nsidials AID
fatal aldisease--Censampuof Fur years he eeom.
bailed The fell destroyer, bal ~ Last ohllgel
tn Weld TO that fate, which must, sooer or later,
overialSe us ALL He huw rests from his iaboss.
John 4 Jones WAS native Of Maryland, and
received hrs early education in thar Ssa:e. Ha
completed collegiate course at Princeton Col.
lege, New Jersey, aud graduated with htgh hons
ors. ln The year 1919, he removed 10 Texas.
and settled M Marshall, Harrison county, and
there commenced the practice Of the law, where
he soon acquired an env liable reputation as an at
tornev Of eminent legal ahality. About the tim
that The time that branch Of the Supreme 9
was leeated al Tyler, he removed 10
snrnesi partnership with the late M
Henderson, and has resided here siGcs d #
About four years since he Was married toN
Elizabeth s. Taylor, (dsvghter Of Doctor Tosz,.ku
Taylor. Of Marsha'i,) who, with an infant child.
survive him. The devoted wife is len widow,
and she ch'ld is falherless, vet He who temper
eth the wind to the shnra lain5, viii not desert
them IN this, their hour of bereavement.
EDITOR.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

4 gentleman who has had considerable ex-
perience in thresting gram, and who is also
q close observer. informs us, thai the thrcshing
machines now M use are utterly unfit to thrash
cIeanly the present crop. He says. that con-
siderable portion Of the wheat, from the small
ness or iregulari+y of the grain, remains un-
thFashed aud is thrown away with the straw,
and he recommends that farmers should recur to
fhe Old mode Of trampIing out the grain the pre-
Ssnt year.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12


By aassrtiscn.cnt OF j. I'D. .astewart. the
distinguished Chemist Of BaItirnaee, in another
column, shis remedial agent is presented for
the first t5ne to the attention Of orr readers.
Never having used it ourselves, we&Te ofcoure
incompetent tospeak Of its curative effects. cx-
cept upon the testimony of others. T'o that
testimony We refer our readers. Many gentle
men, well known to the citizens cf Saint Ma
ry'S county. and distinguished for their high
sociai position. scientific requirements and
purity of character, bear the niasl satisfactory
testimony TO the happy curative effects If the
Chalybeatc water in eases II Dyspepsia. Chic
Tosis. Anc,nn ari General Debility. The
names Of Prof n. n. Smith, NJ. d. Drs. John
Thomas H. fsHckIcr L. +. Chatard,
gw, Reg. Henry V D. Johns and
Ger, Esq., are quite sufficient 10 sep
l2fase if from The miraculous pahseeas of the
empiEic apd 70 give il standing and respeetsin
any community where these gentleman arc
known.
TO persons suffering more especially with
Dyspepsia land there are many such in our
nlidst) this water is particularly recommended.
It's low price, places it within the reach Of all.
In cases where ali other remedies have failed to
make cure or TO give relief, win the sufferer
giye up ~ die without testing the virtues o. an
A,,cnt which, by the common testimony ofmcn
above all suspicion of collusion aud empirical
motives, Is represented TO bO the best remedy
vet discovered for the disease that affIicts him?
II is at least xerth fair trial, and such OF our
readers as IRE afflicted with any Of tie diseases
for which it is sail to I've a remedy, can very
easily AMI at slight cort tes: its virtues by a
pgactical experiment in their Own case.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

PUBLIC ROAD NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that the under
~ signed intend TO make application tc
the Com missioners Of Saint Mary's counts
to open and lay out public road; commenc-
ing Tor the same on the public road lrading
from ChaptIco TO Bedlam Neck, at the fool
OF Motley Hall hill, and passing through the
lands of DR.. Waring. Oscar Miles, WIN. H.
Thomas and Edmund J. Plowden, and tes.
minaiing at tlIe gate of Mrs Catharine Burcn
near Plowden's Wharf.
Signed
LEWIS z. TURNER, and Others.
August 18th lS5S-3Od.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

The old board OF trustees Of st. AIary's Fe-
male Seminary met in Lonard To~n on Ties
day last aud We understand that they have de-
terBiine. the ness board jI.zying hsen properly
orsaaiz@l, A. deliver ever the property Of the
Institution info their hands. Wesupposct tl.si
steps win now he taken i,r lle immediate reor.
gauization Of The school, as the time IS APP
proach ing when it Is customary to bcgin the
scholastic exercises.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12
Fatal Accident.

4 Young son Of George c. Tarltan, Patnx-
ert district. was crushed to death on Tuesday
morning last by cart wheel passing over his
iaody. He had becn placed il the cart, for a
ride, but vas soon jaItei our and thrown in
line with the whsels wldch passed over him
lrfore he could lie rescued. Ere medical as>is>
tance could be procured, he died.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

A FRENCH FLYISG MAcHTxE.--The En-
peror has jnst made a present of 5000 francs
TO private in the line, who asserts he bas
discovered solution for the great peobleIn in
aer.rnautics-the art of flying. He has invent
cd a kind Of air-ship, consisting Of a platform
Of silk stretched over whalebone, to be pro-
PEELED by tsro gigan;ic'wings Of the same ma
terial placed on each sisle The aerial naFiga-
tor is to be suspended at distance Of about
four feet from the platform while his feet rest
On pedals. BY means uf which the wings arc
set in nlotinb, while bis arms Test on a lerer
that imparts to the platform the direction he
elsos to give it. lonIy RDdel 81 this hia-
cline has yet been constructed. and il appears
to work well. Thanks to the Emperor's muni-
ficence, it Is now about 70 be constructed on a
large scale
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12
Jockey Cluh.

The club have procured the same track here
tofOre used by them, we are informed, and q
nesting i called in our village on Tuesday
next 10 arrange definitely Che amounts of the
purses. distances. days Of the races, &C. A
ful! meeting i very desirable, and the member.
Of the club sesGrnestiy requested to be Ynrc
'eaaiiD atteEdance onshs day named.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

e Our neigffbog Wilson. of the Marlboro Ga
sette. sud family. have taken passage. we SEQ,
in tie Steamer JEeph whitney fol BOston-
We wish them . pleasant trip. and for our
friend himself. as he has possibly deserted Lis
post for Sightseeing. we h"pe he may see
uisAas before be gees hack.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12
PUBLIC ROAD NOTICE

NOTICE h hereby given, chat the UNDER
~ signed intend To make application 70 the
commissioners Of Saint Mary's county 70 omen
and Lay out public road, frsn divers Store.
On the Cross Roads. through the farms of Dun.
can NJ. Turner and Edmund J. Piowden 30
sacred Heart Church., thence, through the es-
tate OF said Plcwden - lis wharf on the WI
eSAAs-o HVeT- sakaa #a .sg--
..,-.. signed. I'll ! rsfH
=. OSCAR MILES
s~ - ~ and others
Aug. 18th, 1svs-sOd. - -.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

HSGs
KEROSENE OR COAL OIL LAMPS I
IT INRlyALLED in Btauty. SIM
~ Safety or Economy, will give
Equal to six candles, al a cost OF less II!
Half cent per hour.
We have just received an assortment OF
these lamps. with oil, and invite the a,sens
ton OF the public.
E. LEO sPALDINts g. co. :.
August l2ih 1853.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12
"oh' death where is Thy sting,

Oh! grave where j. thy victory. - II .5-assss7i
Departed tins life on the 4ta instant, at her
residence, Chartico. Mrs. afSry Goddard, aged
anoat seventy wears. -
These few lines record that Christian family
has been called TO The departure Of a ovins
mother FROM thIs world of noe. Her spirit has
passed from this vale of teas 10 that hand from
whence no traveller ever rsturns-she has gone
to the glory land where snch as have led \ sicas
and holy life will be forever happy. Tie de-
ceased was n member Of the CatholIc church, and
known TO be very strict IN her Christian duties.
and an n social point of view universally beloved
by her. Hence, according To the sacred pror,i-
scs of the Saviour, we may safely conclude that
The good will be rewarded la the eternal World.
We have reason To believe that she his taken her
exit to that blessed abode where the weary are
at rest and the troubled ceise ts mourn. She has
et m only son and two grandchildren who
claim cur deepest sympathy. and we rejoice tn
know t;Iat to them the consolation nf believing
that the change u her WITS altogether blessed.
"and that they who keep the faiIh viii again be
united with her in neyer-endng conlniunioD and
glory. l..
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

THE PoToNAc RAILsoAD PRoJEcr.-A
meeting of the C,rnYissi,Iiers of the Baltimore
Sn,l Potomac Railroad Company and oilers
interested in the subject il called for the goth
inst, at Marlborough. Tie Company was
clartercti snEe funr or FIVE years since BY the
Legislature, for the rurprs'. Of huilsling rad
to connect Baltimore city aud Aquia Creek,
trsversing pnFti,Rs Of Anne Arundel, Prince
George and Charles counties.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

FRASER RIvER-The rush for the newly
discovered gold regions on Fraser River in the
British Possessions, north of Washington Ter
rirory is very great, not only from California,
but from the eastern part OF the United States.
The..British Government has expressed itself dis
posed to deal literally with citizens of the UI.-
itcd States who proceed there. Il will not be
long before large city will spring up az a
Shipping port and emporium for this distant
region.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

smart. active lad. between fourteen
L. and eighteen wears OF arc. viii be en-.
ployed asa bar kesser nj he Unioa 'HoleI.
PF0ymed she.ran give ,euaA reecmIurndaiicn&
10 such boy, tad wnges viii be Gsen'
ASope other sneelapp IL. ~et.
August l2th ISJ0~-is.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

THE PEACH CeoP IN MARYLASD.-The
Elkton, Nd, Democrat says: We untlcrSand
that Mr.. Nathaniel Wolfe, Of Kens county, has
sol,' the fruit Of one of his orchards on Sassa-
fras river for 81 900. TO be delivered upon the
shore. We also understand that Mr. Reybold,
proprietor Of the ClsSi,lay peach farm, in Sas-
safras Neck, in this county, expects to realize
over $50 .0GO from his orchard this scason.-
'Fhis would seem to indicate that there has not
beena totsl, filrre Of the crop 50 Gar rs Mary.
hand is concerned -
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12
Charlotte Hall School, }
1InShu Nar n tsA


Alta meeting OF the studc ats uf ChsrIptte Hall
school, held for the Pur pose Of lving expression
10 their feelings at the sad announcement of the
death at their late f-'iow-sudemt, PHILIP
FRANCIS KEY, Of Leonard Tswn, Nr. J,
Fnrrnn Crane arose aud reported the following
resolutions winch We're unanimously adapted
Resotred, That We, the members of Charlotte
Hall School, are deeply griel cd by this sudden
and saddenrng dispensa,ion of Providence; and !,
while We bow with humble submission 10 The
will of our Aim ghty Father, hopefully cheriah-
ing the helief that although he las loSi AN earth
y heritage, he has gained the reward promised
those who die in Christ, we can but Lament that
the stroke should have fallen on ums 20 young.
so loved and so full of promise.
Resolved, That we offer our sincere sympauhi,s
to his parents and relations in this their sad be-
rcayemeni.
Resolved, That as a marx of resnert 10 the
memory Of our deceased fellow student, We we1r
The usual badge of mourning 70. the pc. iod of
thirty days.
Resolved, That as a further mark Of respe-., .
the Military Company (by order OF Capt How.
ard) shall parade with reversed arms and drsued
colors, and shall FIRE three vollsys 10 the memory
Of their comrade.
Resolved, That a copy Of these proceedin gs t.
transmitted to the parents of ihc deceased
PHILIP +. REEDER, Prest.
J. PARRAN CRANE. Sec.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

Returns of the election in Oregon show that
the democrats have majority Of twenty-nine
on jOint ballot in the Legislature Of that Terri
tory. The Legislature was TO have met on
the 5th inst, when an election for United Ser
ator would take place. in view of Oregon be-
ing admitted a. State At the next meeting of
Congress. TIE election or General Lane was
deemed certain. . eee -
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12
DfED.

II, Patuxe,,t district on Friday morning last
At t.e rexiauncc dc his father, BENJAMIN
JARBOE. AGED about 70 years, yosngest suu
Of John B. Jafsss.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12
MARRIED.

On Manday Inst. bY Rev. Mr.. Mooie. Mat.
t!lew WLsaiity 10 Elizaltth. Smith.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

MIEIsTERs ABROAD D$-Peans ylvania IS pretty
literally Fepresented hy sMinizeS abrsad. as
viii be seen by the following lis. Gsorges IL
Dallas. Minister 70 London; Mm; D. Reed,
ter tn Naples; jas. B. Clay, Minister to Lima;
Charles r. Buckalew, Minister to Ecuador.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

EXCITEMENT AT CAMBRIDGE, MD.)-Seven
slaves, who escaped from Dorchester county
ND on Saturday night week, wefe On Satur-
day last arrested in Caroline county. together
with white man named Hugh Hazelett, IA
resident of Dorchester county for two or three
years,) who was fund in their company. -
They were all taken 20 Cambridge on Monday
last in the steamer Kent, under the charge Of
the sheriff and deputy of C,roline COUNTY
Hazelett, was committed to Jail.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

IA. A Mr. Muhroe, agtyl SO. ard his w;e.
seventeen years, older. were found dead in
Zach others arms, in. Maiden, MasSacbusest.
Aoiday. 1tis reported that both Uartjes I, f.sn
l-a dose Of slaudannEn on Sunday evening. ami
then hiade . cisareod FIRE in their besl,von,
,nr the deliberate purpose Of DESTROYING their
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

The SPANISH NAvY.-The Navy of Spain
consists at present Of 119 vessels, as follows {:
Four screw-frigates, combining 155 guns and
1850 horse power; nine screw-boat>, combin-
ing eighteen guns and 80 horse power; three
side-wheel frigates, combining forty-two guns
and 800 horse power; seven side-whecl cor
vettes, combining forty-two guns and 2,45O
horse power; eighteen side wheel advice bats,
combining forty-eight guns aud $3.50 horse
power-in ALL Il steamers, with 3O5 guns and
s, $50 horse power. The sailing vessels COM
prise two ships-of-the-linc Of eighty-four guns
each; four frigates of thirty-nine guns each;
nine brigs, seven schooners, and ten transport
veSsels-tngctlaer thirty-six vessels, with total
Vf COZ guns and $40 tons register. Besides
these, there are sixty-niDe vessels Of one gun
each, statione! principally 4; Cadiz, Ferrol aud
Carthagena; tnirty-6ve vessels of one gnn each
are in srviee at the PHILIPPINES; three screw
fTisaies and schooUer-Tgsed screw gun boats
are in course Of CONSTRUCTION. Tie number
Of sailors registered IN Spain IS GO,sl7; in Cula
and Porto Rico 1854, and in the PHILIPPINES
80. goo. Cac!iz and Ferro! are just now the
only harbors having navy yarl, although
there are naval arsenal at Havana, Carthagena,
and in tie Bay OF Manila.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

USrvERsITY oF VIEsIxTA.-Tl conrrcnce-
rre'l. Of the University OF Virginia took p4ace
"ii Thursday last at Charlottesville. TEE ceIa.
bration OF the threo literary societies was
marked tE more than ordinary interest. Mr
CoiEsAS, Of Hanover, was selected as orator
u the Society Of Alumni'at the next anniyersa-
~. zH p g "a a. -
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

AMENDMENT OF THE Cos rr:E U-ToY. We
are informed, says the PLila.c, pas American,
that under the Nth article = Tie Constitution
of Pennsylvania, an amendment to the Consti-
tuition will be proposed to the Senate and
House of Representatives at their approaching
session, providing for the change of the second
section of the fifth article relating to the cleo
ton Of the Judiciary of Pennsylvania and
restoring, with some modification, the provi-
sion in regard to the Judges, as eIabraced in
the Constitution Of 1890.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

CAS MAN De HIS OWN GRANDFATHER?
Notes and Queries answers in the afirma-
tive:
There was a widow and her daughter-in-
Iaw, aud man his son. The widow married
the son, and the daughter the old man; the
widow was therefore mother to her husbands
father, consequently grandmother to her own
husband. They had a son. to whom she was
reat-grandm other, now as the son of a grand
mother must be either grandfather or great
uncle, this boy was therefore lis own grand
father-N. B. This was cct"ally the case
with boy at n school at N.~...'i.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

MoNrMExr TO THE PILGRIM FATHERS.
4 monument is tn he erected to the Pilgrim
Fathers at Plymouth, rust from $500 600 to
100000. 1t will ba built Of granite, 1873 feet
high s0 feet at the base, with sitting figures
from %S to 20 feet high. 1t is to be conplet-
ell in twelve years from August, 1856. Thirty
six thousand dollars have been subscribed,
principally ir Massachusetts. The society for
building the monument have purchased all
the Estates Immediately around the vcritablc
rock. and also a site for 'hc monument. en-
bracing ten acres of land commanding a fine
view Of the harb,r and the locality Of the rock
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-12

The scrinns acci:icnt u Senator Chandler, of
D..rrit, before reported. is described by the De
-; I .t'gsyiiscr: Finding that the gas escap-
lei ic'n a pipe in the ceiling, he stepped on a
CHAIR Or the pur pose of closing it.
He haG TO soo0cr raised the light to enable
him to see, than the gas ignited, and instantly
exploded tirr',svisAG I.i" dawn frnrn the chair
and very badly burning his face aud hands
He wis probably injured much more than he
would have been had he Immediately left the
room, by remaining inside to search for his
daughter, who fortunately ran out at the first
moment OF the explosion, and escaped with
rery little injury