Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-05-24

Isaac V, Fowler, Post Master of New York city
tfor six or .seven years past has just been dis
coyered:iaa heavy series ofdefalcat oas. TIoasl
so large in amount, itseerns that the largest part
Of it wass Committed within the last quarter
ending March Both. Tie whole amount q
deficit is about S155 900, and of this, $12O ,O0C
was taken in the last quarter. Messrs. Law
which they intend to contest, on the ground that
the post Office law requires three suretics to the
bond and in this case there were but tco. Mr.
Fowler's private property, it is said, will not be
sufficient to cover any part of the sum. Lie
! has for a considerable time been engaged in
wild speculation: in patent rights, &C., in which
he lost and continued to loose large sums, and
like gambling, he ventured again and again, in
used of the Government funds the enormous
sum of 1856, 900; his frauds are detected, his
sureties' involved, and he, who enjoyed the es-
TEEN and respect of all who knew him, is by
his own folly, disgraced, and flies from his home
as defaulter; but, in plain, common English,
"a fellon. So much for temptation on the one
hand and the want Of firmness on the other. 1t
IS supposed that Fowler took passage on the
City of Washington, from New York, ON Satur-
day last for Southampton.
Hon. John A. Dix, has been appointed by
the President and confirmed by the Senate as
Post Master of New York city, vice Fowler,
removed:
CAPTURE OF ANOTHER SLAvER.-The cap
tllre of another SLAYER, with $50 negroes on
board off the Island of Pines. is announced
The SLAYER was formerly the bark William, of
New York, and the capture effected by the
United States steamer Wyandotte. The efficient
services of the United States steamers off the
Island of Cuba promises to break up the infa-
nous traffic carried on by the connivance Of the
Spanish authorities at Havana.
COL S. A. Hardee, of Florida, is forming
a cavalry corps of one hundred men, whose SER
vices he designs rendering to the first Southern
State that shall secede from the Union, provided
Florida should not join the movement. He
started with one, and there is no intelligence yet
of an increase in the number So may it con-
continue.
R1T The seventeen-year Locusts are now in
full blast Of music, in this county. The woods
are alive with them near this place.
MEDICAL AND CHR URGICAL SOCIETY.
This Society, pursuant to an adjournment,
met at the Court House, in Port Tobacco, on the
18th inst Dr. F. r. WILLS, President in the
Chair. DR.. S. w. DENT, was made Vice Presi-
dent pro tenn. and Dr. B. A. JAMESON, Secre-
tory pro tenn.
After reading the proceedings of last meeting.
the Committee appointed to draft a Constitution,
Code of Ethics, &c., made their report, which
was laid on the table, The Code of Ethics of
the Baltimore Medical and Surgical Society, was
read, and with slight alteration adopted for the
government Of this sqeetY s rar inc secretary
invite all the Physicians in the county, to join
us at the next meeting.
On motion, twas resolved that the next meet
ing of this Society be held at the Court House
in Port Tobacco, on Tuesday the 10Th inst, at
10 o'clock, A. NJ The Society then adjourned
FIR WILLS, NJ. D. Pres;t.
S. W. DENT, NJ D., Vice Pres't pro tenn
B. A. JAMESON, M. D., Sec'y pro tenn.
Bs1@I In pursuance of the above resolution, it is
hoped that all Physicians of the Allopathic
School in Charles county will be promptly pre-
sent at the next meeting
BEN. FRANKLIN, NJ. D., Secretary.
COMMENCEMENT.
Mr. EDITOR: As every worthy father is ma,
turally soicitous concerning the fate of his off
spring, trust you will exercise your character
istic generosity and allow me place in your
paper once more, for the laudable purpose Of
defending my frst-born. A murderons assault
has been committed upon the child of my affec-
| tions and I feel that I would be wanting in