Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-08-02


our paper this week. We hope our friends vii
bear with the inconvenience
HGFW We are requested to call the attention O
mem bers of the Medical and Chirurgcal Society
to the regular meeting of the association, which
takes place on Tuesday next, the 9th inst. a
full attendance is requested.
RGTT The Black Republicans, of Ocaquan, Va.
raised Lincoln and Hamlin flag pole in tina
village, few weeks since, but the good citizens
of Virginia. in the vicinity, thought it best to re-
move the nuisance and accordingly proceeded
to do SO on last Saturday. The Republican:
offered no resistance we understand. Black
Republican poles find soil far from congenia
in old Virginia we Should think.
Rsg"It is now settled that the Great Eastern
is to visit the Bay, and will be off Annapolis
from the 9th inst, till the Sunday following
thus affording the curious an opportunity Of
seeing the latest wonder in naval architecture.
SERIOUS AcC1DENr.-Mr. S. G. hewitt, son
Of VIM. hewitt, Esq, of this county, few days
since shot himself while cunning, inAicting a
shocking wound on his right arm. Holding his
gun by the barrel he was endeavoring to punch
a squirrel with the breech, the muzzle resting
against his right arm half inch above the
elbow, when the gun went off, sending the whole
charge through his arm, tearing away the flesh
and injuring the bone. The physician in charge
has hope of saving thearm though in crippled
condition
We direct the attention of our readers in
this county to the Card of DIR. A. J. BRowN.-
Those1Rho need the services of skillful Dentist
will do we'll to secure the services of the Doctor
during his visit to the county.
a1-I In our paper of June 14th we published
an account of the killing of two persons, Dr.
Selser and Col. De Griffin, in Warrenton, Miss.
at the hands of DR.. Bell At that time we had
no certain data on which to state who Dr. Bel
was But we have since learned that the Dr.
Bell then mentioned is DR.. THOMAS 7. BEALL
formerly of this county, and whose family is
well known and highly esteemed by the citizens
of this county. The first statement we learn
was incorrect in many particulars, and we now
give another, copied from the Vieksburg Sum-
This statement was written by DR.. Beall him
self and presents the unfortunate affair in diff
ferent aspect from that presented in the first
account It will be seen that Dr. B. was acting
in self-defence when he took the life of the two
gentlemen named. His trial, which was to have
taken place early last month, has been contnu-
ed, owing to some unavoidable circumstances,
till some time in January next.
Voluntary Statement of DR.. Beall.
| had been visiting the house of Dr. Selser in
Warrenton since January last in response to in
by him, and so far as l could judge by the treat
ment 1 received at the hands of himself and
family, my visits were Acceptable to them
l was therefore, greatly surprised at receiving,
on Saturday week last, (26th ult ;, through Dr.
Petit verbal message from Dr. Selser, 'that
my visits of late were frequent and annoying to
the members Of his family and the visitors at his
house, and that he did not acish me to come there
any more" On the following day told Dr.
Petit wished him to convey to DR.. Selser this
message in reply, "that the whole thing was SO
contemplate, should feel compelled in justice
to my own dignity and self respect, to take no
further notice of either him or his family" DR.
Pettit's reply was that he would deliver it if
pressed him to do so, but it would not stop there
In the progress of the same conversation, after
ward, on DR.. Pettit's declaring his belief that
DR.. Selser would meet me as courteously as ever
if the matter dropped at once, told him that il
could feel so assured I would be willing to
modify the terms of the message, but on inquir-
ing of DR.. Petit whether DR.. Selser authorized
him to say So he answered that he did not, it
was merely his belief, l tried very hard to get
Dr. Petit to ask Dr. Selser if he shared in the
feeling which prompted the message, but he
persistently refused to make the inquiry then
told DR.. Petit that as he refused this my request
and as DR.. Selser had not chosen to communi-
cate to me the state of his feelings. or any plea
SAINT or conoiliatory word, and moreover had SEM
that message without accompanying it as rea.
son for SO doing, with any specification of offence
committed during my visits at his house, or other
wise against him or any of his family, thus as
conceived, treating me contemptuously. fell
bound to return to Dr. Selser message cores
ponding in its tone and tenor, with the one re-
ceived fr )m him.. Therefore, I said, "teIl hin
that considering the tenor of his message, re
ceite 10 with feeling of profound contempt
and hurl it back upon them just as it was sent
and that my dignity and self-respect, as gen
tleman, would forbid my taking any Further no
ticc of it, one way or the other" On Monday
/ 7 asked DR.. Petit if he had delivered the mes
sage. He said yes. but he wanted for DR.. Sci