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PomonA'cy, July II, 1860.
10 the E1ito, ofMe Port Tobacco Times

10 me EttttW' Gf lie I011 1OJ0CcO Times ::
DEAR SIR,--In locking over the columns Of
your last issue, of the 10Th inst, find COM
munlcation of balderdash character. in which
my name is often paradcd with an air of sarcasm.
1t is so full Of falsehood and misrepresentation
consider it far beneath the dignity of a reply
for no man, who values his reputation as a gen.
tleman, would dirty Is reputation with SO filthy
production. | therefore consign it, so far as
an concerned, to that bourn to which all waste
paper goes. What was said in Bryantown on
the 18th inst, is known to the citizens of my dis
trct; what was done has been spread upon your
useful journal, which fully endorse. The COM
munication only proves, that its author has been
shot to the quick, for the wounded pigeon fut-
ters. In conclusion, Mr. Editor, desire to say
that ! do not decline to- answer that commune
cation because | am unwilling at any time or
at all times, to defend what I may say or do,
either IN writing or otherwise, but respect for
myself forbids me TO defend what | said on that
occasion from SO ignoble- scribble, coming as
it does, from party who has not the courage
to sign his real name, and who seems to have no
regard for the decency of language or the (igni-
ty of truth but, like a base paltroon pours out
his Walls of wrath behind his battery, which,
your readers must plainly see, are nothing more
nor less than the wailings of distress and the
out-pourings of distempered imagination. |
am in hope that all good men will pity his
weakness and depore the depravity of his heart,
for he has every claim to compassion that can
arise from weakness-from misery and distress.
With these feelings Of charity towards him, T
wash my hands of the mean and dirty scribbler.
JOHN F, GARDINER.
July %, 1860
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-26
IN P ECTIN E,
The Persian Fever Charm.

For the prevention and cure of Fever and Ague
and Bilious Feuers. This wonderful remedy was
brought to the knowledge of the present proprie-
tors by a friend who has been great traveller in
Persia and the Holy Land.
While going down the river Euphrates, he ex-
perienced attack of Fever and Ague. On
discovering his condition, one of the Boatmen took
from his person an Amulet, saying, 'Wear this and
no Fecer arW touch you.'' Although incredulous as
to its virtues, he complied, and experienced i'm
mediate relief, and has since always found it an eff
fectual protection from all malarious complaints.
On further investigation he found that the boat
man attributed to it miraculous powers, and said
that it could only be obtained from the Priests of
the Sun. Sometime afterwards, the gentleman in
conversing with Priest obtained from him the Sc
cret of its preparation, and ascertaned where the
medical herbs were found, of which it was COM
pounded. The wonderful virtues of this article
have induced full belief in the minds of the ma
tives in the miraculous healing powers of their
Priests.
Since his return to America, it has been tried
with the happiest effect by several Ladies and Gen
tlemens of high character, who have given it the
most unqualified praise. This remedy having been
specific in Persia for hundreds of years, for the
prevention and cure of Fever and Ague and Bill
Gus Fevers-is offered to the American people.
1t will be sent by mail, prepaid, with full direc
tons for use, on receipt of one dollar. =
Principal Depot and Mandatory, 1S6 Main St.,
Richmond Va. Branch Office, Bank of Commerce
Building, New York. Address
jy 4-1y JOHN WILCOX s. co.
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NOTICE.

TNIiE following persons are entitled to copies Of
Il the LAWS OF MARYLAND for 1860:
copy of the Laws for the office of the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court.
copy of The Laws for the office of the Register Of
Wills.
copy of the Laws for the office of the County Com
missioners.
copy Of the Laws for each Judge of the Orphans
Court
Court
copy of the Laws, Journals and Public Documents
for each member and Senator of the General
Assembly, 1860, from the county.
copies of the Public Documents, Senate and House
Journals for the inspection of the citizens.
copy of the Laws for each Justice of the Peace
who have qualified.
The above Laws are in my Office and now rea-
dy for delivery to the persons entitled
G. w. GRAIN, Clerk
Circuit Court for Charles County. Md.
jy 26-2t
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tory philosophy and all the train of this class
of literature, never enter into conversation, en-
cept on rare, very rare occasions, and then the
majority of our young people are no wiser than
before. But let us have Library and Reading
Association and if on ever so small scale we
start, it will, it must, result in good. Stir up
the pc ,ple to reading and you stir them up to
thinking. Now we do not wish to be under
stood as intmating that our people are not a
reading people. BY no means. Ours is a reading
community, a thinking community, and talk
ing community; but what we wish to say is,
that though much of all three of these are DONE
yet more may be proftably done, or at least
may be turned to more practicable advantage.
1t may be reduced to more systematic plan,
and that some system is needed in this respect,
none we dare say deny. Reading on science or
history, we often hear our young men say, is
dry, dull, monotonous; but let library be star
ted and meetings Of the library association be
held periodically, and the room be open at GER
tain times for reading purposes, and we guar
tee the complaint of dry. dull, monotonous read
ing, will no longer be urged.
We refrain from any further argument on this
subject. This is not the day when the diffusion
of useful knowledge and the free Interchange of
IDEAS, needs champion. The world is alive to
the subject, and though some old fogies may
hold back and laugh at the scheme, Young
America has sufficient of the '<go' to move on
in the matter. Let us then have library in
Port Tobacco. Who makes the first move?
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ST. MARY's READING Room AND DEBATING
Soc1ETY.-Ths body, at meeting held on
Thursday evening last, elected officers for the
ensuing four months.
Reports from the various committees show
the Society to be in flourishing and prosperous
condition The roll call shows an increase in
membership of some half dozen, during the
last four months; and, by the librarians report
it is shown. that during the same term, the So
ciety has made another addition to its already
quite extensive library. by the purchase of near
one hundred volumes of standard works.-St.
Morys Beacon Of July IL.
Why cannot we, of Charles county, have, in
Port Tobacco, public library? 1t surely can
not be urged that we have no need of such in
sttution. A public library, in connection with
the Literary Debating Club, similar to that at
Leonardtown, might prove of considerable ad-
vantage to the Club, by way of stimulating its
members to more active efforts, and the advan-
tages of such an institution would be beyond cal
culation in its benefits to the community at large
and the rising generation in particular A good
library, Of cLaste and useful books, conducted
on proper principles, would encourage reading
spirit in our community, different entirely from
the present system. Now, when young man
reads, he never speaks of his reading to another
The suo;e-tis never discussed among the people
No interchange of thought or idea results, unless
indeed it be upon some mysterious murder Oh
abduction, some local or public scandal: some
church or political quarrel The'scences, his.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-26

E1-"Music hath charms to soothc the savage
breast" saith the poet, and right we'll spoken ii
is. We love good music, whether instrumental
or vocal. 1t has power to soften and calm
our ruder natures and fit us, not only for the
society of the fair, but for the association OF
angels proper. Old William Shakespeare was
certainly correct in saying,
s.The man who hath no music in his soul
And is not moved by concord ofsweet Sounds sc.
What is more beautiful, ora calm, still night
in summer, when we have retired to our beds
our windows open-(save as protected by the
6ars)-all nature seeming wrapt in profound
slumber, and we have just felt the soft embrace
of Morpheus-dreaming of fairy forms and gen.
tie zephyrs-almost feeling ourselves waited on
gentle, undulating breeze DER hill and dale,
amid orange groves which fill the pure air with
sweet perfume, and presently the rich strains of
heavenly music fall upon our ears, ravishing
our senses and filling US with love divine as we
listen to the angelic band performing in the air.
Presently we awake to find that this was not all
a dream Mellow strains of dulcet music, pour
ing through our bars, filing our chamber with
sweet harmony, and our thoughts of Heaven,
drown all earthly cares and surround us with
a halo of bliss.
And of all Instruments for such occasions
what is sweeter than a mellow-toned violin in
the hands Of master performer, discoursne
divine music beneath our chamber window, as
touched by his inspired fingers the lively strings
ybrate Oh! we could dwell in this half-wak.
ing, half-dreaning state for hours and drink in
the sweet melodies.
But. changing the subject slightly, while some
are of opinion that capital punishment should
be abolished, we are still Of the old fogy party
who advocate its continuance, particularly fol
midnight murder.
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NOTICE.

TINE unders Sned Commissioners, appointed by
i the Circuit Court for Charles County to value
and divide the Real Estate of Harriet Wolf and
Walter Robey among the heirs entitled, do here
by give notice to all concerned, that they will
meet the premises, at the late residence of
Harriet Wolf, in Charles county, on
Thursday, the 23d day of day of August
next, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, to proceed 10 the bu-
siness for which we are appointed.
H. y. MONROE,
JOHN H. COX,
BENZ. w. BLANFORD,
JOSEPH STEWART,
july &c, I96O.-tm Commissioners.
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THE M
BALTIMORE, July "a. 1860.

BALTIMORE, July "a, 1860.
GRA1S.-ITheot-Som Some 7 900 bushels were re-
ceived. The demand was brisk, and prices firm
White sold at 80 cts. lis for common; local 80
for fair; 135al5O for good to prime; 15Oal57 for
choice lots; reds brought from to 125 for common
to prime.
Corn.-Corn was in light supply, but the demand
good, and prices cts. better white sold at 65a73
cts, and yellow at 64a65 cts. per bushel.
Oats..Of Oats about 2, 900 bushels offered and
Maryland and Virginia sold at 32a36 cts.
Rye.-No sales reported; we quote Mar yland at
6S cts. per bushel.
[From the Baltimore American of Saturday last. ]
ToBAcco.-We have reported moderate sales of
Maryland Tobacco this week, within the range of
our quotations. We continue to quote as follows,
viz: Inferior and common $s2.5 So; good COM
mon $3 Goa 81; middling s$5a ST.; good and fine
brown ss7 so SslOa and. S1a.--Ehe
sales OF Uhio Tobacco for the week sum up about
500 hhds., principally spangled.
The inspections of the week are 500 hhds Mary
land SAT hhds Ohio; 2l4 hhds. Kentucky, and
hid. Virginia-Total 1852 hhds.
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NOTICE.
yTNHE undersigned Commissioners. appointed by
Il the Circuit Court for Charles County, to value
and divide the Real Estate Of the late John B.
Lawson, hereby give notice to all concerned, that
they will meet at the late residence of said John B.
Lawson, in Charles county, on
Monday, the 27th day of August next,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to proceed to the business FOX
which we appointed.
WALTER A. HAISLIP,
PETER WILLIAMS,
FRANCIS B. F.. BURGESS,
BARNES COMPTON and
ROBERT YOUNG,
july 26 1860 TIN Commissioners.
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For the Port Tobacco Times.

am composed of Is letters.
My II 10 is par ticuarly applied to the illumi-
mated part of the moon;
my 9 IA was fobulous winged monster,
having the face of a woman and the body Of
vulture;
my ii Is 3 is sloping plain between ridges of
mountains
my Is 6 is a pronoun used like in French;
my whole were the last avords of an iustrous con-
queror, who idolatrously called himself Son of Jt
piter Ammon. N. E. B..
DoNcAsTER, July 90, 1860.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-26

RarAt meeting of the Democrats of Cal
vert county, held at Prince Frederick last week,
resolutions were adopted approving the course
Of Col. VIM. D. Bowie, and condemnng that of
Mr.. Oscar Miles, as delegates to the late Demo-
cratic National Convention Also resolution
approving the nomination of Breckenridge and
Lane
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-26
TRUSTEES SALE or REAL ESTATE.

TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
10y virtue of decree of the Circuit Court for
ID Charles County, sitting in Equity, the under
signed will sell at PUBLIC SALE, to the highest
bidder, in the village of Aliens Fresh, on
Friday the 18th day of August next,
between the hours of 3 and o'clock, p. NJ, the
following REAL ESTATE, Of which the late
Edward Edelen died seized, to wit: 'New De-
sgn,'' containing -
Fifteen Acres,
and "Part Of Boarman's Folly or the "Folly
Amended - containing by recent survey
sixty-Eight and Half Acres.
These lands lie in the neighborhood of Newport,
Immediately on the road leading from that place
to Bryantown.
The TERMS OF SALE, as prescribed by the de-
cree, are One-third of the purchase money in
cash on the day of sale. and the balance in two
equal nstalments of one and two years, bearing
interest from the day Of sale, to be secured BY.
such bond as the Trustee shall approve. Upon
the payment Of the. whole purchase money the
Trustee is authorized to execute to the purchaser
good and sufficient deed.
II. II. EDELEN, Trustee
July 2G, Is6O.-ts
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The PRINCE OF WALEs-We understand that
the Prince of Wales and retinue will visit Bos-
ton sometime in the month of September next
He goes that way at the invitation of Harvard
University, to pay visit to that Institution
President FELTON, will proceed to Montreal in a
few weeks to pay his respects to the Prince
He will probably accept the profered hospitali-
ties of the city of Boston.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-26

ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE OF WALEs@The
British war steamers Hero and Ariadni, with
the Prince of Wales, arrived at St. Johns on
Tuesday evening.
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DIED.

On the 10Th of June, 1860 in the goth year of her
age, Mrs MELVINA C. MONROE, after a pain
full illness, which she bore with christian ortitude
and resignation to the will of God, leaving hus-
''Happy soul, thy days ended
All thy mourning days below.
Go by angel guards attended,
- To the sight of Jesus go.''
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ALEXANDRIA. July "a. 1Sf

ALEXANDRIA, July "a, 1860.
GRAIN-Wh heat is unsettled and the transactions
limited to small lots of inferior to fair. For new
white l30al35, and new red l25 cts. per bushel-
Corn is dull with small sales of white at 10 Cts
Nothing doing in oats and no new in market yet.
Rye is dull and unchanged.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-26
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.

IN accordance with resolution of the Demo-
i cratic Central Committee, DEMOCRATIC
MASS MEETING is called at PORT TOBAC-
co, on TUESDAY tie 3lst instant, for the pur-
pose of sending delegates to the State Convention.
w. B. STONE.
G. P. JENKINS.
VIM. Fl. MITCHELL,
Committee for Charles County.
July 10. 1e6O-tm
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EXAMINATION.

EXAMINATION.
TINE Public are invited to the examinatie n
i of School No. 3, third election district, on
THURSDAY, August 9th, at l-2 O'Clock.
A. w. DYkEMAN.
n B.-If it rain on the 9th, the above exam-
nation will be postponed to the first fair day.
iy 26-2t
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For SALE

Oh OA LIZ,
rE1HE HOUSE AND LOT IN FORT TO
4 BACCO, formerly occupied by me- Foy
terms. apply TO F. stone
il 26-;}t JOHN LAIOUCiIE.
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MA lot Of tobacco was sold at Martins
Warehouse, in Lynchburg, on Saturday, at the
unprecedented price of fire hundred dollars per
c,ct Of course, this was fancy article.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-26

IMPORTANT STATE ELECTIoNs-In the next
two or three months various State elections
come off whose results will be significant, as
indicating the strength of parties, or combina-
tons of parties, and their bearings on the Pre-
sidential election in November. On the I'd of
August, in North Carolina, an election for State
officers will take place and in Arkansas, Texas
and Missouri elections will be held on the 9th of
the same month for State officers and members
of Congress. In Vermont and Maine similar
elections will be held in September and in
Florida, Mississippi, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and
Pennsylvania these contests will take place in
October
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-26
CGGK WANTED.

r WISH TO HIRE. for the balance Of the year,
/ GOOD COOK. Liberal wages given. Ap-
ply to }. ALEA. Bra "NEh'
jy 26-3t Port Tobacco
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11ExTCU 70 BE TNvAnED.-Gen. George Bick-
ley, President of the Knights of the Golden Cir
Gle, has published an 'open letter." announcing
the object of the order and foreshadowing their
izng of Mexico, and founding or building up
great peoples Empire" thus equalizing the
South to the North, by annexation to the former.
There certainly appears to be but little secrecy
about the matter. The Knights are ordered to
repair to their encampment in Texas by the 18th
of September, taking with them wagons, mules,
baggage, provisions, Instruments and material,
suitable for Mexican emigrants.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-26

BALTIMORE AND Potomac RAILROAD.-At a
more and Potomac Railroad, held at Upper
Marlboro, in Prince Georges county, on the
18th inst, Oden Bowie, Esq, was elected Pre-
sident, in the place of Col. J. S. Sellman, who
declined serving longer, and the President and
Messrs. Hall and Berry were elected an Execu-
tive Committee. Resolutions advocating the
policy of commencing the Road by constructing
the Section (No. and 81 from Millersvifle, on
the Annapolis and Elkridge Road, to Upper
Marlboro, were passed, and that policy thereby
adopted as the plan of operations. The solicit
tation of subscriptions on this route was further
authorized, and the President empowered to adj
vcrtise to contractors for proposals for construc-
sing the above Sections.
The Marlboro Gazette says:
"The prospect for building the Road from
Upper Marlboro to intersect with the Annapo-
lis Railroad at Millersvilfe is growing more and
more suspicious every day. The land owners
on the route, as far as ascertained, have agreed
to take additional stock in the company to the
amount of the value Of the lands through which
the road is to pass. This, with the offer of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to equip our road
with Cars, &C., adds greatly to the chances of
having it completed. Whilst active efforts have
been heretofore made by the officers Of OFF COM
pany, we are pleased to announce that renewed
exertions will be put forth, Under more favorable
auspices, to push on the work to speedy COM
pletion. Mr.. Bowie, the newly elected Presi-
dent, is a working man. and has never been
known to lag behind in any cause he has under
taken, and the public will look with confidence
for favorable results, as his active and untiring
zeal cannot fail to accomplish the end sought.
The retiring President, Col. Sellman, had the
entire confidence of the company, and his deter
mination to resign the office was much regretted"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-26

DEATH OF JOSEPH GALEs.-A great light has
gone out. A long and useful life devoted to the
service of the country is ended. Joseph Gales,
the venerable senior editor of the National In
te1igencer, is dead. For years his name has
been associated everywhere in the country with
the strictest political integrity, the sonndest con-
servatism and nationality, and unsparing devo-
ton to public interests He died at Washington
late on Saturday evening His days were long
and he had not lived in vain. His life was full
Of usefulness, and his death will leave vacancy
that it wifi be difficult to fill.
Mr.. Gales was born on the 18th day of April,
1856, at lexington near Sheffield, England,
and when but lad his father was, by his lber-
al political principles, literally compelled to seek
home in America. Mr.. Gales senior, landed
at Philadelphia, young Joseph being about
Raleigh, North Carolina, where Mr.. G., ST.. es-
tablished the BadeiM Register.
The deceased was Instructed at the University
of Raleigh. With some knowledge Of the print
ing business, Joseph Gales, Jr, came to Wash
ngton about the year 1907, and commenced
service as reporter for the National I,telliqen-
Ger, under Samuel Smith Harrison. About the
year 1909 Mr.. Gales succeeded Mr. Harrison in
the National Lstelligencer. Intwo or three years
after he was joined therein by VIM W. Seaton,
also from Raleigh, and under this firm the Ma
hona1 hatelhgencer has been conducted to. the
morning Of the 21st of July, 1860
During the war Of 1912 Mr.. Gales was active
as a republican of that day, justifying President
Madison in his declaration of war with Great
Britain. Mr.. Gales enrolled himself as men,
Der of troop Of horse, and was absent on duty
down Che potomac when the office of the Nation
al Lstctligencer was destroyed by the British.
Mr.. Gales was at one period chosen by the
councils to fill vacancy in the mayoralty of
Washington, and was continued therein BY an
almost unanimous vote of his fellow-citizens.-i
to ALL
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-26

APPoINTMENrsoF C0NsTABLE.-The County
Commissioners have appointed John F. Thomp-
son, of tie second election district, Constable, in
the place of I.emuel Smoot, resigned.
BN-The death Of GEORGE HAYDN, formerly
editor of the St. Marys Beacon, is announced
in that paper He died on the 18th instant, in
the 38th year Of his age. Mr.. H. possessed
many rare qualities both of head and heart, and
was withal a man Of great energy and force of
character. Of him the present editor of Beacon
says truly: "He had the art of saying great
deal in small! space, and of saying it in the
most pointed manner possible, though in his
editorial intercourse with his contemporaries of
the press, he was ever studious to avoid express
sons calculated to wound" Upon his retire
ment from editorial life, in 1852, he devoted
himself with his usual energy and success to
agricultural pursuits, and was thus engaged up
to the time of his death.