St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-11

Mira. MJra Gaines Is thus ,leacr;brA, o
abe appeared at late Presidential lsvee.
leaning on the arm Of young gentlsnan.
= relative Of her family: Her figure 10
short aud slight; her weight. perhaps. one
hundred pounds. She wore . Qu-k r.
colored watered silk dress. cMe low over /.
full Lust; the very short sleeves revealed
. 6nely-proportioaed and fair white arm.
that would have grzcsd the bslls q <he
assembly. Though her age il Shut 6f-
ty. no one would estimate IL over thirty
Eve. She wore bright gold bracelets
upon her wrists. Her hair. which is
black and glossy. was confined in . net
ting Of gold lace, and two long bright
surls fell one upon either shoulder. Her
eyes are b CO, restless. and expressive.
Two snall ostrich plumes--.of white and
blue-were partially concealed in the
dark folds Of her hair. Her step il ela.-
tic. her manner graceful. She 10 very
conversational with her acquaintance.
and her counteuansc indicates unusual
intellectual ability. Thus let Jour rea-
ders form . conception of Nrs. Gaines,
as. with q magnificent whis can,elia up
on her bosom, she glided round and
round amid the gay and happy throug in
the great east roo,a of tue President
mansion.
NILLERIsN REVIVED Through many
parts Of Canada, the ex cisenaent I'm refer
ence to the second coming Of Christ is be-
lug again revived, and new prophets of
the Miller school are springing up. who
assume to have discovered that the Sa-
viora second appearance on the earth
will positively take place in 1858 Quite
a remarkable lecture upon the subject has
recen'ly been delivered by the Rev. Mr.
Baxter, the Episcopal clergyman from,
Owandage. G. ". The reverend gentle
nan brought up quite a series Of data to
defend his theory. and mentioned no less
than thirteen different chronol 'gical peri
DDS whose termini, according to the revs-
lation. would be brought to a, end in
1863 Mr.. b. also advanced the idea
that Christ would cnme in 1868. and re-
main in his juigmen, seat betwGn heaven
and earth. while the one huslred and
forty-four thousand were sealed, when he
would again descend an! the seventh seal
OF the revelation would be opened. and
the Millennium begin. lie said We were
at the-last period Of time allotted to the
sixth seal. and described Louis Nap"lecn
as the .Anii-Christ. referred to III the Rev.
Citations, rs setting up himself in dvlniniuu
over the whole earth.
JosHuA r. GIDDINGs, TIE NKw CoNsl l.
GENERAL IN CANADA.--.Among the radical
sb"litionists who have received their re-
| ward at the hands Of MIR. Lincoln. our
readers have doubtless recognized the
name Of Joshua Il. GidIings As sou,c
may have forgotten this mans aniccedents,
We re-pablish portion of his letter to the
Obcrlin rioters. The latter had been COLI
victed of n,obbing the officers Of the Uni
ted States and of rescuing fugitive from
their custody. Mr.. Giddings. who wrote
this letter in 1850, has nov been appoint
cd Consul General for the British North
American Provinces. The following ex-
tract will suffice:
I'm disre3areling the lac. the prisoner
did '';yh.-Thcir error consisted in SPAR.
ING rHR LIVES Of the slave catchers.
Th"sr pirates shoatd hare been deferred
~rrr to the coIore.l men. aud consigned IN
the ,toons Of pirates. You are aware that
this is the doctrine which proclaimed in
Congress. ! adhere to it. Had the pris-
oners ExEcurED the stare catchers prompt
ly. it would have taught the Administrs-
ton q lesson not soon 70 be forgotten. We
should have been no more troubled with
that class Of miscreants. They would
have learned better than to show them
selves among an intelligent people who
know their rights. anil dare maintain
them.
AsE LIScolk's ALABAMA JUpcE Such
! conservative papers ~ the Philadelphia
Bulletin and the Baltimore American who
seise upon and magnify every little cir.
cu,nstance, in their efforts to deceive their
readers into the idea that there is disaffcc.
ton towards the Confederate Government.
in some sections of the South. make tho
most Of the acceptance from Lincoln of the
appointment Of district Judge By a Mr.
Lane, Of Alabama. The Montgomery cor.
| respondent Of the Charleston Comic,
shove Mr.. Lincoln's appointee to be a
| miserable third rate LAWYER, without char.
acter, talents or influence, who is no,
countenancsJ BY the people North Ala.
hama. and who, if he is base enough To
accept an appointment. will never be per
mitsed to discharge the functions of hi:
! Office. The writer says his jusigeshif
has been already informed that a. the
6rst exhibition Of authority on his par,
hs will be sent down a lane which hath
40 turn. "-.Sdrlanah .Teus.
PoLIrIcAL REACTION IL New York
The Sing Sing Journal says:
t. In all the Republican towns the MAORI.
ties have been very small. and in the
Democratic towns exceedingly large For
instance. the town of Ossining, which Lac,
year gave a Republican majority Of IS,
this year gives Democratic majority oil
255! So of Yonksrs. which last year
Ra,,,bl;.a, ,r.;rr:sv IS l9S ~,:,.oS