Maryland free press., 1866-05-10


crop in Georgia are most fattering. From MIR.
Floy, who has been travelling extensively through
out Alabama and Mississippi during the past
few weeks, we have similar report In regard to
the prospects of the wheat crop in those States.
much larger amount of this staple cereal has peen
grown this year than ever before and the blades
are already two feet high.
THE RIGHTS OF HOTEL KEEpERs-In the New
York Supreme Court on Monday, an important
decision was made bfaring upon the rights of
hotel keepers. A lady owinga bill of $50, CO,
left hotel, and the proprietor seized her trunk
and clothing She brought suit to recover them
but the court decided that the hotel proprietor
entitled to them for his bill, unless he was aid
the whole amount due for board, SsO,6s, with
costs.
EARLY WHEAT The editor Of Easton (Md.j
Star has shown stalks taken from the lot of Mr..
4. Pascault, near Easton, which measure 20
inches in height, and so far matured that the head
is in course of development. 1t is a variety OF
early white, smooth head, known as the Dell
wheat.
FANTASTIC MAnnIAGEs-A widow lady ofDan-
Vile, KY, took an orphan boy to raise, quite
small, and when he arrived at the age of ls she
married him, being then in her 50th year. They
lived many years together, happy as any couple.
Ten years ago they took an orphan giil to raise.
Last fall the old lady died. being 90 years of age,
and in seven weeks after the old man married
the girl they had raised, he being sixty-eight
years old and she eighteen.
BIG FARMs.-The New Orleans Picayune, al
ludins to the statement that G. w. Howard and
Judge Shaffer, of California, have the largest
dairy farm in the world, covering over II 900
acres, says that the Ranchero Carisitas, of the
Cavago family, between Brownsville and Corpus
Christi, in Texas, cover eighty leagues, or more
than 400, 900 acres.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts,, in
case carried before the full bench demurrer, has
decided as follows: A revnue stamp is no part Of
the note, and need not be copied nor is the vail
dity of the note affected py the want of stamp,
unless it is fraudulently omitted.
Loosen Nut Rusted Tight by holding q
hammer or something heavy against one side,
then placing cold chisel as you would to cut
through to the bolt; give few light taps on the
chisel, which expand and loosen the nut and sell
dom injure it."
"A pretty girl and wild horse are liable to
do much mischief, for the one runs away with a
fellows body, and the other runs away with his
heart. r. ...
THE CHOLERA SHIPS AT NEW YoRK.-The latest
reports from the New York quarantine show that
the cholera is still prevalent on board the hospital
ship, DR.. Bisell's retnrn of saturday shows seve-
raj new cases and five additional deaths.
CIVIL RIGHrs La t MEMPHIs.-Judge Hunter,
of the Memphis Criminal Court, has decided that
the law of Tennessee discriminating against COL
ored persons in the licensing of billiard tables is
in conflict with the civil rights act recently pas
sed by Congress, and therefore void.
&1- sharper has recently visited Terre
Haute, selling what he calls wine plant. One
gentleman engaged four hundred dollars worth,
and many others have given orders. This wine
plant is nothing more than the common rhubarb,
or pie plant from which it is said very fair wine
is made.
The sheep in the meadow, and the axe in the
forest, alike contribute their chops for the bene
fit of man.
By typographical blunder correspondent
was made to say that the "freed slaves take kind
ly to pork"
The widow of Joseph Smith is still alive at
Nauvoo, Ill., and is represented as stubbornly tac-
turn and q devout believer in the Mormon faith.
She is now 62 years of age, and has been remar-
ried. .r -...
-Ex President Buchanan entered upon the
roth year ofhis age last Monday.
"A convention will meet at Knoxville on the
Sd of May to adopt measures for the formation of
a new State for East Tennessee.
Hundreds of mules are dying of strange dis
temper in Mississippi and the diseaseis spreading.
The food in the Mississippi has overfowed
all the Louisiana parishes west of the river.
"A store in Norfolk, leased some time ago for
fIo .f,fQ
Fridy last rented by auction for $57 per month.
Major General Shields has addressed NEE
ting in Missouri in support of tine President.
Hon Jesse D. Bright claimed about SIS, 900
for damages done to his farm during the war.
The Indiana military auditing committee has al
lowed him 50, ,476,44.
The New Orleans pilots who have been get
ting $500 month, have been reduced to $500,
and mates from $500 to 5000,
The colored Methodists of Charleston.
S. G., have purchased the Second Baptist
church in that city for $40, 900 in gold.
Twenty -one of the present members
of the United States Senate are natives of
New England.
1t is said the prettiest girls in Salt
Lake City usually marry Young.
The Tennessee Legislature has expelled a
member because ''he took his hat and cane and
left the House without quorum"
1t is stated that snow TO the depth of two
inches fell in the vicinity of Frostburg, Nd, du-
ring Monday night last.
1t is stated that in the production of glass for
achromatc lenses the American glassmakers beat
the world. ......
CANDID.-The editor ola new paper in Nebraska
begins his Introductory article with the following
sentence: '"The object in view in the establish
msnt or the paper is the procuring of means where
with TO buy bread and butter aud good clothes,
1t is said that General Grant EXPRESSED him
self in privtse conversation as being in favor OF
the repeal Of the test OATH He has recently return
ed from trip to the South. This will be good
chance for the radicals TO get up "howl against
him for "disloyalty."