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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-05-14
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS
FOR CHARLES COUNTY,
PASSED BY THE
eIIIiAb ASSEMBLY, o. MARYLAND.
.yse-zAT THE JANUARY SESSION, 1853. =
agxnx 4 ifUBI1sHED BY AuTHoRITy.]s'8 Eggse5
(CHAprER s43s. 81 t5t5a asa
r(CHApTER 1871

X
To regulate the time of holding the respectiv
Circuit Courts for the several counties com
posing the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Mary
land, and to repeal the Local Law for the sail
counties in reference thereto.
SECTION !. Be 1t enacted by the General Assem
bly, Of Maryland, That there shall be two regu
lar terms Of the respective Circuit Courts TO
the counties of Saint Mary's, Prince George
Calvert and Charles, composing the Seventh
Judicial Circuit Of this State, to which Juror
SHALL be summoned, and that said terms shall
be held at the following times: For Saint Mary
county, at Leonardtown, on the third Monday
of March and September in each year; for Prince
George county, at Upper Marlborough, on tn
first Mondays of April and October in eacf
year; for Calvert county, at Prince Frederick
on the FIRST Monday of May and the "Wednesday
next after the first Monday of November in each
year, and for Charles county, at Port Tobacco
on the third Mondays of May and November, in
each year.
aSRc. 2. Be i. further enacted, That there shall
Be two other and intermediate terms Of each Of
said Courts, to which Jurors shall not be sum-
moned, to be held at the several places mention
"a and at the following times: For Saint Mary's
county, on the first Mondays Of June and De
cembef; for Prince George county, on the third
Mondays of June and January; for Calvert
county, on the first Mondays of July and Feb
IUhIy, uLU IOI CudTlcS COuACy3 vi ShAAu A"oAA
days Of July and February in each year.
$50. 8. Be II further enacted, That the Jurors
drawn for, or summoned to any Of said Circuit
Courts which under existing laws would have
taken place at times different from those herein
provided shall be the Jurors for the terms OF
said Courts as SO changed, and shall be sum-
lponed or notified, as the case may require, to
attend ct the time or times SO herein fixed and
lroEideG.- = =. q, ss7e 7e4 II: -. q
! Sfc..A. And be It further enacted, That sec
1ona twenty-four and thirty of Article eighteen
efPpblic Local Laws for Saint Mary's county;
sectiens forty and forty -one, Article sixteen OF
samefor Prince George eeanty; sections TWEEN
gtw nd twenty-three Article five of same
for Calvert county, and sections thirty-one and
fnirty-two, Article nine of same for Charles
county, as amended by chapter seventy-fve OF
the Acts Of Assembly for the year eighteen hun
dred and sixtySix, be and are hereby sevefally
and respectively fepealed, and that this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
Apprpved March 80; 1885, fttgIE.
49, = THOMAS SWAMI,
ap 30-3w I8 1853 Governor.
~ fTF-yrN. 50
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06

A livery stable keeper named
Spur, would never let : horse 70
out without requesting tho hirsr not
to drive fast. One day = young
man called TO got . turnout to. at
tend = funeral. Certainly" said
Spur, ''but," he added, forgetting
the solemn purpose for which the
young man required the horse don't
drive fsst-". why, just look
ahere, old fellow" said the some-
what excited young man, Il want
you, to understand that I shall keep
up with the procession lift kills the
HORSE IT. .,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06

1owa--Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Products and Resources in 1867.
Total number ofcattlo Of oil ages
$50, 169. ~
Pounds of butter made 10, 1872
TT.
Tho number Of cattle carried out
ofthc State by railroad was 81, 826.
Numbcr Of hogs raised 1, $40, $50
head. Shipped by rail 334, 265.
Wool exported east by rail $685.
147 pounds.
Estimated number Of sheep in the
State, over 1000, 600.
Estimated crop Of wool for 1868,
5000, 900 pounds.
Corn raised in 1862, 100000
acres planted. giving 7O,000,O 900
bushels /; average IS bushels to the
acre.
Sorghum molassos 5000. 900 GAL
Ions. ' &'s
Wheat exports for the past three
ycars were % follows
1865 ill., 1881, 100 bushels.
1866 4,74O, 40
1867 Gaf2 5000, SOS
Who can tell tho future Of Iowa
as an agricultural State? ~
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06

The "eodfsh" aristocracy-the
New England 6shsrmsn-bave at
last held = convention, At which
they passed . resolution '.impere-
lively demanding that the Govern
mcnt should protect and foster the
fisheries. Among their schemes
may be mentioned p~rohibitory du-
~ on every thing they sell, and the
removal Of oil duties on every thing
they buy. This is modest. to say
the least of it, and may be ~appropri-
ately characterised as New Eng
land's Goldfish bswl.---N O. Cres-
cent.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06
Tracked Jury.

The U. s. senate have declared
the presidents recent action against
Stsaton to be a violation. oftho cDn-
stitution and laws. And yet to
those senator's, who have thus pre-
Judged the ssse. 10 TO be subnists1
thu auestisa. whether or not he has
violated tAeu.~-This is "solcmni-
ty," for you!, Tho solemnity Of =
solemn farce, Of q grave triding as
grown men were ever guilty Of.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06

Some ono was praising public
schools to Charles Landseer, and
said :: ..All our best mon were
public school men. Look At our po-
sts. There's Byron; ho was =
Harrow boy" yes" inter
rupted Charles, land there's Burns;
he was a pioughboy."
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06

A story is told Of ) jellygood fell
low who resided IN Chicagos about
four years, and while on n Eastern
visit was.askcd how he liked the
water out West. "By George, Mr..
-, said be-" after q moments
reflection, ri never thought TO try
itln
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06

Papa =: 'aWell. sissy, how do
like your SCHOOL," Sissy: "Oh.
50 muOh." That's right. Now
tell me oil you have learned today
Il have learned the names ofall the
little boys"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06

Courses. like little chickens. az
ways nome home TO roost." During
tho Lincoln administration it Vas
adjudged 70 b treason Of the rank
est kind "a taxa up arms against the
govcrnment, which then Vas the
Executive. Gesry, Of Pe~nnsylv.-
mia. Merrill. Of low. and > few
,thsr valiant spirits, now propose "a
organise . military force to 6ght the
President d the United Ststss, Who
by virtuo1of the Constitution, i
CommAnd~. inrChisf II 81 The land
and naval 6ovcss OF the Uaitsd
States LJsdged ~ Liseoln logic,
What arsl thSss fellows guilty OF
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06

The editor Of the Iowa Falls SEN
tinel has invented . method whereby
he keeps his neighbors' COWS from
stealing his hay. Ho describes it
thus: IA certain quadruped had
: sweet tooth for our hsystack, and
did much damage. throwing down
tho seven rail fence and roosting in
our hay. We bought q box Of Cay
enne pepper, took . nice lock of
hay, placed it outside. "baptised''
it with pepper, and watched. The
animal came along and pitched into
the hay, when suddenly she took the
hint. and with nose At As degrees
and tail 1t 80 degrees, her soul went
marching on" ut the rate o 2:4O.
That COW has not come back yet.
Try this. ye afflicted, and you will
save your hay and hsvo agood hear
~ laugh ell to yourself"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06

The negro Constitution Of Alabama
is nov ststo1 10 - defeated. The 81
timsted vote b put down ct 1900
Tess than 3 900 being white. Hall
the list Unregistered voters is s 1000.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06
..OursrDs OF I'm. CossrIru

"OUTsIDB OF THE CoNsrIru q
RON. "-Thad Stevens, tho leader
Of tho radicals in congress, has
openly avowed that the house Of rep
rescntatives Was acting outside Of
the constitution" And yet, while
that body has constantly violated
tho organic law they have tho Of
frontsry to arraign tho president Of
their choice for high grimes and
misdemeanofss bseauss he exercised
tho powers accorded to all his pro-
dccossorS..e How consistent!
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06

A prominent journalist in New
York who is perfectly bald. has Of
fcred a reward Of ono thousand dol.
lars for . tale that will mako his
hair stand on end.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06

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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06

Carriage frinmins and repairing Of ell
kinds ON short notice.
Plastering Hair, Shoe Pegs, Leather
and Findings for 6hoemakers use always
On hand.
His stock IN everything pertaining -
the trade II complsts, and satisfAstion -
to pricas, material, and Workmanship,
warranted.
a. Opposite the Court
House. Sign Of the BIG
COLLAR.
Cresee Iowa. August and 1867.
~, z. MILLER.
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HARDWARE

Where he keeps A full ana complete stock
Of Hardware, Iron, Nails, Stoves, Tin and
hcllcw-ware, at as low prices a. the times
will permit.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-22

BuRLISsrox, Jan. 22.-Mr. $. Winter,
the we'll known ticket agent Of the Chicago,
BuIiuFton & Quincy Railroad, Of this city.
died suddenly ut , o'clock yesterday after
noon OF apopiexy. lie was sitting a, his
MS head fell forward, and he expired almost
immediately.
Drs Moisrs, January 2o.-The Legisla-
ture now holds but one session a day.
In the Senate Yesterday a committee was
appointed TO visit the a>yums
A resolution YVES adopted inqniring into
the expcdency OF authorzini: wives to take
possession OF ia property Of inebriate bus
,ands for the benefit Of their families.
A communication WAS received from Gov.
Merrill transmitting the information that
'laiins for equipping the Cd aud s 4 lo~s
Infantry had been allowed by the U. S. cov-
eminent.
Ia al. House yesterday, petitions were
presented asking for an increase oil Sheriffs
tees and for more stringent liquor laws.
memorial was read from the Il ard o.
Supervisors Of Plymouth county. remon
st,sting against the change in the line o
the Dubuque 4 Sioux City r. r.
A resolution was adopted asking Con
gfess 10 restore to the jurisdiction Of the Y
). District Court some cases that now com
only before the u s. Circuit Court.
Bills were introduced as follows. for tn
classification Of Incorporated cities ans
towns to regulate the sale Of property 70
taxes where the same exceed the value 0
| property, and define the duties % count
courts TO provide for taxing indemnit.
swamp lands for tho appointment OF a
official short hsni reporter for each Jud
| cha, District
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-22
. ~o
HAVANA.

Havana. Jan 2l.-Intelligence from .h,
City of Mexico TO the 18th inst. has beer
received.
The government supports . pre- ject Il
buy "a f,igates, each State purchasing one
rhe quadruple lance has been conclu
aed between Mexico, Peru, Chill and
Bolivar.
Juartz gevea banquet to the Bolivian
Minister.
Kidnapping operations are increasing in
number.
ssaor ivar, Z. OF Moreli,, had been seiz-
ed by the robbers and obliged to pay a ran
som Of 81, ono.
Congress had declared lnc.ian in a state
cf SIEGE.
tanprachy and Mabaz eech supply five
hundred militia 70 put down the rebel
ion. The Executive is TO appropriate
100000 monthly 10 d-fray the expenses OF
the campaign, the appropriations to cease
~ Aa,l.
Porhcrio Diaz will encamp with the re-
msindcr 81 his troops after The expedition
mas sailed FOR lucatan
The State Legislature Of Puebla has ahol-
lshcd bull fights.
Gen. Paven mas teen made Trovi ional
Governor Of Tsmaulipss.
When Escobedo heard Of the rebellion il.
iucatan he threw 900 infantry, fully
cquipged, into Isnpico.
steamer with troors WAS ready to
leave Vera Cruz for Yucatan.
Gusdalajara was opening Lake Chsrsla
10 navigation.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-22
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. January 2l.-Thc crimna
court yesterday fixed the cath Of February
for the second trial Of Surratt
The President sent in the nomination OF
+. ). McCocke as Collector Of Internal Rev
enre of the light District Of Illinois.
Special Commissioner of Revenue Wells
estimates the total sales Of liquors in the
several States aud Territories for the fiscal
year ending June last a. nearly $l2,u0o,-
| 900 900.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ala bill was intro
ducel into the Senate by Mr.. Pelters m. oi
New Hampshire. 10 amend the Civil Ten
urc act. II provides for extending the pro-
visions OF the latter over general aud spt cisl
SCENTS of the President and the Departments
excepting such rs are au'hcrizcd by The
statutes
The House Committee on Banking have
sRreed TO a bill prohibiting deposits by
Government officials IN any place where
there ~ 10 Assistant Treasurer.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions took no j, finite action, to-day. on the
nom nation of Cox ns Minister to Austria.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-22
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, January .2.-The Com
mittee on Ways and Means, yesterday, had
under consideration that part the new In
'etnai revenue tax hsll relating to manufac-
lures While i is &c tain thai they will
recommend that taxes generally be TAX en- o Il
the manufactures. there is evidently dis
position On the part Of the Committee 10
keep the tax on articles OF luxury. such as
Icw,lry, plate, carriages and the like, and
also on gas. Goa, oil There is probability
that the tax will be removed from raw cot
ton The bill: will not be reported for sew
sral weeks to come.
The iitieth annual report Of the Ameri-
AN Colonization Society was to-day pre-
.ented to the Board OF Directors. the re-
,.ip's OF the year are, $50. 1883; dish n.e-
ments. over SS4 900 which Compelled the
sale Of invested funds to meet the difference
to the amount Of $40, ooo; emigration dur-
ing the year, 653 Ap locations Tor passage
60 Liberia in May next. have been received
e. the number Of 1000. The treasury Of
the Association . now nearly empty, and
an appeal il made to the friends Of the
cause for aid.
Gen. Ord has left for Californis.
The Committee on Commerce have ~ re- d
on the House bill prohibiting contraction cf
currency. which provides that new notes
shall replsce those destroyed or mu,ilated
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-22
MISSOURI.

Sr. LOUIS, Jan. 2l.-The Frontier Index
rays advices from Fort Phil kearney are to
the effect that the sioux and Cheyenne In
dians are becoming very troublesome. Cav
airy scouts at that post have recently had
two fights with them. killed several and re.
captured over fifty stolen Government
horses and mules
Work on the Union Pacific Railroad lie
being vigorously pushed forward. Con-
struction trains are how being Iur 10 the
summit Of the Black Hills. Tue road will
be finished 10 Saunders by the last Of May
meeting Of the Bard Of Trade If Den
yer on the l4ih inst az pied a resolution
10 memorisiza Congress to gran. Kansas
brs nch Of the Union Pacific railroad subsi-
dies equal to those extended 10 the Omsha
road