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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10
The London Lancet cures bono fci-

The London Lancet cures bono feiou
by the following very simple treatment
As soon as the pulsatiou which indicates
the disease is felt. put direetly over the
spot. hy blister about the siss Of your
thumb nail, and let it remain six hours.
at the expiration Of which time directly
under the surface of blister. may bo seen
the felon, which can be instantly taken
out with the point Of 3 nseile or Ian
Get
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

DRylMe CoRN.-Experiments recently
made a: Chenoa, Illinois, in drying corn
by hot AT, ea1 ,here0y getting it to an
early market, and obtaining the first
prices of the season are, it is said, repaid
by perfect success. Two lighthouses ars
already in operation. and another will be
addeI.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

The hare lives zen years +; the cat ten
the goat eight the donkey twenty the
sheep ten the dog fourteen to twenty !:
the OK twenty the SOW twenty-five the
pigeon eight the turtle dove twcnty.
i've The partridge twenty tho raven
one hundred the eagle one hundred the
goose one hundred aud fifty.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

In England, no Ean thinks Of black
ing his own bsots," said naughty Briton
once to Mr.. Lincoln, whom ho toand Pc
fishing his calf skin CATERS.
Whose boots does he black T. quietly
responded Uncle Abe, as he spis on shs
brush.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

To CUE HoARsENEss Take the white
Of two eggs and best them two spoon
fuls of white sugar CRATE in little nut
meg. then add pint Of lukewarm water
Repeat the prescription, Is necessary, and
i will cure the most obstinate case Of
hoarseness in short time.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

Two sons Of the late Emperor Of Aus
t.ia got into quarrel. In the keighth
Of pa a.sion one Of them said - the other
Y ou are the greatest ass in vierra.-
Highly offended ct their quarreling be-
fore him. tic Emperor said (: "lou for
get that I an present.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

Young lady. "Oh, Pm so glad you ike
birds, which kind do you admire most !"
Old SQUAD well, think the goose.
with plenty of stufing, is about Is good
as any"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

ca, OF bosri one cf his own ships broken
hearted 6, the failure OF his expedition.
Daring siveUtlrers the new world
owes them great debt ; aud for the OH
worli they unlocked tbs gs:es q en-
pirs.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

don't know any thing about Jone
Tycoon said ar old Illiuoisian to nan
who vas discoursiug on Japan but when
you come to ~accoon you'll fad me at
hone
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10
ST NARI'S BEACON
Il ruErIsnrp KvERr 1HrEsoAr Er
JAMES q. DOWNS.
JAMES q. DOWNS.

Tsruzo 9r.,r,f-rIoS 50 90 ner Annhm ."
y. aid within 81, months No subscription W
ps r.c..,sa for shorter period than So months
and paper to be discontinued ant.i "a AZ
ge. are pai- except at-the oP''0h % 'A'
-. ~nr r,r
TEnns or ApTEnTIsrsc--15 cts per a1us,r .ol
r. frst Insertion and 50 OTIS for every sanse-
t,,nt insertion Eight lines or eons.'',.'. =. '.
,.ra II the number Of insertions oe no'
M ,nnt;, HSG + forbid, and charged acc0rdnsiv
i,S.-al dedact:on made % those who a' 'ef''Se oy
'hc ccu..-',,-;-t,,,rs of personal character VII
~a,s3 Al t14 sane rate. as adrerli'en; oh'.
oe .ns a,n1 len Inc in length VII 70 eh@rg1d
=, he rate or 80 cent, per square.
All communication. for ragea't,9hh n. MI amor
1.coh' i,',e,fion gl he paid to them The real
ns,ne or th- author viii not be p"oei5htd, unle.s
cd but We cannotcon,ent TO insert coul'n"-
1;r,,ious un.c.s We Aonw tie writer
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

Katy have you laid the sable-clvth
aad plates yeti "Au sure have, mem.
cvrythins but the eggs and isn't that
B;ddy's work :"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

Swearing en- the Bible was 6rst intro
dGo@1 into judicial proceedings b tbs
G-1ops sbou; ! D. $50.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

huge bows aud arrows IS wasPuIs.
Jus. before they reached the top of the
woosed ridge from vhich the Indians said
the7 would see two oceans, Balbos made
his companions pause that he N ght ciimb b
the steep alone. and 50 be the 6-st Spsn-
iard wiz should look upon the FEEpised
sea.
Obediently remaining. they IS him
to climb tue last few yards withor' them
In few moments more be IL she
summit. a1.d looking -21;1- x
the broad expanse-the waters q long
dreamed If South Sea-" which lay,
smiling and blue, almost at his feet
Standing there, he could see both oceans,
,rly f;v mias apart.
The grand sight overcame hiu, and
| the Spanish warrior, brong'd with conflict
With seas aud storms, hardened WITT ex-
posure and coatact with many dam
ten-proue ou tho earth and wetted it with
his tears. Then calling to his soldiers.
he commenced descending toward the
new found ocean When he reached the
shore, b. walked knee-deep into tae wa
ters, and waving above them bis cross
hited sword. he took possession Of the
ocean Gin the name Of God, for the use
of the sovereign majesty of Spsin.'
From the shores Of the ocean the In
dams pointed him southwark to coun-
try which bore gold as their land yielded
corn in the, harves. time giving to the
white di.covhrers their first knowledge OF
Peru, where, few years later, Plzar-
70 rsyelled in the treasurers Of the ln-
cas-
Sixty years after the scene we have
lust described, the desire for the South
Sea vas as great as ever. In this tine,
Magellan, in 1920, had discovered south
west passage through the Straits which
bear his name. He first gave the South,
Sea the name of the Pacific Ocean, from
the peaceful waters which he reached At
ter passing through the stormy entrance
Of the Straits, and losing one Of his ships
in gale And whether to propitlate tn
scolding fury Of the waters, or 70 h4d T.
.vor with the temaie saints IN one grand
mass, | cannot tell, but he called tie stor-
nv passage. between Terra del Fuego
and TIC main land, Straits Of the E!even
Thousand Virgins.
.i4 - 49, 80 - I-n,ua I..1 - ,Ler -rban I7,aVso =
/ ond ~ E9.,I;sb
49,. h,!y..- ,,~'la II, sn,t,,y.,st nos-
- g., T.,
>uus ,5}s. aug N r Hl1sy
.r-at alArm Of Spanish colHA -
+
~
h,m to be the enemy Of their Spar.s4 op-
prcssors. From some OF the caleIs ht
heard that the Pacific Ocean could be
eu from a high point not far distant
from whare lie had landed, ana some
Of them offered 10 coudu2t 1sn TO the
syot.
So he set ou. with some Of his men. i
the track which Vasco Nunex dc Balboa
had traversed sixty wears before. These
are th. words ID which one of the part,
describes the expedition
..Oo the l2,h dav wa came 70 the des
ired hi Dying east and wcst, like ridg.
petvcen tae TWO seas) about ten of the
clock, wnen the chIef,st Of the Iudiau:
took our eaptaiu bv the hand. and be
sought ann 70 follow htn. Here was
goc.iy and Mah tree, IN wA.eL tHey ha~
cuI divers steps 70 asseuI near the top
whore they nau made CONVENIENT bower
wherein tn or t"clTe Aeu Night eAsiil
slt Aud tron these We ml.nt see th'
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

Irritable administrative then.
stupid. what's that next word What
comes after cheese - Dali boy-"A
mouse, sir"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

Let every minister. while hs is preach
rg, remember .ha. Gcd i ooo cf hs
hearers.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10

There Is one good wifs II The tcos-
- =. s-.-v -41 INK -: e ss-S
ID
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20

''lHE MEN TO RECONSTRUCT VIRGrN1. u
Joseph Ferguson respectable young colore5
man, delivered lecture last night, at Hi
liard's Hall, on the subject which stands at ~
head Of this paragraph, He contcndcd that ~
do this work, IS it should be done, men Of at;I
ity, experience and craftsmanship, mnst b.
placed in the positions occupied by the mean ~
pctcnts now at work at the Capitol. He s,ia
truly that neither the respectable white men Of
this city, nor the better class Of c0ored men
were represented by the delegates returned to
the convention. 1t could not be claimed thai
lIunnicutt Underwood and Morrsscy, renre.
scnted single respectable white man in the
city; and that such ignorant people a. Lewis
Lindsay and Joe Cog ccrtainly did not REPRE-
sent t he intelligent aud respectable portion Of
The colorcd people.
He was particularly severe on the ''carptt
bag" politicians who had rushed to Virginia
and had procured seat in the convention tx
h1mbagging and honcyiu1gHne ignorant ne.
groes in the country districts. tle denounced
the efforts Of men from New York and Massa,
chusctts and Vermont and Pennsylvania to di.
franchise The best white men in the State, and
said il the iiIllstrious Niranians, whose statue,
| adorn the monument on the square, could look
on the actions and doimg5 Of The carpet bag''
men IN the convention they would be- Ike
other Eirginia gentlemen, filed with unutera
bic disgust -R,cA. Enq,Urcr.-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20
ALEXANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 20.

Gov. PIERPo1NT has lately published a card
in Hunnicutt's paper, in which he denounces
the press of Virginia The Lynchburg Vir-
zginian takes his card up, and shows that his
dsnunciations are unjust, and that the press,
generally, has not failed to give him credit for
whatever Of good he has done, or said, while
it has, also, condemned what was thought TO
be Objectionable in his actions or speeches. :
The Virginian adds . sS ~ -
Opposition to Radicalism, he is pleased to
construe into Stirring up passions and foment-
ing sectional strife To bow meekly to that
with its deformities and repulsiYe teachings,
would make the press, in his eyes, very pro-
per aud sweet-tempered thing. To discharge
its functions with becoming manliness and
boldness, is treason in his ''loyal' sight
Neither the press nor the people. Of Virginia
are as Peirpoint would have them be, and they
will never kiss the hand that smites them
False and recreant would they be to all noble
traditions and high instincts, were they to do
it. A mean, craven and corrupt press may
suit tyrants, but not the high-souled and
liberty-loving people Of Virginia. From Peir-
point to them We appeal, and with them be the
issue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20
Foreign News.

Late dates from the English expedition now
operating in Abyssinia for the relief Of the
English captives held by King Theodore have
been received. It was reported at Amnesty
Bay, on the 9Th Instant that the British COM
mander, General Napier, was about to make a
sudden dash on the enemy's forces near Mag
daa, in the hope Of being able to free the cap
tivcs in the surprise and confusion of the mo
ment
A new pamphlet, seeking to establish the
claims OF the Napoeonic dynasty to a popular
origin has been make public in Paris. Napo-
Icons authorship of the work in question is
authoritativey denied, and it is now said that
Cont, secretary Of the Emperor's cabinet was
the writer.
In the British House OF Commons Mr.. Hunt,
Chancellor Of the Exchequer, in answer to q
question, said that the budget would appear
on the lGth Of April next. Earl Of Mayo,
chief secretary for ireland, presented the Gov
eminent bill for reform in the representation of
Ireland in the House of Commons. There is
no change in county franchises, but in boroughs
ive-pound houscholders can vote, instead OF
ten pounds as atpresent. No action was taken
upon the measure.
| In the Austrian kclchSrath yesterday an
nounccmcnt was make by the ministers that
the project for the authorization Of The rite OF
civil marriages ought to pass in spite Of the
| concordat. While they regretted the i'll will OF
the Pope, the Minister'S considered such an
amendment indispensable TO the we'll being OF
society, and they should press its adoption by
| the lseichsrath.
The correspondence from Mazatlan, Mexico
! gives the particulars Of the arrest Of General
Placido Vega, and a quarrel between Genera
DaraIcs and Governor Martinez Twas proba
bic that General Vega would be declared Gov:
crnor Of The State, and that the affair would
end in the secession of all the Northwestern
States, and an appeal on their part to the
United States.
Dispatches from Hayti are dated February
22d. Salnave and his army were defeated
near Cape Hayticn, and put to flight Tho
French Admiral had demanded payment o.
the arrears of theGovernment to France. Con
scriptlons were active.
A revolt which broke out in Monteyidco
and which threatened to become serious, hac
| been suppressed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20

CASE OF CAsstUs M. CLAY.-The Washing
ton correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun says:
"The resignation Of Cassius NJ. Clay, as
minister to Russia, has been formally accepted.
Mr.. Clay, IN accordance with the request OF
Mr.. Seward made in December last, tenders
his resignation. There are various causes
alleged tor this request from the State Depart
ment; among them is a charge against Mr..
Clay of unfair dealing in the sale OF certain
telegraph compaDys stock. This charge is
said to have been made through the Russian
minister here.
The secretary of Legation, Curtin it is al
legged, makes other complaints against Mr..
CLAY. 1t appears, also, from unofficial sources,
that Mr.. Clay last fall expressed to a certain
Philadelphian, then sojourning in st. Peters
burg, his approval of the Presidents course,
and severely criticised Mr.. Forney for his attacks
upon MIR. johnson. The Philadelphia repor-
ted the conversation to Forney. Itfurther ap-
pears that when Mr. Clay forwarded his resig-
nation to Mr.. Seward, he likewise wrote to
Forney, advising the latter of the resignation,
addressing him as Friend Forney' proposing
to hold on to the Russian mission if the Senate
would sustain him, and asking for reply by
telegraph. Forney promptly teegraphed:::
''The Senate will not sustain you
Thereupon Mr.. Clay wrote to Gen. Grant,
protesting entire sympathy with the movement
to elect the latter President: endorsing radi-
cal sentiments and promising to come immedi-
ately to the u. S. to put on the harness in be-
half of Gen. Grant, and adding that he had
written to his (Mr. ,Clay's) relative, who pub
fishes the Kentucky Statesman, requesting the
relative to hoist the Grant banner in that pa
per, etc. When last heard from Mr.. Clay
was in Paris, en- route to America. His sue
cessor, as Minister to Russia, has not been
chosen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20
sbWr Business Wen.

Our Business Wen.
The courage and energy with which our bus.
mess men struggle against the difficulties that
surround them, arc worthy Of all praise They
may be likened to the sailor who bullets man
fully against the winds and waves VIXEN the
tempest strikes his bark, or to the soldier who
contends hcroicaiIy against every disadvantage.
When we look to tue agricultural class We lind
them embarrassed by debts, want Of labor, mon
ey, fertilizers, Iaborsaying machinery, and all
those aids and convenienccS that the farmer 50
| much needs When We look to our merchants,
We find them enviconed by even more difficult
ties than beset the farmers. Occupying for the
most part rented houses their capital destroyed
or greatly reduced, the agricultural resources
diminished, upon which they chiefly rely for
| prosperity taxes, and the salaries
Of clerks and other employees TO pay, aud their
| families to support, and with circulating me
dunn so restricted as to be altogether inadequate
| to ordinary commercial necessities, we yet see
them maintaining their business relations, and
gradually extending their operations, strength
I cnng themselves, and laying the foundation Of
q future prosperity When we look to that
other class, the mechanics, SO numerous, 50
useful, and SO dependent upon the other two
for employment the picture prc&nnjc; Is even
more dscouraging.
We have all had our troubles, and sill have
them, yet none Of US have starved, and most Of
us have been enabled to continue the pursuit Of
our proper business Men have found out that
they can live upon less than they formerly cX-
pcndcd, and have learned to practice Il rigid
economy. The great difficulty is not 50 much
to live as to lay up something lor contingencies.
Every prudent and thoughtful man is animated
by this desire, and before the war no business
man was contcntcd who dId not add yearly TO
his capital
Three years have passed since The great storm
struck and Frustrated us, and yet our business
men arc still to be found at their stands. they
have the sagacty to perceive that in country
50 rich and productive as this, and possessed Of
50 many commercial advantages, The evil days
cannot always continue. They feel that sooner
or later time Of prosperity must come, and
they arc wisely struggling to maintain their Lus-
mess relations and to keep in position so IL TO
he prcnarcd to avail themselves Of that tide
yL;rb uc,ds IN 10 rortunc." If aueht that
,gc con cav can TEND 70 encourage them, we tell
thrm ia ncrscvcrc They have wcalhcrcA the
Storm and are nov in the calm. II will not be
lone before the natural tides will bcqin to set in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20

The nine counties embraced in the Shenan-
doah Valley raised in 1860, 3,13S,5Sl, bushels
Of corn, or twenty four bushels to each inhabi-
tant. The crop there was just about one
twelfth of the crop of the whole State, and
one two-h hundred and eightieth of the crop OF
the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20

Rev. George H. Hepworth preached in Bos-
ton, Lost Sunday night, a sermon on the ALSO
zute Righteousness Of impeachment. He is I
Jiiul, we have no doubt nj
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20

ETIRGINIA:-Atr rules held in the Clerk.
y Office Of the Circuit Court Of AlcIuMtriH
county, on the II day Of March, 1865, Wm D.
Mutt, plaintiff, vs. Catherine TUrI"y, Hannah
Hurley, Arianna Hurley, Martha BidwcIl, wife
of - Bidwell, formerly Martha TurIcy, Hen
son Hurley, IIorcna Hurley, Israel Hurley, An
drew Turicy, C:.lharino Hurley, the younger
and james farley, M infant, under twcnty-o
and over fourteen years Of age, and James n
$tGuart Sheriff, Administrator OF the estate q!
Henson Turcy dec'd., dctt:.: in ch"ncery.
The object Of this suit is to recover possession
Of q lot Of land in the county OF AlcNHndria
containing about ten acres, sitintcd about y
mile in u 0rthwcstcrly direction from the town
Of Alexandria, and Court House Of said county,
and near the place called "Edgclcy.'
The defendants, Henson Turley, AriaHna
Hurley, LorenA Turey and Israel Hurley, not
having entered their appearance AM gwen Sc
curily according lD the act of Assembly and
the rUlc& Of this Court, and il appearing by a'-
dcYt that they ~: non Residents Of th: Stat:
it is ordered that the said defendants appear
here within ono month after the publication o.!
this Order and do what is necessary TO proec
their interest in Chi: suit; and that copy Of
this order BE forthwith inserted in the A!cInN-
drin Gazette, :. newspaper published IN the city
Of AlcXandru once II wuei. for four successive
weeks, and posted At the front door the CoU"
House of this county. : copy, testn.
}. TACEG, Clerk.
f.. l.. Smith, j.. o. mar l3-lAWiT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20

1t is admitted, it is said, that Blind Tom
is the greatest musical genius in the world
and possessed Of memory most astonishing.
Otherwise, his intellectual faculties arc OF a
low order.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20

Thewhit people of Virginia will see, from
an article which we copy from the Charlottes
vile Chronicle, what they have to expect from
Reconstruction under the proposed new
Constitution of the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20
| Finances, the RcyenHe-t the E'utsi:'
| Debt &c


Debt. tNc.
Secretary McCulloch las written the follow
ING letter to the Senate Finance Committee in
regard to the I'LL repeating the taxes on manu-
features:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March &c, 1868.
DEAR SIR: The abolition Of Of the duty OH
cotton will reduce the revenues some 500, 600
900. The bill which has recently passed the
House, and is now before the Senate, will, it
has been estimated elect Il reduction OF SOME
$50 900, 900. on the basis OF last years reVe-
nuea II must also be borne IN mind that thus
large reduction Of the revenues from the inter
nal industries Of the country will have the eli
feet of reducing the general level Of prices
throughout the country, and thus tend to in
tcrrupt and to lessen imp0rtatlons, and there
fore to diminish the customs revenues.
A considerable portion OF the large revenues
from customs received during the two last fiscal
years, and which are still maintained, are due
in no incOnaiderablc extent to the fact that the
high prices in this country have made CIR mar
ket desirable one for the sale Of foreign pro
ductions. So great reduction Of prices a.
will be effected by the contemplated legislation
cannot, repeat. but have ten,tency to re-
dnca importations, and consequently impair
the revenue from customs.
Shonld The bill referred TO become law, !!
think it may be fairly estimated that The total
revenues for the next fiscal year will fall from
hundred to Il hundred and twenty millions
below the estimates made in my last annual rn-
port. IL is exceedingly desirable that taxes
should he reduced, and / should hail with
pleasure the proposed reduction if felt assur
ed that it wonll be- accompanied with CORES
p0nding reduction OF expenditures. | am free
10 say that | am greatly apprchcnsive that
such reduction Of expenditures will not be
made, and that the revenues OF the country
for the next fiscal year, if the bill nov before
the Senate or in the hands Of your committee
should become law, will b: insufficient to
meet the interest on the public debt and the
current expenses Of the Government.
earnestly ask that the Finance Committee
will give this subject careful consideration in
all it's bearings before reporting layorably upon
the bill referred to. Nothing could be more
disastrous to the credit Ofthc Government at
the present time than such q reduction OF taxes
as would create necessity ior an increase Of
the public debt
Very truly, yours, H. McCUTLoCH.
Secretary Of the Treasury
7. SWIM not the effect Of the bill under
consideration be to relieve al! cotton from
taxation?
The great Erie railroad war; as it's called
is still vigorously prosecuted by the contcnding
stock jobbing factions Of Wall street, under the
In, 1nrcbiD rncnncii vnly Of Daniel Drove UhD
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20

The bill to extend the time of the Freed
mems Bureau for one. year longer, was passed
in the House of Representatives, yesterday py
q strict party vote. .: ~.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20

A few Radical Southerncrs now in Washing
ton, who dislike Gen. Grant, held a meeting
on Monday evening, and after some talk de-
cided in favor Of Mr.. Wade for the next Presl-
dent ard Senator Wilson for Vice President.
Some of them subsequently called on Messrs.
Wade and Wilson. They say that they received
them very cordially, but gave them no en-
enlargement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-20

The public is waiting to see what the ST
preme Court will do in the McCarde case.