Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11
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The Washington Enpress says: GA
mong the incidents in front of the City
Hall was speech made by a colored man
from the steps to large crowd of his
compatriots. In the course of it he de-
nounced those colored men who turned
traitors to their race by voting the Demo-
cratic ticket, and advised his hearers to
kill thcm-''put it to them quietly. y
The sentiment was loudly applauded with
enthusiastic cries of eve will"
The Washington Enpress announces
that its editors have it from good author
ity "that positive proof is at hand that
convicts Senator Pomeroy of an avowed
readiness to sell his vote and those OF
three other Radical Senators for acquittal,
for $40, 000 The committee set out ex-
pecting to catch Ross, and instead, it is
asserted. they have caught Pomeroy.
The great event of the Paris races &C.
Cured on the 7th, when the Grand Prize
of Paris and the gift of the Emperor of
100, 900 francs were contested for. Earl,
the favorite, won, beating Suzerain, Valo
Royal and others. The Emperor, EN-
press, Prince Imperial and other celebri-
ties were present. The weather was de-
lightful and the attendance immense.
Rev. Stephen H. Tying, Jr., preached
in Baptist Church in New York on the
night of the Sd inst. giving his views on
the subject of Episcopalianism. and parti-
cularly as connected with the restrictions
sought to be placed on Episcopal clergymen
preaching in other Protestant Churches.
Extensive preparations are being made
in New York for the National Democratic
Conservative Convention to be held in that
city on the 4th Of July. Immense num-
bers of people from all quarters of the
country. besides the delegates. will, pro-
baby. be in attendance. --a.
The Fordham races commenced at New
York on Tuesday, and will be continued
on Thursday and Saturday. The largest
number of horses ever gathered at race
meeting in America were at the Fashion
Course on Monday Lady Lowell run a
match for 81 900, mile heats in harness.
beating Doby's bay gelding. Time
2:57; 2:55; $50.
In the county elections of South Caro-
lima the Radicals have been generally sue
cessful, but with reduced majorities.
Many counties in the interior. which gave
Radical majorities in April, have gone
Democratic and it is thought hundreds Of
negroes must have voted the Democratic
ticket, while many did not vote at all.
Chief Justice Chase charged jury in
Richmond on Tuesday to the effect that
all bonds, drafts, notes, &c., drawn DUR
ing the war in the Confederate States and
payable in Northern States are illegal and
cannot be recovered at law.
H. Shackelford is the Democratic can
didate for the House Of Representatives
from the district composed of Alexandria,
Fairfax, Culpepper, Spottsylvania, Or
ange, Louisa, Loudoun and Madison
counties, Virginia.
Hon. George G. Gorham, the newly
elected Secretary of the United States
Senate, was sworn into Office on Saturday
He stated to the Clerks that be did not
intend to make any changes in the Office.
The Emperor of Russia has issued a
ukase setting free all persons of foreign
birth now exiled to Siberia, and all ma
tives of Russian Poland sentenced to less
than twenty years exile.
It is asserted, on the authority of LIE
Nord, that the opinion widely prevails in
Paris that a war will break Quit Europe
before the close of next autumn. H.
A ,Fenian mass meeting was held at
Nashville, Tennessee, last Saturday.
The Brotherhood are said to be preparing
for some serious movement. 20 .~.-.
The Pope has sent an agent to this
country to enlist troops for the Papal
larmy. -r.+ r. .---.., 10 .- =.