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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-03-04
Legislative Proceedings.

In the Senate the President laid before
that body communication from the Clerk
to the County Commissioners of Hartford
county, showing the amount of mortgages
taxed in 1859 to be $594,392, State tax on the
same for the year ending June 30th last, ST.
1894 county tax on the same $3,62670.
On motion of Mr.. Stephenson it was or
dered that the committee on agriculture be
instructed to inquire and ascertain whether
there is any law fixing the weight or meas
ure of cereals and other articles of traffic,
and if there is no such law to report a bill
fixing the weight or measures of all articles
of farm produce.
In the House of Delegates petition was
presented by Mr.. STREET., from the Clerk to
the Commissioners of Hartford county, for
compensation for services rendered by order
of the House
In the Senate, ON motion OF Mr.. Stephen
son, is was ordered that the committee on
judicial proceedings inquire and ascertain
whether there is any mode prescribed by the
constitution OF statutes, by which vacancies
occurring in the boards of county commits
sioners can be filled, and if there is none, to
report bill providing therefor.
Leave to introduce bill was granted to
Mr.. Stephenson to incorporate the White
Hall and Pennsylvania Line Railroad Com
pany. ...
Maryland Central Railroad. ON motion of
Mr.. Stephenson, the Senate bill to amend
chapter III, 1867, incorporating the Mary
land Central Railroad Company, by extern
ding the time for the completion of the road,
was taken up and passed.
In the House of Delegates, Mr.. Baldwin,
of Hartford, reported favorably the bill pro.
yiding that an allowance for cool conduct
| shall be made to convicts in the Maryland
State penitentiary of one month on each of
| the first two years; of two months on each
succeeding year to the fifth of three months
on each following year to the tenth year, and
offour months on each remaining year of the
| term of their Imprisonment; and the direc-
| tors thereof may empower the warden, I'M
| der their SUPERVISION to make this applica-
| BILE to convicts now confined in said institll-
| ton, to the end that such convicts may re-
ceive the benefit of their good conduct.
In the House of Delegates the bill was
passed to provide for the appointment of an
additional justice of the peace in district No.
of Hartford county.
Pensions-Mr Merrick obtained leave to
introduce bill repeating the acts allowing
pensions to soldiers and widows Of soldiers
of 1912, and providing for the granting of
pensions by the county commissioners and
| Appeal Tax Court of Baltimore city. The
proposed bill provides that the county COM
missioners of the several counties of the
State and the Appeal Tax Court of Balti-
more city are hereby authorised and re-
| quired, upon application by any soldier of the
war of 1912, or the widow ofany such soldier
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THE MISSISSIPPI SENATOR.

AS much of dramatic effect was given to
the admission of the negro Revels to his seat
in the United States Senate, last week, as
could well be conferred upon the OCCASION
He occupies the place formerly filled by JEFF
fcrson Davis, and of course the scene, when
such contrast is presented, is a striking one.
Brownlow of Tennessee, in reward of his
faithful services, is privileged with the seat
in front of the dusky new-made Senator
The temptation to exclaim par mobile fra
trum is reprcssed, out of consideration for
the member from Mississippi, taking into
account all the surroundings.
But scenes and dramatic situations are not
going to satisfy long suffering nation as
to the wisdom of the measures of the party
now in power. They will some day "pipe
10 people that will not dance" Even the
negro, when he comes to fully understand
and appreciate the power he possesses as ayo-
ter, will criticise the action of the party that
attempts to hold him in slavery to its edicts,
whilst it imposes upon him burthens griev-
Gus to be borne. Unjust taxes and unlawful
imposts, that consume the fruits of his labor,
will be felt by him in common with every
body else; and he will be at the bar when
public opinion arraigns that party, as an ac-
cusing witness. "The mills of the gods are
sIo.o to grind, but they grind exceeding small"
1t may be long time or it may be shorter
one, but the time will be, when the agitation
of the negro question will no longer serve to
keep in power the Republican party in this
country. They will some day have to "play
Hamlet with the character of Hamlet left
out," and it will end as a tragedy, neverthe-
less to the Republican party.
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The Sale Of cadetships.

The Baltimore Sun, in commenting upon
the late developments in regard to the
sale of cadetships by members of Congress,
has the following most excellent comments:
1t is not only selling places in the army to
the highest bidder, but it is keeping out,
to the extent to which that is practiced,
the meritorious and deserving, for whose
education West Point and the Naval Acad-
envy were designed. If such a practice
had prevailed in the former history of
West Point, that institution could never
have achieved its present reputation, nor
its graduates have made the mark they
have in every field of enterprise. Such il
legitimate doings as are now being inves-
tigated, are the results, in great measure,
of the bad elements that have of late years
got into public life. There has been such
an utter perversion of popular government
by devices resorted to for prolonging party
power, States being taken possession of,
and governments fashioned in the interests
of "a political party, and such recklessness
and extravaganza in the use of the money
of the people for objects not of national in
terest, that no one is surprised by the de-
velopments now being made, though the
people would be still more gratifed if cor
ruption in great matters were looked after
with as much watchfulness as crimes of a
comparatively petty larceny character
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-03-04
Rate of Interest.

The change proposed by the present Leg
islature in the rate of interest, is a subject of
much importance to our people. We give
below the provision of the new bill, as re-
ported from the Judiciary Committee in the
House of Delegates
Mr.. Mitchell, chairman, from the majority
Of the Committee on the Ell judiciary, made de-
it shall be lawful to contract for the payment
or receipt of any rate ofinterest not exceed
ing ten per cent. per annum; provided, how
ever, that no greater interest than six per
cent per annum shall be recovered in any ac-
ton, except where the agreement to pay such
greater rate of interest is in writing; and
provided further, that this act shall not affect
any existing contract OF action pending or
any existing right of action"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-03-04
Court Proceedings.

State VS.. Joseph Parks; indicted for the
killing of Basil Grafton.
This case occupied the attention of the
Court from Tuesday until Friday evening
of last week. The jury, on the last named
evening, returned into Court and rendered
verdict of guilty of manslaughter. They
held the case under consideration but few
hours after the counsel had closed their argu-
ments and the case was submitted The
prisoner has not yet been sentenced.
State VS.. Gilbert Shermway; indicted fol-
the larceny of q horse, the property of Isaac
Dillen Tried before jury and verdict not
guilty. Rutledge for State, S. D. Rosan and
f. I'll. Webster for defence.
State VS.. Charles Williams, negro indict-
ed for the murder, by poisoning, of James
Williams, negro.
This case was commenced on Monday last
when the following jury was empannelled to
try the issue, two of them only being from
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-03-04

TERRIBLE CATAsTRoPHE.-Advic re.
ceived at Washington, bring the sad inteli-
gence of the loss of the United States Cor
vette Oneida, near Yokohama, in the Chinese
waters. The Inflated steamer is supposed
to have collided with the British steamship
Bombay, and Immediately sank, with all her
crew, numbering 1870 souls The officers of
the Bombay, however, deny the fact that their
vessel was the one with which she coliled and
the theory is stated in some quarters that
some other steamer ran foul of her and that
both vessels sank with all on board. An in
vestigation is asked for by the officers of the
Bombay.
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100000.
SUDDEN DEATHS. Police Commissioner

SUDDEN DEATHS Police Commissioner
Lefevre Jarrett, of Baltimore, died very sud-
denly in that city on Friday of last week.
He was attacked with illness in street car
and being conveyed to his home lived but
a few hours. Heart disease was supposed to
have been the cause of his death. Mr.. JAR
rett was widely known throughout the State,
and had just entered upon his second term of
office as one of the Police Commissioners of
Baltimore city, having been reelected to that
position by the present Legislature, now in
session at Annapolis. He had many rea-
tions and friends in this county.
Also Benjamin n Payne, Esq, we'll
known citizen of Baltimore county, died sud-
denly on Saturday evening, at Towsonsown
He had been in the city during the day APP
palenlly i'll robust health, and took the car
for his nome that leaves at halfpast six
o'clock in the evening. During the trip he
convcrsed freely with his fellow passengers,
and showed no signs of sickness whatever,
but after leaving the Gals at Towsonton he
stopped for few moments at II friends
where he was seized with sudden illness and
died almost Immediately of heart disease
The deceased was G3 years of age and leaves
alarge family of children, all grown. He re-
presented Baltimore county in the House OF
Delegates during the session of 1S47, having
been elected as an independent democrat
Subsequently he served four years as judge
of IN Ina, q, Co al txr
retiring from office when the Union party
came into power in 1862. Since then he has
served Two years as u justice of the peace,
and at the time of his death was extensively
engaged as real estate agent.
Mr. Payae was alsoa director for Balti-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-03-04

The MILITIA LAw.-The committee on
the militia have reported in the House of
Delegates bill to amend the act of 1868, and
other existing laws, relating to the militia
organization of the State, The bill provides
for the continuation of the present organiza-
ton, subject to changes to be made by the
commander-in-chief All enrollments and
payments of communication money are dis.
continued, as well as other Objectionable fea-
lures of the existing law. Uniforms are no
longer to be furnished by the State. The
system is purely volunteer one, as contem-
plated by the Constitution, and the amount
appropriated for its support $4,000 per an
mum.
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Stampede in Congress.

Mr. Golladay, of Kentucky, Democrat, and
Mr.. Deweesc, of North Carolina, Republican,
have both resigned their seats in Congress,
in consequence of the anticipated report of
the committee to investigate the matter of
the sale of appointments to the military and
naval Academies These are in addition to
the case OF Whittemore, of South Carolina,
who, it will be remembered resigned last
week. But Mr.. Butler, of Tennessee, is in
the worst fix. The Sun's Washington cor
respondent says:
The case of Mr.. Butler, of Tennessee, is
still undergoing investigation, and he is in a
pretty bad fix. If the rumors current about
the capitol are true, land there is no good
reason to doubt them,) he too would resign
if he could. In the last Tennessee cam
paign Mr.. Butler earnestly espoused the
cause of MI. Stokes, and assaulted Gov. Sen
ter in the most bitter manner. In fact there
was such bitter contest that Butler and
Senter severed every link that in any degree
united their friendship. Conscious of this,
Butler hesitated long while before he could
make up his mind to tender his resignation.
He finally concluded to do so, and as he nat
urally feared, the Governor refuses to accept
the resignation. This leaves Butler no al
tentative but to battle for his cause as best
he can in the House. He must face the
music and judging from the testimony re-
Gently elected, his expulsion is certain. He
was before the committee nearly all day to-
day, hearing the evidence, examining testimo-
ny, Sc
1t is said there are fourteen cases yet to
be investigated by the committee. Some
will be able to make proper defence, but
with others either censure OF expulsion is
certain.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-03-04
EXAMPLE,

Of the cash oaltes that are endorsed on tile
Policies of the HOPE Mutual Life Insu-
rance Company, Of Ne,o York, and aohich
tile company aoiU loan thereon, at their Bal
tinoro office:
On $4,000 ten year Endowment Policy,
issued to person twenty-one years of age,
after two payments have been made, the
company will loan 1855 on the policy.
The amount which the Company will
loan on its Policies is increased with the
number of premiums paid.
Baltimore office--No. Post Office Ave-
nue..
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SheriH's Sale,

by virtue of writ of teri facias issued
ID ont Of the r;rcs:. Court ffc- Hartford
County, at the suit of Aron J. Kitchener,
Executor of John d. Kitchener, against the
goods and chattels, lands and tenements of
Isaac Deckman and David Deckman, Joint
ly and severally, and to me directed, have
seized and taken in execution all the seve-
raj and respective right, title, claim, inter
est and estate, both at law and in equity,
OF the said Isaac Deckman in and to all
that
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-03-04

NAVAL ORDER-Lieut. J. X. p Ragsdale,
of the U. s. Navy, who has been residing at
this place for some time past, on leave of alb
sence, after an extended cruise at sea, has
been ordered to temporary duty at the Ma
val Academy at ANNAPOLIS.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-03-04

ARREsTs.-On Sunday Constable Sunder-
land arrested negro named John WEIGH,
ON the charge of stealing q quantity of bacon
from the premises of Mr.. Hoopman, near
Aberdeen. The negro was lodged in Jail,
to await the action of the authorities.
Charlotte DAVIS, negro woman, who was
lately discharged from Jail, where she had
been imprisoned on the charge of robbing
Messrs. Hanson's store at Churchvile was
re-arrested this week and returned to her old
quarters, by Deputy Sheriff Alexander, on the
charge of threatening to take the life and
destroy the property of William Dorsey,
colored
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-03-04

ELECTION OF PRINCIPAL OF BEL AIR
AcADEMY.-W. P. Parr Taylor, Esq, was
last week elected Principal of the Academy in
this town, in place of Rev. John McKelway,
resigned. Mr.. Taylor has been Principal of
the Darlington Academy for some time past,
and enjoys a high reputation for scholarly
Requirements and capacity as teacher.
Mr. Taylor is a lawyer by profession, and
was recently admitted to the bar of the Cir
cult Court for this county
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The MARYLAND Central Railroad.

We were handed letter addressed to u
gentleman of this town by Thomas Syming-
ton, Esq, of this county, conveying informa-
ton in regard to the above road, which must
be of general interest to our citizens We do
not concur in the opinion that we shall not be
able to carry out successfully the "Edgewood
Railroad affair" as it is denominated by Mr..
s., but on the contrary look hopefully to the
completion of that enterprise at no distant
day. However, in this matter we have no
antagonisms to foster. If we can have the
Maryland Central Road by any renewed exer-
tons on the part of our people, in the COM
mon interests of us all let us go to work
again, and neglect no opportunities that may
be offered US in this connection. Wepublish
the communication as matter of much i'm
portance TO the citizens of this county, and
shall be glad to further the interests of the en-
terprise in any manner we shall be able to do
so:
INDIAN SPRING, Feb. Gath, 1870.
DEAR SIR Il suppose you will not be
able to carry out successfully the Edgewood
IGtllfOau alldlf, ana tllaJ inc Del All people
and papers, including their legal gentlemen,
will be willing to show as much zeal in the
Maryland Central as they have done with
the former If so, now is the time to show
it,
A memorial, signed by the heaviest tax
payers in the city, is now before the Coun-
ellis asking them to subscribe to the Mary
land Central 100000, upon condition that
81 100, 900 be raised from other sources. If
the bill be passed, our road will go on at once.
We have the official promise of the Philadel-
phia & Baltimore Central Company, Endorsed
by the p, W. & b. r. r. Co., that if we
raise 100000 or near it, and get the right
of way, they will finish the road
If the above bill is passed, we will stand
thus:
City subscription, 100000
P, W. &B. R.R., $4,000 $4,000
Total, $1,500,000
If the city should subscribe say 100000
OF less, our private subscription must make
up with the city subscription say, $4,000
Phiia., r. r., 1,025,000
100000.
If The city should refuse to subscribe but
offer to endorse bonds, we must try and get
them to take second licn SO that the Phila.
Company get the first.
Respectfully,
THos SYMiNGToN
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-03-04

WORCESTERSHIRE State Senate, on
Saturday last confirmed the following nomi-
nations, by Governor Bowie, for this county:
Flour Inspector at Hapre de G,uce-John
G. Saunders.
Lander Inspectors. Havre de Grace
Bennett Charshee and John s. Morgan
For Lapidum-Wm s. Sheridne.
Go10ner-Nathan Dean.
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Public Local Law
For Hartford County.
An act for the better protection Of Pmtridges
and Pheasants in Hartford County,

An act for the better protection Of Partridges
and Pheasants in Hartford County.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, that no person
shall trap, shoot, or in any manner catch
or kill any Partridges and Pheasants with
in the limits of Hartford county, for the
period of two years from the date of the
passage of this act
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any
person violating the preceding section
shall pay a fine of ten dollars, to be re-
covered before Justice of the Peace of
the county, half ofsaid fine to be paid
to the intormer and the balance to the
County Commissioners, for the use of the
School fund.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Passed by the General Assembly of
Maryland, January session, 1870, and ap-
proved by the Governor, Feb. 10th, 1870.
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To Correspondents.

Al communications Tor publication must he accom-
pnni with the real name of the author attention
A lac paid to them. The real of the author will
nut he published unless desired, but cannot consent
!" insert communications unless know the writer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-03-04
B L L A | r, NJ d
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1870.

8s-rhe Egis" has more extended circulation among
the intelligent farmers and business of Hartford than
any other la' in the county. No Lock Hospital"
other olsees Lottery advertisements will appear
in GU column. 1t any price. large number of our
disorders pay tor their paper in advance and conse
quently just the class advertisers desire toreach.
The attention Of respectable and legitimate advertisers
is lircctSd to the above facts.
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Local Affairs.

SALES TO TAKE PLACE.-All sales of
property advertised in Tile 1EgiS, OF for
which handbills may be printed at our of
flee, will hereafter be noticed under the
above heading. We call attention to the
following:
On Tuesday, March SM, by B. |. Vail, near
Halls Mills, farming stock and utensils. B.
F. Carroll, auctioneer.
On Thursday, March 1911, at Rock Run,
by Henry w. Archer, Executor, farming
stock, implements, &c. J. s. Richardson,
auctioneer.
On Monday, april 4M, by Daniel Scott,
trustee, seven acres of land, situated near
Perrymansgille. ]. S. Richardson, auctionccr.
On Monday, Na,cA 2Sh, by Henry W.
Archer, trustee, at Havre de Grace, new
marine railway, with wharf buildings and
machinery. ]. S. Richardson, auctioneer.
On Monday, Marcel 14th, by VIM. 81. Rob
erts, near Emmorton, farming stock and utcn-
sils. B. F. Carroll, auctioneer.
On Friday Marcel 11M, near Fairyiew Ho-
tel, by John Judd, farming stock and uten-
sils also household and kitchen furniture,
&c. I. G. Pyle, auctioneer.
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Notice 10 Teachers!

NOtACc 10 TeHCmeFS!
TNHE Board of School Commissioners
Il will meet at their office, in Bel Air,
ON SATURDAY, MARCH 9Th, 1870,
at 10 o'clock, A. M, for the purpose of hold
ing an examination of applicants for the
position of Teacher. All Permit Teachers
are required to attend the examination.
By order,
ROBERT HENRY,
feb25 Secretary.
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more county in the Hartford Mutual Fire In
surance Company, and had for many years
been known to our citizens as remarkably
efficient OFFICER in that connection.
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EMIeRANTs.-O Monday night, Il party
consisting of eight men, with several wagons
and number of horses, arrived here, en- route
for Virginia. They were from Lancaster
county, Pa, and intend to locate about fifty
miles south of Richmond, where, as they
stated, they have purchased LOO acres of
land
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j. S. RICHARDSON, Auctioneer. MID