Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-05-20

the endorsement OF the DOnOS OF Tue Ly llCi-
burg and Danville Railroad by the city Of
Baltimore to the extent of $4,000, resulted
in the defeat of the ordinance by majority
of 1858 in a total vote of 9,799. Only six
wards voted in favor of the proposition.
A Warm Day in the U. S. Senate.
On Tuesday last the Senate of the United
States was the scene of quite an excited de-
bate, which showed a wide division among
some of the Republican Senators, on the
question Of general amnesty. Mr.. Ferry, one
of the Republican Senators from Connecticut,
who has been, from the last Congress, sup
porter of bill to remove all political disabi-
lites, led off in the discussion in very con-
sentative speech, during which he declared
that the Fifteenth Amendment was delusion
and snare while these disabilities remain
unremoved Mr. Morton, Of Indiana, replied
in a fierce strain, declared that Mr.. Ferry had
made Democratic speech of an ultra charac-
ter, and that if general amnesty were inau-
gurated Jeff. Davis would again be Senator
from Mississippi, aud that John c. Breckin-
ridge would even be sent here as the success
sor of Garrett Davis. Mr.. Warner, Of Ala
bama ventured an intersection that the sue
cess of the Republican party in Mississippi
did not depend whether Jeff. Davis remained
unpardoned or not, to which Mr.. Morton re-
piled with great bitterness that if all the white
people in Alabama were enfranchised Mr..
Warner would never be returned to the seat
he now held. Mr.. Sawyer, of South Carolina,
also made conservative speech in favor of a
liberal policy, to which Mr.. Drake replied.
Altogether the discussion was one of the
warmest of the session, and shows that new
conservative element in the Senate is gaining
ground
Another Encounter between Ex-Judge
Fisher and Joseph H. Bradley.
On Wednesday afternoon an exciting per-
sonal encounter took place near the City Hall,
in Washington, between Mr.. Fisher, late AS
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court, District
of Columbia, and now District Attorney, and
Hon. Joseph H. Bradley, an old and distin-
guished lawyer. The affair, of course, grew
out of the difficulties between these gentlemen
in connection with the John. H. Surratt trial,
and Bradley's subsequent dcbarment from
practice in the courts by Fisher. 1t is stated
that Bradley met Fisher and struck him across
the face with a walking stick, which was
broken by the blow, and the parties then
clinched and both went down, where they
rolled over each other on the ground. The
police promptly interfered and separated the
combatants, and conducted them to their re-
spectiye offices. An immense crowd gather
ed, filling the entire space in front of the City
Hall, and high words ensued between the
principal partisans of both. The police acted
with great prudence and promptness, and
thereby prevented any serious difficulty
Fisher has split ear and an ugly mark across
the face, and Bradley lame shoulder from
his fall in the scufle, and this is the extent Of
the damage thus far reported.
The Crawford Etectment Case.---Verdict
for Plaintiffs.
In the United States Circuit Court, on
Tuesday, the important case of Sansbury, &c,
VS.. Karney, &c., was concluded by a 'verdict
for the plaintiffs for three undivided fourths
of the premises in declaration mentioned, and
against the defendants, and assess damages al
one cent" The plaintiffs in this case claim.
ed titled to proportion of the estate of Da-
vid Crawford, who died intestate in 1859, as
the children or grandchildren of his brother
Thomas B. Crawford, who died before him
The defendants claim the title as cousins ger
man and nearest of kin to the deceased, upon
the ground that Thomas B. Crawford was
never married. Thomas B. Crawford left
three daughters, who married, and one son
George r. Crawford The latter died, leaving
children who are not parties to this suit, mol
are their rights affected by the virdict in thi:
case. The only question in the case was the
marriage of Thomas B. Crawford with Eliza.
beth Taylor, the mother of the plaintiffs
which has been twice affirmed by the verdc,
of jury. There were several exceptions
taken by defendants counsel to the rulings
of the court in matters Of evidence, and they
may take the case up again to the United
States Supreme Court. The estate of the late
DR.. Crawford consists of about 1900 acres o.
land in Bladensburg district of Pr. Georges
county, which is valued at about $4,000, O
which three-fourths is covered by the verdict
in this case. Since the commencement O
this litigation, ten years ago, three of the
prominent counsel engaged in it have died
Gov Pratt and Edward H. Belt, Esq, for thu
plaintiffs, and Gen. Thomas F. Bowie for the
defendants. The present counsel are Judge
S. H. Berry, R. J. Brent & Brother, anc
Daniel Clarke for plaintiffs, and Hon. Rever.
dy johnson, William Schley, William Xii.
gour and A. G. Worthington for the defend
ants.-Sun.
If a Man Wants a Bottle of Whiskey
Let him buy it and take it home like man
and not sneak home with bottle of Bitters'
or Cordial" and pretend that it is medicine