Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-04-07

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mentioning the whereabouts of Richardson as
no one knows when be is Resistant Secretary
of the Treasury OF Judge OF Probate Court
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Meeting OF the Immigrant Aid Society:
| A meeting Of this Society was held il. the
Court House on Tuesday, the 4th Of April,
1871. The meeting was not as largely at
tended as the Importance Of the objects sought
to be accomplished by the Society and the
pressing needs of the county obviously de-
mand but the few persons present were Of
those who are earnestly DESTROYS of promoting
the welfare of old Charles county by encour-
aging the immigration Of such persons within
her borders as will add to her wealth and gene
ral9prosperity. ns? a.:4 a2i..
| After the proceedings Of the meeting held
on the Goth Of December last were read by
tho Secretary, the Committee appointed at
that meeting, to draft Rules aud Regulations
! for the government Of the Society, were called
upon for their report. The chairman Of the
Committee arose and stated that the report
was not then ready to be submitted, and
after giving satisfactory. reasons for the seem
1 ing neglect Of the Committee, promised that
the report should be made to the next meet
Ing g-ssa.s - s,.-s5r sa,s;zzai, ms saa.. 81,
/ o. N. Bryan, President of the Society, (Dr.
F. M. Lancaster, one Of the Vice Presidents,
being in the chair,) offered a preamble and
resolution, which, after some debate, were a
| mended and adopted, as follows: go. +.
| .Whereas. The necessities of Charles county
| for capital and intelligent labor imperatively
demands an increase of population, for the
purpose OF increasing its productive capacity.
Therefore esf@igya
Resolued, That we, the members of the
Immigrant Aid Society, believe that the fol-
lowing suggestions are eminently proper to be
! laid before the people of this county: s'ff 81
!. That the Vice Presidents of this Society
be requested to call meetings Of the people in
their respective districts, for the purpose Of
forming auxiliary Societies to aid the central
Society at Port yrobacco; to ascertain as bear
as possible the amount Of land for sale or rent
in their districts; also the price Of said land
and its value for rent, and to report the same
to the central Society. The Vice Presidents
also to enroll every man orsboy above the age
/ Of eighteen years, who shall apply to become
!, / member Of this Society ITO sscertain aalsb,
las far ar practicable, how many persons there
I s1istsiats sHha tezem-
I ploy immigrants as lahorers. -
/ e. TBay ia Ihea1thyi tbnsids fatidf for our
Fselves, families and county requires the, en-
of small capitalists and laborers,
from other sectid6ssoE OF .cnhu1ry las well as
kfrom abroad, to come and. settle among us.
i s.asfGat the members IF this aSotdsty win
I,earnestly press these points upon the attep-
lion 81 our people upon all fit occasions and
with all dde earnestness. ''s2' sfs'
[ After tbes adoption Of the above suggestions,
q motion Was made and assented to, referring
them e ai c s.aR ~ Rules and Rssaa;
tiops,.o!a1 sdl 50 aoiti>oe 24,isi3G sdT
T On metiapyths Society adjourned qpntiltbe
FIRST Friday id May Court, atbe 10Th ofithe
month. DIV. sss;1safluy sf.;lEa uni1a9las
/, -. -. From France -. - 4.
! The Paris revolutionists accepted the, hlesi-
fancy of the Government to make war upon
them as an evidence of .cewsfdice5 or weak
lness,i apd on Sunday afternoon sat ont on
their erraudto capture. Versailles; dispe1se the
| National Assembly, andexecute Fhiers, Favre
fandahe other members ofthe Ministry. The
first decisive trial Of strength was made before
Fort Mont Valerien, and established at once
that the Paris mob would not stand fire.
Fifty thousand of then. gotsunder the guns Of
the fort, when it opened a cannonade on them,
and all, with, the exception Of ten thousand,
fsvho were cut off and unable to retreat, fed
back into Paris. So ended the first day
with victory for the Government. Early on
Monday morning the Communists marched
tout. of the city by two routes to Versailles,
doneshundred, Thousand strong. under the COM
mand Of Gen. Auyal and Gustave, Fpurens.
d The ;loyalist troops, led by Gems. Mcmahon
and Vinoy, were posted among the suburbs
between Paris and Versailles, and as soon as
I the opposing forces came within fighting dis
lance, the battle commenced. The result was
not doubtful, and the insurgents were before
1nightfalL driven back into Paris, while some
fifteen thousand who became separated from
the main body were surrounded and put ip a
helpless position. Tuesday the victory as
Improved by the further rout of the insurrec-
tioBists fehiajning outside of the city. Nc
,Mabon and Vinoy' admirably handled TIER
troops, and the meh behaved CALAMITY. II
lappears to have been the antcipatiun of the
Jewellers 1that they would not fire on them,
and that the gums, Of Mont Valerien would be
silent, but in such expectations they were dis.
fappointed, as no disposition was shown by
lany Of the Government forces to fraternize
with them The garrison of Mont Valerien
tsannonaded them very heavily. 1t is stated
that Duxal, Flourens and Henry, the Com
maiidsr of the u Mnntrouge National Guards,