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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-03

III - VI I" et~A AoAs w
terest from July 1, 1865. 49,. ass SC
Beginning at the southwest corner
of said lot, and running north one
hundred and forty-sIx feet six
inchee, thence east seventy feet.
thence southerly thirty feet, thence
west fifty-four feet four inches,
thence south seventy-one feet I've
inches, thence southerly thirty feet.
thence westerly along New York
avenue forty-three feet eight inches
to the place OF beginning.
beginning at the northeast corner of
said lot three, thence south fifsy-
three feet by and with Q four foot
alley, thence west thirteen feet.
thence north fifsy-three feet, thence
east thirteen feet 20 the place Of be-
ginning.
Beginning one hundred feet from
the line OF New jersey avenue.
thence east along the line between
lots twenty and twenty-one, TWEEN
ty-six feet eight inches to alley,
thence south along the line Of the
alley twenty-five feet six inches,
thence west twenty.six feet eight
inches, thence north TWENTY-FIVE
feet six inches to the place Of be-
yiuninp.
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THE VOTE ON THE SUNDAY LAw.--As It
may be of interest to church. going people
to know how the vote in the Legislature
on the Sunday law question stood we pub
fish it below. 1t will be seen that Mr..
Pennington was the only one of the Cecil
members who voted, and he gave his vote
against striking out the fenacting clause of
the bill to open the beer saloons, theatres,
and gambling houses of Baltimore, after l
o'clock on Sunday afternoons. Messrs.
Groome and Mearns don't appear on the
list, and consequently did not cote against
the iniquitous bill. The motion to strike
out the enactng clause of the bill prevailed
by yeas SO, nays 1s-as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. German Speaker Will
mer, Bond. Sparrow, Chapman, Stone,
Shipley, Foard, Litznger, Banks, Butler,
Goldsborough. Roach, Waller, Dougherty,
Vickers Radcliffe, Scott. Sasscer. Eareck-
son, Ford, franklin, Parker, Phillips,
Rowe, Miller, Routzahn, Riley, Baldwin,
STREET.. Hardcastle. Dewesse, c. II. Hanil-
ton, Clark of Baltimore city, Kirk, Harig,
McColgan, Griswold, Young of Washing
ton county, Ardinger. Newcomer, Whit
son. Hilton, Riggs, Clark of Montgomery
Porter, Robinette, L. A. J. Lamotte. H.H.
Lamotte, Linthicum and Johnson-53.
Nays-Messrs. Dunbar, HURT, Duvall,
Henkle, Spencer, Pennington, McCosker,
T. Fl. Hamilton, Cooper, Jamart, Foster,
Staylor, Stewart, Travers, Chaisty, Feig,
Coles, and Young of Allegany-1s
Absent-Messrs. Cotton of st. Mary's,
Wells, Turner, Smith, Groome, Mearns,
Bowie, Markland, Steele, Polk and Langrel
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s:nks Gtfil M1sgEkig
ELKTON, APRIL 6, 1872.
Primary Meetings.

Pursuant to resolutions passed by the
Executive Committee Of the Union Repub-
lican State Central Committee of Mary
land, on the 9th of March, 1872, the
Republican voters Of Cecil county are
requested to assemble in Primary Meetings.
in the several Election Districts of the
county, at the place where such meetings
are usually held, on Saturday, the 18th
inst. at clock, PM, for The purpose of
electing five delegates in each District, to
meet in County Convention, at Elkton, on
the following Tuesday, April 10th, at II
clock, to elect delegates to represent
Cecil county, in State CSpvention, which
will meet in the city OF Baltimore, on
Wednesday, the s4th inst, for the pur-
pose of selecting Four Delegates from the
State at large, and two from each Con
gressional District, to represent the State
of Maryland in the National Union Repub-
lican Convention which has been called to
meet in Philadelphia on the 9th of June.
BY order of the
REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
OF CECIL COUNTY.
f. E. EWING, Secretary.
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The committee of conference n,

The committee Of conference upon the
ira nsfer of the sum of $5S,000 from the
Ell1lon and Massey's to the Ellston and
lIiddietown Railroad reported that they
had fsjled to agree, and asked to be dis
charged, 3 motion by Mr.. Groome 10 sub
stitute the bill and recede from the House
amendments being ruled out of order by
the Speaker.
The above is the report Of the last pro
ceedings in the Legislature os this import
ant measure to the people of tie Pirst,
Second, and Third districts OF this county.
Mr.. Groome washes his hands Of ali blame
for the failure of the bill, which he SAYS
must lie at some other door.
The change in the charter of Elkton so
Important to tax payers was effected, by
which n reduction of the enormous faxes
heretofore heaped upon town property will
be affected in the future.
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Maryland Legislature.

In the Senate on Saturday the Uous-
amendments to the Senate bills authorize
ing the Drum Point Railroad Comoanv,
and providing for the weighing of grain in
Baltimore were coucurred in and the bills
were passed. 4 long list OF bills from the
Housewives read the first time, all of which
were Of Il local character. The bill to add
the Commissioner of the Land Once to the
Oyster Police Board was passed. The vote
on the bill relating to divorces was recon-
sidered and the bill passed. The Educa-
tional bill was taken up at the evening scs-
sion, and after number of amendments
had been rejected it was passed, with al
amendment that the School Commissioners
shall not be permitted to increase taxation
for the benefit Of colorcd schools. In the
House of Delegates bills authorizing Anne
Arundel county to subscribe $500, 600 to
the stock Of the Drum Point Railroad, to
provide for the ganging Of casks and liquids.
to create loan to pay the overdue debt of
the State, to authorize Baltimore city to
endorse the bonds of the Drum Point Rail
road to the extent of $500, 900, to provide
for cancelling the State Bonds held to the
credit OF the sinking fund, to regulate the
taxation Of coal mining companies, to maxi
further appropriations tor 1872 and -.
and to repeal the tax Of 10 cents on each
$500 of stock, except on railroad and canal
bonds, We're passed. The Senate amend
,nents to the Education bill were concurred
in and the bill passed. The request of tIe
Senate for "a Committee Of Conference on
the bill appropriating So, 500 to the Eye
and Lar Institute was agreed TO.
The Legislature concluded its session Oh
Monday night and adjourned sine d. The
haln in no r. -,
bill until the last hours of the session. and |
then loaded it down with appropriations
for sectarian institutions. The House &C.
fused to concar in the Senate amendments. |
The appropriation for pensions was cut !
down from 800, 900 to $50, coo. The bill |
authorizing Baltimore city to expend $780, |
600 in widening and deepening the ship |
channel III the Patapsco river WAS passed. !
Among other bills adopted were those to !
pay the overdue debt of the State. o in !
corporate company to buld II snip canal |
between Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, |
10 allow an additional fee of 81, 600 to Mr.. |
James ltcvel!!, States Attorney fer .,rne !
Arundel county, for CONFLICTING the prose- !
cution of Mrs. Wharton, to Regulate the |
sales of drugs in Baltimore. to relieve the !
Baltimore City Passenger Railway, and to
divide the SEatc into six Congressional dis
tricts. After considerable opposition tue .
bill granting 100000 TO the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum was also passed. Noaction
was taken by the House on tile p,oposed
-oilb, alA .Ga g tho States cases arainst
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad C.nlnany
ahd the matter is no nearer settlement now
Iliah II was when the session commenced.
The pension bill and the bill providing for
,he inspection Of lumber also failed for
want of final action
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The negro, William Dennis, who conf
mitted rape and attempt to murdeEgr
Mrs. Thompson. near Newport. Delaware,
last week, is still at large. The woman
was so badly injured that she was lot
expected to recover. The outrage was
one of the most brutal we ever remember.
The negro is about 25 years of age. Short
thick set, with smooth face and thick lips:
rather dull looking fellow. 1t is possible
that he may have escaped into this county,
as he was last seen coming in this direction
His. name is published as William Dennis,
these are his given names only; his last
name is kinsley or something like this
We have understood that there was a
Thousand dollars reward offered for his
arrest, but have not seen it published any
where 4 sharp lookout should be kept
for strangers answering the above deScrip-
ton. SGGil monsters shoUld be hunted down
like u tiger.
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NOTICES.. dc.

Code of Public General Lava entitled Liccns.s so ma
TO empower trader to sell the license 10 trad. with
the stock of goods.
Section g. he 1t enacted by the General Assembly If
Maryland, That the following section lie added Ia Article
fity-siX of the Coo of Put lie General Laws entitled
Licenses:
e. BE 1t enacted. An: trailer who has taken ,,rt
lcens" I" sell goods catte. wares, mrrrauiilr Sir-
itnous fcrmented liquors. lager he-r. in this stare
shall have the privilege 20 sell ont sail Ir.u.a II. ~
party purchasing lis stock of goods. and lurclr-p
renting his place of business and the Jniy 81 ,,urns
ing may continue TO sell under the license IN. prr
cessor in business until the expiration If said license
(Chapter AS, page s62i
An ACT
10 add 10 the tenth section of Article - % the Culr Of
Public General Laws subsection requiring IiceT,.
To enable any person to act Rs;,! Estttp Broker
Scotch /. BE IL enacted by tiIe General AssquiI, Of
Maryland, That there DO added TO the 10th section of
Article hfty-SiX of the Code Public General Laws
subsection to read follows:
subsection l. Any person applying "r thu sane and
paying the sum OF fifty dollars uitnin license for
carrying the business OF Real Estate Broker and any
individual copari nership firm who shall carry On
the busin of Real Estate Broker without license
shall be subject to tho penalties npo,rt! upon other
Brokers by section seventeen OF tbs Article.
u. THOMAS
March ~ lNI2-Dw. Sheriff of Cecil Comfy
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MAFTIT rs. MATFIT.

In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In clanccry
March 22nd 1872.
ORDERED That the sale made anil reported by William
j. Jones. Trustee for the sale of the real estate of Hon
Samuel = Maffit, deceased be ratified aud CONFIRMED,
unless cause 10 the contrary thereof e shown on or
before the twentyfth day If Mry next: provided u
copy Of this Order be inserted in some newspaper
printed IN Cecil county. once week for month
before the twenty -fourth day Of April. next.
The Report states the amount of sales lee QO1
DAVID SCOTT Clerk
True copy: test DAVID SCOTT
mar -, IS12-lm Clerk
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DEATH OF PROFESSOR NoRsa.-2rof.
Samuel Finly Breese Morse, the inyentor
of telegraph, died on Tuesday evening, at
his home in New York city. From 1899
to 1887 he formed the practical idea Of the
electric telegraph. and gradually perfected
his instruments. May %, 1914, the exper-
mental line of wire between Washington
and Baltimore, to the construction of which
Congress had appropriated $50, COO, was
completed, the ttfS.. l.lesgaGe sent. and the
souDdness of the theory OF as ..Grs: 2rs-
tenn Of telesraphy was proved by its triiilim-
plant practice. Since then honors have
tlowed in upon him from every nation of
the g4;;a,1: and wealth has been added to
repoVl.
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Chapter 81, page lG J
AN lCT

To amend the twcntyirst and twenty-sccond sections
o1 III" fftysixti Article of the Code ri Public General
oilers. i" ' = =" - ' We
Section lie IT enacted by the General Assembly of
affi"n Fiat the twenty first and tweut, second sec
Mons o, the hty-sNt tn Article Of the Cole of Public
"eie Laws, relating to the Licenses Of haW Iors and
prcs, be and thc are LerebY repealed and the
ioilo" Ing sections eEa2ted az lieu thereof:
lNcnfy-.nr fo7 every such license, not to extend
hai"nd tile county in which tho same NAV be issued
There shall he paid the following rates. to-wit For every
incense 10 iave! ON foot the Of forty dollars to
'fah" with horse other beast of burden and wagon
or "tn"r vehicle. tn" sum of fifty dollars; with two
horste or Other beasts Of burden and wagon or other
v"iiice, the sum of seventy dollars. For every snch
iire'ls" - extend the whole Eastern Shore or tLo
whsle esrn Shore there shall he paid the following
rates, t""it For every license to tr4ve on foot the
sum oi sixty dollars: 10 travel with horse or other
heast OF burden anu wagon other vehicle the sum of
one hundred" dollars with two horses ~ alat la,Ss of
hunT I, ana IND wagon "f Other lFht, VIZ sSm Of
T%cry: al 80 s::h ,iccase shall DO sraatei to any
"her lEa:! white person. cr Fl any hawker and he'd
,, ~ me i.n,e o Stylf o. partnership or company
ia ~ "ie ptlE" sa'll act Nnafr Any saeR itssr.'
SECTION :. And he it enafieh. Y!s4, ;Ars
'''''' ~ 'ir tIi &! II. Passage. ct shall take
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HoRNER's "MARYLAND SUPER PHos-
PLATE. Joshua Horner ST., is too well
known to our agricultural readers to require
an introduction. We have never heard q
complaint that Horner's Bone Dust did
not give satisfaction. Joshua Iorner, Jr.,
is now conducting the business of manu-
facturning fertilizers, and has brought out
an article known in the market by the
name which heads this notice. We refer
to his advertisement which challenges the
Chemists scrutiny.
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Pure frOuud Rnun wn ora ~

Fare GrOuud BOnc.--We are prepared
to receive orders for our Pure Ground
Bone, by the single Ton or Car load, and
shall be glad to have those interested to Cali
at the Mill and examine our stock and the
process OF its manufacture. Samples sent
by mail when desired
THos. WARISc & BRO, Colora, Nd.
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The OLD, OLD SroRy.-Conneeticut
held her annual State election, on Monday
last. Jewell the straight out Republican
candidate beat the Democratic, s. Moderate
Republicans and all the otherism candi-
dates combined. The "Revenue reform"
party of soreheads is "bad egg Even
the New York World which incubated the
Cincinnati Convention, with motherly
solicitude for sometime, now turns up its
nose. Grant is bound to walk over the
Presidential course the next time at his
ease. Democracy about acknowledges that
it is doomed to another smashing national
defeat. and then WHAT
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10 amend the forysecond section relating to the grant
In& q" Licenses to traders, Of Article y-six Of the
Code Of Public General Lava.
section l. BE il enacted by the General Assembly Of
Maryland That the ortysecond section of Article ffty-
sX OF the Coie of Public General Laws relating to the
granting OF Licenses to Traders he and the same is
hereby repealed and the following enacted as a subst-
tutc therefor:
r. when amy person. body polite, corporate shall
propose 10 sell or barter anything mentioned in the pre-
cefiis secnr except spirituos fermented liquors
ne snail apply to the Clerk of the Circuit Court
county IN which he may reside or if he resides in
cry 81 Baltimore to the Court of Common Pleas for
Ii '"ns" therefor; hut license trade. or to sell
rrtU"nS or fcrmcnted liquors. shall b.issued by any
CLERK o Court Ia femc covert to person under
wrntyn- years without the special order of the Judge
81 he Court hut 10 Indsc shall give such special order
I" issue license to sell spritnos O; feraen;ei liquors.
unless upon the epdaton OF at least ten respect
able rreh"efs residents of the DIST let wherein
The PLACE Of sale ay be- and Wheaeyer any license shall
u" issnhd 10 ere covert minor the said feme covert
or minor shall be responsible for all contracts made in
the prosecution of their business under such license and
S"ii u" liable 10 lac se therefor. In any the Court.
o thlS state: and the said femc may sued or
iuuctt and prosecuted in of a violation by her of
ne license laws OF this State in she should keep
ileoiHiery house, if she feme sole: and If
JUDGMENT he obtained against her any contract exc
cuoh shall or may Issue in the ordinary way to effect
h'r separate estate provided however, that snch
responsibility shall in effect or inrsr the
Responsibility Of the husband parent sriar the exist
ing laws: and that this act saii take effect on tbe
t!i'iucth day of Anril next - .' ''''
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THE DAY OF DAILIEs.-Our neighbor-
ing, modest little city Of Wilmington, is
becoming newspaper proud, and has added
two more dailies to it list, TIE Duly Jour-
nal and Wilmington Daily Gazette, both
Democratic. Appearing about the first of
April, is there anything ominous in it:
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On Or before The Isl Of NAV. ensuing.

nnntr me penalty prescribed ly said laws for the
ATTRACTION thereof
Those INTERESTED! notified of the following require
intnts of the License Lava:
TRADERS LICENSE.-The amount to be paid Iy
traders for license the amount OF stock at the princ
pal season OF sale TO be given under oth il follows
II tie hnplicRnts stock in tIade dnes mt encred
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The applicant mast either make OATH as heretofore,
before til" Clerk of the Circni; Court of the county
k" on hand at the principal of sale the oath
may b" administered by Justice of the Peace When
me IA person wanting license apple. through agent
II tue latter course lie adopted. the following form will
he deemed IL sufficient compliance with the act:
Cecil C0yHfy topit:
On this --d day Of. 1877 before the subscriber.
.'nstic" of the Peace oi III. State of Maryland in and
for said county, personally appeared = and declared
'i ne iht'.> To apply for trader license. under the
second section Of III" Act Of January Session. 1853
the CLERK OF IL" Circuit Court for Cecil county and
''de oath thrt the of the stock of goods gener-
Hiy kept on hand y hin Tor by the in which
h" is engaged in it l artncrship at the princi-
pal Seas" o; sle lor if the appIicn: has previously
engaged III -uch trar) that the amount goods which
he intends to KEEP &c. does not Tor will not) exceed
Sworn before
IL the oath be administered before Justice of the
feace out Of the county in which the application is
made, there he attached the certificate of the Clerk
"i the Circuit Court of the county i'll which the Justice
resides.
Persons sell salt to ii.h in March, April and
May. without license. Verl.rs of cakes and vendors of
beer and cider who are makers of such beer and cider,
taer beer eXccpte) are not required pay license
LICENSES TO oRDINARIEs TAVERN
hEHPERS-rhe license to or,inaries and tavern keep
trS to sell sp'rituoa and fermented liquors. lager
beer, i'll quantities less than pint a. any one time are
rs follows: Provided that the applicant shall he
recommended to the Clerk by two freehold
crS OF his immediate vicinity and shall make OH II before
SAID Clerk that he has bona oe land without intending
l" cNe the requirements of this ar.icle provided and
gApects to maintain six good beds with sufficient cover
iiiG ;her"'r-tnd three than sufficient for
i've private Use Of said ordinary keeper with stabng
m "vehh'r Tor ire horses at lcast and if said appli-
can't resides III the city of Baltimore that he has pro-
Nhiei and expects to maintain twelve good beds with
cover ing as aforesaid, and six rooms.
The said applicant is also to make oath before the
Clerk a. to the rate q" rent annual value If the house
at or in which the business to lie authorized by the
license may he done. or int ended to he done.
II III" rental q" annual value is not
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LICENSES TO oRD1NAR1Es AND TAyER


LICENSES TO RETAILERS OF SPIRITUoUS OR
FERMENTED LIQUORS, OR LAGER BEER-The
amounts of license 10 I've paid by retailers Of sprituous
and f'rment"d liquors and lager beer, are follows:
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MARTINS
NOTICE..

STOCK OF ROOTS AND SHOES
is the largest and besl to DO fJund anywhere and al
prices to defy competition. RISING sun MD
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NOTICES, &c.
NOTICES., &C.
Sheriff's License Notice.
NOTICE TO
Merchants, Traders and Others.

ii! persons anI bodies corporate or polite in Cecil
tnh'F, who are or shall lie exercising pursuing any
hain"sS, or s;a r doing any or thin or shall be
IA tir occupation %; any honse place any purpose
r ";'. license iS mad" necessary lay III" laws of
Maryland ar" hereby warned obtained :: License or
tl,,su
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Iowa. Nebraska. Kansas, California.

Advertising alone does not produce sue
cess. The thing which is advertised must
have intrinsic merit, or else large advertis-
ing will eventually do it more harm than
good. If you have anything which you
know to be good, advertise 1t h0wghly, and
you will be sure to succeed: if it is poor,
don't praise it, for people will soon discov
er you are lying.
Such is the policy of the BURLINGTON
Route, which runs to three great regions
in the West: list, To Omaha, connecting
with the great Pacific Roads. I'd, TO Lin
coin, the capital of Nebraska, and all that
beautiful region south of the Platte. filled
with Il. r. lands and homesteads. Sd, To
st. Joseph, Kansas City and all Kansas
points.
The roads are splendidly built. have the
best bridges, finest cars, the Miller plat
form and coupler, and the safety air brake
Ito prevent the loss Of life that is every
where else happening: Pullman's sleepers.
Pullman dining cars, large and powerful
engines Ito make quick time and good con
nections) ,and are in word the best eqnipp-
ed roads in the West. So that il you de-
sire to 60 safely, surely, quickly and COM
fortably to any point in Southern Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas, or on the Pacific Roads,
be sure that you 60 "By Way Of Burling-
tom
All who wish particular information, and
large map, showing correctly the Great
West, and all its railroad connections, can
obtain them, and any other knowledge, by
addressing General Passenger Agent, 3. d
Mo. r. r. r., Burlington, Iowa.
\ FALSE 1MPREssIoN.-TL opinion
generally prevails that, owing to an adj
vance in the price of WOOL goods manufac-
tured thercfrom will I've much higher than
heretofore.
Thus the Clothing of large family be-
comes serious matter with some parents,
and every hint that puts them III possession
of information whereby a great saving may
be effected should be treasured.
No doubt the price Of Clothing will be
higher generally where material has been
bought lately, or without the employment
of sufficient capital to bug loa' for rash,
which always secures its advantages: but
where sharp foresight has prompted the
securing of early bargains, and sufficient
capital has enabled the purchase of i'm
mense quantities, which u large business
insures the certain sale of, such dealers can
afford to give their patrons the full benefit
of the advantages thus secured.
The truth Of these opinions is strength
ened 10y conference with our old friends
BENNETT & Co., of the renowned Tower
Hall Clothing Establishment, No. 51S Mar
ket street, Philadelphia, VIII" have pur-
chased vast stock of materials for Ready
Cash at much lower prices then they could
now be obtained for under any circumstances,
and have made them up into splendid
assortment of Clothing for Gentlemen,
Youths, and Boys wear, which, owing to
the peculiar advantages mentioned, they
will be able to sell, as long as the present
stock lasts, at prices M htgher. and in
some instances er5n l0tcer than 0se Of last
gear. We, therefore. cordially recommend
all who wish to save money and desire fair
dealing to give them q call, for they can
not do better.