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ACTION OF THE pREsByTERy.

Iae committee of investigation consisted
OF heS' John D. Patton, D. D., J. L. Vallan-
dIgnain' Rev. }. Henry Johns, Elders Hugh
Steel and Jacob Y Foulk. The evidence,
rs taken by them, and summarized above,
was reported to the Presbytery, without any
opinion or suggestion upon it. on Tuesday
evening at meeting held with closed doors.
Inc fresbytery again met on Wednesday, in
the intervals Of the Synod's session, and
reached conclusion in regard to the mat.
ter IN the evening. 1t was unanimously
decided. by rising vote, that the PresLytery
find no ground whatever for prefer ring
charges or entertaining suspicious against
Mr.. Mathews
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Mathews Clericl
Evidence taken by tn
Unanimous Decision tn
Justify Charges ngs
SUMMARY OF THE /.

The Committee on Il
pointed by the Presbyter,
to investigate the charge 0
by Maria Salisbury, Of
Rev. Henry Mathews. ma
Thursday, to the Presbyt,
Wilmington. The testim
voluminus, a mere summs
twenty pages of cap papel
following synopsis Of the ]
ed in the Wilmington Con
The statement of the /,
the Committee on Septel
declared: Rev. Henry Natl
of my child. He never ha
but three times. Am pc
(She here specifics these
time and place, saying the
of last year, and the last
The child was born on Al
with Mr.. Mathews three y
two years and nine month
lace, of Elkton, was raise
mars family; was 90, ID
Baltimore county, with I
stay till they could get fixe
on August 10th; Mr.. Natl
to Baltimore in his carris
trunk in the coach; the ii
the coach while we We're lo
ing place; we walked; me
who showed us where bo|
had; Mr.. Mathews had tx
the house on a wheel BARR
sized, middle-aged COLOR
asked at the house, for DO
around the corner; hous
street, kept by Mr.. Gil
a little before 2 o'clock;
turned during the after
the vestibule; he gave mil
addressed to Mrs. Mathe,
other an empty envelope
self at Randallstown, to
all was right; he also CAV
dollar notes, and said m
not cost me anything; sen
Mathews on Friday after
the letter to Mr.. Mat
could not get rid of the
Their statements about
money! went by the ma
ard, while at Gilliard's;s
Virginia; stayed at Gilliai
went to Samuel Hines tx
day evening: paid the
Hines, 1915, and my bl
week; tried to get rid {
Philadelphia depot when,
the hack-driv would n
the cars at North East, I
and put it behino a bush
me; told a young man
Elkton, who was the fa'
first time I had told ar
in Elkton advised me to-
Mr.. Mathews, and not t
I said at first. l was I'M
ing out in the evenings
mother, or girls, or a gef
ly by myself; Jacob Me-
me, when l lived at Wal
ews'; turned him away
vanceS.
Upon Mr.. Mathews,s
the girl admitted there :
ports " about her; one III
ton Manley and one all
liams of the Colored M
ton; and asserted that !,
course with Mr.. Mathed
two years.
This examination of q
mittee state occupied r
was then swos-
tice.
REV. MIR. MATTE
The following is the !
TO all aohom ii may conc
First; Be it knownge
brought by one Maria 50,
of Elkton, Md, acoustic
father of the illegitimfh
she gave birth on or abdn-
gust last, is a most infad
most malicious calumnsr;
Secondly; And be 1.-THE
accused Henry Mathewsss
the God who knoweth Try
life and heart, and befous-
tice I shall one day bsst
sincerely and sole mnlyst
reservation, or par
and declare that the Al is
utterly false, and Of itly
innocent.
Thirdly; And I, the sws,
do further make oath, Ter,
that l have never haGse
with the said Maria Sa
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GUARANTEED BONDS

Payable in New York City, for sale prices that will
pay over II per cent. the investment. MUNICIPAL
BONDS Of the highest grade always on hand. THOS.
2. ELLlS d CO., Bankers, II Pine st.,
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Land Sales.-R. Haines, Trustee and S.
Burns, Auctioneer, sold on Tuesday last at
the Court House, the farm of the late T.
Fitzsimons deceased, in the Sd District
near Union NJ. E. Church, containing 81
acres, for $26.50 per acre. Charles w.
Shippers, of North East, purchaser.
The same parties sold at the Court House,
en- Wednesday last, the property of Alex.
HILL in the 4th District containing 10
acres, for Sc, 900; George Alden, purchaser.
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Wood Lawn Camp Meeting Association

The subscribers to the Fund for purchasing the Wood
Lawn Ground are hereby notified of public meeting,
which is to be held in Port Deposit at Mr.. Nesbtt's
Store, on SATURDAY, October 9Th, at O'Clock P. M.
Tho Trustees are expected to meet at o'clock same
day and report plan Of organization and blank
Of Incorporation ut this meeting.
Benjamin Clifford is the authorized Treasurer and Col
ector, to whom all subscriptions should be promptly
paid L. c. MATLACK,
Sept 2S 1SI2-2w President Of the Association.
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"Who do You Go FOr!'' said foxy
looking politician to plain looking coun-
tryman. 81 go for the GLASS FRONT
where | get the best Of everything and no
promises replied the honest farmer.
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Persons desiring to see the Agent of the
HOWE Machine Co., in Elkton. are expect
ed to call at their office, on Saturdays
Open until nine o clock p. NJ.
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Mems coarse Boots from SO to Sc. Best
goods warranted. r. G. REESE.
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"The Laws Out."-Buy your Ammuni-
ton for Partridge shooting. Plenty of it at
the BEE HIVE.
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Large Cakes.-Mr. Morris Cummings
had on his counter, on Wednesday last,
two hugh cakes, manufactured at his es-
tablishment for the Cherry Hill Fair. The
cakes were beautifully ornamented with
icing by Mrs. Cummings. The larger
weighing so pounds, was presented by the
knights of Pythias of that village to the
air, and in addition to the tasteful orna-
m, mting was surrounded by beautiful
WI, ath of evergreens, flowers and berries.
The sm aller cake weighed 81 pounds, con-
tribu tea by subscription. These cakes were
quite CT sditable to Mr.. Cummings estab-
lishment and proof that our home produc-
tions bids fair to rival the best city baker,
les in fine axe.
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and gaze her S15tbo;

IHas tn n month old ana that her child
: H. " y Baker and w. a,
'aileu th%e"ms''antlally the same statsman ae,
Dr. .r ro IL. lamar, of Elkton t...;eo,
10 ~ TO FII ".lon with Maria. after her 20 aS
turn ho n'ston in which She sa;d mer le,
1gaVe me, 80 in Baltimore and 1'1 u1ssa
chalgeo against him similar IN those IL mS Sae,
stale%brns' the Specified occaainns ~ ha; her
,,d,;.,s ALL H. Frazer, of Elkton, testified 70
..an no; egatlons Of only three occas;onS
they Oe'ng between Jul and N SeTsn,6eS
Aloert Constable, of Elkton. re,,tsa COW
eral statements, made hv NJ; o."'eu sew
nesses. CIV" W the other wit
.,s P p eMshesc,ulough, of Elkton, an elder in
.nu aston 't o Church Of which accused
to the H., Wallace family made to o'S Mrs Mus
MIS-: ward ware of Elkton, testified that az 70
Maria character; lived with her nearly 2
yeais earl, was much in the habit of GOING ont
at hsnv' sometimes till 9 or 3 O'clock in
the morning; grew worse as to this habit.
we ool fs, to this, and she left: told infa,
moas iaiSehoods about us afte, la.1;nn :.
man oy the name of Morgan came to y;si f.
her. '"n'o w. Visi'
MISS Laura Wallace, of Elkton, gave her
the same Character, and corroborated Mrs.
rev. D. q; Hemmer, D. d., of the Pres
byterian Church, testified that he had
known Mr.. Mathews over twenty Years
personally and particularly; and had ALWAYS
r eaar;, nlm of the greatest purity and
rev. Thomas ]. Shepherd, D. D.. after
h'r'y years acquaintance, had never seen
Dr. suspected in him anything TO cast a
1oaD' y upon the purity of the man, or the
Ine foregoing is summary of the testi-
nc my, IL was shown, however, that Mr..
Mathews, Contrary to a report circulat ed in
,onne sann with the affair, received less
nan sooo salary at Elkton, and 81 1000 in
lis present charge, and that his present
are larger than that at Elk
on.
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OCTOBER.

The serc and yellow leaf trembles upon its feeble
stem, the harvest has rpened and the labor of the
year nearly Completed This is the proper of
old age and quiet decay with the vegetable world and
in sympathy Herewith, tho vital powers of decline
rs the sunshine palss All organic nature r.laxes in
functional energy, and SCENE to seek = the of
Deaths half brother-seep This too is the Of
disease 1t is not in its actual destruction hut in its
last faint struggle with tho fell destroyer. that the
vegetable world breahes forth those poirns that Undue
animal life with malarious plaques Now than
any other season. the residents in localities where thor
oughly skful medical advice is not within convenient
reach, most need safe aud valuable remedy in those
intermittent mplans that frequently ravage whole
districts of country till the practitioner sinks
under the burden of his duties becomes himself the
victim Of the enemy he contends against through the
unavoidable exposures OF his aruous profession
This then, is perhaps the most hitting occasion to recall
attention to the advertisement Of Paschas Intermit
Fever Mixture and it's accompanying recommended
tions another page of our journal. oct 5-lm
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The above was sworfire
Howard, of Elkton, on

The above was sworiirI
Howard, of Elkton, on
MIR. MATHEwa'
Following this deniNa
thews' statement, swore
October list, before j, J
p. He states that he | tt
Baltimore, to go to hel a
he had promised to sdel
she removed with hispr,
county; paid her SO, nc,
of her wages, and So ! t,
Elkton; did not giye,n,
other sum than this 81 il
charge of a drayman axel
and bid her good-byhin
down the street; as to vel
ope which Maria says let
ter he never wrote; tina,
have so addressed, as lad,
dress envelopes to hip,e.
TESTIMONY TAKENs
The evidence of o,ises
follows this.
Mrs. Mathews, wifeAte,
under oath, that wheka;d
she was unwell; adj Dr.
Mitchell, of Elkton, aie,ld.
did not know, till Ilr !
week afterward, thaa in
Baltimore, Mr.. Mathta II;
more, because color, =,
lowed to ride inside, Nc.
have had over $40, wibd. s;
to 60 with her, but wfssI.
ed Mr.. M. to show hs ask,
Maria repeated to me ,r,ou,
families in which ST Eno..
detailed these:) she ns aess
runner; Clayton MAJ : S H.
his photograph and, = nef
there were bad repoI \, ,'e y
Maria speaks of in b y
DR.. Zollickoffer, I l;e,
that Mr.. Mathews " i 40
gust 18th, in his carr Aa,
he had brought MI; . oa "
to Elkton; stated th ~
. O'Clock, lit being Il Iiae
declares Mr.. NJ. was Ian. q,
He said he was goinip u ~.
chases of groceries, ], p H.
accused, iutimately, o
age, and never kns, ~ s q
pure man. y aad
Mrs. Zollickoffer,
and sister to accu ,cs.
came to their hou y ne
abont 8 or 81, with y =, ene,
in his carriage, and &C,
Sophia Hines, COLI,
coming to her housi5,'sans
dark of August III Nv uoat
mid wife, and $2.5CW as
ed three weeks but sa, Aay-
because she said st
her through, calleSosee
said she had a l,us.. d;
she came to Gill; =, u aid
the driver 81, outte eid
Dutton took her tn levi
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Rising SUN Items.

More Apples.-E. P. Passmore, of Bay
View, left specimens of 81 kinds of apples
at the drug store, a few days ago. Some
fine specimens were also left by Willie
Stubs, John W. Barnes and others.
Frost.-On Tuesday night last We had
the first nipping frost.
Dog Shipped. While Mr.. Ward was fill
ing car with baled hay his dog got fast
ened in the car, and was shipped to Balti
more. On unloading the car i'll Baltimore
city, as soon as his dogship could get out
he did it, and took to his heels, pursued
but not caught by the consiguee.
Posi,icaz-Maj. White, of Baltimore,
addressed the Republican Club, on Friday,
evening 18th inst, in quite pleasant and
telling speech. On Tuesday, 18th inst,
Maj. Hancock and Mr.. Bosling addressed
a large meeting in the Hall. The party is
getting reused up, and is in good spirits,
the late elections being conducive thereto.
Republican Club meets every Friday even
ing in the Hall. The friends Of Greeley
and Brown have organized, and by a 7x9
poster call meeting in the Hall on We'd
nesday evening. They evidently didn't
think it will justify much of a printers
bill.
Poisoned. family of Mr.. W. Mount
consisting of himself, wife and one sou,
were poisoned by something in their coffee,
on Wednesday morning last Mr.. Mount
and son have recovered out of danger;
Mrs. Mount is very sick. 1t caused severe
vomiting, pain and prostration. One son
was from home; the colored man was gath
ering chestnuts, SO both escaped. The col
| ored girl did not or would not eat any
breakfast and of course was unaffected
AS yet nothing definite can be ascertained.
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n. 3. S. M. SALE.

Ro not 10 without a SEWING MACHINE,
when you get for DOLLAR. We sell
New Sewing Machines, with Table and foot
power all complete for ST. that cannot 10 purchased at
any retail in the country less than from SEQ
Send for circulars. giving full particulars J. F.
WIGGIN, General Agent for u s., 173 Washington st.
Boston Mass
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Sale of Farm.-Mr. England, real es-
tate agent, sold this week the farm of Mr..
George Reynolds, situated in the State of
Delaware within one mile of Warwick, and
containing 100 acres to Mrs. Polk, of Odes-
sa Del, for $105, cash per acre.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The Grant and Wilson Club of the 3rd
District will be addressed by able speakers,
on Wednesday night next. Turn out. all
who would hear the issues of the campaign
fairly discussed.
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JuRIy ulSCuSSeu.
Local Miscellany.-Money sold at the
Elkton Building Society, on Saturday
night last, at 103, II, II! and 12 per cent
premium. There were five purchasers,
of them paying 10 per cent.
On the Goth of October, tomorrow the
law of this State allows the shooting OF
cartridges to commence. On Monday a
general fusilade may be expected in the
neighborhood of towns and villages. On
the first of January the restriction to the
sport again takes effect.
The walls of the Presbyterian Church of
this town gradually rise, and the outlines
of the building begin to assume shape,
showing that the structure will be one of the
most imposing and handsome in the county.
The sharp frosts of the present week are
beginning to lend an autumnal appearance
to the landscape.
Rev. Geo. B. Newell, of New York, will
preach at the Presbyterian church, in this
town tomorrow and also the following
Sunday.
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Extra Ser, ices.-It is announced that
services of al , interesting character will
commence in the M. E. Church Of this
town, to-morro W. In the morning, it is
expected that IL re children of the Sabbath
School will be p, esent, seated with their
parents, and the O. xercises will be such as
to instruct and int. crest them; in the lam
guage of the Pastor, it is to be ''The Chill
dren's Day." In tli.' evening, and the fol-
lowing four evenings, the services will be "a
"sabbath School pr otracted meeting" in
which efforts will be made to get children
and young people to a igher platform, and
endowed with a power that will en- able
them to resist and over come the mighty
evil influences which beset them on every
hand. The evening services will commence
at o'clock precisely, SO that they will be
over at " children's bedtime"
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Attempt to Rob Newark, DELI Bank
On Monday last, George P. M iller, r.
Greenwalt and James Adams were arrest
ed for entering and attempting to RIB the
National Bank of Newark. John A ken,
another of the conspirators against the
not succeeded in arresting him at our last
advices. The apprehended were all resi-
dents of the town and neighborhood, and
had formed an association to rob the Bank,
and bound each other by oath, not to di-
vulge under penalty of being shot. Miller,
who used to be in the employ of the Bank,
however, became conscience stricken or
frightened and divulged the plot some
parties had succeeded in entering the Bank
several nights, and were engaged in taking
impressions of the lock and making the
necessary preliminary arrangements, but
had not at the time of their arrest succeed
ed in opening the safe, or in securing any
=, money. A set of burglar tools was found
i, Adams trunk. The men were princi,
nall mechanics, and were making use Of
Their mechanical skill to grow rich quickly,
hut III We been cut short in their career o.
ccrime. Two of the men obtained bail anG
the other was committed to Jail at New
Castle. IT is reported that a turnkey of the
jaj; was a p. 'rty to the conspiracy. He was
- Of to take any active part in the robbery
=, Z in case the parties were arrested. he
uu to release them and share the spoils.
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CAMPAIGN GOODS FOR 1872.

ARentB WaHttu our campaign SeII III
sight. Pay 100 per cent profit. Now is
the time. Send at for Descriptive Circulars and
Price Lists of Fine Steel Engravings of all the
Candidates. Campaign Biographies Charts Photographs
Badges, Pins Flags, and ryhng suited to the times
Ten dollars per day e.sy made Full samples sent for
s.. Address MooRK GooDsPrRD, 81 Park Row, New
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-21
Eyes and No Eyes.

You have all read the story in the
school readers ,of Two boys who went
over the same route, one with his eyes
open, and the other with them shut. 1t
is old, but worth repeating and worth re-
membering every day; so many things
worth knowing go on right under our
eyes without being noticed.
| knew man, think | may have told
you of before, a busy man, who had very
little time for reading or study, but whose
mind was perfect storehouse of in
formation on almost every subject.
"How does it happen that you know SO
much more than the rest of uss" asked
him, one day.
CO." said he, 81 never had time to Law
in regular stock of learning, SO | save
all the bits that come in my way, and
they count up in the course of the year."
That is just the thing save the bits.
THAT boy" said gentleman, "always
seems to be on the lookout for something
TO see.
So he was; andwhile waiting in news
paper office for a package, he learned, by
using his eyes, how mailing machine
was operated. While he waited at the
florists, he saw the man setting great
box of cuttings, and learned, by the use
of his eyes, what he never would have
guessed, that slips rooted best in nearly
pure sand.
This is lapas lazuli, said the jeweller
to his customer; land this is chrys-
oprase."
And the wide-awake errand boy turned
around from the door to take sharp
look, so that in future he knew just how
those two prpCiDuS stones looked In
one day he learned of the barber what be.
came of the hair clippings of the carpen
ter how to drive a nail SO as not to split
the wood; Of the shoemaker, how differ
ent surfaces of fancy leather are made; OF
a locust, that his mouth was no use to
him in singing; from scrap Of news
paper, where sponges are obtained; and
from an old irishwoman, how to keep
stove pipes from rusting. Only bits and
fragments of knowledge, but all of them
worth saving, and all helping to increase
the stock in trade of the boy who meant
to be man. The Little Corporal.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-21

it was not dry by night. The occupants,
man and wife, not liking to sleep in a
damp room, moved into another. In the
night a storm of wind arose the stack
of chimneys was blown down they broke
through the roof, and smashed to fire.
wood the bed on which the couple would
have been sleeping, if they had not mad
their room secured out that day, and if,
the day being wet, it had not remained
damp up to bedtime. Here were two
lives absolutely enclosed by an If. And
not only their own lives, but the educa-
ton, and social status and happiness of
their six children. The six little rivulets
that run now side by side with the parent
streams would have been diverted into
quite other channels, and through quite
different lines of country and all that is,
and all that will in the future spring
from them and belong to them, was at
one time dependent on the chance wheth-
er maid-servant would take to-day in
which to do certain piece of work, or
leave it till tomorrow. 1t was a grave If,
and Heaven be thanked for the blindness
with which it was met From the Queen
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-21
Youths Department.
STRIKE THROUGH THE KNOT.
BY Z. W. LANE.


well remember, years ago, how !. a little lad,
70 split knotty stick essayed, with all the
strength had:
In vain hacked about the knot, but chips few
round the door,
And wearied, | laid down the AK, and thought I'd
try no more.
just tlen, an old man passing by, who Glanced to
see nv plight
Cried cut aloud, " Hold, hold, my boy, you have
not tried Alright
This hacking spnters viii not gain the object gu
have sought
But split it through the knot, my boy, directly
through the knot"
i tried once more. and on the knot struck hard TO
make il twain;
Once, twice, thrice, and the stick was split l
dropped my again;
" And now, quoth he, :" by this you see, just how
il is in life,
All the way through you'll find hard knots and sor-
row, care and strife.
Z" And should you only hack at them, you'll make
but sorry speed
But, Ii you strike them manyully, you surely Will
succeed
The lives of great men always lead through many
troubled way
And would YOU walk therein, my boy, remember
what say
Thus he spoke, and ever since I've found his
words SO true,
That will give as received, the same advice to
You,
AID II you heed it, you viii dnd, as Others have,
wot,
The wisctt plan, and surest way, Is striking through
the knot Toledo Blade.