Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-04-18
(Corresponicrcc Of the Bcacoa.)
Washington.
April l4,h, 1872.


April li,h. 1872.
ainee nv last letter hare learned With
regret Of the death Of oE- Of 81. Mary's
mos. useful sons, and to the family Of the
lion. u. 6. s. Key ! cifer my sineercss
.ympa,hies in their grief for one who
was ever ready to do N act Of kindness
or charity To the residents Of your vil-
iage. Mr.. Keys death is . severe blow.
I am sure. for the familiar form and kind
ly face win n" longer move among them
Or welcome them with true Southern hos
pitaii,y to the freedom Of Tudor Hall"
Tie Maryland members Of the Washing
ton Bar held 4 meeting. At which re.olu-
tons Of regre. and sympathy were offered
w r. T. Merrick and others.
Among the publicly mourned dead Of
the pas. week are numbered Prof Morse
and Eras,us Corning. Prof Morsc's death
ha. caused . resurrection Of the disputes
as to whom the invention Of the telegraph
belongs. Be- il as il may, il was he who
sent the frst message over the first wire
connecting Washington and Baltimore.
and as token Of respect the telegraph
Offices throughout. the country are drapcd
in mourning.
The Investigating Committees are prov
ing the highest officials corrup. beyond
measure. Creswell and Robeson are proved
guilty Of crimes or deeds which would
cause the Dismissal Of an inferior Office
holder. AMI Tomorrow the principal Wit
ness before the sale Of arms Committee,
Mrs Mason, is to be examined. Who or
what this Mrs. Mason is. or how she can
he concerned in the "saie Of arms" are
questions few. very few. are able to an
swer. All tina, is known is, that she is
fascinating beauty Of Southern birth. and
bv some said to be relation of Y. Ma
shn.
The Democrats are waking up. and
Judge Van Tromp. Of Ohio. has caused
some excitement by letter TO his constit-
ucn:.. in which he dcnounccs every prin-
ciple Of political action save those purely
democratic. The liberal Republicans arc
opposed to Grant. but they hate Democ-
racy. too. and have heard many saw,
though they dispise Grant, they would
vote for him before the pures. Democrat:
in the country. That Ohio rules this
country is subject beyond dispute. Vir-
2in:a's mantle. soiled anu ragged. has fall
len on her shoulders. The Buckeye State
claims Grant. Sherman. Sheridan, Sher-
man, the Senator, the EwingS. Van
Tromr. Thurman. and numbers Of lesser
lights. Ofthcsc, Ewing and Van Tromp
are Democrats. and the former has been
spoken Of for the Presidency. but such
luck is rot for this country. maybe No.
until Virginia dons her mantle and again
takes the helm Of State will VIC sec a real
gentleman in the White House. Grant is
sure Of another four years. and perhaps
more. but when he docs 60. may General
Tom Ewing succeed him. 1t would be
like putting refined gold in the place Of
dross
The Carnival has after mucll discussion
been postponed until next year. aud this
speaks we'll for the inhabitants of Wash
ington. who will no. consent to entice their
friends to visit place where they arc IL
abe anv moment. night or day. to be bu-
ricd alive in the trenches. or crushed un-
der walls whose foundations have been
weakened by too much investigation.
Enclosed is an article clipped from the
Sunday Herald, but it is too good to be
true. for fear the much talked Of W. L
P. L. r. X. will prove as great n myth
as the lord Of Gorden's" grca. city Of
Looms. which, too late for many. has been
found to exist only in the brain of the no.
Lle Lord. Ado.
SCRITTERELLO.