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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03
Fire I'm Alexandria.

On Tuesday morning last five large
warehouses on the river side, in Alexan-
dria, Va, were destroyed by fire, together
with their contents. Loss estimated at
100000, of which some $500 is cover
ed by insurance. These buildings cover
ed nearly the whole square between Came
ron and Queen streets, and were owned
by Mr.. w. G. Cazenove and the estate OF
Henry Daingerield.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03
Ballou's Magazine for January.

In spite of the big Boston fire. when the
printing establishment of Themes & Tai
bot was destroyed, BazZou's Magazine has
made its appearance, looking as fresh and
nice as though it had never met with trou-
BILE and disaster. 1t is little later than
usual, but better late than never, we say,
where such universal favorite is concern
ed, for we always liked the sprightly mag
azine, and we find it is generally esteemed
in families for its entertaining reading
matter, giving more for Is cents than 9TH
er magazines do for 80. We congratulate
the publishers for their pluck and energy
in placing their publication before the
public so soon after the big fire, and we
hope the people will respond by subscrib-
ing for it all over the Union. That is the
way to show sympathy for those who have
been unfortunate. Each person who sends
$3.50 receives Ballou's for year and also
a beautiful chrome of moss roses or lilies
as a gratuity. This is handsome and
should be the means of inducing thous-
ands to send in their names. Among the
contents of Ballou's Magazine for January
is nice sea story, a number of pieces OF
good poetry, half dozen interesting sto-
ries, some adventures and other matters OF
interest. Only $1.50p per year, and Is cents
single copies. Address Themes & Talbot,
36 Bromfeld Street, Boston.
Woods Household Magazine RemodeIed.
S. S. Wood 0he founder and editor of
this popular monthly, now in its twelfth
volume), makes the following announce
ment of his policy for the new year:
At the commencement of our magazine
we had no idea of combining ourselves to
the use of original matter; but we finally
Welded to the advice of literary friends,
used no selections, and announced a Sc
ries of eighteen 500 prize stories which
were continued regularly for as many
months In addition to paying the high
est prices for other contributions, we cal
led to our editorial aid some of the best lit
erary talent in the country. And yet we
have not been able to get the ''originar'
material necessary to make the work sat
isfactory. Hence we have remodeled the
magazine in accordance with our original
plan. and shall henceforth avail ourself of
selections from foreign books and periodi-
Gals, and present the cream of the best
thought concerning the subjects treated.
The January number now ready, con-
tains the following articles: One Cause OF
Trouble, by Gail Hamilton; Catharine's
Christmasses, by Harriet Prescott Spoford;
cooperative Stores, by Sidney Hyde; Good
Cheer, by E. D. Rice; General William
Writ Colby, by Rebecca Harding Davis
Reading Aloud; Song ofthe Sordid Sweet
heart; The Rooster-Pecked Wife; The
Lawof Courtship; The House of Mourning;
Agostina, the Maid of Saragossa; Story of
the Sand Man; Peace on Earth; Peep; A
Fragment for the Young; Forfeits; The
Spider and the Flea; Editorials, including
Remoldeling, Holiday Greetings, Literary
Review, Fashions, Housekeeper, Sense and
Nonsense, and Love thoughts of eminent
persons.
Price One Dollar year. Send for spe-
cimen copy which will be mailed free.
Address S. S. Wood & Co., Newburgh,
n. Y.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

The correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun says: "The present freeze of the Pc.
tomac will, it is thought, have the effect Of
directing public attention. to the advant'
ages offered by the new town OF Quantico
as it is said that steamers can reach that
point even now, and that very slight
movement of the ice and that port will be
available for sailing vessels also. A Gus
toms office was established there some
time since"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

WThe first locomotive steamed up in
the United States in 1882. Since then the
railroad development has gone on with
wonderful rapidity, averaging not less than
1900 miles per annum. With each sue
cessive year the ratio increases. In 1870
6,145 miles were completed, and in 1871,
1853, and durAg the present year still
higher figures h he probably been reached
The earnings of the railroads in 1851 were
about $4,000, 900; in 1861 about $135, OOO,-
900; and in 1871 about $475, 100000.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

~ Sixty girls employed in the print
ing Office Of the New York Newspaper and
Printing Company, in New York, ON Cen
tire street, were, with great difficulty, res
cued from the flames, when the establish
ment was burned down last week.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

sW@The New York Commercial Adoer-
tiser hits Mr.. Postmaster-G Cress-
wells pet postal telegraph scheme the fol-
lowing stunning blow:
"The President has signed the bill legis-
lating out of office the United States AS
SCISSORS, so that, by the first of next July,
we shall be rid of that interesting brood.
AS an offset to this act of retrenchment,
we can think of nothing better than for
Congress to pass a law authorizing the
postal telegraph system. That would give
us an opportunity of maintaining new
set of Government employees, besides keep
ing the country lively with the clamors of
every little frontier settlement for postal
telegraph"
Of course something must be done to
provide for ''the Faithful" and the postal
telegraph is just the arrangement to bring
into active service few thousands more
of the hungry "bread and butter brigade. "
There is no telling how many Radicals it
will place at the public crib, all of whom
are to be rewarded for political services by
being paid in this neat and convenient way
with the peoples money.-Balt. Gazette.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

WWe understand that Mr.. E. Bows,
late of England, has purchased the farm
owned by the heirs of the late Thomas A.
Burgess. This farm contains two hundred
and fifty acres, and is situated on the Po-
mac river in Nanjemoy district. The
price paid is $4,000.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

~ In the case of Susan B. Anthony and
fourteen other women, under examination
for voting illegally at the last general cleo
ton in Rochester, the United States Com
missioner, in that city, has given decision
holding each to bail in five hundred dol
lars to appear before the United States
District Court on the third Tuesday OF
January.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

WOf the signers of Jefferson Davis
bail-bond there are now dead G.. A. Myers,
John M. Bolts, Thomas R. Price, William
Fl. Mcfarland and William H. Lyons, of
Richmond, and Horace Greeley, of New
York, who was the first signer.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

Senator Summers health Is again re-
ported as being very precarious. His ply
sicians visit him twice day, and he has
given up all occupation exceptreading for
a few hours each day.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

The ice is reported several inches
thick in the channel of the Potomac river,
opposite Alexandria, and as far down as
can be heard from the river is frozen from
shore to shore. Numbers of persons are
walking across the river opposite and a.
bove Alexandria without fear. So says
the Gazette of Saturday last.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

The electoral votes of all the States
except five have been brought to Washing
ton and deposited with the Secretary of
State. The official count will be made by
Congress on the 4th of February.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

fWThe Alexandria Gazette says that
the small pox is dying out in that city,
and there now remains but two or three
patients who are in convalescent state.
The disease has been nearly entirely con-
fined to those persons who contracted it in
Washington, and was among the colored
Oy1lv
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

~ Stokes was permitted to testify in
his own defence on Friday, and repeated
his statement that Fisk drew the first pis-
tol, and that he (Stokes) only fired with
the intention of protecting his own life
All these facts have been developed, and
it is probable that the second trial will be
no more decisive than the first.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03
ANCIENT RECORDS OF CHARLES
COUNTY.

FiIiaI Affection and Generosity of the
Robey Family.
"At the request of SARAH RoBEY, of
Charles county, aoiC7oD, the following Deed
was recorded this 18th day of August,
Ammo 174O:
"CHARLEs COUNTY, Set: We, the under
named subscribers, for the natural lone and
affection which we bare to our well beloved
mother, SARAH ReBEY, a0ido0, and for sun
dry other good causes, do freely and vol
UNFAIRLY give all our part or parts of the
goods and chattels which fell to us by the
death of our well beloved brother, PETER
RoBEY, late of Charles county, deceased,
to the said SARAH RoBEY, aojdooo, after his
debts are paid By the administrator.
"Witness our hands and seals, this 22d
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03
Divine Service.

I'd Sunday after Christmas, St. Paurs Chapel,
Piney, II a. m.
January 9Th, Feast of the Epiphany, St. Paul's
Chapel, Piney, IL a. M.
LIST Sunday after Epiphany, Christ Church,
Port Tobacco, II a. m
I'd Sunday after Epiphany, St. Pauls Chapel,
Piney, IL a. m.
= Sd Sunday after Epiphany, Christ Church,
Port Tobacco IL a. M
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

The WILSON New UNDERFEEp SHUTTLE SEw-
ING MACHINE is the highest running and most
durable of all Sewing Machines. 1t is kept in
perfect running order for five years free Of
charge, and can be bought for $50. 1t makes
the genuine Lock-Stitch, alike on both sides, is
gerry simple in construction, has straight
needle, and very easy to operate.
~ Send for illustrated circulars, .tree
jan Sly
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

WSmall Pox is said to be still on the
increase in the extreme eastern section of
Washington city.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03
FOR SALE

A FINE large county-raised MULE, twelve
"A years old. Price one hundred and TWEEN
ty-6ve dollars.
Jan. 3, 1S73-tf GEORGE TAYLOR.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

On our late hasty trip to Charles Coun-
ty we met Professor Gray and his amateur
Brass Band, composed of ten or twelve
young men from Port Tobacco and vicin-
ity. This class are taking lessons under
the Professor, and it will be pleasant
pastime occasionally to entertain the
neighborhood with sweet music, as they
did on Thursday last at the residence of
Captain Cox, on the occasion of the recep-
ton of his friends.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03

B. & P. r. r. Ties:-The ties that will
bind more firmly the Friendship existing
between Charles and Prince Georges
counties
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-04-30
TRIBUTE OF AHspAcr,

At regular meeting OF tho teachers and
pupils OF the Baptist sunday school, In Lex.
ing'on. Mo-, the rollowin: preamble and
revolutions were unanimously adoptsh:
WHEREAS. II has pl, asod the great Head
| OF the church to translate our esteemed "a.
iaborer aud beloved INSTRUCTOR, Mira. n, A,
Hollis. from thr scenes Of her earthly labor
To- the joyous services oIthe sanctuary abo,e e:
Therefore. hn 10
Resolved. That. while WI how In humbl.
SUBMISSION To the viii Of our Father In hray.
cn. we cannot but rrAlizr that our school has
been deprived Of an efficient and beloved
tcaehrr, our corps 0f instructors of one ~
IT. most valued ami useful m-inbers, and the
church OF one OF It's, hrient.s, ornaments,
iier ptctt was Tree from o,,ents,ion and
display, her Judgment was di.rrimin.iin,, 4,
ahi sehrr, heart humble aud pra, erful, and
hrrh'hu hahi'uaily cheerful, We brijpyr
,nat our lo,s has heen her gain, for doubt
ie,s sis Is now IN company with some 10
whom she gay, the irst lrs,ons of christian
truth, Engaged IN praisIng Him vino rr
blood. '>'S"'
Resolve !, That We sdeeply>ympathize with
e, .,'1.,, neIeaNeu u ianiiy. In her dccease. an
aged anl honor.d father has TO t.plor. tns
'o'S OF an only anl affecliuua,e daughter.
anu ner threc young anl Interesting d.u.h-
teiN nave befn bereayea ot u fond and br-
s"fru mother. We beg leave to assure them
"u, earnest s'lppticatinu in their behalf
ina' ~. Won may grant them the consultations OF
iiis goousrs., and suuble them so In Uysa
~ e'i'palMi her name in the hallowcd ,nr,n-
SrleN oil those who Were allowed to enjoy in
her Tue rel n'ion>hip OF daughter, mother and
,sNcher. ! May they he Reunited in that
"t,snt world above. where the sunlight OF
e'rfn.i joy and hlrssadnrss shall rest unon
''Sni through our Lord Jesus christ,
heaolved. That copy OF these resolutions
De sent to the family nf our deceased friend
anu teacher, anu that u copy be furnished To
no u'rn oi our city papers and to the Central
Baptist for publication.
II. TALRIRD.
NJ. CHAPMAN,
h. +. RuYLE
JOHN W. WADnEIL
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-04-30

IHE EASTERN HAIL.-Ths recu-
larity with which the eastern through mail
fal's to come to time at this Il flee is IS, on
ishing. The trouble getting to and from
the Junction, five miles distant across bad
river, counts for somethins,to he sure. The
landings aro bad, particularly that on the
north side; the winds sometimes at this
season prevent any craft from crossing; but
that execrable apology for 4 tn lrosd known
as the Bobtail Is the source of as much
trouble Is oil other causes. The "strike," or
the storm, or both, nave rendered time
tables ON tho North Missouri sometfiin. of
nullity, and IT train "bappens' to be be.
hind time, which is usually the case, we are
told that the managers Of the Hobtail lin.
take the responsibility Of detalniuy III.
malls till 1t suits their convenience 10 run
down to the river. Lexington township
PAID $4,000 for this BobtaiI road, but as the
company failed to fill their part efths contrsc,
after SettinSthe money ,and Is an unmtieateJ
nuisance as at present managed, We p oppose
that an additional subscription be raised TO
hire them to quit. We should then not he
subjected to its disappontments, the conss-
quent wear and tear OF temper would he
saved, to say nothing of the. danger to tho
morals OF the whole community. Tho
temptation to profanity IL such that unless
some change for the better 10 shortly made
we fear that the labors OF our religious
brethren In the past winter will come TO
na,lpht
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-04-30
o-s.~------. -.
This or That.

Tho Republican considers ,ho H..
eu'sion ofa new par,y. .proiec, profit.
ess' at least ON the part Of Democrats
and thinks that It is incumbent upon
The Liberal Republican leaders to
evolve some practicable plan Of oper.
a''ons for the next campaign. Du,
tho Republican goes on TO give an.
phstic prominence to Its oft ropeated
assertion that tho failure last fall v,s
aue to the fact OF tho reno omination Of
Mr. Greeley at Baltimore. Ouryiev
." this point 10 quite different. We
ilrmiy believe that but for thi, same
Democratic endorsement, Missouri
would have been the only state 10
show majority for Greeley; tho
siraightout movement at Leuisville
would have been succsss, and tho
larger proportion Of Democrats
would have followed their legitimate
leaders into the fight.
This thins 10 certain now. The
democratic party will either disband
10 reorganize under another name, or
F" VIII DO battle in its own proper
h.~e. The people will not tolerate
s"y morels dodge movements. If
schurz, Trumbull 4 Go. have sniff.
cent isfiusnce to induce Democrats
10 abandon their organization, and TO
permit themselves to be incorporated
IA new party, well and good; other.
wise they must mako up their minds
~ come aud act with us.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-04-30
That $4,000.
A Card from Col. 10. Davis.

LEXINGTON, Mo-, April 20, 1873.
In a card published by Gen. 10. O.
Shelby in the Caucasian of to-day, he
calls upon me to toll who gave Mr..
Green the twenty thousand dollar
fee, and makes a very polite threat
that if l do not do so he will. Gen.
Shelby might have smothercd that
littlc threat in his bosom, for I am
ready and willing at all times to cx-
plain or expose my action as one of
the members (for a time) OF the board
9l directors Of the Lexington and St.
Louis railroad company. 1 was one
ot the members of SAID board that
voted to give Amos Green twenty
thousand dollars in LAFAYETTE county
ponds at par, to obtain the five hun
dred thousand dollars of. bonds sub.
scribed by Lafayette county to ths
capital stock of the Lexington and St
Louis railroad company. beg leave
to refer Gen. Shelby to the records of
tue company to learn who were the
others voting for the resolution, but
| believe that the vote was unani-
nous, aud have only TO say that l
believed at the time l did right, and
believe so yet. will say in addition
hat neither Gen. Shelby nor Judge
Ambrose were members Of the board
It the time. Believing in the right
If the people to know what has been
lone with the funds belonging to said
company, l hold myself ready at all
imes to explain my connection with
aid company, and upon my record
will take my chances to be sustained |
" condemned by the people of the
'sunties interested. Respectfully, &c.
JosIPH DAVIS.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-04-30
Ray County Items.
From the Richnnnd nunsrs

i
| Mr.. j. White, OF Lexington. Inns
purchased the Peters property, In
the eastern portion OF the city. and
will build a residence upon it at once,
Mr. White Is good painter, and We
welcome him among us.
We learn from Charles S, Spenccr
that the farmers living in Wellington
bottom are preparing to put III large
quantities OF tobacco, DIR. Baine hay-
ing eighteen acres of ground now
ready to be used for that purpose.
A SNAKE SrORY.-We learn from
reliable source that on Sunday
last, about three miles east of this
city, near the residence of Mr.. Rod
man, some negroes SAW the heads of
three large snakes protrudinr from
crevice in the rocks, which
they killed, and then proceeded to
dig in the crevice and that evening
killed As. Not being satisfied with
their work next day they renewed
their search, and when they uuit
nlnety-seven snakes were the trophy
OF their labor, embracing all kinds of
snakes that are found in this section.
except the rattlesnake, many Of them
over five feet in length. They were
still dormant, and easily disposed of.
This is pretty good snake story,
but nevertheless true.
GEN. GRANr.-Thursday evening
Gen. Grant and his family passed up
the railroad to Kansas City en- route
for Denver. About fifty of the riti-
zens of Richmond went down to the
Junction on a special train to see
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-04-30
rm urrxnrlouom.

The meeting callsd for last Saturday Of the
subscribers 10 the capital stock Of the Len.
iastoa hsfe'te~cer Pristt~s aad Pxbtisasss
Company was held Ia the editorial room Of
the lNrEILfukxckR 1facs. David Groves,
E.q., prssidsd md u. A. Steele, ESQ. acted
- secretary. TIE capital stock not being
f,lly subscribed, on motion the secretary was
authorized to appoint ono assistant for each
township ts secure subscriptions to the en-
tire amount. A committee was appointed to
prepare articles Of association and incor-
porsston, who are to report at the next meet
ing, on Saturday, the 10th day Of May. Ten
per cent. Of the subscriptions win be reqnir-
ell on that day, when the company will be-
kio iss legal existence. The prospectus OF
the company reads as follows:
eve, the undcrsigned. residents aud citt.
zena Of the State OF Missouri. hereby sub.
scribe and agree 10 pay for tue NUMBER OF
shares set opposite our respective names to
titls,I "71e LSriasfda Iatelliysnesr Priatiaa
and Psbiisks1a Cosspaay," to be incorporated
under the provisions ofchapter %, title XVI,
OF private corporations OF the general stat
uies OF the State Of Missouri, being article
VII or chapter 81 Of Wagner's Missouri Stat
utea. The capital stock Of said company to
be Aftecn thousand dollars tSi5,000), disi-
ded INTO shares Of fifty dollars ($S0) each.
Such Corporation TO be organized aud 60
into operation whenever as much as six
thousand dollars In stock 10 subscribed TO
such capital. Ten pcr cent. on tho value Of
each share to be paid ut tho time OF the
subscriptions; the balance to be paid ~ called
for BY the dirsctors."
About two-thirds Of the capital stock has
already been subscribed.
The Secretary appointed Capt. A. A. Ls-
sueur for Clay and snI-a.l,ar, W. y. Steele
for Washington. VIM. Young for Lexington,
David Groves for Dover, AMI J. +. Groves
for Middleton. wo have not learned the
nfhors
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-04-30
THE FREIGHT MONOPOLY.

When we predicted last week that Capt.
ksith's new limo Of boats In the Missouri
river would reduce the price Of freIghts both
By rail- and river below paying point, we
did not apprehsnd that they would come
down SO low or 20 soon. The Pacific rnil.
road agent has for tho past week been can.
WASHING tho town offering freights at 10 cents
nom st. Louis. tho very samo service for
which thcy proposed to change last week
10 TO 90 cents. The compact between the
roads and tho packet company must DO u
very binding one to compel them to this OK.
treme reduction. Tho boats cannot live At
these rates, but the railroads coulI do all
their way and some through business even
at the old tariff In competition with the river
at any given rate. n the new line should
be driven out Of the river freish,s would
r'so AZ materially and surely % they have
been lowered In consequence Of its coming
In, and ws trust that our shippers will do
what they can 70 fosterit. Fair competition
% all that We want.
In another column We publish . communal.
'asien rom the packet side OF the question,
which We hope will bs read and fairly con.
'idered by all Interested. The d,.cus.,nn
soinS on In tho Republican between rr..t
'eut Gould and Capt. i.c.uour Ia too csl,ud.
ID for our columns, but Is Of interest to All
sur people.