Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-01-16

Nxws AND OrHsa Irrxs. The !ais
hour st which !. was received. has CON.
PEELED % to postpone to another issue .
touching and gracefully written tribste to
10 the memory Of lady whose .sIsscho-
" end We bad occasion to nsntiou On the
2nd Of January. instant.
Our representative in Congress. Hon.
VIM. n. Merrick. will accept our thanks
for the report Of the Commissioner Of Az
risulturc for the year 1871.
The death Of the late Emperor Of the
French. a. Cbiselhurss. England. 10 the
all-engrossing subjec, Of metropolitan news
paper comment. lie wss in the 65th year
IL his age and died from exhaustion cor.
sequent upon surgical operations for stone
in the bladder. or his immediate family.
Eugenis. his wife. and his son. now II
years age. Of baptism by Gre" no,oristy.
survive him. The empty dignity Of Regest
offranee is about being assumed BY the ex-
empress. to continue during the minority
If her son, The death Of the great exile
for great he was in many OF the higbos.
qualities Of mental grestness--is regarded
ms without political significance.
Congress has the Louisiana difficulties
up for discussion aud six or seven COM
mittecs have already been proposed to Wis
it the State and send for '.Persons and pa
per.." In the meanwhile. State Senators
enough have deserted the sinking Pinch
back concern and fused with the Yarmouth
fusionists to give the latter the control Of
the State Senate.
No new developments in regard to the
great Credit ML;iier steal. Mr.. Merriek.
eur representative. is one Of the commit
tee Of investigation. and thus the public
are assured. so fas as he 10 concerned.
agains. any unfair whitswashing.
The Orphans Court were in session on
Tuesday last. all the judges present. The
last will and testament Of Lewis Graves
was admitted to probate. Letters Of ad-
minis.ration. c. t. a.. on the personal es-
tate Of Lewis Graves werc granted to j.
j. Alvey and s. =. Graves. Letters Of
administration on the personal estate Of
Igna,ius +. Graves to J. J. Alvey and s.
7. Graves. Letters Of administration on
the personal estate of Ignatius Willard
to Il. G. Combs.
The Commissioner Court were also in
session on Tuesday last. oil the members
being present. Among other proceedings.
it was ordered that Charles s. Evans. az
fic.ed with insanity. be sent to the Hos
piial at the expense Of the county. Or
dcrcd, that John G. Herbert be allowed
to open public road from his store to the
public road leading frOr, ST. Clements
Bay to Chaptico. Several accounts for
repairs Of public roads were paid.
We neglected to mention in our las. is
sue. in reference 10 railroad matters, that
an appeal had been duly taken by the
counsel for the Washington City and Point
Lookout II r. Company from the order
disolviug the injunction. which restrained
the County Commissioners from rescind.
ing their order Of recon- me ndatiou to said
Company. passed July the 9th. 1872 :
The effect Of this appeal, we learn. will be
to stop the State Treasurer from subscribing
TO the Stock Of any ether company until
the Court of Appeals dispc.es of the case.
and we learn further that this officer, acting
under legal advice, has determined to
await the decision Of our highest Court
before taking any action in the matter.
The second freeze of the season ha. en-
nblsd all parties. having ice-houses to Gil
in aud about our village. TO do so, aud
with very excclen. quality of ice.