, 1873-07-26
MARYLAND.
Tho Fisheries OF tho OltlGn Times, and:
Their Present Exhaustion.
Political Status Of Postmaster-Gen-
eral CresWeIl. g. ---~----

Political Status Of Postnaster-Gen-
= eral CreswetI. g. ---~--
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A Sketch of His Carcor---uis
Presidential Aspirations.
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speeta, Correspondence Of ThA Chicago 7tf1uae.
ELKToN, Nd, July 10, 1879.
Tho town, known III oarly American history
nnEAD OF EIK,"
has population Of about ], 800 inhnbitants, md
is tho sliro-town or capital Of Cocl County. tho
extromo northern end Of tho onaters Blloro OF
hIaryln1ad, "a locality fa1niliar to gournaands on
account Of its being the habitne OF the OYSTER
tho torsnpin, md tho cnnvaa-back duck. A.
though the town iB enid TO Layo improved vastly
during tho papt twonty yoars, 1t is aa s'ow
and Hoepy place as ono cou'u
we'll flnd to npond l'roiling July day mi a''a
stranger, taking as an index Of its aVefaGo Gu.
terpriso tho dozen or more llquor-saloon8 that
orua1nont It's atrcots, and tloir numerous pa1-
rona iuups to tho conclusion that its principal
article Of traffic IL tanglefoot whisky. Doing tho
co,ntr-soat it Of course Inns n jail and court
houso. Tho former las beou rncontly built. ind
ls decidedly tho finest building In tho town;
yhilo tho lattcr, Which was erected in l793,
n tho Inscription on tho vano that
ornaments it's cupola ia not npocryphnl is IN 'ln-
comfortable, it,conveniont, barn-like sort Of
structure, whose architect must havo boon
woodou-1loatlod follow, who entertained worry
unique ideas Of the temple In which 3nstico waa
to DO administered. This yano, by tho way,
which is huge wooden fish, was symbol Of
tho grcat staple of the country at that tsine' for
the old inhabitants will toll you, with eigh,
TINT tbe
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TINT usod to DO caaGllt III lmmehHo q"uhns'ea III
tho susqnolanna. Elk, and Northeast Rivers,
any Of tho rivers OF AmoF'ca' forty years ago,
lhc people heroaoonts all say o, i'sn ~ worg TO 90
r;vora That an1 ao,d nt "a IN brndrod, andher-
ring ct 70 centa barrel and. when the carta
tho fishing season hati obtained ard paid
wero 30 anxious to ges rid Of their surplus stock
teams ~ long na a ISL would stioki md thous-
nnlB Of isne shad and herring wego every
spring scattered over tho lands of those living
near tho fisheries, ny . cheap aud good
'ssu'0 eSor, always N followed by It's legitimate
punishment, and fish aro now so scarce in all
toso rivers that unless they are articially
stoolsed, and protected by Legislative enactment,
tllo waters OF Maryland will be completely ex-
hnabtci OF 1lsla III . few years. Even now, ahat3
sell readily on tho 1lshiug-shoreB at 825 hun
irctl, md herring at 81 u hundrod while tho
alcwiyes, or "ofd wiyes" az tho natives call
VAR ad bony ;o for GOO Good % manure o. so rapily at
49, s.sS tc,; ccrta enc, and sncl, refrsa au
mulletn @ M catfls. It'll percb yellow mods. 10, are IN
But, % ss tho object of my Wait to Elkton was to
gather up aoo laets aoot INC po.el sts'a OF
rbo IN rosiJcnt Of recii County. md sponda n
tbia gGe1 tdwn N mat ratu to nv smoct from @
.si.;c an, wy rau1hi;uc. III Crnswc'l waa
har % h ia3a H in Tori Dennst, snaiI lnmhorin" %
town, about twonty rnilce west q
loFe, On ns.,nsn The susd',o11;anna dno1; River 10
horn to study law, aud, after he was admitted to
tho Bar, prnetfBol ton or q dozon years as a
n1omber OF the firm Of ~ Earle 4 Cresw oil 7"
shutter Of an office opposite the Court House,
although neither Or tAo trn has boon
IN practice ~ hore Tor the past eight or
ron aon yea1s' a., uho nEm wes 4ase successful ono.
h,u inrs INV pn5'"s l,faeLce pus poth NOM
ners apno"FF 60 o, naye naa "eaknoss Tor public
do. na loit tg iI M ana 'h9 pronta lor official
poaitlon' Apo"e .nS ,. tim9 Mr: cresWeu entered
ng.'e pna a,;,,onto1 ctarh NJ thu 1S nn,r+ m Earle
80 @GA"s ~ HRpohi5
O. alory!anu aIta nnu, Hhea W! C5csTol became
49,. a'ntnt nnt - s,;, ~ "rpotou mr. Earle MS
41s ei'stt .;,,,n - a9a "sa Rusloh no remained
nr''a n,orne; oSloro hih connection With tho
"o' onEswrJIs u.ng rfnaE un1 unnn.; Ill.,, ,.,,r,
s.,, IN 3aSn stnrtiu ~ roItsioAL VENTURE
has AZ tat atsu1 as 1 svh; aass1on 70 tno
uaod and run by tho WITT nsrtS a. eandidatc n M1
lie Was dofeatc howoyor. md tno,t u n
in politics again til 1855. wlen he t,rned M as
rod-hot Pfo-Slaycry Domocrat mi '"ta1d aud W ss vs.
sout as q doloGato to fhn Gnnsant;n,, W.
that nominated Duchanan IN Oncinnati
~ active part in tho campaign that fai1 and to
hive matlo eomo able BpeociioB in bona]f nf nu-
chanan and Democracy. After the oiectinn , A so
,yeut back to tho practice Of his profosaion, md
I do not learn that ho received, or was offorod.
auy political reward for his seryicoa'
Wiethor OF not he sought any, / nm unnhl,
to ASCERTAIN. Ono tling ID Certain. ttouca,
he entirely osclowcd politics again till tho pr's.
idontial election Of 1850, whom lie apy,oarcd da 8
prominent stump-ogator for Droukinritlro. 'Hm
hostility to Ropublicanisn did not abato' sitbor.
with tho oloction OF LINCOLN :: aud tho Dorlocrats
hero cxultiugly exhibit eorios Of resolutions
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