Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-12-05

! issued new COMMISSION TO CneSe SdIIlc
gentlemen to proceed to lay off the road,
which they accordingly did-all three OF
the gentlemen being present. Mr.. 0. N.
Bryan, who had not attended before, how
ever, making special report in which he
estimated the cost at $4,000. In this con-
dition bids were invited, when the present
Board stepped in and put their veto, for
the present at least, on the whole matter.
We think they acted with commendable
prudence in not entering upon SO costly a
work without taking time to investigate
the matter themselves.
We did not learn whether the Board
made any disposition of the county mules
for the winter, but we understood that the
propriety of selling all the mules and pur-
chasing oxen to use on the public roads
was discussed, but not determined. Thus
we progress.
Southern Maryland Railroad.
The St. Mary's Beacon of last week says:
"From parties who have visited the
Railroad line of the Southern Maryland
Company within the past few days, we
learn that the work of grading is indus
triously progressing, heavy force of Ia
borers being still engaged thereon and
working away with will. We trust that
no distractions or delays-now that the
road is certain to be built-will be allow
ed to impede its onward march single
moment, and that all parties on the line
whose lands will be penetrated by theroad
will anticipate its demands for a passage
through them by a speedy and voluntary
offering Of the necessary rights of way"
Heslin Remanded to the Penitentiary.
The Supreme Bench of Maryland hav-
ing determined the right of the Governor
to grant conditional pardons to prisoners
in the 'Penitentiary, and that the failure of
the person pardoned to comply with the
conditions subjected him to resentence and
reimprisonment, it devolved on Judge Gil
NOR to sentence Charles M. Heslin, alias
John McNulty, who was pardoned out on
condition that he would leave the State,
but failed to do so. 1t will be remember
ed that he was suspected of completely in
the Lampley murder and was arrested,
when subsequently the warden of the Peni-
Tertiary took measures to have him re-
handed. The case was tried in the Grim
inal Court of Baltimore, Heslin being de-
Tended by Messrs. Stanley, Clarke and
Bowie, and resulted in finding that the
defendant was liable to be remanded to
prison. An appeal to the Supreme Bench
having finally sustained this decision, one
day last week Judge Gilmor passed SEN
tence on the prisoner, remanding him to
the Penitentiary for the term of one year
from November %, 1878.
Indictments by the Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury, at IFS recent session,
Drought down some Ind1ctmehts or more
than ordinary interest to the public. One
was against Mr.. George W. Carpenter, the
Register in the Sd election district, for i'm
properly refusing to register parties alleg-
ed to be entitled. One was against Mr..
James A. Mudd, Register of Bryantown
district, for neglecting to deliver the books
of registration to the Sheriff. 1t is right
the Grand Jury should investigate these
matters, and guard with jealousy the cleo
tive franchise. The Grand Jury also
brought down two presentments against
Mr.. Zachariah Swami, one of the newly
elected Board of County Commissioners
one for forgery and the other for perjury. It
is to be hoped that Mr.. Swami will speed
lily vindicate himself, as it is not exactly
the thing for man occupying his respon-
sible position to have such charges hang
ing over him.
City Markets.
Now that the Railroad is running regu-
larly our people living within easy reach
of it should remember that, through its
means they have almost at their doors two
of the best markets in the world for eat
ables of all sorts-meats, butter, garden
truck, &c. We need not remind our read
ers that, with our soil and climate, it needs
but an effort on their part, by the sale of
such things, to make vast deal more mo-
ney than they ever can expect to realize
from wheat, corn or tobacco. That we
speak by the book we give below some
quotations from the Baltimore papers,
showing the prices for the various articles
most in demand, and which we can fur
nish as abundantly and cheaply as any
other portion of the country, if we would
give more attention to such things, viz -
Beef steak, Is to 25 cts. per pound; roast
pieces. Is to 16 cts; veal, 18 to 20 cts;
mutton roast, Is to Is cts. chops, IS to 20
cts; hog jowl, cts; hogs-head cheese, 10
cts; pig hind quarter, S78 cts; fore quar-
ter, 6sb cts; pork, 10 to 10 cts. per pound;
cartridges, 1925 per dozen; turkey, $3.50
to $500, as to size, or 20 to % cts. per
pound; geese, $1OO to $500; ducks, $1.OO
to 1.35 per pair; chickens, $1.00 to $1.2O ;
rabbits, 30 cts; squirrels, 20 cts; butter,
IS to As cts. per pound; eggs, 30 cts. per
dozen, &c. These are about the average
retail prices in the city markets.
signs of a Mild Winter.
Some of the Northern papers, speaking
of the probability of having a mild win
ter, mention, among other reasons for be-
lieving so, the fact that the beavers have