Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-07-10

Our County Commissioners have fixed
the rate of tax for county purposes for the
present year at 100 cts. or 800; the State
tax being II cts, the whole rate of tax is
117-four cents more than it was last year.
Our steadily increasing subscription
list is pretty good evidence that our eff
forts to publish a live paper are not unap-
preciated. But little less selishness on
the part of some, and more general diffu-
sion of public spirit, would no doubt add
many more to our list in the county.
By the arrangements, which were sug-
gested by us and so promptly adopted by
the Postofice Department, our neighbors
at Leonardtown are now receiving their
mails early in the evening, and not, as
formerly, late in the night.
The Postoffice at Duffield has been late
ly restored and is now in full operation.
We will mail the Times to Duffield for
those of our subscribers whom we know
desire it to be sent to them there. To
others of our subscribers in that section
we will continue sending the Times to
White Plains until further notified.
At Marshall Hall. on the 4th inst, all
was quiet. We believe the proprietors
declined to receive excursions from the
city on that day and devoted their pavil-
ion and grounds exclusively to the use of
our county people. At Glymont it was
quite otherwise. A large crowd came
down from Washington and active fight
ing was the order of the day. The four
officers whom Major Richards detailed
from his police force to act in co-opera-
ton with the county authorities did their
right impossibility for so small force to
enforce good behavior on the part of so
large crowd of the rowdy element, their
efforts nevertheless averted serious and
perhaps fatal consequences at Glymont on
that day. In this connection officer West
phal, the only one whose name we have
heard, of the four. is spoken of in terms of
special commentator. By all means let
Glymont be attended to.
Last Friday night, as we are informed,
the tank house at Bowie was entirely de-
~stroyed by fire. A spark from the engine
set fire to the structure and no available
effort could save it.
One day last week the residence of the
Rev. Fathers who attend st. Mary's Cath
ole church, Upper Marlboro, was discov-
cred to be. on fire. We are pleased to be
able to say that the flames were subdued
before much damage was done.
The New York Herald has sent a CORES
pendent to Leonardtown, to be present and
report the incidents attending the execu-
ton of Thomas Jackson, colored, who is
to be hung in that village on tomorrow
for the murder of Schofeld. The same
paper, we learn, has also dispatched cor
respondent to Prince Frederick, Calvert
county, for the purpose of reporting the
execution of Albert Sanders, also colored,
who is to be hung there on the same day.
Several of our neighbors from Prince
Georges were present at the play last Tues
day night and spoke in very compliments
ry terms of the manner in which the rep
resentation was sustained. Among those
present were friends Henry Brooke and
g. w. Wilson, Jr. One of those gentle
men said 1.-THE acting of the ladies was
simply perfection, while that of the men
would have been SO too, except that some
one or two of the gentry didn't know their
parts as well as they should have done, for
which, sir, there is no excuse" Mrs. Mala-
prop was the subject of first class compli-
mentary notice. Our two friends, Wilson
and Brooke, however, are both single gen
tlemen, and gallantry, being always much
INDUCED by Prince Georges gentlemen,
may have had something to do with the
remark. So, take courage, gentlemen &C
tors.
Not yet having railroad communication
was doubtless the cause of no representa-
tive being present at the play, from Leon
ardtawn, for the weather was very lower
ing and rainy throughout the day. John
Dawsons wife and John Dawsons wife's
sister were both there, but John Dawson
himself end John Dawson's wife's sisters
brother were not. The ladies who were
expecting certainly the attendance OF those
two truants, however, are confident the
weather prevented, and expect to have a
chance at their hearts and pocket-books
next Tuesday night, when the play is to
be repeated. Don't you think they will
be up next Tuesday, Mr., -?" archly,
significantly and hopefully said one of the
ladies to the writer. Come, Herbert, no
failing to appear at that time; the Times
man has gone bail for your appearance.
On last Tuesday night, after the play
was, over and while the drivers were bring
ing their teams in place, the horses attach
ed to the carriage of Mrs. Cecilia Miles
took fright and ran off. We have not
heard what damage was done to the hor-
ses and carriage. Fortunately no person
was in the vehicle at the time. The young