Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-06-26
Miss OLIVE DrEAN7. Secretary.
President.

News AND OTHER TrrMs Our distin.
rui-hed coun,yman. Col. Jomx +. Dkxr.
having recently been .intcrvicwed" ty n
friend upon the sui ct Of his willingness
10 accept the nomination. il rendered him.
at tho Democratic Party Of the State for
the position of Comptroller. we have good
authority for stating. that the Colonel.
though originally disinclined to allow his
name to be used in the pending con,cs, in
tat connection. has finally Withdrawn all
objections and now fully places himself at
the services Of his party and his friends.
The late hour nj which this information
reached us prcclndcs at our hands this
week other mention. than that this an
nonncement Of Col. DrNr will be received
with the wsrmest enthusiasm by the dem
"cratic following in ST. Mary's whose bat
Ties he has fought SO faithfully. SO ably
and so long.
lish.-fnscrci postn,as,crs with easy
coEscisnccs are beginning to find out, We
are pleased to believe. that robbery If
mails passing through their Offices cannot
'c accomplished with entire IMMUNITY.
Mr., Edward s. llawlcy. postmaster at the
Head Of st. Clements Bay in this county.
has been detected in The late common pas.
time OF rnrloihing mercy from letters pas.
sing through Lis hands-dc.cc.,d and
brought to grief. Circumstances, tending
TO implicatc Ilawicy. having come to the
knowledge Of the Post Office Department.
Detective Mcrhail was Immediately de-
tailed to prepare the proper bait for a
catch" The cudgcon bit voraciously
and nj orcc. When confronted with the
evidence Of his guilt. IIawlcy frankly &C.
knowle1gcd Lis crime AID expressed his
readiness to put himself upon his coun-
try" lie had previously attempted to i'm
rlieate or cast suspicion upon the Leon
srdtown rost-officc. but the investigation
of the Detective only established that this
"ffice was. as il always has been in this
regard. without fault and above rcrroach.
II is to be hoped that our patriotic citi-
sous vii not allow our coming national
Holiday, tho Fourth of July. to escape
them this year without suitable notice -
II farm work permits. we decidedly favor n
< neral cultivation" of,he ccmipg Fourth.
rs our county is already several years in ar
rcars in this regard. Since the above va.
written. VIC have received notice. which is
elsewhere published. Of q celebration of
the Fourth at riuey Point Pavilion in tue
lower Potomac section Of our county,
Joseph $. Alls,an. E,Ir.. will read tho
Declaration and pr. Thos. A. Lynch will
deliver the Grafton. We bcspcak a large
gathering or the occasion. and we sucres,
cessation Of work aud business &c ell
kinds and pic-nic parties and social cello.
hra'ions in ncighborhocds too remote
from The Point for eouvenien. attendance.
lie: the Nations Birthday be again hon.
osrd rs in our fa,hers' times.
During the late pastoral visit Of Arch
tish"p Bailey 10 the different Catholic
churches in the mission served from Leon.
ard'e~n. he confirmed $50 persons. We
have no information from other churches
"f this faith in the lower sections OF our
county. tu, there is little doub, aha, the
number confirmed in St. Mays during
the late visit will largely exceed a ,hcus-
snd. All who heard the Archbishop
preach speak in the hi hest terms Of lis
cl'qaencc, learning and ability, and chose