Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-08-28

THURSDAY MORNING, August zsth, 1873.
LEoyARDTowy, ND.

News AND OrnER NorIcrs refer
ence to notice elsewhere published. IL will
be seen that the Republican Central Com.
mi'tcc for II. Mary's. Capt. A. A. Law
renee and others. have requested primary
meetings Of their party to be held q. the
ssual places Of voting in the several cleo
ton districts Of the county on Saturday
next. the 3o.h Of August. instant. The
object Of these meetings. as stated in the
call Of the Committee. is to elect FIVE DEL
esates from each district 20 represent the
Republican Party in County Convention
70 be held at Leouardtoun on Saturday,
tAr Gsh OF September next. this Conven-
ton being convened to elect FIVE members
OF tie Central Committee for St. Mary's
and three delegates 10 represent the coun-
" in the State Convention Of the Repub-
licans which assemblies at Frederick City,
Nd. on the 18th Of September. 1873
For fuller particulars. see call ofthe Com
nIittce.
II is impossible at this early day even
to approximate the damage sustained 10
our county by the late rains and freshets,
but enough is known to warrant the decla-
ration. that it is largely in excess Of any
single years disaster from food or storm
which has occurred in this section within
the past quarter of n century. The dam
age to the public roads and bridges alone
is estimated BY competent judges to be
$4,000 and upwards. but this is probably
\ mere Jagatele compared to the aggregate
loss incurred in private quarters. one gen
tleman ofour acquaintance alone putting his
loss above $500 The damage from
washing Of the land. and also to mills.
mill-dams. fencing. to wheat and oats not
under cover. to growing crops. particular
ly the tobacco crop. is without parallel,
We are instructed. in the recollection of
tue Coolest inhabitant. In nearly all
bottoms or low lands the tobacco crops
have been drowned outright and nearly
everywhere they are more or less frencbed
In lands Of similar location, the corn crop,
also. is badly injured, and altogether, con-
sidering the present depressed condition
OF our planting interest. q gloomier out
lock than that now before our people has
never been encountered. Bad as it is.
however. we shall not better it by griev-
ing over and talking about it. Pluck,
energy and self-denial we still may COM
mand. Misfortunes. like those under no.
siee. arc sometimes blessings in Disguise
they often develop the true manhood of q
people.
Though rumors are rife. and have been.
for ten days or more past, of new move
ments and collocaiions on the chess-board
Of our local politics. we have been able
thus far to eliminate nothing sufficiently
definite to authorize the mention of any
particulars worthy Of credi. or indorse-
ment. Our local politicians are closely
keeping their own secrets at present aud
are likely so to do until the cards arc shut
fed for the final deal. We expect tba, all
unsettled preliminaries for the November
game will be finally disposed of before or du.
ring the September Term Of our Court and
that present conflicts and rangemeuts will
then be terminated or bridged over, or be-
come chronic for the remainder Of the cam
paign. Asw have no investments at pres.
ent in any body's "ring"-and We have Just
about as many as We ever had-and re-
member no insults or injuries we are called
upon to resent or revenge. we shall per.
siss in keeping the BEACON clear, editori.
ally. Of local and personal en,an,lements.
and shall devote whatever political force
We possess to the sus.en,ion Of the State
Nominees ofthe Democratic party. Messrs.
WooLroRp and Franklin.
The New York Tribune rei.crates the
charges made BY it against Senator Car.
Penter. OF disrcrutable conduct at Long
Branch. and says:
''Our object is answered in direc.;n,
the attention Of the people to the unclean
life Of the brilliant but unprincipled man
Who occupies the chair Of the United States
Senate. and who from his high position
should be an example to the youth Of the
land. The politics Of the country need
cleansing and purifying. The politici. ms
Who debaueh public sentiment and DEFY
public opinion. who mock at virtue. scou,
oil considerations Of honesty or honor, and
hauns their vices in the nations face. need
to Be held up to public gasc and reproba-
doa. Under cover Of loyalty to right
eous cause. rapacity. lus. and greed have
had full sway for years. and the resul. Is
the country is honeyeombed with all man.
ner Of corruption. In such . state of
things. the only way Of escape ID to lih
the vail and show the honest. decent,
trash-loving people Of the country wha.
manner OF men their rulers are. That is
The work OF pure and uprisk. Journalism. {"