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

NEws AND OTHER ITEMS Our distin-
guished countyman. Col. Jonx r. DENT.
having recently been interviewed" by a
friend upon tho subject Of his willingness
TO accept the nomination. If rendered him.
1t tho Democratic Party Of tho 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 contest in
that connection. has finally Withdrawn all
objections and now fully places himself at
the services Of his party and his friends.
The late hour at which this information
reached Us precludcs at our hands this
week other mention. than that this an
nonncement Of Col DENT will be received
with the wsrmest enthusiasm BY the DEM
ocrasic following in St. Masy's whose bat
Ties ho has fought SO faithfully. so ably
and so long.
Light-fngcred rostmastcrs with easy
conscisnccs are beginning to find out. We
are pleased to believe. that robbery IT
mails passing through their Offices cannot
be accomplished with entire impunity.-
Mr.. Edward S. Hawley. postmaster at the
Head Of St. Clements Bay in this county,
has been detected 10 the late common pas
time Of prsloining money from letters pas.
'ing through his hands-dciccted and
brought to grief. Circumstances. tending
to implieate Hawley. having come to the
knowledge Of the Post Office Department.
Detective MePhail was Immediately De.
tailed to prepare the proper bal. for 4
''catch." The eudgcon Bit voraciously
and Of Gree. When confronted with the
evidence of his guilt. Hawlcy frankly &C.
kn'wleeged Lis crime aud expressed his
readiness to put himself "upon his eoun.
try" lie had previously attempted to i'm
rlieatc or cas-. suspicion upon the Leon
srdtown rost-ofiec. but the investigation
of the Detective only established that this
Office was. as il always has been in this
regard. withou, fault aud above rcproach.
il is to be hoped that our patriotic ci,i-
feus vii not allow our coming national
Holiday. the Fourth Of July. to escape
them this year without suitable police
II farm work permits. We decidedly favor
8 neral ''csl,ivation" ofthe coming Fourth,
~ our county In already several years in ar
rcsrs in this regard. Since The above was
written. We have received notice, which Is
elsewhere published. Of a celebration Of
the Fourth at piuey Point Pavilion 10 .he
lever Potomac section Of our county
joseph s. Alls,sn. E<qr.. win read the
Declaration and DR.. Thos. A. Lynch will
deliver the Grafton. We bcspesk large
gathering on the occasion, and re sueees,
. cessation Of work aud business of an
kinds and picnic PARTIES and social eelc.
bsa'ions in neighborhoods too remote
from the Point far convenient attendance.
Let the Nations Birthday be again hon.
ored a. in our fathers times!
During the late pastoral visit Of Arch
bishop Bailey to the different Catholic
churches in the mission served from Leon
srd'owu. he confirmed $50 persons. We
hare no information from other churches
u this faith in the lower sections Of our
county. but there is little doubt that The
samhes confirmed in S. Mays during
the late visit win largely exsecd a thess-
and. All Who heard the Archbishop
preach SPEAK 10 the hi hess terms Of his
el'9acnce. learning and ability. md those