Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-05-01


body fair show. but chiefly to let our
readers know what the Somerset people
have to say for themselves in the matter
Of our late oyster quarrcls. We republish
in our present issue an editorial Of the
Chrisfeld Lra6er, promising. that in ar
raigning Capt. Timmons We have been in
fluenced by no personal hostility and >hr y
be pleased to recall any complaints which
we may have made against him when it shall
be shown that we have overs,epped the
the bounds Of rigid truth and even and
cxac, justice.
BELLIaEEhxr Sr. MASr's.-Tbe clever
editor of the St. Mary's Peacom, backed
By corps Of enthusiastic nervous gentle.
men. goes for Capt. Timmons and the
Oyster Police Force with q very grea,
energy indeed. The former demands
the displacement Of Captain T.. and ex
| claims
This first. but this failing. let US then
appeal TO the National Government to aid
| US against lawless com binations too DOW.
erful' for our State authorities to resist
There i, power enough some where to make
the law respected"
This certainly looks like business. and
reminds Us that Pope begins his mos, eel
ebrated poem with the exclamation ..Wha,
mighty contests rise from trivial things. y
For Instance. Pope Adrian w was choked
TO death BY gnat and sanguinary war
followed all over Italy. A quarrel be-
tween two boy princes set England and
France BY the ears. and terrible war
among the Indians is said to have been
causcd By papoose carrying OF from a
neighbours grounds grasshopper. Now,
we hope our Western Shore friends dom,
intend to follow up this "chain of events
BY inaugura,ing bloody rumpus because
Of the catching Of a few bivalves! Blu,
hold One of the nervous gentlemen
aforesaid is more definite. After dcnoun.
cling the Eastern Shore rings" and the
Eastern Shore dredgers and what he calls
1.-THE rapaei,y and hereditary viiiainy OF
these modern pirates he threatens to hang
somebody. At first this warlike attitude
on the part Of old fogy St. Mary's rather
startled Us. but on consideration we con-
cluded that watermelcns and cucumb ers
were prematurely ripe over there, and sell.
ling at about three cents per dozen, and
that the magistrates and newspaper men
we're suffering from consequent serious
attack Of the shakes" q, time when IA.
tent medicines we're scarce. 1.-THE Nation
al Government is to be called on. We pro-
test 10 advance against sending any Peace
Commissioners. Of which Capt Timmons
or Doctors Of Divinity are to form . part,
Tor. in the light Of our recent experiences
among the Modocs. the Government can.
not afford to have any more innocent blood
upon its hands.
But. seriously. are the charges preferred
against our oystermcn true. and, If %, Is
il In the power Of the police force to pre-
vent the depredaiions complained Off Il
Il through the iuefheiency Of the Comman.
der Or the is.afkciency OF the Force that
more vessels are not seized: Aud then
what goes with all the snes and forfei.ures
impcscd-that's What ne would like "a
knowT According to the Co1.p,roller's
Report for the fiscal year commencing Sep
tember 1ss 1871 and ending September
list. 1871. there was only two hundred
and ffty 1--we dollars and Cry cts (4255 5oo
paid into the State treasury from this source.
Where has the money gone ? Thousands
OF dollars were Maid 10 Iusfiees ofths ps>rs
OF that year that cssht sc have gone into
the tsessaryl Perhaps the 6sins efSom-
erset County cysssrmen aaords some pes-
pie little lcose pocket ehsngsl
Il j. evident that oil this ciamor enmss
from the .'ra7aeity and hereditary villainy
OF nodsrR (poiisical) pirseesr vho arc con-
tinaaily hssgering aud thirseiag Cor eve
cry mans 6esh and blood Who may hap
pen TO stand tetwccn them and the spo;ls.