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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31
Protection Against Small-Pox-What the
Laws Require.

Protection Against SmaIl-Pox-What the
Laws Require.
In order that our citizens may be fully
informed in regard to the character and
extent of the existing legislation having
for its object the protection of the commu-
nifty from the ravages of smallpox, we have
collated below the leading features of the
laws existing on this subject.
The Code provides as follows:
A STATE VACCINE AGENCY
Shall be located in the city of Baltimore,
in which shall be kept at all times sup
ply of fresh and good vaccine virus, not
more than two removes from the COW, for
the use of the physicians of this State
The Governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, shall appoint once
in six years as State Vaccine Agent, one
physician of good character and standing,
to reside in the city of Baltimore, whose
duty it shall be to make and renew from
the cow as often as it may be necessary to
keep on hand a supply of vaccine virus,
not more than two removes from the COW,
and to furnish such virus to the physicians
of the State when called for. This agent
is to receive an annual salary of 5000, and
fee of twenty-five cents from each physi-
clan for each crust or visicle of lymph fur
nished in secure and proper manner.
PAY FOR vACCINATING THE POOR.
For every child vaccinated, whose guar
dian or parents are too poor to pay for the
service, the County Commissioners of the
several counties, or the City Council OF
Baltimore, as the case may be, shall pay or
cause to be paid to the physician perform
ing the service the sum of fifty cents fol
every such case, on presentation of such &C
count duly authenticated.
DUTY OF ALL PHYSICIANS.
It is made the duty of every practicine
physician in this State, under penalty Of
IS for neglect or REFUSAL to vaccinate all
children and all other persons in the circle
of his practice who may be presented to
him or request such service; and it is also
made the duty of parents and guardians to
have children or other persons under theil
care or control vaccinated, or incur pen
atty of not less than $5 nor more than $40
DUTY OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.
No teacher in any school shall receive
into such school any pupil until there shall
have been produced certificate of some
regular practicing physician that such ap-
plicant for admission into the school has
been duly vaccinated. Any teacher fail
ing to comply with this statute is liable,
upon conviction, to pay fine of SO for
each offence; and no Public School Trus-
tee or Commissioner shall grant permit
to any child to enter any Public School
without such certificate, under the same
penalty.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31
8. II. Shit. Es0.

s. T. Suit, ESQ.,, of Prince Georges coun-
ty, Maryland, has built upon his, land a
school house for the colored children in
his neighborhood, Mr.. Suit acts upon the
belief that as the colored people are .citi-
Gems and are to exercise citizens rights, it
Is necessary that they be educated in order
to make of them good and useful citizens.
Mr.. Suit is the son of STAKEHOLDER and
was educated in the belief of the rightful-
ness of slavery, and was imbued with that
prejudice against free man Of color so
intensely felt by most of the white people
of the South. He has largely shaken off
the teaching OF his youth in regard to
slavery; his experience in the world at
large among foreign nations has taught
him that man is man, and with this
belief he sets himself to work to make good
citizens of the hither to despied and ig-
norant ex-slaves found in his immediate
neighborhood, though his white neighbors
are loud in their opposition to- the blacks
Being taught to read and write, Mr.. Suit
has a correct understanding Of the causes
which lead to the fnf1iority OF the South,
and by building school houses and employ
ing teachers for white, as well as for col
ored children, he is doing more towards
bringing the South upon plane of pros
perity than many of his ignorant and non
enterprising white neighbors can imagine.
Mr.. Suit employs many colored persons
upon his estate of four thousand acres, and
he pays them all according to agreement
without any attempt to coZen his untutor-
ed employees out of a cent at settlement !;
and the result is, he has no complaint to
make of the lazy negro, as all are anxious
to work for him. Mr.. Suit, as President
of the Washington City and Point Lookout
Railroad Company, is engaged in an snter-
prise which will be of incalculable benefit
to this District as well as the State of
Maryland. The bill now before the Senate
to give the above company the right to en-
ter the District, deserves early considera-
ton 80 as to enable the company to COM
plete it's work as speedily as possible.
We copy the piece above from the Neso
National Era, Fred. Douglas organ, num-
Der of which, containing it, was sent to US
some week or two since, marked to attract
attention. So far as the mere commenda-
ton of Mr.. Suit Is concerned we have no.
thing to say NOE wenId we sIIude to the
matter, did we believe the paper in ques-
ton was influenced solely by the motive
ofextolling an act fpure benevolence, and
making it public as an example to Others.
But in view of the frequent mention of Mr..
Suits name in connection with political
aspirations and place the element in our
population thus indirectly sought to be In
fuenesd, and the false impressions con-
veyed, ws deem. it our duty not to permit
the piece to pass without comment 2
It would be, inferred from rsadmg the
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31
Prohibition i'm Massachusetts,.

THE Boston Adoertiser says that there are
two thousand seven hundred and six-eight
places in Boston where intoxicating liquors
are sold in defiance of the Prohibitory laws
of that State. Notwithstanding this fact,
the Prohibitionists are applying to the
Legislature to forbid the sale of mault
liquors also, and to enlarge the provisions
of law which is dead letter on the sta
tute books. In commenting on these facts,
The AdUertiser says:
"The theory of the petitioners, who seem
to shut their eyes to this extraordinary fact,
is that if we now extend the statue Prohi-
ton to ale and lager beer, those who use
these liquids as beverage will confne
their attention to water, or, in extreme and
incorrigible cases, to tea and coffee. If all
questions could be summarily settled at
the State House in this way, we might dis
pense at once with most of the machinery
of administration, and trust entirely to the
occasional meeting of the Legislature to
rectify all the mischiefs we are now expos
ed to. But, unfortunately, the enactment
of laws which nobody respects, or intends
w 1O0PCSO, hO"CfCl ClOOl IL may NC
to the lawmakers, is not only inadequate
as a reforming agency, but by the force of
conspicuous examples encourages and
stimulates lawbreakers of every kind. Of
laws of this character it would seem that
we have quite enough already"
We have always maintained that Tenn
perance cannot be enforced by legislative
enactments. The experience of Maine and
Massachusetts, where Prohibitory laws are
enacted but not enforced, ought to satisfy
every one that they would be still less eff
fective in Maryland. The only laws that
can be useful to restrict the use of intoxi-
eating liquors are those which would place
heavy taxes on dealers who vend them, and
to make the license so high as to pay the
expenses of the Police, Almshouse and the
Jail.-Baltimore american.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31
DIED

At the residence of her husband, Mr.. JOHN
W. ALBRIrTA1N, ST., at 3 A. NJ. of the l4th in
slant, Mrs. CELIA ANN ALBRITTAlN, aged
SO years.
An affectionate wife and mother She fell
asleep, peacefully, surrounded by her family,
resigned to God who created and redeemed her,
and through whose grace she died Gin the Com.
munion of the Catholic Church, in the conf
dence of a certain Faith, in favor with God and
in charity with the world"
"When we at death must part,
How keen, how deep the pain;
But we shall still be join d in heart,
And hope to meet again"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31
Our Railroad,

The passenger train for Pope's Greek, on
Tuesday evening last, failed to reach the
point of destination, in consequence of
the sinking of part of the embankment
which forms the road bed over the West
ern Branch at Upper Marlboro The bot
tom of this branch, we learn, issEery un-
stable, being composed Of alIuvium in
which quick sands abound. Here the
builders of the road have had to contend
with difficulties similar to those expert
enced at Popes Creek, which required an
immense filling in of earth and timber
before a firm and safe bed for the road
could be obtained. We happened to be
one OF the passengers who were thus de-
tanned, and at the time thought it great
misfortune, as we felt anxious on account
of business at home ); but since we found
an opportunity to call upon some of our
old friends in Marlboro brief though it
was, from the uncertainty whether the
cars would leave at noon or at the regular
hour in the evening and to have a con-
versation with the very active and yigilant
Superintendent of the Road, Mr.. E. Z. Du-
Barry, we regard the detention, as for our
self, quite pleasant and fortunate circum-
stance. Our lifelong friend Wilson met
us with the most cordial grasp and the
blandest smile. His warm heart has pro-
.duced stereotyped smile on his counter
ance, and when this is animated by a
pleasant circumstance there is none more
expressive. There are many very clever
people in the ancient town-none more
so than Turner, of the Prince Georgian,
whom we found absent from his office
when we called, a circumstance which we
regretted, as we have SO seldom met each
other since the time when both of US
started from Annapolis, in early manhood,
to grappIe with the difficulties life. We
met also with Mr.. Brooke, the efficient
Clerk of the Circuit Court of P. G. county
AN intelligent and worthy gentleman,
with whom we travelled on the delightful
excursion to Putin Bay, in the summer of
=.
1871. We-dined with Mr.. E. G. w. Hall,
at.his fine and hospitable mansion. Mr..
II. has been connected in some way with
the Railroad for several years, and is .
most efficient and useful agent and, with
al, an affabfe and agreeable gentleman.
Our brief visit to Marlboro, the object,
and some of the incidents of travel, both
going and returning, are well calculated
to make lasting Impressions. We may al
lude to some of them hereafter; but, for
the present we will close this; article with
ths remark ihaif - RAILROAD is managed
lent 49, nd chat, in pres
emit unfinished condition, our people should
not be extravaganza in their expectations,
but rest assured that if we do our parts
the managers of the road will do theirs.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31
RELIGIOUS NOTICE.

The fourth Quarterly Meeting for Charles Cir
cult, On. E. Church South, will be held at Beth
ell Church, St. Mary's county, on Saturday and
Sunday, the 18th and 10th of February.
misunderstanding at II a. M, Quarterly
Conference Immediately after.
Sunday-Love Feast at a. m, preaching
at IL a. M, Sacrament of the Lords Supper
after preaching. go.
Rev SAMUEL RODGERS, P. E., will be present.
The official members are requested to attend ON
Saturday. The public are respectfully invited.
ROBERT SMITH, P. C.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31
Divine Service.

4th Sunday after Epiphany, Publication Of
the Blessed Virgin Mary, st. PauPs Chapel,
Piney, IL a. m.
February 9th, Septaugesima Sunday, Christ
Church, Port Tobacco, IL a. m,
February 18th, Sexagesima Sunday, St. PaQl'R
Chapel, Piney, IL a, N,
February %, Quinquagesima Sunday, Christ
Church, Port Tobacco, II am -
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company have decided TO lay another track
from Baltimore to Cumberland and prob
ably Piedmont. Their rapidly increasing
business, besides the immense coal trade
mperatively demand this third track, there
already being double track to the points
named.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31
The Ice ON the susquehanna.

The. Susquehanna river from point
above Marietta down to Peachbottom, a
distance of about twenty five miles, is one
vast field of ice. On Sunday last hundreds
of people from this city and from all parts
of the country visited various points on
the river to look upon the grand yet fear
full scene. The ice is broken up into hum
mocks, some Of them attaining height of
thirty to fortytfeet. In many places it is
gorged in immense fields, and in others it
is firmly wedged to the rocks and the bot
tom of the stream. The water which finds
day to be rapidly falling. At the bridge
at Columbia the ice is accumulated in large
masses and is gradually pushing up to the
floors of the bridge. The least move or
breakup there would certainly sweep, the
structure away. The river bank from Co.
lumbia to Washington is covered with
great blocks of ice. At the latter place
the greatest apprehensions are entertained.
Should freshet occur and these vast fields
move off, they would sweep the greater
part of the town with them. Indeed, in
such an event, the destruction all along
the river would be almost incalculable.-
The islands between Columbia and Safe
Harbor are almost hidden by the huge
fields of ice, and the trees upon them are
either torn out or bent down.
The sight at Chickies, from Turkey Hill
and Safe Harbor, is one the like of which
the oldest river man has never beheld.-
AS far as the eye can reach up or down,
and mile or more across, nothing is en-
countered but irregular heaps ofsnow-cov
cred ice, here and there shooting up into
pyramids and assuming other grotesque
forms. At Safe Harbor, on Sunday, hun
dreds of people iocked to the river banks.
The islands below the. dam are almost
buried from sight, and great hummocks ex-
tended from shore to shore and down the
river, until lost to sight by the curve at
Shank's Ferry. No one ventures on the
ice, for every river man knows the treach
erous and shifting character Of the chan
nels in the river, and the rapidity with
which the water dashes through where it
finds an opening. If the ice melts away
gradually under the influence of the spring
sun, it would be midsummer before it
would disappear. If freshet should fol-
low, as is usual in the spring of the year,
the consequences must be of the most seri-
Gus character to the people living along
the rivers ,-Loncaster(Po.) Ecrress.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31
MARRIED.

In Annapolis, at the Episcopal Parsonage, on.
the 10Th inst, by the Rev. Mr.. SoUTHGATE,
WILLIAM T. MACHEN, of Baltimore city,
and MARY A. WELLS, of Port Tobacco.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31

.GWW We learn from the Prince Georgian
that a party of Gypsies are visiting the
lower counties of Southern Maryland. In
Nottingham District about a dozen-men,
women and children--the youngest only
two months, made their appearance last
week. The women tell fortunes, and the
men trade horses, drink whiskey and the
like -.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31

gWThe official vote for and against the
new county of Garrett, and for the place
of the county seat, as recorded at the Exc
cutive Chamber, is as follows: For the
new county, 1897; against, 4O5; majority
for the county, 1913. For the place ofcoun-
ty-seat-for Oakland, 653 for Grantsville,
500; for MeHenry's Glade, 456; for Bloom
ington, !; for McHenry's Gate, 5.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31

Notice.
'ENHERE Will be meeting Of the Vestry Of
l. Port Tobacco Parish, at Christ Church, b.
V, on MONDAY, February Sd, at II a. m.
Jan. 81 1873.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31

WOn Tuesday last, Mr.. Vickers, of
Maryland, presented the credentials of his
successor in the Senate, Hon. Geo. r. Den
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-13
MARfXETS.
Domestic Ma rket..

New YORK. February -. Evening Got
ron closed duh and irregular: sales zoos
baies; mldGiiuG uptaids !J1Sc, Orleans
II 4sc; receipts 37S bales: gross G0l2: sale :
for export ~. Sale-n: futures II. SOB bales.
as follows: February 1873. # % i-i6c; March
90 ii6d 20!.c; April .U'.s G20l3c: M4y
20 l!-i6 Boise: june II Lie q y I4c; July
II 9-i6c. tioar quiet :nd uuchang ed.
Wheat dull and nUmInaIly unchanged. Corn
quiet and stead, AT oG u 66L!c for old West
ern mixed .tiOa'. Pork quiet and steady;
new mess Sli 80. Be-! quiet: plain mess
- al! -; "Nt!a mess Sle l3 30. Lard
s 3-i60 : 7-l6:. Tnrpentine quiet at s. ie q
6~s. Hos trmer 50 90 70 80.
Leather quiet and unchanged: Hem
dock sole. Buonos Ayres and Rio Grandc
light. middle and heavy weights - Bic:
CllItnrnis do :. y size. Wool quiet and
Grm fleece quoted at Is a Csc. Coffee
lat" demand; tar 20 good refining IS Il
"isc. M"la>ses quiet and steady. Rec
strong ~ 5USl2c.
ST l.oUls. February i!.-C"tton dull and
unchanged: no stics. Fiour--Dcmand fair
and ma krt firm: supeTtipe winter s. 50 q
4; "Xtr. winter 81 % Q6 Is: double extra
winter 90 8! 4 d'1 30; treble extra 81 - {.
-. .tniilv winter IS - q 10 30. Whoa,
qi''. and unchanged: only sample lots sold.
Corn :Drnic.. shade higher: No. = mixed
32c an .a-t track; 33la a5tc in elevator.
HA., da.l.: -. - Boo in elevator. Whisky
iin ~ - 12r. Purk-Good demand for ;l-
i"Ie. D.. salt mea' firm; 10 movement in
.'"Ed !o'' Bacon t:m: Dry order trade.
Lard pui''. generally held 1T .≻ some
".tr'ed Al 3-!O Withcu. BUYERS.
tINCINNAT1. February l9.--Cnttun dull;
Zee. Flour duh at 81 90aS D
Nhea!-Delnand far: market finn al 81 20
al ~
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-13
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY FEBRUARY - 1873
1ins 81 each. Beeswax, prime yellow, j.

SKINS 81 each. Beeswax, prime yellow, T.
10 at sc. Ok horns &c each.
CoFFEE-Ihere Is none in first hands
The demand is jobbing at previous prices
we quote: Prime tgoldy 1919 20c; good 10
Gl9l2c; fair 1874 a i9c T. IT.
IMPORTED fRUIr AND NUrs-Ws quote
Louisiana oranges at ST. e. Dbl. Lemon.
. T. box. 100 boxes layer raisins sold at
- 10, but they are now held at 81 l0Q2 IS
y box, halves 81 20 a %, quarters 20 a 75c:
London layers 81 p box, halves 81 IS.
quarters none; Sultana rsisins l6c T. y:
cltron A 45c; currants SC; prunes Ger
mani Sc; figs DC; Brazil nuts ic: English
wainuts lie; French walnuts lac; almonds
BIC: shelled almonds 32c: tilberts l4e: pecans
lie, and tending upward; dates &c T. b.:
bananas 81 d3; piantains 81 az e bunch;
zoo.
TOHACCo-We did not hear of a trazs
action to-day. The supply on sale is est
mated at about 800 Lhds. Quotations are
nominal, but we give our recent figures for
reference, as follows: SG9c for lugs. 9 q
934c for low leaf. 934 a I0l.c for medium
III @lla4c for good and l2l2 a l31ec for
line and selections. Receipts to-day noue ::
exports none stock on hand nv our ram
nlng statement | l62 hhdS.
tREIGHTS-Yesterdavw we reported Il YES
sci for Antwerp at Sc for cotton, and one
for Liverpool at 1884. MIST of me room
for Liverpool is held a: 1884. but ship
ments have been made quite freely at 9-iCd.
We quote: BY steam-COttOn 70 Llv-
erpool 3-lGal9-32d: TO Bremen sd 10
New York &c. 10 Philadelphia 7sc.
sugar to New York 5. 50 T. hhd: molasses
81 q! ;. T. bib; molasses 20 Philadelphia
DC y gallon; tobacco TO Bremen So. Ev
sail-Cotton 70 Liverpool GIG u 1884: to
* L., II, \
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-13
Monetary--Commercla'.
MONETARY.
y 7
GFPiCS or TEk BABY kEP"f .lCLE, /.
WKnhKspAY kvRN.Ne. FebrLaTy Z. 1873. !

t!FFiCS or tbs DAILY hEFf i .itAH, :
WEDNESDAY EvRNIYG. February Y, 1873. !,
To-day being a legal holiday, the banks
were closed, which restricted the move
mrnt in the money market, il which,
however. We noticed no new feature. We
continue TO quote tirst class paper with
or without cOllaterals al 10 e cent = an
nu1A, Al without collaterals al l. q -,
second class at Is, first class mortgage
paper at 10. and second class do at l..
Gold opened d: 1888 a III. against
ia Is at New York, and closed at 1884,
1872. against the opening rate IN that mar
ket, where during the interim II touched
IA. The movement IL gold o! limited
extent and rates ranged agreeahjy 20 the
above variations.
Only d moderate rh- mess VS. done III
sterling exchange. winch ruled al about
Yesterdays rates Tn. sales compose Z D.,
GEO embracing $1,000 Al clear az i231s;
.,l00G 90 III i14::}; .S0U0 bill OF ia3ng at i2;' a
1874: 10000 do at i23i.;: 10000 d" at l25i!
a 1898; .ij.0G0 DO az i.:.ts and ..-rut A.
clear at i233a.
No sales OF francs we're Reported.
At the close sterling bills were uuotec at
i23 q I23l2 for bIli OF i.dlDg ard Al clear.
and II. for hank. ana francs at 4.t1's
a e. Tor private. and 4.b2t2 Tor OanF.
OWN. 70 the banks beng closed !heTt
was no market for domestic exchange. n.t
New York sight was quoted at the e!"se
nominal At ,-IGU = T. cent discount.
The only sale OF stock. reported was 70
shares Mutual National Bank az 81: %.
Nothing WAS reported III bonds.
Metropolitan Police warrants We're luoteG
- ais at the close. an advance OF id-
points over yesterdays closing figures,
We heard OF; some Transactions. the sdhs
of which were not reported.
CITY appropriation certificates were
weaker than Yesterday, closing at .O@H.
The sale. included S}Q0G at 20. $1,000 at .0i9;
and 5000 at IA. There were other
transactions. Q! which se did rot get the
particulars.