The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-06-20
Rotation in Office.

Rotation in Office.
The political field is assuming an active ap-
pearance throughout the State, and already
nominations in Baltimore city and some of
the counties have been made by the democra-
cy for the different offices. In the city the
present incumbents with single exception
have been nominated for the offices of clerks
of the different Courts and Register of Wills
which has given occasion to some of those
whose utterances about the matter according
to their own version of the affair is simply for
the good of the party, to give expression to
many wise sayings about rotation in office and
other time honored maXims that may or may
not be iudicious For ourselves we think
wise selection ofthe best men should always
be made irrespective of any infeXible rule, as
regards the fact whether those chosen have
already served the people or not. For in
stance, the services of our present Hon. Rep
resentative in Congress would have been
lost to his constituency had such rule been
strictly enforced heretofore, Which would
have been regarded, we are sure, by a ma
jority of his constituency as a misfortune
The truth is simply this, that no rule of this
Sort however specious and fair sounding it
may be, can be rigidly adhered to without
detriment to the public good. A sound dis
creton should be exercised in the matter, and
any Other course would result in harm to the
party, or any orther party that would re-
fuse to be guided by the circumstances
surrounding the particular case rather than by
any inflexible rule about the matter, one way
or the other. How can the party that thought
it wisest to nominate Horace Greedy under
all the circumstances that then enveloped its
cy, to lay down for itself now any JachSOniOtn
NOTICE about the men who shall be its stand
ard bearers within its own ranks? There is
motive apparent a wheel within u wheel !;
design in it somewhere when such Ec.
Cdthedlru utteranccs are INDUCED in upon
the eve of general election The maxim of
rotation in office is good enough in itself,
and wise enough to entitle it to be considered
in our conventions, and by the people; but
like other good notices it may lie made use
= fto delude unsuspccting voters for selfish
ends, unless it is tempered with sound judg-
ment and discretion in its application.
THINGS TO BE REMEMBERED.-Th fol-
lowing changes will take place after June
Both, 1878:
Thanking privilege abolished.
2-Postmasters supplied with official
stamps
3-Onicial stamps must not be used except
for official business.
4-Stamps of one department cannot be
used for correspondence of another.
5.-No matter can pass through the mails
free.
6.-Postage must be collected on newspa-
pers published in the county where delivered
Exchanges not free. Publishers must
pay postage on each exchange received.
S.-Postal cards uncaled for are not sent to
dead letter Office
9.-Postal cards cannot be used a second
time.
10.-Ordnary cards can be transmitted
through the mails by af1iXing one cent stamp
provided the entire message is printed. The
address may be written.
PoStage-Letters - Three cents for each
half ounce or fraction thereof
Drop -Lelters-Where delivered by car
riers, two cents for each half ounce or frac-
~tion thereof. AT other offices, one cent for
each half ounce or fraction thereof
Printed Matter-One cent for each two
ounces or fraction thereof Seeds, bulbs, cut
tings, roots, scions, chromos, and engravings
arc classed with printed matter.
Merchandise - Two cents for each two
ounces or fraction thereof, limited to twelve
ounces. When any of the above matter is
mailed wholly unpaid and by inadvertence
reaches its destination, double rates should
be charged and collected.-PostoGce Gazette.
WATKINS GLEN.-Thc famous Watkins
Glen, located at Watkins Schuyler Co., N.
Y, which has become one of the most popu-
lar Summer Resorts in the United States, and
is annually visited by tens ofthouaands ofpeo-
pie from all sections ofthe country, wil-wth
its two Mountain Houses-be open this sea-
son, for visitors, on or before the list of June
The entire Glen property has recently been
purchased by John J. Lytle & Co., of Phila-
delphia, who have made many important i'm
rovements-nearlya all the staircascs, bridges.
and ratings having been renewed-and the
Glen is in much better and safer condition
than ever before. These gentleman will per-
sonaly supervise and manage the Glen, and
its Summer Hotels, during the season of 1878,
and spare no time or expense in endeavoring
to make it an attractive and pleasant place of
resorts for the public.
The Watkins Glen - manifold as arc its
scenic charms, is by no means the only feature
of interest pertaining to the romantic sur
roundings Of the village from which it takes
its name Seneca Lake, one of the most beau
tiful sheets of water in the world with the
magnificent views which the highlands around
it afford, Hector Falls, two and n half miles
north of Watkins on the cast shore of the
Lake and the Havana Glen, which has been
visited for several years past by great num-
bers of people, are well worthy the attention
oftourist, and will be hailed with delight by
all students and admirers of Nature.
Suicide of a Romantic Convict.
The convict Henry Austin, alias Montcrief
Waddams, who committed suicide last Tues
day in the peniteniiary at Trenton, is report
cd to have had a romantic history. His real
name is said to have been Waddams, and he
came of wealthy North of England family
He graduated at Eaton, and he afterwards, in
consequence of some offense against the laws
committed at Leeds was arrested, but
through family influence he was induced to
leave England
He came to this country, reaching New
York in 1862 He then commenced career
rs bounty jumper, at which he amassed some