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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-09-19
Resolutions of Thanks.

At a meeting of the ladies Of William
and Mary Parish it was unanimously
ReSOIOed, That the thanks of the ladies
are due, and hereby very respectfully tend
cred to the Editor of the Port Tobacco
| Times, and the ''I5naes man" for their many
kind notices of their late Festival.
Resoloed, That they were much gratified
at seeing the "7Snaes man" present, and
hope he enjoyed himself, but they much
regret that Mr. Wells and family could not
be present to have partaken of the many
good things SO bountifully supplied.
Res01oed, That the thanks of the ladies
are kindly returned to the members of the
Band present, who discoursed sweet music
for them, and that their thanks are espe-
cially due to their leader, Prof. Gray, who
made two trips from Baltimore to accom-
mQdate them. l--..=.-- -.-----e.,-s.
Resolued, That Mr.. Lawrence, the pro-
prietor of lizard Bargain" estate, has the
sincere thanks of the ladies for the use OF
his commodious mansion and beautiful
grounds.
ResoZged, That the ladies tender their
kind Acknowledgements to their friends in
Baltimore city for their liberal contribu-
tions, and that their thanks are especially
due those young gentlemen who so kindly
presented them with nice pound cake, a
gold ring and the beautiful baby "Cora.'
Resol0ed, That the ladies take pleasure
in being able to say that they consider
their Festival, in every respect, decided
success.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-09-19

w"Give nae liberty, or give me death, y
exclaims the independent voter. The
negro on top and the white man beneath! !
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-09-19
The Chimes Man, and ..Registrar.,

The ssTines Man, and ssRegiStrar.''
Quite right, Mr.. Registrar. The Times
man, of course, agrees with you. A well
understood and accepted Interpretation of
the registration law is certainly desirable
and essential to it's uniform administra-
ton. It was for this purpose that the
Times man, in common with others, thought
the call was made. Now, as to the regis
ton law itself, the Times man has nothing
to say. He has no objection to the people
wanting such laws in a horn. 1t is, per-
haps, due to this inclination of the people
that the Registration men" are wont to
use glasses and go for the horn. Oh; no,
Mr.. Registrar, the Convention can't Ego
for" the Times man, in the sense you pro-
pose, for he is padding another boat, and
is one of the crew that designs "going for
the Convention. (O The Times man had
thought it possible the call may have been
made by some of the bar men, as it was
there and thereabouts the morning call was
chiefly looked for. The legal gentlemen,
as a matter of course, were on hand, ready,
| by sort of Iucus q non Luce1ado process, to
elucidate things, pull out light from dark
ness, order from chaos and find the loveliest
symmetry in the ugliest "botchwork." Go
for em again, friend Registrar, law, legal
gentlemen, Registration men" horns and
| all. Now don't understand from this that
the Times man wishes to intimate that the
registration men have horns. No, they
only take 'em, and the Times man merely
''smiles."
On Monday night last, as we hear, the en-
CINE hauling the down-passenger train
caught severe cold. We were surprised
to be informed that it could catch any
thing, and are strongly inclined to think
the severe cold caught the engine. How
ever, the aforesaid engine couldn't blow
worth cent when La Plata was reached.
1t is not often we meet with an asthmatic
engine, and when we DOVE are always anx-
ious to swap it off for bowler. We don't
even know whether the quinsied invalid
was able to blow 'em up or whistle 'em up
the next morning at ''Steam-up station"
They are sleepy-headed crew at Cox's
Station. Every morning they have to be
blown up by steam, and, once blown up,
they have to steam up to keep up. 1t is
nothing unusual there to see a fellow steam
ing up and hear him say something about
Fan eye opener"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-09-19
Judge Merrick and the Back Pay.

The Baltimore San of Friday last says
ave have heretofore stated that the Hon.
VIM. M. MeIrick, late Representative in
Congress from the fifth district of this
State, had at an early period forwarded to
the proper officer of the House letter re-
nouncing and releasing to the United
States all claim to the portion of back pay
which wou coming to him under the
salary grab qse passed at the close OF
the last sesd IN. Erroneous statements
have been nj de in other quarters to the
contrary of this. 1t appears that the alb
sence of the Sergeant at Arms from Wash
ington, and the fact of Judge Merrick's
letter having been mislaid in that officials
office, prevented the judge from procuring
a copy for p#blication until yesterday,
when he received the copy from him, with
a statement of the reasons why it could not
be found earlier. The letter of renuncia-
ton is as follows:
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-09-19
DEMOCRATS, ATTENTION.

Port Tobacco, 18th Sept. 1878.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-20

intensely painful were these parties, their luxury contrasting SO forciby with the ruined condition of their host The idea frequently came before me how. sbsurd 1t would appear, or rather to what bitter satire it would give rise, could the truth be known-that the giver of that splendid feast was in reality poorer than the very walters who had been engaged to attend at it. Frequently I looked an my guests with sort of dread lest they might have heard something of the state of my affairs, and were cognizant of the miserable i'm posture was practicing The more l re- hected, the more inextricable did my po- sition appear, and the weaker became my mental powers to struggle with it. At last, when was, believe, almost on the verge of insanity, the state ot my finances became publicly known, and there was nothing left for me but the Bankruptcy Court.
 Strange as it may appear to you, the very certainty that was ruined seemed to act as relief to me. I felt I was no longer the miserable sham I had been for many months past Bankruptcy, loss of position, and poverty, now seemed to Ee trifing in comparison with the cruel anxiety under which I had been so long laboring. Whatever the future may be, I have this certainty before me, the direst poverty which can befall me cannot be worse than the splendor have lately been living in. I can now understand how wrong is the general impression of that look ofindiference which so many cuIprits put on when leaving the dock after their sentence IS pronounced. Severe as that may have been, their punishment can anxiety their mtsdeeds oocasioned T them @ prior to their conviction. Horrible as the idea of bankruptcy and poverty would have been to me two years ago, I can as- sure you that their present certainty is infinitely less painful to me than were my struggles during the time I was attewp- ing to avoid them"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31

a. M, "for consultation and such other action
as may be deemed best for our interest and
that Of the State, and to that end we recon-
mend that each Grange in the State be en-
titled to three delegates, to be elected by each
Grange and Commissioner, under seal, and
signed by the proper officers"
James NJ. Mcdonald, Vice President Of the
Pacific Bank, is the Democratic candidate for
Mayor of San Francisco.
A called meeting of the members of the Re-
publican party opposed to the nomination OF
Gen. Butler for Governor was held in Boston
on the 25th Among those present were FL. l..
Dawes, E. R. Hoar, George 7. Hoar, Speaker
Sanford, H. II. Coolidge, Ex-Speaker Jewell,
Adm Thayer, j. NJ. Forbes, and Others. The
meeting was called to order by Judge Hoar,
who denounced in unqualified terms the salary
grab, and pronounced himself as willing to 90
all in his power to prevent the State from
being carried for the author Of that measure
committee of three was appointed to draw
up an address to the people Cf the State.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31
FACTS AND FIGURES.

The grand total of the Louisiana
State debt is stated at Sal sos, 1880.
Hartford proposes to erect a 5000
monument to the memory of its first set
tiers.
The new city reservoir in Philadel-
phia covers an area of one hundred acres,
and has a capacity of 750,000,000 gallons.
The value of -four and wheat exports
from California to Atlantic foreign ports,
for the year ending June 80, is $19,252 900
The value of the wheat crop is $50, 000,-
600
The mint at Philadelphia is now en-
gagged in remelting vast quantities of
light gold coin. Since January last, some
wenty-three million dollars worth have
been melted.
The total assessment of Sangamon
County, Ill, for 1878, is 1913, 565 1924, while
for last year it was 81 $50, 1875, an increase
for 1873 Of $21, 635, 1919.
The growth Of the population of
California by all routes of travel during
the last six months is 34,416, of which
10000 are from China and Japan
Prof Mitchell has made an interest
ing discovery. The earth is gradually
cooling and absorbing the ocean The
~
or so nobody will be able to live.
Half a dozen heavy failures have oc
Cured in the tea trade of New York, for
sums rising from $3.50, 900 to S50O,OOO
The house Of A. A Low s. Co. have lost
million dollars. The total losses Of the
trade are stated at $6,OOO,0O0.
If the ratio of casualties were as great
throughout the country as it was in New
York, we should have 1900 victims for
the Fourth of July, or a greater number
than were wounded on the American side
in any battle of the Revolution.
1t appears from the statistics that the
percentage of insanity and idiocy in the
United States is greater among the whites
than among the blacks. Among the
former, the insane number one in 943;
among the latter only one in 1850.
The length of the East River Bridge
will be $500 feet, of which 1856 feet will
be suspended This is seven times the
length of Niagara Suspension Bridge
The towers will rise 26S feet above high
water mark, eighteen feet higher than
Trinity spire.
"A proposition is unuer consideration
by the Finance Committee of the New
York Board of Alderman to consolidate
the city debt and raise loan of $150,000,-
900 to run 100 years, for which four per
cent. bonds should be issued, interest pay
able quarterly.
The receipts from the sale of postage
stamps since the Thanking privilege expir-
ed, on July 1, have greatly exceeded those
of any similar period in the history of the
country. The receipts IN one week were
81 10000 in excess.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31
The Good Samaritan.

A gentleman of this city, who has been
spending a few days at Idaho Springs, re-
lates a very pleasing incident which oc-
CURED there the other day. Among the
visitors, composed equally of visitors and
pleasure-seekers, who were stopping at
the delightful resort, was one poor fellow
whose condition evoked the sympathy of
every one. He was suffering from rheu-
matism, and the effort to walk unassisted
was painful to witness, and one day not
long since, as he was endeavOring to drag
himself to the baths, he was approached
by a rich Chicagoite, who was visiting
the Springs for a day or two. The latter
rendered his assistance, which was CRATE
fully accepted, and, leaning upon the Chi
cagoite's arm, the two walked and chat
ted together. The Chicagoite suggested
that the rheumatic invalid should have
some one to accompany him and care for
him. The rheumatic patient said he was
too poor to employ nurse or even to pay
the expenses of any friend who might
volunteer to attend him. ''Do you know
any one upon whom you could depend to
take care of you if his expenses and your
own, too, were paid? '' asked the rich
and philanthropic Chicagoite "Yes,"
said he, II have friend in Denver who
would gladly come" 'Well," said the
moneyed man Of Chicago, 'you Just
send down to your friend and tell him to
come here and take care of you till you
get well-it don't matter how long time
that may be-and have your bills sent to
me-" He AYERS now that it will be a
small camel that finds less difficulty in
getting through the eye of a needle than
at least one ChicagOite does in getting
into heaven.-Denuer Neaes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31
A Young Heroine.

Thomas Velfe and wife, with family
Of small children, settled in this county
something more than year ago, and, be
ing poor, they, after many hardships,
erected a small dwelling and cleared a
few acres of land, but they were in the
wilderness, ten miles from neighbors. A
few weeks ago the father and mother lett
their family, consisting of girl aged
twelve years, one aged nine years, and
two other children, aged respectively
three years and thirteen months, on a
trip to the settlement to get cow and
bring in some potatoes to plant After
the parents had been gone few hours
the house took fire, and the Oldest girl
Immediately rushed to the roof with
water, but not being able to remove the
shingles she could do nothing to stay the
flames, which gained rapidly, spreading
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31

on the inside of the roof until h,,....
through, they drove her from her wor1s
Inc heroic girl now turned her attentinn
to saving her brothers and sisters Cow
ing to the door of the building, she fonnd 1
that the child next to her own 400 .'h hna
got out of the house, bringing the b naa
with her, but the little three wear " olS
had crouched under a shaving. horse ' ~
the further corner of the room tn ~
being no chamber floor, the fire was dron
ping from the burning roof between tbo
child and the door, and when asked 'l to
come out 1t refused to do so savina g. sJ
am safe here-the fire don't dron bero ;,
Our little heroine hesitated only momant
but rushing through the falling emharo,
brought the little one to safe place ho+h
having their clothes somewhat hnrnt
But now comes the hardest part of tho
task before her. Scantily clothed and
with no food, she took the babe in hor
arms and with the other children started
upon the trail for the settlement. After
going few miles, she encountered rand
stream, swollen by the spring rains 20
that in fording it the water came nm IF
her arm pits. She first carried the hahq
across, and then the little threevear-o
and lastly, half led and half carried he,
older sister through the water to tn,
other bank. Three times during tn,
remainder of the day, she struggled
across the swollen streams in her wa,
until night set in, the deep forest sur
rounding her. Cold, wet and hungry
she sought a place to camp, and b,
good fortune found an old camp, left b.
the Indians, upon which about one-hai
Of the roof still remained Upon thi
she placed her little flock and then col
lected pine boughs and made rude bed
Placing the little one in the middle, tn,
heroic girl stripped off her dress anC
spread it over tie children, then covered
them with boughs to keep them from tn
chilly night air, and sat down besid
them, to watch through that long, COLI
night, comforting the little one when i
cried, and speaking words of cheer to tn
elder one. The long, dreary hours O
night dragged slowly by, and at the frs
peep of day she resumed her folsom
march, and had nearly reached the frs
settler when she met her parents return
ing. An elder and a wiser head Nigh
have found an easier way out Of thi
dilemma, but we feel certain that no on
could have acted drawer, or have endured
more than the little daughter of Thoma
e.-Wasconsin Riuer Pilot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31
PERSONAL.

Ex-Governor Colby, of New Hampshire, is
dead.
E. s. Mills, President of the Brooklyn Trust
Company, who was recently drowned at
Coney Island, it has since been discov-
cred had overdrawn his account about $780,
600, and had accepted also of worthless secur-
tiles to the amount of 100000. 1t is believed
that he committed suicide, though many of
his friends think his death was accidental.
DR.. Mary Walker was arrested i'll Baltimore
a few days ago, for appearing in mems cloth
ing, but she was soon released.
The Hon. John p Hale fell and broke his
hip bone at Dover on the 22d, and his case was
considered critical on the 23d
St. Louis dispatch of the 18th says the
police of that city, from facts which had come
to their knowledge, believe that the robbers of
the Iowa railroad train are the same gang that
robbed the bank in st. Genevieve, Mo-, last
May, the Russellville (Ky) bank two years
ago, and the Gallatin (Mo.) bank, and also
committed several other bold robberies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31

A firm in Chicago one day, recently,
sent package of envelopes to the post
office for transportation in the mails, upon
one of which the one-cent stamp had ac-
cidentally been omitted. Punctually, the
next day, came missive from the Post
master, in large official envelope duly
bearing new official two-cent stamp, no
tifying the firm of the omission and ask.
ing that it be supplied. The following
reply was sent to the faithful guardian of
Uncle Sans postal treasures: "Dear Sir
We have received your notice of pack
lage which we sent without cent attached,
and are obliged, especially as you were
obliged to attach a twO-cent stamp in or
der that the notice might be sent En-
closed please find one-cent stamp for the
package we sent without The cent, and also
two-cent stamp enclosed, for which
please acknowledge the receipt of the one
cent stamp sent to pay the cent on the pack
age we sent without the cent required by
the Postal law
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31

ShoASAt dHu
PERRY DAVIS PAIN-KnLER.-This unpar-
alleled preparation is receiving more testi-
monials of its wonderful efficacy in removing
pains, than any other medicine ever offered to
the public. And these testimonials come from
persons of every degree of intelligence, and
every rank of life. Physicians of the first re-
spectability, and perfectly conversant with the
nature of diseases and remedies, recommend
this as one of the most effectual in their line
Of preparations for the cure of Cholera,
Cholera Morbus and kindred bowel troubles
now SO common among the people
AN ACT OF misunderstanding Castle
was sad stumbling block in the path of
Buryan's Christian, though it couldn't
bar his way to Truth We can sylnpa-
thize with the Pilgrim, for Doubt always
besets us when we are asked to believe
anything particularly extraordinary. Con-
sequently, when we heard, some eighteen
months ago, that physician in California
had compounded, from the juices and ex-
tracts of certain herbs found there, a med
iclnc that cured almost every variety OF
blood disease, we were incredulous. Since
then we have had opportunities of testing
the accuracy of the report, and are tree
to admit that our doubts have vanished.
Seeing what we have seen, knowing what
we know, it is impossible for US to ques-
ton the remedial properties ofDR. WALK
ER's VINEGAR BITTERs That this famous
vegetable Tonic, Alternative and Antiseptic
is specific for Dyspepsia, Liver Com,
plant, Chronic Constipation, Fever and
Ague, Bilious Intermittents, Scrotulous
faint in the Blood, Incipient Consump-
ton, Local and General Debility Rheu,.
matism, Sick Headache, and Diseases OF
the Kidneys, seems to be matter beyond
the pale of controversy fired fact an
medical history. The statements Of friends,
in whose veracity and intelligence we
have full confidence, corroborated by our
own personal observation, compel US 10
admit the surprising merits of the prepar-
alton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31
A Grateful Father.

They tell a story Of princely generosity
of an Oakland millionaire in California
He was in San Francisco with his little
son in carriage; had stepped aside to
converse with a friend few minutes, be-
fore leaving town for the drive home, and
left his spirited horses standing with the
| reins in the boys hands. The horses took
fright, and dashed off at full speed out one
of the roads. The father stood paralyzed
with terror, and he felt himself entirely
helpless, and the boys life in great dan
ger. A swarthy Spaniard saw the horses
start, and grasped the whole situation in a
twinklng. He mounted his horse, and
was after the runaways like a flash of
lightning. He gradually gained on the
carriage, and finally came up with it. He
secured the reins in his hand in way
that none but a Spanish vaquero could
Phave DONE and succeeded in check ng the
horses mad career. The affair ended with
his getting into the carriage and driving
the boy back to his delighted father unh urt
The man was evidently poor, and the
Oakland gentleman in cordially thank
ing him for his heroic act, invited him to
his country-Se the next day. After a
good deal of hesitation the Spaniard ac-
cepted the invitation. He had work that
was pressing, but the gentleman would
not take no for an answer. He went, and
was again both feelingly and substantially
thanked. The Spaniard thought nothing
of what he had done 1t fell in his way
to assist a fellow creature, and he did 1t ;
that was all. The Oakland gentleman
thought that it was not all He had moth
ing worth giving yesterday, but he felt
that the service demanded something be-
sides cold thanks. He took the Span
iard's hand and pressed into it the whole
weight of his obligations, two silver half
dollars, and hoped the savior of his son
might be happy. The Spaniard was so
ungratetul as to refuse the munificent gift,
mounted his horse, put spurs in its TANKS,
and dashed out of Oakland, leaving the
millionaire stupefied at this new exnibi-
ton of the mans ingratitude. The Span
lard having lost a day, hurried about his
business, and the Oakland man is one sill
yer dollar richer than he supposed him.
self to be.
"A lady asked her doctor if he did not
think the small bOnnets the ladies wore
had tendency to produce congestion of
the brain. ooh! no." replied the doc
tor. Women who have brains dontw wear
them"
- Quaker having sold fine-looking
but blind horse, asked the purchaser:
"Well, my friend, dost thou see any fault
in him p NO" was the answer. Neither
will he see any fault in thee" said old
broadbrim.
"A small boy has gravely asked this
question, "Pa, does heartburn mean sick
after your girl?''
ASK for Prussing's Cider Vinegar and take
no other Warranted to preserve Pickles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31

THE relaxing power of Johnson's Anoaye
Lanlnlent Is truly wonderful. cases d W
already numerous where bent and stl1eneu
limbs have been limbered and Strengthened .!
1t. When used for this purpose, the ptl'
should be washed and rubbed thorougniy,
Apply the liniment cold, and rub it in Win 'n'
hand
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31

.ued proclamation calling $4,000 men of the
reserves into active service against the insur-
rectionists. The Germans had liberated the
crew of the Vigilante for fear the German
Consul and his family at Cartagena would be
shot.
The laying of the fourth cable between
Sidney, Cape Breton, and Placentia, N. F.,
has been successfully completed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31

THE. NEWS.
A New Spanish Ministry Under
SaImeron as President.
The Emperor William at Vienna
His Admiration of Am
erica's Display.
The French Government Refuses to
Accord Belligerent Rights
to the CarlistS.
Tariff Of the Chicago Alton R. R. to be Mod
fed, and Its Suits Against Farmers
TO be Abandoned
Call for a State Convention of
Oranges in Wisconsin.
Progress of the Cholera.
Fearful Ravages at
Mt. Vernon, Ind.
Wrecking and Robbery Of an Ex-
press Train on the c.,
R. I. & P. Railroad.