Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-08-01

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Consul, overhauled Spanish frigate going
from one port of Spain to another. 1t is
true that this was one of the ships which
had been declared pirates by the Spanish
government. Yet this would not, as is we'll
settled by American precedents, make the
vessel pirate under the law of nations,
and subject it to capture by foreign ships
of war. 1t can only be by concert be-
tween the Spanish and Prussian govern
ments that any color can be given for the
matter of no small importance, when a
the Spanish throne.
Gen. J. G. Breckenridge, says the Rich
mond Wing, arrived in the city Saturday
morning. This is General Breckinridge's
first visit to Richmand since, as the last
Secretary of War of the Southern Confed-
eracy, he left the city at the sad evacua-
ton of April, 1865 General Breckenridge
visited the Capitol Saturday, and noted
with interest the changes that had taken
place there since he was last in that edi-
fee. The General is still man of impos-
ing appearance and dSstigue air, and al
though little grizzled, is still robust, e.
rect, and ruddy.
King Victor Emmanuel has been giving
strenuous warning to the French Gov
eminent against its encouragement to the
clerical party, which aims to discover Italy
and overthrow the throne in the interest
of the establishment of the temporal
power of the Pope. He throws upon
France the burden of discouraging this
party, and presents as an alternative the
formation of an alliance between Italy and
Germany, which would mean another war
for France even more disastrous than that
of 1870.
In reply to committee Of gentlemen
from South Carolina, who visited Washing
ton to urge cessation of prosecutions a.
gainst Ku Kluk offenders, Attorney-Ge
Williams replied that instructions had al
ready been issued to stop the prosecutions
against Ku Klux offenders, except in very
aggravated cases, and some of those con-
victed had already been pardoned. 1t was
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all, keeping the most aggravated cases,
however, until the last.
The Baltimore correspondent of the An
napolis Republican writes 'that Colonel
Woolford will carry unanimously the del
egation in Baltimore for his denomination
to the office of State Comptroller
Attempts to form Oranges of the Order
of Patrons of Husbandry among the farm
ers of New England have proved almost
total failures. Only one grange is said to
have been formed, and that is in Green
field, Massachusetts,.
The contract for the new Baltimore and
Potomac railroad depot, in Washington
city, has been awarded to Messrs. s. & J.
Adams, of Baltimore, at $4,000.
Hon. J. g. Clarke, late President of r fI77
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, has
been elected third Vice President of the
New York and Erie Railroad.
B. Everett Smith has resumed the publ
cation of the Worcester Shield, and an
nounces himself as an "Independent Dem
ocratic" candidate for State Senator.
President MacMahon, of France, leans
strongly to the cause of Don Carlos. He is
even reported to be compromised in that
direction. But the French President will
have enough to do to keep himself in pow
er, without interfering with the affairs of
Spain or Don Carlos, and 80 his sympa-
thies will be Of no great practical value.
Mr.. Wilbur F. Storer, editor of the
Chicago Times, in card over his own
signature, attributes the recent death of
his wife to the gross recklessness, careless
ness and neglect of her attending physi-
clan. He adds: II make this painful
revelation not hastily or without consid-
Grafton, in the sole desire to guard others
against a like sad experience"
The papers everywhere are commenting
upon Mr.. Groesbeck's letter. The World
thinks any new organization would still
be controlled by Democrats, and questions
the advantage of a change of name. 1t says:
''The ostrich, which buried his head in
the sand in the hope of concealing his
body was never accounted wise bird"
The night before last Newark was the
scene of another domestic tragedy, which
resulted in the instant death of one of the
parties. During drunken broil engaged
in by two brothers, one of them was fatal
ly stabbed in the presence of an aged mo-
ther, and the survivor is now in the custo-
dy of the law to answer at the bar of JUS
tice the terrible charge of shedding his
brothers blood.
The Legislature of New York recently
passed a law allowing wife to claim dam
ages from any person selling liquor to her
under the new statute has just been tried,
and resulted in a verdict of fifty dollars
for the plaintiff. An appeal will be taken.
A new Postoffice is established at
Croome Station, Prince Georges county,
Md, on the route from Bowie to Pope's
Creek, with W. w. Dudley as Postmaster.
A new Postoffice is established at North
Keys, Prince Georges county, Md, on the
route from Croome Station to Nottingham,
with 81. FL. Sasser as Postmaster.
~ The american Farmer for August
is received. The editors of this journal
succeed each month in presenting to their
readers most substantial array of sound
and seasonable matter, and whilst the con-
oro tbo1, am bro no b,,+