Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-05-22
News of the Week.


Mr.. B. F. Bartholow, of the firm of Geo.
P. Thomas s. Co., liquor dealers, of Balti-
more city, died suddenly at Kittrell's Ho-
tel, Henderson, North Carolina, on Satur
day, ofapoplexy. Mr.. Bartholow was tray
cling on business in North Carolina. He
was well known in this county, and his
death will be deeply lamented.
The cadets of St. Johns Academy, Alex
andria are making arrangements for
pleasant and instructive excursion early in
June. They propose chartering canal
boat to. take them up the canal as far as
Harper's Ferry, stopping by the way to
view the Great Falls of the Potomac and
other places of interest. They will carry
plenty of provisions, and will be absent
three or four days.
The Young Catholics Friend Society, of
Washington city, intend to celebrate at
Old St. Mary's Md, on the 18th of next
month, the landing of the Maryland Pill
grims. Other associations will, it is ex-
pected, join in the celebration.
The agricultural order of the ''Knights
of the Farm" seems to be making progress
in Anne Arundel county, Recently large
assemblage otpeople congregated at White
Marsh Church to witness banner presen-
tation to Mr.. jefferson M Cook, for the
society, from the ladies of the county,
through Mr.. Geo. w. McCubbin. The
front of the banner bears painting of a
in Goi1 20,
horses, with the motto "Fidelity Purity,
Industry and Sobriety."
The Court of Appeals has assigned
Thursday, the 29th instant, as the time to
hear the argument ON the exceptions taken
in the case of Joshua Nicholson.
A negro named jackson, tried in the
Circuit Court of St. Mary's county fer the
murder of Schofeld, was convicted of
murder in the first degree on Saturday
last. A motion for a new trial was made
by his counsel which was to be argued
before Judge Ford.
The trial of Albert Sanders, indicted for
the murder of Eugene A. Burdell in De
cember last, took place at Prince Freder-
lex last week. The Journal says: ."The
circumstances connected with this afro
cious murder, are too well known to the
public to need a repetition. Sanders is a
mulatto about twenty-five years of age,
five feet in height, and possessing power
full muscular development. He seems un-
conscious of his dreadful situation, and
strongly protests his innocence, although
he has, since his confinement, made full
confession of his guilt. The jury returned
averdict of murder in the first degree, after
being out of Courtfor one hour. The YER
cict is universally approved"
A large tract of mineral land in Chatham
county, North Carolina, has been purchas-
ed by an association of Canadian gentle
men, for which they paid $1R6, 400. They
have established one furnace, and are now
producing very good metal Two more
furnaces are in the course s2q of construction.
The Foreign Office at London, has re-
ceived dispatches from Sir Samuel Baker,
dated March Is, stating that Lady Baker
and himself wereyin good health, and rein
forcements had reached him.
Female emancipation has madesurpris-
ing progress in Switzerland. At the Uni
versity of Zurich last term 10 lady stu
dents were entered on the naturalization
lists, and this term, the lists not yet being
closed, 119 are already inscribed. The as
signment of some PROFESSIONAL chairs to
women is considered mere question Of
time. si .
The troops about the Lava Beds begin
to be annoyed by rattle snakes and scorp
ions, which give them almost as much
The Russian expeditionary column to
act upon Khiva is brushing from its path
all minor obstacles, and marching direct
upon the main point of the military move
ment. There can be little doubt as to the
final success of the Cars policy. Khiva
will be subjugated and used as base of
operations upon Afghanistan, which will
then be the only impeachment between
Russia and British India. England is
watching the progress of this Khiva move
ment of Russia, and will be compelled to
take hand in the game when certain
point isreached. Afghanistan is now vir-
tually under the British protectorate, and
hence movement upon that country is in
reality blow upon English power, char
acter and authority in Asia. When that
blow is delivered, John Bull will strike
back, and therefore the Khiva expedition
is watched with intense interest in Europe.
The much talked of Postal Cards are at
last putting in an appearance. They were
issued from various branches of the De-
partment in the early part of this week,
and were bought up as rapidly as they
were issued. Whether they will answer
the purpose for which they are used will
only be known after trial.
M. Fulgence Gerard, whose name former
ly stood high in French literature, died
recently at Paris in destitute circumstan-
ces.
The Legitimists and Orleanists of France
are intriguing to defeat Ne. Theirs for Pres
ident. The people are for Theirs and the
Republic, and they may take such a hand
in the matter as will not only defeat the
Vaccinations of the Monarchists, but rem
der the soil of France unfavorable for their
longer residence.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has been atwork
for sometime trying to inaugurate peace
couorers and throifoh her efforts rros-