Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-24

News AND OTHER inns The effect
Of the recen. drou,h is painfully per-
ccptible in almos: every section Of our
county. aud i. is sad to state. that large
neighborhoods are still without rain aud
have been since May IN these latter To-
cali,ies, vegetation CT all kinds is literally
burnt NJ. grass even being dead or dying
In sections which have been favored by
partial seasons. the growing crops. through
mostly s;un:ed. arc showing signs of vi
tally and progress under the favorable
Effects Of last weeks rains. To add to
our other farming nisfor.uncs, the tobacco
worm has been disastrous beyond prece-
dent this year to our great money staple.
Of which not more than halfa crop could
be pitched on account of the scarcity Of
plants or the absence Of planting seasons.
Altogether. gloOmier prospect than the
ono now before them our farmers have
seldom, II ever. confronted.
The Editor of the New York Sun. Mr..
Dana. having recently published what was
supposed 10 be libel on a member Of the
Board Of Public Works Of Washington
City. was arrested TO answer, not lefore
the Courts Of New York where the offence.
il any. had been committed and where he
would have been entitled to jury trial,
but arrested TO answer before a Washing.
ton city 20 ice Court in which a jury ar.
bitrlment was unrrovidcd for. TIE case
having been brought to the a..en.;on Of
the United States Circuit Court of New
York. the learned judge decided tina.
Dana. even If guilty, was entitled to
jury trial and that. as the Washington
Police Court did rot cultivate this ins,i
tuition. the accused must be discharged
and discharged he was upon the spot. to
the disappointment and dismay Of the i'm
maculatc Washington official at whose in
stance he had been arrested. The whole
press Of the country. wi.Lou. distinction
Of party. describe this attempt to in,iui-
date and ovcrawe free discussion in the
sevcrsst language Of reprobation.
A'a meeting OF the St. Mary's r. II.
and Debating Society, held at the Assem-
bly, Rooms in Leonardtown on Friday.
the 18Th instant, the following gentlemen
were elected to serve as officers Of the So
eic.y for the ensuing term
Fresidcu.. Jos II. Kew;
Vice Prest ID. G.. IIammc,t:
Rec. Secretary, j. s. Fenwick;
Asst Rec Sec John + King;
Cor. Sec. Jas. s. Downs;
Treasurer. A. A. Lawrence;
Librarian. T. Harris Camalier.
The Chair appointed the following Com
n.iitecs:
Committee on Ques.ions-Col. James
I. Blackstone. Robert c. Combs and J.
F. King.
Committee on Finanee-Dr. A. Jack
Spalaing. j. Parrau Crane and DR.. C.
Combs.
Library Commi.tec-Judge r Ford. V.
Cavalier and James H. Wilson.
On motion of Judge Ford. the thanks
OF the Society were rendered to the off !.
GERS of The outgoing administration for
the able ayd efficient manner in which
they had discharged the duties Of their
respective Offices during the term.
We notice that Capt Timmous has been
"honorsbiy and unanimously acquitted" by
the State Fishery Force Of any neglcc, of
duty or wrong doing in the administration
ofhis office. The charges preferred gains,
the Captain by the Grand Jury of Talbo,
were fully sustained. SAYS a contemporary
bu. i, vas discovered that the Police Force
Commander and his sueordiua,es Under
the Law were not authorized to arres, any
drcdger whom they did no, personally see
engaged in the act Of dredging on forbid
den grounds. Though somewhat unfrisnd-
ly heretofore to Capt Timmons. We now
feel called upon 20 state. that this con-
s'rue,ioa. given BY the. Commissioners Of
the State Fishery Force to the law. re-
heves the Captain in large measure. IL no,
entirely. Of the responsibility which We
had attached TO his supposed .her,-com-
Jugs Is the executive officer Of the Board
The man fOnnd lately murdered in
Chester county. Pa. is now supposed to
be Goss, Who had pretended to be dead in
order to ehea, tbs Insurance companies. -