Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-06-11
81. MARY'S BEACON
THrEsDAY MORNING, June ilth, 1874
LEOyARDTowr, Nd.

News AND OrnER IrEns.-Tic speciai
term which His Honor. Judge Ford. had
agreed 10 hold on the 10Th instant, for the
beucf, Of the four prisoners whose cases had
been removed here FROM Charles county, In
not nov likely to be held. the prisoners
aforesaid having made good their escape
from our Jail on Wednesday night Of last
week. The feat was accomplished BY the
old familiar mode Of taking up the flooring
10 ono Of the cells, and, access being thus
obtained to the Jail walls. the prisoners
. capped by picking therefrom . ssfi-
sicncy Of stone and mortar to allow
Of an easy transit. The guard, which
had been kept around the Jail IRON
che date Of the prisoners commitment,
had been removed on the morning before
Che escape. and outside assistance being
thus made practicable. it is believed that
il is to this the prisoners owe their free
dom. A few nimble fingers. however.
and knittiug-needle or two is quite as
plausible an explanation Of the escape.
The inculpaied parties arc William T.
Killman, indicted for assault with in
tent to kill. and William T. Ki'lman. Geo.
r. Young. Andrew Jackson and Peyton
White. indicted for larceny. all of whom
arc believed 10 hail from Acccmac county,
Virginia. No reward has. as yet, been
offered for their apprehension.
A preliminary meeting. we arc author
izcd to state. will be held in our village on
Saturday mex. to form Grange for this
section. A full attendance Of those who
have agreed to take par. in the movement
Is earnestly desired.
TIE New York Times prints an excel
leat editorial article on the subject Of
mixed schools. 1t urges with great clear
ness and force the wisdom Of permitting
the people to work out this problem for
themselves. especially as all parties in the
South heartily support tho doctrine OF FREQ
schools for all the children Of the proper
school age. white aud colorcd, and make
no discrimination agains. the latter in ia
vor o! tue former, although the pecupiary
burden falls most heavily on the white
people Of the Southern States, and, moro
over. because the colored people of the
South have not. in any case where they
have the majority. attempted to establish.
or appeared to desire. mixed schools.
The application on the part Of Gen'l
McElair for Mandamus to obtain posses
sion Of tho office of Adjutant General.
has been argued before Judge Miller
Judge Millcr's opinion Just fled makes
the battle drawn one. lie decides
tho Office to be q life tenure under the
Constitution Of the State. a point raised
in behalf Of Genl McBlair. but that Gen'l
NcBlair was disqualified from filling i,
under tho recent Constitutional amend
Eens. point urged BY Genl Bond. The
case goes to Court Of Appeals, where il,
will be argued at once. 1t cannot yet
be predicatcd what will be the decision
Of that tribunal.
Commenting upon the suggestion that
"it would be good notion to try the le-
gal remedy in all the Southern States
aeains. rascally officials" the Mobile
Register declares that 1.-THE mer who con-
srol the legal remedy machinery are
generally ten tipes as bad as the rcsues
they try. 4 politician who is a rogue
10 never indictei-or, If indicted, is new
or ecnvie;ed-unless the legal remedy
men wish TO get rid of IA. rogue in or
der to make place for lean rogue"
Pope Plus TX. completed the eighty.
second year Of his age on the 18th Of May
Ills Holiness received l.0. 600 letters of
eongra.ula:ion-12. 600 Of them from I,al-
ians-durirg tho one day. and huge bask,
cts, 6!!ed with other cpis,les of tie same
sort. were being carried to his chambers
in the Vatican after he had retired.
Mr. Disracli's lack Of health is causing
considerable anxiety to his personal and
political friends. II is rumored that he
may End it necessary to withdraw for
Few months from the duties of Premier,
which. in tie meantime. will be performed
BY Earl Derby.
TINS INV ASSESSMENT BrLL.-A decis-
ion en- the New Assessment Bill has been