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New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
F1-NrRAL OF FRANCIS BurLER.

The funeral services of Francis Butler, the
dog faucer dIed from hydrOphObia last Tuesday,
TOOK place yesterday afternoon from St. BlrnaDas's
Church, Busbwlck-ave. aud kOsciuskOst., Brooklyn.
Many persons present, anu the
sually Impressive The cOffin which ot rose oOd,
heavily mounted with silver bore the inscription.
Francis Butler aged 6i years died June i6 1874
large number of roses and immorteiles were strewn
upon the coffin TIe pall-bearers were Assembly man
Geo. c. Bennett Edward West. Jas. sdlter, JoAn L.
Nostraud D. L. Brayton, and A. b. Martin TAe choir
sang 1t Incarnatus" from Farmers mass III b hlt,
and a movement from Beetnoyen's Seventh symphony.
WIN. J. Rand presided at the organ. The
Rev. Mr.. HOvey, pastor of the church.
read the burial service and preached the funeral
sermon in the morning. taking for his text the iOoE-
ing words: 1T better 20 the house Of mourning
fhan 10 90 to the house OF easting" Eccesastes vii
. He SAID that opinions were not always cor
reef ont the scriptures tell truth, aui when p0pu
lar ideas conflict with Bible teachings they are wrong
Mos persons gard day Of Drtn better taan
me day OF our ieath but the latter when ushers men
into a world eternal rest, better tnan tue day or
BIRTH l. is better also. 10 ~ to The house OF modFlHs
tnan 10 the mouse eastlng Sadness is Dot unhealthy
nor dyspeptc. Eyerytnl which tends 10 MAKE men
fhOugfu and uIrditatlye. and helps them forward IN
r.nariug eternity most desirable. he tnen -Dohe
of the purity Mr. Buffers character, ana MS Cstah
life. . -, 1, nm. c.o
tory
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
THE OBJECTS OF FREE MASONRY.

Joseph Hartwing, of Pythagoras Lodge, delly-
cred lecture on Masonry yesterday Afternoon az
the ermania Assembly Rooms The builder OF the mid
die ages ne said held important place In society," and
the pasons we're taken from the better classes II the
ancent builders ami masons were what the modern
hrjayers are this society would never have adopted
the name The lecturer gave brief history OF the
lodges in England the 17th and 18th centuries ater
which he gave the opinion OF ancient mason ON the
three degrees The drst degree IS the science OF ght Of
creation and Of ginning OF life To the question as 10
bov one should 1--we. masonry replies know thyseli ;
measure yourself by the square and these are the duties
~ the Apprentice In the second, the workman j. fur
nlsbed i'm sYDr building the ennce o
MS life in thought word aud deed The thrd degree Is
tne Mstership, aud when tie Master asks hin-e Whai
- m. eud of fe receives the The END ana
nurnose of life die aud the who learns now 10
ftT and 10 best master. Inc lecturer tHeu
evn,ined some of the differences between Tue Je-uls
and The Masons Tue former ne said, are cenlriiLeu
te latter are cOnedeTated Jesults act unoer Tue Or
ders Of single chief Misons abide oy the declsloh
Jesuitr 20 destroy the independence Oh
an Individual; Masons, tine contrary, seek " ue'eoP
and strengtlen Il. The signs among MiSOns were nr
duc.d that brethren of different BatonaItes may Ioc
ou ne each other The rules OF hasOus were coucAou
M sueb terms 10 he incomprenenslDie 10 the u'i
initated and we're, therefore, kept from the pubnc
Thcv mad no oLer Tney differed irem poillcai
societies that their only otJect was lhs eeN
tnn uf humanity.
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22

progress Of the church building In that city
and also TO discuss plans for raising funds with which TO
complete IT, DR.. Potter acted chairman. The walls
OF the church feet above ground and there Is
sufficient money in hand 10 carry on the work until De-
cember next. W 7. Blodgett, who was in Rome last
winter spoke briefly the subject when the Rev MI
seVin had finished DR.. Potter pledged himself to raise
5000 The following resolutions. proposed by Mr..
Bodgett, were then passed:
t1 A the Of m.enr that the history oi ne rter-
p Alofn st. PANS Church Rome mde Known 70 as o ne
o Ane bT American symen personally scpuante Win H. sutt's
ID. rort - ne cordl sympathy o all Amencansi and
hso'a That Men p g. Poster " ssw-fork, Mulse OF
Boston AID John Wrch PHILADELPHIA appointed committee 20
eooee With M Sevn securing subscriptions for the work
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
GOVERYuEyT WEAIHER REPORT

WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June 22-l a. III. ,
synopsis for The DasI tDeHtVJrOar hours.
The barometer has risen In the South Attain
EIsteru Gu States It has fallen slightly IN the
Lake region. and continues low in tue Northwest.
Decidedly warm aud generally clear weather pre-
la the northern portion OF the Iuf States, Ten
nessee, ONO Valley, dnd the Northwest Generally
clear weather without decided cnange or temperature
continues the lake region, the Middle states aud the
interior of Nrw-EIgand
Light rams prevailed ia the southern portion Of
the south Atlantic States, and thence westward 70
Texas; easery sOatAerly winds are Reported from
all the districts.
The ONO River has risen az Cincinnati.
PrOOdbtittIeS.
For Nsp England, Ue AsLate STATES, and the L0,cer
Lake reJiOn. purity cloudy and oeatber, cih
eastytg or SOutheriy riHdS and fItiing barometer
For the south AJInIc and cur States partly cloudy
weather ght stne IN Southern Georgia ana thence
westward % the NJ ssiss ppi Valley east or south winds
ght changes temperature aud STATIONARY rsl1g
barometer
For tennessee and the Ohio Valley the upper lake
region ana the Northwest, generally clear weather
southeast southwest winds, high temperature and
slight chenges IN she Barometer
The ONO River will fail slowly during Monday.
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
M4RRIED.

aMrpEr-LEws-In American L-es-
ton and Church Of ST. Honoe BY the Rev AbsS
ADd Of Rome lttiy 70 Harriet r..
daughter K Lewis Of New London Coun No earE
"Wednesday Jane II the Bss
Clurcs Boston Highlands Dr. Clement Cleveland Of Ne~lorG
Anne W, daughter OF Henry Davenport
DAvEYSTEs-At OF the brides Decterovsf
n j. Weiuesdlv IT, by Rev. L l. SLuief H. DaveJ
Jersey City Mis- Emma B. Stiles
DAvs-ROR-A Cairo Y the residence o the brides pArenA
Rev A Peese Augustus Davis Of Bro ot,s
n. Y, TO IsAdore Roe.
RDGER ANDREEF-Ou Friday - bv Jaige Js' W Fo~er
AT his Office Sesiok Asrs Andree form erJ
Duaabourg in Government vi Vlsebsk, RassiA
MAYIN-uOWE-On Saturday morning. June 30 oT The Rev d.
ih Rev W NJ ba and hy Prot J"hl A.
Muee OF the brides father A. u saIm u bile
Louise daughter John Il Howe AL Of Passsic n ) No
GAEDOI PO-U ARRIyGTOy-On the 1Oh inst HOLY Trinity
Cbgreb Harlem by w. ~ MeVcar Jo-eDa Gsnio
BrooKlyn Helen Josephine, daughter Of ne Ae Nv.
Joseph Harrington.
Boston and Chicago papers please copy
RAND-WOOD-At Newton Mass June l0 BY kev D. l.
Furner Avery L. Kan sarah J. Wood No cards
yDBRSOS-On THURSDAY Jane Is. 1874 At DE e
denc father bv the Rev Joseph r JoN sss
4 sperry HendeOu daughter OF Isaac hes.ss
wOOD-STRUvB-A Jane IT. at the resdeaes
Tbomas H. Muncy. Lyconus County, Penn Ass L.
seco.d daughter Siruyc OF bfookya
WOODWARD-RBED-At n T., rhgrsls' Jaoe Is
A. Jsmes Lsence Nooiward oi NeNiNh NV
70 Cara daughter u Roswell Reed Oi COrsAeEe
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
RAILROAD LITIGATION.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION BY THE SUPREME
COURT OF ILLINOIS.

AN IMPORTANT DECISION BY THE SUPREME
COURT OF ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, June 2l.-A special dispatch from
Springfield says that Supreme Court OF Illinois has
rendered de cision in the OF Porter and others
against the Rockport Rock Island, and ST. Louis Rail
road which involves the question OF the assessment by
the Board OF Equalization Of the capital stock. Inc
decision sustans the Board OF Equalization, and is Of
great interest as virtually decides all similar cases
brought before the Supreme Court TIE decision con-
cludes as follows:
Even from the appellants own showing II is dlcut 10
conceive that this assessment does IL mus Iet' no
capital paid in Is presumed 10 nave Oeeh useu al
rho corpOrae business ana this Indebtedness cOuII nor
have been for other tnan corporate purposes
BUT De tins a. 10 may, not convinced IRON tnt
allegations IN the iii, taken IN conntcoh Win the aG
eompanyIng exhibit the valuation or the appelees
proUerty as made by the Board Of EIudlZdlOl Is 50
unjust De sufficient evidence OI raud
on the part Board JUSTIFY rs IN Restraining the
collection OF the tax imposed upon II. SOio Ilc4 ~
econs urged. the ground that the cOrpOfitors
informed OF tine meeting OF Ile bOdru
OF EquazA alton. The Constitution does not pro
vide that the Legislature slau require lhat
persOns or corporations whose properly snalI De
assessed for taxation, snail be nouned OF
the assessment; but, IN tie case OF lhe western
Union Telegraph Company against l1slDt Where lhe
Board or EuuazitiOn assessed the cpltdi STOCK, Ihe
Court held tnat Board OF Equalization Is eDpOWereu
10 the capital stock OF such corpora
ons created by, or under, the laws Oh LlIhos
and tniI the stock IN such corporations are
liable assessed for taXaHOhi Dht tht parsons
OWung shares oI STOCK IN POia
law, Of other states, must Oe taxed
ONLY for the such shares; tlat the eht
for the taxation of capital stock OF the western
Union Telegraph Company, Ioie4Eu POI p, at,VH -
the tax levied upon must DC enJoed IL te various
counties Of the state.
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
LATEST SHIP NEWS.


ARRIVED. Sunday, June II.
Steamship CIT, Of Rchnon6 tBrl bvsrpo" June IL -
siSS.sS Aasa.s Acre elS Ge' aar's May % n.
Meo,OH u FuDcn Edye q Co -
litL sh nd.e and pass to & ? W lu1t u
l7th Sia R1se ana ps.s % T,-r. s ssa,1 5 p s so Nh
pise aad usss 20 Olc Dom sisaIashiD "a
Tenn, Bsei Sas.tST June lS aud As' "
s:..,s5 EST B. souier BurcI Juss l3 .ss
s,ean.hp Winters GeOrgsso.n D. c. ., dss '.A
ssnsp George Elder Soro -itA mise and p..>
" sIsaa.p sea DSa"a yadsssor bo.ne Philadelphia. L0n.rA
Barn cisra CGerl K-use Bremen At day. With euD,y erre.
Bns H. A. rewEesbury, Of and days om BsrnsaA no
Dns Man,.niTa Benson NAchia. with lumbs.
ScaE Evergreen Bfl. ParAer " nnisor \ > Eh pi."ssf
Sol storm s-TS5S ss8ss, hsoS: S s'i su.sass ssissA
Aiss s Ban Nail bath
Mar Poits' SsHfucse. kdrara s,.Ss Ne. H.--.
D. G. Fioyd. GloucesieL HAnH,h wilstss. PrOuassssI
Iri1 a.rae1 Le@ ieS3 Newport W Geosesva. D c.
J -,tr siIoup Bats Col n BALE, Newport.
Hunter Dishfoa. Empire somerset
FsIg Ti5s sO6 6rh.on S'e1 IS BI.ie BThsou.
NJ r Webb Somerset A. 3 hisor ga i,rl
Geo A. P.erce, salem. Ala Herbert. G,oaossssr.
steamship Cornwall for Brso. BHs.
wISD-sgas.t light. W; clear
DOMESTIC PORTS.
deipbia asissppI ro New YORK Win
Metropolis and yAHguac oss !ohn has DSmne. and Lss
schr bar MOrford. for Bull RIVER, g
SAvASAAH 2l.Arel, steamship MONTGOMERY from New-
York Sailed steamships Wyonas foF PhiAdeipha hmAn LIVING
ston. New-iork.
BALTIMORE June 2-Ard steamships Martha stevens hee
Richard Wiliag from PhlA1epha; SurnDsfg r,e
J0sephile nsoe
from Cleared steamship AeClei.n oI Providence r. w.
upe New shnver. PhiaselDhiA solrs Belle
arlr Boston steamship OHIO, for Bremeni oTs hA1eJ
iOg PesnambucO.
FOREIGN PORTS.
PlrxorrH 2lTh Hamburg American Line desmshp fras
Meier nom New H. arrived oy and proe,eid 10 liam
here this
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
Al Notices Of Marriages mast be indorsed r'a fsu
saDe ana address



AUpUBoy-In shebvve K June IS Lucy U4o~ ofts sss
Audubon Of ths cts
Soacs aSslo' Of iaHerai n The evening Dspers
BArEs-lu this ctv Jane - pnsam1-ii Wlsm Bates
fead Of the any are ave to .,sui s i'nsra e
o. on Moalsy' asa.isy't the 23i at 8 oeocI ,. N.
grRyRrr-n BROOKLYN al the residence s,;hs uav a-s
30 PoaL saturday June 20 Capt Iao' A busssA
ReaSr, AMI friends and the of the li Rsuc.s
together members Of CoHDAr same aoat are
respectfully invited " AHa lie aaef. o. A'H-s - 1-'- "
cuANBERLso1 THURSDAY iss Inst st s' ,.-as E.'..
Funeral a, Huisou MONDAY. 24a iSst, At -'Jo p L.
cRUTrESpES5At CasIs'o5 kea,.ei,st coss,. T. ANY
DARBY-on ssni.y Bal, OniS eis q
Tboma. h. anu Rmy AaEssIA Darby, aged - nontas
epe Of As gandfhe Dr. vau Nss. a56 Bedorisr.
lyn. on Tussisy lie 25i in't, a. oeioeA
HOYrAs YOakers. saHIay June r. Bins Hoy! ss sofa
a.saye. and friend. Of the family respectfully as,i ne
Wednesday tie "a asL a. oeost ~ ir'n p, .s
residence. South Brcsdsay l0nfefs 'sfraEe ~ ~
Yonse arrival Of osiJ tram froa Fouy s"Si-1 .sa
HrSrERon s.ira,r 20 1874, PAue' H. wife Of joel
The aSei.i Ill pace Monlay i oelo-, iro. ...
s9eetfully Hvitel to attend. sishosi further notice
LASEOn FRIDAY morning Juae 10 a bsi se sT's "a java
Her rei'e. Ana friends aud ne enls o. aei 500 Is & AN "a
Charca GfeenpOn MOaIy m0raias jane - al 40 oc"cs
MUSy-In Brooklyn. FRIDAY l9A last, Mr. Eal Nara Maas,
The rvauses OF Is l.T re fay laya = assa
MONDAY, 81 asL a. ooe., ifoa No Dcoo
PARTRIDGR-Iu BrOoklvu Friday 10 Ii, l0,h
Catiu. Of ,ieo n and Helen D. PatE4se
Relatives AM respectfully iIci tieui TIE fu-s-s
Of No % Ni0Ss, bfos pa
Oh Mond.y $50 s0as iasls,I uo-os
PATOy-ou Dolbs Ferrg Tns Psss
arm Of Patoa Stewart Co.. u liz e' "a As e' sf
o is
Relatives and friend, e he a, are a, i; r 49, ~ ..a, !.
Monday, 22d nsl, a 2i3O p. m.
ROSB-Oa sunday morning, June II, NAY yoansesi iAsB
Walton ana r1e6s L. Rose, age 8 weeks 49,, -.
sub. service on Mos vrniug - O'clock Of the ea
deaoe Of her parents I9 Jcbes-HL
scoPpt non ssturA JJue 20 of scsre' rr Nsy vossst
ci Of Mar All EbrBeIvr srosed s. y-sr. H'nA. -
r..-i..
Rs, sod friends invited o atfeni the unsia on i-
lsd est al 1 D. No So hast Onehsldrs -n11"s-i'
foarbsl Inteuneli al Woo5lasn
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
Suerlal Aorlres

.,.,-.,,h ...,wbly District Liberal hep1blicsa
A..ar,nn,aA meeting Il the above As'ssnsn VII e s- at
go oA MONDAY EVENING. JVes
% ~ casi M D. purp0se OF hearing s44sses thc NtesrS
=, - Has THOS Z STEWART, Hon. fRSDk A. CONk
tn Gen JOHS COCHRAsE, W. "A. TOWNbkf sci X a.
tSSY ~.a Tn. the DsGet
,p,a tas
e.... Of trae rrio relu-sCa aitrnA
RICHARD kDGEwOKrH. srcJ. NA AThihsoN f'e@ .sses
twentieth District Liberal Repabiicsa As.oeiatsaa
headquarters 2A9 ks torts--sSfhs THIS tN hs' "
oeoet. Col ETHAN ALLAN. Cei bSS A. "aIl.s, .Si
oher- Will address the neetAx. r. aAaSss- tFsN
- assa -
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22

they persist In clsmoring for and refuse 70
work eight hours; that they have again and again
been offered ali the paw they AJAX they would only neip
out the bosses" by working ten hours In good weather.
but that insist working only eight hours ana
then charging extra because the weather some
times too bad for them 10 work at ALL They say nnaIy
that there conference In the strike that al over
the city belonging 20 the unions are disoDeyiDg or
ders for strike and that notably In all the large Joos
down town. striking union In considerable numDefs
have eurned and asked leave TO go 70 worx at tue od
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
v,rF COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.

NEW HAVEN, June 21.-President Porter de-
nvered the baccaaureae to the graduating class
at Yale College to-day The anniversary exercises OF
medical school occur tomorrow night Tuesday Is class
day On Wednesday the aw-school seml-centen-
nlal ana Thursday is Commencenent tAe i'In. .iaIA
HOPKINS ID. D.. Ii. D., tate President or WilllLm-
College viii deliver course OF lectures Tue coming year
the divinity school, on the scfip.ufd4 we" VI u1AI.
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22

About Bitters-At periods Of lie tonic neoesn,f
b there IS danger in using ue the Of fr,s-
ton vhe giving temporary To bvate this and present. to s
pube tonic alcoholic pOisob Dr. Greene pfepssed NE
orrGEsATxD nearly thirty sur cure for Dys
,srs and all kindred Sold joan HAsAS
CU.aAs Co., Popretors. aad Coliege-plaee sew-i0sk
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
THE ST. PAUL AND PACIFIC INSOLVENCY CASE

THE ST PAUL. AND PACIFIC INSOLVENCY CASE
ST. PAUL Mimi, June 2O.-Judge Hall OF the
Court Of Common Pleas rendered decision on Satur-
day in the matter of application Of the Dutch bond
holders TO have receiver appointed for the 81. Paul
aud Pacinc Railroad the ground that the ROAD Is IN
solvent and the Enthusiastically Judge Hal
refused TO grant the prayer Of the petitioners de says
not usoyent mai he security for the bonds Is ample,
ana tne management of the road efficient and honest
To appoint receiver. therefore, Wouiu DC W daliase
The interests Of the petitioners theinseNes.s
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
ruE AMER1cAN cHrRrH N EoNE.

THE AMERICAN CHURCH II ROME.
In answer to a call issued by the Rev. DIS
H. c. Potter ana L. A. Washburn, and Messrs W. l.
Bodgett, ]. W. Beekman, +. O. Foster, ]. Pierpoht
Morgan, and 2. p Nash. number OF gentlemen met
recently at the house of William Scott at No. llo East
Twenty third listen 10 remarks by the Rev X IT,
Neyin rector Of the A'cr3aR CnuEcA IN E}We on the
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
TIL SIAIE or 1RIDR
HAVANA EXCHANGE.

Ht~AxA eO-spanh god 2s 1872 Ereanze active hu;
irregular. Uate States 6O currency I33 G33 pre-
MUM short asht l4Odlf2 premium 90 days gold l5Sa lje
prelnam, gAs, 10 lOj Lca1o- lJJa4Jo
premium, OF PANS 1850 lo5 premium
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
BROWN UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT.

BROWN ONlfEhSiI1
PROVIDENCE, June 21.-The exercises of the
Brown University Commencement began to-day. PresI-
dent Robinson this afternoon delivered the haccalaur
cate sermon graduating class. This evening the
Rev Dr. Brngeman OF bany preached before the So
cety MISSIONARY Inquiry. IAe FIRST Bapt4st CA ureh
was crowded at both services.
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
UlvANA WEEKLY MARKgT.

HAvtvA June 20sggA unset ed and irregular stack In
Havana al-aIss 53oOdO boxes and lJbOO lhd
500 sud LOO hIg@; exported tur
IN. 1000 b9res an 5000 hB, neGdns $500 boxes
anlo o.-Ou lie OEiteI stAss
al BgfterSursio American S1AUSI6
per auinsA S Fiour s2s 1880 per Dbl HAms
American s35 80 quHL Lai IA r3l z
s3s per qanL Potatoes 80 5OG$lO yer ob TA0w s2o s2i
per quiuiaL - .. =. -.
l3dIs Hogshrd shookI ~ Mossses
80 HoopsLong shaved -lluGt 10 Y NJ
Frrigus urn; per loading Havana Tor The United
ststss AL IS aosGraI oi SagAT O the AoTh
UEea "a I5Gs1i h9gsAe-a o AolAsse
loading Havana ior the In. ed State, $50 - %
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22

Thousands of Ruptured ones hAve ben per's.nent's
b. horrible pai and espnak~ "A
The EAsTC IRUss Os3 bordssI Ass De cured
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
pPoyrpEycR ,cI,oru ,xARkyr

Pzoyrpr~cp 2OThs Pnirr Cls,h n-rt-t 1sse
dnrnx the past week business Pines -
$50 dsrs saniar 6i ssnG
SIC ba.ss of ~eeE. 10000 psess ~ 5-ses
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22

CAPrLK MARKET
Cn.nAaa Jgna 20-ksesa les As assAs q lss he~i s'
New-York tribune., 1874-06-22

p,rxo-rg June 2l-The Line steamship fns
Meier nom H. arrived O-iay and proe,eied 70 hs"
burg.
her
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-07-10
Political Persecution

We learn from the Gazette and Prince
Georgian, of Marlboro, that two of the
Judges of Election-Messrs. Rector Pun
phrey and Charles Bowie-have been pre-
sented by the United States Grand Jury.
and dragged to Baltimore for refusing and
denying the votes of five persons at the
special election held in Prince Georges
county in April last-not one of whom,
it is plainly shown by statement in one
of the papers, was improperly denied the
right to vote. Yet, to CRAFTY the malice
of unprincipled politicians, who, like yer
min, fatten and flourish by their filthy con-
tact, these Judges of Election are sum
moned away from their homes, at consid-
cradle expense and inconvenience, to hang
around court house in distant city
The subject is very properly treated, we
think, in the following able and pointed
editorial, which we copy from the Prince
Georgian, Of last week:
';Is THERE TO BE NO PEAcE?-The Republican
party in Prince Georges County, though de-
feated is not without hope for the future, noy
will it be- so long as the Federal power pre-
sumes to control the legitimate and constitu-
tional power of the State authority and Govern
ment, and Federal officials are inclined to give
ear to charges dictated by MALICE and FALSE
HOOD. Not little have our citizens been an
noyed heretofore by an unjust and unconstitu-
tional interference with their political and civil
rights and freedom on the part of Government
officials, who have PRESUMED TO EXERCISE ARBI-
TRARY POWER OVER THE CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTY
AND STATE; Government which should shield
from oppression every American citizen, and
protect him in the free enjoyment of his civil
and political rights We had supposed that all
POLITICAL FEELING AND VENGEANCE had, for the
present at least, subsidized, and that our people
would be permitted to enjoy for while their
wonted peace and repose. Not so, however,
Defeat seems to have aroused to new energy,
not so much those who were originally Repub-
licans, or the negroes, who are but mute and
willing instruments of the Republican leaders,
but those who have linked their fortunes with
that party and who know and feel that with
its fortunes they must sink or swim We
blush to think that there is in our midst such
a class of men. We blush still more to know
that some of our Offices are to-day filled by men
who were elevated to their present positions by
the vote Of the Democratic party and who are
most active in their EFFORTS TO ANNOY AND PER-
SECUTE OUR PEOPLE
s'The excitement incident to the late elections
had sub-ided. Political differences were al
most forgotten or absorbed in the busy scenes
of daily life, when suddenly, and without no
tce, two of our Judges of Election and most re-
spected citizens a'e summoned by Il Govern
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-07-10

ment officer to appear before the United States
District Court at Baltimore to answer the FALSE
CHARGE OF REFUSING TO RECEIVE LEGAL VOTES AT
THE LATE ELECTION, and this, too, at the busiest
season of the year. Such is the uncertain and
prccariouS position our citizens to-day occupy.
Without warning and without fault any one of
us is liable to arrest by an officer of the United
State upon the false charge ofany political up
start who may have been defeated, or who may
hereafter stand chance of defeat for office in
the county, and to be dragged from homes and
business to crafty the personal malice of some
defeated candidate of the past, or secure the po-
litical success and advancement of some no less
unprlncipled aspirant for office i'll the future.
I'VE forbear, for the present, from mention
ing the names of those wha the principal
inStigatorS in this underhanded and cowardly
attempt at intimidation and political perSecu-
ton; bnt we shall feel it our duty, if still fur
Their persisted in, not only to give publicity to
the names but to the characters and the posi-
tons, of the men who have THUS BROUGHT DIS
GRACE UPON THEMSELVES AND TROUBLE UroN OUR
PEOPLE. -