Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-04-16

News Axp Orurx Irxxs. letter from
cur slssys welcome Washington cores
poe1esf g. has been received, bat the ne
sessitics Of time and specs at present upon
s&s fsseda passponenent Of it's publ
ssties until our NEXT isrse. We have
bssp compelled also 10 pes.set this week
asHsjss sfsshes ssrssspssdess Who viii
Sasaee make the necessary allowances.
Atshs soepes;siss ssa.isssioa Of sp-
paisssss e. The free scholarship in Sc.
JsasS College. held last week By the
6saool Coonissionsss fthis eosnty. Mas
~ james Rsley. eldest son Of our towns
No. Jss. 7. d. Rsley. Esqr.. obtained
rs sissisesios Of securing the position.
We learn. there we're too other eoupeti-
ssa sx The plsss. that the exaninatioo
- thorough and searching and that the
Assss carried 81 BY yosns R.lsy vss fAir-
j vos.
Usds. the new assessment Law of our
Sssts. vs have been informed. (for re
have not seen the lsw) that our county il
dividsd into tvo assessment districts, Leon
srassvn. the Factory and ST. Inigoes' dis
srists constituting the 6rst. and Chsptico.
Charlotte Hall and Patuxent districts. the
sssood. No appointments Of assessor.
have ~ yet. Ne learn. been made. but Is
IL follo~iog gentlemen are understood to
hsve received the endorsement of our late
legislative representatives,, it is presume
BE that the recommendation will be sane
tiesed By the Governor st. Inieoes',
Edward 8. Abel; Factory. Charles B.
Wise; Leonardtovn, Y. p. Dawkins :;
Chspsieo. Geo. r. Garner; Charlotte Hall,
Theophilus Harrison; Patuxent, DR.. Wal.
Ter II. Briscoe.
The following are the appointments for
Collectors and Conssablcs made BY the
County Commissioners at their meeting
on Tuesday last list district. John l..
Fo1wcll. collector; Henry W. Crane and
Vim. Ii. Taylor. cons,ablcs ;-2nd dis.
trics. VIM. Frank Ford: collector; James
II. Saunders. Z. NJ Edwards and John
L. Milburu. constable. Bird district.
Joseph T. Cough. collector; George A.
Simms. Jas. NJ. Wilkinson and John D.
Yates. cOnssatles 18th district. James
r. Alvey. collector; JAS r. Alvey, De-
ne.rius Code and Joseph II. Shemvel,
eonstaL!es 9th district. P. II. ]. Read
nond. collector; James II. Alvey and
p. II. J. Redmond. constables 9th
district. r. King Clarke. collector; r.
King Clarke, constable.
We are in receipt of pamphlet copy
Of an address to the planters OF MARYLAND.
descriptive Of Blakistouc's Tobacco Hill.
Ter. etc The patentce is cur old friend
sod fellowco z. T. Blackstone.
sfBedlam Neck, and the facts developed
u the address are Of character to inter-
est all planters. especially those engaged
IN Tobacco culture. The statements and
rsssonings Of Mr.. Blackstone. however,
cannot now be cauvassed for want Of space.
eur present limits allowing u, only to name
de gentlemen who have tried the machine
and who certify a. to its merits. The
high character Of these parties (unlcss
he Editor Of the BEACON is an exception)
md their widely separated residences for
bad oil idea Of COLLISION or Of intentional
misrepresentation. This will at once ,p-
pear when mention is made Of the name.
Of John A. Barber. John E. We!cb. Jno
j. Dent. jas. Tariug. Jr.. Juo. NJ. Gold.
smith. Daniel Shanks. Thos. ]. Jamison,
Walter L. Dent. Jno. Palmer. r. p. Blak.
haoee. Jno. c. Herber. and Jno. F. King,
III Of whom have tried the machine. all
It whom sreak mos, farorably Of it, some
q them in terms Of unqualified praise ind
eonmenda,ion. From the array Of .esti.
mosy which be furnishes. Mr.. BlaSis-
sons is fairly entitled. We think. to claim
-and il be does not. We claim i, f.,
Ais-,has his Invention has finally EMERGED
from The limbo Of doubts. cavils and .or
lectures s.d rests a. las. among the Ger.
sa'ns'es characterization. The pamphlet.
With certificates. may be examined a, our
caicc. and the attention Of the reader is
called to the notice Of the pa,en.ee in an.
ether column.
A short time ago Governor Groome m.
pointed Major Frank A. Bond, from Anne
Arundel county. as Adju,ant General of
sac State. and his appointments was con-
srmed by the Senate. General MeBlair
however, refuses to surrender the Office
claiming that his appointment IS for life
or until removed by court martial. Gen.
eral Boad vas duly commissioned hy the
Governor. aud BY a flank movcmen. OBJ
a'aea desk aad chair in the Adju.an,
Generals office. where General Mcg,.;r
also remains. 6overuor Groom. i, !.
stated. wal recognize General Boad rs
the lawful 'ssu@bsns. and the latter will
therefore have decided advantage over