Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-03-26

News AND OYnrI Irxxs.-Tbs new
nail srr.ngsmesss ior the ''bens6t" Of
esr county vent into operstisa % Mes-
day last. Usdss Il. thus lhs. our people
90 shs;r ss;l nssssr JEST . day lssss
sAss under The old rsssisgs. TIE new
experiment. however. il in Id infancy
and. When systematised. msy do better,
though Ne cannot ses hos Il will improve
our old mail facilities. sad ~ zee very
clearly low is viii benefit the passenger
travel Of contractors. This We shall not
ebjec. to. provided ws are restored with
IN reasonable time to the advantages ve
enjoyed under our old post time pro-
gr,Ens.
In reply to inquiries. - to whether the
Dog and Oyster bills. istroduesd come
time since into the Maryland Legislature.
have passed. and. IL %. 10 What form. -
have to state. thss neither have passd
both branches. snd that Il 10 Impossible
10 say ss this time in what form they win
slsimably pass. If they pass 1t oil. both
bills. Ne believe: being ssill in committee
and still. Of epurss. subject 70 change and
smesdment.
il 10 bruited that Il d IN 'eoutemplstioo
10 introduce bill dsrisg Tie present ses.
zion Of cur Legislature 10 suthoriss the
County Connisionsrs Of 81. Msry's eouo-
y. the proposi.iou having been adopted
BY . previous vote Of our people, to
gsaraLt.s the payment Of the annual
interest on $3.50. 900 Of Southern Mary
rylapd Railroad bonds. somewhat sinilar
bills. applicable to Baltimore city and
Prince Georges county. having already
been introduced in the Lower Branch Of
tie General Assembly. A. no such prop
osi,iou in regard to our county has yet
been introduced. and - nov no such can
b, introduced a. an original bill. We pre-
fr to think that il vas never contempla-
ted to introduces il. Certain il 10, the
whole tax-psying. and large proportion Of
tho non-.ax-raying. Interests Of our eous-
~ are decidedly. even violently. opposed
TO such scheme. or indeed toasy scheme
which may advance our present tax rates
. single silver. Everybody 10 our eoun-
y wishes well to the Southern Maryland
railroad and everybody 10 Of opinion
that ws have done our full duty BY il.
having voted Il our entire State fund.
but whether We have done this or not.
there is . unanimi,y Of opinion here
that We have done al in lie behalf that We
ere at present able to do. Reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding. We are not pre-
pared to believe that any representative
Of our people at Annapolis is even ineli-
1sd 10 be so false to bis trust, 80 reckless
Of public opinion. as to counteuanee. much
less endorse, . measure % much beyond
the present ability Of our people to pro-
vide for and Of an import % sinister and
dangerous.
BY reference to notice elsewhere pub
ished. it will be seen that the store of
Mr.. z. T. Spalding At H;llville. on the
Three Notched Road in Pasuxent district.
vas entered on the night Of the 18th. in
slant. BY some person or persons unknown.
and robbed ofgoods. amounting 10 value.
., We have been informed. to shout SITS.
A reward Of $50 10 offered BY Mr.. Sp.ld-
ing for the arrest and conviction Of the
robbcr or robbers and Ne sincerely hone
that speedy justice may soon overtaks the
malafactors.
The bill "for the improvement end
restoration ofshs tobacco growing region
Of the State" 10 . novel feature in leRis-
alton. and seems intended to restore The
impoverished tobacco sections BY purch.-
sing land aud building houses for emf.
grants. Iteoutempls.es the sale Of the
present tobacco warehouses. estimated 70
Be worth $4,000. 900. the erection Of
cheaper warehouses. At an estimated cost
Of 81 500. goo. and the distribution Of The
remaining fund. 81. 500. 900. among the
Eve tobacco growing counties Of the State.
II constitutes John T. Lee, Of Prince
George; John Z. Gardner. Of Charles;
Thos. ]. 1glchars. Of Anne Arundel f.;
James A. Bond. Of Calvert: Luke W.
b. Hs'ehins. Of St. Mary's. and Lind.
'sy II. Renuolds. Isaac 8. George and
wm. A. Boyd. Of Baltimore. . eou-i,.
sion to cell the present warehouses and bro.
vide cheaper ones; sfass which The f.ud
remaining from sale. to Be called the
''sesshern Marylasd Restoration Fund I"
10 70 Be Distributed 10 The I've counties
shove asned % basis Of the snesss a
tobacco grown in the respective soass;es
~ shown By the census Of 1859. Ailss
the fssd reaches the counties ID i - b
expended BY commissioners sppois.ed sor
the purpose in the purchase Of issds not
exceeding SIS Per acre. and The erses;os
Of suitable houses 70 - sold 10 euisr.a,s.
L . nes ssstsritasi,ely stated shss the