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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-03

Never give way 10 triics where you have the
will to do. Il a spider breaks his web twenty
times, twenty times will he mend it, Don't hes
itatc about buying your clothing while YOU have
the will need them, have the money in your
pocket and can buy from IL at about two-thirds
the usual price elsewhere. \ FRANZ X Co
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
Shooting Affair.

We learn from the st. Mays Baron that
a difficulty occurred between r. Johnson
Cotton, Esq, and man named Arnold, on
Saturday morning last, The Beaco" states
1t would appear that Arnold and a man
named Chescldinc had an alteration or
fight at or near Colton's Wharf on Satur
day, the 26th ultimo, and that Arnold, who
was the aggrcssor. INDUCED in vulgar and
obscene expressions within the hearing OF
the ladies Of the Cotton family. Mr.. Col
ton intcrposcd and demonstrated with
Arnold on the gross improperly of his
behavior. and end, av prcd in q quiet and
friendly manner to separate the contestants
Arnold Immediately turned on Mr.. Cotton
and clasp knife appraised in hand, adyanc-
ed upon him. Mr. Cotton fell back few
PAGES, and il was not until further retreat
and torhearancc would have endangered
his life that he drew his revolver and shot
Arnold. The bullet struck the breast and
penetrated the right lung, and has not yet
been extracted.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
"Shoo fly, don't Beecher me,
For | am Il man of family

Some of our Republican friends do
of that political weather. cock, Mr.. Hag-
ncr. The Americdn Progress, of Ellicott
City, speaks very plainly on the subject.
1t says that the colorad voters in that
county were made to believe that DR.. W il
mer was backed up by the Democrats and
that his friends were the enemies Of the
Republican party, and that men were
elected as Wilmer men and betrayed their
trust. and much more of the same sort
Down here there seems also to be some
dissatisfaction. and it is said that DR..
Wilmer was defeated by the Custom House
influence and So forth. Now whilst we
think it was very ungratcful in the Repub-
lican party to throw aside a man Of the
known political integrity of the Doctor,
for trimmer like Mr.. Hagner, yet we are
glad of it, because our victory will bc so
much the more easily won. 1t is said that
Mr.. Widdicombe is to be rewarded with
the place now filled in the Custom House
by Col Anderson i'll consideration of Mr..
W. having brought the Prince George :
delegation over to Mr.. Hagncr. Col. An
derson being a warm friend of DR.. " Inner
is to have his head cut off. Go il bear,
20 il husbands
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02

- \ reference has been made to n por-
ton of the speech of DR.. Henkle, at Leon
ardtown. We copy the following extract
from the St. Mary's Btacon, that paper Civ
ing it as a brief synopsis Of what the Doc
ter said on the occasion:
Upon the question Of black suffrage and cog
nate subjects, pr Uenkle said he believed in
the superiority of the white man. When left
TO itself the black race had never advanced
but always rctrograded-the white man had
ever progressed. This government was made
by white men, for white men and should now
be held and controlled by white men. Not
outstanding this the DIR. went on to show
that the Democratic party of Maryland had ever
proved itself the best friend the black race had
ever had. The l4th and 18th Amendments
next coming under review DR.. l1enkle de-
nOunced them rs the offspring of force and
fraud and as outrageous afronts to honest leg
isation. They were de fdcf0 amendments
however, and we are compelled to submit to
them, but he would blot them out if he could.
Reference was then made to the Greeley conven-
ton of which the DR.. had been member
Greeley had been a severe dose for him to
swallow, but the Greeley movement was pol
icy affair merely, though it turned out to be
very nearly a suicidal onc-it had killed Gree
ley and had come pretty near destroying the
Democratic party. Returning to the considera-
ton of the race Issue, DR.. lIenkle said he would
not abridge the rights of the colored mamie
had voted as a member of the Maryland Senate
to allow him to testify in the Courts-he had
favored heavy donations to educate the black
children of the State-but these notwithstand-
ing his doctrine was, the white man shall rule,
the white man superior, the white man SUI
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
a Card.

CAPTAIN WELLS :-Rccognzing to the fullest
extent my personal accountability, and belicv
| ing in my capacity to attend to matters which
affect this accountability, 1t is with much re-
luctance that yield to the overruling neCessi
" of dragging before the public affairs of this
sort. The Independent of the 30th, in speaking
of an 'unplcasantneSS'' between Mr.. Hawkins
and myself ineXcusably falsified the facts twice.
1t says "Mr. Hawkins accosted Mr.. Brent at
the door o. his office and apparently challenged
him to n game of fiSticutfs. after some delay
Mr.. Brent came out" &c. | was standing at
my door when Mr.. Hawkins accosted me-
There was no invitation TO game of fSticuffS,
but it followed from remark he made as
naturally as water flows down hill, and there
was no delay about it. Again, the hide
pcndem says, that ''Mr. Brent returned to his
office leaving Mr.. Hawkins at the door" This
is untrue and there is no excuse for the hide
pen9em having made such a statement if it de-
sired to tell lis readers the truth. There were
plenty of bystanders who could have inform
ed the editor that did not leave the position
which at first occupied in my office door I'M
til fully fifteen minutes after Mr.. Hawkins went
up the street. | insist that it was the duty of
the editor to have ascertaned the facts before
he made any publication. Mr.. Button, whose
name appears at the head of the Independent,
informs me that the article in question was
written by the Hon. +. Stone, who is the pro-
prietor of the paper. do not believe that Mr..
Stone deliberately wrote this mistatement about
me- because if | did | would take other action
in the premises, but do claim and insist that
in his character as public journalist it is his
duty to ascertain the truth and to publish that
alone The truth could have been ascertained
in this instance without the slightest difficulty.
Having failed to ascertain it am thus compell-
ed to appear before the public and to assert that
the account published in the Independent is
false in fact and cannot fail to create false i'm
pression. VIVIAN BRENT.
Oct /, 1874.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
IN MEMORIAM,

The heartfelt sympathies of this community
are with the family Of Mrs CECILIA MILES,
who passed to the Better Land, on Wednesday,
the ninth of September. After a brief illness
this beloved mother and cherished friend has
been borne away to the little church-yard where
she was preceded but three short years ago by
her revered husband BY this double dispen-
sationa home is made truly desolate and loving
children mourn loss for which there is no
etrth!y compensation. From her earliest youth,
from the morning of her Confirmation, when
4 white dove flew into the room where she was
preparing for church and alighted near her. to the
hour of her holy death, her character was re-
markable for its purity sincerity and perfect I'M
sehshness. The love of God, with which her
heart was ever filled, shone in every action of her
life and gave to her children and friends most
precious and rare example of that genuine piety,
which, combining earnestness and simplicity,
made still more beautiful a nature innately love-
Y and. refined. Flowers were her delight and she
proved her love for them by seeking for the
most beautiful and cultivating them herself
To carry them to the little chapel and lay them
on the altar was her greatest pleasure, and now
the loving hearts she has left for awhile, the
loving hands that ministered to her last hours,
l11n uaS.sD u ace>ppon her grave those sweet
n,a1lnEed SO we'll So will her
HXindheSs, her ntImberiess and UNI
ostentatious charities, still bloom in the gratet
full hearts from whose sorrows and sufferings
she never turned away. Death had no terrors
for her guileless spirit, and trusting in Him,
who walked with sinless feet she left in His
keeping those dear children to whom her life
and strength and care had been so faithfully
given.
Let's Gull from homes beloved bowers
To deck her last long sleep,
The brightest hued most fragrant flowers
That summers dews may steep:
The bll1 emblem fair and meet
The violet blue and jasmine sweet,
That dropping, seem to weep;
And now | add this lowlier spell:
Sweets to the passing sweet, farewell!
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02

1t will be seen that the tri-weekly train
has been converted into a semi weekly
This is progressing backwards with ven
geance. But we suppose we must be
that the train was not taken off
The cars belonging to this train
will hereafter leave Bowie at SIS a. N. on
Tuesdays and Fridays. Returning same
day, will leave Pope's Greek at 1925 ?. III.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
THE MARKETS.
Baltimore NJ

FLOUR -Cty Mills SUPERB. 90 C2 so
Low to medium EXTRA. 5 % a. 90
Rio brands Extra. ......... G75 CO. 200
Patapsco Family ........... 875 % 90 90
Extra ............. 25 (a) 90
WHEAT-The receipts of Wheat to-day a.
mounted to 80 900 bushels. The market for
Southern was steady but quiet, ON account of
the light offerings. The sales were /, 200 BUSH
els inferior to good white at ll0@l25 cents g.
900 do. prime to choice red at l25 1870 cents
5000 do. inferior to fair do. at 110M120
cents, and $50 bushels choice amber on private
terms.
CORN.-The market for Corn is unsettled
and nearly nominal. For Southern the offer
ings and the demand are both light, and the
market is irregular. The sales were 400 bush
els inferior white at 95@lOO cents, and 3, 400
bushels inferior to prime yellow at 99MlO5
cents, latter for a small lot
OATS.-The market is steady with fair de-
mand. We have sale to-day Of 500 bushels
Southern at 63OGG5 cents.
RlE.-There were no recci pts or sales report
ed to-day, and we note the market steady at
$50 100 cents for fair to prime
TOBACCO.-For Leaf Tobacco of all de-
scriptons the market continues strong and
buoyant. and prices still tend upward. For
Mary land the demand has been active this week,
particularly for the low grades, in which we
note q further advance, and the sales. which
have been partly speculative, have been heavy,
amounting for the week to about 1000 hhds.
In Ohio there has also been brisk movement,
some 40 hhds. having changed hands, the
purchases being chiefly speculative, all at very
full prices. In Kentucky there is little doing,
the high prices asked by holders tending to
check operations, and in Virginia we hear of
no transactions. The exports from this port
this week have been as follows viz: l ,3O6 hhds
29S cases, to Bremen; l, 1872 hhds. 239 cases to
Rotterdam, l65 hhdS. to Havre and hhds.
to Demerara-total, 3, 500 hhds and $50 cases.
The market closes very strong, and we quote
to-day as follows viz:
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02

Mary Parish. A word to our correspon-
dent. He is man who has large interest
in our community. He has an observant,
active and thoughtful mind. Why don't
he let us hear from him oftener? We are
sure, with little effort on his part to spare
the time, he could send us much in the
way of observation and reflection which
would benefit his brother agriculturists.
We do not ask him to send us carefully
prepared essays, but let his notes be as
crude and rough as opportunity affords
and they will be valuable to us and our
readers. We hope he will try. All will
be glad to learn from his account follow
ing that the venerable old church received
such substantial result from the affair, of
which our correspondent says:
Our Festival and Tournament, held at
Hardbargin for the benefit Of William and
Mary Parrish, on the Goth Of August last,
was perfect success, The day passed off
quietly, with JOY and pleasure to all The
knights commended nobly for the honors.
Mr.. b. G.. Harris crowned Mrs. Nellie
Crane, Queen of Love and Beauty, Mr..
Washington Page, jr., Miss Wattles of
Alexandria. Va, list Maid Of Honor, Mr..
VIM. Cough. Miss COrnelia Burroughs 2rd
Maid, and Mr.. VIM. Posey, Miss L. f. Bur-
roughs, 3rd Maid Of Honor. The Ball at
night was largely attended, and merry and
happy faces were the companions of all.
Our net profits amounted to the handsome
sum of $685..
Daniel in the IiOns' Den.
Mr.. Daniel Webster Hawkins was on
the rampage on Wednesday, and present
ed to the public gaze a new phase in his
character He seems to have taken great
umbrage at our mention of his sanctified
name, in the comments we made last week
about the doings in the Republican Con-
vention. He came into our office and
told US to stop his paper. and make out
his account and he would pay it at his
convenience, and requested us not to use
his name. This would be terrible depri-
Walton to us, and it is more than we can
possibly submit to. SO we shall be under
the painful necessity of speaking of the
individual whenever we believe our duty
To the public requires it. And here, in
all seriousness, we will say to Mr.. Haw-
kins and all such characters, that as long
as they occupy public positions they are
Legitimate subjects for criticism, and we
will not spare them when occasion requires
plain talk During the whole of the cam
paign last fall Mr.. Hawkins INDUCED in
gross abuse Of the Ii4aeS scarcely maxim
speech that he did not 60 out of his way
to villify us. In this particular instance
he had made two speeches in the Republi
can Convention, and each of them begun
and ended in abuse of the Times. There
by we were challenged by him, and if he
got the worst of it. it is no more than he
might have expected. II is evident that
Mr.. Hawkins is ashamed of his political
course. and this is redeeming trait in
his character; but we can tell him he
makes mistake when he attempts to play
the bully-the character does not sit grace
fully on him.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02

In Maryland both political parties hav
completed their nominations. The candi
dates are as follows:
LIST pist.-Philip Francis Thomas, Dem.
H. H. Goldsborough, Rep.
I'd Dist.-Charles B. Roberts, Dem.
John 7. Ensor, Rep.
Sd Dist.-Wm. J. O'Brien, DEM
James T. Suter, Rep.
18th Dist.--Thomas Swami, Dem.
John r. Cox, Rep.
9Th Dist.-Dr. Eli J. Henkle, Dem.
Alex. 3. Hagner, Rep.
9th Dist.-William Walsh, Dem.
Lloyd Lowndes, Rep.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
LOCAL Nj
RCSiStrnliOn.

Our readers will do well to recollect that
their last chance for registration is at the
meeting Of the Registrars on Monday and
Tuesday, the 9Th and 9th of October. We
cannot too earnestly appeal to- our friends
to attend to this matter. 1t is the duty of
every man to vote, and it is likewise his
duty to see that no man shall vote who is
not entitled so to do. This can only be
done by carefully scanning the lists and
laying proper information before the Reg
lStrar
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
Divine Service.

Service may be expected in Port Tobacco
Parish us follows, commencing ii O. clock a. M:
Oct. 4, 18th Sunday after Trinity, Port To-
bacco.
Oct. IL, 10th Sunday after Trinity, Piney.
Oct. Is, goth Sunday after Trinity, Port
Tobacco.
Oct. 25, 3lst Sunday after Trinity, Piney.
Nov. l, All Saints, Port Tobacco.
Nov. s, 23d Sunday after Trinity, Piney.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02

A FRESH supply of Medicines, Groceries,
n Hardware, Tinware, Boots, Shoes, Hats
and Caps Crockeryware, &C., &C., just received
and for sale cheap by
j. TIOS. COTTON,
NH &C Allen 5 Fresh.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02

~ The State Board of Fishery Force
met at Annapolis on the 29th ult., present
a full Board. The only Sub-Commander
elected was Thomas J. Valiant, to be COM
mander of the Talbot county boat.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02

70 There will be no further postponement
of the Fifth Gift Concert of the Public Library
of Kentucky. 1t will take place positively
November 3lSt. The drawing will be a full
one We state these facts in answer to num-
berlesS letters from subscribers.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
NOTICE..

4 LADY residing within four miles of Port
IA Tobacco, having engaged the services of a
Governess for her daughters, would receive
three or four Young Pupils as boardcrs. For
further Information, apply at this office, or to
Mr.. E. D. Turner, Port Tobacco.
Oct 9 lS74-tf
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
RACES, yet yielding to lawful authority =
Now we are told they are insurgents and
are creating "anarchy"


We once heard an eminent divine say
that when priest was a bad man, he was
the worst sort of bad man. Don't be
alarmed, reader, we are not going to say
about Beecher, Theodore OF Eli
zabeth, except
''Shoo fly, don't Beecher me,
For | am Il man of family
But what we want to say is that when a
Democrat does fall away from his princi
pies, he can out squirm the worms them
selves. He first sluirms and twists thro'
independence in county politics." then
he goes into independence" at large, and
then by a vigorous peristaltic motion he
votes for Radical for the United States
Congress in order to reform the Democratic
State Government, and at last he vernicu-
larly wriggles into full tledgcd Radical.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
$40 REWARD.

GONE THIEF or thieves stole from The Re-
- treat, on Thursday night or Friday MORN
ing last, ONE SHEEP. Whoever will give
that will lead to the conviction of
the thief or thieves, shall receive the above re-
ward from JOHN COOKING.
Oct. 2, lS74-2t
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
IrcaSurer-James Bateman.


Are the two illusions of our brothers o
the independent headed death of Summer
and "Glorious Autumn" But when oul
friends talk about being boys only twenty
years ago that's something else.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
Land Sales.
The Mary Washington.

IL Will be seen that this Steamer leaves
Glymont at SIR o'clock instead of ), as stat
ed in the advertisement last week, which
was a mistake.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02

Leaves Glymont touching at Marshall HaHl
every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY
Washing ton at s.45 giving Glymont passen-
gers between seven and eight hours for the
transaction of business.
ms- Returning, leaves Washington EVERY
DAY in the week, (Sundays excepted at 4p.m,
On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday down
trips, will land passengers at Accotink, which
will make difference of only from 20 to 80
minutes III reaching Glymont. Remember,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays up the
river, and return epery day, at p. m.
Fare 81. 90 Round Trip. Fare from Marshall
Hall 35 cts.
Me- GREGG, Captain,
sep 25-tt
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-08-13
me Pvramid of Cheops-

A correspondent of Appieton's Jour
nal writes as follows regarding this
great pyramid
"Aside from the theory advanced by
many learned men throughout Europe
that the real architect of the great Pyr-
amid, under King Checps, was none
other than Me3ehizedek, and that the
mysterious mass was constructed by di-
vine inspiration, it is nevertheless true
that it contains an infiuite number of
curious facts, embracing the mathemRt-
icai, physical, astronomical, geograph-
ical, and meteorological sciences, seem
ipgly unknown at the date of its con-
struction-,1 ITO years before the advent
of Christ-snd which have only been
revealed to US four thou and years later.
Among those facts which have recent
ly excited so much attention and specu-
lation among the learned, we may quote
the following /. The relation of the
circumference of the circle to its diam
eter, the solution as near as possible of
the great problem of the quadrature of
the circle. 2. The length of the rota-
tory axis of the earth. 3. The exact
distance of the earth from the sun, in
computing which, modern astronomy,
only few years ago, made an error of
nearly two hundred and fifty million
miles. 4. The mean density, and con-
seqUently the weight of the earth. g.
The fxRtion of its own date, end of the
singular astronomical circumstances
which accompanied it at the time when
the first of the Pleiades was at the
equinox of spring, and when one of the
most remarkable stars in the Egyptian
armament removed ninety degrees
from the Dragon-was the most bril-
liant or the most visible star in the
neighborhood Of the pole. 6. A meas
ure of latitude, it being exactly thirty
degrees latitude north. z. The geo
graphical centre of the earth's surface
8. The geOmetrical centre of the great
Delta of the Nile, perhaps the greatest
and most fertiling water-course IN the
known world. 8. An exact and logical
system of weights and measures, con-
in accordance with invRriable
principles, differing little from the
British system actually IN force, but
to the system of the French
metre 10. A clearly established proph-
ecy foretelling the exodus from Egypt.
The precise year of our Savior's advent
together with the chronological details
of his life; and last, but not least,
figure of the end of the order of things
as at present @ tablished
The great Pyramid, in afording the
solution to so many problems, may well
be regarded as tho most marvellous mon
ument of antiquity"