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

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Tbs ssssasss q - Tin : H. sssssssas
nay Be- nsds e. ssy rate Of iatessss that
.ey b sg.ssd - h vrisi.g tssvess par
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ssa. y he nattef d tlis Dosey-rsst-
Ing bssinss. h seems to % that bst one
Il svs practical things i lsls Tor the leg
nhtsrs to do-either allow private par
ties 10 make their own contracts for inter-
81 sssesaisg 10 their ovs velisios. Or O.
. eerssin rats Of Interest sud make Il .
psnisentiary offence to exceed Il. We
decidedly pressr the 6rss proposisioo.-
We think the rate Of rent for money
should Be emsseipsied from the restraints
Of legal ensetmesis aud lsit TO the lav
ofsupply snd demand. Jfshh ssrs done.
Ne are satisfied that the interest rate would
soon be lower in this State than Il b OF
has ever been. or IL il vsrs not. that it
would keep Thousands Of dollars vithis
the State which are nov and hsvs been
for years past seeking aod finding foreign
investments to the impoverisbmcnt Of the
sosnunity and the erippling Of internal
developmses.
The humber Of sehools in the Stsss b
l,742-123 in Baltimore and 1879 in
the counties. The number Of pupils in
the State. 130. 1924. The schools we're
kept open IN the city ten mooths; IN u
counties sn average of9 is months. The
teachers 10 the State numbered 1855.
and received for salaries. $3.50. 49,
$197. 1887 We expended for building.
repsiring and furnishing school houses;
$50. 500 fos books and stationery. and for
eolored schools $69.577. Total expen.
ditures in the State for School purposes.
$685. 6s.
Its gratifying to note that. % compared
with the year 1872. the school year has
been Heightened sixteen days. the enrol
meut Of pupils 10 increased BY 1913
names. and the total expenditures for
public schools exceeds the expenditures Of
last year BY S97.osa. A general .ppro.
val Of the school Law il expressed. the
working Of the system commended and
but few changes suggested.
The number Of colored schols in the
State il act down at 225. and the pupils
at l4.171.
The North Carolina volcano ''sensatiou' -
has not sbsted. Dispatches from the vi
entity Of Bald Mountain state that the in
tesual noises beard in the mountain re-
semble those heard in Mt. Etna, before .
volcanic eruption. Throusbou: the en-
tire country. and for distance Of sixteen
miles from the mountain, extending into
adjoining counties. these sounds are not
only heard. but the trembling and rever-
beration Of the earth is pcrceptibly felt
10 numerous instances. for several miles
from the mountains. the glasses have rat
tied in the windows aud the dishes have
been shaken from the shelves to such 40
extent as to create the most Widespread
Consideration among the rural inhabi-
tants.
Judge Dent, the brother Of Mrs. Grant.
died Sunday morning. ct 6 o'clock. at his
residence in Washington city. Of tumor
in the stomach. from which he had been
suffering for several months past. The
President and Mrs. Grant. Marshal Sharpe
and wife. and otbe, members Of the family
were with him when he died. The de-
ceased Was attended during bis las. i'll.
ness By Rev. Dr.. White Of St. Matthew.
Roman Catholic Church. of which be be-
came . member few months ago. The
funeral took place on yesterday.
On Thursday last. the 10th instant.
George Combs. Esqr.. as President Of
shs late St. Mary's Savings Institution.
disposed Of the eligible property known ~
"Physie Hill" at public auction. The
property Vas rs-sold q. private sale the
same day to Dr.. Wm. n. Abel. the pre-.
sent occupant.
Local Option in the Legislature ID
lead. Il died BY the hands IL ito friends.
A motion vas made 10 except from the
operation Of the bill domeeiic wines and
cider. The s.esdmcnt was rejected BY
the friends Of the bill from that moment
its fate Vas sealed.
The report ofths Comptroller in rcponse
to IN order Of the House Of Delegates,
shows the net revenue Of the State from
the sale Of .iauor licenses for the past %.
cal year TO have been near &170. 900.
about equal 10 four cents on the 500 oi
the taxable property Of the State.
Asa set-of against the temperance
crusaders The liquor dealers in the yes,
are organising ''prsying bands. and will
visit oil the millinery stores and inplose
tho keepers to desiss from their ruinous
calling.
An sntopsy Of the body Of Senator
Ssnner. showed that the heart vas the
only internal organ diseased. The brsiu
showed no traces Of the assault commit
ted By Brooks.