Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-05-07

case Of Rev. DR.. Huston. formerly Of Bal
iimese. convicted Of grossly immosal eoss
duet and unanimously expelled from The
Baltimore Conference. viii come up again
at the General Conference In Eouiaville in
May. The Baltimore Conferences Of the
NJ. T. Church South. when the trial come
| up. assigned Rev. DR.. 8. s. Rossell. nov
Of Stanton. Va, - the counsel for the
accused. Afier the verdict. Dr.. Rosscll.
not Thinking the evidence justified il. sp-
pealed the ease for his client 10 the high
est church tribunal-tbe General Corfer-
enes. and it viii be heard at the apprsash-
ing session. Having taken the case mp,
DR.. Rossell win. We presume. still b.
counsel.
Six sloops are to be built for the oyster
police force. The Board Of State Fishery
Force has passed . resolution thst the
Hons. Barnes Compton. WIN. r. Hay
ward and Jesse K. Hines be appointed .
committee to contract for the purchase or
building Of the six vessels directed By the
Legislature. Proposals are to be received.
Of which due notice will be given By ad-
vertisement until the 14th Of May. and the
vessels are not to exceed in cost 81. 800
They are to conform in size and shape to
the sloops now in use. except such modi-
6cations as may be made BY the commit
tee.
1t is settled rs law point that depos-
it of money in bank, to the credit of the
depositor generally. entities the bank to
apply the amount. or so much thereof ~
may be necessary. to the payment of any
note which the bank holds against the de-
positor and overdue. Where q note is
made payable at a given bank this is
equivalent to request that such bank
pay it. The conr.s of those States that
have passed upon the question. ifthere be
any such. we have no doubt would follow
the precedents thus established.
The pressure Of business at the Comp
troller's Office. consequent on the adjourn
ment Of the Legislature. has occupied oil
the clerical force of the Office to such an
extent that it has been impossible to get
the pension claims for the last quarter au-
di.cd up to this time. A portion Of the
mass of business thrown on the Office so
suddenly will soon be arranged SO that
these claims can be taken up and checks
sent to the different parties entitled to
them.
Mr.. Thomas j. Sbarf of Baltimore las
written an interesting history Of the tea
burning in Maryland. aud the non impor-
tation associations which preceded the
Revolutionary War. 1t is a wcll-estab-
lished fact that Maryland burned import
cd tea long before Boston threw it into
the water. Thomas II. Benton, in his
Memoirs Of the Senate. expresses aston
ishmens that Maryland has not received
more credit for this act of patriotism.
The voice Of the Western press. accord
ing to classification of the "Chicago
Tribune" is largely against imitation. and
in favor Of the Presidents veto. 1t pub
fishes list Of l16 newspapers. compris-
ing all Of the prominent journals Of ILL.,
nois. Indiana, Michigan. Wisconsin. Min.
nesota, Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska, aud Mis-
souri,. and the division is sixty-one in IA
yer Of the veto. forty-.wo against it. and
thirteen on the fence.
The Baltimore Americaa says i, 10 stated
that new political organisatiop. 10 be
known as the Anti Corruption Unionists.
is being formed in that city. There is to
be carefully selected general committee.
composed Of ten representatives from each
ward. and smaller executive committee.
A fne hall for the organization, has been
selected. The scope Of the order will be
primarily opposition to corruption in mu-
nicipal, Federal and State Departments.
The contest in Arkansas between the
rival Governors has at last been the cause
Of actual bloodshed General King, while
commanding the Baxter forces at Pine
Bluff, attacked party Of Brooks men.
and in the fight nine Of the Brooks party
were killed and twenty wounded. The
Baxter troops had seven wounded.
The Senate Committee on Finance have
held long session on the currency ques-
ton. There is no difficulty among the
members on the general features Of free
banking clause, Of which they sre in ia
vor; but there is no agreement on the 9th.
er branches Of financial bill. the mem
bers differing widely in their opinions.
The Madrid Government is sanguine
that Bilbao vii! be relieved BY Marshal
Serrauo's army within . week. All the
indications Of the moment encourage the
belief that the end Of the Carlist war is
near at hand. IL Bilbao is lot soon re-
lievcd there will be trouble all over Spain.
A friend Of General John C. Breckin-
ridge tried to Draw him GU. on politics the
other day. He began by asking the Cen