, 1874-07-11

diamonds and ra,btoa. sl,o married certain
nir. Dhckford, of parkarelllrg. ". w., at tho
Gladcs Hotol Oakland in tho your 1863, having
dcoclycl her mother and played tho advonturosa.
Wait aotoolma.o bringing her mother with
Dcr Dlaokforl md aovoral olhcrs wero infasu-
nted With bcr persuasive cvoa and docoyng
bands 1lor oxrrokaiyo faco. that led OH like tia
exhaustive mud intense Of tho momoat If,
which B!,o drank the loltoror's wholo Hou
through her eyca.
lIcr mothor and aho wore both indigcnt mid
did not wal, a9roe. She was crouturo, for tlia-
1cayiug rarkeraburg, .sho projected tho uur-
render Of hor name aud custody in a wny to III
dicato lor inmate insincority. She rotlo nt hsr
nother's stt1c to Oakland, bidding ndtan to
blaekfortl antl others At Grafton, 90 miles bo.
another pntt Of the train, sle stepped upon tho
platform. and lot tho poor old Indy 70 OIL Until,
missing hcr daughter, aho nlads loud out.
oEy and uplratd0d the train-pooplo, and
wns put of at Altamont y mi miies = i east~ara. s
plaint boforo Gen. sal1tvan, military. ofIlcor
md ho toIegrapllod to Grnfton to arrost Dlack-
ford and oil lns party. A puartornastor named
Cntlhort waH OF this party however, and ihtimi-
authorized arrest. DtnokfolI slipn1d on to Oak
land TINT night. whore tho old lady, Mrs. Ely.
was In dreadful asnte nj montal distress, half
expecting TINT hnr daughter 1noant to marry
son1obody, and ynt wl,eal1cd hy tho tlecoliful
girl to state of porsonal solf-accuBatlon that
hers waB tho orfonse.
Tho hopeful miss had meantime artfnlty ct,-
Iatou tho symputhics OF Mis- Daley, now tho
vile Of Erlg.-dou. Crook. daughtor OF tho pro-
pr;etor Of tho holso, WHO was lod to EeEiovo
yas about to bo thwar,od by cruel pa-
rrntg. responsible merchant in the town,
Mr.. Dan onnt, vas alBo sa!'coa to give his
aaestanro. FefEntng. to 10 a!ck. Mias Ely
alleged that clio wished to rotiro to har bed. md
lilo dame went to tho narlor, to find In tho
morning that hor daughtor lind boon married.
in tho budroom, and Ind Immediately closet
tho door Of her apartment, and harborod tho
man found willing to tako Aor under such
change Of garments or linen, and surrendered
leraolf In her neutrality-suspicious. borrowing so1no
ncedf,1 garments from tho 1adios At tho hotel.
Noxs day tho mother ravcd and wops. Tho
brsdo was co7l az 4 natron Of many yonrs
standing, and locliuod TO return to Ph1ladcl-
phia, boIug now Mrs. Dlackford. Of parkcrH-
burg, connected with good family OF West
Virginia, though tho groom, her husband, waa
rnthor gIyen to high living. The Elys woro
poor, however. and the raotbor was finally
her daughters return with har huabana to the
banks Of the OHIO.
Tic union was Improbable aud unhappy. The
vito coquotted; tho husband drank and pro.
tested., Tnoir gnarrels bccamo the subject OF
general remark. and ono day Biacklofd "aa
found dead in his bed.
Aa Mra. Lizzie D1aakford, tho young widow,
returned to Philadelphia. and forthwith began a
long career Of blacktnaing over men Cunning tho
social confitlouco Of women. Bhe pasAed on from
prccnrious iii 10 bold adventure, unit! tho ocean
closed tho old account behind her, and Hhe DO
gan n now ONO in Europe, which did not etop
short Of The nAlacc Of tho Cxar and the precious
csBkets Of q Grand-D Duchess of tho House Of l1o-
manof.
MARYLAND GENTRY. ~
THO discrimination OF Providence. rfich,
against their will. compelled the wealthy NOR
chants and capitalists Of Baltimore to ronsin
within tue Union, aud preserved them from the
Decentralization OF war, has kept tne society o.
in strong contrast 10 tle itnpocnniositv md dis
trcsa OF ga.nilies OF equa! atanding in Virginia.
Baltimore ie richer than ever: tllere IL hardly
bottom to build upon aonth OF the Potomac.
> CHARLES CARROLL, or pARnnLLToN,
the great Catholic Of the Revolutionary porioa.
who lived to bo 9G years old aud laid tho corner
stone OF the Baltimore IL Ohio Rsfirond In 1Ha5,
who was 10 years old at tho defeat Of Brad
dock. md did not die nnsIl the railroad was
opened to Washington City in 1832,-was sent to
Europe at years, and was atsont 10 years. This
prolonged absence was chiefly absorbed III I.on-
ton, where, diverted from the priesthood. which
his cousin, John Carroll, adoptea, CharleEE
Carroll studied Law and rnlliies. nnd prepared
Fits brother John. who was burn about tho
same time. followed him to Flnnders at tho ago
OF 70 years and vas ahscnt ~ years: His mother
was Darnoll. Of an ancient CATHOLIC falnll5,
America. Tho Cnrrolls wero surveyors and trad;
crs. and in 1906 the father Of tho civil
patriot surveyed for himself and the
father of Johu, afterwards Bishop John Car
rul, 1,o!, acres IN and about tue Cliy q M palti-
mofo. Tho CAROLS were natyo Catholic lrlsh,
md Charles Carroll. Sr.+ Rns surveyor for tie
Lorla Baltimore. Ho picked .up many II noble
tract at land while in thia arocation, and left
Carroll at Carrollton rich. Tho daughter Of tho
latter, Who married Richard Cation, bore such
English noblemon, and ono was the not-wholfv-
happy wife OF tho Marquis Of Wellesley: Car
rolls, Howarda, Chases, Keys., ,rondlotona,
Kenncays. pattorsons, ,L1oyaa, Drowna,
amongst the foremost OF social nlagnatea at tho
White Sulphur SpringB; and every 0ny 6svol-
ops Baltimore as the metropolis Of tho Southern
COUNTY,, from tile Ohio and MemphH to the
Baltimore ( ohio Railroal wili debouc at CHI
cago. This railroad will not pass through Pitts
burg as generally supposed. nor build east OF tho
sanduhky Road, but will crosa tle Ohio on tho
Doair bridge. and puss through Litllo Washing
ton, Pa, to tho Pittsburg l. Connol'srille 1toad.
HOW 1t1sron1cAI. roRTlsAlTR ARE COMPOSED.
At Oakland resides, at a halo ngo, Samae ".
Smith, tho Son Of Robert Smith, Secretary Of the
NAVY and OF State, and Attorney General. IL tue
Administrations OF jefferson and Madison, and
nephew Of Gen. Samuel Smith. national and
military leaJor Of high confederation. Dotlt
Robert and Samuel Smstl, grew to a green age
and died possessed of lnrge fortunes, which
their descontlants have improved rathor than
diminished. Their son is a Director in the Bal
tinore Ohio llnilroad.
AIr, Smith rclatcB m i1stauco of recent nose
which shows tue tricks Of artfat-lfo as asso-
ciated With doyorn1nent:..
The Departments ut Washington haya been
properly collecting, wll1e thero il yot oppor-
tunitY, the portraits OF their civil chfofs from
tho beginning Of tho Government. An nrtist in
Washington received S500-ordor to paint the
portrait Of Robert Smith, and cana to Mr..
Smiths house to obtain whnteyor painting. min.
iature. crayou, or engraving, existed Of that
worthy. Thoro WAS nothing whatoyor available
tor tho purposo; but tna artist, determined
to fulfill hiH order IN Home Why, al-
legged Tint le conld mako d satisfactory
| portrait from n composition Of the featured Of
! the living members Of tho family. This he did,
| and the result was a face 30 wido Of the mark
! TINT. although 1t hangs In The Attorney Gem
oral'a Office It has been ropudiRted by tho family
| aud IL historical fiction.
| learn that it will be nonr1y AZ difficult to oh
tain likeness Of Francis Scott Key, the author oi
| "Tho star-spaug1ad Banner" to carry ont tho
| intentson Of James Lick. oE San Franclsco, who