Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-05-21

erty in their district, according to the
provisions OF the Assessment Act, aided
by the General Revenue Law (article 81.
of the Code-) BY agreement the writ vas
insued pro forma. in order that the case
might Immediately 90 to the Court OF
Appeals for the construction Of the entire
Legislation upon the subject taken As
whole. In this mode only could the au-
thorities act with certainty. and the As
sessors be assured their work would stand.
I. is supposed the Court Of Appeals will
dispose Of the case some time this week.
Messrs Handy and Bevan appeared for
the relator. Mr.. james l.. Mcclure for
the assessors. This will be less expen-
sive mode Of adjusting the difficulty than
BY calling an extra session ofthe Legisla-
ture.
II is gratifying to note that the hostile
feeling engendered between the sections
is Yielding TO that better one of peace aud
fraternity. All the posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic Of New York and
Pennsylvania have passed resolutions that
hereafter on decoration day no distinction
shall be made between Federal and Con.
federate graves. Gratifying very. but
would il not also be we'll to supplement
this respect for dead Confederates by some
little regard for the feelings and welfare
Of the living?
Testimony given before the District
of Columbia Investigating Committee
shows that tue United States Government
has been repeatedly overcharged for i'm
provements in Washington. From the
evidence already in it is estimated that
the Government has been defrauded
between 100000 and $4,000, 900.
Speaking ofthe incarceration of w. D.
Coleman in the Virginia State prison. a
man of former political and social promi-
nence. the Baltimore San says IF Con-
gressional. State. and municipal rogues
elsewhere were dealt with as promptly
and siernly as Coleman has been in Vir-
GINA the public purse every where would be
safer than it is at present"
The policy Of the Boston Post on the
Indian question is comprised in single
sentence when it says !: 1T cannot DE
doubted that higher grade Of integrity
prevails in the army than in tie civil SER
vice, aud it may reasonably be expected
that morality and civilization will be cul-
tiva,ed By an exhibition of honesty and
frmness in dealing with the Indians quite
as much as in policy which allies reli-
giou instruction with frauds in blankets
and beef"
Alex. Beal. Of St. Inigoes. St. Mary's
county. Md. in 1873 applied broadcast
five hundred pounds of "Excclsior" per
acre on four aud half acres of land.
raised and sold eleven hogheads of fine
Tobacco, weighing over nine thousand
pounds, worth nearly nine hundred dol
lars. from the four and half acres. The
"ExcelsiOr" is manufactured by j. j.
Turner & Co, of Baltimore, and it is spe-
cially adapted to the growth Of Tobacco.
The racing season begins with a great
victory for Tom Bowling. the great Lex
ingrOu COLI. which on Tuesday made the
fastest time upon record, by running a
mile and a-balf on the Lexington. Ken
lucky, course in 2:34i-thus making the
distance in two and quarter seconds less
time than it was ever made before.
Considerable interest having been man.
ifestcd by our people to know whether the
law for the taxation of dogs, passed by the
Legislature last Winter. applied co St.
Mary's. We are now able to state by au-
thori,y. that it does no, so apply. our coun-
ty having been excepted from the opera
ton of the law at the eleventh hour.
The Ninth Annual mencement Of
the State Normal School will take place at
FOrd's Opera House on Tuesday evening,
the 26th Of May, and we have no doubt
i, will be very pleasant affair. 1t will
be conducted under the auspices of Pro-
fessor NJ. \ Newell, of the State Board
Of Education. lie will please accept our
thanks for an invitation to be present on
the interesting occasion.
The new ten.cent notes do not seem TO
fiud much favor with the mercantile eommu-
nifty. Their close resemblance to the fifty
cent note have Of late oecasione1 many q
small loss to the retail dealer. This SIM
ilarity has been taken advantage of BY
designing persons, anG instances are Civ
en- where the ten ccat has been raised TO
the ffty-eent note.
Weston at midnight was compelled to
acknowledge that ",ime" had beaten him
in his efforts to walk 500 miles in IA
hours. He walked in all $50 miles in 90
hours. 5S minutes. and 81 seconds, ia
king IL hours. 6 minutes, and Sc seconds
for sleep. eating AND medical treatment.
Affairs in Arkansas have settled down
into almost absolute quiet. Brooks for
ecs have surrendered, and those Of Bax-
Ter will 10 Issk.rIal ~ ~,.slf- -. -.