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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

nea- Mechanicstown can boast Of
some pretty lively girls if we may
Judge from the way they skip along
the streets, and their loud laugh that
often splits the night air.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

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RIGHTS"
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tendencies I'm, If ,hr ,rc.,I .,,nck ,,f hat.
Il, must come can onlv ur,y t;,r the suc.
cess Of Amrr;,,n ARM. ,,L Grnins nf I'M.
yrr,oI Liberty Nav ,l,. ,l,,, s;r, ~ Cod
90 viii, Won, Prcsrryr II .rinl;nc in vo,r
rank, and Nv the helm Of IIryrn the crr,t
will M preserved to our country rs boon
worthy the highest 'l'v"i"A ut :reman.--
"a ','', 'n ~ N'r'' -" ',''n,' anu '"hc
"h"ys." an bring them back sac to the
bosom OF their friends" As the enlisted
men "t Capt. Houston and l.icu,. Greens
company drti!r'i through the square, OH
,h':r way !" join the Head Quarters Of
'hr'r company at Frederick, pursuant to
Orders i."n Governor Levin Winlcr, and
ven i'"'l'aS I. ""r''l'n-'"n, Grndmo-
'"'f li"over, thr narrator "t Indian lie
genus on Tom creek, WA" witnessed their
"'p'ftnrr' s'lu -" iherr :",:s the bully
boys 10 wnip the l:rd Nnii>.
JACOB liolL'E, OF Frederick, who late
member Of Ills COMPANY. cnnnnsrI Of
Frederick and EmnitsImr. soldiers.
TSn'rs y, W l'"i''on' 'ar''m;
James Green. I'd Lieu. '''"'
John Cooley, Is, Sergeant.
u W.T.; ~ -; AI''s''rrSer' "i me Western
lirhi,nl Dan.in" ,'ar,5 hi. Win,sr VI the n
hop" there Inst Thursday Nigh, was u
splendid affair, and was we'll attended.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

nA- A young German Prince, the
cousin of Prince Louis Of lIesSe, re
Gently lunchel with Queen Victoria ut
Osborne. He is in the German Naval
Service, and in a sutton for Il . hand
Of the Princess Be,tricc, and, it IL
said, successful one.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

res- A Bill has been offered in Con-
sress by Hon John 7. Harris, of |ir-
ginia, to abolish the duty on printing
types, type metal and printing paper.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

Hon. Barnes Compton, Of Charles
county, has been elected State Treas
urer Of Maryland for two years by
Joint ballot of both Houses Of the Gen
eral Assembly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

say- Enorh Pratt, Esq. has been
elected President Of the City Railroad
Cars of Baltimore.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

hU- Minister Bancroft is not popn.
lar among the American students at
Berlin, because he declines to preside
at their festivals, and to loan them
American flags with which to embel-
lish their banquet halls, while he never
invites them to lis Sunday evening
tea-partics.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

Mr.. Francis L. King succeeds the
late Johns Hopkins as a Director in
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

nm- The Government of the United
States has given permission to the
Mexican Government to extend its
Telegraphic lines across the Rio
Gran,e to Brownsville, Texas, and to
establish an office there. When this
is accomplished, there will be direct
telegraphic communication establish
ed between all points in the United
States and the City of Mexico.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

&c., There are no person from
Frederick county who got a snug
place at Annapolis this winter. Fred
erck being a Republican county, the
"spoils of victory was goLbIed un by
delegations from counties who were
"right on the goose.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

sea- Some people think they can
get rich by borrowing money at 10
Der cent. interest.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

Bay~ George W. Stocks,lale contin-
ues to pay the highest cash price for
wheat, rye, corn aud oats. Always
10 lie found at the Depot Warehouse.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

The quarrel between Jefferson DAY.
is and ex- Senator Henry S. foote, OF
Mississippi, is assuming a belllgerent
ASPECT.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

seg- The New York E'"'ni"y I1St
says: What the people Of the coun-
try demand Of Congress, and have
demanded from the beginning, is the
speedy restoration of the currency to
an honest bA,is. Every man with
intelligence enough to entitle him to
an opinion, every man who would
give to industry just, adequate ana
certain returns desires and demands
that the country lie lifted as soon as
possible out Of the slough Of irredrem-
able paper money, and placed on a
Lowell With the other civilized nations
Of the earth
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

BA- In answer to a resolution Of
the City Council, Alex. Rienan, Esq,
President of the Western Maryland
Railroad, states that the total receipts
Of that company for fifteen months
preceding January 1854, were $234,-
5S5, II. The disbursements, irres-
pectiye Of interest funded coupons
and loans, $229,o4O,SS balance
$25, 34I ,S3.
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+ NJ AtITSBt'RG TIE Ms.

Tive town il duly VI present md nothing
prospective to cilfyrn ,lr scene.
TIE death Of WIZ. Ehry! III old resident
of the town, took place on the 18th inst,
aged about 81 years lie leaves wife and
five children 10 mourn his loss.
On last Saturday morning, gath instant,
q little girl two or three yrnrs old. daugll-
ter of Vim. Sweeney, residing near Max
ellis mill, went up stairs. and by some
means got hold Of u loa,iei pistol. Size
wa, play ing withit. 1t wen, oil; the CON
tents passing through il. body, and killing
the child instantly.
I Mr.. John IL. Su RAFT, has resigned tho
situation of teacher Of the PnrUchial school
OF ,hi, place. tie has gone TO Baltimore
to reside. I, is said he is nbou, publishing
book. Mr.. Kelly ss.c,ccds him rs
teacher
Mr. Bennett II. Tyscn is putting up two
houses On Main street, South OF the
Su,,arc, ono ut which il. ,n hc n large one:
and Mr. Vim. I.anlzingrr is putting up II
brick house near the saiilc place. All in
the burnt district"
The city OF Emmithury. although dull
Just now, will wake up lively in IL few
DAYS; the young folks are trvising ways
and means to give y, Grand Party in this
place in IL short time. 1t is 10 be social
gathering of some kind or another; and is
I TO be gotten UP with great taste You
would DO well to give il little notice in
the CLARION.
REV. J. NJ. Titzcl. former Pastor Of the
Reformed Church, has been Spending some
two or three weeks among his witc's rela-
tives and friends. Mr. L. is looking we'll
and has many warm friends here.
John Weller and George Hilltlan are ap-
pointed Culio:abrs for this District; and
Augustus Butler, supervisor.
The CROWN. wma, around this vicinity,
both in Frederick and Adams counties,
looks well.
1t MAS II custom in the days Of old Grand
father Loot, Postmaster of Emnitsburg,
and Patrick Reid, the Historian, at the
end Of every January, to cali the roll ofthe
elderly citizens of this place and vicinity
and make 4 note at the veteran survivors.
At the present time the following appears
10 be the list >t.l. remaining. among tho
Village Faihe.:
Abraham Wclty,
James Taylor,
jacob llarncr,
John barry.
David Gamuic,
Joshua Mu,,rr,
James knoutl,
Maj. liS 3. fancy,
Pete, S,5oit, sen.
Elia- Lilly,
Rev. DR. John McCatlrcy,
DIR. William Patterson,
Michael C. .Adol,Drrycr,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

Bss- Next Friday, 9th OF February,
JOSEPH W. DAVIS will be hung at
Westminster, Carroll county, unless
the Legislature suspends the exc.
cution of the laws, or the Court of
Appeals grants him new trial. His
case is now before both these bodies.
The time is growing short. Prompt
action one way or the other is re-
quired.
&c. Since the abo-c was in type,
we perceive the Court of Appeals has
dismissed the Davis case. They re-
fused to give him new trial. The
matter now hangs fire. before the
Legislature.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-31

Hon. GEORGE BA ScRorr, our Min
lister to Berlin, writes to Secretary
Fish, of the State Department, that
the dilatoriness Of Congress in refus.
ing to come to specie basis--Gold
ana Silver, the standard Of the Con.
stitution-is injuring the credit and
depreciating tie bonds Of the United
States throughout Germany and in all
the moneyed capitals Of Europe.
, 1874-12-20

fair dealing on their part as Of good juds-
ment. Had the railroads been disposed to
listen to the complaints OF the public, they
would have taken this action long since, and
have saved themselves much pickering. We
are inclined to think, however, that new
light has broken in upon the American rail-
way managers, who are beginning to under
stand that low rates attract business and in
crease the revenue. It is true Of all things
that people avGl themselves Of what they
desire in proportion to the cheapness with
which they can obtain it, The man
travels on business, or takes his family off for
pleasure, at reasonable rate of fare, who
would remain ut home under an excessive
tariff. It:was demonstrated by the Belgian
experiment that reduction Of passenger
rates on railroads to reasonable figure will
sufficiently increase travel to enable the rail
roads to make more money OF the lower rnte
than they were able to make at the higher
The American people are naturally travel
ing people, and the rule will apply in this
country even more emphatca1ly than in Eu-
rope. If the railroads will mako up their 10
cal passenger rates on basis of three cents
mile, and through rates lower in proportion,
and keep at q regular tariff, the public will be
satisfied
, 1874-12-20

era7ed On every Government nro,n;,.
oesrer 75: Thera lies JoES sa,rrr ~ " pa pa! ii.
lehe!oas twilight Of al English church ~ sas din
1nl OF the proay sermons, or tbs mns;a., ,ae1aina-
OF the qulvering organ tones .bora a! ~, cilnsa
INN. The Hartford Courant in ~. .u asound
this circumstance, unfortunately c,1s ,sts1'ng to
to circulating paragraph, pathet;c ~ currency
as the reader may choose to regard II. 'Aes@'ous
No stone marks tho grave Of Jous d.
1t has paid dearly for this parao-,a,
received thirty-R Ro7en emphatic dsni.,- II has
truth, aud nineteen excited individual. :. VI III
peared in person to demand a corrao.:4 lave ap-
courant publishes several of the letissa daa
man 4 writes from Exminston, Me.. tn,t ua'
SMITH reposes beneath handao,na 1' 'oay
erected by his fsl1ow-Holdicrs O. tha 1 eoefak
thlrd Regiment Maine Militia: thu ~ ."eosJ-
Fellct OF JOIN SMITH insists upon tha n,,h,:.'ad
OF cut Of Ills tomb erected hv har eWauon
fortnight OF his demise ut great cost J, Nun wa :
IN tho Rebel army sa:s his name wa ,aag s!o.
SMITH, aud that hs s buried unaa- .e spe.ea
with fankco bullet in his lett lune. 90.
the end "hilo these letters al. maipl, hs. ~ %
thetical, they suggest caution .o,;n:, a'Fo"
lessness OF statement to which tha f.... .esa'
paragraphist is unduly prone. s'a''a
P. S.-Au communications m +h;.
should be accompanied by steel engraved ME- ME-
graphH OF J. s., to prove the genuinen.s, s> r.. ~
writer's claim to say ANYTHING about him ~
, 1874-12-20

Chicago, and Congress was induced to sane
ton the trado to promote SO laudable prof
ect If there had been the slightest doud
that the building would not be used for tht
purpose designed, it is quite certain that 1
stipulation would have been ma1e in the ac
Of Congress that it should be used for thu
Pubhc-Library Building, and in case of fail
ure that it should revert to the United States
AS the lot exchanged by the city belonged te
the School Fund, it was necessary that the
Post~Oficc building should be decided to the
Department. When the building came un.
der the control of the Board Of Education,
that body ignored the equities of the con.
sidcration which had led to the exchange, and
proposed to make the terms SO severe that
the Public-Library Board had to give it up
and find quarters elsewhere. Here was III
utter Ignoring Of the fact that the School
Fund and Public Library are the property of
the same people, supported by the Same ta1-
payers, and created for the benefit of the
same population. The Board Of Education
acted as though it wcro corporation of
another State or city, and represented an
entirely different interest from that of the
Falblic Library. Here was another blunder
that could only have occurred under the mis-
management of public affairs.
After this the old Post-O1ice building re-
maincd as useless rs it had been before, until
it was suddenly announced that it Ind been
rented to theatrical manager for sone un-
defined sort of ahow-house. The public were
informed that the building had been rented
for three years ut $1,000 q year, the lessee in
curing the expense Of improving tho build
ing for his own use. At the end OF three
years, or perhaps before that time (for Chi
cago has already US many theatres as she can
well support), the city will have an estab-
Ishment on its hands that can be used for no
purpose Of its own, nor rented for business
purposes. Had it been understood that the
building would be rented on reasonable
terms end for q series of years, we have no
doubt TINT it would have been taken md re-
modelled into storage or business house
that would have had general and lasting
value for the city. .As it is now, the Board
Of Education owns theatre building with q
Mansard roof which Is being covered with
infanlmable material in direct violation Of
Law, and which will be constant menace to
the best business portion of the city.
Here were three years of idleness and
wastefulnsss, including betrayal Of trust,
and, finally, reaching q misappropriation of
the building which will make it nearly as use
less rs the empty wells have been, and only
increasing our dangers from FIRE. Had the
property belonged to private individual or
corporation, it would have been earning
large amount OF money oil this while. It's
best purpose now is to serve as notice to
public ofhcials-National, State, and Munich
pal-to manage their public trusts more es
they would their own interests.
, 1874-12-20
OUR VOLUNTEER TROOPS.

The public may not be generally aware that
a military organization Of young men Of this
city has been effected, and is known US the
First Regiment of Illinois Militia. Six Of the
ten companies have already obtained their
complement of eighty-four men EACH The
personnel of the regiment is excellent. This
members are all young men from 90 to 80
years Of nge, Of respectable parentage, educa~
ton, and of personal good habits md char
acter. The War has educated large class Of
thoroughly experienced officers, and the regi.
ment has shown its good sense by electing its
officers in every case from these veterans. TO
organize q regiment Of soldiers is attended
with considerable expense, md more SO than
these young men can reasonably be expected
to bear.
This regiment is not, rs we understand it,
O mere organization for holiday purposes, to
attend picnics and junletings. The men
Who compose the regiment have no time for
such purpose. It is intended as m organiza-
ton for the training Of a. body of men as
citizen-soldiers, who, in case there should
ever be need Of force to suppress disorder
and enforce the laws, moy be relied upon rs
always subordinate to aud at the command
of the State. In case Of a riot in this city,
the Governor now would have to order to
Chicago to preserve the peace such odd
companies Of militia as he might be able to
pick up in Sangamon, McDonough, Kane,
Coles, or other counties in the State. It is
proposed to organize this regiment and main
tain it as q frst-class military organization,
always ready, always efficient, and always
worthy the respect of the public.
It costs, on an average, to uniform these
men, $50 each. The young men give their
time and services without pay, but the tax for
uniform is more than ell can stand. We
suggest, therefore, that those Of our citizens
who can afford to do SO contribute of their
means let each furnish the uniform for one,
two, three, or ten men, and thus get the si1
companies already organized into uniform.
There would be no lack Of men to fill oil the
ten companies-each 100 strong-werc it not
that the purchase of q uniform is beyond the
reach Of those who will join it. This is not
m appeal to public charity; it is an appeal to
the self-interest Of property-owners rs well as
to public spirit and pride. Instead, in case Of
q riot, Of appealing to the Governor for regi-
ment Of odds and ends from all parts of the
State to protect life and property here, the
City Of Chicago Gun at 1east afford to put uni
forms upon those of her own sons who hare
volunteered to serve in this regiment to en-
force the laws in emergencies. Can property
holders afford to refuse the necessary assist
ance and encouragement which this military
organization requires?
, 1874-12-20

Just after the War, when loyalty WAS the
greatest thing needful, number Of persons
considered it to be the one thing needful.
4 man caught with his hand in q State or
County Treasury would strike an attitude and
proclaim that be had commanded q colored
company during the great conflict for human
rights. Rings of carpet-bag rogues issued
millions of fraudulent bonds in the South on
the strength of services more or less
mythical. Hence arose the theory that
" Endorsement" by the people at the polls
cleansed politician from all sin. The idea
puts premium on corruption, since the q in
dorsement" can often be got by dividing the
spoils of successful knavery between the
candidate aud the caucus which conveys to
him the popular vote. The abuses Of the
theory have long since secured its rejection.
The average American regards the election
Of man under suspicion as proof that his
constituents think that he hos been unjustly
accused, or that lie, although guilty, is better
than his opponent, or that his corrupt gains
will be shared with them, if he is reelected.
*' Endorsement" then, may imply the belief
of the constituency in either the innocence
or the guilt Of the candidate. The average
American aforesaid would sneer at tho nrgu-
ment that it proved anything, least Of all the
indorsec's innocence, rs antetli1uvian.
Politicians, however, are 10th to abandon
this most convenient method of whitevash-
ing blackened regulations. Every now and
then, some political RR VAN WEKLE puts in
the old plea. and is laughed at for his pains
Mr.. FERNANDO WooD refers to his reelection
as triumphant proof that he does not derive
pert Of his income from gambling houses
but the wicked world, sad to soy, Goes not
accept FERSASDo's proof. BUTLER, having
claimed purity for some years on the strength
Of his biennial " Endorsement by the Essex
District, is little puzzled now to show why
lis i1npnrity is not to be inferred from his
failure to got indorsed in 1874. The
last man to try the ancient dodge is
S7owEI1, Of Virginia. STowE11 is charged,
among other peccadilloes, with having
sold cadotship in the Naval School at
Annapolis to one Scuoo1cRAFr for 81 600,
cash in hand. SToWE11 has beon reelected to
Congress. Therefore, SrowE11 puts this and
TINT together, and argues that this (re-elec-
tion) proves that that (charge Of corruption)
is untrue. We really fail to see it. We
trust, for SrowE11's sake, that he has some
on Naval Affairs, which is about to investi-
gate the alleged bargain. Congressmen hnve
acted as brokers in cadetships too long.
, 1874-12-20
soAE DEMOCRATIC TESTIMONY.


| We printed in our last issue the substance
of letter from Memphis to the st. Louis
Republican, giving statement Of facts rela-
tive to the situation in Mississippi, more par
| ticularly to the recent troubles nad wholesale
murder Of black men at Vicksburg. It must
| be remembered that the st. Louis Republican
is Democratic newspaper, and has no SYM
pathies with the negro or the Republican par
ty, and, of course, is not likely to have any
prejudiccs in favor Of the colored man. What
are the facts as stated BY this Democratic pa
per First, that the recent troubles in Vicks-
burg grew out of the desire Of some Demo-
CRITIC politicians to obtain control Of the
local Offices. Second, that the Bour-
bons went into the election campaign
with thoroughly armed organization
to carry tho municipal election, and sue
ceeded by overnwing the colorod men. Third,
after having carried the city, they deter
mined to oust the county officials whose terms
had not expired. Fourth, they compelled
every white man who had his namo upon the
colored Sheriff's bond to withdraw it, and
thereby vitiated it. Fifth, when new bonds
4AEA "e4o ootaAAEe. lAtt tAMRc1eu WILL LIE
Grand Jury and the Board OF Supervisors,
and prevented its approval. Sixth, they then
forced tho Sheriff to leave and sign his res
ignation upon peril Of his life. As soon
rs the opportunity was offered, he re-
called his resignation, and called upon
the citizens to MD him in holding his
Office. Then commenced negro hunt, and
sixty or seventy negroes were butchered in
cold blood This is the story rs told By q
leading Democratic paper. If told in this
manner By Republican newspaper, it would
be disbel:eved and hootel o. By the t1Con-
seryati7es" but, coming from Democratic
source, not favorable to Republicans, and
least Of all favorable to negroes, it more than
confirms what has been said OF this massacre
rs one of the first steps on tho part Of the
ex-Rebel "White League" to drive Republic
ans out of the State Of Mississippi. When
a Democratic paper says ''The White League
want the offices, and believing they never Will
be able to control them through the ballot,
they are determined to take possession Of
them by brute force, " is it not time that the
United States should step in and assist the
State Government to preserve order and
guarantee its citizens their personal and
political rights? If this help is not furnished.
how long will it be before anarchy will reign
in Mississippi?