Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-04-30

April -. 1874.
Rsin. rain. night and day. day and
nieAt. froa morn 10 devy eve Il posps.
ss1 Spring bossess and suits still are hid
den away while old Winter dresses and
firs have to do duty in their old age
CO anything be mere aeeravasiug 10 Miss
Flora than to have her new things that
vsss the '.lassst ous" in the early part Of
u month thrown in the shade by the
slill s.latsst eut' Of her dearest friend who
hn Just received them fresh from the
hsads Of Sosle +!
This has been charity week. Charity
tails. parties. thestrieals. tableaux and con-
eerls have absorbed the attention Of sec;e-
y. Religious distinction wss not Thought
Of. for charity 10 fashionable just now. and
every one has to contribute. The press
esss advertise for sweet eharity's sake; ae-
ton. actresses. lecturers. policemen. Ere
men. in fact every one but Charlotte
Cushusn has been pressed into service.
Nag Merriless declined to do public char
ity. and wrote spicy letter giving her
r,osons for taking new departure. while
It1S ilie Lydis and her blondes aided a.
such sweet Christians should. Nov il is
not considered just the thing to- 60 to the
theatre while Lydia is acting. but. Of
course. when she gives charitable matt
necs. she ought to be encouraged. and
she was. Pater familias went and took
his wife. The next time the blondes arc
here be win forget his wife. and "just
drop in at Ford's to see what is going on. I"
Among other devices for raising money
for the poor. none has taken so we'll as the
centennial snd Martha Washington tea
parties. The one given for the Aged
Women's Home was . complete sue
cess. The tea tables. laden with rare
old glass and china. we're presided over
| BY ladies dressed . Ia Lady Washington.
while the prettiest girls. attired in cos
tunes q hundred years old. dispensed tea.
toast. hot waffles and biscuits; in fact. ev-
esything Is done as our ancestors did,
Among the quantity dressed waiteresses
were Nellie Grant. Bessie Stewart. pref
ty Alice BARLEY and several more Of the
reigning bellies. Among the lions in 80
ciety this Winter is Gen. Rosscr. who
served so bravely with Lees army as n
cavalry officer. After the war be opened
. commission house in Baltimore; not sue.
ceeding. he followed the advice Of Horace
and went West, where he enlisted as axe
man in Gen. Custar's corps of engineers
on the Yellow Stone Survey. Here he
attracted and won the friendship Of the
officers. and was soon promoted to the po-
si,ion Of chief engineer. This rank be
held until sent to Washington with dis
patches by Gen. Custer.
After casting tbirty-three ballots. the
Msssachnsstts legislature has elected Gov.
w. (6sM Sumnee place until rs.
when another election will be held. and
then Dawes may be the lucky individual.
Just now Arkansas is the last Of the
Southern States afflicted With two Gov
erners. and has appealed to the President
for aid, but be declined TO interfere again
in State politics. but like Captain Mac
will keep the peace and see that no
blood is shed. Texas has just arranged
her political affairs. The Senate 10 in .
state of uncertainty about Louisiana. and
acknowledge that in her they have an ell
ephant in hand. The Mississippi is get
ting angry at the tardy justice which is
not done. and threatens to wipe cut the
State BY overlooking its banks. Already
thousands have been rendered homeless
and q resolution has been offered and past
the House giving aid and comfort to tile
sufferers in the shape Of army clothing aud
rations.
The District Iuvcstig alton still goes on.
but has not made any startling disclosures.
Runor says Secretary Richardson will re-
sign bis position in the Cabinet and be,ake
himself to Europe. accompanied BY Asst.
Sec. Sawyer. who is also implicated IN the
Sanborn contract. Sawyer having urged
or influenced, while . member of the Uni
ted States Senate. Richardson to sanction
or sign the act farming out" the U. s.
Revenue.
The latest scientific excitement IL "cre-
matios !" whereby OR poor bodies are no
longer to be consigned to Mother Earth.
but are to be reduced to ashes in . few
minutes after death has set bis sign and
seal upon US. thus saving both time and
underiaker's fees. No: many voald OBJ
ject to be subjected to the act Of cremation
10 this world did they but know they would
escape il hereafter. but here there 10 .
terrible doubt, to Be twice burned Is rath-
er toe much.
The act allowing the W. b p. L. r.
Road to enter the District has been
passed. The route l. above the Navy
Yard. around the city limits to kock Greek.
and thence into Georgetown. where there
II to be depot. This act has to be ap-