Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-12-03
LEOyARDTCwE,ND.

vote AT the late titcliOu DetNeeu tEc
Republican and Democratic parties in
our county, and the names already an
nounced in our columns for States At
torney, Legislature and Sheriff, without
recurring to the liberal supplements
which may be expected for these po-
s;tions, rs well rs for Orphans and
Commissioners Courts as the campaign
progresses, demonstrate of themselves.
without the intrusion of argument, the
necessity Of some system Of coneentra-
zion which will relieve the party of all
superfiuous candidates at the critical
moment. Though we have personal
choice, as well as other people, we are
writing in the interest of nobody and
engage in advance to support any
body that the party may elect to run.
All that we insist upon is, that the par
~ shall concentrate and not scatter
We believe that different systems of
concentration at this writing are mat
tiers of minor moment with st. Ma
rvs democrats, the supreme object be-
ing. as it should lie, the unity of the
party i'll regard to men as well as meas
ures. It would be well to remember,
that "we have scotclI'd the snake, not
kilrd it" and that. in the presence of "
majority against us, chaos or disorder
of any kind i'll our ranks Is the one
thing TO DE avoided.
Just rs We We're putting our paper to
press, the painful rumor reaches us of
the death by suicide OF our much en-
deared friend, Major VIM. Q. Key,
native Of our village. lately resident of
Union Town, Alabama, where his wife
and daughter still sojourn. ajor Key
had spent the present Summer and Fall
in our county and was on visit to Bal
timore city and guest at the Rennert
House at the time Of his death. He was
HI ttit c-iANi Ntsll VI ulS III bhIS SlNl
closing Of a life, near to many of our
own from conccaial and intimate inter-
course, and which was cnnobledb by many
generous traits Of character ard by a
Perennial anna bali; y. we feel that, though
speech IS ..slvcrn." silence Only is 'gol-
den ''Forbear to judge, for we.arc
sinners all-close up his eyes. and draw
the curtains close; and let us all to med
itation,"
The Jury in the safe-hurrlary con-
spiracy, after being out fortv-fve hours,
has rendered partial verdict. Gcq,lit-
ting A. b. Williams and announcing a
disagreement as to Whitley, tie cx-
Chief of the Secret Service, and Assis-
tant District Attorney Harrington
The jury on the latter two stood eight
for acquittal and four for conviction.
This ncccssitates another trial. which
will be had 1T the criminal Term Of the
Supreme Court, Is be held in Dcccmbe~.
and to lie presided over hv Judge Me-
Arthur, instead Of Judge Humphreys.
who presided at the trial just ended.
There was an unusual number Of
close contests in the Congressional cleo
tions. Cutler beats Phelps in New Jer-
sry hy 1 votes; Harrison. in one of the
Chicago districts, has Z majority. The
Erie District Of PENNSYLVANIA elects Eg
bert over Curtis by ii votes; Aims
worth, in iowa. has 5? aj"ri,y: Walsh.
in Maryland, IS majority. Foster in
Ohio. Dahncy in Georgia, Farwell in
Illinois, Tufts Iii Iowa Boone in Ken
tuckv. and Frost in Massachus, It's arc
elected ly less than 100 ma ioritv.
Governor Groomc, Comptroller Wool
ford. and Treasurer Compton, the Board
81 Public Works. together with Hon.
A. X. Svcs:er, Attorney General. have
selected n spot near Jessor's Cut. on
the Washington Branch Of the Ralti-
more and Ohio Railroad, upon which to
erect 4 House Of Correction authorized
t. be built by the authority Of the last
Legislature.
Under the various grants ~ Congress
the Union Pacific Railroad is entitled
to ahou: 100000 acres of the public
lands. Of which only .09,95t acres have
been duly entered and patented: the
Central Pacific 5000. 900, but has only
received patents for 672,6ll acres: and
the Kansas Pacific has taken up 4l3.-
600 acres ii the 100000 given to it bv
Congress.
Among the Washington news on the
30th il was reported that the President
favors the scheme for 4 grand system If
internal Improvements, with a view Of
rcvivinS business. Republican politi-
cians regard /; as 4 fine scheme 10 re-
vive the Radical party to buy the peo-
pies votes with the peoples money.
Samuel :. Cox. Of New York, or NJ
chael {. Kerr. of Indiana. is likely TO be
selected as Speaker Of the i;th Con-
gress. most probably the latter. as NJ
Kerr WAS the Acknowledged leader Of
the Democratic side Of the House. when
he was III Congress before.