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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-02

lowed to override him. All the efforts of the
law were to purity ana exalt the struc-
ture that has been the perpetual habita-
ton for liberty and Justice, furnished
by the wisdom and courage of our an
cestors. With this remark Mr.. ETarts closed.
Judge Nelson stated that he would give the
matter his sutmost consideration, but warned
the counsel that he would deliver no written
opinion, but that il would be q frankly
spoken opinion en- the merits OF the case.
The court made an effort to induce the conn
sci to go on with the case tomorrow, or to
NEST next week half an hour earlier and ad-
journ half an ho1r later every day, bat to
this the legal practitioners demnrred. Judge
Nelson, in answer to ex-Judge Fullerton,
said that this opinion of his would be Gel;v-
cred Immediately on their meeting Monday
next. adjourned.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-02


1t must be plain to the court that the law
governing the sdmissibility Of. husband
and wife as Witnesses was ruled out by the
statute OF 1867. He quoted from legal au-
thorities to show that wife could not .tes-
tify against her husband when either was
party to the suit. The question, said the
counsel, was raised By the other side that
the husband was not on one side and the
wife on the other, but the re-
suit would be the same in proving
the criminality Of the wife. There
was no case in our courts which showed that
wife or husband could be witness against
each other, under the laws of evidence.
Well might the legislature said the speaker,
stand appalled, at opening the mouth of a
husband or wife in a case OF adultery. The
legislature, impressed with the difficulty of
invading the common law. laid down the
rule that neither the wife or
husband should appear the one against
the other. The counsel felt entirely
incompetent TO examine the witness In a
case like this, where he could shut his
mouth and refuse to answer any questions
put TO him. ia looked with dismsy, he
said, on the idea Of the Witness bong al
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

As this is the time whea readers are making
up their minds what periodicals to subscribe
for during the coming year, few words a. TO
the special merits of the Ecieciie will, perhaps,
prove useful. The Ec!eetie is pre-eminently the
magazine for a cultivated family, where i'm
provement is recognized As one Of the objects
Of reading, and the subscriber may 90 TO its
pages with the certainty that he will be con-
fronted with nothing of a trivial character, or
of merely transient, interest, and that he will
hnd something adapted TO the tastes of every
member of the family circle. Its scientific
papers, literary and social essays, criticisms,
reviews, and summaries of discussion, render
it well-nigh indispensable to whosoever would
keep up with the intellectual activity of the
time while its serial and short stories, tales
biographical sketches, poems, and narratives
of adventure and discovery render it attractive
to those who seek amusement as we'll rs profit
in the pages of their monthly visitor. In fact
the Eclectic may be said to provide exactly that
desideratum OF So many households-a maya
zine which is instructive without being dull
and entertaining without being trivial.
The January number, beginning a new
volume and new year, is good specimen of
the magazine, and offers n favorable opportuni-
ty for new subscribers 10 begin. IL is EN-
bellished with two fine steel-engravings "Tne
Fopsr- Gatherers' and George Washington
very beautiful in design, very tender in senti-
meut, and admirably engraved. The second
is peculiarly appropriate to the centennial year
comprising portraits of Washington in his uni
form, as general of the army, of Martha Wash
ington, Of Wn. Lee, and of the children, Geo.
Washington Parke Gusts and Eleanor Parke
Gusts. We may add, that each monthly num-
Der of the Eclectic contains at least one steel
engraving, usually portrait of some man dis
tinguished in letters art, or politics.
Of the literary attractions of the January
number, the most striking are: A synopsis of
the curiously fascinating Memoirs Of Sdifs-
Simon: an article by Prof. Tyndall on Materia-
ism and its Opponents; an excellent paper by
Col Chesney on Sherman and Johnston; Gal
tons suggestive paper on The Hstory Of Ttrins ::
an admirable biographical article on T,co
Danes: Thorualdssn and andersen; an enter
tanning treatise on automatic Chess and Card
Playing; another description of The Dutch and
their Dead Cities; collection of o. Connel-
liana brief paper on the natural history of
the Arctic Regions; and another giving the
Recent History Of the Pitcairn Islanders. Be
sides these, there is some good poetry; stories
by Mrs. Alexander, author of The Wooing or
and Miss c. c. Fraser-TytIer; and the usual
well-tilled editorial departments. Surely it is
An exactng taste that will not find something
here to satisfy it.
Published by E. r. Pelton, % Bond Street.
New-York. Terms, S. per year; Single num-
Der, As cents.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

"Forefathers' Day" was celebrated by
the New England Societies on Wednesday,
the 22d, at New York and Washington
The usual amount of fulsome adulation
was INDUCED in about the wonderful Pu-
ritans and their descendants. Gen. Grant
attended the meeting in New York at
which Gen. Sherman seems to have been
the principal orator. In the course of his
speech he had the excessive bad taste Git
was all bad enough to threaten the peo-
pie of the South by saying ''if they cher
ish any hopes for the old conflict storm
will arise over their heads ten times as
heavy as the last one" at all of which we
are informed that Gen. Grant nodded his
head with great commendatory heartiness.
1t is great pity these people cannot find
something better to do than continually
opening this old wound of the civil war.
Our firm opinion is it will never be allow
ed to heal until all such demagogues are
driven from power. Their interest is to
keep these discussions alive; whilst the
Democratic party wishes to bury them
out of sight.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

Something must be done That something
is 20 vote for the schools and against the Pope.
After the election we are comparatively safe.
The country has been frequently saved from the
encroachments of the Jesuis in This manner
A Republican victory always dimi nishes the
swelling of the Pope's toe. 1t acts like an ONT
ment administered 10 it, These Republican
politicians, who are vigilant in behalf Of the
Bible and the public schools, are themselves not
Christians. The knowledge of the Scriptures
is chiefly derived from what they hear of them
rather than actual reading. But this doesn' /,
make any difference. Ii is easy to be religious
and not pious. How much easier to be con-
cerned for the cause of religion and yet have
no religion! But in this class of politicians
we beg leave to be understood, we don't in
clude General Grant. 1t is but fitting that no
should be the choice of the clergy He has
always led q pure and godly life his habits are
known to be irreproachable; he never drank
or used tobacco in any form; his lips are never
profaned by an oath he has a horror of a
horse-racer; he Is regular in his attendance at
church; his leisure hours are devoted to ear
nest religious discussion with eminent bishops,
doctors of divinity. There is propriety in
calling upon Grant to save our religion and
our schools. He has already saved our Union.
We know, therefore, that he is capable of great
things. His patriotism stands out as brilliant
~ Us his pittN. ne HAS AlNd Dee0 ucNOteuiv
attached to the American eagle. The initials
of his name, by a singular coincidence, stand
for the United States. He is eager for the con-
test to commence with the Pope and the Jesuts.
He threw down the gauntlet to them in his
powerful Des Moines speech. We never saw
the Pope's big toe so largely swelled as it was
by him in his annual message. There may
possibly be other men who can save the coun-
try and preserve the Bible and the schools.
None however, can do it as well as Grant.
This we freely admit. There may be those
whose prejudices are against third term. But
better third term, better lifetime, than
that we should fall under the dominion of the
Jesuits When we fully understand that we
have either to take Grant again or have no
Bible and no schools, we must be counted for
those who are school and Bible men. When
the Democratic party nominates the Pope for
President and tries to divide the school fund
among the religious sects, to pull down the
school-louses and burn the Bible, then the
Enquirer will come to the front and shout the
battle-cry of freedoml We wouldn't allow
any Republican to excel us ig zeal: There Ia q
large element of true Godliness ip our cem-
position, although to superficial observer it
may appear to be latent and not fully develop
ed Cincinnati Enquirer.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31
(rep Reports,

The Agricultural Report for November and
December says the November returns indicate
that the corn crop Of 1875 was one Of he larg-
est ever grown in the country, probably
equalilng the very large crops OF 1870 and 1872.
II Is at least s. fourth greater than the crop of
1874 and about third larger than the crop Of
1869 Every section Of The Union report some
increase
The potato crop is extraordinary in both
product and quality The yield in districts re-
ported is one-iouCth greater than last year In
the rainy section the sweet-pota;o crop suffered
ia yield and quality from excessive moisture.
In gulf States and west Of Mississippi the yield
largely exceeds that of last year Quality a
bout al average.
The cotton crop will pass the limit of four
million bales. New England reports good
hay crop, but in other States the quality was
much damaged by rains. The November re-
turns indicate an increase in the tobacco yield
OF over seventy-hvs per cent, as compared with
last year, when partial failure VAS expereaC c
ed. All the large tobaccoStates show u mark
cd inereace in production, especially Tennessee
and ken;ucky. The year has been mostly one
of disaster TO fruit growers. The buckwhea,
crop equals that Of last year. An cItraordi-
nary increase in the sorghum crop over las,
year is Indicated in the Southern States and in
the Mississippi valley.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

It comes out at last that the cause OF
Attorney General Landau!et Williams
resignation was not that he was satiated
with public honors, or that great induce
ments were held out to him to embark his
mighty intellect on the f1ood-tide of pri-
vate practice. The cause was that Mrs.
Williams was found to be the author GER
tain anonymous letters of most insult
ing character, which were received by
Mrs. Fisk, Mrs. Belknap, Mrs. Robson
and Mrs. Gen. Babcock. When these
ladies laid the facts before the President
he was compelled to ask his pet to step
down and out. 1t made no difference to
His Excellency how much Of the peoples
money Williams might appropriate, but
for his wife to write these anonymous let
tiers was the unforgivable sin, inasmuch as
it destroyed the peace of the happy family.
Mrs. Williams is in retiraey and so is her
worthy husband.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31
New York Weekly Sun.

Now is the time, with the beginning of the
new year, to subscribe to this valuable family
paper. To those of our readers who have once
taken this paper we have nothing to say, be-
cause we know they will continue to do SO.
But to those who have not been so fortunate
we say lose no time, but send on your dollar
and twenty cents at once, it is the best invest
ment you could make if the price were five
dollars instead of one. The Sun is really in
dependent in politics, and no sham about it,
but like a sensible paper, it makes war to the
knife and the knife to the hilt on all such
swindles as Grantism. And in this respect the
people owe it debt of gratitude. 1t was
through the Sun that the infamous Credit
Moblier was exposed. 1t was through the
Sun mainly that Boss Shepherd and his flock
of robbers were driven from power. 1t was
through the Sun that the whiskey ring of St.
Louis was exposed and it is now in hot pur-
suit of the ring in Chicago, Milwaukee and
Cincinnati. Every paper makes u sensation
among the enemies of decency and honesty.
As an agricultural and family paper each num-
Der is worth the annual subscription. Read
the prospectus and subscribe at once. If you
doubt anything we say about it, ask your
neighbor to lend you copy and then you will
admit all we have said is true.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

One Mr.. Worthy Putnam, of Berrien
Springs, in Michigan, has pious and
kindly regard for posterity. He proposes
to get a copy of every newspaper and
magazine published in the United States
and deposit the same in some secure place
for safe keeping tor exhibition at the
American Centennial OF 1876. He requests
that in each copy sent him there shsll be
some article addressed TO the next century.
Mr.. Worthy Putnam is doubtless well
named, and his object is worthy one,
but we rather think editors have too many
matters of present moment to occupy their
time without writing for readers hundred
wears hence
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

Mr.. Fowler, editor of the Rural Neu
Yorker, is out in long letter addressed
to the Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Georgia, in
which he argues in favor of an intelligent
womanhood suffrage as a means of over
coming the present evils incident to negro
suffrage This action he proposes should
be taken by the States themselves in the
way of amendments to their constitutions
allowing all women, who can read or write
to vote. We think an amendment declar
ing that no man shall be entitled to vote
unless he can read or write would be a
shorter cut to the same end. If the women
are allowed to vote only the handsome
fellows would get the offices, and clever
fellow-liks our neighbor of the Marlboro
Gazette-would never get even to the or
ohans' court, much less to the State Senate
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

Grant don't like Blaine, and has deter
mined if he cannot secure the third term
Blaine shall not succeed to the Presidency.
As the first step towards squelching him,
it has been determined that he shall not
be recognized as the Republican leader
on the floor ofthe House. He is to he re-
pudiated as such, and Mr.. Wheeler, of
New York, is to be recognized by the
White housers and the faithful as the
orthodox representative OF Radical anti
Popery Republicanism.. We rather calcu-
late that Blaine will not tamely submit to
this nice little arrangement, but will be
likely to make it rather warm for the
Quantities
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

The ''color line seems destined to
operate with fatal effect on the negro race.
They invoked it in the South in their own
behalf and it reacted by consolidating the
whites and thereby placing the Democrats
the full-blooded negroes in Liberia as
against those with any faint of white blood
in their veins The full-bloods want NO
copper or molasses- colored darkeys to
rule over them, and have determined to
have nothing less than simon pure Africans
hereafter. If successful in their efforts
this will retire President Roberts, who has
for so long and with SO much conservatism
labored to build up the Republic.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31
Mr.. Emile Burnouf, the eminent and

Mr.. Emile Burnouf, the eminent and
careful publicist, states that the combined
capital of the Rothchilds has this year at
tanned the enormous amount of $5,400,-
100000! This dwarfs into insigniticance
everything known in the history of pri-
vate wealth, and leaves the Earrings, Lord
Dudley, the Marquis of Butte, the Duke of
Westminster and the Grosvenors of Eng
land among the humble people, who have
mere competency; whilst the Astors, the
Vanderbilts and Stewards of this coun-
try are positively poverty stricken. The
vastness of this wealth may be conceived
when it is stated that it is larger than the
entire funded debt of either England or
France, and fully onethird larger than
our entire national debt. Yet all this
prodigious fortune has been accumulated
within one century, and from the hum
blest beginning!
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31
The Hon. Alexander II. Stephens. of Ga

The Hon. Alexander H. Stephens. of Ca,
has been appointed by Mr.. Speaker Kerr,
Chairman of the Committee ON Weights
aud Measures. As Mr.. Stephens, when in
his best health was never known to weigh
over 80 pounds, and whilst it is not sup
posed that the dignided Speaker was per-
petrating joke, yet all must admit that
he was giving us but light weight. On
this subject the Washington Republican
adm says, wittily, ''we have no fear OF
the old gentleman's weight, but his mea-
sures have not always proved harmless"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

The Secretaries of War and Navy are
not happy over Mr.. kerr's committees. 1t
is thought that the composition of these
the Army to the -bellum status-a
thorough overhauling Of the-Navy Depart
ment, and reduction of its enormous and
wasteful expenditures Great efforts are
being made in Army and Navy circles to
checkmate any such action by social and
other appliances. Both departments are
IN feverish state of excitement, and any
attache supposed to have influence with
any member of the new committees is said
to be in fair way for promotion
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

At Philadelphia the Centennial year
will be ushered in tonight by grand
celebration. Besides = parade Of the
military, a salute. and general illumina-
ton of public and private buildings, there
will be other events transporting appro-
pirate to the occasion. On New Years
morning an American flag of original de-
sign will be raised on the old State House
steeplc, and q parade of the New Years
shooters will occur.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31
bort UobQrro Ginaae
PORT ToBA@:
Friday Morning, December 81, -. 1875.
/ $40

-.
This is the last day of the Old Y ear and
tomorrow is the first of the New! What
thoughts crowd upon US at the recollec-
ton! Another year of our life gone, an
other advancing towards us! What does
it bring US, veal or woe9 The year which
has passed has been trying one to US as
a nation, but on the whole we may be
thankful that matters were no worse; and
now entering upon the new year-the
Centennial Year of our independence as a
nation-we do not propose to dim the
hopeful promise, which it is in our nature
to entertain of the future, by recalling I'M
pleasant matters from the past, at least not
now on the very threshold of the new year.
The year is to be rung in with unusual
eclat in all the large cities, for the purpose
of inaugurating it as the era of good feel
ing and restored brotherhood throughout
the land. We hope that the occasion will
not fail to make a proper impression on
those turbulent christians who have lately
been revolving in their minds the pro-
priety of setting their neighbors by the
ears by getting up in this country a reli-
gious conflict. These men can much bet
ter contribute to the spirit Of The season
and the occasion by considering how much
more there is in the faith of the different
denominations of believers to make them
love than to hate one another. Surely we
can do nothing better than to seek to pro-
mote between all races peace on earth and
good will towards men. For, from what
we see abroad in the ornaments of all
Europe and what we witness to-day at
home, there is nothing less certain than
peace, nothing less general than good will
among men. Here in this new world, and
in this new nation, we are so favorably
situated that there is less excuse for these
feelings than in the older and less favora-
bly, situated nations of the old world. Our
recent experience in our deplorable civil
war has been such as to make all right
thinking men look forward with yearning
towards the Centennial Year as the har-
binger of peace and more thorough
union of all the people OF this great coun-
try. Heaven grant these just expectations
be not disappointed! In this hope, we
shall heartily enter upon the discharge of
our labors and duties, and before doing so,
with grateful thanks to the appreciative
patrons of the TINES, WE HEARTILY WISH
ALL HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW
YEAR!
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

Our republican country is becoming
the favorite resort of royalty. Last year
his coffee-celored majesty, kalakua, King
of the Sanwich Islands, paid us visit,
which he proposes to repeat next year.
Now we have the news that Don Pedro II,
Emperor of Brazil, will leave that country
for the United States on Goth March next.
He will not only attend the Centennial ex-
hibition, but travel extensively over the
country for pleasure and instruction. He
is man of great intelligence and governs
his mi-barbarous people with wonder
full liberahty and wisdom. Doubtless his
visit will be beneficial to his subjects. 1t
is also announced that the Duke and
Duchess Of Edinburgh will pay us visit
during the year.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

On the 4th of January next, the COM
mittee of fifteen growers, buyers and ship.
pers of tobacco, recently appointed to take
steps to improve the present tobacco in
spection system, will meet in Baltimore
for the purpose of organizing the prospect
ed Tobacco Board of Trade. At the same
time it is probable that memorial to the
Legislature will be presented for adoption
and subcommittee appointed to take
the same to Annapolis.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31
ALEXANDRIA, December q, 1875.
M ARRIED,

In Baltimore city, on Wednesday, the ed of
December, 1875, by Rev. THOMAS l.. PoULsoN,
MOTLEY J. BUTTON, formerly of Charles
county, and BELLE MCLAUGHLIN, of Balti-
more city.
In Washington, D. c., on the 2lst instant,
by Rev Father JAMESON, GEORGE F. HER
BERT and Miss MAMIE Z. McWILL1AMS,
oil of St. Mary's county.