Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-03-25
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Publication on account Of literary mer-
i, but is, nevertheless, declined, first,
because the author has withheld bis
nlme, and, secondly, because person
al and local application, for aught we
know, may have been intended by it.
Nobody ever did such thing as mar
r.ted," writes the author. Of course
not. It would not then be an allegory,
but simply a painful evidence Of par
ocular selfshness and inhumanity.-
Our trouble is, writing in the dark as
to the author, that somebody may have
committed or omitted something suf-
6ciently like "tbe thing narrated" to
make the Identification unmistakable
and consequently to render the publ
cation in question personality.
The present prospect in our county
as regards wheat is far from promising.
Much OF it has been ''winter killed"
and, generally, it is looking sickly, and
is slso unusually backward. Most Of
our planters have finished seeding their
tobacco beds. Owing to the prolonged
severity and wetness Of the past Win
ter, very few persons were fortunate
enough to effect an early seeding, and
consequently scarcity of plants is
again apprehended. 1t is the practice
of all thoughtful farmers to seed beds
both early and late when they are able,
and they consider, when they have been
defeated in an early seeding, that their
main chance for anabundant plant yield
has been destroyed. This as it MAJ,
much anxiety isfelt in our county less ne
cessity should again compel the pitch
ing Of short Tobacco crop from an
ether plant failure. 1t is thought that
Etsle or no damage has been done thus
far to fruit, the buds not having yet
been sufficiently developed to make
them liable TO frost blight Our farm
ers have not vet fairly commenced their
Spring work and few OF them have at
this writing either stuck a plough i'll the
ground or done anything worth naming
in the way Of fencing or grubbing.-
Their unwonted backwardness in these
regards is attributable to the condition
of the land and the character Of the
weather.
The following proceedings of our Cir
cult Court are continued from Wednes-
day, at which time our last synopsis
closed. We name only the more i'm
portant cases which have been disposed
of between the interval of our last re-
port ard present writing.
Thursday, March 18th, 1875. Court
met, present Hons. Judges Brent, Ford
and Magruder.
Charles l.. Neale and Ann Tiprett VS..
James Z. Morgan. Ejectment. Tried
by Jury. Verdict for plaintiffs for cent
damages and costs. Crane, Blackstone
& Morgan for plaintiffs. Combs &
Downs for defendants.
Friday, 10Th. Robt. NJ. Owens VS..
Llewellen Burch. Trespass, &c. Tried
by Jury. Verdict for plaintiff for cent
damages and costs. This case occupied
the Court during Saturday. Blackstone
& Morgan forplaintiff. Combs & Downs.
Hammett & Cotton for defendant.
ogday, March 22nd. Court met.
StateVs Charles Cheseldine. Indicted
fer an assault with intent to kill. Tried
BY Jury. Verdict not guilty. Crane
for State. Hammett & Cotton for de-
fence.
Tuesday, March 2srd. Court met.
all the Judges present. Dorathy Ra-
ley VS.. James Cooper. Tresfass. Tried
by Jury. Verdict for plaintiff for cent
damages and costs. Blackstone & Nor
gan for plaintiff Wilson for defendant.
The case of Taylor. Executor of Ford.
". Scofeld's Administrator, is now in
progress.
His Honor, Chief Justice Brent. left
Tor his home in Charles this (Wsdnes.
day. morning in the Steamer Express
1t is not expected that the present term
of Court will extend beyond SATURDAY,
next.
There have been no DEVELOPMENTS
since our last publication, or none at
least coming TO our knowledge, which
Indicate what our party policy of con.
centration Is to he in the campaign has
tening on or even whether we are 10
have a party policy at all. Our friends
appear to be so engrossed about the
advancement of particular aspiran,s
that they are disinchned at present TO
discuss anything else. So be it. New.
erthefess. this is the veritable Road 70
Rum, aud certainly to defeat. The
way to victory, and the only way, is by
sooiishing our present chaos and mo-
biiizinS our forces. 1t impresses us rs
the suPremest folly to lie Guarrelinr
over the claims OF particular democrats