Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-03-18

day.
Abdul Air $1,000, 900 or $50. 900 .
day.
Francis Joseph "a, 600. 600 or slO0, $50
q day.
Fred William 1. $4,000, 900 or $50. s1O
day.
Victor Emmanuel 50, 400, 0O0or $780,
so a day.
Victoria 81, 2oO, 900 or sec, 270 day.
Leopole 100000 or slO,64S day.
In addition to this salary, each Of the
individuals is furnished with dozen or
more first-class houses tolive in without
any charge for rent.
The called Session of the Senate, be-
yond the confirmation of Presidential
appointments, is doing nothing of prac-
teal moment, unless debating Pinch
back may be so considered. The claims
of this Senator, so called, to seat, 10
probably settled at this writing, We'd
nesday) by being disallowed. This as
it may, it will be relief to the country
to hear that the case has been disposed
off and the Senate adjourned. Our new
Senator, Ex-Governor Whyte, made a
most able and telling speech against
Pinchback's pretensions on Saturday
last.
The Freeman's Journal gives the
names of the six new Cardinals who are
to be created by the Consistory at Rome.
The United States gets one in Arch
bishop McCloskey, Of New York. DR..
Manning appropriates the red hat that
falls to England's share, and Arch
bishop Leodochowski, of Prussia, is to
be similarly rewarded. The other re-
cipients of the honor are less promi-
nent prelates, two being of the Vatican
Court and the other the present Pri.
mate of Belgium.
On the subject of the Civil Rights
bill the New Orleans Times says that
the prejudice against color is not at the
bottom of the general antipathy to the
law, and that the bill is obnoxious ''be-
cause it is . manifest attempt, for polit.
ical reasons, to overrule and correct
those private preferences, tastes and As.
sociations which the people believe to
be among their sacred, private and
inalienable privileges, which NO branch
Of the Government is authorized to
tamper with"
Brigham Young is serving term Of
twenty -four hours in the Utah Peniten-
tiary rather than obey Judge Mexican
order THAT lie shall pay Ann Eliza
Young $500 month pending the de-
cision of her suit for divorce. The i'm.
prisonment is for contempt Of court.
and is matter of form, but it is indi-
cative of the Prophets determination
to fight over every inch of ground in
an attempt to repel the most formula
Die assault Yet made upon the ''pecu.
liar institution" of his church.
The United States Senate Com
rGittce on Foreign Z l2tioas have
reported the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty with amendments, providing
that permission shall not be given to
any other nation to acquire any naval
or coaling station within those islands,
and that tobacco shall be admitted there
free Of duty. The committee recon-
merded lis ratification as amended.
AS the 18th Of March in 1877 will
come on Sunday, the next President
cannot be inaugurated till Monday, but
President Grants and Vice President
Wilson's terms will expire on Sunday,
and so the President pro tenn of the
Senate. Mr.. Ferry of Michigan, will be-
come President of the United States
during the interim, holding the Office
| "a hours.
Rev. Charles H. Starr and D.A. Ford
have been appointed by the late Meth.
odist Episcopal Conference to serve
the Churches Of their faith in our coun.
ty during the year. Mr.. Starr has al
ready seen service in our midst and
has obtained, both within and without
his church circle, the most favorable
popular recognition.
The result of the New Hampshire
election is after all favorable to the
democrats. They have elected 1.-TWO dem.
ocrats to Congress instead OF one and
secured . majority Of the council.
The fatality amongst Congressman i.
remarkable. Within the last three
months. twelve Congressional members
or members-elect to Congress have paid
| the great debt Of nature.
Lorenzo Thomas. during the late civ.
il war Adlutant General of the Army
died in Washington last week. He had
been upon the retired list for several
years past.
President Grant has abandoned hi.