Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-01-29
An Old Equity Case Decided.
The Marlboro Gazette of 9th saws ::

/ The Marlboro Gazette OF 2ith says:
! Cause SO, in Equity. entered in 1853, in
which the heirs Of Francis III. Clements
are respondents, came up by consent yes
terdav and decree made confirming the
title of the real estate in dispute to the
complain ants, Or. J. \. Mudd, OF Troy,
Mo, who has been for some weeks in this
county working up the matter, and Miss
Emma Clements, Of Washington city,
| This property is known as ''Strite and
Girls Delight" 1t lies in Piscataway
district and in the life time of the late
F. H. Clements was one of the finest estates
on the Mattawoman.
Sale of Damaged Tobacco.
| A sale Of some two million two hundred
| thousand pounds Of tobacco damaged at
the late fire, took place in Baltimore soon
after the destruction of the two ware
! houses. The tobacco was sold in lots at
auction. The outside tobacco was first
offered Lot brought $3.50 and was pur
chased by G. r. Garter. Lot ,, $3.50,
purchased by j. 5. Rawlings & Co. Lot 3,
$3.50, purchased 10y G. X. Carter. Lot 4,
in Warehouse No. /. $500. by Colonel
/ Nicholas :. Hill. Lot ), $3.50, in No. ,,
purchased by j. :. Rawlings Il Go. Total
amount of sales, $7.100. The tobacco was
purchased on speculation, as no sales were
III .ldc to manufacturers.
Insurance Of Tobacco in State Ware
houses.
ICoMMUSIcATEp
Mr. WELLS The late conhagration and
burning of the State Tobacco Warehouses Nos.
and ,, and the destruction OF large quantities
of tobacco, and the consequent loss 10 many OF
the farmers of the State, ought to admoniSh
those throughout the tobacco-grOwingp portions
of the State to take some steps for future in
demnity from loss by such casualties. The
laws of the State require that tobacco shall lie
carried to the State Warehouses aud be inspect
ed before it can be sold, and in justice to the
farmers. thus required, the State ought TO be re-
sponsible for any losses by fire or water. !
feel sure the State will at the next session of It's
Legislature pass law approprlating money to
pay those citizens OF the State who lost tobac-
GO by the late fire, it did many years ago,
on an occasion when the tide made up so high
as to come into the Warehouses and damaged
much tobacco.
Now, my idea is, that the farmers of this and
the other tobaccu-grow wing counties of the State
should petition the Legislature ut its next SIS
sion, 10 pass law insuring the turner's and
tobacco producers Of tie State Or Maryland ogainst
losses by IRE whilst the tobacco is in its ware
houses uHSOt9. Inc state might nave rHun!n,
policies in different companies sufficient TO in
demnify it against all losses above. or it
might take the risk itself, whichever. in their
Judgment they might deem best.
The tobacco buyers foreign and at homcl
who speculate in tobacco. OF course take the
precautlon to have their tobacco insured. a.
the late fire kill show; and il is only the farm
ers and country people who do not take this
precaution. land it is in measure from the
fact that they are uuaCcustonied to doing H.
and of The Inconvenience in getting it done just
when they want it, and when fire does oc-
cur, they. general thing, are the only loos
erS. and that too when they the least OF all
able to bear it.
| think it would be well for the country pa
pers published in the tobacco-growing counties
10 take some notice Of this matter and give their
views on the subject, aud that petitions should
be gotten up at once and signed by every farm
er and every other person Interested in this
matter, aud not wait until the Legislature Is
about being convened. Let the people hear
from you, Mr.. Editor, on this subject.
\ TOBACCO GROWER.