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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-15

THE TREASURY now holds S5I9, i09 900 in
bonds TO secure national bank circulation.
and sl6,01I 200 TO secure public deposits The
national bank circulation outstanding
amounts to $3.50, ,lS9, of which S2,IjOOj0
are gold notes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-15

ATTORNEY GENERAL PIERREPoNT hav-
lhg previously taken the oath of office in
new YORK, walked into the Office of the De-
partment of Justice at u o'clock to-day,
hung up his hat, and went TO work without
any fOrmality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-15

THE Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT has
brought suit against the postmaster at Cal
vert, Texas, for defalcation of postal reve-
nnes amounting TO several hundred dollars
The selection of postmasters for this point
lcr tour years past has been particularly I'M
fortunate, as this Is the fourth successive
postmaster who has been prosecuted for en-
beZZlement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-15

A REPENTANT BALTINoREAN has re-
heved his conscience by sending to the
Treasury department $500. The amount
forwarded was one five hundred dollar bill
and twenty-uine Of the denomination of one
hundred dollars each. the money was ac-
cOmpanied by a note, as follows: due the
United States Treasury for internal revenue
on manufactured goodsn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-15

EX-SENATOR PRATT, the newly appointed
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, as
sumed the duties of his Office today. \ bout
the only visible change is in the position of
the desk of the Commissioner, which was
changed to face the south instead of the east
as heretofore. Mr.. Douglass is, to-day, look
ing for an office in which to establish himself
IN the practise of his profession-the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-15

NAVAL NOTES.-The Navy department is
advised of the sailing of the u. s. steamer
Benicia on the 18th instant from Francisco
TO kodiOck and Cooks Inlet, San Juan
island, NOVeka Sound, and Sitka. 80. Rear
Admiral Mullavey, commanding the North
Atlantic station, transferred his flag 70 the
worcester on the 18th, and the Colorado left
for Hampton Roads, but anchored outside on
account of head winds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-15

THE JURISDICTION OF THE Boston Posi-
OFFICE ENLARGED.-The Post Office depart-
ment has ordered the dlscOntinuance ofeleyen
post offices in and adjacent to Boston, and
substituted in their stead six branch offices
TO be under the jurisdiction of the Boston
Office and within its delivery. This makes
twenty-iour offices brought within the de-
two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-15
DRY GOODS.

Tucksd Csnbrics ard Sausooks. f,r llii.- and
CElldrsn dresses and skirt., pc. TO g q yaTd.
PLAID. : rip-d- and Lace Nnsliu-
Blsrs Sils. TsC very tue AZ 81
hohsirs- Pia'.-, Serge aud Debpges. &c 10 D..
tUIE1re ar Y ak LaCp~. DC. q -.
Psrss' e, all sly les, very cheap.
Special bargains il Llama Lace Shavis and
SscIues- uaylG 81
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14
A ya,uahie Book.

Tie Political, Personal and Property Rights Of d
Citizen of the United Sfates-Ho,c 10 erercis,
and how to preserve them; BY 1heophiius Par
sons, LII, D.-Jones Brothers g. Co, Phiiadel.
phia, Pa.
A careful pciusal Of this work will convey an
adequate under standing of all legal questions
arising in public or private life, for it gives a
clear explanation Of those universally recogniz-
ed principles, on which are based all existing
laws enacted to secure in the enjoyment OF
our rights and privileges.
That every one should be well informed con-
corning the rights and duties of the citizen, is
of the greatest importance in this country where
he participates SO freely and SO directly in the
affairs of government.
This volume will prove of great value to the
statesman and to lawyers, and cannot but be
eininently useful to the citizen of every class
and calling.
The ability, accuracy and long experience of
the author as a law writer and teacher, are a
sufficient guaranty that the work is one of merit
and usefulness. The language of the author is
simple, he eliminates from it those abstruse
phrases go common in most law books and
brings bis subjects within the comprehension of
those unlea in the law.
His explanation of the car uses which led to the
framing and adoption Of the Constitution of the
United States, and it's principles and pm poses,
is alone well worth the cost of the volume to
every one who aspi,es to the foil enjoyment of
the privileges guaranteed him by the Supreme
Law of the land. The vast amount of useful
knowledge, the excellent forms, the rules for
the organization, and procedure of deliberative
bodies and the glossary of law terms in common
use make this work one Of great popular value.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14
The Louisiana Adjustment.

The N. Y. World says "Rcpublican Con-
gresham VIM. A. Wheeler, of This State, pub
fishes a letter in the Times approving the act
which his Republican colleague on the New
Orleans Committee, w. p. Frye of Maine de-
nounced as dishonomble-to Wit: the rein
stating of four members of the Louisiana Leg
islature whom nobody denied to have been
elected TO its membership. Mr.. Wheeler says,
in two and half columns, this much: These
four men being legally entitled to their seats
and having done nothing to forfeit Them their
reinstatement was an act OF simple justice which
all fully understanding the facts must approve.
1t will thus be perceived That there are Repub-
licans who are willing to stick 10 the terms of
their bargain not to persist in recheating Lou
iSana out OF her election of representatives pro-
vided she will submit till after the Presidential
election to stay cheated out of her election of
Governor. The honorable Mr.. Wheeler in
sists that Republican infamy is no worse than
that and we believe him.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14

Fifty the sorrows of a Poor Old Man.
There comes up from the far away
Pacific shore a wailing voice from our
over-worked and badly paid President.
Mr.. "Effigy" Sargent, $50 called because
he is considered to be but an effigy of the
Pacific Railroad Company, one of the
Senators from California, lately made a
speech in San Francisco in which he re-
lated that Gen. Grant had said, paradox
cal as it may sound, that he had had no
peace since the war had ended. He had
no rest during the four years that succeed
ed the close of hostilities-that he had
none during the six years ofhis Presidency,
and that he was thankful he had only two
years more to go through with before he
would be released from his arduous labors.
We have no doubt that he is right in thus
fixing this termination to his official life.
Doubtless the unerring instinct of the peo-
pie long ago found out the great desire of
this laborious public servant to be releas-
ed from the cares of State. Hence it is
that they have so Enthusiastically, by means
of the elections and otherwise, given evil
dence of their fixed purpose to let him retire
to the shades of private life at the end ofhis
present term. Nay, after learning thus of
the terrible cruelty they have during all
this time been inhicting upon this truly
great and good man, we feel satisfied that
the great mass of the people would now
release him from further service by cheer
fully accepting his resignation TO take
effect instantly. He mi ght then peaceably
retire beneath his vine and fig tree, where,
gazing upon the curling tendrils of the
vine and the floating smoke of his Havana,
ne might enjoy otium cum dignitate, in the
shape of juleps or whiskey straight, far
from the madding crowd. Surely CRATE
full people would not begrudge this peace
ful enjoyment to the savior of the nation,
who has likewise paid so large share of
the national debt!
Our readers cannot fail to be impressed
by the delicacy with which the sad news
is communicated to US that period must
be put to the services of this hero. patriot
and sage. 1t was necessary that the dire
full communication should be made TIC
do this abruptly would have been cruel,
and the shock might have been too great
for the popular sensibilities. So Mr.. Sar-
gent is loaded with the protentous It'd
ings and sent far away towards the setting
sun there to make the announcement, so
that the echo of it, broken and subdued
by the tall cliffs of the Rocky Mountains,
which rear their awful forms, swell ''from
the vale and midway leave the Storm"
would fall gently upon our unwilling ears.
Not to appreciate such consideration
would show ourselves devoid of the finer
feelings of our nature. We therefore hope
all are sufficiently grateful to the President
for his great kindness, and as an evidence
of our gratitude, We are ready to say to
him
"Fare thee well and If forever,
Still forever-fare thee well!'
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14
ns~The question has often been ash

gay~ The question has often been asked by
those interested, ''Can have my gray hair re-
stored to its natural color without coloring
the skin? and can my thin locks be thicken-
ed up" We answer, at cam" and would
aI1vse You to read a treatise on the hair, which
is published ny r. p. Hall Il Co., Nashua, n.
H., who send it Free upon application. They
are the proprietors of Halls Vegetable Sicilian
Hair Remover We learn from it, the hair, in
a perfect state of health, is constantly falling
out, and new hairs grow from the same tubes !;
bnt, in of any disease of the scalp, or by
the use of alcoholic preparations the hair-tube
becomes contracted at its mouth, and prevents
the new follicle from reaching the surface
Their preparation viii create perfectly healthy
condition of the scalp, and, by its tonic prop
critics, will preserve and strengthen the roots
of the hair Statesman, Des Nomes, Iora.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14
Drunkenness Not Ineurable.

At half past three o clock next Monday after.
noon, on the northeast corner of Prince and
Washington streets, the spot on which twenty
wears ago Col. W. A. Stuart, the lessee of the
Corporation fish wharf, stamped his foot and
resolved never more to drink another glass OF
liquor, that gentleman will deliver an address
in which he will prove by personal illustration
the fallacy of the theory that drunkenness is a
disease that is incurable. and that the most in
veterate drunkard can. if he choose become q
sober man. The preachings of Peter the Her
nit gave birth to the CruSades; may not the
evervescing uttermces of the popular Colonel
in so good a cause be instrumental in over
throwing the powers of King AIchohol.
},1zeffg
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14
Old Records.
AT HOME IN THE COUNTRY,

AT HOME IN THE COUNTRY,
april 18th, 1875.
Editor Of the FORT Tobacco Times:
| herewith return you Tile Prince Georgian,
of the Odd instant, printed at Upper Marlboro !,
which you were kind enough TO lend me some
days since A writer in that excellent paper
has furnished another very interesting article
from the old Records of the county. entitled
Our Ancient Archives-No. 2, +" commencing
with June Court. 1907. He very truly says,
that at that early day, all causes of action of
every descriptions bills, bonds, notes and open
accounts of all sorts, sued upon, were recorded
at length, verbatim ct literatim" with the
proceedings had upon the suit, as was the case
in all the courts in Maryland for more than one
hundred years afterwards. Tobacco was then
the currency of the country for almost if not
quite every thing, including the Parsons pay
and the Lawyer fee, and he gives us the prices
of "sundry matters and articles properly charge
ableon an account in that commodity as taken
from the Record. But our annalist does not
give the money value of the Tobacco, whereby
some comparison may be made Of the prices of
those days, with those of the present. leaving
the hiatus to be filled mp by the maginations of
his readers, have taken the liberty of supply
ing the defect, if such it be, from what must be
considered good and sufficient authority.
Mr.. Davis states, in his interesting work,
L he Day Star, that the average value OF To-
bacco in money, from the earliest organization
OF the Proprietary Government at the city Of
St. Maries" in ST. Mary's county, was, in our
present money, two aud half cents per pound.
or two dollars and fifty cents per hundred
weight. This continued for long time, pro-
baby to the breaking out of the Revolutionary
war, the compensation of the Legislature and
all public officers being so many pounds of To-
bacco for the specific services rendered by each
individual When Maryland became "a sove-
reign State, and some few years after the war,
by an act of her General Assembly" all these
Tobacco compensations were directed to be paid
in money at the committed rate of twelve shil-
Iings and six pence per hundred pounds Mary
laud currency of seven shillings and six pence
10 the dollar, which was one and two-thirds
cent per pound, or one dollar and sixty-six and
two-thirds cents per hundred weight. Hence
the legal appearance fee of a Lawyer of two
hundred pounds of Tobacco was, until quite
recently, as almost everybody knows, three
dollars thirty-three and one-thrd cents. Some
few years since the Legislature restored this fee
TO its more just and liberal Colonial value of
two dollars and half per hundred weight, and
it is now five dollars instead of three dollars
thirty-three and ose-tkira cents.
Applying these rates, let Us see what the
items furnished by the Prince Georges annal-
ist were worth in money in 1897 when they
were sold and delivered:
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14
M a RRIED,

On "Wednesday, May 5th. 1875 at the resi-.
denee Of the brides father, in johnson county
No. BY Rev. ABEL LEONARD, Mr. ". p. WARD,
OF Charles county, Nd, and Miss SALLlE c.,
daughter of Mr.. Nm, Boswell, formerly oil
this county.
The happy twain, in company with Miss EVA,
the brides sister, left on the eastern bound ex-
press train for Maryland the same evening.
At St. Peters p. +. Church. Baltimore, on
the 9th instant. by Rev. JULius +. GRANNER,
d. CLAY SMCLL and GEORGIA NEALE,
daughter of DIR. BgSSEr NEALE, formerly OF
Port Tobacco.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14
Bisn,arck.s War on Catholic Church.

In the lower house of the Prussian Diet, at
Berlin, on Saturday, the bill for the suppress
sion of religious orders was read second time
without amendment, and the bill giving the Old
Catholics IA share of Roman Catholic church
property passed its third reading by vote
of 202 yeas to IS nays. Instructions have been
sent to the Provincial authorities of Prussia to
treat the collection of money for priests who
have been subjected to legal penalties as a pun
ishable offense. In the Italian Chamber OF
Deputies Saturday, q motion approving the
ecclesiastical policy of the government passed
by a vote of 2l9. Yeas to $50 nays. A pastoral
from Cardinal Manning was read in all the
Roman Catholic churches of England on Sun
day last. 1t protests against the prosecutions
of the church in Germany and Switzerland
and accuses Prince Bismarck of seeking to raise
the luminosity of the powers against the free
dom of the next Conclaye
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14

The first and, so far as known, the only echo
of the indianapolis Greenback Convention
comes in the form of a call for a State Conyen-
ton at Harrisburg, Pa. on the 9th and 2sth
of May, to take into consideration the none
tary affairs of the country" and devise mean:
for comforting upon the people an abundance OF
currency. The call is signed by Henry Carey
Baird, E. NJ. Davis, A. X. Owen, and William
Cameron, who call themselves the Estate Exc
cutive Committee of the Independent Party.
When and where such independent party was
formed and who belong TO il, are matters
which appear to be past finding out.-Baifi-
ynors Sun
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14
Dying Out.

| The African problem is likely 10 be sulY ed
/ by power greater than the ballot and the
| bayonet. Every glimpse of the death rate in
| the Southern cities shows how rapidly the ne
groes are decreasing IN numbers relatively of
course, of the diminu;ion Is hardly pcrCep;i6le
yet, but not the less surely. We have the n
port OF the mortality OF the District of Columbia
for the last six months, before us. The whites
bad died at the rate of nineteen per thousand of
the population. and the blacks ST the rate OF
forty-eight per thousand. Bat this exhibit,
bad rs il was, did no, equal in significance the
birth rate Tue Increase Of the wbitr popula-
ton by births over deaths was four per cent. IN
the thousand per annum, while the decrease OF
the black population by deaths over births was
fifteen per cent. The same ratio holds good
throughout The South. There are nearly three
times as many blacks as whites who die, and
there more deaths than births among the
blacks, while the reverse is the case among the
whites. How many years will il he, it this
fearful defamation goes on, before the thinning
out of the inferior race will begin TO show il
self TO the most careless eyer Fifteen per cent.
more deaths than births every year will make
the negro scarce this continent in Gen.
fury the Indian is now. The CAUSES of this
decline in the negro not difficult 10 dis
cover. Freedoms has introduced large part of
| the blacks TO u state of vagaoondage. In thai
condition they ere insuiiicienty or at any rate,
improperly fed and clad, diseases are rife u
mong them and medical assistance rare, and
morality is III the very lowest cub. Lieeniious-
| ness is common, and the use of ardent spirits
the rule. The sick are neglected, and are left
| TO die when they become troublesome. Infan-
ticide is largely practiced, and IS regarded as a
yenial fault at the worst. Political shArpers
ALLEVIATE the negroes from any sympathy with
the whites, and SO the advantages which might
| flow from the protection, care and advice OF
the superior race are lost. The negro is thus
like a hsadstrong, helpless child, aud he is pay
| ing the penalty in extinction. The inability
of two Races to exist together in a state of poll
teal equality is again being demonstrated. Tue
/ ,Sunfgu T,ITgr0m
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14
THE MARKETS.
Baltimore Market, May IL. 1870.

~
FLOUR-City Mills Super. % lg 10
Rio brands Extra. ..... SO @ 100
Patapsco Family .......... s 70 tg 90
Extra ............. ~ " ' W
WHEAT.-The sales of Southern reported
were az follows: $50 bushels common RED at
lo3 cents $500 bushels prime red at 40 49,, gus.
$50 bushels do. at l4S cents; 23O Dusnei' oo'
white at l47 cents.
ORN.-Receipts 54,3 300 bushels ooo
bushels Western and $500 bushels ocu,helh
The sales ofSouthern reported were as ioio ts .
800 bushels white at 81 cents; 0oo ou'neis
do. at 90 cents; 100 bushels do at % cgrts.
OATS.-Receipts 400 bushels "eS'efh
bright, which were sold at 76 cents.
RIE.-No receipts, and no sales repof'eu'-
We quote nominally at III cents.
TOBACCO.-There is little change TO hote
in the condition of the Tobacco market, ana
we still quote it firm all round, with the move
ment active in Maryland descriptions, goou
grades being especially wanted princlpaliy .or
Germany and Holland For the low graoes
the demand, however, has slackened up some
what. The receipts of Maryland tins week
have been about 800 hhds., the greater par
of which has been taken up on arrlSai. IN
Ohio there has, however. been no moveineh'
worthy ofnote, nor is it likely that there VIII oe
any movement Of Importance in this descfiP
ton until after the awarding of the frehcl
contract, which will take place on the lotn OF
June. For this as we'll as all other descriptions
the market continues very firm in tone.
note the export this week from this port OF 325
hhdS., Al cases to Bremen and 5 hhds. 10
Demerara, and the stock to-day in the ware
houses is 1881 hhds. We quote to-day as
follows:
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14
COMPLIMENTARY.

THE TINES, since entering on its Thirty
Second Volume. has received, from several
of its friendly exchanges, very compliment
tary notices, for which we here take occa-
sion TO tender our heartfelt thanks.
Our old friend and ncighbor Of the
.-:....t5 Georgian, who prints Tie neatest
country journal in the State, and also one
of the ablest, in Offering his congratula-
tons to us, among other highly fattering
remarks, says:
His paIsr Is one Of the most ably conducted
ami I,sGrlssly edited OF cur country exchanges,
and We wish him many ioug years of u-siuin.-sS
10 the community IA which hr has been i,lcnii-
t.-d. and among whom his lot has heen cast We
truly sym! agsIi<s III the following; which we
,ytpy from tS address To- his PATRONS upon enter
ing upon the uew VOLUME:
II had hccn our hops ami purpss tn have
ignaitNed this anniversary by an enlargement
aud many other improvements OF our paper. bat
rygrci that circumstances beyond niir
present prevent us from doing "a, ru, our rsss-
sers may ryst ASSURED that IL il our purpess, Ia
accomplish, this object rs soon as pss~ioie. aud
that viii make The TIMES in every way
worthy of their support. =
THE Polsr Tonacso TIMES with rs last issue
entered upon the thirtyseennd year oi its esls-
tcncc. During fhssnIire time 10 has lscf under
TINT he Is full Of zeal and earnestncss "a
when youth gave xest 10 his labor. In the all
sens 81 hts confession. nn one. on rcasiing the
editorial columns ~ The Times, would discover
that the editors head J. SiiNrred with gray.
The Tines h ono OF the most sprghtiy and
resssiable of oar Mar land exchanges. and we wish
1t continuation of the prosperity Of which its
pages give abundant EVIDENCE fsfF5sFd Dem.
Tue PoRT TOBACCO TINEs.-flIi well conduct
ed Journal entered upon its I'll volume last week,
having been continuously issued and controlled
th.sf ~
since the 18th of April. ISL. The jfIes. although
grow ing old, shows no signs Of waning vitality,
but i spirited and entertaining the best Of
its youthful contemporaries Ii i in every respect
q sterling, high-toned Journal, aud We hope it,
courteous editor may Ia amply rewarded Tor his
long years of devotion to the moral and material
Interests of his county Bet Air .fyis
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14

At New Orleans, on Friday, May :, LOUISA
A., wife of JosgrH Bovine, formerly of this
county, and daughter of the late Judge WIN
CHESTER, of Louisiana.
At New Orleans, La, on the sih inst, DIR. J
10. WHARTON, formerly of Maryla
At Upper Marlboro, on Monday last, at hall
of Mr.. GgoRGE Ii. BUNNELL, in the 30th year oil
her age.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14
49, . i---7i4s7 -i---s--
n Wallet.

Our jolly old ffiend, Christopher Boyle, Of
the Depot house, Washington city, has ''new
boarder," and its name is Jones. A Wash
ington exhcange says: "a white woman, who
gave her name as Mrs. Jones, stopping tempo
rarily at Boyle's hotel, near the Baltimore
railroad depot, left that house on Thursday
evening, leaving her infant, saying that she
would return in short time, since which moth
ing has been seen of her.
May our friends troubles always be only
silittle ones - Marlboro Gazette
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14

Ex-senator Carl Sehurz. who left for Ham,
burg last week, intended TO sail with his fami-
ly on the steamer Schiller, which Was lost on
the Scilly Islands Friday night, but the bau-
quet and serenadc given in his honor by the
German residents of New York detained him
and he was compelled TO take passage in the
Pommerania, hich sailed the day following
the departure of the .S-~~ih:::iiiitr.