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Alabama.

Last Fall Congressman Hays, of Alabama
wrote letter to the Hon. Joseph r. Haw.
ley, asserting that thriy-siX murders, TWEEN
ty-ninc cases of wounding by shooting, one
unmerciful beating, two cases Of colored
men driven away by threats, the burning Of
two churches and one schoolhouse, two white
Republicans having 10 flee to save their lives
white Republican beaten for making po-
litical speech, and two white Republicans
shot while making political addresses. All
these supposed outragcs were stated by Mr.
Hays TO have occurred in ten counties, most
of them in his district and all within peri.
cd oftwo months and ahalC These alleged
facts were used freely at the North to influ-
ence the election iuyorably for the Republi-
| can cause, and assuming them TO be true, the
President, by the advice Of the Attorney
General, and at tlic request of Dir. Hays and
Senator Spencer sent six hundred troops
into Alabama to insure fair election.
A committee of Congress was sent to in
vestigatc affairs in that State, and notwith-
standing the groundlcssness of Hays charg-
es, the majority Of the committee reiterated
his Infamous lies. The State WAS under
Radical control from 1867 until 1874. White
and colored Jurors, often with prcdomi-
nance of the latter, have sat together in near
ly every county; and OF the prisoners in the
Pcnitentiary the large majority were blacks,
sent from Radical counties. The Conscrva-
tive counties, on the other hand, sent more
whites than blacks 10 prison for crime.
The minority Of the committee, Hon. A.
II. Buckner, Of Missouri, and Hon. j. X.
Luttrell, of California, elected many facts du-
ring the investigation, showing how revolu-
tionary the Radical party has become, and
to what unjustifable lengths they will 60 to
gain their ends Among other things it ap-
pears that the troops were not sent upon the
requisiton of the Governor, as the Constitrl-
ton requires, but upon the request of the
Republican State Central Committee.
The sum total of the thirty-six murders
| avcrred to have been committed and twenty
or thirty wounded, dwindlcd down to two
men killed. One Of them, Ivy, postal
agent, an exceedingly violent, turbulent,
troublesome and dangerous man, inhaming
negroes and threatening the whites, in man.
ncr and speech offensive even to his white
political friends" was killed in broad day
light by body of unmasked men, led by a
negro. In the case of the other man, Bill
lings, there was no evidence that his murder
was for political reasons. In both cases the
Grand Jury failed TO find indictments against
the perpetrators of these two murders.
The minority unhesiatingly affirm that
Alabama is one of tie most peaccable and
orderly States in the South and she has been
grossly slandered by such men as Mr.. Hays,
who would sacrifice anything TO further their
| own selfish interests and partisan purposes
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the jury have acquitted you of the highest
grade of the crime for which you were tried,
and the penalty for which would have been
death, and have only convicted you of the
lower grades. In the Justice of that verdict
| fully concur Whoever is in the habit of
carrying deadly weapons about his person
may with propriety be considered m enemy
of society. He does it at the risk of everybody
with whom he comes in contact, and whether
the victim is TO be the friend OF an hour be-
fore, the stranger casually met, or personal
enemy, may be, and often is the result of
chance. 1t is high time 1t should be distinct
ly understood that the man who habitually
carries deadly weapons, does so, not only at
the risk of the public, but at his own risk as
well; and that when homicide occurs from
their use the unfortunate and probably
blameless victim is not to be the only one TO
suffer. The sentence of the court is that each
of you shall be confincu in the Maryland
Penitcntiary for seven years and three
months"
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Correspondence
Poisoning Crows The Voice of Humanity.
nALL's X RoAps Fob ooa 1e7,

i'"'''' ~ - 'NoAbS, ED. -@-I, 1910.
Mr.. EDITOR: see in the Agis of the 10Th,
that person living near Fountain Green, in
this county, has gone into the business az of
"killing crows Tor the bounty" by Soaking
corn in q solution of strychnine," and spread
ing the poisoned corn over the frozen snow.
would be disposed TO doubt the correctness
OF this story, If the dsgtS was not published so
near the scene OF this wholesale murder | read
the account with shuddcr of horror. The very
idea of person In q civilized community Of
Christian people soaking corn in a solution of
strychnine and spreading it over frozen snow to
be eaten by anything that might chance to pass
that way, is almost beyond belief Your ac
count says COL crows were killed. and he, the
Wholesale spreader ofthis deadly poison, receiy.
ed from Justice Fulton levy certificate for
s4l .46. What else was killed We would like
to hear. Has any citizen been seized with
symptoms of poison in that locality since this
thaw commenced? Washing the poison into
springs, rivulets, &C., to be drank up by people
and their stock, rs well as eaten by the
crows"
Where did this person purchase such quanti
ties of strychnine? Who sold it to him There
is very stringent law relating TO the sale of
posons. Were they observed?
crows, ike all other insectiverous birds are
Of much more benefit than harm. Yesterday /
saw crows in considerable numbers about
large farm barn yard, in the garden, and also In
the yard with the chickens, and was told by the
owner OF the place that they had gone to the
kitchen door and taken bones Off the step-and
why not?
The buzzard is not very highly priced by us
yet in some countries, South Carolina for in
stance, Qf she is any longer country,) the pen
atty for injuring or killing q buzzard is fine
and imprisonment
would respectfully suggest to the physicians
In the vicinity of Fountain Green, to familiariZe
themselves with the antidote for poisoning by |
strychnia; and to the farmers, who live near the
springs and streams In that yicintv IN ord |
themselves and their stock well-hopinr that |
neither they nor their stock may feel the pangs |
of poison by strychnia.
Very many farmers have fed the starving
birds and crows, in this and many other com.
during the late severe weather, and
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THE new RAILROAD TO New YoGK.-
The Baltimore county t'njoa, Of last week
has the following:
The right of way over the whole line of
the Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York
Railroad, between This place and the North
ern Central, has at last been secured, the last
acquisition being the right by purchase
through small strip of ground belonging to
Mr.. w. c. Yeaton, adjoining the Northern
Central Railroad. There is nothing in the
way to prevent the work of constructing the
road, except the weather, and we confident
" hope that it will be pushed vigorously for.
ward as soon as the spring opens.
As q matter of interest 10 our own people
ii seems that the contest will expedite The
building of road through our county as a
line of communication between New York,
Baltimore and Washington. Mr.. Garrett
has long been suspected Of an intention TO
have such road made, and his company is
able to do it if there is the necessity The
present fight gives us some hope that the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company will yet
accomplish what has heretofore been n fail
urc.
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IoRf OEPOSIT, March "a, 1910.
The teachers institute closed on Thursda,
night last, after the most pleasant and success
iul meeting ever held in this county. Over one
hundred teachers were present Among the
Professors were DR.. Nelson, of Annapolis, Pro
tessor Smith, of the State Normal School
Professor Jackson, of Havre de Grace, and 9th.
ers. The trains leaving Friday morning carried
many of the teachers back to their homes, to
which they went with more or less reluctance
declaring that Port Deposit was the most pleas.
ant town for its size they knew of.
On saturday evening the ice commenced rails.
my little Ill the river, and one man who lived
near the shore moved towards the hill On Sun.
day evening the trains of the ?. & b. c. r. K.
moved several miles north, to shun the frcslct
which it was feared was at hand and which
would blockade them here. Next morning there
was but little change, and this morning there
is still but little change, except that the water
is as high as it usually is at high tide The ice
above the Old bridge piers started on Saturday
night and ran for WHILE tanning on the islands
and piers higher than house, some of the ice
floating over the other ice nearly down oppo-
site Port. The tide went down leaving it on
the ice, and many wondered how ii could have
gotten there. The ice is twenty-five inches
thick. The best judges apprehend more or less
damage here when ii breaks up, which will de-
pehd entirely on the weather.
The Hays Quartette, of Philadelphia, gave
entertainments here on Monday and Tuesday
nights, which were well attended and pro
nounccd excellent. They style themselves Eye
old Folks" The affair was under the manage.
mcnt of Mount Pisgah Lodge, l. o. of O. +.
There was also a concert given at Rowlandsyille,
on Saturday evening, under the supervision OF
the Sunday School Ofthe NJ. f. Church, which
VIC must say entitled the managers to great
deal Of credit.
PORT DEPosiT--4 P. M.-Thc ice moved here
at 2.3O, p. NJ. and ran ten minutes, then ground
piling ice much higher than the houses. Tho
large body between here and Iiavre de Grace is
still solid, with no appearance of moving. Rail
road cars, &c, were all removed to q place OF
safety. Great excitement here; ice expected
to move every minute. More destruction i:
feared than two years ago. AUTOMATIC.
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Carrying Deadly Weapons.

The habit of carrying deadly weapons,
State, is a most reprehensible custom, and
one that the courts should punish with the
utmost severity. There is scarcely q negro
in the State who does not carry concealed
about his person razor, billy or some 9TH
or dangerous and deadly weapon, which is
nsed upon the slightest provocation. Nor is
the pernicious practice confined to the color.
ed race, but numbers of white men, from
some lancicd idea of selfprotcction habitu-
ally carry pistols and dirks, which, in mo-
ments Of sudden passion, are used often with
fatal effect, and 10 their lifelong regret In
view of these facts, we heartily commend
the remarks Of His Honor Judge Waters,
upon sentencing George Dorsey and Will
liam Williams, the colored men found guilty
at the February term Of court, ofthe murder
of Stephen Wallace, colored, atAbcrdeen in
this county, on the 18th day of July last
The prisoners having been directed to
stand up, Judge Waters proceeded 10 pass
sentence upon them, in substance as follows:
on, william w lllanS nave been con-
yicted of the crime of murder in the second
degree; and you, George Dorsey, of the
crime Of manslaughter, in the killing of Ste.
phen Wallace at Aberdeen, in July last.
Have you anything to say why the sentence
of the court should not now be passed upon
you?
Both prisoners replying in the negative the
Judge continued:
"The crime for which you are about to
receive the penalty of the law is most Sc
rious one; and should not feel that / was
doing justice to this community If failed TO
sn6eayor TO make your case an example for
the protection Of others AS you stand here
to-day there is no doubt whatever, that the
blood Of Stephen Wallace is upon your
hands the only doubt in your case was as
10 whether you prepared yourselves before
hand with deadly weapons for the purpose
of making an attack upon Wallace and kill
ing him Or whether being in the habit of
carrying deadly weapons about your person |
and the fight occurring, you then made fatal
use of the weapons which you had procured |
and carried for general and not special
purpose. Giving you the benefit of every |
doubt, as it was right that they should do,
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Hon STEVENSON ARCHER-Hon. Steven
son Archer, who now represents this District,
has been proposed for Clerk of tie next
House Of Representatives. There is not a
citizen of Maryland, and especially of the
Second Congressional District who would
not hail his election with great pleasure. He
has represented the people Of Maryland during
the eight years of his service with distinguish.
ed ability, and with II jealous persistency
rarely exhibited i'll a member of Congress-
The whole country needs just such man as
Stevenson Archer for Clerk He is so con-
yersant with the rules of the House, and he
has given such close attention to the public
business, that he is peculiarly fitted for the
position. His peculiar fitness arises from the
fact that he is the only Democrat who has
been on the Committee of Accounts for four
years. This committee audits accounts to
amount of over 81 100000 expended by the
Clerk of the House each year. We are graft
fed to learn that there is bright prospect
for his election. AS it is pretty well under.
stood that the Speaker will come from the
great West, it is agreed that in that event
MIR. Archer will receive the support of a large
majority of the new House. The whole
people as one mass would endorse Mr.. AR.
cher, and he would be 'the right man in The
right place. 1oacSontoacR Journal
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THE BEEcHER TRIAL is still in progress
in New York. General Tracy made long
speech in opening the case for the defence,
in which he came down very severely upon
Henry c. Bowen, whom he charges with hay
ing been engaged in conspiracy against
Beecher Bowen waxed very wroth, and in
a published card warmly denies the charge,
and begs to be placed on the stand as n wit
ness. The next and perhaps the greatest
event Of the trial will be the examination of
Mr.. Bcccher himself
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A GENEROUS OFFERS. N, Hyde, ESQ,
of Boothby Hill, makes the following gener-
GUS offer to supply tomato seed, for family
use, to all members of the Hartford County
Agricultural Society, vino are ut TIC same
time subscribers to The 1Egis, Mr.. Hyde is
one of the most successful growers of toma-
toes in this State, and each year selects and
saves seed with the utmost care. AS con-
sequence the tomatoes he raises are unsur-
passed anywhere Mr.. Hyde writes as fol
lows:
ANY Of your subscribers that would like
some seed from the finest tomatoes that grew
in this State last year, by sending their
names, it will give me pleasure TO send them
a feao for family use. Twill not, however,
send one seed to any one who has ROT one or
more shares in the Hartford County Fair
Grounds, aud who is not n subscriber To THE
17sgSs Very truly, yours,
< y IIyDD
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THE COMING EXECUTION At Bel. AIR.
The necessary arrangements are being made
by Sheriff Jarrett, for the execution, ON Fri
day next, Of Joshua Griffin, the co,ored man
in Jail here under sentence of death for the
murder of Miss Susan Taylor, near Perry
Evansville, on the 18th Of October last. The
place selected is near the town, on the Aims
house Farm. The execution will be us pri-
va'e as possible, so that the morbid curiosity
to see 4 human being dangling between heav.
en- and earth will have small chance of graft
tication. A piece Of ground thirty.two feet
square will be enclosed by u high and strong
board fence, and within this the gallows will
be erected. No persons will be admitted
within the enclosure but officers Of the law
and representatives. Of the press.
The condemned man has until quite re-
Gently manifested the utmost indifference to
his fate. Now, however, he appears to real
ize the solcmnity Of his position, and he is
very much depressed in spirits. He listens
with increasing interest to the counsel of the
various ministers of the gospel who visit him
from time TO time, cndcayoring to assist him
in preparing for death. His chief spiritual
adviser is Rev David Baker, of the Color
ed Presbyterian Church. who visits him
nearly every day, and who will probably at
tend him in his last moments on earth.
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Rock Spring CIlurcii.

MIR. EDITOR: VIII you allow me the us eof
your valuable paper to invite the attention of
those who ought to be interested in that beloY-
ed church, Rock Spring and its surroundings,
to the fact that the hand of time has made it ne
eessary TO repair the church structure to preserve
II as monument TO the loved ones there lay
ing, and make It pleasant and attractive 10 all
Ill the future. That the grounds there occupied
want the polish of civilization, and in general
want Identifying to make them attractive, Is
conceded by ALL To do this and even more
the ladies interested have organized sewing
society, and from reports are doing wonderful
Those interested, think of 1t, your parish Ia
dies travelling ten or fifteen miles of winters
eve to meet IN council for the good old church.
What are they doing, did you ask Why, they
are doing all Kinds of domestic and fancy nee
die work. For instance, one party contributes
awcb OF brown muslin; they carry it to the So
ciety, there divide it TO suit orders, sell it for
what Ii Is worth and report the proceeds TO the
| treasurer of the society. In fact any one in
need of anything, all they have to do is to leave
an order with member of the society
That they want assistance is evident to every
one as soon rs they know of the organization.
How to assist? Why send your contributions
to the officers Of the society. They will accent
your greenbncks to buy material with, and II
1t is not convenient to send them, send the ma.
t rial. You need not be particular what it is
or how much there is of it; it will be econo.
mized.
Please direct your donations TO Mrs X. W
Holland, President, Bel Air; G. r. Fraser, Sec
rotary, Cooptown; Miss Annie L. Moores, Treas
urcr, Bel Air. Wishing that the ladies interest
ed may realize all they desire, | remain yours
RFGISTER
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The question has often been asked by those
interested, "Can have my gray hair restored
and can my thin locks be thickened ups" We
answer, at cam" and would advise You to
read treatise on the hair which is published
hyR. p. Hall & Co, Nashua, N. IT,, vino send 1t
free, upon application. They are the proprietors
OF Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover.
We learn from it, the hair, in perfect state
of health, is constantly falling out, and new
hairs grow from the same tubes; but in case OF
any. disease of the scalp, OR by the use of alco-
holic preparations, the hair-tudc becomes con-
traetad at its mouth, and prevents the new fol-
licle from reaching the surface Their prepara-
ton will create perfectly healthy condition OF
the scalp, and, by its tonic properties, will pre-.
serve and strengthen the roots Of the hair.
SknfeSn0n Dcs Mnincc Lolrn
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS
Peter L. Carroll was appointed General SUI
pervsor Of Public Roads in the 1st district,
Daniel G. Michael in the I'd district, James
Wann in the Sd district, and John W. An
drews in the 9TH district for the year COM
mencing April list, 1875, and ending 31st of
March, 1876.
An application by Archibald Heaps Col
lector 9th district, was granted to sell real
estate assessed to Gerard Cover for State and
county taxes due for the year 1874.
An order was passed requiring all Consta-
bles in the county to settle their Dog Tax
accounts on or before the LIST Monday in
April, and if the order is not complied with
by the time specified, action will be taken by
the Board as required by the law.
John w. Scarborough, William w Wiz
son and j. Martin McNabb were appointed
examiners to locate public road in the 9TH
district, commencing at Whcclcr's School
House and terminating at the Pylcsyile and
Delta road, near James A. Wcbster's.
Adjourned to meet March 10Th, 1875.
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AVALUABIEDIscovE G. W. Ben
son, practicing physician, at 100 N. Eutaw
st., BALTIC, Md, (who has paid much atten-
tion to Nervous diseases, )has discovered that
extract of celery and chamomile combined, in
certain proportion, invariably cures head.
ache, either bilious, dyspeptic, nervous or
sick headache, neuralgia, and nervousness
This is triumph in medical chemistry, and
sufferers all over the country are ordering by
mail. He prepares it in pills at so cts per
box. The doctor is largely known and high
y. respected in Episcopal Keth0-
dist.
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ADJOURNMENT OF CoURT.-The petit jury
was discharged on Saturday last, after ses-
sion of three weeks, and court adjourned
from day to day, TO hear motions, &c
In the case of the State VS.. Archibald
Vckers, indicted for assault with intent to
murder one of his sons, the jury, on Friday
night, brought in II verdict of mot guilty"
The State was represented in the case by its
Attorney, J. T. G. Hopkins, and the defence
by VIM. G. Scott ard VIM. i. Cooley.
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"A delegation of Baltimore Republicans
on Monday called on the Secretary of the
Treasury at Washington and urged the re.
moval of Mr.. Booth, Collector of the port Of
Baltimore. The delegation alleged that Mr.
Booth was the owner of stock in steamship
line, that lie was Democrat, and the Re-
publican party had no show while he is in
office. The Secretary told them Mr. Booth
had agreed to sell all his steamship stock,
and asked them if they thought the Republi-
cans could carry the Sta c if Mr.. Booth were
removed They said they could. Secretary
Brislow, however, refused to interfere and
the delegation could not even get an inter-
view with President Grant.
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BUSINESS NOTICES,

We will publish business notices in this
column, not displayed, for s cents per line
for the first insertion, and cents per line
for each subsequent insertion-seycn words
to count line. No advertisement inser-
ted as above unless prepaid.
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II Acres, More Or Less,

being the same and all the land heretofore
purchased by Jacob b. Kelly from +. Stanley
Rogers, except about 104 acres sold by said
Jacob b. Kelly to James Hey.
This land is situated in Dublin District, in
Hartford county, Md, and adjoins the lands
ofGabriel NJ. McComas, Jacob B. Kelly and
others it is OF good quality, easily improved,
and well wooded
TERMS OF SALE,-The terms OF sale
prescribed by the decree are, that one third
of the purchase money shall be paid in cash
on the day fsale, or on the ratification there
of; and the balance in two equal payments
at six and twelve months thereafter, with
interest from the day of sale, and security
approved by the trustee.
OHIO 5. LEE,
mhJ Trust, q.
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SAVE YOUR DOCTORS BILL's.-When DR..
Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry will cure
coughs, colds, bleeding at the lungs, and arrest
the fell destroyer, Consumption, 1t does more
than most physicians can do The use of sim
gle bottle will satisfy the incredulous that they
need look no further for the required aid. so cts.
and 81 bottle, large bottles much the cheaper.
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In debate last week in the House of
Representatives at Washington, Gen. Joseph
H. Hawley, of Connecticut announced that
he has been all his lifea Radical in politics,
but could go no further with his Radical as.
sociates. He could not agree to put any
further or greater power in the hands of the
President.