Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02

communication signed "RovRR" and q
rhythmical effort, described a. ''The
Game Of Kisses" are respectfully de-
clined.
At this writing and here. the drought
and the Colorado Bug are in full pos
session. The Tobacco plants are dying
outright for want Of moisture and near
" everybody il resorting 70 the prees-
rious experiment Of watering their beds
to keep vitality in the plants. We have
heard within few days past Of one or
two instances in which planters have
ploughed up their tobacco land and
planted it in corn. and many now con-
template so doing. Besides coming up
badly, the bud and cut worm have At
tackled the coming corn ana. anything
like q fair stand is now despaired Of.
In some neighborhoods, the wheat pros
pect is fair, but as general thing IN
average yield is unlikely. And in the
very midst of these disasters, the Colo
RADIO Bug and other insect pests are in
full riot. Five consecutive failures of
crops, with the present and the worst
now imminent, is enough to make ordi-
nary people curse and quit, but ourpeople
are not ordinary, andare, therefore, still
striking, and hoping for better days.
In another column will be found the
response of the President to the accu-
sation, that he has been engineering
his high place to retain possession Of
the Presidency for a Third Term
Though not as explicit as could have
been wished on the general issue, the
letter of His E1cellency, so far as it
pertains to his own aspirations, is emf.
nently satisfactory. We are told, that
whatever else we are to have, we are to
have 80 more of Grant after his pres
ent term of service shall have expired,
unless, unless, indeed, an extraordinary
coujuncturc, not now anticipated, should
arise, in which event, Barkis, we sup
pose, would be willing. In connection
with this third-term business and the
present letter of His Exccllency, we pro-
rose tie conundrum, whether Grant has
wormed himself out of any hole that he
hasn't gone back into? Or words to
that effect.
Archbishop Bayley is now upon his BIZ
ennial episcopal visitation to our coun-
~ Over fve hundred persons have al
ready been confirmed and probably half
Of the churches have yet to be visited.
Those who have made the personal ac-
quaintance of the Archbishop, (and many
persons have availed themselves of the
present visit to do SO, among others
several Protestant gentlemen Of our
village,) speak in warmest terms of the
kindness of the reception accorded them
and Of the gentle and urbane manner of
this distinguished ecclesiastic.
Parties interested will bear in mind
that on Monday next, the 9TH instant,
the June Term of our Circuit Court
commences. 1t is not anticipated that
it will be prolonged beyond few days.
A polite invitation is extended to all
corners having unsettled accounts with
US to call at the Captains Office" and
pay respects, if nothing else.
Among the proceedings in the Or
phans' Court on Saturday last, letters
of administration were granted to Ro-
bert c. Combs and Mrs. NJ. C. Downs
on the personal estate of late Jas. s.
Downs. The bond was fixed at $50, 600,
and the bondsmen of the administra-
tors are Jas. F. Abel, VIM. A. Loker
and Jos. H. Key.
The late State Republican Conven-
ticn of Pennsylvania having pronounced
against the Third Term project, Mr..
Secretary Robson is out with the de-
claration, that the action Of the Con.
vention is ''cowardly yielding to pub
lie clamor" The oflice-holders die hard,
h.. A.
Three such disasters as the burning
Of the church at Holyoke, the FIRE at
Worcester and the FIRE at Springfield do
not often follow in one locality in such
rapid succession. From present indi.
cations tie Springfield fire will involve
> loss Ut between two and three million
dollars.
A funny incident in connection with
the civil rights question occurred re.
Gently on the Central Railway of Geor.
gia. Representative Alex. II. Stephens
by accident took seat in car which
was reserved for co!ored persons, and
was summariiy ordered to withdraw by
the conductor, Who did not know him
Our thanks are due the Dorcheste,
County Agricultural Society for com.
plimentary ticket TO its Exhibitions
to be held at its fair grounds, nea,
fredericksburg, on the l2th of June, Ii.
sssh and soth of Sept and LIST Of Oc
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