Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-10

The colored voters Of Frederick com
tyars e1tnsing cof.idesablsr eonann|
ssa il fhs pnp q ~ Rsp6hll1lxII
y ~ Ne i'll snhosaesust ~ thsis
deser1pinatiss 10 insi1s So lesing :
npred1 ntaeive 49, ti1kss 81 1T
county this Fan. he plaee destred for
the colored IN i the Legislature.-
This modest demand is locked upon ~
an act Of Standardization BY the white
leaders Of the Rep1blican party. and
they win cheat the man and brother If
they can. The same movement win be
made in Allegheny and Washington.
but, of course, il viii be unsuccessful
a. the Republicans have no ideA Of vo-
ting for the black man under any err
cumstances. Lt.. 49,
At meeting Of the beard Of direc-
tors of the Southern Marylsnd Railroad
Company, held At the c1ice Of the COM
pany On the 4th instant, the following
gentlemen were elected officers for the
next ensuing twelve month";: Presi.
dent, Samuel 8. Smoot; vice president,
John Van Riswiek; secretary, Charles
Fl. Winder, Of Baltimore; treasurer,
William 8. Lennon, of Baltimore; ex,
ecutive committee, Samuel 8. Smoot,
E. N. Darling, Frank Hume, and 81.
B. Beymer, of Baltimore; solicitors,
Hon. Benjamin g. Harris, Of this
county, and General T. T. Critten-
den, of Washington.
Mr.. MeMurtie, the chemist of the
Department of Agriculture, after . Sc
ries Of experiments to determine wheth-
er the arsenical compounds used to des-
troy the potato beetle would or could
be absorbed BY the growing plant in
quantities sufficient to be dangerous or
deleterious to animal life, concludes
that no arsenic can be absorbed and
assimilated in this way BY plants in the
process of growth; and with the guam.
tity Of Paris green usually applied to
the acre, NO effects upon plants or their
consumers il possible. This view is the
one generally received now BY chem
lists.
The quarterly bulletin of the Nation
al Grange, Patrons Of. Husbandry,
shows that during the three months
ending May 81 there were Oil subordi-
nate oranges organized in the United
States. The total number of oranges
now in existence is g. 5s. The ninth
annual meeting Of the National Grange
is to be held in Washington city in No.
vember next.
Among the representatives Of the
Baltimore bar We noticed in attendance
at the present term of our Court, were
Judge Grain, looking h.le and rudy
as Of yore, and our young friend, David
s. Briscoe, now, we are pleased to learn
earning a deserved distinction in his
profession at the bar Of his adopted
home.
The Democratic State Central Com.
mittee meets at the Maryland Institute
in Baltimore to-day and will determine
the time for holding the Gubernatorial
Convention. Our county is represent.
ed in the Committee by Hon. John F.
Dent, Geo. w. Morgan and Henry l.
Carroll.
Tudor Hall, the residence Of the late
H. G. s. Key, Esq, containing s7i
acres, was sold on Tuesday last BY
Messrs. Combs and Key, trustees, 70,
Sls,l50. Purchaser, Mrs. Maria L
Key.
The Spring meeting of the Maryland
Jockey Club at Pimlico concluded, OF
Saturday afternoon, four days of ex
cellent racing with complete success il
every way.
The Governor Of West Virginia has il
sued q proclamation announcing the re
moval Of the seat of the State Govern
ment from Charleston to Wheeling.
General Butler is building q nev
granite mansion in Washington, and
is said that when completed, it win b
the finest private residence in the Ma
tional Capital
Senator Dennis, Of this State, j
quoted A. saying he wouldn't give hi
farm on the Chesapeake for the Who'll
State Of Florida, from which he ha
Just returned.
Gen. F. c. LAtrobe was unanimousl
nominated for the Mayoralty Of Balti
more city by the Democratic Conven
tion on Thursday last.
| The Judge Of the United States Dis
triet Court ut Galveston, Tex, has deci
ded that the Civil Rights act is unoon
stitutional.
The Ohio State Republican Couven
ton, which recently met at Columbus
nominated General r B. Haysfo Gov
ernor. ..-..