Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-09-24

The horse disease has broken orr among The
stock st the driving patH near Pokeel>jc, New
Nura, IL Is very similar 10 The epizaoiie and is
Spreading throughout thc STATE.
The English wheat crop has all been hsr-
vested aud the quality is reported TO be cencr-
ally good. j IS estimated, however that Eng
land will be compelled 10 import eleven million
quarters for the coming gear
The case Of TUton ys. Beecher. which was
No. 10 ou tho City Court calendar Of Brooklyn,
y. Y, bas by consent of counsel been put over
until next term Of court. Titon's libel suit
against the Brooklyn F. gia1lso went over un-
til next term by consent.
The Grand Lama the ecclesiastical head of
Buddhism. IS said to have lately died The
Buddhists number three hundred millions
The heaven Of Buddhism is asniilaucu II
WAS lately meuti9ne,! as = remarkable illuStrs-
ton Of modern progress that the second SON of
the Grand Lama had gene 10 Paris for his cdu-
cation.
The postponed trotung races. three in Eve,
for 2:lS and $50 horses respectively, post
poned from the late State Fair on the 10th
took place atPimico Tuesday last. There was
n fair attendance, and the sport was greatly
enjoyed. The first race was won by Lady
Maud, the best time being 2:25 and the Sc
eond ny Nero time, 2:47-buth in three
straight heats. \ fox hunt closed the DAYS
sport, and formed u feature Of interest,
Campbell Car7iugtion Assistant District At
torney for The District OF Columbia, has re-
signed in consequence of charges made against
him affecting his otiieial conduct \; the in
yeStigation ot ClayvoeS alleged connection
with the escape Of Green, evidence was adduc-
ed 10 show that Charles &. Fisher, late Assist
ant District Attorney, WAS to share III the
plumber in the Perry burglary, and that he
gave order TO a companion for the delivery
Of a piece of the stolen goods.
General Dix has written an open letter TO
Mr.. Reverdy johnson, thanking him for his re-
cent letter on the currency and endorsing his
opposition TO the Lcgal-Tender act against
which Gen. Dix strongly protested 10 Secre-
tary Chase, believing it to be unwarranted by
the Constitution and in violation of the rights
ofproperty He says his opinion is unchanged,
and that he is satisfied that, had the war been
conducted without the issue of legal-tender
notes, it would have cost a thousand millions
less.
Charles G. Fisher, late assistant U. States
Attorney in the District Of Columbia, who
was arrested in Washington, Monday night,
on IL charge of stealing the appeal bonds and
papers in forty District cases which had been
appealed from the Police Court to the Criminal
Court, waived an examination on Tuesday
morning, and was held to answer before the
grand jury now in session there. The police
officers have recovered not only the papers
charged to have been stolen, but an addition
al number of equal Importance. They had
been placed in possession Of another party,
from whom they were obtained, and the OBJ
iect, it is alleged, was 10 realize money On them.
The revised statute provides punishment
for such oftenses fine of s., Coo, or hard labor
for three years, or both, in the discretion of
the court The accused is the son of Judge
Fisher, late United States Attorney for the Dis
trict of Columbia.