Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-05-06


come off practically victorious from the Ii
bel suit brought against it by ex-Con-
gresham Bowen, whom it had accused Of
various violations Of the dccalcgue. The
jury was locked uptwenty-four hours,
and came into Court Tuesday with an
announcement of its inability to agree
except in disagreeing. 1t is understood
that eleven were for acquittal and one
| for conviction. There are seven other
indictments against the proprietors Of
the paper, but the Court announced
that no more would be tried this term
The failure to convict is generally re-
garded as the end Of the case.
At the Corporation election, held in
our village on Monday last, for Town
Commissioners, the following gentle
men were elected to serve until May
next :-B. H. GAMBLER, Henry Neal,
J. f. Fenwick, L. A. Lawrence and Fl. i.
Moore. That we can learn, no graver
issue than the "Cow Question" was
decided by this contest and by arespec-
table minority this is thought to have
been decided in the wrong way.
II is asserted that the election Of sew
eral Roman Catholic fapFeseatasiYsste
the New Hampshire Legislature will be
contested ON the ground that the State
Constitution provides that representa-
tiyes must be of the Protestant religion,
and the people have several times voted
against the repeal Of the clause.
As we arc putting our paper to press,
information reaches us, that letter
has been received from Gov. Groorne
by the counsel of James T. Graves, con-
victed Of arson at the March Term Of
our Circuit Court, the purport Of which
is that His Excellency declines to grant
pardon to the prisoner
President Grant has rendered the Of.
fec Of Attorney General to Hon. Ed
ward s. Pierrepont, Of New York, and
he has notified the President that be
accepts the position. Mr. Pierrepont
is 81 years old, and is regarded as an
able lawyer.
A Telegram from Memphis says the
planters are complaining Of "au unprccc.
denied destruction Of mules, horses and
cattle by the buffalo gpat" II s csti-
mated that 100000 worth o. stock has
been destroyed by this pest in the last
ten days within radius Of ono hundred
miles around Memphis.
The prospects Of another disturbance
in Louisiana over the control Of the
Legislature has been averted for the
present by the final adjournment Of
both Houses, which occurred on satur-
day.
AT a meeting Of the Orphans Court
on yesterday, Miss Susan i. Tippett,
daughter Of John w. g'ippoit, Esqr.,
ras ~rl-e.etya .. al sns rausneY Tor
this county Of the free scholarship in
the Baltimore Female College.
Major Nathan Hcilburn Of the Quar-
tcrmaster Department is now at Moore's
Hotel in our village. We learn that be
is here for the purpose Of examining
into the correctness Of claims against
The Government.
The Patrons Of Husbandry have arc
markablo predominance in the Legisla-
ture Of Oregon. seventeen Of the thirty
Senator'S and ffty-four Of thesi1ty Rep
resentatiycs belonging to the Order
The Cumberland Ncses puts up the
name Of Hon. Francis Thomas for the
Republican Gubernatorial nomination
this Fall, and wants 10 know what its
Republican contemporaries think about
il.
Hon. John C. New, the ncwlyappoint-
ed United States Treasurer, is stated to
be an able man, and well fitted for the
position TO which the President has ap-
pointed him.
The Cincinnati Commercial, Indepcn-
don't, says "The main question be-
tween parties is i: Which would steal
the larger percentage Of the public mo
ney ?"
II is announced that Mr. Sartoris,
Nellie Grants husbaud,) IL TO 20 into
the banking firm Of Sherman & Grant,
at St. Louis
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