Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-07-02

Mr.. Gladstone has an article in the ConicIs-
porary Rerier on the question ais the Church
of England worth preserving" and arrives a,
the conclusion that il is.
The Cecil County Democratic Conservative
Convention have elected delegates to the State
Convention, who are instructed 10 support the
nomination of Governor Groome.
Paris dispatches state that the damage to
property at Toulouse and Agen alone will u
mount TO over twenty-six million dollars
Contributions are coming in from all parts oi
France, Belgium and Switzerland for the relief
of the sufferers.
A dispatch from Pesth. Hungary, says tina,
the loss of life by the storm of Monday is greater
than ut first reported One hundred dead
bodies have been taken from the Danube, and
many more are supposed TO have been carried
off by the flood.
A royal decree has been issued at Madrid
banishing from Spain all members of Carlst
junlas, and families Of which any member is in
the Carlist service. The property of such per-
sons is to be confiscated for the benefit of those
suffering from Carlist acquisitions.
The Secretary of War has notified Hon
Philip F. Thomas, member of Congress from
the First District, and Hon. Thomas Swami OF
the Fourth District, to nominate candidates to
Ell .hA- vacancies istiag or ia occur al
the Military Academy at West Point by the
graduation of Cadets in June, 1876.
Amongst the recent appointments of Assis-
tant Surgeons in the Army are the following
James c. Worthington, George II. Tierney and
John De B. w. Gardiner, Maryland Walter
Reed and Rowland W. Rosson, Virginia. and
Louis W. Champion, Pa.
Tuesday evening the quarterly meeting of the
Maryland Prisoners Aid Association was held
The report of the President. G.. S. Griffith,
Esq, details the workings of the Association
and the condition ofseyeral of the reformatory
institutions throughout the State.
A special dispatch from Brownsville, Texas,
says drove of stolen cattle crossed the Arrayo
Colorado, Saturday night Rangers and regu-
lars are in pursuit II is reported that two
hundred well-armed Mexicans crossed at Culvas
ranch three days ago.
Senator ingalls,, of Kansas, is the latest man
to give his "views'' of Presidential matters to
the public. He does not think President Grant
could carry single State, were he to be re-
nominated. Kansas would go dead against
him. Mr.. Brstow, of Kentucky, the Senator
considers the strongest Republican in the party,
and the man destined to be the next President.
The counsel for Vim. NJ. Tweed on Tuesday
made motion in the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner, before Judge Brady, to quash the indict-
ments against him on the general ground that
having already been punished for the offenses
charged, he should not again be obliged to
stand trial on those indictments, and also that
the indictments not having been found within
three years from the commission of the alleged
offenses, they are consequently null. The
for Misrepresentation commended that the
defense should not. come before the Court on
motion to quash, but that the points set forth
must be made when the defendant is called upon
to plead The Court took the papers in the
Ease and reserved his decision.