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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24
The New School Law.


Tho proposed new school law, if we may
judge from such of its provisions as have
been published, will be no improvement on
the former ono. The principal and most OBJ.
Jectionablc feature is the manner in which
the school boards of the several counties arc
to he chosen. Under the old law they were
appointed by the judges of the circuit courts
The new law undertakes an improvement on
this, by the following complicated arrange
ment, as reported in the Legislative proceed.
ings of Tuesday
The white residents of the school districts
OF the several counties entitled to vote for
members of the Legislature, shall meet in
the schoolhouses of the respective districts
on the first Saturday of May, every year, and
select three persons to serve rs district trus.
tees. In the event of vacancy the school
commissioners shall appoint. The district
trustees shall meet on the second Saturday
OF May, every two years, and select the
names OF two persons TO be submitted to the
State board out of which the school commits.
sloners of the various counties shall he ap.
pointed"
The appointment of school commissioners
IN any other way than by direct vote of the
people, is unjust, so long as these commits.
sioners are entrusted with the expenditure Of
large sums of the peoples money The pro.
posed change will practically give the PEG.
pie very little more control over the selec
ton OF these officers than they have now
Besides being too indirect mode of select
Ing the commissioners, ii vests too much
power in the State board of education, and
permits their interference to an unwarrant
able extent in county affairs. The schoo
commissioners should be directly response
BILE to the people, and we hope the Legisa
ture will not pass the law in such shape as
TO defeat the evident wish of majority il
this county, at least, namely the right to SC
lect school commissioners for themselves.
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The Legislature.
SENATE,


On Thursday of last week Senator Walsh
presented the petition of Dr. George II. Hays
and others, of Hartford county, praying that
the school commissioners may be chosen by
the people; also petition of 80 citizens OF
the 2d election district of Hartford county
for local option.
The bill authorizing the county commits
sioncrs of Hartford county TO refund the
executor of Edward Painter county taxes
paid in error was read first time.
On Friday the House bill to provide for
indexing guardians accounts by the Register
of Wills of Hartford county, was read a
second time.
The House bill regulating the compen-
sation of the Sheriff of Hartford county for
boarding prisoners at 45 cents day, was
read q second time.
Leave was granted Mr.. Freeman, of
Baltimore county, to introduce bill regula-
ting fishing with senes in Bush, Gunpow-
der and other waters of Hartford county.
Mr. Walsh has obtained leave to intro
duce bill for the purpose of appointing a
commission to revise the license system of
the State, to report to the next session of the
General Assembly.
"A bill was passed exempting from taxa
ton persons whose property does not exceed
800 in value.
HOUSE.
MIR. Rutledge, on Thursday, presented
the petition of citizens of Hartford, asking
that the county commissioners be authorized
to levy the sum of 500 for the support OF
Mary Hopkins.
"A favorable report was made on the
House bill to authorize the payment or fund.
ing of the school debt of Hartford county,
and on Tuesday the bill passed the House.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24

The citizens of Mill Green and vicinity have
for some time been enjoying the benefit OF
very influential association which was organ
lied about the last of January during the past
winter. The society is well represented by both
writers and speakers. Some of the Young men
give promise Of becoming good speakers and
writers, and some of the ladies handle the pen
in manner which would be no discrcdit to
"Fanny Forester" "Grace Greenwood "Gail
Hamilton" or many other of our female wr-
tiers. The members take more than usual inter.
est in the proceedings which are both interest.
ing and instructive The Lyccum meets every
Tuesday evening. There are about scventy-fve
members, and the house is crowded every meet.
ing night with spectators and members from
other Lyceums. Mr.. Elias Scarborough is
President, and Mr.. j. NJ. Huff Secretary and
Treasurer paper called The Broad Greek
journal, is read before the society each week,
and edited by its own members. 1t is under
the special care of Mr. ii. S. Huff, editor, and
Miss X. E. Scarborough, Assistant Editor. On
the evening Of the Nth of March, TUESDAY, the
proceedings were as follows:
Select reading by Messrs. +. Davis and j. w.
Burkins; essays by Miss X. f. Scarborough
and Mr. 7. Stokes; dialogue by Miss Scar
borough, Messrs Davis and Buriins The jour
nal was read by the editor, Mr.. II. s. Huff after
which the following question was discussed :
"Resolvcd that women exert q greater influence
over man than money" The affirmative speak.
ers were Messrs Hugh T. Bay, H. S. HUFF and
Martin Pyle. The negative Mcssrs Thomas
Stokes, Charles Kinsey and j Burkins The
decision in favor of the affirmative brought
great applause from the fair sex, who seemed
TO appreciate their influence. We hope they
will use it to good purpose. Box soIR.
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MIR. EDITOR: have been shown some old
papers which fix the exact spot of the satpetrc
works In this county in 117G. Also the names
of each member of Capt. Francis Hollands com.
panv. Also Bernard Uties will, well preserved
and over two hundred years old.
THERE'S also map of Neutrality-suspicious.
when II was proposed to locate the present city
of Washington at otter Point, one mile south
of Abingdon. The lots are all regularly laid
out and numbered, and some of them arc mark.
ed with the initials of the owners names Was
this when Tie old Cokcsbury College was still
standing onCollcge Hill at Abingdon, the chapel
of which still stands, and is now The NJ. Il.
Church?
was disappointed that you did not publish
the proceedings ofthe Revolutionary Committee
sent you last week. Many of the descendants
know their connection with the men of rs, but
do not know of the part taken by them in tho
great Rebellion of 70
Is there any authentic history or papers OF
Cokesbury College now in existence?
The Old Brick Tavern at Hartford Town,
(Bush,) where the Revolutionary Committee
met from 1774 to 1852, was burned some twenty
years ago.
Suppose we gather some of the bricks of this
Revolutionary relic and build n monument with
them to the memory of O'Ncal, at IIavre dc
Grace. u%%%
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Items of Interest.

Mrs. e. G. JoInSon, pretty young widow
has for four years and a-half been warden of
the Hudson county, N. Y, Jail. In all that
time no prisoner has ever succeeded in max
ing his escape.
The praircs of southern Minnesota, since
the stoppage of prairie fires, are fast being
covered with a thick growth of willow, wild
apple, oak, and aspen trees, which spring up
spontaneously.
"A discovery of 10000 tons of guano has
been made near Casma, town 200 miles
north of Callao The deposit is situate on
the mainland, easy of access, and the fcrtili-
zcr is said to be OF excellent quality.
In places where they arc digging for
sulphur at Steamboat Springs, Nevada, tho
ground becomes so hot at the depth of four
or five feet that the workmcn have 10 handle
the sulphur with long-handled pitchforks.
In Orange county, N. Y, the experiment
of making the tranIps pay for their supper,
bed and breakfast in work has been success
full, as the average number of tramps seeking
lodging has been reduced from twenty-five
to two.
The strength of wood is greatly increa-
sed, according TO Herr Hern, by immersing
it for two or three days in linseed oil, heated
grade QS5 degrees to 2l2 degrees Fahrenheit
Respectively
"A man in Newark has taste for dogs
meat. He fattens them, butchers them, and he
and his family eat them. The neighbors have
interfcred, but the Health Inspector knows no
law of prevention, and so Mr.. Scrubb, of New
Jersey, may continue his unique and disgust
ing diet.
"A young man in South Carolina tried to
draw load of shot from gun and failed
He then heated an iron rod to q white heat
and threw it in the barrel of his gun and ran.
The gun was discharged and the rod entered
his hip, passing almost entirely through his
body. The rod was so hot it could not be
drawn out for five minutes, and only then by
the aid of blacksmiths tongs. The young
man is not expected TO live.
Norman Wizard has sailed for China,
where his services will be employed by the
emperor of the flowery kingdom. He will
be foudly remembered in this country as the
inventor and maker of monstrous cannon
and wonderful war ships-neither of which
were ever used except against the U. S. trea-
sury, from which Wizard managed annually
to extract sum Of money to carry ON use
less experiments with his worthless inven.
tons,
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To correspondents
The Tax on Mortgages.

From the press of the State generally, il
not universally, so far as it has spoken upon
the subject, comes an earnest and logical
protest against the amendment to our reve-
nue. bill, taxing mortgages. We took occa-
sion snme t:'ne since to express our views
briefly upon the subject, and find the voice
of the people almost unanimous in condemn
ing the tax. Aside from the question of the
inequality of the proposed tax, its consequent
unfairncss, &c, investigation of the subject
has developed the fact, that in every case
brought before the courts for adjudication,
where this tax has been in question, its i'm
position has been declared unconstitutional.
null and void. One such case is reported in
one of the city courts of Baltimore, and, no.
tably, one in the Supreme Court of Calfor-
MIA. Now, we hold that experience has
shown that it is bad policy to enact laws of
even doubtful validity. Litigation is there
by engendered and dissatisfaction aroused,
that is of more damage to the body polite
than would be compensated for by the reve-
nue. derived. And again, the imposition of
this tax would be, beyond question, burden
laid upon the shoulders of an already over
burdened class of citizens. There are many,
very many, hard working, industrious and
enterprising citizens of this county, for in
stance, whose business energies in every
pursuit of industry farming merchandising,
&C., are employed upon borrowed capital
In fact that is the main channel through
which our local capital is kept employed
and retained within the limits of our own
county. Now, the imposition of this tax
would be direct blow at this class of poo.
pie, for the borrower has TO pay the tax. If
lie refuses, his mortgage is foreclosed upon
him, and the money put where it will pro-
duce its interest to the lender, free of taxes.
We trust our Legislature will look well to
the matter, and hope it will be reserved for
other than Democratic representatives TO
impose this burdcn-if it must be done.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24

BETTER TINES COMING. The New York
World thinks there are better times coming.
The people have decided in their own minds
that there "shal be no further inflation."-
They have gone TO work again, and we al
ready see the effects of their activity in the
gradual increase of business Transactions
The World adds:
: "The aggregate amount of business is grad
uallyincreasing. 1t is, so far, larger than last
year, ana will, from present appearances con-
tinue to increase The decline i'm prices was
necessary precursor to the revival of trade
One swallow does not make summer, but
everything points to the fact that the Ameri-
can people are again at work creating wealth,
on their FARMS railroads, lakes and rivers; in
their manufactures, stores, smelling furnaces
and mines. During the month of January
the demand for postage stamps, postal cards
and stamped envelopes reached the unprece-
dcnted amount of $3,5OO,000 worth. The
department has sold 90, 100000 ofpostal cards
since the Goth of June, 1875, whereas the sale
during the entire fiscal year which ended on
that date was only 10l,000,000. These fig
ures are sure indications of gradual revival
of business throughout the country"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24

RIVER ITEMs-Messrs. j. II. and G.. r. Car
yer, left for Cranberry Fishing Shore, across
the Bay, on Tuesday last, taking with them
two sloop loads of seines, ropes, &c. The sea-
son at this shore generally commences about
two weeks earlier than it does here
"A block of granite was blasted out OF
McClenahan 81 Bros quarry, Port Deposit,
on Tuesday of last week, which is estimated
to weigh 751 tons. 1t is 30 feet long, "a feet
wide and II! feet thick. 1t ispcrfect in every
respect and is magnificent block.
The Hopewell Cornct Band paid visit
to Havre de Grace on Wednesday of last
week, and gave tlattering exhibition OF
their musical requirements, under the leader
ship of MIR. Bontield Gorrell. They were
the guests of the Havre Comet Band
MIR. Bennett w. Barnes died suddenly, of
typhoid pneumonia, on the 18th inst, in his
50th year. He leaves wife and seven chill
drcn.
Mr.. James Worlhngton, ST., an old
citizen of Hartford, died at his residence, on
Bloomsbury farm, on the 18th inst, in the
9th year of his age, leaving large family.
-IEarc Republican.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24

NARROW GAUGE RAILRoAD.-A Towson-
town correspondent of the Baltimore San
writes:
Re-charter of the Baltimore, Towsontown,
Dulancy's Valley and Delta Narrow-Gaugc
Railway Company has been filed and record
ed in the executive chamber. The termini
of the road are some convenient point on the
Horthern limits of Baltimore city, and run
ming thence through Baltimore county, by
way of Towsontown and Dulaney's Valley
through Hartford county, TO Delta, in York
county, Pa, thence 10 the Susquchanno
river, in York county, Pa. The charter au-
lhorizes the company to have and to hold
branches not exceeding twenty miles Tho
capital stock is 100000 The incorporation
are Robert Il. Kirkland, r. H. Mitchell
Harry Gilmor, e. Stanley Rogers, T. Sturgis
Davis and Foulk Jones
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24

TAXATION OF CHURCHEs-Th House of
Delegates, in their effort TO bring every de-
scription of property in the State under tax
alton, decided TO tax all church property
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. Bannon, by
decisive vote, agreed to exempt from taxa.
ton churches and the ground upon which
they stand. This disagreement between the
two branches of the Legislature will necessi-
tate committee of conference upon the sub
ject. We earnestly hope the Senate will
adhere to the position it has taken and not
yield to the policy adopted by the House.
While IL is proper to tax rich city church
organizations upon the interest bearing
funds they may have invested, it is clearly
wrong policy to impose lax upon church
c,litices and burying grounds. The imposi
ton ofsuch tax would be gricvous burden
in the rural districts, where congregations
generally are poor and churches meacerlv
supported. The Easton Star, in a vigorous
article on this subject expresses clearly the
views of a large number of the people of this
State. II says:
II lne Legislature wants to hand Mary
land soul and body over to the Republican
party, there is no surer way 10 do ii than to
send Democratic assessors around the coun-
try to assess and tax churches, and Demo
cratic collectors after them to advertise and
sell church buildings and burying grounds,
things hitherto regarded by the good people
of Maryland as too sacred to be profaned by
the assessor and the tax collector. Churches
are built and supported in this country by
the voluntary offerings of the pous; they
are sOlemnly consecrated TO Divine service;
and the combined workings of our church
organizations do more to advance religion,
to promote morality, TO abate crime, and to
reduce the expenses of our courts than the
rigid enforcement of all the criminal laws in
our Code; and il is monstrous for the Leg
islature to treat them merely as property in
situations.
Thr ougbout the State many of the
churches are in debt; The congregations are
poor; it is about as much as they can do to
pay the interest on what they owe, keep up
expenses, and support their preachers; and
however light the lax laid upon them, they
acM regard 1t as an oppression, and rerolt
againsta."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24

SALE PRIcEs.-On Wednesday, 10th, at
Mr. VIM. Q. BARRIERS public sale, near JAR
rcttsvile, the following prices were realized:
Horses $101 TO S171.5O; one two-year old
colt, $9750; cows from $50 TO $685. sheep
$40 each; sows $21.75, $3.50, $3.50; a
pair OF shoats weighing s5 lbs. each, sci SO
five pigs weeks old, $31.15; corn So 60 to
$2n barrel; wheat $1.4s, oats So to sc
cents, and potatoes 55 10 SO cents bushel {;
hay SIG TO $40 q ton; farming implements,
household furniture, &c, also brought good
prices. Gilbert & Birmingham auctioneers.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24

DIsGRACEFUL VIcToRy.-The Boston Ad.
ce't'se', staunch Republican journal, cor
roborates the charge made by the Democrat
icand Independent press that the New Hamp.
shire election was carried by the most shame
full bribery and corruption. 1t says:
eve rejoice over the triumph in New
Hampshire so far as it is n victory of good
principles over bad, but regret it so far MS
it is triumph of trickery and of money II
the Republicans of New Hampshire want re-
form, let them begin at home and reform
themselves. In their way they have done
things quite rs bad rs that for which the
country condemns Belknap"
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ID | e ID.

CARMAN.--Sunday morning, MARCH,
10Th. at quarter before o'clock, ROBERT
CARROLL, twin son of Robert r. and NJ
e. Carman, aged 1 month and days.
BALTIC. County and Baltimore city papers
please copy
WORTHINGTON.-At his late residence
Bloomsbury Farm, near Havre de Grace
Md, on Wednesday, March 10Th, ut hal
past , o'clock, p. NJ, JAMES WORTHING
TON, in the 9th year of his age.
Why should our tears in sorrow flow,
When God recalls his own,
And bids them leave world of woe
For an immortal crown?
His tolls are past his work is done,
And they are fully blcst;
lie fought the fight, the victory won,
And entered into rest.
The children must feel the fathers loss.
And miss his tender care;
But they who bear with Joy the cross.
The crown shall soonest wear.
Then let our sorrows cease to flow;
God has recalled his own;
But let our hearts, in every woe,
Still say, "TEy will be done ~
Baltimore papers please copy
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=, fiO" INV Ilpy L"tSi NllTCH loIll, lOiI.
PERUVIAN SYRUP is standard remedy for
building up and renewing broken.down or merry.
Gus constitutions: For Dyspepsia, Debility,
Liver Complaint, Kidney and Bladder Diseases,
or part of the many irregularities of the various
organs of the human frame, it is a sovereign
remedy. 1t is tonic without alcohol This
medicine is too well known already to require
any recommendation from u.s. 1t Is only neces-
sary for us to say to those who have never given
1t trial that it will accomplish all that is
claimed for it. Now is the time to tone up the
system before the hot months of summer hirly
set in. Sold by all druggists.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24

AUGusTIN HERRMAN.-Wc print upon our
sketch of Augustn Herman, one OF the
most noted men of early Colonial times. 1t
was written by n resident of Bel Air, de-
scendant of the brave old Bohemian the ma.
terial for it having been gathered chiefly
from the archives of the State of New York.
Bancroft and other historians frequently re-
fer to Augustin Herman, and sketches of
his life, founded upon tradtion,have appear
ed. The article we publish to-day is based
upon official records still extant, and is
valuable contribution TO the history of this
section of our country.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24

THE New HAMPSHIRE ELECTIoN.-Thc
New York San ihinksit was The Anti Catlo
lie movement which decided the question in
New Hampshire. 1t says:
Bribery certainly had much TO do with
the New Hampshire election, but we suppose
that if the bottoms fact of it are ever de-
veloped, it will be found that secret Know
Nothing organization, directed against the
Catholic religion and citizens of foreign birth,
had more TO do with bringing out the large
vote and giving the Republicans'an unusual
majority, than any ofthe other causes which
have been assigned for that result"
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To THE HALL'SX ROADS STORE.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
TNHIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, that tho
l. subscriber has obtained from the Regis
ter of Wills of Hartford county, Nd, Letters
Tcstamentary on the personal estate of
JOIINF. GALBREATH.
late of Hartford county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against said deceased are
hereby notified to exhibit the same, with the
legal vouchers thereof, on or before the
17th day Of March, 1877,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded
from oil benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand and seal, this 18th
day of March, 1876.
ISABELLE NJ. GALBREATH,
mh24 Executrix.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24

THE GovERNoR's STAFF APPOINTMENTS.
Governor Carroll yesterday nominated to
serve on his military staff the following
Frank A. Bond, Adjutant General; An
drew G. Chapman, Inspector General; Fer
dinand G. Latrobe, Judge Advocate Gen
eral; Andrew j. Pennington, Quarter
master General; Gimor Meredith, Commits.
sary general; George s. Brown, paymaster
general; Edward E. F. Hardcastle, chief engi.
neer; DIR. VIM. Lee, surgeon general; Thorn.
as w. Campbell, chief of ordnance; John
Carroll Walsh, chief of artillery, and Jno. N
Carroll, chief of cavalry The aids to the
Governor have not yet been selected.
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Saws the N. Y. World j.

"Sincc ancient Pistol ate the leck there has
been no such backdown as that of the Adj
ministration in allowing the return of Marsh
and his wife. The evidences of Belknap's
guilt are accumulating rapidly and his trial
may now be pushed rapidly forward. Per-
haps little delay might give him COM
panion at the bar of the Senate. 1t looks as
if we should have to impeach our officials rs
they used to try Irish rebels-in squads"
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According TO Orvillc Grants testimony,
his brother, the President, was in the habit
of notifying him when pest-tradershirs were
vacant; brother Orvlle would then apply
for and get them. Having no cash capital,
he would find partners to put up that essen
tial, he contributing to the firm his "inhu
encc with the President TO manage such
matters ~
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24

PRIZE FIGnT.-A prize fight between an
Irish youth named Clcary and young Eng
lishman named "Weeden," took place on
Wednesday At "Three Corners" "a place where
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware meet,
Is miles from Elkton. Eighty rounds were
fought and ClcaIy was the winner The fight
lasted one hour and forty minutes, and was
over and the parties gone before the authori-
ties could interfere.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24

Tine Test Case in the United States Dis
trict Court at Boston, TO determine whether
clubs which sell liquor TO their members must
pay the special tax required of dealers, was
decided by Judge Lowell in the affirmative.