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Republican Politics in Maryland.

The Cecil Wing, of Saturday last, con-
tains the following communication, over
the signature of Republican =
II notice that the Baltimore AR.e1ican has,
at the eleventh hour, mounted the Blaine
horse, and, like the illnstrious Swami, pro-.
poses to ride the new mount ''pith chip and
spur No person who knows anything of
Maryland Republican politics has supposed
for several months past that there were more
than dozen Republicans in the State who
did not regard Mr.. Blaine as the most accepta.
Bile candidate for President in 1876; Of thus
dozen, the Office of the american furnished
two or three. Bristow was the Fultons' man
until the developments Ct the past fortnight,
and now it takes up Blaine with a furious
flourish Of trumpets. We are very glad of
this; very glad to have the Americans yalu.
able aid; very glad to see it has not one of its
old-time fits of sulks, and is not putting itself
in corner to eat its own pie all alone. But
really, when the american undertakes, not
only to claim the ownership Of Mr.. Blaina,
but to run the whole politics Of the State,
even to the cutting out Of the delegates to the
Convention, |, for one, respectfully demur.
The Americaas men are some of them good
men, and perhaps will be the delegates selec.
ted, but we respectfully submit that it is draw
ing the thing rather fine to forestall the action
Of Maryland Republicans in this bold, dicta-
torial manner. Republicans in Maryland can
take care Of themselves. They are not under
the domination of present Custom House
cliques or past Custom House cliqnes. The
Fultons are entitled to their say, like other
folks, but their effort to manage the whole
party and gag independent Republican senti-
ment, is an insult which they should be made
| 70 feel.''
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The San Francisco Commercial Nelcs,
of late date, has the following specula
tons on the supply and demand for wheat,
which will be Of interest to such of our
readers as have held their crop over for
better prices this spring:
The amount Of wheat needed BY Great
Britain before the crop of 1915 comes on 10
that market, is question Of the greatest i'm.
portance in determining the probable range
Of prices this coming spring. The imports Of
wheat Cincluding -four reduced to wheat from
all countries in 1875 was S,233, 1876 qrs., from
which, deducting the quantity on passage
Dec. 81, lS7i-l, 592, 1852 qrs.,-leaves the
shipments from all countries, after Dec 81,
1874, in time to arrive prior to Sept /, 1875,
6,64l ,033qrs. The estimated shipments re.
quired this year, during the same period, are
5.477, l59 qrs., or IL per cent. less than in
1875. Therefore the exporting countries will
be required to furnish the United Kingdom
from January l to September I, 1876, a.
much wheat, less IL per cent. as was furnish
ed in 1875. II from the immense wheat crop
of 1874 only 6,64l .043 qrs., were shipped dn,
ring the above mentioned period, il seem:
highly improbable, after the heavy drain upon
the boarded surplus of that crop which the
high prices Of last August and September
stimulated, that 5,477, 1919 qrs., will be ship.
ped at present prices during the first eigh
months of the present year, from the univer,
sally deficient crop of 1875. An examination
OF the imports into Great Britain shows thai
the United States furnished G5 per cent. Of
the quantity received, or about 10000, 00C
bushels, an amount which is far in excess Of
the most liberal estimates OF the stock OIL
hand east of the Rocky Mountains, whilst W,
have already shown, in another article, that
but little can be furnished from this coast.
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Caleb r Marsh, the witness who testi-
fed against Belknap, has fed 70 Canada
The President and his Cabinet announced,
on Friday, the 3D. inst. that all implicated
witnesses who gave evidence against off,
cials, should themselves be prosecuted and
punished. This, of course, was a warming
to all such to escape. Marsh took the
hint and left the country. 1t is believed
that Marsh may be induced to return, BY
assurances Of protection, which assuran-
ees win probably be given. But, unless
it Is intended to render all further invesli-
CATION ffuitless, witnesses must be dealt
with differently. A bill for their pIotee-
ton is pending in Congress which ought
to be passed at once, unless il be desirable
that all rogues should escape.
The New York Herald says if the
President is hot responsible for the crimes
Of Belknap, he is responsible for his escape
from the justice of the House. If his
action in accepting the resignation means
anything, it is that he means to stand by
his friends whether they are right OF
wrong.
The New York Sun says Grant is fol-
lowing the plan he adopted in the Babcock
case, in that of Belknap and those of his
associate thieves. He is bent on ffighten-
ing off the witnesses to bribery and cor
ruptiOn by threatening them with the
penalties ofthe law If they tell what they
know. Already he has driven Marsh ou
Of the country.
Mr.. Knott, on Wednesday said, in tn,
discussion of the bill for the protection o
witnesses, that Marsh having testified be
fore the Committee, aud having given n,
indication Of a contempt Of the House, i
was beyond the power of the committee
or Of the House, to have ordered him int,
custody, or TO have restrained him 10 an,
manner Of his liberty. But Marsh nigh
have been taken into custody by the De
partment Of Justice, and held by it, whiel
was not DONE
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A Difference Of Opinion,


President Grant has again accepted, as
in the ease Of Belknap, the resignation Of
another official while 'under fire. Mr..
sehenek, and appointed Mr. Richard H..
Dana, il, Of Boston, in his place, as Min
lister TO England About the character of
This appointment, We find marked diff
ference Of opinion. The Baiimor Amer-
iean, Of Tuesday, says
'srhe President has nominated successor
to Minister Schenek who will bring no dis
credit upon the Government. Richard ii.
Dana, Jr., is gentleman BY birth and edu
cation, and belongs 70 the class Of statesmen
from which our representatives at foreign
courts ought to be selected. For five yener-
atoms his family has been distinguished for
scholarship and patriotism. Richard Henry
Dana, was lawyer, a pnblicst, poet and
novelist, whose writings find n place in what
may be called the American classics. Rich.
ard Henry Dana, Dr., is scarcely less distin-
guished than his father as apoet and novelist,
while as a lawyer and law-writer he has few
equals on this side OF the ocean. His de-
lightfnl book, "Two Years Before the Mast, y
written when he was very young man, gave
him great reputation at home and abroad.
Some six or seven years ago he ran for Con.
gress against the regular candidate in one OF
the Massachusetts districts and was defeated.
II our recollection is not at fault, there was
considerable discussion at the time in the
Boston newspapers as TO whether candidate
for office ought, or ought not to wear kid
gloves, and Mr.. Dana's defeat was attributed
to a certain air Of gentility and exclusiveness
that did not take well with the masses"
Per eontra--the Nete York World, oil
the same date, speaks of Mr.. Dana in nc
very Hatteriug terms. II says:
Richard H. Dana, Jr., has been nominated
by the President to succeed Schenck US Min
lister to England. The nomination is dis
graceful one. Mr.. Dana is clever man, bu
he has no better character than Gen. Schenck
Mining stock is not his particular vanity, bu
he does not disdain either falsehood or per
jury in a stroke Of literary piracy. His 'tLav
of Nations was piraticak edition of Law
rence's Wheaton, in which he not only stol,
the notes of that accomplished editor, as wa.
established in the courts, but undertook Il
pretend he didn't, which made the matter
worse. Could not Mr.. Secretary Fish insis
upon sending clean, nnsmirched and eapa
BILE man TO the Court of st. James, just once
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A RADICAL PALsIHooD CoNTRADIc
TED.--It has been stated that the man
who hoists the flag over the House Of
Representatives at Washington is rebel,
who was formerly in the Southern army.
In exposure of this falsehood, Mr.. L. H.
Fitzhugh, doorkeeper Of the House Of
Representatives, writes as follows to the
Louisville Courier Journal:
81 noticed in the Courier Journal of Feb
ruary 10, an article taken from the Indiana
polls journal in regard to the man employed
in my department who hoists the flag over the
House Of Representatives at the converting of
the House each day. In order to satisfy the
curious and stop the lies upon this subject, |
will give you the facts This position Is
filed by John I. Chancey who was Union
soldier, and who has been employed for the
same purpose for number Of years, and was
reappointed by me to I'll this particular posi-
ton. He willingly does his duty and does it
well. This explanation will, hope, be sufi-
GENTLY satisfactory"
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More Evidence Of Yonalitr.

2
WASHINGTON, March 3.-There ar
other evidences extant Of his venality
To-day Mr.. Clymer received Il telegram
from Gen. Custer, asking that the pos
traders in his department be examined, u,
the same cxtortion as had been praetiocd
at Fort Sill was carried on throughout the
army. 20 the character of robber Bel
KNAPP added that of tyrani, persecutins
every army officer who said aught against
him treating gentlemen who had bust
ness with him rs If they were bsggurs
and carrying his airs everywhere except
among those whom he had reason 10 fear.
Among those was MIR. Joseph G. 5
Blackburn, Of Kentucky, the successor Of
Mr. Beck in the House,
The New York San Of Wednesday pub
lished an account Of four-ihousand eight.
hsndrcd dollar watch presented some year
ago to Mrs. General Grant by Acting
Quartermaster General Rufus ingalls,
This costly present demonstrated the fit
ness of Mr. Ingalls, for the position OF
Quar,ernaster; so General Meigs was
sent to Europe on an inspecting tour and
ingalls, put in his place over the heads OF
two superior officers 1t is believed that
ingalls, has gotten back the fOur-thousand.
eight hundred investment and something
over.
Captain Craig aud 7. W. Bryant, of
Missouri, We're arrested in Washington, on
Saturday. for conspiring 10 dciraud the
Government of S2G, 900 for alleged loss OF
a train while transporting Government
freight between Leavenworth and Fort
Yuma. The claim has been under inves.
tigation for ten years and passed astorrect,
payment being delayed only in consequence
of n supposed want Of Jurisdiction. The
first suspicion as to the business of the
claim was excited by clamors Of persons
who accepted share in the a ward.
Captain Campbell, commander at Sitka,
in recent letter to the Secretary of the
Treasury, asserts that the customs officials
in Alaska are not jealous for the suppress
sion of illegal traffic He arrested Deputy
Collector Carr at Wrangel year ago for
violation of the liquor law and malfeasancc
in Office, and since then "all kinds Of ras-
cality are being found out about him. -
Deputy Collector Knight, at Sitka, pur-
chased liquor which he knew was illegally
sold.
The NdshrWe american publishes a
statement that in 1873 Secretary Belknap
rejected bid of the Knoxville Marble
Company to furnish headstones for the
national cemeteries, although it was the
lowest bid by sGs,0OO, and awarded the
contract to an Indian trader ut Keokuk.
ST. Louis, March 3.-The Republican
learns that Lee & Reynolds, ost.traders
at Camp Supply, make no secret of the
fact that they hold their franchise as a
thing purchased ard at large figures.
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DIED.

On Sunday, the 9th of February. nao,
Pleasant Valley, Mr.. Andrew +. G.l,s;a
aged ~ years, month and q DAYS.
Near uniontown, On Monday last NJ
Eiiza Hughes, widow Of Rev. Singleton
| Hughes, aged 81 years. 's'e'o''
/ AT fatapseo Station, Clinton TAYLOR. aced
about ten years, second son OF John II end
Margaret Taylor. ~ "''u
Suddenly, on the 18th utimo, Maggie Leo
only, child of Emanuel and Matilda MackIey
aged years, months, and DAYS.
cannot express my feelings, when bur.
rledly sent for by the stricken parents Of or,
little friend, who had fallen in The midst Wv,
her childish sports, stricken hy a Sudden hlov
OF the death angel aud, upon arriy;ny ayJ
examining the child, ! found the sad news TO-
tFnas and tho little hope had that She mich,
not be dead was proven 10 be yalueless Sbe
was very sweet child, and such n treasure
to her kind parents, that we cannot helm H.,
wonder why il had TO be so? She had oniy
Ten her mother few moments before. AMI
Just as she was enjoying the sports Of childisl,
innocence, she received the summons and
her happy spirit fled to the bosom Of Jesus
uh how the mothers heart must have bIed
as inc truth flashed upon her, that her dar,
ing hie had He'd, and that which she EN-.
e,'>er 40 pui1 tiic Htcitre body. Ali haw
many tears, bitter tears, were shed over ths,
precious formg How those bleeding hearts
groaned beneath the agony that heayed tbe
breast, as they felt their burden TOO heavy ~
bear. And the voice Of the angel sn;r;t
Trust in Him, He docth all things we'll y
seemed not to sooibe those stricken souls ne
they felt that their darling, their household
Jewel had been snatehed forever from ,heis
pmbrnee y ~" tHo''
llille. Maggie was buried at Stone Chanel
on Sunday, Feb. ~ The sermon prcacbed
by the Rev. Charles Reed, 10 the large audi.
encce assembled to shed sympathetic tear
with the distressed parents, was filled with
many promises 70 the parents thar they would
NEST their darling again.
Kind parents know lis sad.
To feel your darling Is no more
But your darling Is with Jesus
Resting on the other shore
When you feei sad and lonely.
And frtm Iepronch can scarce refrain
hcmembeT the Havlours promise
You shAll meet your loved one again
Frederick papers please copy. > -''7' = =
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0RPBAYs' CouRT.-Adam Shower, ESQ.
Chief Judge; Isaac C. Bale and l.. y. Sling.
lnff, Esqrs., Associate Judges DR.. Henry d.
Beltz, Register of Wills; Geo. NJ. Parke, Esq,
Deputy Register.
Monday, March 6, Ls7G.-Daniel r. Saw.
Ter, guardian to Ann V. Sayler, settled third
and final account.
Joshua 1. Perrine, executor Of Larkin
Fisher, deceased, returned inventory of goods
and chattels, list Of debts and inventory of
money, and received order to notify creditors.
Lydia Warner, natural guardian to Henry
}. hofiacker, settled sixth account.
The last will and testament Of Frederick
Helwig, deceased, was admitted TO probate.
and letters testamentary granted to Joseph
Helwig and Henry G. Helwig.
The last will and testament Of Balster Fin.
ster, deceased, was admitted to probate and
letters tsstamentaTy granted to Jesse Finster.
Tuesday, March Jesse Finster, exeon.
tor of Balster Finster, deceased returned in.
ventory of goods and chattels, and received
orders to sell goods and ehattels and notify
creditors.
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A way freight train, with passenger car
attached, broke through bridge falling
100 feet on the Harpers Ferry and Val
ley Railroad, sixty-three miles from IIar
per's Ferry, on Monday night. Eleven
persons were killed and seven injured
The killed are W. A, Wightman, of Edin.
burg, Val G. l.. Noel and r. f.. Ham
mond, of Mt. jackson, Va; X. l.. Wood
supposed to be of Richmond; c. II. Hodge
sou, member of the West Virginia Leg.
islature; j. A. Baldwin, of Baltimore; MIR
Cana, of Winchester, Va; A. c. Bowen
commercial traveller, of Baltimore; +
Donovan, engineer, aud J, Chapman aud
+. Jefferson, hrakemen.
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NO. 1920.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll eouu,t 3,
Court of Equity.
Report Of sales Of Real Estate under D.l
of Trust.
Jeremiah III. Smith, Trustee, vs.. Elinl,i
Smith and others.
nRDERED this sth day of March, A b
~ 1876, that the sales Of the real 90
whereof Peter Il. Smith. late of Carollo ~,
y, died seized, made by Jeremiah II. Ss4
Trustee, to sell the same under deed If try
from the widow and heirs at law of ad J
ceased, and this day reported TO this Cos-s
said Trustee, be ratified and confrma, /,
less cause TO the contrary thereof be ,hss.
On or before the 10Th day of April nett: ,.
vided u copy Of this order be inserted ons
each week for three successive weeksi 10
newspaper printed and published a, We,.ai
ster, in said county, before the % daJ
April next.
The report states the amount Of sales I. !.
three thousand eight hundred aud ninei; .
dollars aud ninety and onc.half cents &
sgl 500,
WIN. n. HAYDEN,
Judge Of the CT. Coar
True copy,--Iest;
mar ll.3t FRANK 7. SHAW, Clet.
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Two men were seriously injured on
Monday night BY an explosion of gus ut
Prospect shaft, three miles from Wilkes
barre, Pa The shaft was on FIRE some
tine since, aHd was aoodpd to cslinguish
1t. The water was being pumped out
when spark from q miners lamp eapsed
ne fFst explosion. This set fire to the
wood work. and IS the gas accumulated
explosion followed explosion far oyer three
hours. Some Of them were very severe
aud shook the earth like an earthquake.
The hre has been extinguished, but the
amount Of damage Is not known.
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The Baltimore Gazette says The Ra-
dieal papers have stopped complaining
about the do-nothing policy of the House
Of Representatives, "the ex-Confederate
House." Those ex- Confederatcs are doing
some pretty good work just now. the work
the country wants them to do.
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PUBLIC SALE,

NHE undersigned will sell n, ,,,tr.
= at his residence, half mile som p si's
ards Mill, Hampstead district On H. 's'cil,
leading from Gorsueh station 10 Mil Mil ro "n
Thursday, tie sd Of March. Il n ,ss ~
o az ~ Q clock n. the following prom.
s ses 70 a W.. Three good work hor StYs-
no. goou mule, 2 hogs, good 4. W--Xl
chain Sr aSo nL s.ohe,bed, wood ladders, los
bands, set front aears' brldIas ess preech-
OF chestnut shingles, and ebes,nu, v'i ha, io'
posts and rails, lot OF wood. bnrn, i;, ooarusi
other articles. ''''""'nl lime, and
!. Terms Of Sale; An sums under ION al,
lars, cash on all sums Of or over ,on w aol.
ersdit oil eight months will be s;sa "V'' ~ !
purchaser giving note with apnrovsJ , sen tne
bearing interest frora the day Of sale 'eeur' y
AMOS II. LOWE
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ANALYSIS
TRUSTEES SALE.

TllE undersigned, Trustee, by virtue of "A
- deed Of trust duly executed by VIM. II
Wimert and Ann Elizabeth Wipert his wife.
aud recorded, will sell at Public Sale, on
Thursday, tie ,3Oth day Of Mureh, 1916.
at O'clock, p. M, on the premises. situated
on lAberty Street, IN the City of Westminster.
Lot OF Ground containing Acre of Land,
more or less, conveyed To the said Ann Eliz
aheth Wlmert by deed Of CONVEYANCE from
John b. Boyle and Elizabeth Boyle his wife.
and recorded among the land records of Gar,
roll county, upon which is erected "A cop,inr.
table two story frame Dwelling A >,N-0
House, good well of water with ATTAS
pump in the yard. Lot WELD lfxhIAN
fenced and in good condition. E1Isr5
Also at the same time aud plnce the CoI.
lowing Personal Property: ! Bedstend. l
lrundle Bedsiead, Coal Stove. Ionf Ia
bic, ! Kitchen do, Sink Bench, Shot Gum.
with other articles not mentioned
iERhs OF hEAL ESTATE. --One.th third cash.
balance ! in equal payments of 4 and 10
months, the purchaser giving note with mn
proved security bearing interest from date
possession. given on LIST April. 1876.
kRNs or PERSONA. PgoPEgTY. su,,e
oil ~ and under, cash, above that amonn, a
credit OF six months will be given. In mr.
shaserS giving notes with approved secnri,y.
bearing interest from date.
,, 4. LYNCH,
'"' 'i'~ Trustee.
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The Radical journals are striving to cs.
tablish a new political code, They hold
that when Democrat commits fraud in
ofhce,-Tweed, for instance,--the whole
party is responsible. But when Repub-
lican-Belknap-is detected, it is not a
partisan affair, and the Republican party
is in no way responsible
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A three-masted schooner laden with
cotton and drawing la feet of water,
went to sea Sunday through the jetties at
the South Pass of the Mississippi. When
the Jctties were begun there was but 8 feet
OF water at the South Pass.
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Daring the past month there have been
thirty.three illicit distillcries broken up in
South Carolina by the revenue officers.
These distillerles were making quantity
of whiskey, the tax upon which would
have yielded the Government from s410
to $500 per day.
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VIM. A. Darling aud Spencer II. Green,
late officers of the Third Avenue Bank of
New York city, have been held for trial
for wilful perjury in swearing to false
statement of the bank to the Banking
Department at Albany.
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The coolest thing yet in connection
with the fall of Belknap, was sermon on
Sunday night, by the immaculate pastor
Of Plymouth Church, on official corruption,
"Thc Old-fshioned sterling virtues needed
in high places" was the theme of Mr..
Beeeher's discourse
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NO. l5ae EoI-rTy.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County
Francis Williams ct. al,. VS.. Jesse Willal
Vt. ais.
.ARDEltED this 10Th day Of March, A, !
~ 1875, that the account Of the Asip
hled IN this cause be finally ratified and co.
hrmed, unless cause to tho contrary lhefts
pc shown on or before tho 2Sth dAy oil ha'e
instant; provided copy Of this order be \
serted for two successive weeks before
last named day, in some newspaper puhifh'
in Carroll county.
FRANK T. SHAW, Clerk
True copy,--Test
mar ll-2t FRASK I. SuAw, CfFk
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The yield of bullion from the Consoli-
dated Virginia Mine of Nevada during
February was s., 1872 900, about 45 per
cent, of which was gold. The Weld for
the present month will be more than three
millions.
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Assignee's Notice Of AppointmsH
In Bankruptcy.

DlsrnIcr OF MARYLAND, IS: :,
~ Wsstmiaster, he 9ih day qf March, ~
INHE undersigned hereby gives nctlr N; \
- bis appointment as Assignee OF r ~,
wilson, IN the county Of Carroll and s'a W. !.
Maryland, within said district, who has ~ !,
Iadjndged Bankrupt ON his own pesa'os' =
The District Court Of said district.
DAVID F0WB,h-
mar Il.at Assignee.
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Ex-Secretary Bclkuap was on Sunday
placed under arrest at his residence at the
instance Of the AttoFney-Gene upon
the information that he was about to leav0
the country.
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The Annapolis Gaseae takes an edito-
rialupon the Legislature from the Alrocatc
of the 10Th ult., without credit, and the
iSentiaef Of the 18th inst, copied it, cred.
tied to the Gazette. Pair play, gentlemen.