Saint Mary's beacon., 1877-09-06

OF residence ALABAMA, IN the Goth year
Of his age. Tie great wild sea rover"
was born in Charles county. Nd, Sept.
9Th. 1893. He ena<red the United
States navy as . midshipman in 1895,
became lieutenant in 1887, and COM
mander in 1855. In 1884 while await
ing orders, he studied law, and was ad.
miited to the bar at Cumberland Mary
land. During the Mexican war he
served both on board ship and as aid to
Gen. Worth. On the outbreak or the
civil war he resigned the secretaryship OF
the lighthouse board at Washington,
took command ofthe Confederate Steam
er Sumpter at New Orleans. ran the
blockade at the mouth of the MississiP-
pi, and in July, 1861. captured several
American merchant vessels in the Gull
of Mexico. He then went to South
ampton. England, where he was for
some time closely watched by the Uni
tied States steamer Tuscarora. When
he went to sea the TuscarOra was de-
tanned twenty-four hours BY the British
authorities. but she followed him to the
Straits of Gibrslter, and so closely block
AIDED him in the port Of Tangier that he
sold his vessel and returned to England.
In August, 1862, he took command oi
the steamer Alabama, built for him a.
'BiFckehhsSd: England, manned princi-
pally by an English crew, and contin-
ued his career of capturing and destroy
ing merchant vessels. On January IL.
1868, of Galveston, Texas. he engaged
the United Steamer Hatteras, and after
a short engagement sunk her. On June
19, 1864, in an engagement off the har-
Dor of Cherbourg, France, the United
States steamer Kearsage, Captain Wins.
low, sunk the Alabama, and Admiral
Semmes was taken up by the English
yacht Deerhound and carried to Eng
land. After the close of the war he en-.
tered upon the practice of law at Mo-
bile, Alabama, where he has continued
to reside, and where he has enjoyed
great personal popularity. He was ar.
rested and taken to Washington in 1865
but was discharged after an imprison.
men. of four months. He delivered a
number of public lectures in regard to
bis naval exploits, and has also pub
lished Services Afoat and Ashore
during the Mexican war, (1S5l:) Cam.
paign of General Scott in the Valley OF
Mexico" (IS5a:) THE Cruise of the
Alabama and the Sumter" (lS64:) and
Memoirs Of Service Aaoat during the
War between the States" 1867 Ad.
m,ral Semmcs was an experienced sea.
man, a cool and daring commander, and
his death will be lamented by host o.
admirers.
LECTURE ON SoLoMoN's IstAHp.-
Upon the invitation of the ladies' o
Middieham Chapel the Hon. Eli J
Henkle, our Representative in Con
gress, has kindly consented to deliver {
lecture at Solomon's Island on the 18Th
Of September. The object OF the lee
ture is to raise sum OF money sufficient
to carry out necessary improvement
in come ction with the chapel, and the
small admission fee of 25 cts. will bt
charged. As many of us know, the
Doctor is very entertaining speaker or
the stump, and We feel assured that ht
will prove equally so on the PLATFORM
His willingness to aid the ladies Of the
Chapel in their commendable purpose
canno, be too highly appreciated, anc
we are sure that he will be greeted b,
a large audience.
The Leonardtown band has volun
teered ITS Services tor the occasion, anc
it is whispered that after the lecture
there will be dance. We advise ou
young men and women who dance tt
be on hand, for the chance Of dancing
bv such music as the aforesaid band car
give should not be thrown away.-CaL
rert Journal.
c. In this age Of scepticism, fact.
are required to inspire confidence in the
minds of the people; but, with good in.
dorsers, they are willing 10 test any ar.
ticle claiming extraordinary merit. The
proprietors OF Halls Vegetable Siciliar
Hair Renewer offer the following in
dorsement of the merits claimed by then
tor their preparation. by the Pittsburg
Pa, "Christian Advocate;" viz, "Tht
public have so often been deceived b,
the use of worthless preparations for ths
hair, that an article Of this kind, to gair
their favor and secure their patronage
must possess real merit. We are GLAD
to assure our readers that Halls Vege
table Sicilian Hair Renewer is meeting
with the success which ITS merits SC
Justly deserve: and we have reliable ev
idence, that 1t will perform all that il
claimed for it, in restoring gray hair Il
its natural color, and, as permanen
dressing, is unsurpassed"
THE DrpprR. Con sielafion .fbou
TO Dissolre Parfnership.-The breakin:
up Of the constellation Of the "Dipper'
is prophesied in an article BIZ Prof. Rich
ard A. Proctor. The professor find
logical reasons for his belief 10 the mo
ton of the stars composing the constel
lation, illustrates these with careful di
agrans of his own. In one map tn,
Dipper is shown as il was 100 900 wear
ago, and in another as ii will be 100, ,0e'
years hence. Five Of the seven star
the professor claims, form one famil,
and travel together; but the other TIVE
have distinct motions OF their own, an,
are slowly drifting out of their relativ.
positions in the Dipper.
@ One Of the most amusing an,
suggestive scenes is a company of av
erage Americans at a dinner table
Suggestive, because il indicates the pre-
vailing national habit of rapid eating
with ITS inevitable result-DysPepsia