Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-04-12

SEEDLINGS rcR mrs HoRsfpNf
James Gordon Bennett Is evidently ar
rsagins for = long 1tay sbrcad- Some
lie g he scld o. sporting Lars and
nrusten ths6may readily Dc nFisee3
s1foa1 and IS siuce been bnsy inlsodS-
pGrtiu1r thos9 10 witch " cGngs - be-
- hsycad sspl sing "a Eusppe- @
Wednesday the steamship Canada to0k
out sax horses. two polo ponies. one tea
cart, and Mr.. Benefits famous four
horse drag. Four Of the horses are
those that drew the drag. and are pro-
badly better mated than any that he
might purchase abroad except At great
expense. The other two horses are
favorite hunter and . costly hack for
riding to cover or for coupe use. The
po1o poaiss 60 lWo choice animsla, we'll
trained, with which The proprietor Of
the Herald may introduce the game OF
polo in Paris. Harry Blasson accom-
panies the stock across the ocean, and
will take charge Of IL until he delivers
it TO Mr.. Bennett.
Another indication of Mr.. Benefits
intcntion TO stay, abroad for long time
IS his order for the fitting out OF the
Dauntless for voxage.. A member Of
the New York Yacht Club says: .Jem
Is very popular in Paris, and NAV stay
there Tor i've years. He speaks French
well. j. liberal end lisefy. and likes the
place. His little escapade in ecarte has
been forgiven and forgotten At all the
clubs, and, besides, in that affair he
really was not at fault"
II is said that the proprietor Of the
Herald will esther lease or entirely close
bis elegant mansions in town and 10
Newport during his absence, and that
he, viii conduct the Herald through
daily cipher dispatches BY cafts.r His
sister will probably remain abroad with
him. ' .s.t
THE CUR SrREAM.-The great ''riv-
er in the ocean," known as the Calf
Stream, from the Golf Of Me xico to the.
Azores, is 1000 miles in length, and
ITS greatest breadth 100. At the 6rst
its speed is four miles an hour; but this
gradually declines as it becomes more
diffased. Otfthe State of Florida its
temperature is eighty three degrees, or
nine degrees above the surrounding wa
tiers; and of Newfoundland. in " inter,
il is twenty-five to thirty degrees warm
er than the neighboring seas, ihus& aus-
ing the dense fog Of that region. II is
a great dispenser Of beat aud moisture
in its course. To its influence, are, ow-
ing the yerdure Of the Emerald Isle
and the mildness ofthe climate of West
ern Europe compared with countries
elsewhere Of corresponding ATTITUDES.
1t arrests the chilling Arctic Icebergs,
which melt awey in its tepid waters.
II is Of deep indigo blue as long as its |
current is deep and narrow; and the line |
Of demarkation between it and the ada
cent waters is SO marked that vessel
may be seen floating one half in the |
Cult Stream and the other in the com
mon waters Of the sea: and two buckets
let down, one at the bow, the other at |
the stern, will draw up water differing |
in temperature by no less than thirty |
degrees.
THE SITuArioN.-Twenty three States |
have Democratic Governors. There is
Democratic majority in the House,
The Senate is nearly equally divided,
and in two years viii be controlled by
the Democrats. There is a white ma
iority OF more than million Democrats |
in the United States, and an absolute |
majority Of quarter Of million. A
Republican who was not elected Pres
ident, holds the office through fraud
A hundred thousand Republicans hold
the minor Federal Offices through the |
same fraud. This is the political situa-
ton in nutshell, and it is well to re-
member the leading facts.-.E. Y. Sun.
WARS OF THE 18TH CENTURY.-Thc |
wars Of tins century have been the most |
bloody and costly since the palmy days
Of Rome and Greece. For its ten great
bloody periods. viz, the Nspoleonic.
Grecian, Crimean. Italian, Danish, Aus
trian 1866. Brazilian, American, Abys-
sinian, and Franco-German wars-leav-
ing out minor expeditions and skirmish-
es-the figures foot up $3S 967 800, 900 |
expended, and 1l,70s, 900 men des-
troyed from 1890 to 1871. Two-thirds
Of this aggregate outlay of men aud |
money are to be charged on the ledger
to Napoleon l. up to his closing battle
fought at Waterloo.