Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1878-01-17
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The people of New York city are at the
mercy Of 5000 steam boilers.
Delegate Mitchell, of Charles, is on the
House committee of pensions and roads and
highways
The contract with Mr.. Cotton to do the
public printing has been formally ratified in
both houses
Mr. MilIoy has been nominated by the
Democratic caucus for Police Commissioner
to succeed Col Gilmore.
Muster Johnny Cotton, of Charles ba.
been appointed one of the pages for the
House. Good for Johnny
Senator Lancaster has asked leave 10 in
troduce bill to regulate the fees Of the
States Attorney for this county
The Southern and Western members 81
Congress will make united effort TO s.cur,
more public buildings for their sections.
The Board of the State fishery force ba,
requested Capt Lemuel Mitchell, comman-
der Of the sloop Naunie Merryman to re-
sign.
Mr. Pendleton has been nominated By
the Democratic caucus for L. s. Senator
from Ohio. This nomination is equivalent
to an election.
King Victor Emanuel is dead He re-
ceived the last Sacramento Of the Church
and died at peace with the Pope His son
Prince llunbert, has been proclaimed King
Hon. Montgomery Blair is not popular
with some Democratic politicians because
they say he never came to their part, until
he was expelled from Republican cabinet.
The Republican caucus decided to cast
the complimentary vote of the minority for
DR. Steiner for U. S. Senator and for Sam'l
NJ Shoemaker, Esq for Police Commis-
sioner.
The New Orleans Times asserts that .'thc
President has asked for and will receive the
full strength of the Southern Senatorial vote
whenever it is needed by him against Conk
ling"
The defeat of Col Gilmor, it is said. has
greatly weakened the chances of Senator
Dennis for denomination, and the friends of
ex-Gov. Groome are in consequence very
jubilant.
Gov. Carrol's conduct in calling out the
military, as well as his borrowing money ON
the States credit without the sanction Of the
Legislature ought to be inquired into by
that body
A Tennessee paper says that that State
now has three well-dcfned political parties
Republicans Democrats and Rcpula-
tionists, and that most of the last named are
in the Legislature.
The cause of the strike on the canal and
on the railroad last summer, and the cause
of the riot in Baltimore. as well as Cover
nor CAROLS connection with both, ought
TO be Investigated by the Legislature
Rev. DR.. Harris, Bishop-elect of the
Episcopal Diocese of Quincy, H., declines
the episcopate, compelled to the conclusion
by considerations relating to the work of
the church in his present field of labor
As soon as the committees were announc-
ed in both houses there was a shower Of
leaves and orders In the House Mr. Blair
his memorial on the presidential
electoral commission. 1t will amount to
nothing.
Senator Lancaster is on the Senate com
mittees on labor and navigation, printing,
library. insolvent laws, and is chairman of
the committee on retrenchment in the ex-
penses Of the several departments of the
State government
Mr. Montgomery Blair's bombshell has
gone off. but seems to have done no damage
o any one but himself He is now politi-
ally feto dc some, as Blackstone saws
who shooting at another, the gun bursts
md kills himself. -Bolt Gazette.
Hon Montgomery Blair. whose capacity
0 M Ike trouble amounts to genius. offered
n the Maryland Legislature memorial.
consisting of one gigantic sentence, which
ppeals to Congress to to reopen the ques-
ion of the presidency Wash. Post.
1t is probable that Governor Carroll would
rave preferred TO see Col. Gilmore made
Police Commissioner. but it is not like
y that he did anything more than wish
!. 1t was party discipline as much as any
hing else that defeated Col. Gilmore.
The total number of postal cards ISSUED
urng the six months euded 3lst Dace Der
S17, was 50, 422 800. an increase of H.
70, 900, or nearly = per cent. over the
sues for the corresponding period of the
reylous year. This fact is an indication
f the revival of business. AS the increas.
issues of postal cards the last fiscal year
yer the previous year was only lit
e less than Ii per cent.