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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-18
CHANGE OF TINE
WESTERN MARYLAND Il. ROAD.
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IN and after Sunday, Nov. II, 1877
~ Passenger Trains will run rs fol-
lows;
LEAVE MECHANICsToWN
For Baltimore and Westminster at 7:21 A.
NJ, aud BIT Z. NJ.
FOR Haserstown and Williamsport 11:13
A II and 7l3 p N
ARRIVE MECHANICSTOWN
From Baltimore and Westminster at II
lyA NJ and 7:l3 p NJ
From Williansport and Hagsrstown at
1921 q IN, and 3:l7pm
ENxtrTsBURG RAILROAD Change Of
Sehsdmk.-On and after Sunday, Nov II,
trains will leave Emmttsburg at 655 a. m,
and 80 and 6.l0 p. M; and arrive at
Rocky Ridge 7.a5 n. m, and 800 and GAO
pm.
And will leave Rocky Ridge 1856 a. NJ,
and 3.A and 6.55 p. M, and arrive at EN-
u,itt.burg 11.25a. m., and 4O5 and and 7.25
p. N.
Passenger Trains On w. NJ. R. r. leave
Rocky Ridge rs follows: Eastward-7.3s
.. M, and 344 p. M. Westward-1G.55
.. IN and csc pm.
JIM. HOOD,
Gen'l Manager.
B. II. GRISWOLD,
Gen'l Ticket Agent.
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DIRECTORY
uF FREDERICK COUNTY
AND
The Borough of MechanicstoWn

IUC DVIVWS" VI
40: =
COUNTY OFFICERS:
chief Judge-Hon r. I. Bowie.
A.,ocp.res-Hons. John A Lynch and W.
v Dsuic.
States Attorney-John c. Motter.
Clerk of Circuit Court-Thomas Cor
such.
sherif-Col. WIN Richardson.
Avdttsr-Fredk. J. Nelson.
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thousand tons. And here II may be
worth while to note, az \ measure Of Russian
commerce. that in 1876 fourteen thousand
four hundred and fifty vessels entered the
seaports of the empire, their aggregate ton
mage being 2,s73,oOO In these tables we also
find for the first time an official estimate of
the Russian coasting trade. This Is said to
employ about 1900 vessels with n capacity
OF one million tons, for the Cars domnions
in Europe, and rather more than 1000 lake
and river craft, with n tonnage Of some 40O, 900.
for the ports Of Asia. Tho general impress
sion left by these statistics, compared with
those Of previous years, may be- stated in a
word The productive and industrial ac-
tvites Of Russia, which for ten years had
evinccd steady though by no means as
tonshing advance, were abruptly and Sc
riously checked upon the outbreak Of hos
tiites, and there Is no doubt that the
retrogrcssion will be far more gravely
marked IN the record Of 1877.
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others-such as objccting without cause to
their work. and refusing pay for It: timing
them heavily for damage falsely alleged TO
have been done TO the materials intrusted to
them; and dismissing them without their
wages on frivolous charges. This business
has been reduced to system by men who
have gained much experience In II, and they
make 1t very profitable to them, while the
hardships they cause the poor girls are very
great. The officers OF the District Courts
are familiar with the devices OF these
scoundrels. through the frequent complaints
Of the swindlcd girls, but often they arc
unable to get any redress for the victims.
few days ago member of one Of these
concerne, engaged in bookbinding, was
arrested and lodged In Ludlow street JAIL
but he soon got out, while his, partners arc
hiding from the officers Of the law. Many
complaints have been made by their victims
against this and another firm In the same
business but probably scores of Che poorer
and more timid girls have been frightened
OF from appearing against their oppressors
But" says Mr.. HOGAN, the Clerk OF the
First District Court, "these are not the
only concerns which are getting their labor
for nothing. There are hat binders, shirt
makers, and others who are pursuing the
same plan, and exposure and public indig
outrage that 80 mean ami cruel method
n swindling can be pursued In New York
with the impunity it has enjoyed.
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The Bell-Punch Liquor Law.

In opposing the resolution OF Mr.. ERAsTUs
Brooks, which directs an inquiry into the
practicability Of adopting the MoPFErr
Bcll-Punch law Of Virginia in this State
Mr.. GILBERT Of Franklin made some re-
marks which are worthy Of consideration
Mr.. GILBERr's opposition To the resolution
was based on the theory that the revenue
which could hc derived from the proposed
law would be Offset by the injury to those
who drink liquor.
Now. if the proposition was to increase the
consumption Of liquor for the purpose of in
ercasing the public revenue, Mr.. GILBERT's
argument, 1t seems to us, would be conclu-
sivc. 1t would be n suicidal policy for q
State to increase its vice and crime for the
sake OF augmcnting its income. But no
such doctrine as Mr. GILBERT opposes IL
advocated by those who recommend the
Bell-punch law. 1t would not to say the
least, cause more spirituous liquors to be
sold than are sold now. any more than the
use Of the bell punch in the ears increases
the number of passengers, while 1t may add
greatly To the revenue of the companies
The liquor traffic Is Ia bc dealt with prac-
tically Dreams of n state of society in
which nothing but water will Ice drank II is
idle to indulge in People will have stimu-
lants; they will have wines and liquors. and
while the consumption Of such articles may
be discouraged by legislation, it cannot be
wholly prevented. 1t is erroneous to look
upon the traffic rs something over which We
have absolute control. People will drink
whether We say them yea or nay. Whether
any good is derived from this is problemati-
cal. Doctors disagree upon the subject,
while a. TO the evil effects which flow from
IL, in different directions. 10. they are us
mighty rivers, apparent to all The con-
sumption ur liquor increases vice and crime
IL destroys men physically and mentally
it produces domestic misery. and pecuniary
and social ruin; all this in numbcrless
eases And yet ii seems to have begun
almost with the foundation OF the world,
and We can see no ground for doubt that to
greater or lesser extent, it will continue
through all coming time.
The practical question is whether we may
not rightfully and conscicntiuusly impose a
condition which shall produce large rcve-
nue. ON what we cannot entirely prevent ?
II this evil spirit Is to inhabit the earth may
We not A. we'll saddle it with the burden of
our taxes
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Mr.. Gould's Way.

JAY GOULD has u theory that money
will do anything" as he condcsccnding re-
marked on II certain'occasion to Judge FUL-
LERroS. his attorney.
When JAY GOULD wanted information
about the decision Of the Supreme Court in
the Union Pacific interest suit, two weeks in
advance Of the public. he handed over to his
agent three calls for twenty-five hundred
shares of the stock In the sweet assurance
that That will get il, aud It did.
When JAY GOULD wants Legislation, or
wants Ia stop somebody clsc's legislation,
at Washington. it il fair To presume that he
relies there. as elsewhere on his supreme
faith in the power OF money TO accomplish
anything. lie seems to have the Senate
Committee on Pacific Railroads well in
hand. We DO not pretend to know how he
has achieved the conquest. But it Is very
obcdicnt committee. and IL docs Mr.. GoULp's
work with great regularity and fine con-
tempt Of public opinion. But We here add
wise llrrpLE-M and ". H. BARNUM
TO pause. and look around them before they
travel much further.
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Cannot be- shaken on.

The C0Wip-JOWpdi, commenting on the
assertion of certain Republican journals
that ANDERSON Of New orleans has been
vndicatcd 10y the recent decision of the
Louisiana supreme Court, says truly that,
instead of being Nindicatcd he has escaped
a iclon punishment on mere tcchnicality.
" The crime 81 manipulating and forging re-
turns Is fastened on him, aud he cannot
shake il on
What is much moro important is that the
evidence produced on his trial establishes
SO that II cannot bc shaken oil that HAYES
was put into the White House through the
manipulation, fal-iiication AMI forgery OF
election returns Thus ii is that he wears
on hi forehead the brand OF Fraud first tri.
umphant III American history; and this
brand can never be erased
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There IT, one class OF rascal, in New York
Of peculiar mcaun"e5. They are those who
make their living by swindlrg working
giiis, and they have several ways Of pro-
cecdlng. One way j. t. advertise Tor a large
number of young girls, and. when they APP
ply for work, to employ them at small
weekly wages payable. however, at the end
Of the month. On the arrival Of pay day
the employers, on one prctcxt or another,
refuse to settle with the girls who are
Obliged to leave, after having given month )
labor for nothing. The scouHdrels then adj
vertisc for new supply of girls, aud play
the same trick on them. Thus they get their
work done for nothing.
Another way is to engage lot OF girls
with the understanding that they are to re-
ccye nothing while they are learning the
business, but that they shall be paid good
wages as soon as they have done that. In
a few days the girls become efficient work.
ers, but the scoundrelly employers keep
them at labor for month and then turn
them off without cent Of pay
These are only two of the methods of
Bwlndlng very poor aud helpless class of
laborers ia New YORK, There are various
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RlTTI ESNfkE S.
Instances OF Immediate Death from BItes-
The RattIes Of South Carolina.

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sun Sir: Several
instances Of almost instant death from rattle
snake bites have come under my immediate
notice Mr.. Thomas Wilingham and | were
driving deer in Christ Church parish. on tho
post route from Charleston to Georgetown. in
1866. A buck shot by my companion fell in
kind Of dry pond about seventy yards away. flo
rode in among the undcrbrush TO secure tho
game. when Il large rattlcsnakc struck his
horse on the inside Of one Of his hind legs. Tho
animal dropped dead within two minutes.
In 1861 while on duty on James Island. in the
same State. visited the Bailey plantation. A
yards distant for pail of water. His pro-
longed absence cnused mine host to go in
search Of him. He returned in n few minutes
with the Indignation that the servant was dead.
The servant had got within n few rods Of the
house on his return 10y the narrow path. which
ran through tall sage grass. when he was struck
was bitten. The missions made by the fangs in
the calf of the leg were large showing the snake
70 have been an old settler. There was very lit
tie swelling.
A drummer attached TO my company while on
reconnaissance from Gaines Mills TO Me-
chanicsville Va. in June. 1862. slipped out Of
the road. IL was shortly seen running toward
the column holding his thumb tightly. A very
small incsion verified his statement that he
had been bitten by a rnttlesnake. Although
piled freely with whiskcy. lie was a dead man
within an hour thereafter.
There is u wide difference in tho species Of
rattlcsnakes. Those along the coast of South
Carolina have mucn brighter colors. and are
not So slender in form rs those found in the in
terror and the mountain region. The same Is
true Of the moecasins. No old hunter of that
log while in pursuit of his game. lie first steps
upon ii. for he knows the iondness his snake
ship has tor curling itself upon the lee side in u
most convenient attitude for striking.
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Reducing the Army.

The tinid and gingcrly parngs which the
House Military Committee has Just effected
In its third attempt to construct an Army
bill, ought not TO satisfy even the most eau
tious friends OF rctrenchmcnt.
Under the new organization the enlisted
men alone will still number 10000 II we
compare this force with the peace cstab-
lishnrnt- Of past years, we shall at once see
how inilat,', II l.. In the year l7s5 the en-
tire army numbered 7S6 officers and men:
In 1879 i Numbered 1916 the extra troops
being raised lay Congress. TO use the Ian
guage Of President WASHINGTON In mes
sage to the senate, in order - to protect the
frontiers from the doprcdations OF the hos
tile Indians; to prevent all intrusions on the
public lnndS; AMI to facilitate the survey
ing and selling Of the same for the purpose
of reducing the public debit" In 1894 the
troops numbered 3G2g; in 1907 the aggrc-
gate wa 1856; but in 1910 when war
anXictie- were felt, the army became 1921
strong. The war If 1872 Of course required
moro tro r- and these were continued for
some years uityrward 80 that we find the
rank and iir numbering Hoo in 1870. Re-
ductun, however. was then insisted upon;
and for the next ten years the aggregate
"sN0 VII. Vel - III 1910 Aiif arm. Id'l iF'fl
increased. in consequence Of severe Indian
hostilitio-. recent on still pending the Creek
wal the = mlu"le war. aud othrr--to ,sJ4
rank ami hlr. But in 1850 even after the
natural Increase of the Mexican war. II had
fallen back 10 9,i9l rank AMI file, and 1875
aggregate 40 Increase VS. made until
1885, when the rank and file became ll,siS
strong, and the aggregate force 1881.
What has happened since We all know
When, after the civil war; it was proposed
b. reduce the army from its strength of
G,S7j, there was an instant cutlery, as If the
proposal were a species Of sacrilcgc. Yet
legislation brought the army very hnndly
and safely down to 1921 enlisted men in
1868; t. 31.7SS enlisted men in 1871 to 25O0O,
or an aggregate Of 27,i72 officers aud men, in
1875; aud now the question before Congress
is whether legislation shall not bring the
number Of enlisted men down to 10000 in the
year ISIS.
II j., Of course we'll remembered what
special reasons were urged against rcduc-
ton at the extra session by the Texas and
other members OF Congress who had bccu
relied upon to support it. But ii cannot be
pretended that the same excuses are good
now. Mr.. liAYEo hasn't been able to bring
about his war with Mexico; nobody will say
that there is any riot duty" in prospect;
and chief JoSEPHs war Is a matter Of past
history # 9,4}l enlisted men Termed suf-
hcicnt regular army from 1850 to lsjj aud if
1l,Si' werecnlugh in 1850, IT cannot be claim
ed that 2lc.Oare too few to-day. In fact, they
are 10y far too many; and the proper rule
would be to reduce the total force to ten
thousand mll.
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schurz's Tools.


The beauties Of Secretary Schurzs civil
service reform may be gathered from the char
hcter 81 the servants that he make, Use of. The
p"rs"rul ions which some Of his timber spies
INFLICTED On Western > tticrs wer' fully Ncn,i-
lated in the Senate debate; and now renewed
attention il called To tho fact TINT one Of tho
aforesaid ~pirs was the notorious Hester. who
was sailor on the pirate Alabama, under
Semmes. andarcused Of numbering "A man IN an
Italian port. Semmrs dismissed him rs too
bad character for the Confederate navy, but
nf ~ y r' .iouS ~ ErMu DnogSn l9r NE toym,ht
other Of those spies was Ncwfombn the con-
icderatc Of Netlcship in the Washington safe
burglary business. Secretary S'hurz'- nttrn-
uun was called tu the character of both of thcs,
men at the time when they were first ml!oyel,
30 that no plea Of ignorance will avail.
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Hold LIN I

We do not propose to undertake the man
agemcnt OF the insurance business In this
State; we think 1t has been a little too much
managed" already; but we will volun-
tccr one piece Of advice to the insurance
companies which, as they get 1t for nothing
will prove, If Needed worth more than IL
costs.
The general understanding, since the ac-
quittal Of superintendent SMyTH, seems to
be that he may hereafter levy upon the in
surancc companies for any sums he chooses
to demand for political purposes. Now these
companies will do well to bear in mind that
the present condition of things is anoma-
lous, and not likely always to continue. The
next Assembly is likely to be OF very diff
fercnt complexion. Things done in the dark
by the Superintendent and the companies
may then be brought to the light Of day.
Payments which it would bc injurious TO the
reputation Of company To have known,
might better be left unmade
No company need have any fear about re-
jccting exorbtant or irregular demands.
The Superintendent, 1t Is true, has enjoyed
an apparent triumph in his acquittal; but
in reality he was never weaker than he is
to-day. His acquittal is not a true vindica-
ton of himself; it is only a condemnation
of the senators who voted for it, They
have put ON record their own estimate Of
official integrity and 1t is not such rs to in
spirc confidence on the part Of their constit-
uents
We say. therefore to the insurance COM
panies, Hold up; stand where you are.
Make no more political bargains and no
more political contributions. Hold upl
Your own safety depends upon it.
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The war cloud does not lift; II anything,
it has grown hlacker. The London Tunes says
that England's forbearance has now been
strained u the utmost limits the St Peters
burg journal responds that II is England who
is the unreasonable aggressor. that Russia has
done all she could fairly be- expected to do TO
preserve the peace Of Europe that she will
not be lullled. and that she now stands
guard. arms in hand. over the fruits of
her sacrifices. In both countries the work
Of preparation for the now imminent war
is pushed with increased yisor The Lon
don Times has the disquiciing Intelligence that
the understanding between Russia and Turkey
is now perfect, and that whenever the Car :
troops wish TO occupy the shore II the
Bosporus they will find the road open
to them. II is asserted with increased
positiveness IN London that Gen. IG-
SATIEIF has not accomplished anything by his
visit to Vienna on the other hand, it appears
from the published correspondence that Eng
lands peremptory demand for the submission
Of all the articles Of the treaty of peace to the
proposed Congress was not seconded or ap-
proved 10y Austria.
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Where Record. of Grave. mr.. no, Kent.

There is no way 10 ilnd the grave of por-
son IN either Ola frmA. - riul. or - Johns church
yards, except y the tonhsones sal the KcN pr piN,
yesterday "oM ru!N IN particular was Tor many
years the Westminster Abbey Of America Tic very
dust OF that old bIria place is the remains Ut noted
ancestors as T. shownhy the record, o the Sew York
Historical society That association Ia, attempted 10 Is,
certain, lar a. is possible now, where each person
hurled but some tomb Stone. have crmhrd others are
dt-iutvsratug and the task seems tu Doe hUtlrs-
ngnr OLD monuments. huN,Ncr have hr.u r,siur,d.
Nhlc rat n particular -rtNc j. not huuWti - We have
ga record AN Mhn Ia, ltVn huirl iu arh thurrAu
Ihhi l. very din rent thing nom knowing MhtroHhnut.
IN the Nari Tho grave trr situated II j. nstuu>uu.
hn" many persons come a. learn exactly where thrlr
,tlls hutiVi AMI who away dlsHpl.lutVd and
kInM.lIIM- NJ Whit uAlN II DO INnlNlY Ion
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Mai thc RuN MN Ga:ette save about lhe

What the RtH Man Gazette says about the
political outlook in Europe is worthy Of attcn-
ton undoubtedly but not. the reason as
signed by the London correspondent Of our
contemporary, the Herald. In speaking Of that
newspaper as the property of the Right Hon.
W. II. SMITH. First Lord Of the Admiralty. he
falls into singular blunder. As matter Of
fact it is owned by Mr. George SMITH of tho
wcll-known firm OF SMITH ELDER, THAcKE-
RAYS publisher, and the proprietor Of the Co'p-
Mn Magazine. 1t was while looking over manu-
script sent To him for the COiIthW that THACKE-
RAY preached 10 SMITH the project OF convert
ing the imaginary journal Of Pcndennis -
written by gentlemen for gentlemen-into re-
ality. SMITH jumped ut the suggestion.
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The Chicago Times occasionally gives adj
vice to the Fraudulent President. Mr. HAYES"
says that journal. will fare no better than TY-
LER and JOHNSON Jared. unless he finds cour-
age within the next twelvemonth 10 divert
public opinion from the weakness and vacila-
ton Of his domestic policy by vigorous dem
onstraion in favor Of manifest destiny ind the
racncaton Of the Mexican border" This Is
speaking satrcally, Of course. but even satire
is lost upon HAYES. He is prcdcstincd TO impo-
tencc. failure. and shame. and nothing can save
him. The man who in the Office Of President
bears upon his brow the brand OF Fraud first
triumphant in American history, il condemned
in advance; and whatsoever course he takes.
he can come 10 nothing but punishment and
shame.
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be imagined. after drinking 800 worth OF LIQUOR
week. 30 he determined Ito fee New York
for fear he should fall" and he wcnt-to CHI
cago. Sad to relate. the religious influences
that pcrmcatc the great grain mart OF the lakes
were not sufficiently powerful TO restrain HAL
IENBEcK from the bottle. and again he fell This
time he renamed drunk for year and half.
until converted once more Mt u MOODY aud
SANKEY meeting. Mr.. HALLENBEcK ia evident
~ remarkable man, but unless he is more
definite IA to the nature OF the tpple which he
drank at the rate of 300 week, his audiences
may not be 50 impressed as thoy otherwise
might be.
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The Late Alderman shannon.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-SW: May |
take IN, liberty rrcouu- ,cru. error IN the notice
oi IA, icaih o Alderman Patrick shannon ol Brooklyn
ioru1N &" Ro.,omon, lrclmi lhp wuirr assorted that
hr tei ni iluru iNtuuuf1. .fiti hN drinking aud
mrrssrnt ,u0kiu-, Whch i, uHtrur. never Know INN
either inn iriHu or an ng ,.inl smoker lie was
lnNI tree amt lir pendent hhr every honest Ir-unnn
ami always vNd,aNVrea 20 advance the interest, vi hls
cVulu! Mtn FNhtk M,SHAN., ID
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THE POPE's ALLOCUTTOM
what Leo XIII. Says. and what he Passes
Over in siience-I. II ~ New Departures

LONDON, March 30.-The Times Rome cor
respondent tclegraphs az follows Pope Leo's
allocution. delivered at the Consistory on Thurs
day. gives the Italians general satisfaction The
allusion TO the Church's captivity is very mild
His Holiness expresses no intention to struggle
Tor the recovery of his tcmporatics. The main
stress OF the allocution is laid on the relations
which IL Is intended should exist between the
Pope and the Cardinals Tho Sacred College
tyrihee the Council Of Seventy called by Moses
TO be his assistants and advisers in the
government OF the people Of Israel. He wishes
the Cardinals 10 be his by-standcrs and fellow
laborers, and. lest IL should be- thought that
merely unineaninR words fell from his ips he
expresses all the reliance he puts on their wise
fail him. IL was the dearest wish of the Council
OF Trent that the administration of the Unvcr-
sal Church should rest on the Council of Cardi-
nails. This IL n clear hint Of n return To the old
constitution Of the Church. and the reference to
the Council Of Trent seems plainly intended MS
by declaring Pope Plus TX. infalliblc. entitled
him to dispense with the advice Of either the
college or council To the. Vatican Synod
itself. TO the proclamation of the dogma OF
conception. and to all the acts Of Plus X. cx-
ccpt the reconstruction of the Scottish HER
archy, no allusion whatever occurs in the ailo-
cutiOn. The acts OF the deceased Pope haze
been sanctioned by the Church and must sttnd,
but Pope Leo seems to think that the least said
about them will be the soonest mcnded. by
his choice Of Cardinal d Petro. one OF the
youngeat and decidedly the most liberal Of
the Cardinals. as Camerengo. the Pope CON
firms the hope OF those conciliatory views
and which were expected to actunte his policy
in his dealing with the civil powers"