Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1878-01-31
Nems ann Qthfr Etfms.

taxed FIVE dollars for the maintenance Of
tue strests
The State of Ohio, besides possessing
Private Dalzell and Stanley Matthews, has
debt of $4,000 coo
Gen. Andrew Chapman of this county.
it is thought will be the next Democratic
nominee for Congress from this district.
Thus far the popular subscription to the
four per cent loan amounts to only two mil
lion dollars, which is not very encouraging
Among the Charles countians in Annap-
oils last week were Gen. A. G Chapman,
Henry Il. Harris Esq. and VIM. p. Comp
ton, Esq.
Senator Lancaster has obtained leave to
introduce bin for taking the sense Of the
people of this county on the subject of re-
moving the Court House
Senators Bannon, Lancaster and Hep
bron, and Delegates Snowden and Acton,
made visit on Wednesday last to the aims
house of Anne Arundel
Hon. Sid Wilson of Worcester is the
youngest and handsomest member of the
House of Delegates. His associates speak
Of him as a devlish clever fellow and the
girls all say 20 he's 50 nice
The California legislature has instructed
us senators and requested the Representa
tlves from that State to support Mr. Shelly
Oil for the restriction of Chinese immigrn
ton, which levies tax Of $3.50 per capita
A new kind of cloth, of hemp and wool. is
how made in Kentucky, and is said to be
durable; yet it is so cheap that the material
Ior a whole suit-coat. vest and pants-cost
only 81 1t wears equal to he best i'm.
ported cloth
The Democratic leaders who sustain the
policy and measures that for sixteen wears
have controlled the government. in the in
terest of rich monopolists, will 20 under.
We slncely hope that Mr.. Groome may not
be one of them. Standard.
Delegate Cox is after the SherifFs and
States Attorneys fees with very SHARP
stick. Now would it not be well for Dem
ocrats who expect to succeed the present
incumbents of those Offices to get after
Delegate Cox with sharp stick in turn.
The missionaries having in charge the
moral reformation of the two legislative
bodies at Annapolis are quite cheerful ovel
what they have already accomplished =
Brother Bannon has so far advanced il
holiness that he is known as Bishop Bannol
now.
President Hayes still keeps up one of hi
nome customs at the white house Ever,
Saturday night his family and few friends
meet and sing some of the old methodist
tunes. This is sort of umbilical conn G
ton with religion. While it is kept up tn,
country is safe.
The existence of such a place or condi-
ton as He1 is being now discussed in a
lively way throughout the country by divines
and newspaper men. Could not Bishop
Bannon of the Maryland Senate be induced
to let himself out on the subject. Itwould
be elifying. He and brother German might
have the matter settled by caucus.
Our editor was in Annapolis last week
and was delighted to hear many highly com
Elementary remarks passed upon the speech
Of Hon. Ge' rye G. Merrick made in reply
to Mr.. Blair on the famous electoral com
mission memorial of the latter. 1t is said
to have been mastery effort We are
sorry to say however that Mr.. Merrlck
bankers after the resumption of gold coin
currency fund
Four-tifths of the Democratic members
OF Congress is heartily in favor of remone-
tlzIng silver, and opposed to the resumption
bill because 1t is scheme to give the whole
control of the currency of the country into
the hands of two thousand confederated ma
tional banks. The Democratic party must
be either the peoples party, or the party of
the grasping monopolists.
The Hon. James B. Groome, U. s..
Senator elect, is in entire accord with the
financial policy of the bondholders and cap
italists. The result of the contraction pol
icy may change the views of Mr. Grosme
and many other Democrats before he takes
his seat. The Democracy of the West,
devoted as it is to the welfare of the pro-
duclng classes, will be in the van Of the
party, and Maryland will fall into line
Partial reputation of the National deb,
is now advocated by many influential South
ern men. The bondholders and cold spec
uIators have insisted on their pound of Aesh,
and, having got their investments back
and enormous interest, insisted on more
than their bond; and now great MANY
people agree with Mr. Watterson, of the
Courier journal, that the entire National
debt cannot be paid, and that there must
be REIMBURSEMENT.