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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-03-29

u 1-tnat ralerode That smile was gorn.
II think he was the maddest man ever
sor. Seq he, drot that Alkyhali King
lf it bad not BIN for him, would have
had so dorgs on the ralefode, and quick
as flash, he had his ledpencil out, and
q ole envellup. He multiplied S25.71
by so dorgs, and found by kackalasuu.
that at the same rate, IN ten years il
would be 81, ,2S5. SO. He said he didn't
mind the ioss of tlie ole jakkass, becaws
he wasn't wuth nuthin. But he sed he
was sorry to Part with him; he was SO
sobertukkin; he was the very tipe Of q
teaioataler; whereas, the bludded boss
was tipe OF the feller who had taken
two OF three niPs; he didn't Ike the
bludded hoss. 90 ~ 80
s's77 And Dustin into tears be cried,
OrI my losses Is muisiplide. 't
fi1ks ! never lost . individual tisinR,
But twas the ack Of AikyhaIf King.
-lsrsz j never nussed . ole she horg;
But ralerodes kilt Der and the dorg.
"a so Add nov that other los, aIasi 4iAA
ai That sobsrlookiig ole jakkas =,
As sone as Maesterem aiited from his po-
etikil fite. he sed he was goin OF have Hell
abolished L suppose for his own bene-
fly and have Mr.. Alkyhall King ban
ished from the kounfy. So he went TO
work and got up . petishEn to the Led
gislachor For the .sbuv purpus.
s As The. fust abullishan cost 2 milyuns
of white lives for 4 milyuns of lazy mig
gers, I'm aginst abullishun Of orl sorts,
and / determined to get upsa kounier
Petishun. Sol put a notis in the Pid-
gunvale Maggyzeen callin q kunven-
shun Of the pepil on the next proximo.
They-cum ike q ayalanch. - a-sss3
when we orgynised, they elected me
eheerman. On takin the cheer. sed !:
Friends and feller-sitizens, / have called
yon to mete here to-day, TO vote on two
grave and important questuns. will
put the fust queshtun fust. II is, shall
He'll be abolishedi An who are in IA
vor OF il will say I. A tremendous
shout went up. I! Az who are oppos-
ed TO il will pleze say no. No, feebIy.
"A count was called Tor, and showed 100
for. g. sginst.4 Those in the uegativ
were the Chairman, the four Jus-om-
ulSGa anu bue tUut nut0oGSs DcAu 70
much disapintrd in the vote, Isaid,
Friends and feller-sitizens The laws
Of Draeos and even Hell itself Is no Ter
ror 10 the good. 1
aThs Fear o Heirs = hahgsmaa's whip,
- To baud the wretch in Oloer." - -,
I've herd Il sum where Tilton Bcechev
has abolished bell for has own benefit.
Very good. ifhe BY 50 doing can get into
sum other place. But / have sum 8outs
shout that 4 d0n't believe thss the
uther place Is aplace ior mkt kumpany.
| don't believe shst sdslterers and mur-
derers win be admitted, though they
preech teatolleism and shout gt5yy from
the gallus. But, fefler sifixens. who's
goin 10 abolish IL ? Let me tell you Of
sumthin herd wupce. Therr was q
kuntry Of mice, which kat clamed by
Tue rte Of diskuvery. Every wunee
in while The cat would 20 overint0
the mice -kunfry and kill suas of the
mices So the Tnics called kunvens
sRUn. Menny plans were suggested 70
stop il, but none seemed TO suite. At
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-03-29

e5-SesndaI Is fedsbs ssmauy streams
- thesNale. andthers is ufien = hHaeh
di6icultg in tracing il to its source.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-03-29
Iistbe c06sIsBle that brought me here.

I-istbe constable that brought me here
81 do not know" said the MaYor. "iI
be Is The greatest knave, but knoV he
Is the greatest feol. nrArEr
When / count the spots in a pack oI
cards 4 find 3BJ q many days IS there
ares6 syear& when ecdnttte num-
of cards in aPAek, Il Aii6d 52-the usim-
beFvf weeks in i year. n find shere
are twelve plele.au
So you see pack On cai.--1- -sss-s-:-.ss
. Bible, and Almanac and d Prayer
Book. - u = a.s j gr.e aa4 'saf
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-03-29

e5sA Mass4ehusetts TFishEnan has bis
honest doubts on The Uppefrhost theoIo-
gical question. HIS wIie died recently,
and meeting friend on the street ne
said despondfhgIy. tstvelI, the old wo-
man il gone. ~ 's6yheFe ~ asked his
sympathi1Ing friend. Who had not heard
other derease. b'I don1 know, but she
IS dead anyhcw," Faid Patrick.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-03-29
ICommUnicATfD.
. =. PIDeUnvAtE. 1873.

DsAs NEYxU s--Akosdin TO promis,
! rite 90 CIV you the naze. u i dred-
ful and powerful bz3. The ralerode
run OF the trsk aud kiIs ass h0rw, dorr
and . jakkass. They weer I'll the pro-
peFtys of A1sesteresns Eessna powerful
mad about il. He lays all the blame %
DIR. Aikyhall Kiag, who was passin-
jer on the Rale r. aflhe tImess kahink
be wonld konsidder i teer equiyyient
for his los. il the pepeI would believe
that ks nu thai Mr. Alkyha King was .
Ionah. and orkfo hav bin ihzone over
bord As such, But Msesterem noes sum
things, and he new theer want no
Tbeer was 1853, 600 dolIers on the
RaIe X. also. That was all lost. Macs
terern lays that on Mr.. "A. King. II
beiongd to The skools. MaestereTn SEE
:ntarnal imprwcement menes skoois.--
Like q treW fiianthropis, he didn'tseme
to think about self, but went to skratchin
n the durt to find the lost mummy. He
believes that q rite smart part OF it has
bin poketed and karrid of by Mr.. King
au0 uto NGuUSs AAG tSCtty kOtHC0 ~ tuE
mouth with rage. Bst whether q was
the los Of the horg, dorg and jakkass, or
the inturBal mummy, don't know. /
luv sieh spattryots. Wush theeru was
more Of en-. Consolsshnn, like fileand-
thoppy. is sum. times very chepe; and
sezl Maesterems yoa can souce thatole
SOW. ADD you'll save a annual tax of .
dollers on the dorg. The cloud that had
bin on, bis brew vanished, and. lnsted
theer was smiles. Wun gud dede, on q
average day, bein enuff to satisfy my
6leandthropY, / left and went home,
leavin Maesterem ,scratchii in. the duri
with his fingers. Two days after, I went
10 the. sene Of the dizaster ag;n. and
found Maesterem diggia in the durt.
But now he, had a shnger scoop. ]
never saw q man so eggsillerated. He
said he he'd souced the ole sow, and had
bin siferin two, days on the dorg., That
he had found that the annual tax oftwO
doIIers on. dorg for ten years, com
pound, would be $25.71. Maesterem
IS religious man when nessesary. and
said Instid of bein katastrofee, it was
providential. But, Nefyu, evry nabor-
hud has its Bildad or Eliphaz-men who.
il they see a pimple on your noze, or
fie bite on your neck. will tell you that
they have sene many por feller with
lie. same: but they never got over it.
- = ssv,r1end that fheer was vrun og
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-03-29

"What tsthets AOA
"The Knave. said the Mayor.
H.I will give your homer description
Of that too, if you win not get angry
II viii not " said The Mayor. IF yon
do not term me The knave."
"The greatest knave that 7 know Of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE MARK ETS.

BALTIMORE, April 10.-Flour dull
but not quotably lower. Wheat,
southern fairly active and 2a3 cents
lower; western active and higher
southern red, 1.30al, l.33; do. amber.
1.35. Corn, southern dull, lower and
nominal western dull and heavy
southern white, 51a52; do. yellow, 81
a52. Oats, dull and heavy-southern
32a35. Rye quiet and nominally
steady, 62a53. Hay quiet and un-
changed. Provisions dull and easy
but not quotably lower. Butter,
choice western very firm, but not
higher. Petroleum dull and nomi-
nal-refined III. Coffee dull and
easy-Rio cargoes, 14al7.
New YORK, April 1O.-Goldy l00B.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13
Small Currency.

Mr.. Butler (Mass.) introduced in
the House a bill to supply a convent
ent currency with which the minor
business transactions of the people
may be done, which directs the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to issue frac-
tional currency notes of the denom-
nination of so and Is cents to the ex-
tent of $50, 200, 900; this currency to be
exchangeable in sums of not less than
SO and receivable for all dues except
customs in sums not over S.. The
Secretary of the Treasury shall pay
out one. sixth of all payments in re-
demption of national bank notes in
United States legal tender of the de-
nominations of 81, 81, SO, and IS each
in equal proportions, and all payment
for the current expenses of the Gov
eminent in like proportion until the
amount of such notes in circulation
shall be equal to one-sixuh of legal
tender and national bank notes I'M
cancelled,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13
Hon. Samuel ]. Tilden. late Dem.

Hon. Samuel ]. Tilden, late Dem
ecratic candidate for the Presidency,
has received the first judicial rebuke
in the matter of his unpaid income
tax. The U. S. District Court at New
York has decided that the first count
in the Governments complaint,
which is for the tax of 1861, is not
good, but that as to the other ten
counts, from 1862 to 1871, both in
elusive, it will stand. 1t now only
remains for a jury to ascertain what
the defendants income was for each
of these ten years, and then he must
pay it. Referring to the fact that Mr..
Tilden, "like thousands of other
men," did not scruple to evade the
income tax, thinking it no crime to
do so. the Baltimore Gazette says -
cat the same time it must be admit
ted that such course cannot be- rec
enciled with the highest standard of
honor. Mr.. Tilden did not correct
the assessors valuation when, as is
alleged, it erred in his favor would
he have failed to correct it had the
error been on the other side? This
is the real question at issue in this
suit and we hope it will be clearly
and fully answered"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13

The Baltimore SIN, in speaking of
the Blair resolution, says:
The particular method in which
Mr.. Blair proposes tOtry the ques-
ton anew happens to be the ve.y
one against which, in the winter of
1867, Mr.. Blair argued with most
earnestness and force. He pro- 0ses
to make the Judges If the Supreme
Court national returning board for
the OCCASION, and have them pass up
on the results of the presidential qps-
ton, in connection with which we
see the remarkable suggestion of a
Jury of some sort in the case. Once
Mr.. Blair thought it bad enough that
five members of the court should be
withdrawn from their judicial duties
and made, as members of the electral
commission, umpires in a political
controversy. Any and every propo-
sitiOn to refer the question to the
court he opposed AS fatal to the in
Deepen dence, the stability, the reputa.
ton of the court ; and one of the
strongest arguments, perhaps, that
Mr.. Blair is right, and that no such
abuse of the court was ever cOntem-
plated by the trainers of the constitu-
ton, is to be found in the fact that,
until Congress passes special act for
the purpose, there is no form of pro-
ceeding provided by which the ques-
ton can be brought before the
court. Before the Attorney Gen
eral of Maryland can exhibit
his bill Congress must clothe the
court with jurisdiction to hear it. The
resolution upon its face provides that
it is only to become operative 'in
case Congress shall provide for expe-
diting the action" With this pro-
viso, let us hope that the resolution
is indeed as harmless as the Legisla-
ture of Maryland must have consid
cred it when it passed it-as harmless
as the fusillade of champagne corks,
the merriment and laughter of the
social gathering which followed it's
passage, and which attested the kind
Iy feelings of the Legislature pc SON
ally towards the distinguished author
of the resolution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13

when they set up the Electoral Col
Iege. They never intended that it
should merely record the will of
whatever party happened in a Presi-
Dental contest to carry the greater
number of elecroral votes. They con-
templated that the people should
merely choose the number of the col
lege, and that the latter should elect
the President and Vice President by
a majority vote, and without refer
ence to any exterior pressure or con-
siderations. There were, to put it in
other words, to be no Presidential
candidates at the polls, and the cleo
tors were to be entirely indepe ndent
in casting their ballots. How widely
we have departed from that hypoth-
esis of the Electoral College is per-
fectly well understood. 1t was unre-
publican and so could not live, but
while we have thrown it aside there
has been no complete and compre-
hensive plan adopted in place of it..
We have drifted into an endeavor to
graft upon an old plan a new practice
followed by common consent and
having many glazing faults, Electors
do nothing now but cast pro forma
votes in obedience to the majorities
which sent them to the college, and
for seventy years there has been no
instance of an elector breaking the
party bonds.
If any amendment to the Constitu-
ton revising the electoral system is
to be adopted in time to take effect
in the election of 1880 it must 60
through at this session of Congress.
1t will require the assent of the Leg
islatures oftwo- thirds of all the States,
and as many of the Legislatures on
ly meet biennially, it is evident that
there is no time to be spared. If the
constituents of Congressman could
make their voices heard at Washing.
ton they would urge members tc
take up the subject with the smallest
possible delay, and not to adjourn
until they had disposed of it. The
prospect, or even the possibility, oil
being plunged into another conten.
ton like that of 1877 is something SO
painful to look forward to that men
of all parties want to lay Introduction
upon it. We came unpleasantly neal
then to Matchmaking our politics, all
because national legislators had for
so many years been observing 9
policy of procrastination in this res
pect. The proposed amendment may
not be the best that can be formulated
there may be objections to it sufff
Gent to weigh it down, but if Con,
gress will bring it up for action il
will at least serve the valuable pur
pose of introducing the whole matter
of the electoral system to legislation
and paying the way for perfect re.
form.-BdttimOre american.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13
Riot EXPENSES.

The items of the expenses of the
militia, during the recent strike,
have been made public and it is re.
ally surprising to find what an i'm
mense quantity ofFrench brandy and
settler water our doughty heroes hid
under their vests during that excit-
ing period. Among the items we
discover one for bottle of whiskey
purchased probably to crafty the
taste OF some warrior whose plebian
stomach was not able to stand the
strain of such aristocratic drinks as
French brandy and settler water. 1t
is very evident to our minds that the
Maryland militia contemplated
bloody work judging from the mum;
Der of Surgical instruments provided
for the alienation of the wounded
braves. Why so much brandy and
settler and bottle Of whiskey was
consumed, is question our tax
payers are asking in all seriousness
and candor. If it was simply to spur
the host on to the accomplishment of
chivalrOus and heroic deeds that they
might write their names high on the
roll of fame why that must then be
taken as an answer, but it does seem
to use, remembering the boasts and
brag of these eppauletted gentlemen,
that they ought to have been able to
have scattered the mob and restored
order without stimulating their
courage by French brandy, Settler
water and a bottle of whiskey.
Doubtless it is no more than just and
proper that men who sacrificed so
much of the comforts of life and ex
posed their lives to the murderous
aim of some reckless STRIKER"
should have been properly cared for,
but less amount of brandy and
settler water, toge Their with bottle
of whiskey, costing in the aggregate
nearly 1854, should have sufficed to
Sldhc plc July blllISJ vi GIlcSt IuIlllld
heroes and sacrificing patriots. Oh,
what high old tine they must have
had as they sat under the shelter Of
the fly of some friendly tent when
twilight heightened its shadows
along the ground and slipped their
brandy and settler water and whis-
key and recounted their deeds Of
valor and hairbreath escapes from
the maddened and destructive mob !
Doubtless many of them shed tears
of regret when the strikers submitted
to law and the supply of drinks at
the expense of the State was cut off.
1t does seem to us as if an unusual
amount of brandy. settler water and
whiskey was used to quell the riot
and restore order. Had the distur-
Dances continued much longer and
our State militia been retained, it
would have had the effect of reviving
every distillery in the country.
Isn't 1854 a pretty stiff bill for French
brandy, seltzer water and bottle of
whiskey ?--FreClerick Times,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13

The Democrats were terribly
smashed at the recent election in Gin
cinnati. The Enquirer mourns as
one without hope, and refuses to be
comforted. The only time that the
Enquirer can be fully relied upon, is
on election days. 1t is exceedingly
independent, but it always advises
the "unterrified' to never scratch a
ticket. The Enquirer is truly good
newspaper, but its politics, as rule,
are very bad indeed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13
A Tribute to Levin WoolfOrd.

For years the State has had as its
Comptroller, Mr.. Woolford, and it is
only stating what everybody knows,
no more unpopular man ever filled
that Office. By willful interpretations
of the school law, he was able to car
ry over balances from the School
fund to the general treasury, and
make it thus seem in better condi-
ton than it really was. And when an
appeal from the School Commission
ers secured a judicial Interpretation
differing from that of Woolford the
State Legislature rushed to his res
cue and passed an Act, legalizing his
course and prescribing that the same
should be followed by his successor in
the future. But eight years in service
as Comptroller seems not to be consid-
cred sufficient reward for this gentle
man, and SO the Ring has discOvere d
that Tax Commissioner is needed,
who shall be general inquisitor, with
full power to supervise the assess
ment and valuation of ali property
throughout the State. A handsome
tribute is to be rendered to Mr.. w. by
creating this Office, and attaching to it
a salary of $4,000 annually, to say
nothing about the allowance of $500,
for travelling expenses. The State
will have to pay $500 annually for
the luxury of a Tax Commissioner,
but it will receive compensation in
the thought that we shall always have
Woolford with us. No one need now
to lament that his services will be
ever lost to the State, for as long as
the Democratic party shall remain in
power, this costly luxury is to remain
as one of its officers. The Legisla-
ture has had such wonderful success
in managing the finances, that it has
created two new Departments or Blu
reaus, one for an Insurance Commits
sioner and the other for Tax Com
missioner. These new officers with
the Comptroller, Treasurer and At.
torney General, will constitute cab.
met, whose machinationSar are to enable
the Governor to ho0dwink the people
and to maintain the perpetuty OF
Ring Rule. Nive la Humbug +
Frederick E.rdlni1aer.
The Baltimore Bulletin thus ridi
cules the idea that the Tax Commits
sioner is to be Of any use to the State
"Really, ifthe State is going to save
as much money by the new Tax
Commissioner AS Mpssrs. Thomas
Rayner, BLAIR, and others represent
it would be in the interest of economy
to have two or three officers of the
same sort. When Paddy was offered
a stove that would save half the fuel,
"Be jabers," said he, "Oi'll take two
of thin and save it allm Ifone Tax
Commissioner can save ms 500, 900 pen
annum in assessments and s50,000 pei
annum in taxes, two such officer
ought to save us @146,0 600 per annum
and three of them-for it will come
to that, and "A whole army Of clerks,
after session or tW0-ought 10 save
us S2l9 900 a year"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13

A great demand has arisen for adj
ditional cars and rolling stock on a
large number of the principal rail-
WAYS in the country. The large
orders now being filled haye very
decided significance, and indicate a
vast Improvement in business within
the next year. No set of men are
better posted in this respect than rail-
way managers, and when we find
them solargely increasing their trans
portation facilities, we may expect
an immense improvement in the
trade and traffic of the country.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13
Sheep Raising in Tennessee.

The Hon. Tom Crutchtield, of Chat
tanooga, in an essay on this subject,
gives the following as the result OF his
operations
My ewes are now Landing, in which
they have heretofore been very pro-
ficient. At one time % ewes brought
consecutively AZ lambs % having
twins and the 23d triplets. In 1877,
so ewes raised 70 lambs.
Since 1866 have received for sheep
and wool sold............................ S3g7400
have now on hand 100 head which
could not replace by purchase
10000
Value of flock and increase from it, S. 474.O0
l have expended for breeding ewes
and 6j75O
Leaving a gross profit for 70 years Sl,Sl6.50
Or over 60 per cent. per annum upon
the capital invested, supposing the
same to have been invested at the
beginning while about one-half of it
has been invested within the past
few years.
We would say that there can be no
doubt of success when facts are so
well sustained and whilst we are
satisfied that our farmers are doing
all they can, yet there may be an
other step forward in their prosperity
by increasing their flocks of sheep.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13

The Philadelphia Press says, that
from all parts of Pennsylvania there
are indications of a strengthening of
Republican feeling and hope. In all
sections, the necessity of harmony,
Cancellation and unity is appreciated
and acknowledged. There is grow
ing disposition to sink all local differ
ences and obliterate all lines inside
of the party for the common good.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13

The Republican party showed it.
self to be rathera lively corpse in the
recent municipal elections in Ohio.
The truth is, there are just as many
Republicans in the country now as
there were five years ago. The only
trouble is, they are not united. BY
the time the fall elections take place,
we hope that they will have suf-
ficiently harmonized to force the hun
cry Democrats to take back seats.
They can do it, if they will.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1878.

Mr.. Geo. w. Wilson informs us
that the bill for the adjustment of
the boundary line between Maryland
and West Virginia was passed at the
recent session of the Legislature.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13

The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle com
pores Gen. Longstreet to Benedict
Arnold, and says that the only mercy
he can expect at the hands of the
Southern people is that they will al
low him to remain in obscurity. Let
us see-were MT these people being
conciliated ?-NeiC YORK Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13

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