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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-03-28
VOL. XXIII----NO. Is.
FARMERS Column.
"Speed the PIOsc.'

I'VE would be pleased TO have, every week, for
this column, articles of practical nature from
the farmers of the county.l
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-03-28

Counsel to wtness-"You're a nice sort
of fellow, you arer Witness-"Fd say the
same of you, sir, only Pm on my oath"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23
Tom Moore, the Poet.

To Error THE SUN-SU Thomas moore. Ire
lands poet has been rtty thoroughly ventilated
both in &" airs from heaven blasts he'll Will
You permit To remark 20 those who the cele
braton ot "Moorrs Centenary" that their arguments
aud objections Irrelevant It is not proposed TO
honor Moore scctaran statesman. a courier.
traveller or a political economist hut 10 commemorate
the thumphs and achievements Of man OF genius
acknoN lcdFed and admired by all nations. and de-
the ornament at Irish lame shining with glory which
passing Clouds nay partially obscure Tor moment but
which Is as imicri,hahe the FIRE divine, whose
emHnnuontls He had the faults ana opinions II the
times he lived ill., but Tor these "Oh the hard"
In this view not all adverse criticisms clearly he
side the ca>ef
tia, been objected agains; him with all the energy II
knock down blow that he chanerd his religion lie did
n thing ct the Kind; but even u he did what of ~ Is
genius matter ui OVultgNf DO Irish patriots honor
arocinns lie Most OF our national idols nave been
frutfsnts. and Thomas Davis the most revolutionary
Of poets whose words fire the Irish blood to-day
A. torch lights petroleum, the O frote slant
minister Even Thomas Moore had changed his creed
tor ucre. II would vet leave him the author o The
Minstrel Roy" Dear linrp of Ny Country " Let Erin
Remember and tur " lrish Mcoiics legacy To Irish
mon which, both In the words and ~ the bcautiiul and
venerable music which he rescued from oblivion Il as
precious to their hearts a. the harp and shamrocks OF
Ireland.
Those who remember Mlorcs political bias should not
iutot the snoers and cAucisn OF johnson Mrs Trnope
Charles Dickens and The rest of their friends nor should
u Ice forgotten A. case n point that Washington would
have raised monument over that lcs ut Benedict Arnold
which wounded In the service ot Ms country Them
rest, our hatred or our tears JAAls BvRkE
STAIN lsLANp. May ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23
The CrOps.

The recent abundant and widely extended
rains have freshened up tho fields wonder
fully, and given the season a prosperous
start. 1t may be little behind last year,
but it cannot be called backward as com
pared with the average OF seasons. The
hay crop is already assured, and itpromises
to be rich one.
The dry weather OF the first weeks of May
alarmed the farmers, but now from every
part OF the country we hear OF almost daily
showers, and the grass was never looking
fresher and more thrifty. 1t will not be
many weeks before the scythes and the
moving machines will DO at work cut
ting one Of the heaviest crops OF hay the
country has ever harvested. From Eng
land, however, we get reports Of tardy
spring and especially disagreeable weather,
threatening the injury of both fruits and
| cereals, and on the Continent vegetation Is
| said TO be very backward
The welcome rains have put check TO
the forest fires, which did so much damage
| in Pennsy lvania, New York, and in several
Of the New England States, and we are not
likely TO hear much Of them from this time
| forth. The very encouraging reports Of the
prospects of the grain crops Of the West and
| the Northwest which Il few weeks ago were
married by fears Of a prolonged drought, are
now repeated without such drawbacks, rain
having fallen freely throughout the region.
Moreover the dryness Of the early part Of
the season enabled farmers to plough lands
not tlllable in wet season, and thus an
increased acreage was sown. The accounts
from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota,
| Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska are
all good, and indicate another remarkable
| harvest OF the cereals. The acreage of wheat
is greater than last year throughout these
States. The corn crop also promises to be
larger than ever.
Up TO this time we have been getting our
Strawberries for the most part from Vir-
ginia and North Carolina. but now Mary
land and Delaware will begin TO forward
their great supplies of the fruit, which will
be sweeter and of better flavor than that
from the more distant South. The weather
has been favorable TO the ripeninR of tho New
Jersey berries, the crop of which 1t is GER
tain will be unusually large this year, and
the prospect 10 that prices win be low.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23
Hayes Fails Again.

Why is it that JOHN SHERMAN cannot be
nominated for Governor of OhioY
1t is because when 1t comes TO the decisive
point Mr. HAYES fails his Secretary of the
Treasury. II Mr.. HAYES, with all the Fed
eral patronage In his hands, was really
determined that john SHERMAN should be
nominated, does any one doubt IL would be
done
But, II may be said on the other side, Of
course he desires this, what other approval
OF his own administration can he get to be
compared with III
Mr.. HAYES takes q different view. 1Io
has declined to be II candidate for reGlcc-
tion, IL IL true; still, he would like to be-
Were It not for this he would put JOHN
SHERMAN forward ahead of everybody. We
all know he could do this. Mr.. HAYES, and
Mr. HAYES only, could get Judge TAFT out
OF the way.
But when 1t comes down to the real truth,
Mr.. HAYES does not want to do quite 80
much for JOHN SHERMAN rs TO make him
Governor Of Ohio at this critical juncture-
critical "a regards the Republican nomina-
tion for President.
Mr.. HAYES has not very much talent in
his composition; but he has tho amount OF
human nature possessed by the average
descendant of ADAM.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23

ALvoRDs tho people had almost come TO be-
licve that there never was to be another re-
apportionment OF the State as long as the
Republicans should retain control Of the
Legislature.
OF the large number Of bills passed, It Is
safe to say that not dozen, outside Of those
necessary for carrying on the Government,
are Of the slightest interest or value TO the
people at large. SO far as the city of New
York Is concerned, we certainly have little
to DO thankful for. Our municipal admin
istratlon has been bone over which all
the factions have fought. The Legislature
was bcsought TO modify the absurd Excise
law, and give us one that could be cG 'orccd;
but this was again denied, and thousands
OF dollars which would otherwise go To the
support OF our charities are lost, while the
free sale of rum will go on unrestricted.
Tho conduct Of this Legislature is a strong
argument for turning the Republican party
out OF power at next falls election.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23
For the Time Being Only.

The opponents OF the Robbins Reef bill
may congratulate themselves that IL has
been defeated, and that the Legislature has
adjourned. That defeat, however, is but for
a season. and not for all timo. At the next
session OF the Legislature we may expect To
sec the scheme revived, with a largely aug
mented force in the lobby to forward 1t.
We are panied to hear n rumor. which has
become so common as TO fill the air, that l..
BRADFORD PRINCE has boon lobbying at
Albany for this bill
We have understood that Mr.. PRINCE held
the highly honorable judicial Office Of Chief
Justice OF the Supreme Court OF New Mex
leo. II, while occupying such an Office In a
remote part OF the country, he is on here
lobbying for bill Of at least doubtful char
acter, his name will soon bear an odor very
unlike that Of one OF the fragrant roses his
honorcd father used to grow Let him not
forget that of all the pinks in the paternal
gardens which were so famous, the pink Of
propriety was sweetest.
Meanwhile the Robbins Reef project will
bear a good deal Of watching for several
years TO come.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23
OUR POETICdL MILLIONAIRE
a Visit to O. W. chlld.. a. NJ.

Fon n, Ointment anil Sri- Tins. 6reri. My TO-
or the private houses In the United States
which have acquired wide reputation for hos
pitHlity. mono is better known than that Of Mr..
George W. Childs Of Philadelphia. He has
ample wealth. a large and beautiful house. and
lives in great city. which In addition To- its own
excellent society, from It's posuon. midway be-
tween New York and Washington. is a place Of
passage for thousands coming and going.
Hence il is u convenient point ~ reunion for
distinguished strangers from different parts Of
the country. Besides Mr.. Chiids has tho &C.
MUS Of hospitality, He enjoys II. and finds
pleasure IN giving pleasure. and Of this kind Of
pleasure We know oil few men who have given
So much.
OF this pleasure we had slight taste last Sat
urday in going on with n party OF friends by
special lnNitat9n 70 spend few hours. Mr. \.
l.. Dennis Of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad made
the arrangements. a special palace car was
waiting at Jersey City, which was soon flied
with an animated company. including such
pleasant guests MS the Rev. br Prime and his
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Sloan. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Walter Phelps. and Mr.. Robert Lenox
hennedy; the eminent surgeon. DIR. James X.
Wood. and wife; DR.. Lusk and wife and Dr.
Fordyco, Barker; President Gilman Of the
wife; Mr.. and Mrs. Rose Terry Cooke. q. W.
Calender. senior surgeon 81. Bartholomew
Hospital. London, and many others. At New
ark there was large access ion TO the number.
including Mr.. Kinney Of the Newark Advertiser
and his wife the Rev. DIR; ana Mrs. Terbune,
popular writer. and others whose names are
familiar in that city.
We left Jersey City Mt 10 o'clock. and were
hack at half past 6. and spent four hours in
Philadelphia. Arrived at the station. our host
net MS with dozen or more carriages, which
transported US swiftly, FIRST 10 the building Of
the Pubic Ledg0'. which would havo amazed
the soul OF Benjamin Franklin 10 see in the city
whore he served rs Il printer, working with his
with all liz offices and its steam presses
Mr.. Childs's private Office is the finest we
nue for this rough, workaday world. But "a
speeimen Of household art and decoration i is
certainly exquisite. Here WAS tho gold box
presented 10y the city Of London To Gen Grant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23

A Philadelphia magistrate has been
called upon to decide whether the delivering OF
ice on Sunday is or Is nota work Of necessity.
law OF Pennsylvania enacted in 1874 pro-
yidcs that no labor shall be performed on tho
Sabbath. works Of charity and necessity eX-
cepted, and that II shall DO unlawful to deliver
milk and other necessities OF lifo between A.
NJ. and 7. NJ. on that day. The penalty for
violating tho law is n fine Of four dollars The
old-established Ice companies have not been
in tho habit of delivering leo on
Sunday. but recently some now pnr-
ties have lntrenched upon tho domain
which the old companies regarded as peculiarly
their own. and have been delivering ice on
Sunday As well as upon other days. The largo
ice companies thereupon instigated tho Mayor
to give orders to stop all ice carts running on
Sunday. The result was that several ice men
were arralgned before a magistrate on Tuesday
last for violation Of tho law Of 1894. 1t ap-
peared that the defendants had finished their Ia
bors before nine O'Clock in the morning. and the
sole question to be decided was whether ice Ia
or is not necessity. The defondants' counsel
argued that when the statute Of 1894 was en-
acted Pennsyyanians did not know the uses OF
ice. but that tho advance OF civilization had
caused the article 10 be classed among the
necessaries OF life The magistrate promised
to pass upon the question forthwith, and Phlla-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Can you
spare little space for few complaints from Brooklyn
reader the old story-squandcrng the public moneys
Ny especial scold Is amount specified by
the Board Of Supervisors 10 the Board Of Estimate the
support OF the county militia the coming year name
w. s4oOoo This is exclusive Of the interest about
f75oOo invested IN costly buildings militia
mainly as dancing halls our uniformed militia in
Brooklyn consists Of about five regiments numbering for
duty altogether probably 2OOo l. an old mihtaman
and eNNolunteer a. well asa taxpayer. protest against
such cNtravaCnnce. when was serving my time In the
old First Division. paid for company drirooin
rent, our armorerr, nres, and music 81
company dues, ana the uniform and the service
more valued in consequence. When tile Of the
heon broke out that school furnished large number
j. the present system training soiiersi We have
Of national festivals celebrated for years be.
the too hot the Fourth ~ July and the
weather too cold on Washuetnns Birthday Tor sol
dicrs over here IN Brooklyn and morcuvtrno would
pay for the music inr them TO march by Yet of our
celebrate the Fourth for the dedication Of the exquisite
society there and another to 10 Montreal ccc-
hfatc the queen OF England bir 4day Stran-c that
neither of tosc rcgircuts for years pAst could
muster patriotism enough 20 celebrate the birthday of
tins nation al home. ana hy doing assist forming
PATRIOTIC sediments among our coming generation The
sum ed SGpl h also specified Hs necessary TO kccp the
rooms OF these regiments warmed aud lrhted tor c
sug year the largest part 81 whic /. consumed At what
they call itcss parade review, ana dancing parties In
tnct hardly nrlt during the season passes which
dancing r. not going ON iu o their halls hardly
the Justice the city Of Bru,klyn having 90 foot the
blls Ia those who wish 20 dance pay the rpor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23
sTANLEY-HAzEN QUIRRELs.
The --latest Complications Growing Out OF the
Court Martial.


WASHINGTON, May 22.-It seems probable
that the sentence OF the Stanley court martial
will not be sent 10 the Fraudulent President for
his approval. 1t may be remembered that Stan
ley was barred by the statute OF limitations from
securing court martial to try Hazen on the
charges OF cowardice and incompetency pre-
ferred against him. Stanley WAS recently court
martiaed upon the charge preferred by Hazen
that Stanley had written an impertlncnt
and ungentemany letter accusing Huzen
OF cowardice at the battle Of Shiloh.
Stanley admitted writing the letter and Hazsn
tried. at the court martial to compel Stanley TO
prove the truth OF tho charges contained IN the
letter. II is Understood that the Court. in max
INK up Its verdict, simply found Stanley guilty
Of having sent the insulting letter but did not
charges contained in the letter. The sentence
Of the Court Is understood to be So light rs to
disnppoiut Hazen and his friends. who are
making every eXcrtion TO induce Hayes to re-.
lions 70 ascertain tho truth or talslty OF Stan
lcy.s charges. HHen wishes the Court TO as
certain whether lie WAS u coward or not.
Stnnley's friends, who are satisfied with tho
verdict OF the court, ma he this point that article
lO9 OF the Army Regulations provides that all
sentences OF court martial may he confirmed
and carried into execution by the officer order
ing tho court, or by the officer commanding for
President or by the Commanding General in
the field or commander of the department is
not required by these articles. According 10
the articles, tho President is required to con-
lirn the sentence OF court martial only when
the sentence Is death, Dismissal from the ser
vlcc. or when tho accused man Is "a general
officer. Stanley is not a general officer Tho
DC iacto secretary OF War says that tao approval
OF inc sentence OF the court MARTIAL IN STANLEY s
caso by tho General of the Army Is all that is
necessary,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23
TRYING THR GOLD CASES.
Ex-Gov. Smith Of Virginia TeIiag the story
OF the Last Days OF his Incumbency.


RICHMOND, Va, May 22.-What are known
rs tho gold cases" came up Tor trial here to-
day in the United States Circuit Court before
Judge II. W. Hughes. These cases embrace
about dozen suits on the part Of the United
States Government against ex-State officials.
who were In authority at the time Of the evacua-
ton Of Richmond. for amounts ranging from
one to Ave thousand dollars. and aggregating
about $4,000. 1t is claimed that the insurgent
Government OF Virginia had In the treasury
Ola the I'd OF April. 1865. a quantity Of gold and
silver. with which the officers Of that Govern
ment paid themselves and their soldiers in adj
vance, Gov. William Smith taking 5000. most
OF II in advance. BY tho public law the con-
quered. and TO the rights OF action Of the con-
quered power due from its debtors. Tho
United States Government brings suit m the
does not claim anything that belongs to
the State OF Virginia ~ a State. The
United States Government claims only what
Virginia which was overthrown by its armies
in April. 1865. This spece belonged to the in
surEeut Government OF Virginia M such. The
money. and the United states Government sues
them ns debtors OF tho insurgent Government
oyerthrown by the Union army.
The case Of Ex-Governor VIM. Smith was the
first put upon trial. The Government nut in
all the proof deemed necessary To- establish It's
allegations. The Ex-Governor. now nearly 81
years old. was then put upon the stand. He
made an elaborate statement TO tho jury re-
citing the history OF his actions gs Governor for
weeks succeeding tho capture Of Richmond
until his surrender 10 Con. Patrick, Provost
Marshal OF Richmond His story was anus
ingly told. and at tunes Judge jury lawyers,
and audience were convulsed with laughter.
Without getting through with Ex-Governor
smith testimony. the trial went over until to-
morrow,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23
The Ten Dollar Certificates.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-St: Tho
Federal Government has issued dollar certificates,
which may be purchased to the amount of one hundred
dollars and exchanged for one United States per cent
bond.
give vent to my grievance through TnE Sun. Any in.
culgent person near the place where purchasers are
copyrighted immediately reaches tho conclusion that tho
majority are brokers agents ur others who merely
ht htE M order Ia sell ttr positions Tor any Profitable
uUel lhclr appearance, dress ANA words proof 10
my statement Their number MAY be estimated hN hun
dlcds, consequently mere is poor chance for Honest
purchasers and many moro have spent lnNs in Vnuly
thlcANniinE in purchase several certificates II use.
les 90 uuA at the station posi- offices as you wi be told
" We hhN, De- more lcli' OF 'tall Co murIuw'
Please 20 Use Your powerful innl,ucr 90 remedy the
Own ~ lIA Ln LruL-l MOI LrlA mLA In M
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23

SARATOGA May 22.-The Womon's Board Of
Foreign Missions met here to day Much of the time
occupied in discussing the condition Of women the
heather races Men were not admitted % The meeting.
Mrs Perkins Of Philadelphia read letter from Tie Oc
cidcnt Society ON the chinese question which said there
were lhuo women la san Francisco, amt 1'n m other
parts OF California, most OF whom were kclt vile pur
poses IN close confinement tgayc the history of few
sal, who had been saved from this slavery and had he
como an honor 90 themselves and their teachers One
great encouraging Mt was that mhnNlth four wives
lad organized school aud WAS eacu- sixteen children
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23

The Supervisors OF Richmond County were
indicted ON Monday by the Grand Jury for appropratng
$3.50 to deray the expense of decorating the soldiers
graves on Decoration Day The board met yestcr day
and unanimously voted 10 rescnd the appropriation, and
the money is TO be returned TO the county treasury The
District Attorney Yesterday entered nolle prosequi In
the OF the present Boar lie retains the indie tmV NJ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23
Dear to Every Patriot Heart.

From NE CHcmnHh Commercial
DR.. Lilionthal recently stepped into school
room during recitation m geography, and Invited
by the tcEcher To ask tic class "A feM questions Iln
cuurteously complied.
What IS the capital OF Pennsy lvaniaW
" Harrisburg"
What Is the largest city In Pennsyyanaw
" Philadclphlar
What building is there IN Philadelphia that is dear 10
the heart of every patriotic American ciuleni'
Ihat was poser. The class was troubled, but made
no answer The Doctor repeated the question.
- know, said httlr fellow ON back seat AS he
stretched up his arm II his fu length.
" Tell ns what IL Is then. my boy. sand the Doctor
" The Mint was the confident answer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23
The case OF tho black EDMUND KINNEY

The case Of the black EDMUND KINNEY
and his white wife who are serving term in
the Virginia penitentlary for getting married
has excited attention throughout the country +:
but everybody is not aware that Rhode
Island one OF tho New England States with
large Republican majority. has a law on its
statute books prohibiting the intermarrlage OF
white and colored persons. The law is not a
dead letter. and arrests have been made under
1t within n few years past. Some difficulty is
found. however. in enforcing tho law. as the
burden rests upon the prosecution OF proving
that the accused parties are respectively white
and colored. which it Ia hard to establish.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23

Early vegetables OF oil sorts now fiji the
markets, and tho tropical fruits abound.
The fresh and vclvcty lawns, bright and
clean after the May showers, now invite the
tennis players out. and the tennis and arch
cry clubs, whose number will be greatly in
creased this summer, are busy with the bats
and the bows. For all who can go forth to
welcome her, Nature has put on q face Of
welcome of unwonted radiance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23

The man who had his own way through
thick and thin, In tho Legislature. was HAMIL-
TON HARRIS Of Albany. His chief scheme WAS
TO get as big an appropriation as possible for
the costly new Capitol. Very craitlly he started
in with bill for half a million. and despite all
objection he pushed It through both Houses
The Governor allowed II TO become law. fling
his objections to it, however. with tho Secretary
Of State. This was no sooner done than HARRIS
put In clause for half million more in the
appropriation bill. and this. too WAS disposed Of
in the same way as was the first Harris
has secured. therefore. round million
Of dollars But the willy Albany Senator
was not less successful in shielding his Repub-
lcan friend john I. SMITH. Had SMYrH got
his deserts he would have been out Of office.
HARRIS hurried to his defence. persuadng
here threatening there. and using every pre-
tence. SMYTH remains at the head OF the In
surance Department. and lie has the sanction Of
two Legislatures to his corrupt methods. 1t is
a question which il the more fortunate. the law
firm Of HARRIS & RUDD in having JoHS +.
SMITH FOR It's friend, or JOHN +. SNYTH In hay-
ing the Hon. HAMILTON HARRIS Of the law firm
Of HARRIS x RUDD for his particular attorney.