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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-04-01
STATE OF MARYLAND,
Insurance DEPARTMENT,
commissioners DhcC

ANNAPOLIS, MD Feb. 14th, 1880.
In compliance with the Act of 1873,
Chapter 100, l hereby certify that the
above is true extract from the statement
Of the Changers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company Of Frederick County, Maryland,
to December 81 81, 1879. no" on file III this
Department.
JESSE X HINES,
Arrll s., Insurance Crnulissioncg
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-04-01
ROAD NOTICE..

NOTICE is crcby given, that the sui
y ycrihers, citizens of Frederick Coun
ty in the State of Maryland, intend 10 pc
tition the County Commissioners Of said
county after the expiration Of thirty DAYS.
from the first publication of this notice, to
open a rublic road in said county; begin
ming for said road ON the road leading from
Calot,in Furnace, to near Wo!f's old tnv.
crn stand ut, or near the bridge y! the
fork. of The creek and thence by the most
practicable route to intcfstct the roaI lend
ing from the Frederick Road to the llar.
man place near the for,'inS on said road
west Of 5 NJ Bussard's Sawmil!.
WILLIAM IAUNER.
THOMAS l. WINFIELD,
LAWSON CLINE,
mar st and others
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-04-01

INCREASED RAILROAD FACILITIES.
On and after Monday next the citi-
:ous of this city will have increased
abroad facilities betweea here and
Baltimore. In addition to thc three
'''olar passenger ,rains each way DAT
.crc Vii - another between tl!>
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-04-01

point and Baltimore. 1t will arrive
here from Baltimore at ll.3O IN the
morning, and will leave again for Bal
timore at l2,noon. The train due here
now at S07 in the evening, will not
arrive until 8 CO. The ll.3O, q. m,
train leaves Baltimore $50.
This extra train will be great ac-
commodation to our citizens. BY leav-
ing here at IL o'clock they can have
fully four hours in the city and return
home again by the $50 train; or two
hours, and return by the Is train.
-Adrocate.
1t strikes us very forcibly, that the
lower end Of this road has more than
their share Of Advantages and could
not we reasonably expect and ask Of
the Authorities, that tl3ey should give
Us one Of the Union Bri1g. trains at
this place. BY this arrangement, the
Accommodation train, that now leaves
Baltimore at 4.l5 P NJ. might be run
as an Express train this far and
the train running here, stop,
at intermediate stations. We com
mend this idea to the consideration of
the company and trust that when the
Spring Schedule is made out, that We
may have train from and to this place
leaving earlier and arriving later than
the Wllliamsport train.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-04-01

We have no liking for Senator Kel-
logg, but we are satisfied that the ar.
rangement under which Senators Kel-
logg and Butler We're admitted was
regarded as a inality at the time
and ought not, therefore, to hedistrrh,
sd or vcone@cl. "@ ''t,|-a" & r.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-04-01

EARLY PRouDITIoN IN MARYLAND.
The records of West River Anne
Arundel county, monthly meeting Of
the religious Society Of Friends, Meet.
ing House on Lombard street, in Bal
timore city. contain what is probably
the earliest account Of the legal sup
preston Of the liquor traffic anywhere
to be found in the State OF Marylan |.
The minutes on the subject arc as !ol.
lows
AIT a monthly mans meeting, at
the house of William Richardson, at
West River, vet 10Th day Of the ith
mo. 1902 1t was taken into weishty
consideration by this meeting the
Evil and wicked Consequences Of the
resort Of the divers persons rurposelv
to sell Strong Drink at the time OF
our Yearly Meeting and inasmn2h as
the complaints TO the Authorities
which Friends have hitherto made
have not had the desired effect, it is
ye advice Of this meeting that Mor1e-
cal Moore and Sa;nue, Chew, Richard
Harrison and Samuel Galloway. do, in
the behalf Of We body Of Friends OF
this province, address the Governor
and Council, laying before them the
evil and dangerous consequences
thereof, and request vt ye same may
for the future be suppressed that SC
we may enjoy our religious meeting,
without disturbance"
ATT a Monthly Meeting held at the
house Ct William Richardson, the
fourth day Of We tenth mouth, l7U2.
Those Friends appointed to address
tie Governor and Council in behalf
OF the body OF Friends OF tins province
for suppressing those wicked and evil
prac,ises Of divers peoples selling
strong drink at ye time Of oar YEARLY
Meetings, give an accordingly done it
and obtained an order directed to the
Sheritts Of An Arundel ana Talbot
Countys, for them to see there be no
such doings for the future. *'''S And
this meeting both appoint Samuel Gal,
loway and MorIecai Moore to take a
convenient time to deliver the said or
der to the Sheriff Of this county, and
10 put him in mind Of his duty in see,
ing the SAID order duly complied with
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-04-01
+ I G. r. n s e.

Notice is hereby given to MI persons and
hodies corpt rate Or polite, who may BE-
entitled to
GICEN6E5,
that they must obtain License, or renew
the same on or before tic
FIRST LAY OF MAY, 1880.
According to the provisions of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, every
person or persons dong business for gain
or profit, except the maker, grower or
manufacturer, are hereby notified that they
must take cut License.
JOSEPH s. Ii. HARTSOCK,
mar25 st SHERIFF. of Frederick county.
Iron County register., 1880-12-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

DEC. 6.-The last session of the Forty
sixth Congress was called to order at noon.
The Presidents Message was read in both
Houses. In the Senate, James T.. Pugh,
successor of George s. Houston, of Alabama,
and Joseph E. Brown, who succeeds Gen.
Gordon, of Georgia, took the oath of office.
1.-Two hundred and twenty seven mem.
bers of the House responded to roll call. Mr..
Hurd 3D., o. introduced joint resolution in
reference to the tariff, declaring-First, that
the tariff is O tax on imported goods which is
ultimately paid by the consumers; second,
that a tariff for protection, 50 called, does not
in most cases protect the interest it pretends
TO protect; third, that a protective tariff does
not increase the wages of workingmen; !;
fourth, that protective tariff builds up
one citizen at the expense of another;
fifth, that protective tariff disturbs the
primal law of trade which governs ex.
changes by supply and demand, sixth, that
protective tariff has driven American COM
merce from the high seas; seventh, that Q
protective. tariff increases the probability
Of the crime of smuggling. Mr.. Springer
d.. In.) introduced resolutions, providing
for the appointment of two new Justices of
the Supreme Court after the 4th of March,
1881, making the number eleven, which is to
be eventually reduced to nine as vacancies
occur; also, changing the time for election of
Presidential Electors and RepreSent atives in
Congress to the second Tuesday in Octo-
Der. Other resolutions introduced were by
MIR. Gillette &C., Iowal-Cailing on the Seere-
tary of War for estimates of cost of a steel
Iron County register., 1880-12-16
Rule Farming.

2 IT is very difficult to conductthe man.
agement of farm so as to be able to
follow fixed methods, or to be guided by
principles. 1t is amusing to watch the
course of some retired merchants or
business men, who buy farms and sup
pose they can work by methods as exact
as the rule in we'll conducted business.
They soon. find that all their rigid rules
and precise proceedings fail to work as
well as they do, In commercial affairs.
Almost every rule in farming must be
flexible, as circumstances or conditions
are constantly changing, and hence the
industry is vexatious and discouraging
to men trained to exact methods. Lord
Palmerston, the great English states
man, could conduct the affairs Of king
dom but he could not turn his hand to
successful farming. Late in life he
bought D. farm and, after devoting con-
siderable time to it, he remarked in de-
'spairsssH can find noguiding1 principles
in this business 1t Is all "a rule of
thumb" He did not understand that
Nature in some of her moods is capri
cious, and that farming is greatly infiu-
enced in its results by this caprice.
Drought, extreme wet, high winds, low
temperature and high temperature are
important factors in agriculture; and
success depends greatly upon these in
fiuences, which can not be controlled.
After farmer has learned all that can
be learned regarding the tilling of his
soil, the planting Of seeds, the care Of
his crops, there remains To be learned
patience, foresight and constant vigi-
lance. There is no vocation or Industry,
which, demands the gexerclse of more
hope and patience than farming, and
any attempt to reduce the labor to
rules, Sc that work will run in grooves,
must prove abortive. We must wafch
the seasons, and prepare as wen as we
can for adverse Influences. Crops should
be planted upon upland and lowland, so
as to guard against entire loss, when
seasons are unduly wet or dry; the diff.
ferent natures and capabilities Of soil
must be understood; afidwhen failures
occur, as they witl-under the best man
agement, there must, be, no yielding to
despondency.z Boston Journal of Clte,n-
'S"S,iibF ~" ~ lTIs fo .'f'- ,ni T'|
Iron County register., 1880-12-16
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Il In the Senate, on the 9th, so much of
the President's message as refers to civil
service reform, nonsassessment of Govern
ment employees for political purposes, etc.,
was referred to a select committee to exam
inc the several branches of the civil service,
with Instructions to report at an
early day by bill or otherwise.
The Senate adjourned over till Monday.
In the House, the Electoral Count resolu-
tion was further debated, Mr.. NIcLane d.,
Md. being the principal speaker. A dis
jointed running debate then ensued, partic-
ipated in by several members, during the
course of which Mr.. Mills 3D., Tex) inti
mated his opposition to the pending resolu-
tion on the ground that under its provisions
the Senate might declare who was President.
Pending debate the House adjourned.
A JOINT, caucus of the Republican
members Of the Senate and House, held on
the evening Of the 9th, resolved that the Re-
publican minority should oppose the pend
ing joint rule for counting the Electoral vote
"by means authorized by parliamentary
law" l., s,,..f. ...s .
PARTICULARS have been received at
,Galena, ILL.,, of the recent terrible death, in
snow-slide in Colorado, Of Lieut.. Thos.
Gray, of that city, and companion named
Chas. Eaton, an employee in the Gaslight
Lode, near Tyner, Colo. It seems that
Gray; and Eaton, with others, were
descending one of the range of
mountains which divide the North
from the Middle Park. When half way
down they were buried under an avalanche
of snow from above. Three Of the party es-
capped, while Gray and Eaton were buried
deep under the snow. The body Of the lat
ter was found eighteen feet below the sur
face,' while that Of Gray had not been re-
covered. The last named leaves a wife and
four children. sf sasg. -
The annual session of the American
Health Association was held at New Or
leans, beginning on the 7th. A large num-
ber of eminent physicians and scientists
were present from all parts of the country.
The National Quarantine Convention also
met in New Orleans, it's session beginning on
States were represented.
BRIGADIER- GENERAL E. o. G. ORD,
commanding the Department of Texas, has
been retired from active duty by order of
the Presidents He will be superseded By
General c. C. ,Augur, now commanding the
Department of the South. Gen. Ord is 62
years Of age, and his term of service In the
Army is forty lone and a half years. ,fA3
THE st. Louis Daily Times franchise
is again in litigation, and the Publication OF
She paper has been temporarily assumed by
The Repabficdn.7
The St. Louis Theatre Comique was
completely destroyed by fire on the 9th.
Iron County register., 1880-12-16
PIra AND POINT.

The actor who can not draw u worse
than. . bllstsr.-N. o. Rcoyune.
's,XscRxDTrABLE action-Trusting .
nan for observation-disclosures Free fress'
frTHt man who makes light of every
thing u not necessarily very brilliant
himselk Boston Transcript.
4 .4THE Parlor Cattle-car Company
Has ba6n Incorporated In Cincinnati, ana
(s Boudoir hok-cars are expected next.
..Roston Post.
THE deceased was In straitencd- cir
cumstances," says an exchange sOf
course. All dead fien-pardon the
ghastly pun-are apt to be in straight
ened circumstances.--N.Y T.. Frephfef
A WESTERN Iquack Aadvertises to
-Altreae- patients by letter. s''=-A the pa
tient Is q female, letter u would bc the
best letter for her-unless she Is blind;
then we would suggest letter C.-.3Nor-
rtsto,On Herald.L ..gIxvfu = 1ni
A YOUNG man in q dentists chair in
Waterbury, Conn, 'fancied ne was rid
ing bicycle, and forthwith striking out
with great vigor, put each foot through
apane Of glass in the window bef6ye
him. And yet, while under the Influence
of the anesthetic, he probably tole no
pane -RichHi0ad Vd.t Baton.
ri; " Your little birdie has been very,
very sick" she wrote TO che young man.
.It was some sort Of q nervous ttouble,
and the doctors said L should have per-
feet rest and quiet, and that must
think of nothing-absoluteiy nothing.
And all the time, dear George, / thought
constantly of you.'' The young man
read it over. and then read 1t Through
again very slowly, and put IL in his
pocket and went out under the silent
stars, and kept thinking, and thinking,
and thinking. But he didn't say any
thing. He only kept thinking.-Rock-
land Courier. ~ q .rItup yJIuH
,- A wELL-KNowN, Boston minister,
part of whose official duty Is, to preach
in different pulpits in behalf Of q society
for the relief of the poor, seldom fails 20
bring tears from the eyes and money
from the pockets of his hearers by, mar
rowing descriptions. of destitution and
misery. One Sunday, after he had done
his very best in this line, and was leav-
ing the meeting house, n gentleman &C.
costed him with the remark, evidently
made in all innocence, 'I declare, Mr..
W., those were very sad stories you
told, and n suppose mast Of them vsre
frue.--H Hdrper's Drdsccr. - s-aIi. 4
Iron County register., 1880-12-16
A,PortraIt Of Senator Mahope.' !.

The following pen-portrait OF General
Malone, Senator-elect from Virginia,
appears in a Washington paper:
General Mahone; Of Virginia, orr Ma
hone, Virginia." as he signs himself at
hotels, is a very small man. lie. will
probably sink the beam at say ninety
odd pounds and in height measures Ave
feet six inches. The biggest thing about
him is his hat. It is q slouch andrwarn
in typical Southern stylei . His hair,
iron gray, is worn rather long. but does
not hang way down over the neek----He
has beard and mustache, also IRON
gray. These hirsutes, while not deserv-
ing to be cAlledf. .. stragglingS' ate mot
thick in growth. His right hand IS obn-
stantly feeling around IDS board when
he talks. He stands straight and dresses
well. He wearsI blsck Sbrptacloths or
black coat and gray pants. +. His YES Is
upbuttoned all the way down TO tho Two
last holes. This shows a length iof per-
fectly white linen. The collar il equally
white, but not stih, and Is s,iffpunded
by a. narrow Black tie carelessl ypottcd
in 'front.' Around his neck Is hung n
long gold chain which winds in and out
the botton-holes, of the vest and pfiunlly
in the watch h.poclset. RI Then
there are his Feet iiThcy are very small.
They are perhaps the smallest belouging
to any man In this country. They would
drive a Chicago giri mad with iefyvy.
General Malone IL evidently rather
proud of his feet. They are encased in
small CALI f-skin shoes, with low quarters.
He wears. cardinal-red stockings, and
when he sits and talks with. .you.one
foot. goes to the other knee. and the leg
Of the panialoons being drawn lpp by
this tha, Operation; aS;.t you &c. soOSd Of
ready talker and, has the Southern iae-
cent pretty strongly marked. His voice
is weak, that organ being comparatively
as small as his feet, but II Is. rather .mu-
sical. 1t is evident that he rs thinker
and Is q pretty big man for such small
body. He will bc the Alex. stephens Of
the Senate. ' sH W.
Iron County register., 1880-12-16
SECRETARY SHERMAN, in his report

SECRETARY SHERMAN, in his report,
recommends that provision be made for the
issue of an amount not exceeding $400, 0,O00,-
600 of Treasury notes in denominations not
less than ten dollars, bearing interest not
exceeding four per cent. per annum and
running from one to ten years, to be sold at
not less than par, the amount maturing dur
ing any year not to exceed the sinking
fund for that year, and the proceeds
to be applied to the payment of five
and six per cent. bonds maturing in
1881. The Secretary says: "It is believed
that, with the present favorable state of the
money market, a sufficient amount of such
Treasury notes, bearing an annual interest
of three per cents can be sold to meet q
considerable portion of the maturing bonds;
but it is better to confer upon the Depart
ment discretionary power to .stipulate for
a higher maximum rate, to avoid the posi-
bi.ity Of failure. Such a discretion is, not
likely to be abused, while power
too carefully restricted may defeat
the beneficial object of the law"
1t is also recommended that authority be
given to sell at par an amount not exceed
ing $4O0, 100000 of bonds of the, character
and description Of the four percent. bonds
of the United States now outstanding, but
bearing rate Of interest not exceeding
three and siXty-five -hundredths per
cent. per annum, and redeemable at the
pleasure OF the United States after fifteen
years, the proceeds - be applied to the pay
ment of bonds aitbie on or before July
/, 1881.
Iron County register., 1880-12-16
A Summary ofimport.nt Events.

The new last mail between New
York, Washington and New Orleans, saves
"a hours in time over the old schedule.
Iron County register., 1880-12-16
A Model Electioneering Bill IN Ire-
land Fifty-four Years Ago.

DURING the time Of a acontested elec-
ton in Meath, over fifty years ago, Sir
Mark Somerville sent orders % the pro-
prietor of the hotel in Trim to. board
and lodge all that should vote for. bim,
for which he received the following
bill, which he got framed, and ID still
hangs In the Sonerville House, 10 the
County Of Meath. The CODY from
which this was taken was found among
the papers of the Very Rev Arrtyies-
con O'Connel, Vicar General Of the DID,
cese OF Meath: r INA .GI f.ooN
April 10. lses.-My bill: Ead.
stairs iSt Sir Mass, ss as %o,sssi Sc "a fSssS.1v
To eating ~ mc Is more below sai, ana
= two priests after supper, 4 se ns.. .ma iss
yard ali night. AZ iss eyrrrSon ~ 30 sd
'esa s On aaa sst IT u aoins %nn wsiss ssssni
::s:S:: s;ssi !; n ::s. s :5.!5
and not more than four in Q bel qt :,
M Knows, SS. /. g :, n ,ss;:: TsBo
for every oneof them. and as mnny's
! 3. j can ssess. I. % me.;:..::;,:c.,s - = @ -.no
To raw whisky and punch,l without
talking of pipes and tobacco. as
well as for breaking q pot MP
stairs. and other giasscs,nn and DELPHI
for the first day and night, l am
not very sure, but for the three
days and half Of the cioction.as
little as lean call II, and h, very ~
exact, ft IS I'm all or Whereabouts. AS
near can guess, aud not TO be
too particular, Is to nie af lcs~s..s. 5e13e
For shaving and cropping Oh the seE
heads of forty nine free bo1ders
for Sr. Mark nc I'D for every ono of
thems by my brother. who. has a
vote, Is to me-. . XXI 81 9n
For woman and nursefpr poor Tom.
kconan, fntfe mfdst ~ sh< nirhklf
when he was not expected T. TO mee.f,,
ten hogs. I don't talk of the piper
for keeping him sober ~ l.c yas .,
sober, ~ to me...................Ss.. t......
Signed in the place OF Jsmmy carsYgF
Bryan and Geraghty'- mark X.
iou may say suI.5o y2Sr hon?y Etn MARX
sell. Trim. So no mors st prescnf.1 ,ciss
go i'I' ~ HfiTN .gqf sarfrl eES
,Ts f..rr -rf U-rrs~tfT
Iron County register., 1880-12-16

PARNELL, Bigger, Sullivan, Sexton
and Dillon have applied for a postpohssnent
of their trials, on the ground that the date
fixed will interfere with their Constitutions
rights to he present when Parliament meets
The application has been refused. st;.
Iron County register., 1880-12-16

CONTRACTS have been let for the ex-
tension of the Lake Erie & Western Railway
to St. Louis, to be completed by october 1,
1881 ~ - - n, ala. - y
Iron County register., 1880-12-16

The remains of Hon. George B.Rob.
inson, nant-Governor-elect Of Color.
ado, were conveyed to his former home neal
Kalamazoo, Mich, under an escort of prom.
inent citizens of Colorado, and inferred
with appropriate ceremonies, on the 7th.
Iron County register., 1880-12-16

CAPTAIN w. H. HowGATE,, .. S. A.,
has resigned. For the past ten years he had
been connected with the Signal Service, and
since General Myers death has been acting
Chief. His resignation is supposed to be due
to the recent appointment Of General Hazen
as Chief Signal Officer. 4s..4. III
Iron County register., 1880-12-16

EARL GRANVILLE has recently made
a speech which is attracting much attention.
in England. 1t is understood to mean that
France will join England. Russia and Italy
in coercing Turkey on the Greek boundary
question. This is to be the foreign issue Of
the next session of Parliament. The Porte
will undoubtedly resist the cession Of terri
tory, but Gladstone is resolved that it must
take nlace. ~ -. ~ ii ~:
Iron County register., 1880-12-16

THE Tariff question is likely to come
to the front as an important factor in the or
ganization of the new House. Mr.. Kasson,
of Iowa, who is candidate for Speaker, it
is said will be opposed by the Tariff inter-
ests on account of his pronounced position
in favor of Free Trade. 30 80
Iron County register., 1880-12-16

Two masked robbers entered a jew
elry store at Niles, Mich. on the 1st, and pre-
senting cooked revolvers at the heads of the
proprietors, Lapierre and Micks, attempted
to plunder the store. They were apparent
ly novices at the business, or else deficient
in nerve, as the jewelry men got the upper
hands of them and one was captured with a
bullet hole through his vest. The other es-
caDed. - f't%" r. 80
Iron County register., 1880-12-16

AMONG the first bills which will be
reached in the House will be the Eaton Tar
iii bill for the creation. of q commission Of
experts to investigate the Tariff ndrepprt
their conclusions and recommendations to
the next Congress. This bill passed the
Senate at the last session and is now lying
upon the Speakers table in the House in
such position as to be one of the first meas
ures reached at the coming session. -
Iron County register., 1880-12-16

THE boiler of portable saw-mill at
Wendell, Mass, exploded on the sth, killing
six persons and injuring two others. Those
killed were the two proprietors of the mill,
MAJ BILE and Clark, Oscar, George and Willie
Brown, three brothers, aged from II to 21,
sons Of Hosea Brown, of New Salem, and
Mrs. FELTON,, the housekeeper.
Iron County register., 1880-12-16

JUDGE DUNDY, in the U. S. Circuit
Court at Omaha, has rendered decision in
the Ponca Indian case. to recover their old
reservation and establish title thereto, that
the Ponca tribe of Indians have a legal es-
tate in the reservation and are entitled to
possession thereof. The case is the first on
record where one Indian tribe brought suit
against another in the courts of the United
States, and has arousedde deep and widespread
feeling on account of the alleged wrongs done
the Poncas. +tts
Iron County register., 1880-12-16

SEVERAL employees Of the Kansas
City, st. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad
and two or three express messengers on the
same road have been arrested charged with
robbing the baggage consigned to that road
by the Union Pacific. The parties We're all
indicted by the Grand Jury at Kansas City
on the statement of George Clemince, who
was arrested, convicted, and sent to the
Missouri Penitentiary several months ago for
q similar OffenSe. - +, .,-;t.t !. l.