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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07


In memory Of wI,LrE, CoRA. NcKrr and
MARGiE JARsoE, who died within rs days.
Jesus loved your '9iitle darlines"
And be took treas hVnae Ca rtst
In the Fathers glorious kingdom
With HIS love they now are blest.
.ssweet ones" Obi how we do mics them;
Sadly cur heAris ache Ia right.
Father, mother, q look upward
To that land 90 fair and bright.
God Is keeping there yorr loved onrs;
Soon the summons for you u come,
''Wsll done good and 'aithful servants,
You have borne your cross. come home."
BIZ TERRI HAVING AUkT CORA.
OF DiphtheFia. on the 26th nit 1t ihe resi-
dence Of Mrs. Bayne, In 81. Inigoes', CKCiE,
aged Is years and II days, beloved daughter
Of Jeanette and the laie Dr. w. u. Abel.
Calvert Journal please copy.
On the 22nd ult.. IN the 9Th district, WILL
LIAM THOMAS LATHAM. In the Goth year
Of bis age. Nay be rest Ia peace
The subject Of this feeble tribute was q Esan
noted Tor his amiahle and charitable tF.rils Of
character. In him The needy roald always
find helper and the afflicted sympGthizing
friend. He Was an aHertionaie father, de-
WNNE0 utHA4sAA3 MM3 ~ @AMM @rt& 0sAfGs
Throughout the long and wear, hOuFs II
shree years aad 10 days of continuous suffer
ing, be was never heard 10 complain Of bis
LOT, bnt bore bis affection with meek con-
sriousBess that nothing bat death could re-
Iieve him. His remarkable ehrerfuIness and
compleae resignation 20 the win Of his Hea-
venlY Father will ever be remembered and
emuIased, we trust, By those who waited and
watched by his bedside, and 20 the end with
oct any sign Of impafience or E<figue, sooal,ed
and caimed bis suffEingB ~ much ~ human
hands could do. We Indeed had many res
sons 10 feel sadly, for whilst u was never In
car power 70 pap bin the visit whish ne %
oflrn promised. yet be never ceased 70 think
q us and 70 send ne kindly messages. And
since Il n:ust he that we shall never hare an
opportunity of keeping our promise Sish him
@ this earth. We live in the hope that we shall
one dAy visit him Ia tine beautiful world BE-
yond she stream where suerriEg Is unknown.
Ills bereaFed childrea and he<Eg broken wife
have cur most sineere sympathy
A Fs1kxD.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

"0UR NEXT GOVERNOR. Under
the above caption, writer in the last
issue Of the Rockville Sentinct makes
the following complimentary mention
Of our cOuntyman. Judge Robert
Ford:
''As the time Is not very far dis
tant when the Democracy Of onr good
old State viii be called upon to name
q candidate for Governor, permit me
through the columns of your widely
circulated journal to suggest the name
Of Hon. Robert Ford, Of Sc. Mary's
county. as one entirely worthy o. the
honor. While / do not wish to say q
word in detraction Of che claims Of
o.her gentlemen who may have aspi-
rations in that direction, / am eertain
that no man who is acquainted with
the character OF Judge Ford will for
one moment doubt that he would
prove most popular candidate. and
fill the important Office With al the
dignity and wisdom for which he is
noted.
Having filed the position or AS
sociats Judge for many years. he has
not been identified with any of the
factional contests in the party, and
would bring into the contest with our
common enemy none Of that bitter
! cling which has ulhappily been en-
gendered { { late years.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

THE FARE o. MoRaAH.-The New
York SEA publishes : sworn state
ment made By the late Thnrlow Weed
on The 18th Of last September. in
which be PROCESSES to explain the
znyalery surrounding the disappear
ance d William Morgan. Of Batavia.
New York, il 1926. Morgan. our
older readers will rscolIect. was re-
ported to be about to publish q vol
ume exposing the secrets Of fres ma
sOnty. which he had sworn never to
dixulge. and was kidnapped and car
ried of. Weed. in . newspaper Of
which he was editor. asserted that the
Fsssmasons were concerned in Nor
gan's abduction. Great excitement
ensued. and Weed was compelled to
sever bis connection with the paper.
Committees Of vigilence and safety
we're formed and Morgan and hisab-
ductors were said 20 have been traced
to Fort Niagara. near Lewiston. N. Y.
From thence it was believed that Nor
gan was taken out upon Lake Ontsl-
rio in q boat and drowned. No posi-
tvs proof could BE- obtained and re-
ports were current that Morgan had
afterwards been seen at smyrna. in
Asia. A body was afterwards found
along the shore Of Lake Ontario which
was identified by Mrs. Morgan as that
Of her husband, whilst the clothing
was identified BY Mrs. Munroe as hav-
ing been worn by her husband. Tim
othy Mnnroe, who was also drowned.
The agitation resulted in the organi-
cation Of an anti-Masonic party, in
Western New York. which spread to
other States. and came near defeating
Gen. jackson for President in 1899.
Weed was the prime mover in the
anti Masonic agitation, and according
to his statement, obtained prOOfshow-
ing by whom and in what manner
Morgan was drowned. Weed claims
to have heard the confession Of one
John Whitney, who witnessed the
drowning Of Morgan. but he neglec-
ted to secure Whitney's sworn state
ment. The evidence was not to be
made public by Weed except in his
own defence. and Whitney died be-
fore making oath to the story he told
Weed.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

TAG PRESIDENTS MEssAGE.-Tha
message Of President Arthur was
communicated to Congress on Monday
last, and was much more severely
criticised, the papers state. in his own
political household than by demo-
Gratis. Of his political friends. the
"Half Bresds, appear TO be better
pleased with il than the Stalwarts,
who speak Of it as feeble and in
consistent State Paper. We regret
that our limited space will not allow
of its appearance IN full in the BrA-
CON, the beat We are ably to do being.
the publication OF brief syno psiy Of
the questions Of domestic concern
treated Of in the Message. The re-
ferences to. and suggestions Of, the
President in regard to our Foreign
relations will receive, We believe. the
approval and endorsement of everv
intelligent American. Promising. that
the synopsis given below Of the in
t'rnal matters discussed in the Mes-
cage is taken from the Daily Sam d
of Tuesday. We present il without
further coinment TO the consideration
Of our readers:
The discussion Of questions az ia.
nestle concern naturally forms th.
greater part Of the communication
and the interesting and important sub,
jects Of revision Of the tariff and ,
reduction IN internal revenue taxa
ton are treated at some length. Re
ferriug to the reF OFT Of the Secretar,
Of the Treasury ''as 10 the necessit,
OfproFiding BY legislation some mod,
of fresing the treasury Of an excess .
assets. tie President says be hearti
" approves the secretary's recon
~.mendatiOn Of immediate and exsea
siVs reductions ID the annual reve
nues 81 the government. The sarplu
revenue for the fiscal year endes
jane 80. 1881. was sIUo. 900. 900. aus
for the fiscal year ended on ths SOtl
Of June last Was more than onss hnn
dred and iilsy-fysiuiIiiOus. Although
This surplus has been largely applies
% the payment Of the national debt
the president renews the exI ressi0s
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07


Or IETEREsr 10 PouIrRT SHIP-
PERs--As tie season i now on rs
FAR shipping poultry 10 market. few
words relative 20 the manner Of put-l
ting turkeys and other fowls into
market would not b amiss
do not feed poultry for about q
hours before killing. Sticking II the
mouth is the best mode Of killing. al
though some prefer opening the veins
Of the neck. Dress the fowl as soon
AZ possible after il dies. For scald-
ing. the water should be nearly or
quite boiling hot. Dip the bird in
the water three times. holding it there
about two seconds ct each immersion,
and lifting It entirely ont each time.
Pick the feathers of Immediately.
without rubbing. which causes the
! skin 70 turn black. Il should then
be pumped BY dipping into boiling
water for about two seconds, then inn
mediately into cold water. Scaldsd
poultry has been the most saleable in
market. but We see continual in
creased demand for dry-picked as ID
is becoming more in favor all the time.
and If fat. and no poultry should be
dry-Piekesl unless it is Eat. it viii
bring better price Cd n scalded--
Take nothing off bnt the feathers. =
! Be sure and let the poultry get entire
" cold belo hekng. This is q
very important point and one that i
not always observed. Use clean dry
straw and plenty Of it; in warm
weather it absorbs the moisture and
in cold weather it keeps it from freez-
ing-place thick layer Of straw over
the bottom of the box. pack a layer
as close together rs possible. backs
up. breast against the end Of the box
straighten the legs back. over which
pack the next layer Of poultry.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

The President has ordered the re-
moval of the marshal Of the District
of Columbia. Charles E. Henry; POST
master d. B. Anger. Assistant Post
master NJ. NJ. Parker. NJ. D. Helm,
foreman Of the Congressional Record,
and George E. Spencer, Commissioners
of the Union Pacific Railroad. They
are charged with interfering with the
administration of Justice in the star
route cases. Their dismissal created
a sensation at the capital.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

The Postmaster General has adopt
ed an invention combining g letter
sheet. envelope and stamp. all for
three cents, and q circular letter and
envelope and stamp for one cent adj
ted to the cost Of the paper. The let
ter sheet il manufactured with gum
med flaps, which when the sheet Is
folded lap over two open edges and
secure the misaive. The governments
stamp il to Be embossed on one
Of the Hape. ard the sheet is
licked. stamped and sealsd with
the same motion. The new In
vention win Be- sold at the principal
post Offices By the middle Of Janua-
~.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

Two magistrates 10 Washington
county nominated by the Governor
and confirmed by the Senate. failed
to qualify. and the former appointees
continued tOact. Appeals from their
decisions recently raised the question
as to their power to act after the term
Of their appointment, two years. had
expired. and Judge Alvey last week
decided that magistrates' hold over
until their successors qaallfy.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

In THE TONS AoATN.-Mr. Alex
ander Sommerville, ofCalvert. inspec-
tor Of No. 2 Tobasco Warshonss. Ball
timore. has had charges Of incompe-
tency and misconduct preferred against
him, and Els trial By Governor Ham
iIton has been fixed on the 9Th OF
December, instant, e will be re-
membered that the Governor nomi-
mated to the last Legislature sacces-
sors for ell bis frst appointees to the
inspectorahipu. without complaint
against the latter. howevess) and that
all, except Nj. sonmervilIe' ssuccessOr.
were confirmed BY the Senate. DR..
Smoot, Of Charles. who had been NOM
mated 70 succeed he, .Sommerville.
was aos confirmed. The Governor.
however. appealed TO the Courts to
inaugurate smootncswithstanding the
Senate had refused to confirm him.
and on this issue the Court decided
that SommerviIIe was entitled 10 the
Office. The action Of the Court and
the non-action Of the Senate notwith-
standing. His Excellency was still
determined that Sommerville shonld
90 out and Smoot come in. Under
the, Constikutioa, the Governor has
the power to remove any civil officer,
that he may have appointed, for in
competency or misconduct, and OF
course these are easy enough things
to imagine or trump mp when yon
want 10 put one fellow ont and anoth-
or fellow in. However this may be.
Sommeryille has been arraigned
under nine different specifications and
his removal il asked for under sec
ton Is OF article 2 Of the Constitu-
ton. The specifications are:-mak-
ing false returns to the Comptroller /;
making payments to clerks, labOrers.
&q.. 10 per cent less than their sala-
ries aud receiving receipts for the full
amounts charging that persons were
paid from the funds of the ware
house while employed elsewhere !;
marking hogsltsads aud bundles Of Co
bacco with fictitious names, and sell
ling them on account Of fictitious con-
signeos; allowing the seal Of tue
warehouse to be carelessly mislaid or
stolen. by which false samples were
procured; assessing the employees Of
the warehouse to pay the expenses Of
the lawsuit against Sommerville, and
improper and false bookkeeping. We
felicitate Mr.. SOmmerville that he is
not also charged with sheeP-steaIing.
bit our warmest congratulations are
reserved for the circumstance that
he il to be tried by Gov, Hamilton.
The eminent fitness and propriety Of
His Excellency acting as judge in
the case Of q man whose removal from
Office he sought twelve months ago
with al the vehemence of personal
hatred. and Whose disgrace and ruin
the present prosecution is seeking to
accomplish, will at once arrest public
attention and secure in advance ap
prevail for the coming verdict "Hov
we apples are SWIMMING
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

The annual session of the Mary
land State Grange. composed of mas
ters Of subordinate oranges and their
wives, will be held in the hall Of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
Baltimore, on Tuesday, December u.
Several important matters affecting
the organization will be considered
during the session. which promises to
be an interesting end important one.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

Z In reply to New York press re-
porter the officer in charge of the
Signal Service in that city gave the
following explanation Of shifting and
veering winds. as used in the weather
reports: "By shifting winds we mean
those that change from north TO south
by the east point. Veering winds
change from north to south by the
west point"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

IN the deaih of lGr. :. j. Graves. ere have
lost ome of the best men in our neiRhborhood,
ene IoFed e = father and CA meter forget
As remenaher, tsass START 10 mr. eyss How
piiiinI Ise looked ID his dessh kitkness - q
1seaM % NJ dsing day. went % ses him
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

Hon. Louis D. Campbell. of Hamil-
ton, Ohio, died there on Sunday. He
was at one time a member of Con-
gress and speaker of the House Of
Representatives. but has not been
active in politics for many years.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

Gov. Hamiltop has signed the death
warrant of Arthur Preston, coiored.
convicted of the Murder Of Mary
Dorsey, colOred, at Belair. January
10 has been fixed as the day of exc
cutiop.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

On the farm of Benjamin NJ. Reed
near Bay View, Talbot county. stands
relic of by-gone days in the shape
of a huge chestnut tree that measures
over twenty-seven feet in circumfer-
ence. This old monarch has borne a
lerge crop of fine chestnuts nearly
every year for century. Beneath
it's shady branches the early Method
lists held regular services-preaching.
prayer-meeting and Sunday school
during the summer months.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

The potato crop IS about l60,0 00.-
600 bushels Or 45.000.O00 Bushels
more than that Of 1851. This ought
10 take starch Out Of prices.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07
NOTICE.

vrR. HARRIS CAVALIER 10 authorize
NJ "a 10 nj she balance Of my Bricks IN
Gin II Ieonardiown. All parties wishing
% uarrhase CA do 81 by calling on him.
A. A. LAwRENCE.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

In sc. HFagy's 0mnfy Orphans Court,
NexembeT l&th, ls8z-
Ordered. Tlaf the Sale uG Ground rents
IL James Rcharissa, decreased. made by ".
h. and j. Il. Langley, Executors 0f the said
deceased, and reported % this Court by
the said Exersaons, un the 10th IL October,
Iss2. le ratified and confirmed, unless Gauss
b. shown ~ The contrary, nn OF hefare tho
l4th day pf DccenlEr, iss2--p provided,
copy IL this order he inserted IN the ~. Ma
W i BKAc,S, . newspaper pub ished IN Nc.
Mary county, II least once week. for
three successive weekA--brfore the l4th day
of DeceaabeF next.
The report states the amount Of sales b.
he five llsausand three hunsIEed and thirty
eve dollars.
JOHN 4. MIIBuRN,
z. II. TIPPETT,
p. q. LOVE.
Nov Is. lss3-sw
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

In his sermon on Sunday AIr-
Beecher took occasion to more fully
explain h. position with regard 20
..aslyanced theology his recent Mt
terence with regard to which be de-
clared had been misunderstood and
miTnlerpretsd. After discussing the
Darwinian tAaorv Of development. be
added: Willis / DO not say ! Also
lutely believe il, / do say / very
strongly incline to it. and say that
this evolution Of man from the lower
animals Is just ~ consistent with the
doctrine Of God an manifested in crea-
ton as is the other and regnani theory,
God creates. Before DAWN was
thought o., he said. Sc. Paul had been
Darwinian. and taught that man
was an animal. and thu upon the
animal was superimpOsed spiritual
man.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

When he had called the meeting to
order, Brother Gardner arose and
said: 'Gem'len, if e wa mt for de
wheels on q wagin de wagin wouldn't
move. When de wheels am on. den
what 2" Grease r. solemnly ex-
cIaimed an old man. tx rect |" whis-
pered the President. softly, rubbing
his hands together. I'VE hez de wa
gin an de wheels. We viii now pass
de hat aronn for de grease"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

The Rev. DR.. Irenmns Prime con-
dennis the habit Of Young men call
ing their fathers Governor. and con-
siders them guilty Of bad manners
even when there 10 no intentional
disrespsct. He declares that they
illustrate the increased irreverence
Of parental authority and a marked
decline in respact for theaged. There
ia no use in telling me-" be says in
the Observer, shat parents. teachers
and officers command as much res
pect a. thev ever did. and inst As much
As they dese We. know bette
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

Senator Edmunds of Vermont il
not beguiled by the recent NE of his
name ~ the Republican candidate { r
President in 1881. He still holds to
the opinion expressed. to some If his
friends in 1880 that "none Of ms will
live to see Presidential candidate
taken from any State east Of the Hud-
son..
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

Scene: Lanral railway stat on I;
dransa i pere nae. two local Iemo-
or tic politicians First Didn't we
nock thunder ont Of them in New
York SEC nd BIT didn't they give
us III down herel
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

Gov. McEnery has refused to issue
certificate of election to Senator
kellogg. elected to Congress from the
third Louisiana district. on the ground
that he is not a resident of the dis
trict or of the State,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

PROFESSION4L.

DR. THOMAS LYNCH having located
81 s.Physic Hill, near tie Great Asi,.
Posiofice. will eiye pFcmpi attention % AZ
professional rails.
Dec Z. laR2-ana.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

An old story is being revived Of a
prayer meeting held for poor fell
sIow' relief who had broken his leg
While Deacon Brown was praying a
tall fellow with an OK goad knocked
at the door. saying: Father coald
not come. but sent his prayers in the
cart" They We're potatoes. beef, pork
and corn.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

Assistent States Attorney Cans
pronounces the criminal code Of Mary
land disgrace TO the state, and far
more defective than the body of sta
tutes for the punishment and repres-
sion Of crime in most other states
We believe this criticism to be Just.
severe as it is. The cause Of the
anomalies and defects in onr penal
statutes is obvious enough. The Code
is piece Of patchwork, the frayed
remnants Of the old inherited criini-
nal law Of England being mended
and overland with miscellaneous
series Of enactments to suit special
interests and special occasions
A criminal code, to be homoge-
neous and consistent with itself,
should always preserve the central
idea of crime and its degrees, shades
aud differences. regulating the pun
ishInent by this one certain standard.
But our statutes have lost sight of this
distinction almost entirely. In the
case cited BY Mr.. Cans, for instance,
where the larceny and the embezzle-
ment Of small sums of money are pun
ished with imprisonment of such diff
ferent character and degree. the tw1
statutes represent two entirely differ
ent epochs. and entirely different
views on the subject Of criminality
and punishment. Laws change, and
are subject to growth, development
and decay. Just as words are. and
codes should be revised, pruned and
corrected just as we remodel our die
tionaries and reform our grammars.
We cannot cause radically new laws
to be enforced any more than we can
give vogue and currency to new coined
words, unless they are in accordance
with the spirit of the age; but We can
continually lop away excrescences
aud reform and simplify processes.--
This ought to be done. II ought to
! be the continuous work of a standing
committee of qualified persons. an
thorized and expected to report to
every session of the legislature. Our
SCHOOLS, and the mode of teaching pur-
sned in them, are kept in line with
the spirit of the age and with the
progress of Improvement by the con-
slant meeting of teachers to inter.
change ideas and experiences. L
would be god thing if THE Bar AZ
ISOLATION would arrange 50 as to hav,
stated meetings and conferences-say
once quarter-of the states attor
neys and the leading criminal law
yers Of the state, in order not only Il
promote bienseance. but to find ON
and determine the deficiencies in OH
criminal code, aud the best modes o
repairing them.-Bak. American.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07
NOTICE.

A IL persens INDEBTED TO a. A. Lawrence
~. Tn ssorc meg0snt or Otherwise are As'-'
Ih0rixrd 10 settle same With me onIy.
A. A LAWRENCE.
Dec :. lss3-st
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07
Tsaeh1rs lRs!itUle Patpgld.

DROFEssOR lB VEIL having notified
me that rngA helnenis. overlooked NJ ths
time Of making the arrangement for tie 10
siiiute In ~. NaTy's, will prvsent his attend.
ance ON the days nanled III the Botiee hereto
fore given. the holding Of the Institute L., ioI
the present. postponed.
GEO. THOMAS,
secretary.
Nnr 20. Iaa2-2t
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

The judges of the Circuit Court
have appointed B. D. Bond. WIN. H.
Dowell and DIR. John f. Ireland to
be the Board of School Commissioners
for Calvert county. to serve for the
term of two years.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-07

Tie Virginia State canvssEing
board ON Tuesday threw ont the vets
Of Gloucester county. IN the first con
grsssional district, and gave the GER
tilicate az election 10 Mayo. coalition
Isl Garrison. Democrat. will con
test Mayos eIecgion.