Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-09

Under authority OF special acts nj the legislature,
lOca,-optfon elections VIII be held in the following
counties and county districts OF Maryland: August
16St. Marys county; law, il adopted TO take effect
May l, l>S5. November 4-Washngton county;
law, II adopted, tn take effect May, 1885; Prince
Georges coUAty, resubmtsson Of the question: the
act To take effect Immediately in the event of It's
adoption by the people: Dublin district No 4, of
Somerset county; act u take effect Immediately in
the event II adoption; Garrett county; law, If
adoptc,:, to take effect May /, 1885: lakewood dis
trict. NO IT, OF Dorchester county; Law. II adopted,
10 take effect May /. 1886 1>S5-Au-jist 4-Charles
county; law If adopted, TO take effect May l. 1856.
vote IS taken IN the respective localities named
In the acts 10 determine whether liquor shall be
Sold except Tor medicinal purposes. and only then
upon The written prescription CT a regular physi-
can The iocaLoption systen now prevails In large
portion Of the state and has worked SO well in
promoting good Orier, industry and the general
prosperity, that It IS likely to be adopted before
many years In all the equities OF Maryland. 1t
may be a matter OF surprise TO those who always
associate whisky and democracy In their mind that
democratic Maryland should take this advanced
stand in behalf OF temperance 1t is rather a re-
Fiction upon our District government or District
laws, that low SroG shops are springng up on the
various leading roads out from the CITY, to the Ge-
m0ralZation OF their 1eghborhoodS In such sort
that people seeking 10 establish pleasant country
homes near Washington are compelled to find them
beyond the District lines, IN Maryland where the
groggery nuisance is not tolerated.
carefully made schedule OF the assets and na-
bilities OF 'COmm0dore" Garrison, who made an
assignment in New York a little while ago. shows
that after settling everything, he viii have some
thing over two million dollars left. This sum, sup
piemented By the personal efforts OF young able
bodied AMI active Wife, ought to enable him TO
keep the wolf from the door But, come to think
a.F3-r no. MI fh1ttv
believe i was the bulls and bears that did the buSI
ness.
The American House OF Representatives been
called . bear garden" because OF its diSorderly
Conduct at times, but it is a model parliamentary
Doiy compared with the French house OF deputies.
Twice yesterday the sitting was adjourned because
1t was impossible to transact any business The
Session Has continued scene OF turbulent confu-
Sion.
The manner in which the District officials are
fawiling over the work OF repairing the 7th-street
road beyond Brigh:woOd Is no ways creditable to
them That this principal th0rcughfare from
Washington 10 the county should be left In this
hapassiole condition 50 long Is dlsgracefuL
Lew republican paper is TO be started In New
York clJy next week, with Murat Halstead IN
charge. IL is 20 be penny afternoon paper and
It's chief object, IS said, VIII te carry the labor
vote &c Dsine.
The GemHcratic guns have already opened on
Butler. The New York World to-day devotcs over
three col'nns 10 his public record AMI In a display
head defines The General az the political Peck
sniff
Before mounting The stump AMI exhibiting his
toil-har'i~nel hands 20 his -workin2men, Gen
Butler is going % take cruise on his yacht It's
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