Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-09-04
The Wily Ben.

The announcement Of Mr. S. G. Lancaster
as candidate before the republican convention
for the shertI,lty, has caused quite ripple OF
uneasiness in the breasts of Messrs. W ade and
Edeien. who up to the present have been the
leading candidates for !his position. The idea
generally prevails, and is openly scussed, thai
the ndidacy of the genial Sam is the result o.
deal betw cen he and his friends and the Court
House Clique, Whereby the 4th district is to be
handled in the convt ntion for Stone>treet as
against DR.. Lancaster and in return Stonestret I
is to throw his influence for Sam in the sheriff,
atty ,nlest. This is quite plausible and hiss IN
deed much ground for belief. Stonestreet OF
course, desires to beat tie DR.. in his strong
hold, and Harris Lot and Aliens Fresh would
undoubtedly both 60 for tie Dr.. had mol
some such agre EN-, 1T or compact been made by
S:onestreet. How this compact will work re
m sins TO he seen, bat we again renew our eau
ton of last week to DR.. L. to be on the look
out, for truly
''For ways that are dark and tricks that are
vain,
The Court House Clique is peculiar"
How Wade ard Edeen will look upon this
deal We are at loss to know, but then the
sacrifice of head or two to gain IA desired
end is nothing new IL ioitics. The C. II {.
refrain viii De about as follows:
A may be dropped and Ned may &c.
but we live on forever.
\ friend furnishes us with the following
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standp0int:
General samuel c. Lancaster threw n half
dozen or so shells into camp Yesterday from "A
couple of heavy mortarS adNa,tageouSly posted
around town, and Gems Wade and tde!el m
mediately detailed strong battalion OF >kirln-
i>herS and felt the enemy all along the inc.
Wade'S skirmisherS. under Lieut.. furch, We're
quickly driven in from the Newport ard Coho
Neck roads and reported the enemy advancing
in three heavy columns from that direction.
Burch'S scouts reported that two columns OF l'r,
+. NJ. Iancaster'S colUrtd troops had marched
respectively along the Potomac and Nlconnc''
roads and had formed n junction with one rrel-
meut of infantry and two batteries OF horse ar
tillery at the roads, marching on The Newport
road under command OF Col. Barbour Of New
port. They also report the rumor that one Ft"I-
ment OF cavalry and two companies OF infantry
under command of capt. >ainl. J. Lancaster
Were moving on the CentreNllie ROAD 10 iptln u
junction with picked corps of troops from Bry-
antown and PatuXent and thence march by way
OF Eewtown to Mount Hin which position they
We're to hold al ali hazards. 1t Is reported that
Gen. Lancaster viii be able To move two strong
columns 81 select troops from The direction 81
BTNantOWn and Gallant Green and intercept any
forces Gems. Wade and Efeien may move from
that direction. II is thought that Coils. Medley
and Rowe may be able TO throw u strong column
of IancaSter~ troops nc ross the PoInryt road and
cut OFF Gen. Mitchell from the direction OF Torn
wallis's Neck ana Pomonkey. II i supposed
that Il strong line of skirmi>hcr> and several
heavy batteries posted on Mount liiii viii great
ly annoy if not entirely impede the advance IT
Lieut.. Col. HaTvey'S force. moving on the tt!!i
Top road. Gen. Lancaster has his forces wei! IN
hand and * said to be djspo>ing them with great
ability and advantage. Considerable conStcrua-
ton was created in the camps of Gems. Wade and
Edelen: but both are actively dt>in>iu2 their
troops TO meet the attack. Gen. Wade ios.i>
pale, but reSoiute-whil>t Gen. Etlelcn sct ms 10
be quite CheeefUl and confident.