Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-25
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, NJ


PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY. MD,
April oSd, 1855
The farmers of Prince Georges are making
extensive preparations for large corn and to-
bacco crop this year. Owing to the extended
drought OF last summer the crops of both tobac-
60 and corn were unusually small 1t was only
the early planted corn that made ears of any
size, and as the drought continued into the
early fall il was quite late before. the seeding of
wheat and rye. That, in connection with the
severe winter just passed, certainly n axes
very gloomy prospect for a good crop of wheat
or rye hence the desire FIR a large acreage of
corn and tobacco. IN the Forest, the richest
part Oh Prince Georges, the wheat is iooking
made.
Politics very cuiet at present in the coun-
ty. There Will he very lively campaign how
ever, in The fall as the legislature to be rhosen
viii elect a United States senator and a COVER
nor TO fill the tnexpired term of Mr.. McLane
tanVaSsing by he friends of the would-be cam
dldates Tor the legislature will not commence
in earnest until the summer There s no doubt
whatever but that Prince Georges will send a
democratic representation to the legislature
and it is presumed they will favor the re-elec-
ton OF Hon. A. +. German to the United States
Senate. The letter OF eXtiOV. Carroll so severely
criticiSing Mr.. Germans action in the matter of
the Higgins appointment was adversely COM
mented upon by all the prominent democrats
and unwarranted 10y the facts in the case.
Prince Georges presents few names for federal
patronage. MT. H. LAY Browning, WHO held
important position in the United States Treasu-
ry department under President JohnSons adj
mInistration, is a prominent applicant for a
deputy authorship under Secretary Manning.
He is a gentleman OF experience and ability
y hh has itrong political backing by influential
nl,hyPpghout the state. Mr.. William j. HILL
-ormerly states attorney, is spoken of as assist
ant attorney in some one of the government de-
partments. The people throughout southern
sentative: lion. Barnes Compton, and they pre-
diet for him brilliant and useful career in
Congress, where his abilities and 'vell-known
talent for debate will have a wider field cor dis
play. The complimentary comments made by
THE STAR on the appointment of Mary 5
distinguished citizen to the French mission
were greatly appreciated by Marylanders Of
both political parties. Your valuable and in
teresting paper is eagerly looked for the lines
and Potomac roads throughout this county,
where it is extensively circulated. Its attrac-
tive and newsy columns are making it a regu-
lar home paper for us. j. III.
AN ODD FELLOWS CELEBR ATOMIC cele-
brate the Goth anniversary of odd Fellowship
the TneInber OF the order in this city will To-
morrow listen to an address by First Controller
Durham, at the Mt. Vernon Place NJ. T.. church.
Members will meet at Odd Fellows Hall, at
o'clock p. m, and march to the church in a body.
The exercises will begin at 3 O'Clock. In the
evening appropriate exercises will take place
in the Fourth Street NJ +. church southeast,
where an address will be delivered 10y the Rev.
Richard Norris.
SPARRING AT THE CoMIoUE.-A glove con-
test between Billy Williams (whitel, champion
of Canada, winner of six ring encounters, and
George Phillips (colored). champion of the Dis
trict, to finish, Marquis of QueenSbury rules,
for 500, will take place at the Theater
Comique tonight.
TUE STEAMER EXCELsIoRs WALKING-BEAM
The Potomac Steamboat Company entered suit
yesterday in the Baltimore city court against
the Harlan Hollngsworth Company, of Will
mlngton, Del. The declaration alleges that on
February II, 1850. the plaintiff contracted with
the defendant Ia build a steamboat called the
Excelsior for carrying passengers on the Poto-
mae river, to be constructed OF the best mate
rials. for STAT 800 and that on July Z, 1854, the
watking-beam broke by reason of defective and
inferior material, causing losses to the plaintiff
for which the steamboat company claims
100000 damages.
ASSAULT CASES IN THE POLICE COURT
Lemuel Gibson, colored, was fined SIS i'm the
Police Court to-day for profanity and assault
and battery on Georgiana Wilson, colored.-
Two colored girls-Lou Myers and Amanda
Truss-charged each other with assault and
battery. Each testified against the other and
each was fined So.
WAsHINGToN's ENTERPRISING BURGLAR IN
Observation-Disclosures yesterday in Balti-
more there was constant stream of people to
the central police station in search of goods
stolen by the negro burglar, Robert Butler ar
rested Thursday. Already about twenty five
persons have identified property stolen from
their premises, and in every instance Butler
confessed and told to whom he had sold it.
Thus far there are twenty-five distinct charges
of burglary against him, which will be sufficient
to send him To state prison for fifty years if the
minimum penalty is awarded him in each case.
An unsuccessful search was made at his wife's
house, in this city, for stolen property.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMErER.-Thef follow
ing were the readings the signal office to-day:
3 a. M, 66.3; a. NJ, $40; LA. M, 7O.2; 2 p.
~, 1876.