Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1885-05-21
News NOTES.

The Anne Arundel board Of county
commissioners have established tn.
county tax rate for 1885 at 60 cents
for county purposes, 20 cents for the
schools, reduction Of one cent against
the levy of 1884, when the county
rate was so cents. The taxable basis
is $40, 400, 705 against $lo,336, 737 "a
last year.
The first hogshead Of tobacco that
has been shipped from the Eastern
Shore for many years was brought TO
Baltimore, on the 18th, inst, on the
steamer EDoch Pratt. The tobacco
was grown by Mr.. s. Greenwich on his
farm near Traver's wharf, Dorchester
county. It was consigned to Thos. 0.
Price & Co., South Charles street.
Tobacco used to be grown in large
quantities on the Eastern Shore about
a century ago, but fruit, wheat and
corn have taken its place 30 general
ly that the shipment Of hogshead Of
tobacco from that section Of the State
now is great novelty. Mr.. Green
we'll is native Of st. Mary's and a
subscriber to the BEACON.
We regret to learn that the later
morning services at st. Mary's Catho-
lie Church, Alexandra, we're brought
to sudden close Sunday by the III
ness Of Father DeWolf. It seems that
earlier services had been celebrated
by Father DeWolf, and the congrega-
ton was assembled, the candles light
ed, the choir was singing, and as he
was robing for the services he fell,
partly paralyzed. He received the
immediate care Of physician, and
the church services were discontinued
for the day. At a late hour Father
DeWolfs condition was much improv-
ed, and while he is still very weak,
no immediate serious result is expect
ed. He had been laboring in his
calling all Of Saturday and Sunday
morning, and came to say the late
mass, ofcourse fasting, and his strength
proved inadequate for the task. -
Marlboro Gazette.
The following clipping is taken from
an interesting report on the tide
marshes of the United States, collated
and prepared by D. M. Nesbit, Of
Prince Georges county, Nd. By
direction Of the commissioner Of agri-
culture, the report was prepared from
an agricultural standpoint:
st. Mary county occupies the point
Of the peninsula between the lower
Potomac on the South and West and the
Patuxent and Chesapeake bay on the
north and east. Being nearly surround
eddy tide water, it containslarge areas
Of marshes, oil unimproved, and pre-
senting no features Of special interest.
The larger marshes have usually a
stream of fresh water running through
them. They are covered with coarse
grass, which is valuable as pasture in
early spring. ! have tried peat as a
fertilizer ON high lands with good re-
suits.
Marshes covered with eight inches
or o foot Of earth from Highlands
manifest extraordinary fertility.
On Wednesday, the 18th, Jndg,
Duffy. Of Baltimore released on habeal
corpus three Italians held under al
Indictment in Cecil county for assault
with intent to kill another Italian, in
August last. After the assault the
wounded man was taken to New York
where he remained for long time in
q precarious condition, the accused
being held in Jail at Elkton. The
prisoners were released on habeas cor
pus and afterwards indicted by the
Cecil Grand Jury. Capt. Ward then
asked for their release on the ground
that having once been discharged on
habeas corpus they could not be again
arrested for the same offense. Mr.
Daniel Bratton, States attorney for
Cecil county, contended that it was
competent for the grand Jury Of Cecil
county to indict the men after they
had been released Judge Duffy, after
carefully examining the authorities,
said he was surprised to find that the
provision Of the Maryl.nd law thai
mo person who has been released on
habeas corpus shall afterwards be i'm.
prisoned or committed for the same
ofIenee" is only qualified by surren-
der Of bail or conviction Of the offence
Unless / repeal this law" added
Judge Duffy, II must release thes,
prisoners. The law may be unreason
able in its results, but the language h
plain"