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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-02
Oyster Printing Law.

The a rendmen's 10 the oyster planting law,
lot oduced ar Senator floason. provide for
Safe she-6sh com mission OF three persons, to
pe apI OF rte.i hy the Governor, to serve four
wears, or until their successors are appointed,
who shall make map of The Eatnr"l beds or
bar, in any county, subject 10 an appeal 10 the
Circuit Court Of the county The expense Of
said m Up not to excel s. 900 TO lie paid by
the county within which the Lands lie. TIL
oyster police for' are rfqui ed to lend such aid
as is consis eft with the good cf the service,
and each of the commissioner is 10 receive oul
of above sum S. per Day for every day b. Oh Ill
serve The Governor shall appoint county
shell! fish cemIlis,ion fer each county, W no shall
have power to receive applicaiicns keep the
maps, lorate the private loss, Ge.ignste The
surveyors to make the surveys, and do all lhtr
tie board OF sh, Il FISH csmmiss ousis could do
in The act as orr in.liy offered THY shall also
collect the f es prescribed in The original set,
and neither they nor the survey ors shall receive
any compensation beyond id fees. But ibis
system shall no, take Fl ct in she iiie-m ,ter
counties unless upon application made 10 the
Governor hy the county conmiSslontrs OF any
caunty
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-02

Tn, Sc nc->urz 10 inches and are what
would send 10 anv customer who should ask
Us 20 seud B.rk Cas- mere d.ess carte
b.atth he orCtr.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-02
LOCAL MATTERS

sH The subscriptions price of The
TINES is 81. per AMMAN # paid liz
advance or at eng time vithin the car
rent gear; if not Paid withia the gear
$3.50 aciU be Invariably charged, a.
always heretofore, and from this rule
no exception vll be made.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-02
NOTE TO
Customers Out of the City.

For the benefit of cur customers living at
distance We have led for the publication
OF IN llI s,raled catalogue, TO be iss uei at an
early date, and vii! gladly mail it free To and
address upon reqcest. Send US your name in
full, with town, county and State. Address,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-02
Jurors for May Term.
The following jurors for the May term OF
Court were drawn by Judge Stone Yesterday /:

The following jurors for the May term OF
Court were drawn by Judge Stone Yesterday :
II. Clagett Page, + Z Murphy,
Geo 4. Huntt, w. c. jameson,
d. J Brsgsnisr, Geo. H. Clagstt.
w NJ Gardiner, Eaanusl AcNilllams,
Rich Cough, j. c. Mckibben,
Marburv Carpenter, Edw. Cobey, cold,
Wn. Gillian. col d, n. I. Cox.
Jos. 4 Snoot, J r. Wade,
John q. Chapman, Benz. Welch Jr.,
Wm. ii Howard, VIM. Proctor. col d,
VIM W. Cshey, John II Ch.ppelear
Wn A. fisher, p A. l.. Contee,
Tho.. A. Barth, Ambrose Adams,
Thos X Cang W. J. Nsvlor,
Jol \ I. Turner, A. l.. Lloyd,
FRANK ?. jenkins, Jas. I. Carpenter,
U. Wright f. Ii Br.~ner,
John |. Brawn-r H. H. Bowie,
Fras A PoSey, Hugh Mitchell,
H. A. Turner, Thos Highheld,
J Eiv. Shiversll coldW. NJ. Brent,
W l. Dement,, Thos HUNT,
Wn. { Hardy, T. W. R'her.
L. =. Wilcox. j A. Turner.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-02

blink SON a, ESQ " + ait SfEs,'. Bal
,imorr. ~. closing cut The balance o. their
Wis'.r Stock At prices, It'll u"w unkno~r "a
IN. trade Sc 'h-if .drerriseu1-nt ia sn7tasr
Col M.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-02
w An Ire

At CASH PRICE A FIRST CLASS TO-
n BACCD SCREW PRIZE. IN PERFECT
ORDER. a. NEALE
46 Hanover st
Baltimore
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-02
VIM. Deering & Co.'S Celc bart d
HARVESTING MACHINERY:
- G | ICIL.
n

Hssing at considerable "opens. Sc Ered
FINE YOUNG JACK from Kentucky, b. will
be lie. u Il United number of Mares duriG- We
present season commencing April 81 aud end
in June Goth, 1886, At Coxs Station.
Terms $40 cash Groom fee 81 cents IL
each Gaze, both to he paid in adv ,ns. Having
secured a sob-r and careful groom, VI Il not be
responsible for accident
WILLS l. MILTON
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-30
Missed His Mn

Peter Mares II out ooI yeSerdav
Ell Fred "althers "lorlng estblishme., a.,
Madison street with murder inlis eve u.
~ once accused Nallher of inu,acv TN
his wife, and the latter seeing m armo,
concluded that he had better mi, bi,
cape and at once took to his heel ~,
""''so" s''ee'' WI" "a'eN III "o' Putt.
Near the store Of the American Tea Co.."
y
Msrek fred ut Waltn r, who rent the
with his cries for help lie turned south
Kelly's cigar store and near the foun'a
north of the court house encountered sun
veyor Wilson whom he caught so sudienlj
that they both went down. On getting VI
he got behind Wilson, while Marek wal
dancing around trying to ge, shot at him
DR.. X. F. Dyer saw The chase and came vi
JUST in time to disarm Marek, when TIL
sheriff appeared on the scene and took thsu|
inlo custody.
Walt, er yels had by this time attract ed
lar @ crowd to the spot bat tney dispersed
when It VAS found that nobody WAS shot e|
likely to be. Marek was arraigned betor|
Esquire Weeks in the afternoon, and afte|
tn" testimony of half dozen witnesses ha|
been heard the defendant was bound over il
S60u to await the acIiOn Of the grand jury
Bail WAS furnished. By many it is believe
that Marek. who is tailor, and had beef
for sometime in the employ of Walther, is I'D
sac. He went To the residence of his pS
reuts. Thursday eve.ing, on the mort
bluff, and told them that he had a BARRE
full of silver AMI that he had made his las
will and testament. HIS counsel at the trial
de- ired the admission OF certain evidence
going to prove thar yearand-a-haif ag|
Walrher came home from Seneca with bill
wife, and that night broke into her chambe|
a nj committed an Out, age on her. which th|
defendant had not learned of until Thurs
day night The revolver with which he aq
temp ed w, theirs life is - calibre, sever
.ambered, and mad three chambers emptj
wnen taken from him
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-30

The south for generations had no manu-
features, but with the coming OF political
peace after the removal Of the carpet bag
ger, the south began her development
To-day cotton mills are running all over
the south, making cotton goods cheaper
than New England can, having as good
water powers, and having no freights to pay
on raw materials. Yet the cotton industry,
through the operation Of war time tariffs
had settled down in New England a
thousand miles from the cotton fields. The
plants were too costly to abandon or TO
move and for mill owners 70 keep pace
with southern competitors wages had to
20 down, and even the tariff could not
hold them up. The same may have hap,
pened TO Pittsburg iron masters had not
natural gas reyolutionized the iron bust.
ness Just In time to save them. Just how
much Of this disturbance In the wages
market is due 10 Irregularities caused by
a high tariff and how much 10 other causes
is a question that will bear the closest
study in liberal minded way; and il is
no more fair to say that the free trader"
on tariff reformer" isa crank bent on the
ruination Of American labor, than that the
"protectionist' is his preseryer for the
latter, after % years of opportunity, has a
grea. deal yet to do TO make good his case.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-30
AS TO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.


Congress has at last awakened to the ne.
cessity OF protecting the public domain,
which for years has been disappearing as
"A part Of the assets Of the nation with n
rpidity absolutely appalling. Railroads,
rich aliens from England and Scotland and
other parts of Europe, combinations and
syndicates of millionares from the east and
we'll to-do citizens of easy consciences from
all parts of the country have been for years,
aided by the loose management Of the land
Office, systematically grabbing upon the un.
occupied lands In blocks of from 1850 TO as
many thousands of acres In every State and
territory where the government yet holds
lands. Actual settlers have also absorbed
thousands of acres, until 1t has been said
that nowhere In all this great country
can good, desirable lands. within 40 20 80
miles OF railroad, be found on which u
poor man Can settle with his family and
make home worth the name, and acquire
title from the government direct
That railroads should never have been
granted an acre Of land Is now generally
recognized as right; but it has been done,
and the best must be made of it. Thousands
OF the acres granted, however have never
been earned, and the lands 10 remaining I'm.
earned should be promptly declared for
feited and rc.annexed to the public do
main. MIR, Sparks rs land commissioner,
has done much TO hasten this step, and
there Is reason TO believe his able and ey.
haustiye report rs commissioner has created
so intense feeling In that direction that
no man in public position will have the
hardihood to oppose bill 20 that effect.
The house committee on lands have re-
ported the first series Of bills looking to
such declaration Of forfeiture. The holding
of lands by aliens also should be declared
Illegal. Few appreciate the magnitude of
the danger TO the state incident on the
holding Of large tracts Of lands b. Euro
ropeans. Too we'll Americans know the
horrors Of landlorlism in Ireland TO submit
kindly TO the planting of such system In
America. And yet that very thing has be
gun-even in our own State OF Illinois,
The law Of landlord and tenant Is not far
different in America from that which eX.
lists in ireland The same iniquities may
legally be repeated here only the pres, re
Of public opinion and the abundance Of
lands so far available for occupancy by the
poorer farmers and the ,enan, class has
prevented tightening Of the screws. but
il is net difficult TO estimate how soon, with
the present rate Of absorption, the scarcity
OF lands Will put In the landlord as master
of the situation. And this danger is threat
ened not only by the holding Of lands en-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-30

bloc by aliens, but by snylicates as well
and d limit may reasonably and rightiuliy
be made TO the amount Of lands any one
man or incorporation may be allowed TO
hold
The requirement Of public lands by the
actual settler under the homestead and pre-
emption laws Is the only form OF LAND
grants the average man can contemplate
with dignity OF patience; and even here he,
whose moral sensbilities are not oyermuch
blunted, finds cause tor vexation II not in
dlgnation. There is difference in men,
however. 1t ought moi 10 create hard feel.
ings If Commissioners sparks declares the
thieving of lands by the rich, under the
action of these laws, which were made to
help the poor is as great rs under the form
of railroad grants or dispisej and unset
tied Spanish and Mexican claims in the
southwestern territories. Every man who
has had an opportunity Of seeing the ope-
ration of the homestead, timber culture and
presumption laws, knows that thousands OF
acres of lands are stolen every year by ro
bust swearing to acts done and performed
as required by law, and 10 protect the actunl
settlers Mr.. Sparks has, without doubt, in
his efforts to protect the domain against
thieving under the law, caused some hard.
ship to actual bona jide settlers, who had
complied with the law and were anxious TO
procure their patents Yet there Is no
thing in any act of the commissioner thus
far tending to jeopordize the rights of
honest men to patents or to Indicate that
such patents would not be promptly forth.
coming on proper proof. But the commits
sioner does not propose to give patent for
homestead quarter to man who can
swear he has made it his home and yet has
actually had his home In another county or
state, and has never left that home at sny one
time long enough to cause the ballot box
keeper to hesitate about receiving his vote
One would think to listen to the uproar
from Dakota land grabbers following MIR
Sparks decisions, that the whole territory
we're about to be RELOCATED back TO the
public domain and settlers declared thieves
and squatters; yet sifted down the actual
homesteader is not the man making the
noise, but rather the land. shark. whose
name in the territory is legion.
Congress, as said, has finally awakened to
the realities in the case and the senate com
mittee on lands has prepared "A bill which
will soon be reported to wipe out the pre-
emption and homestead laws, or, rather,
modify them, and to abolish entire the tim
Der culture nonsense The bill protects all
claims thus far made, and allows any person
who has not heretofore had the benefit of the
pre- emption law, or who has failed to per
feet his title under the homestead law to
make a second entry in lieu Of the pre-
emption privilege, and there stops. Va
rious other schemes, in house and senate,
indicate that Commissioner Sparks has
shaken up the dry bones of the land office,
aud that from this time on lands acquired
from the government will be those proper
ly belonging to those to whom titles pass
and that land grabbing on anything like the
former gigantic scale has become thing
of the past.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-30
THE OHIO MIDDLE.

The disgraceful muddle in the Ohio
state senate is not yet settled During the
week the farce of double barrelled sen
ate has been witnessed, one part composed
of republicans and the other of democrats
each claiming to be the senate, and going
through the absurdity Of transactlng public
business. On Monday, when the two fac
tions met in the senate chamber, il was 9
question whether the differences would
not end In tirst-class goas.you please row
but this disgrace was omitted, and sort OF
agreement to come to compromise was
entered into, looking, 1t Is said, 10 divi
sion of the offices "a characteristic Ohio
manoeuvre), and then an inquiry into the
facts in the case!
The case itself is much like that Of the
late Illinois Legislature, in which Sn
Joseph Chesterfield Mackin figured so ey
tensiyely, and which he still remembers
with regret no doubt, The republicans
charge that four republican senators from
Cincinnati were defrauded OF their seats
and four democrats Illegally declared
elected, The courts gave no decision on
the point, but referred the matter to the
senate with the instruction that the senate
was the sole Judge of the qualifications of
its members Before the difficulties began
the four democratic senators offered to
abide by the showing Of q fair investiga-
ton but the republicans, having the pre-.
siding officer arbitrarily ruled them out
without waiting for that What the PEG
pie of Ohio should demand is thorough
exposure of the facts in the case, and I'm.
less they are hopelessly deJauched by the
struggle for further Office holding nothing
short of an absolutely righteous decision
as TO who is properly entitled &c represent
them in the senate will content them
This, at any rate, is what democrats should
demand and insist upon, and only such a
compromise rs will offer fair investiga-
ton without reference to the Offices should
be contemplated by them for an Instant.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-30
SOME LABOR PROBLEMS.

"A Slrlke enleu Gu FRIDAY last hl morgan
& Dore's shoe mandatory, at Lynn, Me e,
which had been in progress for over eigh-
teen months, and which was won by the
Knights of Labor, the firm adopting a
scale of wages satisfactory to the former,
and discharging all nom union hands The
wages paid are not stated. The success OF
the strike has led TO the hope that other
successes may follow, notwithstanding the
proportion of chances is largely on the
other side, and the number of strikes is
increasing daily all through New England,
Some of the stories told by the opera,
tives of low wages are really fearful to
contemplate, and it is doubtless true that
so far as regards wages per hour in the
cotton mills, say, the rate paid in New
England is rs low as that paid in the Old
World, any excess of pay in America be
ing secured by having more hours of work
than are allowed in England.
Col. Wright, chief of the National Beau.
reau of Labor Statistics, in an address on
the future of New England industries,
made to the Norfolk Club, at Boston, on
Saturday after showing that England and
the Continent are producing more than
they can consume, and are looking for u
market for from % to 80 per cent. of this
product, and that railroads building in
Asia and the East are rapidly opening up
great producing districts, said: There is
but one way TO provide for our present and
future, and that is by the introduction of
new industries. Massachusetts and the
east should make the finest grades of man.
ufactured products, the best broadcloth,
the best of tools, and many other fine ar
ticles. The workingman will have some
thing artistic. He is taught in the best of
schools, and we should have the best of
skilled labor" Col Wright's idea is that
while the articles which are now imported
from the Old World should be manufac-
tured in the eastern states, the Coarser
manufactures should be transferred to the
west
Col. Wright declared that the question
of tariff or free trade does not enter at all
into the discussion. 1t may not, but is it
true that an excessive tariff has the tenden-
cy TO draw manufacturing from those
places naturally adapted 10 msnuflc-
lures of certain sort and concentrate il
where capital wants II concentrated, with,
out reference 10 the natural advantages of
the location. We are not willing that any
tariff that shall really afford protection 10
the artisan or worker in shoe or cotton
mills, or any other industry, shall be re-
moved or tempered with, but it is Ques.
ton whether II is not an evil TO disturb the
natural sequence Of events-a charge often
laid to the doors OF high protective tariff
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-30

'rS' wiz N'sh "r- sarah Jones, q
Fullerton, DR.. and ',rs. Il. F. Dyer. DIR. 81
;, Stout and his daughters, is. 10 c min
nj Mrs Geo Roo'' of Engle~ood, / d Nile
md sister, Nrs L li'h Jordan, DIR ami urs
Bnscom, Mr. AMI urs b. A. Cook t,eo
i'rimbe, \r. aud Yrs Jas. Milliyan vi
rud Mrs. j, L. Car -ror, Mr.. and Mrs u.r
ry Nash, Mr. and Mrs H. G, Cor,on w.,
'nd Mrs. ID Hapemun Mr. and Mrs y NJ
d"cKinlay, Judge and Mrs Blanchard
and Miss Dulgton.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-30
Company ID deception and Ball.


The reception aud bali rendered the hon
orary members and their families by Co. II
Thursday night at the Ottawa rink was
brilliant affair. There were about 400 per
sons present, and about half that numbe,
took part in the dance which followed TIL
drill. The Company entered the building
from their quarters at 9 O'Clock AMI drilled
by bugle call for half an hour, which great
ly interested the spectators. As this was 4
very difficult exhibition and the boys exlcu
te the anoeuvres with grace and alacrity
the com any was highly complimented
on all sides for the drill. First Lieut.. Chas
f. Hook and Second Lieut.. Horace Hull
wore their new epaulettes for the first time
in public. The ball ended about midnight
1t is the intention to have an entertainment
of this kind annually. The visitors presen,
were Quartermaster Munroe, of Joliet; IIar
ry Lewis, Of Chicago, an ex-member of the
company; F S Mattocks, an honorary
member; The Misses Maud Thayer and Va
mic Pomeioy, of Clinton, lowe, and \ rs
S ephens. of Princeton. Balls orch, Q rs
furnishe music.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-30

A number of our local nmrods, among
whom were W. W. Taylor, |. W Rogers, Jas.
McQuaie and Thos. McDermott, organized a
rabbit hunting expedition Tuesday and put
in the day in the vicinity of Marseilles. The
party had great sport, as all reports 90 Go
show. Some oil the rabbits were caught
alive and let loose in the streets Of the vii
lage, and the hounds had an exciting chase.
attracting the attention of the villagers, who
swarmed to see the fun. The party returned
alive and without special escort.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-30

On Monday letter was received by
Mrs. Geo. II. Porter, which gives a thrill.
ling account Of her husbands escape from
death during the snow slide at Mt. Snef.
tles, Ouray county, Col, which took place
on the Goth, On the morning of the disas.
ter Mr.. Porter and three men belonging to
a rescuing party, who hsd stopped at his
place over night, went from the dwelling
portion of the building into the stone part
when they heard tumbling noise and in
an instant the avalanche was upon them.
The following is the letter from Dir Por,
ter to his wife, and will give the reader q
better Idea of the situation. 1t is dated
Jan 10, as follows;
The past three days have been fearful
ones in this district, and | never want to
experience any more like them. Am not
in q condition TO write letter now; am
completely broke up. Last Sunday morn.
ing about eleven o'clock q snow slide came
down over our Ruby Trust mine, burying
six men. The cabin was totally wrecked
Four men were taken out alive, one of
whom was badly injured internally, be-
sides having two ribs broken and his hip
Joint dislOcated. Two men were taken ont
dead. The wounded man and another Suf.
fering with pneumonia were brought down
to my place and remained here until q re-.
lief party came up yesterday to take them
down. Night before last twenty-five men
found shelter in my place. The two dead
bodies now lay In the trail about quarter
of mile above here. But the worst
have now TO tell you: John Sheldon, John
Sullivan and young fellow from Ouray,
Schied and l slept together in the east
room, the other two in the kitchen. Shell
don arose first and got breakfast. After
that we sat around the cook stove talking,
when, think II must have been about
o'clock, We were startled by the ominous
blast of wind that preCedes slide. 1t was
done in almost an instant Sheldon and
Schied managed 10 get Inside the cellar
door, while Sullivan and tried to get out
the door into the store. The slide carried
away the whole east building where we
slept, and made kindling wood Of il. The
telephone lines are all down, and We can't
h ,ar from anywhere. Ia el't hes d from
Angels place Tor three days. Neither
can get any word from the Sidney, Viz,
einius or Monongahela. This is the worst
ever saw. We must hear of fearful
slides within the next day or two. Cooper
has been up In Silver Creek basin for the
past four days, and | am awful anxious
about him. Doyle's outfit went 70 Ouray
yesterday. A slide carried away part Of
their cabin and il frightened them out. II
will I've two months before we can ever find
anything that was in that room. What to
do don't know. II is not safe 10 try to
get 10 Ouray. While the loss will he a
good deal TO me, am willing to loose IL,
and thankful that my life was spared.
Vim. Gorsch will have q sale at b place
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-30

William Kerrigan was brought before
Judge Weeks Wednesday afternoon, charged
with an assault by Mrs. Richardson. Kerri.
gan is a glass man, and when he came home
to supper he said he found his wife away
and on looking for her. discovered that she
was at the Richardson house engaged in a
friendly game of cards with Mr.. r. and his
wife. lie lick ed his wife and then turned
his attention to Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson
and cleaned out the entire outfit. Kerrigan
plead gully AMI the fracas cost him just
s.. 55.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-30

Wednesday the case of Michael Brophy, a
laborer, against John Slingsby, farmer OF
Wallace, was taken up in Judge Weeks
court, for wages. The parties sensibly sub
mitted the case TO the court, who decided
against Slingshy for SAC and c ISIS Of suit.
Slingsby claimed that Brophy never asked
him for his wages, and that he was willing
to pay him at any time.