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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-05
He Should Have Been on the Other
Side of the Table.

The Pennel Marsh conspiracy
case which has a good deal of inter
est for o number of our readers, was
disposed of in the Lancaster court in
the following summary manner:
Friday Morning.-When court met
at 9 o'clock this morning, after the
jury in the Pennel-Marsh conspiracy
case were in their places, the district
attorney stated to the court that
after consultation with his colleag-
ues, be hardly felt warranted in pro.
cceding any further with the trail of
the case. The testimony produced on
the witness stand was entirely diff
ferent from wnat the witnesses
had given cou :sel in private consulta-
tion, and it would be useless to 60
on with this long Case, as the same
result would be reached. From
presen" appearances, he said,
it looked to hlm as if the pres
ent defendants were not the proper
parties who should be Indicted, but
that another person should be in the
Indictment. He therefore asked thaI
verdict of not guilty be taken,
county for costs.
Judge Patterson said he agreed
with what the commonwealth off.
Ger had stated. The testimony ap-
peared to show that the proper per.
sens had not been indicted but that
the assignee, Joseph S Townsend,
the person who had brought the suit.
should have been at tae other side
Of the table as defendant. He accord
ingly ordered verdict of not guilty
to be taken, county for costs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-05
The Local Option Petition.

The committee appointed by the To-
cal option meeting or convention held
at Elkton last week. embodied the fol
lowing resolutions in petition which
is being circulated for signatures:
WHEREAS. 1t was the object of the
people of Cecil county in passing the
Local Option law Of said county, to
prohibit the sale of intoxicating drinks
therein; and whereas the attention OF
said object has in part been defeated by
defects and commissions in said law
therefore.
We, the undersigned. do hereby re-
quest the General Assembly of Mary
land to pass amendments to said law.
for the purpose Of.
First Increasing the penalty for vic
lation of said law y imprisonn ent
in the Eouse of Correction instead of
in the county Jail.
Second Enlarging and broalenin g
the list definitions Of prohibited arti
cles, partiularly by prohibiting the
sac of cider at retail as a beverage.
Third, Giving such further machin-
cry of law as will tend to accomplish
the object sought to be aualned by the
people in passing said law.
This is not very definite, but a good
deal like the gathering generations in
political platform.
The third clause is entirely indeti-
nite The machinery of the law''
should have been named, and endorsed
by the signers; then our young legis-
lators could have acted with clear
perc, ption of wheat was requested of
them, in curing no personal RESPONSE
bility.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-05
Death of Mrs. Bayard.

Mrs. Bayard, wife OF the Secretary
of state, died at her res dence in
Washington city at $50 oclo' k on
Sunday morning.
The immediate cause of Mrs. Fay
ards death was congestion Of the
bra n. brought on by the shock of her
daugher's recent sudden death. For
the first week tol owing that event
she stood the strait and excitement
quite well, but she was C IN elled to
take to her bed. and gradually grew
worse from day to day. On Thursday
congestion of the bra made It's ap.
pearance. She was unconsci' us for
twenty-iour hours before her death.
Although for years Mrs Bayard had
been a confirmed invalid. she had for
the last six months been in better
health than for many years, although
still an inyalid she was in colnpara-
tlve,y good health when her daught'
er died. She was about fifty.one
years Of age.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-05
VOL. VIII. RISING Sun. CECIL COUNTY. MD. FRll

Nv desire to place me in false position
before NV neighNrs.
NV friends well know that have never
mad any ambition to occupy such position
and my interest in politics has been unset
fish, and in the irteres, of nv friends, an''
Of the democratic party, and | have exercls'
ed my rights regardless of whom it pleased
And as regards "Mr. Sheppard SO far ex-
ceiling me as politician AMI wire puller'"
| will humblv acknow ledge his great super
iority; bu, if Mr.. Sheppard pulled the
"wire" that brought forth this grand re
spnnse from the cnrless intellect of Mr..
Pennington he had certainly, better take In
his sig, and heed the advice of the Not
tingh; nj 81 xton. "who knoweth all things"
| would just suggest as to my slim chance
for Notary Public, which he throws in graf
is, as pass ng, remark, that hejIst possess
his soul in peace" and await developments,
and in the mean time attend te his own
business and allow his over taxed brain
rest, and will try to save my friend Rich
ards from the fearful decapita,ion that
awaits him, from this journal oflittle brains
and great ears &. s. EARE.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-05
The Coming Institute.

The program fer the Farmers In,
stitute in Oxford on the 18th and 26th
inst. will embrace Governor PATHS.
on, Prof. Atherton Secretary Edge,
W. p. Hazard aad ten persons o:
this locality, four of them ladies as
speakers and essayists.-Orford
Press.
Trhis is something which should
deeply interes' farmers every where.
The more they learn about their own
industry, the the more dollars it en-.
ables them to put in their pockets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-05
SYLMAR ITEMS.

Azariah McCummings had fiue hog to die in a
very singular manner He fed it Saturday even
ing. 1t ate and appeared all right but was dead
in the morning. and was in position in its bed
as natural as though still alive.
1t is said an old and reliable citizen declares he
has seen the locusts come up less than eight
times. I'VE have six generations OF the cicade but
not in the same part of the country. Ed
Already Pen Shade has opposition in his trade.
Amos McCummings is ensnariug the pole
cats and opossums.
James Taylor is about erecting new house on
his property bought from Perthenat Couson near
Mt. Hope Church.
1t is rumored that Chas Craig is to move in the
spring and his son John to continue at the old
stand.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-05
The Young Mems Lectures.

In noticing the young mems course
of lectures |. st week we stated that
the subject of the lecture on
Thursday evening next would be
Horace Greeley" This is not true,
and we knew it just as well last week
as we do now, hut for s. me reason
unknown to ourself or any other per
s'n we bungled and ootched the mat
ter. Notwithstanding our great desire
to get it exactly right-Democrot.
I Pear cider, my Dear SIR, pear cider.
You need Local Option had
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-05
New Telephone Company

Articles were filed in the Clerk S
office on Saturday last, incorporat-
ing "The Peninsula Telegraph and
Telephone Company of Cecil county,"
the incorporators being Peter Harten
stine, Enoeh X. Miller, George ..
Carey, S. Delaplaine Mccullough,
Robert G. Lewis G, B. Finley. John
S. Rossell and VIM S. Evans.
1t is to carry on the telephone and
telegraph business in Cecil county
with capital stock of $25, 900 divid
ed into 5000 shares of S. each. The
directors are Is in number and con-
sist of the above named Incorporate
ors except Z. K. M'ller) and Joseph
IL. Steel. H. II. Hsines, Geo. S.
Wooley, Jethro T. Mccullough. Jno'
w. Mccullough. John M McClena.
han and r. G. Hopkins.
1t is understood that this company
has purchased the rights Of the Over.
land Co. now operating in this
county, and that it will at once con-
meet It's lines with Oxford, Pa. vii
ming:on and Philadelphia, Mldd e.
town and Kcnt county Md.-Cecil
Neus.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-05
Battle Swamp, Feb. srd, 1888,


MR. Ep1Ton:-Among the bright coruscations Of
Editorial genius, none have perhaps, excited 30
much comment in our nelghborhood as that in
last weeks Port Deposit Call, in reference'to your
late P. o. affair and the pending fight over the of
fee of Notary, i'll your town.
How the bosom of the Hon. ex-senator from the
Eastern shore must have heaved with delight, to
be thus recognized. as the man who's perseverance
and political powers placed in position of honor
and trust that true democrat and noble citizen
full and delicate manner in which the onward and
upward political course of Mr.. Hindman Is por-
trayed should be III, d 4 hereafter, for all news
paper writer's, as well as entite the editor to his
everlasting gratitude.
And then again, with what writhering. scorch'
ing and para,yzing English DR.. Dare has been
laid out and politically cremated and buried
without rag of hope hereafter. Truly the pen
is Rightier than the sword, or cobbler's awl, in
the hands of Baltimore plug. Then. the bright
scintillations of genius made to sparkle round
Mr.. Sheppard, whom he has taken und er his pro
tecting political care. While Granville is threat
ened with the guillotine in language OF unmistak
able import, should he harm hair Of Mr.. Shep
pard's head.
Taken as a whole the editorial OF last weeks
Gait is a masterpiece of political writing. in my
opinion. The swamp has dried up.
Yours &c.
ALEAEzIA.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-05
Our Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent.


Washington, Feb. l, 1886.
The weeks work in Congress can
be easily summarized. Both House.
devoted one day to funeral orations
The Senate honored the memory of
the late Vice President, and the
House that of the late Representa-.
tive Ellwood, Of Illinois. The Sen.
ate discussed Dakota's claims to
Statehood, and the House listened to
an unimportant debate ON the sub.
ject of the alleged defacement of
Monuments in The Norfolk Navy
Yard, and passed fifty pension bills
after li,tening to a speech from MIR.
Crisp. of Georgia against extrava-
gent PENSIONS. MIR. Crisp quoted
statistics to show that if the proposed
legislation in regard 10 p nsi rs
were to prevail the Treasury would
be lett brnkrupt. He said the people
whom he represented were willing to
contribute even of their poverty to
whatever was necessary for the grand
eur. glory and progress of the count.
ry. They were willing to act in good
faith and literally with the soldiers.
but he thought it was not right to
tax them further than that. He
would not be parsimonious, he would
be just and liberal, but he did think
there ought to be stopping p'ac
somewhere.
The issue between the President
and Senate is the chief subject of dis
cussion in and about the Capitol.
The issue was joined squarely when
the Administration refused to furnish
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-05

Since the first OF January, when
the law went into effect. the Com
misioners of Chester county, have
paid more than $40 in bouuties for
foxes. minks, weasels. hawks and
owls killed in the county.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-05

the papers bearing upon the rtfic al
character of certain District At.
torney of Sou hern Alabama There
are many indications of Il bitter con.
test over this matter. and unless re-
markable skill is exercised some.
where, controversy of a thoroughly
partisan character will develop.
The Administrator has taken tha
ground that the only supervision that
the Senate can exercise over remoy.
ais from office is of a legislative char.
acter, and it holds that the informa-
tion now sought has only to do with
the personal fitness of incum ents,
1t claims also that the Senate can
only deal with the conduct of an of.
fee in open legislative session. It
holds therefore, that the call for doc.
uments which bear on officia' changes
do not come within the province Of
the Senate, sitting in executive sess.
ion, and the papers arc for that reas-
on, to be withheld.
The Senate has no direct way OF
forcing its demands short of impeach-
ment, but it can retaliate by refusing
to confirm all nominations until the
PRESIDENT explains his reasons for
making changes. You remember we
had a deadlock of this kind during
Johnson's Administration, which
proved to be a very dangerous epi.
s0de.
There was an interesting confer
ance this week in the room of the
Senate committee on patents, the
Hawly bill on International copy
right being argued at length. There
was a notable assemblage in the
room, authors. publishers, and print
ers being present, and all parties in.
terested were heard but the printer
and book buying public. Mr.. Glenn
ems Mark Twain). George Ticknor
Curtis, and James Russell Lowell,
ex. United States Minister to Eng
land, were among those who discus.
sed the merits of the question before
the committee. The latter made an
extended argument for the bill. tell
ing what a proprietary interest in
ideas meant, etc. He said there was
a feeling that books. like umbrellas,
were feree neturae. Nobody sup
posed there could be property in an
idea, but there was property in the
fashion given to an idea. The Cons-
titution had already recognized that
in comforting the power to grant pat
ems. Patents were ideas fashioned
in a certain way. For instance, the
Bell Telephone was case precisely
PARALLEL with books, and there were
a great many people in this country
interested in the Bell Telephone.
The first evening reception of the
season at the White House was given
to the public, and the parlors were as
elaborately decorated as if prepared
for State dinner. The hours named
from nine to eleven, but long before
that hour the crowd began 10 assem-
BILE on the portico and soon extended
to the Western gate. The stream Of
callers was continuous for two hours
aud without incident. 1t was strict
ly a peoples reception. Neither
Diplomats, Congressman, nor society
people were there. They prefer at
tending card receptions. which are
never crowded. There were very few
evening toilets among the visitors,
almost all Of them being in street
costume. AS usual the President
was cordial, and seemed to enjoy
seeing the folk, and shook hands SOL.
Telegram-herald., 1886-08-07
SIX WERE DROWNED
Experience OF a Yachting Par
ty from Canada.
THREE OF The BODIES RECOVERED.
The Wreck OF Their Yacht Found On
the Beach With their Bodies
Lashs to It. Searching Tor
the Others.

PoRr HURON Mich, Aug The terrible
intelligence THAI the missing yacht from
Sarnia was wrecked and all on board per
ishe is confirmed Yesterday the yacht
was found wrecked near Port Franks. which
IS on the Canadian shore of Lake Huron.
about thirty miles north Of here and al the
mouth of the Al Sable river. IL contained
the dead bodies OF three of the six eXcur-
slOnlsts This morning the tug lnternau0n-
al reached Sirnla with the dead bodies ot
the three yachtsmen. rwO OF the bodies
were tied % the boat when found. The tug
leit immediately ia search OF the bodies OF
the other three, who, 10 Is conceded, must
have shared the same tate
The party that thus perished left Sarnia
about four weeks ago Tor nOrtht IN cruise
on lake Huron. Those on board were /. \.
leiier, manager of the bank of London al
Walford. William Vidal, station agent at
Watford and son of senator Vidal; ". Z.
Morrison, OF Jarvis, formerly OF Sarnia,
William J Sinclair, law student and secre-
tary of the Vest LambtOn rel lrm ass0ci4-
non; Hope Mckenzie and Fleming Mex en-
zlc, nephews of don. Alex. Mckenzie
They started on their return trip last week
and on Sa urday afternoon telegram was
received from them at Southampton that
they were on the hOmeward run and would
reach SaruIa by Monday morning Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday came without
tiSings from the yacht, and on Thursday a
tug was sent out iu search of IL.
The three bodies recovered in the wreck
are those of Hope Mckenzie, T. a Teller
and William Vidal
Telegram-herald., 1886-08-07
TAs TRue INMARoNess.



DrrRoT. Mich. Aug ca special 90 the
Mas from Port Huron saws. The fact that
the Senate Committee declined 10 recon-
mend VIM L. Bancr0fts confirmation
on the ground that his predecessor. General
Hart-uf w8s removed on secret charges
has revived curiosity here - 20
Nhat those secret charges are General
HartsuH has never been gi res a sQuint az
them. so one heresb0uts has ever been
able 90 ascertain their substance
although dihgeut efforts have been made
They were among those secret pagers
when President Cleveland declined io ex-
plse io the senate. Ou tne ground thst fbeg
we're his personal papers The only iuk-
Ing that has ever Eoi oui as to their con-
tents was s remark which i- credited 20 p
l. Stevenson D-plts Collector nuaer Ban
eraf. fhsf Il HarsUf Tanfei O. knnv e1at
fhe charges were be migHi nn1 fhem 0uf nf
brins prosecuted for hs feastHce in office
The Ne.rs representative ha. been able fo
solve the mf sfeff of these secfei changes
The main charge is thaf WAie tieu Hart
suf was efliecfor be- appointed his brother
in lsR. ~ismuu1 Goodman fo iHe ue a'n-
office of aup-a -of 81 q salary oi 81 fY1
wear Tie office is alleged fo Save 5err
u-o ess ONE having nH duties c3nnecfet
rsfh if as che teH1Ef collector aai a Int
au.ra ser ae8 d. Van AIs'e'r attended t1
The work of supraian4 Af e9sdnan Es-
.iafhifr af ere UHln
Another charge fs SHAT EErs Hazen. of
Msrpphis. ua- app nfei a ulff co eef1r
of customs 80 ssIart ni si2 per fear
xifhunf having aur dsiie- tn pef lrm fr
tha for.-n-aer.f N4nf.tIs = q srl-I
fown t0enrr m ies hscF from the port af
enlry Az ore nafe uh-n -rnl-Fing va-
=. f.lH .f
Telegram-herald., 1886-08-07
THE STATE OF TRADE
Continued Confidence III Great
er Activity Ia the Fall.
SUGAR LOWER THAN EVER BEFORE.
Al improved Demand for Finished
Iron -Sprlng Wheat ana Corn Bet
ter Than { espsCted-T he Louis
lana Rice Crop Heavy.

AEs Iaak Aug e. Special telegrams %
Brsitrs>t ihis seek DO nor indicate any
gain 30 the distribution of general merchan
disc Tie moderate volume of sales re-
ported for several weeks past is noted with
continued widespread confidence in greater
activity and larger profits during the COM
ing Autunn The earnings for thirty hye
raIsays Tor July aggregate sl7,Oaol l3i in
l,.0. against Sl4 553 1oU ln lso5 thirty four
roads The gain for seven months this
pear is . - "a against l,s5. The total
ot bank cleaunss al twenty critics
Tor the week Is $50 ~ lS-
against $-47 5,6 67, for last week.
There mas been noticeable hardening Ot in-
terest rates At financial centers owing 10
the Increased demand from wool, lumber
and clothing dealers - Well as 20 the al
vance on grain aud shipments. The most
significant industrial feature OF The week Is
found iu the improved demand Tor nnlshed
iron Al Ptt,burg Special advlces are that
the majority are more sangulne thAn Ior
no wears past. Prices are unchanged out
tAe mills are pushed 90 meet requirements
Like reports come from PhhAdelphia and
81 Louis. Dry goods sales are fairly
we'll sustained the aggregate being
I'D excess of last year There il less doing
in raw woods but the market tayors hold
efs Prices depend on the results OF the
Opcnins OF light ght fabrics. whlch are not
fuliy known There has evidently not been
SO general an advance as expected though
late london and Antwerp sales have been
at fun figures Later advices from the
Spring wheat crop are more favorable than
previously anuci pated. Heavy receipts con
tinuc 90 uepre>s prices. The damage 10 corn
from drcuth Is less than was recently report
ell the probable yield being nearly sixteen
hundred million bushels, against nineteen
hundred and forty million bushels last ear.
There has been slight damage To the cotton
crop from shedding The plant has I'm
proved in the Carohnas, Georgia and Ala
oama Hot weather has threatened Cen
tral and Western Texas. The Louisiana
rice crop promises 10 be heavy. The
weather Oi late has been uniavOrable TO the
growth of cane ia that State The price Of
sugar has gone 10 he lowest point on rec
ord with u light demand and with heavy
PROBABLE supplies The tea market Is de
morahzed under large visible supplies and
heavy Eastern exports.
Telegram-herald., 1886-08-07

MUsKEGoN, Mich, Aug. AT > o'clock
this morning fire broke out in the.Ducey
Lumber Company saw mill at North Mus
kegon. The flames spread with great
rapidity and il was some time before any
check could be put on their progress. The
fire tugs and the department were quickly
on the spot and half a dozen heavy streams
were soon playing on the flames the tugs
especially doing valuable work in prevent
ing the spread of the flames 20 the lumber
on the docks. The mill and machinery
however, were totally destroyed. The mill
is known as the old "Farr mili' and was
bought by the Ducey Lumber Company
last fall, and has been operated by that
company this season The total loss is es-
timated at from S25 .Oo0 10 $50 000. The
mill was insured for $4,000 and the ma
chine shop for $1,000
Telegram-herald., 1886-08-07
The BeLFASr RIOTERS.
Oct. rlnined to Fight Somebody-Ohicial
Action rged.

BELFAST. Aug 6.-While party of work
ingmen, numbering about five hundred,
were returning from their work about 8
O'Clock this evening, a bottle was thrown
among them from the window of a house
occupied by several families One Of the
workingmen was struck by the missile and
severely hurt. The crowd immediatelyire-
taliated with bolts, hammers, sticks, etc,
and a furious tumult arose. The police and
military charged upon the crowd repeatedly
with little effect, and finally fired into them.
seven men fell wounded and the mob
quickly dispersed.
DUBIIN. Aug 6.-Sir Michael Hicks b a h,
Chief Secretary for Ireland, gave audience
t0 Mr. Harland the Mayor of Belfast. today
and the two held a protracted interview
The object Of Mr.. IIarland's visit was to
urge the adoption Of strong repressive meas
ures in Belfast and vicinity and il is ex-
pected that procl nation viii be issued
Immediately.
Telegram-herald., 1886-08-07
WON TIE TROPHY BACK.
The Cadillac Hose Company Defeat the
Re ed City Boys-Ihe IsSis Blanc
HOnesteaders.

rnr-.aNse frLtaFAv -rtnAAs.
REED CITY, Mich, Aug. 6.-The "Nigi-
LIANT hose company. of Cadillac, came here
yesterday to run for the championship belt
of Northern Michigan, valued at 500 which
was won by the Tempest company ofthis
city at the former place on July 5. The
Cadillac company won the race in a.
seconds. against Reed Citys 46i second s
After the hose race the Cadillac and Reed
City base ball clubs played game result
ing in score of to IN favor of the after.
The case of B0is Blanc Island Homestead
ers vs. The State OF Michigan is being tired
here this week Attorney General Taggart.
assisted by Hon. H. :. Sleeper, Deputy Com
missioner OF State Land Office, has charge
for the State and Ben NOsper, OF lOnia, for
the hOmesteaders There were thirty eight
cases in all out of which eighteen cases
have been dropped by the state admitting
that there was not sufficient swamp on
these 10 come within the requirements of the
swamp Land Grant from the Government
20 the State. The testimony IN the remain
ing cases Is somewhat conflicting the state S
witnesses swearing that in their opinion ii
is OvertOwed land and not III for cultiya-
Jion while the HOmesteaders' witnesses are
lust as sure that it is dry land. The depart
ments Instructions We're that they should
show the character of the land i'm 1850. but
neither side has been able to procure wit
nesSes who are very well posted as 10 the ISL
and at that lime. and decision viii probably
be governed by character of land al tne pres
enG time 4 hali-breed by the name Of Andere
has lived on the Island for over forty wears
The decision viii be made by the register
and receiver here and forwarded 10 the Sec
retary of Interior for his approval