Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-09-27


late Commodore Vanderbilt and 6e-
tween them they count their dollars !
by the million. Some time since that
shrewd old fnsncier, Uncle Cyrus w. /
Field was a good chance TO unload his
newspaper burden, the Mail and Elk.
press, on the guileless Deacon, and
your Uncle never misses a chance to
turn an honest penny. He is said to
have pocketed something more than
half a million dollars out of the deal
for a newspaper that for years has
been run at loss.
When the truly good man got firm
ly planted on the tripod, he started
in to revolutionize the manner of
conducting newspapers. The most
unique feature of HE innovation has
been q reproduction of the Bible on
the installment plan, SO that it is an
everyday occurrence to zee Scripture
passage ssndwiched between blood.
curdling account of a prize-fght and
the latest Republican invention Of
differences at Democratic Headquar.
ters. The truly good man has all
along in a mild sort OF way deprecated
the use of money in elections, but it
appears that the influence Of the
wicked Quay has at last swept away
these scruples. The town was startled
yesterday at the announcement that
the Deacon had left a check for $l0,-
600 for the Republican National Com
mittee and one of like amount for the
Republican County Commute. For
s,me unexplained reason Warner Mi.
Ter and the State Committee were left
out in the cold.
An unusual number of visitors
called at the Democratic Headquarters
yesterday from various sections ofthe
country. National Committee man
Richardson, of Iowa, brought word
that the situation was very hopeful
for the Democrats in that State. The
Campaign of education which is being
carried on by the Democrats, he was
convinced, would convert thousands
OF farmers in his section who have all
to gain and nothing to lose by re-
duction of tariff taxes. Ex-senator
Wallace, of Pennsylvania, also told
about the excellent prospects OF Dem
ocr4tic success in the Northwestern
States, from which he has Just returned
home.
Mr.. Mills made an another grand
speech in Brooklyn the other night.
1t is the third he has made here dur
ing the Campaign, and it is not un.
likely that he may be here again.
DAsHEs OF METROPOLITAN LIFE.
In one of the criminal courts Of
this city yesterday a professional thief
was brought up on application for
bail. Six indictment for larceny were
pending against him. A dapper look.
ing gentleman of middle age with
luxuriaat brown hair and whiskers
and very respectfully clad presented
himself as boDdsman. Before he had
finished the oath, he was stopped by
the Judge and hustled off to one side.
Then it came out that in the proffered
surety. the judge recognized an old
professional straw. bondsman who had
many a time defeated the ends Of
justice. The dspper gentleman, who
would have readily passed for man
Of IS, was in fact an old sinner of 65
with hair in its natural condition as
white as snow. Former escapades
had made him too well-known to
venture in the courtroom without dis.
guise. The merciful Judge had step
ped him before the perjury was con.
summated, and allowed him to 60
after administering scsthing repri.
mand.
This institution Of straw bondsmen,
by the way. is one peculiar to a great
city. You may see them any day
lurking about the corridors OF crimi.
nal courts. They will sign almost
anyone's bail for from s. up, accord
ing to the magnitude of the case and
the standing Of the offender. Some
of them really have a little property
which they pledge over and over ard
over again, but most of them are with.
out any means. They resort to the
rankest perjury rendering themselves
liable of course to long terms of i'm.
prisonment. And many Of them do
land in Sing Sing.
One occasionally sees man on the
streets with patch OF black three
inches square sewed on his coat sleeve.
Curious to know what it meant, | !
learned that be was OF the New York I