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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09

The Code OF Public General Laws pre-.
pared by John Prentiss Poe has been
printed. 1t is in two volumes, as ordered
by the Court of Appeals under the pow.
er conferred upon them by the act of As.
sembly adopting it. The first volume
contains the constitution and articles 1
to 45; the second volume contains article
46 to 100 and copious analytical index
Of 420 pages. The first volume of the
Public Local Laws, containing the local
laws of Allegany to Dorchester counties
inclusive, was delivered to the State H.
brarisn some weeks ago; the second vol
ume Of the Public Local Laws, contain.
ing the local laws of Frederick to Wor-
cester counties, will be ready in Decem-
Der. The delay in this latter volume has
been occasioned by the fact that in Har-
ford, Howard, Kent and Queen Anne's
counties SOME laws passed at the last ses-
sion depend upon the result OF the popu-
lar vote on November 6. The printing,
and binding and e'ectrotyping were all
done in Baltimore.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09
The General Result.

The result Of Tueaday's presidential
election is now conceded to be the choice
OF Benjamin Harrison for President
New York. which has all along been
recognized as the pivotal State, has, ac-
cording the unofficial returns. gone for
Harrison by about II 900 majority. New
Jersey and Connecticut have both given
their electoral vote to Cleveland and In
diana and California are both so close that
the official figures will apparently be neces-
ssry to determine the result.
Had New York been carried, the Dem
ocrats would have had q complete victory
but without the vote of that State they
have no hopes of success. The unusually
and unexpectedly small majority returned
for Cleveland from the city of Brooklyn
has excited just suspscion on the part OF
the Democratic managers Of Republican
frauds /; and it has been said that Senator
German had expectations of detecting
such frauds in the Brooklyn returns as
would change the result: but at this writ
ing all grounds of contest seem to have
been abandoned.
The fight has been between the masses
and the favored classes of the Republican
policy aud the classes have prevailed.
The rich manufacturers and monopolists
were appealed to by the RpubRcans to
contribute part of their i'll gotten gains
as the price of ftheircontinued privileges,
and they responded literally to the call
As result the republicans have had a
plethoric treasury to draw upon and the
popular suffrages have been debauahed in
the doubtful States by every method oi
corruption known to the unconscionable
politician.
| It is to these influences that the Repub.
lican victory must be attributed and no,
to the calm unbiased judgement of the
American people. There are some, OF
course, who are ready to attribute Mr.
Cleveland's defeat to the tariff issue, but
the fact that the States OF Connection,
and New Jersey, where the manufactur.
ing interests chiefly prevail, have both
been retained in the Democratic coluu ms
seems to disprove this assertion very con-
clusively. The Democrats lost nothi ing
by the tariff issue in New York. 1t wal
the corrupt use of money that won that
State and made Harrison President.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09
BETTING ON ELECTION

The attention of persons, who are ALWAYS in
the habit of enforcing their opinions upon the
result OF elections. by proposing to bet, is call.
ed to the following section Article 80 of the
Code of Public Law, Of this State:
"46. No person shall make any bet or wager
on the result of any election to take place
in this State.
AT. Any person offending against the pre-.
ceding section, shall he liable TO indictment in
the Circuit court, n The offence be committed
In any county, or in the Criminal court of Bal
timare. and on conviction, shall be Rned not less
than hfty nor more than eve hundred dollars.
to be paid to the State for the use of the School
fund.
"4s. Every deposit Of money in any part OF
the State, asa wager or bet upon elec tions in
this State or elsewhere, shall be forfeited and
paid over to the County Commissioners of the
county where deposited for the use Of the
county; and it deposite in the CITY of b. h.ltimore
to the Mayor and City Council"
DAVID SMOOT. Sheriff,
Oct -. 1887. Of Charles County.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09

One of the longest speeches on record
was that OF Mr. De Cosmos, q member Of
the Legislature OF British Columbia. some
time ago. A biz was pending which, il
passed, would deprive many settlers of
their lands, and the temper Of the msiori-
ty made it certain ths, it would pass
The Legislature Was within day a.half
of the hour of its final adjournment, and
the vote was about to be taken. At this
juncture De Cosmos rose to address the
body. 1t was ten o'clock in the morning
and the members thought that he would
finish in an hour or two. The clock struck
eleven, twelve and one, but the speaker
kept right on. How long would be
speak The members, In a spirit Of fun
omit ed to adjourn tor dinner, but De
Cosmos spoke on without break. At
six o'clock he was still on the floor. He
was forced bp the Speaker to stick to the
question, and was not allowed to pause
except to take drink Of water. The
majority decided to continue the session
through the night. slipping out in small
parties to eat and Sleep Still without
faltering, the orator poured forth his tor
rent ofwords. This was he the situation
at midnight, and also when the morning
sun flooded the hall with The light OF
day. As the hour hand Of the clock
pointed to twelve, the limit prescribed by
law for the session had arrived, and tie
Legislature stood adjourned sine die. At
the last stroke of twelve the brave De
Cosmos stopped in the middle of SEN
tence and fell fainting in bis seat. He
had spoken, standing on his feet. twenty
six hours. His eyes were bleared and
red, and his parched lips were cracked
and running blood. He was nearly dead
but he had prevented the bill from be-
,oming law. and had saved the settlers
heir homes.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09
ME- A LIFE.PREsERvER.,
Colonel Quay Over His Head In = Bash
Engine Hisg.as Saves Him.

II may be that democrats are the great un
Washed" but just the same Chair man Maj
is. Quay, Of the Republican national conmi'.
tee, learned q lesson In bathing from one oi
them Wednesday night that be will not soon
forget. His tntor Was Engine Higgins, oi
Baltimore. After the manner Of lawyers. who
bersie each other 10 court and drink together
during recess, they met on Broadway. and
then, hnding that they were bound for the
sare destination, started for a sump,aous
bathhsuse in Twenty eight street, with the
liberalization. respectively, OF coxzesing
poli.'c.l secret. ons from The s o,hsr & s..u ..m
Mr.. Hiasasss, tss IL Il democrat, when the lion .sd
the lamb bad reached the temple Of siestss
and began 10 lock about for couches os
which 10 lie
We'll, I'll 90 . Russisn." said Mr.. Quay,
With an air that seemed to eespeak mach eau
ton since that 6rst batch Of boodi. cot Of the
$25, e0o reward be o6erad tor the arrest aad
conviction Of illegal voters bad been besiow ed
upon democratic detective for the capture oi
q republican crook. Turkish baths are too
weakening, and | need all my strength"
Mr.. Higgips smiled st this admission, and
the two politicians went TO the hot air and
steam OF their choice When they bad been
suficiently steamed and heated they resppes Z.
ed IN the corridors Of the bath-house resdy fo'
the plunge. Mr.. Quay Was ss eoa6deni as a
man hclding four aces pat ~th the last ante
which he can raise before the cards are drawn
Nr. Higgins was ''sizing him ap." and max
ing the mental observation that Mr.. Quay q
many mistakes of ,sis are due 10 the tact thai
| be is good msn for q ward CT a district, aid
that in managing the national eampsign be .,
| ''over his bead, when that gentlemsn star ted
down the marble stairs lesding 10 the plunge
Hey there, Quay! Can you swim p ask
ed Mr. Higgins 10 alarm ~ he sau Mr.. Quay
about to take the deep pool.
"Oh, yes, I'm all right" answered Mr.
Quay, with the assnrance born OF the belle
that the water was but knee deep. and that b,
could safely make a big biuG just ss be ba,
done with those ten thousand dollar bets or
Harrison. 'here koes.'
With ludicrous splash the disni6ed leader
of the G. o. P. fung himself into basin. II.
went under. Great rippies Of water circled al
around the hole be had made Suddenly he
iretuaned 70 the surface and spiuttered and
spattered. yelling at the top OF his voice:
Throw me lte-preserYer Throw me .
fe-preservsr ~
A. . bath house is not fully equipped
steamship, there were no life. preservers, bu
Mr.. Higgins jumped into the plung and saved
Col Quay . life--or at iesst prolonged il 1nsi
be sinks with the republican ship. This is &
true story.-NW York Herald.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09


Mr.. Daniel Hand, an aged and wealthv
citizen of Guilford, Connecticut. has giy
en- $l,OOO,0OO to the American Missionary
association of New York, to tie held in
trn st. the Interest to be devoted to the edn.
cation of colored people in the old slave
States "f the South. Before the war Mr..
Hand was grocer in Charls ston. Sonth
Caroiins, and was obliged to flee. leaving
his property behind in charge of his chief
clerk. BY judicious investments this
gentleman acquired large wealth with Mr..
Hands capital and since u war he paid
over me accumulations of the property to
his former employer, amounting to the
sum OF *64S,OOO. This amount forms the
great bulk of the present donation. Un-
der the terms of the trust not more than
Sloo Is to he expended for the education
'of any sing e csIored person.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09
SELLING LIQUOR ON BOATS.
An laseresssaG Case Arxasa in the 10
pseme Court

The Supreme Court of the United State.
yesterday heard argument in two cases Of
interest to prohibitionists aud steamboat
men, Noe. 1889 aud ll90. Lewis y. Clark,
plaintiff in error. Va. the Common wealth
or Pennsylvania. Clark, who was master
of the excursion steamboat May6ower.
running between Pltssburg and McKess-
pert convicted OF the violation Of the laws
OF Peunsylvanis, prohibiting the sale of
liquors without license and wa, sentenc
ed to Imprisonment. Application for a
writ OF habeas corpus was refused by
Justice Harlan aud Bradley, Of the Su-
preme Court, aud the cases were hen
brought to the full Supreme Court. II is
claimed in bebs of the plaintiff in error
that the State lsw was not mean, tn ap-
ply to steamboats, .engaued in navigation;
that the effect Of the 'aw would be to pro
hibit the sale Of liquor on boats and to
not to regulate it, as stated by The act, and
that unless the law is held not TO apply
to steamboats,, vessels with barrooms will
be prevented from entering the State of
PenDsy lvaBia. 1t is further claimed that
Congress alone has the right to regulate
commerce and that the license to engage
in the cossting trade grant, d the vesse Of
the United States carries with 1t the right
to exchange commodiies, including liquor
and that State law is, therefore, void
The Court, after hearing argument by Mr..
w. l.. Bird for the plaintiff declined to
hear argument on behalf of the Common
wealth. In this action it is believed that
the Court is prepared to decide in favor
of the State on the case as pr, sented by
counsel for Clark.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09
10 Hotel Keepers and Others
who Deal in Liquors.

ENOR THE INFORMATION OF ALL PER
SONS CoNCERNED. The following Ac
OF the Legislature, passed March 2lth, 1865, i
published:
CHAPTER I9I.
An act proAibifiag the sale of .pirifnoms .,
fumsnfed liquors IA the several eoaafiss Of tn
State ss the day ef eisefion
SECTION | Be ii enacted BE- the Gsa~rai .4ssen,
ots o Maryland. That il shalt not be- lawful Il,
the keeper of anv hotel. tavern. si,re. drinking
Establishment. ~ anv other place wh,tr liquors
are sold. or i"r any person per-"nS, directly
or Indirectly, - sell. barter. give or disp,s. o,
any spirftuous or fcrin-ntcd liquors ale g., beer
or intoxicating drinks of any kind an the days
"f election hereafter to be held in the several
counties Of ia State -
Sec ? Ind be IL enacted. That nv pcrson vio
lating the provisions of this Aci shall he liabl
to indictment by the Grand Jury Of the county
whefe the offence Is committed, and shall. upoI'
eonvicti"n before any Judge Of any Of the Ci,
uit C.urts OF this State be fined a SUN not less
than hfty dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars for each aud evesv offence-one- bslf the
hne shall be paid the inforrner, the other half 10
the County Conn issioners, ior the use of public
roads.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09
Obey The Law Or Repeal 1t.

Although the oyster dredging season
began only about two weeks ago we have
already had one of the fusilades between
|depredators on the oyster bars and vessel
of the oyster navy, which have been in
creasing in frequency TO such extext in
recent years that it has become the rule
rather than the exception for the State
police to be fired upon in the perform
ance of duties imposed upon them by law.
As general rule the frin. is only waste
of cartridges with some incidental dam
age to rigging, both sides apparently tax :
ing care to shoot as wide of the mark as
possible. Occasionally, however, some
one is hurt, and several lives have been
sacrificed to the reckless spirit which too
often animates one or the other paity to
the contest. The oyster interests of this
city, and also of the tide-wa'er counties,
are of great Importance, and thousands
of people depend upon them for liveli-
hood. The men engaged in dredging tor
oysters are. to large extent, employed by
firms in this city, and many of the dredg
ing captains are men OF intelligence and
substance. There seems to be an idea
that among some, however. that they have
q right to take oysters from bars reserved
to tongers, and that 1t is rather a good
j"kes-tAaa otherwise to band together "a
drive off the vessels of the oyster navy
with vol'eys from repeating rifles But
the joke is carried too far. The spectacle
of open disregard of the law, of simalat-
ed violence in breaking::it, sometimes de
veloping into serious resistance to the
States officers, is not one which the peo-
pie can afford to to'erate. 1t is wrong in
itself aEd sets a bad example. The oys-
ter supply is rapidly diminishing, and the
dredgers themselves are interested in Sc
curing efficient methods of preserving it.
If some practical system is not enforced,
with the earnest cooperation OF the dredg.
ers. the occupation OF the latter in a COM
parstively few years will be gone, for the
reason that there will be no oysters for
them to take. If the law is unjust or in
capable of enforcement it should be re-
pealed, but so long as law remains on
the statute books no class of our citizens
can afford to incur public reprobation and
the risk of precipitatins . more vigorous
enforcement Of the law by assailins With
murderous weapons those who are charged
with the task OF executing its provisions.
Sun.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09
The Figures Of the Local Contest.

Since writing another article on the To-
cal contest We have had an opportunity
to glance at the figures of the county elec-
tion on Tuesday. This has convinced Us
more than ever that it was the coloniza-
ton of Washington negroes that did the
work.
The total vote cast last year 10 general
election Of county officers and on favor
able day when the largest vote is always
brought out, was s.475. The total vote
cast this year is $500. In 1884, the last
Presidential year, the total vote cast was
3.40f. Showing an increase this year oi
191 votes over the last Presidential con-
test and 1T over. the county election ci
last fall.
|counsJ !. fssdi ~ to about one
half Of il. in the ons to the registra-
tion lists of colored voters from Washing e.
ton made BY the court last week. As to
the rest it is due to the full turn out oil
the Warrington negroes already on the
registration lists effected through the ex-
ertions Of the Republican national com.
mittee.
Mr.. Compton receives in the county
this fall only II votes less than Mudd re-
ceived for the Legislstuse last fall, aud
yet Mudds majority this year is 149 over
Compton. It will thus be seen that the
Democrats have brought out their full
strength this fall aad have held their owo
handsomely, but, as We have said else.
where, as long as they have to contend
with the colonization of Washington ne.
lgroes they will be leading q forlorn hope
Something decisive in this regard mus,
be done.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09
The Congressional Contest.

The close result Of the Congressional
contest in this district as shown by the
figures published elsewhere, is . veriaca.
tion Of the truth of what was said by the
TNEs on the>occas;on Of Mr.. Mudd's
nonination. For hong time it has beer
known in Dsmocratic circles that there
was scheme on ba,d BY the Republican
national com4nitiee to control the next
House of Representatives, and that, with
this end in view, their plan was to make
systematic contest in certain numbes
Of close districts sufficient to accomplish
abe desired result, drawing literally on
their plethoric treasury for the necessary
Doodle. The 6fth district ives understood
to Be ono Of those which had been placed
upon this list but when Mr.. Mudd was
permitted, practically without contest, to
obtain the nomination, many thought that
this was conclusive evidence Of the aban-
donment of such purpose, il it had ever
existed. Il was thought that . compare
lively obscure young man without money
would never have. been selected to bear
the standard in such . premeditated and
earnest contest as had been foreshadowed
s.d it was said that Mr.. Compton would
have walk over.
It was here where the TIMEs didsrred
from current opinion. The 81 -
candidate was unquestiol i
the well laid plan to captul |sict.
Mr.. Mudd, while not stron] lev or
influence, was not q weak csndisiate.-
Possessed Of fair abilities and all the en-
ergy of vigorous youth and first rate
opinion of himself, be was well qualified,
when backed up by the money of the
national COMMITTEES. to make q laborious
and energetic canvass. Thus, while his
presumed weakness would be apt to lull
the Democrats into fancied security and
indifference, he was well qualified to
make the kind Of canvass they proposed
to have. This was what the TINES fore
shadowed aud the close result in the dis
trict il verifcation of what was said.
But all il well that ends we'll. The
district 10 safe. Mr.. Compton has held
his own against the carefully planned
ussault Of the enemy. Their Doodle
cousted for nothing against our gallant
standard bearer and he comes out from
the scathing contest with flying colors.-
Hurah for Compton.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09
kR3XGHHINGM d
A TOBACCO BARN.

ssd other outl'uildings including . ten.
ant house Tue plsc- has an abundance
ofoAk and PINE TIMBER. aud 10 we'll
sa,er-d. The above property will be
sold on easy terms 10 = responsible pur.
chaser. Or will he rented Tor The year
1889 to responsible tonant Fur further
Information apply To
E. A. SHAW,
White Plains.
Charles county
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09

Both the Baltinoss 0ss and Ameriean had
special trains run down - far a. La Plata on
Tuesday to gather the election returns from
this section. They left about 10 O'Clock at
night On their return trip, and the full returns
from lower Maryland appeared in their editions
the following morning. This is IN enterprise
Of ne small magnitude when the distances Of
the polling places from each other 10 taken int
cousideiation.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09
l)ort q obacfoGin ines
PORT TOBAC Geo:
Friday Morning ......November 9th, 1883
The Result in the County.

The majority for the Republicans in
the county is larger than the Democrats
were prepared for, though the Democrat
ic leaders were prepared to concede the
county to the opposition after the court
had finished its work on the registration
lists. Under all the attendant circum-
stances the utmost expectations of the
Democrats at any time was to carry the
county by sbare majority. After nearly
so Washington negroes were placed upon
the voting lists by the action of thu court
last wssk thsre was very little exp ecta-
tion Of carrying the count
Under all The circun the county
Democrats have ne, ~ - be dis.
courag.d By IL Com.
pared with the Presi.
deatialI contest ID IT, only
true et1noaru OF con we nave
reason to be well satisfied with the recent
result in the county. Then the county
went Republican by 259 majority, and
although Mr.. Compton ran considerably
ahead Of his ticket, the majority of hit
opponent over him was considerably
greater than now. This time We had tn.
Republican candidate in our county t.
take care of and that candidate, as has
been for some time known to our leaders
backed BY the money and influence of tn.
Republican national committee.
Under these circumstances, as we hav,
said, the Democrats have no reason to b.
discouraged with the general result in the
county. The result in some of the dis
tricts is considerably at variance with th.
rrevious estimates Of leaders in thoss 10.
calities, and with past results. There has
not yet been opportunity to study the
figures Of the official returns and ascertain
the probable cause Of these apparent de-
fections.
There is no use in pretending to dis.
Yuiss the fact that last Tuesdays result
contains serious warning to Democrats
that they must be discreet and harmoni
ous if they would prevent reinsta' ement
of the dreaded local misrule in county
government. It presents no cause of a.
larm, If the Democrats continue to pre-.
sent solid front and maintain mutual
good fselipg.in . patriotic resolve to main.
tain the control of their local affairs. But
unnecessary contentions among Democrat.
must be restrained. If this result weuld b.
nmplishad. -~-------
- al6eher point which must b.
= ellshsd before The county Democrat,
and nx payers can feel secure in the en-,
joynest Of thsre rights Of liberty and pro.
! perty, and that is to put stop. either By
legislative snactment or . change in Judi.
cisl Interpretation, to the annual coloniz.
ation oi negroes from Washington into
the cornty to neutralize our votes and
deprive ~ Of the right Of self government
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-04
TARIFF.
! Communicated
The ely uio!ogy aud

The efymo.ogy and
words often thr"- history oil
austouss~' - light upon the
a-- IA ussges to which they are
,.pIled. Scholars all agree that
Tariff" il derived from the Arabic
language, but some suppose ii comes
from the second voice Of "Arafa,' he
knew, and denotes instruction, as
applied in Arabic to II list ofprices or
, rates. Others, with much o proba-
bility, derive it from Taric. a Saraeen
chief, whose lame was Gabel al Iaric
He took possession ofthe rocky prom
ontory auciently called the Pillar
of Hercules, and fortified it. The
name Gabel al Taric, under Spanish
pronunciation, softeued and conden-
sed into Gibraltpr. The strait is mar
row, but upon the north of it he loca-
, ted Il fort and called it Tarefa. He
wae a bold and brilliant type Of his
age and nation. He threw out his
chains AMI graphing hooks, and his
bold robbrr-seamen forced all passing
-hips and boats to heave % and pay
tribute. Much Of Spain was then
held by the warIike Moors, and all
merchants sailing from or into the
Mediterranean made prudence the bet
ter part of VaIor, and compromised
with the robbers, on the best terms
possible.
The custom theu was to pay "Tar-
tc," which gradually -often"d, by
spanish usage. into a more musical
pronunciation "Tarif.'
Thus We see the very word had its
origin in robbery, tribute eNacted by
the strong and levied upon the weak.
Robbery Of the many for the heneht
of the fe~w-robbery ofthe industrious
for the benefit Of the id~le-rohbery of
the wage-wOrker, that the m~onOpilist
may revel in luxury. Tariff has a
bad pareutage, it was horn Of the rob
Der ''Taric,n under the rocks Of Gi-
hralter, in the year \. u. III.