Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-08-08

conclusion Of the scheizze <Ao1ld hey be-
cume possesssd Of - censl bed II the
men Of 81. Mkry's VII a1Iv y q me alert
they can secure the cozaplazion q ne rail-
read and increase ne y11ue - he taxable
property Of the county lh01Ands Or dui-
lars, for every part Of ~ countT would be
IN easy distance Of the ro*i and il winter
and summer the frufz ofshe county, be
they oysters or peaches Mould and . ready
market
ofcourse, intense insesea1 i fels here as
to the coming election II Maryland Dem
ocrats are hoping and praying hat party
ties viii be stronger than personal pique
and that the dear oh State will be IN line.
Republicans. on the sther hand are more
than hopeful, bat JET . liftIe nneasy about
the differences In their party and are
watching earnestly the gutcome of the
present little difficulty. Iowndes is much
In favor here, where be once represented
his District in Congress. Mr. Coffin ID very
popular and has the good wishes Of many.
Washington Is delishtfes summer city,
except when II Is intenSely hot, and 20
walk across the melting xsphalt Is % have
somewhat the experiences 81 . Nv In plate
of treacle.
The West end is deserted and the houses
closed. the inmates being either out oftown
or out of sight II the houses are closed
the hotels are not, and the pages of their
registers show daily The arrival OF promi.
nent men from FAR and near who meet and
discuss the situation or sifuslio1s, settle tie
fate of parties and men. then depart for
whence they came
Among the recent arrivals are General
Frank Armstrong, now of the Dawes Com
mission on Indian affairs. The General,
after attending TO some business matters,
will join his wife, nee Charlie Combs, at
the White Sulphur Springs.
Judge Buck" Kilgore is also here, and
from all accounts has adopted in his court
room the tactics against which he kicked
so vigorously in the SIND Congress.
The Cabinet Officers are all out of town,
except the Secretary OF War. Gen. Lamont
Secretary Smith is in Georgia; Secretary
and Mrs. Carlisle are on the Great Lakes.
The Postmaster General fits back and
forth from his home in West Virginia.
Secretary Olney is at Marion. near Grey
Gables and Attorney General Harmon is
taking rest that he will need before next
winter is on
The Atlanta Exhibition Is going TO be a
fine affair and the people of the South, par
ticularly the women and colored people,
are determined to show what they have
done as promise of what they can do and
viii do in the future.
The reports of the crops come in and
give promise of an immense yield. The
corn crop of Iowa alone sill be sufficient
10 give every man, woman and child in the
land five barrels per capita.
Before approaching prosperity the silver
cloud disappears. Wages are being in
creased, and with increased wages the Ia.
borer can and will live better.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign has
created sensation by ordering the Knights
of Labor to boycott bank notes.
After the first of September he wants alt
workmen to refuse TO receive National
bank notes in payment. Srs he hopes by
this means to draw out the legal tenders or
Treasury notes and silver. Il will require
nerve in these Gays to refuse National
bank note or any other when offered.
The we'll known lawyer Semmes, of New
Orleans, has arrived and will appear before
Comptroller Bowles in behalf of the sugar
planters who want their bounty money
Mr.. Semmes is a Marylander by birth and
brother of Admiral Semmes.
The markets are well stocked and prices
remain unchanged. Eggs are IL cents
dozen here and 10 cents a dozen in Phila-
delphia. Spring chickens are II to -
cents pound and to 10 cents for old
fowls. Ducks to 10 and geese tn Z.
Vegetables and fruits are plentiful aud
cheap Watermelons $40 to SIS per 100.
Apples 30 cents TO 50 barrel; tamatoes
IS TO $3.50 bushel; peaches 80 cents to
$3.50 box and cantaloupes 70 to 50 so
barrel. Lambs and beef are at stand still,
what is called firm.
CoSTIDINA.