Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-08-15

THIS vacancy 10 Nil. In 1888 ne
appointed Chief Justice Fuller, q
Chicago lawyer and q maz~0f emf
nent ability. About the same time
he transferred L. Q. G. Lamar, of
Mississippi from the Department of
the Interior to the Supreme Bench.
During his present term he selected
Senator White Of La, in place of
Mr.. Peckham, OF New York, re-
jected by the Senate. And now upon
whose shoulders will Justice Jack
sons mantle fall? Post Master
General Wilson, Secretary Carlisle
or ex-Post Master General Bissel.
Perhaps one Of these may accept the
prize, but the President deals in
surprises and one to fortune and to
fame unknown, may be the man.
There has been a little court held
in the rooms of Comptroller Bowler
Of the Treasury this week, and en-
inent COUNSEL have made perhaps
the greatest effort of their life, in
trying to convince the Comptroller
that Congress knew, what it was
about when it passed the law grant
ing bounty for sugar grown in
1894. The tariff bill passed in
August 1894 repealed the bounty
on sugar granted by the Mckinley
law, but as the planters had gone
to much expense for implements and
machinery to work the crop planted
in the Spring Of 1894, the send
Congress at its last session by special
act granted the bounty for the crop
Of 1894, appropriating s5, 100000
for THE purpose and it is this law
that the Comptroller declares un-
constitutional. The growers Of the
sugar beet were represented by Ex-
Senator Henderson who opened the
case. He was followed by Senators
Blanchard and Gallery and the final
argument was made by the veteran
Lawyer Thos. Semmes, of New
Orleans. Senator Blanchard is a
brilliant orator, but what impress
sion the learned council made upon
the Comptroller is yet to be heard.
Mr.. Bowler is q nephew of the late
Senator Pendleton, OF Ohio, and
is considered very like his hand
some relative GENTLEMAN George
Pendleton.
Major Bells, nominated by the
Republicans for States Attorney,
of Prince Georges county is per-
maps better known in this city than
by the people whose votes he solicits.
He is a native of Annapolis, was in
the Union Army and lost leg in
the war. For years he was a clerk
in the End Comptroller's Office but
lost his place when the Dockery
Bill abolished that office. He is a
very bright and intelligent man and
has strong mind we'll trained in
legal matters, but is as simple and
guileless as a child, in his dealings
with his fellow man. He will make
a strong candidate and says that his
being one is due to a remark of
Judge Briscoe, who overhearing
someone ask him to allow his name
to be used for the legislature said.
"You better name him for States
Attorney"
The Flagler-Green shooting cul-
minated in Miss Flagler giving a
bond of 800 for her appearance
before the Grand Jury.
The City Post Office now in course
of erection at the corner of Penna.,
Ave-, and Eleventh street has been
baptized with the blood of four of
the laborers employed upon it.
The stone walls and iron frame have
now reached the eighth story, yet
not plank has been laid. A board
here and there upon the cage of
iron. Saturday one of the laborers
Mr.. Hatch from Baltimore, made
q mistep and fell from the top to
the basement floor. Now planks
are to be laid.
Another building nearing CON-
pletion is the Lafayette Square
Theatre which will be opened in the
Autumn. A roof garden is to be
the browning glory of this new
theatre, and no doubt will be as
popular as the roof garden of the
Cairo Flats on Q street. Strangers
visiting the city during this weather
would do well to visit this garden.
A bit Of pavement elevated one
hundred and more feet, and while
listening to bit of good music