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THE SENTINEL,
ROCKViLLGriHD.
SATURDAY, : : : MARCH 22, 1850.
Otra RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND,
Am described in the late message of
President Pierce, has created a subject
of deep and earnest inquiry in the coun
cils of both nations, and a topic of deep
est interest among the subjects of both
powers. For those who are opposed to
the present administration, this subject
has afforded an occasion of much undue
vituperation and party spleen. We have
read the official documents relative to
this vexed question, and we feel a just
pride that our national affairs are com
mitted to men so able and resolved to
maintain entire our country’s honor.—
All honor to America’s Minister at the
Court of St. James, for the manner in
which he conducted himself in national
affairs, now supposed by many to be in
a critical state. Pennsylvaniamay justly
boast of James Buchanan ; and we trust
that the good sense of the American
people will appreciate his efforts in the
present difficulty.
We are not anxious for war; nay, we
deprecate it, and would make every hon
orable concession to avoid it; but, at the
same time, we must applaud the present
administration for the noble stand it has
taken relative to the Claytou-Bulwer
treaty. Far preferable would be war,
with its thousand horrprs, than the re
linquishment of one iota of national
honor. Many of our cotemporaries seem
to think that a proper vigilance over our
foreign relations is a great desire to em
broil the country inawar. Thisisa great
mistake, and in the present ease, the in
fluence of men with such intentions can
have no bearing upon our national course.
We believe that all Americansdesire the
coutinuancc of amicable relations between
this country and England, and sincerely
wish to avoid the evils consequent upon
war. The history of our own republic,
though brief, has exhibited the miseries
of war; yet deep ami sail as these mis
eries may be, we see no reason to close
our eyes against startling facts, calmly
submit to national disgrace, and doubt
the justice of cur cause.
They who have read England’s histo
ry, must be acquainted with her spirit
of aggrandizement; they who have re
flected upon the circumstances that made
us a free and independent -ration, must
know her hatred for us and our institu
tions. This becomes evident to every
man who will read English journals when
speaking of America and Americans,
and particularly upon the present diffi
culties. There probably has never arisen
a difficulty between this country and
England, since the memorable year of
’TO to the present time, which had not
it* origin in her conduct towards us.—
We will not now stop to instance the
diffierent cases. In the present case, we
cannot for a moment doubt the true pol
icy to he followed by the United States;
a firm, unbending demand that the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty be carried out ac
cording to its single declaration and just
interpretation. The policy of the Brit
ish ministry upon this subject has been
most tortuous; hut we must say, to a
very great extent, in keeping with the
policy that has marked her career for
ages back. The object of the Clayton-
Bulwer treaty was to keep Central Airier- j
ica free from the occupation or influence
of either this country or England. So;
far us we are concerned, the treaty has
been strictly adlwiredto; not so on the
part of England, as is evident from her
conduct. She has, in the first place, I
put upon'that treaty an unwarrantable
interpretation, and plainly tortured out
of its true language, one calculated to
insult tbe judgment and common sense
of those engaged in forming the treaty.
A review of the official correspondence
will satisfy every man that this charge is
true. She has also, in defiance of the
treaty stipulation, occupied lloatan and
some small islands near by, placed in the
Honduras Bay. In this place she has
planted a colony, though both parties
bound themselves not to occupy Central
America. The pretexts which arealleged j
to justify this occupation are shallow,
indeed. The British minister maintains j
that lloatan is the exception made in the
treaty, or the small islands belonging to;
the Bulizo settlement. Now this is gla
ringly not so; for, if wo are not much ,
mistaken in our' memory, Roatan is an ;
important island some four hundred miles
distant from the Balize seltlement, aud :
could n' t be mistaken for the islands dc-!
pendent on the Balize, and situated near
the river Siboon.
No thinking man can fail to perceive
the object which England has in view in
occupying lloatan She has ever sought
to maintain the supremacy of the sea, j
and increase her commercial facilities, j
For this purpose she has always been
eager to obtain stations upon lines of;
great commcfcial communication, and to!
occupy places tiiat could command the
seas in case of war. This is her object
at pruaent, in claiming a right to Routau
And will America yield to h*r preten
gionit AYs trust act. Our intcrertr
upon tbe Pacific aro great and. are des
- tined to augment, and it is higly import
ant that the communication he free,
which it certaiuly will not, should Eiig
: land succeed in her interpretation of the
treaty. But we have already occupied
f too much length in the consideration of
t this subject; we desired briefly to place
- before our readers the true aspect of our
relations with England regarding Central
i America.
o There is another oomplaint against the
t government of England, for which Auicr
c ica should demand ample reparation—
e , the enlistment of soldiers in our country
a : for tho British army. As a neutral party
t to the ponding war in Europe, it was our
- policy to avoid connection, to side with
' j neither, to allow no party aid from us.
This is a settled law, which England has
L> i violated ; but we forbear at present, and
i ; must express our want of confidence in
1 a government that paid the Indian for
i j scalping the whites of Wyoming, and
I placed a reward upon the head of Wasii
t ; inoton. Is there danger of a war bc
i ! tween us and England? We think not;
’ mid will take another occasion to give
our reasons.
: ——
2:-if" \\ a publish this morning, to the
8 exclusion of our usual variety, the cir
t cular letter cf the Hon. Samuel Caui tu
-8 ers, member of Congress from the State
r of Missouri, io his constituents. Mr.
, C. was elected as a National Whig, and
- lias maintained his nationality by co
-1 operating faithfully with the only party
, which now makes pretensions to nation
r ality. Whoever commences reading it,
- will not only read it through, but pro
t nounce it a complete vindication of his
. devotion to sound principles, and one of
i the most eloquent and convincing appeals
. to the popular heart and judgment that
■ have ever been addressed to them. Let
, j every man, who is now or ever was a
■ Whig or Know-nothing, read it.
i]
2if' I n another column will be found a
. call fur District meetings to appoint dele
gates to a county convention, to select dele
gates to represent the county in the State
and Congressional District conventions,
l Y\ c hope the Democratic voters, and all
others opposed to the proscriptive doc
trines of Know-nothingisiu, will attend
. ! those meetings, and let a fair and full
expression of public opinion he had. In
commencing our organization, wc recoin
. mend to the voters of each district to ap
point three persons, to compose an Ex
ecutive Committee for the county, which
| ! committee to have charge of the busi
ness of the party for the approaching
j campaign.
2i*~ We are gratified to bo able to
state that, at a meeting of the County
Commissioners, on the sth of June last,
Allen B. Davis, Z.iriiAiUAit Waters,
Frederick S. Poole, W. Ykirs Boric
and Francis Valdknai:, were appointed
a committee tocncloso our Court-House
Square with a good substantial iron-rail
ing. The committee have contracted for
I the iron work at two dollars and titty
; cents a running foot. The fence con
tracted for, is to bo of wrought iron, ami
will present a handsome appearance.
The iron work is ready to be put to
gether, and erected as soon as the stone
work is completed.
The first contractor for the stone-work
failed to fulfil it, which has occasioned ;
some delay in the prosecution of the
whole work. But a new contract has
been formed for the delivery of the stone!
for the pedestals, on which to fasten the
posts of tho fence. These stones are
mostly prepared, and ready for delivery.
The only remaining work to be done
preparatory to tho erection of the fence,
is the grading of (he grounds. This
will he done as soon as tho weather will
permit. The unusually inclement win
ter has retarded the work, hut, with the
opening spring, it will be vigorously
prosecuted to completion, and soon our
citizens will have good cause to feel
gratified at this improvement, so highly
creditable to the county.
New Hampshire Election.— Returns
from 219 towns give Wells, Democrat, J
for Governor, 31,490; Metcalf, Know
nothing, 30,980; Goodwin, Whig, 2,-I
337.; scattering 140. There aro yet
ten towns to bear from, which will not
j vary the result.
Elections to Uo.uk.— New Hampshire
having 10l off tho pre-presidential elec
lions, will bn followed by Connecticut,
on the first Monday of April, aud Rhode
’ Island the Wednesday ensuing There
arc no other elections earlier than Au- 1
gust.
2ei" The Know-nothing nominations
; for the Presidency and Vice Presidency ;
are received with great coldness in Ohio.
Only seven papers in that State have
raised the names of Fillmore and Donel
son.
2-iT The Philadelphia Times boast
fully announces that fifteen papers in
Pennsylvania have hoisted the names of
F’illmore and Dooelsnn. There arc we :
believe, over four hundred papers pub
lished in Pennsylvania.
-1 2-@~ We see by a telegraphic despatch
- in the Baltimore Sun , from Washington.
. that “ the black Republicans claim an
- important triumph in the passage of Mr.
‘ Dunn’s resolution, on Thursday last, au
-1 thorizing the Speaker to appoint a com-
I mittee of three members to proceed to
3 j Kansas and investigate the affairs of the
r : Territory generally—present and past.
1 The Republicans say the adoption of
the resolution is equal to their success in
’ the election of Speaker.” The resolu
tion gives the Oommittee full power in
the premises, and pow er to employ clerks
' | and sergeants-at-arms to aid in the in
' | vostigation. The sum of ten thousand
r dollars is appropriated to pay the expens
-1 j es, and the President is requested to fur
■ j liish military protection if necessary. It
' j was adopted by a vote of 101 to 92.
Won*t he Sold.—The old line legiti
mate whigs called a meeting in New Y ork
Ij at the whig head quarters “ Broadway
| House,” at which lion. Frederick A.
Tullmadge acted as President, and after
: denouncing their former whig brethren
, for selling themselves by merging the
whig party into that of tho Know-noth
ing’s passed the following resolution.
, Resolved , That we disclaim all con
nection with or allegiance to any other
! political organization, believing that they
‘ j will prove to be as pernicious in their
■ influence as ephemeral in their duration.”
■ ; This resolution was- adopted unani
-1 mously. So dies the hopes of Fillmore
- and Donclson as to their getting the
n#’otes of the “old-line Whigs” who pre
- fur to support the Democratic nominees
, to Whig renegades.
The Know-nothino Vice Pkemhknt.
j. Andrew Jackson Donclson, the Know
nothing nominee for Vice President of
I tho United States, does not seem to think
j that “ consistency is a jewel.” Whilst
( editor of the Washington Union, in 1851,
during tho administration of President
Fillmore, tho following editorial para
, graph appeared in his paper:
“ Immigration.—The Republic of
Wednesday contains a long article on
immigration to the United States. Il
portrays in vivid colors; the rapid and
unparalleled increase in the number of
1 those who are seeking our shores. The
. Irish immigration is so great that the
I court journal classes it among the phe
nomena of history. lie (Andrew Jack
son Donclson,) ure i/luil to ecu thin iinnti-
I ‘/ration from tin Old World. It brings
. to us tin: physical force, u e ru ed to Ji ll the
Jurist and to build iin procements. hi
liarr yet, and will hare for many lom/
years, scape Jor their industry and ec
• trrprise. But it evas not our intention
- to discuss this branch of the subject at
, the present time. The native party is
now prostrate, and it will Ire time enough
to commence the discussion when another
attempt is made by the federalists to
’ REVIVE THE IMUNC'II'LKS OF THE ALIEN
' LAWS.”
2-tT The steamship Persia, arrived at
, New Vork on Thursday last. She left
I England about tho time of tho departure
, of the Pacific, hut brings no tidings of
. that missing vessel. Her European ad
. vices are without point. The peace
AntifownnOH to til ill < - - V *
lJmh.,a, U v.. .S JJfOgrvr.o.iig , uut IIS
transactions are so shrouded in secrecy
I that rumor lias to uipkc the meat it feeds ,
on. The continued depression, howev
. or, of the British market, in bothcottoril
, and breadstuff's, m|y he regarded as an j
evidence that peace is expected.
2 ft" The shores on the Potomac (lays
: tho Alexandria correspondent of the
Washington Star) are making heavy
I preparations for tho spring fisheries, j
l Many of the seine gangs are already at 1
i their posts, and others ready to follow,
i Wo have already heard of a few shad, *
and several hundred herring caught at
one of the lower shores.
A New Minister.—The Washington
Star mentions a report that the Senate,
on Tuesday, confirmed the nomination
of cx-Oovernor Bigler, of California, to
he United States Minister resident at
Stockholm.
Municipal Election.—John S, Cald
well, Know-nothing, has been elected
Mayor of Fredericksburg, Va., by 30 j
majority over Goodrich, Democrat. The
former party also elected their Council
ticket. Their majority last year was 197.
From Kansas.—Tliu St. Louis Dem
ocrat lias a letter from Topeka, dated the
Bth instant. Tho legislature, in joint
convention, had elected ex-Governor
Reeder United States Senator on the
first ballot, and —♦- Lane on tho second,
each receiving 38 votes. There were!
fifty-six members present.
W Ezekiel W. Bell, sheriff of
Anne Arundel county, died at Annapo
j lison the 14th instant. Edwin W. Di -
\ all, the next highest on tbe election
return will succeed him.
2if Wm. S. Dawks, of Annapolis,
on Monday mortiiiig last, committed*
suicide, by cutiftg his throat with a
razor.
2-rf In his lecture at New Haven,!
Connecticut,-lust week, the abolitionist
Garrison expressed a wish to hare all the !
! shirr Slates turned out of the Lilian/
2df Mr. Clinfnian, of N. C., in an
address to his constituents, urges them '
- to support President Pierce's re-elcetion
i . f'.V' The following are the appointments for
Potomac District, made by the Baltimore Con
i terance on Thursday last. We shall endeavor
to give them in full in our next.
Potomac District. —John Lanahan, P.
E.—Alexandria, L. F. Morgan. J. N.
■ Coombs, A. Griffith, sup.; Princess St.,
i J. S. Gardiner; City of Washington—
Foundery, S. Regester; Wesley Chapel.
Win. Krebs; Capitol Hill, R. R. S.
Hough; McKendreo and Fletcher Chap
cd, Geo. Hildt, M. A. Turner, sup., T.
11. Busey, sup.; Hbenozer, F. 11. Rich
ey; Rylaud Chapel, J. S. Deale; Gor
sueh Chapel, J . II Hyland ; Union Chap
-1 el, S. Rogers, Y\ . O. Lumsden, sup.;
1 \\ . R. \Y bite, sup. ; Georgetown, B. N.
Brown, J. M. Hanson, sup.; West
I Georgetown and Tennellytowu, T. D.
Gotwalt, J. W. Hoover, sup.; Fairfax,
I*. Thomas, 11. R. Murphy; Stafford,
W. 0. Steele, 11. S. McWilliams: Fred
ericksburg, E. F. Busey; St. Mary’s,
J. W. Lambeth, F. A Mercer, N.
Schlosser, sup., J. Bunting, sup. ; Bla
■ donsburg, C. G . Linthicum, J. 11. Wolf,
: sup.; Woodville, 11. C. Westwood;
, Charles, M. L. Hawley, J. 11. Knotts;
Rockville, W. G. Eggleston, Adam 11.
Dolly, 11. Barry, sup.; Asbury and Mount
Zion, Thomas McGee.
Lassoed.—-Tho new Know-nothing
platform, in its 13th article, draws up a
bill of indictment against “ the reckless
and unwise policy of the present admin
. istratiou” as “shown in granting to un
• naturalized foreigners the l ight to suf
• frage in Kansas aud Nebraska.” This
. part of the Kansas act has been a staud
' mg theme for the patriotic denunciations
ui' the Know-nothing orators and papers!
Wc may as well lasso them now as at any
other time. Here is the clause in the
1 Kansas act:
“ Pronib d, That the right of suffrage
i and of holding office shall he exercised
only by citizens of the United States
above the age of twenty-one years, and
. those above that age who shall have de
. clared on oath their intention to become
j. such and shall have token an oath to
support the Constitution of the United
‘ States and the provisions of this act.”
t Now, this clause is copied letter for
letter, comma forcomum, word for word,
I from the act of Congress establishing the
I Territory of Washington, “approved
March 3d, 1853,” by Millard Fillmore.
Then Mr. F. was in favor of letting “uu
f[ naturalized foreigners” vote: then whigs
i and democrats were so also, for the hill
i excited no opposition, und was passed as
I a matter of course. In condemning the
f Kansas act for this clause the KnoW-no
• thing council, at the same time, passed
■' sentence on .Mr Fillmore. —Southern Ad
. | vacate .
A Counterfeit Democrat.—Tho Al
.. bany Atlas and Ary us says it was the
practice a few years ago to set up wild
! eat hanks in Indiana or elsewhere, with
1 names borrowed from those in New
i Y ork, and attempt to pass them as cur
, rcut under the color of the title. Thus—
J BANK OF ALBANY,
1 j Indiana.
SECURED BY STATE STOCKS.
This trick has found its way into pol
ities, aud in tho Know-nothing Conven
tion, J’arson Brownlow avowed his read
-1 iness to resort to it. lie said—
“ lie had fought hard and long for tho
' \\ big party, but lie had see n (it to Jeave
' j that organization. Why, with Millard
Fillmore to lead and even with Joshua
Biddings behind him, we could carry our
State. But with this large, patriotic
greasy Tennesseean, (pointing to Major
Donclson.) (lie l’ierco party will he a trail- j
! ceridental nothing. He should go home
with the determination to jump higher
and squall louder than any man in Ten
nessee und would open tho hall at Knox
i ville, on Monday next. (Applause and |
laughter.) Itjiud been understood and
arranged that Major Donclson would he
put on the ticket with ANDREW J ACK-
S()N in big letters, and donrlson invisi
bly, and then tho oil line Democrats
would think that old Hickory had come
Ito life again. He then proposed the
party should disperse, having done the
good work.”
We warn the old line Democrats to
" beware of counterfeits I” If they see
| a politi i dan of doubtful character palmed
off upon them, look ( lose to the lettering,
ami sec that they are not cheated with
suiue such hog at as this:—
FOR (Vice) PRESIDENT,
ANDREW JACKSON
donclson
OF
TENNESSEE.
AMERICAN /:. n. CANDIDATE.
Mr. Donelson is no relation of Gen.
Jackson—he is hut a buzzard dropped
from an eagle's nest.
Navioation of ! tiie I’atapsco.- Wo
notice that the I . 8. Senate, on Monday,
| passed tho bill reeimtly reported by Sen-,
! utor I’ratt for tbe improvement of the
i navigation of the l’Rtapsco river, and to
I render the port of Baltimore accessible
to the war steamersof the United States.
-4-
A Governor In muted. —Gov. More
bead, of Kentucky, lias been indicted by
tbe grand jury of Scolt county, for al
lowing one of bis negroes to hire bis :
own time. Tbe. only difficulty in the
matter is this that after they fine the
Governor he will bo able to remit the
penalty.
2if A lump of gfhl, intermixed with
j quartz weighing nine und three Quarter
pounds, was taken ofit at Hoovcrsville, i
California, lately, by Gov. Hoover. It '
was valued at about $1,500.
2dT On Sunday week “ Major” Re- 1
gnn, of New Y’ork, and " Colonel” Gal
lagher fought a prize fight near New i
Orleans; they hail 103 rounds; the Ma- 1
jor won.
— 11
JtrT Corn in Nashville, Tenn., on the
| 12th inst., was quoted from 15 to 20).
cents per bushel j
State Convention.
At a meeting of the Democratic State
Central Committee, held in the city of
Baltimore, on Wednesday, the 12th of
March, Col. B. G. Harris, of St. Ma
ry’s, was called to the Chair, and Brad
ley T. Johnson, of Frederick, appointed
Secretary.
On motion, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That the Democracy of the
city of Baltimore, and the several comi
ties of the State, and all thoso willing
to unite with them in opposition to the
unconstitutional dogmas of tho Know
Nothing order, and to support the nomi
nees for President and V ice President
of tho National Democratic Convention
to be held at Cincinnati in June next,
are hereby requested to send Delegates to
a Convention to be held in tho city of
Baltimore, on Wednesday, the 30th of
April next, at 12 o’clock, M., for the
purpose of nominating an Electoral Tick
os for President and Vice President, and
; transacting suell other business as may
be brought before it.
Resolved, That these proceedings he
published in the Baltimore Republican,
the Weekly Argus, and all the Demo
eratic papers of the State and all others
favorable to the cause.
1 B. G. HARRIS, Chairman.
Bradley T. Johnson, Secretary.
Terrible Calamity.
Philadelphia, March 10.—A terrible
disaster oecured on tho Delaware river
! last night, opposite this city. About
half-past nine o’clock, ns the ferry-boat
New Jersey was crossing tho river from
this side to Camden, she took fire when
in tho middle of the stream, aud after
' great difficulty, owidg to the floating ice,
was run upon tho bar opposite Arch
1 street.
There were about 100 passengers on
board—among whom tile wildest conster
-1 nation prevailed. Many jumped at once
1 into the river—some clinging to the float
ing iee until rescued by small boats from
tho city—whilst others, not a few, it. is
feared, were drowned. The boat was
burned to the water’s edge in a short
time. How many lives were lost it is
impossible yet to akcertain. Steamers
were sent out immediately to rescue the
passengers, hut when they reached the
1 spot all that were nine to keep afloat in
the water had been saved by the small
boats.
Philadelphia, March 17, 10 I’. M.—
Parties have been engaged all day in
dragging the river for the victims of the
disaster. Fifteen bodies liavo been re
covered to-day, milking twenty in all.
It is feared that many more are left.
There are thirty persons yet missing.
The coroner is investigating tho circum
stances of the disuiter.
Philadelphia, Man h 18. — Tli : burn
ing of the ferry-boat New Jersey, and
the distressing loss of life continue to ex
cite a painful sensation in Philadelphia
I and Camden. Oh Monday tho front of
' the Delaware river in the vicinity of the
accident was thrOngod by thousands of
men, women and children, watching
. with deep intermit the recovery of the
| bodies of the unfortunate victims. The
steam ferry-boat John Fitch and over a
dozen small boats were engaged through- '
nut the day with drugs and hooks, in \
searching for the dead. Tho bodies, as j
1 fast us they Were recovered, were cun- j
veyed to the Cherry street station house, !
followed by an immense crowd. The
Ledger says:
“As each body was brought in, the I
1 friends of till missing crowded around,
I anxious to learn whether the lifeless
; corpse was that of the object of their an
guish, ami when the remains were re
cognized, tje lamentations were painful
in the extreme. The bodies) with the
weeping relitlives of the dead and mis
sing ones, iC.nle up a picture that wrung
the stoutest hearts, and the like of which
wo hope never to bo compelled to witness
again. Twenty bodies only have yet
been found, and thirty remain missing.” j
Philadelphia, March 19.—Three
more bodies were found to-day in the
Delaware River; those of Mary Musy,
uged 19 years ; Elijah Hutchinson, col
ored, und Charles Sharp. There are'
some twenty-five persons still missing. |
KVUoI. .]/ 11. Brown, Dcrn., has,
been elected Mayor of Galveston, Texas, \
.■mil eight of nine Aldermen are Deuio-;
ernts.
a
UEATHN.
Died, on the l’Jth instant, at his resilience in
this iMinty, Bfi* WM. (1. PENN, in the 71st
year of hin n£c. jJ
Died, in Haltiinore, on the 17th instant, Mr.
WM. Mi I'LK.VAHA.V, in the GGlh year of hi.- 1
sitfi*. Mr. McC, formerly resided in this place, 1 <
und was for many years a teacher in the Rock-! |
ville Academy.
Died, on the 17th instant, at the residence of j
his father, Wm, 11. Ofh.tt, URIAH OFFUTT, i
aged about 17 years. \ *
: |
£I)C illnrhcts.
Haltimork, March 20, j
Flock avd Meal. —The Flour market thin
morning was steady, hut without activity.—
I Dealers disposed to hold off lor further Fnro
i pean news, now fully due. Sales in lots of} .
| 800 hlils Howard street brands, and 200 Ohio '
at 7.% at which figures there were sellers
when’change closed. City Mills wus held at
#6 75. FaftTlly and Extra Flour—Wc quote i
Patupsco Family by the quantity at $0 75, I
Extra do. at $8 50. Buies of Howard street I
and Ohio Family at 0 OOas9 50. Extra do. at
77. r asH per bbl. Rye Flour—Small sales at l
4 > perbbh Corn Meal—AVe quote coun- ,
try at 3as3 12.}, and city manufactured at .$4
per bbl. Buck wheat Meal—Kales are making ' !
by the quantity at 1 75a$l 87}, and in retail '
! lots at $2 per 100 lbs. ji
Chain.— Wheat—There is a f.iir demand: |
shippers and millers purchase freely. About 1 ,
3700 offered to-duy, and small sales of white
at 1 70aSl 80 for fair to good, prime und
choice. Kales of good to prime red at 1 53a ! i
$1 GO per bushel. Corn—Then* is n fhir dc- 1 j
nmnd. About 11,000 bushels offered to-day,l
and wiles of white, measurement, ut &3a6C efs*.;
yellow at 58 cents ; and mixed at 54a55 cents
per bushel. Oatj—About 1600 bushels offered j
to-day, and sales of good to prime at 35a37 j
cents; and choice at 80a3& cents per bushel.- •
Uyt—sales to day of 3do buwuuls cte*'
per busbe!.
Seeds —A steady demand. to-day of
380 bushels Clorersced at 8 75a53 87}. Also, -
'ZO bushels Timothy ar Z'* 75 4JOPI FI ax- <■
eeei tt 1 &os*l oo f*r bushel.
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
IN accordance with a resolution of tho State
Central committee, the Democrats, “and all
. those willing to unite with them in opposition
to tho unconstitutional dogmas of the Know
nothing order,'* are requested to meet, In each
District, ut their usual of holding elec
tions (Medley’s District, at Pooksvillc,) on
£.l TLUD AF, the ~>!h doji of A bfil nr.it . for
the purpose of selecting fifteen delegates from
each district, to meet in eountv convention, at
I Rockville, on SAVUttl>.\ K, the 12 th da y cf
j A/int next, to appoint delegates to attend u
| Mate Convention, to he hold in Baltimore, >n
j t' ,l> doth ot April, and also delegates to a Con
: gregsional District convention, to rfelect two
| delegates to the Cincinnati Convention, to In*
l held in June next, to nominate candidates for
President und Vice President of the United
i ~mr 22
EDW. HIGGINS. 'f. A. I'ONTIEU
II B Y* & POIYTIUK,
WHOLESALE DEALERS |\
WKBSii vmm.
A VI l CAM DC UAXWAeruiIV/.S
No. 144 Pratt St., Baltimore.
mnr 22—12 m
JOHN MW.
Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealer in
Clocks, Looking Glasses,
ETC. ETC. ETC.
to;let coxes, furniture knobs.
A.XD CLOCK TR/MMIXOS,
Of all kinds, kept constantly on hand.
*1 Sioiiih CBiarlPM .SI.,
Between Lombard and Pratt Et 3., BALTIMORE.
mar 22—12
S. V.HWIS,
JEWELLER,
Pennsylvania Avenue,
Between Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets,
WASHINGTON CITY.
mar 22—12 m
KIRKWOOD HOUSE,
J. 11. A t.W. It BIS It WOOD.
PROPRIETORS,
W ashington City, D. th
mar 22—tf
.1. JB LI..HID A O.VS~
PAINT &. OIL STORE,
Pennsylvania Avenue,
WASIUMITOAT, D. V.
mar 22—12
t ’ll AI Y( Y W A ISIS IA lilt,
Watchmaker & Jeweler,
AND Dealer in FINK WATCHES, JEW
ELRY, and SILVERWARE, would re
spectfully solicit the attention of those who de
sire a good article to his choice variety (if lam
don, Geneva and Copenhagen WATCHES,
selected with the view of time-keeping and du
rable qualities, for whi*:h a suitable guarantee
will he furnished those who purchase.
Hold .Seals, Fob and Vest Chains, Fine Jew
elry, Silver Spoons, Forks, Goblets, Cups, Ac.
for sale at. New York prices.
REPAIRING.—The Clironomct-r, Duplex,
Lever. Cylinder, Repeating, Musical aud other
Watches repaired. Also, Jewelry, Ac.
No. 370 PENN. ANENIJE, between Sixth
and Seventh streets. Brown's Hotel Building,
sign of the GOLDEN WATCH,
mar 22 —12m Washington. D. C.
WANTED,
A YOUNG MAN, of sober, i mlostrions ha
bits, aud one who understands farm
' work. Any one posseting the above qualifi
cations, can obtain a situation with lil era! wa
ges. For information, inquire of the editor of
this paper. mar 22—It
NOTICE.
rrillfi .subsetiher bus in bis posMoHsioti
1 a Hina II YOLWG MO AS MAKE,
j which ho thinks has boon stolen, ns blio
| was found in tho possession of a runa
way. The owner will ploase prove pro
perty, pay expenses, aud take her away.
mar 21- THUS. HUNTER.
Cooking Stoves for Sale.
f I 111 E subscriber has TW() C()()K -
I 1 \<i STOVES, film now and the
other used hut a short, time, which ho
will soli low. J). 11. ID>l 'lt',
mar 22 tf Rockville, Md.
Vermont Black Hawk.
ccl/I' THIS celebrated Stallion will
£.JLjL lstand tlio present season, com
meneinq on tho 35th instant, at ROCIf
! VILLE. For particulars see bills. Gen
tlemen will take notice and secure tho
! serviced of this admirable broedor.
mar 33 fit
ITlnrcti Term, 18.70.
Em flie;,('irnii) Court lor
Montgomery county, as u
Court ot* Equity.
Susan She: l.les,
fs.
Asa. It. Shell,irs and others.
ORDKUHI), that the sale made and
reported by John Brewer, Trustee,
in tlio within east, to have made to Ben
jamin Todd, on (lie 18th day of January,
1850, be ratified and confirmed unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown,
oh or before the fourth Tcusday of July,
next; provided, a copy of this order be
inserted in soje newspaper, printed at
Rockville, onfb in each of three succes
sive weeks bepro tbe first day of June
next.
NICHOLAS BREWER,,
Circuit J ud^o.
Test: j J. 0. HENNING,
mm 33 ‘-It Clerk.
——— - - -- -- - -r,
Xlaruli Term, IN.7G.
In tlir (liiTiiit Court for
Jlontfoairry county.
A. ( l ISHKIf AM) OTHEIUC—PKTITIOX
Oil) lliviui; LuVNO.
RDKiytl), by this Court and the
authority thereof, that tho sales!
made l.y tho thmiminHioncrs in the afore
going report ini returned on tbe Ith day
of March, I3I(>, be and the same is here-1
by ratified and confirmed, unless cause
to the contrary be shown, on or before
tho fourth Monday of July next: pro
vided a notice ef this order be published
fur three succcskivc weeks in some news- i
paper published in Montgomery county, i
before the fiftewilh day of Jur. - next.
NICHOLAS BREWER,
Circuit Judge.
Test: JAMES G. HENNING,
mar 22—3 t Clerk.
TINWARE!"
A LOT of well AMtortcd TINWARE, (hvuD
by Mr. Kellbh, of thu ju*t re
ceived and for sale 1 rf, by _ i
mm is P H. BOriC. ,
MARCH TERM, 1830.
t In the Circuit Court Cor
i Montgomery county, as
; Court of Equity.
11 UiLleary L. OffM and others,
• j vs.
' Thomas M. Ojfiitt and others.
f | 'HE object of this suit is to obtain a
, ! -S- decree for a division of tho real
11 estate of Artnxerxea Fisher, late of
' Montgomery county, deceased, among
his heirs at law.
'This hill states that a certain Artaxerxcs
Fisher, late of Montgomery county, in
I the State of Maryland, was in his life
time seized anil possessed of certain real
i estate, lying in said county and State,
and su seized and possessed, departed
this life intestate, leaving the complain
ant, Anna M. Offutt, wife of the eoiu
. pluiuant, llilleary L. Offutt, Cornelia L.
Bobrer, wife of the complainant, Alex
ander L. Bobrer, Mary A. C. Fisher,
who since intermarried with a certain
I’homas M. Offutt, and lias since departed
this life, leaving the defendant, Thomas
M. Offutt, her surviving husband, and
1 Elizabeth E. Offutt and Sarah R. Offutt,
her only children, Samuel YV. Fisher,
who lias also since sold bis interest of
said real estate to one Ann M. Fisher,
and bis widow, Ann M. Fisher, bis only
children and heirs at law; that saiil
Elizabeth E. Offutt and Sarah R. Offutt
are infants under the age of twonty-ono
years ; that tho said Thomas M. Offutt
ts a non-resident.
The bill further states that the com
plainant, Anna M. Offutt. and Cornelia
L. Ruliror. nr.? ench entitled to the onc
i fourth of said real estate, subject to tho
widow s dower, and that the said defend
ants, Elizabeth E. Offutt and Sarah R.
Offutt, are, in right of their deceased
mother, Mary A. C. Fisher, entitled to
tho one-fourth, subject to the right of
(lower of the widow of said Artaxerxes
Fisher, and the life-estate of their father,
the said Thomas M. Offutt, and that the
- other defendant, Ann. M. Fisher, is en
titled to tho other one-fourth, subject to
said dower.
Tlie hill charges that the said land is
susceptible of division, anil that if it be
not susceptible of division, then that
they have tlio right to have tho s.uno
sold; and that the said Thomas M.
Offutt, resides out of tho Stato of Mury
, land.
It is thereupon adjudged ami ordered
. that the complainants, by having a copy
-of this order to lie inserted in some news
paper published at Rockville, Montgom
. cry county, onco a week for one month
before tbe 15th day of April, give notice
to tlio said absent defendant of tbe ob
ject and substance of this bill, and warn
him to appear in this court, in person or
by solicitor, on or before tbe fourth
Tuesday in July next, to answer tlio
promises and show cause, if any ho line,
why a decree ought not to pass us prayed.
NICHOLAS BREWER,
Circuit Jndgo.
Test: J. G. HENNING,
mar 22-It Clerk.
NOTICE.
T l7 HE Commissioners for Montgomery
-I. i ounty will meet nt the Com t, Mouse,
in Rockville, on Ml)X11A V tin 31 si day
ij‘ March, (instant,) mid continue in
session, as long as may be necessary,
for the purpose of hearing Appeals in
relation to, und noting Transfers of, tho
assessed property in said county, agree
ably to tlie acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland.
Executors and Administrators neglect
ing In ciminlv with the l.iw. 4viH bo
charged with tlio Taxes for the year
1850. U. FORRKHT,
Clerk to Commissioners.
2iX l’ersons making application for
transfers of property, will he reipiired to
comply with the following section of tho
Act of December session, eighteen hun
dred and'forty-soven, chapter two hun
dred and sixty-six, entitled " A supple
ment to the act entitled, All Act Ibr tho
General Valuation and Asses .nient of
Property in this Htate, passed at M arch
session, eighteen hundred and flu ty-one,
chapter twenty-three
Section 15. \nd hr it en irtnl , Tljut whcnß
! ver any |* rson hlmll make application to tho
! Levy Courts, Com mi-, ioncis, or Appeal Tax
Court*, a tin; ca.se may lie, to make him „r
her mi allowance or deduction on account of
the wale, transfer, alienation, lons, dcHlrttction
or removal of uny property, or the collection
or payment of any public debt or private at
curtly for money, it *hull Ik* the duty of id
Levy Courts, Couitniseioucrs or Ap|>cal Tax
Courts, to interrogate Bitch person*, os oatk,
iti reft-ronee to the Maid property or Hcctirity and
disposal of the same, and especially to require*
him or her by whom the sftid pro|et ly liah keen
Hold or transferred, the amount of the pure In.so
money, or the money collected and paid, and
how the* Name has been invented ; and it 'ball'
ulro tic the duty of the .mid Levy Courts. C-om
iui*Mionera or Appeal Tux Court*, to Interro
gate the Hiiid pcirion, ON oath, in reference to
any acquisition* or irivestmcpts made by tho
said person, and not already anie nsed. and tlio
amount of all such acquisition* und invent
mentwL in whatever description of wcurity,
shall be addl'd to the fiHscHmblo property of tho
perKon *o applying and charged accordingly ;
ami if the *uid person refiiMe to answer the in
terrogatories proposed, n* afore.mid, no deduc
tion ahull be mode on his or her usmumciit.
rnur 15—ta
MONTGOMERY CO., ORPHANS’ COURT.
Fenuciir, 20th, 1850.
ORDERED by this Court, by (!ii!
authority tlurnof, that TI EH DA Y,
! till! 25th day of .March, iii“t , Im up
pointi-d for Joseph \. Chiswcll, surviving
! Administrator of William Chiswi 11, latu
! of Montgomery county, dec ascii, to p.v.s
| a final accountofhis Administration, ami
| make distribution of tbn assets in bis
bands among tho heirs at law, of said
deceased, under the directions of this
Court: I'rovided a copy of this order bn
published in somo newspaper published
in Rockville, once.a week for four succes
sive weeks prior to suid named day.
True Copy* Test.
WM THOMPSON, of R ,
mar I—4t Register.
FOR SALE,
AXEGKO MA \, between forty
and firty-two yours of age. Ho
is a good farm haud. and strong and
healthy. Apply at this offices
jan 12 tf