Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-01-08
THE LEADING CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES


40 900 each.
light says that the village of Williamsport, Md,
appears to be going ahead at more rapid rate
than any other inland town in the State. Through
the public spirit of its citizens turnpike road will
soon be completed from Martinsburg, Va, to the
bank of the Potomac, opposite their town and
they have competent person there making OBJ
servations with view to the construction of
bridge over the river to connect the Turnpike at
once with their town. They are also making pre-
paratons for the construction Of several other turn
pixies.
HE NEGROES AND THE SLAVE CAsE.-The
black men of New York city, at their meeting on
Monday night, appointed Horace Greedy, Esq, as
the recipient of any moneys that may be contri-
buted towards defending the cause of Henry Long,
IN the Courts of New York city, and if need be,
in the Supreme Court of the United States, and to
have the legality and constitutionaity of the pro-
ceedlngs ably argued The course Marked it is
said, may involve the expenditure of several thou
sand dollars; and should more be contributed than
may be necessary in the of Long, the balance
1t IS said, will be sacredly kept as fund to be
used In similar cases, should they occur
Express.
BARNUM AT CHARLEsToN.-TheS Savannah News
learn from friend who was present at Jenny
Lind first concert in Charleston, that there was
a part OF the performance not reported in the pa
pers next morning.
It seems the Charleston people have an uncom-
Portable recollection Of wooden mummy which
Bamum palmed off upon them some years ago :;
and before the appearance of Mademoiselle Lind ,
they made demonstration, accompanied with
violent language, threatening to burn the Theatre
The mayor it seems, had an intmaton of what
was intended and prepared an armed force ac-
cordingly, and, appearing the stage, notified the
rioters of the fact. Nothing, however, had the
effect of quelling the disturbance, which was mo-
mentarlly increasing, until Mad lie Lind made
her appearance-and all was silence, calm, and
respectful. Such was the effect of her appear
ance that the riotous demonstration was not re-
newed.
THE LATE WONDERFUL SURGICAL OPERATION.
On the 10th of November last, the Washington
Republic described an important surgical opera
ton, performed in that city, on the 14th of that
month, by DIR. j. F. May, assisted by Doctors
Miller, Johnston, Stone, and Garrett, of Wash
ington, and Drs. Weatherspoon and Coolidge.
of the U. S. Army The Republic of Monday
says
THE patient, Richard Eaton, 81 years old, had
suffered for three years with sscrofllous degenera-
ton of the knee joint. He had been for seven
months bedridden his knee had become as large
as his head, and but little hope was entertained of
prolonging his life. We described the critical
operation that was performed of dsarticuatinp the
hip-joint, and promised to announce any decisive
change that might occur in the condition of the pa
tient. We have now to redeem that promise bv
stating that the result is entirely satisactou and
that he will soon be at liberty to return to his usual
pursuits. One week after the operation, seconda-
ry hemorrhage occurred, and the wound was re-
opened, and flow of blood experienced Attwo
subsequent periods pains occurred in the lower
region of the abdomen, from which adverse ter
mination was unprecedented. Yet the care of the
surgeons, and the consequent and interchangeable at
tention of Dr. Force, the resident physician have
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lieve that in somewhat less than one fourth of the
instances record, in which this operation has
been attempted, has successful issue been real
led