Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-04
AH.Ir. In Prime George. cOun,y, MARYLAND.

Affairs In Prime Georges County, HaryIaRd.
The Prince Georgian Of Friday has the
following: ...s
We ARE gratincd 10 learn that the commit
tee Of the stockholders Of the turnpike which
visited Washington on Monday last for the
purpose Of procuring subscriptions to the cap
ital stock Of the company, mot with the most
| encouraging success, We have not learned
| the actual number Of shares subscribed, but
are assured that the amount was sufficient TO
/ give the stockholders great encouragement.
| We have every reason 10 believe that the I'M
| finished portion Of the road will at once be
| placed under contract and pushed forward 10
completion before the winter sets In. Any
ony who doubts the utility Of this enterprise
| should take trip to Washington, and they
will doubt no longer.
OSE Of the whilOm dcniZcns Of our jail aud
| an eN-mcmbcr Of several penitentlary Organl-
| cations, named George NARROW, committed q
| singular audaciOus crime on Tuesday night
upon the farm Of gentleman living near the
| limo Of the District Of Columbia. NARROW wns
we'll acquainted with the whole premises, aud
went on Tuesday night, with a horse no had
| stolen for the purpose, TO tho vicinity Of the
barn. He there tied his stolen stccd 10 bush
| and went up 10 n wRgOn-shed, drew long
bolt from cultiyator lying under the shed.
In the eye Of the bolt he inserted heavy
| rope, and, with this instrument NJ u lever,
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He then selected the incest sci Of ambulance
harness, put itln the spring wagon which suited
i his fancy, and drew II by hand over q heavy
| set clover field, TO avoid making any noise W
his horse Hltchlng up, he drove OF In fanCied
security, but the showers Of the night, and tho
few teams out on Wednesday morning before
the early hour that Ills rack was set upon,
led To the place where he had left his lll-gottcn
| articles. Here II was found that he had nlcked
| the hOrsess tall very short, and had torn the
| top from the spring wagon intending thus to
avoid Identification. Unfortunately he dis
| covered the party as 1t approached 10 arrest
him and fled. Many long missing articles
were found In his modest abode.
THOMAS SHABRooE, ESQ, general manager
| Of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad has
Issued proposals for the grading and masonry
| upon our railroad within the District Of Co
lunbia, The work win consist Of three miles
| OF grading In the District, bridge over the
Eastern Branch, tunnel, and grading In the
i city Of Washington. The proposals will be
received up 10 Tue-day, the 7th Of June, This,
/ together with the active work on the sections
below this place, extending nearly TO the
Charles county line, gives the most crafty
Ing assurances OF an carly completion Of the
| whole work.
PONPEY BUwBSS Culurud man, was In the
mill owned by DIR, GuntOD, In spndllng's dis
| trict, of this county, on Wednesday Of last
week. gentleman directing piece Of tim
Der 10 be moved, he jumped forward TO obey.
| The saw, driven by powerful turbine wheel,
| was near the unfortunate man, and he came
In contact with II Us he stumbled the glitter
Ing steel, revolving with the velocity flight
ming almost struck one OF his arms Just be-
low the elbow, nearly seyering II In two; went
into his thigh, spllntering the socket of the
thigh bone, and penetrated far into his side.
The saw-dust ClOgged the wound and made
II additionally aggravated and painful. His
wounds were dressed and the arm ampu-
tated-an exceedingly neat surgical opera,
tion-by DIR. John W. Bayne, and some faint
hopes were entertained Of his recovery; but
fortunately for the poor fellow-iOr life would
have been burthen TO him, indeed, malIned
aud crippled as he was-he died on the second
day following, whhst In an unconscious state.