Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-05-08
News ofthe Week.

state that another fearful storm had occur
red in that region, by which number of
lives were lost and much property destroy
ed. The roof house owned by Mr.. Sny-
der was blown off and Mr.. Snyder, his wife,
five, children and farm laborer were bu-
ried in the snow and frozen to death, with
in few miles of the house. A family
named Ulricher shared similar fate, all
being frozen to death.
A letter from British Columbia states
| that recent earthquake threw the banks
of Columbia river, near Fort Shepherd, to-
gether in such manner as to form per-
feet bridge across.
A shocking accident occurred on Sun
day afternoon at Dixon, Lee county, Hi
nois, in the falling of the iron bridge across
Rock river, which was filled with people
assembled to witness baptism. Already
thirty-two dead bodies have been taken
out, and many more were believed to be
under the wreck ofthe bridge. The larger
portion of the killed seems to have been
| ladies.
Later accounts represent that the loss OF
life was very much greater than was at first
supposed. The general estimate on Mon
day seemed to place it at from ninety to a
hundred persons.
The upper Potomac seems to be abound
ing with bass. Parties, almost daily, leave
Rockville on fishing excursion to the
Great Falls, and return with good supply
of this delicious fish, some of them weigh
ing two and three pounds apiece.
The Industrial Exposition at Nashville,
Tennessee, next month, it is said, promises
to be one of the most successful and inter
esting exhibitions of the Industries, arts
and trades to be given in the West and
South this year.
I Ehe united States Minister to Spain,
with the>members of the Legation, on Sat
urday,! t the Palace of the Ministry, form
allyts sssented to the President the resolu-
lions of Congress congratulating the Gov
eminent and people of Spain on the abo-
lition of slavery in Porto Rico. The occa-
sion appears to have been made one of
great ceremony. General Sickles, in his
! presentation speech, said that the measure
was fresh proof of the just respect of
Spain for the national rights of all men,
In his reply President Figueras, while
warm in his expression of thanks, was care
full to explain that the Republic of Spain
meant exual rights tc all citizens, 'sand
the integrity of Spanhh territory" His
whole speech, it is said was full of similar
illusions.
The Worlds Exhibition at Vienna was
opened on Thursday in the presence of an
enormous assemblage of PEOPLE from all
parts Of the civilized world. The opening
ceremonies were of very simple charac-
ter, and unaccompanied by any great civic
or military display. The Emperor, accom-
panied by the Royal family, entered the
building at noon, and proceehd to the 70
The Archduke Charles addfssed him
briefly in words of congratnation, and
asked him to declare the Exhibition open.
The Emperor responded witt equal brevi-
ty, expressing his satisfaction, and form
ally declared the Universe Exhibition of
1878, opened.
It is said that the number of passports
granted by the State DEPARTMENT at Wash
ington to persons contemplating a visit to
Europe exceeds by fir that of any cores
ponding period in the past. 1t is noticed
that the applicantsfor them have increas-
ed since the abolition of all charges for
granting them. All that is required now
IS an oath of citizenship and description
of the applicant
Hon. James Brooks, one of the editors
of the New York Egpress, and member of
Congress from New York city, died in
Washington on Wednesday night of last
week. A post mortem exam nation of the
body developed the fact that the disease
was an extended cancer on the posterior
portion of the stomach, from which the
patient Nas been suffering probably for the
past three years or more. All the other
orgaPS OF 1the body were found to be in
rhssFSny state, with some slight deviation
from normal condition of the system.
The death of Prince Massimo, the head
of one of the oldest and nohlest families in
Rome, and firm adherent and~champion
of the Pope, is announced. It is stated
that SO ancient, indeed, was his pedigree,
he claimed descent from @. Fabius Max
linus, the "Cunctator" of the Punic wars
acclaim which, if true, throws into the shade
the Courtenays of England, of France, and
of the East, and ''all the blood of all the
Towards" to boot His death has happen
ed at the age ofsixty-nine. From the time
when King Victor Emmanuel's troops en-
tered Rome he kept the gates of his palace
closed, and steadily refused either to retire
from the Holy City or to have anything to
say to the new corners.
The Oyster Police met in the Executive
Chamber at Annapolis, on Tuesday the
29ult. Captain Timmons was present, and
submitted his bi-monthly report. The
Captain says "Ihave kept the boats con-
stantly cruising whenever the weather
would permit, and endeavored, as far as
possible, to prevent any violations of the
law. Yet, with the large number of places
to guard, and only the three boats to do the
guarding, it is next to an impossibility to
keep six hundred and twenty dredging
vessels in their proper places; and while
many violate the laws intentionally others
do it ignorantly. The lines for the points
and shores of the bay that are exempted by
law from being dredged are very indefinite,
to say the least of it, and partially imagi-
nary" Captain Timmons submitted with
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