Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-11-06
THE PORT TOBACCO TIMES AND CHARLES COY ADVERTISER
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CURRET NEWS.

CURRET NEWS.
A fox hunting clt has been organized
in Baltimore, whiclwill keep pack OF
sixty hounds.
Cardinal Cullen, Dublin, and the en-
tire Catholic Epispate, have issued
pastoral letter denolcing the late address
of Professor Tyndalat Belfast before the
British Associations a revival OF pagan
ism.
The Secretary of ta Treasury has direct
ed the Assistant Tasurer at New ork
to sell one half milbn dollars of gold on
each Thursday dung the month OF NO
vembcr. The aggTate amount OF sales
will be two millionlollars.
After nearly a vars burning the En-
/ pire Coal Mine, ner West Plttston' IA,
/ has been extinguihed. After all usual
methods had been tried III vain the ffe
was subdued 10y frcing steam into the
/ depths of the mine
Mr. Martin of Bottom got Il divorce from
his wife, and on Insane day married an
other woman. TheneXt day Judge sci
aside the divorce asllegal, and the second
marriage was consequently void. mus
Mr. Martin has wife that he can't get rld
Of, and wants onGthat he can't have.
Fires have benin progress on the noun
tains along the Potomac for nearly week
/ past. At Cumbeland the mountains are
burning on both SHES of the town. These
fires have probably something to do with
the hay. smoky atmosphere which has
prevailed OF late.
The Supreme Court of the United States
has sustained the decision of the Clrcul'
Court for the Maryland District, that II
ascertaining the amount of State officer :
income, for the purpose of collecting III,
income tax. the assessor shall not mciudt
salary and fees received under State laws
in the discharge OF his duties.
( In the late proclamation Of the President
appointing the Goth of November AS a da!
of national thanksgiving and prayer, oc
ours the sentence: The blessings OF ire
government continue to be vouchsated L
as" Wonder if the people of Alabama
and Louisiana won't take this as one
the Presidents dry jokes.
4 meeting ae stockholders of tn
. D1lllllbTt anu y -, main 'a'' - N'A'N
the 10th of Novel Ter by the Directors 10
the purpose o. .Mifying and perfectin
the ARRANGEMENT {. Epurchase the Baltimore
WASHINGTON ana s@exandria Branch of tn
Washington Citv I'd Point Lookout Raj
road. and the CO. Eeyance of the same I
The Company.
During the Gle, k,n at F'ufaula, Alabam'
\ difficulty grew sout of the abuse of
negro. who had Acd the Democratic III
kct, by several RADICAL negroes. In
RAPIDLY ripened pAto Il riot Of large pre-
portions. during Which some five hundre
shots were fired. Fix whites were woun'
ed, one of them Aortaly; three negro
were killed outright and seventy or mo
wounded. g
Mr.. Eaton, UniA ST ties Commission
Eof Education eca3mtnds that the int
est of n portion kr the whole procee,
arising fr >of pablo lands,
) diviss ..ae peo9le
, .e Of sehooissr z>tse.sai education.
This would take step toward compulsory
education and the establishment Of mixed
schools.
The United States Supreme Court is now
engaged in the tria! of the case Of the State
of MARYLAND ". the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, upon the issue otwhich
depends whether the Company shall pay
in gold or currency the interest on loan
from the State. This suit has been through
all the lower Courts, with varying results,
and the final tribunal is now TO pass upon
the question involved.
The Virginia Board Of Public Works
haze adopted Brewers improved schultz
and fish way" and the law OF Virginia re
quircs that this fish way shall be erected by
every person or corporation having dam
or other thing across stream above tide
water. except the Shenandoah and the
South forks of the Roanoke river, within
six months from this time. \ fine of s.
a day is the penalty where the law is not
complied with.