Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-05-14
Current News.

The Gar Of Russia arrived ut Berlin on
Monday. The import of the meeting of the
Emperors pats all Europe on tiptoe.
The Hon. James T. Morehead, at one time a
noted North Carolina politician, died al Colds
boro', in that State, on Tuesday.
The trotting race at San Francisco on Tues
day, best three in FIVE, mile heats. for purse
of 500, 900, between Defiance and Edgiuton,
was won By the latter. Edgnton 2I2l /, De
iance 2l22. Time, 2.2l4, 2.26}, 2.29,
2.26. 2.26.
Ticonderoga celebrated on Monday last the
centennial Of the achievement of Ethan Allen,
who on the night of May 9th. IT'S, with his
handful. Of men, took Fort Ticonderoga from
the Brifishers, ''ln the name of the Great Jeho-
yah and the Continental Congress"
The Baltimore Sun says the condition OF
winter wheat in the Western States is at pres
ent rated, according to indications, at from
81 to IS per cent, or from less than fve-eights
to three-quarters of crop. The condition is
better in Pennsylvania, Marylan and Virginia
though below an average.
The Fairfax Farmer says the prospect for q
full crop of fruit is still good, notwthstaud
ing the severe cold weather this spring: and
| strange to say, apricots are not all killed, anC
| they are considered the most tender of any
fruit grown here, and do not hit Il crop oftenel
than once in ten years.
| Judge Richardson, of the Court of Claims
will leave Washington on Wednesday of mex
week with his family for tour around til,
world. They will go first TO San Francisco
and thence to China by steamer. Judge Rich
ardSon will return by November next, but hi
family will remain absent year longer.
The decision of the snit for aimony of Anr
Eliza against Brigham Young has resulted
disastrouSly for the plaintiff. There will b,
few decent people who will not agree with th'
Judge in the view that he has taken--a view
4 some time ago presented in these columns
that the granting of alimony virtually CAV,
countenance TO polygamy.
The Changers of Burlington county, n. j..
are going into active business on their own &C
count not only in agricultural. but also in 9th
er departments of trade. At Medford they
have purchased large building. which they
are extensively fitting up for store, black
smith shop, wheelwright shop, bank, ant
transportation Office.
Miss Caroline NJ. Crane, of Washington
D. c., one of the lost by the Schiller disaster
was a niece of the wife of Senator Edmunds, o
Vermont, with whom she passed the winter in
Washington city. She was a highly accom-
plished young lady, and was on her way t.
| Europe 10 spend two years with the family o
Minister Marsh and to study art in Italy.
On Thursday night last two of the iron pom
toons in use by the wreckers at the sunker
steamer Louisiana broke away during storm
and were carried off by the wind and waves
reward is offered for their return. The
wreckers have had succession of bad weather
and ill luck, which have retarded their opera
tons materially.
The grasshopper scourge is early in the field
this year. A letter received in this city dated
Platte City, No., April 18th, says: "The grass
hoppers are making their appearance here in
great numbers, and the farmers are very much
afraid that the wheat crop will be totally de-
stroyed by them The letter states that at
that time there was snow on the ground, and
the weather was cold and disagreeable; so ii
would seem that the grasshoppers are irrepress-
IDLE and thrive in the most unpropitiops sea-
son - Wash Star. -