Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1879-09-11
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

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A Nv shoe-peg factory at Richmond,
lud., has orders for 100, 600 bushels.
The European wheat crop, as a whole,
Is abont twenty per cent. below the av-
erage,
Immense beds Of the finest bituminous
coal have been discovered west of San
Antonio, near the II o Grande.
During one week New York city's free
baths were used by 1850 persons,
nearly one-third of whom were women
and children.
Harvard college has engaged an 40.
complished Chinaman to teach his Ian
Euage i'll the institution at salary of
5000 per week.
Dean Stanley has consented to the
lnterment Of the remains of tho late Sir
Rowland Hill, the father of cheap pos
tage, IN Westminster Abbey.
Louis Herbold, poor cardriyer of
i9hoken, n. j., has unexpectedly fallen
herr to fortune of 81 SOC, 600 lett by a
grandfather across the water
1t Is proposed to celebrate, next year.
tue seventh centenary of the royal house
OF Wlttelsbach, which since 1850 has
reigned continuously in Bavaria.
The Sons of Temperance number
about 10000 in North America. the
Iempte of Honor 20, 0J0, and the Good
Iemplars, whose order extends to MANY
nations, number some $50, 600.
The late W. S O'Brien, of the Cali
lorna bonanza firm, left fortune of
W., 900, 600. Among the bequests are
@Aoo UOO tc Catholic and Protestant
orphan aeylums on the Pacific slope.
A TAX is paid in England on all men
servants, and it appeared by the inland
revenue returns three wears ago that
~ 900 fewer men servants were Kent
ing year.
Mr.. Lorillard, encouraged by the sue.
cess Of his horses in the English races.
has shipped the horse Falsetto oud sew
eral others to that country to lei them
see Parole was Rot the only good animal
America could produce.
During the year ending with June
last, the money order department of the
postotlice issued orders am.uutipg tn
$9O, 49, ,O94 81, Of which 1888, 1854. GAL O2
were domestic. The increase over the
previous year was 81, COS, O33. "a.
detectives have broken up a gang of
s"lhdlers who were travelling through
VI ,he country with wagons putting mn
nt9ensnlng rods for farmers, for which
auept1, Pit9d notes. which were subse-
New Iopn eo . and sold to brokers.
carrying out an ordinan,ss5i. Wiz, h.nay
niplts newspaper, confectionery and
SIDEWALKS. There are thousands of
tnem IN existence, from which poor peo-
pie gain subsistence.
Wheat is shipped from Nebraska to
st. Louis and there made inte flour.
which is then shipped to New England
and there sold at q lower price than is
paid for the same article in Nebraska.
Minnesota raises 10000, 900 bushels of
wheat, and yet Minnesotans have to pay
more for their -four than Boston pays
or the same brand.
Tie record Of failures reported in New
York during the month of August is the
malleet, as regards both the number of
and the aggregate liabilities,
or any one month since the panic of
1873 and is strong evidence of improve
nent in business. Only twenty-four
failures are reported, the liabilities be-
ng 1924, l5l, and the assets $64, 1877.
Emma Jones, aged eleven years, while
at picnic near Atlanta, Ga fell over
the steep side OF Stone Mountain, which
S Sl perpendicular height of ], 900 feet.
80 cluGnt on a ledge, and by sticking
town, three miles d iisstaaGfss managed to
let over the brink and rescued her just
as she was about exhausted. Her
mother was present and in agony until
her daughter was safe.
Considerable commotion has been ex-
cited III political circles by letter ask
ing for information regarding a promi-
nent candidate for office, which was in
tended to be used to his detriment. fall
ing into wrong hands. IT was addressed
to a Washington department clerk
named VIM. b. Moore, of Urbana, Cham
paign county, H., but was delivered TO
another clerk named VIM. B. Moore, OF
Urbana, Champaign county, Ohio
The strangeness of the identity of name
and address is remarkable.
Frank Wood, an escaped prisoner
from the Jail at Springfield, Missouri,
was oyertaken in Tauey county after be-
ing at liberty about ten days. In that
short time the scamp had ingratiated
himself with the family OF prosperous
farmer, and was actually on the way to
be married to the daughter, when his
game was spoilt by the appearance OF
the officers. The young lady cried as If
her heart was broken, but when she was
asked If she was crying for her lover
she snapped out: mo; I'm mad to think
what q fool was
Robert Bonner, of New York, states
Eraf, %atTcu sS4o mons bought Rarus fol
the horse the next day. Little lie
known of Rarus' pedigree. The only
horse which ever brought more money
than Rarus 1886, 000) was Pocabontas,
for whom Mr.. Bonner paid $45, 600 he
bought Dexter for 500, 600 and Startle
for $40, 600 Mr.. Smith, of Trenton,
paid $50, 900 each for Goldsmith Maic
and JAY Gould, $50 900 for Lady Thorne
S2o. 900 for Socrates, $35, 900 for Lucy
Patrick Smith, of Newbury, N. T., al
aged man, while i'll and partially de
,, mented, became possessed with the ide
that his relatives were tired of support
ing him, and so wandered off into tn
I woods. where be was found after min
8 weeks, barely alive, and so emaciate
!, and changed by the growth of hair o
t his previously clean shaved face that h
q was scarcely recognizable. From ma
j. OF ono hundred and forty six pounds b
K had degenerated 30 weight OF niuet,
u The trees near where he was foun
II showed he had pulled off the bark
= sustain life.