Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1879-11-21

Julius Toettel was hanged at sber.
man, Tex, for the murder Of joseph A.
Brenner, in Denison. Abo1t g COO
people witnessel the execution.
Advices from Pittsburg, Pa, Indicate
that the prospects Of coal famine at
Cincinnati are at an end. The rise in
the river at Pittsburg is sufficient to lei
; coo, 600 bushels loose, and possibly
the whole 10000 600 which have been
waiting rise. 1t is thought this will
cause a break in the price OF coal at
Cincinnati of fifty per cent.
A tenement in New York, occupied by
twelve families, was destroyed by fire.
Four persons were burned TO death in
the building, one man was instantly
killed by throwing himself out Of q
window, and woman was fatally in
iured in jumping from the third floor to
the street.
Charles Drews aud Franklir itichler
we're hanged at Lebanon, Pa for the
murder of Joseph RabeT, at III mntown
Gap. Both men died OF std xul~tinr
the neck Of neither beirAH ~ en-. 81.
Myron II. Buell.. who U marry
young girl because che world V
him, was hanged at CooperafX -
He died comparatively easv& lthougL
his neck was not dislocste Yrevious
to the execution he had ConNsel his
crime and sought religious COMPILATION.
Jordan Sheats, colored, was hanged al
Danielsville, Ga, in the presence OF an
! immense crowd.
A FIRE at Louisville. Nv. pearlv Dc.
stroyed Ferguson, Smith & Ca. a mill
on East M'rket street, together with
nearly - 600 bushels Of wheat Loss,
s25. 600; insured, 80 900.
The Peoria, Ill, starch works were
burned. Loss 800, 600, which s covered
by insurance.
It is believed the freight steamer,
Joseph Peare of the Euroreon Rec
Cross line and the Telford OF tbe whit
Cross line were lost at sea in heavy
weather, as both are long overlue.
The Churchma, office in New York
was destroyed by fire. The many EN-.
ployees in the building barely escaped
with their lives; the jaDitress iumpjno
/. from o window and breaking Ter neck
from the effects OF which she led. The
forms of several religious paprs ready
for press were destroyed. Thttntal loss
will aggregate 100000; insurance
$50, 900.
A terrible gale caused MUG damage damage
in portions of OHIO, Illinois al el;nreJ
and number Of persons wer .areens.
Cincinnati and Hamilton, Ok Terre
burg, Toy, Mt. Vernon A seemlto
Haute. Indiana; and Cairo, 49, many
, have suffered most heayifSs willie,
buit1iao-ss tAS n OF ten 1teI3ht ey ,-.,-l
precipitated into creek. On ,dcKin-
! ney VIZ killed, and Malloy arCullen,
engineer aud fireman, were eIiously
scalded.
Col. John Hay, formerly prate sec
Rotary to President Lincoln, oianews-
paper and diplomatic man, ha'een ap-
pointed assisfc1t secretary estate in
place of NJ. Seward.
The schooner g. G.. Breed lost on
Lake Ere, with the captain d six Of
the crew. She was laden VI "a 900
bushels of wheat.
The vie aud two daughteroi Albert
Woodward were drowned VIE trying
to ford stream near Columns, Ipd
Spain is sending many M to Cuba
to put dow Il the new rebelli.
l.. c. Zinck, a Young llber mer.
: chant CT Lancaster, o., is Drger and
! embe zzler to the amount of 600.
, The main boiler in the Celand, O.,
rolling mill burst and did 5000 dam
age to the building, but fobately in
, iureA but one man.
The director of the minas submit
ted his report, showing tldul .ng the
fiscal yea. the total depositf gold and
silver, including silverpurohases,
} amounted TO $71, 179, 654 of which
s42 254, 156 80 we're gold. d SIS, 925,
1875 were silver. Til estimated
amount of coin in the cotry at the
close of the present fiscal ur is: gold,
1886, 49O. 69S; silver, Sll2, 0I9S5
A fire in Lake City, Minndestroyed
the First National bark bloc.apd seven
adjoining wooden buildings.J Oss ESQ.,
OOO; insurance $40, GOO.
The ehore end of the new Fnch At
iantlc cable was successfully nded at
North Eastman, Cape Cod.
One of the Denver, Col. co'hes was
upset, and the Rev. W. Picks, who
had just britt church at L4kille,
was instantly killed Nine OF n rs
sengers were seriously injured, ind d
coach rolled down precipice. iii z.,zs -@