Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-21


new duplex Ioicson calorice pumping engines
gotten up by the Delnmsters are to be used all
along the lime, with the heavier steam pumps
they have just perfected for more important
work. The embellishing the conductors with
bell punches has caused some dissatisfaction,
but boys are taking it phlosophcally and now
amuss themselves trying TO induce travelling
small boys to attend them as pages to carry
the obnoxious antik hooking down checks
Talking of punches leads one to think of
punch, and puach Of oysters, and that reminds
me that for the first time in the century We are
suffering from a famine Of the toothsome
bivalves. Most of the sources Of supply have
been frozen over, and sloops have been ice
bound or wrecked by the dozen. The choice
a thousand, and there is a like scarcity Of
scollops and CLANS.
The same terrible weather which SO harrows
the souls of the oyster vendors and saloon
keepers has been playing the mischief with
that paradise of clam-eatsrs, Coney Island
The costly bulkheads laid down by way sea
walls before the Manhattan Beach aad Oriental
Hotels. controlled, by the way, by the same
Austin Corbin, have been ruined ber ond re-
demption, and hear that the suggestion has
been offered ~ an engineer W no had some e1-
perieaee with resisting the encro.chments of
the sea in India, TO throw out groups OF rough
ballast at right angles 10 the shore, plan
which 1t is claimed tends TO cause the SAM
and shingle to accumulate and al once checks
the erosion of the coast
| 1t has been tough time for sea Griag men
and wrecks abound, and thrilling stories
fwrecks jast escaped all the papers. The
genius OF our people, however, i. ever ready for
any occasion. and learn that =. aid to avoid
disaster, one of the most ingeaious sigsal
hnoys has been invented and pat into opera
ton 10y Capt. Brown of the lighthouse service,
now stationed at Charleston, s c. which is
AS efficient in its way AS the famous Syreu. or
the newer automatic whistIing buoy The
last which depends OF the movement Of water
whistle, must necessarily be placed in deep
water. Browns bsll-buoy can be placed in
very shallow depths just where il can 10 most
useful and will sound with clear. distinc, notes
IN The f.iute't ripple, most useful quality in a
calm with fog, The elapper OF tn. bell is 4,
cannon ball which moves en- a disc II this
we're simply ike plate the ball would wear q
groove and so tinkle, iinkle. all the tim. With
GU, decided or loud noise Here i, Where tn.
ingenuity comes 10. The dice .sroorcd With
burrows from the center The h.ll es z. III.
bel on one side, snd then either tolls back
and bags it sgsi., or rolls to 'h- ccoir. aud
gets 10 smother grove t,fere the warning Il,
repeated II Is the rerfr, on Of simplicity
nd the marine ~orld i. 10 s,s..rirs over IT,
Eight! million, o'dolisrs !. v-rv comfortable
lriile sum OF mosr- 10 start a bu.iae-, Uiih
don', often Irout- VOC with sn.nvi,l NV. for
the very good rrs'ou fh.t The 'c!e.r,l ;.k,s
il 10 yea much quicker Than ih- mail, u hich
carry the lelter. u RAui1. l.u' y h.n tn. l.l.-
graphs are Al 10 j- corso LATED uuter one
head, asd that head The long Uranium Of that
dark visas-A .nd c'osenouIh.d lite man
Who pnrEl.s Wall street aud the res, or the
world. rhs .ut jest i worth mentioning There
'-ems little doubt hist Jay GoaId practically
exu, at this uinu. the entire i.l.ssrpi plant
OF The eountry. and all connected With il.
bodies, souls and breech-s. As I'll. hat al
item Of his ,tap-ndous enterprise. it look 81
If Vanderbilt. With all hi, n,onoPoli,,, acre
bound - p.s, good Deal o. .ey ped sidl. 10
the fu'Hr'. ia, ~ foaI Of flower. al h,d
a distressing los. Of b. entire and on.Gu. col-
l-crion. V.lurd % hard ssh II nSrTi, $50.
~hes he .rtcu house e.agh, ff, FROM over
ass4 &c, lynn -. :. ~ ,ffip.l.
.tfii,ii n .nd David N SIes- EDITOR ofrhs
JU.rasi. Cs@=.rst, sho.- soI .v'ion 4 ,m.l-
ls. w.s =, l..s,. a. cbo,ce as -i'h-r. IoU IN.
greater part of ,:r- ia. ~ % ia precisely the
..mexar and caught ts'r;i + c,.la L..i,iss 10
dancing about hs uiahs'ug '-r".uf's '.iay
trying 10 save ,ou.e Of them
W. h.,e h,,a h,riugs regular hsngm.a'.
holiday Of late villa 30 end ef .Iscuiious ell
rousd Us, Tn. Staten I,l.nt marisr-r. poor
wretch. WAS sentenced several lines be,ns
respred from time TO time, in consequence OF
tn. .oudrrful ins.auiry asd rrr-v,r.ncs OF
hi, counsel, ssi has tcen kept 10 tn, to, iurs
of sasFsasv for nearly Ihsse years. Horrible
a. are The crimes for which the criminals s. T.
ssred, i, would sln,ost sesm that the bitterness
Of such long delay -.Sa c. ne ard slpos, suf-
6ci.nr .IpistEon. II they must lie banged
Why not &c. The JOB over qui,k'y' Charles A.
Dana Of the S.n, Who Is soi general. credited
ith too soft q heart. and - hose head i, certain.
ly..hstd enough, nastroog erpou.st Of capital
punish nent asd he 10 settin. great man.
| peop.e 10 agree With him.
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