Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-02-04
MARYLAND NOTES.

Mary Cooper, a colored woman from
Baltimore, has had a famous suit at
Easton in relation 10 shawl which ives
worn by Mickey Breeze at colored fd-
neral. where Mrs. Cooper claimed 1t as
one she had lost on board a steamboat
more than two years ago. Mrs. Breeze
proved that she had received the shawl
a q present from her daughter some Six
years ago. The justice gave decision
in favor of Mrs. Breeze for the value of
shawl, which satisfies neither side, al
they both want possession OF the shawl.
Mrs. Cooper has taken an appeal, and
the shawl case is yet to be decided.
/ Mrs, Theodore Ozle, who was badly
burned by the upsetting Of lamp con
tanning gasoline. died from the ELECTS
OF her Injuries, at her residenee ia jun
| berland.
The dwelling house of Mr.. j. b.
Raughley, near the old Chiffon camp
ground, about four miles from Denton,
was destroyed by fire, together with all
personal effects, the family barely es-
Gaping in their night dress.
The citizens of Shepherdstown accuse
the gipsies encamped near there of
stealing their dogs.
LAD OCubfCNAA0 AbEtUfh Bha hhhbNh
up the Chinam8n which the census gave
to Queen Anne's county. He lives near
Queenstown, deals in oysters, and his
American name is Tom Tunnel. He has
shorn off his pig tail, and wears Ameri.
can trousers.
The store OF w. W. Burdette & Co.
at Rockville, Montgomery county, was
robbed of goods valued at S., 000, in
Guiding about sixty pieces OF silks and
satins.
On the oath ult. a shooting ARRAY
occurred at Harris lot, in Charles coun'
ty. Three oyster boat captains had 9
wraDgle with some of the natives grow
ing out Of a difficulty with a colored
man. They used their billies, and the
sufferers retaliated by firing a load o.
shot among the captains. Two are re
ported to be seriously wounded.
Mr.. Thomas H. McCollister, prom
inent farmer OF Dorchester county, wa
paralyzed whilst in Cambridge, on bus
mess, and died in few hours.
An old sorrel mare. known as Tnley
| died few days since on the farm {
Franklin NJ. Bowlers, near Broad Rur
Frederick county, aged 30. In July
1864, when Early's men were seizing a.
the horses, Tilley defended herself b
a peculiar drill with her heels and es
capped capture.
1t is stated that the crows are dying
by the thousand on Maryland Heights
They gather there evenings to roost
and during the night drop from thu
roosts and perish. The ground is liter
ally covered with dead birds. Cold anC
hunger no doubt do the work.
While prospecting for the nam bed o
kaoIin on the farm of William Hunt, q
North East, Md, recently, a bed o
pure white was found, pronounced b,
experts to be the finest white kaolin ye
produced in the market.
A fire occurred at Cambridge, destroy
ing property to the amount of SO 800.
The store and dwelling of James I
Robinson, of Easton, Md, were destroy
ed by fire; also an old building owne
by D. Williams.
Centreville, is to have new chem
cal fire-engine ana hook and ladde
truck, costing $1,000.
A very successful game was played i
Baltimore by young gentleman frol
Virginia, who dressed in female gar
and passed himself off at brilliar
society reception as Miss McIvor, {
Savannah.
Captain Thomas Skerven, an old Gil
( zen of Kent county, died on the 25th
3 his residence, Worten Point. He live
T on the farm on which he died, for mo
n than forty years Of the seventy of l
q lifetime.
Octavius Devries is appointed poi
master at Henryton, Carroll count
vice George f. Jones, resigned.
During the month of January 81
: clerk OF the Circuit Court at Towsontov
issued sixteen marriage licenses; nur
Der issued for corresponding month
last year twenty-five.
/ l. Freeman Rasin, CLERK of the Cou
OF Common Pleas, Baltic, issued tv
} hundred and sixty -one marriage licens
for the month Of January, against thr,
hundred and forty-four in the previol
month, which, it will be remembers
was the close of leap year. There WEI
five hundred and fifty issued in Mover
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