Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-06-17
OUR NEW YORK LETTER
NEw YORK, June l4th, 1881.
Editor 0fHe Times.

NEW YORK, June, l4th, 1881.
Editor ofhe Times:
Pouring again! What wet week we We
had. The leafv month of June has got all
knocked out Of tune, and The farmers Of course
are mad. II may be good for hay, but tog
other crops it means DELAY, and this, OF course,
is sad. The nearest county fair, that of Queens
Co, Long Island. he'd at Nneola, has b, en-
perfect fzz'e. no flowers, no fruit no vegett-
hIcS. no anything to speak of. OF course, il
mi shl have been held further on. but the manag-
srs nre evidently Of the same stamp as the
wiseacrcs who light fires when the almanac
SAYS winter has come. put them out when the
almanac SAYS spring has come, and put out
street lights " hen the almanac says there
moon, wholly irrespective OF The state OF temp
eratGre or atmosphere. To shut cut : eyes,
one mig lat fancy himself IN the height OF the :.
" monsoon, on the ~tSt coast of Africa and
India Tor The Sw lsh OF the rain aud The roar OF
the Wind are identical. Perhaps there may he
something in the astronomer : (which WAS it,
idea that the world Was to he knocked slightly
of lis base as il mere. this year. And some
comet or other has given rs an unexpected list
toward the tao pies, so that We may expect tC
ind cosoauUts aud banana. sprjnging W
around rs and hen De Long returns from the
North Pole with the Jeanette he II complain
Of the cold in Gotham.
The weather has Knocked :; DTS out of the
srahesrh Hna country hotel business. The
wealthy aui Irj,urrly iud home comforts lit
lie more cui ryphle than tsi noses in the fresh
air Of lar ont Of iUNn; OF il they leave the city
atal leave fer Eu4ure-sh the Outgoing
Ss4ia4rs Leiar a. srUw frd ~ ith saloon passcuE-
ers IS are the ,e,ru,'e- Of the iaCtAing ones
{ Il h.s also ,umy IsiscDd iuT the brewers
( Who ar engaged i1 q bitter 6sht "tth their
striking hands The sIal~art Teutous who
toss the kegs add Manufacture the cre'ming
hcyrragc that has te,0me So popular, have re-
voIvrd against fou- hours. aud there a. in fac,
/ rcrv }iulc lager t-cs being made Porii,
proprietoFs have. ia some eases, been forced 10
I turn TO With The assistance q! their pcTsoual
! friends ia order 10 supply the Immediate pres
Isiur wants Of their customers and in the
E,s,-,n District Of brooklyn. commonly
known - pa'eb'uau. ~ hers there are some
6f,y very large Drra tTscs, HERE ere three
I aldermen a sUfys Ns>sr. s-TrTsl law tCrs aud
Z phvsiriaus. and oth-g People not usually given
10 IaNoriogs rual,.uy mrut, actGslty Engaged one
A. driving Trucks from saloon TO saloon ia
iorls~ to olli.r their brewing isssads who were
4.st IL, the IuSCh No one drinks tsvr this
xr4lb.- though, bat would r,iber hot - hiskey,
I Il no, wh;.kry Wrre ar'aiuAblc. whlSh on ,hc
( AIusua.h principal .hq8cd TO It : not - -
4rutr Er~wr,s hsss tctE cnhs,d ioE irow Ger
( MANY 50 thal bscr To taatt I'LL tc ;gTih cosn-
ir., ,a.- Sc weather bricks Ent thr striker
l,e I.f GA, IN fh- cod Is has betu formiis-
81. strik, ihonsh and uncnmuoaty well or
gaaIxeI There Ete Other. 0; move OF les import
aurr .aia. On al round to che : he prosperity
az lie yoaniv H-,wesu the greed Of employ
crs and enipogsd u good deal Of moaty SEEN.
70 be wasted ia a very scnselvss nay every year
ans /, Is pliy somsA oily doesn't strike out
With pan which thu antagonists would settle
on 20 avoid this foss and hearibgrutng.
: ~ +Ssa ~ ? ~ ss- = 49,;
toms Of disaster was tie MYSTERIOUS rohh.re o.
( socks pHa vouchers trum the City Hall. An
{ analogous Incident has Just come so light 10
I. BroOsiyn and The d3guifri Board Of Eiuealioa
,r- under thr pah3'c gaze On account siit. The
( CUuiro.icr. eE-JudEe S-nIrler, very excellent
t,efu.u seH.lrman took in into his head 10 in
/ qure ssoat ihs disappearance o. $50. 600 in the
educational srCoanfS, ard tie explanation NOS
being satisfactory. appointed two experts TO 20
/ over tar books The books are goue Two
,.frs uer- invaded and $500 in money in one
/ 81 'hem lr',. /, looks had Tor sometoiy
/ Who the somebody - - something people
/ wouij like 10 sHuw, aud mean to ind out If
I thTy can. i. The afauuut csn IL got a.. how
lever. by some bat rouniAbOH, tuvesiiE alton
+ Ih'ussh the hsUss which paid ih- bids ant
+ hidden rasoslt;y - sure To he found out and
T the disappearance o. TIE books will oaly br
/ an additional count m the ladiCtarut against
/ the cujpTit or calPfigs Ia whose iat-re.t lb-v
were removed. Up 10 their ii. ppearanrr
+ nothing Wotse than ctrrles,nSss in oAeeyin.
wss suspected. Nus u IS different, ana there
has evidently hrva Doodle for sJmrbody
/ 10 the supply department.
+ II seems odd 10 lie talking about suustroke
+ aoS, but it IS after %ll bot fes DAYS since ths
{ rorJid beat OF fyu days played havoc With
/ numbers exposed to II, Nai chiefly 10 our gall
/ 'aui National Guardsmen on their long tramp
l in procession 10 company front through s~e.ler-
! ing crow ds Of spectators on Decoration Day \
! Conveniion Of commandia. officers and their
! medical siaa called by The Brisad,er OF the
/ illh Brigade, and ingenious, inventive and
successful partner in painters, supply house,
and discussed The whole subject eAhapstively
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