Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-07-22

assembled household, who drew up their
chairs and watched his proceedings with atfec-
tionate interest. He lacked a soldering iron,
and, declaring he'd soon find something in the
attic to suit, and after poking around there for
some time, returned with apparently very
suitable instrument. When heated however
1t exploded, and, on inquiry, it was found to
be the business end of nm explosive harpoon,
left behind by an Old whaling captain, former
boarder. No lives were lost, and the anna teur
| plumber has taken to study other sciences.
So Mrs. Vic. Woodruff, the female braker,
blackmailer and High Priestess of free love has
become relation by marriage of Queen Vic
| toria, who being somew hat Straightlaced must
be quite offended Her beautiful daus liter,
Miss Blood, has captured Lord Colin Campbell,
| the fifth son ofthe Duke of Argyle and brother
in-law of Princess Louise of Lorne. 1t must
! be love match, for the Campbells have for
ages enjoyed the reputation of great prudence
in money and other matters. There i. no doubt
that the merry King Charles l. owed his death
to the treaChery OF u former Duke of Argyle,
who sold him to Cromwell for consideration,
and the present one looks well TO the hauhees.
He writes heavy review articles and get, paid
| for them, and two OF his sons were for lille
in business here in the tea trade. Without
question the intimacy which has eliminated So
thoroughly must have begun in Gotham.
Thunder and lightning are somewhat familiar
phenomena, but we here are rarely afflicted
with such vicious Manifestations as on " ednes-
day last. People were Frustrated by scores
and one child was killed barns were set on
fire in the suburbs, the assembled archerS il
Prospect Park were drenched to the skin, and
in the city Itself the telegraph and telephone
had to cease working. In fact the tender
damsels a. the telephone central Office
driven from their instruments aud paid nc
attention To hurried business men W no wanted
to be put in communication with their com
mercisi interloCutors, In NV Office and sup
pose pretty generally elsewhere. an intermittent
lamhent flame danced on the button of my in
strument, threatening shocks of severity 10 any
one rash enough 10 approach il. The diffusion
of the electricity over so many wires no doubt
saved the city from some terrible calamity, fog
the sturdiest buildings were shaken TO the
foundations 5y some of the thunder peas. \
barn al FlatbuSh had been insured for s.. 500
two hours before ii was destroyed-ju.t III
time
Fifty special sanitary inspectors have been
appointed for the warm season now upon US 10
visit the tenement districts and render Eratuir-
Gus medical aid and advice 10 the poor, their
prescriptions being filled st cos, or dispensed
freely when needed al various d,slgnsted drug
stores whose proprietorS get reimbursed by thr
city. 1t is good measure, but the mortality
in the crowded dens where our poor are obliged
TO congregate is always dreadful in summer
In spite OF rapid transit n man whs has TO be AZ
work early must live near H. and his family
have TO suffer when the torrd .CoTChine of our
heated term begins The purieus OF native
quarter in an Indian Ct Y are not more close
more odoriierous than IN any blocks on Man
haitian Island and ia spite of the agitation o.
philanthropiSls and Others Of late years no
practical improvement OF anv extent has
suited. The fact is If landlords can make -
per cent. by their overcrowded houses they
aot going to fool any OF il away for an idea.
II death brings his carpet bag 10 stay It makes
little difference. Vacancies arr promptly filed
by number Of paving tenants. The coed
Louis Bergh, 7. &. I - T. \. ; T. 7. Z.
O c. I. \ is the proprietor OF sundry iene-
meni houses. 50 are lots u. out ECsi gjous
people.
It Is hard on :! e LAWYERS. bat husiass, men
who look clos.ls INTO lbe cents - well IS the
dollars in their transactions find their Own
courts of arbitration just ef'v,'.se The .as
courts, and much oht.re.. Two produce firms
got into a wraugle the other day about ne
delivery OF some lard, there icing difference
Of one cent pound, one way OF the other.
involving matter Of some So ,Oeo, alfoge Their,
and the question being, ! understand, a very
nice one 1t cost them jnst Si5 30 have Il set
tied Quite reasonable
EluIx.