Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-07-13
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Notes.
Overcoats were worn in Chicago on Satur-
day.
The heaviest rain known for long time fell
Friday between Petersburg and Lynchburg.
A farm hand in Cumberland county, while re-
turning home from work, was struck by light
ming and killed.
Miss Van Lew, of Richmond, Va, whose
services during the war in behalf of the Union
cause gave her some prominence, has been ten
dered hrst-class clerkship in the PoStothce
Department at Washington.
Gov. Bowie sent eleven horses to Sheepshead
Bay, and R. W. Walden also OF Maryland, sent
four Bowias horses Compensation and En-
press won races netting for him Sl,670
Waldens Tolu alone won 81, 900, and Chanti-
cleer won $3.50.
Sunday George Ayres, a veal hy farmer OF
Brown county, Ohio; shot and killed his
grandson, who was asleep, and set the house
on fire. He then went to the barn, set it on
fire, shot himself, and was burned up in the
building. He was insane.
At Southington, Conn, Saturday evening,
Thomas Connolly, a wiiower, while sitting on
fence with friend, was approached bv
The woman had asked Connolly to marry her,
and he had refused.
On Friday Morning, as Lake Turner was
moving his traction engine from farm near
fsuthsburg to one in the vicinity of Chester
town, a bridge gave way beneath the weight.
The engine now lies bottom upwards in the
stream. Mr.. Turner will enter suit against the
supervisor of the road for damages.
NJ. 4 &c
burg Ky, with Ben Baglev and four Others,
started out 10 arrest James Owsn, u desperate
character. Owen had gathered party of his
friends to resist arrest. About fifty shots were
exchanged, Marshal Hen.ley was killed. Bagley
MORALLY wounded, and the rest of the posse
6ed.
A. D. Davis, of Chicago and Rose Kennedy,
of Springfield. H., were married III the car OF a
balloon, at Cleveland, on July 4, and then
made wedding trip with Prof. King through
the clouds The party landed safe a fe " miles
from Cleveland.
The celebration of the "Fourth' caused -
casualties in Chicago. Three persons killed,
Eve fatally wounded, twenty-thrse more or
less MANNED for life, and seven slightly injured
The chief instruments of destruction were toy
pistols and small csnnons in the hands of little
children.
The Massachusetts, State almshouse a,
Bridgewa,er was burned Friday. The 900 in
mates were safely removed The loss will
amount to $3.50, 900. John Gilmore, = colored
inmate of the institution. was arrested ut At
ueboro and confessed that he set FIRE to IN.
building. He said he had carried a match for
one year for the purpose.
Four commissio aers and the county clerk OF
Grand county were all shot at Hot Sulphur
Spring, Col, on Tuesday morning hv a mob
of masked men, Barney Dsv and Nr. Mills
were instantly killed. and E. P. wsbber and
ID. j. Dean were mortally wouaded. The
citizens of Grand county have called on the
Governor Tor the aid of State militia
A Liverpool thief wished to &c, into pawn
brokers' Office, aud thou ht he could slip do an
the chimney if naked. So he took of bis
clothes and made the trial only TO get stack
fast 10 the aae He rem,inei there all night,
and was glad when finally taken into cus,oi '
by the police, because they had to rescas him
Mrs. C. L. Walsh. eo,tager at Long Branch.
chose astrange hiding place for her diamonds
on the 4th instant. She put a picket. hook
Containing them in an umbrella standing in
her room. Her husband unconscioasly took
the umbrella when starting out for a walk
Looking back after he crossed the street he
saw a man. picking up something. and. when
too late, ascertained that his wife's diam pnds
were gone.
| The funeral OF the sir Numbers OF the Mask
er family. who were 90 sadienly killed on
Tuesday by a railroad collision with the way
on in which they were riding. m sde solemn
spectacle in Ciucinnaiii on Thursday. Five
hesrses conre~ed the bodies to the German
Protestant burying ground on Walnut Hills,
where they were buried in one wide. conmou
grave. None of the family being ieft alive
the relatives and friends Of the dep lrtei were
the only mourners.
Mrs. Liuuamire, a, Harrison. Ohio. while
cleaning the house on wednesday. found tia
package, which she gave to her nine-year old
sou, thinking il vas an empty box lie at
tempted to PRIV IL opea, and. rs IL VA, q torpe,
do il exploded with terrible force. blowing
the top Of the boys scalp of ADD injaring him
so severely that he canuo, recover. His face
aud head are horribly mangled.
The extraordinary sight of parents switch
ing add spanking II y.Ar-oli son through
the public street was witnessed in Washingtos
Tuesday. The boEs offence WAS atrocioas
His name is Ernest C. Lowe his father being
an employees OF the hayward. Ernest got A
marriage license and Was IN ,rried to Ros. l..
Buckley, about his owa age. Then The two
got up a surprise party by honoring his par
ents with their 6rst call. The young woman
was seat out Of the house a, once. Thea Mr.
Lowe Sr.. and Mrs. Lowe, after a brief execu-
utive session, wen for Lowe. Jr., with q p.
board and switch He fed before their
wrath and got away. eventually rejoining his
wife at her parents house. where the children
were tolerated, at least, il not welcome.