Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-12-14
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ton, a farmer. fatally stabbed a coloreI bov,
aud was fatally shot by the latter.
The Constitution Of Michigan prohibit. any
form Of religions ser ice in either HouSe Of her
Legislature. SO ther don I elect ch plain.
Killing sligtt ors Tor their ska. and ,e.rh
employs = large force Of mrn in FlnrIis. whu
have engaged tn furnish 500 600 skins to =
French tannc'y in given time.
There il a Young Indian 10 Winnips. Who
makes TAT living bv laughing ~ = profession
he viii laugh q Sc minutes FOR i've cents and
IL is well worth II.
Mrs Maria Romherg-r. sif- 81 Eirs Ban
berger a wealthy ciitE-n n Lancaster county
Pa, committed suicide FRIDAY evening ~
hanging. She h ID been 10 iespouirnt fr .rur
of mind for some time.
About four o. dock Sund,, morning the
lsrge barn of Jesse Keller. ahoat tao miles
from Hanover. Pa. was DESTROYED hy FIRE With
ITS contents, about / Oo0 bushels Of xhe,t ~
riculiursl implements. 81. Ferry cattle most.
ly Durham cows, persisted.
Albert Thomas. eoored. was arrested Mt Cliu
ton. Miss Sunday. for committing an assault
upon the little daughter Of p. + Lingsn
While conveying him back to the n.ishbor-
hood OF the crime he attempted 10 escsp- and
sas rIddled With bullets
sui, for $40 600 damages has been brought
in the Supreme Court Of New York CITY against
L. :. Grant. Jr., by John T. Bailey. a West
chester mllkman who vas injured by one %
the Arabian stations presented TO Gen Grant
oy the hhedIre of Egypt
In June last At Hamilton Ont. George
Mitchell wears old. quarrellri with Rachel
R.h1 81 k.. - L
head with hle. from the effect. of which he
died Sunday. Rachel has been arrested on
charge OF murder.
Col. Tom Ochiltree was recently blrque;ed
At Laredo. Texas and in the conrs. OF his
speech he is reported TO have pr~mised the p~o
pie Of that town postoffice building, \ militia.
ry post, and q custom hous- free trade with
Mexico, new railroad and many other nice
things
The announcement that John l. Sullivan
vas TO attempt, in New York the feat OF koock
ing down an OK with bis fst. has attracted the
attention of Mr.. Henry Bergh He saws il the
attempt is made Sullivan will he arrested aud
locked up-rhst the society of which he is the
head Is for the prevention of cruelty TO ami.
mails"
An English bride, Mss Jrssel. has had A
l.
gar, was \ representation of the meeting of
Rebekah aud Abrahlms servant At the well
the grouping modelled after Vernet's celebrated
picture. The cake was tour feet high and
weighed 22I pounds The cover or top lifted
off so that the cake could be cut.
John B,nks an old colored man of 10 years
residing in Williamsburg, Dorchester county
was burned to death on Monday night last =
He had been sick several months suffering from
heart disease and dropsy, and was una BILE to
lie down. While sitting before the fire asleep
the blanket which he had around him caught
FIRE, and before help arrived he was burned TO
death.
4 Californian uho has returned from Wall,
Walh county, W. T., says tn in FIVE months
he had only about ten DAYS of sunshine In
the summer The smoke from the unnumbered
forest fires ohscured the sun and the winter
rains, which quenched the fl ,mes, yelled the
sky in clouds.
In Caswell county, n. C, last Friday, two
colored men, VIM. Lea and Jesee Hatchett,
while cutting wood on the farm of Jas Moore
quarreled, and after some hot words Hatchett
told Lea he would whip him. and started TO-
wards Lea. Harchett had no weapon in his
hand, having dropped his axe. When he came
within reach Lea cut him with his axe and sew
eTeu Tue Jugniar vain falCnet died Instant
ly. Lea was arrested
A number of boys while PLAYING about a
haystack in La Crosse, Mis-, Monday afternoon
discovered the enaciated but living form of
Louis Anderson. 1t appears that The stack fell
on and buried him on November II, and that
he has been there ever since, through some very
severe weather, without food or water. He is
a mere skeleton but is able to speak, and il is
believed that he will survive
Mr.. Hamilton Disston. of Philadelphia the
millionaire manufacturer and president of the
Florida Land and improvement Company. is
carrying heavier line of life insurance than
probably any other man in the United States.
He has $500, 900 in force upon his life in the
regular companies, while he is good for several
thousand additional in many mutual concerns.
The only man who is regarded as his rival in
this is ex-State Senator George K Andsrson
of Titusville, Pa, who is reported to have a
bout $500, 900 upon his life. The bulk of the
assurances has been placed within the last few
years. In order to maintain this enormous
Insurance Mr.. Disston pays to the varions com
panies who are carrying him $40, 900 in pre-
miu ms per annum.