Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-03-09
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Secretary Folger on Monday gave instruc
tions that the word Gents be added to tn
new hve-csnts piece, in order to meet the re
quirement of law.
John Letchsr, the war goternoc of Virginia,
is almost a wreck physically and mentally
He is confined to his room, and barely recog-
nizes his friends
The largest shipment of livestock this season
consisting of III head Of cattle and $40 head
of sheep, has been landed at Birkenhead, Eng
land, by the steamer Victoria, from Boston.
i c. Samuels, a prominent dry good merchant,
of Paris Texas, was shot and killed by b. W.
Gumpert on Saturday. The same shot killed
a boothlack and wounded drummer named
Hoffman,
/ A Willamspo:t woman swallowed a hin,
which stuck in her threat. She then swallo wed
a button with string attached, and by quick
jerk the pin was dislodged. She is now dec
toring a lacerated throat.
! Murat Halstsad, editor of the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, has received a dispatch
from James Gordon Bennett saying that 81, 600
additional has heen sent 10 the food sufferers
in Ohio Kentucky and Indiana.
Senator Cameron, of Psnnsylvania, is quit.
i'll at his residence in Washington. His maady
is such a nature as to require surgical treat
ment and an operation will be pe, formed soon
after the adjournment of Coagr ess.
book agent tried 10 sell = Cincinnati Irish
man copy OF .'Hiawatha" Pat looked al
the title and hen at the cssvasser. Higher
wather Is itf says he ''be jabers the wath.r in
these diggins is quote high ensus h, Inc s'y,
for any dacent mon. So be off wid yezl'
Early on Saturday morning three burg lars
broke into tn. lcwelry store of J. G.. klahott,
at Springfield, III, gagged tho private watch
man and put him into . coal hole, ami then
/ helped themselves 10 watches, dimouds aud
je"elry valued at from 81 5, 900 to $50, zoo.
A raau named Rliieroy. living at Russell
near Torsnio has implicit faith il Virgins pro-
phecy of a March storm Fer four DAYS he has
been sxcsvaii z a cave in which TO house his
family during the storm. He intends TO lay 10
stock of provisions sufficient TO last himself
and family for at least month.
The hsv barracks at the Soldiers Home
near Washington wer. DESTROYED by IRE on
Monday night. Ninets tone of hsv. valued at
i 81 500, were burned. Owing to the scarcity
OF water and inadequ .,s means for erringuish-
ing the IRE, all attempts to subdus the 4 ims.
we're futile
John J. Toser. superintendent OF tn. freight
department of the Philadelphia Wilmington
aud Baltimore Railroad Company at Whining.
ton. Del, was killed in that civ on S-tardsr
while passing between TOO sections Of f. eight
trails He ~n caught between the cars aud
crushed to death
NeS York saloon k,ep-. has a mnnks,
chained TO his bar ~ no Is we'll trained 10 grab
up customers change when their backs are
turned. The other d.y az lrishman whose
change was not forthcoming hsxsn PLAYING
with the monkey. and. cnffiar il along ride the
ij,~. 81 so tanblsi gu, OF its mouth much 10
the saloon-kcsp,rs disgust
Thursday several lads among them the snu.
of Mr. John a Troup. Who lives on The Mont
pelier estate, in Wsshisg,on COUNTY Nd w.z-
shooting at dog With an old pistol. In care.
lssslv handling ii one Of the barrels VA. dis.
charged while the weapon 90, In the ha al, Of
Scot, Troap. Tho bail striking hi. brother
Charles, u yesrs Of age, oansiag instant drath.
Jesse Williams. OF orasg. eounrr. Ny.
Was sohted OF his hsndh.g. coat.iniug s.. poo
), in gold and gold watch and rhaia, in Ph'l..
deiphia on Nendsv y, the Bread. stree, station
Of the Psnnsrirsnis Railroad Mr. Williams
Vas on his ssv TO Delaware whsr- h. intended
buying some lsn3, Aai h.i laid his sstsh.I on
bench -hiis he psr,ook Of sems r.fr.shrn.sY
During = revival msriins 10 III. M.ih,a.
list church at OSl CITY rer~ntly . yoasg girl be-
came 80 aneh excited that she sent into a
Etr.nce. aai did not recover antil ? O'Clock 10
the niornnS. Some ETY. p-rsnn, rem,ia.d in
the church. Whsa she recovered she screamed
90 terribly that s<siksr xoe.z f..a,sa. Tbs
me-'ips sas finally closed short lime before
daylight.
/ Daring The trial az . case WedaesiGr before
Justice RYAN OF $, Louis sro-rnz oa, Of ,hv
cou,es, between NeSsrs- Thatcher aud Lirias
stone for The possession o. the Wisdson Hotel
the opposing attorneys. Frsak J. Bo~ a,n snl
Chester kran. engaged 10 hght, ia .hrh
/ The former b I'd his bad eat si,h .,irk. aud
the latter ~ss Knocked down and bis side
whisksrs pulled out.
/ rcrr unequal public hirhw.r law Is so-
/ in force in Florida. E,ch citizen is compelled
| 10 perform the sans duty, six DAYS work in
each year. ani failure Ia perform The labor.
or pay the sqaivalsnt is cash, whieh N. lac
hTes q, So cents per dsr. 10 misismssnor.
Punishable bv hse sai iaprisoam ~. The
millionaire and the d.y lsbortr are subjected
| 10 the same tar.
| The Mississippi rire- is rising a, ri.l-u,Ark.
At the rate of half 81 isch per hour. Til. l-vsr
| 10 still uuhrokea. The H.l-ns hranrh Of the
Iron Mountain Railroad i. submerged A.
| Arkansas eiiy the river is still ri.inx A hrr.k
in the Pssroris levse, Chico, county. Ark Ia
reported. No damage has h~sa d,n- On ih.
Mississippi side. sai the planter. are ou,y pio~-
ing and putting 10 their crops.
/ The debt s,aieaent issued on Mondar show.
the decrease of the public ish, during III.
month of February To he 81 $50. 65s So; cash
/ il the treasury. 1905 266, 14s -: enId c,rti6.
/ u n 4 ..,i
$40 certificates of deposit outstanding. Sill
$40. 900; refauding certificates. $685.. $50: lexsl
leaders outs,sniiag, S346. 6sI, ole; fractional
outstanding, S7,ol6, 4ss,IT.
Justice Harmsa. of New York. I'D declared
war against cigarette smokers. II. declared
the other d,y that he would double the p-nsi,v
TO be inflicted upon sny hoy brou n, before
him Who SHOULD prove q cigarette smox.r
| Cigar smoking is bad enough" said hi.
honor, "but cigarette smoking is dss,rosisv
the brains sud health of the Young. Something
must be done to check il
| A bill equity filed bv Anna G. P-l. .x.cut.
rix Of the will Of the late Alexander G. Mercer
d. D.. of Newport. r. l.. bring, out the fac,
that the deceased left property valued a, 81
000, 900 and upwards. Sis. O0G being in
bonds paying from to 10 per cent ia,sre.i
He also bad I 500 shsrss of diyidend.n.,;rn
SlO, 900 worth Of property Harvard Uaiy,r
Isity, Yale College, and the Smithsonian Jnsi.
ltuie at Washington will receive l~g.ciss under
his will.
At DAYLIGHT on Thursday morainr Charles
NcDoasld and William Mitchell fought a des.
perate battle in q ring pitched IN tho river fats
near the Richnoad coal wharves. Both are
very youag mea. Twenty rounds were fou ght.
in oil Of which Mcdonald came out second best.
The Young mans father acted rs his second.
aad although thu son could scarcely keep his
feet after the tenth round the old man kept
him 10 the ring until he could battle no longer.
After the fight the principals. with the elder
Mcdonald, we're arrested.
| curious shooting case recently occurred
near Cresaptown. Several girls who had 70.
ceived comic valentines arranged to rstaliate
They procured the pants Of two young men
after they had gone to bed. and sewed up the