Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19
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in Canada.
Julian Hawthorne daug hter, IL years of age,
runs mile in seven minutes three times week
for exercise.
At Lexington, Ky, Fridly, Hinda Rose
trotted a mile in 2l9l the best three-year old
time on record.
A cyclone struck Arcadia, Wis, Tuesday
night, causing the destruction of Il number of
barns and oatbuidings, and the loss of CON
siderable live stock.
On Friday six children Of John Stauffer, of
Ligonier Pa, were poisoned, two of them IA
tally, by eating weeds in the woods near that
place.
In Cincinnati Sunday night pipe used in
Morlein's brewery to conduct ammoniacal gas
burst in the stable through which it passed,
iberating the gas, which killed % horses in a
few minutes.
AT Denver, Col, Saturday, VIM. Harrison
shot and killed his l6-yetr-old wife and then
killed hiuself The cause is said to have been
jealousy and interference ia dJmestie aft .:rs
by Harrson;. mother-in-aw.
John B. Griffin, Seneca B. Miller and Geo.
Muiklns, charged with blowing up a hous, at
Pawling. N. T., with dynamite, causing the
death OF Samnel Grover, We're captured at
Greycourt, n. Y. Tuesday night.
young lady named Jennie Nom died in
Scranton, p, Wednesd, ". from a shock. 4
friend last week expressed surprise at seeing
Miss Noon alive, whereupon the latter fsuted
and remained unconscious until her, death.
Three men broke into -the hoas4 of Elisha
Curtis, at Sand Rifle, KY. wednesday night
and took Mr.. Curtis ont in the ward where
one OF the men guarded him while the Others
assaulted his wife and l3 year-old daughter
The latter is reported to be dying
A Cecil county farmer has recently had pro-
llhc increase to his possessions. His wife gave
nlrth to triplets; one SOW had Is pigs another
10 another 10, and hen Matched Is chickens
The remarkable coincidence H. this all happen-
ed about the same time
Advices from Flye,tevill.. Ark. say that
United States Deputy M,rshals Perry and
"eatheriord. while guarding some Iaailn pri-
sohers on Moadh night qusrreed over "A game
OF eards, drew revolvers and killed euh oihe-,
one hiring three and the other seven shots.
On Saturday morning special trim pissed
through Pittsburg en- route from Portland
oregon, 10 New York containing all Orpgon
pioneers, not one OF the pirtv hlvi1r settled
IN Oregon later hun 1854. This i the first
through tain over the Northern Psrii; road.
George Conner carpenter OF West W iiow.
county, Lancaster, Pa, was accideutly hanged
al that place FRIDAY afternoon lie swork
Ing on the upper ii 'or Of hniliiny. xh-n he
IS supposed 10 haze been s.z.l with an apo-
pec,ic n, aai ,lliug between iAe .fte-s h VAS
caught By III, neck al s,rn slel to d.A,h.
The ptcer Jhhasinaa, WIN PIC j ], mile on
he theago track las, Taesiu in alJ, beat
ing all .ormsr records s, ,rnitinr or nsr;o,
has been sold for S35 oo1 to Canm1d IRE Y
Watson, OF St. Paul, til owner OF Little
Brown jug. the next tastes, PAGER, xhose re
cord is 2.lll.
A special disptieh from Noorhs,d. uinn
SAYS on Tuesday might four cen m.a. members
Of threshin. crew. who had bees ,hreshing
for Mr.. N1riaraF. weni 10 sleep ia the lower
story Of a graneyv. During the eight the
hoor gave way, snd the men wer. buried un-
der 800 bushes oats. Four OF the number
were killed
The boiler OF Grand Truak freight loco
motive exploded 4, Yarmouth, Ne, Noaiay
morning, carrying the whole Top. weighing
over ton. quarter of mile Engineer
Person was blown to the rear OF the tender
and slightly Injured The fireman vas hurled
out OF the tender. hat Was act much hurt
The locomotive did no, le,ve the rails.
prize 6gh, occurred at Pennington y. Y.
Thursday morning ketweea Dennis Dularsr
OF Biiileford, line, and "D.nnr Cannon
otDoser, both well known athletes and ue les.
TRANS. Theie were 300 spectators Forty
niae rounds were fJdsht in an hon. and flgty
minutes, when the GRO 81 vas frightened away
BY the police. and the fgh, declared draw
Both nsn we're btdiT pnui,a.i AMI had TO be
carried away By friends.
W s Topscott. Of Bnckin,h,m eo,o,v. v.
was convicted al the last term of the cour, or
ste ding 400 pounds Of tobacco. and sentenced
to three years imprisonment The crime was
committed in 1869. and he a Il while uni.r
500. 900 bail, which Was never recovered by
the State mo'ion for NV trid has been
male Other indictments against him were
qaashed, the witnesses being dad, or removed
from the county.
The wife OF II. 4 ilsniek, of GrAai Janc-
ton, Col, lef, him yesr ago and returned
recently 10 nal him divorced aud IN ,rriei TO
another woman. whom she Instantly shot and
killed. She obtained bail and b-gan proved.
Tags against Henick's property SATURDAY. AFTER
noon henick shot and killed her while she vas
engaged with the sheriff in taking possession
of Heaick' cattle.
The arrival OF Mrs. Lsng;rr. the Jersey Lii
ly. at New York Sandy b IS been announced
She is accompanied by her mother. Mrs lie
Breton. The ste smship Oregon, on which thew
arrived. was met in the lower bty bv A steamer
chartei by Mr.. Fred. Gebh,rd, to which the
ladies were transferred, and warm greetings
prssed between tina the Lily and her admirer
Mrs L.ng'ry will open her engagement in
Montreal, and will not play Ia Nex York an-
Ill after the LIST of January
The first challenge TO mortal combat on the
Geld of honor between 4 white man and n COL
ored man in Virginia was made public in Rich.
mond, FRIDAY. Tn Monday, w. VI. Fianna-
gan. candidate for the Virginia State S.na'e,
from Chesterfield, knocked n eolored s,rsight-
out republican, named Wm II. Carter. from
platform with his hst. striking him on the
nose. The following dy Flanagan was call.
ed home by telegram from his wife in Pow.
hatan county, and on reaching home found
that the bruised face and honor ef the coI,red
man had resulted in a chi lrnge to mortal CON.
bat by telegram sent from Richmond
The city OF Dayton. Ohio. Is lighted with
the Fuller system of electric lights. Ga Thurs.
day midnight, while President Char Her, of the
Natioual Fuller Electric Light Company Pres.
sdent Loves, of the DAYTON Company. and
Superintendent T. r. Robbins, also of the
Dayton Company, were making a tour of in.
spection IN the rain, lamp in the business
centre Of the city went out. Superintendent
Robbins, in lowering the lamp to examine il,
took hold OF the conductor wire where the in
su!ation was worn of and fell as If shot Be.
fore be died, which was three minutes later, he
said, ''The life is burned out of me-"
While John Bley and Jimes Maloaey, two
switchmen, were repairing some damage to
freight car at Derry Station Pa Sunday. the
engineer started the train. Bey was instant
ly killed. M,oney's scalp was almost torn
from his head and an arm and leg were broken.
He was carried TO the engine and laid upon the
floor, and while the trainmen. were gone for
Bley's remains Maloney, crazei with pain,
jumped up and threw the throttle open. The
engine ran with fearful rapidity down the
grade TO Latrobe, six miles from the scene OF
the accident when Maloney closed the valve