Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-07-06
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| lTluc over lUU pounds. lie Is allow ana
melancholy looking. lie is As years old.
The Court of Appeals met Thursday to com
pee the filing of opinloas for the Aprilt ERIN
Court then adjourned over for the summer va
cation.
! In the selection of jury for the trial of ex
Treasurer Polk, 1t Nashville, Tenn, thus fil
out of panel of four hundred persons sum
moned only three jurors have been chosen.
Last Sunlty night train on the Pittsbura
and Fort W ,yne roll colidei with street
car at the street, crossing in the stock yard,
district, Chicago killing three persons and
wounding others.
family of FIVE p.rs)ns-l father, mothe,
and three children--were drowned in the Ohio
river 20 miles below Madison, Ind. Thursda,
evening the waves from passing steamer up
setting their SkiH.
The ApalmcAes Milan, Tenn special says
"Mrs Pope, a resident Of this place, was stune
on the nose by a bee Friday. and died from
the effects of the wound in II few minutes
She was apparently in good he 9TH at the time.
Walter Evans, aged 80 years, died on hi.
farm, near Reading, Pa on Tuesday. II,
was one Of the wealthest men of his eishbor'
hood, vet he never saw steamboat or a rail
road train, never WAS off his farm and never
married.
! 1t is again reported, ami with much posi-,
tiveness, that Mr.. L,ngtry's sdiry as lsband
of a professional beauty is SIS a week. He
will never get rich at th.t rate, unless h,
should emigra;e to Utah AMI go in the whole
sale business.
! Gov. Bl luck burn of Kent Icky, has iSsu ID
a circular 10 the GJvernDrs OF other States re,
-
education convention which meets in Louis
vile September 10, during the exposition, 10
discuss federal aid for Southern schools.
/ A number of kegs of powder evploi d dur.
! ing fire ia the warehouse of j. Ii. Aside wn
at Winnipeg, Me, on Sturdy, tearing the
building to pieces aud injuring some tweuty
persons the chief of the fire brigad. and hi:
son, the assistant chief and several fireman
! A citizen of Reading. Pa, who is in the en-.
loymeHt OF perfect health, has had his epits ph
inscribed on the family tombstone in advanc,
OF his decease. II attracts much attention, in
view of the circumstances. and reads Is fJilo vs.
Beneath this stone Jim Long must lie, if you
are happy so am -
! Mrs Grover. ofI67 Summer avenue. N.wark,
y. J., WAS shot yesterday by some boys who
were PLAYING with toy cannon in an alley
wav in the rear of her house mimic bal! en-
/ tering the body behind suI below the lef
shoulder and coming out in front, near the
lett breast. There are oaly slight hopes OF hst
recovery.
1t il known that Governor Batter OF NissI.
chasettes, is preparing 10 veto the bill proyid
/ ing for state tax Of s. 600 600 He viii
claim that the state is 800. 900 better off than
it was last wear. that the tax should couse
qaeuilv be but 81 500. 900. AMI thu state ear
borrow II necessary At much lower rate thar
cities and towns
la Milwaukee, Wis, on Sturdy. "A te tm
attached to a farmers w.goa hccuu. brighten.
I ed hv band of mnsic in pro 'essiou Of school
children. AMI dashed through III. ranks Of lit
tie girls Oae school girl MAS killed aud lhre,
received fatal injuries, AMI Nrs Eagle, who
saved many OF the little ones hy pa hing them
aside, was severely injured.
/ Prof Brooks OF the Il Il House Observatory
I Phelps, y Y. reports a ieles -opie observation
Sandsy morning o. an enormous group oil
spots now central apon the sIns dis The
diameter of the group - 81. 0np miles az / Ih-
spots are visible 10 the naked eve. They eS-
/ hbit violent cscloltc action, electrified stnr N.
and aurora accompanying the SOAR outbreak
! The certificate of Incorporation Of The Chrsl.
pesks and PJtom &C Telephone Company was
I iei Sturdy in New York. The c5nlany ia
D 10 AAl N0kSsu telrgf19ne tiuFN Or
tween Nes York BLtimore aai Washington.
aud to connect With other has rhroa ;hnn' Ih'
Cnilei States The capital stock l. Sxri 81
$50 900, with power to in ,retss to 3 031. 600
Abrsm Coppsraoll, farmer Of ,he i3Su o.
: Victoria, n y. ~ss saol tarrc tan with 8
large nary revolver, on Sandy. bE Les
French. young fsrm l,borer. Suspected IN
Unacy with Copperaols ~ IL wss tia rtu.,
Of The trouble The wife Was pressa, al tbs
shooting. and ordered French 10 IRE Roth
Preach sni Ms CJppeFnaiI are uaIcs arrest
TIE victim siii die.
/ Mrs. Asaes L. wynns, ON, 8. VI, rite ave
[ nue. Byook!yn, - fatally SHOT SUNDAY By bel
husband. James II. Wyna- Ms wyane il
/ 10 years old add her hus5sai year yoaayrr
/ They hare one ca,ld three m1a'as OIL Thcy
have lived unh.ppily together aud hli eeet
drinkin. heavily oflA,e. Taey ga trrelvi san
day, aud wynne sho, his wife ,s shs lay OF
the bed with bar baby.
! Fsar thoasiai poa1is OF poslsr vac ek
ploiei ia "a receat bat la the qlarrirs ~ Ssr-
nile on the iEon N1un,tia Rtsir5Ai, n Ms
souri, B. this IN ,mm1lh blast nbrc th "a 81
toas OF ro:k were lifted and turaei over ia
masses convenient for cutting IGto ptvemen
/ blocks, anu twenty or thirty ihDasInd toa,
more were mOEei 50 as - ~ 1ks falgre quury'
/ ing oPer ,rsons comparatively easy.
| Ia Wheeling. w.;t yirxini,, last S,rurd4y
| Mrs. CllriiJ Books aai Mrs J,ae Morris,
| got into an slt=rcitiJn over their rival claims
/ TO 4 IN Affections aai eag ,gsi 10 a s-aa.s
on a porch fifteen feet above the gr1ghj Mrs
AorrIsY being large. heavy son IN. sacceei'
ed ia pushing Mrs Brooks OF the porch bead
| first, anil ia that position ia. unlortaalte NO
/ msa struck stake below, Sh,rh lii her
head opeu, killins her instantly. Ms Mr.
| risy escaped
| Morris T. Collage, the English swimmer
early on Monday morning commenced the task
of swimming from Albany to New York, 10.
miles, in SIX dIys He swims oaly during rht
ebb de, resting while the tide is ssains, him
/ SO that be will have TO make an average Of u
miles every day 10 accomplish the feat. There
/ is no money bet on the race, and the task /:
undertaken ONLY to IN Ike a record for him self
/ lie started off with rough weather, and only
made eish. miles in SIX hours.
| jonathan II. Green, u white haired man, II
years old who was Que of San Houstous raD.
gers hen Texas was Sighting for her niepcn
dence against ) tnta Anna, and who achieved
notoriety forty years by torsaking the PROBES
sion OF gambler, making restitution 10 nun
erous victims, publishing "A book exposing
tricks AT cards, and afterwards becoming a
preacher, has been arrested aud CON uitted 10
prison in Puiiaielphia on the charge Of ob-
tanning $50 by false pretenceS.
! Samuel I. Migru Ter, prominent farmer
near Jamestown, Montgomery county, Md,
attempted suicide last Friday, by cutting Zach
side of his throat with a razor. Failing Il
touch the vital artery he then made n moose
and jumpe1 from the window of his residence
When discovered by some member of his fami-
ly life was nearly extinct His coalition ON
Sunday was critical. Me-. Magruder is about
So years OF age, aud year ago was married
for second time to lady OF Frederick county
Death OF Bishop Pinkney.
| RI R.Y WilLiam PInkn ID ID IL. II