Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-22
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was completely destroyed by lightning.
During the race at Milwaukee Friday one of
the horses cast a hind shore which struck a
man named OMllley, and knocked him sense
less.
A young lady in PENNSYLVANIA has by her
recent marriage become the mother-n- law oil
her brother, her daughter in law being older
than herself.
John Flynn, c years old, was run over and
fatally mtngled by the Cable car line in Chiea-
go on Sunday. He makes the thirteenth vic
tim of the cable system.
At II meeting of the Central Labor nion
held in New York Monday, il was resolved
that all workingmen be requested to refuse to
take trade dollars IL payment for their labor
1t is stated that twenty-one suits 50 far have
been commenced against the trustees of the
Brooklyn bridge by relatives OF the victims OF
the disaster on Decoration Day. The damages
claimed aggregate about $50, 600.
\ violent storm and whirlwind visited Mum
cy, Pa, Sunday evening. The Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad station and half mile
of track were destroyed. A son of Mr.. d.
Dykens, aged l3 years, was killed.
Judge MeCrary has decided in the case of
the Phllbrook heirs, who claim the land on
which most OF the city of Little Rock, Ark,
is built that the claim tnts have slept too long
on their rights, and are without remedy.
During recent thunder-shower a yong
lady at Ipswich, Mass, was hereft of her rea-
son by flash OF lightning. She Was sitting Al
n window, and when the flash came fell to the
floor, and when taken up her reason had ast
A perfect deluge Of rain fell throag hoG~r3--S-
trail Illinois Saturday night and SUNDAY. Farm
work is again seriously delayed, and the farm
ers are discouraged. \ serious waShout &C.
cured Saturday at Pearl, on the Chicago and
Alton Railroad.
A crank went into the Sunday school at
Unity Church, Des Nome, on Sunday mora
ing, with his arm ornamental with a live gar
ter snake twined about it, and seated himself
in the Bible class. The people were much put
out at the Introduction OF the primitive foe of
mankind.
Ga North avenue, in Chicago, Sunday right
Thomas Mcclure, dock laborer. met Mrs
Mary Little. proprietresS OF q laundry and cut
her throat with razor, which he then turned
upon himself The woman died in few min.
utes Mcclure will probably recover. Jell-
oasy WAS the cause -
4 movement is on foo, 10 Mobile, Ala, 10
raise funds to erect monument to Admiral
Raphael Semmes, and Mr. james Smith =
wealthy ship owner of Glasgow. Scotland, " no
was, as the Mobile Ryiarr SAYS, an ardent
sympiihiser Of the Southern cause, has given
Sl00 for the purpose
A, Mauch Chunk, Pa. Saturday. Peter Gil
lepsie was acquitted Of ihe murder OF Margaret
o ponnell. who vas killed during drunken
brasl at Gitlei'sie honse at BeAvor Meade ;.
IN Nav last No one could give clear account
of the affair, and the dying declarations Of the
victim were excluded by the court
Mrs. Henry Ro;ger. lVias near Jam ,ica, l..
| ., was chopping wood in the rear Of her house
and vas startled by her Children CRYING Ia
the house she found tramp Cd ,siug one OF hex
chidTeu with a clsaver, She iaterferci
whereaPon, be iusaed aPon her sat struck her
seSera! blows on the head. fr,ciurias her
skali. The tramp was arrested.
Miss NARY Alice Ainont Livingston " 10 re-
covered verdict for 81 01o n one Of the New
York courts agAius; Henry Fleming Tor breach
of promise Of marriage and seiuctton. has con-
promised the With the drt-ni mt on paw
ment of S95 600. Her counsel VI T. SsNyer
has refused TO aee~p, her tender Of - mo as
his Zee aud has brought suit Tor s. 300.
G'orge ka.e|son. a hrick|sver. Of oraags.
y J. While inloIicatei 90 THURSDAY ni.hi
MAS struck bv a train near the Station sui
instantly killed. B)rh Of his legs were cat Of
and his body sA' crashed H. had haltlog
with him, which hal IN ~ shot before the
reansins coald he removed from shs tr, : The
deceased sAs single snl Is yeas, % ge
pr Wilson in addressing 'hs zrt4u4,ias
class At Alc. b tns Tn -p'ost-d : --u5atrrf Ne
the following good aivje~ tYoua. se'tIr.
mcn staiT Heher& roots p1ur over creek
verbs, resi ls;iu. sai II vo4 have tine and
desire. translate ancient hsrosl p1ic. tu,
charge Toa. ~hra YOU 90 into III. pa'Pit t.
preach the hsPel, to as pi"a AuGIo.Sroa -
To keep an appointment TO bs married.
George Wsrsrl' OF Rapid Cslv MAJ. swan
the 4 'oa all~a SpriaE Creek with rope
around his holy. and. ~jJh the help - fa~n IN
the bank, drew his clothes s1d To- sd Lee
Zone for the lsirl over on ran, The hstses
were then toxei orsr with the rope The pro-
osssjon thea formed aSstn Al / n>ysl ga 10
the brides residence.
While surveying the rome % the York aat
Dilsau-g r uIrosi rec,ailr. c,sii engineer
disco Tsrei thar On the property Of scob ,1'~
soand ike dlst4at thuni-r wAs p-oiacn,l
every time wagon pissed oser rsFtiin sm III
hill nearby, The chief en Siac-r Of the rod IL
Of the opiaioa that the hill st,ais osrv A l,r-~
care. An excavation wijl b, m a ia ih' bill
side rhea III ro,l Is graded
A Pitr.burg irrv g4re verdict sg.'asi a
railroad company FOR the ampunt Of none =
stolen from passenger in slseQias car
Since the d-frnisot, said the Jai e. sold
ticke, far :. in addition TO the regular rates
of pass &c. and offered tn. f,ciliti-s for sleep
ing az an inducement 10 pay the extra monrv
it bound itself TO protect its patrons while thev
were asleep aud for the time being helpless
A New York Civil engineer is in Chicago in
connection with the establishment OF pneu-
matte pipe line between New York and thai city
The plans are to lay a four-inch pipe for the
Transmission of letter., messages. grain sam
pies, and other light parcels At verv low TAR
if Way stations viii! be established at
Cleveland. Buf,o AMI other points A meet
ing will be held on the Goth TO orgsuiE, the
enterprise.
terrific explosion occurred at College
Poia', l.. L.. Fri lay night. A csst-iron vul-
csniE.r weighing nearly q tons, burst The
damage done will exceed Si2. 600 J,coh
Jocken. an engineer. was shockingly scAldei
Andrew Hoppe hid both arms broken his evrs
put out, and tn. a-sh upon his BODY literally
cooked VIM Kelley was struck by piece
Of the iron and had his skull crushed. THo
other workmen were fatally hurt.
Arthur II Blsuey. cashier AMI he ID book
keeper of the Massachusetts, Loan and Trust
Company at Boston. is under arrest for EN-
bezzlemeat of Si4 900 Of the eomps=s I lia,ls
He has confessed the crime and stltes the
cause to he speculation in mining and other
stocks. He is only thirty years old, ami has
been in the employ OF the company some ten
years. The steilings extended from Novem-
Der, 1882 He is held in $50, 900 bail
Bernard Smith, Of Newark n J. ftiled 3
times in obtaiaing divorce from his wife hut
recently he found his wife and Henry Shtrp
Lammersou in hotel at Irving'ou registered
as Henry Sharp and wife. aud began \ new
suit for divorce. The wife has entered a suit
for conspiracy. AMI Limmerson was sent to
prison and Smith held to bail. 1t seems that
Smith paid Limm rson $50 to decov Mrs
Smith into the hotal. and hid her registered
wiIhout her k n " led Je