Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-05-25
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injured.
Delaware has increased her governor 5 salary
to 81, 300 At this rate per square mile the
governor of Texas would have 1920, 600
A Bradford gambler recently broke three
faro banks at Syracuse, aud lost the whoe of
his winnings the next day in oil speculations.
The old Chapman mansion stone building
ante-dahng the revolutionary war, situated in
Thoroughfare Gap, Fauquier county, Va, was
burned on Friday.
Mrs. r. B. Ridley, daughter of the late SEN
ator Hill. died at Atlanta Monday from njur-
les received on Friday in jumping from bug
gy while the horse was running away.
Bradford, Pa, is the banner county of the
United States in the annual production of but
ter. Its product exceeds by about 300, 900
pounds any other county Of the United States.
The Fish Commission on Saturday shipped
to Laurel a million and a-half OF young her
ring and three hundred thousand Young shad,
to be placed in the branch of the Potomac at
that place.
Dr.. T. T. Martin and family have suffered
greatly all day from metallic poisoning caused
oy eating ice-cream Monday night. The doc
tors condition critical, but to nj rht he is
considerably improved,
DR.. O. C. HUI was shot AMI killed at Floyd
Caurt House, Va, saver, days ag, nv Depntv
United States Collector W. :. Gravely. The
shooting was done in se!f-defeuse and Grave
ly was discharged by the magistrate.
The most disastrous forest FIRE th.r ever oc-
cured in Vermont started Saturday in the vi
entity of Groton. Al immense tract has been
burned over, and a large m,nnt Of property
destroyed. The loss is estimated at $3.50, 900.
Two driver boz q entered an aband Dned p1r-
ton Of the Mineral Spring mine Of the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company, in tia Wilkasbarre dis
trict, Mondly, with naked lamps on their
heads. An explosion took pllce and both
were killed.
The Philadelphia K cord on S,turiar pub
fishes an article CHI Urging that ex-City Treas
ury Southworih ftlsi6ei the city's account
books, and in the years 1873 aui 1879 misip-
propriated SIC, $40 of taxes collected by the
city for the state.
Benjamin Vermlyes. helper in the Wash
ington NJ irket, New York Monday, while in-
toxicsted had quarrel with nun named
McC,rrick, who pulled him under a moving
truck. The wheels went OVER his bpiv, in
hictiug laurie, from which b. died
The Rev. Dr. Horuhlower, professor of homi-
lectcs aad second rhs,orics in the Western
=.
with paralysis Moni.y while preaching in the
Bellheld Presbyteri,n Church. Bat slight
hopes are entertained OF his recovery.
A, Denver. Cl,, Monday tn. case OF Will
lam II. Bush charged bv ex-senator T.bsr
with the emhezzlem,nt Of $1,000. was givea to
the jury, who were ont Eve minutes all re-
turned a verdict of 40, guilty. Tabor received
terrible scoring from 3Ish's lawyers.
lydia Pnkh,m tn we'll knawa p,,ent
ms iciue proprietor iiei a. Lvua Frii.r
night sgei 81. Size h.yin nv ntnuf,r,uring
medicine in a tet-ke,tie AMI in few years
built up 4 ba'IIAs' nj S3l1, 00l vetr. she
spent So, 091 per annin in advertising.
Ia the vicinity NJ TrDv. Y. Z. III. cold
weather hts DESTROYED the strawberry bios
SONS. NJ corn hts b,.n planted vet, wh.t
has been badly winte7-kiIi-i Considerable
age was done 20 tn. groxu. crops in the
vicinity Of Lynrhba-g, VI, h. tn. rain aud
h,il-stoem on Tuesi,y.
From N,ine CONES the story Of won.n on
ly thirty years old who has h-en struck bs
lightning twice; h "a been on the train when IL
Was attacked hy robbers once; has heco snpsr-
emily drowned twice; thiuciet twice: ash
met with numerous accidents with hoses and
still she i. ne an 1 hearty.
Mrs. ScsriIle, the sister Of c; ii,s,a, i. evi
dentiy desirauj of Officiating her conn~-tipa
With the families Of her broth>r an her late
husband. Sh. his iei an application f,r a
change OF nam. AMI, not issi,i,. TO retain
her M iiden q AN. she AXIS thai il be chtnyet
TO Howe, her IN ,,her's uin,.
In ftrn-hpu'. mar Boa, Ia. live, Np'h-
er Spence, sg.i 81. la the sam, h1n.e Hres
her d,uzht.r, ss-i 81 h.rg-tniilarh'~r ~
ed 10; her graI,-gri and | "a gh'-r ayei I'll ani
her grsl, r,tt-grtiiltayster. ar-i to.
N. - aFta - L
couu,ry shelteriny use s.aera,ions
Julia REQ ,chere, a young wom,n Of Cieve-
land, was m rre on her driay hI " .iae,-
on Sunday was biri-i Frii,v tn. body
was exhu mel by order Of the coroner. AMI an
autopsy he'd. S.sn rar vas arrested on .
charge OF c'npisiy ia his wIfs's death.
Samuel Elliott, of III. william, port district,
was last week ia atten i,nce at court as wit
ness. II. returned 10 his hon, br the IVES.
tern M.rylsai R,ilr.ti. snl. although FOL
wears old. it was his 6rst experience on = rail-
road. II m rde the trip Of six miles in fear
and trem bling, a1i ws gl.i when h. got
hom..
While fret IN, train N tn. Kansas citv.
Lsurens aud Southern X tnsas K ,iIroai was
crossing the bridge over the Arkansas river a,
Oxford, k,nsss. Friity morning. the .n,in.
and one car ~ent through the bridge, killing
the engineer. Hpwtrl Flniev, All se1ousIv
injuring Firem,n Kelly. The car was loadsi
with horses, all Of whiei were drow ned.
Thomn Gross. indicted for setting 6r. to
the P. parsonage ia Prince Frederick.
which usei at the tina - the Off rs of the
clerk Of the court An tn. register of wills was
acquitted last week in Cllvert County Circuit
Court Gorge Brooks colorei, whose testi-
nony dif re from tn given an p-eriou, oc-
casions WAS indict i for perjury after the trial
Lucy W alton. an aged m ,iien LADY,. was
struck bv a trtia On the Rchm1ni and Dan
willie Il ,ilro,d TUESDAY three miles from Dia.
vile snd diei two hours alters .rls. Th- en-.
gineer signalled her, AMI sh, stepped of the
track, but stepped on gain the train reach
ed her. IL appeared after wards IN It she deaf
and was notawire ofthe approach Of the train
Mr. |. X Stirksv. the principti OF the Still
Pond public sch) i. near Chestsrtown. WAS as
saulted on Saturday last by W. r. H,ckett, q
bsy sixieea years of age. The latter WAS ex-
PEELED from the school two ye,rs ago, AMI APP
parentIy waited till he thou yht he was big
enough TO take his revenge The assault was
made with a Dearborn Fork. H.ckett has
been held to bail for trial.
The annud sale of Alsxinder's Woodburn
yearlings took place at Lexington. XIV, Sat
urday Eighteen colts brought 50, 625, and
fifteen 6ilies Sc, $50 The best prices paid were
for a chestnut colt by King Alfonso. 81. $50.
J. E. Kelley, New York; bay colt by King AL.
fenso, 81 100. George Lorillard; chestnut colt
by Glen Athoi. S725, Dryer Bros; bay colt
by Lisbon, 81 800, Dryer Bros.
Forest fires ia the vicinity of Groton Pond.
VT, on Saturday, destroyed the depot build
ings of the Montpelier and Wells River Rail
road, large steam mill, number of tens-
ment houses and a vas, quantity of wood aud
lumber. The people of the town took refuge
in bouts and RATS on the lake. A broad strip
of territory on both sides of the railroad was
laid waste for six miles
As an early freight train was nearing Row
lesburg, on the B iltim1re and Ohio Railroad
en- Saturday morning the engineer saw a man