Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-07-20

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who left the Island city for II. cllll lso.
Of devcloping the resources 81 ~, ! pu5P ,
cisco. This is no less per r "ll r 4.
tie lately distinguished 0wna" n,ge ", N,
gan who kept one Of the p,os ~ ;,Gm
Gus and dangerous dives in !, y '"' a..
Tie had such hold, or prof,,p !, "a, u. s hay
On the police judges and evervSoir /
power that he openly de6e5 Il, ~ ,r
No policemen dared to aires, ' L.,o f.
fear OF being broke. Finally. however ,~
a determined effort was ma. Low Nh
him up. As no other charge S - Ja'b B,
substantiated against him, h ' ~. A.
rested for allowing boy Of 10 var w !,
sell flowers in his place. He ~. con
''cted without ado and seutenceJ to
months imprisonment in The peDi,sntis
ry lie made great fus, ana ",,erec
all sorts OF threats. Finally. however
he quieted all of sudden Sa.lod,
gave him the Tip" that if h. land
not submit without noise. be s,oaIi be
:ummarily dealt with. Then T. con.
yerted all his possessions ,s.l !, state
and movable into cash, bopg5, , draft
on San Francisco from the baniirs bou..
Of Eugene Kelly and departed b, the
Golden State. San Francisco !, to be
congratulated on this accession 10 her
list OF notabilities. lie will probably
buy house GU Mob Hill and -, nm as a
swell. Though lost to US Der,spally
he is still with US in split for he is
backing a faro game in Brighton Beach
The death rate amoag children has
been enormously heavy during the late
heated spell. In fact il has been much
in excess of previous years. The Board
of Health has i'll consequence com peDced
most rigid system of tenement house
inspection, with a view to seeing that
the laws as to ventilation and fresh air
are carried out, and no doubt the results
VIII be satisfactory.
The courageous act Of lojy who
found her husband at Manhattan Beach
Hotel, dining with gay young woman
and cOwhlded her, will have The effect
o. dampening the ardor Of many an in
dustrious LothariO, who is never too
weary to take out ladies other than bis
wife The seaside is alway, an attrac-
tive place for quiet little couples Inclined
to adventure. At Manhattan Beach
there is not so much Of it, at Brighton
there is more, at West Brighton they
almost monopolize the place Rockaway
is also favorlte resort. Summer esca-
padcs furnish abundant materi for fu-
ture matchmaking | have notice. dozens
OF 50 called detectives employees ofthird .
and fourth rate detective agencies, who
are always about with eyes and ears wide
open for material. Some people will be
awful'y astonished next winter when
the accounts of their summer dOmgs will
be read to them, accompanied with a
modest request for hush money.
There is silly story now going the
rounds that John McCulloual l's mental
strength is failing, that b, atd Captain
Conner, the new proprictea Of The St.
James Hotel, and formerly hiluapager
have had "a falling ut. Wssrsry is
untrue. saw them both a. the races
last week, and although the great rage-
dian looked tTiae thin his eve was
as lear as a hawks, and he and Conner
moved about with all their usual init
macy The st. James Hotel is not
making money however. Conner put
up the prices for everything too high,
and as a rcsult people fail to see the
point of paying an extra bonus for the
sake eating at a hotel kept by an ex-
theatrical manager and on extracting
man.
Plunger Walton, meanwhile is plung-
ing gaily at Monmouth Park Race
Course where he has terrorrorizpd the
book makers to such an extent that many
will not bet with him. On The fourth of
July two firms were wiped out by him
Their capital was consumed before the
days programme had been half run off
On two days racing he is very near 800,
600 ahead With such returns, the
stock market is nowhere, and it is safe
to expect a fresh relay Of moths, who
will futter about the flaming candle of
betting on race-horses, only to meet
with the usual ending. The horses Aing
everybody 1t is only question of time
before systematic betters 20 to the poor
house. Walton manages to last longer
because he uses business methods. He
IS not gambling like an ordinary man
who goes to the races prepared to spend
ten or twenty dollars 10 the pools as
part of the days outing. He always
has good substantial reason for backing
horse and his Information about the
condition of horses is unimpeacbabIc =
vet ct last fall he managed to drop $500
900 IN England There have been
'Plungcrs in England who bet sums at
which we would locl5 ashast. There
was the famous John Ridd, who on one
occasion backed a horse for alOO. 900.
and won. His wealth soon rose to mil.
lions. Suddenly there came turn in
, m l'do OF his affairs and be thunder
lie + began life as footmau in the house
OF a nobleman and ended it in a garrett
with scarcely crust to eat
Theatrical agents are hard at work at
present arranging their roptes for the
coming season, and every aedsling star
Is anxious to get himself or herself in
tervlewed or her dresses described. At
present the craze among theatrical peo-
ne IS all for Watching Til, is pref
y expensive luxury, but somabody even
the most lmpecunicus have , aine at it
NJ !, 'Aey can borrow the money. know
one actor who took bis VITA .nJ a marty
S 81 9y We ont for three days cruise, and
mad .a fg' 'rlous time of it. They lived
a maoF potatoes bread and milk for three