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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15
The Preservation OF Food Fish

The Canned Goods Exchange of Balti-
more city have appointed Committee of
FIVE gentlemen of the exchange TO investi-
gate and report on the best means of pro-
tecting and preserving the oyster fisheries
of the Chesapeake bay and its tribu'a aries
The gentlemen of the committee, for the
purpose of acquiring the necessary inior-
nation upon the subject of their investi-
cation, have addressed circulars to a mum
Der of gentlemen in the tide water coun-
ties of Mary and, of prominence and pro-
bable Information upon the question, in
which they PROFOUND and respectfully re-
quest answers to four questions, as follows:
l. Is the oyster supply in your vicinity
increasing or diminishingl ?. If dimin-
ishing, what do you consider the cause
8. What in your opinion, is the best and
most applicable aud ra:tical way to rem
edy the evil ? 4. Are the present laws
and the capability of enforcing them SUIT
ficient to reach the subject2 In addition
to these formal ques ions, the committee
ask for any further information or sugges-
tions on the subject that their correspon-
dents may favor them with.
This action on the part of the Canned
Goods Exchange has been prompted by
the ma.ifes and alarming decrease in the
supply of oysters, as well as the other food
fish of the Chesapeake and tributaries, and
is very commendable and judicious
movement. All persons who possess in
formation upon the subject of inquiry
should cheerfully render all the informa-
ton they are able for the benefit of the
good work, in order that an intelligent
presentation of the case may be made to
the next Legislature, with the view Of OBJ
tanning the enactment Of proper legisla-
ton upon this very important question.
| 1t seems that some authentic informa-
ton of the rapid exhaustion of many OF
the more important oyster beds was com
municated to the last Legislature, which
induced that body to appoint commits,
sion, headed by Dr. Brooks, a gentleman
of much observation in this direction, to
obtain information upon the subject under
consideration and report to the next Leg.
islature. 1t is desirable, however, to sup
plement the investigation of the Commits
sion referred to by as much other informa,
ton of reliable sort as can be had; and
therefore, the efforts of the committee OF
the Canned Goods Exchange ought to lie
assisted by all who are able to do so.
1t is very much to be regretted that no
similar organized efforts are being made
| to obtain reliable information as to the
! causes which operate to bring about the
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15
THE INDEPENDENT COLORED
VOTER
CAN for u state Convention Mas, Meet
lag in Howard County


\ mass setinr of coorrd citiZ ms of How
ard county was held at + licott city Mondty,
at which Mr.. Nicholas Henderson presided and
NJ l.. DeCDnsy acted As secretary. About |, =
800 persons We're present. One vice preSId"n.
and secretary from each district III the cunniv
were appointed. The PltuXcnt and Columbia
bands under the direction of Capt. Horace Re-
Wiling and Capt. Wilson Smith respectively,
rendered a number OF popular selections. The
atSemhage "?aS called To order hv Mr.. llender-
son, who introduced AS orator OF the day Col.
VIM. Murrell lie held the closest attention
of the Large audience for more than two hours,
and at the end of his speech was warmly com
pllmented by many OF thoS. present. Cpl.
Aurrell referred TO the numerical siren eth OF
The Colored vote in VI 4ryilud, and explained
aow insignificant the handful OF white Rapub-
leans were without their support. He then
proceeded to show how the white Republican
eaders OF the various factions hal bern using
he colored voter merely for Il tool, and how
the latter element, which was really the Rrpub.
lean party OF the State WAS not recognized
when OH ,es were to be distributed H. de-
lonnccd the course of Mr.. Ditty, aud vet sud
hat his dismissal WAS n source ofton5rltalt j.
ION to the colorei Republicans Of tn, STATE
II was high time for the colorei Republican,
10 assert their IN ,nhooi 10y taking hod Of this
question for themselves. They were the ma
lority OF the Republican party, AMI should
control rather than be controlled. \ State
convention should he called at once and the
Ssne squarely defined AMI cleary met There
had been enough deception prtrticei toward
the black man by his pretcnie Republican
friends il Maryland Col. Nurrrl, speech
vas cauStc ArrtiEnntnt Of the Republic Al
leaders in Maryland aud his remarks were
greeted with orms OF applause. rnc follow
,ng resolutions, reported 10y q, commltie, APP
pointed 10 drLtt them, werr 'hrn unanimously
,doptei
WHEREAs, The i fillmore Iiairlf3r. i colo
red independent journal, has made l,s appear
tnce IN our midst, aud we hui il advocating
our sentiments to the letter. therefore hr il
Rssalrsd, That We hail wiki joy the Tah
tor and pledge ii our support.
Rtsoie.i rhtt We. The colarri paarEr of
Howard county, IN mt.s-maetjus assembled
Join heart aud hand with our brethren in ever $
county IN Maryland and urge them 10 elect
State Convention oi colorrl ciuz.u.. - be
hereinAfI~r provided fnr-sa.l couyeution to
'ioPt platform Tor oIc gJ.itucr. u b. in T.
Jeai@nt OF either political part, 10 rh5, Safe.
Rsso,rsa, That we utFsr 70 Cot MARCEL or
thanks for ms able al iress sni ten lee him 4
banquet next rhur-ity evening a. Ceateuui4.
Hall, in Eiicot, CsU.
Rrs0frr That ~r iayIfe every i.s.rt.t in
this county lio"Ari3 10 elect 6rr delegate 70
county convention, st! c9nr.utf1u to elect
i've delegates 20 State convention
Rssol"eL That the president Of tsi. meet,n !.
he author Zrt 10 call lGr county convention A.
he earliest DAY Practicable
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15

Florida is not the only State in which
English capitalists are making large land
purchases. In Texas enc lot of about O
third of million acres has been bought
by an English company, while in Missis-
sippi about million and a third have re-
Gently been taken up by another. These
investments are made with conviction
that the value of all land in America must
increase, and that, by little outlay in
drainage and preparation, tracts that can
be purchased now for comparatively
small sum will soon have high agricul.
tural value, and raise fat rents for theil
owners
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15

A fire at Havre de Grace on Sunday af-
ternoon destroyed Dubois's planning and
sash factory, and in a single hour bletted
out the chief industry of the town.
There was only a small chemical engine
on hand with which to fight the flames,
and, of course, it proved inadequate to
such an emergency. Assistance was
promptly and generously sent fron, Balti-
more, Wilmington and Port Deposit, and
a general conflagration averted Destruc-
tive fires have become too frequent in
Maryland towns of late, and the fire at
Havre de Grace seems to repeat the moral
of former similar disasters.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15

Charles Carroll Fulton, for thirty years
editor and proprietor of the Baltimore
american, who had been suffering for some
time past with chronic dyspepsia, died at
his residence in Baltimore on Thursday
morning of last week, in the 9th year of
his age. Mr.. Fulton was born in Phila-
delphia in 1915. When quite young he
entered a printing office in his native city
as an apprentice, and after serving as a
journeymaa printer in Philadelphia, Bal
tinore and Washington, he removed to
Georgetown, D. c., and bought the Adco-
cate newspaper, which he sod five years
afterwards. In 1910 he accepted posi-
tion as compositor on the Baltimore Sun,
but was soon transferred to the editorial
room, where he served respectively as re-
porter, news and telegraph editor, being
one of the pioneers in local reportorial and
telegraph work. He was also the first a.
gent of the associated press in Baltimore
In 1858 he purchased an interest in the
american, and in 1862 became sole pro
prietor of the paper. Mr.. Fulton was one
of the original Republicans of Maryland
and was a war correspondent during the
war. Mr.. Fulton had business aptitude
and decided editorial ability, as is clearly
evinced oy the rapid strides of progress
and the front rank that his paper has at
tanned during his proprietorship. 1t is
acknowledged authority throughout thu
country on Republican politics, and it ii
needless to say that whatever the Ameri
can has become Mr.. Fulton made it.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15

There is rumor afoat in diplomatic
circles to the effect that Queen Victoria
is about to abdicate the throne. There
has been no official confirmation of the
rumor the British Minister who has been
interviewed on the subject, while disclalm-
ing any official or personal information
in the matter, said he would not be sur
prised if the rumor turned out to be true
While not generally known outside of the
United Kingdom, it is said to be fact that
the Queen inherits the predispostion to
insanity which cast such a shadow upon
the life and reign of her grandfather.
George III. The hereditary tendency to
serious mental malady, which it is said
has been often manifested by the Queen,
has been source of much anxiety in
England. Since the death of Prince AL
bert, her husband, the symptoms of the
malady have been noticed to become more
alarming, and she has been the victim of
some gloomy Authorizations. Hence it is
that the rumor of her intended abdication,
in connection with the report of her pro-
tracted indisposition, is not regarded as
improbable by her majesty's minister at
Washington. Should Queen Victoria
abdicate, the Prince of Wales would sue
coed to the crown; or if she decline
to do so, and her incapacity continue, the
Prince of Wales would probably be de-
clared prince regent, as was the case with
George ~ during his fathers incapacity.
Queen Victoria has been just and bene-
ficent sovereign, and should the rumor of
her serious affection be confirmed the
popular sympathy for her would not be
confined to the subjects of her realm.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15

great diminutionin the supply of shad
and herring furnished by the tributaries
of the Chesapeake-notab'y the Potomac.
The falling off of the catch of these I'M
portant food fish in the Potomac in recent
years is not less manifest than that of
oys ers. Unlike the oyster interest, the
matter of these valuable and inlispensa-
BILE food fish does not seem to have been
properly brought to the attention of the
last Legislature, and consequent it does
not seem to have been made the duty OF
the Commission appointed by thu body
to extend their investigations to the causes
of the diminution of these last named
fish.
1t is therefore of the highest import
ance that some efforts should be IN tde
to collect reliable and practical informa
ton regarding the great f.. lin. of 81 til,
quantity of shad and herring yielded b!
the Potomac, and that we'll directed ct
forts should be made to procure from the
next Legislature the enactment of some
well digested law looking 10 the protec-
ton and preservation of these fish. We
feel sure that all public spirited citizens
IN this section of he State would cheer
fully cooperate in any such measure il
set on foot, and We hope t<at some ci izen
or organization of citizens, may be found
in the State who will sufficiently recog
nize the importance of the question, 10
inaugurate some M assure, similar to that
of the Canned Goods Exchange, for the
collection of intormttion upon the ques-
ton, and the procuring ofproper Legisla-
tive action in the mater
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15

The action of Gov. Cameron, of Virgin.
ia, in appointing colored school trustees
in Richmond continues to meet with in,
dignant protest throughout the State
Several papers have come out for making
colored taxpayers pay for supporting the
white schools, and there is strong feel.
ing growing in favor or calling State
convention to change the constitution as
far as it bears upon the school question
The Richmond Dispatch, touching the
matter of changing the constitution, says
editorially: at might as we'll be under
stood first as last that the whites of Vir-
ginia do not intend to permit negroes to
be trustees ofwhite school. This is hu-
initiation to which nobody has right to
expect the superior race to submit.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15
DortG obQrcoGimrs
PORT TOBACCO:
Friday Morning, June Is, 1888.

The TIMES completed last week the 39th
year of its journalistic life, and with this
issue commences its 10th volume We re-
turn thanks to all who contribute to the
liberal support the paper receives, and
pledge anew or best efforts to keep the
TINES up to the standard of public spir-
tied, impartial and fearless county jour
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15

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Isar'' vac h3' orra 'errat'f IN active "". Ae'
{" 'es HA'~h"a NrmF al h'slon, "' ~ rid
Jones. Who was a a-a rrcrasT . ne ARM.
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Henry Te0ncr, 1Eri p. wal,e l,horjns an
Ter temporary ut Of mratd thrrrat,ou at,
pbi, I.., mn, ~ -, -. - 49,. -
"a, burned !, te,tb
| Mrs Ani'ew l.tsnre, OF Lu-cl, ohID. Wa
10 the house o. Jpha Tryfokle on Sturdy /,
demonstrate with him for allowing hIs COW t,
trespAss on her premises. \ qutrrrl eu'uei
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dispatch from Dallas. Texls. stvs Tn.
cattle drive so far thl, season exceeds all ex.
| pectations over 20o. 600 head Of cattle hay,
already passed over the trail that leads through
| ALBANY. aud this does net include more tn 70
one-half the num5er that will be drawn frou
the Htaie
colorei secret society j. said 10 exist ia
Y,Iohusha county Mis-. Members Of which
are bopn1 BIZ oath Ia periur- thrms- YES IN
1 ronrts Of Law to pro,syt brother members
/ Recently on. Of the members disclosed some al
the sccrets Of The ord r knd was n ,gyrd ne r..
lv IN da,th
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Henry w Green, a mech ,ncll engineer
sue ."I 49, "',"s,.' "ss' ~ mn 10,
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Gov Cameron upon re1nsition of the Mary
land Executive, has issued warrant for the
delivery of John Smith, alias } Dhn White
I;,L u.n1; rnt. EN-" '"s ',''' .,
800. A., ~" M va ''''et'
:, 1871 ~ In y, w;n,h,.,a ~ = - -;
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p''''o
The Baltimore and Potomtc Railway com
pany has leased SOU ire 300 overlooking the
river, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
| south OF street, Washington. as temporary
stand TOR thelr cars Inc decree OF the equity
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15

Fifty members of the Texas Legislature
were recently indicted tor violations of
the laws against gambling. These worthy
law makers babe fair to furnish parallel
to the negligent engineer who was ''hoist
with his own petard;'' but events proved
that they were not without cunning and
skill, for, at an opportune moment, the
indictments were all stolen from the file
of the county clerk and the prosecution
thus suspended.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15
THE POTOMAC FISH SEASON
No Increase OF the shall supply from
ArtthcisI Propagation.

The hshing season upon the Potomac - now
over and # the results are 10 he ttNes as lnds-
eating success and il the time has arrived at
y ich the several wears Of INDUSTRIOUS planting
Of shad should begin to shos some harvest the
experiment may be- a. 10 Shai apo. the Poto-
mac river. pronounced not 50 cess.
The estimated receipts of herring during the
season will very nearly approximate these hg
ures:
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15
'otaI..2 53.730 1870

HiC tOI tltc -tdSOh cHuti 1NuC 1862 VI = -
942.
The comparative receipts, estimated for three
years Of this decade, are AS follows:
1881. 1892. 1888.
Shad ...............539, $50 $40, 100 !Is.9i2
Herring ........ll, $50, 900 8, 500, 900 7,e2f243
Tue stint of fish still continues Its possible
causes have been from year to year discussed
in the San, and even conjecture is now ex-
hausted, for this year no new reason has been
added to the score already given in the annual
reports upon the subject. The two remedies
''proteetion' and ''propag0tion" have both
been tried to some extent. Gas ttr no longer
flows in the river, the long seines do not pay
and have been almost abandoned, and IN the
District there is closed season in each week
propagation or 6sh planting work has been
continued with undiminshed assiduity by the
fish commission What hes been its iRcome
The work Of repenshing the Potomac with
shad, upon which SO much time, money and
labor have been expended since 1873, ought
now at least to be showing its results. The
seed that has been planted ought to be giving
its harvest the "bread cast upon the waters
ought, after many DAYS, to be returning.
The following estimate of the catch of shad
for the five years previous to 1878, when the
first harvest Of the fish planting might be sup
pose to have m ttured, and of the five years
subsequent, may be Of some interest in this
connection
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15
Before harvest time
L Otdl .....s..... .-...s
After harvest time !:
Total.

1t would thus appear that the catch Of shad
on the Potomac WAS about twice as great dur
ing the FIVE years before the time when the
shad harvest ought to have begun as it has
been in the FIVE years which have elapsed
since that time, notwithstanding that the
planting of seed fish his gone on every year.
There is general desire that the results of the
harvest renped from the fish planting on the
Potomac, which has now been going on for
over ten years, may be tsbulated by official
upon data entitled 10 undoubted
credit -Blhimore San.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15

S5th Pas'rr srsiag Attachment A
al ufrsh.s ,-ilar or srNla.
PITS ~ ,SHEs Gr:Sp EFr.
ia tav @~-.Es 4t,of'tr per acre
t.- a. as Ter. ALLEGED g. "a. - WHITE
PLAINS 81 rre-.se p-r.ua' attention
e. -.--us THOMPSON / PAGE.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15

This is free country sure, but you
can't getDr. Bulls Cough Syrup free of
charge, it costs you quarter every time.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15

Total.........&,5s $50 .VI9 200, OF 442, ooC

The receipts OF shAd during the same period
are nearly approximated as follows;
Washipvton Alexandra Elsew here
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-15

THAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE AND
/ varied asSorlm mt of Doors, Stsh, Blinds,
Frames, g., and shall constantly keep the
same on hand, and will sell at the 10 vest rates
re- Seasoned Lumber kept un1rr corer.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-10-11
WHERE HE LOST.

A hoosier, who was jogging into Indi
annapolis the other day, looked SO down
in the mouth that an acquaintance halted
him to ask if any of the family were dead
"No," was the rather regretful reply
Anybody sick?"
Guess not. The old woman was lick
ing the children when | came away"
"Then what's the matter?"
"lve been busted by railroad"
"How?"
"Why, you know them five acres of
mine out there? Well. | was calculating
to ask the company $4,000 for the right
Of way across, and have enough land left
to pasture the cows and raise our Eaters
but they played sneak on me-
"They dill'
Yes; sent one of their agents to me
and bought up the whole patch for s25
an acre, and I've got to vacate. That 5
just the way with them monopolies, and
nobody need tell me that a poor man has
any chance in this country."- Val
Street News.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-10-11

The Boomerang has the following:
ave said that the editor of the Mirror
had been indicted for killing hogs. He
writes us in private letter and says that
he twas arrested and tried for killing
hogs" but that he was not indicted.
When a man has been put upon his trial
upon complaint, he has been indicted
in common law. Because we said Gin
dicted," he has sued US for libel In com
mon law he has been indicted for killing
hogs
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-10-11

60 per cent. in weight; and thyme from
Lyons when planted at Drontheim showed
gain of II per cent. The grain of
northern fields is heavier than when
grown in more southern localities; and
seed from Norway planted at Breslau de-
creased greatly in the first year The
leaves also of most plants are larger and
more deeply colored in high ATTITUDES, ss
was first noticed by Grisebaeh and Mar
tins The same is true of flowers, and
many which are white in southern climate.
become violet in the far north.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-10-11

CHEAP FOR CAsH.-We offer for sale the
present dress of type and Washington No.
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40 fonts of display letter, that upon which
the TELLER is now printed, cheap for cash.
Our increased business patronage compeis
an enlargement and power press. Thos:
who contemplate new departures will hns
here bargain.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-10-11

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