Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-08-17
Notes.

The Hartford Times says the Connecticut
tobacco crop this year is a grand one.
A farmer named ]. Faford was lynched by
citizens of Milford county, Gl, on Saturday
for the murder Of his wife, in which he Was
aided by two colOred men.
The county commissioners of MARSHALL coun-
ty, W. Va, last week fixed the rate Of levy,
for county purposes, for the carient year, at 10
cents GA the $lOO valu ition of real and person
al property.
An Illinois family nam.d Hicks receatly
went crazy, and were about TO nail one of the
young children to a wooden cross, whea the
neighbors prevented the cracfxion. The en-
tire family are in confinement.
Charles Fisher, Is years old, of North Sec
ond street, Brooklyn, N. Y, who had been
drinking heavily for several days. Sunday
jumped from the roof of his fathers house,
and broke his hip and received Internal injur-
les.
l.. E. Watkins, charged with catle-stealing,
was forcibly taken from the sheriff at Cannon
City, Col, on Friday night by an armed mob
of cowboys and shot TO death, and the body
hanged from the timbers of bridge.
During a heavy thunderstorm at Lincoln,
Nebraska, on Saturday three boys named Rob-
ert Miller and William Miller, brothers. and
Ernest Smith, who had taken refuge under a
tree, were killed by lightning.
A fatal disease resembling cholera is pr.
vailing among the hogs in the vicinity of
Womelsdorf, Pa, Some fifty have already died,
aad sixty more are sick beyond recovery.
Different remedies have been applied without
success.
George Moore employed at Smiths quarry,
Dinwiddie county. Va, WAS struck on the
forehead Monday by stone weighing nearly
1000 pounds. His recovery is doubtful The
accident was caused BY he breaking of der
rick.
The Louisville pool-rooms handle about Sc,
900 600 yearly, and are located in the best
portion of the city. The fare banks DO a bus
ness of SO, 000 900, and in the poker-rooms
1000, 900 change hands, while keno does a
business Of 81, 900, 900.
Two young men, sons of Senators Geo. W
Allan and Donald Mclnnes, of Ontario. Cana
da, left Barre in boat Saturday for camp
ing ground four miles distant, on the kemper
feldt Bay. They have not since been from
and are supposed to have been drowned.
Archbishop Wm. Elder has issued an edict
to the clergy OF his diocese 10 meet at Cincir
natl August 81, TO devise some means to pay
TO some extent the creditors of the late Arch
bishop Purcell AS a matter of charity, but not
as a discharge Of legal obligation.
In Chicago on Sunday you.g man named
Hans Harneson, while crossing the Van Buren,
street bridge, broke in upon an ordinary con-
versstion By remarking, 4 nigh, as well end
it here" and plunged into the river. Two
hours previously an unknown man leapei from
the Division-street bridge into the river.
The provisional Committee of the Ladies'
Irish Aid Society of New York have issued
call for mss meeting 10 he held in Cooper
Institute on the 81 Instant to raise funds for
the defense of the Hero 0'Donnen," who
killed Carey the informer. The committee
requests Irishm.n throughout the country TO
take like action.
On wednesday last a MN namel -wis was
discovered endesroring To secre,e the remains
of roung woman near Dillon. Mont. II was
found upon examination that the whole top of
her head had been blown of by gunshot, and
Lewis was arrested. He claims that the woman
was travelling with him and was killed BY the
accidental discharge of gun.
On Friday night three mn. named Owen
Doris, John Kirwis and James C,nnon. were
walking on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
track near Demmler Station, nat Ear from
Pittsburgh. aud in stepping aside to ALLOW
freight train TO pass they were ground under
the wheels of an express train comm. in an
opposite direction. Dorwis and Kirsis were
instantly killed AMI Cannon W ,s fatally injured.
In H,mhurg. Pa, rnd,r night while Oscar
Miller. aged eighteen. was promensiiug With
Kate Siamhsch, aged sixteen. he proposed mar
rage TO her AMI apon her refast H. attempted
suicide He emptiei the chambers of seven
barreed revolver, the hulleis penetrating his
head, mouth AMI chest The girl aei. aud IL
Is not known whether Miller shit at her. He
may recover.
bav years Of age. jumped nnt of The
window of an express train in fall mpiian, in
the run from Atlantic CITY to Philadelphia, on
Saturday. When the train reached Ctmle len,
" j., he Was missed, aud an engine was sent
back for his BODY. He Was foanl standing
At the junction ef the Ntrrow q aze and West
Jersey Rtilrosd, with spraiasi ankle aad
cut on his head.
Grace Sherwood, w.vwsri, beautiful girl.
from Norfolk. Va. was terribly burned early
on Saturday morning a, Richmoni. Va, sni
she cannot survive her injuries. She was re-
firing to bed, aud BY blowing down the Chin
ney of kerosene lamp, caused explosion
that scattered the burning oil all over her. Her
night-drpss was consumed, and with the excep-
ton OF her head and face, not portion Of her
person escaped.
Plans are being prepared at the Treasury
Department for silver vaults 10 sceonoiAte the
excessive accumulation of silver dollars. II is
proposed 10 locate one of these vaults at the
New Orleans mint and another in the basement
Of the Treasury department There is an APP
preparation of Slo0, 900 available for the con-
struction of these vaults. The presen; aecum-
ulation of silver dollars is in excess of the s;or-
age capacity provided in the several mints aud
suh-tressnries throughout the country
Olaf nderson and bis wife, who intended to
sail for Hamburg on a steamer on Thursday
employed New York hsckman to carry them
to the wharf. He preienici it was fourteen
miles away. charged FIVE dollars, aud by TAX
ing them a roundabout route. caused them 10
miss the steamer. The hackm,n's employer
has been made to refund four dolarsan is re-
qured to paw the expenses Of Mr.. Anderson
and his wife during the time they have been
delayed.