Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-01-25

The hairs of ones head are all numbered
but the Iabbits Of Australia have got beyond
that Until they are killed off farming will
he almost impossible About three millions
have been possessed without max ing the Sigh t.
est mpres ion upon their swarming, teemine
prolfiicness.
| dispatch from Las Vegas, y. NJ says ia
cob Shatner, of New York. while on his way
to st. Louis to visit his brother George, learn
ed that the latter was dead. The news drove
him insane, and he jumped from the train at
/ Springer Station, where his body WAS found
! frozen on Sunday
Alice Kelly. aged II years brought suit in
New York court last week for breach of pro.
mise of marriage and seduction against Michael
LillV. placing her damages at $4,000 Lilly
was arrested by deputy sheriff Saturday and
he was 80 frightened that he offered to marry
the girl ut once. A bridal party was formed
and the line of march was taken to the City
Hall where Mayor Edison performed the mar
riage ceremony
There are 1873 600 physicians in this country,
and thousands are added every wear The Gin
cinRati Association -f Coffinmakers embraces
thirty-three firms, with eight millions of CAPT
tai combined, to make burials dearer
Max Shields, driver of beer wagon, while
carrying cask of beer into the basement of q
saloon at Nantcoke. Pa. MONDAY slipped and
tell to the bottom of the stairs, the cask strik
ing him on the head and Instantly killing him
An incident of the cold snap in Alabama
Mr. Joe Hengle hid iAttened goose at his
store so 1T that the goose could hardly twad.
die But. like all geese, it didn't have much
sense During Saturday night The goose wen,
to basin of water, squatted down and evi.
IDENTIFY hogan 10 drink. The water frog. a.
round the bill of the law goose and Sunday
morning the goose was sitting down. stone
dead with its bill fast stuck in the ha in oil
frozen water
NorriStow1. Pr, is excited over the III aria ge
OF Miss Sallie Reif aged Il wears daughter OF
wealthy widow. 10 Ralph Mazl-tt. her mo tn
er farm hand. The girl followed the yonng
man to Philadelphia there they were married
New Years D,v. The Young lady has been
taken home nv her mother, who has resoried
10 law. charging that the IN 'rriage was forced
by undue influence on the part Of Hsz'e,t.
As train on the Augusta and Knoxville rail-
road came numbering along near Mccormick
South Carolina, on Thursday afternoon, the
engineer suddenly discovered a child on the
track ahead Bv a desperate effort the train
was stopped within few wards Of the little
one. and the irainmen were shocked 10 find
the child hound hand and foot 10 the rails. thi:
horrible mode Of death having evidently been
chosen Tor the innocent by some inhuman pa.
rent
The social circles Of Milwaukee Wis, are
exercised over the approaching ma iage Of a
gentleman of III ritv. worth $500 OOu TO a
servant Of his household. The gentleman has
BEEN ~ido"rr tut eight months The CUES
ton Ought Ne 10 visit 80 has been ALREADY
debated in tue familie, of many persons prom.
in-nt in society, and in most eases has been de
cided in the negative
Miss Rebeccs GRAY. an infant fifteen months
Old and weighing eight pounds, WAS Iii ant
IN Fhilsde' phis Tor the recovery of = diamond
ring valued At 500 from tn. agent 81 show
IN 'hlt citv, where 4 midget n,mri Hop o. Nv
thumb MAS on exhibition. 1t WAS advertised
that the ring worn bv III. midget would he
given TO sur other h,hv that could get il on
the third finger Of the right hand. Baby Gray
succeeded, and the agent refusing 10 give up
The ring. the suit was Instituted The agent
having TO APPEAR in fillmore on Monday.
surrendered. and the baby Won her first sui,