Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-04-18
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Great damage to straw berries and early veg
etables is reported to have been done in the vi
cinity Of Norfolk, Virginia, Friday night by
heavy frost.
A large mass Of rock fell in the gangwav a,
the Excelsior Colliery, Shamokin. Pa, Sstnr-
day, killing Thos Harper and fatally inluring
Frank Glishick.
Near Carrolltou, No, Sunday morning
Humphre. BurCh and Jesse Glover, his nephew
farmers quarreled, and Glover shot the top OF
his uncle's head of
A six-day match between Miss A-madino
and John II Prince on = bicycle aad Chas NJ,
Anderson on horseback commenced in San
Francisco on Monday The contestants ride / >
hours daily, from noon to midnight.
Sallie Smith, who was arrested IN THURSDAY
in Philadelphia for passing a Confederate ten
dollar note, has been held for iri,l, the United
States commissioner deciding that she commit
ted statutory otense.
A North Carolina man whose houSr VAS de-
molished in one of the recent heavy winds, a.
forwards found his watch hanging on small
limb of tree he chain wrapped several times.
around the limb. II Was ticking away as il
uothisg had happened
Margaret Wesler, a six-v-sr old coored
child, who was hrutalv treated hv her foster
mother, Mary Ellen Smith. Of Wilmington,
Del, died Saturday night. Mrs. Smith IS in
Jail. The child said that beside other craeItes
Mrs. Smith placed her hot stove
The Brooklyn. IN Y. police Saturday res
cued Barbara Boher. IS years of age from the
East river. into which she had thrown herself
with suicidal intent She had cut her throat
before jumping into the river. She is the " ife
of a Brooklyn barber, aud is ,ubjec, TO fits.
Berry Johnson, colored, Of Shreveport. La.
choked his wife TO death on Monday. He
then filed her mouth with snuff and called in
his neighbors and told them that his wife had
strangled TO death from going TO sleep with
snuff in her mouth Johnson WAS Tod led in
Jail
10 the Garfield school a, Cen,reviile. Iowa,
a boy drew a revolver on It's teacher because
she threatened TO whip him The young NO.
man not only captured the weapon. but chss
,sed him thoroughly, and then had him taken
before justice, who fined him FIVE dollars.
The seats in the national republican conveu-
ton remaining, after supplying one TO each
delegate and alternate, 1000 to the Chicago To-
cal committee, and reserving from 400 to 900
for the daily press, will be distributed to the
several states in exact proportion to the num-
Der of their delegates.
Eigh, prisoners confined in the Jail at Gains
vile, Arkansas, escaped Saturday night after
securing arms from the j.iler's house. A
posse OF so citizens started in pursuit, and a
pitch battle occurred. A burglar named
Breckman was killed. and three other prison
ers were wounded and secured The remain
der escaped.
DR.. j. p. Newman preached an Etsier SER
mon on SUNDAY in the Madison-avenue Congre-
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sensation was created by hvserical woman
who walked up the centre aisle TO the pulpit,
crying for water 10 quench the FIRE that WAS
consuming her soul. She was led out by one
of the church officers
A cyclone visited the vicinity of Grenade
Miss. Monlay afternoon, and all the telegraph
wires along the Chicago. St. Louis and New
Orleans Railroad were torn down A special
to the Picayune from West Point. Miss SAYS
The storm blew down trees and fence and de-
molished several small cabins. The roof of n
ail mill was blown away, and the mill machi-
merry great, damaged.
Mr. Adam Forepaugh Indignantly denies the
story about his white elephant being painted
He says that his elephant is the pure breed
while Barnum's is only spotted. and he consid-
ers it profane il not sacrilisous for the agents
Of the enemy 10 deny the s,cred character Of
his beast. He produces the certificate Of scien
tifc men to he genuineness of the elephant s
skin.
Coroner Muscroft has begun an inquest on
tie victims of the late riot ut Cincinnati, and
has selected thirteen of the dead. intending To
let the examination Of these eases cover the en-
tire number Ii is said that the coroner will
not make a searching investigation, leaving
that to be done by the special grand jury
which began its duties Monday, and is also
charged with the Investigation.
A full Blaine delegation has been elected to
New Jersey State Convention by the Repu Bill
cans of Atlantic City. 1t is said the state is
pretty well divided in sentiment between Ed
munds, Blaine and Sherman Blaine is espec-
tally strong among the Quaker element, one of
whose prominent traits is sticking to their first
choice. In the Southern section and agricult-
ural portion of the State Blaine is the favorite
While the revenue Of the Post Office Depart
ment for the q Iar:r ended March 81 was less
than that Of the corresponding quarter in the
preceding year, the issue of two-cent stamps
exceeded bv 81 per cent the combined Issue Of
two and thr e-cent stamps in that quarter
The large increase in the number of pieces
mailed is attributed at the department to the
influence of the two-cent rate. The issue of
postal cards has fallen.off about l3 OOO 600 pie
ces since the Inauguration of the two cent rate
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