Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-05-01

Reported Shooting.
Information reached here on Tuesday Of
the fatal shooting of john Lamar, bite man
resident of Prince Georges county, by James
Morris, also white, at Wood vile, Prince
Georges county, on Mond ". Morris it seems
keeps a small groggerv in Woodvilie and
Lamar was indebted to him for nall amount
and lille in the village on Monday was APP
preached by Morris and asked TO settle up -
Lamar replied that he had not the money then
but would pay soon as his tobacco was strip
ped and sold Morris said, with an oath, that
he did Mt relieve he ever intended to pay, at
the same time striking Lamar with stick he
held in his hand Lamar then went to a fen0s
near by and Selling paing from it ran at
Morris and struck him severe blow. Morris
turned and went toward his store saying at the
time: Never mind, d-n you, III fix YOU for
this" Some time later as Lamar was leaving
the village With his wife and child in the bug
gy he passed MorriSS store and as he did so
Morris came to the door and called on him 10
stop, at the same time pointing a revolver at
him. As soon as Lamar saw the weapon he
sized his little son and placed him between
himself and the pistol, thinking it would deter
Morris from firing it failed TO have that effect
however, for Morris fred and the ball passing
between The legs of the child struck Lamar in
the stomach, and inflicted a wound from the
effects Of which it is said he will die.
The above are the facts Of the case as given
Us by our informant, and while perhaps not
exactly accurate in detail in substance cor
rect. We refrain from any comment on the
subject at present. The wounded man VS. at
tended by Dr. G. S Stewart, OF Patuxent City
in this county. who did all he cou to alleviate
his suffering. The tragedy has caused severe
shock in usually quiet comrrunity where II oc-
cured and where both parties were well known.
II is said III Morris is quiet and unassuming
man and is the last person whom his friends in
the community bought could be guilty Of such
an act He has been arrested,
Herring Numrrou
Some OF he Oldest fishermen now opsrat-
in- on the Potomac river SAY that the catch of
herring this year has teen phenomInal bo'h IN
quantity and quality, AS never te'o'e have
they known these FISH to be 50 numerous and
they are the snest that have been taken from
the river for Years. From Mary land Point as
far down ih- river as fishermen are al work at
e cry haul their nets are fairly loaded and the
gut thus produced has the effect Of bringing
prices down to Il most Improbable hsure.-
III. Il. : To- on
per thousand which is much lower figure than
they have been sold at for many years, but
even at this price the supply exceeds the de-
mand by many thousands. 1t is reported 10
Us that many of the fishermen already
''cutting out because they cannot sell The hsh
taken at remuneralive prices, as il does not pay
them TO haul their nets al less than 90 90
In the Alexandra and Washington
markets these fish quoted at from - 90 TO
s. 90 per thousand showing the glut that
must prevail there. GA some Of the upper
shores We learn that the catch is not so arge,
though in quality they are fully equal 10 those
caught lower down In regard 10 the herring
of the Potomac the follow wing may be Of inter-
e,t as il is from an old fi>he- man Mr.. Pear
son Chapman, who ~ over half century vas
a skilled observer OF the Potomac fish made
re ord some years ago, which is now part OF
the history Of The Potomac fisheries He wrote
il 1878: Fifty years ago We had five distinct
v rieies OF the herring; First, the branch
herring second, the gut herring; third, the
. lpular back, now extinct; fourth. the dun
bellies. being Of light color underneath, now
very scarce, and fifth. fine, lat f,h called the
Nay fpPer, SO named from jumping higher
0 IT of the water than the other ki - Up
+ lS45 there were only three kinds of herring
n the Potomac clearly defined from each other.