Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-14

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\ California god mine has beeaatmai The
Grover Cleveland.
OF the seven successful candid - for the
Presidency duriag the past > YrAs, i've are
dead, while Of the seven GnsHcc-ssfi rsp!tauts
1--WE are alive.
II c. Crump has in bi. po:sessic the ticket
he cast in voting for General Gao ia 1893.
Ii was prIalei on SIX ani Aftrf hrd te-u
kept on hle in the ethee OF the ci~N III" tl,ue
fixed by law ne obtained it, sad r will haui
il dova to his children a. al hsirlpu- - Ma
hItsIa kIa J R.Pailr.
y Rtnkin on last Fsid.v u'.h, scot his
two daughters, aged r-spvct5rsi.l2 Hat i
wears to the garnet 70 draw soaae Il IoF r 81 \
barrel shcrc Holding the c.ai.et,tr the ',u-
Get OF The barrel caused an cxpl.anu. kiltu.
one Of the girls ani fatally hgruiai n. "theF,
who died ou last Saaitv. The ha'e Stia Is
coniea;s w.s baru.i TO the srousi- L nksn
aud his wife escaped
John CN'lihau. who Was re-uavi frsm 'be
position of master iron pl.'er - Nss;ask
Navy-yari, under he Prs,ious ID F"is'r.''o"
at the request OF G-n~rt NAhoa~ tni as re-
appsIatvd IN iha, on = - d. ago. has
written jeifsr 10 Srcrstsrv Wb3ueT drvlinin1
the place, aud E!ving ~ hts r~ssoa that be - =
Republican and does not wish "a hold Ufisc
aa4cr Democrats slntaisrsls6I.
Wm. P.rks. color.si. residiuE-i1 Anh--s,
county, Va. has hcsn arrested n ihs charge
OF starving four o. ~. seven chtl,rsn In death
F the past i've n lu'hs. The rem4i''aE thFs" are
ensciayeI from want of fool. to- i,thef rstus-
( lag 10 provide Tor them, aud grshjb3anx ;se
aeighbors from giving hem food P--Ns ~srts
+ 10 marry again. sn4 ID. soa,sn refused 20 az
ccp, him while be bad 80 msas ,hil4s~a-
\; an open air dance some -. from toe
ciIr Of Spr, nsae d, IN. on las, erilsr nsta'
s,i slso - asa, 49, .. On A Oh.
seaP2p'. T~ otssr ~, -. '',.
carseS 10 pc = ts-s !s., go -
she tro;b>,. u :, O i s,s ! - \ ra. grlpic
IA The nsigh.oshoosrf' '''s,,,. 1saehsas
The Soa'hru Evpo,i,iar. - oaeaS on
Anxas' Is, At Louisville ~ !. ia IN ,rs al.
rane~i safe IA, aaF great etPn-ssaa -Fsr
~ss 50 a-'r 80 oF-gtos The snf "a sir~Aiy
c1rerHI VITA iar fo~ri-a exhibits 'hst come
from N~N trlsAns. Rgt a~N 80 ,st frn.n 'or
s'Ea countries ave arriving cr-TE d,1 Toe ~
acres ~ The gn.in ta,It3ns WsIi p rr4Sl-i
with interesting 10 esSa au4 Ataartrsu ~xhtst..
tai the art gallery. which ~ls cGnisia the
orst Americas display IA DC sal macy
other valuable pa'at'nEs, "a asoai competed.
Some Auasrn caaricys alag, rats ~ pea
They csplars A9i tam thsu whsle rnlnE snI
carry them sbou, their prrsln- \ a-sro oG--
had three o the strange pets. IL etrr5et th~rn
10 the pockets Of us jacket " ara - called
lhsm hy name they woaii cons fosth aal
pc ch uPnn his shog'i-,s, ard never len their
quarters in bis con aaIsl each -. su TN lasi
o. name. o1- Of them S.s clever ugss-rrg p
P~r'o Im~r. Night gutrIs werr o-ct.onsliS
privileged to witness Ihs resf,r.u ,aee e. This
athletic rat upon stout cord s,rctcae .,rass
rs masters ceil.-Nr@ Fort SsH
ps. odn Aharn, Of MAr.hfcll. Iai b..
been insane siHVe Is., April. aui b.. ffieais
had Arranged TO convey bin 20 the State asy-
ium. Ga wednesday nigh' o. last ws K " at
tackled his vie .ith ipab.r e1 gel knife She
rscapei from the hoss- il- thea attacked ps
c. K Bower. lie i3ag fr,eai. cItt3ag his
throat and siIhhinE him 80 tn breast al back
and side In the sfrakgls for the kaif- d,
BoTer hands were nearly cut ia pieces The
IN ,intn stepped for breath AMI n. B,yvr -
ca,si Ahora then whksi out into The ward,
at his own thro't AMI trtas quantity OF
iodine. tie liTai several hours Or Boysr
VI. taken 10 W.liitnsport ia a dyius con il
ton.
The lIiinoi, Central Railroad CDnptar and
other operations are building piers driving
piles, drsdsing ami dumping sand into Like
Michigan at and netr Chicago for The purpose
of bulding islands to b. used a. pleasure r..
sorts. which work IL said u threaten the navi-
CATION Of the harbor. Secretary Nannins's at
tention having been called TO thu subject. h.
referre i. to the first comptroller. who gave
an opinion os Friday If last week that, AS the
works in question tended to obs,ruct uaviga-
ton, the general government can, hT proper
proceedings instituted sr the Attorney -G.aeraI
prohibit the continuance of such work He
holds, however. that "a the Secretary OF War
has charge Of the Improvements of rivers and
harbors il is his duty 10 take hold of the matter
and do whatever MY be necessary.
In Lafayette county, light miles from L.f.y-
elite, Ala. William Hancock, d farmer, aged
81, and his sou, William Hancock were part.
ners IN threshing machine. On FRIDAY Of
last week they qutrFeed over the division 0.
tolls. The old man got gun and made SOM
threats OF assault against the sou, hut no VIC
lence occurred The father, with another son
named John, then went to Williams house
Soon after that william arrived and, prorur-
ing gun, said he was ready to shoot il The
old man raised his gun to fire but vi liam
ahliu2 his f.ther The old mtn fred with,u,
effect. and William frel his second barrel. kill.
ing his father instantly. John Hancock seized
his fathers gun and shot his brother under the
eye. william drew pistol and began firing
while John One shot took effect ia Johns
side. William overlook him aud carried him
back home. William has been arrested
The Lancaster Is. c. Leagsr publishes the
following remarkable story: '.On the pI4pts-
ton OF Mr.. r. T. Dunlop live two negroes
whose house has lately been showered with
rocks from the skies. This wonderful phenom.
mon of rock falling has been going on in that
locality at intervals for more than ten DAYS.
md people for miles around gather there to
witness it. The rocks vary ia size from an
.gg to a cocanut. A popularity about them is
hat they have fallen upon several persons
without giving any hurt or pain. A number
If white men who booted at The idea have WIS.,
ted the place and are convinced of the nth of
he story. A number of gentlemen rode out on |
londay to witness the phenomenon They
we're not there long before sound on the
hingies notified them that a rock had fallen. |
t was picked up and found to be quite hot /
resembled flint aud had something on it that
esembled SCOT. very honest old dar6ey
old a party that he saw n rock rise up from
ear peach tree and 60 straight up in the /