Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-07-02
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Mr.. James Cobb. of Chulafnee, Ala, has a
biscuit that was baked during the war

In parts of Fayette couatv, III. the chin Oh
bugs are destroying tbs corn, e Id after ne Id
having been given up ts III pests. With a
view of eXtermi,ating them the fTmers have
agreed not to SOW any " AT for three success
i've seasons
A hail storm of great violeace p, s.e throue
tha lower portion Of Berks and tine sastsrne
of Lancaster county. Pa, early Saturday
ing. The storm continued for about half>
hour and very destructive to toh l.
plants. the leaves Of which were cut into
ssredS. Entire fields of growing wheat were
evsled TO the ground.
Up to tho present Time the DIVER Brothers
have won % races, representing nearly S64, 900,
md they have not yet found 1t necessary to
| all upon the stables reserves. 1t is said that
here are several two.yesro in the string
| that are co.e to Tremoat in speed, and should
hi, prove true the other owners have not q
brilliant prospect before them.
Mrs s. B. Cushing. of Michigan, . elrrk in
the Postotice Department, was dismissed Tues
| day al her own request. She is said to have
been an efficient clerk, and when at FIRST her
request was refused she absented herself from
her desk until the department was forced to
remove her. Her resignation had not been
sought and her eccentric conduct caused con-
siderable remark.
novel suit against the German Lutheran
Church has been fled in the Circuit Court at
Logansport, lad, Mrs. Nina Bschmau asking
hat the pastor and trustees be eujoined from
ringing the chime Of bells, because her dsug h
ter, an invalid ssfers a severe and dsng-roaf
relapse a; each ringing Of tn. bells Oae thou
sand dollars damages are demanded with the
iajunction.
woman belonging TO one of the eldest
families Of Derby, Conn, promised her hus.
band beisre his death that she would wear his
ring as long AS she lived Ia the grief that
followed his death she forgot about III. ring,
and il Wa. on his singer when he wa. buried
A few nights ago, at midnight, the sextsa
opened the gra'sand took of the lid of the cof-
IN, and the widow vent iows into the grave
and removed the ring from the dead hand. She
paid the sexton S25 Tor bis work
dispatch from wilk.,bsrre, Pa, SAYS:
Nellie Pisrson, youag colorsd girl, OF this
city, was taken suddenly i'll early last week,
and on Friday night, so 1t vas thought by her
family, died Preparations were msds for the
fu neral bu, Monday nigh, the supposed corpse
came 10 life again, and there was great coaster
nation among the relatives and friends in con.
sequence. The girl said she was dreaming a..
the i!m., aud imagined herself falling from
great height When the landed on the gro1 I'D
she awoks. Tuesday morning she was found
desd in bed, having committed ,sisids during
ths night"
At lat. hour on Wednesday uirht OF las,
| week dfficulty occurred 10 a drinking saloon
in Baltimore between Jerome kuhs aud Wal
lace owings, during which the las, named va.
cut with a knife. kuha was arrested and
locked mp and at the heariag Thursdaysni be.
ore any witnesses could be called Owings
stepped forward and drawing from hi, pocket a
pistol sred at Kuhn. The ball catered the lsft
side below the region Of the heart, Owags
was Immediately locked up to await the rsssli
Of the wound be inflicted.
/ The collection. Of internal r.v-nu. duri.g
The hrst eleven months Of the fiscal r-sr eni
ing June 30. 1856. amount 10 SlOT los ass
being an Increase of ;? 402. SIS over The re-
ceipts for the corresponding period Of tn. pre-
vious fiscal year. There was a. Increase Of
ST?S, 603 on spirits; AZ Increase Of s.. 4I3 agl
on tobacco; an Increase Of S. 300. OILS on Ter
nsnied liquors; decrea.. OF SIS. 600 on banks
aad taaksrs; snd decrease OF $40 s44 an mi,
90 Ian.on, items. The receipts for Nay, 1856.
we're $780,. O56 greater than for Nav, 1885
There vas lacrosse tobacco and ferm.sl-
ed liquors aud sight dscreas- on spirits
Thre. years ago Jesse RodeHbu,i disposed Of
his real estate a, Scranton. Ps., dreaSane
msney ost Of bank and suddenly dissporar-i
leaving note for his vie uiic-'iag ihst BE
had committed suicide R.s-nrly rs~ we
heard thai Rodenbssh vas living a Cleveland
Ohio, with ssathsr woman whiis she and her
Eve children hsi been supported nv the poo
department. She repaired to Cleveland: found
bin, hsd tim arrested. closed up HI, business
and attached 81 900 h. rad in b.ss and ha,
'inee resisted all bis impor,unrte, for forgive
ass, heiug resolved to sspd him 20 PRISON Tor
big.uy snd secure her property rights
When Robert Houston vas buried a, Coul.
t.rs'il!s III. The other dsy, he We. laid by h.
side OF bis second wife. while his srst wifi
stsed sv among The mourn-rs |, happened
this way Houston married 10 Sect. nd whore
be and his wife we're born. Ts.r reared q
family Of Eve children. and thee we're divorced
Zach married again. aud his lf- and her hu>-
band died. Aft-r wears bad pass Hnusroa
again msrriri his FRS, -if- and sg,in ksv
separated. When The woman heard of Hsa.-
tan's Illness she volunteered her services aud
aursed him. All Of their ave childrea have
married, aad all have separated from their
spouses.
/ Daring the trial in 81. Lsui, We. las, Sat.
urdav morning Of Judgs-Advocats Mc,iarv. of
The kslfh's Of Labor, and several other Ms
souri, Pacific employees who participated in To.
ate strike, charged with conspiracy, a. alter.
cation arose between the former and Prescott
ing Attorney AeDonsld. The judge advocate.
who vas deisnaing his owa case, was later.
ruptsd by Mr.. MeD.n.lo. and bot words fol.
followed. which were followed in turn bv
blows NeGarr was struck under the chin
and hurled hack ward aad would have fallen
had he not been Supported by the spectators
He recovered from The shock and rushed upon
the prosecuting attorney, striking at him vic
iousy. The msa cliuched, but were 6nall
separated. AeGary was lined S25.
nF III. . f.,
plsIRing Of the appearance among III. peach
trees Of some sections of keat Of an insect
known as the rosebud - which is likev to
make a deficit in the peach crop Of those see
tious. Il was found an examinations that these
insects hsd destroyed the leaves As well a. the
young fruit. The is the Grst time this insect
h." made its appearance among the psache. of
Kent cousty for 20 years. Ia other localities
there has been nothing as yet to damage the
prospect OF an exceptionally large yield. The
Jsns fall has net seriously injured the pros
poets and it is believed that The crop will b-
larger tsaa was ever known befors.
Henry Ralph and his wife, OF Bsrville. Mich.
quarreled and separated, the notter taking a
thr9e-year cid child with her. She tired Of
the boy. and recently. in company with an ad-
mirer started 10 buggy 10 take tee child to
its father. She met him on wagon load Of
gravel and offered the child to him. He
"ouiun tske IT, lhe motntF tossed th- boy
up on the load of gravel. The father threw
him back into the buggy. The mother grab
bed the whip and began beating her husband,
and ia the confusion the little boy fell out Of
the buggy between the wheels Of the loaded
wagon. The horses started, the wheel went
over the little head, and the question in dispute
was settled forever. The woman has been ar.
ersted.
The top OF a locomotive smoke stack blew
off the other day on = California railroad. let
ting out the sparks in such quantities that the
whole train was endangered. However. the
conductor and brakeman got on the roofs, and
undertook to keep them free from fire until
they should reach the tops Of the grade Ga
looking over his way bills, however, the con-
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