Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-06-04
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State Sess,or Bennett, of N.ss.ch uss,,s, has
given bis salary TO the Lynn Hospital.
Neurs. Jones and Sasll are credited With
,, 500 conversions during their ul,sieu il Bal
/ limors.
The friends Of the Chicago anarchists say
that letter has bees rscsi red from Gee Besj
+. Butler, Who said that later on DO NAY 6s
aoIe to take up the defense Of ssns Of these ia
dic,si
The revenues Of the govsrausa, il Nay we're
nearly $l6, 600. 600 In excess Of the sIpsadi.
lures during the sa0s period, AID it 10 believed
that there will be comparatively large de-
crssN 10 the public dsbt-a6esi $l7 900, coo.
A..ntirs family of negroes we're fsusd dead
10 their eaba nsa. iorkios the ether day
Without doubt they we're killed BY liEhtnisg
duriag . heavy ID andsr storm ;hai pssssa ever
two days bsfoEs.
The store Of Wa. P. Fahsrty al Psrryvills
Missouri, Vas burg isriIsd Friday sigs,, The
safe blown open, and tstvssa ave asd eight
tbossapi dsIIsrs siolss. Mr.. Faher,y 10 essa-
~ treasury. and most Of The osssy uksa be-
lonssd TO the eousty.
The seventy two-Aour eosiss, be, yea Chas
n. Anderson, tss chanPisn losg dis,Asce horse
rider aad william n. WooSside, The champioa
olcycIist Of ireland, and John Brooks, ,s14n-
:
New York on Nsaday.
1t 10 stated that the celebrated racers AiEs
" ooAiori ssd FrsslAss unl eosasd for the
great Eeiipse stake to 10 rua for ever the Fair
Associ.iioa coarse IN St. Losis Jsas The
added monsy ssa Parsss aggregate cot far
from $50 0OO aud the toll valss Of the G.S %
and purses will largely exceed thai san.
AduslIer on The banks of the Codsrsus, 10
Pesas Ivania, lies short lsss VITA saiisi ssh-
esks 10 ,se l-ss Of bis gssss and trvss tssn
into The water. The h,h oiis aud jerk the
lines, and iess the frighussd gees hsrr, to
shors, dragging The asa after Ihsn. So says
the York Age.
EI.Liss,-Go, Crockett, OF T,r. cane 70
Dallas 90 Saturday asd reported . pheasnsnss
wIlasssed BY Dim aat several sthvrs osas Las
easter /. fe. sigss ago IL appeared 10 con
slst oil . eoisna oil t4ne, about tea issl 10
diameter at tss top. veich .ross from he Tor
ss,, sas .ier asCesdiag to +. Ere.I height SAD
denly dls.pp.arsd Al about the sa.as tine .
500 ser .. gravel tel ,ea miles aerls OF D.il.s
W. J. H. W.rdsr, Of Nokes,iIls. Prince
William county, Va, roatioaies the iolIe~ Jag
snake story 10 the Manassas Gageas: Ny
~iis's old turkey hen .aI ss,usg beside ihe
garden fsuce en- thirtses sggs. Aesst . week
ago q large black snake came aloag asd ate The
turkey CURED himself o. the sggs and stayed
there ustil they hstrhsd cut aad ihss ste tie
whole brood al once I tell yes hs WAS % ne
sake"
A horse sliached to buggy, driven By .
mss y ho gave the name Of Risksns, rsa away
10 Central Park, New York, Saturday, and the
wagon ceildsd with ore which sataired J e.
re.rsss and bis wife. The couple we're buried
in the ruiss Of the vehicles, ssd both horses
we're badly injured. Mr.. and Mrs PsArssa
-.
is doubtful. Policeman Fiunsgsn, whils res
suing the couple from the wreck, Vas kicked
By one OF the horses aud badly injured.
A Chicago firm will und r,sk. 70 raise the
Rohinson House in Pi,tsburs 10 . height OF
seven ir-t greater thsa it 10 sow without in
any way disturbing its inmates. The bouse
nss a frontage ii l39 feet On S.,en,a street
and Ito feet on Duqu.sns Way, snd 10 tour
stories high. The sails .rs OF MASSIVE thi K.
ness, the fea ndston srssss OF greet weight
The work Of raising vii require six weeks.
and cost So 600 The seesssi,y for raisiae The
house arose from the elevation Of the street to
get proper roadway approach to . bridge.
The citizens Of Gresnvills, Mich. =, are taking
| about the remarkable fate Of Mrs. Lyons Eight
years sgo Abraham Van Hora bought y iarm
Of her. He dosbtsd the clearaess of the title,
| aad she was indignant aud said 'lf ! an
trying to cheat you hope God will strike ne
dead The trade was made. and Van Horn
| remained on the farm until recently when an
other man laid claim TO il, saying that b had
4 clear title. Van Horn at once went TO Mrs
Lyons and demanded that she secure him from
loss. She heard him make his request, At
tempted to speak and fell dead. The mel hbor,
say that hsi prayer has been answered.
The Red Men, an Organization Of outlaw,
W hieh for half dozen ysars has nssrished In
West Virginia have committed asother os,-
rage The victims are Mr.. and Mrs. George
Keck, who live on Goss Run, Ritcbis county,
in that state. Some time ago they were srous.
ed, by . mob which had surrounded their
hoase, and on the door bsisg opened the Red
Men took possession, tied Mr.. Ksck asd bis
wife, took them into the woods near BY, tied
them to trees, and beat thso with hickory
withes. They then burned the dwelling and
departed After daylight Mr.. kssk succeeded
| in releasing himself, and after removing his
fsin,ing wife to q place Of safety, swors eat
warrants for such Of the mob ~ he was able to
recog nize. and twelve Of them have bsea ar
rested and placed in Jail. Other arrests will
be made.
A dispatch from Dallas. Texas. announces
the death Of Gen. L. l.. Lewis, Of Dallas, at
Los Angeles, Cal whittier he had gone to
seek relief from consumption. Gel. Lewis was
one Of the most noted IF Confederate charac.
ters He was = native Of Marylan vas q
briga Of Alabama troops during the war
| between the States. and distiaEuished himself
so strikingIy as to wia the confidence, compli-
ments and strong personal friendship Of Hon.
Jefferson Davis, Gems. Bragg, Johnston and
others. He was mas gifted with bright lite.
rary talent, and numerous Of bis writings
have taken high rank in the world Of letters.
He WIS also u brilliant scholar. and tor years
at the head Of Marvin College at Waxahachis.
Texas. He was 40 ordained minister Of the
Methodist Church South, and moved TO Dallas
to assume 3 Pastorats about three years ago.