Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-07-19
NOTES..

America publishes more papers than all
the rest ot the world combined. Last year
its l7,l01 periodicals printed the enor-
NOUS number OF 1858 $50 50O-enough tn
supply every soul on earth with two
newspapers.
AT Algren. an insane Swede, in the
State Asylum at Innia, Mich. seized a
butcherknite while in the asylum kitche u
and stabbed James T. Jackson to the
heart. The wounded man fell dead with
the knife sticking in his heart.
The granite for the new Congressiona
Library Building at Washington will be
cut at Concord. \. II. Il is estimated
it will require 500 tn 900 men four years
to complete the work. and is probably
the largest granite contract ever let by the
government.
Colonel Robert Il. 1ngersoll is accepted
by those who know as one OF the hes [
cooks in New York. lie is said to be =
gourmspd OF the highest altitude, aud his
friends say he prepares with his own hands
the biggest part of the menu at the prl.
vate dinners he gives at his home.
4 cloudbnrs, occurred in the mountain
just north Of Fort Robinson, Neh, Satur-
day. Marsh Duncan, wood chopper, and
three OF his children are known to have
.een drowned. The food swep, down
Soldier creek The first wave wss six
feet high. aud completely submerged the
I:ttle valley. Great anxiety is fels Tor peo-
pie living in the canyon.
Two weeks ago two men became in
volved in u sight at East Saginaw, Mich,
during which Wm. Fisher WAS bitten on
The thumb Subsequently gsngreDe set
in II, and Tuesday afternoon Fisher died.
lie attempted 10 make an ante mortem
statement, but before the name OF his as :
saiIant passed his hps he ceased 10
breathe
From lower Delaware ceme reports oi
great damage to the blackberry crop by
the heavy r.in OF Thursday night and
complaints "t the unremunefstive returns
from berries marketed during the pas,
few days \ Laurel dispatch says iazn
from these Two Causes nearly = million
quar'S viii ~, on the vines unpick-d in
tnat section Of Sussex county.
Nj. John ". Crcagrr, farmer, while
piowlng III 4 field near the Frederic L
junction, Saturday,. found u dynamite
cartridge about the size OF his finger. and
not knowing what 1t was, proceeded 10
investigate by pounding II with ham.
mer. TIE result was an explosion and
the iuf!IctIon of a number of painful but
not serious injuries upon himself and u
colorcd man standing near 10y.
During the prevalence of "a heavy rain
and wind s'oTm at Evansville. Ind Sua.
day evening. the power at the eectrie
light station was turned on for The pur-
pose OF Illuminating the streets, when the
currents from numerous Frustrated wires
charged buildings and pools Of wa'er
with eecrTicliy, emitting flames and caus-
ing aD alarm of fire. Firemen and horses
We're Knocked down. and great confusion
existed uau! the current was turned of
ON Thursday las, Secretary Rusk gave
official notice that the quarantine eSab-
liehed May ~, 1881, agsins, Howard,
Carroll and Prince Georges counties, on
account Of the prevalence of pleura. pneu-
monia in those counties, has been abolish
ed, there being no cases of disease no "
in existence there. and cattle from these
counties may be transferred to any part
OF the United States without any restric-
ton or limit. The quarantine agains,
Baltimore county of the same date is
however, maintained.
George Nhitmore, of Rochester, n. Y.
has complained 10 the police that he was
robbed OF Sl,015 by Ada Knapp, also OF
Rochester. The two were to hav been mar
ried Friday night. Whitmore bad drawn
$1.100 from the bank, and on the wsv to
Buffalo Ada preusuaded him to let her
have all but S25 Of the money, which he
did. They were accompanied by two mu
tual friends, named William Wolf a. d
Charles Boyle. Whitmore went to get a
minister to tie the knot. when Ada skip
ped with Welt and Boyle, taking the cash
with her.
The extraordinary number Of homicides
and murders among the negroes in Wash.
lngtoA Is attaching the attention of the
entire country. There have been thirteen
Killings among them in three months
Surely this does not speak well for the
progress or civilization of the newly en-
franchised and here in the capital of the
country too. No such enormous percen-
tage of murder has occurred among the
black race in any Southern State, and
why it should be so in Washington is
indeed wonderful. What is the reas on
for it , Washington Sunday Herald.
The oldest man in the world, in all
probability, is Macy Ference, of Bares,
Hungary. He was born in Hedrahelz 12l
years ago. Twenty years of his life he
spent as a soldier, and he fought against
the first Napoleon in several famous
battles. Early in life be was crossed in
love and has been a misogynist ever since.
He has used tobacco for 104 years, and
has INDUCED more or less in beer and wine
He is in perfect health, has all bis facul-
ties' and can recall events of his child
hood readily. He likes to gossip, and
his conversation IS very entertaining.
In Stanley coanty, n. c.. Saturday last,
Willis Henderson was horseback riding
with young lady. when her horse took
fright and dashed off at furious rate -
Young Henderson lashed his horse and
was III a moment at the heels of the flying
horse. He leaned over to one side to res
cue the young lady from her perilous, po-
sitioD when Henderson's head struck with
terrific force against tree, knocking him
from his horse and crushing his skull. He
was picked up dead. The young lady
fell from her horse, but aside from a ter
rlble fright she was not seriously injured.
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