Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-08-23

| Mrs. Catherine Mulg. aged IS years. OF Phila-
dephia. while temporarily insane. drowned
herself on Saturday by holding her face under
the water In wash-tub.
| Edward +. {. Young. president OF the FirS,
National Bank OF jersey city. has retired from
his contest for the democratic nomination for
the governorship because of toothache.
! Clarence Bell. q business man of New York,
was accidentally shot and killed at BIsby Lake
Friday night by Ellis Roberts Bell wore q col
ored shirt and Was mistaken for u deer by
Roberts
Gov. and Mrs. jackson and daughter. Miss
PEARL left Saturday morning for . months va
cation, during which time they will visit New
York city, Deer Park, Bedford Springs and other
| resorts. They will bc the guests OF ex senator
Henry q. Davis while at Deer Park.
Mrs ]. N. kellogg. wife OF the attorney -gener-
al OF Missouri. has been Installed - irs, assist
ant attorney general. She Was admitted 10
practice In the Supreme Court eight years ago.
and Is . member OF the State Bar Association.
For several years she was partner In the law
business OF her husband. the old nim name be-
ing l.. L. 4 ]. NJ. Kellogg.
Chief OF Police Harris. OF Johnstown. has
found In a p.wnoroker's shop diamond ring
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a wealthy lady. who bearded nj the Huribui
House, Johnstown. A few days after the nood
Mrs. Patalin's body WAS found with the finger
upon which she wore the ring severed from the
hand. man named Zundel has been arrested.
charged with the theft.
Sixteen months ago Miss Charlotte Mahan, of
Philadelphia, = spnster with fortune OF 80 .0D.
who was then - years OF age. met William Bit
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ter few weeks of courtship. Last week she
died. and on her deathbed left to him her entire
fortune Her husband established the fact that
she died Of natural causes preparatory to q con-
test with the womans relatives over her will.
The farmers OF Warren and Sussex cosntles
New jersey. discouraged over the loss OF
their peach and melon crops. The former Is not
half u crop. while the latter Is almost . total
failure, owing to the excessive rains. Many
farmers with from four to six acres of melons
will not get enough In return to pay for the seed
The only small fruit that has come TO perfection
is pears. All others are failure.
There Is q remarkable specimen of deformed
humanity At Paradise. in the northern part OF
Clay county. Mo. His name IL Joseph Jesse
He weighs 30 pounds. has no hands, feet, elbow
joints or shoulder blades: but, notwithstanding
these draw Dacks, he enjoys life fmmaAsely.
walking about on his chair talking WELL writ
ing with pen in his mouth, singing. Growing
barking. and. In fact. constituting an entire
museum in himself. He has a wonderfully de-
veloped chest and can hold his breath for three
minutes without any apparent inconvenience.
An appeal for wives has Just been addressed
by Mayor Wheeiwright. of Tacoma. Washing
ton Territory, to Mayor Hart, of Boston. In his
petition Mayor Wheeiwright says that there are
about ten men to every woman In the Territory.
and that the mayor and common council of
Tacoma appeal to the people of Massachusetts,
to send all the women of marriageable age that
can be spared to the Territory and city. with a
view to making pleasant the homes OF thou
sands OF industrious young women. who would
be glad to marry.
At picnic at Romney, w. Va. John Price. a
man of over sixty years of age announced he
could whip any one the grounds. A G. Largent
knocked the old man down and was at once shot
by Sherman Price, his son. The bail struck
Largent in the mouth and lodged at the base of
the brain. Price then shot III. s. Largent and
Daniel Largent, brothers who came to the as
sistance Of the wounded man, and then stabbed
James AldertOn In the back, the knife penetrat-
ing close to the spine. A. q. Largent may die.
and Alderton Is badly hurt. Price made h Is
escape