Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-02-08
NEWS ITEMS.

Health is il Germany { r bis health.
Cardinal Gibbons preached to the 62s
priscners in the Maryland penitentiary
on Sunday last.
Mrs. Annie Rives Chanler is at work
nm a novel which her friends say will
.urpass The Quick or the Dead"
II is runorel that Mrs. Cleveland is
striving to induce her husband to take
her on trip around the world.
All indications are that Congress must
met again before the next regular
session.
Gen. James Longstreet, the famous
commander in Lees army Of Northern
Virginia, will participate in he inaugl-
raj ceremonies Of General Harrison.
A bill has been introduced in the
New Jersey legislature to lease the oys-
ter beds Of the State The oystermen
are up 10 arms about it.
Thomas NorfOld, Baltimore colored
Democrat, was sent to Jail on Friday
last for FIVE years and fined $40, for in-
dacing John Jackson, colored, to vote
illegally:
Commissioner Coleman of the Agri-
cultural Department, has requested each
Of the experimental stations to pay atten-
ton to instruction in the theory of sugar
production.
A committee of Maryland and Vir-
sina colored Republicans called on
President-elect Harrison. and urged the
appointment of Gen. Malone to cabi
net position.
During January eleven thousand per-
sons visited the top of the Washington
and during the past four
months the total number Of visitors was
'orty-one thousand.
There are magnificent kaolln beds in
Amherst county, Va. lying dormant.
Enterprising capitalists can make for
5unes by establishing glass and crockery
The moon quarters on February 9TH.
IS full co February l5h, and has last
luartering on February 22nd, making
three changes in the month, somewhat
unusual occurrence.
Nothing remains of tie famous Eng
ish settlement at jamestown. Va, be-
gun in 1907, save the ruins of church
tower, and this is crumbling year by
year.
About twenty-five Naval Academy
cadets we're found unsatisfactory in their
studies at the seml-annual examination
ust closed and number of them will
either resign or be dropped.
Bismarck thinks that tie military au-
have gone too far in Samoa.
aud has telegraphel to the German com
mander there to withdraw that part OF
the proclamation concerning foreigners.
j. Devlin, a train employee of the
New York Central found pocket book
containing $4,000 on the seat Of a
drawing room car. The owner, j Il.
!4oftes. of Boston, gave him 81 600.
Joe Beard. the famous keeper of the
White Elephant" aud other similar
lives in Baltimore, was found guilty on
Friday last, and pending an appeal. was
sent to Jail. Judge Phelps refusing bail
which was offered.
Major David r. Porter, son of Admi-
al Porter, has sailed for the Haytian
Republic to take command of Legitime's
army. Captain Charles C. Mckinney,
on of Judge Mckinney of Ohio will be
IN Major Porters staff.
A branch or stem of brass cbandc-
Ter, taken during the war from the old
Assembly Room, and which had adorn-
d the main room from period anterior
o the Revolutionary war was restored
0 the authorities at Annapolis on Satur-
lay last.
An attempt was made to assassinate
he Hon. Frank w Pope in Madison
county. Florida. on Friday night last
,lr Pope had been employed as counsel
o take testimony in the election contest
,asa of =. S. Goodrich, Republican can
lidate for Congress at the last election
When the lynchers arrived at his house
hey we're met by sheriff. posse, which
rad been hastily summoned, aud they
departed without accomplishing their
purpose.
Col John NJ. Clayton, one of the
most prominent Republi ,ans in the South
vas shot by assassins at PiunmerviiIe
Arkansas. on Thursday of last week. -
lie was the Republican candidate for
Congress at the last election IN the dis
.rct represented by G r Breckenridge,
md had served notice of contest and at
line of his assassination was engaged
u taking evidence to substantiate his
claims. He had secured vast amount