Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-02-22
NEWS ITEMS.

Wisdom, justice and moderation, is b
motto Of the Harrison family.
Counterfeit FIVE dollar certificates ar,
in circulation in Washington.
Ice in the Susquehana is six inches
thick.
Mrs. Ba lington Booth, Of the Saliva
ton Army, is hunting converts in the
Fifth Avenue palaces Of New York city
Mrs. Cleveland had over 1000 PEG
ple at her FINAL reception, notwithsiand-
ing the bad weather on Saturday.
Warren Bowler, popular young
msn, made two desperate attempts b,
kill himself on Saturday night in Fred
ericksburg, Va.
Gen. Rosencrantz at present Register
Of the Treasury, has been placed on the
retired list with the rank Of Brigadier
General
South Dakota. North Dakota, Monta-
ma and Washington Territories, will be
admitted into the Union as States by an
lct of the present Congress.
Bishop McTyiere, senior bishop of
he Methodist Episcopal Church South,
lied on Friday at the Vanderbilt Uni
gessity. Nashville, Tenn.
There we're only two proposals for the
building of a submarine torpedo boat,
ne of which came from the Columbia
IRON Works of Baltimore.
Mr.. Rose, of Los Angeles, California,
,wner Of the trotting stallion Stamboul,
,as received an offer Of $50, 900 for the
loted horse.
Senstor David +. Houston, of Roa-
ioke, Va, ruptured blood vessel BY
alling on the ice in Lancaster, Pa, on
friday last, and expired almost instant
y.
The appearance of rash, supposed
D be smallpox, upon the face of juror
n thu jury box in Kansas City court
auscd a panic which sfampeded the
lry and stopped the trial of case.
Cassius NJ. Clay has presented the
svolver given him by President Lin
DIN for his defence of Washington,
}. c.. in 1861. to Col. J. w. Caper-
N Of Richmond, Ky.
Gen. Gilman Mansion has been ap-
ointcd United States Senator from New
hampshire by the Governor. The term
lns from March 4th until the legisla-
ire meets in June, when an election
i'll be held for the SIX year term.
Joshua F. Ross, formerly of Bal'i-
ore, killed his uncle. George Hughes,
4 Friday last, at Gloucester. Va, BY
roofing him through tho head, because
improper proposals made 70 Mrs;
sass.
Cant. the colored man arrested for
erjury in the Mudd and Compton cleo
ion cases, was discharged On Friday
.st on habeas corpus by Judge Phelps.
he matter will be dropped it is under
TODD. =
The Maryland Agricultural and Me-
hanical Association of which Postmaster
rank Brown of Baltimore is president,
as issued an appeal 10 the people OF the
tate TO lend a hand to make the fall ex-
ibition at P,mlico great affair.
DIR. r. ]. Calling, the inventor of the
eadly weapon of warfare which is named
fter him. says that President-elect Har-
ison and he were great friends as young
0eH, and that it was through sugges-
ion of the new President that the doc
or has become famous and rich through
is great invention.
A petition has been presented in the
'enate from the employees of the St
Elizabeth Insane Asylum, near Wash
nston, asking for an increase of pay
he petitioners urge that the number of
nen, hours of labor and the amount Of
'ay be fixed by Congress; that eight
ours shall consulate days work and
hat their pay shall he $50 per month.
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The Supreme Court of Tenn. has unan-
decided that the Governor can
ot be restrained from issuing an cleo