Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1890-02-14
NEWS NOTES.

The Democrats in the Ohio Legislature
have won the case of the Lieutenant Cover
nership, seating Marquis, Democrat.
Two men entered the jewelry store of n
Leonard, in Boston, Tuesday, and, whil'
looking at some watches, one of the mel
seized George Grueby, the clerk, who is III
years old, by the throat and knocked hin
packed 81 800 worth of watches aud jewelr!
into handbag and escaped.
]. c. Longland, of South Dakota, is il
Chicago receiving contributions for the suf
fererS in the drought stricken regions. He Ii
also soliciting money with which to buy seed
wheat for the farmers in the spring. He says
that in his own section of the State, out o
tens of thousands of acres of oats sown las
year, not \ bushel was harvested only smal
per cent. of the people have saved any seet
grain.
Charles Loomis became infatuated will
Miss Lottie Longnecker, Of Easton, O., wh'
for the last few days has been visiting Ham
ilton. He asked her to marry him, but sh'
refused repeatedly. Friday morning Looms
met Miss Longnecker on the street and asair
asked her hand in marriage. She again re
fused, and he fired two shots at her, bu
both missed her. He then turned and sho
himself in the right temple, killing himsel
instantly.
On spur OF Lake TohaSekalisa, abou
nine miles by land soutE or f<Sissmme, Fla.
is the already famous asparagus plantation
Of Mr.. F. Goblet who went there about
hn - +,
ten years preceding his departure. he amasset
~ fortune in the cultivation and sale of aspar
agus. which was chiefly shipped to Northern
markets. 1t is his main purpose to grow il
in Florida ON an immense scale, the desigl
being to plant fifty acres OF it.
As a result OF . week sitting Of the Cour
of Oyer and Terminer at Wilmington sxteel
men. of whom three are white, were whipped
at Newcastle, Del, Saturday morning b,
Sheriff Allen. The total number OF lashe
administered was 103. The whippinss tool
place in a driving rain storm. There wer,
but few spectators and no incidents OF specia
note. Just prior TO the whippings parioI
was received from Gov. Biggs retnitting tn
ten lashes in the case Of Howard J. Wood
ward, convicted Of stealing some money
Three of the prisoners who were to have re
ceived six lashes each for stealing chicken
had one lash each remitted by the court
The four children Of Jacob II. Slater wer
skating on the lake at Bennewater, n. Y, OF
Sunday afternoon, when the ice, which wa
but few inches thick, gave way and tn,
little ones were precipitated into the water
Their shouts were heard by the members o.
the family, who lived near by, and the fathe
and mother rushed to the rescue. BY tn,
| time the parents reached the lake the child
rem had disappeared beneath the ice. Tn,
mother, frantic with the thought OF he
children's peril, rushed upon se ice. which
gave way beneath her weight. XsAl she saul
below the surface. MIR. Slater then ATTEMPTED
to reach his wife. aud he, too, was drowned
The entire family is wiped out OF existence
Sunday night q terrible double tragedy &C
Cured at Miami. Man, John Morton and hi
wife, aged respectively So and 81 years, beins
shot in cold blood by Morton's father, aged
15, who was residing with them. John Nor
ton was absent from home ON Saturday. aud
during his absence the old man and Mr..
Morton had some angry words which ended
by Morton striking his daughter-in-law with
a piece OF wood. On the sons return he NJ.
buked the old man for his actions, where
upon the father said: do you see tina,
rifle / want you to take it down and shoot
me or will shoot you." The sou paid nc
attention to this remark, going into another
room. The old man then took down the rife
went outside and fired through the window
instantly killing his son. eh- bullet entering
the heart. The hired man ran to neighbol
for assistance, AMI during his absence Mrs
Morton was shos in the abdomen by Morton
She only lived for all hour. The old man doe,
not deny the crime, and says he did it intsn
tionally