Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14
CHANCES AT OLD NEWSPAPERS


curious Things TO BE Found In ,Io,,rn,l.
Printed Century Ago.
Among the many curious relfcs IN
colonial DAYS which have come Iown
70 this generation none Il more
worthy Of careful attention thar Tie
eariY newspaper, aud two excellent
examples Of these old.fashioned nfInts
recently found their way into tbe Id
tlce q the Newark, n. j., Daily Ada
vertiser The older one "a roiv ~
the New England Weekly Jour,,l
IS dated April s, 1928. lisa single
sheet eight by twelve inches printed
IN two columns. 1t was published in
Boston The front page is taken no
with an address by His ExcelIency
Robert Hunter Esq, Captain.5en.
eral, and the reply thereto Of cnu n.
ciL On the last page is a column Of
foreign news from six to seven
months old, and several local items
Among these latter is .list of
huFlas IN the town Of Boston since
our last, which numbers five white.
and one black. Following this comes
list Of fourteen names Of those who
have cleared out.
The advertisements are. perhgps.
the most curious feature Of the papcf.
Remarkable improvements which are
TO begin with the next issue are tina,
announced b. the editor:
There are Measures concerted fgr
rendering this Paper yet more ani.
versalIY esteemed and useful, in which
It's hop'd tn Publick will be gratia'd.
aud by which those Gentlemen who
desire to be improved in History
Philosophy Poetry, etc, will he
greatly advantaged.
Nathaniel Pigott announces 4bat
he will soon open a school for the in.
struction Of negroes 10 "reading
cateehfdng and writing, if required
and the printer declares himself
ready to give information to any who
wish "a very likely negro wench who
can do household work is about %
years OF age, and is to be sold
Daniel HeDchman informs the pub
lie that he is preparing for the press.
aud may upon suitable encourage
ment communicate TO the public "a
miscellany Of poems and begs to be
notified II any ingenious gentlemen
are disposed to contribute towards
the erecting a Foetical Monument for
the honor Of this Country either by
generous subscriptions or compos-
ures. Among the recent pubIica
tions announced are THE Natureand
Necessity Of Repentance, by Rev
John Rogers and Two Discourses on
the Danger Of Falling Away After
Profession Made by Rev Mr. Breek.
The other Journal is the New York
Morning Journal for Nov :. 1873.
This Is a much more pretentious
sheet Of four pages, and shows decided
evidence Of the modern newspaper
spirit. 1t contains Washington's eel
brated farewell orders to the army
which had only been issued five DAYS
before, and other reports Of the war
just closing There is also an eli
torial column, occupied with scafh-
ing article on the tories and a poem
on the same subject, similar 10 CHAR
acter and fully as good as some which
appear on the editorial pages OF the
modern newspaper Various news
items appear from the various sta les.
The Philadelphia correspondent
says: I'VE are informed by gentle
man from Princeton that the eastatn
mail was stolen Thursday night The
robbery was committed in the ntbst
daring manner Mr. Martin, who
carries the mai as far as Morrstosn,
had no sooner entered the Office and
laid his charge on the table thaa a
fellow entered blew out the a
die and carried off the mail and al i
s =" ~ e., are -suser1sts
be held at the coffee house Divid !
Bartholdt declares himself wiling
pay sl4 to anyone who will bHng ;
OK his runaway servant, and VII
In Ellis is DESTROYS Of sellin, a
Yelling house ''near the cornei OF
" Street and the Broadway, inthe
inter- of the city !" Sensational
ding is advertised as follws:
rhis unparalleled tyrol (trian re-
etc with humorous incidentsand
mot fail iof according delechble :
lusement to all the merry votries :;
the Cyprean goddess :