09 Jul 1885
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1885
Page
1
J W Jones rode to chase stock when a storm struck. He died from a lightning bolt found on Dry Cottonwood Creek about two hours after the storm began. His horse and dog were killed. equipment damaged. the scene described in grisly detail. Also included are brief quotes and notices from various papers and speakers.
A fire today destroyed Young's give factory and Powell's tannery, covering three acres in Bermondsey, Surrey. Loss estimated at £200,000. Heat warped a large tank and 150 tons of water were released to curb the blaze, while a farmer wished for rain to save a bay field.
An American writer recounts encounters with rattlesnakes, noting eye glints seen with a lantern illuminate paths, how to deter snakes with a whip or long twig, and a vivid July morning near a spring where a moulted black velvet rattler was admired before its head was severed for safety. The passage shifts to Civil War scenes with General Sedgwick’s death and a Harrow tale of a clever boy named Green, ending with broader notes on emigration and a UK press crusade against vice and sensational revelations.
The piece argues summer stable ventilation is lacking with close morning air filled with ammonia and odors. It contrasts clean farmers with those using lime or plaster, advocates dry sand for absorbent floors, and urges open doors for free air circulation to prevent disease and impurity. It also notes a minister in Georgia committed suicide at Stone Mountain by strychnine, leaving a letter blaming lost faith.
Daily cholera figures show 1109 new cases and 628 deaths in Spain for the reported period, with Aranjuez tallying 60 cases and 80 deaths. Castellon and Moeda report 128 and 269 cases with 54 and 73 deaths respectively. Valencia records 115 new cases and 52 deaths in twelve hours. Exports halted by sanitary rules worsen suffering. daily deaths persist in Madrid as heat mounts.
In Baltimore yesterday Judge Brown decided in Arthur Stewart's case that tall structures erected by a tenant at his own expense on leased premises are removable by the tenant during the term or at its expiration. The case involved Robert Oliver, trustee for creditors, and defendants Sarah H. Colvin and Derick Fahoestock. A bee‑keeper lodger, Robert Giver, leased a home at Greenmount Avenue and Preston Street, where two brick dwellings were built by the tenant. The trustee asserted damages in the action.
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