Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-07-21
MARYLAND CoAL TRADR.-For tn

MARYLAND Coat TRADE.-For the
week ending Saturday. July ieth., e.45oeo
tons Of coal were shipped over The Cumber-
land and Pennsylvania Railroad, and 4T1i.ls
over the road OF tie Georges Greek Coal and
Iron Company. hfaSins alotal for the week
from the entire rcsim'of'is isi. IL tons. .
Total shipments for the year from the cnt
tire region, 27i .5C9.i2tons.
Is boats cleared this port during the week
ending Wcihtsiay, the Both inst. carrying
8,7C3 "A Ions of Coal.
During the season 1885 boats cleared this
port, carrying 1871 1920 tons of Coal.
ARM HURr.-An accident happened on
Saturday evening last Mt the Steam Flour
Mill of r. d. johnson, Esq. to Samuel,
| hoy of some fourteen or fifteen years, the son
of Mr.. James O'Dair, by which he narrow
" escaped losing his arm. He was engaged
at the time, in cleaning out the Wheat Con-
vever, when one of the pegs upon the revolt
wing Screw Shaft caught his shirt sleeve
drawing his arm between the teeth on the
shaft and the box in which it reyolves. One
Of the teeth made an inCison in his arm near
the wrist, not, however Of serious charac-
ter, and between the elbow and shoulder, it
was considerably bruised. lie made a fortu-
nate but narrow escape. Had the teeth been
of iron. it must have crushed his arm terri
bly,. The accident threw the machinery
out of gear.
He was Immediately taken home, his wound
properly dressed and he is now doing we'll
RAIL ROAD ACcnENT-On Saturday
night last, the Engine. drawing the Express
train bound Fast, gave way at Cheat River,
and it was found necessary to dispatch to
Newburg Station miles distant, for another
engine. The loss of time consequent upon
the accident delayed the Express haitian hour
or more, and produced a general derapge-
meit in the running time of all the trains
that night BY the next dry however, the
trains were running upon regular time
| RUNAwAYs.-Gcst erday morning two run
away slaves were committed To Jail, at this
place. One of them reports himself slave
of Miss Rebecca Dyer, and the other the
property of William Dyer, Esq, Pendleton
county, Va They were arrested near Iona
coming, in this county, by Mr. Henry Barnes
and brother, who found it Necessary tC use
firearms 20 capture them. One of the re-
groes was wounded in the shoulder. and the
other was shot in the back. Neither. how
ever, was seriously hurt. The negroes were
wrll-armed with guns, pistols and bowie
knives On Saturday OF last week Mr.. Barnes
lodged in Jail here, runaway belonging to
James Byrd, ESD, Of Pendlcton county Va.
Some man, whose name VIC have not learn
cd, arrested and secured in JAIL on Saturday,
II fugitive muatto boy, belonging to Gen.
james Boggs, Of Pendleton county, Va.
LAND SLihE.-.A land slide occurred on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, on Tu,s-
day night between Cranberry stmmit and
Oakland, in consequence Of which yesterday
Western mail was detained till this morning.
4 Messenger trair, was dispatched TO Balu
more.
Cutting AFFAIR.--Ycsterday morning
Patrick Bannon was arrested, and committed
to Jail, charged with stabl ing Levi Hawthorn,
on Tuesday evening, at Pompcy Smash, in
this county. Hawthorn was badly cut in sew
eral places.
PERsoNAL.-His Excellency, James Buc-
hanau, accompanied by Mrs Jacob Thomp-,
son and son, Mrs. f. 7. Bass and family,
Miss Lane, and II. C. Bates, reached this city
ON Monday evening last, and took rooms at
the Revere House, On Tuesday morning
they left for Bedford Springs, Pa.
LARGE APRICoT.-Mr. Thomas McCand-
less has brought to our Office ripe Apricot
measuring O. inches in circumference. Who
can hcH+ L.
no That portion of the Connrllsyille rail
road between Port Perry and rittsburg was
put under contract on the 18th inst