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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-02-07
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

~'---, JryfVTRSTTYUFPE 4N3fSFBF.fsffAJ-
can be relied on as a very fine Tonic andpecuhar-
s[IDFDIIElysdapted to - ~
GENERAL DEBILITY, L0SS'0FAPPET!TE
Dyspepsia, Hatuiexce, Torpid Ltrer, Jd"ndice,
Fsrer and Ayue, and Chrome "A fse'ion'.
The, Improve Objection, correct hillary Deraase-
.sssnts aud give soneis ths'e'a're sysfer.
- 4,
.Websyc room for only few certificates, from
some OF our most prominent citizens. TO WHICH we
respectfully ask ysur attention. See what our
Doctors, Lawyers, Dirires and Merchants think
and say ofthem: Q
For Fever and Ague, Bilious Fever, and other Fs-
briis Diseases
Read below the Certificate of DR.. J. L. Warfield:
an eminent Physician in Frederick and Carroll
Counties, Maryland:
Gentlemen: This is to certify, that have used
a Booqss German Tonic Birers" in nv practice
for the last two or three years, with much satsfac
tion, and look upon the preparation as safe anu
valuable Tonic. i regard il asparticulariy suited
IN cases of disease occurring in maarious districts
of country, and especial such as require the EN-
plovment Of TONES after other approprlate treat
nent. j. l.. ahrihLD' W. ~
For Debility, Dy,pepsiG and Diarrhoed
BALrrXoRE, November 10, 1854.
Gentlemen: was lately cured OF Fever and Ague
by the use Of small quantity of" Bogg' German
Tonic Biner.." also recon end theiruse in ca
SEES of Debility, Dyspepsia, or piarrhGa.
W. 4. FISHER,
Attorney at Law, No. 80 St Paul street, BALTIC.
For DyaPep'iu and General Deo'Iay.
Read the Certificate OF Rev. r. J. Keeling. Rector
of Trinity p. E. Church, Washington City:
wtsHiEGToN, August 20, 1865.
Gende,aea: | have been induced TO try your
German Tonic Bitter," in my family, for the re-
lief of Dy.pepsia and General Debility. have 4"
hesitation In recommending them as the bestl have
met with. Your " Biners" possess the desirable
properties Of corrective stimulant, without the
objectionable alcoholic taste 60 noticeable IN other
preparations Of the kind. One member OF my
family has received almost permanent rel'ef from
Chronic D,-pep.ia from the use of sais medicine.
Very respectfully You're,
.l..+ : Il. J. KEELING,
Rector Trinity n. f., Church, Washington City
! Enouire Of your Grocer or Druggist or OF TIE
| Propristnrs al their Laboratory,
No Moth LIBERTY STRKEr,
BALTIMORE, Md e.
WADE, B0fklN a CO.,
Wholesale DruggiGI.
AiSQuiTH / WASHINGTON, (csa,,erorn.
C. +. BELLER, Harper''ferry
And by Druggists and Grocers generally.
| Frbruary Z lsT0-6n.
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DEArucrA rRnrF-Mr. Edward Byrnes,

DEAIHoFA keTE-Si. Eu"" ~ "e''
for several years past pmpositorin TIE Sun
Office diedon Fridaynernoon last, az bis resi-
denee, No. SO North Ger street Of c91sumP
ton. The deceased va nativs.ef Virginia,
and served through thae wariin The South
etu army. HIS funoI took place Yesterday
afternoon, aud was reely attended by the
members d, Marley Ego Of Odd Fellows, the
members Of the Typaphicsl Union. and a
number of PERSONAL lends. Tho interment
took place in Baltin,f Cemetery - Baltimore
Sun. ian. 31I.
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E%Rscr From Drcarr

,
!" I. il sdjudged, ordered and decrcei TIA.
this cause he referred tooue Of the Commission
ers Of this Court, with directions q ascertain
and report what slaves Of Hannah Hurst, de-
ceased, were appraised and divided among heg
neices under her will, the appraised valuation
II said slaves. to whom they were allotted and
how much each Iegaiee received moro or lees
than her share also, the aDOnn, dc a. Dwell
ty Of partition, from eaSh-of sail I.esatees 10
received more than their share 10 those who
received less 80 as 20 make them II equal In
the division. .-r.i
And report to the Gut vi, any matter
specially stated deemed periinsr; by himself.
or which may be required bv the parties 70 DO
SO stated and the said Commissioner Il au-
thorized to give notice u the parties by publi-
cation, once n week, Cor fur successive weeks.
IN the VIRorSiA fREEaPKrss nj Charleston.
IN said County, which notice sbah.be equiya.
lent 10 personal notice" --.s
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a Copy Icsic--
= ". a. CHAPLlSE. Cssk.

Cossfssiosgns OrITcK January 10. fs70.
NOTICE is hereby Z zen that viii proceei
70 EXECUTE the above decree on tse 18th Hay Of
February, 1870, stsmy Office in Shepherds
town, sisl said1Cssnty, ard-if- hot executed q,
Standardization dnofnA day fofdsy astil
the same be completed. a which time and
place all FArties are required u attend.
- IS sass 1iazsc JAMES D. FAThaN,
Jan. r.. 1870. Cbmmissfonfr.
Printers Zee Sif.
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I-7Llc sALEs.-We refer the reader 10 TIC
.E-., 'vs advertised in It's FStE PRrsS.-
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THURSDAY.

In the Senate, Mr.. Sherman, from heinancC
committee, reported the funding bill, which he
said was intended to prevent contraction, and
provides that there shall be no initiation.
In the House the bill to admit Mississippi
into the Union was passcd-year l24, nays Sc
II imposes The same terms as the bill admitting
Virginia, a bill making appropriations Tor
deficiencies in certain bureaus Of the Navy Do
partment was reported. This bill is intended
to prevent the discharge Of workingmen in the
several navy-yards 1t was amended so as to
appropriate the sum of $4,000, 900, and then
passed.
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Commissioners Notice.

JNo. II. Campbell & wife, P!a.r'et.
~.
NANCY ATwELL, 1t ale, Defendants,
~ cH.fNCEKY
De.rea II Noyenber Tenn. ice
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: DISSOLUTION.

rJNHE firm of Walton Craighill, Real Estate
Agents, Is this DAY, dissolved by mutual con
sent All the old business Of the firm will be set
lied by s. Walton.
Feb. ], 1870. WALTON d. CRAIGHlLL.
Tie business win &c continued By z.,.s.
Wy Tisfn 3, WALTON.
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B. B D. !.
1 B'pegy B 'HrB'''Fns

: BOGGS' GERh4Nf0NlUbifIEn 5are dai'y
growing in fHvor. We would especially call the
sttention of 0rsccrs, Liquor Dealers nd Druggists
to them. Asthey are made OF the purest liquors,
beipg favored with vegetable tonics and made I'M
der the direct supervision Of regular
- GRADuATEINM MEDICINE
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EXCELLENT MULES,
Three young and very heavy;
Four Excellent Young Horses.

Four Excellent Young Horses.
Two Of them Mares, work any where when hitchedi
One Boar, FIVE Bread Sows;
A lot Of Shoats-ohester white;
Ewes with Lambs BY their side
AFINE LOT OF HAY;
SEVENTY-FIyE BARRELS OF CORN;
An excellent Rockaway Carriage :.
Buckets, Half-bnshel Measures,
Breast, Fifth, Draw and Log Chains;
4 complete set Of Hay Hosting Apparatts- -
Rope near 100 feet-i inch thick
Two Corn Droppers, Scythes and Snsthcs;
Five Improved Corn Cutters;
A lot Of Carpenter foolss
A lot of Grain Cradles, hatteeks and Area;
Two complete Separator Thresbing Machines,
and other articles too numerous 70 mention.
TERMS OF SALE:-On all sums under $40,
Cash sumo Of and above SIC credit Of 10 months
notes with good security, bearing interest from
day Of sale. If paid at maturity the interest will
be RENTED Corn and Hogs, cash.
y re- No property 10 be removed until the terms
Of SIC be complied with. 80
''sa' HENRY ROHRER.
IN PofFERFlvtp, Auctiopccr.
Jsnrsry "a, 1870.
gro. U. ICRSER,s Tsuily sndE,tts Fcur,
III rer 80 NJ $500. " 1-kt
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WEDNESDAY,

In the Senate, the bill TO provide national
currency Of coin notes and to equalize the dis
tribution Of circulating notes was taken up,
amended so as to make the amount Of addition
circulation to be issued S45,OOO.OOO, and the
amount to be Withdrawn from States in excess
from thirteen to twenty million, and passed.
In the House the hill spproprating $4,000
for the relief of the poor Of the District of Col
umbia was considered, and an amendment
adopted directing the Secretary of War to issue
rations to the poor Of Washington and George
town until otherwise directed by the President.
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WV. a. CH,iPLlSE, Ciest
, u, FArMAS, Deputy Clerk. 1t

The parties in the above cases are hereby no.
tilted aud required 10 appear before ne. 81 ny
office in Cbarlestown. jefferson County. Mcst
Vrginin. on the 23d day Of RcbrarySncS'
with their vouchers, o. other eyideuccIiE order
that may execute the above iecrces.
EDWARD T.. C0OKR.
Special Commissioner for tic purpote.
Charlestown. January "a, 1870 Il.
Printers fee 800
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-02-07

Sudden Departure:
CAD news to the friends Of OLD NIX. ChfDit
S-who departed from No. "a January is.; lo.o,
We will not be able to extend further indulgence
70 ,n,--ercept those who have paid their bills
promptly. Ii requires money to conduct 6ssinssf.
Jan. II, 1870. TRUSSELL Lucas
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Ann (. GILME2, -
EXTRACT PROM Drtnsk

Edward r. Coke having a: cJmnd',or-
or made oil the reports IN these causes ami ito
parties agreeing that cis not able TO complete
tho report in Pursuance Of ;bc deere inhdc IN
these causes at tho term Of the Clrtnit CourI.
by consent these caESes are rccEiimh,ed i'
ssid Z. T.. caakc. with -dipei.s-is ie ssesIiGin
aud report The condition VI the fGgd uUdtr tie
control OF the Court, showing IN whose lards
they are, AID .wl9,is crJitleliu III samc, St.
ting all such Dat.ers inrgyed IN SAID accoun'
| specially rs may be d,cniei pertinent " his
I self, or he required Joy the paTtics alll s'.l
! Special Commissioned 5huthdrized ,o,Gits u9-
iice to,the parties by Fublicmionrin tic Eia-
GISIA FRRE PEHss II Chariesiowny
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Exreacr rEoN Dtchga. =

"On consideration whereof 4 IA Sriere3 tn.
these ca,i.c. be rccnrnuiiteU 10 Sperral Con-.
missioner Cooke with iusiruciions 70 rcform
and correct all errors II The reports heretofore
made 10 these causes Of thu account u Henry
Berry ~ Admir- Of John Baker with the die.
tributes and in hisaccount as sPrciak Con-
missioner with tie distributes Of JOHN Bakcr
according TO the evidence, agd rcpNt4o To
Court, with any matter specially stated, deem
ell pertinent w himself or whiclf nay 30 20.
quired by tie parties to be 80 stated --
Aud the said Special Commissioaer il az
thorigcd to give notice to the partiea ~ publ
cation in the "rIR0IxrA FREF Pass At
Charlcstown, once week for four succ0ssyo
weeks" 4 Copy Tes,e-
wv lH.prfNr Cf.rl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-22

sTCairo, III, has abolished corporal punish
nient IN her schools.
sVEngland steps into the front ranl, of the
keiOTmerS by abolishing imprisonment for debt.
~ Beecher and rockingham are liable to a
fine of 80 FOR not reporting the Richardson g.
FsrlaHd marriage.
~Arranyements are being made for a grand
excursion sroun nd the world, which will only cost
about SEQ in gold.
1rThe Society for the promotion of Domestic
Industry Is q Rhode Island institution.
VThe origin of s.Sho Fly'' is still in doubt.
The >tevedores OF Nassau. y. p, ar the latest
claimants OF the authorship.
" Bronchitis and quarrel with her waiting
maid prevented Carlotta Patti from filling an
engagement recently in Cincinnati.
a~Father Hyaeinthe is reported engaged on
an essay entitled''The Role OF Religion IN Demo-
cratic SOcietics.'
sTOne hundred and fifty babies have been
tUruDd IN the little basket crib at the door OF
the New Aork Founding Asylum since the 10th
al last November.
committed suicide, broke several nails from the
vail bY his weight, and was finally forced 10
lang himself to a strong hook only three feet
from the ground.
cause the Supreme Court of that State has de-
Cided that marriages performed there during
The war are null and void.
bTThe "Belle Gabrille" hat, the latest paris
conception, Is high. and is made of green, blue
blue or black velvet, with feathers on one "a.
TO match. fastened under rose.
- A cake of ice was swung across the Kene-
bee river at W aterviIle, Me-, last week. in order
Va make passage across the river by teams, as
There l. No bridge ROW at Watervile.
ga store TO accommodate Chinese has been
OP.ned at Council Bluffs, Iowa. The stock con-
candy, salt shrimps hre-crackers, chop-sticks
'"'S-paPer ioss-stieks, sc,
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EVENING STAR.
LATE KILOGRAMS. &c.

Joint resolutions have been introduced in the
lower house Of the Kansas Legislature. and re-
Trrred 20 a special committee, asking Senators
to>s aud fomerOy and Representative Clarke
u resign, "a their Influence has been impaired
ty circumstances growing out Of the late i'm
reac hnent trial, and . disposition for lavish ex-
renditGreS on the part of one of them.
John W. Collins and John DOnOhoe, charged
with detTauding she Boston treasury, have been
brought before the municipal court Of that CITY,
and, waving examination. were held to bail. II
- Sild mar all bat 20 Of the missing gold has
Teen recovered
Information received here from Northern Ala
lama states that the murterers OF Granville and
" Imam Pillow publicly announced their crime
come Gays ago. and left the country. Family
HonE!e appears 70 have been the cause of the
murder
= I-Iiat. Enoztv. one Of the parties arrested in
New orb fOf ged concern in defrauding the
'''yernnent OF tax amounting to over S5oj,OoO
a. liquors IN Bankers establishment i'm IS,h
street. has been he III % bail in - eco
Another OF the COn;OuTie, Passar ami Anpele
sugar fraTd eases vas decided I'm New Orleans
"n "wednesday afternooa, the jury returning a
verdict tor the Cove nment. One thousand
eases Of sugar were IL ,Olyed.
The examination % Eettman clerk at the
Fourth National Bank. New York charged
with 6cirauding the bank by forged check
md fai~e entries, was opened Yesterday with
tne evidence OF the cashier.
Judge CardOzO, IN New York, yesterday de-
med The motion to yacate the order transfer
ffUg the suit OF G.. r. Train against the Union
Pacific -ailrOad 10 the United States Court.
General Augur has received official informa-
ton that the Pawnee Killers band were en-
~ seu IN the massacre of Bucks surveying
iaTty ou the Republican last summer.
oakley, the defaulting cashier of the Mer-
chants National Bank of Few York, was yes-
trr'iay committed TO Ludlow street Jail, in de-
fault of SIJo,6O bail.
The Friends executive committee has been
IN consultation for three DAYS at PhiladeIphia
with Superintendent Hoage, who left last night
iOT Washington.
VIM. kriel, the wife murderer, OF Louisville,
kentucky. was executed i'm that CITY yester-
day. in the presence Of several hundred specta-
tons.
Tom Allen declines Joe CObarn's challenge
10 night Tor 5000 TO $1,000 until after his
tAllcnsi contest with Jem Mace, in July next.
over forty miles OF tn Commercial aud Rail-
wcre demolished By the recent storm.
AwOIaan and three children were burned to
death Ia a house at West Point, Prince Edwards
Island. ON the 10th inst.
Prince Edwards Island has not accepted
terms ofeonfederatSn with the Dominion Con-
There j. a general strike among the coal
wincrs on the Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw Rail-
road.
FIeGc1ick Neve committed suicide at Boston
al night on account of i'll health.
The Fifteenth Amendment still hangs fire in
the California Legislature.
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PROPOSALS FOR WARD PAVING.


OfEos II S'p,1tHfenS,af and Iaspscfor Of Sscsrs.I
tdTTtdsstcGyS, f0O,icdgs, asd NctO BHtf1fH<S.>
WASHINGTON, II. Jsnaary Is. 1870.
Sealed PRO po~al- will Doe received I'd the Mayors
Offlce. CITY Hall. until II O'Clock M. on tn fss-
nAf the 9th instant, for paving, curbng. Ac.. for
the year comm ncing April 4, ls7e, for the several
wards Of the cits contractor 20 have be intr
e-ted silently OF otherwise, in more than ward
specilC ations may be seen az this on every day,
from a. m. 10 O'Clock y. m.
In measuring crossings fagways, SC, only the
width Of the fiagstones will be taken into account
and the portion OF crossings payed with cbbe stones
Will be paid for as cObble stone pavement
No bid will be received which does not include an
Offer Tor each separate item az work and material
The Law requires that the for the
work shall be practical PAYERS.
The name OF each party interested In the contract
must be inserted an full In the bid.
zach bid must he accompanied by the written
guarantee OF responsible party (knOwn be suchD
that accepted the bidder will accept the contract
IN due form, and perform the work in accordance
Herewith, the suficiency oi the security TO be
tilted by the Tax Clerk.
The guarantee must be in substance a. follows:
cepied by the Mayor that the bidder will enter into
cording TO the requirements thereof.
(Signed) Al
All assessments tor the above viii be made in as
cordance with the laws.
No bids will be considered unless they be in strict
conformity with this advertisement, and the Mayor
reserves the right TO reject all bids desmet
by him necessary TO protect the ntsre.ts o the Cor
poration. CHAS. II. BLISS,
lsff superintendent OF Sewers, &C.
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iNTE2EsTIN& FOREIGN NEWS BY
CABLE.
The strike AT Ia CreuzOt-Excitemen
ian fTance-1rOubie i'm Spain-The
EeuE.enicaI Council. dc.

\ despatch from Paris at midnight last night
says: IL = now thought that the strike at La
IreuZ0t will not endanger the peace of France
There are some hopes that an accommodation
VIII be reached to-day. a force of 1000 infan-
ny AM go cavalry have already arrived there.
'ne of the editors of the Marseiflaise who is al
eyed to have helped To torment the disorder
taS been arrested The strike is making a pro-
found sensation throughout the country, on ac-
count "a the large number of workmen engaged
ia H. IL = feared by the government that the
example the strikers have set will he followed
elsewhere. And this is not all. IL is supposed
the strike was brought about by revolutionary
agent. and this idea il strengthening from the
TACT that their number is increasing and their
demands becoming more and more unreasonable.
la CrcuZOt L. one of the largest IRON manufacture
ing tOSns Of Europe, and the detection of work
men entails heavy loss, which Is Increasing
The primary cau-e OF the strike was a change in
IN" general direction OF affairs there, to winch
the wOTkmen objected. They petitioned for the
felfs>tatement of the old direction, which w as
refused. DREADFUL accident, the nature of
which has not yet TRANSFERRED, occurred there
Thursday, whereby several of the miners lost
then lives. This has had "a tendency to increase
tHe excitement. The semi-officIaI journals OF
Par, state that the troubles have been greatly
increased Icy the distribution OF extreme radical
-'grnalS among the wOrknen. NJ. Schneider
President OF the Senate. and one OF the largest
rrorrietors OF the works at La Creuzot, has ar
rived there.
The Spanish Prime Minister, Rivero. created
-eH>atOn in the COrtes YESTERDAY. The stu
dents oI Madrid having made a revolutionary
demonstration, he declared that he would arrest
them, and made an angry declaration that the
country would see that he was not to be trified
with.
The prosecution and persecution of the Re-
publican journals in France still continues. The
editor oi the RefOrme have been sentenced to
imprisonment for six months. 1t is thought that
kOche;Crt Will merely be sentenced TO a fine of
one thousand francs.
The German l. shops at the Ecumenical Coun-
CIl have resolved 70 absent themselves If the
number 81 members IN the diocese which they
rCpreSe'3t are not FTOpOrtiOned to their votes in
the Council. This decision has created much
excitement.
SIR George Francis Seymour, Admiral OF the
feet. and for a long time stationed in American
waters, died in London yesterday, aged eighty
three years.
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.-"TION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.


Pr COOPER 4 LATIMER, ASetisnser,,
- fS1ccessors to j. @. Mcclure - WIZ ,,.S :.
southwest corner OF Pennsylvania A. A1ss ~
ChANCERYSALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
hhNNhhL ESTATE IMMEDIATELY EAST or
PPtSSEMSsfLSANLA AVENUE, TO TAKE
fI1NCE On THURSDAY, FEBRUARY I'D,
- By virtue Of a decree passed By the Sapreme
III: court Of the District Of Columbia. sitting ia
Fanny, on the 18th day of January, $50, in
esuse number llfSon the Equity ssde Of said Court
wherein Margaret Fitzgerald ct al, are plaintiffs,
am James " Fitzgerald ct al, are defendants.
rHu sss at public suction, on the premises on
cieck p m all that piece parcel OF land situated
0.et IN the city Of Washington, all tba, piece or
plan OF said city as lot numbered s. in reservation
Terms Of sale: Eight thousand dollars cash, and
oaIanee IN three equal instruments az g. O. and rs
months after the day Of sale. with interest for which
tse Purcl sser shal give his promisssry notes, So.
cured to d. satisfaction. All stamps and conveyan.
ING ing az cost OF purchaser. 500 cash required at
ume el sale IL the terms Of sale are NOT Compiled
Win IN days after sale the property will be resold
AZ FISK and cost OF defaulting purchaser
JOS. III. BRADLEY, Trustee
COOPER LATIMER, Aucts
JaI9'5taw6ds IRep.l
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TIKI STORY Of another terrible murder Is told
- The Cologne Gazette. A country glrl i'm
>vir.mm. in the Government of PoSen, had
received her inheritance of 800 thaIers from the
authorities. and on her return home She spent
the Eight in a village; having no acquaintance
there she tOoS refuge at the house of the village
Justice. 20 whom. in virtue of his position. she
gave her whole confidence, and informed him
81 the Oi,'cct Of her journey. He was ready 10
take her in, and advised her 20 90 10 bed with
MS wife. When all were in a deep sleep, the
SOvetcuS host got up. went into the garden. and
GUg a hole there He then took sharp knife
went 10 the bed where the women were sleeping
and cut the throat of the person living furthest
fI0m the wall. took up his victim and buried
her in the garden. When lie came back he
touud the bed empty. He had muTdered his
Vgnv.fc instead OF the stranger. The wifi. Law
~iCse Z" the wall during the evening, but had
afterwards moved 10 the outer side of the bed.
The girl had got out the bed after the murder,
aud fastened away with her money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-22

~ CONSOLIDATION or CUMBERLAND Coal
ConrANIEs-The directors Of the Cumberland
,"ai company and the directors of the CONSOLE
cation Coal Company met in New York city, on
THURSDAY, to confirm the terms Of consolidation
VIII ch had been agreed upon by the committees
of the two companies. The N. Y. Post says,
1.-The share capital of each of these companies
is $500 900. Each company putt 20 the com
mon stock all its property (railroad, Sc.) and
privileges, with the exception Of iron furnaces
Of each. The consolidation will go into effect
on March LIST, 1870. Negotiations are now pend
ing with the Borden Mining Company. the
American Coal Company and Hampshire and
Baltimore Coal Company, looking % cOnsoiida-
ton of interests with the Cumberland and the
Consultations