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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-29
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,imore merchants sgainst whom the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Company dIscrim-
mated as well as against the Georges Creek
merchants, in the refusal to reduce freight
from Baltimore to Piedmont, are beginning
to realize the loss sustained by the transfer
of their most valuable trade to Philadelphia.
Bills for last week to the extent of $50,0OO
were purchased in the latter city, which,
for one week, is sad beginning of the
unwise and illiberal policy Of the Railroad
COMPREHENSIVE because ii admits COM
petition it might have escaped llilbcral,
because it could have afforded a. much for
Piedmont and Georges Creek as for
Cumberland.
This action, however is entirely in har-
momv with the previous policy ofthe Com
pany toward the Georges Creek section,
VITO extort all the profits possible out
of it, and in return show no tavors.
Since the above was written We learn from
the Ne7cs That President GARRETT VIII
make a statement, which will probably ap-
pear today, in which it is determined no
reduction will he made from present freight
rates to Piedmont, but thai Georges Creek
merchants may avail themselves OF the low
IA ties to Cumberland by shipment thence
over the Cumberland and Pennsylvania
Railroad. An arrangement with the latlcr
road will enable them TO obtain trcl%llts as
cheapy as ria the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Several items in the synopsis before lis
may be questioned, such as the habit OF
buving dry goods in Philadelphia and the
equal cost Of freight
After all, this last turn of The "Gcorgcs
Creek freight question is roundabout
conc; sson to the just demand OF the mef-
chants, to which the Company was forced
after putting on an air of indifference TO and
intolerance ofthcir request. The merchants
certainly deserve great credit for the deter
mination which has marked their Judiclous
proceedings in this matter
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Highway Robbery in Richie.

To the Editors Of the Intelligencer: g
On last Wednesday, the Cd inst, Mr..
Robert II. Rogers, a uterchant ot Smitn'
vile, this county, was robbed OF $S,OoO'
The particulars, as we learned them, are
as follows: Mr.. Rogers started from
home on the day above specified, with the
intention Of visiting your city and laying
IN a new stock OF gUods, and had In his
possession $8O60. AS he was traversing
a yery lonely part OF tho road between
Smit6yille and the Richie mines, two
men stepped out Of the brush into the
road so suddenly that, they scared bis
horse, which whirle'! in the road with
MIN, but was instantly caught by two 9TH
er ruHlans who appeared in the road be-
hind him. One OF the robbers pre-
sented revolver at Mr.. Rogers
head and demanded that he at once sur
render his revolver, which he did. They
then demanded his money or his life. He
feeling moro willing TO part with the
IOrmer, drew pocket book from his
pocket, containing $50, and gave them,
but they knew too well the amount he
had and demanded the remainder. The
thieves supposing, correctly, that he had
The balance oi his money III his saddle.
pockets, took knife and cut them open,
and there found the money, Mr.. X. had
it, (the $3,OO0J wrapped up In a piece Of
paper, and In silk handkerchief, stored
away in his saddle.poCkets. The thieves,
as soon as they procured the money
started 10 leave, and commanded
Mr. r to sit there on bis
horse three hours, but as soon as the
scoundrels disappeared in the brush, he
rode for home at full speed. he then
raised band of men and started in pur.
suit Of the robbers.
The thieves were blacked, but Mr.
Rogers has pretty good idea who they
were. They knew all about him, and II
is thought that they were either some OF
his neighbors, or were band Of robbers
regularly organized, and the news Of Mr..
RS departure communicated to them BY
some Of his neighbors. The desperadoes
should be hung up without law or gospel,
whenever caught. Mr.. Rogers also lost
one silver and one gold watch; the value
we did not learn. ..
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BY TELEcRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
Exclusively to the Intelli gencer.
(By the Wcstorn Union Line
Once Northwest cor. Of Main and Monroe stsl
The Wreck Of the Atlantic.
Down Among the Dead.

NEW York, April 9.-A newspaper
correspondent who went down into the
wreck Of the Atlantic yesterday, says
that the hull Of the vessel Is broken In
several places, and that the cargo had
broken out, with the bodies Of dead men
and women iammed among the cases
and crates. Limbs arc strewn around,
broken from the bodies by tho continual
action OF the water. At the companion
way OF the steerage, there are q hundred
or more bodies lying In a confused
heap; some arc dressed but many are
half nude. Children were cllngtng 10
mothers and husbands clasping their
wives. At the companion way Of the
steCrage, the male passengers, bodies oi
old men and young werG together on the
stairs with distending nOstrils, gaping
mouths and staring CLASSY eyes. giving
some idea Of their horrible death in strug.
Cling 10 gain the deck. In the sleeping
departments there were number Of
bodies OF men with bed clothing streWn
among them. Broken stsnchions and
Jagged, splintered wood had torn the
tiesh from the faces Of many, others were
bruised and battered about their heads,
which were red and bloody, contrasting
horribly with the features OF others.
THE INvEsTIGATIoN AT HALIFAX.
HALIFAX, April S.-Mr. Patterson, the
fourth engineer, who had charge Of the
engine ut the time Of the disaster. testified
to-day that the lowest pressure during the
night of the disaster was SO pounds, which
was between 10 and 8 o'clock. This in
creased, and there was 80 pounds Of pres.
sure on the guage OF the time she struck.
The remainder Of his testimony gives the
details OF what he did after the ship struck.
He testified to seeing the engines reversed,
the steam shut of and the safety valves
opened. SO
Mr.. Brady, the third officer, was re-
called and testified TO having received a
masters certificate, and had been in CON-
mand OF the steamer sailing out OF Liver
pool. He said the greatest speed OF the
Atlantic under steam and sail was thir-
teen knots an hour. ..,,
Captain Mulligan, Of the steamer Car.
lotta, which runs between Portland and
Halifax, testified that he arrived at Hal
ilax the night before the disaster to the
Atlantic. In the early part Of the night
the weather was thick, but subsequently,
became clearer, and he could see lights as
entered the harbor. He considers Sam
bro Light as q treacherods one. AS to
distance, csn see 1t twelve miles on clear
nights. Always remains In the pilot
house after sighting Sambro Light, till
reaches Halifax. Adjourned until Tues
daV,
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Accident TO a Coal Fleet.

MEMPHIs, April S.-About half past 0
o'clock this morning, 8 heavily laden
model barge in a sinking condition, which
had broken loose from some tow, came
down, striking Brown s. Jones coal
fleet, moored of Poplar street, breaking
four loaded flats and one empty one loose
and nearly capsizing the tug U. N. Jones.
One coal flat struck the Andy Baum, and
was made fast. Another struck the Julia,
lying at the elevator, tearing her cook
house; this one was also caught. The
others were carried down the river by
the barge. Tho transfer boat McNutt
has gone in pursuit. The barge was
marked, shippers Line" and 1t Is bc'
lleVed that some towboat has met with
an accident above.
CINCINNATI, April S.-The model
barge which came down this afternoon
belonged to the Falls Pilot Officers. The
St. Joseph reports her lylug above the
Hen and Chickens, pumping out her re:
naming barges. The McNutt recovered
the coal boats carried away by the barge
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President Grant returned to Wash.
iugton last night. 100.
"A heavy snow storm was reported
yesterday afternoon IN Iowa and Kansas.
"A Chicago committee raised 81 1000
for the Atlantic survivors who arrived
there yesterday.
The Steamship Celtic City, OF Paris,
from New York, has arrived at Queens.
town.
Rev. Charles II. Spurgeon has been
offered $4,000 to deliver fiity lectures in
tho United States.
Tho Office of the AtlaEapaS Register
at Franklin, Louisiana, u Kellogg paper,
was entered and the type pied Monday
night.
-AIiscajoiT, the Russian political MUIR
derer, condemned to twenty years exile
with hard labor, shot himself on his way
to Siberia.
John Savage, late cashier Ot the
L,echmere, Massachusetts National Bank,
has pleaded guilty 10 embezzllng funds ol
the bank and will be sentenced in May,
-Wm. Lcillugwell, the noted criminal
lawyer Of Lyons, Iowa, has been EN-.
ployed as counsel for Edward s. Stokes
and has gone 10 New York.
-Thieving bands of Indians are nu-
merous In the western portion Of Nebras
ka, and several raids for horses have been
made within the last few days.
The JaQues will case at Worcester
Mass, has been compromised in way
that Is satisfactory to the city. By this
means the city comes in possession Of q
quarter Of a million dolIGrs, leGt BY the
late Geo. Jaques for q hospital.
AT Louisville, last evening, the uppel
tloor Of Patterson, BiggB s. Cos bonded
warehouse gavo way yesterday evening
beneath the weight Of whisky, crushing
down 10 the second floor, but stopped a
the lower story. A number Of 6arrell
were crushed.
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WASHINGTON.

WAsHNaToN, April s.-The Treasury
Department has commenced paying the
cotton claims fled under the act OF May
10, 1872. Over 1900 claims have been
presented, covering 50, 100000. Hall OF
them will be rejected on account ofinsut-
tlcient proof Some $16,0OOOOO OF the
cotton fund remain in the Treasury. The
claims being paid arc for cotton seized BY
the government agents alter June ~,
1865. The legal tenders outstanding
amount to 1858 ,S94 600.
Senator Sumner rides out daily, and
when within q couple Of squares OF his
residence, leaves his carriage and walks
home. This exercise, light as It is, tires
him considerably since his relapse ten
days ago. His physician has returned to
the su6.cutaneous injection Of morphine
every other day, with the hope that this
course Of treatment will prevent q recur-
renee Of the intense pain which he has
recently suffered at times In the region Of
the spinal column. "a "a
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American Seamen in QuOd at
Havana

NEW York, April s.-Thrce sailors
who deserted the American bark Union at
Santiago De Cuba, were picked up by q
Spanish steamer and brought back to San
tiago and delivered to the Spanish author
ilies for trial, on suspicion that they were
endeavoring to join the insurrectiOnists.
Consul Young demanded the right to be
present at their examination by the court
martial, claiming that they were Ameri-
can seamen. The Spanish officials denied
the right of the Consul to be present,
whereupon be entered protest against
the proceedings. Tho Captain General
Senta a telegram saying that the Consul
had no right 70 be present. Gen. Torbert,
Consul General at Havana, has instructed
Consul Young not to withdraw his pro-
teal, and 10 insist upon being present at
the trial
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Railroad Progress In the SOuthWeSt
a .sTexas sheep for New York.

PARSONS, KAs., April s.-A contract
has Just been completed to transport from
Texas, by tho Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Railroad, over 100 car loads, or some
100000 sheep for the New York market.
This Is new feature In the Texas trade.
Thirty.one and one half miles Of IRON are
now laid on the extension OF the Mis-
souri, Kansas & Texas Railroad from
Sedalia, leaving only cit miles to com;
plete the line. Through trains will run
from Chicago and st. Louis to Texas by
the 1st Of May. New lines Of railroads
will soon be commenced in Texas and
Kansas, and a rapid movement will be
made outward and westward In tho lat
ter States.
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ChlId Muracr Confessed. !.

DuBUQUR, April s.-Ursul9 spaugler,
who with her consIn, VIM, Riley, was
arrested at Nassau, Iowa, on Sunday last
for the murder OF their illegimate child,
has made full confession. She says
Riley drowned the child OF Cedar Falls
on Friday last. Both the unnatural pa
rents have been committed 70 iGil In deT
fault Of bail.
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ST. LOUIS.
The Projected Railway Down the
River,

The Pf01eSIed halfway down Ine
River.
ST, LOUIS, April S.-A meeting of per.
SONS interested in the projected line Oi
railway from here along the western bank
Of the Mississippi river to points opposite
Columbus and Hickman, Kentucky, and
thence ultimately TO Now Orleans, was
held last night and attended by prominent
representatives OF all the river counties Of
this State through which the road will
run. Articles of incorporation were adopt.
ed and Board Of Directors elected, In.
cluding Mayor Brown, George r. Taylor,
D. r. Samison, Charles P. Choteau and
A. Vale OF St. Louis, and one from each
Of the counties n tho line Of the road.
The name of the road IL to be the Great
Southern Railroad and the capital five
millions; length one hundred and sixty
miles. Four hundred shares Of stock
were subscribed on the spot and assur-
ances given that all the counties interest
cd would contribute literally. Great in
terest Is manifested In the enterprise, and
there is not the least doubt that the road
will be speedily built.
AFFRAY AT RoLI,A.
Peter Blow, nephew Of Hon. Henry T.
Blow, late United States Munster 10 Bra.
I'll, was shot three times and severly
wounded at the School Of Mines in Rolla,
Missouri, yesterday, by John W. MCCow.
an. Both young men are students at the
School Of Mines and the affair grew out
OF an alteration about the taking OF q gun
from the armory Of the school, OF which
young Blow had charge.
HAIR STOLEN.
The hair store Of Mr.. Elias, under the
Southern Hotel, was burglarized some
time yesterday night, Of about $1,000
worth of unmanufactured human hair.
The Democrats oil Keokuk, Iowa, elect.
ed their mayor yesterday.
A heavy rain storm has prevailed here
since Sunday night, and much rain has
fallen throughout the State. Heavy snow
has fallen In various parts OF Kansas, and
the river here has risen over six feet since
Saturday and accounts from the interior
state all the small streams are much
swollen.
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CoNNECTfCUT ELECTION.
Governor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ditto.

NON9lu0A DGuAONldSAS-A
HARTFORD, April S.-.Ingersoll, 8. for Gov.
ernor, has a majority in the State OF
9,6lO over the other candidates. The
Senate stand, II Republicans to 10 Dem.
ocrats. 1t is supposed the Democrats
will have a majority 10 in the Lower
House. r--.-,..-.. b.. r
Returns rom every town IA the State
give Haven Republican $4,000; IngerSoll
Democratic $4,000; Smith Temperance
2O0l; Ingersoll mljOrity 5000. In the
first Congressional district, Gon. HawleY
Republican is reelected by / ,3S9 majority.
In 2nd district Kellogg, Republican Is re.
elected by 6S7 majority. In Srd district
Slarkweather, Republican is reelected by
1921 majority. In 4th district Barnum,
Democratic is elected by LAO majority,
The Republicans have majority oi one
In the State SenGte, and the Democrats q
majority Of from 19 to 1s in the House.
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PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April S.-Andrew
Higgins, a boatmau, while placing stolen
iron under the KnickerbOcker ice compa-
uy's pier, this morning, was caught by the
shatting and killed.
The United States Senate Special Com
mittec appointed to investigate the diff
culties between the Postof1Ce Department
and Railroad Companies, met in the 9th
Avenue Hotel, this afternoon, Isaac
Hinckley Of the Philadelphia, Whining
ton s. Baltimore Railroad, appeared In
behalf Of the Railroads, addressed the
Committee, using arguments previously
advanced by the Companies.
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CHICAGO.
Accident to q GymnaStssMy MysteTOuS
Disappearance.

Disappearance
CHICAGO, April 8-While the Leon
Bros, gymnastics were performing their
double trapese act, at the Nixon Amphi.
thcater, lust evening tho younger one
slipped and fell heavily 10 tho ground, o
distance Of some 20 feet, striking on his
face and right side and fracturing his
right thigh near the hip. He Is probably
disabled for life.
Geo. q. Grain, who has been in busi-
mess here as a railroad supply agent, and
who appears also 10 have advertised him.
self by means Of irregular letters to var
iouS railroad companies as President Of
the Memphis s Raleigh Railroad Com
pany, requesting passes for himself and
other officers Is reported TO have mys-
teriously disappeared, leaving some 49,
600 Of unpaid bills behind him.
Accounts from the interior Of the State
say the recent rain storms have been tho
heaviest experienced for years. The low
lands were covered with water and all
the streame are 0verhowed. Considerably
damage unprecedented in some localities
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COUNCIL sat till nearly midnight last
night, though the business transacted
could all have been done in an hours
earnest work. The exquisite and elabor.
ate dlsqulsitlons on the precise point at
which hairs shall be split and on all the
mlnutia OF ash piles, cutters, curbs, sew
ers, ETC., may be immensely entertaining
to the eloquent gentlemen who indulge
them, but they soon clear the lobby and
bore the unfortunate reporters to the last
limit OF endurance. An hour on the rack
would be heavenly compared with tho
torture of three hours session Of COun-
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Fionda In Enstern PennsIlyania.

PHILADELPHIA, April 8.-The floods
have caused rapid rise in the Delaware
and Susquehanna rivers, and great de.
struction to property Is spprOhended.
The Chensng0 is also very high, and
many dwellings are surrounded. Trains
on the Utica, Chenango & SusQuehanna
railroad are stopped.
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PrTTsDuRaH, April s.-River declining
RraduNlly; II feet 2 inches Of water In the
channel. Weather clear and warm.
ST. LOUIS, April SIT has been rain
ing all day, but tonight there Is a pros
pect Of clearing weather.
CINCINNATI, April 9.-RiVer 90 feet
and falling. Weather warm, cloudy and
threatening.
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TIE postmistress at Villa Ridge, Ill.,
has resigned In order to got married. In
her letter of resignation that she sent 10
the Postmaster General, she remarked
that she would rather have one man
where she could lay her hands on him
when she wanted him than to be hand,
ling mail bags irregularly on small
0nlaFv
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The storm centre in the Ohio Valley
will probably move Wednesday over the
Middle States TO the Southern New Eng
land. For Wednesday in the South At
isntic States, cloudy and rainy weather.
For the Middle States, eastcrly winds
increasing to brisk, with rain.
For New England, increasing north
east winds, threatening and rainy
weather, For lover lakes, northeast
winds, backing TO northwest, with rain
or snow. For the upper lakes, northerly
winds with cloudy weather. Cautionary
signals continue at Mobile, New Orleans
Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand Haven, De-
troIt, Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, and or
derCd for Rochester, Oswego, New York
Baltimore, Cape May, Norfolk, Whining
ton, Charleston and Savannah.
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WIfe Murder al Fns,op, Pa,

EAsToN, Pa, April s.-A Mrs. Grouse
has been murdered by her husband in
Smithtown suburbs at this place. Grouse
was Arr00!ed. He had been drinking hard, ,
and coming home brutally beat his wife,
Grouse's father interiered aud was him.
self severely cut and beaten, Mrs. Grouse
remained insenslble until death.
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PROMINENT ladies Of st. Louis are pro-
testing against the continuance OF tho So
Cial evil law now In force In that city.
Mayor Brown thinks they are disposed to
conflne their discussion to one side OF the
question, and do not listen 10 what Is to
be said on tho other aide.
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MIR. A. T. STEWART, OF New York, dur.
ing the past two weeks has not lett his
bed. The nature Of his disease Is kept q
secret, though it Is thought 70 be Brights
disease of the kidneys, Saturday his con-
dition was critical.
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, April S.-The Anchor line
steamship India, from Glasgow Tor New
York, is ashore in Clyde, Oft the mouth Of
the river. ,..
The Prince oil Wales was to-day install.
ed Grand Commander OF the Order ol
Knight TemplRrs.
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Heavy Rains Throughout the West
..GTeat Flood In the Mississippi
and Its Tributaries AppTehendeds

SauIGhk lOOO Az kAO AA4uoAO0AFFA
and Its Tributaries Apprehended.
ST. LOUIS, April S.-After almost con-
slant and at times heavy rains since Sun.
day evening, there IS now prospect Of
clearing weather. The rain has been
general throughout the West and high
water in all the rivers Is anticipated. The
Mississippi al this point has risen nearly
ten Ieet since last Saturday and to'dayhas
swelled at the rate Of three inches per
hour. The rise was so rapid last night
that large amount Of freighton the levee,
including grain, flour, sugar, pork, bulk
meats and miscellaneous merchandise was
submerged, and although q large force
of laborers have been diligently employed
all day endeavoring to save the property,
much of it will be lost. Five empty
barges belonging to Brown Of Pittsburgh,
were swept away from South St. Louis
last night, and two coal barges which
broke loose from the same point above,
came down to-day, and lodged against
one Of the bridge piers. Accounts from
the interior Of this and other States say
that all the tributaries Of the upper rivers
are pouring out great volumes Of water,
and q general ireshet Is feared. The IL
linois river particularly, is expected to
overflow its banks, and the people living
In the bottoms are driving their live
stock to tho bluffs, and removing their
portable property to places Of greater Sc
Curity. At Hannibal, tho Mississippi
rose II feet in 10 hours, and at other
points similar rise has taken place. 1t
d feared that there will be gret destruc:
ton Of property all along the western and
northern;riyers.
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GkeQntelEiqRtteer:

HIGHWAY RonBERY.-A Ritchie coun'
~ correspondent this morning gives an
account OF daring and successful high
way robbery in that county, q merchant
lust starting Tor this city being wAylatd
and robbed by four rufIlans of $S,O5O. It
r.ads like the times of Dick Turpin. 1t
il to be hoped the villains will be over
hauled.
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IA Glide on tho Erie railroad near
MonSguHS, Saturday last, DISTRACTED one
track and buried freight train. At six
o'clock last evening another slide COM
p,etely blocked the road.
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ZANEsvILLE, O., complains Of water.
works ring, which has drawn 100000,
but no water.
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weather Report.
PRNRARILTTIRl.

Wan DEPAnFAHNF,
OYPIoR OF RHH UuIIP SIgHAL OEFIoHA.
WARRINGTON, D. O., April B.-1:se r. \.