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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12

The other day one of the London pa
III Virginia, preached II long and clo-
qlcnt sermon upon the barbarity of the
Americans, and their shameful wicked
ness in allowing this relic of tho dark
ages to remain MS one of their customs. "
But, ut the very hour when this homily
was bcingwrlttcn, a correspondence of the
New York Graphic informs us, duel
was being fought between two English
gentlemen i'll Piccadilly. These two
young swclls had quarrclcd not about a
lady, but about bet; challenge to
mortal combat had been given and ac-
ccpted; difficulty arose about the
weapons to be used the seconds finally
referred the matter to an arbitrator
no other than the efamousauthor, Guy Liv-
ingstone-and he decided that the
ood-thirsty combatants should meet
i'll the middle of Piccadilly, each armed
with horscwhip, and thrash each other
until one or both cried, "IIold
enough y The duelists dcmurrcd; but
the arbitrator declared that us they
asked for his decision, they should obey
it; and that, if they did not, he should
whip both of them. At this threat they
yielded and the awful combat com
mcnccd at the appointed time and place.
Fast and thick were the blows shrill
through the air whistlcd the keen
lashes ; dense arose the dust from the
well-bcaten coats. Each man stood
bravcly to his work until at last, as if
by mutual consent, each paused at the
same moment, andcxclaimed, "Enoughr
Then they quietly shook hands, jumped
into cabs, and drove away amid the
plaudits of the crowd. If we must have
duels, we don't know but Gny Living
stones plan for them is the best.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12
NUMBER AZ.
VARIETIES,

The first man lionized--Daniel in tho
den.
A SCHOOL for vocalists- Sing Sing
Academy.
Morro for tailors-" Learn to labor
and to wait"
A FOWL farmer must find his business
plcasant-it is source of such eggs-t-
see.
1F Cuba should throw out bait for
annexation, would Secretary Fish bito
at it?
YOUNG men should practice riding
calves before they try the veal-oci-
pcdc.
THE "rcdingote is the new style of
dress in readiness for ladies who intend
to go it.
The highest Office in tho gift of tho
pcoplc-The wcathcr-signal station ut
Pixies Peak.
A MASSACHUSETTS man has q pair of
horses forty years old. They are now
running against time.
WHAT is the difference between tho
engincdrivcr and II passenger who has
lost the the train? One is right in front
and the other is left behind.
Pray, jack, why did you marry
such wifo?" "Why," said he, 81
thought you should have known, that of
all evils we should choose the least"
WHAT is the difference between good
dog show and IL bad one ? When it is u
good one the dogs go to the show,
but if Il bad one, the show goes to the
dogs.
Ir Is sad, but true, that the initials of
Sons of Temperance spell "s-o-t," and
that those of the Independent Order of
| Good Tcmplars stand for 81 once got
tight"
"Ir man bcqucathcd you ten dol
lars, would you pray for him? ?" said
Sunday school teacher to pupil.
"No, said he, would pray for an
other like him."
"THERE's one kind of ship always
steer clear Of" said an old bachelor sea-
captain, "and that's courtship; cause
on that ship there's always two mates
and no captain"
IT augurs well for the esprit of our
army that Gen. Augur has issued an or
der complimenting Mackenzie and his
command for kicking up such an excite-
ment among the Kickapoos.
A LADY residing i'll Lansingburg
hailed Il passing car with her little son,
the other morning, to see him safely OH
the horse-car for trip to Troy. He
stepped on board and scrambled for tho
front of the car. AS he was going, his
mother said: "Why, aren't you going
to kiss your mother before you go?"
The little fellow was SO delighted ut the
prospect of ride, and in such hurry,
that he hastily rcioined, looking back
cxcitcdly : "Mr Conductor, won't you
kiss mother for me?" And of course
the passengers couldn't keep from smil-
ing
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12
A FiNISHED ILLU.SION.

One is almost sure to be disappointed
when he first enters the interior of Jerll-
salem. However carefully he may be
prcparcdagainst surprise, he will scarce
ly escape it in more directions than one.
The filth of the city will surprise and
annoy him. One who comes to Jcru.
salem from Egypt can endure n great
deal i'll this direction, but even he will
have attained to IL high degree of cqua-
nimity if he does not occasionally lose his
temper amidst the supcrabolInding filth
of the city. And what is worse, it seems
to gather most about the most sacred
places. You cannot, with any comfort,
approach through the old bazaar of the
cotton merchant-what was doubtless
the Beautiful Gate" of the temple
without holding your breath. The Mo-
hammedans, while guarding with the
kccncst vigilance the sacred inclosurc
from the pollution of intiucl feet, seem
quito regardless of the intrusion of filth,
and it often gives one relief, when trav-
cling these dirty streets, to think that
the Jerusalem of the Bible lies half q
hundred feet or more beneath the pres
cnt Sllrfacc
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12
VOLUME III.
TI}E WHALES EErEhTE T..

IIt is melancholy to read that the last of tn
wlIalcrs of Nantucket has iust been r"ld. Gas au'
kerosene have made the whale cf no account il
commcrcc.-NoTnina ldIs'.l
Ye whales that n tue Arctic scas
Have long by cruel man been worried,
Lay by the shore, and take your ease,
No longer need your hearts he Hurried
The whalcrs of Nantuckct's isle
No more your "llc" will seek to fry out,
Gas, kcroscuc, inventions vile,
Have knocked Nantuckcts brightest eyes out
Wall not for Nan, yc lghtsumc whales,
To You her troubles should be pleasure,
Then slap the biliows with your tails,
Aud bithcly dance joyful measure.
Revenge is yours for man, the nhber,
Whose cheerful sport it was, for ages,
To rive his harpoon in your blubber,
Now bubbers over his lost wages
Aud, worse than all, his oil run out,
In darkness, now, he forced To toppc i1,
The victim of bad imps that fnut
His aching eyes with gas monopolica.
-Nctc York GyaJhir
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12
DE FIC Gro AND DEFUNCTO.

When Gen. Amcs WIS first appointed
Provisional Governor of Mississippi,
Gov. Ben. Humphreys, who had been
recently elected and installed i'll Office,
was exercising the executive functions.
Gov. Charles Clark, however, who had
had been taken from the capital II pris-
oner to Fort Pulaski, while trying to
exercise the functions of the Office in a
way which time and experience have
since proven to be the best way to
speedy and successful reconstruction,
claimed to be the Governor dc .jtrc, and
used to tell his warm personal friend
Humphreys as much, when the latter
would reply to Clark in friendly way,
"Well, you may be Governor dc imc,
but I'm Governor dc .facto. After
awhile came the appointment of Ames,
and in due time the latter, with bayo-
nets Mt his back, ousted Humphreys
from the Governors mansion, and HIM
self became Governor dc .factO. Some
days after Humphreys was pushed
out Clark and Humphreys met, when
the following conversation cnsucd:
Humphreys-Wcll, Clark, how about
it now, old fellow? Some time ago you
claimed to be Governor dc .jurC, and
was Governor dc .tactO. Now Amcs is
Governor dc facto, and if you are Gov
ernor dc .jttrc, then what am [?
Clark-Woll, Ben, you're Governor dt
funct!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12

A GENIUS has invented plan to pre-
vent exposure of writing on postal
cards. He proposes to write on paper
and transfer the impression to the card,
keeping the original. The copy is then
reserved and may be easily read by
holding it before a mirror, which re-
stores the manuscript. The idea is
that postal carriers and domestics will
not take this trouble, and the writing
will escape ordinary scrutiny. Any one
can read it in the same way, however,
if their curiosity is superior to their in
difference.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12

The financial condition of the Jarancs
Government is said to be subject of
great solicitude to the ministers of
finance. Her debt is $10i, 900, 900, and
rapidly increasing. In copying from
England and the United States, Japan
took one lesson too much. If she finds
any great use for national debt, tho
tax payers, at least, will fail to see it.
Knowing ones look for financial col
lapse in seemingly prosperous Japan.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12

PKOF. WISE has been interviewed by
the ubiquitous reporter, to whom he has
unfoldcd the details of the manner in
which he proposes to make his projected
balloon voyage across the ocean. Prof.
Wise says that the balloon will be
globular in shape, about 100 feet in
diameter, and capable of taking 10000
pounds of disposablc ballast lie will
also have II large wicker-work car, with
n roof for protection from the weather,
He says "This car will he two stories
in height. We shall live on the upper
floor, and in the lower one shall
store our provisions. Underneath the
car will be an open gallery for taking
observations of the sun. Below this
gallery the lifc-boat will be suspended,
which will be of metal and deckcd over. "
In another place, Prof. Wise says
"From former experience on the lakes
L Judge that ! can tell the direction
which the balloon is travelling by the
foam on the water. 1 can always sec
the water, except at such times as clouds
intervene. can find out the direction
of the currents below me without com
ing down to seek them, by suspending q
light line of two miles in length from
the balloon, having on it, at regular
distances, indices which will register
the direction of the wind. Should til,
balloon encounter the 'bravc wes
winds on the ocean, with the aid of ;
drag line We could go right along with
out the loss of gas or ballast"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12

EXTRACT from Il late London letter:
cit should crafty many of his old
friends in America to know that the
Hon. j. p. benjamin, erst of the Lost
Cause is rapidly building up fame
and fortune here. His practice at the
bar now amounts to more than 5000
year, and his reputation as a barrister
is second to but very few of the great
lights of the profession. In society he
is much sought after, and there is good
reason to believe that should he still
have any ambition to re-enter political
life the path is quite open to him. '
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12
LOOK OUT F'OR HORSE- THIEl ES.

LOOK OUT FOR HORSE- THE ES.
Our rural friends are advised to keep
a sharp watch ON all straggIcrs and
strangers offering horses for sale. Chi
cago and her suburbs arc infested with
these villainous pests, who mako nightly
raids on the stables i'll and around the
city. Many valuable cquincs have turn
ed up missing lately. 1t is the practice
of tho thieves to run them into the agri-
cultural districts and dispose of them to
unsuspccting farmers, who arc only too
willing to buy because an apparently
cheap bargain is offered, which in too
many instances proves to be no bargain
at all, for very frequently the stolen
animal is traced and recovered, and the
purchaser has to whistle for the money
he has paid to the thief. Farmers in
the country cannot be too careful.
" Forewarncd is forcarmcd."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12

MhwAUKEEispre pre-eminently the lager
beer city of the nation. Twenty-thou-
sand of her people, or one-fourth of the
population, are employed in breweries
and distilleries.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12

The Daily Graphic is authority for
the statement that Gamma Dickinson
will certainly appear on the stage next
fall upon the opening of the new Boston
Globe Theater."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12

BY recent act of the Cortes, Spain
is to be divided up into a confederation
of States Which viii be entitled to
elective representatives, something after
the manner of this country. The
foreign policy of the country is to be
the same as heretofore. The discipline
of the army is to be rigid. Slavery is
TO be abolished in all her possessions.
Martial law will be immediately pro-
claimed against tile Carlist insurgents.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12

JAPAN ought henceforth to be con-
sidered Christian nation. She owes
$104, 10000
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12

A STATISTICAL enthusiast i'll the
Brooklyn Eagic has been reducing the
directory of that city to its component
elements. lie discovers some amusing
condolences. There are 200 Smiths,
81 Browns, 3S1 Johnsons, 3,913 Macs,
s Bcechcrs, II Talmagcs, Cuylcrs,
and Scudders. There arc 2 Corns and
10 Cobbs, 81 Collins and no body or
burials. There are 500 Whites, A
Blacks, 2I7 Greens. The scasonablc
character of the work is apparent from
the fact that 30 persons are Tanning
themselves. There are l Fall, 3 Springs,
II Summers, and q Winters. There is
but single Straw, but 10 varieties of
Hay. Brooklyn contains 10 Lords, 10
Dukes, 175 Kings, II Princes, 30 Earls,
and several persons of Blood. There
appear to be 23 BARRIERS to shave 13
Boards. There are 27 Popes and only
3 Priests. There are 40 Bishops. There
is not one ship, although there arc Is
Scamen. Altogether Brooklyn seems
to be as well supplied with names Us
she is with churches.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12

WHAT can't we see through "A high
crowned hat at concert.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-12

ONE of the most remarkable banking
enterprises that ever came under our
notice was that of the Farmers Bank,
which collapsed in this city some two
weeks ago. At Il meeting of the credit
ors of the institution the astounding
fact was developed that the proprietors,
two brothers named Ten Eyck, cona-
moncCd business WithOW dOliar 0J
capitai, not even enough to pay for fit
ting IN their bank, or to pay their rent
Nevertheless, they succeeded in secur,
ing deposits of six or seven thousand
dollars, which they loaned out, and on
the interest of which they lived in good
STYLE
New-York tribune., 1873-04-10

Tbames-shore, walls, housetops, In many cases s,,
every standing place was packed; Que "ou' 81
believe that 80 many people lived IN LONDON
July in New York is light affair to this oc.
between the blare Of aboninsblo brass oanu'' o'S
heard tho multitudnous din of voices like the sea- a,o
by and by as the boats in sight far dow
SOUND rose to roar, and the mass OF people ,t
with blue scarves and white handkcrchiefs anu n
tie boats scuttled hastily out OF the way as 'o ,ha
ncomprehensibc crafts came sweeping - ord tho
d,od away again on the other side nave just
In from tho roads The people are pouring back 70
london. drunk, ncOherent, whore they were na,'ous
before The mass I, composed Of every BLACKBOARD ana
champion of one of the rival universities every IMAM
inc hs practical jokes his fellow Inc large majority
Of all that one sees is the most paroaiou' nop WIN
Vi a., ,,"' o,or been connected And this IS tho way
tbev make holidays In England
New-York tribune., 1873-04-10
TIE P0SIAL-CAR CONTROVERSY.

VIEWS OF RAILROAD oFFICIALs-THE INCREASED
EXPENSE OF THE MAIL SERVICE.
The Committee of the United States Senate
appointed TO examine the questions involved in the
troversy between the POst-Oficc Department and
tain railroad companies in relation postal service
reassembled at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
p. III. Senators GWIndom Conkling Davis Conover and
Mitchell present at the opening OF the session. aud
Senator Casserly came IN later.
Mr. Hlnckey, representing the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad read the annual report
of the stockholders meeting of 1910 history OF the
neetion Of his road with the postal service and the
controversies which had arisen prior to that time aud
which then existed The road then threw up contract
for carrying the mails for s275CO At that time, Mr..
Hinckley said the received from the Postohco De-
parment important part or the annual revenues
Now they propose TO throw the contract under which
they receive sJ75OO Their annual revenue is S3OOOoOo
and the revenue from the Postal service is compare
lively unimportaut In the Directors reported that
tho mails had been carried ut loss TO the road on
account Of the extra trains required NJ hours when they
would not have been demanded by the exigeneles of
passenger-trayel In 1850 the Directors resolved that
only the necessities road permitted them 10 carry
tho nns at the then paid, which larger than
those charged now. Mr.. Hnckley said that the Com
pany claim now as then that they perform faithful ser
vice. aud only ask fair remuneration IL this were not
granted history would repeat Itself and the road would
refuse TO carry the mails He read extracts from an
editorial in The Baltimore Sln written In 1854, by Wm
Prescott Smith, Master Of Transportation on the Balt
more and Ohio Railroad In which he said that the bricks
In the new Capitol carried at low speed pay more
freight than the brains emanang from tho Capitol. sent
out at express speed.
Mir Kneass OF the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. submitted
statement OF the classification Of freight ON his road
H. l.. Iarrs OF tho Connecticut RNers Railroad road
statement showing that they roeoN cd oniy 10 cents per
New-York tribune., 1873-04-10

mile each trip for carrying the mails and that the aver
age weight was $500 pounds. Under the law the
remuneration will be about rs cents for full car o.,
mile. The lowest local freight charge IL 10 cents Der
mile for each car The express business occupies only
six feet OF the car while the mail occupies 81 feet Tbe
former pays s2OO per year, and at the same the
postal service would pay $4,000 instead Of t25 as AZ
present This rate fzed In 1886, when the enttre
mail OF day could De carried mans shoulder Tie
road receives for running postal car the whole lengb
OF the rOad50 milesust 81. Mr. Harrls said that Ia
wanted the subject fully examined, as he was conndeBt
that investigate would demOnstate the reasonabls
ness OF the Company's demand lie wished the public
enlightened the subject, as he believed the public
never wished wrong 10 be done.
10 Mr.. ConkIDg; The whole trouble IL with the new
system OF Postal We would rather carry the mail.
freight for nothing than continue "a ~ present. We
should not want to carry agents or PO-nce messeng
era, who swarm ike the ocusts of Egypt, 0hs
prelext or another: Under tho new law payment "a
ter and the number OF day trips made by the p0st.l
cars; but under MIR. Cfeswelf5 construction OF the a~
nothing less than t0i00t car, ocFoted entirely n
postal business Is considered lis -Oad would thus only
receive pay for the mail matter by weight
Mr. inckley read further statements OF eKDenses and
receipts OF freight business on the Philadelphia, vii
mington, and Baltimore Railroad the result Of which
was demonstration that The Company received liils
loss than six cents per mile for carrying the malls lie
submitted 10 the Committee list of POst-Ofoe dead
neads who numbered ~ az one tne, some Oi them, In
his opinon not having any more 10 do with the Pat.
Office Department than he hdd. iIe also suDmtd
sfatements from other railroads Ia OTder 70 shOs
the iuenuallty Of payments made By the Dspari-
ment In answer to question by hr. DAVIS 8ir. IInck
lev laid that the expense VI running greatly
Increased by their length. He thought the coat Of raa
ming one COfOOt much greaer than mat Of two
CjfyOt cars He hoped the experiment O Ct!0o postal
cars would never be tried. He dreaded l2V heel
Mr. Chaplin OF the Boston and Albany Railroad al-o
submitted number Of documents ana caISul ato1sb
confirm his statements Of Tuesday. hr. Hlnckey 10.
formed the Committee that no other gentleman present.
desired volunteer any nfrinailOh, Dut tAefe was
general feeling that they would like 20 have questions
asked on any subject which tie COMMITTEE night de.rs
to examine The Chairman answered that Dir. DaflA
reprrsentipg the POsI-Ofce Department might de.lrs
10 ask some questions to-day, and hoped he you'd 4
present. Tue Committee then adJoufAed !" W. a.
to-day.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-10
BROOKLYN PAVEMENT JOBS.

WORTHLESS PATENTS A STANDING EXPENSE
HOW MUCH HAS BEEN PAID FOR REPAyING IN FOUR
YEARs-REpAIRs NEEDED IN EVERY STREET.
PATENT PAvEMENTs THAT COST DOUBLE THE
MONEY AND THEN FALL TO PIECES
The annual report of the Commissioners OF
City Works OF Brooklyn was printed yesterday, and
great portion OF 1t IA devoted 10 tho consideration OF the
subject Of street paycments but further investigation
made by A. c. De Merritt Superintendent and not here
oforo published the whole subject Of street pave
ments and shows what has been done since the present
Commis soners came into power in 1862 The greatest
number of feet Of any kind Of pavement laid during the
past four years OF the odfashOned cObbestones
which, however, are poorly put down that they arc
the terror OF carmen hincrng the carrying OF ordinary
loads Of merchandise and disabling horses The whole
district south of Atantic-st aud east Of Courtst,
with triGing exceptions, Is paved with eobDlo
| stones. but the stones were poorly laid and
| the streets are In wretchcd condition oi
unevenness and irreguarlty. Nearly "a many feet o
| wooden pavement consisting OF the Nlcolson hiHer
sobarG. scrmshaw and DE Golyer patents, have been
laid, and have proved worthless. The frost anu Ice
during the past Winter have disntegrated the bers OF
the wood and with few exceptions wherever they nave
been laid new pavements are much needed. Only q
| small amount OF Belgian trap-bOck payements mas
been laid and these are found to be In good condition
The general prices of wooden pavements have ranged
from 81 W to S. 80 per foot the price OF cobbest0nes
ranping from 80 to rs cents and trapDock pavement
costing 81 40 per foot IL found that the latter on nc
coun OF It's endurance and regularity is cheaper at ~ OF
per foot than the cobble pavement at 80 cents. ADou
oneenth OF the repaglng has been with Gudet hochs
which are similar to the Belgian except that they are
rectangular instead Of square This pavement Is pa'
New-York tribune., 1873-04-10
TWO MURDGREIs.

DR.. NealiS, physician of the TombS, stats
that James c. King, who is now In the CltY Pri''a
awaiting trial indictment for the wiIiH
murder OF Anthony f. oNeill is IN !"
advanced stages OF consumption and hs
other diseases. DR.. Nealis advised the Dsr'~
Attorney, some time ago. 10 have the prisoner sen' "
the Blackwel's Island Hospital bu: that official beise
anxious to bring Tie case 10 a speedy trial, dd ns
acQucscc In the proposal Tee prisoner Is now coahhei
TO his bed has little appcrte, ovd s sycay cmaca'e'
Dr. Meals that il de ease saVu.a DE called io' j"
mediate trial he could not permit tie patient TO 'e"'s
the Tomhs The Doctor thinks Shat h thc pflsotsii
shoud be- transferred tn the loSr al, where ne WI,
have proper nursing, he migit soon Improve slu n
TO warrant his production in court although tN p'
ia iucurable, and liable to early death ftom as "tsS
Michael Nixon, convicted Of the wliut hlu4eo,,,T
conyn,escent Dr. Nealis states that Nixon was".g.
afflicted with an unusually severe altdth OI w. III
prostration; but the prisoner, though sun W. "a tss
moderate exercise, no further trouble Is appteHVH"