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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-12
Attempted Assassination.

The following account is given Of the re-
cent attempt to assusSinate Senor Pi Mar
gall; "Scnor Pi WAS quietly brcaklasting
with his wife, when a man presented him
self, stating to the servant that he wished to
see his Excellcncy. Without waiting for
permission. he followed the servant into the
break tast-room, and rs quick Us lightning
drew a revolver from his pocket, and with
the words 'Yo acabo yucstcd dc viyir y
cNow you cease to ive?) pointed it straight
at the astoniShcd philosopher, whose ha5i-
tult coolness, however, did not rorsakc him, -,
for he uttered the exclamation 'ESta yuested
loco" care you mad?), to which the
wonld-bc assassin merely replied, ave
Marie : and instantly fired. The ball lodg-
ed in the opposite wall, and the intended
victim, finding himself unhurt, and that the
revolver was once more presented at him,
sought safety in precipitate flight into an ad-
joining room, which led into his study
The assassin pursued him, and fired at him
Just as he reached the study, the second
ball lodging in the wall right over the door
Once in his study, Senor Pi turned the key,
but in the meantime the aggreSsnr had run
round by a side passage into the drawing
room, which had II door leading into the
study. A struggle ensued between the two
at this door, which would not lock Senior
Pi, however, kept it shut by main force, and
the aggressor fired his third barrel through
the door but without effect. In the mean
time the cries of his wife and servant brought
in the ncighborS, and these instantly heard
the discharge Of the fourth barrel in the
drawing-room, accompanied by heavy
thud on the floor. Rushing in, they found
the lifeless body of the would-be assassin,
bathed in blood from u wound in the temple,
stretched on the ground, with the fatal re-
yolyer firmly claspcd in his right hand. In
his pockets they found his ceduka de rec,nidad
in which he was described as priest, resi-
dent in Toledo, and also document setting
forth that he had been ain inmate Of luna
tic asylum in the Province of Valencia,
discharged rs cured.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-12

1t is the custom IN Mexico for the clergy
to require 4 foreigner, wishing to marry
native, to bring proof that he is not already
married man. IN American, about to
marry Il scnorita OF very good family, was
required to furnish the proof Of his being
bachelor Not finding any Of his country
men who knew him sufficiently well t. tes-
tify to this fact, he determined to supply
the deficiency with the oath Of Il native.
Meeting :; Mexican in the street, whom
be had never seen before. our countryman
proposed to him that he should swear to
his being unmarried for the consideration
of five dollars. The senior, after moments
study, said to the lankcc,-
"Get down on your hands and knees and
creep about
Not exactly understanding what he was
at, our friend obeyed, much to the dctri-
ment Of bis unmentionabl.s. The other
party then told him that he was all right;
that he would swear that the American had
not been married since he knew him, and
that was since the time he crawlel.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-12

y night or two since, willie on lis beat
through b street, Officer $ found
q" inc3riatcd individual rcpo>ing on bench
IN front Of WiI~ou 4 Browns undertaking
establishment The officer Shook the fellow
until he awoke him trom his drunken slum.
Der, then explained to him that he would
be obliged to escort him to the station
house unless he hunted other quarters
The man told the officer that he was a
stranger in town, that he had bat four bits,
and the night being warm he Lad concluded
1t would be good economy to sleep out of
doors and suye Iii. four bits to buy his
5rraki@~t in the morning Not being u
hard hearted man, the officer told the fellow
that he might GHi,h his snoozc, provided he
would get up and move out Of sight before
the people We're astir ON the streets. Pass
lnS iiat way again III the course of an hour
or two, Mr.. $ found that his snoozcr
had rolled off the bench and was lying in
the empty case Of a Gia which was sitting
at the edge Of tie sidewalk. Rousing his
man again, the officer told him he must
get out of there"
"out Of what" @rumblcd the fellow.
coat OF that coffin .aid S-though it
was bat one Of tLo,c large coiIin-shapcd
eases in which collins are SHIPPED
"Who's in conin,'' said the fellow,
rubbing hi, eyes
"Why you arc" said s
"If am | don't know it,
"Wel, know it, and if You don't get
cut Of that it will be the end Of you. Don't
You know that if the undcrtakers get up in
the morning and find You snoozing in here
they'll clap lid on the coffin, nail You up
and bury you, and tucn send in bill and
make the county pay your funeral cypen-
ses."
Crawling out Of his narrow quarters, the
fellow stood and gazed upon. the coffin case
for time, then said
What sort Of unIertakers have YOU cot
up here in this country, that go and set coz
fms 'longside the sidewalks to ketch men ?''
and without waiting for an answer he shul-
fled away to find safer quarters.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-12

There lived in Paris, more than century
ago. an old dame, who kept shop in
house not very far distant from the Place
Saint Michael. She was reputcd rich, and
wa, supposed to keep her money in her house.
Her only servant was boy. who had lived
with hor several years. lie slept in the
house, but high up in the fourth story, Or
rather lort. which could only be reached by
4 staircase such A. was cpmmou in those
days, oatsde OF the house wall, the old lady
sleeping on the ground floor at the lacb, Of
the Shop. 1t was the boy duty to lock the
shop door at night, and to retain possession
of the key. One morning the nci4hbors
found the shop door open mach earlier than
usual, and as there was no one to be- seen in
the shop, some of them suspected that all
was not right, and went in. There were no
marks betokening Il violent entry of the
premises, but the old lady wa~ discovered
dead in her bed, having received many
wounds, such wounds, to all appearances,
having been inflicted with knife, and
knife covered with blood was found lying in
the middle Of the shop floor. One hand of
the corpse yet graspei thick lock Of hair,
and in the other was II handkerchief. 1t was
proved beyond a doubt that tie knife and
handkerchief belonged to the boy who had
been so long her servant, and the lock of
hair matched his exactly He was arrested
charged with the crime, and (probably under
torturc) confessed it, and suffered capital
punishment as IL murderer. lie was inn0-
cent, however. Not very long after his exc
cntlnn, another boy, Il servant in neigh
boring Wine shop, being taken in custody
for another oif.nse, and seized with the
pangs Of rc!norsc, confessed the murder of
the old woman. He had long been lamili-
ary acquainted with the shop boy who had
suffered innocenty, and had been in the
habit Of dressing his hair. He had man
aged by degrees to save up enough Of the
lads hair from the comb he made use of to
make into tolerabe stout lock, and tbs he
had pat in the hands of the dead woman.
He had stolen one Of the boys neck -haniller-
chiefs, and had also his knife, and, by taking
an Impression in wax Of the key, had been
able to construct another with which to gain
entrance to the shop. At the first glance
the evidence in the case seems at once clear,
natural and spontaneous; but the very COM
pletene-S Of the c,idcntial facts ought to
have aroused suspicion, and there is no
doubt TINT had right investigation been
set on foot the innocence Of the accused
would have been established.
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81 Want to See Mother"

Night before last young lady residing
in the city. who had been i'll for some
months, died That night her mother,
Worn out by weeks of care and watching,
had laid down upon the foot of the bed,
leaving two women to watch over the suf-
iercr, who appeared to be in stupor, She
had been asleep bat few minutes when
her daughter awokc, and inquired Of the
nurses "Wher is mother? | want to see
her this minute The ladies explained the
circumstances, to which the girl replied
"lcs. | know mother is tired out, but |
must see her right now Expostulations
We're useless; she became excited. and reach
ing over to her mother endcavorcd to arouse
her, bat was too weak. The ladies finally
concluded to wake the paront, who imme-
diatcly sat up in bed and looked at her
daughter. The latter glanced full in her
face for Il second, and fell back dead
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-12
4 California Cave.

The author of "Sinbad the Sailors Ad-
ventures must resign his laurels. One
W. Ii. Stokes has been exploring recently
discovered cave near Pine Grove, Amador
County, and writes 20 the "Sutter Creek
Independent an accoun. Of his investiga-
tiOns. Mr.. Stokes vouches for the exact
truth Of his narrative in every particular,
and we doubt not that the reader will read
lily credit it from the following specimen de-
scription of one of the chambers the party
entered. After journeying for mile and a
quarter through the underground passages,
Stokes and his party found themselves in
"long but rather narrow chamber, the walls
of which are not limestone, but yellowish
brown and black iron ORE This chamber
beats Sinbad's magnetic mountain, which
drew the nails from his ship and thus caused
it to fall to pieces, all hollow. Listen to
Mr. Stokes -
Upon entering this chamber we noticed
most peculiar disturbance Of the magnet,
the needle constantly vibrating from side to
side, and frequently whirling around for q
minute at d time, with velocity which rem
dered it invisible. We also experienced
singular sensational sort of chill, appear
ing to commence at the back of the neck and
extending to the very tips of our fingers and
toes. As we advanced in this chamber we
found these singular sensations to increase
in intensity until it became almost unbeara-
bic. We yentured on still further, however,
though it became evident that we could not
long remain in this mysterious place. l
omitted to mention that the walls and floor
of this chamber, especially particular rocks
therein, wore highly magnetic, and became
more 50 the further VIC advanced toward the
north
"One of the party who carried llatclet
had it suddenly wre>tcd from him by mag
netic rock near which he passed. and the
combined strength of four Of us was insult
iicicnt to detach it. A pocket knife, which
accidentally dropped to the floor, had to re-
main there none Of the party having sutic-
lent strength in his fingers to pick it up.
Mason, who had put on for the occasion q
pair Of miners boots, the solcs of which
We're filled with nails, could walk with diff
Guilty. and happening to step upon a portion
oil the floor unusually magnetic, found
himself Suddenly affixed thereto, and unable
to move, lie was compelled to Withdraw
his feet from his boots and leave them there,
tearing up his coat and wrapping the pieces
around his feet to. protect them from being
cut by rocks. We had remained in this
chamber about ten minutes, when suddenly
the shilling sensation began to increase, the
feeling being as if cold and piercing wind
was blowing upon us, and becoming each
moment intensely cold. We hastily rc;rcnt-
cd, and soon reached, more dead than alive,
the large chamber containing the hot spring.
We then retraCcd our steps aion. tlc swine.
and in couple of hours emerged from tho
cave"
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II WE KNEW.

1--we knew thG woe and hcartache
Waiting for Us down the road,
II our lips could taste tho wormwood,
II our backs could feel the load,
World we waste to-day in wishing
For Il time that nc'cr can be?
Would wc wait with such impatience
For our ships 10 come from sea?
II we knew the baby's fingers,
Pressed against the window pane,
Would be stia and cold tomorrow,
Never trouble us again.
Would the bright eyes Of our darling
Catch the frown upon our brow?
W"u|d the print, of rosy fingers
NcX lis then Us they do now!
All, those little, icc-cold fingers,
How they point our memories back
To the hasty words and actions
Strewn along our backward track,
How these little hands remind us,
As in snowy grace they lie,
Not to scatter thorns-but roses
For our rraping by and by.
Let u gather up the smbcams
Lying along our path;
Let Us keep the wheat and roses
Casting out the thorns and chaT,
Let us ilud the sweetest comfort
In the blessings OF to-day;
Will patient h,lnds removing
All the briars from uur way.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-12
Our Cellars.

All the refuse Of house is stored in its
cellar, therefore look to your cellars occa-
sionally. Old boxes, bins and barrels, which
have contained vegetable matter, meat, fish,
ETC., need thorough overhaulinS. 1t is not
that standing in dark corner they look
empty; there may he enough poison LETT
sticking on tue sides and bottom to affect
the health Of the household. This work of
cleansing is often left to the women and
boys Of the family. a man had much bet
ter leave his work day, to make a thor
ough examination and puriication of the
cellar, than to I've unduly anxious about get
ting in his crops in extra season. After all
the garbage is carried out, let the ceilings
and walls be brushed with an old broom; if
this is done once month, the atmosphere
will be all the sweeter. Use plenty Of
lime, and, in dry weather, keep the doors
and windows open a part Of every day.
Old tin and wooden ware should be al
lowed to stand year after year upon the
cellar shelves. If it is not fit to be used,
throw it away The cellar should be kept as
tidy as the rest Of the house.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-12

\ lady traveller, writing of the Turks,
says: went II Hayukdegc day before yes
tegday and rc,a!nci yesterday morning. a
more delightful short trip never took.
left Tatava at seven clock in the morning,
and reached there after noon All the dis
tanceS are short here. You hear village
spoken of, and yoa imagine it hundred
miles away, when, in reality it is only ten
or twelve. But the people imagine it a great
distance, for they rarely stir from their own
towns. No one except. a native of this
country understand, the art of lazincss.
The men sit all day long on little stools in
front Of little cafes, smoking and talking
never stirring. They even talk in low,
murmnring tone, very different to crowd
of Dutchmcn, Frenchmen, or even English
men. There is not the least excitement
Of any kind in their manner; all is tranquil
lazinesS.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-12

A singular phenomenon is just now ex-
erci~ing the people of Schnectady. The
railroad near that place for about one hum
dred feet, has been noticed several times to
rise to sach degree as to render it neces-
sary to take up the rails and sLeepers and
regrade the road bed. 1t would seem easy
enough to explain the sinking of an equal
length of road, bat what it can be that is
producing this frequent elevation is the
enigma now puzzling the wits and en-
ginecrs Of Schenectady. The nearest ap-
proach to 4 solution that has yet been made,
supposcs that IL vein Of quicksand runs
under the hard pan Of surface at that point,
and that the water from the high ground,
saturating this and becoming imprisoned
therein, forms column which cxerts the
lifting force that has several times dcranged
the road level. \ method OF deep drainage,
based upon this theory, is to be adopted at
once,
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A College Professor Sold.

1t appears that one of the students at
Davidson College, who was too lazy to do
anything right, was in the hnbt Of cleaning
out hi- lamp chimney by running his finger
down it as far rs he could and twisting it
around. After lie had cleaned it out in this
partial manner. one day not long ago, lel-
Iowstudcnt took it up and carried it to the
residence Of one Of the professors, with the
inquiry "Why is it that this chimney is
smoked UP to this point and no farther ?"
Tue learned gentleman entered into an cla-
boratc scientific explanation Of why it was,
arguing with great lucidn"Ss and citing
various authorities to show the correctness
Of his reasoning. VI hen he had finished,
the student said to him: ''No, sir. YOU are
wrong" "Why i, it then - inquired the
professor. because the fellows finger
wasn't long enough t. reach any farther"
replied the student.
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Reep ii From Them.

Don't give liquor to children. Possibly
you can do itwith safety, but the chances are
against it, One of the first literary men in
the United States said to writer: There
is one thing which, as you visit different
places, wish you to do everywhere: that
is, entreat every mother never to give drop
Of strong drink to IL child. | have had to
fight, as for my life, all my days to keep
from dying a drunkard, because was fed
with soirit' wlcr a child, and acquired
taste for it. My brother, poor fellow, died
Il drunkard. | would not have child of
mine take a drop Of liquor for anything.
Warn every mother, wherever you go, never
to give drop to child" rs she values its
future happiness.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-12
4 New Horse Bistemper.

The Harrisburg (Pu.) Patriot says: A
new distemper has lately broken out among
horses, which is denominated by some Of
the most celebrated veterinary surgeons as
spinal meningitis. Its first appearance is
generally indicated bya slight cough, which
is accompanied with soreness of the throat
and then loss Of appetite. If this is not
Immediately checked it soon viii dcvelope
into pneumonia and dangerously effect the
lungs, spinal cord and kidneys, and at last
ending in utter pr0stntion and death.
Animals showing the promontory symp-
toms should at once be placed under good
scientific treatment, when, if proper care is
given them, they will soon recover, as the
above disease rapidly yields to skillfal treat
ment in its stages. Therefore the greatest
care and pains should always he taken in
the driving, feeding and grooming Of horses
during the present and all other heated
terms. The disease is not at present con-
sidered contagious.
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NUMBER 81.
TwILTGII- MUSINGS.

Reclining on yon SUNNY hill,
With iiowrct- 'rouud me twining,
I've razcd with wonder and with awe
And studied there great Natures law,
Its truths and laws di.inins.
I've studied there at calm Of eve,
The sun yet dimly shining
And though, how wonlsous and how strange
The planets all around him range,
To Us their path defining.
He sinks to rcst in yondcr west,
His path with light illuming,
And decks the azure sky with gold,
His dazzling splynlur 10 unfold,
And sink5--his task res,ming.
The evening shade, steal on apacs,-.
The gentle moons appearing;
And through thc night, with mellow light,
Encirclcd by n halo bright,
She through the 81! is steering
Tic sun, tho mn9n, the pnUcts all,
Are in their orbits moving;
And 10y a law, fixed and profound,
Are wheeling their eternal round,
Their Author plainly proving.
Yet wcmay study Natures laws,
New wonders ever scanning:
We nc'rr can tulhom His designs,
Nor can pen in humble lines
The beauties of His planning.
His plans, how bcautcouS and how fair
Each pa. with part agreeing;
And every atom Vt this whole
Is under the Supreme control
OF Him who gave it being
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"AND have you no other sons?" asked
curious lady of u bronzed old sea captain.
"Oh, YES, madame. had one that lived in
the South SEA Island, for nearly a dozen
years. Really Was he bred there,
and what was hi, ta,te---the sea or land"
"No, madame, he wasn't bread, he was
meat--leastways, the niggers ate hiui-; and,
as for hi, taste, the cliel ,aid he tasted of
terbackcr." T.e hly walkel to another
part + the Ship, and tie captain sAiled and
took lyt.h ;'qnrI.'
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"A PaTl~ correspondent Of the Chicag 20 Irii-
G1jae writes as follows: George Sands pen
earnings have been enormous. They are
estimated at over 5000 900 francs (S6UO,-
00o), and lave heard them put aS high as
5000 600 francs. She has received from
0,000 to 100 900 francs for single TO
nance, and during tn past twenty years
She has been in IL po-itirn to name her own
price. Since ls;5 ,hc has written number
OF pastoral stories of exquisite simplicity
and natnralnesS and these are read by maid
ems here who would not be permitted to look
at 'I.ciia.' "Jacqncs, or "Spiridion. :"
Her mode of composition is 50 very rapid
that it is little less than improvisation on
paper. She used to write all night, when,
everything being still, she fancicd she was
in the best mood. Recently, howexer, she
has surrendered her llcubrations, preparing
her manuscript i'll the five or six hours pre-
eeding noon
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\ tad Ending.

That frightful epidemic, the plague,
which spared neither high nor low in sta
ton, swept away one-thirl Of the inhab-
tants of Venice. On Il previous visitation
the epidemic, the great artist, Titan, had
fled to Cadorc, but this time lie DELAYED
leaving tie city until too late His death
WAS Il peculiarly sad one. He had outlived
most OF his relations aud his dearest friends;
his son romponio was away from him :;
Oralio had been one of the first victims of
the plague. Even his servants deserted
him and as he lay breathing his last, alone
and unattended, IL band of rufans broke
into the house and ransacked it Of all its
contents, ruthlcSsy y destroying whatever
they could not carry oif-all Of which Titan,
in his powcrlcsS agony, Was compelled to
witness. Fame nor trausccndunt genius
could help dying mortality then-hc was
bat one Of car;h's poor worns, troddcn on,
yet pOWcrless 10 turn.
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HENRY nc. ATKINSON.
M1GISTR1 4 TIE.

nEEDS, MORTGAGES, BILLS OF
lJSALE and CONTRACTS WRITTEN.
Books Posted and Accounts Drawn OFF
with Neatncss and Dispatch.
E%-Oflice 1st door west of JOS. Jandorf's 5
store. Mays
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KENTUCKY now produces more murder
than any other State.
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DEALER IN
Merchandise Generally
Midland Mines, Md, April lS-y
D., GnI,nGuinu

Railroad Schedules.
Cumberland and Pennsy yl;ania Railroad.
Two THROUGH PASSENGER TRAINS
EACH WAY
COMMENCING MONDAY, JULY p, -
From s'ieaasse@n!.
r EAVING at. GOO and lf.15 a. n, and
L. arrive at CUMBERLAND at S.25 a. III,
and l.25 p N.
From CnzM Dcrs;auG.
Leaving at 900 Il. m. and $50 p. NJ, and ar
rive at PIEDMONT at lilo Il. IN. and 5.45
y. IN.
Tickets good for Twenty Trips between
any two Stations sold at Reduced Prices by
all Ticket Agents.
Trains run daily excepting Sundays, and
stop at all Stations.
SCHEDULE:
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gss,TElL,
c. LYNCH, PRoPErEToR,
Mnir, Street. s.pH- sbaDoe.

This wel-known House has recently been
renovated, repaired and rcturnishcd, and is
now open for the accommodation OF the pub
lic Stabling and the best attention to horses
furnished sept 3O-1y#
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L.. j. PARA BIEs.

DLACKSMITHING in all its branches,
ID such as Wagon ironing, Horse Shoe
ing, Repairing, etc, neatly, substantially and
e1peditiously executed at my stand, near
corner Mechanic and Water SITS. May 11-y
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Fl A RDW Al
j. III. HGNThEN.
Dealer in Hardware, &c.,
May 24-y FrOStburE. NtN.
R. IL. WAI.SEs.

DEALER in Wall Paper, Window
IL Blinds and Notions. Also contract
or for House Painting, Papcring and Gla-
zing Main ST, 8 doors east OF Water St,
orostburg. April l2-y