Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-10-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Nevada has shelled out nearly $780,
0O0 900 worth of precious metals this
year.
New York City has bought for $65,O0Ca
the valuable geological collection of Prof
Hall of Albany, for its Central Park
! museum.
The trustees Of the Peabody fund in
London have spent nearly f4O0,OCO, and
have about 100000 left to invest in hcusss
for the poor.
negro quack. doctore,l two patients at
East Point, Ga. so badly that they died.
Their friends took the hupostor into the
woods and whipped him until he almost
followed his victims.
The following letter WAS written by
! Thomas L. Wells Of Atlanta before killing
himself: Il want to die for the reason that
l was worthless to society sad the world
generally. l don't believe there Is any
God. will be saved with all the rest"
There is a horse at Jackson, Mich, that
is fifty one years old. He was foaled in
Clarence. Erie county, N. T., in 1874, and
his name is Romp. lie hasn't single puff
or windgnl! on his legs. and dos . good
days work every day.
Howard Kinssbury swallowed morphine
in Bangor. Me-, and carefully laid himself
out on bed. with his hands crossed over
his breast so AS to make n good-!ookiny
corpse; but the physicians disarranged hin,
in using n stomach pump.
The Liverpool Past doesn't mind the Vie.
tory won by the American Rifle Team, but
objects to the Yankees carrying off 30 much
bullion froIa Ireland, which that country
can i'll afford to lose" 1t estimates the
American winnings in bets at $l5O,O0O.
boy named Fernan, living at ketlron,
near Sioux City, was bitten by rattle
snake the other day. and being away from
home and from assistance. he just hurried
to his wagon where he had left his axe,
laid his finger on the wagon tongue, and
deliberately chopped it Oft below the frs.
joint.
A New London man has a fine dog which
he is educating by throwing sticks into the
water and making the dog bring them out,
The other day the dog mistook the buoy Of
lobster pot for the missile, and, rs 10 per-
snason could induce him to let 20 of it, II
boat was pat oat for lin and rescued him
just as he WAS sinking exhausted
Some interest was recently excited in thu
Eois de Bculogne, Paris, by the appearance"
every morning, between and 8 o'clock, of
IL woman with black velvet mask conceal
ing her features. and mounted on Il fine
chestnut horse. The fair unknown is t.l.
and judging from her rounded figure, she
must be young.
farmer, whose COWS stepped over th"
bounds of his brush fence and wandered
off, sought to keep them home by plarip,:
over each of their eyes p handful qf damp
plaster of Paris. which, when hardeaed.
rendered them blind. They were discover
ed by some parties fishing, and n COM
plant was entered against their inhumau
owner.
The oldest convict in the Ohio peniten-
tiary is dead. He had been an inmate of
that institution for thirty-eight years, under
life sentence, which was literally carried
out. He went there comparatively young
Nearly all his adult life, reaching through,
two generations, was spent in rigorous con-
fnement. His offence was murder in the
paroxysm of passion. and for it he mad
this prodigisus atonement of suffering
The Khedye of EgyRt wrote to Gen
Sherman to ask him to recommend good
engineer ofiicar for the Egyptian army, anil
the GsGerai recommended Col. Derrick
Of Virginia, who was II prominent officer in
thA engineer seryiae n the Confederate
nrr.y darang the whole rebellion. Col.
Derrick has received his commission, an,l
sailed from Now York for Egypt re.
Gently.