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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30

WEALTH AND EooNoMY.-At Sara.
toga, on Friday, Mr.. Edward Atkin-
son read a paper before the School
Science Association, which was in
some respects remarkable. He took
the ground that Notwithstanding the
depression of business the country
was never fuller of material wealth
than now; that the economies we are
practicing are not to be accounted
gains, but losses; that, in short, instead
of putting our wealth of all sorts tc
profitable uses, we are really letting
it run to waste, and that "debt tax.
alton and fires need not trouble us il
only we will go to work, and if only
we can have sound currency and
greater liberty of exchanging ou1
products" Sound doctrine this, if the
people only had confidence in it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30

Nor only among the foot hills, along
the eastern slope of the Black Hills,
but even as far east as Smoky Hill and
Solomon Forks, are gravel deposits,
in some places thirty feet in thickness,
often cemented by lime into a hard
conglomerate, and Gaping the hills of
Jurassic sandstone and red beds. The
decomposition of this conglomerate has
in nplaces yielded the gold which it con-
tanned, and which has been by heavy
occasional rains washed down the dry
gulches and caught and concentrated
in the dry gulches in the sandstone of
the red beds. The secondary deposits
afford the only crevice gold yet found
in the hills, and may be worked dur
ing the spring months, when there is
water flowing out of the hills in near
ly every stream on to the plains; but
in summer scarcely single stream
carries its waters in an unbroken
current
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30
OUR CORRESPONDENCE,
A Democrat Again.
FRosTBURa, Sept. 20, 1876.

r
Mr.. Editor :-Whew! "a Demo
crat" got on his high horse when he
wrote his last letter, and tried to
frighten me. He calls me thief for
taking the indictments that was in
my last letter of Mr.. Tildsn out of the
Cincinnati Weekly Times, when half
of the letter in which he was accusing
me had been stolen from the New
York Times, Tribune and others.
Don't that sound nice? There is an
old saying chat thief will call thief
first" and it is true. If anybody
will look over his letters and mine
from the beginning it will prove so.
Now, Mr.. "a Democrat, what do you
think Of that? Well "a d." if its
bare assertions, without proof as to
dates or places, We Gas "a D." terms
it) have noticed; but still some of the
bare assertions that have written
stand on good foundations. Every
body knows that Tilden always was a
hard-money man, and he worked like
man to get the following passed in
New York:
SECTION 1. All taxes levied and con-
firmed in this state and after January T.
1879, shall be collected in gold, United
States gold certificates, or National Bank
notes which are redeemable in gold opde-
mand
Sec. 2 Every contract or obligation
made Or implied, and payable within this
State, and made or implied after January
l, 1879, and nayable in dollars, but not in
a specified kind Of dollars, shall be payable
in United States coin, of the standard Of
weight and fineness established by the laws
of the United States, at the time the con-
tract or obligation shall have been made or.
implied.
Approved, March %, 1875.
SAMUEL j. TILDEN, Governor.
That is another I have stolen.
Now, "a D., the above is a "fact,"
with Mr.. Tilden's name to it, and yet
he is running on a grsenback plat
form. You would have us believe he
is an upright man, when he can turn
to any point his friends want him for
the sake of office. Can we trust such
man at the head Of the government ?
I say, no, and the majority of the peo-
pie will say no next November. /
have plenty more facts that 1 have
stolen, but, as "a Democrat" is tired
of writing, I might as we'll leave him
alone. The election in the East has
shaken his faith, I suppose. See Mr..
Tilden elected, c'est ce que je ne sou-
hate pas du tout, ct el que je ne sos1-
haiterai janais. AdSeu Moneiqneur.
CYMRo.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30
THE ILLUSTRATIONS

which are introduced for the first time in
the present edition h ave been added not
for the sake of pictoria effect, but to give
greater lucidity and for, ;e to explanations
in the text. They emtra ce all branches u
science and of natural history, and depot
the most famous and remark i.able features Of
scenery, architecture, and art, as well as
the various processes of mechanics and
manufactures, Although intended for in,
struction rather than Establishment, nc
pains have been spared to insure their
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30

A boy has written composition on
the turtle, in which he says: "a tur-
tie is not SO frisky as man, but he
can stand hot coal on his back
longer without squalling.'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30
THE AMERICAN cTehoP ED1A

: Within the last ten years the progress
of discovery in every department of knowl-
edge has made new work of reference an
imperative want.
if,e movement of political affairs has
kept ace with the discoveries of science
and their fruitful application to the indus
trial and useful arts and the convenience
and refine. men of social life. Great wars
and consequent revolutions have occurle ed,
involving ma, a,fnnal changes of peculiar mo-
nlent. The ci VII war of our own country,
which was at its height when the last vol
ume of the old work appeared, has happily
been ended, and new course of CONNER
cial and industrial activity has been COM
menced. Large accessions to our
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30
ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE.

The cost of their execution is enormous,
clop@dia, and worthy of its high character.
This work is sold to subscribers only,
payable on delivery of each volume. 1t
will be complete in Sirteen Large OctarO
Volumes, each containing about 800 pages,
fully illustrated with several thousand wood
engravings, and with numerous colored
Lithographic Maps.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30

The sweet corn factory Of Burnham
& Morrill,, at Scarboro', Me-, has put
up lS0,o001a pound cans of corn, en-
ploying 100 persons in the operations.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30
LAW and REAL ESTATEOFFICl
DR.. ID. M. Williams,

PH YSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Il opened an office over d. G. Percy's
Il i Drug Store, where he can be found
from 7.30 to $50 A. NJ, and from $50 to 4.30
p. NJ. Atall other hours of day or night, he
can be found at his residence on Bowery
street when not professionally engaged.
April 22-y
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30
JEREMIAH LIVENGOOD,
MANUFACTURERS OF

Buggies, Carriages & Spring Wagons,
OF every style and description; also,
~ sllskies, Sleighs, SleGs, &C.,
Salisbury, north side of Ord street) ELK
LICK Post Office, Somerset Co., Pa. jan 23
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30
WHOLE NUMBER, gs2.


about eighteen hours. The horses
were changed at the end of every ten
or twelve miles; and the drivers were
relieved at the end Of every thirty
miles. The coaches were required to
leave stations at certain, hour,
though they often failed to make their
time in bad weather. A4.
The Henry Clay road (or National
pike) was kept up west of here by the
Government; east, during portion of
the time the road used was kept up
by a company.
Among other prominent persons
who pessed through Cumberland by
stage were Henry Clay, Andrew
Jackson, VIM. Henry Harrison, James
K. Polk, and the celebrated Indian
Chief Black Hawk, who was captured
by Gen. Atkinson in battle near the
mouth Of the Upper Iowa River in
1882. These were all carried by Mr..
Samuel Luman.
There was but one man employed
on the stage coaches Of this section,
and he was the driver. This is lit
tie different from the old English ar
'rangement, guard, armed to the
teeth always accompanying their "dil-
ligences." Our drivers were armed
with a horn (Which they blew on ar
irving at and departing from q sta
tion) and with whatever weapons they
chose to carry, and they generally
chose to carry the best weapons they
could get, as it sometimes happened
that highwaymen attacked them. and
on various occasions robbed the mails
and passengers. go
On the 9Th of August, 1884, the
United States express mali coach
which was in charge of Mr.. Samuel
Luman, at present of Cumberland,
was attacked by highwaymen in the
heavy pine forest known by the name
Of the Shades of Death" about seven
miles west of Frostburg. The high
waymen had built brush fence across
the road, and withdrawn from it
short distance east when the coach
came up. Immediately it got between
them and the brush the robbers call
ed for its surrender; but to this Mr..
Luman would not hear, and lashing
the horses, he drove safely over the
obstruction and escaped.
During nearly the whole of the
year l84l two men, named Brady and
Mccormack, kept up systematic rob-
berry of the mails carried on the
coaches, but they were finally captur-
ed, and Mccormack turning states
evidence, Brady was convicted and
sent to the penitentiary, where he
died.
The above narration is far from
complete and in some particulars, as
to dates, etc, it is quite unsatisfactory,
yet it IS the best that could be done
for the present. At some near future
time many particulars not embodied
in the above will be given in
STORY
now being prepared.
Ppnrrnr1nN NON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30
PRINTED ON NEW TYPE,

forming i'll fact a new Cyclopsedia, with
the same pl an and compass as its predeces-
sor, but will o far greater pecunlary eXpen-
diture, and with such improvements in Its
composition as have been sug ested by
longer experie. Nce and enlarged knowledge.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30
now being prepared.

Q
PROTECTION FOR WoRK1NawoMEN.
The New York workingwomen have
an organization called the Working
women's Protective Union" to pro-
mote the interests of women who OBJ
tain livelihood by employments 9TH
er than household services, and espec.
tally to provide them with legal pro-
lection from the frauds and impositions
OF unscrupulous employers. The or
ganization has been in existence for
sixteen years, and has been of great
benefit to its members. Unprincipled
employers sometimes discharge en-
ployees with balance still due them,
and it is the duty of the union in such
cases to take measures legal or other
wise to make the swindlers disgorge.
Probably in no other city is the sew
ing machine swindle perpetrated to so
great an extent as in New York. Un-
der the guise of benevolence unscru-
pulous agents persuade poor women to
purchase machines, to be paid for in
weekly or monthly installments, and
induce them to sign paper which is
but lease of a machine to theurat SIS
per month, while verbal promise is
given that when they have paid $l2
or more rent it is to become their prop
erty. Il case of failure to pay one
month stallment the agent reposses-
ses himseafsofthe machine, and the
buyer has nosfedress. Promises fire.
quently held out by agents that work
will be furnished purchasers until ma
chimes are paid for. The small pit
tance of wages is credited against the
machine, and the employee is either
obliged to work in the dirsst poverty.
or see her machine seized and her
work go for nothing.
TIE drought continues in East
Tennessee. There has been no rain
incmany localities for weeks. .as6
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30
GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE

have been made by the indefatig&ble ex-
plorers of Africa
The great political revolutions of the last
decade, with the natural result of the lapse
of time, have brought into public view a
multitude of new men, who's names are in
every ones mouth, and whose lives every
one is curious to know the particulars.
Great battles have been fought and impor-
tant sieges have been maintained, of which
the details are as yet preserved only in the
newspapers or in the transient publications
of the day, but which now ought to take
their place in
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30

CEND 25c to G. P. ROwELL 6 CO.,
oNew York, for Pamphlet of 100 pages,
containing listsoi 5000 newspapers, andes
mates showing cost of advertising. Mich y
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30
PERMANENT AND AUTHENTIC HISTORY.

In preparing the present edition for the
press, it has accordingly been the aim of
the editors to bring down the information
to the latest possible dates, and to furnish
an accurate account of the most recent dis
coveries in science, of every fresh produc-
ton in literature, and Of the newest inven-
tions in the practical arts, as well as to give
a succinct and original record of the prog
ress of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30
POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL EVENTS.

POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL EVENTS.
The work has been begun after long and
careful preliminar, labor, and with the
most ample resources for carrying it on to
q successful termination.
None of the original stereotype plates
hav>e been used, but every page has been
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-30

TIE drought continues in East
Tennessee. There has been no rain |,
in-many localities for weeks. lssI
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-01
Chicngo Money Market.

CHICAGO, December 3O.-The especial
feature OF business was the change in the
movement Of currency. 1t has begun to
flow back to this point and to New York.
The receipts here considerably exceeded
the orders, and currency was shipped to
New York by local banks to make ex-
change. The receipts OF currency and the
orders from the country for New York
exchange were from all points, showing a
general liquidation Of Indebtedness fall
ing due at the East on the last Of the
year.
Country bank balances in Chicago are
down TO as low point, relatively, as they
have ever been within the recollection Of
our Oldest bankers. The amount Of cur
rency and discounts which have been
made to the. country TO enable them to
carry the produce and stock they are
holding back from market is very large,
and yet the country complains that
"mOney is tight" The mildness OF the
weather and the abundance and cheapness
OF corn have induced farmers generally to
feed their hogs instead OF sending them to
market. A leading Iowa banker who
was in the city yesterday stated that this
course was being pursued by all the
farmers in his vicinity.
The loan market remains close. "The
demand for accommodations" banker
facetiously said, "has become request"
The packers are the largest borrowers,
II I l.. u +. III
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-01
Governor Jacobs Vetoes OF Local
Appropriations.

Wehave been gratifed to see that Gov.
ernor Jacob has put his foot down firmly
on the bills passed by the Legislature ap.
propriating sundry amounts to roads and
bridges-as, for instance, $1,000 to the
turnpike between Huntersville and White
Sulphur Springs; 5000 to the ccnstruc.
ton Of a road between Writ Court House
and Charleston, and $1,000 to the bridge
on Middle Fork river on the Staunton &
Parkersburg turnpike.
Any one who has a curiosity to know
how the State Of Virginia accumulated the
tremendous debt that is now weighing so
heavily upon herlresources, has only to
examine the character Of the appropria.
tions made during the last fifty years by
the Legislature as reported upon by the
Debt Commissioner Of West Va. in 1872.
That report shows long list Of appro-
priations to roads and bridges; for in:
stance as far back as 1915 an appropria-
ton Of $lS,575 to road between Shep-
herdstown and smithfeld; another in 1910
Of $4,000 to road between Aldie and
snicker'a Gap; another Of $1,000, in
1922, to road between Wellsburg and
the Pennsylvania State line.
s.. And 80 on for quantity, until by and by
these appropriations mounted up into
the millions.
West Virginia ought to profit by the
example of the old State. She is COM
mencing the same way; but thanks to the
Governors vetoes she has not thus far
made much progress. The system of
State appropriations for local purposes
is most pernicious one, wholly unjust
to the State at large, and one that is GER
tain to develope, sooner or later, into a
corrupt system of log.rolling.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-01
MIR. Ham Rises 10 Explain.

CHICAGO, December 3l.-The Times
will tomorrow publish letter from
Charles H. Ham relative to an article OH
the whisky frauds published in the Inter
Ocean recently. Mr.. Ham says:
"Through kilograms from Washington
and otherwise the Times attributed the
authorship OF the local article on the
whisky frauds which appeared in the
Inter. Ocean OF last Saturday TO me. did
not write it. did not inspire or insti-
gate it. Tnever saw it nor any portion
Of it until | read it in the Inter Ocean on
Saturday. Ihave no information what
ever as to the sources whence the
facts and statements therein contained
were derived. do not own or hold one
dollar OF the stock Of the paper nor have
any pecuniary interest whatever in 1t.
1t follows, as l am not the editor OF the
Inter Ocean, that have no control over
It's columns, and may add that l never
want TO accept responsibility where II
docs not legally belong to me. l am led
to make this explanation because it has
been assumed by the press Of the country
that the editor.in-chief and manager OF
the Inter. Ocean, on the staff Of which pa
per l am employed as an editorial
writer, have disavowed the article in
question. This fact taken in conjunction
with the other fact that the article had
been and is universally attributed to me,
leads logically to the conclusion that l
procured its publication. Mysteriously
referring to the articles in several eastern
papers which attempt to correct the
Inter. Oceans criticims Of Secretary BriS.
tow's connection with the removal OF Ham
from the office Of appraiser Of merchan.
disc at this point, Mr.. Ham declares the
articles called attacks were inspired by
no such reasons and began long before the
removal took place.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-01
River News.

The river continues to fall slowly
Last night the marks indicated II feet {
inches.
The Express departed for Parkersburg
atnoon.
The Hudson arrived from Cincinnati
last evening, and will return this after.
noon at o'clock.
The Market Boy arrived from Pitts
burgh last night, and will return this
morning at s o'clock.
The Granate State, ell route from Pitts.
burgh TO Portsmouth, passed down last
night.
The Barnard arrived from ST. Louis
yesterday morning with tow Of ore.
The John Penny passed down with n
tow Of coal,
The Courier will leave for Parkers.
burgh at noon to-day.
IBy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, December Sl.-Riyer 10
feet and falling. Weather cloudy. Gran.
ite State arrived and departed for Ports.
mouth.
MEMPHIS, December 3l.-River rose
3S inches. Weather clear. Departed
Ella Hughes and Legal Tender, Arkan-
sas river; st. Genevieve, Vicksburg; Ii
dal wave, St. Louis; Baum Cincinnati;
Capt. Skunk OF the Illfated Minneala,
left for home on the Baum, Considera.
BILE amount Of freight has been secured
from the wrecked Minneola, by Capt.
Hapham, agent Of underwriters. Happy
New Year 10 all.
VIcKsBuRo, December Shown
Cherokee, John B. Maude and Lee. Up
Susie Silver. Illinois and Julia in port.
NASHVILLE, December 3l.-River on
stand, % feet OH shoals. Deparied-Ed-
dyville, Cairo.
CINCINNATI, December 3l.-River AZ
feet inches and falling. Weather part
ly cloudy and warm. Departed--AndeS,
Wheeling.
EVANSVILLE, December 3l.-Weather
damp aud warm. Mercury 10 to 20 degs.
River 80 feet and rising. Business good.
Up-Peyton and bargcs, Pat Cleburn,
Geo. Roberts and Ed. Hobbs. Down
J. d. Parker, Thomas, aud Tarascon.
CAIRO, December 3l.-J. w. Garrett,
New Orleans; John F. Tolee, 81. Louis;
Bismarck, New Orleans; S. II. Long, Lib
erty Island. Departed-E. NJ. Norton,
81. Louis; james Gilmore, Pittsburgh,
River 90 feet 8 inches. Weather warm
and clear. Mercury 70 degs.
LOUISVILLE, December Sl.-Weather
clear and warm. Arrived-Yint Shinkle,
Memphis; Iron Mountain, Cincinnati;
Glasgow, Cincinnati. Departed-shinkle,
Cincinnati; Mountain; New Orleans
Glasgow, Evansville, % feet in canal; "a
feet on falls.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-01

New YORK, December 3l.-Monroe s.
Minister, who shot his wife and child and
then himself, yesterday, died last night.
His wife lies In comatose condition and
Ia not expected to live many hours,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-01
Tennessee Tragedy.

MEMPHIS, December 3l.-The Ledge,
says: Last evening W. Carroll Button
was shot dead at Randolph Landing, at
the head Of Island 40, by some person un.
known. The rifle ball passed through
his heart, and he fell dead near the resi-.
denCe OF Jack Stinson, fisherman and a
suspicious character, who lived with q
woman said not to be his wife. Stinson
circutueda report that Button had been
shot by the HALLS boys, who resided in
the neighborhood, and with whom Button
had quarreled the day before, and after
he was shot he reached Stinson's cabin
and fell dead. That night Stinson got up
crowd and made a raid on the HALLS
boys, firing into one OF their dwellings
without killing or wounding any one.
Yesterday Stinson and young Tom But
ton came to Memphis and obtained a
burial case, which they took to Randolph
Landing on the City Of Chester. On the
way up Button began to suspect that Stin-
son had killed his uncle, but both being
armed no hostilities took place until the
boat reached the Landing, where a crowd
had assembled, as it was proven at the
inquest had during Tom Buttons absence
that the Hollis boys were innocent OF
the crime, and that Jack Stinson had
shot Mr.. Button from window Of his
cabin, and some one cried out to Tom
Button that Stinson had killed his uncle,
whereupon Tom Button drew his pistol
and commenced firing at Stinson, who by
this time was in charge OF Constable Dick
Gay and man named Powell. Twenty
or more shots were fred in rapid success
sion by different persons, Jack Stinson
was killed and Constable Gay shot in the
arm and Powell severely wounded in the
thigh. Stinson was seen to assassinate
Carroll Button and this was proven at
the inquest. No further particulars con.
cerning the tragedies could be learned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-01

From the Pittsburgh Gazette.l
We notice that Col. R. E. johnson, U.
s. Army, is now at the Monongahela
House. His arrival in our midst calls to
mind the days here Of the excitement at
tending the breaking out OF the Rebellion.
II will be remembered that this is the OF.
ficer who arrived in our city on or about
the Goth Of April, 1861, with a company
Of Loyal West Virginians and organized
the same here to aid in Suppressing the
Rebellion. By special act Of the Legis.
lature Of our State his company was ta'
ken into Pennsylvania organization
Eighth Pennsylvania Reserve. II will
no doubt be remembered Of the very great
interest manifested by our citizens in Col,
Johnston's command at that time, partic.
ularly after the Legislature had, by spec.
ial act authorized the Governor to re-
ceiye into the reserve his company then
called the Jefferson Riilemen." On
the 11th Of May 1861 his company was