Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-02-12

" y"aotiSn Poet vi INC dueGHRoHn
slings his genders around promiscuously
He doubtless understands the language
which, it is said, has no ncuter or com.
mon gender-everything is msle or female.
and has carried this popularity to its out.
ID ermost limit by speaking of a naughty little
girl as Of a "prodigal son." He ought now
to measure" the thickness of the thin par.
. tltion between his wit and foolcry-thcn
get safely under tombstone.
LDaIsLATIvE.-In the Senate Tuesday
the new county bill, having been favorably
reported by the Judiciary Committee on
Friday, came up on its second reading
when 1t was re-committcd to the Commit
tee.
On Wednesday Mr.. McCulloh presented
spetitiOn from L. NJ. Gorsuch for a law to
equal'ze tolls over the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania railroad, which was refer
red to Judiciary Committee
In the House the same day Mr.. Atkinson
had distributed to the members the proceed
ings of the public meetings in Frostburg and
Homecoming, Nd, in relation to the coal Ii.
cense tax and asking for the passage of a
law regulating management of mines.
AN Annapolis letter written in Cumber-
land probably) published in the AAeganian
closes with the following paragraph:
Mr.. McCulloh, Senator of Allegany, pre-
sentcd IN the Senate on Friday last the bill
for the creation of new county in West
ern Maryland, to constitute parts of Allega-
ny and Garrett county. The bill was re-
ported favorably from the committee and
ordered to be printed. This county bust
ness seems to he quite an epidemic IN
western Maryland, and if they keep on
cutting OLD Allegany up into new counties
they Will have to come down into Wash
in"ton county to get enough territory to
Keep Allegany together. But the present
Legislature, for various reasons, which is
not necessary to speak Of ut present, will
not pass their new county bill. However.
your correspondent is not interested but
Will say this, when the vote for the county
scat OF this new county takes place, it will
be the duty OF another generation to do the
voting.
He views new county as contemplated
ruin of "old Allegany," and in the wide
prospect of future times discerns that the
said ruin must be effected by another gen.
Grafton" Perhaps he is correct, particular
ly as he is disinterested prophet But be-
ware of prophets-such rs may be Cum
berland wolves in Annapolis clothing.
OUR CoRREsPoNDENcE.-Se inter-
esting letters appear in our columns this
week. The suggestions with regard to the
duty of our legislative representatives in
their treatment of the New County bill are
wiss and timely. We are glad to say we
have before urged this consideration upon
them-that the New County Bill has been
framed 50 that no provision conflicts with
the State Constitution; indeed, the consti-
tuition authorizes the Legislature to provide
Tor the erection of new counties OH certain
conditions. The fact is, any bill OF
this character is necessarily conditional ;
for instance, as to the issue of an election for
or against new county. So with sur
vey; if the latter docs Lot develop sufficient
territory, then the matter drops of itself
The people of this region have shown be-
yOnd doubt their desire for an opportunity
to form new county; the Constitution at:
lords permission for such formation; now
1t remains with our rel r.scntatives whether
We shall have this permission which the
Constitution tells them they may give to
their constituents. The representatives of
other sections of the State, ignorant of our
claims, will naturally look to the standing
OF our representatives on this question. If
this is doubtful, or rather unfavorable-if
cold water is thrown on it-then it is de-
ieated no less surely than if effected by
their active opposition. All we desire land
we ask no more than our dne) is proper and
Tua representation of the merits of the meas
ure to those whose province it is TO afford
US the benefit of the Constitutional perms
ion, but who are unacquainted with the
occasion and claims of the measure. If
this is done, 1t ,oiU pass
Another correspondent takes up our suc
gestion two weeks since with regard to the
want Of explanation Of certain structures
of the Engineering and Mining Journal,
upon the management ana aims of the
Consolidation Coal Company. 1t will
be seen he is vigorous defender of the
Company, and that if his calculations arc
properly based there is need of more thun.
dr. FROM the New York tripod.
"Fides" tells us of the great occasion ex-
pected by the Frostburg Odd Fellows on
the 2sd inst, together with other items of
interest in connection with the new cdifice.
We design giving an elaborate description
Of this building in eur next issue, including