Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-06

CUMBERLAND COAL TRADE-The Cum
66erl sfl, Times says twenty, four boats left
coal, and that this may be considered an av-
erase shipment for the season. At such rate
the aggregate for the shipping period will be
half the amount of last season. The freight
upon the shipments will be about S550 600,
which, divided among 500 boats, will not be
The Times attributes this condition to the
evasion of the law passed by the last legisla-
ture reducing the rate of freight on the Cum
berland and Pennsylvania railroad. Doubt
less this has some effect In the premises, but
there had been trouble and a strike In the
coal region before that law was passed. The
greatly reduced by withdrawal of steamers
from the carrying trade. No doubt If there
were demand for more bituminous coal IL
would be readily mined. AS 1t is it is appa-
rent that the large consolidation coal COM
p3ny, which now owns the Cumberland and
Piedm ont date Pennsyl vania) railroad is en-
deavoring to monopolize what business there
Is. Under this policy the Maryland compa-
ny has closed mp Its mines, and Others may
follow suit. With regard to the suit for en-
forcing the disregarded law, we learn that
Attorney General Gwinn has forwarded to
the circuit court for Allegany county the
necess airy legal papers In the case of the stete
Of Maryland against the Cumberland and
Pic dmopt railroad company. The suit will
be st once proceeded with.-I Bdlto. Sun.
GONE WEST 500 SrRoNG-A Black Hills
party, zoo strong, from Springfield, Mass,
arrived here yesterday ia the Hartford boat
bound for YaDkton, via the Pennsylvania
railroad, and thence to Custer City and the
Powder and Big Horn districts. They expect
to be Joined by Saltiel's party and "Wild
Bills" expeditions, both from st. Louis, and
by other reinforcements, making the party
1,0O0 men, Wen armed. Accessions here and
In Philadelphia are expected There also
arrived here yesterday, via the Norwich line,
nom Boston, the second detachment of the
Arizona Colonization Society, over two hum
dred strong, bound for the valley of the Little
Mountains, In Central Arizona. The first
detachment LEFT Boston Marct 1, and the
third will leave June 10. Already thirty men
are pledged, while some of the wives and
families OF those who went hist win go in
the third. One hundred other colonists,
bound for Texas, Kansas and Da kot;.. accom-
papy the party TO Chicago. Tho tbreC PARTIES,
making q good train, left early for Phila-
delpbia, where they will visit line CT 1tennial
grounds during the day and leave for the
west in the evening-lM Y. w ID, So.
LOVE, AND DEATH. j. g. Adams,
of Chester, W., lawyer, age IS, was en-
gagged to be married to Miss Lizzie Fisher.
OF North Chester. At times he had fits OF
despondency which oTercame him, ard
when In this MOOD was bile TO seek LIQUOR
TO allay them. Friday night she told hin1,
she would not act opt m for her future hus-
band IL he touched liquo- again. He gave
her pledge not to do so. On Saturd ay ne
went To Mrs. Finley'5 and howed her some
thing, ne stated, was poison, saying he was
going to swallow 1t. Mrs. Finley endeav-
orec to take IL from him, but before she
could accomplish her purpose Adams had
swallowed a fatal dose OF C, trate of potassie,
and fell to the floor in five minutes. He was
q corpse in ten minutes.