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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-12-01
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
The Borden fHine Disaster.
BORDEN NINE, Nov. %, 1877.

BORDEN NINE, Nov. %. 1877.
Dear Journal: - Thinking you
would like to have a correct accoun'
of the accident occurring here OF
Monday evening, will as briefly as !
can give you til, tacts in the case.
What i. known as the old Border
Nine is not, az are most of the mihes
in the region, startsi from the out
crop of the coal, but driven in th'
side of the hill across the metals fol
a considerable distance until tue Coz
is reached. Who're it irst enters thu
the hill, for distance of about :
hundred yards, the material is heav.,
clay, interspersed with sandstone
boulders. This has been stronyl,
timbered, but in consequence If TIL
heavy rains Of lsst week such an al
ditioual weight was brought to beai
upon the timbers, some OF whici,
had become partially decayed, the!
were unable to stand the pressure.
On Monday Mr.. John Davis, tn
mine boss, accompanied by Msssrs
John Hagcr, Alexander remnant, jr
and Allen J. Mason, wen, into the
mine to do some necessary repairs
Having completed their task at lit'
tie after five o'clock in the evening,
they started to come out; on getting
near the entrance they discovered that
the timbsrs were giving away and the
dirt falling. Mason and Tenant,
seeing this, ran for the entrance and
succeeded in getting safely through;
the osl.era. rot thinking there Was
any imm sdiate danger. paused mo-
meat unt,i the loose DIRT would tall,
ami il That moment lost their only
chance of escape, as the whole mass
before them came rushing down. I'll
ling the heading for about twenty
ysrls, and making on the surface AN
al ahout Ten wards in diane
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,ther means Of eeress from the mine
we're on examination found to b
;lcsed.
AS coon after the discovery Of til,
act as possible a force was organize
md pnt to work in til. opening OF
lie surface caused by Tie fall. at tht
.de next til. mine On tie suppo
ition that at this point there was !
distance of about thirty feet to tn
op Of the timbers the opening wa
tar,ed with slope 60 KS to rsaci
he mine at q point whore it was SUP
% ed the timber vas yet unbroksn
Us the result proved. ,he.e suppo'l
ions We're correct. Alter the wos
nlefatigsLle perseverance-sfter lah
ring flom 9 p. IN. of Monday until
j a. m. of Wednesday, 4 period o!
~ hours, the men were safely res
ned, causing great rejoicing, not only
n the families of the men rescued
ut in the entire community, as til,
whole period MAS enc of intense e1-
itelaelt. At times it was suppose
hat not less than FIVE hundred per.
ons were on the ground, men, woner
nd children, all apparently anxious
do something for the re.cue.
L. ". u.
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,rofts realized amounted to $l5t
IN Monday previous TO the entertain
nens the ladies Of the congregation.
assisted by .everal gentlemen, trimm
d the hall with evergreens in a yer,
asteful manner. In ons corner the,
rected stand to sell lemonade, con
trncted of large stone jar, f1ed witt
ocks and moss. representing "Rebec
as Well" Miss SAllis Clark, trsrr.
ii in appropriate costume, rersonate'
Rebecca," and Mr.. A. 3. Johnston
Jacob. The tables were provide
Nth everything pleasing to old All,
'onng, and were served by sevsra
<lnd, obliging, aud good-looAin.
Walters.
On Wednesday Mr.. John n. Spen
Ger had an alteration with hi, step
on, Mr. William Barnes. On Thurs
lay Spencer, who lives two-and-a-hs Il
niles west of Homecoming, came t,
town on business. On returning HON.
Turing the evening and while attend
ing his hor.ss. young Barnes entered
he stable and rhos Spencer in til,
leck. Spencer returned tie FIRE an
Wounded Barnes in the hip. Meth.
Wound IS considered serious. AZ yel
40 arrests h vs. been MAIDS.
Messrs. A. T.sblee and Semue
Lynch LEFT on Friday to attend Kings
ION CoiIese a. Kingston, IL.
The union services held in the Pres
nvt ,rian and Methodist cluicLes Ct
Ihankss wing We're condu,ted t.
t-vs. McGlheIt, Cornelius and Nj
Rldout.
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Homecoming Items.

The damage done by the food il
his section Was neon l,terab.e.
Mr.. Charles D. JOHNS on went ca t
this week to purchase new goods.
a congregational meeting will lie
held IN tie FRESH, tsrlan church next
Tuesday evening. Ali the members
Of the congregation are requested to
attend, as thers Is important business
10 transact.
Mr.. John Love and his family will
leave on Monday for Texas, where Mr..
Love purchased tarm last sprins.
Mr.. Richard Graham and family will
leave during the early part OF next
week for San Francisco, California.
The G. & p. L. +. company have
improved the Il pot by puttlng|shu.-
lels ON the windows.
The Presbyterian festival, held in
RecGabite Hail, Nov. 2lst and 22d,
and tie supper, Nov. 23d, were grand
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DRowHEn.-Mrs. Hines, an age

DEowxEn,-Mrs. Hines, an ace]
lady, WAS drowned above ried1aont Oh
Saturday morning lass. She waa so
elderly and heshy woman, and bsfole
dayh .;ht the old lady and eon found
tho waters surrounding their litJe
dwelling, near the river. In atternI :
in5 to escaf7 on = raft she fell OF snd
was drowned, the ssh barely escaping
with his life. Her bodv vas fo.:.d
On Wednesday between here ard Fled
mont.-Ataser tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-12-01

NFw Coal TIELD.-Thers wa, ;
celebration Of tlo winning Of tAs
R4rnslsg seam Of coal. at Lord Gal
,.y'- mine, in South Yorkshire. OF.
the 81 inst. The shafts Of the pit ar.
II feet in diameter. and Ia, d~ptl.-
about At yards. The operation OF
sinking has occupied about two year,
Snd FIVE months. Think Of that. 0 ye
coal consumers
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THE MINING JOURNAL.
1ROSTRURG, Md, DEC l, 1877.

LAST week . correspondent, Isl,
called attention to proposed change
in the mining law of Maryland, .n'
this week Mars" emphasizes the de-
nand for measures to this end.
Enough has been said publicly snt
privately to indicate unanimitv ulor
but one roint-thAt the law ought ,
b amended. Al to precisely what i
wanted. however, in place Of the Of
jec,ionsble features and what addition
al provisions are desirable, there al
pears 20 he wide diversity Of opinion
These differences should by all mean
be harmonized, as otherwise they vii.
involve any bill in complication
which will hazard its success.
To this end, it is absolutely neces
sary that eli the points desired shout
b settled, and settled by emit. d AM
concurrent 2ctlon.
First. As to the re-adjustment
weights. We do not desire to know
20 much about admitted facts, such y
the necessity and justice Of this pro-,
osition, but We do want to know wha
plan, what mode, what means of Dc
termining amounts Of coal-~Lethe
by De'ghimg or 9uaging-that will b.
satisfactory to all parties-a. least t.
large majority,
Second, Az to renti'ation-exactl
what the existing grievances are. an
how they ought to IL r.meiisd l.!
legislation.
THsrd, As to the provision Of tim
6er-what she present irregulsritie
are and how they ought to b. remov =.
by law.
Fourth, AS to any other grievances
not enumerated, but grave enough to h.
deemed worthy of Legislative redress
If our friends will allow the sno
gestion, We think all wants should l.,
restricted to those absolutely n,c>sscr!
to remove the greatest amount Of d.
satisfaction. Good measures are f..
quently endangered by asking to.
much at one time; and by asking 70
the removal Of grievances that .r'
6earadlc, We may get over the line {
discretion into the arbitrary, and thu
offend the nice sensibilitis. of legial:
tors from other portions OF the Stat
who do not and cannot unders,.h
eur case as we do. Thereby nc Ios
the support Of friends and Strengthen
the hands Of our enemies.
Whist is wanting is something g
fair, SO jstst, so honest, that it will u..
upon its merits-that will thro1 III.
onus Of dishonesty wholly upon 81
who oppose it.
These suggestions will be obvious t,
any one when it is considered tina, =
mining. Or any other law, to DO sttec
tive mast be short and simple as rae
ticable. I,e, it be so brief that the pun
por. Ct the fret section will not be- for
gotten he ore the last ia reached and
plain . : no lawyer can possibly pei
vert its meaning, drudge misin,elpre'
its intention. Let it be so clear tina
any man may fully understand it:
provisions at sisht-that while it il
specific as to his privileges, it is mo-
oppressive to his employer rjshts-se
soundly based in common equity thai
it cannot be logically prejndlcial te
either side in any emergency.
With sucb a bill we can win.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-12-01
The FULFILMENT OF A DREAM.

The FULFILMENT OF A DREAa.-
About week or ten days eincc, =
NAN in this city dreamed that he saw
his neSt-door neis hbor brought home
lead from tho cine in which he wor.
ed. He til his wife the dreala neat
morning, and during the day they
talked u good deal about it. On ID.
second day, the man who had exper-
fenced tbs dream looked from the
window and saw the negbbor on he
own doorsteps. about TO leave for the
m ne. He said to his wife ~ have
q great mind to go and beg that man
not to so to work, my dream hauuts
me 80. The wife answered that it
was a foolish thought, which would
only annoy the man, and was not
worth mentioning, as it was the
neighbours last day in the mine.
Within two hours Of that moment
the neighbor's body, crushed out Of
shape and quite dead, Was brought
hone.-Virglnia City (Nsv.) Enter
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Nomination.

Mr.. Editor Please state that Ir.
Owen Evans will lie supported for
Councilman to fill the existing vacan-
~ at the sI,es.al Ell. ton neA, Thurs
lay, 9th inst. BY many voters Of
BOTH rAETIEs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-12-01

SILvEs "MoNEy. In ore Of 1t
articles on silver the Cincinnati Caa-
naerc'alsays that silver more. Wa il
Use in this country cup TO the last day
Of apocie payments in cur history"
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General Items.

A GREAT struggle is in progress il
'hs U. S. Senate over the admission
Of Senator from South Carolina, aud
TWO from Louisiana. The fight ia
close, exciting, end doubtful.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-12-01

THE GREAT FLooD.-The heavy
ain of last week eliminated on Satur-
iay and Sunday i'll one OF the great
st foods ever known in thi- section.
II our iinmed.ts vicinity on Georges
re- x, however, the inun lation WAS
.ot 80 crea. or disastrous rs in Sep
e,nher Of last year. MANY Of the
ridges ron. uce@ Ii III nts TO Western
'ort were swept away, and at Hamp-
'blre mines ala aged lady Va. drown
u. On the Potomac from allow
Iltdm0nt TO A lex ,ndrla the dam. &c
public snI private property has
zen exceedingly heavy. The B,lu-
mere and Ohio railroad los. several
important bridges and incurred con
4lderable damage to roadbed and
racks. At this writing after neat Y
weeks stoppage, the trains are
'unning as usual. The cana! is prob,
bly, rem Tered use'es. Tor ts remain
Ter Of Tie season. though the w.sl.ings
ave not been az serious as Was at
rst feared The mana cement expect
have it in fu!l working order by
renjng day next slrlrs. The sArin-
rs along tie Potomac bottoms have
,..ieled seriously. having Loaf .ioch,
ences, pIouuce, aud III inany Instances
he eoil has been washed away
.lany lesid n;s Of the lever parts Of
'ledmont, ksyesi, Cumberland aid
larIers Ferry, were Compelled TO
,tsndU their houses, he ceilsfs and
over stories being sshineTgej by the
overlooking river. ~ ke5ser. the
junction Of New Greek and TIE Po-
romac; Cumberland. tie junction Of
Nils Greek and he Potomac, and Al
Harl'er's Ferry, where the Shanadoaa
'"o o'0',i"' ! ''@'7 "''''e' '''s c''''en'
'"''o" '' wafer ""' 70 grey '""' '"e
rover 'r'' o. s'e" Ne's 'n'.A',6e''
.'N''h we 'eSANeH's ''o'n 'Ae'f u "ei-
nus
's 1'"'e Line o''' Se on 'he he''
'''' 'H'''''" a. "''>"eu aSSs' loF-
'''''''~'F We "%'i'.,'' ~ 'i''S'' P'"l'-
e''H S'0's wills CfseS Is reported
S-'3DF'
oh me 9'''" DFaneh TIE oT''roc-
loh OF property v"s immense
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-12-01

REMARKABLE CoIICIpGNCks ASH
SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL OrEnAriuNs.
A few days. since Dir. ". i. Fun
denburg, OF this city, performed the
last Of . ser;as Corporations iog the ~
moyal OF four cst.racts, all occurring
In the family Of Mr.. Isacc UIollnbacA,
living On Pastnrsons creek, about
four miles from Frankfort, Mineral
county, ". Va. In all Of thee,
cases sight had been entirely lost fo1
two, three. four and ten ,eare res
psetiyely. The sight Of all TOUR eyes
has nov been perfectly restored. 1t
lie someEhAt remarkable that 80 manv
cases should occur in ono family, and
cannot be accounted for, except a.
one Of thoas strange freaks that s.tur,
occasionally indnlsss in. I'll. Doctor
lnay veil congratulate himself on the
brilliant success attending tisae very
delicate operat,ons,-AIegaMtan.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-12-01

THE 'olid gold society badge, de-
Iivarrd by The Franklin Jewelry Co.,
No. 1O4 CHESTNUT street, Philadelphia,
are exactly as represented. All or
Ter. are promptly filed, and no one
need hesitate ahout sending them mo-
nsy.-Ch'1sttoa Voices, rhilaI 81 hia.
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OILT.-It ia estimated thss 2O,O0C
Ill wells Lavs the far BEEN dug it
penu'yl'ania and West Virgins, a
An aggregate cost ef $l93, C0O,0U.
Ghsy have yielded Stout eighty -ei III
millions btrrrls Of oil, valued at tn,
wells at thr-o hundred million dol
iara or fonr hundred million dollar
At the seausard.
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taLle Lie pyoie. Is E,~ drta!:crc has
hcen instituted Instead Of :; ealing 20
the c1cdulity :n. dcsit ration VI L-e ST; K,
tie Judgment Of ii is addressed in a
Brief Manual q curative ul.d nclC:a-
tive Mediciuo,"--t;o IT, lad Of druggists
fec pS cAa's :, and given with every bot
tie Gf lie DROPS. t-Hri,;,n TOR l!to>eNho,
h@Ying . pcFcci ti"'; 81 tn;r diseases, ,aG
il.eiigeaily ~ RI, tie principles I! ercin
AMI cure CT
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hricn EaiI Report.

Mr.. Editor THE following Is an
.brilged copy Of the report Of the
.,'mnittee of arrangements in charge
of the ball lately held under the aug
ices of the German Arioa Singing
Society Of this place:
Rec eiptS,. ..................&i 1870
Expenses. .................... E5.'o
Net. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000
Distributed az follows:
Hrs. Anwyl.. ..............$t8 90
Hartman. .......... 4: 20
Lewis. 4-.to
The money having been distributed
n such manner As to allow six dollars
D each memter Of the different FAM
les accounts Tor the sHnalness Of Mrs
Anwyls portion-sLe having only
wo children, Whereas the other two
nave each ak. Respectfully,
ALBkkT IIoILE, jr.,
GEoRGE II. WlTTlG,
REUBts ROGERS,
NEHRY WINEBERG,
GEoGGE uoECnLER,
CUUHsgttce.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-08-16

any farm than it to repair fences
around crops. It will not bo necos-
sary IN all cases to remove outside
fences at first. Enclose your stock al
once, and then arrange at your leis-
ure oil other fencing. You will have
the next hundred years to do it in.
Fellow citizens of Pickens: 1t is
reasonably certain that majority of
the people of An derson will vote for
the proposed stock law, and we earn-
estly invite the corporation of the
friends of the measure in Pickens
County. BY such corporation the
expense Of building the outside line
fences will be greatly lessened to the
people OF both Counties, and thore-
by both sections be materially bene.
fitted. From what I know of the
people of Pickens, We fatter our
selves that they will be in this case,
as in all their past history, not bo.
hind the foremost in advancing the
great cause of agricultural reform
by fencing the stock rather than the
crops.
We will relate one remarkable
incident in connection with the his
tory of the fence question or stock
law in Salubrity township, which
makes powerful appeal in behalf
Of the law, to the gallant yeomany
OF Pickens. In carrying around the
petition for signers for the election
in Salnbrity township, it was ascor-
tanned that twcnty-one widows had
affixed their signatures to the paper,
and every one of them warmly in
favor of the law. If, after that ap-
peal, coming, for the most part from
widows of those whose husbands fell
in defence of our dearest rights; the
men Of Salubrity township do not
rally to their relief by voting for the
law, there will remain stigma upon
their characters for gallantry not easily
wiped out. Young ladies watch
your sweethearts to see how they
treat the Widows appeal.
Very respectfully,
L. II. RUSSELL
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The Lessons OF the Riots.
L. II. Russell.
NO STANDING ARMY WANTED,

NO STANDING ARMY WANTED.
The Financial and Commercial
Chronicle says: More erroneous still
is the Inference that this disturbance
proves the necessity of having a
strong, centralized government and
large and permanent standing army.
The action of the last House in re-
tusing to recede from the Disagree
ment which killed the army appro~
priation is rather hotly denounced by
some newspapers, that seize the oce
casion as one for making q political
"point," and omit to blame the Sen.
ate for it's equal persistence in the
disagreement. This shows, we are
gravely told, that the State govern
ments are miserably Inefficient, and
the only thing to be trusted is the
Federal power; without that the
whole country would at the mercy of
mobs; and hence they conclude that
this experience will or should lead to
the permanent enlargement Of tho
army, so as to keep in reserve suffi.
cient power to crush euch outbreaks.
In part this is correct, and yet it So
riously wrong. 1t is historically true
that, in 1861, the country had neith-
or army nor navy, and had to impro.
wise both thus increasing the duration
and cost of war; but if an army of
say 100000 0and corresponding navy
had been maintained for twenty
years previous, there would have
been no saving. Upto 1868 riots
were local and trivial; now, fourteen
years later, there is an especially
large one, induced by an ovont not
likely to bo paralloled in another con
tury; but, if it were liable to rccur
ovcry twonty years, it is plain that
kcoping tho standing army necessary
to strike Immediately at any number
of points of disturbance, would be
very costly me thod of insurance,
and it would be cheaper to take the
chances. The economy of the thing,
however, is neithor the only nor the
most important considera' ion. The
strong, centralized government-the
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} JERsEY CITY, August 4.-As

JERSEY CITY, August 4.-As an Ex
pross train on tho Now Jersey South.
ern Railroad was hastoning on tho
above road to day, the Enginoer saw
n littlo child on tho track. He whis-
tied down brakos, repeated tho signal,
and reversed tho engine, but the mo-
montum was too great and the child
too noar. The Enginoer than sprang
from tho train, and at tho risk of his
life rushed forward and knocked the
child into tho ditch by the side of the
road. 1t was severely bruised and
unconscious, but not dangerously hurt
whom Picked up. Tho train backed
slowly to Clustor Burns neighbor-
hood, whom tho Conductor carried the
unconscious child to it's mother, and
thon resumed tho journey. Tho En-
gino6r'S namo is Bon. Scrlbnor.
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Killed For q Due Bill.

BRUNsoN, s. O., August 5 1871
a fatal shooting aflray took place
here last night about dark, between
L. I. Gill and b. j. Martin, both
white and residents OF this place
which resulted in Che instant death of
the latter. The circumstances that
caused the difficulty were about as
follows: Some time in the day Martin
and Gill had some words concerning
q due bill for some very small
amount which apparently passed. off
satisfactorily to both parties, But to
the surprise of the citizens, some time
afterwards Martin repaired to Gill's
residence with double barrell gun,
and entered bis house searching
through the came. Gill knowing tho
character he had to deal with, escape
cd thEough tho back way with hia
vito. '.a. ...
Martin, after q fruitless search.
started back to his own house, about
thirty steps distant. Before, how
over, reaching his gate lie stoe d his
gun against the fence, and returned
q second time; it is supposed to hunt
for Gill again. Gill, meeting him on
tho door steps, fred at him with 6
Colts navy revolver, tho ball going
through Maritime heart. lie turned,
made few stops off, and fell. Gill
fired again, and the shot took effect
in his back. Tie jury of inquest is
now considering the matter. Gill
has fed to parts unknown. Martin
was a terror to all who were brought
in contact with btu.
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Hon. John Goodo, Representative
in Congress from Virginia pronounces
as uttorIy untrue the statement which
has recently appeared in several
newspapers, that ho had boon writing
lottors to mombcrs of Congress asking
thom to voto for him for Speaker. lie
has Writton to no mombor on tho SUBJ
ject, except in rOply to friends who
h"Vo requested him to become a cam
didate.