The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22


of the Workihgmen's party have is
sued a call for primaries, to be held
Saturday next, to elect delegates to
a county convention to be held in
this city Wednesday, September &c,
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the various county offices to
be filled this fall.
REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
What can be accomplished by
resolute endeavor was shown in the
special election for councilman in
the Second ward Monday, when Mr..
Rabold was returned by a majority
Of fourteen-one more, in a larger
vote, than the Republican majority
last year.
The election Monday was held at
the Cumberland hose company.s
engine-nouse. The judges We're
Messrs. John Longabaugh, Henry
Gerdeman and John Schiller, and
the clerks MessrS. John w. HouX
and w. L. Boyd. Voting was kept
up briskly all day, and at night the
tally-sheetS showed that three hun
dred and seventy votes had been cast
-twenty-seven less than last spring,
but twenty more than in 1876. OF
the three hundred and seventy bal-
lots Mr.. Rabold received one huns
dred and niHety one, John Himmler
one hundred and seventy-seven, and
two double ballots We're found and
thrown out, leaving Mr.. Rabold's
net majority fourteen.
At the regular election, May Il,
1877, the total vote cast was 397. OF
these NJ. Y. Rabold, Republican.
received 1877; John Himmler, Demo-
crat, the same, and John Mullen l
two tickets, one for Rabold and one
for Himmler, were found folded to-
gether, and were thrown out. Two
counts of the ballots were made,
errors having been made in the first
count. With the history of the
dispute by the Democrats as the
recount, and the final recourse to the
law, the public is familiar. At Mon
days election Mr.. Rabold received
only six votes less than last spring,
but Mr.. Hjmmler's vote was twenty
less Cumberland NclCS.
ACCIDENT AT THE MINES.
Another serious accident occurred
near Homecoming Friday. About
$3.50 o'clock in the morning the
engine started down the tramway of
KoontZ mine with twenty cars loaded
with coal. The grade of the tramway
is about 100 feet. Scarcely had the
train left the summit when the
coupling between the tenth and
eleventh cars broke and the first ten
cars and engine were sent down the
steep incline with an impetus that
could not be checked. The engineer,
Mr.. Frederick Alpin, Immediate
ly reversed the engine, but the
wheels went in one direction while
the incline sent the engine in an
opposite one. Mr.. McAlpin realizing
his danger sought to escape it by
jumping from the cabin window. but
in doing so he failed to gain a foot
hold on the ground and falling
against the engine was knocked in
sensible. His head was almost split
by the conclusion, from the effects of
which, our informant states, the
sufferer will never recover. although
all that medical aid can do is being
done for the injured man. In stating
these facts it is but just to say that
the brakeman is eXOnerated from
all blame. He was on the last car,
and as soon as the accident occurred
the brake was shut down on sll the
cars under his control, and he sue
ceeded in stopping them before they
had gone many rods farther. The
engine being reversed, succeeded at
length in overcoming the impetus
given by the incline and finally
backed up the tramway to the rear
cars. Had the engineer remained
in the cabin he would not have been
served as he was. Cun16 CiUiHdn.