Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-04-14

| uOlHS, IL uaSueu aCiOSS DOWHlIS
mind that some time in June, 1874,
| he visited Providence on some bust
ness, and on the train returning from
that city had conversation with a
man who told him that he was just
returning from Providence, where he
had been to seek employment; that
he was machinist by trade, and had
applied to the American Screw Com
pany for situation, but was not sue
cesstul III obtaining one. So strongly
was Downing impressed with the re-
collection that he referred to a little
memorandum book which he was in
the habit of keeping while travelling;
and ascertained that the day he was
in Providence was on the 10th Of
June, 1874, the same day ON which
Phair said that he was there. Mr.
Downing says that in the course of
the conversation the man said he
came from Vermont. Downing being
native OF that State asked from
what part, and was informed that the
travel er had come from Rutland,
where he belonged, the previous day.
Downing then said that he was con
WINGED that the man whom he met on
the train on the day above mentioned
and the man whose statement he had
Just read were one and the same per-
son, and at once telegraphed the facts
to Governor Fairbanks, of Vermont,
who happening to be in the telegraph
office sent an immediate reprieve,
which reached the condemned man
only twenty FIVE minutes before the
time appointed for his execution.
DECISION OF THE CENTENNIAL
SUlT.-Ihe United States supreme
Court decided the 81 100000 centen-
NAL appropriation suit yesterday in a
manner not perhaps anticipated by
the centennial board Of finance, in view
of the favorable decision of the court
:, below. The decree of that court is
reversed, with directions to enter a
decree directing payment of the
81, 100000 into the treasury before
any division of the remaining assets
among the stockholders. The court
f rendering this decision hold that the
! act Appropriation requires the payment
Of the debts and then the reimburse
} ment of the United States before the
, distribution of the profits to the stock
! holders They hold that there is no
mistake as to the meaning Of the stat
ute. Therefore the ckholders will
have to make up III patriotic resigna-
ton what they will lose in money on
) their stock.
IT was a horrible fate that befell
the prisoners of a Georgia jail four
days ago. 1t appears that the jail
was fired by an lncendiary, probably
by friends OF The prisoners, in the
hope Of securing their escaYe But
the lire WAS applied AT the point that
cut off all escape. TIE stairs were
first consumed and this prevented the
citizens from going 70 their rescue.
Axes were handed in through the
grat!ngs that they ln'ght cut their
way ont, bit the unfortunate men
frantic with terror, wasted their labor
BY working at cross purposes, and
coutending for the possession of the
axes. until the flooring fell in and in
volyed them, shrieking, in the flames.
1t must have been horrible to witness
their agonies, and yet be unable to
help them.
THERE has been Il great deal of dis
trust among keen political Observers
in Europe of the sincerity of Russia
professions in favor Of a peaceful ar
rangement Of the Eastern question.
Turkish obstnacy has played so wei
into the hands of the Gear, that
Russia has enjoyea diplomatic ad-
vantages which she has turned to
good account during the season
when field operations We're impract-
cable But the season for campaign
if she intends to make any, has ar
rived ; large army is massel on the
frontier, and there is now great appre-
hension that there will be war, not
withstanding her weak financial con-
dition. The situation is at present
very threatening, Russia having sent
ultimatum to Turkey i'll regard to the
protocol.
a GENTLEMAN went TO private
lunatic asylum which he had pre-