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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-10-13

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MAGNIFICENT PICTORIAL CAGES
An Additional Half Million Invested in
FAMOUS FOREIGN FEATURES,
Including the emineptly Sensational
and Superb $4,000 STUD OF SIX EDU-
GATED "TRANKENE" STATIONS,
who's united acts and evolutions constitute
the Worlds Arenic Wonder.
The Most Memorable of Mortal Marvels,
CAPTAIN GEORGES COSTENTENUS,
A noble Albanian Greek, tattooed from head
to .fo0t, in Oh nese Tartary, as punishment
for engaging in rebellion against the King;
enduring the prolonged and indescribahle
agony of 100000 blood-producing pune
lures of tn quivering flesh.
Miss Hcngler's Magnificent 100000 Double
Manege Tandem Stallion Team,
Barnum's $4,000 Biblical Behemoth.
Over 100 per cent. the Largest, Rarest and
Cost lest Menagerie ever moved.
To which Propitious Nature adds
MENAGERIE OF RARE BRUTE
3 a 3 I Z s
A Litter of Lion Cubs, Baby Camel,
and two Baby Balloons the only ones
ever boIn on this Continent.
A Stupendous Tent Temple of Mechanical
Marvels, operated 10y Silver Enrine.
A Grand FIELD MUSEUM Of Living
Human Prodigies.
$4,000 PER DAY IN SALARIES!
To an reuic Assem b. aue without naralel
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Lauisinna Commission.

NEW ORLEANS, April l4,-Gene-al
Nc MILAN, Judge Leonard and three or
four other prominent Republicans were
in consultation with the Commission for
several hours to-day, in the interest ot
Governor Packard. These gentlemen
were assured by the Commission in q
most solemn manner that no proposition
wbstever has been made TO either party,
and furthermore that the Commission
have not agreed on a plan. General
Nc Milan and his associates ucged on
the Commission the necessity o! an early
decision by the President, Every inter-
est Of the State and people demand it. II
it is to be Nichols, they desire to know
at once, II Packard is 10 be
recognized, let it be done without
further delay.
General Mcmillan said tonight that
confidence in the ultimate success OF tho
Nichols government seems to be in.
cressing, citing the improvements IN
State bonds, etc, and the desertions from
the Packard Legislature as sustaining
this view.
To might the Commission are in execu
tive session.
A few days ago George Washington
(colored), Of Concornis parish, and to-
day Brooks (coloreG) OF S.. Msrys and
Kesrn of Jefferson parishes, AL Returning
Board members. eft the Packard House
and took seats in the Nichols House,
making 81 Re.urnIng Board members 10
that House.
New ORLEANS, April l4.-The Demo
ocrats, IN CAUCUS. TO night, 1t IS under
stood, agreed on the proposition they
will make to the Commission, f0v sd
mission to their organization of all men,
bers elected by the parish commissioners
returns; but this action shall by no
means inter ere with the Legislature a.
ready petitloned There were eight
members who were seated subject to con-
test, who will submit their case for inhl
decision 10 the full Legislature when A.
sembled. There seems TO be very little
compromise in their proposition, MS MEN,
bers Of Packsrds Legislature, who were
elected, could at suy time during the
past three months have taken their seats
in Nichols Legislature, II they had de-
sired to have done 50.
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AuIt-MOrnlOn N Getting,

SALT LAKE, April l4.-At meeting g
of nom Mormons held NJ Liberal Institute,
in this city, to-day, resolution was
offered bv Gen Nathan kimbsll to
amend the organic act of the territory to
read as follows: That all male inhabi-
tsnts twenty.one years old and citizens
of the United States shall be entitled to
vote and te eligible for'ottice,i provided,
however, that no person living in the
practice Of bigsmy or polygamy shall be
permitted to hold any office, or to vote at
aay election, or to act MS jurors, that
al votes shalt be by secret ballot, and
that all laws in conflict be repealed,
which was unanimously adopted bY the
meeting and referred to the Committee
on Resolutions and Memorial TO Con-
gress. The meeting adjourned till I
O'Clock.
SALT LAKE April IA resolution
was adopted, among Others, at the nom
MorMon mass meeting held here o'nlght,
that bigsmy and poiyssmy are incress-
lrg in this land, and cal for the exclH-
sion from all public positions and offices
of trust, AL d fro m the jury box of those
prscticrng it That as no legislation ex-
ists IN regard to marriage, We ask tor
legislation from Congress defining the
obligation OF the marriage relation; also
giving the right OF the wife TO dowry in
the husbands estate from which she is
now deprived by the laws OF Utah. That
the Mormon priesthood have insugur-
sted marked ballots To control the votes
ct the people under their control, and
ask for secret ballot. That IS long as
U:ah Is controlled by the Mormon priest
hood they protest against its admission
as = STATE. Tney will prepare memor.
lsl to be submitted to Congress.
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Steamship Burned.

SAVANNAH, April l5.-The steamship
Leo from here for Nassau, was destroyed
by FIRE at A. N. on the 18th inst, in a
heavy southeast gale, 50 miles south of
Tybee and 30 miles of shore. The two
Miss Farrlngtons, Of Nassau and Mr..
Psppendick, New York, are the only
IN sslng passengers. OF the crew Nc
Donnell, chief engineer; Thos. F. Hen
nese, carpenter; Js.. Mclaughlin, ":ler;
Dan Regsn, Chris. L. Psrick and
McGough, Hremen; Peter Oiopson,
Samuel Hurst and Jas. Murray
sailors. Ansis Brown, stewardsss, W.
Mitchell, cook; Herry Harris, Richard
Gettiugs. Plato johnson, James Csren,
Robert Gibson, Henry o kee.e snd John
Savage, went of in Irre boats and are sup-
posed TO De lost. The rest OF the crew
and officers were taken life raft on tue
18th a. II A. NJ, by the Russian Bark
Hoppel. Captain Fredlcson from London
for Bull river. The thirteen saved were
brought 20 this city from Bs!kot Of the
Ty bee by pilot boat.
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Further Details of the Murder OF
the Mail Carrier in West Virginia.
Snecial 10 the Baltimore SUM-

Special 10 the BALTIMORE SUI.
WASHINGTON, April l3.-lnformstion
was received here tonight giving further
details of the fact, befors reported in the
Sun, that mail carrier named David 3.
Eiscr, VINO carries the mail between
Moorefeld, Hardy county, and Frank
i'm. Pend!e !eton county, West Virgins,
was found on the 4th OF April murdered
and mail pouch gone. Hiser had LETT
Petersburg, Grant county, on the
way to MooreGeld, on that mora.
ing with the mail, and was overtsken
and shot three times and killed. A per.
son on the opposite side OF tho river
(South Branch Of the Potomac) witness
ID the struggle between Hiser and his
murderer. The latter rode a horse which
had detect in one OF his shoes, and with
this clue the special agents OF the depart.
ment took tho case in hand. W. Sey
mour Douglass, young man respectfully
connected, was arrested on Suspicion OF
being the murderer and lodged in jail.
The mail pouch was rlded and thirty
two dollars in money taken from letters
which were burned. Hiser, before lesv-
ing Petersburg, had endesvored to get
y one hundred dollar bill changed, but
not succeeding, he left the bill with d
friend. 1t is supposed that Douglass be.
came aware that hser had one hundred
dollars, and was incited TO commit the
murder TO obtain this money.
Gen. Goff. United States District At
torney for West Virginia, has gone to
Peters burg to prosecute the case. Nc
mails have been carried on Hisers route
since the murder.
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Wife Murder and Suicfde.

CLEVELAND, April l4.-About five
o'clock last evening man named Pot
ter. at Geneva, Ohio. shot and killed his
wife, and then committed suicide. The
oaly cause thst eau be assigned for the
&C, IS, that it is supposed Potter and hi:
wife hai some trouble q day or two ago,
and Mrs. Potter lett her husband. Yes
terdav She returned TO get her trunk snd
other articles belonging IL her. While
packing her trunk. Potter shot her. the
bail tsKing effect in the back of her
head. lie then proceeded TO the next
room, and shot himself. Mrs. Potter {
brother, VINO was waiting Tor her at q
ne;ghbor's house, after allowing sufficient
time 20 elspse for her to return, became
alarmed. and IN company with a Mr..
Cook went TO Potter's house, and upon
entering, they discovered them both
dead, Mrs Potter in one room and Mr..
2. in sG9.her. The affair Causes great
excitement IN the neighborhood.
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Confidence in the Success
Of Nichols.
South Carolina State Off.
GERS Refuse to Sur
render.
SEARCHING the Ruins of the
St. Louis Fire.
Suit for Recovery OF Stock Margins

New YORK, Aprm I4.-kennedy q
Co., brokers, have instituted suits against
David Downs, w. L. Scott, President O.
the Canada Southern railroad; John F
Tracy, ex.PresideRt of the Chicago and
Rock Island railroad; Abram B. Bay
less, F. 81. Tows, Secretary of the Chicago
and Rock Island railroad; Ex-Governor
Curtin of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Fowler,
formerly OF Benedict, Fowler & Co.,
brokers; John K. Garland, and Others for
the recovery OF sums amounting in the
aggregate to Sl,500,0 900, alleged to be
due the plaintiffs for margins or North
west common stock
NEW YORK, April l4.-The Times OF
Sunday will supplement its exclusive
story of Saturday, announcing the lnstl.
tuition of suits against the parties alleged
to compose the late Northwest pool, by
II. Kennedy & Co., and which was the
principal discussion on the street to-day
The title of the suit is, Harvey Kennedy
and William l.. Kennedy, plaintiffs,
against David DAVIS, VIM. l.. Scott, f.
H. Tows, Roosevelt p. Flower, Abraham
B. Bsyloss, Andrew u. Curtin, Martin
L. Sykes, Jr., Albert Keep, Henry Il.
Parker, James H. Hoes. John +. Gar
land, L w Hare, w H Ferry, Jonn f.
Tracy and a. q. Dulmsn. defendants.
These gentlemen are very angry at the
exposure, and rather warmly deny that
they were IN any way interested IN the
pool. Messrs. DAVIS, Tows and Bsyless said
they purchased their stock on their in-
dividusl responsibility as an investment,
and without reference to any comblns-
ton TO bull or besr north west. Mr..
Tows added that he could not take time
to answer all the lies people chose to tell
of him. The SO called members OF the pool
are al, in street psrlance, "very heavy
men," Mr.. Dows is prominent member
ofthe Produce Exchange and Chamber ol
Commerce, and is heavily Interested in
railroads and was member Of the Re
form Committe Of Seventy. His firm is
one the Oldest mercantile houses here. Mr.
Flower is Secretary of the West Wis.
consin road. Mr.. Bayless is one Of the
foremost men on the Stock Exchange
Mr.. Sykes, Jr., is Secretary ofthe Chicago
and Northwestern and Chicago and
Milwaukee roads. Mr.. Keep is Presi
dent of the same roads. Mr.. Parter II
ex-President of the West Wisconsin
Railroad. Mr.. Howe is merchant
doing business in Burling Slip. Mr.
Garland is a wealthy broker and rail
road operator. Mr.. Hare Is q repre-
sentative sent out to this country
by the Dutch stockholders in the Chicago
and Northwestern road to look after theil
interests. Mr.. Dulman is q merchant
doing business in Exchange Place. MIR
Kennedy refused to tell anything further
about the pool. In regard to mis- OWE
affairs, he said the skies were growing
brighter, and he hoped soon to be ab!'
to resume business. Whether such con
tingsncy depended on settlement BY
the members of the pool, or not, hi
would not say.
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THE WAR.

Since a war between Russia and the
Turkish Empire seems to be not only in
evitable, but actually in progress, the
views of Admiral PORTER and General
SHERMAN, who are respectively at the
head OF our navy and army, vii! be OF
interest. These gentlemen agree in the
opin,on that the war wll, assume wonder
fully large proportions, and result n I'm
mense destruction OF life. General
SHERMAN thinks that, owing to the great
strength of the two nations imme-
distely involved, the magnitude that the
truggle will almos. inevitably assume,
and the Improved implements of warfare
with which each psrty Is well supplied,
a million lives will be sacrificed before
the end. Admiral PORTER, who was IN
the Mediterranean at the time Of the
Cr,mean war, thinks that this war must
be of large benefit to this country, and
that her merchants and traders must
reap rich harvest il consequence. lie
does not believe Turkey will be wiped
out in day. Constsntinople is impreg-
nsble, the Turkish feet ls equal If not
superior to that of Russian and the latter
power has no feet to speak of in the
Black Sea. The Turks, tor whom
the Admiral does not conceal mis- sd-
mirstion, are thoroughly aroused. They
| are inspired by their religion, and there
are $50, 1000, 900 of them who will give
every valuable they own to the csuse'
All the other powers, except France, will
be dragged into the conflict after Russis
shall have been weakened and the Turk:
worried; Austria will certainly be in the
fight before six months have elapsed, and
then the world will witness the greatest
struggle since Napoleon tried to make
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the provinces were due to foreign In
stignstion; that the Imperial govern
ment could not bs held responsible for
them, and consequently the Russian gov
ernment would not be justified in
making the rehabilitation of its armies
dependent on such conditions.
The following is the concluding and
most emphatic section: Maintaining
with other friendly States relations regu-
lated by international law and treaties,
Turkey cannot allow foreign agents or
representatives charged to protect the
interests of their cotemporsries to have
any mission Of official supervision. The
Imperial government in fact, is not
aware how it can have deserved so i'll Of
justice and civilization as to see itself
placed in q Illuminating position without
example in the worlC. The treaty of Paris
gave explicit sanction to the principle Of
non-interventlon. This treaty, which
binds together the powers who psrtici-
psted in it, rs we'll as Turkey, cannot be
abolished, and the protocol, on which
Turkey has had no share, is, if Turkey
appeals TO the stipulstions OF the
treaty of Paris. l. is not that
that treaty has created in her
favor any rights which she would
not possess without it. but rather for the
purpose of calling attention to the grave
reasons which, in the interest of general
peace of Europe, induced, the powers
twenty years ago to place the recogui.
tlon of The inviolsbillty OF this empires
right to sovereignty under the guarantee
of collective promise.
Turkey feels that she is now contend.
ing for her existence. Strong in the JUS
tice OF her cause and trusting In God, she
determines TO ignore what has been de.
cided without her and against her Ie-
solve, and retain In the world the place
which Providence has destined
for her. In this regard she will not
cease TO encounter the attacks directed
against her with the general principles of
public right and the authority of the
great EuropeGn act, which pledges the
honor of the powers that signed the
protocsl OF the 3lst of March, a
document which in her eyes has no legal
claim to exact compliance
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THE CAPITAL.

r., G,senbrier Independent expresses
..sbepsions that, should neither of
''t 'mre:irs points for the location OF
- C.ni,s receive a msjority of the
" in August, Wheeling influence
W. ..ocure the holding Of an extra
..;,, Of the Legislature next winter
hing sbcu. the repesl of the Capital
;" - We spprehend that that's pretty
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PorreF Arrested.

BALTIMORE April l4.-Geo. Q. Sav-
sge was arrested to-day, charged with
forging TO bank checks the nsns Of }.
II. Shoemaker, the resicen manager OF
tne Adams Express Company OF this
city. Savage wss srrested while pre-
senung forged check On the Fms: Ne
.ionsl bank, snd similsr checks were
found on his person. Shoemaker l. s.:
the 10. SprinEs, ArkansA- 1t Is SAID
TO be probable that iorged drafts on ban Is
in other pisces hsTe been torSs'ced-
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Base Hall.
Nrxran. April l6.-st Louis Browns
I. MsmphIs RsdI !.

IT wss al party the other evening.
There xx !ull 10 the Conversation,
watch msde the bOs:, wh, was ineIpsr.
iarcet in party ns.tfrs, somewhsi nsry.
ous. With view n relief be nksd Q
mourDful looking man, who Wa 80 like
packing boz up in ooe corner, II he VA
married. "So, an = bachelor" .pm y
replied The Sonbsr man. "Ah" ob.>rv
st the host, warned up with the 'uejst
"Hov long have you been bacbslorT'
There va. another lul! IA IN. converss.
ton
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his empire co. extensive With Europe.
The effect upon Aner,cs will bs wonder
full. We will hsve to supply the combat

full. We will hsve to supply the combat
ants not only with the means of killing
one another, but with the articles which
support life. We shall sell them four
whest corn, pork, clothing, hats, caps,
muskess, cannon and ammunition, and
We shall re-estabiish our commercial su-
premscy, and bring back the good old
days before the WAT. -
General SHERMAN on being interview.
cd said that neither Russia nor Turkey
ever had larger or better disciplined
armies than now. They have, said he,
all the advantages OF many improved
arms and modes of warfare, and the re-
suit will be that the world will witness
the greatest battles ever fought, so far
as the destruction of life is concerned
l believe this struggle Is going to cost q
million of lives, and they will not be
all Russians or Turks either. / hardly
believe that the TURKS can withstand the
shock. They may save Constantlnople,
but If they lose every other point what
good will lido them9 General SHERMAN
also took aisvorable view of the effect
on this country. He added:
1t will keep our people at work day
and night to provide Tor Europe, if theie
should be general war, and that now
seems inevitable TO me. | believe all the
great powers will be directly or indirect.
" involved before the year is out. In
the parts of tle country in which the
field fights will certainly take place a
halt million men on either side can and
will be used. The Russians will have to
pull along very fast through the summer
for they get all their supplies by their
railroads, and in the winter these are
rarely available.
General SHERMAN said he was in favor
of allowing some Of our army officers to
visit either army without pay and serve
ON staff duty.
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ReDly OF south Crro1fna State Off
GERS 10 Governor Hampton.

COLUMBIA, S. g., April AT is re-
ported from reliable authority, that the
reply OF the State officers to Gov Hsmp-
tons demand, will be, they are certain
they could hold their offices by the de-
c.sraton of the State canvsssers from the
face of all the election retlrLs; thst they
were commissioned by Gov. Chamber
LAIN while his title was indisputsble; that
their contestants have taken the cases to
the supreme Court; that Gov. Ham pton
has no right to anticipate the judgment
of that court or in any way to pass upon
their title; that his action is q violation of
his pledges to leave disputed questions to
legal settlement. For these reasons they
will decline TO give up their offices
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San Francisco Races.

san FRANCISCO, April l4.-TheTe ws'
rsce to-day a. Boydist Park between
Occident and Oakland Maid, TO wagon
best three in five, fors pure OF 81 OCO
The day was fle and the track in gooI
condition. The Msid was the fsvoFlte
The hrst heat was won by Occident IN
2:25. The second heat was won BY Dc
cident in 2:27t. IL the third heat DC
cidert broke on the home stretch, and
the Maid won IN 2:27i. The fourth heat
and tie race wss WOO by OccIdent 10
2:29. The race was well contest ed
throughout.
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Died.

BosroN, April 5.-Ex-Corgressmsn
Lorenz Sabine, at one time confidential
agent .ofLthe United States Treasury, and
author of several books, died to-day,
aged "A.
ALBANY, April l4.-Mr. Hydemsn,
tobsconist, OF this city, VINO was injured
in the Ashtabula disaster, Was taken sick
yesterday, and died to-day. He had life
insurance to the amount OF $4,000, in
two companies.
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Aalea OT lsoto.

Havana. April IA decree has
been issued ordering 3 daily sale OF gold
entering The treasury A. . premium
against paper money. TO bs daily nIed
by committee nominated by the govern
ment. Contributions from those parts
OF the Island where almost no paper }.
circulating will henceforsh bs payable In
paper. This decree is expected 10 pro-
duce better circulation and distribution
OF gold over the island and prevent duo.
iuslions OF paper. Gold n rapidly de-
dining.
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Mail Robbery.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April IA spe.
cisl from Baxter Springs, Kansas, says
that the Baxter and Joplin mail, coming
this way, was robbed Yesterday alter.
noon BY hishwsymen, who presented
pistols at the head OF the driver and
compelled him to throw off the mail
bags, which they took and escaped to th.
woods. There were no passengers on the
stage. There il no clue to the robbsn.
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Epx,ueer' strike,

PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-The ordor
for the strike al the Brotherhood loco
motive engineers on the Philadelph.a
and Reading Railroad went INTO effect q!
midnight. Il il not believed that there
will be any detenlicn Of trains to-morEoW,
as the company have already efnp'oyso
men 20 fill the abandoned Plse-s. Ine
order for the strike strictly ioroits the
abandoning Of engines before arriving
NJ their destination.
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pEPROOF HOTELS.

T,a Philadelphia Tines describes the
ada Hotel of that city and the pre-
,.rros, ,sken by its proprietor for the
p,o:sc,ion Of its inmates IRON all danger
..,r s-e Il seems to be hre-proof
.,a3;,c in the first place, and then to
,.ss, every possible contrlvsnce ana
,.,sniapce for the extinguishment OF
s.. #, by possibility, fire should find a
..t,nsnt in any part OF it; and, as If to
Ia .,.vrsnce doubly sure, 1t has, in
,,,i,D 10 many .tairwsys aud other
..,,; Of escape, two wrOught-iFon fire
.,pe ladders, one At the end OF each
-,io hall, reaching from the ground to
.,,ys III, roo.. Bat other newspapers,
.. c,,,ent with describing hotels
,,s,ty in existence, are busy telling us
.5vs pe,.sc. ho!eIshoU.d be constructed.
T,. New York Herald ia going to have
-.ss aoors packed solid between the
=, with light concrete, and all parti-
..,. lmi.srIy hilet m This viii not
5a.y prevent ire, bat IL will save every
adv from the annoyance of rats and
NICE. Tae Sun says thst wide halis,
.-gent slairca:e., elevators and light
1919, give free access to the needed
g.uob,s Of air, and steam heat, kept up
NEARLY the o4rnirg poiut, night and
.sy for months together, prepares every
:ing combusIibIe ior :he DANES" while
70 Times is certain thst much OF the
xof life is due 10 the fact that the
-. were pierced BY elevator shafts"
h,yesn.t give Us lis idea OF the perfect
-, unless We are to understand that 1t
5. 3 without elevator shafts, which in
r..-r emergency might have been the
-.,,, otssving great many lives. The
VI however, suggests fire proof stair.
',i s2d out, ie horoscopes, and had
- H.-usmel ba"E in Use at The late st.
-Hl., ire 10 one need have peTished.