Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

have no particulars. To say the least
Just now this is one of the most de-
plorable events of the kind that ever
took place in this county.
Later.-The latest report states that
the killing occurred in Hughey's Of
fee, where he was assailed by Black
iston. Hughey was twice knocked
down, when Blackiston was seized by
two men present. Hughey rose and
challenged third assault, which was
accepted, Blackiston breaking from the
men, Hughey discharged his pistol
Blackiston fell against the stove and
expired within FIVE minutes.
The recent trouble between Judge
Pearre and Hughey is said to have
been the Immediate occasion Of Black
iston attack.
Still Later.-Verdict of coroners
jury: justifable homicide.
The New FIRE ENGINE came We'd
nesday. A self-constituted commit
tee of several hundred boys held a
grand reception at the depot and ex-
tended the freedom Of the city.
Then they drew the machine up street
in cloud of dust. 1t is not SO large
as anticipated, but quite pretty.
During the evening an experiment
was made on Broadway, the supply
being drawn from an old well just out
side the grounds of Mr.. G. H. Hamill's
residence. Here stream was thrown
81 feet horizontally. 1t was then
taken to the City Hotel, fed from
we'll in the yard and stream Was
thrown from the street to the caves
of the Odd Fellows Opera House, a
height of over 60 feet. The boys say
the engine worked awful hard" and
many people pronounce it failure
so far as our wants are concerned. 1t
is probable. however, that, being dry,
it did not have a fair test. 1t was OBJ
served that it sucked great deal Of
air, which, of course impaired its water
force. Like Peck's stove, you want
to know first all about the dingus of a
fire engine before you can run it prop
erly. 1t may be in better humor at
the next test. Let's wait and see.
ACCIDENT IN BORDEN SHAFT NINE.
Mr.. Lewis Sonnenberg, of this place,
met with a painful accident in Bor-
den Shaft mine on Tuesday last. He
was employed about the mine cars,
and not observing that they W ere
standing on descending grade, stoop-
ed between them when one from be-
hind jammed him against one in front,
breaking his collar-bone and making
ugly fractures otherwise. Mr.. S. is
little deaf, which prevented him from
hearing the approach of the car, or
he could have escaped the jam. He
is doing we'll.
Enthusiastically morning about
four o'clock Mrs. Joseph Everline
while preparing breakfast discovered
that an unoccupied house, belonging
to Mr.. Robert Scott, on the alley par
allel and north of Main street, was on
fire. Mr.. Everline and several neigh
bors repaired to the premises and ex-
tinguished the flames before serious
carnage was done 1t is believed to
be the work of an incendiary.
A DoUBLE-wHEELED bycicle passed
through Frostbarg Wednesday after
noon. 1t was cart-like, with a single
shaft-a man under the saddle, while
woman worked on the of-wheel.
An urchin was passenger, and a hav-
ersack answered the place of tar-buck-
ct. The whole establishment made
good time in the direction of Cumber-
land.
INFORMATION has reached us that
there is q fata! sore-throat epidemic
raging among the people in the farm
ing section lying between Wellers-
burg and Berlin, Pa. In one family
of ten, seven have died. There have
been twenty-five persons buried in
old White Oak church grave yard to
this date who have died from the
disease.
GONE WEsT.-Wa.ter S. Ravens
craft left Tuesday to try his fortunes
in Nebraska. He expects to settle in
the town Of Fremont in that State and
follow his chosen proiession-the law.
We shall be glad at all times to chron-
icle Walters success.
WHILE surveying during the latter