Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18
President Jarret delivered brief ad.

| PRESIDENT Jarret delivered Drle1 aO-
| dress commencing the delegates on
their wise and sensible visw on the
subject of wages. There was
less to be gained by such a change
at present, and much more to lose.
The committee on general laws re-
ported against the proposition that
the iron men should withdraw from
the steel men, also against the pro-
| position to make each suhlodge sup
port its own men when on a strike,
and against the proposition to have
the mills suspend work 60 days DUR
ing July and August.
| A resolution was also adopted set
ting forth the views Of the iron and
steel workers on the tariff. 1t sets
| th that the tariff should always be
so adjusted as to tax foreign producers
and manufacturers the same amour I
| that is paid bv home producers for
the support of local, State and nat
ional government, with the difference
in wages in the cost of manufacturing
and in the ruling rate Of interest add
ed, SO that the capital and labor at
home can be placed on an equal foot.
ing with capital and labor abroad,
The resolution also favoIs the atoli.
lion of all internal revenue taxation.
THERE are few readers who will
not find something in the September
number of Dcmorest's N,nthly Aaga-
sin: to please them. The con tents
are agreeably diversified and the ar
ticles of an interesting nature. In ad.
tlition to the serial, "Agaths De Val
suze," there are several well written
shorter stories. Among the articles
worthy of note is highly interesting
sketch of Margaret" the philanthrop-
ist of New Orleans, written by Rosa
mond Dale Owen. Jenny June,
in her article "How We Live in
New York." gives picture Of busi-
ness girls" Hetta L. Ward furnishes
Home Art and Home Comfort )" and
Current Notes" discusses topics of
general interest. Many Of the articles
are fully illustrated, and the various
departments leave nothing to wish
for in various ways of useful informa-
ton. The frontlspiece is a beautiful
steel engraving fIom Millais' cele-
brated painting, "The Bride OF Lam
mermoor," now in tho Vant terbilt
gallery Of New York No family
should be without this readable and
instructive magazine, which rejects
the sensational, aud furnishes only
healthy, pure, and refined literature.
A NOVEL MARRIAGE.--From the
Cumberland Valley, with the excur-
sionists last Tuesday, came couple
with the romantic idea of being mar
ried in The Caverns, which was con-
summated on that day at half past
II o'clock, under the brilliant glare
of the electric light, in the ball room,
Rev. S. W. Reigart officiating. The
parties were Mr.. William A. Huber
and Miss Belle +. Cockliu, Of Me-
chanicsburg, Pa, both young, and the
affair altogether having the appear
ance of happy realization of loves
fondest hopes. They received the
congratulations of a hest of friends
who accompanied them, but who un-
fortunately were denied the pleasure
Of seeing the nuptial knot tied, as by
a "near cnt," led by the master Of
ceremonies, Andy Campbell, they
reached the Ball Room before their
party, and there with only the mi MIS-
ter and Mr.. O. as witnesses, the mar
riage vows were'sealed. d.-Luray (Vs)
Courier.
BISHOP GEORGE F. PIERCE, of the
M. E. Church, South, being diatin-
guished divine, is progressive in re-.
gard to temporal affairs. Ia meeting
at Sparta, Ga, few evenings
ago in tee interest of the branch
road from Sandersvile on the central
| To Union Point on the Gaoroja road