Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1883-10-13

ten years before the road came in,
except that it viii be without the old
crowd of stage-drivers and typical
border men who with six-shooter and
knife in their belts were wont about
once u week to make the old town
howl and "kinder keep things NOV
ing"
Within the last two weeks we have
had the honor of being visited by two
of the State Governors of the Gre
public across the way" One was
Gen. Canales, of the State of Tamau-
lipas; and the other of the State of
Coahiula, q can't spell his name0 and
to show you the difference of the
treatment of the executives Of the
Mexican States and that of the Lone
Star, when it was known that the
Mexican governors were coming a
subscription was started to which
nearly every one contributed to raise
fund to purchase all kinds of good
things to eat and drink with which to
banquet the great menw Right
royalty they were received too but
when it was said the Governor Gre
lan0 of this State was about to pay us
visit, no more was thought of it
until this morning when His Excel
lency came in on the train, took hack
into town in company with State
Senator Pfeiffer, and drove to his
sisters residence with scarcely nod
of recognition. The. fact is, nobody
knew him and-there hear cannon
at the fort--and a party here tells me
it is % salute to the Governor. Well,
| am glad to find that the fact of his
holding the highest place the people of
the State can bestow on any citizen is
not entirely forgotten.
The new market-house and city hall
combined is in course of erection and
will be a fine structure when complet-
ed. 1t is being constructed of brick,
the walls twelve inches with pilasters
about eight or ten feet apart, orna-
mented very nicely. In fact, except
ing Odd Fellows Opera House, it is
away ahead of anything in your town.
l understand that in few weeks the
water company will commence laying
pipes to supply the dry inhabitants
with water. The president of the
Laredo gas company was here not
long ago and asserted that by the first
Of January, 1884, the town will be
lighted with gas. Then we sciW com
mence to think ourselves somebody.
A fine hook and ladder truck will
be here in few days for the use of
the Laredo hook and ladder company,
and as we get more civilized we may
get hose carts and maybe an engine,
but that's too far in the future to think
about now.
The Mexican National railroad COM
pany have replaced their bridge, which
was washed away in the late heavy
rise, and are now transferring freight
and passengers as before. Their road
is completed to Saltillo, Mexico, a
distance of over two hundred miles.
Weather here is warm, the Their
mometer ranging from so to 80 de-
grees in the day and ten lower at
night, but this fine breeze makes it
very pleasant.
A magician (?O gave an entertain
ment here the other evening. In the
course of his display he requested
some one to come up and assist him.
A young fellow (Americam with a
little beer on, got on the stage. The
magician proceeded to tic him with
three others together in chair, giving
out that he would release them with
out untying the knots or cutting the
rope. He had gotten all out but the
American, when we noticed an alter
alton of some kind was going on. The
conjurer was trying to persuade the
young fellow to release the rope, which
he refused to do, saying "you have
challenged investigation, and pur-
pose to see into this thing; this rope
is cut and you are a fraud" Then he
stepped to the front Of the stage and
striking an impressive attitude he
said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, ahem this
whole business is a .traud all the way
through this fellow is o fraud and"
but just then the big, fat marshal
reached up and jerked him off the
stage and yanked him quickly and I'M
tremendously away to the "Hoosgow."
A friend of his attempted to assist in
the exposure when he too was handed
down. The fact of his proclaiming
that he was an English subject didn't
seem to have the least effect. The
boys, with whom am well acquaint-
ed, plead guilty'in the morning, paid
their $40 like little men, and will
leave such things to somebody else in
future. 1t was pretty lively in the
Opera House for a while, | can tell
you, for onenaturally expects to see six
shooters used in row. | have writ