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The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03
Casualty Record.

A fearful storm swept over the Black sea
on the 18th inst, causing great destruction
OF life and damage to property. It is vet
impossible to ascertain the full extent of the
damage. Hundreds of houses in the wi
lagos along the northern coast were utterly
demolished, and many persons killed in the
falling structures. In the town OF Abadza
the estimated damage to property reaches
200, 900 roubles. At sea the result of the
number Of human lives lost is even more
narrowing and dreadful than on land. sir
large ships, with more than 100 peopIe ON
board, and fifteen coasting YES sells, manned
by about $50 sailors, were pitilessly hurled
against the rocky shores and miserablv
wrecked.
Two boilers in d. P. Rsighsrds oil rein
cry on Ffty-hrst street, the line of the Al
legheny Valley railroad. P~ittsburg, exploded
at noon the 18th inst, with terrific
force, scattering debris in all directions ana
lnjuring a number of workmen. Two al
them, Samuel Henderson and West Ronb
are believed to be fatally hurt. Others are
still lying in the boiler house. Six men in
all were injured.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03
Foreign Items of News.

1t is reported that Kerrigan, an informer,
was shot during a disturbance in County
Mayo. K~enigan's testimony in the Huddy
family murder case, in 1882, convicted three
men who were hanged, He was also an in
former in the Joyce murder trial, which al.
so resulted in the hanging of three men.
For a long time he was protected by the
government owning to threats against his
life, among the e~xpediesis for protection
being an iron hut i%mpervious to rifle shots,
in which he lived.
The remains of De Long and comrades of
the Jeanette iexpedition arrived at Pus-
truck, Siberia. They were borne in procession
through the streets on the Dist escorted by
q detachment OF troops. A multitude of
people Joined the cortege. Many w-eaths
were placed upon the collins, and
printed copies of poems describing the ex-
ploits and unhappy end of the party were
distributed among the crowd. The remains
will be taken to America.
The funeral of Henri Martin, the nistor-
ian, in Paris, ON the 10th inst, was attend.
ed by the prime minister, minister OF the
interior, leading members of the deputies
and authors. President GreYy was repre-
scented by Gen. Piltie, his secretary. Delegs.
tons oil. Italian and Greek residents deposi
ted wreaths upon the coffin.
The ballet girls in a Paris theater wear
small electric lamps in their hair, from
which beams of remarkable brilliancy dart,
producing a mos supernatural effect.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03
Losses on Willard Stocks.

A Wall street broker who said he spoke
from personal experience, said the other
day that the following amounts had been
lost in Willard stocks during the las; two
months:
ID. o. Mills, $500, 900; Drexel, Morgan &
Co, between 5000 DOC and $500, OOo; Horace
Porter, $4,000 G. i. Higginson q Co.
$45O,0O0i Winelow, Lanier & Co., between
S30O,O0O and $4,000 00; ex President Billings.
$500. 0SO; Decker, Howell & Co. S50O nm,
Samuel Bobcock, $500, 600; Work, Strong &
Co, $251,O00,. Against these figures are the
amounts which accrue to the bears: Woer-
shotier q Co, 500. 900; Henry Clews & Co.
100000; Hamburger & Co, $500. 600: vii.
liam K. Travers, $500, 600. There are other
people, myself included, who took our lit
tie shaes out for the Willard rallrosd
There are probably a hundred other people
who have lost fortunes in Mr.. Vilardis
stocks whose stories will never be heard.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03
nerlland the family of Henry Hsge-

At Cleveland, the family of Henry Hsge-
dorm, a well. to-do carpenter, was founo
sufFocated from coil gas, which escaped
from common base burner. Mrs. mage
dorm aRd young daughter were found deSo.
The baby who lsy beside its dead mother
and sister, aud H~agedorn and his little son,
who were in another bed were barely alive.
At Bloomington, ILL.,, a German family
named Colt and six boarders are suffering
from q malignant case.of trichinosis, caused
bv eating raw pork sausage. The hogs
from which the sausage was mace were
raised by Colt at his home. Colt IS suner'
ing horrible sgony and . i'll die. HIS son
will probably die. Several OF the boarders
are in a precarious condition.
John Burk, fireman in the engine room,
of the Fuller Electric Light company, 6
Arcade court, Chicago, was caught in the
betting this noon and whirled against the
stone wall. His arms and legs were torn
of and he wa disembowled. His remains
were scattered all over the room
Blanchard's lumber mill at Winterburn,
Pa, was entirely destroyed by fire. Loss,
8 ,5Ov fully insured. origin, explosion OF
o lamp.
Two new buildings near the railway sta
ton IN Helena, Mont, were burned recent
u. Loss, $4,000,
The Irving school building in Minneap-
oils was totally destroyed by fire during in
termission.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03
EPITOME OF THE NEWS.
washington Gossip.

Gen. Brisbin of Fort Keogh is in Wash
ington. He mad a talk with Assistant Sec
rotary Joselyn on the subject of exclusive
pri ileges in the Yellowsto1 re National
Park. He was informed that there were no
exclusive privileges, bat that the secretary
OF the interior could grant priv eyes at his
discretion. Gen. Biisbin has authority
to put a steamboat on Yellowstone lake:
This privilege will not be intelered with at
present. The steamboat will not be placed
on the lake until the number of tourists Is
large enough t justify it as a business en-
t~erprise. Gen. Bnsbln says that the Vel
lowstone park Will become a great nation
a. resort.
The result of the court martial ordered in
the case of Ensign Edward W. Nash, Uni
ted States Navy, charged with scsndalous
conduct, has been received. The court
sentenced him to be dismissed from the
service.
The terms OF twenty-five United States
senators will expire in 1885. of whom our
teen are Democrats and eleven Republicans.
The surgeon general wants sick leave Of
fcars r~e-examined.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03
A Bad Woman Unframed.

AT Leadville, COL, Mary Koford called
on DR.. Rose, appointment dentist, and made
the startling request that he furnish her
with poison which could not be detected
by an autopsy. She otfere3 $500 compen
sation, reluctantly admitting that she
wished to get rid of her husband. Hans
ko1ord, that her husbands brother ot
whom she was ensmored, and herself mich,
together enjoy the insurance ofs5. 500 which
her husband carried. After MAXIM an an
polntment to meet both at his Office Tie
doctor arranged with the police and several
interested insurance mea TO be present bnt
concealed. At the interview the whole dis-
noncaI plan was made known. The couple
Nas immediately arrested and jailed. The
younger brother IS sixty years of age and
the woman th~irty-fve.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03

Carl Schurz has dissolved his connec-
ton withthe New York Evening Post, "in
consequence of serious differences of
opinion between himself and associates
concerning the treatment of important
public questions in the editorial col
umns, those differences, as Mr..
>churz has said, "in the matter of the
relations between corporations and their
employees" which Mr.. Schurz regards
"as of constantly increasing impor-
lance" The above being somewhat
blind To a majority of readers, Mr.. God.
kin, the present editor-in.chitf OF
the Post explains in this
way Mr.. Schurz sympathized
with the striking ~ielegraphers last sum
mer and the other owners of the paper
could NOT endorse the strike. and took
opposite grounds. Mr.. Schurz at once
ceased editorial work, but retained his
interest until now. Under Mr.. Leggett.
n his successor, William Cullen Bry-
ant. the Post was a brave defender
against oppression of every kind: now il
bends 10 the big eorporationsa and lets
the people right themselves rs they
may. without its sympathy or support.
Corporations and capital seem to be hav.
ing their own way as never before
VIII It always be so? We shall see.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03

Representative WAshburn's bill to
repeal the laws allowing presumption
of the public | ands and amending the
homestead and timber culture laws, is
in some respects similar, to the amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill by Mr.. Washburn last session and
adopted by the house, but stricken out
in the senate under the rule. This
amendment is so modified by Mr.. Wash
burns bill this SESSION as to overcome an
important objection heretofore urged
against the repeal Of the presumption
laws, This objection is that the pre-
emption laws enabled a person who has
failed to project his title under the
homestead laws to obtain a piece of land
under the presumption laws. The bill
allows a person to make a second home
stead entry in lieu Of the presumption
prevailing repealed. Mr.. Washburn's
bill is important to would-be settlers,
and will no doubt receive a great deal
Of attention in congress but there is
some doubt of its passage on account of
tine pressure Of influence that prevailed
against the measure last year.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03
Personal Gossip.

An intimate friend of Mr.. Blaine said
that the reason the Maine statesman has re-
tired from the presidential contest at this
tine was because he could not carry New
York. The friends of Mr.. Conkling and
Gen. Grant would not allow ii.
The wife of Adirondack Murray has Sc
cured a diploma as a physician from III
Vienna Medical college.
Carlisle declines to allow his name to be
used as a candidate for senator from Ken
lucky.
Gen. Martin. the new mayor of Boston,
was a drayman not thirty years ago.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03
Railroad News.

One oithe lines contemplated by the Rur
lington Is from Dubuque to ST. Paul, to
connect with the Northern Pacific. The
election Of Mr.. Eodicot as president of the
Oregon TranscOntinental and Mr.. Coolidge
as president of the Oregon hallway d Navi-
CATION company, both interested in Bur
f~inEton, points to a union of interests be-
tween the Burlington and Northern Pacific,
and the new line from Dubuque to st. Paul
is to form the connecting link.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03

Though stocks of nearly all sorts are
"in the slough of despond," the New
York Herald says, that ordinary business
this far in December is 10 per cent.
greater than last year; that money is dirt
cheap; that goods are moving freely and
buyers are laying in large stocks. On
the whole the prospect for a large and
safe business in the spring, is highly en-
c~ouraging notwithstanding the wedding
out Of weak and unsafe concerns.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03

Gen. Howard Is severely criticised for
recommending that deserters from the
army shall be punished by long solitary
confinement and by having the letter
'D branded upon them. This punish
ment, in time of peace, savors of bru-
tality. The proposition to brand de,
serters implies that there is something
more ignominious in leaving the militia
ny service than in leaving any other
calling, and there is not, nor
does anybody but profession
al soldiers imagine that there is.
A breach Of the contract made
by an enlistment is no more d~isgracelul
than a breach of the contract made by
an agreement to ssrve for a specified
time in a mill, or a foundry or a print
ing office. 1t is in either case personal.
ly disgraceful to a man not to keep hi.
contracts; but no one thinks that q
breach in civil life deserved branding Of
any other ignominious punishment. In
time of war, ia presence OF the enemy
severe measures to prevent desertior
may be j%ns'iaahle
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03
The New Chaplain Of the senate

The Rev. DR.. Elias Dewitt Huntley, the
republican caucus nominee for chaplain of
the senate, was born in Elmira, n. Y, April
IL, lS4o. He graduated IT. Gsnessee college
Lima, n. Y, in 1866, and the same wear
entered the ministry. In 1865 be was trans.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03

Vice President Cakes, who is now in
Oregon reports as the result of most
careful inspection. that the Northern
Pacific is in first rate condition and ful.
ly equipped for doing fifty per cent,
more than its present business, which is
greatly in excess Of previous estimates.
The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

For Dyspepsia, Nervousness, Bilious AT,
tacks, Headache, Costiveness, Chllls and
Fevers, and all diseases of the Liver and
Stomach, j. NJ. LAROQUE'S ANTI-BIL-
IOUS BITTERS are decidedly the most po-
tent remedy that can be used. 1t is purely
vegetable, faultless family medicine, and has
been manufactured at LAROQUE'S PHAR-
MACY, one of the most prominent Drug
Stores of Baltimore, for more than half Q
century Its efficiency in all forms of LlvER
DISEASE has been tested and approved by
thousands of the most prominent citizens of
Baltimore, who have used it successfully In
combating the above complaints, all of which
arise from q arrangement of the liver and
disordered stomach. We therefore say to you
confidently, if you have Dyspepsia, suffer from
Sick or Nervous Headache, have Chills, Bow
els are Constipated, or you feel generally
played out and don't care continental wheth-
er you live or die, TRY ]. NJ. LAROQUES
ANTI BILIOUS BITTERS, and our word
for it, a single dose, taken either at night on
retiring or in the morning before breakfast,
will make you feel like a new man. If you
live in a malarious section, where Chills and
Fever abound, it will be found a most effectual
remedy in guarding the system from all attack.
The price, too, is reasonable and within the
reach of all-25 cents for the Herbs in pack
age, or $1.00 for the bottle ready prepared.
Sold by all druggists.
w. Z. THORNTON, Sole Proprietor,
Cor Baltimore and Harrison SITS.
ap2G Baltimore, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19

After bouquet is dropping beyond all
remedies of fresh water, the Japanese can
bring it back to all its first glory by sim
pie and seemingly most destructive opera
ton A recent visitor to Japan says: II
received some days ago beautiful bundle
of flowers from Japanese acquaintance.
They continued to live in all their beauty
for nearly two weeks, and at last they faded.
Just as l was about to have them thrown
away the same gentleman (Japanese) came
to see me- 1 showed him the faded flowers,
and told him that, though lasting long
time, they had now become useless. "Oh,
no" said he, 9only put the ends of the
stems into the fire, and they will become as
good as before | was incredulous so he
took them himself and held the stem ends
in the fire until they were charred. This
was in the morning. At evening they
were again looking fresh and vigorous, and
have continued SO for another week
The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19

MUSTARD PLAsTERs.- old and
quite eminent physician says How many
people are there who really know how to
make mustard plaster? Not one in a
hundred, at the most, perhaps, and yet
mustard plasters are used in every family.
The ordinary way is to mix the mustard
with water, tempering it with little -four,
but such plaster as that is simply abomi-
nable Before it has half done its work it
begins to blister the patient, and leaves him
finally with painful, fayed spot, after
having produced far less effect in benefi,
cial way than was intended, Now, mus
tard plaster should never make blister at
ALL IF blister is wanted there are other
plasters far better that mustard for the pur-
pose. When you make mustard plaster,
then, use no water whatever, but mix the
mustard with the white of an egg, and it
will draw perfectly, but will not produce a
blister, even upon the skin of an infant, no
matter how long it remains on the part,
The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19
NEW STORE, NEW GOODS. and
IN CHEAP.

I have built a Store Room next door to
NV old stand, Bowers Hall, and my stock
consists of full line of good fresh GRO
CERES AND PROVISIONS, comprising
ali kinds of Salt Meats, cut to suit, Salt Fish,
Coffee, Sugar, Syrups, Spices, Chip Beet, Bo-
iogaa Sausage, Flour, Corn, and Buckwheat
Meal, and ali articles generally kept in a good
Grocery and Provision Store, all of which will
be sold low, delivered to any part of the town.
With long experience and by strict attention
to business, solicit liberal share of the
public patronage. o
The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19

A sure means of overcoming dislike
which we entertain for any one is to do
him a little kindness every day and the
way to overcome a.dislike which another
may feel toward us is to say some little
kind word of him every day
Teach your children to say How do you
do r or sgood morning to everybody they
meet with whom they are acquainted.
The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19
NHEsAPEAKE AND POTOMAC
" TELEPHONE CO.
sAM'L. M. BRYAN, General Manager.
E. l.. MILLER, Supt.
RATES FOR WESTMINSTER.

For special wire to Exchange, giving free
communication throughout Carroll county,
$50 per year. For special wire to Exchange,
giving free communication throughout Carroll
County and Baltimore city and county, $l25
per wear. The subscribers who pay $50 for
county privileges will be charged 25 cents for
each communication to Baltimore. Any or
ders for telephones can be left at the ADvo-
CATE Office until the Company opens their own
office. may 24-tf
The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19

"For dinner, ma'am? Nice quarter Of
lamb, ma am n Mrs. Turtledove Ga bride.
Of two weeks: "Oh, but there are only two
of us. Don't you think an eighth would
do as well?n
The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES.

Patent Medicines, Horse and Cattle Powders,
&C. A fine assortment of STATIONERY.
pdr Physicians orders promptly filed and
Prescriptions carefully and accurately COM
pounded. mar 17tf
The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19
HA1NEs g CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Grocers,

HAINES & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Grocers,
Respectfully call attention to their large
stock of Groceries, &C., at their Store, few
doors east of the Railroad Depot, Westmin-
ster, Md.
Our facilities are such as to enable us to
offer great inducements in prices, as we pur-
chase for Cash aaa sell Mt Short Profits Our
stock consists of
Choice Flour, Groceries, Queens
ware, stoneware, Glassware,
Willow Ware, Woodenware, Fine
Cutlery, Fish, Bacon, Lard,
Salt, &C., &c.
OUR LIQUORS
are the finest and best ever offered in this city,
and for medicinal or faaily use are pnsur-
passed. Sole agents for the well known Welty
Whiskey.
Ale, Porter and Beer, by the bottle or
barrel.
Sole agents for Briggs Bros. world-re-
nouned Garden and Fower Seeds.
The highest market price paid for Country
Produce.
feb q, 1879 HAINES Il co.
The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19

A XES, the best in the market, for sale by
IA A. N. STEPHAN.
The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19

CHAS. G. KRAFT,
Late Organist of the First Presbyterian and
other churches in Baltimore for over Is years.
The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19
HATS, HATS, HATS, &c.
Russells Cotton 1 Cent a Spool.
LINEN TABLE CLOTHS,
STAIR CARPET, HASSOCKs, &c.
p9Those who are looking for Bargains
are requested to examine this stock of goods.
THEY MUST BE SOLD.

Every article is plainly marked, with the
price thereon, at their cash value, without re-
gard to their original cost, and will be sold at
the valuation that has been put upon them by
the appraisers.
VIM. A. McKELLIP,
NICHOLAS d. NORRIS,
ap26 Trustees of II. l.. Norris.
The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19

"He was tall, thin, olive-hued fellow,
with long black hair caught up behind and
tied with string. He was extremely reti-
cent, and all through the performance
neither smiled nor uttered word. The
first trick was to arrange our party about
him in circle of about 30 feet in diameter,
and we were so close together that no one
could pass out without our knowing it.
To prevent such possibility he gave us a
cord to hold This being done he and a
smaller native with bundle of wood took
their places in the centre The young
man arranged the wood in a pile and light
ed it, and when it blazed up the older man
seized him, threw him upon the flames and
held him down. Immediately there arose
dense, suffocating smoke, that seemed a
mixture Of flesh and sandaIwood. 1t rose
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-03-12
Floods I'm the Southwest.

New ORLEANS, MARCH ga dis
patch from St. Joseph, La. to the
Times. Democrat says, The heavy
rains yesterday and last night have
swollen the river five inches. The
back-water is raising at the rate OF
eight inches day and is beginning
10 overflow the low lands back OF
st. Joseph. The belief is general
that there will soon be a destructive
overflow. The mallcarrier between
here and New Light was capsized
from loaf, losing the mail bags in
10 feet of water aud barely escaping
with his life. A Thibodesux special
says: There is a break in the
Ievee three miles above here and
the water is running 30 feet wide
and 10 deep
The planters are making strenuous
efforts TO close the break. Another
break is reported on the Thibodeaux
side OF the bayou, two miles above
Labadieville. On the De Long place
the water is about fifteen feet deep.
The bay on is still rising here, not
wilhstanding the breaks The river
has risen q loot at Bayou Sara dur
ing the past twenty-four hours,
and five inches at New Orleans. The
gauge now registers eight inches
below high water.
The crevasse ct Davis plantation;
fifteen miles above this city, is in.
creasipg in width, and the water 60
ing through the gap is nearly eight
feet deep. The Texas Pacific AND
Morgan's railroads are both SUBJ
merged and halfa dozen plantations
will ustaln loss unless the break il
speedily closed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-03-12

MCsBY On MAHoNE.-A letter re.
ceivSd in Washington by a prominent
Virginia Republican from Col. John s.
NJ osby, under date Of January 26,
Gays
"As Mahone's light has been snuffed
out, do hope that the Virginia Re-
publcans will conslgD him nov 10
everlasting oblivion. To do that, two
things are necessary: (l.) Have q
Siraightout convention and send dele
gates 10 Chicago-gnOre Malone and
his esng altogether. q Put out q
straight electoral ticket and don't CON-
bine in any way with Malone. If be
wants to come into The Republican pal
ty, let him come in ss high privai,
in the rear rabk. ard then let him serv,
10 that capacity until be is purged of al
hn SINS"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-03-12

WILLIAMSON, Mass, March g.
Much excitement has been created in
Williams college by cane-rhshcs be-
tween the freshmen and sophomores
On Friday night the freshmen took
the cane into the chapel and 10 the
presence of the faculty commenced
displaying it. A general melee be'
tween the sophomores and freshmen
snsued, which the faculty stopped
after much trouble. Another rush
yesterday was stopped by the faculty,
and last night patrolmen walked
around the college building until
late hour prepared to stop any demon
stration. The sophomores this morn'
ing posted about town nonseps'oal
playcards charging the freshmen With
great offenses. The is the first serious
cane,rush at Williams since seven stu
dents were suspended for this offence
two years ago.