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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15

and corruption of the food supply, a
gloomy prospect is held out This is
serious question. At present we con
sumo 100000 oysters annually.
There is no doubt about the number,
for Professor Bard and Lieutenant
Wlnslcw have counted them; and the
connection Of this vast mass of succu-
lent bivalYes with the prosperity, the
material and moral health and pro-
gress of the country can not be insisted
upon too strongly. How closely the
oyster Is interwined with all our deep
est and hottest feelings; how indispen-
sable it is to the proper carrying on of
our politics, our commerce, our church
festivals and our love-making, per-
haps will never be clearly perceived
until we have lost this intimate and
most dear friend until the face of the
land is darkened and the gayety of
the nation is eelipsed By the removal
of the familiar and ubiquitous sign
boards which to-day carry cheer to
the heart of the gloomiest by tnelr
announcement of ''Oysters in Every
Style"
For what would America be with :
out the oyster? A shudder would
pass from Maine to Florida, from the
Atlantic to the sun-kissed shores of
the Pacific, at this thought. Depriv-
ed of her fav0rite dainty, New York
would be ''City of Dreadful Night. !"
Sixth avenue and Feast Fourteenth
street would echo no more with the
shoutssof the revelrie. The burden of
sustaining that region of nocturnal
festivity would fall upon the clam,
and he would sink under it, and perish
amid the scorn, of those whose diges-
tive organs he had insulted by the of
fer of so inadequate and inelastic a
substitution. Nor have we to evolve
these alarming conclusions from our
imagination. The sad experience of
a sister nation confirms but too strong
~ our darkest apprehensions. A few
years ago and the drum-beat of Eng
lane was ubiquitous as the tin horn of
New Years Day; her flag was upon
every sea; her commerce was in every
market; her pickles, pale ale and
globe-trollers were thick as leaves in
Vallombrosa; her diplomacy was
successful; her colonies were content
Gu uof pOllcy, al nOme ana abroad,
was admired and respected.
But there came day when her
beds no longer yielded as before.
First there was an oyster famine; then
the oyster ceased to be accessible to
the masses. And so the decadence of
England dated from that dreadful day.
Since the disappearance of the oyster
nothing has gone right. We have all
marked the rapid decline of that great
power. It is no wonder that the
British press should have hailed the
new year dejectedly. But while some
ascribe the unhappy state of things to
Gladstone, and some to free trade,
and some to other causes, it is clear
to. the unbiased observer that the
oyster is at the bottom Of all the trou-
bic. And with this example and
warning before us it behooves con-
gress to take prompt and adequate
measures for the reha Utilization of our
noble bivalve, and to guard zealously
against the threatened extinction,
which must involve IN it's consum-
nation the disappearance of all that
makes life worth living.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15
Washington.
LAMONTs OPINION.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Col. La
mont, Mr.. Cieveland's private secre-
tary, said, this morning, that Mr..
Cleveland has not yet fixed the day
when he will come to Washington,
but l am pretty sure he will not ar
rive until within a very few days be-
fore Inauguration. / know he felt as
if a great load had been lifted from
his shoulders when his resignation as
governor took effect, for you know
the last week of his administration
was an unusually onerous one. He
now has time TO attend to the future.
GEN. GRANTS RELIEF.
Gen. Sherman in answer to the
question as TO effect of Gen. Grant,
declinatiop to receive a fund being
raised for his benefit said, Of course
that will put a stop to the whole
thing and nothing now will be done
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15
AN OLD HOUSE WITH A HISTORY.
where MEen of Genius Were Once
wont to Assem- bic.

In the rear of Barnum's hotel,
facing on old Bank lane, writes q
Baltimore, Md, cores pendent Of The
New York Sun, stands an old house
with a history. AS the old building
appears at a glance no passing strang-
er would give it a thought, but on ex-
animation extreme age can be seen
in every light in which it is viewed.
The house is a three-story brick build
ing, perfectly square in shape. The
original bricks are concealed by a
thick coat Of yellow mqatar. The
little panes of glass that lhce filed
the tiny window sashes are broken,
and huge cracks extend from the eel
lar to the garnet. The building is
used as a storehouse by the proprietor
of the hotel. In this little howell, al
most 100 years ago, assembled the
learned men Of the day.
The history of literature in Balti-
more began with the orga.s IL alton of
the Delphian club in that building at
the beginning of the present century.
Eminent lawyers, physicians, divines,
and orators, of course, existed before
that period, but they devoted their
leisure time to letters. Previous to
,he formation of the Delphian club
there was no class of professional
writers, historians, novelists, and
poets. It was then that this building
IN the rear of Barnum's hotel was
taken possession of by the club. At
That time 1t was surrounded by stately
elnls, the spreading branches of which
threw their shade over the Stuecos
and portico that surrounded the pre-
tentious little house orr old Bank lane.
This was the house called by the
li:erati ''Tusclulum, and by the
rabble 'Gwynn's Folly" There as
sembled the earliest literary club in
America, and the only club that has
left behind it any good work. The
papers of the DelphiaA club, such SIS
are existant, and to be found in the
Red Book, a periodical published in
Baltimore IN 1858, may be COM
pared favorably with the best of their
kind In the English language. Among
the members of the club were John
Neil, brilliant writer. who was sub
sequently drawn from Baltimore by
the greater lights of London; William
Gwynn, editor and author, who pre-
sided at the club meetings; Paul
Allen, the historian; Jared Sparks.
!, the historian; Robert G9odloe Har-
per, John Pierpent, author of "Airs
Of Pa}estine;' Francis Scott Key,
author OF '"The Star Spangled Ban
ner;;" Samuel Woodwork, author of
The Old Oaken Bucket" William
Writ, the eminent lawyer and orator
and bIographer of Patrick Henry,
and other men of genius. Here, also,
John Howard Payne was hidden and
protected from a mob. Here, like
wise, Rembrandt Peale, the we'll
known American artist who painted in
Baltimore his famous picture, THE
Court of Death, and Peter Hoffman,
Cruise, the editor and author, and
John Pendleton Kennedy, the favo-
rite Baltimore author, often assembl-
ed asd entertained the wits of the day.
OF this group Francis Scott Key has
the good fortune to be the best known.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15
THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.
The Cotton Bale story Exploded
JacksoR's Story of the Fight.

Washington Sunday He

General Harvey has exploded one
tradition that was long connected with
this fight. which was that the Ameri-
cans fought from behind breastworks
Of Gotten bales.
Il asked Gen. Jackson, Gen. Adair,
and Gen. Coffee, the latter having the
immediate command of a brigade of
the Tennessee and Kentucky sharp
shooters. whose long rifles mainly did
the work of death, if there were any
cotton bales used at ALL and they all
answered that the only works the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15
Foreign.
RESULT OF SHAKING.

MADRID, Jan. 10.-The village of
Gdevepar has been moved bodily
about 60 feet from it's former position
80 feet deep. The houses In the vii
lage, though generally damaged, have
not fallen. the governor of Giber-
altar has sent 2 600 tents there.
THE KINGS TOUR.
MADRID, Jan. 10.-King Alfonzo
and suite started on a tour to Lapa,
Alabama, Granada and Malaga,
thence along the coast, visiting the
towns that suffered most severely
FROM the earthquake The royal
party received an ovation upon start
ing from the capital. The expense Of
rebuilding Alabama is to betrayed by
a vote of Cartes. The king took with
him $4,000, raised in London to be
distributed in the village of Guevepar
and for the homeless in Aualusia.
MADRID, Jan, 10.-King .Alfonzo
and suite PASS through Cardova to-
day. The inhabitants gave them a
warm reception.
MORE SHAKING.
MADRID, jan. TO- Earthquake
shock were felt again to day at NAL
aga.
MORE DYNAMITERS.
LONDON, Jan. 9-The police have
received information that simultane
GUS attempts were about to be made
by dynamiters to blow up Holburn
vladuct and the Mansion house rail
way stations. Express precautions
were taken at both points. All lug
lage was scrutinized with extreme
care.
The colonial government of New
Zealand has asked permission of the
home government to annex the island
of Samoa TO its jurisdiction. 1t
holds a steamer ready to proceed is
Samoa pending the reply of LORD
Lord Derby. secretary of state for the
colonies His reply vii probably be
unfavorable to annexation.
AIMING.
LONDON, Jan 10 Admiralty has
invited and tenders the shipbuilders
to Belfast for the immediate construc-
ton OF six cruisers. Second battal-
ordered to proceed from Malta to
Egypt.
LIBERTY OF EDUCATION.
THE HAGUE, Jan. 10-Doc Sh8f-
ermann, rolitical leader of catho-
lies in the Netherlands, issued a dec
laration in favor of the absolute liber-
tv of education. He would have
the state exercises no control beyond
the examination of teachers.
MORE SHAKES IN SPAIN.
MADRID, Jan. 10.-There were
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15
Suspicion of Crime

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, Jan. TO-
There is much excitement over the
suspicion that JAS. McMullen and
wife, found burned with their dwell
iBg, were first murdered and the
house fired to conceal the crime. A
man named Coffee having pair of
McMullen's bo"ts GA, was arrested but
escaped.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15
The Decline Of the Oyster.
New York Times.

The United States commissioner of
fish and fisheries has in his recent re-
port called the attention of congress
TO the decline of the oyster. Beds
which formerly produced forty one
bushels to the acre now produce but
twenty five bushels. Around New
York sludge acid, too, Is doing deadly
work among The bivalves, and what
with reckless depletion of the beds,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15
The Gro UGH Murder.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1O.-A special to the
Inter Ocean from Jackson, Mich,
says: Daniel A Holcomb was acauit-
ted OF the murder of Jacob Crouch
this evening, the jury being out two
hours and forty five minutes. The
same evidence applies to Judd Crouch,
now awaiting trial, and his acqulttal
also now appears certain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15
SARAH BERNHARDT.

PARIS, Jan. 1O.--SaIah Bernhardt
will sell her present residence and
furniture at auction and 90 into q
smaller house. She has settled part OF
her income on her creditors. Bern
hardt has entered into contract to
write Paris correspondence for several
foreign newspapers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15

General Fremont, gray as he is,
again becomes pathfinder. He is
to head large party to survey tract
of 5000. 900 acres IN Mexico, bought
by large capitalists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15
Drowned.

PoTsERsvILLE, Pa, Jan. "A
number of boys who were skating on
a pond tbs afternoon fell through and
four were drowned The bodies were
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15
THE EGYPTIAN sNARI,.

LONDON, Jan 1O.-Gen. Stewartwil
start from Grakdue Monday with
2,00C men to march to Metemneh on
the Nile near Shendy. The amier of
Sangara, the mahdi's lieutenent, OPP
posed to Gen. Stewart, has been re-
enforced by the tribes sent by Osman
Digma from eastern SoEdan. These
endorsements will raise his number
to 5000 men. Tae odds thus presented
are not considered more formidable
than those which existed at the battle
of Teb and Tamaneib less than a year
ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15

several earthquake shocks yesterday
at Terrox, % miles east of Malaga
There are assures in tie earth by the
shocks.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02
REUNION ARMY OF THE
POTOMAC.

The annual reunion of the Society
Army of the Potomac of which Gen.
U. S. Grant is President will take
place this year in Baltimore, May 9th
and 18th. Over ten thousand dollars
have been collected and there is no
doubt this will be one of the finest
reunions ever held by this Society.
Gilmore's New York band, Marine
band of Washington, Fifth Maryland
Regiment band, besides several local
bands of scarcely less prominen ee have
been engaged and will be stationed at
the different squares throughout the
city on both evenings.
Gov. Lloyd has ordered law: pa
rade of the entire State troops on the
afternoon of the 9th, which will also
have in limo the Norfolk Blues, .Wash-
ington Light Infantry, U. S. Regulars,
six colored military companies and
about fifteen civic societies, including
the Crescent club, of Baltimore.
President Cleveland and Cabinet will
review the parade from corner Balti-
more and Eutaw streets, Gov. Lloyd
from the City Hall.
The B. & 0. have issued round trip
tickets from Cumberland, Md, Har-
risonburg, Va, and all intermediate
stations at one fare for the round trip,
except between Washington and Bal
timore. Tickets will be sold on May
9Th and 9th, good to return until May
Sth inclusive. For further informa-
ton sec station agents or address B.
T. Bond, Div. Pass. Agt. Baltimore.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

IT'S good thing Editor Oder Of the
Frostburg JOURNAL is married.. If he
wasn't and should happen to fall in
love with some specialized goddess,
who perchance graceth Psychological
chair, he would repent him in sack
cloth and ashes of that article on
"disproportioned," wherein he says
there are too many lady teachers in
our public schools. Northumberland Times
Observing people born and brought
up among goddesses have noticed
that to put spectacles on one of them
is equivalent to spelling gay and
happy girl. Add to this defsrmity
the time-killing vocation of endeav-
oring to teach school and we have a
triune monstrosity. The goddess of
liberty, for instance, wears no specs,
and while it is true the goddess of
justice is represented as blindfold,
1t is reserved to the divinity of the
Psychological chair" to affect near
sight, not dreaming that the dim-vis
Toned teacher, like the undevout as
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Incendiarisne. - Between eleven
o'clock Sunday night and four o'clock
Monday morning four attempts were
made to burn the towns of Western
Md, and Piedmont, W. Va. Western
port is just over the river from Pied
mont. The first attempt was made at
II o'clock in the J. S. Miller & Co., Of
Westernport A lot of cotton waste,
saturated with oil, was placed beside
the building and set fire to. 1t blazed
brightly and attracted the attention of
J. E Gary and E. Kent, Baltimore and
Ohio railroad men, both Of Baltimore,
but stopping at the Sims House to
await their train crew. The fire was
extinguished with trifing damage.
Subsequently three other attempts
were made in the stores of Jamison g.
Kalbaugh, of Westernport, and Suter
& Minshall and w. H. Gilbert, of
Piedmont, the last about four O'Clock
Monday morning. They were all de-
tected in ample time to prevent any
serious consequences. The similarity
of the means used in each of the four
cases proves that one head planned
the whole affair. The general opinion
is that the motive in all the cases was
to get up an extensive excitement,
burn large part of each town and
during the confusion rob the stores.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

In travelling. do not take along lot
of old clothes that You know you will
never wear Never walk through a
car staring everybody out Of counte-
nance, like Jim Grow detective hunt
ing for the James boys, but mind your
own business, be quiet, polite and
patient, and SEE THAT YOUR TICKET
TAXES YOU OVER THE GREAT Rock
ISLAND ROUTE. Then you will feel
as though you were among friends
ALL THE TINE, and you will leave the
train with pang Of genuine regret
Bill Nue.,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

EDITOR ODER will please take notice
that Mr.. Jay Gould has appointed a
woman as freight agent at Castleton,
Ind, on the Detroit and Indianapolis
division of the Wabash railroad. She
wasn't "disproportioned" Allegany
county school teacher, however.--Cum-
berland Times.
Well, we are glad of it. Handling
Indiana freight is an easier job than
managing and teaching an Allegany
county school.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

GREAT satisfaction is reported
among the miners of Pennsylvania
over the recent decision ola Pittsburg
court that they can only be paid
legally in cash or cash orders that
are redeemable in lawful money with
in thirty days and bear legal interest
meanwhile.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

OVER 200 miners, mostly Poles
and Hungarians, who had been i'm
ported to take the places of the strik-
ers in the Hooking Valley, left Car
bon Hill last week, bound for their
homes across the sea. They say they
can not earn living. The exper-
fenced miners are likely to remain.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02
of Labor. Over 400 signers of the
pledge have been obtained.

In a Circuit Court at Buffalo, N.
Y, Tuesday, jury rendered a verdict
against saloon-keepers in favor of the
wife of an habitual drunkard for
$1,000 damages for selling liquor to
her husband after being warned not
to do so. The verdict is the largest
ever given in a case of the kind IN
New York State. Two saloon-keep-
ers were OIL the jury.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

tronomer, is mad. Only age in the
vast majority of cases justifies eye
glasses, and the love of q single man
rarely goes out to any radiant maiden
who early advertises that she is ap-
preaching the vicinity of second
childhood.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

The bodies of the eleven miners
who were killed in the snow slide at
the Homestake mine IN Colorado
have been recovered. 1t is thought
the slide occurred about the Goth of
February,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

ONRmils from Saratoga, California
is a prune orchard containing 10000
trees. 1t is said to be the largest il
the world, and it was recently sold
for $4,000.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

AT meeting of coal miners at r.
win Station, on the Pennsylvania
railroad. Monday, it was decided to
continue the strike for 60 cents per
ton. About 1900 miners are involv-
ed. An unusual feature of the strike
is a temperance revival conducted by
an ex- master workman Of the Knights
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

In Virginia peanuts are now ground
into what proves a very fair flour for
making pie-crust and other light pas
triac
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

PERSONAL---VERY.. H. G. Weimer, ex-
aminer, was in town Thursday.
Capt. w. J. Boothe, of Alexandria,
Va, has resigned the general agency
of the American coal company,
Rev, Iohn Charles Filllngham, of
Sheffield, England, has turned up in
Atchison, Kansas, where he has APP
piled for admission to d church.
James Dando is laid up with gath
ering on his right hand.
Col. l.. F. Copeland will deliver his
lecture, entitled "Handsome People, y
in Motifs Opera House Wednesday
evening. May 20. The colonel is too
well known here to be 'puffed."
Those who have heard him need not be
told how interesting he is those who
have not should ascertain the fact by
hearing him. Meanwhile we want to
see both parties join i'll a foot-race to
sec who can get the best seats. Ans
mans is the goal.
Misses Ina and May Frey, who have
been visiting friends in Pittsburg, re-
turned home Thursday.
fnprore'ae nts.- Smeltz is
renovating and embellishing his
saloon.
A new store house is going up on
Bowery, to be occupied it is understood
by William Rodda, IL boot and shoe
merchant.
Charles Heintz is erecting a new
fence in front Of his properties on Tay-
Tor street.
The applicants for bailiff are null
tiplying. and-however, this is hardly
an Improvement.
The Election, - Three candidates
were voted for last Monday for Coun-
Gilman. viz Z: MesSrs. John Myers, of
j., republican, B. Stern and Daniel
Scalley, democrats. Two hundred and
eighty-nine votes were cast as follows:
Myers. ........'......... ..lo6
Stern. Observation-Disclosures. Iva
The new Council will. meet next
Monday evening.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

Military AGairs. The second bat
talon, consisting of companies A and
C, of Cumberland, B, of Oakland, and
d, of Frostburg, have decided to at
tend the May reunion Of the Army Of
the Potomac in Baltimore, and will
leave Cumberland on the night Of the
9th,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

Mr.. Jones'
l have been i'll the drcss-ma;ing business
some years. Have used different kinds of
sewing machines, none, however, that did the
work so neatly as the Domestic. / have had
the Domestic one year, in which time it has
given perfect satisfaction in every respect.
MARY SPATES.
Frostburg, Md, March %, 1885.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

A SCIENTIFIC paper informs its
numerous readers that in woman the
vital grasp or tenacity Of life is great
er than in man. We entertain not
the slightest doubt Of it, nor of the
other fact that when one Of the softer
sex holds office she holds it. Wit
ness Miss Ada G. Sweet, of Chicago.
Nor of the further inference that
when she wants to teach she is going
to teach, as per Allegany county
"disproportion." Respectfully sub
mitted to the Cumberland Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

4hT. Jones
The Domestic Machine l purchased from
you sometime ago is all and more than you
represented it to be, and would have no 9TH
err by any means. Mrs. c. A. ZINKIN.
Frostburg, Nd, March 80, 1885.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

SOME so-called Cumberland" coal
ignited spontaneously at a mill in
New England on q recent occasion.
We do not think it was any genuine
Georges Greek Cumberland COAL
Coal Trade Journal
In reply to the above we will adopt
the following paragraph:
The Cumberland Times Of last Fri
day credited the Recieao with the report
of work in the Cumberland mines.
Just little off, brother you have the
two regions slightly confused.-Lona
coming Reuisp.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-05-02

Have had Domestic Sewing Machine over
one year, and find it all that is claimed for H.
Light-running, noiseless, perfect i'll workman
ship; finest set OF attachments for all work
necessary in family sewing. Worth its cost
to every lady. Yours respectfully,
MRS J. b. WRIGHT.
Frostburg, Md, April ], 1885.