Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-09
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.
HOME AND FOREIGN,

Company has been submitted to the Cana
dian Government 1t is well known that dur,
ing the 200 years when the company rule,
and employed the In lians they were peaceful
and contented.
Citizens Of Bloomington, ILL.,, we're alarmed
Monday night by an earthquake, the neise
accompanying which resembled closely that
made by firing artillery. NJ damage was
done to property, although the force of the
shock was distinctly felt in several large
buildings.
joseph jackson, Willis Blade and Morris
Wal rem, colored laborers in the Cuff City
Mil, Mobile, Ala, were Monday morning
buried in the wreck Of the mill and killed by
the explosion of the boiler tina. caused the
wreck Others were seriously hurt. The
money loss is only 1900 dollars.
The miners strike at Palmyra, O., ended
by the STRIKERS agreeing to return to work
without the advance Ct 10 cents per ton, but
to be paid hereafter every two weeks instead
ofmonthly.
The sandstone quarries near Fitz5own,
Berks county, have resume operations, Civ
ing employment to several hundred han Is.
Two men employed in the Pennsylvania
Railroad foundry, at Altoona, were badly
burned by thu overturning of car of molten
irn.
Pleuro- pneumonia exists at West Willow,
Lancaster. and Mannheim, York county. A
number of cattle have been killed and several
herds quarantined.
At Nantlcoke committee was
appointed to solicit aid for the families de-
rendent upon the labor of the twenty six
miners entombed in Slope No. l. Contribu'
tions may be sent to Rev. T. c. Lyman
Nan:icoke.
Gne of nest of six boilers in the engine
house at Locust Gap colliery exploded, and
two Of the others were thrown out of their
place with great force. Strange to say no
one was injured The loss to the company is
100000.
The mammoth -four and seed store of D. NJ
Ferry & Co, at Detroit, was destroyed by
fire.
Pasteur has undertaken at his own cost to
cure eleven persons bitten by q mad wolf in u
village in Western Russia.
A terrible cyclone passed over Villa Maria .
In the Argentine Republic, December 90, do
ing damage to the extent of $4,000 pateones.
The rail way depot was RACED. No buildings
escaped and many were unroofed.
The chairman Of the citizens committee
of Austin, Texas, has offered a reward OF
1900 for the arrest and conviction of the
parties guilty of the murder of eight persons
two white and six colored) in that city with
in fcw weeks.
John c. Kuehner, barber. was arrested
at New Bethlehem, Pa, and returned to
Akron, Ohio, to answer charge OF grand
larceny, preferred by Miss Kate McAlister,
from whom he borrowed $40 on a promise
to marry, which he failed to keep.
A line of steamers has been established be.
tween Havana and New Orleans, Colon and
Costa Rica.
Fourteen damage suits Of s1O0, 00) each have
been brought against the Plymouth PA. }
Water Company.
The Dolphin has returned to Fort Monroe
from her trial cruise. She encountered So
we're gales while out
Moody began series of evangelistic meet
were largely attended.
Thirty deaths from smallpox occurred in
Montreal last week, against thirty seven the
previous week.
Petroleum has been struck near Parkham
Ont
William Massie, engineer at Gsrtside coal
mine, Belleville, ILL.,, was assassinatei.
An attempt was made on Satur ay to blow
up bagnio in Findlay, O., with dynamite.
A crematory for the incnerstion of human
bodies is shortly to be erected at Chicago.
A winter carnival, modelled after those
held in Montreal, will b, held at Halifax next
month.
The Mound City uIl.) Hotel and Opera
House were destroyed by fire. Loss, SIG, COO
United States Treasurer Jordan took par
sonal charge of the sub treasury at New York
on Saturday.
Official dispatches received by the Govern.
ment from Egypt STATE that the defeatej
tribes have recovered from their recent
thrashing, and are prepaI ing to resume the
offensive
NJ. Grevy was reelected president OF the
French republic by a majority of 1876. All
hut Eve of the members of the Right absta!ned
from voting.
. Prince Alexander. the victor o. severa
battles has been enthusiastically we coined
back to Sofia.
Northern Dakota is not to Re oltdone by
the southern half, and has ala conven
ton which may or may iot &, through the
motions Of forming State Government
The ceremony of administering the oath t.
Queen Christiana. as Queen Regent of Spaii
during the minority of the infsnta Mercedes
was performed in the presence of all tn
members Of the Government and. Cort.s.
As Vincent Mangella and Salvador Tor
cicie, Italian organ grinders, were entsrta ain
ing crowd with their music at New Orlean
they were killed by flash IF electricity fror
tn electric light pole. When the two me!
were picked up it was found that MaEgell
was deal, killed by a stroke of elec'ricit
and that Torcicie's head was burned to
crisp by the same fluid.
Two Mon Killed In II Boiler Explosion.
Christian Hildebrand, young marriet
farmer living near New Prevalence te,