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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-05
GLE ACCOMPANIMENT

HIS SINGLE ACCOMPLISHMENT. -
Mother, pronounced an encomium on
her dalgissr t. yong MIA wa) is
paying attentions TO her
"She sings, plays on the piauo and
ON the harp, paints, understands logic
crochet, botany, English, Italian and
German, and indeed, almost every
thing. And what are your accom-
phshments ?"
81 have none"
"What not any ?"
Madam, l acknowledge that if we
were reduced to extremity I believe
that l should know how to do the
cooking.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13
OYER ON BOWERY.

Luther Bennett is i'll with neuralgia
this week.
John Devore has rented w. H.
Evans garden at Grahamton and filled
the greenhouse with choice flowers.
Frisby Humberson has moved to the
house recently vacated by Hasiah
Humberson.
Mrs. John Smith, OF Spring street,
has been i'll during the week.
Owen England is in Baltimore this
week as representative of Frostburg
City Lodge, No. IS, Knights of
Pythias,
A wedding is spoken of on Bowery
street, but please don't tell anyone.
The telephone company is at work
putting new wire from superintend-
enr Randolph's office to the company's
Office at Eckhart. They will also con-
meet Allegany and New Hope mines.
A. j. Willison is tearing down the
old house in the rear of his lot. This
ii one of the Oldest houses in town.
a Plttsburg man visited the friedrich
works this week looking after brick.
A move is on foot for the organiza-
ton of company to develop natural
gas or coal oil along Georges Creek.
If it should be successful it will boom
the towns along the creek.
Under Il new movement the Council
will have new council chamber and
respectable place to keep their
prisoners. 1t will probably be located
on Water street, west of Main street.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

orable issue of the enterprise in the
House of Delegates has rendered its
publication useless. 1t is a matter of
no small astonishment as we'll as sat
isfaction, however, to remark how
many really good points little earnest
investigation Of Cumberland's eligibil.
ity to metropoliton prestige will de-
velop.
Frederick Mertens, ST., an old and
prominent citizen OF Cumberland, died
quite unexpectedly Wednesday after
noon, aged 63 years. The funeral will
take place tomorrow.
at is noticed" says the Coal Trade
Journal, that the Maryland coal com
pan! is now second on the list of Cum
berland coal producers. No, no,
thrice no. 1t is second on the list of
No'ylaad coal producers
Look at Rogers new advertisement.
The latest intelligence from Capt.
Nelson Beall was received Wednesday
evening. His condition at that time
gave his friends but little encourage
ment to expect his recovery. His son,
Frank C. Beall, left Tuesday to see
him.
The Homecoming fire company and
Recie'o have bussed and made up:
How happy every child of grace etc.
Address, with 81 80, JOURNAL, Frost
burg, Md.
The Salvation army is doing consid-
cradle work here. Between 40 and 60
have professed. Thursday evening
was special occasion of some kind.
Moats Opera House is crowded
nightly.
''We must have pure water" yells
the Meyersdale Commercial. Simple
enough. Dig to the Pliocene an d call
IT arteSian.
A Salvation Army convert writes
the journal a note jubilating over
the achievements of the army in Frost
burg, especially the capture of the
contributor. The fact, however, that
the latter gave three initials as
authority for Tie statements contained
Indicates that so far as writing for
newspapers is concerned the convert
is still in the gall of bitterness.
The funeral of Thomas Condor,
whose death is reported by our Eek
hart correspondent, took place at St.
Mlchael's church yesterday, followed
by interment in the new cemetery.
Meyersdalc has AN appendix called
"Sand Spring" but here the analogy
ends.
Thomas Harvey, of this vicinity. had
a fall at Nit. Pleasant, Pa, where he
was at work, recently, sustaining
injuries from which he died shortly
after. The remains were brought
home and inferred in ST. Michael's new
cemetery.
The Percy building, corner of Main
and Broadway, will shortly undergo
changes altering it from a residence
to commercial house The street
floor of the entire building will be
lowered to nearly street level.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Publications. That the degrees of
malignity of scarlet fever depend al
most entirely on careful or careless
nursing is clearly shown by DR.. j. NJ.
Keating in the last Ba6yhood. The
editors of Ba6yhoOd could have found
few better authorities to deal with this
subject than DR.. Kaeting, and his ar
ticle cannot fail to impress thousands
of mothers with the Importance of
preparing themselves, at leisure, with
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
NEHfS FROM BEYOND THE FLAT.

EcKuART, Feb. H. 1886.
To the MINING JOURNAL
Mrs. James Miller, of Cumberland,
is visiting friends here this week.
The erection Of another wire to con-
meet the office here and the Con
solidation coal company's office at
Frostburg, by telephone. is in progress.
Frederick Adams had his hand
slightly hurt last week at Hoffman by
lump of coal falling on it from the
top of hopper.
AT the residence of Michael Condor,
February 10, Mr.. Thomas Condor, in
the S0th year of is age. He leaves q
family, all grown, and many friends
to mourn his loss. He was sick only
Il few day.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

Surveying at Night.-An engineer
and three assistants are engaged sur
veylng the workings of the Consolida-
ton coal company's mines with the
object of making correct plats of the
interior. The four gentlemen thus
employed work at night during the
suspension of mining operations.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

If one half the noise made by the
financial purists of the world oyer
the further coinage of silver were di-
rccted against the continued dis
tillation of whisky they would enjoy
some show of being suspected of sin
ceritY.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

LaJo" iIocements.-The convention
of miners recently held at Osceola
Mills, in the Clearfield region, was
largely attended, and resolutions en-
bodying the following points were
adopted:
FirSt-That we demand the restoration ofthe
ten cents per ton.
Second-That we deem it advisable to make
our cause the cause of other competing dis
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

MANY of our magistrates and regis
trars are looking toward Annapolis
to see which way Providence is point
ing the executive finger.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

Free Lccture.-Rev. l.. M. Uhl, d.
D., who ha, spent l3 years as mission
AIRY at Contour, India, will deliver a
lecture upon mission work in India in
the English Lutheran church Thurs
day evening, 18th inst. DR.. Uhl will
bring with him objects to illustrate the
customs of that strange people.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

Hnntpfy D"mptD.-A side-splitting
entertainment is in prospect for our
theatre-goers. Suydam's Humpty
Dumpty will appear at Ravenscraft's
Opera House next Thursday evening,
Feb. 18th. To one who has seen any
rendition of Humpty Dumpty the mere
title is enough to draw. Give the COM
pany full house.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

BrecitieS'-Some crank in Colorado
who doesn't believe in advertising,
wants perfect copy of Il perfect
newspaper" Next thing some church
will want u complete and rel;sble
preacher.
A through car for all points west
will be attached to Baltimore and
Ohio express train leaving Cumber-
land every Friday morning. Passen-
gers to Kansas City, Omaha, etc, and
plac westward, will be favored with
greatly reduced prices and accomoda
tions more than usually comfortable
An interview with C. B, Wack, the
Frostburg agent, will afford full de-
tails to any one desiring to go west.
"In an artesian well sunk at San
Bernardino, Cal.," says an exchange,
'a sound cedar log was struck at a
depth of 1853 feet, and at 1863 feet
another was encountered" Wonder
what that was got struck in our well ?
Don't taste like cedar.
News of the defeat of MIR. Holes
joint resolution looking to the erection
of new State House was received by
these "Brevities' with great regret.
The JOURNAL had already prepared
an elaborate and irrefutable argument
showing why it should be built in
Cumberland, and the county-seat re-
moved to Frostburg, but the unfavor-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

A JOINT State convention Of the
operators and miners of Ohio met on
the 22d ult., in Columbus. The con
vention accepted the schedule of
prices adopted at tie Inter State
Union for Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, West
Virginia; Illinois and Western Penn
sylvania. A resolution was adopted
to reier the consideration of relative
prices i'll the several districts to the
Interstate Convention of Miners and
OnernIOrS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

All the coke opera ors have closed
their wor ks in the ConnelsvlIle re.
glon, and the trouble between them
and their men has settled down to
one Of endurance.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

Dfed-Tuesday last in this place,
PETER FRANCIS, infant son of William
Murphy, aged 3 months.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

GOLD has been discovered in Hon
duras, but not much attention has
been paid TO the report because our
finauciers have decided that it is not
well TO have too much of good thing
floating among all grades of society.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

the average Office expectant asks
when will the quality of mercy cease
to be strained?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

ARCHBISHOP Gibbons, of alti-
more, has been assured that he will
be made cardinal during next
month.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

If Mr.. McComas would make the
great speech of his life in behalf of
unlimited disnllation of whisky in
stead Of limited coinage Of silver, he
would be able to make himself better
understood by the working forces IN
nOliticS.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13
GEORGES CREEK coal.
Weekly Statement OF Shipments

The record of shipments from the
mines pl the Georges Creek coal region
for the week ending Saturday evening,
February 6, 1856. closed as follows
Total tons for week Observation-Disclosures. 1852
Compared with corresponding period
last year. an increase of....... 1858
Total tons to b. u .. railroad for week 2S,S78
" " year. l65,4 IA
Compared with corresponding period
last year, a decrease of.......... 1857
Total tons to Pa. railroad for week =. 9.Osl
" " year.. 30,53l
Compared with corresponding period
last year, an increase of....... 1920
Total tons shipped over c. & p. rail
road for week. Observation-Disclosures. 2S,417
Over same for year. Observation-Disclosures. 13l ,773
Compared with corresponding period
last year, decrease Of......... 6,376
Total tons shipped over G. c. 4 c. rail
road for week. Observation-Disclosures. 6,119
Over same for year. 1915
Compared with corresponding period
last year. an increase of. ......... 2o,73l
Total tons shipped over W. Va. CT
and PittsburS railroad for week. 2,7G6
Over same for year 202SS
Compared with corresponding period
last year, 4 decrease of. f.......... 14,5l0
The heaviest shippers for week
|, Consolidation. .(tons) ........... 1870
>, Maryland ....... " ........... 4,lS7
s, New Central. go. " ........... 34l5
no,nnopv Sbippintr ovnr 2uin
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

4 Fair on the 1apis.-The Noun
tain City Drum Corps, OF this place,
will open a fair at Odd Fellows Opera
House Saturday, February Goth, to
continue one week, closing on the 2Sth
INST. They announce that this will he
the last occasion of the kind this sea
son as we'll as the best. A number of
fraternal organizations will attend and
Il variety of interesting features will
give great zest and ecLat to the exer-
cises. Don't fail to go.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

LONDON, overrun with mobs dur
ing the week, is growing quiet again,
though Il nervOus feeling remains.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13
LATEST NEWS.

GEN. W. S. Hancock, who died
tuesday afternoon, will be buried to-
day at Norristown. Pa.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

Pe"son"i,-Harry Smeltz, son of
Andrew Smetz, Of this place, reached
home from Pittsburg, Pa, last Satur-
day. He has been in the city some
time learning the jewelry business, but
had to stop last week on account of
illness. He is confined to the house.
Rev. J. d. Mari, Of St. Johns
Church, Baltimore, paid Il visit to
Rev. V. F. Schmitt this week.
A. J. Colborn, jr., of Somerset, Pa,
is in town with friends.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13
GENERAL ITEMS.
Eastern TieWs Of the CoaI TTade

New Yorh'.-The bltuminous trade
is without noteworthy feature. The
meeting of certain railway officials
adjourned with definite result to
meet hereafter. Meanwhile, season
contracts are being made without
regard to future pool action. East
ern sales are reported as nominally
at $3.50 to 1915 delivered. Mining
Record.
A soft coal pool to govern the tide
water trade is spoken of now with
more degree of assurance, and the
scheme is said to embrace all the lines
Of transportation, such as the N. & W.,
the G. & O., the B. & O., the Penna.
r. r., and Beech Greek. The n. &
W. is guaranteed q tonnage of 100000
tons this year from its pier at Nor
folk, and the ca o. is to have 100000
tons from its Newport News pier :;
the balance of the coal necessary for
this trade is to be divided between
the shippers over the B. & O. r. r..
and those over the Penna. R. R. in the
old proportions of forty-fve and fifty
five per cent. to these companies re
spectively. The price of coal is not
fixed by the carriers, as they tried to
do last year. but it is understood that
the tolls are agreed upon IN such Il
manner that the price at Hampton
Roads and Philadelphia f. o. b. shall
be $2.35 per ton. and at Baltimore it
is to be $2.25. 1t is supposed under
this new arrangement that all the
shippers over the same line shall pay
the same rate of freight (no favoritism
or cutting. as Of yore), and the con
tracts shall be made f. 0. b. and not
delivered. The parties who have
been selling coal delivered at the rates
they are said to have obtained for
their orders, may uot fare very well if
this pool holds. There may be IL pro
fit to the producer who waits, this
year. LOCALLY there is very little
doing in soft coal, and the market is
not over 1926 per ton.-Coal Trade
J0Ynal.
Messrs. Berwind, White & Co.
have taken the Fitchburg railroad
contract. The Name Central CON
tract, taken by the Norfolk & West,
ern company, is said to have been at
about 1910 Il ton delivered. The
meetings for the purpose Of forming
IL pool to control the entire coal com
ing to the Northern seaboard have
continued during this week without
any results at the present writing,
although it Is expected that an al
lotment arrangement will be com
pleted at any moment.
BOa0n.-Bitum nous coal is more
active. Not only has the Fitchburg
contract for 10000 tons been placed
since our last, but it is believed that
the Boston Il Albany has bought
100000 tons or thereabouts. The
indications are, that the prices OBJ
tanned will not exceed those of 1885
The Maine Central is believed to
have obtained its $4,000 tons at Il
low figure. 1t looks as though ship
pers were taking great risks on
freights. We continue to quote
cargo lots at $3.50@$3.7O delivered.
Engineering and Mining J0urnaL
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

TALK Of extending the West Vir-
ginia Central railway system o Cum.
berland is going with fair degree of
activity. What we really want,
however, is a scheme to bring the
Potomac river through Frostburg.
The historic old stream is not ap-
precia;ed where 1t is.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

OF the amount of coal shipped from
this region this year l75, 5,6S7 tons have
gone from mines on the Maryland side
of the Potomac river.
The Clearfeld output, inclusive of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

PENDING the impending deadlock
between the President and the Senate
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

1"3'en".--Time--yesterday morning.
Place-uptown store. A prominent
citizen, who likes to read aloud.
discharged the following from the
Homecoming Reoiew
The soldier Hancock is dead. The death
of Grant, Mcclellan, Mcdowell and Toombs
torcibly remind us that all the notable char
actcrs of the late civil war are fast passing
away.
"les, gentlemen" continues the
reader on his account, they are all
going. Soon none will be left to tell
the tale. How sad to think that
Mcdowell, Mcclellan, Grant, Toombs,
and now Hancock. are dead-and, to
tell the truth, gentlemen, do not feel
very well myself"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

No change of cars between Cumberland and
Huntingdon. Through cars between Hunt
ingdon and Philadelphia New York and Pitts
burg. Passengers from points east of Hynd-
man, for Somerset, take Express train west,
change cars at Hyndman, and arrive at Som
erset at $40 p. m. Passengers leaving Somer-
set at Lao a. IN. make close connection at
yndman for all points east.
Tickets sold and baggage checked by PETER
noon, Agent, corner Baltimore and Liberty
streets, Cumberland, and at the depot.
J. X. WOOD,
General Passenger Agent
r. l.. HOLIDAY,
May 16 Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13
Miscellaneous ADVERTISEMENTS.
Presbyterian Church.

REV. J. ADDISON WHITAKER, MINISTER
CERVICES every Lords Day l04 a, IN. and
~ = p. m. Sunday School y p. IN. Wed,
nesday evening-seryiccs. Friday evening
Bible class. [Jan l6
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

Two or five dukes in England en- -.
JOY each from eight to fourteen other
titles. Imagine Il monopoly of that
character i'll this country. Think of
d general being also ii colonel, major,
captain, lieutenant, etc, with scores
OF equally talented and meritorious
gentlemen walking around him un.
tltIe0 We shudder!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

"Ny shoscs "A lady with three
children, one in arms, boarded the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania passen-
ger train at Mt. Savage junction
Wednesday. Within moment after
the train started she rose, pulled the
bell rope, exclaimed ''my shawl - and
started for the door. The train stop
ped the lady returned, having seen
Capt. Mansfield climb the rear plat
form with the forgotten article. The
tone Of voice and vehemence of action
gave rise to Il litter which ran TIN ough
the car. In fact, everybody laughed
except the JOURNAL, which is a paper
not Il person.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13
PennsyIvaniaRaih'oao

BEDFORD DIVISION
MOnday. Iprt Is, 1885.
PASSENGER TRAINS will arrive and de-
L part aS follows:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

Legislative N0tes.-Mr. Holes reSo-
luton instructing the committee on
public buildings to introduce bill
providing for the erection of a new
State House was defeated on Tuesday.
On the same day Mr.. Dando obtain
ed leave to introduce bill requiring
coal companies of Allegany and Gar.
rett counties to pay their employees
semi-monthly.
a correspondent of the Cumberland
Times says ''the Allegany county del
egation seem to be divided on the
State constitution question, Mr.. Nc
haig being opposed to the Hayes bill.
Mr.. Holle and DR.. Gaskill for 1t, and
Mr.. Dando against it,"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

organisation daa Progress. All
enterprise in which a number of our
citizens are interested the Charles
town CIV. Va.) Spirit Of Je6;srson says:
At the late annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Shenandoah Milling company
the following persons We're elected directors:
George II. Turner, VIM. r. Percy, David
Sloan, David w. Sloan, James NJ. Sloan, d.
J. Sloan. At q meeting ofthe directors, held
the same day, Mr.. George II. Turner was
elected president, and d. J. Sloan secretary
and treasurer. The company's business is in
touriShing condition. They are now remod-
cling their Boomery mill, and when COM
plcted expect to manufacture a fine quality
of patent roller tionr, to be sold to consumers
at the same price of ordinary burr mill flour
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

Reai Estate.-Among the transfers
filed this week appear the following:
Nelson Beall and wife to Thomas
Rowe, correcting former deed for
property in Frostburg.
Thomas P. Green and wife to Will
lara II. Jacobs, lots Nos. l06 and l07
on Eleventh street, in the town of
Moscow, $lGG.
Wm. Y. McCul!oh and others to
Owen Hitchins, tracts of land in Allie
gany county called Mount Pelion,"
"Ulium," and one other tract, $23l so
Elizabeth Baird to Mary Albright,
part Of a tract Of land in Homecoming
called Ethiopia and the Isles" $l7l.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

shipments ria Beech Creek railroad, to
above date is 3l4,699 tons, or 1902
tons in excess Of Georges Creek.
Our calculations, all given in gross
tons, show for other competing regions
to date above given as below:
Pocahontas. Na................ .... G0,SsO
Chesapeake & Ohio railway, WA 5S, 800
Broadtop Pa. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 261S4
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13

The record of shipments from the
mines Of the Georges Creek coal region
for the week ending Saturday evening,
February 6. 1856. c'0Sn,l as follows.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-06
Lord uar,ingfon,s Policy.


lBy Anglo-American cable to the Dispatch. !
LONDON, August 5.--A meeting Of
Liberal Unionists was held in Devon
shire House, the residence Of Lord Har-
tiDgton, to-day. Lord Harrington pre-
sided, and among those present were
Joseph Chamberlain, Sir Henry James,
Messrs. Ryllnd, Csinc, Heneage, and
Jesse Ceilings. Lord Harrington, IN
long speech upon the coming
parliamentary work, proposed that
all the attitude Of hostility towards the
adherents of the late Government be
abandoned. The Liberal sections
should cooperate in an endeavor to Sc
cure the enactment of useful legislation,
and oppose unitedly Gil proposals look
ing 20 the separation Of the empire.
lie said the consolidation of the party
was only matter Of time. [Cheers.l
Towards that end the Unionists should
at cree identify themselves with the
rest of the Liberals by taking seats in
the House Of Commons among them.
lie reiterated his opinion that the split
in the party would soon heal.
Chamberlain followed Lord Harting-
ton. He said that be would willingly
accept the leadership Of Harrington,
with whom he was in entire and cordial
sympathy. lie declared that such &C
ton IS Lord Harrington proposed would
speedily restore the unity Of the party.
The Unionists, he said, were the real
victors at the late elections. Chamber
lsin's remarks were received with en-
thusiasm.