Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-08
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conspiracy and coercion.
South and West.
THE Richmond (Va) local election, Just
held, was struggle between the Prohibition
lists and anti-Prohibition istS. The latter or
wet ticket, Won by large majority over
the dry ticket The colored vote was
almost unanimous for anti Prohibition.
HAILsToNEs big as hen eggs fell during a
were destr yed and child fatally hurt
A TRAIN on the Missouri Pacific railroad
was ditched near Wyandotte, Kansas, the,
other night. Spikes were pulled out of the
ties and angle plates taken off the rails. The
fireman and brakeman were instantly killed,
and engineer severely injured Vice Presi-
dent Hoxie offered reward of s., 500 for the
arrest and conviction of the wreckers.
In Las Vegas, N. NJ, the overlooking of
destroyed many buildings, including the
postotfice, railroad buildings and extensive
oil and lumber works.
| MEMORIAL DAY" was celebrated this
| year with unusual ceremonies at Montgom-
cry, Ala, orations being delivered by Jetfer-
son Davis. General Gordon and other promi-
| nent ex-Confederates. The cornerstone of
soldiers monument was laid. From Mont
gomery MeSsrs. Davis and Gordon went to
Atlanta and took part in the unwilling of a
statue to the late Senator eniamin Hill
A NUMBER of large Milwaukee Wis., fur
nture factories have closed because the en-
ployes demanded that the hours of labor be
reduced to eight day, at the old wages
THE Secretary of the Illinois State Board
OF Health says the danger from Asiatic
cholera this year is greater than ever
COUNTY TREASURER HoLLINGswoRTH is
in jail at Fincennes, Ind, for embezzling
about $S0, 900
A.TABLE just issued shows the Southern
states have III savings banks, with a capital
OF STU, 72S 600 and more than 500, 900, 900 in
deposits.
A LARGE band of armed Mexicans the
other night raided the town of Collins Texas
and Field it for numbero of hours while they
searched for Deputy Sheriff P. NJ Coy,
who recently captured Martinez and Car
dena. two noted Mexican outlaws, who were
murdered while in the constable's custody.
Two brothers name Owens and the wife
and child of a ranchman have been killed in
Pima county, Arizona by marauding
Apaches.
MANY coal miners in the vicinity Of Elk
Garden, w. Va, have besn~sithout work for
more than year. and hundreds OF families
are in q starving condition. An appeal for
help has been issued
BAND of forty Indians attacked two
eight persons.
UNITED STATES troops and thirty Mexican
troops, at last accounts, were in active pur-
suit of the hostile Apaches in the South
west.
THE delegates to the twelfth State encamp-
ment, Grand Army of the Republic, Depart
ment OF Ohio, in assemhlage at Cleveland,
passed resolutions condemnatoHy of the
speeches made at the reception given to
10 in, Al
j. NJ ARMSTRONG was hanged in Perry
vile, Ark, for the murder of DR.. Ferguson,
and on the same day at Searcy, Ark. George
Carroll suffered a similar fate for killing his
wife 80 he could marry another woman.
Washington
A REORGANIZATION of the Patent office is
in contemplation.
THE President has sent the following NOM
nations to the Senate: To be Consuls of the
United States-Andrew F. Fay, of Illinois, at
Stettin, and Thomas C. Jones, of Kentucky, at
Funchal, Madeira; Reuben B. Peasants, to
be Marshal of the United States for the
Eastern District of Louisiana; Patrick O'Mal-
ley, to be Receiver OF Public Moneys at
Menossha, Wis. A number of presidential
postmasters and army officers were also nomi-
1atel.
THE Senate Committee ON Public Lands
has unanimously voted to report adversely
upon the nomination of r. S. Dement, to be
Surveyor General of Utah.
w. H. FORBES, Of Boston, President of the
Bell Telephone Company, was examined on
the 9th by the House Committee of investi-
CATION into telephone matters.
SENATOR SHERMAN delivered an address
1t the Metropolitan M. E. Church, Washing
ton on the 9th, in contamination OF Cen
sral Grants sixty fourth birthday.
I,, tha ii
lent: r. H. Jones, of New Mexico to be
Consul of the United States at Chihuahua;
Samuel H. keedy, of West Virginia, to be
Consul of the Unite States at Rheims; E.
H. Bryan, of California, to be Consul of the
United States at Lyons.
Mr. CHANG YEN HoON the new Chinese
Minister has presented his credentials to the
President
Mr. WHITELAw RIED testified before the
House Pan Electri, Telephone COMMITTEES of
Investigation on the 9th concerning the
manner in which the newspapers obtained
their information of the facts in the case.
THE Senate Committee on Agriculture has
given long heaHing to representatives of
the dairy interests who ask for the passage
of Senator Miller's bill for the relief of the
farmers from the unfair and oppressive COM
petition of imitation butter manufacturers.
THE President has nominated joseph c.
Hendrix for postmaster of Brooklyn, N. Y,
and Frank Brown for postmaster of Balti-
more, Md, in place of j. P. Veasey, who
was only recently confirmed.
OUT of the 10000 bills introduced in the
two houses of Congress, less than sixty have
yet been sent to the President. OF these he
has approved, or permitted to become law,
all except four or five.
Two wife murderers--Louis Somerfield
white and r. j. Lee (coloredl-w re hanged
OH the 30th in the city Jail at Washington.
Foreign.