Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

tldu Wells. luo uTbb we'll was pun uOWu
little over year ago.
A company has beer formed to manu-
facture soda from the waters of Soda
Lake, Churchhill county, Nevada.
The official records of San Bernar,
dino county, CAL, do not show single
birth or death in the county during
1885.
1t is claimed by Pacific coast newspa-
pers that at least $50, 900 worth of opiam
has been struggled into the United
States during the past four months
The bullion product of the mines in
the vicinity of Butte City, Montana, for
the year ending 1885 foots up $4,000
600, aud that OF Leadville, Colorado,
$12,000.000.
A school of whales was in sight off the
Long Island coast, at East Hampton.
during the latter part of last week, and
one which will yield its captors about
$1,000 was secured.
Herman Blennerhassett, with whose
history the Aaron Burr conspiracy was
so closely interviewer, was one OF the
first justices of the peace in Wood
county, W, Va.
Max Won Schenkendorf, the patriotic
soldier and poet of the German liberty
wars and author of the celebra' ed song,
'rhe Liberty, Mean Is to have mon
ument at Tilsit, in Eastern Prussia, his
birthplace.
At Hamm in Westphalia former
railroad ticket puncher named Mankel-
mann killed hi. wife and five children
by cutting their throats. Financial dis>
tress and consequent despair were the
motives for the terrible act.
Harrison Fox, OF Reno, New, says that
he once saw min rim California camp
give bucket of gold dust for drink OF
whisky. The supply of luxor had run
out two days before and that was the
last drink in the whole camp.
Kirg Albert of Saxony has presented
the library at Gels, containing 10000
volumes, which he inherited from the
late Duke of Brunswick, to the Royal
Public Library at Dresden. About
fon!>fifths OF the Gels Library consist
OF very IA works not heretofore repre-
sented in the Dresden Library.
Rev. DR.. Terry happened to be on
hand when young man attempted the
overcoat game on:lhe entry rack at the
clereyman's re, idence on Madison ave,
nue., New York, co!lared the thief,
turned him over to an officer, and had
the satisfaction of seeing him sent up
for year on Friday.
New relief maps now made in Europe
show accurately not only the physica;
features of the earth, but are so made
that they can be as easily handled as an
ordinary map. When weight is placed
upon them they are fattened: but re-
sumo their proper shape when the pres.
sure is removed.
The IA ives OF the southern portion
Of Africa-the Zutus, Bas ltos Swarzies
and Bechunas, are among the best races
in Africa. They are exceedingly bright.
have regular and handsome features and
small feet and hands, and are at al
times friendly. They practice polygamy,
buying and selling their wives like cat
tie; but do not allow the whites to mix
with them.
The English hensmnn, Berry by
name, is tall, respectable looking
man, with the appearance OF u mechanic
He is a shoemaker by trade, but does
not work now, as the executioner is we'll
paid. He ge.s $50 a head, or, when
there are more than one, $50 for the
first, $25 for the second, and $25 for ths
third, with ali expenses paid. The fr,t
essential is nerve, and Berry has nerv,.
Binns, who prec eded him, was brag-
CART and liked publicity. He would
smoke his pipe outside half an hour be.
fore an execution, and drink, and hal
an active tongue. Now the eXecntioner
is obliged to sleep in Jail the night be-
fore hanging. Calcraft, who Was hang
man for SO many years, was also a shoes
maker, and, like Berry, qaiet, retiring
man.
Another experiment is being made at
Portsmouth. England, with the object
of determining the practicability OF ap-
plying iiqnid fuel as steam generator
to meu> of~var. The fuel consists of
creos ste. which is at present procurab' 9
at penny gallon. 1t is contained in
tank, and is kept at uniform temper-
azure ard consistency by steam coils in.
side the tank, from which it is forced
into the fur &C, by means of steam in
jectors. No engine is used in the pres,
ent experiment. which is confined to
comparing the respective values of
pound of coal and pound of liquid
fuel as evaparators OF water. So far the
system has proved superior to others
previously tried, aad it is believed that
the difficulties in the way of the use OF
liquid fuel are in q fair way of being
overcome.