Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-07-31
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James, negro, were hanged at Fort Smith,
Ark, for murders committed In Indian Ter
ritory.
Hog cholera is raging to an alarming ex-
tent in Cotetourt and several other counties
in virginia. Some cases have been reported
of farm losing 100 head in a week.
After partaking Of an ice cream supper at
the North Baptist Church, at PASSPORT, Me-,
the minister and about forty other persons
ere taken violently ill with cramps and
vomiting. The doctor says the illness must
have been caused by poisonous extract.
At the Arkansas Republican State conven-
ton, the platform adopted denounces the State
and National administrations, and declares in
favor of prohib' ton, of public schools, and
against competition Of convict with public
labor.
Stephen Brodie, a young bootblack who
has sought fame as a pedestrian in vain ef-
forts to walk the legs Off of Dan O'Leary
and all the other great trampers, and who
has striven for glory in the field of states
manship aud war by getting other fellows to
20 on fibustering expedition to Guate-
mala, won both fame and glory and made
himself the idol Of his fellow toughs in his
own Fourth ward by jumping of the
Brooklyn bridge and subsequently living.
B. G. Plummer, wealthy lumberman Of
Wansau, Wis, committed suicide Thursday
night by blowing off the top of his head with
a shot gur. Heavy losses by recent lumber
fire, are thought to have been the cause
In attempting, on three different occasions
this week, to arrest desperadoes in the parish
of St. Martin, Louisiana, thres eff ;ers have
been killed and number of others woun3ed
and all of no avail, SO far as bringing the
offenders to justice is concerned.
The directors of the Lowell Bleachery Corr
poration, large and wealthy concern, have
removed Samuel G.. Smelling from the Office
of Treasurer, which he has held for 81 years.
A committee to investigate his accounts was
appointed. Its chairman said that the de.
posed treasurer had been gu lty Of grave IT.
Irregularities. The amount is not known, and
it may be anywhere from $1,000 to $780,
600 dollars The capital stock of the cor
poration is $780, 900. but this is no indication
of its wealth for the assets are far in excess
Of the figures.
Over $40 families are said to be starving
along the New Foundland coast, ana over
1000 along the coasto Of Labrador. One hun
dred and twenty parsons have died SO far.
The mercury On the fist of July stood at zero.
From Cape Bauli, N. F., to Cape Mugford,
on the Labrador coast, there is ons solid bar.
rier of ice, and no fishing has been possible.
No crops can be grown.
In trial at Ogden, Utah, the fact was
brought out that Mormon named Green,
we'll entered into conspiracy with others to
blackeu the character of Judge Orlando w.
Powers and Miss Sarah Herrick, for the
purpose of preventing the President OF resub>
hitting the name of Powers to the Senate as
one Of the Judges of Utah territory. Green
we'll was convicted Of perjury.
A band of young white men In Newton
county, Miss, styling themselves 'Regula>
TORS" have issued decree that no negro
shall work on the farms in that vicinity. The
band contains about Is members, and they
have killed three negros and wounded sew.
eral others. A perfect state of terror pre-
walls, and the entire county is greatly exci>
ted over the matter. Every one condemns
the atrocious and bloody actions and is de-
termined that every member of the band
shallbe made to answer for his crimes.
The house of Alexander Roth, at Conewago,
a railroad station east Of Harrisburg Pa.
took fire and two Of his childrei, aged and
s years. were burned to death. The lives of
infant were saved.
Pres Turner and Brown Ogden quarre!led
over game of Gre quet, at Needmore, Ky
and began shooting at each other. Turner
was killed and Ogden escaped uphurt, after
having four shots fired at him.
While returning home from St. Charles,
Mich, on Saturday, John and Hugh O'Hair,
who were both drunk got into fight with
Oliver and Andrew Rosecrans The r ,se-
Grams brothers pounded the O'Hairs with I
clubs and kicked them vigorously Hugh
OHair died frcm his injuries, and the Rose
Grams brothers were jailed.
The President has referred the oleomarga.
rine bill to the Attorney General for an opin-
ion as to its constitutionality.
The crofters of Tire, Scotland, are arming
10 resist the military. The smiths are forg-
ing snears, and the women are engaged in
pulling up stones ready for use.
Simon Hancock shot and killed Mrs. James
Bass, near Gresham, Ky, on Friday. Ham
cock and Bass were fighting when the wife
nterfered. Hancock fired at Bass but killed
Ills wife.
In Comanche county, Texas, mob hung a
negro boy who assaulted and murdered
Mrs. Stephens, 1t was intended to burn the
boy. but the mother of the murdered woman
pleaded for less barborous punishment.
The most deplorab'e reports of the drought
n Sheboygan county and that part of Wis
'onsin, have been received at Milwaukee,
The farmers and dairymen are selling off
heir stock to keep them from starving, as
he grass an grain mas all dried up, and the
prospect Of crops are SO poor that good
lorses have been sold for $50 and fiae COWS
or and $40.
Storus have almost utterly ruined crops
through portions of Texas within the past
wo or three days.
The arrest of Ed tor Cutting by the Chi
hu1hua authorities AMI the war menace
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