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MACON TELEGRAPH.
RF.VOLUT10NARY CLAIMS. _
SN ACT _ for the relief of certain survivin'; Of
ficers and Soldiers of tlie Array of the Revo
lution.
Jit it cuacted by {hr. Senate nnd House of
Representatives Of the. United States of Amer
ica in Congress assembled, That each of the
surviving Officers of the Army of tiie Uevnhi-
■ion jn the Continental Line, who was entitled
to half pay liy the resolve of October twenty-
firsi<stventeen hundred and eighty, bo author
ized to receive, out of any money in the Treas-
jry, not otherwise appropriated, the amount of
his full pay in said lino,,according to his rank
in the line, tp begin with the third day ofMarch,
one thousand eight hundred nnd twenty-six,
and to continue during his natural life: Vf 0 '
aided, That, under this act, no Officer sha
be entitled to receive a larger sum than the full
pay of a Captain in said line.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That,
whenever any of said Officers has received
money of the United States, as a pensioner,
since the third „day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and tnentv-six, aforesaid, the
sum so received shall be deducted from what
said Officer would, otherwise, be entitled to,
under the first section of this act; and ever}
pension,to which said Officer is now entitled,
shall cease after the passage of this act.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted, imp,
ofcrv surviving non-commissioned Officer, Mu-
ician, or'Private; in said Army, who enlisted
herein for and during the war, and continued
tt its service hntil its termination, and thereby
became entitled to receive a reward of eighty
dollars, under a fcsolvo of Congress, passed
May fifteenth, seventeen hundred nnd seventy-
eight, shall be entitled to receive his full month
ly pay in said service, ont of any money in the
Treasury,™! otherwise'appropriated} to begin
on the third day of March, one thousand eight-
hundred and tw'cttty-six, and to continue dur
ing his natural life: Provided, That, no non
commissioned Officer; Musician, or Private,
in said Army, who is now on-the pension list
of the United States, shall bo entitled to the
benefits of this net. ijlp
Sec. 4. And be itfurthcr enacted, That the
pay allowed by tliis*hct shall, under the direc
tion of the Secretary of the Treasury, bo paid
to tho Officer or Soldier entitled thereto, or to
their authorized attornov, at. such places and
days as siid.Sccretary may direct; and that no
foreign Officer shall bo entitled to said pay;
nor shall any Officer or Soldier receive the
same, until he furnish to said Secretary satisfac
tory evidence that - lie is entitled to tho same,
in t*onfofmity to (lie provisions of this act; nnd
(he pay 'allowed by, this net shall not in any
way ho transferable, or iinblo to attachment,
levy, or soizuro, by any legal process whatever,
but shall enuro wholly to the personal benefit
of the Officer’or Soldier entitled to tho samo
by this act.
Sec. 5. And be itfurthcr enacted, That,
so much of said pay as accrued by the provis
ions of this act, before tho third day of March,
eighteen hundred nnd twenty-eight, shall bo
paid to the Officers and Soldiers entitled to tho
samo, as soon as may bp, In tho manner and
under the provisions before mentioned; and tho
pay which shall accrue after said day, shall bo
paid semi-annually, in liko manner, and under
iho same provisions.
ANDREW STEVENSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
. SAMUEL SMITH,
President of the Senate pro tempore.
Approved: 15th May, 1828.
V JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
is.
It is requested that all letters to tho Secre
tary of the Treasury, on the subject, maybe
endorsed" on the cover, "Revolutionary
Claims.”
RICHARD RUSH.
nn net; entitled "An act for the relief of curtain i cess whatever, of the pay therein authorised to
surviving Officers and Soldiers of tho Army of' he received, but that the said pay is intended to
the, Revolution,” approved on tho 15th of May, enure wholly to bis personal benefit,
1828, I, , of-—, in the county of—, in
the State of , clo hereby declare that I was
au officer in tho Continental Line of the Ar
my of tho Revolution, and served as such, [here
iusert,] To the epd of tho war, or, (as tho case
may be) to the lima when the arrangement of
the Army‘prmiicjbBj by the resolves of Congress
oft to 3d and 2isr of October, 1780, was car-
ripvf'ibto effect','anti that I was reduced under
tha£tfi'fa'rf$ifecm (at which period 1 was a——
'ijfc&fp^rtlfimem of the- —line.
fyfsp declare, that I afterwards receiv
ed (tytjficates* (commonly called commuta
tion certificates) for a sum equal to tho amount
of nv^yeart’ full pay; which sum was offered
bt? tljeiesolvo of Congress, of the 22d of March,
1783^jpstead of tho half pay to which 1
was entitled under the resolve ofthe21stof
October, 1780.
And I do further declare, that I have receiv
ed ofthe United States as a pensioner, since
tho 3d day of March, 182G [Here insort, tho
sum of——dollars paid to me by the Agent for
paying pensions, in tho State of If tho clai
mant has not been a pensioner, this part of tho
declaration may bo omitted.]
Witness my hand, this——day of—, in
the year,——
[Signed]
Form of a declaration tolc made by the Officers.
For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of
[Signed]
[l. s.]
Before me, , a Justice of the Peace
in the county of——, in the State of——, per
sonally appeared, this day,——, whose name
is subscribed to the foregoing power of attor
ney, and acknowledged the same to be his act
nnd deed, and also declared that the same was
not given by reason of any transfer, or of any
attachment, levy, or seizure, by any legal pro-
1,——, Clerk of the Court of tho Coun
ty of —, in the State of——, do hereby
certify that-; , before whom the foregoing
power of attorney wrs acknowledged, is a Jus
tice of the Peace.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sot
Before me,—, [hero insert, a Justice of
the Peace, or other Magistrate, duly empower
ed to,administer oaths, ns the case may be,] in
the county of——, in the State of——, person
ally appeared, this day,——, and -—, of the
said county, who did severally, make oath that
, by whom the foregoing declaration was
subscribed, is generally reputed and believed
to have been an Officer in tho Apniy of the
Revolution, in manner os therein stated.
Witness my hand, this—--day of—, in
the year ,
[Signed]
I,—, Clork of tho Court of the County of
in the State of—, do hereby certify,
that——, before whom the foregoing affidavits
woro sworn was at tho time, a—-[hero insert,
Justice ofthe Peace, or other Magistrate, on
ly empowered to administer oaths, as tho case
may be,] and duly empowered to administer
oaths.
In testimony, whereof, I have hereunto set my
[l. s.] hand, and affixed tho seal of the
said Court, this——day of——in
the year
[ Signed]
[B.1
Treasury Department, )
May 18, 1828. )
Tho “Act for the relief of certain surviving
O(livers and- Soldiers of tho Revolution," ap
proved on tho l5tti day of May, 1828, (ofwhich
the foregoing is a copy,) will bo caVried into ef
fect under tho following regulations:
Each OfficerMairaing under tho act, will
runsmit to the Secretary of tho Treasury a
declaration, according to the form hereunto an-
zicxod, marked A, nnd each Non-Commission
ed Officer, Musician, and Private, according to
tho form marked B, showing, particularly, in
what manner he is entitled to tho benefit ofthe
said act, accompanied by the oath of two res
pectable witnesses, as to his indentity, which
oath is to' bo taken before a Justico of the
Peace, or other'.Magistrate, duly empowered
Jo administer oaths, in tho State or Territory in
which he rosides, and authenticated under she
seal of tho Court of tho County in which the
‘ oath was administered, as shown in the said
forms.
Each Officer will transmit his commission,
♦fin existonco and attainable, and each Non
lommissioncd Officer, Musician, and Private,
ills discharge, which documents, after being re
•istcrcd, will bo returned. If the commission
tr discharge has been lost or destroyed,' ho will
ransmit such other evidence as he may possoss
»r can obtain, corroborative of the statements
et forth in his declaration.
,ig* If the evidence tranrmitted, taken in connex-
oh with that afforded by the public records at
Washington, be found satisfactory, the amount
f two years’ lull pay, at tho rate to which tho
he Officer or Soldier was entitled, according
o his rank in the line, at the close of.the war,
»r at the time of his reduction, (as the case
f r nay be)—but iti no instance exceeding tho full
ray of a Captain in tho Continental Line—will
>e transmitted to him, at the ulaco of his resi-
lence; after dodupting therefrom the amount
of any pension which ho may have received
from the United States since tho 3d day of
1 March, 1826. He may, however, authorize
any other person to receive his pay; in which
case, ho will execute a power of attorney,
Recording to the annexed form, marked C,
which must be acknowledged before a Justice
ofthe Peace, or other Magistrate, and nulhen
treated under the seal of the Court ofthe coun
'.y, in the same’ manner as is already prcscrib-
»d in regard to declarations. But no payment
sill be made to any such attorney, until ho has
Wade oath, according to tho annexed form D,
tjjM the pay which' he is authorized to receivo
i« intended to enuro wholly to tho personal ben
efit ofthe Officer or Soldier whose attorney he
Form of a Declaration to be made by the Non-
Commisioned Officers Musicians and Pri
vates.
For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of
the act, entitled “An act for the relief of ccr
tainjmirviving Officers and Soldiers of the Ar
my df the Revolution,” approved on tho 15th
May, 1828 I ,of—, in tho County of
, in tho State of , do hereby declare,
that I enlisted in the Continental Lino ot the
Army of the Revolution, forond during the war,
and continued in its servico until its termina
tion; at which period, I was a [Sergoant, Cor
poral, Musician, or Private, as tho case may
be] in Captain—’s Company, in the—re-
gimont, of the.—-..line. And I also declare,
tha; I afterwards received certificates for the
reward of eighty dollars; to which I was en
titled, under a resolvo of Congress, passed tho
15th of May, 1778
And I further declare, that I was not, on the
fifteenth day ofMay, 1823, on the Pension List
of the United States.
Witness my hand, this-—-day of——, in the
Before me,—[here insert, a Justico of the
Peace, or other Magistrate; duly empowered
to administer oaths,] in .the County of , in
tho State _of——, personally appeared, this
day,———, ——, of. tho said county,
who did, severally mako oath, that , by
whom the foregoing declaration was sub
scribed, is generally reputed nnd believed to
have been a Soldier in the Army of the Rev
olution, in manuer as therein stated.
Witness my hand, this—-day of
the year ,
[Signed]
Witness my hand, this-
in tho year—
[Signed] ;
-day of-
s.]
hand, nnd affixed the seal of the said
Court, this day of. in
tho year—
[Signed.]
[?)
Form of Affidavit to be talsen by Attorneys.
Before me —a Justico of tho Peace in
the county of- , in the——, of——
personally appeared, this day,—the at.
torney named in tho foregoing power of attor
ney, and made oath that the same was not
given to him by reason of any transfer, or ofa-
ny attachment, levy, or seizure, by any legal
process whatever, ofthe pay therein authoriz
ed to bo received, but that tho said pay is in
tended to enure wholly to tho personal benefit
of tho person hy whom the said power was ex
ecuted.
Witness my hand, this —day of
in tho year———-,
[Signed]
gers with different degrees of velocity, he found
that he could produce a great variety of sounds,
differing in their tone as well ns in their intens
ity, and so loud that they could be distinctly
heard at tho distanco of 40 feet. The guide
witnessed those phenomena with utter dismay;
ant) imagining that the gentleman produced
the sounds, by virture of some supernatural
power he immediately began to cross himself
nnd invoke tho protection of his patron saint.
His alarm however changed to surprise, when
by raising his own ann he found it ns musical
as that of Mr. Topper. Mr. Lanfiair, who
was behind the rest of tho party, now came up,
and discovered that his fingers possessed a sim
ilar property. In the course of a few minutes
after this however, their fingers, lost their ac-
oustic property; theclo ds having by this time
passetl to a considerable distance. The trav
ellers received no lasting injury, while ono of
them, Mr. Tupper," who was actually benefited
by tho occurrence. He had recoived an inju
ry in his left shoulder joint, by a fall from his
horso, but after the copious electrication on
Mount Etna, he never experienced any return
of the pain.
These curious and wonderful facts are easily
explained by the principles of Natural Philoso
phy. Snow is a conductor next in order to
water, and it is pretty plain that tho bodies of
travellers could not havo been overcharged
with tho electric fluid, in consequence of any
difficulty which it experienced in passing into
tho earth. Their fingqrs therefore acted like
so many points in drawing electricity from an
atmosphero highly charged; in tho same man
ner, as when the hand or head is presented to
an electrified prime conductor. The variety in
the the character as well as in the intensity of
tho sounds which woro produced at tho points
of their fingers, arose from tho different velo
cities of their fingers, and may be readily imi.
tated by other species of sound.
I ■ ■ Clerk of tho Court ofthe County of
in the Stato of ,tjo hereby certi
fy that ,before whom the foregoing affi
davits wero sworn, was, at tho time, a Justice
of the peace, and duly empowered to adminis
ter oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
[l. s.] my hand, and affixed ihe seal of the
said Court, this day of
in the year
[Signed] . •
* Tho claimant, though not on tho pension
list on the 15th May, 1828 and afterwards
stricken off: if so, he will add, and that I havo
received of the United States, as a pensioner,
since tho 3d of March, 1826, the sum of
dollars, paid to me by tho Agent for paying
ponsions in the stato o&———.
SCIENTIFIC.
I—, Clerk of the Court of the county of
—, in the State of , do hereby certify
that , before whom the foregoing affidavits
were sworn, was, at the timo, a (Justice of the
Peace, or otherwise, as the caso may be,) end
duly empowered to Administer oaths.
Ia testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
[l. s.]
my hand, and affixed the seal of the
said Court, this——day of
the year—,
[Signed]
•t
(C.)
Form of a Power of Attorney.
Know all men by these presents, that I,—
of , in the county of--: — ■, in the Stato
of—, do hereby constitute and appoint——,
my true and lawful attornoy, with a power of
substitution, jot 1 me, and in my name, to re
ceive from tho United States tho amount of
pay now due to me, under the act entitled kt An
net for the relief of certain surviving officers and
soldiers ofthe Revolution, approved 15th May,
1828, as a- in the ■ - regiment of the
■line ofthe Army ef the Revolution.
Witness mv hand, and seal, this—, day of
in the year,—.
Sealed and delivered in the >
prestnce of--!—- -. f
PHENOMENON OF LIGHTNING.
Philosophers have, from time to timo, taken
opportunity to observo tho phenomena accom
panying tho production of thunder and light
ning, in order to ascertain tho manner in which
they arc generated by the electricity of tho at
mosphere. The flashes of lightning, usually
exhibit, we believe one of three forms—an an
gular or zig zag appearance, called forked light,
ning, dense masses, resembling globes of fire,
or a sudden and universal dash, which has re
ceived the name of sheet lightning. A person
who was accidentally in an elevated situation, a
little way removed from tho scene, observed
that tho lightning, in its late descent upon Mr.
Thompson’s hotel in Elm street, came in an
oblique, zig-zag direction, and was of a vivid
yellow color. This appearance, noticed by
one who, from his location, could seo only what
was exhibited in tho atmosphere above the
buildings, was different from that witnessed by
persons passing in the street. Two or three
individuals, near tho tavern at the moment of
tjte shock, represent that for an instant, tho
house appeared wrapped in a sheet of dense
flamo; immediately was heard the ratling of
broken glass, and tho crackling of the splinter
ed spout and gatepost; and at tho samo mo.
ment, succeeded the sudden crash of the thun
dcr, somewhat resembling the sound of a piece
of artillery.
A truckman, passing the house at tho time,
with a load of glass, junk bottles, and being
unacquainted with tho laws which govern e-
lectricity, from the appearanco of his cart,
thought he had met with a wonderful preserva
tion, and his bottles boen miraculously saved.
He said that tho bolts, rivets, chains, and every
picco of iron about his cart, appeared red hot,
and tho rims, of the wheels exhibited circles of
fire, while his [(fading was unharmed and un
touched. This phenomenon would seem to
admit «f a ready explanation upon the simplest
principles of electricity. The air, at the mo
ment of explosion, was highly charged with e-
lectricity; polished glass,one ofthe best non
conductors; exhibited a largo surfaco on tho
cart; consequently the iron, which is known to
bo ono of the most powerful conductors; at
tached to the vehicle, received tho fluid, from
the atmosphere in its immediate vicinity and
tho extended surface of glass, in such large
quantities as to present the uncommon specta
de observed by the driver.
While upon this subject, we will relato what
wc conceive to be among the most remarkable
electrical phenomena that has come to our
knowledge, by stating briefly what happened to
two travellers, Mr. Tupper nnd Mr. Lanfiar,
in their descent, a few years ago, from Mr. Et
na. They were overtaken by a storm of thun
der and lightning accompanied by a heavy fail
of snow; and whilo crossing a large tract of snow
they wero struck with the lightning’, receiving
however no serious injury. Mr. Tupper felt
a painful sansation in his back, which gradual
ly ascended towards his head, and occasioned
a feeling as if his hair was moving. This sen.
sation induced our traveller to raise hit hand to
his head, when he was suprised to hear a buz
zing noise proceeding from his fingers. Upon
raising and extending his arm, tha noise still
confined) but upon moving his hand and fin-
<ed that, his labors is likely t 0 have very \
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CON
MONDAY MORNING, JVNF l>0. 1P99.
weight in a community where the’pop 1 •
Jackson has become fashionable^*? C
in the political cant of the
rowed we doubt not from thevocabuh
those factipnists whose politics arebott ^ '
on their own prospects of political afP
izement,..-those who arc content to beta" 1 ]
sengei s, r.o matter who guides the heba 'h
That there are many more Adsmj „ J
Georgia than is generally suppoied „ ■
doubt,—that they would make asti.-M •
qually certain but for the reasons beforet^ 3 '
that the proper officer is not at the htH t
they will no doubt as Zeno supposes,
tnere passive silent spectators of an
connected with the most substantial j nte ' 0D ' J
and prosperity of their country.” fil3
C! M3.1
DARIEN ADMINISTRATION MEETING
A meeting of the citizens of McIntosh J
ty, friendly to the present , administration
the General Government, was held at Dar'°'
on tho 14th instant, which after passingsunjj
resolutions indicative of their confidence ij
tho integrity of the present Chief Magistrate
concluding by nominating James Hamltoi!
Cquper, Esq. as an Elector for this state-.
With Mr. Coupor we arc not
NATIONAL ELEC tiON.
For President of the United States,
ANDREW JACKSON.
For Vice President,
JOHN C. CALHOUN.
quaintcd.but havo heard him frequently spoken
of as a'matiof unassuming manners and amiable
deportment. This movement cannot affect i»
any manner tho tide of popular feeling in Gear,
gia,—though tho present administration has
some friends hero, among whom may be mum
bored some of our most wealthy and respectable
citizens;—yet they, form but a vorv small mi.
nority of tho people, and their struggles can ool
one! in mortification and defeat; hence we hai
hoped thar r no effort would be made, again to
arouse that party strife, which has so long di).
traded the political ernee of our state; vrowisb
thorn as wo do all others, to enjoy uncontrolk
cd tho exercise of their own political tcncts.but
cannot discover the policy, which induce*
them to nominate n ticket, when there u noj
to be found the slightest prospect of success.
Jackson and Calhoun Electoral Ticket for
Georgia.
Gen. Daniel Nf.wnan of Baldwin
Gen. John Stewart of Oglethorpe
Gen. Henry Mitchell of Hancock
Col. John Burnet of Glynn
Col. John Cunningham of Elbert v
Major William Penticost of Jackson
Major John Hatcher of Wilkinson
Benjamin Leigh Esq. of Columbia
Pitt Milner Esq, of Mnimu* "
A writer who styles himself Zeno, in a late
Georgia Courier, after very gravely discussing
the qualifications of tho two candidates now
before tho people for the Presidency, con
cludes by saying, “That Mr. Adams will bo
re-elected, I havo no doubt, tho good sense
of tho American people will prevent their
giving up a certainty for an uncertainty, they
know from actual experience, that they have a
chief Magistrate pre-eminently qualified for the
station ho fills, &c.” Now with all duo defer
ence to the opinion of Zeno, wo quite as gravely
declare, that we think the very reasons, that
tho peoplo know so well the qualifications of
John Q. Adams, are, the reasons wily he will
not bo rc-electcd—notwithstanding Zono so
confidently predicts a different result. In re
publican governments, experience from the
earliest ages down to the present timo has
taught us that such governments, can only be
sustained in their original spirit, and purity,
and ifambitious men and designing demagogues,
by wily cunning and intrigue get the reins into
their liaads, the purity and freedom of snch
institutions is likely to become prostituted to
effect their own unhallowed, and ambitious pur
poses, and whether the general good be pro
moted or not by their measures, is a matter of
chance.—
Wo would ask Zeno how, J. Q. Adams, ob
tained the office he is so "pre-eminently quali
fied to fill,” was it bjrffie voice of the American
people, given, in the spirit of the constitution or
was it by the artful cut and shuffie ofthe black log
chief, who, has lately been making an election,
eering tour through tho northern cities, eatin g
fine dinners, holding levees, and making elec
tioneering speeches for the benefit of his health
—tho same who so feelingly warns the people
against military rulo and asserts that he
Would go to each town and hamlet and address
every man in the union to contemplate the
precipice, which yawns before us”. And is it
come to this! shall a public officer, holding
witiiin his grasp the destines of a great nation
thus offer to tramplo with impunity, upon the
sacred right of free suffrage, shall tho admonition
of the virtuous Jefferson, ere his clay has moul
dered, bo thus thrown aside and a policy so
widely opposite be openly avowed by a member
of un administration which began its career
while he was yet living, wo trust it will not with
impunity, the goodjsense of tho American people*
has once said,—as we trust it will again say
otherwise; that John Quincy Adams is not tho
choice of tho peoplo has been once and we
think will again be satisfactorily demonstrated,
notwithstanding, Mr. Clay’s electioncoring
dinners speechos and levees. *
In conclusion Zcut>, seems to ho well assur-
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS,
On our second paigb will be found At dttj
passed at the late session of Congress, makin
permanent provision for the few surviving m4
triots of’76. It is to bo regreted that thetnea*!
sure of tho country’s gratitude could not Havel
been mceteil out earliur, before so many of]
those veuerablo relicts of tho "times that trici (
wen’s souls” should have been suffered to go]
down to the.grpve in indigcnco and poverty.— ]
Oue of tho strongest arguments which hivo I
been offered against tho permanency qfarepaUj
lican system, of government is, that they have [
always 1 proved ungrateful towards their public!
servants, and tho selfish pelicy which has been
pursued in flic adjustment of the revolutionary I
claims of our own country, seems to confirm, ]
the justico of tho charge. Much gooJ, howev
er, may yet bo done; many may he fonnd liv
ing to enjoy for a brief period; a comfortable I
provision to smoolhe their pathway dowiyo tho
grave, uml it is hoped that gentlemen through*
out the country, wlto know such as are entiled
to tho benefit of these claims, will uso every
laudable moans to dissemnnato the necessary
information, to bring them before the govern
ment, agreeable to tho provisions of the act,
for adjustment.
VERY LATE FROM EUROPE.
By last nights mail wo received intelligent#
of an arrival at New York, bringing Liverpool
dnfes to tho lGth and London to tho I5ib May
inclusive.
Russia, has at length declared war* against
the Ottoman Porte. The Declaration, and
Manifesto ofthe Emperor Nicholas, have bees
received, but their length, and the unusual pres
of matter on hand compells us to defer their
publication until next week.
The Liverpool Cotton market during
week immediately proceeding the l6th wasun-
usually animated, tho’ no advance was rea lie
over fotmer prices, the sales ofthe wee’a
mounted ter 18,000 bags of which 14,800*®*
American consisting of 7,500 Uplands 2<t
Now-0rlenns4,l60, Alabama, and 200, -
Island, of tho whole about 4000 bags, were ia
ken on speculation—Tlte imports for the
previous, were much short of what ha
expected and not moro thop one half o *
it was during the samo month of last year. ^
This news confirms us in our former opmfj
that the planter, will realize a fair P rice or
present growing ciop. i fta w ffl ,
short crop, last year seems to be now **
ing very apparent in the European mar ^
and wp think a small advance, roust bet * ^
sequence, of the continued decrease m t *
portatioa during the summer.^ y +,
~ hi
Person,illy 1C H ;p
“An ounce of prevention it worth a
cure." A man ofthe name ot Prkstlxv
came to his death lately in Jasper ^ .
frpra a horso stepping on his foot, bv w
skin was graised. The injury was » H
he paid no attention to it at tho time, « :
into his field as usual. Exercise, and the
ofthe weather, brought on inflnmati° n >^^
iification ensued, and death was c
