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Cl)c Cutljbcvt Appeal.
J. F. 8AWTELL,} [H. H. JONES,
Proprietor*.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION J
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SA VAXXAII CARDS.
* THOMAS M. KOtfftTftOB,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
SA VAXXAlf. GA.
•■K'j-r.m
$. w. kxtitt, c. w. bbcmbb, x. » latiibop.
LATHROP Sl CO.,
lsv tmi HI Comjrett Sli., Soroumh, Ga.,
Whu'eUle sod HeUil Dealers in
t)ry Goods, Ready Made Clothing,
Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps,
Carpets, Oil Cloths, Lace
Curtains, Shades, etc.
a ten ,TenU for Henln. Heehinee.
1*" Wbuleeele Room. op •telre.Jf J nagl-lm
OLD FAMILY OIUKJUKY.
B. G. TILDEX,
Wholraale »nd Retail Dealer in
tP.mlly tarererioe,
Ttt. Cotfoa. Sug*r, Butter. Chews, Lard,
Itaens Kith Flour, Cun'll**, Foreign nnd llomaa
tie Fruita, Hplit and Willow ItatkeU, etc..
>58 Broughton :M., - * S.4 VAXXAlf, GA.
suglMm
LcWlTlV MORGAN,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
BET GOOD S,
(F.stabtiitied 8" Jt*n )
137 Cflnptiw 81 root $*vitnnsli, fioorpin.
K EKI*» eonaianllr on land a fine slock of I.a-
diet’ Dress Hoods. b»uae Kmrinx Hood-,
Hentlemen's I'lrt* 6oMS, IlntifTT, I*ce Hoods.
Wtvtle Ho d» and OoweaUca-boih borne made and
imfioaudl » ' aoirlddm
I. J. OUILMARTIN 4 C0„
COTTON PAVtOIlH
AID
General Commhision Mcrrlinnts,
S.tl'.I.V.V.t/f. C l.
rtf*" Liberal sdrsnees msde on Consiunments.
Urdris proinptlj tilled, st lowssl msHtei rales
tUfjinf. lb,* nnd Inm fin, tanManlty wi hami
Le |. 1
jsna rtAsastr. r
a. w. DttftMaM* J ■» , X> ’
John McMahon fc Co.,
Groceries,
OOlUf, OATS, HA r, FEED, Etc.,
Cnr, tfro-ylll-m nnd Jrftr+n M.,
SAVANNAH, T - - GEORGIA.
auflO-i) n
liOix’OMiVi: % to.,
(Tins, lloioembe—Etlsblithed 18811)
W holemk Grocers,
. Xo. 181 Hay S(r<*l t
not noi.roans,l SAVANNAH, OA
RKO. N MI'LL, > .
is a. itMMtv \ soRlflJlm
TISON & GORDON,
Cotton Pnotor*.
Commission and Forwarding
MERCHANTS,
B lief Itr.
Siranmth, On.
fy Hperul at lent ion a ill be gi«'cn to the sale of
Lumber, Rneln, Tuipenlinc, elc.
lUressNi a—II. II. Jones A Co., J. McK. Ounn,
Caibbart Ha. »"*'« *8
a. a. sloan, I c. s. osnovra,
Roma, Ha., | Brooks Co., Os ,
C. r. Btl SB*. I A, T BAC IXTTBB,
Macon, Os., | Tbomssrllle, Us.
Sr,OAV, UROOVEIt A Co.,
Cotton Factors
C MMISSION MERCHATS,
4 HTODDARD’ri LOWER RAKOE,
bay STREET,savannah, cia.
IBERAL ADVANCES ON COTTON SMSiRti-
j ad l# our ourros|M>BdeaU in New Vork and Lie*
Harinf been eppointed Ace'da for the rata '■( the
ALBANY STAR COTTON OH and CONDKNS
KRS, we take pleexure in • ff.nng Ibe tome lo ibe
public.
These Uins bsrinit brt"> tas'ol, ahow a marked
THE
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Vb 1. X.,
CutlVbert, Georgia, Friday, October 35, 1867.
No. 03.
SA VAXX.lit CARDS.
SAVANNAS
STEAM BAKERY,
G7, «9 ml 71 Rny St.,
SAVjLxXAif, • - CKOKGrA.
NANurACTi nsss or all Kiaas or
SHIP BREAD ■>*» CRACKERS
UKitlKIIAItT & I1HO.,
VV. W. REMSIIART, I Paoraurons.
U. II. RKVISllART. f
sugl'i 3m j"
palMer & DEPPISH,
Wlinlemle and Retail Dealura in
Hardware
CUTLERY. FILES, EDGE TOOLS,
AGIlWlJLTnt.il, IMMUU'XtI
itimHEu belting.
POWDER, SHOT, CAPS and LEAD,
184 CtugrM i (17 SI Ml* Sir,til,
. A. PU.HKR. I SAYANHAttl OA.
U. DLITIKIL i aug Kilim
p. MACuaiiLR, Savannah, Ga. n. a. mrilAM, N v.
H. A TOPHAM & C0-,
OLOTHINO
AND
Men's Furnishing Goods,
HATS nml CAPS,
138 Conor cm j- St. Julian St a.,
SAVANNAH, OA.
XT Plantation Good* aiwsja on hand,
anglfl-flm
1
anpe ioriiy o»»r all nlbera, both aa lo Ibe f cilily ol
working and tbe improred appearance of the Liot.
Circalara giving (nil Information can be obtained
by application lo the iindara gn*d.
’ SLOAN, GROOVER k CO.,
No. 4, Stoddard’s ixiwer Range,
angM 8m Havaanab, 0».
P. if. BEIIN,
FACTOR & COHMISSIOIMERCHAIT
S.l iH.Y.V.I/7, GA.
jy Has removed (o First Door West of (he E»
change.aogl 4m
Q. W. OABMAdT. WtLUAB B. At»**S.
fl ARM ANY & ADAMS,
COTTON FACTORS,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
AXD
Agents for Standard Fertilizers,
Ho. 86 Bay St. SA VASX All. OA.
fy Liberal advances made on Consignments.
Orders for Emigrant Laborers promptly filled.
Kpttf-sa
CLAGRORN & CUNNINGHAM
Wboltrata and Retail
OH OOBRS,
Corner Buy ami Drayton Bta., Huvnmwli, Gn.
(Eatabliihe<l in 1818.)
K EEP fbMMnUr on band a large and varied ar-
•oriment df (lOODS, auilabta for Fain Iy or
Ntantalbm n-o. A'»<t » fyneral Manrimont of line
itnpnrtad WINES. LIQUORit and KKOAllS.
Mr Country oiusracarifully attended to.
augl*»-ly
CHAMPION & FREEMAN',
Wholesale 1»rocerN,
(Cor. liny and Drayton Sit.,)
8CUTHKKN
Importing House
HONE & GORDON,
IMYOHYICIIB
Wliolomalo Don lor*
i x
Whies, Liquors nml Ni'gnrs,
148 D«y Struct, tkvnnnab, G*.
aulMa
' JOHN LYONS,
NYbolifmio awl Uetuii Dealer in
CHOICE FAMLT GROCERIES,
Liquors, Wines, Ales,
FltCTTS, JEl.UFti ml PICKLES,
Tobacco, Srgars, clc.
Corner Hrowjhton and Whitaltr Street.,
SAYAJIHAH, OEOEOIA
angle. Am
Wholesale House!
1861.F ALL •'»<> WINTER.185B
JOHN C. MAKER & Co.,
IMPORTERS and JOBBERS of
nmx Qrfmm,
xorioxs, MJLUXURY
fl TTV. a. w O-OOD0,
Corner llnniRnton und WbUsker 8tK,
FA VAN NAM, GA.
AH ENTS FOR
GROVER & BAKER’S
Elastic Stitch Sewing Machines
ROBERTS & TOLMAN,
GE1EBAL CQMMISSIOI HEHCBAITSt
/U VAXXAH, GA.
O PF.CJAL atlen'ion given the receipt and aale
^ of Ibe producta of ihe country, and lo forward-
lag it through tlila plaae to other maikrla, either
for Bale or on consignment. We bsvelbe very best
arrangements for
Selling Cotton ill Liverpool,
trd will bsve it sold in tbst market when owners
ao instruct.
XrH’ On the rtceijd of Cotton' liberal
CASH ADVANCES trill le made irken
reunited.
' ROBERTS A TILLMAN,
Oflie- North Hide Bay rtreet.
One Door West City Exchange.
:. , r.o , rri 8 -“* h '
joitru TILLMAN, Madison counly, Fla angI6-Gxn
Out of the Jaws of Death.
by JAmea A, VKRAnt.Efe,
The deBlruction by fire of a distillery
lately, will bo in the recollection Of nil
our readers. A circumstance hnppenbtl
to a gentleman tin the night of that
event, which, as we belieVe It to l»e alto
gether unprecedented, wo shall relate in
his own words.
I am n medical man, and on tbo hifelit
in i| nest ion, was icturning nbout half
past 11 o’clock from the neighborhood
of Murry Hill, where I had been to sn-
oerintund the administering ol a hot
bath to a patient, when the reflection of
a lire on the sky attracted my attention,
and drew me to the spot. Mr. H ‘s
distillery consisted principally of one
long nnd lofty building, the western end
of which was connected with a consid
erable pile of stores nml offices that
abutted on it nt right angles, witli n
large, addition, nearly similarly situated
nt tho eastern end, which was just then
in progress of erection. When I arrived
on tho spot the streot presented n very
animating spectacle. Three engines
poured their stream® on the center pile
of buildings, while tU D others played on
the adjoining stores, which were momen
tarily catching tire, and as fust extin-
gliisned. The streets were in n swim
With water, which flashed hack tho light
with an unsteady hutdusuding reflection,
ns tho firemen splashed through it ankle-
deep. Tbo foremen of the wvcf.-d gangs,
mounted on their respective engines,
stood over the hoods of the crowd,
shouting their directions to the firomen
aloft, where they appeared pivilig their
hatchets ut an immense height, among
tho smoke and embers Excited by the
animation of the scene, I took an active
pal l in tho exertions of those around mu,
nnd soon became thoroughly bunted, ns
well ns wetted in tho service. Atnntig
other duties uimIi rtaken by Llio volun
teers with whom 1 had itasOuiutcd my-
sell, was the removal of a number of
casks, to get at which it w us necesmry
to cross a pjutlbrm of masonry built
round a large copper boiler in tho unfin
ished end of the building. Over this
platform there wan n scaffolding resting
nt one side on tho party wall which sep
arated the new portion of tho works Irom
thut which was already on nrfe| and
through tli® boles in ibis paity wall in
which tho rnda of the htti-tns were in-
seitcd, tl.o flamt's were now communica
ting. 1 had crosaed twice in safety, nml
wus about to venture u third time, when
ono of the bystanders, who hud witness
ed my exuHiohs, directed my nttebtibn
to the dangerous condition of these tim
bers, several of their points of support
being already burned uwny, to (but lint
Hcnflhldiiig hung smolilderihg and half
suspended from the new brick work, nnd
threatened to pull down n great part of
the. wall* on each tide in its descent,
which could not now he far distant. J
thanked my friendly wnrner for his ad
vice, nnd had taken it so far uh to retire
a few stops from the inconvenient neigh
borhood of the flames, w lien ono of the
patrolmen of the Niagara Insurance
Company got up on the opposite side of
the platform, nnd signed for somo one
to come to iiis assistance. 1 gave uh ok
at the nodding timbers above ; they
seemed still loo deeply bedded in the
masonry < I tho ono building to give mo
any apprehension of immediate danger.
1 ran up the* ladder that led to tho plat
form on thut side ; but, just as I gained
the top, a heavy full of masonry took
place from the angle of tho pile nearly
oveilicud. 1 escaped by the merest
chance, but the ImhhrwnH dashed in
fragments, and the rush (f smoko and
flume that followed through the breach
thus opened, completely hid tho pros
pect on the side ftom which I hua as
cended. I became confused, and rush
ed forward, hardly knowing where 1
ran; but I had scareoly taken three
steps in advance, w hen I heard tho pio-
longed tearing crush of the limbers over
head, and ne.Vt moment saw the beams
topple, and the hiicks and dust rise
ubout their ends—in another instant 1
must liuvo been crushed to pieces (push
ed, perhaps with the red end of n bt'nm),
for they were already descending before
me, when tbo mmvbof the open vessel,
which, ns I have mentioned, was bedded
in the masonry ut my feet, caught my
eye. It was not more than three feet
across ; the ohanoes wore that tho long
timbers would full othwrrt, not Into it,
There was on ample concave hel..w, as
appeared by the broad reflection of light
on tho new copper of its sides. With
out bestowing a thought on how 1 was
to get out, I dropped at once to the bot
tom of tho hollow chamber. The motul
reverberated, nnd the echoing sphere
rung round me for a moment with a bra-
z< n clang—-then crash, crash, with the
dint of thunder, down enmo the blazing
’lunlicrK—driving—rolling— rebounding
smashing u!l before them ! I thought tho
copper would bo erased flat, but the ma
sonry in which it w as bedded protected
it. One beam pitched end-forcmoflt on
tho exposed neck of tho vessel; I ho met-
nl yielded, and drew out »h before the
first stiike of a huge punch—the whole
concuve grouned, and I thought it was
all ovor with me. Instinctively I strove
to cling to the side of tho vessel—there
was nothing to hold on by, and I reeled
back to the little spot of level footing in
the bottom, conscious, for tho first time,
that I was in a trap, out of which there
was no escape. 1 had no lime for re
flection, for a shower of rubbinh potter
ing on tho head of the vessel, and falling
in through its mouth, drove me again to
seek for aUclttr at ouc side. Uow l
clung so long Icnnmttellj blit t did
succeed iu fastening myself Hi the over
hanging coheave, until a considerable
jiuantity nf bricks and mortur hud fallen
in. Immediately after, the main wall of
tho burning building—tho only harrier
between the space ihUnediatblV above
me nnd tho flutlil'8~guvo a erhek, and
tumbled bVei' to llio other sidl*, cnllftllilj
such n concussion ns nindo tlifi Very
mortar leap off tho floor in n cloud of
dust, that, for a time, obscured every
thing around me. Expecting each mo
ment to be my last, with the instinct of
ono who awaits a blulv which he cannot
avoid, I shut my eyes and stooped my
head, shrinking together, as may well bo
imagined, nnd trembling in every limb.
The first thing that mused mu was the
glare of light from tho flames, which
uow, unconfmed by any partition, rolled
overhead, dapping and laboring in the
nir with such breadth and intensity,that
their reflection mode tho whole concave
in which I stood us bright as the inside
of n gilt cup. I gave myself up to de
spair when I contemplated the fiery tor
rent which now over canopied me--em
bers were falling Irom its borders liku
flakes of snow—a sound like tho roaring
of hungry lion proceeded from the midst
of it—tho heat) when I turned my faro
toward it, was intolerable—nnd 1 felt
that to look at ibe sphere of burnished
metnl round mo would soon melt tho
eves out of my head. Hut it was only
the first fuiy of the fire, tossed nbout us
it W as by the full Of llio gable, that sup
plied u body of flume so huge and in
ti not*, nnd my presence of mind gradual
ly returned as 1 limud that its lury had
sonn so far abated as to enable tile tt>
bear tho mitigated glare frtitn tho metal
around mo wilh cnmpnritivo fortitude.
1 uttiv began to consider some means
of escape. Tho vessel was a hollow
sphere of about fourteen feet in diame
ter, perfectly smooth, except at tiie
joinings of tho metnl plates of which It
was composed ; but tho heads of the
rivets which hold tlicso together afford
ed no more hold than just enough to un
able mo to get footing a very little way
up tho curve at ono side, out of tho im
mediate glare of the flame that beat full
upon tho bottom. Tho only aperture,
except tho orifice nt top, was that by
w hich tho contents were intended to he
drawn off, but tliis was not much wide
than tho mouth of n largo tumbler. To
clamber out without the itHsistniico of u
ladder, or rope fastened from above was
impossible. Had there been a lodge on
the rim of tho opening through w hich 1
had descended f would not liuvo do
s|mired, for tho clothes I wore would
have furnished nintoHlilft for a rope
strong enough lo support mv weight,
nnd one of tho loose bricks that lay at
my fict would have given mo tho means
of making it fast nbnvo. I tried tho ex
periment with a brick-bat attached to
uhu of my suspenders) but though I co
sily swung it over tho rim, there was no
ledge for it to catch on, und I was forced
to give np nil hopes of escaping iu that
way. I had now in n great measure re-
covered my presence of mind, for I per
ceivcd that there wnB no longer danger
to he apprehended from the flame above,
and i kliew that the mass of brickwork
which surrounded my prison was suffi
cient to protect me from all effects of
the burning ruiiiH of tin scaffold around.
I need scarcely say that I had already
used every effort to nv l.u myself heard
by the crowd, both by shouting at the
top of my voice and heating the sides of
my prison; but such was the noise
caused by tho crackling nnd roaring of
the flames which still sin rounded me on
every side—for the ruins of the seulf'dd-
iug burned fiercely where they full, und
strewed tho whole platform with fire—
that I had either fuiled to mnVo myself
heard, or could not hear tho cries of
those whom I called to in reply. Bee
ing then that I had no chance of an im
mediate escape, I made up my mind to
compose myself ns well as I could and
wait till tho fire should burn itself out
und leave a passage for oiy rescue-
I had remained in this resigned state
for some time, when tho thought flushed
across my mind that perlmps if T called
through the apart it re of tho stop-cock,
mentioned above, my voice might he
heard. I’ho opening was in tho very
bottom of the vessel, and I had to kneel
down on tho rubbish lo apply my mouth
to if. My kiiees did not come in con
tact with llio metal, nml my hands were (
defended by thick gloves thoroughly 1
wetted, so thut till I brought my face
close to tho nperturc I had no suspicion j
of tho dreadful truth that I wns now to {
learn—tho copper wert ho hot that I
could not bear it against my skin ! I
started to my feet, every pulse flying |
wiih consternation. I dare hot think of |
my situation. I rushed dosperutely up
tho sides of my prison. I might uh
well have attempted to scale the vault
of tho sky. 1 shouted, I screamed for
assistance—tho crackling growl of tho'
conflagration wns my only reply. I sat
down on the little pile of rubbish that
formed the center of what 1 now felt
wns fast becoming n brazen furnace in
which I wns to be tried, and endeavor
ed to think. I put my hand to my foro-
head; I wns bathed in a cold sweat; 1
pulled the t irrinoineter I hod been
using, in tempering my pntieut’s bath,
out of my pocket— it stood ut 105 deg.
I placed llio bulb of it on tho metal;
when I find touched it. the mercury rose
with n rapidity that threatened to burst
the tube, nnd i lock it away, terrified at
wliot I saw, and afraid to witness the
whole truth. After sitting for some mo
ments trembling nnd inactive, I burst in
to tears. 1 was,I confess, (pflto uiuuan
ned at tho prospects of tho tormentl! i
must endure, if, ns I had evory H'hiHn
to expect, the metal around mo should
become red hot My weakness, if weuk-
ncHH it could ho called, prepared me,
however, for seeking strength in prayer;
and prayed with a fervor long a stran-
HIT to my breast, that God would grant
mo lbrtittide to bear the trial lie had
prepared for mo. Composed nnd re
lieved, I now stood up, ut.d Riimmtifit'd
all my resolution to look my dangel* in
tho face.
The thermometer hnd l»y this risen to
112 deg.; but I know, from tho experi-
mehts of Yordyco nnd Hnnkos, that the
living fibre eoUld for a short time bear a
heat more than tlvleo ns great wlthhut
permanent injury. A my of hbpb light
ed llio gloom of my heart as I run over
in recollection the various instances with
which my professional studies had ren
dered mo ucqunin cd, of living bodies
hearing groat degrees of bent. I recol
lected tho case of the girl at Roehcfou-
cnult, who had gone into an oven whero
tho thermometer stood 288 deg. T call
ed to mind Sonncrnt's account of fishes
living in the hot springs of the Manillas,
in water at a temperature of upward of
160 deg.; nnd taxed my memory lo recol
lect tho names of tho plants which the
sumo writer mentions uh flourishing in the
Island of Lncon, with their roots in n
theimul riVulet ho hot that tho mercum
plunged in itn waters rose to 174 deg. I
considered that perhaps the cause of the
heat now sutrouudiug ttio was no more
than tho ruverboratiuD of so great a
body o! flame as that overhead on tho
metal, and that ns the flume diminished
ia volume, which it plainly did every
minute, tho heat of the copper might he
cxpoctud to abate. Hut the continually
rising temperature of the air, indicated
mi It too plluuly was by tho thermome
ter which 1 held in my hand, soon do
prived mo of the vague comfort of such
u surmise. I next endeavored to form
some estimate of tho boat tho motul
mu.’t acquire before tho contained uir
would rise »o a temperature t»f 250 do-
green, which I supposed it possible that
I might he able to bear | but, what with
anxiety and confusion, 1 could make no
approximation to an uuswor. These Va
rious processes of thought had, however,
festered a certain degree of presence of
mind, us may bo judged from the fuel
that, dreadful us ttio prospect wns which
I bud before mo, l was culm enough to
make several memol’utldn on my tablets,
with tho purpose «f attaching them to a
weight to bo tied to tho end (>r my
Handkerchief, nnd flung out in tho hope
of lotting it be known whero 1 was.—
These tu blots I have now before me ; I
have preserved them ever since, as a
memorial of moments such ns 1 trust
liuvo fallen to the lot of no other human
being. I trunsfur tho memoranda verba
tim. It w ill bo seen that many of the
words arc but halt writteiq ottfl that in
Borne places entire words hnVe been omit
ted : but if any ono would try tho expe
riment of wHtlhg in such a situation, 1
dare say his composition Would bo
scarcely more correct. 1 began thus :
I am Doctor of St. if any
one finds this, cumo to tho copper in tho
new building, whero I am Imrning to
death for want of a Ifuldor. Ilnlf-pnst
twelve o’clock. Haste ! haste I (Two
such memoranda as this I Imd already
flung out by weights uttuchcd to my
suspenders, but they seem to lmvo iullvn
in the flames).
My w ill is in the upper loft hand draw
er ot the hookenso. Lot (Jeorgc
have tho arrangement of my papers. 1
wish nil tho papers relating to *s
business to bo burned (with ticvurul oili
er memoranda relating to my privato’af-
lairs, which 1 omit).
I am wrapped in a cloud of steam
from my wet clothes. The thermome
ter stands at J80 deg. It is now 20
minutes to 1 o'clock, Thu nir is sullb-
cutingly hot: 1 mil drenched in perspi
ration. I will note all I can.
13
rnHHXT,
15 in. to 1 o'o. Therm. 137 deg.
m. 180 deg. 10 in. 158 deg.! This is
horrible. 1 can boo tho mercury mount
ing in the tube. The moisture Irom my
clothes bus all exhaled. They are now
as dry ns tinder, and hot and huid to
the touch,
6 minutes past 1 o'clock. Thermom
eter 170 deg. Have takon off both my
coats and laid them over the hole— the
rush of air from it ugituted the hut at-
moffphero], and made it intolerable.
8 in. past 1 o’clock, Therm. 177 deg.
My wutch burning hut. Have taken it
out of my fob. The pencil easo Logins
to fcc| hot in my fingers. .Strange to
say my body is still coui. '« theory
about the rad f iatiufij of beat must he
erroneous.
13 m. past 1 o'c. Therm. 105 clog
10 hi. past 1. Therm. 200 deg I Have
laid off everything but my hoots ; could
not bear the touch of unylhing. Jirciitho
cooler on exUul[ufioaj ttruii uuiuhul(u-
tion.l
Therm. 210 deg. Watch stopped ow
ing to expan[sion] of metal. Flame
over head decreasing. Light falling.—
Can see part of the copper changing to
a dull red. Wutcr would boil now
where I hold tho pencil in my fingers. —
But for the rubbish, my clothes on
[which] I Btaml would [take] fire. I
have taken off my boots; tho metal
heels have left their murk singod in tho
cloth.
220 deg. I am to lie roasted alive.—
My last wishes are with und the oth
er dear ones. Oh, my God, liuvo ineroy
011 mo and support her. I shall suffer
greater pain thun any other mun but
.I’hnljmisl. A dead ox would bo bukod
iNiiihg [whero] I now stand.
228 deg. Tho soles of my feet nro
blisterfing]. Ono snot of tho copper
.is quite red hot. My vitnlfs] are turn
ing to sweat. Gracious God, how long
is this to hist ? I must shrivel soon uow.
God grant Hint 1 may die before tho hot
mein 1 touches me ! Oh, dearest 1
232 deg. Whoever finds this tako it
to Mr of streot, and leave all to
liis discretion]. Tho thermometer burns
tny hnnd 1 lmvo dropped it, nnd it
[is] brokbff. Tllb heat increasfos'n—
'I ho smell of the liibthl ifl suflbciulng.—
l must s on stop.
Tho heat bus iunrensod vory [much,]
F can hold the tablets but a little longer.
My vitals me drying up. The perspira
tion] is coming slmvfV ; 1 nth blistering
all over. Good God, what lmvo 1 done ?
(erased). Jlavu mercy on my soul for
Christ’s sake—O God, Imvu mercy on
my soul! I die, forgiving all my on[o-
mteal
Wiih almost the huff effort T wns
capable of making, I put tho tablets
with a heavy piece of mortar (but for
the mortnv 1 would lmvo boon burned
to the knees where I stood) into tho end
of my handkerchief, and flung it wiih all
my force out of tho mouth or my fiery
prison. The agony I endured ia mov
ing my linked arm ho rapidly through
the lad air was almost insupportable—
it was like stirring boiling water with it.
So great w:ih the pain, that I had al
most fainted; and when I felt tho sick
ness and giddiness that precede a swoon,
I was almost grateful for it, ns I knew
that if I fell on tho metal bolotv me, 1
would, in nil probabi'ity, bo deprived of
life during my insensibility. Hut tho
symptomos of failing left me— n prey to
oidy more acute foelitlgs of bodily ngo-
ry. 1 stood with blisturN rising on my
Nlinuldet'fl, and the process of dftcpinposi
tion by lire actually beginning on the
fkiu of my legs. 'J he whole fluids of iny
body had been drained in euoreting per
spiration, and in supplying my Ipngs
with the mosilure necesHury to enable
them to Jilesofto ihe tempornluro of the
system. It is my firm belief that, had
fluids lutnainad iu my l ody sutludont to
supply tho necessary serum, I would
have boon onb blister from head to foot.
Kxcrncfnting is a weak word to ex cross
my agony.
In this state my eyo full on tho veins
of my arm, w hero they nppsnrod disten
ded with their sluggish current in the
red light. Tho flame drew back, nnd
•left mo for a moment in darkness—dark-
ness mado visible by tho lamed glaroof
tho copper, which, round the sOMueo of
the stopcock, now shone with a rend
hunt strong enotion to make the outlines
of my horrid prison discernible. A dark
thought crossed my mind—a thought
engendered by tho devil, but hardly iu
ii hull more frightful. The heavy folllhg
iliimo swung buck again on llio burden-
till tdght-tylnd, nml throw n flickering
glare upon tho singed mass of clothes on
which I stood. 1 drugged up tho trou
sers, nnd thrust a dosperato hnnd into
tho pocket the stuffof which it was made
was smoking with tho heat of tho loose Sil
ver it roftluThocj—but it wus not money I
was in search of—it wns a knife l I
grofDcd it—1 hull unolnspod it—it burned
the linger nnd thumb of right hnnd Qh
if I had closed them on a cr.nl of fire.—
I flung the instrnniemnt of self-dogtruc-
tion from W, nnd cried aloud to God
never to leave mo in temtution,
I did not cry in vnin—there wore
voices above me- I heard them distinct
ly—I heard footsteps on tho platform—
they wero gone—no, they wore return-
ing—they wore coming to my rescue —
Good God I how shall I describo tho
awful wns® of a present Providence—
tho almost overpowering hope—the ago
nizing doubts—und then tho joy, the
gratitude, tho delirious ocstnsy which I
experienced within tho next hulf minute,
as, in the pauses of the flames roi ring
{for it still poured through the building
liku it raging river), tho voices of my
deliverersi sounded louder or fuintcr, or
like imaginary sounds, or voices of reul
beings, until at length that ladder,
which was to mo the welcomest fight
that over tho sun shono on, wns lowered
down by hurried and tremulous
bunds, amid the shudders of those who
never expected to see more of tliu poor
sufferer below tlmn a heap of streaming
blood-stained cinders? or how shall I
attempt to describo tho astonishment,
(he pity, tho honest pleasure of those
benevolent men, when they found that
although speechless (for in all my fauces
was not as much moisture ns would
liuvo enabled rno to swallow tho small
est crumb of broad, and iny tongue
Iny in niy mouth little hotter than a
piece of dry «poungo),Iwns nevertheless
ublo to olimho up out of that torrid
atmospl ore, into which no firornnn would
venture to descend ! 1 cannot do either
and I will not much lunger dwell on this
part of thu night's adventure; suffice it
to say, my lust missive hud foiInnately
reuchcd Uh distillation, und brought
my deliverers to my assistance. They
curried mo in blunkets to tho hospital;
here I received all the aid that mudicul
service could bestow, and sufficiently
recovered to be transported to my own
lodgings, where I remained suffering
from the effects of u degree of heat such
as pci haps no other human being ever
endured and lived, fur six weeks and
upwurd.
1 am quite satisfied that had tho ther-
momertor not been broken, and hnd I
poasufed any menus of suspending it (for
j I could not have held it in my |, un d
mu.h longer,) it would have shown u
$l)c €utl)bcvt Appeal.
UATKH OF ADVKRTIHINb i
One dollar per square of tan lines for Ihe Ant in
Bertlon, end Herentj-flrB Cente per square for cock
Rubeequent Insertion, not Bsoeealiig three.
One square three months $ 8 00
Ono iquare one year 80 00
Fourth of s column sli months 80 t>8
Half column six months 70 0
One column six months 100 ®«
In i ————
temperature much higher than in th#r
experiments of eithor lllngdon or
Bunkcs. 1 am Buro a few minutes longer
would have boon cortain death, so that I
may safely say I have endured the high
est temperature of any man on recora;
My bodily toiuperuturo. except on somo
portions of tho scarf-skin, nt no time rose
nbovo 110 dogs, or 112 dogs . and dtt«
ring tho latter putt of WY Mlimilngs i!
was n gront relief to mj' hands to place
them on any part of my person. I haM
no doubt there wns nt one time a differ
ence of 180 to 190 (legs, between the
temperature of my body nflt! that bf thfr
surrounding nit-.
dHl’tnx’T Bki.l His Corn.—A dun-
imcticut exebhngo tells the following
story of rt bo^ who was sont from Gro
ton, ('onnocticiU, to New London; HHtf
day last sumnior, with a bag of green
corn to sell. Tho hoy wns gone nil day,
nnd returned with ttio bag unopoped,
which ho dumped on tho floori aaytflg r
"There is your com, go and sell it yodi ; -'
Helf—I ouut.” "Sold uuy 7" ‘*No,"suid.
tho hoy; "l’vo been all over Loiidon
with it, and nobody said anything ribfeit
groon com ; two or threo fellows’ mtkotT
mo whnt I’d got in my hag; null'I thlu
them it wus none of their business.” Thtf
boy reminds us of buHinoss-mcn who nro'
to bo found iu eVdiT titIttimunity, who
do not or will not rocoguiXe ihb benefttif
of advertising their business.
Gjtoimu.—Of ull the southern States’;
Georgia takes the fend in genuine entur-
prirtc. She well deserves tho high nnd
proud title of “Umpire State." ller
peoplo nro brim-full of pride and energy.
She bus more cotton luctorios; bigger
newspapers ; more thriving cities; and
more progressive spirits than any of her
HistorH. If the political affairs of thfa
country ever become settled .Georgia will
outstrip all competition. Her pooplo
have (pine to work since the war, with •
dotcthinutiou to build up her waste
(daces nnd make her nil, aye more than
she over wns. NVe admire their pluck.
North Car. linn has thd fffltutdl nu
tngos, but sho noods, in fief populatttyft-
much of tho leaven of enterpriHo and
progross. Georgia sets ^or a worthy
example. May she follow it.— Wilmmg~
ton Star,
now to Gw fttcu.—Stick to your
business. There is n mnn in New York
city who lias n chicken stall nt ono of
tho murkots. lie ia now reported to bo
worth $2,000,000. He lives in a jaUH*
brown stouo palace nt Brooklyn llsignuf
tho furniture of tvhich cost $120,000.—'
He attends to tho sale of his own chick-'
ons, never taking brenkfust at home, but
coming over to lit® market overy morn
ing hetwoert the hours of 4 and 5 o’clock.
Ho can beflfe'firr evory day stnnding- DO*
hind ft fffftrbte counter (With wflfCe aporiY
on. In thfl aPternoott fit) drives out
\Vilh his wife nnd family, or a fovr
friends, in till elegant enrriugo.
A wise tttau onoe said: T&tAf
nro thred things wflltib will aWjfdse
when wd gut to henVcn ; nh»f, to ffiia
many there whom we did not expect j
2d, not to find many whom wo did ex
pect; 3d, thu greatest wonder will be to
find oursulves there.
B@u There is n firm in Elgin, Illinois-
known ns "Gray A Lunt." Half their'
lettorB como to them directed to "Lay
& Grunt."
Mamma—‘‘Charlie, I was very
much shocked to hear you singing 'Fop
Goes tho Wonsel’in church.”
Charlie—"Well, mamma, I sow eVorV'*
body wob singing, nnd it was the only
tune I know.”
WT An awkward mnn attcmptiiifto
carve a gonsc, dropped it on the floor.
"There, now,” exclaimed his wife;
"we’ve lost our dinner ?”
"Oh, no my dear," answered he, “it In
snfo—I hate gtit my foot on it.”
tST A learned young lady astonished
a company by asking fur the loan of d
diminutive, nrgenteous, truncated cone^
convex on its submit, und snini-pcr fhmfetf
with symmitricnl indentations. She wan
ted u thimble.
tetir A basliful young nmn escort#*
an equally bashful young Indy. An flieV
approached tho dwelling of tho damsel,
slm said, entroatingly » "Jehiet, don’t
tell anybody you Leaned mo homo."—
"Snry," said he, emphatically, "don't
you mind. I'm as much ashamed of i$
ns yon ore."
Pair A young ludy when out witfi a
rather timid beau sleighing one evening,
ooinplaeontfy romnrking to him that sli#'
seldom wont a sleighing but she got
chaps on tho lips. The young man took
tho hint snd chapped.
Mr T pressed her gentle form (o me,
and whispered in her our, if when I was
far away, fur me she’d shod a tear? I
paused fur somo cheering words, my
throbbing heart to cool, and with her
rosy lips she said : H Ott, Bill yoa-fe siofe
0 fool. _
Jfjr’’ , Nut, what ore yutr lesidrrg
over that empty cask for ?"
“I’m mearning ovor departed spir
its.”
Tiie State Convention of tho Radical
party in Wisconsin adopted a regula
tion in favor of the mnintennoeo of the
national faith as pledged to its creditors
and the equalization of tuxes. Thi# lot-
• ter phrase means taxution of the natiup-
' ul bonds,
