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THE BLOOD AT CHAGBES.
Am iveat Away Back m the
Fifties.
ltelea of a Fight Between Ameri
osn Citisens and Natives of
New Granada.
BEAT honor Is al
ways given to the
men who have risked
their lives in defence
'of the nation and
its flag in time of
• war, and justly so,"
1 remarked Lewis
Glrdier of Marble
head, veteran of the
rebellion,“but I won
der how many people
ever think that tt ere
are times, even in a
period of profound
ymi || heme, when American citisens
W foreign lands And it necessary to take
•p arms in defence of the flag of their
eenntryf Very few, indeed, it is safe to
say. Tot, though I served in the Twenty'
third Massachusetts Regiment during
the rebellion, and was a participant In
aevwal battles, I do not hesitate to say
that the most terrible, relentless and
bloody flght it was ever my fortune to
witness took plaoe at Chsgres, New
Qrtnidt.
“It was in the eutumn of 1851. The
battle was between American citizens
and the natives, and as much in defence
of the Amerlean flag as any that took
plaoe during either of the wars through
which the nation has passed. I had left
Massachusetts during toe California gold
mining excitement of 1850. sailing to San
Francisco In the ship K b Boy of Boston,
Capt. Holt After spending some months
at Max veil’s Cre a and the-Hamburg’
mines with lrdifl. rent success, I was
taken ill, the tfleet of contact with ‘noi
son oak,’ a shrub that abounds in that
region, and, with just about gold dost
enough in my possestion to pay my ex
ponses, wended my way back to San
Fran.dsco. I had been in the city hut a
few d*vs when 1 met Capt. Bird of the
brig Kate Heath, who wanted me to sc
company him to Nicaragua and Panama,
Where he was bound with passengers and
freight. The invitation was readily ac
eepted, and after a stormy passage of
four weeks, daring which wo were in im
minent danger of being swamped by wa
ter spools, wo arrived at Nicaragua.
“Three passengers only conti'iui-d with
the brig to Panama, of whom I was one,
Urn others being kngilsbmen. On our
arrival in the beautiful narbor of Panama
wo found the water literally covered with
reptiles, which had been swept ont of the
rivers by waterspouts as th*-y passed over
the land. Tne steamer anchored in the
bay, there being no wharves there ard
the passengers were taken on shore by
boatmen. A few days after our arrival
the Bogllsh and American steamers ar
rived, the former bringing bullion from
the Peruvian coast, and the latter from
California. Tee car got s were taken on
board mule trains tbat had come down
to meat the steamers, the intention be
ing to convey the freight to Cruces, at
the herd of Ohasres River, where it was
to bo disposed of by the Consuls of the
two nations.
“Tbs road from Panama to Cruces was
at that time Infested with robbers, who
concealed themselves la the woods, and
the trains were, the fore, guarded by a
strong foroe of armed men, who were
eenstant y on the lookout for danger.
Adams express was usually carried by
the trains, and as the freight was invaria.
bly very valuable, these precautions, it
Will be seen, were necessary. Ia compa
ay with my two Eoglish companions I
availed myself ol the opportunity offered
by the departure ol the mule trains to go
to Cbagres, and with our baggage packed
on the backs of mnles, we Iran pad on in
the rear of the trains. We bad gone but
a con paratlvely short distance on our
journey wdvd the sound cf flrir gr- ached
onr cars, and We learned that the head of
the train bad been attacked. Toe ti®nt
lasted hut a few moments, but in that,
short time one of the trainmen was killed
and another man wounded twice in the
leg. Tne robbers surest ded in securing
a tor of sp’cle from the American train
and retreat* d to the woods. Both trains
lmmeolslely put back to a locality where
it was safe to encamp until the morning,
and a messenger was d< spatebed to Pan
ama for a guard of 100 men. I remained
with the trains that nigbt, and the ntxt
morning, conducing tuat the road was
too dangerous, started with my compan-
iona for Cbagrt s, down t e river or tbat
name, in the boats propelled by the
natives.
“We arrived at Chagres In dne time,
where after locating at the American set
tlement, I secured employment as agent
Of the business house nf McGovern, Car
ney A Bernes of New York. It was dur
ing n>> residence there that the battle of
which I have spok- n took place.
“Cbagres is divided t-y the river, one
aide, tbat npon which the settlement is
located, beieg known us the American
side, and the other as the nat-ve. The
offices of the British and American Con
sols were on the native Bide of tne river.
Troubles tad been brewing for some
time between the natives and tne white
boatmen who controlled the boats run
ning from the Engiirh and Amerlcin
steam - rs. The natives, though enjoying
a monopoly of the boating down tne riv
er, were jsalons of the white men, and
had determined to exterminate toein.
On the afternoon oi Oct 12 a iargennm
her of nativ* s, heavily armed, embarked
in beat, from their bice ot the rivtr,
arid, without warnii g, at'acked the
boar m< n on the A marl can r de. A brisk
Are was kept up all tbat afUrnoon, a„d
toward rig eh the natives wererepu!. td
With haavyl loss, and; retreated. That
even-r-e they made a savage FBsault upon
the - fflee of the American Com ui, tore
down ihe American Hag, and attempted
to kill the Consul. Ihat officer fought
bis wav char, however, and succeeded,
more dead than alive, in reaci.ing the
American side of the riv-.r- aa soon ss
posslnle after his arrival a meeting of
American citizens wif called to decide
upon what course to pursue. It was a
body ol determined and resolute men
tbat rerpoedtd to the call. Men from
nearly every State in the Union were
there, thong a a goodly po rtion were horn
Texas and other Southern States. Their
indignation at the outrage found vent in
fmpieoatk/iis open the Government of
New Granada, by whose neglect tbe in
aurrec ion had been rei d red possible
“On a bill at tne he rd of Chagres har
bor, on the native side of tbe river, stood
Fort Lorenz *, which was supposed to af
ford protection to the British and Ameri
can ConEhis. This fort, though fully
•quipp'd wltbgui sanda-nmunulon,had
been left without a girrison, and tbe
savages, awake to thc-ir opportunity, had
takeu pcss.ssion of it. It was the sime
fori which Morgan, tbe buccaneer, had
beeltged and tat en in his passage across
the isthmus maty years before. The
meeting d-cidod to qaell the Insurrection
ata>l hazards A g uara was piucrd along
the shore daring toe night, and arrange
meats were made jor rallyir g tbe Ameri
cans at the sound of tt e Ural slot Col.
Wood, of New York, a graduate of West
Point, was plactd in command. Under
his dine ion all the ammunition in tbe
settlement was collected, t he bouses were
barricaded, and the Americans were or
ganised.
“On th» morning of the 231 the natives,
exuitmg in having driven off tbe Consul,
and thiukir g themselves, therefore, tbe
victors, came in about a dozen boatloads
te tbe American side with tbe inn ntlon
of takii g passengers to the steamers. At
a signal from tbe men on guard tbe
Aoeiiitus rallied as soon as the boats
were seen to leave tbe shore and at tbe
flrst shot from the attacking partv a per
fbet shower of ballets was sent into tbe
boats. Tois was returned by tbe natives,
who it must be said, acted with great
bravery, and the firing continued briskly
for acme boars. Finally, when scores of
tbe ir number bad been killed and e qually
as many drowned by tbs upsetting of
boa s, they rel rested.
“There was quite a little colony of
white persons, English ard American, on
SwUS
A Shower of shot and ballets fell like
hailstones on the houses on the Amen
can aide, and if the negroes had been
more skillful in handling the gnos the
exeoatton would have b en terrible. As
it was, tbe honaea were badly demoi
label, and it ia impossible to ttli how
many persons were killed and wounded
Tne flght cjutinued all tbat day, and at
nigbt mere was a cessation of h< s: Miles.
A guard was.kept on darlngtbe n’g t to
prevent an attack nncer cover of dark
ness. .. ,
“At daybreak we were at it again, nr
ing being kept up all through the day.
Toat afternoon a man with a fl<g of
truce was sent from tbe American to the
nati >-e side, bn-, no notice was taken of
tbe flag, and the man waa obliged to pat
back.
“Tne case began to look desperate for
the Americano. As long aa the natives
held possession ot that fort it waa almost
useless to contest against them. At this
Juncture a welcome alght greeted our
eyes.
“Sailing majestically np the harbor
were two steamers Jost from New York.
The arrival was most opportune. Col.
Wood immediately appllt d to them for
cannon, and, seenriog two placed one so
as to cover tne landing on the native aide
of the river, and reserved the other to be
uavd on a boat in|oesleglng tbe fortin.the
morning.
‘But subsequent events rendered these
precaution* uonecesaaiy. Tbe natives,
as soon aa tin y saw tbe steamers were
campie ely lutiaildatd, and on the morn
ing of the 25.11 they capitulated. Tne
American Cuusnl waa allowed to gain
po* sa.sion of ins office, and the Stars and
Scripts ouce more waved proudly in the
br tze. Despatches were sent to the
Secietary of War at Wasuii gton, an-
nouneli. g tne ir surrection and complain
ing of the neglect oi the Government of
New Granada. Tbe result was the ar
rival of tbe American sioop of war Al
bany, in ti e latter part of December, an
apology io the United States Govern
ment, and the garrisoning of tne fort
with a stor g force of soldiers.
“We bad vO m< r<= truaole from the na
tives. American honor bad been vindi
cated, and tne American Hag was there
after rt sp e ed. Bat 1 shall never forget
tt e honors of the three days’ battle at
Chsgres.’'—Bosioa G obe.
SERMONS TILL YOU CAN’T REST.
Unique Fad of a Now Turk Man YTko
Han Collected 16.000 Sermons.
Mr. William H. Treadway, of the firm
of R. G. Dan & Co., hns a most nnique
collection of sermons. It would in all
probability be safe to say tbat there is not
another like it on tbe continent. He be-
gan collecting sermons in 1356, and has
now 10,000 by actual count. They are by
ministers of all religions denominations.
He is every day adding to his sermonie
treasures. He has bound the sermons
himself so .skillfully as to win the approval
of a trained bookbinder. Isis index U
comprehensive, accurate and exquisitely
neat, and when one thinks that this fine
pen work, binding and assorting was done
at nigbt after a day of close confinement
at an office desk, it is easy to realize that
there must Ire a fascinating pleasure ia
the work that can only be thoroughly ap
preciated by those who ride hobby horses
themselves. The index has a frontispiece
in illuminated text telling the nature and
purport of tho work. On tbe next pages
is the “preface,” written in chirography ae
fine that it is hard to distinguish it from
copperplate.
In the preface Mr. Treadway says:
“I wish to say a few words as a proper
introduction to this general index to my
collection of sermons. It is often asked
why I have such a strange fancy, and I am
told these sermons are of no use and will
never benefit the world. I am aware that
it is a peculiar fancy which has prompted
me to work, but there are many other
things quite as useless, and even more so,
that men have put forth greater exertion
to accumulate. Take, for instance, auto
graphs; of what value are they to the world!
and yet fortunes have been spent ia gath
ering them.
“When I first commenced gathering ser
mons it was uot with the intention—indeed,
it was furthest from my thought—to con
tinue it to any extent. In the fall and win
ter of 1855, bavinff Icon for some tim* J ^ry
much exercised on the subject oi religion,
and being in considerable doubt and per
plexity as to wb'ch of all tbe many con
flicting sects of religionists held the trut
faith, I purchased a few books containing
for the most- part sermons of doctrinal
character. 1 read them carefully and think
I was benefited, as my own faith Ixicam*
more clearly defined and was strengthened,
yet I wished to know more concerning the
different phases of the Christian faith as it
came to the world through the creeds ol
WAS SHIP AGAINST SHIP.
*a bar heel to Avoid a return fire. The
HOW COMMODORE BAINBRIOGE AND
THE BRITISH FOUGHT IN 1812.
Battle Between tbe Conatltntlon and the
Java — Terrible Karoo on Board tbe
English Frigate — The Palmy Day* In
Amerlean Aaval HUtoiy.
P AM the war or
^ D 1S12 broke out the
strongest powers
in Washington
seriously proposed
to lay np and dis
mantle the Amer
ican fleet in order
te save it from
capture. Bat there
were two men (sea
men), whose busi
ness was fighting
— and not talking,
^ _ ea the ground to
r* ’ oppose this humil
iating scheme.
These were Capts.
Charles Stewart
and William Bain-
bridge, of the navy. “What are our ships
for if not to fight and attack the enemy
when their country goes to war? [f when
a war comes they are all to be laid up it
would be better to give up altogether this
pretense of a navy, which seems to be only
used in peace time, when there is no real
work for it to do. Xo doubt if one of our
frigates falls in with the enemy’s squadron
it will be captured; but English frigates
do not always sail in squadrons any more
than our own, and if one of us meets one
of them alone at sea ‘we shall bo able to
give a good account of ourselves.’ Let the
frigates go to sea to show what they can
do; at the worst they can only be captured,
and the country will be no worse off than
if they were laid up to rot in idleness.”
Such was the language of these sailors.
With the exception of a grand flotilla of
gunboats, suited only for river and harbor
service, there were but fourteen vessels
afloat to make good these bold promises.
Of this number six were frigates and tlio
Jau was soon alongside, however, her \
captain determined to board the Ameri- ;!
can. The gunners of the Constitution
frustrated this attempt by their admirable
firing. The Java in closing ran her jib-
boom into the mizzen rigging of her op
ponent, but she soon lost both her jib and
the head of her bowsprit, and received a
severe-raking from the stern. The fore
mast went down under this fire, carrying
in the forecastle and main deck.
Bainbridge hauled off the Constitution
rapidly, avoiding a raking fire by doing so,
and shortly came up under the Java’s
quarter without receiving a shot. The
vessels were now broadside to broadside.
At the next fire of the Constitution the
Java lost her mizzenmast, and all that
remained was her mainmast with its yards
gone. The English captain now ceased
firing, but it was noticed did not strike
hie colors. Thinking that this might
be owing to excitement over the severe
damages suffered by the Java Bainbridge
lay to and after an interval, seeing tbe
Java’s ensign still flying, prepared to
open his guns again. The English U.tg
came down. Meanwhile the Java’s main-
xnast had fallen, having been perforated
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me man Duncan “lived like a lard”
on “personals” and fees obtained from
school girls, ancient maidens and im
pressionable widows who desired to get
husbands. Men also contributed to tho
prosperity of The Matrimonial News of
coarse, but it is doubtful if mere than a
small minority did so with honesty of pur
pose. The majority of the wife seekers de
sired the acquaintance of women with fat
bank accounts, und when they saw the
gray bearded middleman tbe ensuing con
versations were not sentimental, but strict
ly businesslike. Tbe result would be
BRITISH BOARDERS FRUSTRATED. (
with shot. Her mizzenmast, which fell, agreements something like this: For one-
rest sloops, brigs and schooners. The Brit- during the fight, was cut close to the deck j tenth of the property secured through mar-
ish navy hud 2.10 line of battle ships, carry- j and her foremast about twenty-five feet up. j "“E® Duncan contracted to make Mr.
ing from CO to 120 guns each, with about j The hull shots from the Constitution had I acquainted with Miss B., the heiress,
600 vessels of smaller rank. i torn her sides open and she was leaking j further the match to his utmost,
However, the powers that be wisely do- j badly. The Knglish commander hud fallen j the fe . e he P»hl within ten days after the
cided to let the seamen run the navy, and , during the fight mortally wounded. Tho j wedding. The compact signed, sealed and
how capable Bainbridge waa in war as second in command, finding his vessel ai delivered, the wooing sped smoothly on to
well as in council was demonstrated in j hopeless wreck, surrendered. Among the j “• church door.
his very first encounter with tlio “ruler of j prisoners was Gen. Hislop, governor of 1 Nr. Duncan went on, leaving behind
the wave.” Within a few weeks after l Bombay, and a number of officers of that i him A long trail of wrecked lives and un
orders were given for the little navy to put j colony. After the removal of prisoners and i happy onions, for it is A pretty well est&b-
to sea the courageous eapuun was placed | valuables Bainbridge ordered the capture \ liahed proposition that no marriage is A
in command of a small squadron intended ■ to be blown up. t sucaeuo that has not mutual esteem as the
for cruising in the Pacific ocean. With the j The casualties on tha Constitution wore . pnme reason for the compact,
already renowned Constitution under his j thirty-four killed aud wounded. Of those 1 The venerable Ig>ndoner, hewever, is set
own command and the sloop Horne.t, under , on the Java three sets of figures are record- | ^t® only one who has grown rich by the
Capt. James Lawrence, of “never give up J ed. The English official report gives 22 i methods indicated above. America has
the ship” fame, he sailed in October, 1813, ( killed and 101 wounded. Bainbridge re- [ matrimonial agenciee as well as England.
ported to bis government that the Java |
had 60 killed and 101 wounded, but an |
officer of tin: Bombay service wrote on the ,
day of the battle from on bourd the Java j
that tbe lasses were 65 killed and 1701
wounded. All of these differences may | “agent” becomes the accomplice of the ad-
bo reconciled by taking into account that j venturer, and aids him to work the rain
the Java had on board men of two arms of , *f some ill-advised, or rather unadvised,
service—military and naval. The military j female. Speaking of the part that
assisted in the tight aud thirteen of them | the “personal” plays in tragedies of
were killed. Doubtless the English naval j this sort George William Curtis writes:
for the coast of Brazil, where he wus to
meet the frigate Essex, under Capt. David
Porter. Soon after arriving off the South
American coast the Americans found the
British sloop Bonue Citoyeune in the har
bor of San Salvador
As the Britisher was about an eve*
match for the Hornet, with the favor
slightly on her side, Capt. Lawrence chal
lenged the English captain to fight with
his ship, giving n pledge, which was agreed
to by Commodore Bainbridge, that the
Constitution should not interfere in the
action between the two sloops. The ideas
of chivalry had not died out in those days,
at least among all seamen. The English
man, however, refused to engage in the
novel combat for the reason, as he declared,
that the Bonne Citoyeune would defeat
the Hornet in short order, aud that under
those circuiustances tha American commo
dore would not remain an idle spectator
and see a ship under his orders go down
unaided. He hoped that an opportu
nity would soon offer when the Hor
net and the Bonne Citoyenne could
meet alone and have it out. But when
Bainbridge sailed away with the Constitu
tion soon after, leaving the Hornet alone
before the port, tiie English sloop refused
to come out and redeem the promise, but
...ited i v- in ml i— 3;rrs until a
British sevenri, -four hove in sight and
chased the little Hornet away.
The Essex, v, hich was expected to meet
Bainbridge and go to the Pacific, cruised
for some time off the Brazilian coast,
finally capturing an English ship carrying
$50,000 in specie. With this Capt. Porter
started off on the famous cruise of the
Essex alone.
Bainbridge waa now in the situation he
had predicted in saying to hi* superiors
that the British vessels did not always sail
the various sects which surround me, and ! in squadrons, and that meeting vessel for
preferring a sermon having a text of Scrip- vessel the American vessels would give a ! to home waters.
Some, doubtless, are conducted with hon
esty and fairness, but in the main little
thought is given to consequences as long
as the dollars flow into the pockets of the
go between. Ignorantly or knowingly, the
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CONSUMPTION
In its First Stages.
.Be muv you get Ihe gvaulnm
reports gave only the list of seamen, and
the figures supplied to Bainbridge were in
complete, while those given by the military
officer included both classes of fighting
men and were correct.
The victory of the Constitution over the
Java closed the brilliant achievements of
the year 1813 for the little navy which
Bainbridge had promised should give a
good account of itself. The campaign at
sea had opencil in August with the loss to
the British ot the Guerriere in battle with
the Constitution, then of the Frolic with the
Wasp, and of the Macedonian with the
United States, and at the close of December
the second victory of the Constitution. With
this exploit the cruise of the squadron un
der Bainbridge clostd so far as he was con
cerned. j
The Hoi-net cruise;- 1 .off the Souf.h Aroer
lean -.ractcn jr.i’ r’cey-riry, and c4 the 21th
of that month encountered the English
brig-of-war Peacock, the first .‘ire being
broadsides exchanged at half pistol range.
Lawrence soon placed the Hornet on his
enemy’s quarter and gave her a destructive
low fire that cut her into pieces, killing
her captain and disabling forty of her
crew. The English colors were struck,
and before the wounded could be removed
she went down, carrying several of her
crew aud three of the Hornet’s men who
tried to rescue their unfortunate foemen.
After this Lawrence followed Bainbridge
turn as its motto to any other religions
reading I continued to purchase and to
read (for then I accumulated no faster than
I could read), until finding myself getting
weary of controversial sermons I began te
read those of a more practical character
“During the war I devoted myself more
exclusively to tha collection of those ser
mons which were called forth by the state
of affairs in our country. The general col
lection is not confined to any particulai
class of sermons or sect of preachers, but
embraces everything that could be called
a sermon with a text of Scripture at its
head.
“There are sermons in the collection that
will suit almost every shade of theological
belief. Here the Roman Catholic may
come and find food for his soul in prodno-
tions of his own cardinals, bishops and
priests; here high or low churchmen may
find that he lias not been neglected; hers
the rigid Calvinist may find his peculiar
doctrines set forth, and all the five points
sharpened or blunted to suit his taste;
here the Armenian stiulds out in striking
contrast to the Calvinistic theology; here
tho liberal Christian may find just the
food he is hungering after, from the most
conservative to the most radical school ol
sects, and the collection lias gone so far
outside of Christianity as to embrace tha
Jew.”
Mr. Treadway was an Episcopalian in
his early youth, but is and has beeu for*
number of years a stanch Unitarian, al-
good account of themselves. Two or three
days after parting company with the Hor
net at San Salvador the Constitution sight
ed two vessels in the distance and immedi
ately stow! for them. It was seen that at
least one was aship-of-war, and Bainbridge
so maneuvered the Constitution as to draw
Commodore Bainbridge reached Boston
early in 1813, and was greeted with an
ovation. Signal guns announced the ar
rival and the streets were lined with peo
ple. When he walked along, supported
on either side by the naval heroes Rogers
and Hull—it was Hull who, with the Con
stitution, defeated the Guerriere—tlio en
thusiasm of the crowd ran high.
The Massachusetts legislature, then in
session, gave a vote of thanks to Bain
bridge and the officers and crew of tha
Constitution* for their victory over the
Java. From that thee the Constitution
was popularly called “Old Ironsides.”
Bainbridge commanded ia Boston harbor
during the remainder of the war aud de
fended it zealously against British en
croachments. From that time forward,
throughout a long official career, nothing
occurred to dim the luster of the honors
won in that daring battle on the decks of
the Constitution. George L. Kiuies.
“Lovelace, upon tho cbauce of de
coying a victim, brings you an ad
vertisement. You make him pay welL
Your daughter, young, romantic, fool
ish if you choose, and ready for a lark,
merely for the joke of the thing, replies,
guardedly and anonymously. Her reply
is answered. She rejoins. It is a piquant
game, and Lovelace is a dangerous fellow.
Master of arts, he tries every wile. Inter
est, curiosity, stir in the young woman’s
breast. So chivalric, so noble, so modest
and respectful is Lovelace! It is a strain
of old heroic poetry in these baser times.
• • * They meet, of course, at last. They
walk by stealth. Oh, stolen hours of joyl
The cold, cold world frowns on them, she
murmurs. But it is so pleasant to have a
friend—a true friend. ‘A true friend,’
echoes Lovelace, with the melancholy eyes,
in ti»'* low. Toive. V*'-!!, sir,
• • * yon gain perhaps $20—yes, even
$30 for the amusing advertisement—ml
you lose your daughter.”
PLAYED HEARTS FOR TRUMPS.
FRIGATE constitittios.
that one away from her companion.
In a
though he liberally receives the doctriaal ■ ah ort time the stranger hoisted English
colors aud proved to be the war frigate
] Java. The other vessel was an American
merchantman, prize of the Java. The Con
stitution mounted fifty-four guns and her
opponent thirty-eight, or, as some state
ments have it, forty-nine, although rated
opinions of all other sects.
He has numberless woodcuts of churches
and ministers, all neatly bonnd. The new
picturesque Unitarian church, of San
Francisco, contrasts with tho old church
At Tarrytown in whose grave yard is the
tomb of Irving. The old church at Tarry- j a £ thirty-eight. A heavy broadside from
town, built ill 1625 by Katrina Van Cort- tlie former greeted tbe show of English
landt, has a pleasing old legend that suits 1 colors and the battle was opened. Baia-
the quaint church and its old time environ- : bridge was a bold fighter, it was he who
ment-s. | ran bis vessel, tbe ill fated Philadelphia,
Mr. Treadway has many ancient churches j nto t b e harbor of Tripoli in chase of a
of the Old World in his collection, and he Tripolitan nnd lost her on a treacherous
has two sermons over 200 years old. He has „hoal under the guns of the Barbary pasha’s
450 sermous, discourses and newspaper at- fleet The ships were far apart anil began
tides on Garfield, a great number on Lin- 1 maneuvering for advantage. They were
coin, the war, and on Beecher and on about evenly matched. The Constitution
Washington and the Centennial. He has bad more seamen than the Java, but the
forty p.-iges on the Centennial from one English vessel was the faster ship—a great
newspaper. Most of his sermonie trcaa- point in her favor in maneuvers. The tao-
ures are in pamphlet form, but many are ( r
in the manuscript of the authors.—New j tics of the Java were to rake the Constitu
tion, which was classed in the English
navy as “a bundle of pine boards under a
bit of striped bunting.” But Bainbridge
was alert, and although his wheel was
shot away at the outset tbe lose was speed
ily remedied and the vessel baudled with
great skilL In a short time the comma-
York Herald.
Shenandoah YaHey Illustrated.
The Enormous Profits of a Matrimonial
Agent In England.
Over in England a venerable looking
person bearing tbe name of Leslie Fraser
Duncan is having a “peck of trouble.”
Some time ego he was sued by Mias Gladys
Knowles for breach of promise, and the
jury gave thumping damages against him.
He immediately went into bankruptcy,
and application followed for leave to
prosecute him for offenses under the
CATARRH CAN’T BE CURED
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the stat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is A Mood or coi-stitutioiial disease,
and in order to cure it you lave to take
internal remedies. Hall’s Catarrh cure
is taken internally, and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces. Bali’s
Catairh Cure is no quack mecicine. It
was prescribed by one bf the best pbysi
dans in this country foryeats, and is a
regular prescription. It Is composed of
tbe best tonics known, combined with
tbe best blood purifiers, acting direc’-y on
the mucous surfaces. The perfect com
bination of tbe two Ingredients is what
products such wonderful results in cur-
lug catarrh Send f> r tes'lmonis’s 'ree.
F J CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo,
O. Sold by diuggists, price 75c.
Ttie Once Palatial Bristut.
Of as much human interest perhaps ae
any of tho war ships is the big Sound
steamer Bristol that carried thousands oi
passengers, bent on pleasure, up and down
the inland sea. When built sna was al
most one of the wonders of the world on
account of her great size, rich decorations
and luxurious conveniences. What re
mains of her shows the ravages of fire.
Her immense cylinder, condenser, boilers
and walking beam were, of course, little
damaged. Dynamite is used to separate
them. It is touched off by means of a bat
tery attached to a long wire, runuing from
amidships to the bow. The operator stands
outside and close up to the hull, seeking
what protection he can. He lias already
had two or three narrow escapes whija en
gaged in the battery work. Only a few
days ago a piece of iron weighing four or
five pounds struck the edge of the gap in
the hull near which he had taken his
stand.—New York Commercial Advertiser.
Thursday, Fridsy, Saturday, Noveuibar 6, 7, S
Matinee Saturday 2:30.
—AMERICA’S FAVORITE ACTKE3S-
Effie Blister,
Supported by
Mb. FRANK WESTON
an J hsr own
Company, in two fnperb productions.
Thursday night and Saturday Matinee—
“THE GOYERNEES.”
Friday and Saturday Nights.
“Miss MauDing,”
A NEW AMERICAN COMEDY
Regular prices. Reserved seats at Miller’s.
EFFIE ELLSLER.
7. Tbe auEcttiAaier t of Effie Elieltr i t
the Opera House has caused quite a flut
ter in society ci.c’es, Iraimucb as aside
from the gifted setress’ perscnal popu
larity, she uaa Id ber compaiy a young
lady who cal’s At.'anta her borne. B>r
name is Lotia Porter, and in Mbs
Ellsler's openit g play, “Tbe Governees,”
Mies Porter erects the roll of Helen
Talbot, a poor relation, and a i chiming
adventurers Numerous theatre ranks
are being formed, ard the wealth ard
fashion of Atlanta’s Fonr Hundred w II,
by their preferce, lerd a scene cf hril
Hanry not often seen in the Otera
House. Friday ard Saturday ‘Alias
Manning,” a new comeoy will be put,
with Miss Porter in an entirely different
characterization.
famed from tbe deya of Spotswood and
tbe Horse-shoe Knights, and made his
toric by tbe deeds of Jcckson, Sheridan
and other great military cfcle’tains of
the lato wan The boob is a chronicle of
a leisurely Journey tb re ugh the uplands
of Virginia, with runnfngdrsorlptionsof
^ tbe Caverns of Lmay. the Natural Bridge
the native side, numbering pernaps’lOO ' and tho Grottoes of the nbenandoab.
*—‘ ' Hardly a rood of tbe fsmed valley Is lack-
Ing in historic associ* t'ons. and the map
accompanying tbe pub’icatlon will guide
or more, >nd these unfortunates fell vie
Urns to i be fienotsh brutality of tbe suv-
ag<s. Maddened by this s< corid repulse,
tbe natives. < n reaching their own do
main, ioimidtately began a wholesale
massacree of ati the wMLb in the vicin
ity. Armed with ‘m-ch*t<s ('capons
similar to a sword, a> • u f. et long j
and ne'gbing 10 or 12 p ut ds, used iii
eottli g trees), they despatched their vie
tima at- a BiLgle stroke, and ti en cutting
off'teed'', itgs aid aims, threw them la
the sir, in full view of the fconor stricken
Aim recaps on the other side of the river.
“Than, yelling like demons, they
the vl-ltor to the more famous spo's.
Cutainly. no more interesting region
LESLIE FRASER DUNCAN,
debtors’ act. Mr. Duncan, when brought
up ou examination the other day,
stated that from 1870 until quite rev
Tho Shenandoah Valley Railroad Com
pany Issue a finely illustrated pamphlet
descriptive: of tbe Vslley of Virginia, | Sore was wounded by a musicet ball in the
~ ~ * hip. He refused to leave the deck and
soon received a second wound, which was
very painful. Still he stayed above, di- ,
recting every movement, kis fine figure— cently he published a paper called Thv
he was over six feet tall—commanding the Matrimonial News, and that bis av-
admiration of his men, his dark eyes now erago income from the sheet had been
flashing with the brilliancy of excitement $10,000 per year. The profits had ranged
and again calm In the moment of intense between$2,500and$15,000annualiy. When
anxiety. Wherever such a man treads in j exposure and collapse of tbe business
the Beene of battle he is a host, and his , occurred not long ago he realized on his
presence makes his men followers indeed, i assets $30,000, which he “gave away to two
and emulators of his bravery. j ladies as a free gift.” At present he was
During the first half of the fight the ves- • worth nothing and could not satisfy the
sels remained at a distance from each i judgment obtained by Miss Knowles,
other, and Bainbridge finally determined j After hearing this story the magistrate
wertby’ of tbe attention of tbe tourist is | to close in and stand the Java’s raking, j sent Mr. Duncan to jail, where he re-
to te found than the Valley of Virginia. ^ that fi e CO uld pat in some of the de- j mained until he paid the amount of the
This company also issues a pamphlet, struc tive hull shots for which American 1 damages—£6,000.
known as tfe‘‘FheBandcah Vail* v and i ^pt^na W cre famous. The Java soon I The scandal has stirred up quite a
treats e **' 1 *]j J]*™ rlevelonreent in the ' ^ad her bowsprit shot down, and Bain- i healthy agitation in England, for it has
Rh'nn’andoah Valiev of Virginia I bridge turned the Constitution sharply | brought to public attention the methods
ConitS mailed free upon application on her heel and dashed away from the and profits of a vocation that flourished at
to K o. Howard Royer. j taking fire of the other. the expense of the romantic, the Billy and
Gen. F. A. P. Agt., Roanoke, Va. | The Java was aow quite onmanaoe-' the weak mfhdn?, For a soon af
Itch on hntnan and horses and all ani
mala cared in 30 minutes by Wnoiford’s
Sanitary Lotion. This never falls., Sold
by all druggists.
Sir John on the Ees Question.
Sir John Macdonald’s remark regarding
the United States duty on eggs is creating
a good deal of amusement. The Canadian
statesman said: “Our hens shall lay eggs
for the British breakfast table, and not for
the unappreciative Yankee.” Thereupon
a Montreal paper comments that eggs are
not improved by a sea voyage, although
the ocean trip may add to their flavor and
impart a bouquet to them when opened.
The scheme to market Dominion hen fruit
in Loudon is hardly feasible, presuming
always that the dweller by tne Thames
prefers his eggs as does the “unappreciative
Yankee”—fresh.
■•‘WOMAN, HER DISEASES AND
TRE iTMENT * A valuable Uluftratid book
ol seveuty-two pages sent free, on receipt of 10
cents t> cover cost of mailing, etc Address
Prof. R H. Kline M. D., »31 Arch street,
Ph ladelphia. Pa. 141 lyr
DE. M. T. SALT EE,
Reform Dispensary, Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Salter enry§ special advantages Tn tha
treatment of general chronic complaints, and
special diseases, Rheumatism, Cancer, Con
sumption, Bronchitis, Catnrrnal Diseases of
the Lead, Threat. Stomach, Bowels and
Bladder rapidly cured. Ali B)ood Diseases and
Blood Poi>oning cured in a abort time Neiv-
ous Diseases, Epilepsy, or St. Vitus Dance,
Nervous Debility, H}sit ria and Hypochondria
qnitkly relieved end r pidly cured Diseases
of Kidneys so common to both sexts cured in
ihe shortest time possible Diseases ol Femaks,
Falling of Vtomb, Leucorrl.a a, iLflat matron of
Womb. LVenstrual Irregularities qui kly re
lieved ana permanently {. ured.
Consul tati«*i. I C tiMiger very moderate,
including ail necesary medicines A personal
ii terview seldom lie «s*ary. Hir drt ds have
teen cure t v Dr. Walter by c< nesj oncei.ee
with medicines shippid by exi Tess Give a
plain histor> of your cuse in > our own lantULgc.
Dr. Palfer will return a comet diagnosis. If
he cannot cure he will so stete snr if emp oy»d
will grealh benefit or com]-lately restore y« u to
healtn. Ihe most timid m ed not fear. be
bolds all iett<rs anu com-ult&tions with the
strictest confidence. Addr* ss
M. T SALTER. M D,
777 90 Broad Street, At'ianta. Ga.
SPECIAL NOTICE II
Advertisers in this i-obimn MUST EOT hove
their mail sent care Sunny South. It require*
too much laborious work on our pa^t to look after
your correspondence Have all replies to your
advertisements sent to yon DIRECTt
orders for dressefl. millinery, ete.,
prompily. Special attention to wedding outfits.
Prices reasonable. Samples aud estimates fui*
nished. Write for circular, Louiayjlie Ky.,
Fourth avenue. 746 3ns
L A DIFS, write to me! A young Man fage 7b)
eo;id a niev, refined yountr >wiy corrtepoud-
enta Addrc&s Hampton, Negrooend, Oalon
County. N. C. 777 2L
I WILL send three tnhera of tbe *e»iitlf«l
and celebrated cinnamon vine for tr n o nt*.
Address (Miss) Annie Hill, Rock Fence Bibert
county, Ga. 777 24
young ladies of mean* wi«h hoabaada.
Write quick to the Mias** W., Thornton (K
777-11
P ERSONAL—Feat bachelor, aged 'A. •'
teel appearance, pie*sine uddnta aom*
means and first class business ability wiahea to
form the acquaintance—wi.h view to mwtrimo
ny—of some young lady or widow, posaoaing in
her own right und nan e propern , means or
business tbat she feels requirts the love and
aB8ktanee of a good husband to protect and
attend it for her; or one tbat would furnish
means to assist ber husband in buaineas, after a
thorough investigation No other* nerd reply.
All letters returned if desired and beat of ro!er-
en-ea given and required. Audtias J. J. B.
58 State sreet, Rochester, N. Y.
F OR 2! cer ts money or stamp we will aerd
fr$e a box o' any maka «f pilla jvu want
thatselJs at 25 cents and with ihi n we will
send free a box ot Of abb’s Liver Filk (deve one
pill). We do this to get you to use our pills on*
time. You see they <ost you notbiDg. O. F.
Floyd Medic ne Company, Lone Oek, Texas.
7.4-44
W ANTEi»-YruDgmen and nfijea to sturdy
Sborthar d at n« me. complet* b ail Course
including outfit. $5. Demin Ui ivenaf [’honor-
rapby, simplt st. mo6t hgible and rapid of k.1
short bands fcucce*8 in thrte month*. * Demin”
Shorthand InMitnte, Louisville, ay. 774-H
and soiled geimciite to ns, ve dye andi
clean ihe most dedicate shades srd colors ne
pay expressage both ways, on lsige bundle*.,
write for price list. McLwen fcte*m Dje WoriaC
Nashville. Tenn, — 766 <iin,,
yan Method. I or simplicity. leg bility an4!
rapidity the grancest triUD i h of this age.
Send for particulars. Address Couch & i.ugeu-
beel, Senoia Ga. 769 ti
fk, B AT! Do thev trust any and everybody?
™ Yes, Tbe Havana Cigar Co., M* \*in*»
ton, N. C., to introduce their gnat ‘ Ntekle T#
Cigars, will send to any prison (vlet)er mer
chant or cor sumer) C. O. D. t y r xprr s* (with
privilege of examination) a sen j It* jot of 15©
cigars for $5.25 (retail value *7 t). They also
send in the same package a gold fil’eri. stem-
winding wateb, arcr mpanied 1 y the n arufac-
turer’sguarantee to wear 20 vears. Cider n*»
circ umstances will this j ee lsge hf sent twici-
to one party. Orders will have attention after
ward at Sbt.OO per 1 010 cash (or C O IL). with
out watch. Jan 1 90
TI/ *NTED— Yen to keep your mercy in the
W South, send your old laded sun t» Mchwen*
Steam Dye V. orks and Cltat.tr g Fstal hshment,
they will make it trar d n» w fe»r veu, they
clean, dye and repair. Tiiy ]ay tit freight,
write for catalogue. McEwens Steam Dy®
Works, Nashville, Tenn. 766 6ib
T HE Georgia Telegraph School furnished
Agents and Operator* for Twenty three (23)-
different roads during tbe year 18s9. Tbemos*
complete Telegraph and Railroad Business In
stitute in tbe United Matts, a no tbe only recog
nized telegraph school in the South. S<end for
new catalogue, free. Addicts Couch <& Lugen-
beel, Senoia, Ga. 769 tf
F OR SALE -My entire stoe k of Silver Lece^
Yiyaidottcs at a bargain; pr ze winning
siock Relson for selling. cbatiM c»i business.
Firhtcome fn>t served, aho I lyno uth Rocks,
Write to A. H. Kohn,Prosperity,**. C.
7G7£t eow
AGENTS WANTED.
i Onr Agents Mate JlWlto $300 a Month
selling our goods on tbeir merits We want
County and General Ag< nts, and wi l take back
all goods unsold if a roui ty Agent fails to clear
|i0o and expenses after a thirty days trial, or a
General Agent lees than 52; 0. We wili send large
il ustrated lirculars and ’etter with a special
<ith r to suit territory app’ied for. on receipt of
3 one cent stumps. Apply at once and get in on
the boo’u. Address.
U MANUFAcTURINQCO., Pittsburgh, Pa.
777 3mo§.
DROPSY Treated tree.
Positively Cured with Vegetable Remedies
Have cured many thousand cases. Cure pa
tients pronounced bopeJ* ss by the best pbysi
cians. From first dose symptoms rapidly disap
pear, and in ten days at least two-thirds of ab
symptoms are removed. Send for FREE BOOK
of testimonials of miraculous cures TEN
DATS Treatment Fnrnnk^d DDDD by
mail. If you order trial, send ten ritDu c*ts
in stamps to pay postage. DR, H. H- GKEE9
A SONS. ATLANTA GA. 733 26teow
Curious.
••Well, are yon going to marry Estellef*'
•*No. I went to see her father and he
gave me the refusal of her. 99 —Meet York
Sun.
Time to Go.
Alas! I must go, there's a ring round the noo*
No more with fair Maude may I linger;
Vor Maude is tbe kind of a sweet summer gM
Te liken the moon to her finger
^Harper's Baser.
PATENTS
THOMAS P. 8IMPSO N
WssbinstoD, D C. No atty’i
fee until Patent obtained
Write for Inventor’s Guide, 775 ISt eow
^ELF-ACTiNGO
SHADE ROLLERS.
Beware of imitations.
NOTICE
AUTC /!/ JV yv LABEL
(4Jr*/* Aim GET
^HE GENUINE
Enp’i*b Spavin Liniment removes all
bard, soft or oal'onsed lamps end bio n
Isle* too n horses. Warranted the most
woncLr’nl blemish cure ever known. Bold
by all druggists.
From peclnpicil observations on tbe
Alps, vfpftation on toe higher portions
seems to be retreating, nrd the popisrs
that at one litr e adorn* d the crest of tiie
hills are tow nearly ail dee d.
Steal Nerve Restorer.' ho Pita'after first dat a
uae Marvellous cures. Treatise and 12.00 tit-1
botoetreeto Fit cases._Hand te Dr. Dine.• 1
AiafeSL, PbJelelpkla, Pe. Hl-lj
728 ly eow
MOTHERS
PflEND”
CHiLD^'SSf
ESftea**
CHILD |
BEWinaii!im»mreaynM«M j
W ANTED—Yru to km w thM McEweu*
irteHni Dye ^erk* by doing aitittic work,
have m.w many cmion.ert* m tvt n htate in th*
Union- They psy height loth a. so it place®
it in >our n acii as wei. ss if in jorir own town,
corr* spond with them fil'd pHttonize a worthy
Southern entt rprise. MoFwen Dye Vorksanc
Cleaning Establishment, Nashville, *3 enu. 766 6ib
specialty of dyeing mottn ing geode
take the fanciest coloia and n nke a teautifui
black, we pny all exprea^sge, write for partiem-
ars. McEwens Dye Works, Nashville,lenn. *
7c6 exa
W ANTED—You to send us that old overcoat,
we will dye it a beautiful color, put on new
buttons, re line and thus save you i uying a new
one. we guarantee it not to smut, wo pay ali
expre-FHge, write for price list* Mi Ewen Steam
D^e Works and Cleaning Establishment, Nash
ville, Tenn. 766 6a
A RE YOU Married? if not, send youraddrem
to ihe American Corresponding Club, P.
O. BiX 643, Clarksburg, W. Va. 756 lirm
H A J K—Superfluous hair permanently re
moved from tbe face, from n o es o front
any part of tbe body, without injury ordiscok-
oration of the most deliea e *kin. Simple, eaay
of»ppicfltion and poritivt in its* flu fa £n
close stamp for particulars. Aodrrss Horn*
Manufacturing Company, Box 216, At’anta Ga.
758 6m.
that we dye your goods and guarantee them
not to«mut. save money we wil« make your old
clothes new, we pav express both wajs. write
for catalogue. Agents wanted. McEwen Dye
Works. Nashville. Tenn. 766 6a
F OR SALE—150 extra fine Silver-Laced Wy«»-
dottes bred from my prize birds. Circular*
free. J. A. Cullum Ridge spring, S. C
768-4 mo*
WANTED:
A LIMITED NUMBER OF
liciiv--. energetic reinviiieei,
f to *'nenxe in a pleasant slid
proflub e busjBvss. Good
men will find this a rare chance
TO MAKE MONEY.
Bnch will T lease answer tbla advertisement uy
letter, * nclosing sump for reply Mating whai
business they have been engaged in None but
those who mean business need apply. Address
Iinlky, Habvjly A to , Atlanta, Ga.
777 It
ROOFING.
GUM EL V^riC ROOFING FBLT coat* only
OO per 100 !»q iar-3 feet Makes a g-oi roof
for years and axy^ne can put it on. Seudstamp
for sample a»»d full particular*.
Gum Elastic Roofing Co ,
39 & 41 West Broadway, N*W York.
777 12t
Local Agents wanted.
ANNIE
CARDS
ROONEY song and music FREB
Sheet music size. Send 2c. stamp fot
postage. Havertield&Givin,NewYork
777 W eow
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