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About Schley County enterprise. (Ellaville, Ga.) 1886-1??? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1886)
SCHLEY ENTERPRISE 7# A. J. HARP, Publisher. ffllMTON’S PATH Terrible Scenes Among the and Dying. MANY LIVES LOST. The City Enveloped in the Deepest Darkness. A black pall hangs The over the once fair city by the sea. hour of midnight is rendered doleful by the bitter lamen¬ tations of the bereaved. THE DEBRIS OF DISMANTLED HOUSES fills some of the principal streets, render¬ ing them well nigh impassable. To add still more to the weight of gloom, the city is almost in utter darkness, owing to the failure of thc gas works to afford the requisite converted supply. into tho The camping thoroughfares are terrified ground for those who are too to risk them¬ selves over night in their houses. More terror is still continually added to the situation by the frequent REPETITION OF EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS. The atmosphere is surcharged with fears and dismal forebodings The ap¬ prehension has seized upon nearly all the inhabitants that last night’s direful visi¬ tations is to be followed by another more disastrous still. The city is almost de¬ populated. in Thousands have sought refuge lanes, yards, p arks and fields, Several buildings, which it was believed. withstood the shocks, are now giving way and tottering to the ground. Those people who have not been driven from their homes are sitting in absolute dark¬ ness. The HOSPITALS ARE OVER CROWDED with the wounded. There are not enough trained nurses to attend them. Medicines and provisions are getting scarce, not because of a lack but because the storekeepers are afraid to open their places of business. The telegraph offices were jamed with eager men and women, endeavoring to communicate with their relatives and friends, but this is almost impossible, wires. becauseof the breaking down of the Hundreds of anxious mes¬ sages have come from Columbia and other points, asking about the killed mi 1 wounded. impossible The correspondents here full find it utterly to transmit reports. RAILROAD TRAINS WRECKED. There are four railroad trains wrecked between Augusta and Charleston, and a considerable loss of life is reported from these accidents. Details of the Destruction. Charleston, September 1.— The first shock of earthquake was felt approach¬ ing last night a 9:50 realize o'clock, what and the before die people found could themselves being thrown trouble was, they '.round and their houses falling on them. The first shock was followed immedi¬ ately by another, though of less effect, but renewing the screams and shrieks and from the time of beginning to day¬ light, shocks were felt at intervals ol half an hour, but each succeeding one being less distinct. sections, Three or four fires started in as many with the first shock and the city was soon illminated with flames, thus leading all to believe that what was left by the earthquake would lie be devoured by fire. How¬ ever, devilled the fire deparment was so well and handled that the fires were gotten under control by daylight. From fifteen to twenty residences and stores were consumed. The loss by fire and the earthquake cannot he accurately estimated, but can be placed safely at $5,000,000. Shocks equally as severe were felt at a distance of thirty- five miles, and have done inestimable damage erties. to railroads and telegraph prop¬ The city is wrapped in gloom and bus¬ iness is entirely suspended. People generally ami remain in the streets, in tents under improvised shelters, and will camp works out, fearing another shock. The gas city will be are injured and probably the without light. St. Michael’s church is shattered and the steeple will come down. Kikewise steeple of St. church Phillip’s, The steeple of the Unitarian has fallen. The portico of Hi¬ bernian hall and the main station house are demolished. There is much injury to mansions of East and South battery. 1 he portico of the ltavenel mansion is down. Hardly a house in the city es¬ caped injury, and many are so shaken and cracked that a hard blow would bring them to thc ground. Uroad street presented a spectacle of Pic utmost horror. Even women armed with hatchets fought valiantly to rescue imprisoned unfortunates. Meeting street rom Broad to Hazel, is wrecked and ™ed with unfortunates. To add to the horror of the scene many fires broke out and were ineffectually fought by the fire department. The night was hideous tbe groans of the dying. The killed by the disaster will proba- ’ y !Y -‘ a( 'h 50 The number of wounded cannot be counted. Mayors of the dif- ' taut, cities are holding meetings to raise money and secure help for th# sufferers. JURKY HILL’S KA1LROAD. ...-- , I on the Union Point and White ' 1:1118 railroad is being pushed ahead at 1 1 apid rate. Messrs. J. H. Buckhaltei '| A. J. Twiggs, the contractors, say “ l oad will be ready for business the u t of December. This road will be ex oaUeu to Eat.onton at an early date, if 'nor is to be relied on. BURNrO to THE WATER’S EDGE, ----- About three o’clock Sunday afternoon, 1 rirge passenger steamboat, Daniel ‘--“W of the Albany line emuffit fire at • «-moorings nea at Kingston point, and was t0 the water's edge. A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION HAS WHITES 111 A ooiirMr, CA VS,AO DISASTER. .I.,«i„I,... mm,,D. A terrible explo.ion occurred ip Fair lawn colliery, Scranton, l’a., on Monday morning which resulted in the death of five men. Two others were seriously in- jured. John II. llosie and J. Gallagher the were standing at the head of the slope at time of the accident and felt the force of the explosion as a rush of air came out of the mouth of the mine. They at once started to go in and ascer¬ tain the extent of damage. The August quota of coal had been rniued last week and no men were employed in the mine. Word came, ’ however, that a .party * of is vo e or 0 six * men _ had gone into . xv the mine to . clear up their chambers. Inspector Blewitt happened to come along glier about this time and he and Galla- with a party, entered the mines, go- ing down to the third or lower vein, and then followed the air course, stopping to repair the damages to the battice, etc., as they went along. Their progress was necessarily lowed slow, and the course they fol- took them to the right hand side of the mines. They came at last to a L.i poinl where they found repairs necessary an ic turned to a. the / foot of the . mines . for more material, when they learned that groans had been heard in the east gang- found way. They worked over that way an.l the partv who had gone in the mines before the accident, near or about 11.. e».™ of one of tie ctanl,™. „ filioi t distance from the foot of an inside plane, about 150 feet from where the heading alive branches of!. Three of them were and three were dead. The killed hiiiea were were Hucrh liugn former, oonners, of ot Bellevue Hellevuc, about 4o years of age. He leaves a wife and five small children. Edward Gaug- Iran, of Capouso avenue, aged 45 years. He leaves a wife and eight small children, Michael Prvle, ’ of Luzerne street, aged b 45 An years. t He T was marned, . but leaves no children. The first man brought to the surface, about eleven o’clock, was John Nafin. He is about years old and unmarried. He is badly 1 burned " ,-r. about 41 the ,,, face and arms. John T , ^u. talked T Tl the T strongest S all I e of all, but he died before being brought to the surface. He was thirty-five years old and married. The next was John Connor. He is about : 4 twenty-one .. , years of , age and . unmarried. He has two large scalp wounds, a bad cut on the knee and another on the arm. His face and hands are badly bruised. He was taken to the hospital. The body of Edward Pierce, fire boss, was found about 150 feet from the altras. Patrick Connor says that he and the others waited for some time at the mouth of the mine for the fire boss, At last he came from another vein. He said he had not been in the lower vein yet, but told them to come on and he would see if every¬ foot thing was all right. They went to the of the new road, when Pierce went ahead. He carried a safety lamp and they had naked lamps. They stood waiting for him when suddenly there was a flash, and an explosion followed quickly Connor fell flat on his face. He felt that he was in too exposed a posi- tion and leaped to the side of a pillar, To this action he probably owes his life. When the explosion was over he called out to the men in total darkness. Kerri- gan, Nafiu and Pryle answered him, but no word came from Gaughan or Conner, Kerrigan wanted him to try to go with him to the foot and he rose to do so, but he felt so sick that he could Th^.itod not go, and h.,1 to lie dot™ again, there in the blackness of night, sick, wounded and helpless, with their dead comrades lying near them. At last they heard voices, and Cannon called. Pres- entlv the voices came nearer. Then they saw lights ° approaching, * -5l and soon the • party . with .u them. rescuing were . The position in which the bodies were found bears out his statement. He could not tell whether Pierce ignited the gas or whether it was ignited by their lights. i lie explosion came like a flash, too quickly for any one to tell anything about it. They had no reason to expect to find any gas there. How the fire orig- inated is a mvsterv DEATH OF BISHOP DKYSDALE. Ill* Life and Labors for Slate and Canrrli. Rev. Alexander J. Drysdalc, bishop* elect of Easton, Md., who died Monday morning in WoiiItogIg v\ auke a, Wig \V wdq hnm in - Savannah in 1839. Ills early years were spent near Columbus, Ga., where he be- gan the study of law. When the war broke out he served in the confederate iinny. After the war he practiced law. r ™ 'sssiS t tt: 1 sole!v to religion. His first Ga., parish was Chattanooga, then to Athens, where he remained a number of years In 1878 lie was cabed to Christ chuic 1 - one. Seh^^l^Slh mV>' "when he was ' called to 7’hrisi >» ! " ldst of ‘ he « rea — depressiot the city had ever known, and found the people despondent and laboring uudei I .lined Vis salary,°and the by debt. energy Dignified, and seif- denial cleared away w ithout haughtiness, firm, without stern- ness, gentle, without effieminancy, truth- i'ul, without harshness, he was a perfect *Vpe of a Christian gentleman. THE ENGLISH SOCIAUNT8. thousand , socialists .... worn , Fifty and idlers met in Trafal- ■ men and gar square Sunday afternoon, adopted resolutions denouncing the tyr- auny of the police in the action of the authorities in imprisoning the socialist I Williams. The proceedings were orderly. j Every precaution against disturbance had j h eC n taken by the police. THE TALBOTTO.N ROAD LEANED. j stockholders of the Talbotton rail rpke road rood met on Monday and leased the to W. K. Dennis et ah, for fifteen yeais. The terms of the leage are a net dividend of five per cent annTUly. Considerable opposition was made to the lease. ELLAVILLE. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER >. 1886. BASE BALL BOTES. T,„„,1 ol O. Phil.Mphi. Club will cost *S0,000. - tM “ Th* Detroit* are fast attaining the name of being the worst of kickers. Richardson, of tho Detroits, has twice this season made two home runsin one game- Almost half the games between St. Loui» a H d P1 “? bl ' r * havo be 011 shut outs on one side or the other. The Ainerican Association now has two doctors in its ranks, viz., Drs. A1 Bushong and J. I*ee Richmond. gives Keefe, the young Washington rival pit -her, of promise of being a strong We, the New York pitcher this The demand for good before, pit. hers is first-class greater season than over and a one can command a big salary. Morgan Morphy, of the Boston Blues, is declared to be doing better work than any other New England League catcher, Hines, the Washington's heavy batter, has made nine home runs this season, which ^ loro tb £ n any other in tbe country has pTrsBURowill 1 d make the most money this year in the American Association. New York, as usual, will top the League clubs in this particular. Anson, Denny, Rowe and Hardie Richard- ? on are on 7 Leaguers who have made two home runs in one game. Richardson has performed the feat twice. AnS0N) of thc , chirag0Si has the largest batting total for a single League game this season—viz.: five hits with a total of twelve bases in four times at bat. No League pitcher has yet succeeded this SKSmSS tion pitcher—Atkisson—has Z, ZL accomplished the feat, The second base play of Buffalo's colored tad, Grant, is described as wonderful. Some of “is stops and catches are saidtobephe- nomeua i, a nd withal ho plays a steady game, keeping his good work up day by day. The Detroit club fined Ditcher Getzein 1300 for insolence and profanity addressed to Captain Hanlon, who had censured him ?IL listless Etaying. This makes a total of $400 asse-sed against ”,. Getzein in the last month in tho sha , f fines . Thb Bostons made an offer of jio.OOJ for tbe release of five St. Louis players,and were offered the whole team for $15,000, provided t ! ie > r would also give a bond to run the nine the whole of the season. Five thousand dol- lars were 0! ;- ered f or Glasscock and Myers. The Eastern League Clubs will never con- sent to the Western Clubs playing Sunday games just because it may benefit one or two 1 ubs: President Day, of the New the York Clii- ( tab, and President Spalding, of 4 ac;o Club, say that no Sunday games will be played by League clubs as long as they have anything to say. PERSONAL MENTION, Henry Ward Lurcher is to lecture in this country next winter on Ireland, Cyrus Fillmore, the brother of President Millard Fillmore, is still living in Indiana. There are six poets in the British House of Lords, Tennyson, of course, heading the list. M. Chevreul, the French scientist, has passed the centenary line and ha, been duly honored by his countrymen. A New York paper says that Mis. Lang¬ try’s marriage in New York next winter is now decidedly among pos-ibilit e-e Senator Gorman, tied about of Maryland, his neck to always keen wears a nutmeg off the neuralgia. And he says it has been a good thing. Mr. Kubahara, a native of K/nshin. Ja- P? n . is fitting himself for missionary work in S™ Y Ba ^ orfMe ) Theol °-" Mrs. Cleveland is said to write on an average about twenty letters a day, most of them in reply to communications from cn- tbc strangers. “There goes one white man who never ,. untutor, d savage. Tn k King of Portugal, now enjoying a holiday in Central Europe, has not been out- side the limits of his little dominion beiore for tho last twenty years, Sarah Winnemucca, the Indian princess, can speak five tongues, three Indian dialects, English and Spanish. her She is now educate a school their tea her and urges people to lnldren. The deaths in rapid succession of somany 0] d public leaders has turned attention to- Postmaster-General, James Campbell, who , s st ju living in Pennsylvania, Dan Magone, who has become the New York Collector, is the third one to assume that office from St. Lawrence County, the others being Preston King and General Mer¬ ritt. King put shot into his pockets and jumped into the river from a New York ferry-boat, three months after his appoint¬ ment. off sESST-BEtrSSSXSLSirMJ their coats and felled tree that would a cut into 1 OS cords of wood or furnish 80,000 f e©fc of lumber. fhey received assurances that they chJose could earn *.’>0 a month anytime they to leave their Eastern homes and o euimtions and accept a steady " position in a re 1 wood lumber camp. the oseek ZABiHOTaKES Hundred® of Penaon* Killed by it« visitation ^ afea of the earth distur bance in Greece wag phenomenally wide. At i eas ^ towns were entirely destroyed and a score otdiers P art ‘ ftd - V destroyed. ^ ^ estimated that 600 persons were billed and 1,000 seriously injured. Thg undu ] nt i ona were curiously regular, J* 16 ,“ tual shocks averaged 12 sec0Dds ln "Tie 0 people everywhere are (Hlt j n t he fields. The breaking of the te) rftp h lines delays the reception ol deta p g q>h e Greek cabinet is sitting at Athens almost continuously considering relief measures. A transport with tents, food, doctors, medicines, and a company dis- of pompiers started for the stricken trict Saturday evening. that hun- Tb(J ] ates t returns show one drc(J rgong were killed at Filiatra and tweRt y at Gargaliano. Both towns are in ruins. YELLOW FEVER. The bark Lena, from A spin wall, for Philadelphia was She off had the lost entrance of her to Pensacola port. one crew with fever on passage and has seven more down with it. She was seeking as¬ sistance. A board of health officer or- dered steam tug to tow tho vessel , to . a : ' ’ 1 ..urn-antitv ] T ; s well enough include to the calculate possibility upor difficulties, but to of defeat also evidences a weak man. A Hymn of Summer. Beyond the chestnuts on the lawn, Two happy girls have made a swing, »'“» ***«“ ** O Spring, Spring, Spring,how fair are thou— nsrsrsrzsasr «"»>"’ *• When wood and field are crowned by June, Rich garlanded with leaf and flower, Then hearts of men are all in tune With Summer’s plenitude of power. The fairest scenes crowd into view- The deep-blue-sky, the purple hills, The meadow flowers of varied hue, The placid lakes, tho sunlit rills. Then joyfully, in grateful mood, (, ur hearts and voices join to praise The great Creator of all good, The Giver of 01 elad g*® 4 * cummer Summer davs. aa>s. G . Weatherly in the Quiver. MISMATCHED NOSES. Miss Susan Van Antwerp would never have bought that hat if it hadn’t been for her nose. All her life she had been accustomed to buying, not only her hats, but- the rest of her wardrobe, to suit that particular feature. It was not a bad nose; in fact, it had started out in life as a very amiable, in¬ offensive one; but Miss Van Antwerp had early conceived the idea that it was much too prominent. As a girl she had been mortified and humiliated by it. As she grew older she accepted it defiantly; and, at last, having thought so much about it, she was actually proud of it in a scornful way. All this had its effect upon the nose and now it habitually wore an agreeable “I-am-monarch-of-all-I-survey sort of an expression. Miss Van Antwerp’s face was not a lovely one. It was too much like her character for that—both were strong, res¬ olute, hard. The only thing she had ever loved was her nephew Fred. She had brought him up from a baby. His little fat hands had patted that defiant nose without a symptom of fear, and the whole strength of this lonely old woman’s heart had gone out to him as he grew from child¬ hood to manhood. Of course she meant to leave him all her money; whom should she leave it to but Fred? She had looked forward to his marrying and bringing his wife home, and to an old age made bright by Fred’s children. But this was just where the trouble came in. She wanted him to marry Margaret Steuben; she had picked her out especially. Margaret was a nice girl of a good old family with plenty of money. “And besides,” said Miss Van Antwerp, as she summed her up to Fred one night, “her nose is a little like mine.” Fred had laughed at this, and Miss Van Antwerp hastened to modify it. “Not much like mine,” she said; “only they won’t look badly together.” But in spite of this and all her other excellent reasons, Fred obstinately re¬ fused to marry Margaret Steuben. Miss Van Antwerp was angry with him, more angry than she had ever been with Fred; but it was nothing to her anger when she found that he was engaged to and actually going to mar¬ ry Nellie Martin, “a miserable little snub-nosed nobody.” After she had called her that Fred rose, He looked very tall and white. “Very well, Aunt Susan.” he said, “we will not discuss the matter. I can¬ not have Miss Martin insulted even by you. You have been very kind tome; but unless you can think differently about this we had better go our sepa¬ rate way snow.” “Fred!” cried the old woman in a fury, “I shall never think differently; 1 »> 11 «"» »-»>» 11 marry that—girl!” Thc dagh ld have been fil1ed with adjectives,but something in Fred’s fn „„ L rpa ‘ 4 rnl rluel - npd hnr *• She had never meant it, poor old wom- She would have forgiven Fred any- thing. Was he not her dead sister’s - • *-« *** she really loved? But J red had taken at her wori1 - and had 8°"° away - It was over a year ago that all this happened, and Miss Van Antwerp’s nose had grown more and more bellige- -.and she was harder and harder to suit in the matter of bonnets and hats. Sho was trying to find one that pleased her when my story opened. She had tried on seventeen, and the obliging but much fati S ued salesman heard her say with delight of the eighteenth: “I like that; it suits my nose.” She turned round and round in front of the long mirrior, holding up a hand¬ glass and surveying herself. “Yes," she said, decidedly; “I like that hat. You can send it up.” Scarcely had it left the store, when a young woman, plainly dressed, hurried in and walked rapidly to the millinery department. Going directly to the fore¬ woman, she said : “Oh, Miss Allen, can you let me see that brown bonnet that I trimmed for you yesterday? I want it only for a mo- m ent.” “We have just sent it home, I am sor¬ ry so say. Old Miss Antwerp bought it.” “Old Miss Van Antwerp IV echoed the vounger woman. “Oh, I am so sor¬ ry 1 ’ she added, her lips trembling. “Did you want it for anything espec¬ ial ?’’ inquired the forewoman, kindly. “I’m afraid, I know it sounds perfect¬ ly ridiculous, but I’m afraid there’s a $20 bill in the crown. You seo,” she added, hurriedly, “my husband threw it down in my lap as I was gathering the crown lining. I knew I must finish the hat, so I worked on and when I was through I couldn’t find tho money anywhere. It seems perfectly absurd to think it may be inside of that crown lining, and I don’t believe it is; but I’vo hunted every¬ where else, and I thought I would like to look, for I need the money very much.” “I would go to Miss Van Antwerp if I wer* you and tell her all about it,” said the forewoman. “You sec, we can hardly do anything, it not being our money.*’ Go to Miss Van Antwerp, to Fred’s aunt, and tell her that they were so poor that she, his wife, was trimming hats for a living, and thought that sho had acci¬ dently lost all her money in the crown of that particular bonnet! It would bean interesting tale, certainly. Nellie laughed hysterically to herself as sho thought of it. “I might goto the house and see if she’s in,” thought Nellie, “and if she’s out, I could say there was some mistake about the hat, and ask to se:; it. I could find out in a second whether my bill is there.” So, slowly and with a heavy heart, she walked to Miss Van Antwerp’s house, to Fred’s old home; but there her heart failed her, and she was about to retrace her steps, when suddenly the door opened and who should come out but old Miss Susan herself, and wearing that very identical hat. Nellie watched it as if fascinated by it. Miss Van Antwerp did not see her and walked down the avenue, while Nellie followed, her eyes fixed upon the hat, which she felt she must not let go out of her sight. “Oh, if a wind would only blow it off I” she sighed. “If she’d only run against a sign, or something.” But nothing of the kind happened. Miss Van Antwerp walked on at a digni¬ fied pace presently entered a large dry- goods store. Nellie breathlessly followed. Miss Van Antwerp took the elevator and Nellio climbed up thc stairs and looked around till she saw her. Could it be—yes—sho really was buy¬ ing breakfast cups and the brown bonnet lay quite unguarded on the counter. Nellie’s heart beat so that she nearly smothered. She crept softly up to tho bonnet. No one was looking. She put one hand in it and adroitly broke the gathering-string of the lining, She slipped her fingers inside and felt a soft something. Yes, it was her ragged old bill! Fairly quivering with excitement, sho drew it out, when; “Young woman! wffiat are you doing with my bonnet?" sounded an awful voice in her ears. Poor Nellie! She gave a little scream and dropped the hat, still clutching her bill. “I only wanted my money,” she fal¬ tered. “It got in tbe crown by mistake when I was trimming the hat. I am very sorry. I didn’t mean-” Then she stood and trembled like a culpret, and wished Fred’s awful aunt would turn her beak-like nose another way. By this time Miss Van Antwerp had recognized “that little snub-nosed thing.” She grew a little suffer and her voice was a shade harsher as she said: “You trimmed that liat—you—why, where is-” “Fred is sick,” said Nellie, simply. “Tell me nbout Fred," she said, in an anxious voice, and Nellie noticed that her face was pale and drawn, and that even her nose, that invincible feature, had a subdued look. “Fred has been well,” said Nellie, with dignity, “until yesterday. I am going home to him now.” “Can I—would you—would he like to see me?” she exclaimed. I know he would be very glad,” an¬ swered Nellie, heartily. They walked along in silence. “Is he - are you very poor?” asked Miss Van Antwerp awkwardly, after a little pause. Nellie colored, an then answered, stead- ily: “It was very hard at first, but after a little Fred found a place. I trimmed hats, because I could do it easily, and because they would let me doit at home. I was trimming that hat of yours when Fred came home. He had just been paid, and he tossed this $20 bill down in my lap, and I’m sure I don’t see how I ever did it, but I gathered it up in tho crown, I wouldn’t have tried to find it, but I wanted the money for medicines and things for Fred. I had no idea of thrusting myself in your way.” The little woman drew herself up proudly, but old Miss Van Antwerp scarcely heard her. ‘ ‘Poor Fred 1 My poor, dear boy I” she murmured to herself, with all the pent- up love and longing of a year. They nearly surprised Fred out of his senses when they came walking in to¬ gether, and how he laughed when he heard about the lost bill and the found bonnet. Of course they went home to live with Aunt Susan, and, except for a slight change in the dramatis person®, her old ago was just what sho expected it would be, and sho grow so fond of Nellie’s children that she quite forgot all about Margaret Steuben. — Chicago New s. A Balloon Adventure. Balloons are frequently used in war¬ time for tho purpose of observing the po¬ sitions and movements of the enemy, and they were resorted to by the Federal army while it was on the (Peninsula dur¬ ing the war between the North and the South. ,, ., One _ , balloon ,, was , handled ,, , . by a detail from the Fourth Maine Regiment, and a writer in the Grand Army Sentinel tells of an adventure which befell it and which was saved from a disastrous end- , ing by a soldier named John. While there was no particular qualification in John’s habits that would make him a hero, still he is the hero of this tale: One fine day. when all the army was at rest, and the balloon corps were loung¬ ing about waiting orders, they ware aroused by the arrival of Gen. Porter. The general was very much in earnest, and very much in a hurry, could not wait for the head and manager of the flying ship, who was absent, but must take a trip into the upper atmosphere to reconnoitre tho enemy’s lines. To his request* which was a command, there was no refusal. Movements of the balloon during its flight were controlled by a rope reaching the ground and securely fastened to a take. All being ready, the General stepped in and was allowed to move slowly and surely towards the clouds. Everything ran smoothly until the full extent of the line was reached, when snap went the rope and away went the General. By some accident there had been a few drops of the acid used in generating gas spilled on the rope, mak¬ ing it worthless; so when the strain camo it parted. Porter was frantic. He was drifted towards the Confederate lines, and in his excitement was as helpless as a child. At this point my hero came to the front, with the requisite quality for saving the general from an inglorious flight over the enemy’s camp. John was blessed with an immense pair of lungs, and they were in splendid condition. From a boy he had been noted for his ability to make a noise, and he also had a good, honest, generous share of mouth. To these two gifts of nature was Gen. Porter indebted for his relief from his unpleasant situation. Ail signs and ver- bal instructions as to what ho should do to get down were a failure, until John was called upon. One shout was enough—“Pull that j rope over your head 1” The General heard and obeyed. Yes, and he pulled with a will, for he entirely collapsed the , balloon, and down he came like a shot. It was a fearful moment; all expected to see 1dm dashed to atoms. But he was reserved for another fate. Fortune was with him, for the balloon came plump : down on to a Sibley tent, and the Gener¬ al stepped forth from the wreck safe and sound, but rather badly shaken. A Flogging Machine* A French savant, named Henri Roget, | hailing from Lyons, has, it »s stated, a new use for electricity. He has a patent to apply to it as a substitute for the cat- o’nine-tails in corporeal punishment. The i culprit, having been undressed, is secure- j ly strapped to a steel triangle, which is connected with one pole of n powerful battery. The other pole is connected j with the whip, which consists of a num- her of steel wires covered with a sponge, This whip is dipped in water before the stroke is administered, and whenever the wet wires touch an electric discharge takes place. The inventor claims that the chastisement can be made so mild as not to injure a schoolgirl, while, on the other hand, by increasing the power of tho battery, a punishment can be ad¬ ministered beside which the knout would be mere child’s play, and at the same time no injury is inflicted, tho disgust¬ ing spectacle of a lascerated back is avoided, , and , the , culprit, instead of hav- mg to be sent to the hospi-t d to have his wounds healed, can be put to work in five minutes after the flogging is over, j M. Roget intends petitioning Gan. Bou- j langer, thc French Minister of War, to \ allow his patent to be used experiment¬ ally on the next soldier sentenced to the cat. FI gging is not in existence in the French army, nor is it likely to be intro- j duetd to tost tha machine .—Electrical World. Tho Language of the Train. To sit on one seat and put your feet ou another signifies, “I am not accustomed to upholstered furniture at home.” To occupy four sects on one ticket means, “I am a hog.” To lean half way out of the window in order to see the country means, “There are no glazed windows in my house.” To turn a front seat and ride backward, sturing the whole car in the face, means, “I may not be pretty, but I thine lam.” To expectorate on the car floor means, “I have no carpets at at home.” To say of the station that you “can not see the town for the houses,” signifies, “I have never been any-where before.” To drink all tho water in the tank and go to sleep at 8 o’clock in the morning means, “I was with the boys last night. ” To be * out bounced off th^ train means, “I’m dead broke. ”— B'irdette. VOL. 1, NO. Ml. In the South. A little pay swiulow, I fled to the vale* Of the nightingale*, And th • wood* of Apollo. Behind mo lie the sheer white cliffs, the hot Low Green wavee that break at home, tho northern gales, The misty skies,the homos tends In the dale— Eor all my home is far ani cannot follow, O nightingale voices, O lemons in flower. O branches of laurel! Vou are all hero; , but, t ah, not here my choice isi □ g,i n wou ld I pluck one pink-veined bloom of •orrel, Or hear the wrens build in a hazel bower. —Magazine of Art IIUMOKOUN. The best butter is the goat. A rough drawing—A slugger pulling a cart. Organ-grinders’ motto: Turn about is fair play. A man may have no ear for music, yet havo a mind to play, An unavoidable breach of the piece: The stock of a gun. Superior Court—Going it sweet on one of tho dear creatures worth $100,000. y ou can never depend upon proverbs, i One says, “Silence is golden”; another, '‘Money talks.” “Mamma,” cried a five-year old airl, "I started to make my doll a bonnet, and it’s come out a pair of pants.” “Look here, Judge,” said the burglar, “I ain’t so bad as you think I am. Only give me time and I’ll reform.” And the Judge gave him fifteen years. A mathematical calculation has shown that if the muscles of a man were rel¬ atively as strong as those of a flea ha could throw a book agent two miles. “Mercy 1” exclaimed Mrs. Homespun, when she read in the paper that Jay Gould made ten cents every time the clock ticked; “I should think he’d be worried to death for fear the clock would rundown.” Sharper’* Outwitted, There is “ sbar P er ’ 8 S ilme whlch ha9 bcea t P layed for tho )aSt hundn ' d ^ aad as the turni,, S P oint is avarice tho S ame work * forty - nine times whero ifc falls once ’ Two shar P ers set out a few wceks a S° to P lay U on a Wayne cou,lty farmer ’ 0ne of thora camo alon S on0 dfty and wanted to buy the farm ' As the farmcr wanted to 8el1 H was 1 uite easy to ' kc l,!lr idn , *l ba 8tn 8 ” . irlce was t0 $4000 in cash, and the man handed over $250 to bind the bargain. Within two days a second stranger came aloijg and wanted the farm. He wanted it so bad that he conldn't stand still. He found indications of coal, natural gas and oil, andho was willin g to S ive $ 0 ’ 000 for tha P lace ' The idea was > o{ cour8e > that the ^nner would be awful sick of his first sale and seek to buy the man oil. It would pay him to offer the man $1,500 to release him. The second stranger was only out of sight when the first one turned up again. His mouth watered over the prospect, but not for long. The fanner explained that lie had been ofiered $2,500 more, and added: “But I don’t care for money. The $4,000 is enough for me, and its all the old farm is worth. When you are ready to pay the balance we ’ll make out the papers.” The purchaser offered to release him for $1000—$700—$500—$300, but the farmer didn’t want to be released. He hung to the bargain-money, and he’s got it yet, while the pair of sharpers rave and gnash their teeth every time they think of tho thickness ot his skull.— Detroit Free Press. Indiau Fishing Spears. Thc fishing spears used by the Piute Indians are of peculiar construction. Into the end of a pole or shaft from twelve to fifteen feet in length is insert¬ ed a pieco of iron or steel wire about as thick as an ordinary lead pencil and about ^ incheg tho end of this wire ig made ito sharp . Another piece q{ wire about twQ inchea long forms tha barb. One end of this short piece of wire is made very sharp. It is then laid upon the point of the long wire and tightly lashed with a piece of pitched twine. In the centre of the piece of short wire is fastened a string over a foot in length, which is made fast to the shaft of the spear. When a fish is struck tho point of the spear passes entirely through its body. In withdrawing it the short wire or barb pulls of, and, turning crosswise, the fish i 8 securely fastened and hangs dangling to the handle of the spear. Time Alters AH Things. Clara.—Do you remember Jane Crud- lie, who went to school with us? Dora.—The girl with the cat-eyes and pug-nose? “Yes.” “Big mouth?” “Yes.” “No chin, no forehead, red hair, and complexion like a half-baked brick?” “The same." “I should think I did. What a gawk she was. Heard of her lately?" “Yes; she’s tho reigning American beauty in Palis this week .”—Chioigo News.
