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Change of Schedule. ATLANTIC & GULF R. U. C 0.,) Office General Skferintendent, > SwANN.vii. Ga. May lHt. 1870. j ON AND AFTER SUNDAY, MAY 2d. Trains on this Road will mu as follows; EXPRESS PASSENGER. Leave Savannah daily at 4:00 p.m. Arrive at Live Oak “ 2:56 a.m. Arrive at Quitman “ .... 5:28 a. m. Arrive at Iminbridgo 7:46 a. m. Arrive at Albany 11 9:20 a. m. L?ave Albany w 4:10 p. m. Leave Barnbridgo " 5:15 p. ar. Leave Quitman “ 9:47 p. m. Leave Live Oak .10:R6 P. m. Arrive at Savannah “ 8:50 a. m. Connect at Live Oak with trains on the ,T. I\ A M. K. li. for and from Jacksonville, Tallahas hee. Etc. No ehaiipre of cars between Savannah and Al bany. Close oouneetion at Albany with trains on the Southwestern K. li. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN —WESTERN DI 4 VISION. Leave Dupont (Sunday excepted) at V.*Oo a. tt. Arrive at Quitman “ .10:16 a. m. Arrive at Thomas\iile *' 12:15 p. m. Leave Thomasvillo ** ... ... 2:10 p. m. Leave Qnitroan * „ 4:OH p. w. Arrive at Dupont H 7:30 p.m. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN-ADBANY DIVIS ION. Leave Thom&aviUe Tuesday, Thursday and Satur day “ at 8:10 p. w. Arrive at Camilla “ 5:4*) p. w. Arm’e at Albany “ 7:50 p. ai. Is*ave Albanv “ .... 9:20 a. i. | Leave Camilla “ 11:17 A. M. | Arrive at Tliomasvillo “ .. . 1:45 p. t. j Connect at Albany with trains on the S. W. R. j R., arriving In Albany Sunday, Tuesday and Sat j unlay at 7:45 a. m. Mail Steamer leaves Cambridge every Sunday evening tor Apalachicola. H. S. HAINES, may 7-2 t General Superintendent. PROFESSIONAL, FTC. Win. A. ( VKSWELL, M. 1)., Physician and Surgeon. QuitiiiaiL - - - - Grorgia #*OtHee (up-stairs) over Tillmafert Store. April 10- tf. % DR. E. A. JELKS, PBACTISIKU PHYSICIAN, Quitman, Ga. OFFICE—Brick building adjoining the store of Mesart*. Briggs, Jelks & Cos., Screven street. may 10-tf 8. T. KINGSBERY, Attorney at I.a w, QUI TMA N, Brooks Comity, - Georgia. Juu, Z-S-tf EDWARD R. HARDEN, Attor aey at Laav , UITM A N , BROOKS COUNTY, - - GEORGIA Late an Associate Justice Su]>toiae Cwiirt V. S. for Utah and Nebraska Territ<rk'; now Judg County Court, Brooks County, Ga. may24-12nio "W. 11. Hi- XXETT, A T TOR NK Y A T L A \Y , QUITMAN, BROOKS COUNTY, GEORGIA. Will-practice in the Counties of the Southern Circuit. Echols nod Clinch of the Brunswick, and Mituhcll of the Albany. #*rUJUce at the Court House. *i juno2B-tf lJarnes’ ALBANY HOTEL, ALBANY, GEORGIA. 4 rrwrs WELL KNOWN HOTEL is flUnated now 1 the centre of thebwrfm** portion <f the city, and is still kept by MERRICK BARNES, ifcsorigj hal owner ami prourif tor. Its faro and acoomino da)ions are the best that can bo provide*!, and ch irgos are moderate. Omnibus convoy s passen g* rs to and front every train. "OctS-tL Gulf House. G. YV PARNELL, Proprietor. THOMABVILLE, * * - GEORGIA. mills HOTEL OFFERS INDUCEMENTS TO JL the traveling public as good as can be ob tained at the majority of country hotels. It in located near the depot and conveniently situated near the business jkirtion of the town, which makes it convenient for all. The proprietor pledges himself that liis guests shall find bis house unsurpassed in point or good fare and attention. The Fijtest Buxiabd Room in Southern Geor gia connected with the house. Baggage transfeared free of charge. July 16, 75. T.B.LITTLE, SURGEON DENTIST, Thirty Years in Prcatlce. A U WORK WARRANTED AND DONE ON better terms than ever before in this coun try. FULL SETS, Upper and Under for fiiS-d, not to be excelled in beauty, fit and natural appearance. * OFEICE: YOUNG’S BUILDING, BROAD St, THOM AS VIL JLE, GEORGIA. july23-tf. f i EoRGIA, BROOKS COUNTY. To all whom VJf it may concern : John H. Brown and W. W. Walker having filed their petition in proper form to me. praying for letters of administration with the will annexed, on the estate of Hozekiah Brown Deceased. This is to rite all legally interested in the exe cution of this application, creditors, legates, next of kin and others interested, to be and appear at tlie next September term of the Coftrt of Ordi nary of saiil count v, and show cause, if any they can, why letters of administration with will an nexed, should not Ixj granted to John H. Brown and W. W. Walker. August 2, 1875. J. 31. SHEARER, aug6-lf. Ordinary. VOL. 111. OKLY ORE DOLLAR! ! Sax annuli Weekly Morning Xewx Will be sent to any address six months for one dollar. This is oueof the ehoapestjweckliea pub lished. It is not a blanket sheet in which all sorts of matter is promiscuously thrown. It is. a lxvitly printed four-page paper, compactly made up and edited with care. Nothing of a dull or hciiw character is iniiuittttl iuto the column* of the Weekly. It is an elaborately compiled com pendium of the best things that apix ur in the Daily New's. The telegraphic dispat h< sof the week are re-edit ud and carefully weeded of every thing that is tx)t strictly of a new* ohw arita. It also cutiflrJl reports of the markets: thus, those who have not the advantage of a daily mail, can get all tho news, for six months, by Bonding one dollar to tln; publisher uor for one year by ! sending two dollars. t The Daily Morning News is tire same reliable organ of public opinion that it has always h<. n - vigoroaa, thoughtful and conservative in the ilia eusston of the issues, of the day, and lively, i sparkling' and entertaining iu its presentation of [the mws. Ingathering and publishing the la test information and in discussing questions of public policy, the Morning News is fully ahreuKt of the most enterprising journalism of the times. , Price #lO for 12 month a : #5 for 6 months. The Tri-Weekly News has tho same features as tlie Daily News. Price #6 for 12 months ; for , 6 months. Money for either paper can bo sent by P. O. [ order, registered letter or express, at publisherV risk. The Morxiirg News Priutiner Office Is the largest in the State. Every description of printing done at shortest notice. Blank books of all kinds made to order. Book binding and ruling executed with dispatch* Estimates for work promptly furnished. Address nil letters, J. IT. F.STILT., QUITMAN ACADEMY! \X r E WOULD HKSEEf TEELLY GIVE NO YV tiee that the Pall Turin of this < ho*4 will comnienco ON MONDAY, AUGUSTS Oth, 1875. I and continue four aohol&stic months. Tho Board of Instruction will boas heretofore, viz : ! R. Y. FORRESTER. A. 31., Principal. MRS. B. V. FORRESTER, Assistant. I MISS DELLAWAV, Instrnctnss in Music. Board May bo Obtained on Liboral Term? with the Principal and other Citizens of tho Town. By close attention to the interests of pupil*: | wo hope to merit, as wv have received heieto j for??, alile cal snare of Patronage. Tuition dun at the clone of term as follows : | I*l Oiimh, |n llfcc term 9 H OO j ‘4.1 “ “ ** “ OO 3d “ “ “ “ 10 OO ! ini “ “ ** “ ao no t Muaic, Inntrumental or Si>txaul Vocal It - sous 0o For further information appk to It. V. FOlt HUSTKit, Principal. ; Quitman, Ga., August 13> 1873.-(3t.) iM! FOR TUB SPELLING BEE! o AtlaN’Tu; an” Gn.fß. E. G 0. ,) Bivumina, Aug. R, IS7 T*. ( jxxnTßsrox tioki/f.s erom ai.l st a- I j turn.- •■nth. t— 1 m Savannah wiii l*< AT ONE EOi irill T HE TiEGt IAR FARE FOR ROUND TRIP, FIFTY CENTS ADDED. Tickets good by trains arriving at. Savannah Aug. I 2J, and departing August 24, 25 and 26, and will I entitle tlu holder U>vinit the ! Second Great Spelling Bee, TO * OmS AT I Kl. M O*• 1101*13 ON THE SITU INSTANT, under the auspices of tlie Savannah, Bkiihmy and 8: aboard Railroad. Contest Open to tlie State. HAN DSC 31E PRICES wUI be awarded to the v uOcessful cc>n U-s tan t. While in tho city persona will have an oppor tunity to \ist Thunderbolt, Beach Hammock, Tybee Island, etc., at reduced rates. The HOTELS of the city will take vinitorH on this occasion at GREATLY REDUCED BATES, JNO. EVANS, angl6-2t. _ General Ticlo-t Agent. 0. A. P. M . T. <lli I TV TV UE.VLKU IN GROCERIES. ALES. WINES, LIQUORS, . . SEGAIiS, IRUJTH, &c., Ac. A choice selection of Failcy ( i rooeries Constantly on hand. PICKLES, C ATSUP, SAUCES, JELLIES, Preserves, Potted Meats, &c.. &c. M. T QLLVAJV. S. E. cor. Drayton A Broughton, (West of Marshall House,) HA VANN AII, GA. aug 29.1 y Notice to Contractors. ON THE 16TH DAY OF AUGUST NEXT I will let out the contract to the lowest bid der, at public Outcry, in liout of the Court Horn- ■, at Quitman, Georgia, between the hours of ten a. m. and twelve o’clock in., to repair the Brooks | bridgo. Bond and two good securities to be opprov edbythe undur signed for the faithful perform-, I ance of this woik, and for its completion by the ! Ist ofSeptember next . Work to be done under the I supervision of C. Hester, G. B. Harris and Mr. I Newsome; and to be inspected and received by ; t lmm before paid for; and paid for November Ist, 1 j 1875/ &rza IV CATIONS; I 150 flooring plank <2 by 6) 12 feet long, total] i 1,800 feet ofplank ; to be nailed down with forty- ! I penny nails; 14 bmmisters (5 by 6 incher) 15 ; ! Feet tong, tidal 450 feet; 15 hewed heart pine- - | posts (10j>y ldificht >) fiyr. feet long, total 626, 1 k) be put in centre of each arch, resting on mud- i I rills and tenanted in capsill and pinned; new i j flooring plank to bo nailed down together, ALSO, j | At same time aiKi place, A BRIDGE 90 feet long ; across Dry Lake, a*t Allen’s old bridge :, 4 arch- ! ch, (2 arches 14 f et higii, and 2 ai'lies 6 feet. J high) oi heart pin**, 10 by 12 inches; post# to ex- ■ tend above bridge 3 feet to receive hannistorb ; I ! bannisters heartpine, 8 by 8 inches ; flooring i ! liuautpinCj 2 by 6 4 inehos, 12 fet long, nailed down j with forty-penny nails. Bond arid *eenriffv to coruplete tlie work Duke, Jesse Stone anil Richard Carter to locate said bridge, to superintend the •'Work, and to re ceive it When finished. Grand Jury, May term, 1875, made appropria tion for this work. EDWARD ft. HARDEN, . Quiimai), Ga., July 16, 75 J C C., R. C. ! QUITMAN, GA„ FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1875. WHO ARE TIIK I*oolll BY CALEB DUHN. Who an* tho poor ? Not nLvays thoso Who have tlio lea'*! to show, Nor tiro they tihva>> found among The darkest haunts of woo ; For one may wear tho richest dress And roll in wealth's galore, But still iu Heaven’s perfect sight, Bo poor, ayo, very poor. The brightest skies tuay over shlno Alkiyo tho mansion proud, And ho who dwells within its walls With want mnv no’ov bo bowed; Tho sweetest music ovt* heard May f* oJ bis listening: om, Ami mirth and pleasure fill the oup Of all the gladsome year. Yet, poor, indeed, must hv the man Who owns such j *ys these, If e’er his heart coldly cloved, To other ’ miseries ; Ami vain is all his store of gold if selfishly ho lives, And always reaping harvests new, No charity o'er gives. j Fe n] poverty is in the heart, *iis want of love for man, *Tis failure to perform a good, To ble;*s w hene’er yon can : 'Tiv lack if love and lack of faith In God and His decree, That the greatest \ irtue one can own is lav Log charity. H) let n:-., then, do all wo can To help each otlw-r on, And show Unit w enltii of mind and luairt Whit'll lives when gold is gone;. , Ami let us keep this truth in view * Whichever our steps may lead : j A man may boa millionaire, And yet he poor indeed. THE GA?*IeTTb!RD. I* nv OUOFFIiEX HANDOU'n. Tho Persians, Arabs ami Greeks term tlie ostrich Shulkrmong; or camel bird, u name suggested by many peculiarities that resemble those of tho “ship of the desert. * As is well known, it is distinguished not only for its great sise, but for tho beau tv j and value of its plumage. Tho African j ostrich frequently measures nine feet from i the top of i(s bead to tho ground. The head is small, and, like the neck, destitute ! of feathers, being clothed only with a few straggling hairs ; tho thighs arc equally ! bare, and tho legs are hard and scaly. The most distinguishing features of tho i bird are tho shortness of its wings, which are provided with spins, and the peculiar I arrangement of the feathers, which utter ; ly unfits it for flight. Tlie only weapon of defense it possesses |is its long, muscular leg, with which it i can kick hard enough to kill tho jaekel or panther, and many n time it Ims smashed ■ the ribs cf tho hourfen, or wild dog. An ! deraon asserts that it invariably kicks for | ward, liken man, so that when a follow ro -1 ccivcs one of its resounding whacks, he is | tempted to believe ho has received a gen uine American “booting,” given in a more emphatic style than usual. Tho American ostrich, or Nandop (Rhea i Ameriaana), chiefly found on tho plains of ; the Argentine liopublic, is much smaller than th ■ African, and is particularly distin guished by baying three toes, all armed with nails, while its gray plumage is val ueless. The male African ostrich Ims illumes of i a glossy black color, excepting the large | plumes of the wing feathers, which is a ! soft, pure while in both, and is the prin cipal reason of their being hunted. Tlie tough skin is frequently used by the Ly bians and Arabs ia making defensive ar mor, and its keen eyesight audjwell known timidity make it one of tho most difficult of birds to hunt. If it had a little more brains, the fashionable head-dress would never be ornamented with ostrich plumes, for its amazing speed givos it tho power to hold its own against any qnndrnpeds. According to its size, it is tho biggest fool iu creation. When it starts ahead, it j dooseu’t swerve from its course, even | though a hunter rises in its path, or if it j docs, it continues going in a circle, so nr. to give its Arab pursuer the time to change his horse for a fresh one, and 4o keep it up until he is literally run down. Their voracity approaches the sublime. They will eat nails, leather, gloss, and in fact anything that other birds turn up their noses at. A liouso-wife who was viewing one of them, swinging a bunch of keyes in her hand at tho samo time, had them snatched from her grasp and gulped down, before she could raise her voice in protest. A Muscovy duck once paraded a brood of ducklings in front of a tame os trich, which swallowed them, olio after the other, with as much gusto as if they had been flump Green Bay oysters. The shell of the ostrich egg is high val ued by the Bushman, for it furnishes with plates, dishes, drinking-cups and ves | sols, with which to carry water across the j desert. It weighs about three pounds, ; and is estimated to contain as much nu ' triment as two dozen of eggs of the ordl ; nary barn-yard species. In hatching, I severul females will deposit their eggs in ! the same nest, all closely packed on end, 'so fts to gain the greatest space possible ; 1 and it is said that the male himself takes ! Ida turn in sitting. When newly hatched, j the are about the size of common pullets, and the minute they brenke through the shell, are able to follow their parents. March and April are tho months known as the feather-season, for at. that time they are entirely over their moult, and their plumage is in tho best counitiom They are hunted by the natives with poisoned ! arrows, one of the favorite plans of the Bushman being to take the eggs ont rif the bird’s nest, and esconscing himself therein, shoot the unsuspicious victim as he approaches. Tho feathers need to he plucked while the body is still warm, as I they retain their gloss and curl the better. Another plan is that whivii every school boy has seen pictured in his geography. A man disguises himself as an ostrich, and approaches nigh enough to get tho cov eted shot. This, is particularly tho case when a spell of hot and sultry weather has w eakened the bird, so that its usual vim and vigor are goue. Besides this, some of tho nativo hunters have a plan of snaring thorn—a method essentially the same as that by which rab bits are caught in our own country. And all those plans, together with the assis tance of “foreign” sportsmen, arc needed I to secure the beautiful plumage, which in ■ niU'li a necessity, siuee its use has been de creed by the goddess Fashion herself. Captain Dick Furniss, of the British j army, had limited tigers, pant hers, leo pards,, and tho usual denizens of tho In dian jungles, tuul when he was sent over into Africa with a detachment, ho ex pressed his pnrposo of having an ostrich hunt before he returned to England. Sev eral months passed before he gained the opportunity, nut at last he found himself in the country of tho Buslimeu, accom panied by three brother officers, all, well mounted, anil resolved on having the best of sport before going back. His friends, however, were settled on other game, anil leaving them ho turned northward to look for tlie “camel bird it being ngrcod that all should meet at the camp on the second night after -the couutour of tho country being such that it was easy to identify the the place. For some miles, tho Captain rode over quite a hilly surface, with hero and there an elevated or depressed valley, and occa sionally he saw antelopes and other game ; but us he set out with tho resolve to flml ostriches, lie did not allow himself to he diverted from his purpose. It vos noar noon, however, when ho was galloping along at a moderate rate, that he suddenly catno dawn into abroad valley, and caught sight of a couple of largo birds, which de scried him at the same moment Slid in stnntly started oft Tho heart of tho sportsman bounded at the thought that tliero was hia game at Inst, and bin horse, snuffing the enthusi asm, charged ahead at the top of his speed. With an ambition that was perhaps natur al, the captain selected the largest of the two anil determined on bringing him down. The action of the camel birds was curious, and altogether different from what, ho ex pected. The smaller one started in a ili roet line away from tlio hunter, and keep ing it up unswervingly, soon placed him self beyond all danger, bin speed being considerably greater than that of the horse. Tlio second—the'one selected by Captain Dick—set off on tlio circumference of an imaginary wheel, about a mile iu diameter. “I’ll settle hi l ) hash 1” muttered his pur suer, as ho resorted to tlie tactics of tlio Arab, and headed across Ibis circlo, so as to intercept the bird in Ills flight. It was amazing to see the performance ol tlio fugitive, when this work begun. Tlie horseman, having fixed in his mind llio point at which ho could easily head off the bird, turned in (hat. direction, and went along at an easy gallop. As he drew near, bo hurried, for it looked to him as if bo had made a little miscalculation. This error grow larger each second, and he put his stead on a dead run, tlmt he might retrieveit ; and even then, tho os trich Hhot beyond his roaeli, anil ho was forced to do it all over ngnin. The truth was he made his mistake ia estimating the speod of liis game, which was increased so rapidly that the fleet horse waa left far behind. The wish of Captain Dick was to get nigh enough to bring down tho ostrich w itli a shot from his revolver. The chances [ were that ho odutd do it with his rifle; 1 but that seemed to take away all the real sport of tho chase, and ho had made a boast to his companions that ho would use his pistol alone, Booming to avail him self of such odds as tho larger weapon of fered him. That, as a consequence, was slung across liis back, and his revolver so placed as to ho drawn at an instant’s no tice, while he resumed bis pursuit, again. Three times was this mnnoevro repeated, and three times did it fail. Ou the last occasion, tho captain sent three shots from his pintol at tho bird, which whizzed bv with tlio speed of tlio wind. He not only missed it, but caused it to change its direction from a circular to a direct one—■ a change which, as we have observed, is ever seen in the bird. Heading dir'ictly off over tho plain, it sped away, and the sportsman, with a chagrin that can scarcely bo imagined, was forced to see liis game slip irrecoverably. from his grasp. “The worse kind of a failure,” he mut tered, as ho reined up his horse, and ivalclied tho bird shimming away in tho distance. “I coylil have brought him down with my gun, but I’ll be hanged if I use that.” It- was past noon, and believing hissport was spoiled for the day, lie turned his horse’s head and rodu back toward tho camp. With no hope of seeing any more of tho birds, his steed was walking leisure ly along, his liiior ruminating over mat ters and tilings in general, whitli his eyes fixed upon the ground, a short distaneo in advance. He was several miles from the scene of tho chase, when all at once he descried tho nest of an ostrich. le aping from his horse, he ran forward to examine it. It was in a scooped out hollow, anil there were precisely twenty eggs, all standing on end, and wedged as closely together as possible. He placed liis hand upon the great white ovals, and !it seemed as if they hitd been hammered into position, so closely packed voio they. But the captain did nut care particularly for the eggs, which are hold in such es teem by some, for they are strong to the taste : but ho was thrilled by the belief that ho was now given the coveted chance to secure his gnmo by means of his pistol. The plan which he adopted was an old olio, but it offered u good chance for suc ooss. Ho carefully removed tho entire score off eggs to some btlshes behind him ; then he. led his horse a long way to tho rear, mid picketed him where there was no possibility of his being seen (although if the wind should bo right, he could not prevent his being “winded”), after which j lie returned aud lay Hat in the nest, with the revolver in his hand, ready for the ostrich, whenever ho chose to return. All this was well, and promised almost certain success; lint unfortunately Dick had lain but a short time when he fill asleep, aud never opehed his eyes for three hours. The day was sultry and op pressive, and ho is not to bo blamed for yielding to bis drowsiness, but it was the cause of what followed. Tho afternoon Waa drawing to a close, when ho was awakened by a peculiar thumping ot the ground. Opening his eyes, the situation flashed upon him, and he raised liis head to look over the edge of the nest Tliero was the biggest kind of an ostrich, not more than a dozen feet away, coming straight toward him. Tlio two saw each other at the sanio in stant, and wore mutually “embarrassed. ” The bird evidently concluded Unit iup> of the eggs had hatched out a “queer chick en” during liis absence (for this was un mistakably a male) and lie paused. At the same instant, captain Dick, somewhat, mystified, sprang out of tho nest and ran 1 toward him, pintol in hand. Just as he fired, the bird kicked him- and such a i kick 1 11 seemed to the officer, for a moment as if he had been stricken by a thunder bolt, anil lie was knocked as Hat ns a floun der. lie lnul the satisfaction, however, of seeing that his bullet had gone directly through tlio head of the ostrich, which, after some wild staggering, pitched for ward to tho ground and died. “Hurrah ! I've got you at last!” ex claimed tho captain, forgetting his pain in tho moment at his triumph. “You have the leathers I'll lie glad to take homo to Lady—My heavens I” He was part wuy up, when ho fell back again, with the overwhelming conscious ness that bis right leg was badly broken. Tlio kick of the ostrich was a more tre mendous one than he suspected, and had stretched him upon tho ground, unable to rise to liis feet. “This is a bad go 1 ” ho thought to him self. “Tho boys must be fifty miles away, aud they wouldn’t bo likely to find mo, if they were only a mile off. No use of look ing for any help from them ; ami there’s tho Duke”—referring to his horse —“I’ve picketed him so fast that ho couldn’t break loose if n lion should comedown upon him ; so, take it altogether, I’m iu rather a pretty pickle,” Examining liis leg, ho found it was bro ken half way between the ankle and knee. Tho break was a bad one, two, and needed immediate attention ; for, in this dry, sul try African climate, serious consequences wero to be feared from delay. His re flections were none tho less bitter when ho reflected that ono of the three companions who were away hunting was the surgeon of his company, and the man, of all others, whom ho should see at this junc ture. The captain was plucky, aud ho knew I that to lio still was to die a dreadful death; 80, remembering where liis horse \viib tethered, lie begun crawling in that di ; ruction. Tho pain lie suffered was excru ciating, but he persevered, and at last j reached the spot where he was tied. The beast was so startled at seeing a man creep ing toward liirn, that he began plunging and kicking, aud tho officer was greatly alarmed lest lie should break looso and make off. At last ho was recognized, by means of liis voice, and tho steed trotted toward him. How to got upon liis back was tho next question ; and for a long timo it seemed us if lio was to fail, with liis horso within roach, and plainly anxious to have him iu tlio saddle ) but by incredible exertions lie succeeded. By means of a small sapling lie drew himself up on ono leg, with the other dangling helpless, and then manag ed, when ou the verge of fainting, to scat himself upon the back of his faithful steed. By this timo liis limb was in un affirming condition, It was inflamed, very painful, and his system was becoming feverish un der tho irritation. Ho started liis horse off at a gallop, but could not stand it, and was compelled to bring him down to a walk. Tints he rodo fur several hours, I when ho grew worse so rapidly, that he I was sensible of approaching delirium whon he naught the glimmer of a fire in tho dis tancoi He turned the head of liis animal toward it, determined to throw himself in - ! to tho hands of tho Bushmen, who might do as they chose with him. Providence was kind, and liad made the course of his friends and himself such that they came together, when neither party suspected it. The surgeon instantly took him in hand, but several months passed before Captain Dick entirely recovered from the effects of the kick of the camel bird, which lie was forced te leave just as 1 it had fallen, A RTFLE SHOT AT A GHOST. • •Mitrerlull-xril Spirits l*nl to a Ti'll In Si. Lout*, (['Yum tlio St. Isml.l ttlobn-Domourat Ang 9.] W. 0. Clark, a spiritualist of this city, lms agreed to submit himself to a very se vere ordeal to prove the genuineness of his materializutiuiiH. To shoot at u material ized spirit is an experiment to which me diants have never before consented, Many marvelous testa have been made, but they wore generally harmless. Distinguished experimentalists, suoli a Mr. Oleott anil Mr. Crookes, declare that they have fre quently enjoyed the liberty of caressing and kissing them (noticeably female ghosts), but it lias been a uniform asser tion on their part that tlie atmospheric eeuciissiou of a pistol discharge would be too great a shock to tho nerves of both spirit anil medium. Mr. Clark, however, professes that bo lias the power to stand the test, and will submit to it under tho strictest conditions. A skillful marksman will ho selected for tho occasion, who will be permit ted to load mid aim the rifle, nud, if any physical being is personating the ghost, something is liable to drop. A large hull is to bo sdocted for the exhibi tion of the font, in order that all may have ail opportunitn of suing it. 5 1 was Mr. Clark’s intention to giro a private seauce first to a select few, in or der to demonstrate liis power to endure the ordeal, anil then offer a second exhibi tion to the general public. Ho lias been advised by tho spirits, however, not to try this thing more than i nee. Ho says that ho has had a band off pints about him, comprising thirty-two disembodied be ings. The head of this band is one Peter. Peter is the wandering soul of a doctor w ho died thirty years ago, and for the last nine years has been a guardian spirit to Mr. (Hark. Ou Wednesday night lie met Peter nml the rest of his band, and had a consultation concerning the propriety of giving two seanocs. Peter, like a sensible spirit, counseled him not to submit to such a tost, and in no event to try it more than.unco. The reason for this advice was that tlio spirit was able to materialize ouiy by tlie oiliu or mesmeric force which it re ceived from the medium, aud that to shoot at it, would boa very great slnfek to the medium, and a second trial would be a positive injury to his physical health. Pe ter Anally consented to help pull him through one seance, but refused to permit a second. Mr. Clark remarked that the cause of tlie puliil appearance which gon era'ly characterized Spiritualists was the foot that they expended too much oilie force in materializing efforts, This talk about, Peter aud liis band of spirits, and tho “odic force,” will, of course, sound like sheet nonsense to the general reader. Yet Air. Clark seems to bi ll man of practical common sense, and at the same time professes to look on “Peter” as an invaluablo counsellor. The follow ing is tho CHAnnuisaK: St. Louis, August 4, 187,j. Mu. Cr.AHK: Drar Sir - Having iittuadi.it a se iiUd' given by you, siul having siuii iUo wonder ful imitorislizutionsj I will give you fifty dollar* to produce one fticu at. tlie aperaturo, if you will 1, i me or any pcrsonjl may name tiro a shot at it v.ilh a ritlm if ii is a spirit face it cannot hurt it, and it will snlist'.i me ii is not you with a mask os son' file, 1 . My conditions sro that you will u ii'ulsi you! self anil put ou clotliCs i snail pro duro, and permit mo to fasten you to the bottom of the cabinet. Yours, respectfully, Jii.-.ui' TiatiisNa. This was accepted by Mr. Clark. (From the Ht. Louis Globe-Democrat, Aug. to.) A crowd of perlmps twenty were gather ed together lust night in Concert Hall. At -8:110 the iloor of the hall was closed against nil future comers, and the preliminary stops of the teat wero taken caio of. The first thing to be looked after was tho cabi net. Like most of such structures, it con sisted of six pieces only ,—four sides, a bot tom, and a top ; the article being about tivo and a half feet long, two wido and nearly seven high. In order that close,r inspection might, be made, tlio cabinet bad' been taken apart, and the six pieces—all made of thin pine lumber—laid alongside on tho floor. By means of a few hooks tlio pieces wero fastened in their grooves, and tho cabinet placed upon two “saw horsos.” The front and back pieces bad binges in tlie centre, forming doors forin gress and egress, and tlio front was adorn ed with a hole near tho top, about the size of a face, over which a small black curtain was drawn, adjustable by a string fastened on the inside. “I suppose ye’d like to search me,” said the medium, who was an ordinary-looking man, with heavy brown board, lengthen ing a pule and nervous face, in which a pair of brown oyi a wero set deeply back under a rather high but not intellectual forehead. MKrUUMISTIU T All It. “I have only developed the materializa tion within the past four weeks,” he said, lending tlio way to' an adjoining room, whore he could disrobe unseen by the three or four ladies in the audience. “We havo been holding seances at at Mr, Tim kius’ house. I have developed pretty rapidly. The other night 1 produced what we call my double. I was placed in the cabinet as naked as when I was born, and tied, and a great light appeared in tlie cabinet, so uti'onjftliah the people thought the house was on fire, and were going to run out of the room, but they were called back, and a man who crept tip to tlio cabi net saw my double through tho window from the waist up. Before that I got to be able to produce materializations at tho window, standing at ono side of tho cabi net. How do I produce tho materializa tions ? Well, by oilie, force, we call it. It is an indiscribablo kind of emanation that goes out from us—something wo know nothing about. I feel a kind of prickly sensation, and then a feeling Comes over mo like that produced in healing (1 was a “healer” first), when, as J toll them, the virtue gin h out of mo. J don't feel inn eh pain, but it's terrible when tho emotion j comes hack to mo. Tho materializations are a part of myself. ” now un was nouno. In the meantime tho medium had di vested himself of liis clotWng. In that condition ho was searched by Mr. Tiui kens. who then bunded him a suit ho had obtained for the occasion, consisting sim ply of a pair of linen pantaloons, a shirt ami a pair of stockings, which ho proceed ed to put on. He won tiieu led buck to the hall, where he said a few words to the audience, telling thetn not to let him re main iu the cabinet longer than fifteen minutes after the firing of tho rifle, but not. to open the cabinet before that time. He then took Iris pliiee in the cabinet, seating himself on the floor, his back rest- iog against tho side, and his whole person in full view of tho audience except liis feet. M r. Timkiuis proceeded then, witli the as sist* nee af three or four reporters, to make Olark last. Holes wero bored on each side of eocli leg, above and • below the kneti joints, whereupon pieces of seaming cord were liuzaod through each or the four seti of holes. They emerged below the cabinet floor, where they were securely tied anil then fastened to the saw bucks on which tho cabinet vested. Holes wero also bored oil each side of tho medium’s back, belo# the back, ami a piece of rope passed around his waste and tied ou the outside of tlie cabinet, besides being securod ti> tho saw bucks. Tho medium’s hand* were separately bouud and then tied the eonl remaining being made to pass through a hole in tho floor, between thd legs. Bound in this way. it appeared al most impossible for Clark to move either leg, or to stir in auy way front a position that seemed painful. UIBTUIUIINO Ei.fi.vtfiirfS. “Movo out of tlio way thero, if yod [dense,” ho said to one of tho Belf-conati tuted committeemen. “You draw front mu too heavily." A.— He snys there are expressions of pain passes over his face, and he appears to bo struggling with some mysterious within him. “Its’* coming,” ho sajfa, ills feet, moving uneasily iu their houda, knocking against the floor and sides of the wooden structure. Almost immediately after his head begins to twitch convul sively, and knocks heavily against tho fire board at his back. “Como here,” he says to Mr. Tucket, who obeys. “But youf baud ou my head. Mr. Tucket does sot The prisoner appears easier ; his head censes its twituliings, but the feet coutiuml to knock against tho floor. Tho spiritual l ity of the medium seems (to be overcome by tllil eartliiuess cf Mr. Tucket’s nature, and the fancy is seemingly entertained by both Tucket and tho prisoner. 11l a tHili uto Mr. Tucket put liis other hand also OU the medium, and tho knockings und. twitchings gradually cease. Everything iu tho cabinet is apparently ready. “Wait a minute," said Mr. Timkens j “I’ll fix the oultaiu string where you can't get at it any wily.” And he placed the end of the string of tho window, as tho round hole is termed, at tho distance of at least ten feet from the medium. Nothing fur ther being necessary, the door of the cabi net is then closed, and tiro black curtaia drawn over the window. TUB HIVE. At a distaneo of fifteen feet fiOm this cabinet and directly in front of tho black curtains, lias been placed a stand, wlioret by means of a vise, a small breech-loading rifle is fastened, after a load is placeed iu it, and leveled so that tho ball will inevitably pierce the curtaiu’s centre. Mr. A. B. Cun l oinglmm, of the Glnhc Deinocrat, who hn been requested by Mr. Timkens Lo fire tho rifle, takes n soot directly behind the staud. Mr. Cunningham is a crack shot, witlt steady nerve. Tlio rifle carries only a small' ball, but Is loaded so ns to send it easily through mi inch plank. lil order to prevent tho bail lodging iu tho wall, a heavy plank is placed on the other side of the cabinet and directly in tlio way Of the shot. Tho ball would not perhaps kill, L ut it would war the beauty of auy coun- . tenauoe that rcbeiVed it. It is five minutes after 9 o'clock whed these preliminaries are Unbilled, and the seance really begins. The lights of thd main chandelier are turned down, although Mr. Timkens keeps a coal oil lamp burn l ing near him, which sheds a dim glare oil the cabinet alid the black curtain, on which all eyes are fixed. In the gioom voices are hushed to a whisper, and tlifi noises on the street becofno painfully audi ble. As the Whispers die away the si louoo becomes oppressive. “Bing something, it will help mo says A voice fioin the cabinet. Borne ono iu tho crowd strikes up tho air— filial! we gather at thd river, Thu beautiful, tho beautiful rivor, Shall ivc gather at the river? Thou comes a knocking from tlie cabi net, the knocks cluttering apparently ugaiust all tlie sides. Tlie first is loud aud authoritative, but, the others become grad ually more mild and gentle, recalling to the mind “The Raven"— Only this anil nothing more. Finding that tlie kuocks ceased entirely, aud that tho silence is disagreeable to tho spirits, as well as to tho company present, Mr. Tucket startv'P “The Btar Bpangied Banner.” There’s no response, and an apprehension is felt that the patriotic aiA has lost its power upon the disembodied* “Auhl Lang Byue,” as recalling scenes of tho past, is next tried, but with similar want of offcct ou the forgetful spirits. The silence continues even when some ono in the hull sings something about. I am a chief iu tho forest so wild, followed by tho "Old Camp Ground. h Tlio repertoire of the American portion of the audience being exhausted, a Ger* man gentleman sings an operatic solo, hi* fine sonorous baas voice filling the rooms and delighting all present. As it comes to a close, a quick, wild, painful cry is heard from the ealiinct, and ail IS still again. THE FACE APPEARS. The spirits appear obstinate and rnorosCi Three-quarters of an hour pass away with* out anything more than a spasmodic knock. When about all hope Is friVcrt up, tho curtain is suddenly drawn aside, and A face appears at tho window— the face of A girl with bluo eyes and brown hair, just budding iuto womanhood. The faco id distinctly seen by all present. “Fire I ” said the voice in the cabinet/ The rifle is fired on the instant. The face remains at the window perliapd a minute longer, when it is concealed bjf the curtain, which is mysteriously druwu to again. The rest may bo fold in a Very few words. Iu fifteen minutes tlio medium in released, excited and exhausted with his labors. An examination of the cabinet shows that the ball passed through the scat opposite to the window, and it is found in tho plank hung down beyond, Tho ropes are found as tense ns when they were first tied, anil on tho door being opened, t.bo medium is found securely boi nl. He ascrilus the long lapse of time before tlio appearance of the spirit to the fact that an Indian spirit abtrnded itself on him with a war whoop instead of his mother, for whom he asked when first placed in tho cabinet. Tho spirt that ap peared, lie says, was bis cousin. The money was paid by Mr. Timkens on the spot. „ j Bishop Colenso has lately returned to liis diocese after lie brief visit which he mado to Eugjand for the sake of vindicate ing tho cause of the aboriginal tribes of Natal, which lms lost him much former support in the colony, ill conseqderice of his generous devotion in their behalf, al though tho homo government emphati cally expressed approval of the course which ho recommended toward the Zoolod chief Lungibulele. A testimonial to him has been proposed in Loudon, and the name of Dean Stanley of Westminster ia signed first to tire call for subscriptions, NO. 10.