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COL. XXVII.—-NO. IG.
ADVENTURE IN INDIA.
BY EMERSON BENNETT.
“Your turn now, captain,” was the ex- |
?lamation of several parties who were seat- j
“d around the convivial board toiling sto- :
rit-s, narrating adventures, singing songs
and drinking each other's healths.
“What will you have, gentlemen?” in
quired Captain S , a small, wiry man of i
middle age, who had seen service tn India, j
"Oil, one of your most thrilling advent- j
ures," said one of the party; “for surely I
you must have had some while stationed
in that wild region, which is said to teem
with them."
“Al., very well, gentlemen. I remeineber
om that I think will interest you, and lure
you liave it: It was in the year IS— th it I
join- 1 me regiment as a sub :it Bangalore,
and not being used to such a climate, where
the mercury runs up to 110 degrees in the
spring, with no idea of coming down again
till fall, i soon found myself an invalid,
mid almost cursed the day’ that 1 had been
tempted to leave cool old England for sui h
a sw.elt- ring country. Some of my’ friends
advised a trip to the M.ilal ir coast, and I
was nothing loath to try any change, be
lieving even the worst I could possibly make
must be for the better. So 1 procured a. pa
lanquin and eight good bearers to talc a
tu n about, and set off forthwith throu::!’ as
wild a country as ever a poor mortal cot.ld
fvish to see.
“Nothing remarkable happened till we tn- ;
. ■■ -•_
">S
VI / z I) ' \\ /
HE LANDED ON THE HACK OF DIS HELPLESS VICTIM.
P” .’ w>.m :. >wm tim '?.5 n.-tvd jttrrrlt t
and if nothing had happened them I should
have been tempted to indict the whole coun
try as a libel on appearance. Sneh a Jungle
as that may I never behold again! Reels, ,
we, Is, gars, brambles- and bushes Were in-, i
tcrlaced like a network beneath gigantic |
trees of teak, whose boughs interlocked and
canopied the whole, so that in many places
the bright sunshine of h aven never pene
trated to th earth; and as I was borne
along in mv palanquin, on the shoulders
of four timid Coolies, while the others
walk I h i.-urely behind, 1 had tile satis
faction ot knowing 1 was in a p- rfect wil
derness inhabited by wild elvp’nanis, wild
boars, tigers, hopaids, hyenas, jackals, and
any number of deadly reptil-.-.-. .ml that ■
if we were ataeked by any ferocious beast, i
I should probably be deserted on the in- j
Stant and left to take care of myself. An l '
then sane. m>- at night, with all there howl- j
ing beasts around me, attempting to ship I
amid all tin poisonous exhalations ol a ■
malarious legion, with millions o! mosq.ii- |
toes, moths and bugs humming and buzzing, ;
and perforating every pore of my ..ody, and ■
you wiil form some faint idea of a sick I
man’s journey.
“Well, one hot. sultry afternoon, when we
had ie.uhed somewhere near the heart of
this jui gle, as 1 teas leaning back on the
s. at of my palanquin and dreamily listening
to the drowsy, monotonous song of the
bearers, 1 was suddenly aroused and start
led by two or three hoarse trumpet blasts,
which proceeded from a wild elephant, who
was crashing through the jungle at no
great distance; but before I had time for
a word, my a b-minul.- dropped me without
ceremony and betook thi-ms-.-i vi-s. to flight. .
1 leaped to my feet with a kind of deliri
ous strength, and. knowing there was not
a minute between me and eternity it 1
remained where 1 was, plunged into the
copse and ran like a madman in a direc
tion .pposite to Hie sounds of my advanc
ing foe.
• i’oriunateiy for me 1 was only a few sec- I
onds m reaching tin.- foot of a large teak !
ttee, up who.ii 1 began to climb as only a ,
man may climb lor his life, i neard the
m< n.-c.r crushing down the bushes, and '
making the very earth tremble under his !
poweitul tread, and 1 went up, up. faster ■
than ever climi.'cd a tree before or ever
fciia.l again, with every stuch of clothes •
upon mt coinpie tely saturated with the per
sp.ialtoa wiuuy Horn me ii. an agony of I
1 i.ot .-o mu ii llie natural tear ol Heath ;
H. as the instinctive fear of such a
death.
“i think tlie animal must have turned I
from a direct course b< fore <spying me;
lor, though close upon me, as i supposed, I
when 1 bi gun to climb, 1 had su. . n vil in .
lea h’lic tne lust limb, al least com. thirty ,
11 .... the earth win n he mad a:
p iranc al the loot of the tree, Slioi ling :
and b. ilowing in tin- must ’t : . ii. ~.a ,u- :.
p -ei: g m- beyon I his r- an, . .- p s.i.w mm
;,il mio a p.r;. cl fury, his < ■ mparuti ,ely
small, pig-like eyes oa-ioting git., ig of lite j
a- ii>- . isi them upward in ni.s disappointed
Th .. lay ing hold of thet re .. ith hi
trunk, he tried his strength in linking it;
it was coo heavy’ for him to endang r
m. position by that means, ne soon reim
i it ‘ ' J ■ . . —. ■
I. .ok a I’ew paces, ic asined ills group.i;
and then, A ith a sudden bound forward, he
struck the tree a I.mwndous blow a bm
nr.u and u -K.-. I w..; wateniag him close
r out barely comprehi-nde 1 Ills d-siy.v in
time to throw my u nis aim I - around a
Im.n and bra ■ m.' . . for an- .jock. Nor
was I anv too well prepared; for the con-
. ion bruised tne not a linie, and it
grellh 1 as if a lew p- ■ li’’-le ol t < e
must have sent me el. an from my perch.
■But mv enemy’ was not done y»-t. ritep
pin • back and looking up at me. witli an
kxpie-sion tiiat seemed to inquire what 1
thought of it. at the same time that he
would assure me of its being only the be
ginning of his battering operation, he re
turned to the charge with inert asi d v i-’.-i-.
Hut this time 1 was better prepar.-u lot
him. ami came aot so near being unseated
is on the last trial. Nothing discouraged,
hi- retrtated stil) further, ami then came
down like an avalanche I’ was t. rr..m .
I had twined am! braced myself tn 5
possible manner; but when he sttuca it
seemeti as if the concussion, a I 'yr Hrst
bruising me. ami almost km ■ i.ing th
-1.,-,, ji) iii mv f< luxt?d <*\»*! > iicrve.
Doubtless I i ho,tld have falb-n to the n.rth
bel w. only that 1 was pretty se.-urely bal
jj.,, ,-d in the crotch of the tree, and, hax
r,sisted the main shock, had miw no
dihi -ultv in retaining an upright position.
“On again looking down at they I phanl.
w< i< >■ .t prised to him with nish< id t:i.--t
against the tree, lashing his tail, p-w ng
the earth, and uttering a sort of moaning,
I bellowing sound, altogether not unlike a
' vicious bull, when about to make an attack.
; 1 did not at first comprehend what had oc
curred. but. supposed his actions to result
from the anger of’disappointment in not. be- I
i in.g able to bring me to the ground. But I •
' soon had cause for rejoicing, rather than
' fear. His last charge had been made with
so much force, as to imbed hi" long ivory
! tusks in the tree, and he was now a pris
' oner to his own brute strength. In vain he
i pulled and wrenched, moaned, bellowed and
lashed himself into a perfect fury. There
he was, a last prisoner—caught as one
might say in bis own trap.
“But I was still a prisoner also. How was
I to get down? and how make my escape
when down. True, the elephant might not
be tilde to liberate himself in time to do
me any injury, but I already’ knew enough
of the t'li-ible jungle to feel little inelina- -
tion to sei off through it alone. Tin re were
manv intricate paths branching off from the •
main on-- over which I had been borne, and
the mistake of taking any one of these i
would almost certainly be fatal -r- suitin'; in ,
d--ath from starvation through being lost, '
or death from some one of the thousand :
other surrounding perils. What should I
do? It was reasonable io hope that some i
of my attendants would sooner or later re- .
turn to learn the fate id' their master: and I
before venturing o>> anything rash, 1 resolv
ed to wait a proper time for them.
"Drearily passed the next three hours that
I temained upon my giddy perch above the
imprisoned beast, looking off upon an undu
lating sc:: of matted foliage, with the hot
' sun of that tropical climate pouring down
urn ,t hinir rays and Almost sti
fling ;e wil.i its feverish heat. How eager
ly I turned my eyes in every direction, in
the in in- ot getting a glimpse of one of my
a;teiidar.ts, to whom I could make known
! my’ situation. No human being was in sight,
and my wildest shouls brought no reply.
Should 1 remain where 1 was or descend?
. wire, as I knew, almost half a day’s
journey from anv settlement, am! it would,
th. ref.'u-e. be impossible for me to reach a
habitation before nightfall, even should I
be fortunate enough to follow the nearest
path, while a single mistake would leave
me to perish in that awful solitude. 1 de
cided, therefore, to remain where 1 was.
either till the -am of another day, or until
I should Sc, at h ast one human being ca
pable of acting as a guide.
The sun was rapidly nearmg the west
ern horizon, and 1 was despairing c.f any
sm-cor that day, when my attention was at
trm ted to a i ommotion in th t jungle, some
quart- '■ of a mile distant. Hirds of various
i-. no -th a up -creaming, and either hover-d
over til - spot ill anger, or darted quickly
awav in fear: and 1 could eati-11 glimpses ot
the (leer, the elk and the buffalo, bounding
off in every direction. What could lie the
cause of this disturbance? Mas it some ona
or more of my attendants returning to as
certain my ’l’.’.e? Man, I knew, was almost
universally feared by the wild, feathered
tribi of the wildt rness and the animals of
the brute creation, and in man was now
mv hope. Wildly did my heart beat, and
eagerly did J strain my eyes to catch a view
■ th- line of commotion advanced slowly,
I ut still I could not be certain of the cause.
Nearer and nearer it gradually came, till at.
last 1 felt a cold thrill of terror pass
through my frame, as 1 suddenly eaiight a
• limpse ol the sleek, spotted hide of royal
ti-'er. slowlv and -oftlv making his way
through the'jungle directly toward the very
tree upon which I was perched. I looked
down at the elephant, and perceived that by
sonu p.-cuiiar faculty or instinct he was al
ready ;,ware of his dang.-r. He was stand
ing perfectly still, nc longer making an ef
fort to relea-. himself; bat 1 eould see the
sum of his broad back quiver, as if every
nerve of his body were affected.
“The tiger gradually drew nearer, and at
last stooped within a few paces, as it' to
j c ik-ulate his chances. Then, with bristling
■ hair, he stole softly round Ins intended vie
i tim, in a broad circle, his sharp teeth visi
ble, ami his terrible eyes glaring with fierce
' anger and desire. Then, crouching for the
q ring, he gave on< fearful roar and bound,
I and fai: i\ landed upon the back of 11,1 s help
less victim, who vtt -red one agonized cry
a sori of shriek and groan combined—that
' made me pity him. enemy though he was.
c; suff rings were ol short duration;
as he could make ro resista’nee, the tiger
i had matters all his own way, and almost
1 m tie- time it lake:- me to tel! you the fact.
| he had torn open the throat of the giant
■ I. ;.--t. ami was drinking bis till of the warm,
in-.-, c; blood. Tile sight sickened me, and
I I clung to the tiee with closed eyes and a
"W : :.c ( | i,,,again, the terror of the
a. ■ ■■ was m iking his ri tr -at, licking his I
■ h,.,is w ith i.l.iiteil satisl lotion. I looked ;
a i tin nham. a.id ‘ 4mLl a ; ory
e.ireas ' Id to th tree by his I tisks. I
I 11 w m .-c and his death was perhaps I
I mv own si ion. though i was still afraid '
to de >c< n 1, It -1 I should be assailed oy some ;
eii:..',' us beast, attracted thither by the I
smell of bicod.
’I e- i etc I nothing ’out that I should bo
c--m; -i r main there through the j
night: but I bethought me to try the virtue l
of my’ voi<- again, and shouted for help
To my surprise and almost frantic joy, an
answt : v - returned. I repeated my call
for help, and one of my attendants made I
hi ; apeparaime. I explained what had oc
curred; am! by a signal of his own, he soon
brought tin of the others to' his side. I
tl cii desiemled, lint found myself very faint,
and was by two of them assiste 1 to my pa
lai c.uin, where I swooned away.
•■l< is enought to add that I passeil
thre-ugh tim jungle in saf -ty; though if anv
gentleman thinks 1 Hatt-red myself on be
ing a hero before I left it. I beg to unde
ceive him. I have since experienced some
t- markable adventures, but none that have
j ..ft upon my mind so vivid an impression
as the one I have just related.”
; A misty silence i n the hills:
No more the Towing cat 1- roam;
.-' bell the dreamy twilight thrills
And sweetly chimes my welcome home.
The nattering of little feet
Adown tin dusky’ I nth I hear,
And lips meet mine with kisses sweet
And tendere.-it welcome. Home is near! I
I’orgot. the toil that makes the day—
I’he absent joy, the hene denied;
I .ight as a d. - am i hey 1 aim away
Where Love sits at the preside!
—FItANK L. STANTON.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, APIUL 17, 1894.
■IN AND OF NEW YORK.
, si:us .votes, tvo gossipy items
FROM THE M ETROPOLIS.
Rev. This. Dixon Endorsee Gov, Tillman’s
Course in the Insurrection Johnny Cock
eritl Gets Mixed on His Georgrapliy.
New York, April fl.—(Special Corre
spondence.)—The Rev. Dr. Thomas Dixon
continues his political sermons. Yesterday
his subject was “The War in South Caro
lina.” Tie said:
The l*w of South Carolina promises to
give the death-blow to the saloon. Know
ing this, the liquor men, not only of that
'■ state, but of New York as well, are arrayed
in deadly opposition to a fearless, just and
honest governor, who is seeking to perform
his duty’ to the people. Naturally we hear
tiie same old twaddle about invading the
i private rights of citizens, if we admit the
right of a man to debauch and corrupt his
I fellow-men, to ruin homes and scatter fam
ilies, then private rights have been invaded
( in South Carolina, and Governor Tillman has
been the leader of the invaders. If we
■ deny this right, Governor Tillman has done
his duty- fearlessly and well, and praise and
j credit are due him.”
Dr. Dixon is from North Carolina, and
■ his plea for Governor Tillman has made a
: profound impression in inis city, where the
South Carolina governor's methods have
been severely- criticised.
It here is < ha Ito tioogn t
Editor Cockerill, of The .Morning Adver
tiser, is very much interested in the gu
bernatorial campaign down in Georgia, He
is tinder the mistaken impression that Gen
eral Evans and his friends have revived the
old war issues. Among other tilings, he
“There is an old nfiicer of a ‘nigger’ regi
ment editing a democratic newspaper, we
believe, in Chattanooga. If he is support
ing the tiery Evans for Governor he is all
right. If not, his days are numbered, we
presume.”
Editor Cockerill should glance at his map.
General Evans is nut trying to carry Chat
tanooga. if tiie advices received here are.
to be relied on, the general has Georgia
solidly- at his back, and that is enough for
him. If the Tennessee editors favor his can
didacy- he will doubtless apprei iate their
good will, but it is not likely that his cam
paign will extend beyond the borders of
his state. Probably Editor Cockerill has
an idea that Chattanooga is a. north Geor
gia town.
A ('i-u<-l l.nxv.
“You are liable to imprisonment for one
year and a line of SI,OOO for feeding those
birds,” remarked a bystander to a man
who was throwing crumbs to a flock of
sparrows in an vp-town street one day
when the grounc was covered with snow.
As harsh as it may seem, perhaps, that is
tne law of this state as it stands today.
It is not only a inindemeanor intentionally
to feed these visitors, who wore out their
welcome so soon, but it is just as great
offense against the law to put up bird
houses in trees or other places tor them, ft
reads: ,
"The English or Emo),,an spinrow i- la..
.:, ; th< bit ' protected I>y ti ?■'
act, and it shall be a. misdemeanor to inten
tionally give food or shelter to the same.’
ever on Twenty-third street, between
Ninth and Tenth avenm-s, there is a row o
houses known as “l.ondon terrace.” They
are w- 11 bail: from the street and there are
tr'-es. in front of all of them. In a number
of these trees, near Ninth avenue, are bird
houses for the lemeiit of the innumerable
sparrows which frequent the trees. Wheth
er they were put up for that purpose or
r.ot. the sparrows certainly use them, and
if tiie law had any vitality whatever it
would seem that it might be invoked to
: h the ow ners of thesi ti
% <■ rea i rmrt.
John I’. Chamberlin, the friend of the
goi.rmets of Washington, is in town during
halt of each week arranging for the open
ing of his great hotel at (jld Point Cotn
iort. lie knows more men than any otlr r
American and they pester him to know
tin* secret that keeps him looking as young
today as when he started Monmouth Pari:.
John Chamberlin says that Chester
Arthur was tiie greatest gourmet of his
time, and Koseoe Conkling came next. Both
wanted delicacies property cooked and
served every time tiny sat down to a tabic.
Not a member ol President Harrison’s cal.
‘.'l'.' 1 Particularly devoted to tine fare
‘ t' - ""I <'level,ird knows much about
good dining and appreciates it ■ advantages.
.'Hid cx-Sp 'aker ltc, .| j s developing an ar
nprehension of what is best Amos
( ummtngs likes novelties and culinary sen
rations. Ex-Senator Edmunds is respeeted
>y nil who value taste and art at tin
ralde. S,, ,e William C. Whitney, and so
is . one tor Wolcott, .'dr. < 'hamb- rlin men
tions other good judges, but his standard
is too high to include very many
Hi! W Sj.eeeh a Do.
New York, April il. (Special Corresponfl
tor Hill's nu,.cii js the sei..-a
--11011 I ' le Hour, it unuoubicuiy represents
i .aoetai.c major lies m this region ai
t.ipiui.v melting away. New Jerev.v, me
1 p t uy ,11., repuoh .....
in. m.micq.a, eiccicm m v ,iy was
co i rieu by inc t vpuoucuuo by major
ity. tne,v eiecieu uve ot tile six ahieim a
caoseti. the olu board sloou: Uimubucans,
*’ •’• "icrais, ... , .... new uoaru will iiav<
time li public,lus ami lour m mocrai.-. x’ul
in a v onuully, democrat, was elected ai
cciman in me second district by 30 ma
jority. lhe seccml district has given l.uut)
uemociaiic majority m presided mu eiec
liullia.
. J; * Xcv\ Vork legislature* Asseiiiblyni<iD
-aiiw',i .■! iu, icpuuiit an, nitr«.M.iuc< u a. juini
re. oluilon touaj extending me lliauks of
Im legist time io I .mi. ,i blates Senator
lull ior vvtial me resolution terms “ms
masterly at i ,ngmi.. nt .u tne foreign policy
Ol tile preseiiL udmini. iratiol,; lbs exposi
tion ci (lie iniquitous m,omc lax features
o t the \\ ilson Illi), and his denunciation of
the present lai'Ui legislation." 'Pile resolu
tion was adoptee, in., to The assembly
Si.inds n i, publicans and i? d iaocrats.
lhe action o: Lhe assembly, both demo
etals mid ri publicum; votmg for the re,-om
t.omion wmmaudmg the speech and tne
euur.-e ,1 action taaiti o. beuator .Hill, tins
■ 1 deal . But
1 laey were .VI r. lioche, Air. < arroll and Air.
’ !:yit r. all democrat.',. Three .l.u r demo-
. . not vote Alcssn Bush, of Che
: mung (Air. lulls own eounty), bouthvvorth
I Hui Dowling. All of these democrats, c.x
--j 1 opt All. lioehe, who declined to say wny
lie voted against the i esolution were inter-
I viewed today. Air. Rydi r said:
; "I. gave my reasons in my speech. 1 am
: not partial to Senator Hill. '
I Air. Carroll, of Albany, said: "I don't be
l lievc Air. lldl had any right to criticise Hie
l administration.”
Air. Souti.worth said his attention was en
gaged when the resolution was oi'fered, anil
be did not clearly understand its meaning
Winn his attention was called to the roil
call.
Dr. Bush said he did not think the resolu
tion stated Senator Hin s jiosition on the
sabject as he would want it stated. His op
position to the Wilson bill was directed
mainly to the income tax provision.
Air. Hill has received more than 1,000
telegrams congratulating him upon his
speech.
oer. Itinuin anil Hitpid Transit.,
Rapid Transit Commissioner John H. In
| man announced yesterday that several
| wealthy New Yorkers were prepared to
| make an otter to purch-.se the tranchisc
I for the underground road as originally laid
1 out by the rapid transit commission. They
[ propose, he said, to buy the franchise, build
| tin road and operate it witli private capital,
I asking no aid from the city, and are pre
-1 pared to furnish any required guarantee,
i Air. inman said that nothing more difmile
i could be said as yet about this offer, lie
cause lhe parties felt that they might be
accused of trying to block legislation on
the Chamber of Conmierie bill if they were
to make a public offer while the bill is
being considered. Mr. Steinway and Mr,
Inman declare that 'he men who made the
offer are in earnest. The rapid transit com
missioners were told these facts by Mr. In-
man lase week, and for this reason they
did not sign the report on the Bushe ele
vated plan.
Air. Inman said yesterday: “T cannot dis
close the names of the men who make
this offer. There are about half a dozen
all New Yorkers—some bankers and some
capitalists. They are ail among the wealth
iest men of New York. They came to me
over two weeks ago. 1 know that they
mean business, but we have been disap
pointed so often that 1 don't want to speak
t>o confidently. I am sure that these men
are not connected in any way with the
Manhattan Elevated Railroad Company.
Me . would have had a written proposition
from them last Friday- had they not decided
to wait for fear of appearing to block leg
islation in Albany.”
"Are tiie Vanderbilts among the parties
who made the offer?" was asked. Mr. In
man replied that he believed that they’ had
no connection with the matter.
A Gi-esit Railway Project.
The proposed railway from tiie United
States through Mexico, Central America
aad South America, will perhaps be some
thing more than a probability. Mr. Shunk,
the chief engineer, in his report, to the com
mission, says tiie survey has been made all
the way to Buenos Ayres and found to be
feasible. Alueh of the tropical region in
South America will be traversed at great
altitudes fe r railway travel, the survey’
including sections that rise to heights of
7,000 to 12,000 feet above the sea. level. The
survey makes the length of the proposed
line l.:D0 miles from the Mexican starting
place to Buenos \vres. and the cost of the
completed road is put at $50,000 per mile,
including some formidable grading and
bridging, or about $290,000,000 in all. for
vvliieli the funds are to lie paid proportion
ately by the countries interested. The be
ginning of the line- will be a point in
Mexico, which will make the new’ line con
tinuous with the existing system in that
eopntry and the I'nited States. Thus the
completion of the road will enable a pas
senger to go by rail all t.he way’ from
Canada almost to the very borders of the
vast and luire Smith American region
known as I’aiagon: i.
GEXERAE sim I M DF.AIJ.
He Had Been Hl Duly :t Few Buys with
I’neu mania.
New York, April 11. General Henry’ AV.
Slocum died at 12:05 o’clock this morning
at his home, 465 Clinton avenue, Brooklyn,
o'' pneumonia. General Slocum had been ill
only a few days, but his death was not un
expected.
Sketch of th? Ileail General.
Henry V arner Slocum was born in Onan
d'l'ga ‘ OUi.t • . Nev. York, September 24, ]S27.
II - was graduatiil from West I’oi'it in V 52.
unpointed second l.eutenant of artillery and
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GEN ERAE SEOCUAI.
ordered at once to Florida. Tn D.>.« he was
made Hrst lieutenant, but in 1 SiE he re
signed to practice law in Syraeus.-. lie cn
>. ped the war as colonel and after B ill Ran
was commissioned brigadier gen rag fiii.ie"
succeeding to the emimv'ud of tiie dive rm
formally i d by gcnei > 1 W. B. Frankiin.
lie took command of tiie tweii:.< th corps
during Sherman's march to r*i'. a. c
commanded the left wing, it'signing from
tiie army in lNi.‘> General Sloi um re;-mu.-I
his law )ira>'tiee in Syraeus". lb' was <li in
ocratic candidate for secretary of state,
and in 1868 was elected to cmg i'i-J’s and re
elected in 1871.1. 11l 1884 he was again elected
to congress. His name was brought tor
ward at the national democratic conventions
of 18S8 and 1892.
HEATH Ob' DAVID DS DMA
He Dies Rather S u«l<l eis I y of Pneumoaiia
at His Hesi'ienee ia Aew York.
New Yer!:. Auril Hi. David D.diy Field
died suddenly at 3:30 o'clock liiis mornong ot
pneumonia. . ~ , ,
David Dudley Field was limn in Mauden,
Conn., February bl. 1805, and was th.' eld-st
of four bn thers Henry M.. Cyrus .md
Ste]>lien, I ing the oilier thr m
h ive a-'hievvd distinction. David was grad
uii led from A idiutus il m —, a-’.d
was admitted io tm bar in New York e tv
in 1828. li.- earlv oeeaiiu’ prominent, and
idler clew. i. y <■"■■' praeti wr- a I t
te’’ on "Tne Reform of the Judiciary’ Sys
tem ” wliich he followed up later with a
pamphlet mi the same lim . The r. suit < t
this agitation was that tin' constitutional
convention of 1846 reccmim ndcd a g inr,;.!
code and a reform of the practice on tiie
line of his suggestions.
In 1866, Mr. l-'.eld undertook the prepara
tion of :'-ii international code, which he
presented to the so.-iai < imgres :
after seven years' work. This work at
traet- d tlie a tentioii ti. : i•• t■ .■! ' •
world, and was translated into several,
tongues. Air. I-e ld wa: orii iic .’ : l
crat, until the nomina.tion
18,3.;, wln n he supported that ticket. During
1876 he served two nnmtiis in congress,
filling the unexpired term of Smit I, Ely.
From that time on he act< d with tie d<
crats, and was .thtd side in the liuy.s-
Tilden contest. Air. Field has published a
number of work:; of I lit -r. r_. v.i . !i<-
sides ills great i;> yx I.< ■.•!<s, on which, liowi v
ir. his feme chi'll ; ■■:.•. Hi has live, for
si v -ra) ye.irs at '.’2 Gr mere par!;, -"i joying
remarks ti'e Inal it and vigor up to his
death this morning.
A »i i V.sm.
From The London Telegraph.
It has often been a ma to r of speculation
among scientific men who accept the Dar
winian t’neeri ol
ever managed to pass into a man. If the
writer (Air Money Roi,e::.-> of a pap r :.i
The Humanitarian is to be believed, it was
by learning to eat his brother monkeys.
“Cannibalism,” we read, "was tiie thought
of a genius among the arc's, who then com
menced rapidly advancing by its aid to
ilian’s i tatc.” War at onci becam-'. in tlie
true sense of the term, "self-supporting: ’
the commissariat of a simian army was
found in the ranks of Hie enemies :t l>,.d
conquered, and when the enemy could nut
lie got at, it. fell back for its meat supply mi
its own camp-followers. This was a great
convenience; it gave apes a supply of "con
centrated, highly oxygenated foo l." taught
them to combine together in order t" be
come more efficient cannibals, and thus
gradually improved their physical vigor and
expanded their brains. And it is thus a mis
take to talk of the man-eating tribes that
soli exist, as degraded. They have simply
not advanced, but prefer to keep up a cus
tom that other human beings have long ago
abandoned. Cannibals, in fact, are good
conservatives, and we may’ be thankful to
the author of this pleasing theory that he
has not carried the argument one step lath
er and tried to prove that all conservatives
are necessarily cannibals.
A'ot So Fa «<• in suing- sis llrei'kin ridge.
From The Philadelphia Record.
Nell—What sire you reading?
Belle—<<A Alodel Man.” It’s dreadfully
stupid.
Neil—Yes; they usually are.
Better were it to bo unborn than to be :
ill-bred.—Sir Walter Raleigh,
IN SUNKEN SHIPS.
A DIVER'S ADVENTURES WITH THE MONSTERS OF THE DEEP.
Abram Onderdonk is the oldest su'o-nta
rine diver in the United States. During
thirty-seven years of the fifty-nine years "f
his bfe ho has been continuously’ engaged
in the pursuit of his vocation.
“I have seen almost everything that is
to be found under fr-'Sh as well as salt
.water,” said he, "and there are many very
queer, beautiful, and, indeed, almost incred
ible sights. I assure you. 1 have often won
dered wliy there has not been any amateur
submarine diving explorations, because it
is an unoccupied field in that line, and. al
though peculiar, need not lie more perilous,
with proper conditions and precautions,
than some other ventures for amusement
or scientific research. A man of education,
enterprise, nerve and capital would realize
intense pleasure in these sub-aqueous ex
•periences.
“Those travels under the waves have their
(errors and danger, '.ccasionally. but nerve,
with prudence, are reasonable guarantees
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SUE CAME STRAIGHT TOWARD ME.
of safety. In some localities the greatest :
terror to a diver is the swordfish, whose j
snort, bony sword protruding from its head ;
is almost, as strong as steel. Well, this fish j
speeds along througii the water charging i
dead ahead, never veering from a straight '
,'iirse for anything'. . xccpt a rocky ledge i
<3 tie iron hull ot smu v. -.-"). He seems ,
.») instinctively distinguish an iron hull
from a wood"n * It' I.e strikes a wooaen i
craft Ids sword almost invariably pierces i
through it.
Meeting’ n Fish.
“I thank ntv lucky stars that 1 never di- I
rectiy confronted but one of these frightful )
creaiur s, an I that was a young one with ;
a cartilaginous sword. I saw him conimg ;
for quite a distance and working straight j
toward me. J guess my hair §t lod up as .
straight and stiff as porpuplne '(mils; any- '
how. L was working witli an ax. on the
deck of a sunken ship, and qub kly raised
the ax and made ready, to hit him. but lie |
glided past me out of Itis guard’s range,
and you may imagine how much ' itSii r f
bre.'t'Jed as I watched him forging his |
c,j»..se i'ai away from tne.
"Where there ;s a. white or gray sandy j
bottom bom .itli the ocean the range ol vi - i
ion ext' tds to a. eonsid ralile distace. in I
tropical seas, as in the West Indies, the I
water is so be:*ut’fu'ly* clear and transpar- I
cut that tin- l.ott' i.' vi' ole at a depth of I
front sixty' to a hundred feet below the sur-
Oii Ihr Bottom of the Caribbean Seri.
"Along the coast of the island of ATar
guerelta. and in many narts of the Car
ibbean sea, there are scenes of surpassingly
I”,\< ly rm** w.’D'iers. in iiirnv p. ires
the bed of the ocean is as smooth and firm
as a house floor and the water is as trans
parent as crystal.
"The v.’bi!o. sandy bottom nets as a re- j
fl ctor to the bright sim-li :’ 'ib . th-' sur
face. ff you have ever looked through a
chan glass jar or bottle illbil w"h ol ar
writer and examin'd Sonic object placed "ti
, i .. . ■■. - ii ■ ■ >:. nt
ing effect, which is ahou’ 'lt- s 'lne mi : r .
;i|.. e.■, j;, ch ar writer. Walking in a div- '
n.g suit is an msy gliding motion: it. is
slow without be:T’ u' till
scope of vision is about an eighth of a
mile.
Deep Sea Hmnirri.
"Tli' ' tany very queer looking j
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THE SWORD FISH CAME STRIGHT AT HIM.
creatures. Some have horns and wing
siiaped tins; others have double (lapping
(ails, and there is a pecnli ’f kind having
but one eye in th'' center of the head, "'lie
largest, queerest and intent of ail is :ti"
•Jew fish,' averaging iroin till.-- to live
feet each in length. I'.rigiit gre.-n strc.dvs
extend ov< r tht ir b ick . blui scali .■ cover
their sides and their bellies ar.- gliso-nmg
W b lie
"Their heads are th” most grotesque
things of that sort th;:' I ever saw itnd r
wa'o r. being ibspr pm-tionately large, of
oval shape, witn great bulging **ycs. the
whole effect suggesting some resembl; n
to human physio.gn.'in.v. Oei'asionally they
would circle around mo, drawing nearer,
L'radually. until :r.'-y can" el s up to »!."!•,•
1 stood, and peer ini * the windows of my’
helmet with n look tlmt seemeii io sp.-ak
out: 'Say, where did you get that hat?'
"Sometimes they’ assumed an almost per
pendicular position like am tn treadtng v.;i
tt r anil then I must say’ tiny came m’tirer
the ideal tit ure ot 1 me) m d that any t
I ever saw in my submarine experience.
But for all of that tliere are, in reali .
such living' creatures as ‘mermaids’ or ’sea
serpents.’
A Fight with sin OciotitiM.
"There are, however, some terrible sea
monsters, though the worst and most for
midable of all is the ‘oetopus,’ or ‘devd fish'
they are frightful, almost beyond descrip
tion. When I v. as in New Zealand one of
rav men, Archie MeGavan. while laying
some wharf blocks, was suddenly surprisevl
by’ an immense creature of that kind. 1 Re
spite Archie’s struggles, and he was a pow
erful man, the monster completely over
powered him. He was locked in the tre
mendous claws of the devil fish and fas
tened helpless against a submerged spile.
The man realized his peri! and kept quiet
until bis, assailant, whose arms measured
fully’ nine feet, loosened his hold. Then
Archie signalled to be drawn up. and
came to the surface with the hideous crea
ture cling.ng to his back.
AY’ciril Scenes on Suiißcn Ships.
“Divers sometimes look upon awful scenes
ands situations, some ol’ (hem being fright
ful beyond expression. Human nerve can
not withstand some of these spectacles of
horror—they are enough to drive the
strongest nerved man stark mad! About ,
Pl MCE FIVE CENTS
three years ago an old mate of mine. Vic
| tor Hinston, was employed by tiie Pacific
I Coaift- Steamship Company, of San Fran
| cisco, at the pay of $l5O per d.iy t,, dive and
examine the steamship 'City’ of Chester.’
that had been sunk in a collision with rhe
steamer ‘Oceanic.’ lie located tile vessel in
fifty fathoms of water. She had been cut
in two as if split by a single blow of an
immense ax.
"While walking into the steerage the first
object that rn- t His gaze wa.- the form of a
man standing upright, entan:: :• ,i in a pile
ot' rope. The ghastly fa'-,- of the corp «
was terribly distorted, and the tmigm pro
truding hung from the mouth, while the
body was smollen twice its natural size.
Going a iittle farther aft he saw another
victim of the wre k, who had lalb n on his
knees and grasped a third man around
the .waist. This awful spectacle almost
paralyzed his nerves, so he returned to the
surface and reported what ho had seen.
Nothing could induce him to go down again
on that wreck until acco npamed by another
diver.
“I have done my share of that sort of
work, but these are jabs that i - man has
any liking for. Inside of a wreck is a
terrible, lonely, gloomy, (and I might say
spooky) place, end dead 1 ice.; arc lot p ir
ticularly ag’reeable eomr an -i . . ai,vw>■■•)•. ■
nui especially there. 1 once brought ijp
the bodies of nine men and two women
from the wreck of the English steamer
‘Albatri'ss.' sunk in the Car? I in a i
“Some of the <e w< re in tin
and the last corpse was that -if a young
woman. I found her in the- bed lying on
her side. Her eyes were with open
and staring right at me. <me of her arms
was thrust through the bed slats, with the
hand clutching the berth frame. As I
loosened her grasp the body turned; then
tloated to an almost erect position and
leaned over towards me with a. repelling
look. The expression of that face and < \ >-s
as well as her attitude, was the grea
scare that I had exptt m i .in .1■ ig tin: .
r nearly fainted, it was a s. \. shock,
I but in a moment, or two I regain, d nerve,
clasped her about the waist and brought
her up.
“1 had almost forgotten to menion an
other and somewhat similar inc lent of
the wreck of the Stonington. I h-d to feel
I my way. for it was dark, (we had no elec
( trie submarine lights there.) and one via: -
I ronm door had to be cut. <mt to ■ it. , ln
i entrance. I felt around until .my li-imls
| eii " ■ in contact with a corpse, which f
I tons out and carried up to th" surface
"It proved to be a woman and clasped to
| her bosom so (irmly’ that no ■ iY -rt could
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FASTENED AGAINST A PILE.
I separate them was a beautiful bib . T,
, was a picture that I ■ ::l mv " t"g.'t.
I I "ill si'med to h ve died in si ••■*, :n i tb -
I ex;sum of perfect peace ■! rest *• •
their f.o'i'S was ’■eniai'kabl'.'. 1 m rd
I they- were buri* d just as they w< r- foug !,
i togetht r.
“I have often fill dead bodies tio.iting
: arntrd and bumping against tn • * I.
! ;:,'..ped through gloomy <.'ii.es. ani those
; ar*' gruesome sensations, as you may well
i imagine but c innut realize as I do. i i;’--
I lii c"! ! s' more or less ;o custom- 1 to it. but
i it is never by any means a matter of un«>
I concern. That awful life-like expression
from the w deepen eyes of a drom 1 per-
; about to sr^ak, is enougl to i the
I nerves of any one to the utmost tensions,
| red ■■ause them to shudder and shrink, Ilut
: siness is business' and as that sort of
work oo'o,.••stilly comes in my line 1 just
| 'brace up’ atid fulfil my duty."
rill. TIME'S Tin: TIME FOR ME.
'■ Some folks is stuck on winter, wit'.i it’s
whirlin’ flukes o’ snow,
I An’ ’bout the charms o’ spring time the
| warblin’ poets blow;
An' in the heat o’ summer, some people
glory see,
But for the o’ seasons give the sweet
fail time to me.
The time when nuts is ripenin’, and the
frost’s a-ttxin’ tine
To sweetin’ up the ’simmons an' the punkin
on the vine;
I An’ the old holin’, to the whoopin’ o’ the
youngsters, echoes back
That he’s ’tendin’ to his business an’ hag
struck the ’possum’s track.
When the whirrin o’ the partridge makes
it music to the ear.
As he whizzes up a-b re you through th#
crispy air. so clear;
i An’ sets your heart a-jumpin’ with the
sudden, hasty flight.
While your finger se. ks the trigger an’ you
watch for him to light.
The boys out in the sage brush gits the
rabbit on the jump.
The squirrel in the neck <>’ woods is mighty
fat an’ plump:
An’ if the sc isons had to change, or one
forever be.
I’d vote a. dozen times or more to git the
fall for me.
—BOW ARD N. WOOD.
“Charlev,” said Genevieve. "J can never
take you for a hub. You have a wheel. You
tire me. I shall have to got another felloe."
“That’s all right,” replied Charley, "but
you ought to have spoke sooner."—Minne
j apolis Journal.