Newspaper Page Text
v j 'w ■ * if wm W ¥ • . w «$$ m l ag* if inf
The Calhoun Times.
Loluiue I •
fefnuioi N TIMKS.
i SS 7Sb"y THmsWAY MOKNINO, UY
K VA7 V & XAIMKAJjL.
: : §2.00
M. Trsr 1.00
K Month* = 1
W"u
Ir^TMriT>^~~ 7ry,,, !i 1 1 n
■; 1 T?i2.0»
ms ioo 10.00 18-00 85-00
•' ,r ‘ 000 15.00 <K>OU 40.00
r ;,H) 25.00 40.00 65.00
jJjS) 40.00 05.00 115.00
’lwr'mtioriß arc payable Btr}cUyin
!• anil at the expiration <*f *ho tihae
rSh pavnVnt in n.a.le tttlless pre
§ rt„Ul. the *tfte pf the subscriber
In. .trieken from our boots.
■ 1,1, Miunrc of ten lines or less, for the
■for well S 'l W *J , . h subsequent
in SI»ICC, make n
IjlJ,, caa^f before or on demand after
I Ant insertion. . .
■ under the head of “ Spceittl
■ .fits per line Ibt first «#
■ ml ten cents each sebsequent inser
| n conunttnicaffons on matters of public
■ , u in lllC et with prompt attention, anil
1 letters <gcucrul subjects uic re-
I r !, solicited from all-parts of tjic
I^Xll, liO^VDS.
msmJ # Mantic.
I MCUTPAISKNGStt TH.UX— O’JtWATtn.
I *5.00 v. 3.
Kirett Calhoun 10.31 A. m.
■rriTc at Chattanooga. A - M
I pat rASBINIiC.iI THAIS —OUTWARD.
Ire Atlanta - 8 0^ A ’ M
i!i,cat Calhoun 12.49 I*. «.
I. re at Chattanooga 4.2., i\ M.
If a* COMOH TION TRAIN —OUTWAUD#
l.rc «•
Brir.‘at Calhoun 1 ).08 i*. m.
■ •• at Dalton 3-30 I*. m.
i \Ifj UT PABHENGBR TRAIN INWARD*
I, Cliattunoojja '-I® p - M
■irive at Calhoun B'G I*. M.
IH -at Atlanta 1-42 a. m.
I D\y PAS3K.NGKU TRAIN —INWARD.
■ ", 5.00 A. m.
In- ut Cilium 845 \. m
|;,, v.' at Atlanta LOS p. m.
I accomodation train—inward.
B„VC Dalton 3 25 p. m.
■rriu. atCalßonn. I 48. r.M
|rnrc* at Atlanta 10 20 A. m
I PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
W. S. JOHNSON,
lutornc.y At l.iiw,
[ r.Mjwrx, geurgia.
»l Hiice in Southeast corner of the
otise.
■1 1 1 r I
■ 1 r.UN. JOS. MCOSNULL.
FAIN AND McCONNELL;
lUlonio.vs nl I j*iw,
UALIIOUX, GEORGIA.
I hr" Office in the Oourt House.
| Aug 11 l ts
W. J. CANTUELL,
|Vltorii€\v -A.t laiiw.
[ CaUKU N. (i F.ORlil A.
■jjll'b I’luctiec iu the Cherokee Circuit,
■ * ini S. District Court, Northern Dis
|nt nl tlcorgia, (at Atlanta); ami in the Su
keinc Court of the State tff (leHrgia.
I ' v, “ I’iiiu :r», w H. Kaniis,
I M 1 < *tu v. Calhoun, Ga
PHILLIPS & HANK IN,
1 TTOEXEYS AT LA IT,
—AND—
CGIIECTIfJO AOEUTS
X'dlhoun, Ga.
Ihl. practice iu the Courts of the
berokoe Circuit.
bli Office North siiU' Public Square.
• .r. i< ik 10 it, - '
Pttorncy^tlfaW,
C l LUO CX, (IKOHVIX.
I _ 111,1 Stand of Cantrell ,j- Hiker.\
i\ 1 r ,;i etiee in all the Courts of the
I ’■ ace < ircuit ; Supremo Court of
' | nn.l theUniteil States District Court
i-(,a - auglO’TOly
Oov. Martin,
-1 TTQIiXE T AT LA IC,
I 1 N,, 'L - - - CEO.
' ( ' v _ la 1870 ts
>'i:. w. I HiiWlC
to eye on ct VlnjsU'ian 9
v > * - - Georgia,
ll 5 Iv Inuml nt his olliee, in the I’,rick
, 1 htt.lz, IkliTcU A; Cos., day
Uul prolVs.'iutially engaged.
FE WALDO THORNTON.
t . tIKATIST,
: i \Nr N * " ' " G, O.KJIA.
I h for firmer patronage, solicits
•If lM ? :U^ ce °* ( he same.
1 seplo
DR - D. G. HUNT,
h.'siiian anil Druggist,
?Jthoi% gA.
J - h. TilsLlT
hATdI-AIAKEH.
AND
';,OTE LEU,
•' •• : GEORGIA.
A t? i 7^ — —
*l"eks, AVatches and Jewelry
and Warranted.
I '" 1 HUSHED lx 1855.)
■•'^IATHEWtSON,
’ ’.MtSsiox MERCHANT
'll XIJS (MiG IA.
TIN • W A R E
AND
Cooking Stoves !
W.T.HALL&BRO.,
WOULD inform the public that they are
prepared to fill all orders iii the
Tin-Ware Line,
At as LOW PRICES as any similar estab
lishment in Cherokee Georgia.
Our work is put up by experienced work
men, and will compare fttv#mbly with any
in the country.
In these days of Freedom, every gdod
husband should sec that the “gbot wife”
is supplied wiui a g'bdd
Cooliing Stovoj
And we are prepared to furnish any size
or style desired at the Lowest Possible
Prices.
Gidc its a call. aull.tf
A. W. BALLEW,
'DEALER IN
DRY-GOODS,
NOTIONS,
Boots, Shoes, Hats; Groceries,
Hardware, Queeosware, &c.,
Ml SH’AL INSTRUMENTS,
FACTORY YARNS, SHIRTINGS,
‘ AND
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
FAMILY G HOPEH IKS,
LIQUORS, jfcc.
liodroad 'direct, - - CA LIIO UX, (/A.
lias just received and constantly receiv
ing, a fresh supply Dr
RACON, LARD, FLOUR, MEAL,
SUGAR. COFFEE, RICE,
(ROARS. TOBACCO,
CONFECTIONERIES,
Canned Fruits, Nuts, Oysters,
SARDINES, CHEESE, Ac
And, in fact, a full and complete assortment
of (Staple and Fancy Groceries.
He also keeps one of the best Stocks of
WINES & LIQUORS;
in this part of the country.
If yMu want guild, fresh Groceries, or fine
Old Whiskies, llramlies, dr Wines, give me
a call. feblO’Tlfittt
J. H. ARTHUR,
DEALER IX
STAPLE AXE EIAT v f*ffT
*
Cutlery, Notions 6lc.
Also keeps constantly on hand a choice
stock of
FAMILY GROCERIES,
In all of which purchasers arc offered in
ducements.to buy.
Augl 11 nlri
J. N. li. I (iftii. .7Nl>. W. WAI.KEB.
COBH I WALKER,
AGKXTS FOR.
lillOVll & BUR’S
CELEBRATED
SlilWl ISTO
MACHINE.
Every Machine Warranted to
keep in good running order;
ALSO AGENTS FOR GEN. LEE
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.
G. Nl. II I’NT, Calhoun, Georgia, is author
ized to transact all our business during our
absence. marl
CHEROKEE
IIWII.IIURIAH to,
DAL TOX, GA.
Manufactures all Kinds of
37 3 'OXtjSr3:^I?XJ3FLE3,
Os (he best material tp.is cPtlritry affords, -
arid very superior in style and woikmanship,
which they' offer to the public and the gen
eral trade, as low as can be afforded.
Lhaips & Betlstpiiils a Speciality.
Blinds, Doors, Sash and Job Work, to or
der, on shyrt nbiice.
Dr. I*’. G. Hunt is our Agent at Calhoun,
Ga., and keeps a good supply' of Furniture
on hand. J. W. WALK Ell, Sup't.
L. D. Pai.mkb, Secretary. ttug2ti’7ff 1 v r
mum mux
r |VilE copartncrsldp lierctolore existing un-
L dor the firm name of llallew Ac Marshall,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent—J.
IV. Marshall retiring. The books of the
firm are in the hands of „l. AY. Dallew, who
will close up all the business of the late than.
A. AV. Dallkw
J. W M.VRS’TTAf.I/;
Head Further!
1 propose to continue the business at the
old stand, aud am determined at all times to
keep a fall and first-class stock'.
sch 1 1>, Ini A. AY. DALLE A?.
(J. IL & A. W. FOItCE,
SIGN OF THE *
BIG IRON BOOT,
AVihtkiiall (S’l'kukt, : : : Ati.an fa, Ga.
I>Ot)TS, Slums and Trunks, a complete Stock
> and new hoods arriving daily! Dents’
Boots and Shoes, oi iiic best makes. Ladies’
Shoes of all kinds. Boys, Misses aud Children’s
Shoes 6f every grade and make.
AVe are orepared to i>o'er inducements to
Wholesale t rade. sept'd-- 1 , 70-ly
ANA Gt AXTITY'of “Fine Virginifeeaf ”
and V aim fact uved Tobaccos at
Pi lot RNETT A SON’S, -
0 >i. Broad 5. Briuge ids.. Home,
j i 14. L\N i; i 011 I>,H AVhuie.-ak and
i J l, Retail dealer in Stove?, Hollow-ware,
1 Tin-ware, Cutlery, Kc. Atlanta Georgia.
CALHOUN; GA., JUNE 2Q, EB , 7d.
POKTRIT,
It’s “Oh For a Quiet
BY DAXIF.I, H. IIILIIFB.
It'S “Oh fora quiet spot,’^
A place where the waters sleep,
A little farm iu a sheltered vale,
A home in the forest deep.
A dog for the woodland game,
A dollar to spend or to keep.
A black, and a brown, and a brindle cow,
A hßrse and a tlock of sheep.
A <idck and a guinea heri,
A goose and a gander too,
A turkey, proud- -the poultry king,
Aid it pair of doves to coo. %
A pig and a yoke of steers,
A cat, anil a bird to cross,
A place for the comfort l)f them.
Attd a place PR- the lake and hoc;
Mi axe for the lordly tree,
A pltitV for the stubborn *t>il;
A tjiith in the promise of gßo<i,
Hid a "P eiigth will to toil.
And a kind and gentle wife;
A little girl and a boy—
Oh v.hit cun equal in life,
The farmer’s fire side joy g
AY hat a source of plcastß/c to hini
His fathers rarely knew—
“ The Paper” ready for use,
And that paper, “paid for,” too.
It’s “Qli for a quiet spot,”
A pl’icc where the waters steep,
A little farm and a sheltered vale,
A .luuuo in the forest deep.
MISCELLAM^.
From the Cnrtersville Standard.
COMMUNICATED.
dJ’ Asrs. LU/fnrs :—l see ari article iti
t|’.e dailj’ Gonst itat tonal is t sigrjod by one
r . S. Roberts. I leave you to answer
for yourselves, whatever insinuations and
reflections he seeks to make upon you
and your paper. I am ititereMed di
rectly iu his remarks c,oil corning: Mrs.
Jones, the wife ol\i.ny brother Rev. R.
H. Jones, of the North Georgia Con
ference. The issues involved in this
whole matter, are too vital to ehristi
aliit-y in the land, and the good of aoei-
Jones, his wife, has never had a pro
tracted spell of sickness during the
time —has never been in the habit of
itSliig iiarcotics ; is consiitiiiithially af
sOund a woman in body and niifld as
any lady in Georgia, and as free from
any chronic disease whatever.
I). llamiter, M. D.
Carter.-ville, Ga., June 5, 1871.
It has been a matter of great pain to
mti that there should hate ever been
sty for Nronj>- impressjofli) to v he made,
and falsehood iu obtaill eilrretiev. As
to ML Roberts himself, I have notiling
a ^ -; hut for Ids information, l have
this to say, it is false and slanderous in
reference to Mrs. J shies.
AH that which he says intending to
bjftlrge lief sii!i insincerity, and incon
sistency, together, that which says that
she lias long been in had health, and
has been in the habit of using narcotics,
to allay her sufferings, and a?*!timing
that etqtcrtietfF: site makes arc the hal
lucinations of a mind stimulated thereby,
are false, and arc but the ingenious in
ventions of J. L. Fierce, and his friends
to screen him from a righteous condem
nation. I state from my own knowledge,
that she nefer ilseu narcotics, knows
nothing of them, except as they may
have been given her by physicians. 1
challenge the proof to the contrary. —
She has lived close to me for many
years, and L know that she has enjoyed
remarkably good health, is the mother
of seven children, five of Avhoin arc still
living.
As to her character, no woman stands
higher in the community. She has
been a devoted Christian, and member
of the Methodist Church for over twenty
years. A grand daughter of liev.
Smith Cotton, formerly of Eatonton . Ga ;
a niece of liev; James G. Cotton, for
merly of Harris county, Ga., who died
near AVhitcsville a few years ago; a
niece of Rev. Stephen G. Cotton, now
in- Texas; a daughter of AYm. O. Cot
ton. of Troup county, still living at the
place where she was horn. 1 defy the
world to bring against her a suspicion
from the cradle to the present.
31 r. Roberts would seem to argue that
as J. L. Fierce has such a noble ances
try. and has been such a distinguished
educator in Georgia, and stood so high
in rank, that anything against him
trh'ght to he suppressed.
Now, Messrs. Editors, since Mr. Rob
erts puts up J. L. Fierce ns a target and
asserts that his character has been irre
proachable for thirty years, I simply say
from direct information, (all of which
is a matter of record), that he has been
a moral bankrupt for four years, lie
was tried, found guilty of drunkenness
at the Conference held at Amcricus,
Ga.. four years ago. plead guilty, and
was pardoned, 1 am informed, on account
of hi:* father ahd family.
The truth is, Messrs. Editors, this
adulterous child of the Devil has this
time been caught. Although skilled,
be struck the wrong subject this time.
1 assert, having heard the testimony on
the trial, that the proof of his guilt is
so clear and conclusive that the com
mittee themselves would pot hesitate a
moment to have found him so. if they
had not been estopped by the canous of
testimony requiring more than one wit
ness to convict. The committee say
they believed every word of Mrs. Jones
testimony to be true, but that as they
were only 0 1 investigating body and not
a court to try the case upon it -: meiit ,
they preferred to let the Conference try
it on its merits. 1 differ with them se
riously, however, while t would u -, t of
fend them. 1 believe the id to b- c 11-
scicHtious, good myii. They should
have put him where he aould do the
church no more harm. A gentleman,
speaking of the trial, said tome, “I
knew the Methodists were a noisy, fussy
people, but did not -know they had a
| cannon (canons) in their concern, be
fore.’’ Said he, “It must be a d—l of
a gun. They loaded it with a preacher's
wife and touched it off with an official
trial, and shot the poor woman at her
husband, crippling him and all her
children.” So much for church canons
•of that gcAt
Iff conclusion, Messrs. Editors, allow
me to thank you for the frankness and
promptness you manifested in the arti
cle written and published by you two
weeks.sihee, and hope that the daily
Constitutionalist will do the favor to
copy this, as Well all other journals
friendly to justice aiid truth.
J. J. Jones.
Cartcrsville, Ga.; Ma.y 3i, iSTI.
Caiitkhsyille, Ga., j
June 5, 187-1. j .
Os Mrs. Jones we would say, having
been personally acquainted with her
for 10 years, and often in her company,
she is a Lady in every sense of that
term. Her character for voracity, vir
tue and piety cannot be doubted for one
moment. No woman stands higher in
the esteem, or enjoys more fully the con
fidence and good will of the entire com
munity. She is one of our very best
women. Samuel 11. Smith.
We, the undersigned, fully endorse
what the Rev. Samuel 11. Smith says
of iMrs. Jones, luiving known her very
well for many years, and pronounce her
every v:ay worthy the esteem, confidence
ahd warmest sympathy of ottf entire
jfooplc.
J. J. Howard, Aaroif Collins,
J. A. Erwin, A. Ivnight,
X. Gildreath, J’iios Fowcll,
J. A. Gildreath, A. R. Hudgins,
A. A. Skinner, W. R. Mountcastle,
Ishain Alley, D. W. K. Fcacock,
G. AV. Satcrfield, J. A. Howard,
F. L. Moon, AA m. 11. Felton,
F. M. Johnson, John Greeitwood,
Silas Stephens, James AT. Strange,
J. 11. Satcrfield, Milton Loveless,
John L. AVikle, AY. C. Edwards,
I have been for many years Col. R.
IL Jones’ family Fhysician. 31 is.
any cause for publication in the papers
of this shameful affair. AAHiat has been
said has been voluntary, without any
procurement of mine. R. 11. Junius.
Cartersville, Ga., June, is7l.
Another Unfortunate Radical.
It Will be seen by the following tele
gram Luna AVashiiigton of date, June
13th, that one of South Carolina’s Ex-
Congressmcn will represent his constitu
ency in the penitentiary :
This morning C. C. liowen, recently
convicted of bigamy, was brought into
the Criminal Court to be sentenced. —
3lrs. Susan Fetligrcw King said : If
you sentence him, sentence 111 c too, for
lam as much to blame as be is. Bow
en then made a statement concerning
the circumstances of ilis marriage, before
which 3[rs. King sent to New Fork anil
obtained a copy of the record of his di
vorce from a former wife. She, as well
as himself, was satisfied that everything
was right, ahd that tLctß was no legal
obstruction in the Way bt tHeir mar
riage.
Judge Olin then sentenced Bowen to
pay a fine of $2,500 and be imprisoned
for two years in the penitentiary. Bow
cn, after a pause, addressed 31 rs. King,
sayiffo; tffift ttheri his tefifi Fkpircd he
would return to her. AY hereupon 3lrs.
King extended to him her hand, which
lie grasped, as a pledge of faith. She
appeared to be deeply affected.
Bowen was subsequently taken to jail,
where he will remain until the decision
of the court in the term, which meets
next 31onday, on the exceptions tq the
ruling of the Criminal Cohrt, his object
being to obtain anew trial.
Bowen stated that his friends would
apply for a pardon and expressed strong
hopes that they would be successful.
A Singular “Tail.’-
Recently a love sick swain was paying
court to his dulcinea. She had smug
gled him into the parlor, and the dark
ness only served to conceal her blushes
while John told the, story of t his love.
The mattered Words reached the pa
rental ear and coming suddenly into the
room, he demanded to know of 3lary
who it was with her.
“It’s the cat, sir.” was the mumbling
reply.
“ Drive it out of here,” thundered
pater familias.
“ Seat!” screamed Mary, and then.
sotto voce:
“John meaow a little.”
John set up a woful yawl.
“ That cat’s got a cold,’’ remarked
the paren*.
John yowh'd louder than ever.
“ Confound it, bring a light, and scare
the thing out.”
This was too much, and John leaped
through the window, carrying glass and
frame with him.
•• Thunder, what a cat I" exclaimed
clie parent, contemplating the ruin after
the light was brought. "1 never saw
any thing like it, and. confound it. it
tail is made out of broadcloth, as he
viewed a fluttering remnant haffgiim
o or'
from the window.
A i say. Fat, are you a slope
\ “Rivel the slam ”
tesisfcas? A
\ ~4Q -& *►-
\*[ CfCt ah Wi“! - ! e. J
The World oil Fire !
“ A Millioß of Dollars or I’ll
Set the Pacific Ocean
v in Flames.”
Tl»e Alleged Veracious Ifixlod of
the “Man With a Secret”—Greg
ory Summerfield’s Mysterious
Murder Attributed to an Extra
ordinary Cause.
In the Sacramento Daily Union of a
recent date appears the extraordinary
statement of one Leonidas Parker, writ
ten before his death, and giving what
purports to be the true account of his
connection w’ith the murder of Gregory
Summerfield. The latter individual had
been for ibaHy years its “ The
3lan with a Secret,” and he met wllH a
horrible death, at the age of 70 yea v s,
by being pushed from the platform of a
train upon the Union Facitic Railroad,
near the North fork of the America**
i’itet*. at a place called Cape Horn. The
unfortunate wretch was hurled down
ward a distance of over 1,000 feet, up
on the bristling rocks at the foot of the
declivity. Farker, who was upon the
platform with Summerfield at the time
of the catastrophe, was twice arreste.d
and tried for the alleged murder, but was
on each occasion mysteriously acquitted,
once by a justice and the second time
by a grand jury.
Darker was himself a distinguished
lawyer of Sacramento and was widely
respected. lie always remained silent
concerning the circumstances of the im
puted crime, but shortly before his
death he placed in the liaiids of a friend
a document, the gist of which we give
below, the entire story taking up nearly
a page of tile Union.
Referring to Gregory Summerfield,
tile murdered man, 31 r. Farmer speaks
of him as having been one of the deep
est medical students of the age, a natu
ral matliciriatiehin, and profound astrono
mer. and a man of excellent general lit
erary attainments. Farker had known
Summerfield for over 20 years, tlmir ac
quaintance having been formed in Texas
during the days of the republic. Con
tinuing bis account, Farker says:
“One day, towards the close ot last
September, an old man rapped at my
office door, and on invitation came in,
and advancing, called me by name.—
Fcrceiving that 1 did not at first recog
nize him, he introduced himself as Greg
ory Summerfield. After inviting him
to a ‘knit I his features more
closely and Ijuit’kly identified Him a? the
same person whom I had met 22 years
before. lie was greatly altered in ap
pearance, but there was _the old charm
of intellectual superiority in his conver
sation, and 1 welcomed him to Califor
nia as-an important addition to her men
tal wealth.
“It was not inanjf' minutes before he
requested a private interview. He fol
lowed me into my back office, carefully
closed the door after him and locked it.
AYe had scarcely seated ourselves before
he inquired of me ‘ if 1 had rioticedahy
recent articles in the newspapers respect
ing the discovery of the art of decom
posing water so Its s o fit it for use as a
fuel for ordinary purposes V
“ I replied that I had observed noth
ing fifty on that subject sitlfe the expe
riments of Agassiz and Ffof. Herlty, and
added that in my opinion the expensive
mode of deducing would always prevent
its use.
“lit a few words he then informed me
that he had made the discovery, that tile
art was extremely simple, and the ex
pense attending the decomposition so
slight as to be ifisighificant.
‘•Presuming ihnfc the objcb’t of his
visit to me was to procure the necessary
forms to get out a patent for the right,
[ cofigratitlated him upon his good for
tuiic, and was abottf to branch forth a
description of some of the great benefits
that must ensue.to the community, when
lie suddenly and somewhat uncivilly re
quested me to ‘be silent,’ and listen to
what lie had to say.
“ lie began with some general re
marks about the inequality of fortune
amongst mankind, and instanced him
self as a Striking eiamplc of the fate of
those men who, according to all the rules
of light, ought to be near the top, in
stead of fit the foot of the ladder of for
tune. ‘But/ said he, springing to his
feet with impulsive energy, ‘I have now
the means at my command of rising su
perior to fate, or of inflicting incalcula
ble ills upon the whole human race/
“ Looking at hiiti more cl< ?ely, I
thought 1 could detect in his eye the
gleam of madness : but I remained si
lent and awaited further developments.
But my scrutiny, stolen as it was, had
been detected, and he replied at once to !
tlie expression of my face : “ No, sir. I j
am neither drunk nor a marfiaC; lam ifi i
deep earnest in all that 1 say; and lam
fullv prepared, b} actual experiment, to
demonstrate beyond all doubt, the truth
of all I claim/
‘ For the lirst time I noticed that he
carried a small portmanteau in his hand ;
this lie placed upon the table, unlocked
it. and took out two or three small vol
umes, a pamphlet or two, a small, square,
wide mouthed phial, hermetitally sealed.
“ i watched him with profiffmd curi
osity, and took note of his slightest move
ments. Having arranged his books to
suit him, and placed the phial in a con
spicuous position, he drew up his chair
closely to my own. and uttered, in a half j
hissing tone.
“1 derua:.d one million dollars for
the contents wf that Wife; and you'
leus rh,f it, for me in the city of .-an '
Fram ico within oae mouth, or seen.. {
. ?..m) tci nble even lor the imagination to I
ery living human being ou the face of
the globe.”
“ The tone, the manner, and the ab
surd extravagance of the demand, excited
a faint smile upon my lips, which he ob
served, but disdained to notice.”
“ 3ly mind was fully made up that I
had a maukc to deal with, and I pro
pared to act accordingly. But l ascer
tained at once that my inmost thoughts
were read by the remarkable man be
fore me, and seemed to be anticipated
by him in advance of their expression.
* Perhaps,’ said I, Air. Summerfield,
you would oblige me by iii*briillng me
fully of the grounds of claim and
the nature of your discovery.”
** - That is the object of my visit.’ ho
replied. T claim to have discovered tho
key which unlocks the coflsUfllcht gases
of water, and frees each from thq em
brace of the other, at a single touch.’
“ ; You mean to assert,’J rejoined,
‘that you can make water burn itself
up ?’
“ ‘ Nothing more nor less,’ he respofid
ed, except this —to insist upon the con
sequences of the secret, if my demand
be not at once complied with.’
“ ‘ Now, suppose 1 fling the contents
of this small phial into the Pacific
Ocean, what would be the result? Dare
you -contemplate it for au instant ? I do
not assert that the entire surface of the
sea would instantaneously bubble up into
insufferable flames; no, but from the nu-
fileiKuof a fiirble, of ffliicll this phial
would lie tile centre, lurid radii of flames
would gradually shoot outward, until the
blazing circumference would roll in vast
billows of. fire, upon the Utttihnost
shores. Not all the dripping clouds of
the deluge couhl extinguish It. Not all
the tears of saints andSangeis could for
an instant check its progess. Onward
and oflward it would sweep, with the
steady gait, of dcstjtiy, until tile ele
ments would melt with fervent heat, t l *e
atmosphere glgre tyßli the ominous con
flagration, ufid all living creatures, in
land, and sea, and air perish in one uni
versal catastrophe.’
“Then suddenly starting to his feet,
he drew himself to his full height, and
murmured solemnly, ‘I feel like a God!
and recognize my fellow men but as pig
mies that I spurn beneath my feet.’
At this Farker states that lie attempt
ed to reason with (Summerfield upon the
absurdity of believing that lie held in
his hands power so mighty, at which the
latter retorted with quotations from the
Scriptures, Humboldt’s “Cosmos,” and
the works of famous astronomical wri
ters, proving that it was not only possi
ble for entire pda Met Sto be destroyed liy
fire, but that such terrible events bad
actually often occurred. This answer
concluded, he handed Farker a small
phial, requesting him to open it and
smell of its contents, tho result being
that a strong odor of potassium was ob
served. At tllis SUmuicrfield contin
ued :
“Os course you are familiar with the
chief characteristic rtf that substance.
■ #
It ignites ipstantly when brought into
| contact with Within that little
globule of potassium I have imbedded a
pill of my own composition and discov
ery. The moment it isoliberated from
the potassium, it commences the work
of decomposing the flsbk on which it
floats. The potassium at once ignites
the liberated oxygen,ttfnd the conflagra
tion of this mighty globe is begun.”
, li • YfcS/ kaia I, *y3?gun; if you please,
but your little pill.# soon- evaporates or
sinks or melts in # tlic surrounding seas,
and your conflagration ends just where
it begdff/
“ • But/ sheered he, ‘the elementary
substances in that small phial recreate
thepiselves; they are self-generating,
and whefi once fairly under way, must
necessarily sweep onward, until the wa
ters in all the seas are exhausted/
“Rising from my seat, 1 went to the
wash-stanfl in the Corner of the apart
ment. ar.d drawing a bowl full of Spring
valley water, I returned to Summerfield
o*T(f remarked, ‘Words arc empty; theo
ries are ideal; but facts are things/
ing he approached the bowl, emptied it
of nifle-tenths of its contents, and si
lently dropped the potassium coated pill
into the liquid. The potassium danced
around the edges of the vessel, fuming,
hissing abd blazing, as it always does,
and seemed on the point of expiring,
when to my astonishment and alarm, a
sharp explosion took place, and in a.sec- |
ond of time the water was blazing in a
red, lurid column half -way to the ceil
ing.
“ ‘ For God’s sake” I cried, ‘extin- '
guish the flames or we shall set the
buiWihy; ofl fire!’
•“Had 1 dropped the potassium into
the bowl as you prepared it/ he quietly
remarked, ‘the building would indeed
have been consumed/
“Lower ahd lower fell the flickering
flames, paler and paler grew the blaze,
until finally the fire went out. and I
rushed up to sec the effect of the com
bustion. Not a drop of water remained
in *he vessel! Astonished beyond meas
ure at what I had witnessed, and tetri
tied almost to the -erge of insanity, 1
approached Summerfield and trembling
ly inquired : To whom, sir, is this tre
mendous secret known ?
“• To myself, alone,’ he responded;
and now answer me a question, i.- it I
worth the money V
•'lt is entirely unnecessary to relate j
in detail the subsequent event.-, connect- j
ed with the transaction. 1 will only add
a general st.lfement. showing the results j
of my negotiation. Having fully s:uis- i
tied myself that Summerfield actually
hold in hi.- hands the fate oh the win !•■ |
world, with its millions of human he- !
iags. an# by experiment hawing «,-ra-.d j
the combu tion of -va water, with equal '
f din as fresh, ] next kernel • v .
Num]>ei' 4-5;
duly to ball the attention of a few of
the principal men in ,San Francisco to
the extreme importance of SuunuorfieJd*jT
discovery.
n A leadinsj banker, n bishop, a ctcui
tvio tafc university professor*. a
plit-icirin. a judge, ami two Protestant
Vere selected by me to witness
the experiment oti a large scale. Thtf
was done at a small sand-hill lake, .neaf
the sea shore, but separated from it by
a ridge of hfiy mountains, not more
than ten miles distant from San Fran-
CISCO Kvcry single drop of water isl |V
ttas biirnt uf> in Its* than fifteen null,
iltes. AY e next did ail we would to p;u
if) Summer field, and endeavored to in
duce him to lower his price and bring
it, Within the bounds of a reasonable pos
sibility. But without avail. Ite t ? c* r nrf
to grow urgent in his demands.
"TMc sub committee soon commenced
work amongst the wealthiest citizens of
Francisco, and by appealing to the
terrors i>f a few and the sympathies of
.all, succeeded in raising one half lib*
amount within the prescribed |>crio<l. 1
sluvil never forget the wuc begone fneiS
t-f (’aliforn.a street during the month
< r October, The outside world and flic
newspapers spoke most learnedly of R
money panic—a pressure in business,
and the disturbances in the New York
gold room. But to the initiated there
was an easier solution to the enigma
1 he pale spectre of death looked dotvd
npoti tHetii all, and pointed with his
bony finger to the fiery tomb of the
whole race, already looming up in the
oistallee before lllem. Day after day I
could sec the dreadful ravages of this
secret horror; doubly terrible, since they
dared not divulge it. Still, do all tlla^
we could, the money could not bo ob
tained. The day preceding the last one
gi\en, Summorfield was summoned bc
loie the committee, and full information
given him of the state of affairs. Ob
durate. hard,and cruel he still continued.
Finally, a proposition was started that
an attempt should be thaU© to raise the
etliet hall ol the money in the city ot
New York. f Io this proposition SSum
mcrfield ultimately yielded, but with ex
treme reluctance. It was agreed in coni’
!V.i.t- f<ee that l should accompany hi id
ihithcr, and take with me, in uiy own
possession, evidences of tlie sums sub
scribed here ; -that a proper appeal should
be made to t,lie leading capitalists, schol
ars and clergymen of that metropolis:
and that, when the whole amount was
raised, it should bo paid over to Sum
merfiehl and a botfd I;ikeh from him
never tq divulge 11 if] awlul sebret to an#
human being.
‘ With this he seemed satisfied, and
left to prepare for his going the next
morning.
‘*As soon as V 6 loft the apartment;
the bishop arose and deprecated the ac
tion that had been taken, and charac
terised it as ‘childish and absurd.’ Jlc
declared that no mail was safe oho luff,
ment whilst ‘that diabolical wretch’ still
lived ; that the only security for us all
was in his immediate extirpation from
the face of the earth, and that no amount,
of money could.scyl his lips or close hm
hands. It would be no crime, he said,
to depme him of the means of assassi
nating the whole! nitutrfn' family, and
tli.it as for himself he was for dooming
him to immediate death.
“AYitli a Uiiuiiimity that wa* extidof
dinary tho entire committee coincided.
i A great many plans were proponed,
discussed and rejected, having in view
the extermination of fSuuimcrfield. In
them all there was the want of that i.rop
er fsutioii which would lull thcnpprelicfi
sion of an enemy; for should he for an
instant suspect treachery we knew his
nature well enough to be satisfied that
lie would waive all ceremonies and put
his threat into immediate execution.
“It was finally resolved that the trip
to New York should not be
apparently. But that wo were to start
out in accordance with the original pro
gramme ; that, during the journey, some
proper means should he resorted to by
me to carry out the final intbntioHs of
the comniitte, and that whatever I did
would be sanctioned by them all. and full
piotection, both in law and conscience
afloided me in any stage of the proceed
ing.
‘ Nothing was wanting but my own
cor sc nt. I asked the privilege of med
itation for one hour, at the hands ofthe
committee, before I would render a d»*
cision either way. I Hiring (fiat rcce&
toe above argumentation occupied my
thoughts Tbg time expired, and I again
presented myself before them. Tdid
| n< >* deem it requisite to state the grounds
I of my decision ; I briefly signified my
| assent and made instant preparations to
carry the plan into execution.
‘ Having passed on the line of the
1 acioc railway more than once. I was
perfectly familiar with all of its -vind
ings, gorges and precipices.
“I selected Cape Horn as best adapted
to the purpose, and *****
tho public knows the rest.
‘■Havingbeen fully acquitted by two
tribunals of the law. I make this ffhuf
appeal to my follow men throughout the
State, and ask them confidently not to
reverse the judgment already pro-'
nounced.” 1
Here is a specimen of Chicago life.
One ofthe newsboys of that village ’
came up under tho morality ordinance;
and the plucky lisle guntin made his
own defense to the magistrate as follows :
“ You uns is mighly hard on \re* , uns; *
Vi'ez to grub our has** sollin* mper?
and how you ’uns ’spoae we’s o-oiir*
keep moral when one cdtur lels a oman '
i.ek him and then calls another cd'tur a
liar, whil • tim iv«i i'll, Vis;. if ~ y iuF an
kiv* .v em
,cf • is ‘