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. . . ""7 . , . I YORKYILLE ENQUIRER. IS8UB33 TWIOB-A-WEBK?WDDNBSDAT AND FRIDAT. L. m. prist * soys, Publishers. } ^ jfam'[8 jScgrsgager: Jfor the jBromotion of the ^olitiqal, ?aipl, ^riqullupl and ^ommnjaal Interests of the ?outh. {TER3iSNcfi'0c0OpTYTTOEK c^4!iCE' "VOLUME 42. YORKVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY- 21, 1896. NUMBER leT BY RODRIGUES Author of "A Conflict ofEvli * Copyright, 1885, by G. P. Putnam's Sons. chapter ix. THE DIARY OF A DETECTIVE. It was the morning of the New Year. Mr. Barnes was seated in an armchair by his own fireside at his cozy home on Staten Island. In his hand he held a diary, whose pages he was studying intently. Before peeping over his shoulder to read with him it.will be best to civa a slight insieht into the state of mind which led him to take up the book on this particular day. After the clever manner in which he had discovered that a young girl existed whose name was Rcse Mitchel, and who < was supposed to be the daughter of Mr. Robert Leroy Mitchel, and after the 4 equally clever trick by which the girl was removed beyond his ken, Mr. Barnes had come to one conclusion. This was that it was necessary to keep such a strict watch upon Mr. Mitchel that if be had not already committed the crime about which he had wagered he should not be able to do 60 and avoid detection, for Mr. Barnes began to have some feeling in the matter beyond the mere fulfillment of duty. He was being thwarted by this man at every turn and this made him doubly determined not to k??M ???it fkof kef Tkorofnro ho ailUYV iiiUl bU VTiU bliUV UVU VAw*v ?v bad removed Wilson from the post of watching Mr. Mitcbel, and bad replaced him by two men who were thoroughly skillful. Wilson and another he set to spy upon the movements of Miss RemBen, for he hoped to find the child ? through bp-. Being the 1st of January, and therofore the last day upon which Mr. Mitchel could commit his crime within the conditions imposed, always supposing that he had not already done so, Mr.* Barnes wished once more to go over the reports sent to him by his various spies in order that he might be assured that no mistakes had been made He began to read at : 4 v "Dec. 15.?Mitchel left his hotel early and went over to Hoffman Housa , Remained there two hours, and came out acoompanied by Thauret They walked up to the White Elephant and spent the morning playing billiards. Dined together at Delmonico cafe and separated at 2 o'clock. Mitchel then went to his livery stable and obtained a horse t and light wagon. They are his property. olr^hfv Morliorm nroniifl ftnrl i/lUT O D*un SJ uavug w? VMMV ?w?? stopped at Thirtieth street apartment house. S "No 6ign of Miss Remsen all morning. She has a new maid. Her girl Sarah returned yesterday, but her mistress refused to take her back. Evidently she recognizes that the girl was bribed to go into the country and to recom* mend Lucette as her cousin. About 2:30 Mitchel drove up in his light wagon. According to orders, I prepared to follow them, that they might not visit the child, eluding us by driving. Obtained a cab and was waiting in it as the two turned into Madison avenue and started up town. Easily kept them in sight without exciting suspicion, but learned nothing, as they simply drove up through the park, along St. Nicholas avenue and home again down the Boulevard and DiVaMi/)n TTo romainhH of. f.ViA J.W TViOiUU Ui?TV. 4AV ?MV wmw Rem sen a' till 10 o'clock. Then went straight to his hoteL W . "Dec. 16.?Mitchel 6pent his morning at his clnb; afternoon in his hotel; evening at Miss Remsen's. S . "Miss Remsen and her sister spent the morning shopping; the afternoon paying calls; the evening at home. W . "Dec. 17.?Mitchel'8 actions same as yesterday, except that Thauret called on him at his hotel dining the afternoon and was with him an honr. S . "Miss Remsen, her 6ister and two other young ladies went to Brooklyn in the afternoon, but simply visited the large stores there. At home in the evening. W . "Dec. 18.?Mitchel and Thauret together in the morning. Mitchel and Miss Remsen out walking in afternoon. Mitchel and Thauret at club in the evening. I bribed doorman and succeeded in getting in disguised as one of the servants. Mitchel and Thauret played whist, playing as partners. They lost about $100; went heme together. S . "Miss Remsen indoors all morning. Out on Fifth avenue with Mitchel in the afternoon. Di.ring their absence Thauret called. W . "Dec. 19.?Mitcbel andThauret played poker all afternoon in one of tbe rooms of tbeir club. Both lost. Tbere were four others in the game. One of these won heavily. I have discovered that this is undoubtedly the man who was Thauret's whist partner on the night when Randolph thought that he detected them cheating. He also answers the description of the man who left the jewels at hotel in New Haven. His name is Adrian Fisher. In the evening Mitcbel and Tbauret were in a box at the opera with the Remsen family. "The Miss Remsens gave an afternoon tea. Mr. Randolph called and remained after supper. Went to the opera with the ladies in the evening. W . "Dec. 20.?Mitchel in his hotel all day. He and Thauret went driving in the afternoon. I followed them in a light v wagon. At the roadhouse in the park they alighted and had a bottle of wine. Talked together earnestly. Saw Mitchel give Thauret a roll of money. In the OTTOLENGUI. clenoe," "A Modern Wizard." evening they played whist as partners at the club, and again they lost. S??. "No sign of the Miss Remsens till afternoon, when a young lady called and the three went to matinee at Daly's Evening they spent at home. W . "Dec. 21.?Mitchel attended worship at St. Patrick's cathedral with the two Miss Remsens. Afternoon remained in his hotel. Evening at the Remsens. "Miss Remsen and her sister at St. Patrick's cathedral in the morning. At * ? ?? _ ? m nome tne reec 01 me aay. >v . "According to instructions, I have made inquiries about Adrian Fisher. He is a man of good family, hut poor. Be longs to two fashionable clubs. Plays cards for money frequently. Is a good player and seems to earn a living off of his friends. Has no relatives living, ex cept a sister, who is a cripple. He is very fond of her and treats her with great kindness. It is a mystery bow he manages to support her as comfortably as he does. They live together in a small flat at ? East Fiftieth street. It was he who introduced Thauretat tli? club and had him made a member. He was out of town from Dec. 1 to Dec. 4 Q " At this point of his reading Mr Barnes laid down his book and thought a moment These questions occurred to him: "Is this man Fisher the tool of Thauret? He is poor and a card player He is well born and has a sister to support in a style suitable to her birth. Has Thanret induced bim to play, that together they may fleece the other members of the club. It looks like it, but why this sadden intimacy with Mitchel, or is that less sadden than we know and have they been long acquainted? Again, is Fisher the man who received the satchel from one of these men, and then took it to the hotel in New Haven? He was oat of town at the time. Why did be place the satchel in the hotel and then abandon it? After securing the plunder, why did he thus lose it? Was he suddenly overtaken by-hisconscience,and, becoming aware of the fact that Tbauret was using him as a tool in a piece of criminal work, did he take this method of clearing himself, and of allowing the jewels to be returned to their owner as soon as fouDd in the hotel? This would account for Thauret's having left the train at Stamford, intending, perhaps, to return to New Haven and meet his confederate. Fisher meanwhile having abandoned the scheme and returned to New York, Thauret was thwarted. But who killed the woman?" Mr. Barnes resumed his reuuiug. "Dec. 26.?Mitchel arose early and called for Miss Remsen at 11 o'clock. Together they went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Van Rawlston, at Fifth avenue, near Forty-eighth street. They remained nearly an hour, and then separated when they came out. Mitchel ate luncheon at the Brunswick, where he was joined by Thauret. They went to the club in the afternoon and played whist. They lost money. Mitchel paid for both and took an I 0 U from Thauret for his share. Randolph was in the game. There is a growing coolness between Randolph and Mitchel They barely speak when they meet. It is evident that no love is lost between Randolph and Thaaret. In the evening the three men were in the Remsens' box at the opera. S . "Miss Remsen accompanied Mitchel to Mrs. Van Rawlston's in the morning and left him when they came out. She made several calls mainly upon well tnnwii fnshinnahle societv leaders. Something is evidently on the tapis. It occurred to me that the missing child might have been placed in the care of the Rawlstons. Therefore in the afternoon I allowed R to follow the young ladies on a shopping expedition, while I interviewed the policeman on the beat. He is acquainted with Van Rawlston's maid and will 6end a report to you tonight. The ladies went to the opera in the evening. W . "Mr. and Mrs. Van Rawlston have three children, all younger than 14, and only one a girl, the youngest. The Miss Remsen who called was a Miss Emily Rerusen. She was accompanied by a Mr Robert Mitchel. They came to beg Mrs. Van Rawlston to allow a society to which the young lady belongs to give an entertainment in her house. The entertainment is to be New Year's night. Policeman 16G6. UCC. <50. ?MllUIIOl UiiU XLiauxci vycuv to a costuiner's on Union sqnare. When they had left, I called there and said that I was a friend of Mr. Mitchel's and wished a costnmemade for the same entertainment. The plan worked, and by adroit questioning I discovered that there is to be an Arabian Night festival on the night of the New Year. It is to be a costume masquerade, and Mitchel has promised to send all of the men to his costumer for their dresses. He ordered an Ali Baba dress. Thauret left no order, saying he would not attend. I ordered an Aladdin costume. If you do not decide to attend, I can countermand the order, but I thought you might find it advantageous to be present. With Aladdin's wonderful lamp you might shed some light upon the mystery. Pardon the joke. The afternoon and evening were spent by Mitchel and Thauret I * He gave Thauret a roll of money. at their club. Again they played whist and again they lost. S . "The young ladies spent the morning at a fashionable dressmaker's on Madiboh avenue. I have picked up an acquaintance with a servant girl who lives in one of the flats in Thirtieth street house, and from her I learn that Miss Remsen's new maid tells her that the affair at the Van Rawlston house will be a costume masquerade, all purties assuming characters from the 'Arabian Nights.' Miss Emily Remseu will appear as Scheherezade. W ." Mr. Barnes turned two pages at this point, evidently considering that nothing of special moment was contained in the reports covering the next few days. He began again: "Dec. 80.?Mr. Mitcbel came out of his hotel at 10 o'clock and crossed over to Jersey City, taking an express for Philadelphia. I of course took same train. S "The Mi6s Remsens were at home all aay. mey are ousy on tneir cubiuuios for the coming entertainment. W "Dec. 31.?Telegram from Philadelphia: 'Mitcbel at Lafayette hotel. Is aick in bed. Doctor in attendance. Sent a telegram to Mies Remsen telling her that he cannot be on hand tomorrow night * S . "Thanret went to Union square coatumer yesterday and obtained the Ali Baba costume ordered for Mitchel. He gave the costtuner a letter which he had received from Mitchel, dated at Philadelphia yesterday. It reads: 'Friend Thauret, I am suddenly taken ill Don't let the Remsens know that it is anything serious. Oblige me, if possible, by attending the 'Arabian Nights' festival. I inclose my invitation and a note to Mr. Van Rawlston, Which will introduce you. You may wear my costume, and the costumer will give it to you if you present this. You were to have gone out of town, I know, but if you wish to do me a favor I hope you will change your plans and take my place. I do not wish Miss Remsen to be entirely unattended. Therefore be with her as much as you can. She will be dressed as Scheherezada (Signed) Mitchel.' "I obtained this from the costumer by saying I am a detective shadowing a criminal. Q ." TO BE CONTINUED. A CURIOUS WAY TO KILL WOLVES. The Northern Indians, particularly in the Hudson Bay region, and the Esquimaux possesses a fiendish ingenuity in their method of capturing game, and their way of applying it for killing wolves is horrible. They take a flat piece of flint a foot or so long and chipped to extreme sharpness at the edge. This they fasten to a wooden stake, which they drive into the ground firml\,so as to leave the blade of flint projecting above the surface. Then they cover the blude all over with a good size piece of fat from the seal or other such animal, which freezes. Now the wolf-catching apparatus is complete, so the person who sets the trap has only to come back in a 1 4 1 L!-. a a ay or two anu gamer ms prey without trouble. The wolf has an insatible appetite for blood, and it is of this weakness that the hunters take advantage. A little while after the trap described above is set along comes the wolf. It is hungry aud licks the piece of fat aud as it is thawed by the warmth of his tongue, it tastes better and better. Presently its tongue comes in contact with the sharp edge of the flint and is cut. It tastes the blood, not knowing that it is its own, and the flavor drives it wild. Eagerly it licks and licks it, lacerating its mouth and becoming more frenzied in the desire for its own life fluid. Meanwhile other wolves have come up and have begun to lick at the fat, cutting their own tongues and becoming in their turn wild at the taste. Presently the bait is surrounded by a pack of ravenous and crazy creatures, which soon turn upon one another aud fall to devouring each other until the merciless flint is in the center of a struggling mass of ferocious combatants fighting for very life. At his leisure the hunter appears upon the scene and skins the dead beasts for market. The skins cost him nothing save the trouble of removing them and the value of the hunk of fat. The stake with the flint blade is ready to be set agaiu for other victims. B&* Cows were milked by machinery at the receut London dairy show. A pulsating vacuum, imitating the sucking of calves, was created by an air pump in a series of pipes connected by rubber caps to the cow's teats. Ten cows were milked at once, the milking lasting from three to five minutes, and ouly two pints and a half of stripplings being left. JUisccUiincous grading. BATTLE OF THE HORSES. An Old Cavalryman's Reminiscences of i Remarkable Fight. Just at sundown, and while w were at supper, a drove of wild horses numbering 88, suddenly emerged fron Thatcher's pass and deployed on th level ground of the valley. They ha< made use of the pass to cross fron Climax valley, where grass and wate might have failed them,' or hors< hunters had appeared to give them i fright. They emerged from the pas in single file, led by a spotted stallion uiKnoa mono roa^KoH (llmnut to Vi i VT U UOL tuauo A VUVUVV* U1U1VOV vvr Ul knees and whose tail touched thi ground when he was at rest. Hi wasn't as handsome as some of lh< drove leaders to be met with in thi days of the wild horse; but he wa yet a king among horses. Of thi remainder of the beard about 30 wer< fine animals ; the others would hardli be worth the catching. Three or fou were recognized as cavalry horse which had been abandoned on th< march, and twice that number ha( collar marks to prove that they hat stampeded from some immigrant train When clear of the pass they formet in line and advanced upon us t< within a quarter of a mile. We hat 75 horses at the lariat pins, and foi half an hour we bad all we could d< to prevent a stampede. The wilt horses were finally driven down tb< valley by two mounted men ; but thej did not seem to have much fear of us On the contrary, the leader of th< drove exhibited such temper that th< men feared they would have to shoo him. It was an hour before oui cavalry horses calmed down in tlx slightest. Every animal seemed en raged at the sight of the free herd and the captain's Kentucky stallior acted as if possessed by a fiend. H< bad been doubly fastened at th< beginning of the excitement, and latei ob this proved a fortunate thing. H< made the most tremendous efforts t< get free, and when at length he realizec the futility of further effort^ in thai direction, he uttered shrill screams o rage aud lashed out with his heels til no one dared approach him. All nighi long he stood on his feet, pawing and Bnorting, and the camp sentineli reported the wild horses as hanging about within half a mile of us. 'Daylight had come, and the sentineli of the night were coming into cam] when the wild horses rushed into viev a mile below us. On the instant w< discovered them, and while four-fifthi of the men were yet under thei; blankets, the captain's horse utterec a scream which must have been takei as a signal. He reared up, shook hii head like an angry lion, and freec himself of his halter. In the sami instant, every other horse in thi command secured bis liberty. Som< pulled up the pins, some worked theii heads clear of the straDS. and awa\ went the whole drove down the valley It was not a stampede, as we naturally feared. Even had our animals desirec to join the ranks of the free they woult have been rebuffed. Our horses wen bunched, and in a solid bunch tbej drove right through the lines of th< wild horses and left four of them lyinj crippled on the grass as they passed The prairie drove retreated up thi valley half a mile, and then wheelec about in a single line. When oui drove halted and turned there was i distance of three-quarters of a mil< between the combatants. We wen ordered to fall in, with a view o advancing upon the wild horses ant driving them off; but before we hac gotten into line, it was too late. The sight was a wonderful one The two leaders advanced as if thej meant to decide the issue by a figb between them; but when within 4( yards of each other, they wheeled anc returned to their respective lines Then we witnessed something whicl only a cavalryman will credit. Oui horses fell into double line and dressec to the right as perfectly as if a troopei bad occupied each saddle, and whik we looked the lines suddenly movec forward on a charge. When thej swept past us the alignment wa.< absolutely perfect, with the captain'i horse on the right and leading bj OA C TUo Una nF nrilr auuui; ?j\j 1CCI, i uv uuo VI nnv horses beut and wavered; but die not break until struck. It was like striking a drumhead with a sledge hammer. I believe that fully 40 horses went down under the shock ; but al except four were speedily on their feei again. From this on it was a melee the whole drove circling around, ant each horse biting and kicking anc displaying such ferocity as to astonish us. The mob fought past us, dowc the valley and back, and right in froul of the camp the climax came. Th( battle had been raging half an hour when the snotted stallion hobbled out of it on three legs and bleeding fronc half a dozen wounds, and that seemed to take the pluck out of his followers Some ran up the valley and some down ; but of the 88 only 57 got away When the hottest of it was over, wt dashed in and secured a horse here and there, aud in this manner we finally got hold of the last one, which was the captain's. Of the 75 only E had escaped scot free. Every one ol the others had been bitten and kicked, and 12 of them were so crippled as tc be worthless. In almost every instance our horses had kicked off both hind shoes, and in some cases the front onee were gone as well. There were 7 dead and 86 crippled horses on that battle field when hostilities ceased, and of the 57 wild horses which made their : escape many were limping hadly ; but before breaking camp we turned to aod put an end to the sufferings of * the cripples, and we were not yet in in the saddle when 100 great buzzards and a dozen wolves were feasting on e the still quivering bodies.?Detroit '' Free Press. a j THE BOY FIEND. 3 You will find the boy fiend varies in r age from 4 to 12. His mother thinks e him intellectual, and bis master calls a him smart, but visitors bate him with s a deadly hatred. He has a feverish thirst for informa3 tion. Nervous friends of the family e are driven to distraction by his irritae tiug answers he himself suggests. If vou cret him in a serious vein and c ? V ? a-~ e remind him that be is made of dust, he 3 at once prostrates you by asking you e ^vhy he doesn't get muddy inside when B he drinks. Talk to him of astronomy y on a winter's night, and he wants to r know if the stars tickle the angels' feet B when they twiukle. When you shoot ? your dog, because it is old and cross, j he ruins your cbrnce of a legacy by I asking when you are going to shoot Aunt Sarah, j Taken all round, it is on religious } subjects be is most maddeningly curi] ous and most fiendishly inventive. r When he hears that the hairs of our } heads are numbered, he hints that the ] angel who does the counting will be 3 glad when he comes to his father. ; He is a terror in compaoy. The blood stands still when he commrnces j operations. The hapless visitor?an 3 eligible young man?cannot take him [ on his knee without provoking some r such comparison as this: "Am I as 3 heavy as sister?" The visit of the . vicar presents an opportunity not to be missed. The boy fiend cannot be j' praised for sitting still in church with3 out explaining that he was afraid to Uln An/1 nvnunooln/V O vv u&cu uio iatuui | auu cApi cooiug ? desire to see the skeleton which the same hapless pareDt said he had in the cupboard. Uncles with false teeth are a sure mark. Woe to that relative if the conversation lags, and some one asks, "What next?" "Show them your false teeth, uncle," is the probable reply. The silence that settles on a family group after a. remark like this can almost be heard. PROVERBS ABOUT SNOW. Snow is generally preceeded by a general animation of man and beast, which continues until after the snowfall ends. In winter, burning wood pops before snowfall. Cut a snowball in halves; if it is wet inside, the snow will pass off with rain ; if ir is dry inside, the snow will be melted by the sun. When the snow falls dry, It means to lie; But flakes light and soft Bring rain oft. The Apache Indians say: "If the snow that falls during the winter is dry and is blown about by the wind, a dry summer will follow; very damp snow indicates rain in the spring." If the snowflakes increase in size, a thaw will follow. It takes three cloudy days to bring a heavy snow. . When now in the ditch the snow doth lie 'Tis waiting for more by and by. If much snow be spread on the mountains in winter, the season of planting will be made blue with verdure. Heavy snows in winter favor the crops of the following summer. Snow is the poor man's fertilizer, and good crops will follow a winter of heavy snowfall. A snow year, a rich year. A heavy fall of snow indicates a j good year for crops, and a light fall the j reverse. If there is no snow before January, j there will be more snow in March and r April. I As many days as the snow remains r on the trees, just so many days will it i remain on the ground, j The more snow the more healthy j the season. , In March much snow, To plants and trees much woe. f If a snowstorm begins when the j moon is young, the rising of the moon I will clear away the snow. 4 Snow coming two or three days after a new moon will remain on the ground ' sometime; but that falling just after I full moon will soon go off. t Excessive twinkling of stars indi- 1 cates very neavy uews, ruiu or euuw. I Much sleet iu winter will be followI ed by a good fruit year. i ' * ' i Cigarettes.?"Does cigarette smokIf ing injure the lungs?" asked someone i i of a leading New York physician. ( , For his answer the doctor lighted a cigarette, and, inhaling a mouthful of i smoke, blew it through the corner of 1 his handkerchief which he held tightly , over his mouth. A dark brown stain , \ was distinctly visible. "Just such a i . stain," said the doctor, "is left upon j i the lungs." If you ever smoke another ] s cigarette, think of the stains you are i making. < i There is a disease called the cigar- | ? ette eye, which is regarded as danger- , f ous. A film comes over the eyf. ap- i , pearing and disappearing at intervals. > And did you know that boys have been i made blind by smoking cigarettes? , I How would you like to part with your t i sight, and never again behold the light I of day or the faces of your friends ? Shall I give you two or three pic- 1 tures? A writer greatly interested in young people (Josiab Leeds) described a pitiful spectacle which he saw?a pale, woebegone boy, seemingly lesB than 10 years old, standing at the entrance of an alley, without a bat, his dilapidated trousers very ragged at the knees, his bands in his pockets, shivering with cold, yet whiffing away at a cigarette. Dr. Hammond says: "I saw in Washington a wretched-looking child, scarcely 5 years old, smoking a cigaron/1 Klnii/inrr tKn amnlfo from www uuu mivniu^ www wmjvuv .. bis nostrils. His pale, pinched face was twitching convulsively, his little shoulders were bent, and bis whole appearance was that of an old man."? Christian Work.THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Brief Synopsis of the Important Proceedings of the Honse and Senate. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18. In the Hoit8E.?Most of the day was taken up in a discussion of the election bill. The house refused to adopt the Australian ballot system by a vote of 76 to 17. A proposition to re-establish the eight box system was then taken up and favorably considered until recess. In the Senate.?Consideration o'f the road bill consumed most of the day. Senator Finley secured several important amendments including the exemption of Confederate soldiers, a reduction of the number of days to be worked during the year from 6 to 4, % .1 - ?* -i? 2-2 # ana ine sirising oui 01 a pruvusiuu allowing overseers to collect fines and penalties for refusal to obey orders. Ministers of the gospel were exempted ; counties are not required to furnish tools; the penalty for faliure to answer a summons to work the roads is fixed at not less than $1 and costs, and not more than $5 and costs. wednesday, february 19, In the House.?The bill to appropriate $2,500 for the State fair was killed by a vote of 50 to 43. The registration bill was passed with a number of amendments. Its provisions are too lengthy for publication at this time; but a comprehensive synopsis of its more important requirements will be given later on. Upon invitation of the board of visitors of the Citadel and the city council of Charleston, the house decided to spend Saturday, the 22d, Washington's kirtk/laii in flharloafntl A proposition to make the State dispenser elective by the people was discussed; but no definite action was taken. A bill authorizing warehousemen to give receipts secured by their bonds, was passed to a third reading. In the Senate.?It was decided to accept the Charleston invitation. Among the new bills introduced, was one by Senator Finley, providing for the establishment of dispensaries of alchoholic liquors for medicinal, mechanical, scientific and sacramental purposes only, in the cities and towns and villages of the State. a Ballet In the Heart. News and Courier: In a glass jar at the city hospital is kept the heart of James Criss. Criss was shot about a - ? a o i_ montn ago Dy axsegro nameu oparamau. Id the heart of the murdered man is a bullet. This would Dot be at all ioterestiDg but for the fact that the bullet eotered the wall of the heart and came almost eotirely through, remaioing held io the fibrous muscles that surrouoded the heart. Id this shape Criss lived 48 hours. Two bullets bad eotered the body. Besides the ooe io the heart oue eotered his stomach, goiog through the abdomioal cavity ioto the iDtestioes. Either would have caused death io a very few hours under ordinary circumstances, but it seems that Criss ioteoded to fight off death with his will power or some other power for he cluog to this mortal existence longer thao any one ever did who carried a bullet io his heart and one in bis stomach. The organ with the exposed bullet is quite a medical treasure, and is very interesting to gaze and thing upon. Stopped His Heart. A somewhat remarkable case of homicide occurred in Columbia last Monday afternoon. Two young factory operatives, James Miller, aged 12, and George Denmates, aged 15, got into a difficulty. Miller had slapped some boys smaller than himself and Denmates undertook to punish him. Just as Miller came out of the factory, Denmates got after him. Miller picked up a small piece of iron aDd ran ^ a? r.lt j ?l YV11D ueomaies iunuwiug uuu luruwing stones. As Denmates was about to overtake Miller, Miller turned and threw bis piece of iron, striking Denmates over the heart. Denmates ran perhaps 25 yards further and fell dead. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the facts and Miller was held for murder. 4 Call to the Clang. E. A. Webster has issued a call for a Republican convention to be held in Columbia on Tuesday, April 7, for the purpose of selecting delegates to the national nnnvont.inn to he held in St. UMV.VMW. Louis, on June 16. The call for the convention of the Melton faction has not yet been issued ; but Dr. Pope is cut in a long address in which he urges the two factions to get together. VST He,.indeed, is a wise man who measures his aflictions with the yardstick of his blessings. The right side always turns out m be the bright side.