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II. XO. 38. BEAUFORT, S. C., THURSDAY, JUXE 27, 1872. ' " ' I I2SWSGK'
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Shot at a Sapper Table.
Camp Reynold?. Angel Island, Cali
fornia, was the scene of one of the mosi
ho/rible tragedies that has ever occurred
There seems a mystery Ranging over th<
affair, but the facts of the case, so far a?
could be learned, are as follows :
A social club was organized among tb<
soldiers and nor.-commissioned officers o
this camp, and during the winter the;
gave a series of private theatricals
Among the members of the club wen
several belonging to Company H, undei
orders for Camp McDerraott: and it wa
agreed to give an entertainment and dance
as a sort of farwell to them. Fridaj
evening was chosen, and at that timi
? 1 *
qilPlU H Ildlliuri VI ncic JMVCVUV
including several from the city, in al
fifteen or twenty couples. Everything
passed off pleasantly, and about 10$ o'clocl
they sat down to supper, served in tin
mess hall. Among the truest* was Ernmi
Spohr, dauphfer of one of the men of h<
Twelfth Infantry Band, a pretty litth
girl, in her sixteenth year. During th<
^>nst month she had been on a visit to he
father and mother on the Island, thougl
much of her time was spent in the pity
During '\e evening she had evidently en
joyed hei> 1 very much; she was a grea
favorite with all. Another young gir
and she sat side hv side at the supper
table, while directly opposite sat he
father and a young soldier named R iy
It would seem that the conversation o
the two girls was in relation to this yonnj
man Ray, and they were laughing an<
criticising some female characters he ha<
taken in the private theatricals of tin
club. At this time Fritz Kimmel, Firs
Sargent of the band, entered the hall
walked to the rear of the chair occupie<
by Miss Spoilr, deliberately drew a Rem
ington revolver, and, a* her head partialh
turned, without a word of any kind fired
and the young girl fell into the arms o
her companion, her face, but a inomen
before wreathed in smiles, now covere<
with blrfod.
In a moment all was confusion, an<
while the whole company sat as it wer
1 paralyzed at the horrible deed, the mnr
derer stepped back a few steps, agaii
raised bis pistol, placed it at bis ov i
forehead and fired, and was dead even be
fore his victim. A physician was almos
immediately upon the spot. Kimmel, tin
murderer, was already dead, but life stil
lingered in the girl. An emminatioi
showed that the ball hart entered just be
l> ? > '1 1 Aft An ? n? /l lin/1 nnouo/l intrv !.,
in mi Uic iru Ciii ^ auu iimi nuu ui1
brain, producing a fatal wound. Mie wa
unconcious, and lived but about ten min
utes. Her body was removed to th
quarters of her parents, and the company
appalled by the sad and sudden conclusioi
of their entertainment, went to thei
homes.
An investigation into the affair was iin
mediately ordered by the commandent o
the station, the civil authorities havin)
no voice. A number of those presen
were examined, but the testimony givei
amounted to little beyond the facts givei
above. Two or three present saw Kim
mel draw the revolver: none dreamed o
'
his intentions, and when the shot wa
fired believed, at first, that the pistol wa
accidentally discharged. But furtl.e
4 - -*? ?? ?nltnAflf t /A O AAW
It??lII11UIIJ lidlM/U9iI ntcu uuiiiov iv a
tainty that the deed was premeditated
though his reasons for so doing remain i
matter ol conjecture. It was shown ii
the investigation that there existed but i
passing acquaintance between the two
Kimmel was always ready and anxion
to pay her any polite attentions, am
during her visit on the island was knowi
to sit and watch the house where she wa>
for long periods of time, and seemed at
tacked with a spirit of jealousy when air
one of his comrades was with her. Th
night of the party he had invited her t
attend it with him. but her parents'at firs
refused, only consenting after repeatei
persuasions. Kimmel, during the for
part of the evening, was engaged wit!
the band, and it is but charitable to sup
pose that the sight of the young girl en
joying herself with innocent freedom
dancing first with one and then anothe
of liis companions, excited him really t?
madness. When supper was served, h
allowed her to be escorted to the table b
another, and himself left the hall. II
was seen t?> go to the barracks, where i
is supposed begot the revolver, lie thei
Went t > the guard-house, where a mat
named Summer was temporarily unde
arrest, said "good-b> e''to him, and with
out explanation, walked back to the ball
tli-n to the mess-room, and withou
he-itation, committed the murder. Litth
further of interest was elicited a' the in
restitution, and the decision was in ae
co dance with the facts as related.
Kimnul was a native of Germany an*
about twenty-five years of age. lie neve
had been a Uivorite with bis comrades
seemed of a very quiet and melancbol
disposition, and many regarded him as
k lifle weak-minded. Emma Spohr wa
born in Australia.
I Indigestion.?In nine cases out o
I ten, ially w.tli horses, sickness it
I animals is caused by indigestion. Wan
jm (>f l rooming, dirty, ill-ventilated stable*
j r staiviug one week and overfeeding th
next, not feeding at the regular tim
when on the road, and then giviug to*
much wh^n tne horses are exhausted l>
fasting and lat>or, giviug too much foo*
at noon and too little time to eat it id
feeding immature grain and musty hayiiC;
tin >se are among the causes of indiges
tion.
The Will of Jame3 Gordon Bennett.
The late James Gordon Bennett bf tl
t New York Herald always betrayed a d
sire to retain the ownership of the Hera
i up to the moment of his death. He liv<
5 only for that purpose, and any commend
tion was ever a key to his heart and goo
i will. But he was not uhmindful of tl
f duty .of disposing of his property. Short
T before his wife and daughter went
Europe, the venerable journalist made
a will which was satisfactory to the famil
r He dealt out his wealth with a prince
s hand, and each of his three heirs are no
the absolute owners of millions of dollai
r The following are said to be the princip
e provisions of the will:
To his son, James Gordon Bennett 1
j gives the Herald establishment and Hera
r Building on Broadway, and also the pro
erty on Fulton, Ann and Nassau streei
e formerly the site of the Herald. ~ It
^ said that the will also provides that youi
Mr. Bennett shall not sell the Herald, ai
u that it shall remain in possession of ti
family.
To his widow he gives the mansio
r
onrnpr of Thirty-eicrht street and Fif
' \venue. with other real estate np-town.
To his (laughter, Miss Jeannette Be
nett, lie gives his mansion and grounds i
^ Washington Heights, and also some pe
sonal property and mementoes.
The above are said to be the provisio
P of the will made by Mr. Bennett a f?
J weeks before his wife sailed for.Eurof
It is asserted that he neither altered
~ nor made another will. The whole peril
^ of his recent illness was used by hi
sole'y to prepare for his last end.
Mi>s Jeannette Bennett is now abo
eighteen years of age. Iler father ai
j brother literally doted upon her. She w
educated at the Convent of the Sacr
Heart ?and so anxious was young hi
V
Bennett to have her remain there, th
J. when a governess whom he had employ
sent her to a different institution in 1
absence, he discharged the tutor and toi
Miss Jeannette back to the sisters.
^ An Undi'tifui. Son*.?A curious ca
6
which recently came before the Tharn
police court is thus described by the P
1 Moll Guz?ite: "A mother prosecuted h
1 son. William Mason, aged fourteen, 1
attempting to commit suicide by thro
1 ing luinself from a window. Mrs. Mas
said her son came home one night, aft
' beiue out all day, and asked her f
I money and food. She declined to gi
him any money, as lie was a bad be
but promised that he should have sor
s food if he went to a situation she had pi
cured for him. He rushed on to t
L' window-sill, and was about to jump c
when she caught hold of him and dn
II ged him back. He then tried to cho
r himself, but she pulled his hands fr<
his throat, which was quite red ai
swollen. He tried to jump out of t
^ window again, but she kept a tight h(
5 of him, and, calling a police constab
I gave him in charge. He had tliroi
II himself down stairs once before and i
n jured himself seriously. She had done
in her power to correct him, but withe
avail. On one occasion she beat him tin
s he was black and blue. Mr. Paget s<
s the prisoner to prison for a week, a
r ?:.i l 1.1 fKot ,1.
Statu lit? WUU1U see ? Hill Ulan ?i vuni uv
? Hokribi.e if True.?The slavers of t
a South Sea Islands have a barbarous w
I of securing their human' stock in tr; <
!l According to Commodore Matkham,
' British commander on the Australian s
s tion, the men engaged in the slave tra
make treaties with the chief of a tri
i
II who has a feud on hand to supply h
S with so many heads of his enemies in <
" change for live subjects of his own. Th<
Y are different methods of decapitation pi
e sued. The commander's informant h
0 been an eye-witness of a scene in whi
t the murderers used their knivi s. A b
lay to off au island of the Solomon grot
e and a canoe full of men put off to 1
from the shore. As tlie canoe pasf
under the vessel's stern, her stern-bo
" j which had been loosened on purpose, v
'? suddenly dropped on it, smashing it
r pieces. Boats were lowered and the i
l) tives pulled into them, but not to
e rescued. As. soon as they were seiz<
Y their heads were cut off over the gnnw;
e 1 of the boat with long knives. The Brit
1 i are taking measures for the suppressi
n of this horrible traffic.
r City Advertising.?That portion
- the Corporation advertising of New Yc
, city, which has, during the past few yea
t : enriched the proprietors of the Transcr
i with the annual sum of about $250,000
. public money, has been assigned to t
. Register, at an estimate of 9,500 tor t
| year. It will cost $35,000 to do the co
il position alone, and how the paper, whi
r i> a Hotel advertising record can ma
| money out of it is a mystery. If the ct
v tract is carried out faithfully it will ma
a a saving. All the New York journals 1
,s for the advertising but the Register w
! the rose.
Bonds.?The Secretary of the Treasi1
H |
1 j of the United Suites, 1ms directed the 1
t sistant Treasurer at New York to wil
'? draw the $1,300,000 3 per cents, $5,0
numbering from 3811 to 3856 inclusiv
^ SI0,000 numbering from 3952 to 4150
v elusive, dated from August 1, 1868,
d August 15, 1868, interest to cease JuTy!
'? 1872.
i- Tlxe Union Pacific road lost $3C0,C
by the snow blockade.
y
How California Fields are Flowed.
16 The fields are plowed with what are
called gang-plows, which are simply four,
M six or eight plowshares fastened to a stout
^ frame of wood. On the lighter soil eight
a" horses draw a seven gang-plow, and one
d such team is counted on to put in 640
16 acres of wheat in the sowing season; or
I? from 8 to 10 acres per day. Capt Gray,
near Merced, has put in this season 4,0f>0
a acres with five such teams?his own land
y- and his own teams. A seed sower is fastb'
ened in front of the plow. It scatters the
^ seed, the plows cover it?and the work is
*s- done The plow has no handles, and the
plowman is, in fact, only a driver; he
guides the team; the plows do their work.
It is easy work, and a smart boy, if his
^ legs are equal to the walk, is as good a
P" plow-man as anybody -for the team turns
the corners, and the plow is not handled
19 at all. It is a striking sight to see. as I
saw, 10 eight-horse teams following each
^ other, over avast plain, cutting "lands11
^'e a mile long, and when all had passed me,
leaving a track, 40 feet wide, of plowed
n' ground. On the heavier soil the process
' is somewhat different. An eight-l?orse
moves a four gang plow, and gets over
n about six acres per day. The seed is then
[>n sown by a machine which scatters it forty
Tfeet,
and sows from 75 to 100 acres in a
dnv, the ground is then harrowed and
ns
cross-harrowed. When the farmer, in
/ w
this valley has done his Winter sowing,
he turns his teams and men into other
' > I ? i - /> M.
^ ground, wnicn no is to dimmer miinw,
This he can do from the first of March
1 to the middle ol May; and by it he sej
cures a remunerative crop for the follow^
ing year, even if the season is dry. This
discovery is of inestimable importance tc
'' the farmers on the drier part of these
0(1
^ great plains. Experience has demonstrated
conclusively, that if they plow their
^ ^ land in the Spring time, and then lei
it lie till the Winter rains come on, then
lis
k sow their wheat and harrow it in, thej
are sure of a crop; and the Summer wil!
have killed every weed, beside.
ise
,es Perils of the Drug Stores.?Th(
,,11 New Orleans Picayune says: A corres
er pondent makes some pertinent remarks
*or on the unlawful licensing of uneducatei
w- druggists. As an illustration of the vita
on importance of a thorongh knowledge ol
er medical chemistry to qualify a person foi
or compounding prescriptions, it may b<
ve mentioned that not long since a physicist
>v, tried an experiment to satisfy himse'f a.'
ne to the extent of the danger incurred or
ro- account of ignorance in this regard. Cal
},e ling at a certain drug store, he presented
,ff. the following prescription: " Ilydrag,
tg. clor. mitis, grs. x." Saying that he would
ke call for the mixture in a few minutes, lit
)m turned as if to go, when the druggist in at
id excited tone, called him back. " Doctor,'
lie said tiie latter, " I can t make up these in
>1(1 gredients for anybody to take: yon musl
]e, have made a mistake." " How so ?" sail
ivn the doctor. 4* Why, don't you see that
in- there are here all the equivalents to con
a]] stitutecorrosive sublimate?" 4,Ofcours<
,ut I do," was the answer; u but 1 have sub
iti] mitted the same prescription at a dozer
different places, and you are the first ont
n(] who has objected to putting it up, or indicated
any suspicion of its deadly nature.'
h? Fanny Fern on the Prevailing
ay Style.?When I say that the street dres:
le. of the majority of respectable women o
a New York to-day is disgusting, I bu
ta- feebly express my emotions. I say tin
ide respectable women, and yet, save to then
be who know them to be such, their appear
im ance leaves a wide margin for doubt
ix- The clown at a circus wears not a mor<
jre parti-colored costume; in fact, his hi.
ur. the advantage of being sufficiently "taut,'
ad to use a nautical phrase, not to inter
ch fere with locomotion ; while theirs?wha
rig with tlisgusting humps upon their backs
ip, and big rosettes upon their shoulders, ant
ier loops, and folds, and buttons, and clasps
:P<1 on/1 lirtii'u litistn tlioir cl'irtQ ami ctrinn/
at, satin petticoat?, all too short to hid*
"a? their clumsy ankles?and more colors an*
to shades of colors heaped upon one pooi
!a- little fashion-ridden body than ever wa
he gathered in one rainbow?and all tliii
ed, worn without regard to temperature, o:
?le time, or place?I say this presents i
ish spectacle which is too disheartening t*
on be comical. One cannot smile at th*
young girls who are one day?Heaver
help them?to be wives and mothers!
of
>rk
How it nas Bees*.?Fires have beer
,rs.
. ( raging in the forests, and on the moun
. tains and plains all over the country ir
j consequence of the long continued droughi
,. of this spring. An examination of tlx
" ; table furnished by the self-recording rain
inguage
at the Central Park Metecu "logicn
, Observatory shows that the supply t>
' rain is scarcelv more ttian one half that o
>n- j
j last year at a corresponding date. Tlx
1 difference in depth of snow was also great
1 In 1871 being 80.11 ins., and in 1872 9.8'
on
ins. The frost, penetrating the groont
much deeper this year than lait, whicl
iry | was doubtless the chief cause of the de
ks-! struction of so many trees and hedges ir
th- the country.
100
,e . Mangel-wurzel.?All things consid
. ' ered, we regard this as the best root crof
in" for our climate. If the land is rict
to enough, and the plants get a good start
31, tue severest drouth seldom hurts tlx
crop. Sow in drills three feet apart, auc
thin out twelve to fifteen inches in tlx
)00 rows. It requires about four pounds c:
j seed per acre.
\
Always: A Florida Lyric.
Lot the plover pipe in the marshy grain,
The hart and the hind go play, n
But the fowler lurks in the maiden cane, p
And the huntsman hides in the bay. g
The eagle may soar like the rising shout p
To the very deeps of the sky,
But the whistling bullet will find him out,
Though he be ever so high.
The salmon may leap in a fringe of froth,
And the trout in the lake may laugh,
But the fisherman's net will have them both, v
And cruel the barbed gaff. r
If ever the blue sky wears a sun
That is glad in the tight of day, 3
The torrowing stars come one by one h
And gather its glory away ; y
And if ever the heart is rich and strong i
As a bridegroom's first carese, jThe
death-grief comes, in its cruel wrong,
And turns it to bitterness.
c
Then let the plover pijje in the grain, ^
The tart and the hind go phy,
But the fowler lurks in the maiden cane,
' 1
And the huntsman hides in the bay.
f
t
i Farmhouse Notes.
Insects.?War must still be kept up
1 against all injurious insects, and means
! for destroying them used. f
CritRANT bushes \tiuch have become
i sickly or unsightly frraWbe want of care, J
ought to have the old wood cut back, so s
as to give light and air. j
I Raspberries and Blackberries.?Tie 3
up the canes of last year's growth and (
cut away the old bearing canes, if not
1 attended to last fall. Plenty of manure 1
should be spaded under, between the '
rows. I
i Grape-vines ?When vines are trained
according to the arm-system, the arms
should be bent in the form of a curve, to
allow the buds to start equally. Young
> vines, set out this season, should be al>
lowed to grow only one cane.
> Mulching.?Too much cannot be said
. about properly mulching young trees, es.
pecially the first season after they are
set; it saves a great deal-of work in de'
stroying weeds, and during a dry season
1 will often prevent trees dying.
Poultry.?Trovide plenty of nest-eggs
1 fot the hens, and see that two do not lay
in one nest or in the same nest with a
setting hen. See that everything is kept
clean in the poultry-house, and that it is
i well ventilated. Whitewash frequently.
. Move the coops frequently, so as to keep
the ground or grass clean. This is particularly
necessary with turkeys. Avoid
' the common mistake of having the coops
1 too small, and see that they are well vent
tilated. The great secret of raising ducks
is to feed them all they w ill eat, half a
j dozen times a day, yx more.
Live Stock.?The animals on the farm j
SUIIIC ^ 1 tun OWHIV. Ai ijov-V/M v/u 11IVIV1,
1 or some laxative feed. No complaint is
- more fatal to young pigs than costivness,
and it should, therefore, be strictly guar*
ded against. <
Fertilizing Corn.?Here is a hint to 1
, corn-growers, of some value : "An in- j
telligent and reliable farmer, who had
- been for many years making experiments
t with corn, has discovered'an importance
and value in replanting corn which is '
' quite novel and worthy of publication. I
We hav always thought replanted corn ,
? was of little consequence ; he plants
] whether it is needed or not?or rather j
2 he plants two or three week after crops 1
. are planted, about every fifteenth low j
each way. He says if the weather be- ,
r comes dry during the tilling time, the
s silk and tassel, both becomes dry and
8 dead. In this condition, if it should become
seasonable, the silk revives and le1
news, but the tassel does not recover, i
1 Thus, for the want of pollen, the new (
> silk is unable to till the otlice for which
j it was designated. The pollen from the
replanted-corn is then ready to supply 11
1 the silk, and the tilling is completed. He j:
says nearly all the abortive ears, common
to the corn crop, are caused by
want of pollen, and that he has had 1
1 I?
MJOWU cms iu uumnc mm m iws ,
' double tilling." <
1 Sheep as Weed Extfkminatofs.?It j
[ may not be known to farmers in general, ! (
31 that it is a common practice in some!
.[parts of the country to turn sheep into
j ; the potato field, for the purpose of eat-1
| ing down the weeds. The sheep will
* not touch the potato vine. This pasturf
iug with sheep is advantageous, when i
5 the crop is a late planted one, so that
the hoeing cannot be completed uutil
' after the haying or harvesting is finished.
At the grow ing season it is the farmer's ,
1 aim-to keep down the grass and weeds,
i so that they may be covered by the eul
tivator and hoe, when these are used, i
Pasturing with sheep will attain this ob1
ject. Early planted crops, the cultivation
of which is completed in the early
part of the summer, frequently become
grassy and weedv, before the time of
) digging, when the size of the tops prei
eludes cultivation. In this stage the
, sheep are economical weeders. It is
i hardly necessary to mention that the
I feed thus given to the sheep, makes a
3 double profit, inasmuch ^is it costs absof
mtely nothing, while labor is saved, and
weeds prevented from seeding.
The Story of his First Love.
Lite in 1832, or early in 1863, says the
arrater of his lite, the late ex-President ?
.incoln went to board at a tavern in New p
alem, 111., kept by James Rutledge. Ann t
h tledge the third daughter of this family, Sl
ras at that time about 19, and was prob- !j
bly the most refined woman with whom ^
Ir. Lincoln had then ever conversed? v
modest, delicate creature, fascinating, s
?* tiu f,r?f /?r?ntrnst with thj)
CI C lb vujjf ijj ava w v* wwv ^
ude people with whom she was surround- f,
d. All witnesses dnite in praising her. u
Irs. Hardin Bale, a woman of the neightorhood
who knew her well, said : 41 She r
tad auburn hair, blue eyes, fair complex- -v
on, was a pretty, kind, tender, good- j
learted woman, beloved by all who knew {
ler. McNamar, Hill, and Lincoln all 1
' r
:ourted her at the same time. The men c
vho spoke of her described her with yet t
nore enthusiasm. She had a sad story, t
iVhen little more than 17 she became en- |
;aged to McNamar. He left her to go to j
he assistance of his parents in the State
)f New York, promising to return as soon s
is possible; but weeks grew months, and ^
>ven years, and still he did not come. (
ihe had loved him at 'first but that love i
leems to have cooled with his long ab- t
ience: and at last she responded to the (
)assionate and impetuous "attachment of (
roung Lincoln. But she felt that she i
Must not marry until she could obtain a (
eleese from McNamar. She wrote to *
lim in vain, as she had watched in vain
or his coming, and in 1835 she died, as ]
lome say of brain fever induced by her t
inxiety ol mind. In her grave Lincoln '
vas wont to declare his heart lay buried. .
^ few days before her death he was sura- 1
noned to her bedside; but what happened '
n that solemn conference was known only
need rare and attention tins montn, and i
5 yet, owing to the pressure of other work, ,
i they are very .apt to he neglected. Al.
most any fanner can raise corn and poI
tatoe-, hut not one farmer in ten has the ]
qualities necessary to manage horses, <
cows, sheep and pigs to the best udvanI
tage. It requires good judgment, a keen |
> e>e to detect the first symptoms of lame- 1
( ness, indigestion, want of vigor, etc. J
, When an animal is taken sick, it should <
he taken for granted that, as a general j
rule, there is some defect or neglect in
t the food or management, not only of this
I one, but of all the others. At auy rate,
the matter should be investigated. ]
Pigs.?Geo. Mevanda, said in the i
, Farmers' Club: I have a lot of good ,
i | stock Chester Pigs, two months old,
- still running with the sow, and very
! thrifty so far; but within a few days,
, when standing or walking, they are suddenly
jerked down or give way through |
weakness in the back until the belly
' comes on the ground, their feet remaining
stationary. They remain in this position
a short time, then come all right I
' again. Tliese spasms come on very Ire- ,
3 quent; at intervals of from one to five
f: minutes. Mr. Stewart?The trouble is ,
t costivness; the symtoms are similar to
those of stretches in sheep. The.v need i
a rv*?AA*? c/\mn li ncr.a/l /til mool I
to him and the dying girl. But when he
eft her and stopped at the house of John 1
Tones, on the way home, Jones saw signs 1
>f the most terrible distress in his face
and his manner. When Ann actually
lied and was buried, his grief became <
frantic; he lost all self-control, even the 1
jonsciousness of his own identity, and all
tlis New Salem friends pronounced him in- (
sane. " lie was watched with especial <
vigilance during storms, fog, damp and
gloomy weather, for fear of an accident.
At such times he raved piteously, declaring,
among other wild expressions of his
woe, 'I can never be reconciled to have 1
the snow, rains, and storms beat npon her
grave,'" His friend, Bowlin Greene,
took charge of him, and it was several i
weeks before it wa3 considered safe to let
fiim go back to his old haunts and old employments.
He was never precisely the
sanffe man again. He had always been
jubject to periods ot great mental depresson,
but after this they were more frequent
ind alarming. It was then that he began i
to repeat this poem which, poor in itself,
s immortalized by his adoption of it, "Oh,
w by should the spirit of mortal be proud ?''
A few weeks after the death of Ann Rutedge,
her old lover, McNamar, returned 1
;o New Salem, and he seems to have J
nourned for her as deeply if not as wildly ,
is did Lincoln.
qrbi.l*no a Riot.?During the recent
riots in the town of Kharkoff, in the
Province < f I'kraine, Russia, the people
were having a holiday drunken bout in 1
the square of St. Michael, and making a
great noise. The police ordered them to (
lisperse and deluged them with water, i
but this only incensed the people, who
immediately proceeded to stone the police.
Troops were then called in, but were repulsed
with considerable loss of life, and
for over a day the rioters held possession 1
of the town and threatened to do great
[lamage to government property. The 1
governor finding himself powerless np- :
pilied to the archbishop to- assist him in
restoring order The latter then addressid
the crowd, censured the police and
tlie troops, and offered to celebrate a funeral
service for those of the rioters who
tiad been killed. This quieted the people
lor a time, and enabled the authorities to
put themselves in a condition to enforce
the preservation of the peace.
The March of Intellect.?The late
Prince Albert once paid a visit to a school,
and heard the teacher make one of the
classes iro through what is termed, in the
phraseology of pedagogues, an object lesion.
"Now, can you tell me anything
about heat?" was one of the questions.
A bright little man held forth his hand, as
much as to say that he could. 44 Well,
now, my boy," said the teacher, " what
do you know ?" 44 Heat expands," said
:he boy, in thp jerky style of delivery
characteristic of his years. 44 Ileat expands?cold
contracts." The teacher
looked at the Prince for approval. . The
Prince bowed his head, and smiled approbation.
The teacher, eager for more such
smiles, went on. 44 Very good," he said ;
"now give me an example," 4,In summer
the days-are long; in winter the days are
short."
A Shef.p Charmed by a Snake.?A
sheep, owned by a son of Mr. J. G. Fulton,
at Mongaup Valley, Ulster county,
was charmed by a milk snake. The animal
was observed by Mr. Fulton apart
from the flock, standing in a peculiar
attitude so long, near a ledge of rocks,
that he went to see what was the matter,
when he discovered its attention directed
to the snake. He succeeded in bring
ing down hissnakeship. But the sheep
acted strangely, and would not go with
the flock, and finally fled to the woods,
since which time it has been neither
J
Gambling as a Science.
Casual and amateur betters at the spas
lay at random, without theory or cslculaion
of any kind; but the habitual g^d
rolessional gamesters always have sysems,
by which they confidently expect,
ome time or other, to break the hank. I
ave been told of men, and \xomen too,
adeed, who have been going to Baden or
Viesbaden for ten. twelve and fifteen years
rilh that avowed purpose, and yet the'
ole financial injury they have wrought
as been to themselves. Their ill luck, as
hey term it, does not, however, mar their
aitb in systems. These they hold to be
^questionably correct-the fault is cither
n their understanding or in their maliglant
stars.
The principal fallacy in respect to systems
a that chance is subject to law, extremely
ubtile, but discoverable it diligently and
jarncstly investigated. The mind of a
borough gamester can never be disabused
>f this notion. He cleaves to it after years
if experience to tlie contrary as he did at
lie outset. 4Come what may, be will hold
hat ttic blind goddess has vision enough
' - t 1 I
o road the pages ot the volume or logic
vhich he is persuaded she carries concealed
n the folds of her robe.
One of the simplest and most plausible
iystems or theories is to begin with a
imall stake, and keep doubling it until it
vins. There are three bare to the success
)f this plan: first, the vast amount of
nonev required to carry it out; secondly,
he limitation as to minimum and maximum
)fthe take; and thirdly, the percentage
)f the bank (no amount of prudence, auda:ity,
or calculation can overcome this), by
.vhicb, when the little ball at roulette
Irops into zero, or the refait js made at
:rente-et-quarante, all the betters, on
whatever side, lose their wagers.
Few persons without actual computation,
lave any idea to what an enormous sum
ihe doubling process will soon swell. Let
iny one, for example, begin at roulette
with the smallest stake allowed, one tlorin,
ind let him lose, as not infrequently
oappens, twenty times in succession ; his
ast bet must be 524,288 florins?about
$210,000?an amount very few men have
it hand to devote to the purpose of play.
At trente-et-quarante the sum needed,
beginning witn the lowest stake, two
fl >rins, for the twentieth doubling bet
would be 1,048,576 florins?say $420,000.
Besides long before the player arrived at
his twentieth stake he would have exceeded
the limit of the bank, and be forced to
return to his original bet, losing four or
five thousand florins in the desperate attempt
to win one?a species of political
economy not likely to be taught or followed
outside of a ma J-boast?. Another
theory of the frequenters of the gamingtables
is that chances are governed by the
doctrine of probabilities?in other words,
that a number or color which has lost for a
long time must soon begin to win. If this
cuuld be tested for a century or two it
might be proved correct. But confined to
a limited period,it tqrns out very fallacious.
T have known men who betted persistently
on black in the evening, because red
had had such an extraordinary run of luck
dining the day ; and yet when the bank
closed they had no more florins than the
players who had stubbornly adhered to the
red.?Junius Henri Broicne.
The Treaty.?Sir Staffocd Northcote,
inHie English House of Commons, said
his speech at Exeter on the Treaty of
Washington, which created so much
comment, especially on this side of the
water, was correctly reported in the
London journals. He repeated what he
then said?that while at Washington he
understood that the indirect claims were
never to be presented. He declined to
go further into detail without the requisite
notice, which was immediately given
by Mr. Botiverie, so that more about the
matter may be expected soon, which w.ll
it least be interesting to American ears.
Mr. Gladstone replied to several questions
from Disraeli, expressing regret at
the premature publication of the supplemental
article, and informing the House
that her Majesty's government had received
official notification that the Senate
had agreed to the new article. It
would, however, he thought, be premature
to announce what steps would be
taken bv Great Britain, with reference
to her appearance at Geneva, until all
the negotiations were settled. The London
journals mingle their gratification at
the- success of the article, with compliments
to the United States government.
The effect of the ratification has been to
render American securities tirmer in the
London markets.
Tugboat Explosions.?Another steamtug
exploded its boiler in the harbor,
killing six and wouudiug four men. The
wond? r is, not that these little boats
blow up so frequently, but that we do
not have ten accidents of the sort where
we liuve one now. The engines used in
these tugs are all of the high pressure
pattern, and the boilers have seldom less
than ninety pounds of steam to the
square inch. When it is rememliered
that the average pressure of steam used
in the Hudson River passenger-boats is
twenty eight or thirty pounds, and that
even under this pressure a boiler sometimes
explodes, it ir, evident tl:ot the
boilers on board these tugs should be
far stronger and better in every way
than those of the Hudson River boats.
The fact notoriously is that the tugboat
boilers are in many cases old and eaten
with rust, and that they are in charge of
engineers who certainly are not at the
head of their profession. Therefore, as
we have said, the wonder is uot that we
have so many, but that we have so few,
tugboat explosions.?iX. Y. Paper.
Swtndltno.?Some of the farmers oi
Pennsylvania are becomiug the victims
of the wicked anil treacherous lightning1
^' iUrtMr. AtkiAwmm'oi'nA
rO(l IIlllLJ WLIC U1 I LiCix.* rutcipiioiu^
beings who travd up and down among
tho farmer?, seeking whom they may
induce to have their barns ornamented
with rods of iron, lately pounced upon
an unsophisticated agriculturist in Jamestown.
He wished to put rods on his
buildings just for advertisement, and
would only ask the farmer to sign a note
for $4. The note was signed without
examination, tliG rods put up, and the
lightning-rod man went his wicked ways,
while the farmer man discovered that
the note which he had signed was for
8136.
The locust eggs are poisoning the
mulberries in Tennessee by being deposited
in them, and the mulberries are
poisoning children by the same process.
Brevities
"Curb Merchant," is the Rochester
name for street loafer.
How to treat a bankrupt acquaintance
?hike no note of him.
" Hearth and Home" laments that
people no longer write letters, but only
notes.
Somebody defines mock turtle, as
kissing before company and fighting
afterwards."
It costs a Calcutta Hindoo about a
dollar and a half to ham his body buried
in good style.
' A "girl" died recently, in Portsmouth, $
N. H., who had been in the service of/ -y
one family 69 years.
A Florida jail not having had an inmate
in four years, the commissioners
have turned it into a corn crib.
Portugal objects to its skilled labor
emigrating to the TJ. S., and is taking
measures to keep laborers at home.
Those who value themselves on their
ancestry have been well compared to potatoes?all
that is good of them is underground.
Schoolmistress?Johnny, I'm ashamed
of you. When I was your age I could
write as well as I do now. Johnny?Aw!
but you'd a different teacher to what
we've got.
A 8cotch peasant girl, on arriving for
the first time at the turn-pike gate nearest
Glasgow, knocked and enquired, "Is
this Glasgow ?" and being answered in
the affirmative, asked, 41 Is Peggy in ?"
TV. nf fho IftfA f!nl. .T:1S. Fisk.
at Brnttleboro, was buried beneath a
pyramid of costly flowers on Decoration
day. A car load, costing 83,000 was sent
from New York to be piled above his
head.
A California man requested his wife in
a ball-room to hold the baby of another
man's wife while he danced with the
baby's mother, but she didn't hold it.
Some wives are toe disobedient to put
up with.
A man in Westfield, Mass., thought to
purify his well by generously throwing *
in a half bushel of lime. As there was
but three feet of water in the well, he
has had whitewash cheap and plenty
ever since.
A Bloomington, HI., man scalped a
friend by accident lately, merely to show
how it was done, supposing h? had the
back instead of the edgo of the knife.
The friend has now a thorough conception
of the operation.
A rural citizen visited a Boston restaurant,
heartily enjoyed a cup of delicious
coffee and was on the point of leaving
when asked if he hadn't forgotten something.
He said he believed not, as " One
of the neighbors said tea ancUcoffee was
on the free list now."
A lunatic in Rideau, Canada, recently
took a little child in a skiff and started
for the falls as he said on a voyage to
heaven, being an angel sent /or the child.
The father immediately started in pursuit
and stopped the madman just in time to
save the little one from an awful death.
It requires five millions of men, half a
million of horses and eight thousand
cannon, maintained at an annual expense
of seven hundred millions of dollars, to
preserve the peace of Europe. T is is
exclusive of the cost of forts, arsenals,
ships, wagons, tents, hospitals, etc., etc.
Making a Newspaper.?The New York
Htrnld when Bennett tirst started it was
not much larger than a sheet of letterpaper,
but it gave much light, minute and
cheerful nowf.' It was full of short paragraphs,
printed in small type, and was an
eminently saleable article. It sold well
frqm the first day, but still Bennett had
at first a terrible time. The extreme
cheapness of the paper rendered him absolutely
dependent upor* its advertisers,
and yet ho dared not charge them more
than fifty cents for a square of sixteen
lines. So he had to cut down the expences
to a minimum. H^did everything himself.
He swept out his cellar, he carried
the paper to the few subscribers it possessed
in the morning, he wrote the editorials,
the news, the criticisms. He did the reporting
and the book-keeping?all, in fact,
that was done. He sat behind his barrels
and his plank, placidly writing, and when
any one came for a paper, he never looked
up, but just said, " put the money on the
counter and take one." His working-day
was sixteen hours. In the morning, from
5 to 8, he wrote editorials, in his bedroom.
During the business hours he was
in the cellar engaged in ordinary routine
of editorial work, about 1 o'clock, having
provided abundant copy for the compositors,
he sallitd forth into Wall-street
to compile stock-tables, and to get matter
for spicy paragraphs. 'From 4 to 6 he
was in his office again, winding up the
I . . r .1 1 T _ a I 1
business oi me uay. in tue evening no
was abroad?at the theatres, or concert,
hall, or public meeting, which were faithfully
written up and handed to the print;
ers before he went to bed. lie thus, like
Atlas, bore the whole weight of his world
upon his own shoulders.
1 Children Convicts.?The records ot
f the trials of youthful French Communists
are full of painful details. Some of the
accused are mere children. One, only
. fifteen years of age, was accused of havi
ing shot down the hostages. Ho only
begged for indulgence. Two others, aged
sixteen, declared they had taken no part
in the assassination, but had been specta
tors in the horrible scene. Another said
he had been forced by the National Guard
to plunder the corpses. One young girl,
who is supposed to have fired a murder,
ous shot, begged hard for mercy. "Think,"
> sW said, "of my youth, my weakness,
and my ignorance. I repent of all I may
have done." Another girl declared that
everything which had been said againat
her was false.
i Locusts are so thick near Frankfort,
Ky., that farmers drive the hogs under
i the fruit trees, and shake the insects
down_for them to devour.