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VOL. III. NO. 12. BEAUFORT, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1872. KpceopAnCn.S2:
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Good Krii Kringle.
The wind blows up through the avenues,
Anc! the streets are white with snow,
And the blinding flakes in a silvery shower
Out from the gray clouds flow.
Jingle, jangle,
Jangle, jingle:
Hark to the bells of old Kris Kringle!
The night is near, but no star is sesn.
And the tast moon hides her face,
And a voice is heard muttering coarse and
ioud Muttering
in every place ;
Jaugle, jingle,
Jingle, jangle;
Hark to the winds as they loudly wrangle !
The lights burn bright in many a room
Where the wolf is n* vcr seen,
And a flood of song and of laughter free
Is breathed by the mansion s queen ;
I Jingle, jangle,
Jungle, jingle;
Where are the bdls of old Kris Kringle*
Little or es sleep in tneir cozy oeas,
And their dr< ams are far from few,
And they "near the sound of a music sweet.
As they wander fair dream-land through.
Jingle, jangle,
Jangle, jingle:
Swee test of voices and harp-notes mingle.
The morn lias come, and the dreamers arise
Most anxiously from their beds,
For the stockings stuff* d that hang on the
walls.
Have been all night in their heads.
Jingle, jangle.
Jangle, jingle;
Hurrah fur the coming of old Kris Kringle! NOT
JCST YET.
Fifteen years ago London was a much jollier
place in every way than it is now. It
bad an individuality of its own then; its
big hotels were unbuilt, its Houses of I'arliniept
were unfinished; it was just a
big. brown, busy city, with a splendid
river running slap through it. For it bad
a river then, with shores and noble bridges;
now it has but a stone trough, with iron
drain psjiea across it. One rode on fop of
'buses then, or darted about in hansoms ;
now, I declare, when I visit London, I
spend ail mv time in a coal-oliar. wheie
there is an escape >f gas. and where all the
h"t cinders frmi t re kitchen lire aie emptied?
T mean the Metropolitan Railway.
Fifteen \ears ago T was in London, 1 v"dne:
?n a slender pittance, and much troubled
in the matter of dinner*. As a rule.
I dined in the middle of the dav. on a chop
sent in bv a neighboring publican, and
made out with bread and cheese and beer
at night. Bnt there were times when the
soul craved more luxurious living. Those
times generally coincided prettv accurate
ly with tfce advent of quarter day.and then
one would go in for a cu* of Simpson's
mutton, or, if more reckless, for a dinner
at t he Wellington, at that time just opened
vice ' Crockford's."
Sundays were the w.rst days for dinner
arrangements. Bv breakfasting at
noon, indeed, one avoided the necessity of
any luncheon; hut at about five o'clock a
desperate craving would come over me, a
gnawing vulture in the stomach wouir.
ceaselessly crv for food. Fiequently I
confess, an empty purse coincided with an
empty stomach, and the vulture cried
in viin; but sometimes one had a lew shillings
in one's pocket, and then, even t! en.
the problem was a difficult one- where to
dine on Sunday.
1 went often on Mich occasions to an underground
chamber called the Recesses,
not far from l/?ng acre. The promises of
flat establishment wire excellent. Soup,
fish, and joint ? all for the modes* sum of
eighteen pence. The performance, howi
ever, was somewhat feeble. 1 don't mean
to pay it wasa't an excellent dinner for the
money?it was. Rat it wasn't an invigorating
dinner. The soup was somewhat
thin, the fish was generally u fresh" her
rings, and they'd have Keen better for a
little salt originnllv. The joint was usually
lx>iled bee*, and, you see, the joipc
ard the ?oup were like the two buckets ot
a well?the stronger I he soup 'he less succulent
the joint, at <1 rice wm.
One Sunday, I remember, my funds
weie getting low, very low. I lia<l detetmined
to lemam in my lodgings and
support nature on tobacco smoke; but my
hunger was t ?o strong. T had a few shillings
left, and a< the evening woie on, and
th? ctavings t>l tr.v appetite inn eased, result.
tion broke down. I put on my hat
and hurl ted out in quest ol a dinner.
Row is it even tl.mg looks so ghastly on
Sunday ! I>oii't tell me about the prickings
of coiiseit nee, mis-|H ut day ami all
that. Oood lack! I wsh I'd nothing
worst that* that to reproach niyseli with.
But J believe it to he a nhvsica! fact, that
on Sunday the air n loaded with bile. I
don't 1 hink it rises above a certain latitude;
I've (.scaped it on the heights I
Hamp?tead, on the llills of Surrey ; but
within a certain di^anoe aU?ve the level
' oftho^-a I believe the mr between eleven
in the morning and eight at night t? he
ovr r?. hareed with bile. Perhaps it's owing
to so many people being in church oi chapel,
and. that thev leave their :>ile outside
as 'hey do their umbrellas on a wet day.
WI en I made up my in lid to g:> to the
Recesses lot a dinner, it was because I
knew that i lime was no other place open
rlio prices < ! which would he within my
means. How dismal :t looked this Sun ;
die eve'ung, that PUie, low room ! its ta- i
Mis n'ntost deserted, save for one or two !
men heie and there nodning over a plate ;
< : biscuits. There was pea-soup that night
1 rentetidier, and t was lather good, too.
The fish was fishy, the joint was reduced
to a stump.
' Waiter." I cried, "can I dispense with
the other courses, aud dine off the
soup ?"
4 If you wish, of couise, sir/' said the i
? dan.
I had three helps of that excellent pea
soup, and in ea^h plnte I put a sjHXUjtul
of dried mint. f5nt the after result was
not exhilarating: it rather clogged the
p >r's. 1 think, that soup. Miserable and
depro-S'-d a< I went into the Recesses, I
felt still more miserable, more depressed
after my dinner I had spent my presented
allowance. I couldn't go anywhere
or do anything, .t could only go back to
my gloomy lodgings through the slopp
streets, and ?u, and lonely chew the cud
o| hitter meditation
The idea seemed to me horrible, and yet
now, as ever, there appeared to be noescat*
foi me from the embraces of this dull
b8KbSm8^^mmelancholy tlend. I couldn't help saying
myself, 'js ! sat with my cbin r sting on
my lands, " I wish 1 were dead.''.
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; I didn't mean to sav .t aloud, hut I suppose
I mu?t have whimpered it audibly: for
a man who was s:ttivig opposite me at the
table?who had been sitting tiierc;smootbj
ine his heavy red moustache all the time I
had been dining, his eye* tixed on his
ulste?looked up of a sudden and gave me
a quick and -searching glanee.
I knew him then; it was Medhurst, an
old schoolfellow. As a boy be had^tlways
been a mysterv to us; that quick sudden
glance of his always had such a strange effect
upon all on whom it fell, ^e used
to say that be bad the Fvil Eye, and wonderful
tales used to be told at school about
the effect of Medhurst's look. Still I was
glad to see him ; any relief from the loreliness
and monotony of my life was pleasant.
He recognized me also, and came
over and sat beside me.
"Well,1'be said, after we had'shaken
bands?he had a strange flabby, chilly
band, which somehow sent an icy
thrill to mv very heart?"well, and so you
wish you were dead?"
" Did you hear me?" I said. " Oh. it
was nonsense, of course. I often say so.
A foolish habit I have. I don't mean it."
" It was nonsense," he said; he talked in
a low, monotonous voice, intelligible
pnrtnorh tn the e.ir for which it was intend
ed, but not to be overheard by others.
"It was onsense, but a very rational prudent
wish. I wish so myself; and what is
more." be said, " I have the means to carry
out both our wishes."
I laughed uneasily. "You are joking."
" I never joke. Until now," he went
on, " the great detei ring influence which
has restrained those wise men. who see the
folly and emptiness of life?who measur
imr their fteble capacities for enjoyment
with their unlimited capabilities for suffering,
would gladly resign a possession which
has no advantage for them?the great deterring
intiueuce has been, the doubt
whether death be really a complete sever
ing of the body and soul: whether, indeed,
there is not a lingering capability of feeling
still hanging to trie relaxed nerves, a
lingering consciousness in the decaying
brain; that, in addition to the bitterness
of death, one may t^ste also the gloom of
the grave, the horrors of the charnelhouse."
" Good heavens!" I cried. "What a
horrible idea!" lie fascinated me. this
man. I would gladly have risen and gone
away, but he stopped me with his eye.
" Listen," he said. "I have overcome
this impediment; I have opened the gates
of death to all niaukind. To you, my
young schoolfellow, I will reveal this secret;
lest, tempted some day to cross the
boundarv, 1 should die, and leave mankind
as wietched as ever. You see this powdered
In rh; it is like mint, is it not??the ;
smell, the taste, everything is like mint?
you would not know them apart; and yet
in a small quantity of this powder lies a
release irom all the mi-erics of life. Don't
shrink back; it is innocuous in small doses
ptoduers merely a pleasing langonr; but in (
sucl* a quantity as a teaspoonful, :t produces
lethargy; twice the quantity brings
on syncope; thrice inevitable death. I
have often ventured as far as the second
sta^e, but have always stopped short of the
third. But I lave brought back thus
much assurance from the world of shadows;
consciousness ceases altogether at the
second stage. There are no dreams in the
the >lecp of death.
" The preliminary stage of lethargy is
delightful?I often indulge in it; but I have
had a doubt sometimes whether I might
not possess an exceptional physical organization;
whether the herb would produce
exactly the same effect on others. I determined
to try the effect on a large scale.
I came here to-night to do it. I have noticed
that each frequenter of these rooms,
on pea-soup nights, which are frequent,
takes one plate of soup, to which he adds
one spoonlul of mint. Well, J watched
inv opportunity. I carne here as soon as
the door was opened; and, whilst the
waiter's back was turned, 1 emptied the
contents of the plate of mint into my pocket,
and tilled the plate with my own
l?owder. The experiment was a bold one.
I might have caused the death of innocent
pet sons. However, T persevered, the interests
<>f science overpowei considerations
of humanity. The experiment has completely
succeeded. Each habitue ot these
rooms has swallowed his plate of soup, hi>
spoonlul of precious herb; each has gone
through the stage of lethargy. There are
some uow. }ou observe ; passing uirougu
that stage."
I threw an agoni/ed glance around.
Yes, sure enough, theie were two or three
men lying hack in their chairs, their heads
sunk on their breasts, in a state ot complete
lethargy.
"And," he went on, "I can seethe
symptoms of the approaching lethargy upon
you?the ddated pupil of the eye. the
expression of anxiety in the face. Yes,
all is perlcot; the symptoms ate "
" Hut," I gasped, i- I have taken three j
spoonfuls !"
" Mart \ i ot science!" lie ri ied, springing ;
up and grasping u?e by the hand, " how j
carefully, how pain tilly I will watch ever}*
symptom of your declining vitality! Dear
tr en i, your ta?e will be an era in the history
of humanity. Like Curtius, you have
leaped into the cha-in for the public weal."
" But isn't Hliere an autidot? ?" I
gasped ; "a reme.lv V"
" There is none ; and were there, you
would nut go buck from the noble path? j
My dear friend, imitate the example ot i
the ancient Roman; a quietude and serenity
in your last hours is indispensable '
for the proper noting of your phenomeuu."
" Hut I won't die!" 1 shouted, getting
up. My limbs tre mbling beneath me; I
b it tlm very chills of death upon nit .!
44 I won't, I won't !" Here I screamed,
' Send for a doctor? for n policeman.
Quick! Quick! I'm poisoued!"
All the lethargic men jumped to their ;
feet, the waiters came runuing in, the :
proprietor appeared pale aud woudering.
" I'm poisoned!'1 1 shouted; "poisoued
in the mint! Send for a doctor, you
fools! da you hear ?"
' Mad !" said a quiet voice; 44 mad as |
a hatter. Poor fellow! he's subject to
those fits. He'll fall down directly; look i
out for him!"
'* But I am not going to have the
character of my house taken away for
no inad freak. What do you mean, sir,
by attacking the quality of my victuals,
sir ?"
4 It was he," I shouted, pointing to
my friend, 44 who now seeks to screen
himself by calling me mad. But, good
heavens ! will you see a fellow creature
perish, ptrish, pkhish ?"
j " There, don't aggravate him," said
my friend. ''Put him into a cab, and
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send him to a police station; lie's sure
to have been advertised for.
I was dragged and bustled from the
room, and hurled into a cab. Two or r
three policemen had come up, and one r
took charge of me inside while another
mounted the box. I was quiet now, ]
overcome by my struggles, and lay exhausted
in the corner of the cap, waiting a
the insidious advances of the deadly
narcotic. 1
Presently the cab stopped. "We've 1
got that chap they advertised for.'' cried
the man outside, to a policeman who f
was lounging at the door of the police- i
station'.
" The deuce you have said the inspector,
coming up. " Then you've done a y
good job to-night. There's fifty pounds ?
offered now. Take hirn right off to the
asylum at once. Let's have a look at ]
him, though. Why, this ain't the man
at all; this ain't Medhurst! Low, you ^
ought to have known better. Red full ?
moustache, drooping eyelids, aquiline
nose?why, they're as different as light
from darkness."
"What! is Medhurst mad ?" I said, a '
light bursting in upon me. 1
"Yes; has he been playing any of his
pranks upon you, sir ??making believe ^
to give you poison or anything of that j
sort ? Lord, he's the cunningest chap
in creation, that Medhurst. He's a small
fortune to the police to bring him back t
after bis escapes. He's quite harmless, j t
too, though he's always tip to so many (
tiicks. Quite a gentleman, too. I've
swallowed a pint or more of his poison ,
just to please him, ami then he'll stand a
bottle of champagne afterwards. That's 1
how von ought to have served him, sir. t
There, you won't get hold of hint tonight,
chaps; he's miles away by this ,
time."
I have never wished mvself dead since !
then. 1
The Real Limberger.
A few years ago Limberger cheese was (
imported into this country to supply the i
wants of our German population ; now t
all, or nearly all, of this character of
cheese needed is produced in the United f
States, and the greatest bulk i f it made
in the State of New York. Extensive ^
dealers in the article, with whom we
have conversed, says the Rural New (
Yorker, as well as those who are furnish 1
ing it directly to the consumer, say that 1
the American Limberger is far superiorl
to that made in Germany, and that ^
an imported cheese could not be sold 1
here in competition even though the 1
price was made the same as that for 1
American. One reason for this, we suppose,
is that Limberger requires to be 1
eaten wnen ripe, and that it rapidly de- '
teriorates, or is liable to deteriorate, !
when over-ripe, and thus fresh supplies
from the factories give better satisfac* 1
tion than that which is imported.
Limberger is a small, flat, brick-like ]
cheese, about five inches square by two 1
and a half to three inches thick, and *
weighing, when ripe, about two pounds.
The shape varies, however, from a square '
to an oblang. Its most distinguished 1
peculiarity, when considered in prime '
condition, is its odor, which is intensely ]
strong, rank, approaching, if not quite,
tliof nf nntrid animal matter. Even the 1
Germans who have, ftom long use, been ^
educated to like Liraberger better than 1
any other kind of cheese, admit that it (
smells badly. The cheese under the 1
tongue is soft, salvy, extremely rich,
and buttery. To most American palates
the flavor would be regarded as too rank,
with something of a taint little less dis- *
agreeable than its odor. Still, when 1
eaten earlier in its maturity, or before *
it has begun to smell badly, the flavor is
mild and the cheese is excellent. We ^
have eaten Limberger in this stage of 1
development and found it perfectly de- (
licious, being sweet, mild, and full of *
meat. 1
Jefferson county, N. Y., has 7,418 '
cows furnishing milk for Limberger ;
Oneida county, 1,700 cows; while Wayne,
(ynonduagua and other couuties engage
in it. In Ji flerson alone, one mm has
twenty-eight Limberger factories. The
price of the cheese is lbj to 12c. per
pound.
Yourg Ki Ees Costumes. I
Young girls in their teens wjar dress- j
skirts reaching to their ankles. The i
skirt proper is often formed entirely of ,
kilt oleatinir. a comfortable fashion for .
winter, provided the skirt is not. made i
tot) heavy for your hips to carry. Grace- j ,
ful short upper skirts, with apron fronts j
and simp'e jockey basques, complete;.
such dresses. Sleeveless basques of vel- t
veteen of the same shade are worn with ,
dark brown and olive suits of cashmere, 1 ,
serge, merino, or empress cloth. These | ,
basques are dressy and inexpensive, as j
they require only a yard of velveteen, I
* I
and are simply trimmed with a thick ^
cord of silk. Dressy suits for joung 11
girls are also made with a polonaise over , t
a kilt-pleated skirt. Oue of these has i j
an olive brown silk skirt, with its full ; ,
length in kilt pleats, and a- Marguerite j
polonaise of reseda silk. The edge of ,
this polonaise is scalloped, bound with ,
silk, and a side pleating appears below }
the scallops. A belt of brown silk is j
laid in four folds, and a sash is knotted ,
on the left side. Another pretty dress
li<iv a kL-ipI r?f IiIiia r?rmlin_ with .1 bodice
of white cashmere The over-skirt of ,
blue silk is formed of an apron front .
rounded, and a single side gore, to which I
is attached on the sides a sash of silk, 1
tied up intricately to form a black drap- ,
ery. White guipure over black lace 1
edges the over-skirt. i
The bay trotting gelding Sensation of
New York has been 6old to parties down
East for 86,500. Sensation was sired by i
Ethan Allen, and has made 2:23b 1
Concerning: Christmas.
"Yawning frr Cheshire cheese" is
nentionedin the Spectator as a Christ- '
nas gabol. '
It was customary for the Kings of I
rrance to gi^e presents to their soldiers '
it Christmas time. <
It was formerly thought that bread j
>aked on Christmas Eve would not turn j
nonldv. \
Within the last hundred yeArs the ^
estivities appropriated to Christmas
lave much fallen off.
In the north of England a goose is al- !
vays the chief ingredient in the compolition
of a Christmas dinner.
The young girls in Russia are the ,
leroines of the Christmas festivals,
vhich seem invented but for their
imusement.
In the Roman Catholic church three .
nasses are performed at Christmas?one
it midnight, one at daybreak, and one
n the morning.
By the Puritan parliament Christmas
vas abolished altogether, and holly and
yv were made seditious badges.
Christinas Pay was always observed in
he Primitive Church, as the Sabbath
lay, and like that preceeded by an eve
>r vigil. .
"Gloria in Exeelsis," the well known
lymn snug by the angels to the shep
lerd's at the Lord's nativity, was the
earliest Christmas carol.
"Christmas was called the Feast of
lights in the Latin chuicb, because 1
;hev had many lights or candles at the
east.
It is a saying in Lincolnshire, Eng- 1
and, that if t^ere is as much ice before i
Christmas a 3 woulo bear a goose, there <
vill not be so much after as will bear a
luck.
"The mistletoe, a magical shrub," j
irt^s the Gentleman's Magazine, in 1791, ]
.'appeared to be the forbidden tree in
;he middle of the trees of Eden."
The yule-Dough was a kind of baby, ,
>r little image of paste, which bakers
ised formerly to bake at Christmas time,
md present to their customers. ,
Mistletoe was formerly hung in the
iitchen or servants' hall. More recently
t has been raised to the parlor and drawng-room,
without, however, reducing
the kissing below.
Mistletoe was abolished in the Christnas
decking of churches because it was
found to set 'the young ladies and gentlei
reading the marriage services.
In the Scilly Islands they have a ens- ,
:om of singing carols on Christmas Day
it church, to which the congregation
nake contributions by dropping money
nto a hat carried about the church when ,
he performance is over.
It is the practice in England to cut
tshen fngots on Christmas eve. The ash
.3 said to be the only wood that will
mm areen. aDd it is thr policy of the
vood-ehoppers to lay on as many
' binds " upon the fagots as possible, as
t is an old established custom that every
>ind should represent a jug of cider,
lot tbat this is the limitation of quantity
consumed on the occasion, only that this
s a part of the cenmonial.
Cloth Made of Glass.
A glass-spinner of Vienna manufactures
glass which he spins into thread
iner than cotton fiber or that spun by
;he silk-worm. Great dexterity and constant
care are required, and it is very
;r\ing to the sight of the spinner. The
;vheel be uses is five Austrian yards in
liameter, and lie runs off three thousaud
rards a minute. The glass-yarn is sold
for one dollar and thirty-six cents in
old an ounce. This thread is nearly as .
ine as silk lint It is used as a substi;ute
for wool wrapping by patients suffering
from gout, and also by chemists
md apothecaries for filtering, as it resists
acids and heat. The thread has
ately been woven into cushions, carpets, ,
tablecloths, shawls, ueekt'.es, and other
garments, also for weaving figures in <
?roeaded silk and velvet. As a material
'or fancy dresses, embroidery, tapestry,
aces, and dressing tor the hair, it is par
icularly brilliant and attractive. It is
dmost as so it as silk, and to the touch i
ike the finest wool or cotton. It is re- j
narkahly strong, remains unchanged by ;
ight, heat, moisture, or acids will wash ;
iud does not fade or burn. The Aus- i
rian Minister of Commerce has already
jrgauized schools for glass-spinuiug in i
rarious places in Bohemia, and quite a
lumber of articles made from the maerial
are for saie in the shops of that
jountry. There are beautiful Bedouin
:assels to be had for a'tout fifty Cents ;
jach ; perfect imitations of ostrich fea- i
hers, ranging in price from half a dollar
o three dollars each ; ladies' cuffs and
lecktics ; cravats for gentlemen's wear ; j i
lats and bonuets of all colors, and trimmings
of every sort, all very beautiful, i
ind exactly like the fabrics tin y are de-!
signed to imitate. The exact composition
of the glass used is kept a profound
secret among the workmen,
Poisonous Paper Shades.?Dr. Minis
mentions two cases ia Jena and one in
Frankfort where persons using green
glazed paper shades were attacked with
spmptomsof arsenic poisoning. In one
case, the symptoms did not cease until
the use of the shade was discontinued, i
The heat of the lamp, volatilizing the
arsenic, renders even the very small
quantity present extremely dangerous,
l'he arsenic is used in the well known
Paris green, with which not only lamp
shades but wall papers, ire., are so often
colored.
Massacre of French Colonists.
The Court of Assizes at Constantina
las just tried twenty one Arabs of the
Belezma, charged with the massacre of
twelve French colonists in April last.
The victims were all employed at some
extensive saw mills situated in a forest
ibout ten miles from Batna, and belonging
to M. Prudhomme, who was one of
tho murdered. The natives had always
been on friendly terms with the Europeans
there until about the month of
March, when an insurrection broke out
in the province. The tone of the Arabs
suddenly changed ; they became, first,
more reserved and then more insolent,
boasting that France was ruined, and
that all the French word 1 soon disappear
from Algeria. Some of the tribes, however,
remained, if not. friendly, at least
less hostile. The revolt had become
general, and on the '21 vt of April the
Cheik Brahim of the HiK mi as informed
the little colony that they were no longer c
safe in the lorest, and otfeied to escort r
T>n4**i.k TllO Vll .'AiUl T1Q OnllQiar. 1
tllClll 11' iJillliilt 1 UC ijiituj 'i. <110 wukimi J
ing of thirteen men, one woman named j
Dorliat, and her four children, set out ^
Ihe next morning accompanied by Bra- j.
lorn and about fort}' of his men. They ,
had gone but a sliort distance on their v
journey when they were warned not to j
proceed further, as the Arabs would not <
allow them to pass. After some hesitation
they resolved to continue, confiding
in the assurances ot the cheik that they
were under his charge ; but on arriving ^
in a ravine, they were suddenly attacked j
by a large body of the rebels. Six of t
the party, who were in the rear, succeeded
in escaping, but twelve of the men ^
were massacred. Mme. Dorliat owed
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her life to a native named Abdullah at ^
the saw mills, who on seeing her in tears ^
before starting, said to her, " Woman, ^
you have nothing to fear ; no harm will
be done to you or your children ; as for
the men, I will not answer for them."
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As she continued to weep, he added, ^
'* JListeu, when you sec the guns pointed j
at your breast, say this prayer, ' Allah !
Allah ! Mahomed racoul Allah !' and you
will be saved." He also taught the same
prayer to her children. In the midst of .
tke slaughter several Arabs had leveled
their fire arms at her to shoot her,
when she remembered Abdullah's lesson,
and throwing herself 011 her knees to
them, repeated the invocation. The i
murderers stopped, made her say it ,
over again, and asked " Do you mean .J
it ?" On her replying in the affiimative
they spared her, but stripped her entirely
naked, and took from her three of her
children ; she only recovered them thir- .
ty-two days later, and one of them died
from a sabre wound in the head, received
in the fight. The woman's husband
was among the killed, and although
her life was spared she was gross- 1
lv outraged bv an Arab who had offered 2
to conduct her to a place of safety. The
natives who had started with the party
as an escort either fled or joined the hostile
natives during the attack. Of the
twenty accused now brought to trial,
twelve were eoudewned to death, and
three to hard labor, the others, among
whom was the Cheik Brahim, beiug acquitted.
Direct L'viaenoe.
A revivalist in Athol is reported to
have told this story, two Sundays ago,
to illustrate coming straight to the point.
When a boy, he was summoned to testify
in a ca?o of assault, in which one man
had hit another with a hoe. A host of
witnesses had beeti called, who "beat
about the busn" in a most tedious and
provoking manner, without giving one
iota of inculpating proof. This exasperated
the lawyer for the prosecution, who
broke on:, as follows : ' Her. , boy, we've ^
been going mound and around this ease (
all day, and yet have no evidence to cou"
x *
vict the prisoner. Now. sir," he sav- ^
agelv continued, "do you hear me ? I
I c
want you to come to the direct point.
Dili you see the Mow struck V' "Yes
sir!'' "Ah ha," chuckl *<1 the lawver,
* . <
rubbing his palms togetlu r, and grin-j j
ning immoderately; "Now we shall ; ^
have something to work upon. Here, ] j
my good lad, take this cane (handing him
his walking-stick). If you saw the blow 1
struck, you must know just how it was ^
given." "Yes sir, T " "Now then,
no words about it, I tell you !" thundered
his interrogator. "I am the de endant
and you are the prisoner. Now just ' ^
raise the stick and show the court." 1
The bewildered lad did raise the stick, '
and the next minute it came crashing ; ll
down upon the head of the astonished '*
lawyer, echoing from his bald pate to *
tne end of the room. And sent him 1
staggering to his seat. "That's the way s
it was done, sir," said the boy, amid the ! I
shrieks of laughter of the whole courtroom.
The discomfited counsel, with a
ghastly attempt at a smile, said that he "
had done with the witness?the evidence v
was direct. I
His Monument.?The monument to v
m^mavtr r\t tliqtl.lona of s
LUC UlCUiUi j VI I nauuv uo mvvtvuu u? j
Lancaster, Penn., is completed. The panel
on the south side contains the s
vvords, "I repose in this quiet and se- c
eluded spot, not from any natural pref- c
erencs for solitude ; but finding other
cemeteries limited as to race by charter
rules I have chosen this that I might *
illustrate in my death the principles e
which I advanced through a long life? 1
equality of man before his Creator." \
Crazy Over a Lottery.
The capital prize in the Louisville
Library was drawn by a Columbus, Indi,na
club of ten. Three men sent for ^
he tickets and then got up the club.
iVhen it was telegraphed to Columbus
hat one of their tickets had drawn $75, tl
XX), not only the club, but Columbus si
tself went crazy over the affair. A local
eport thus describes the scene :
Despatches were received from Louis- j.
ulle confirming without the possibility
>f a doubt that 6,450 was the number of
he ticket that had drawn $75,000. lhe tl
nost incredulous were satisfied ; all but ^
he members of the club, who were still
ifraid to believe in their good fortune. tj
hey thought it might be a mistake after n
ill. They advanced a thousand reasons
o that effect. One man knew there p
sould be no mistake, and, to prove his
:onfidence in the news, offered one of f1
he members $5,000 for his share in the "
>1iiU TTn tffAiil/1 V> n tro fo L-nn if lio/l if
;iuu? uo ?uuiu uu*o tantu ib uau AW
lot been for friends, lie holding that "a 7
)ird in the hand was worth two in the o
lush." A gentleman, who was an eye- h
vitness, describes the scene when the ^
ruth was fully and definitely known
is one of the most exciting he had ever g
vitnessed. "Nothing, sir, ever equalled p
t in this town since the surrender of p1
ien. Lee to Grant," he remarked.
The town was on fire, the people crazy f(
md wild with excitement. The stores ci
ind business places of the members of
he lucky club were thronged with the a
he excited populace. The holders o* ^
he ticket were hugged, kissed and con- ti
jratulated by their friends. They, in t<
urn, were as much excited as the peo ^
Ci
>le. Several of them are described as ^
leing nearly mad with joy. They could
lot sit down, stand up or do anything (J
lut run around from one place to an- lj
>tl?er, asking if there was any further
lews. They were still afraid that they
vould hear something that would blast d
heir hopes, The house in which the w
ucky ticket was locked up was guarded S1
ill night by two of the holders. HunIreds
of people tried to get a sight of
lie ticket, but Mr. Story would not show
t to any one, not even to the members 0
if the club themselves. He told them t<
hat it was 6,450, and that it was all he S(
vould do for them. Some of the mem- C:
>ers wanted to look nt it again but Mr. f:
story was firm and refused to exhibit it. 8
["he parties who had been solicited to 0
oin the club and liad refused were mad S(
is hornets. g]
Evidently it is a good thing that in v
nost of the States, lotteries are prohib- d
ted by law. It is time the statute ex- 8;
ended to all.
h
The Colored Cadet.?In the case of a
he colored naval cadet, James Conyers, it
in order has be?n issued by the United li
states Navy Department setting forth c
hat the laws of the United States have c
emoved all disabilities consequent upon s<
ace or color; that the appointment of v
Donyers was a recognization of this fact ti
tnd a notice to all other cadets that no n
naltrentment of him would be permit- 0
ed; and that the action of other tl
nidshipmen could not be regarded as o
lighly rebellious to authority. The
fadings of the Board were approved and tl
-lie punishment recommended will be c
rarried out. r
The Secretary of the Navy has con- 1
duded net to make known the particular h
punishments inflicted upon tbe offend- b
ng candidates at this time, believing c
hat this publication of his order on the tl
iubject will be a sufficient cause of morti- a
ication to the cadets and their friends, p
A Monster Bank.?Mr. Wheeler, of 1
S' V. introduced into the U. JS. House .
11
)f Representatives, a bill to incorpor
ite the Governor and Managers of the
exchequer of the United States of Atneri- ^
()
:a," being the establishment of a monster
lational bank?a corporation of farhuger y
>roportions than anything that has ever
xisted in this country. The capital is to
)e $100,000,000, in shares of Si,000. ^
Subscriptions are payable three-fourths in j!
egal-tender notes and the remainder in ^
sold coin. Not less than three-fourths
c
)f the capital must at all times be held ,
. r- . "
>y citizens ot the Inited btates.
N
An Increased Salary.?The House 1
Committee on the Judiciary agreed to f
eport a bill increasing fhe salary of the
'resident of the United States on and
ifter the 4th of March from 825,000 to
>50,000 per annum, ihe increase is on
he ground of augumnted expenses of 0
naiutaiuing the position of President y
_ i 1- ? a/*4 n V I n i # 1
luce lilt* ui iuu aii ojiiaiii? iuc (]
ireseut salary. G
n
Mike McCoole Suing for a Divorce, a
?Mr. Michael McCoole, the pugilist? ii
pas married two years ago. The St. a
jouis newspapers said that he married ii
he daughter of a highiy respectable and ii
vealthy citizen. She left a convent
chool for the purpose of marrying Mr. a
dcCoole. It was a case of love at first U
ight. Mr. McCoole is now suing for a d
livorce. He base3 his action on charges a
>f desertion and adultery. ti
k
A Patterson, N. J., lady has compelled ^
ler husband to pay her S4 weekly for her n
rapport, the courts having refused to n
ecognize a divorce from her which he tl
procured in Indiana. b
Brevities.
The ship Gnstnve, of Nantes, has been
>st at sea with all on board.
An emeute occurred in the suburbs of
ladrid, during which twenty persons
ere killed and wounded.
It is reported that the employes of
ae English railroad companies intend to
trike on the 2d of January.
An old lady at West Compton, N. H.,
ied lately from the effects of a slight
jratch on the arm administered by a
itten.
"The dearest spot on earth" has at
ist been located. Those wishing to find
le "spot " will find it at the store that
oes not advertise.
A coal mine near Charleroi, in France,
ran niiATprrlr flnrvdpd i)V a freshet of
tie River Sambre, and drowned many
len who were at werk.
The workmen at the E**t end of the
toosac Tnnnel advanced 145 teet Westrard5in
November, while the progress
rom the central shaft was 148 feet leavig
only 123 feet to be bored before the
wo headings meet.
AlldDrcsden goes to bed at ten o'clock,
'he opera, the theatre, and other places
f amusement open at six and close at
alf-past nine. Every public house or
estaurant is closed at ten, after which
erfect q xiet reigns until daylight.
A bill is now before the Iudiana Leislature
which provides that when a
erson is declared not guilty of any
rime upon the ground of insanity, the
irv specify, and the judge should senjnce
him or her to a lunatic asylum
>r a term of years proportionate to the
rime committed.
A gentleman who had left his wife
lone in the theatre while he went out to
et a whiff of fresh air, apologized on
Is return. "Dear me," said she, "I .
lought you went to give me a chance
3 flirt with that man with the lovely
lack moustache." 8he has no cause to
omplain of any want of attention from
er husband since.
In the course of a " proof" in the
burt of Sessions, at Edinburgh recentr,
a junior counsel was attempting to
reak down a female witness upon a
oint of time, and in so doing, asked
er, " Why are you so certain as to the
ate ? Do you keep a diary ?" To
hich the witness gravely replied, " No,
r ; I keep a pnblic house."
Did Not Use Gas There.
Dr. Mckenzie in an interesting article
n gas, says that en one occasion I went
3 the opera, and when I presented myelf
at the entrance to the pit (which is
ailed the parquette, in this couutry) my
riend and myself were very closely inpccted
by Mr. Nugent, who had charge
f the ticket-office there. He wished to
ee whether we were in full ^'ss?black
nit and white i'choker "?the rule, not
et relaxed at any opera house in Lon
od, being that the occupants of boxes
hould appear in full evening costume.
Fortunately, we were considered as
aving complied with this requirement,
nd took our seats. As luck would have
we sat down under the large chandeer,
containing row above row of wax
andles. When we came out, at the
lose of the performance, my friend oberved,
and communicated to me, the
exatious fact that my dress-coat wasenirely
spoiled. The combined heat from
lany light* had expedited the melting
f the wax candles, and the droppings
hereforra had made a sort of epaulet on
ne of my shoulders.
Next day, I waited upon Mr. Laporte,
be lessee of the opera house, stated my
ase, showed' my ruined garment, and
pceived a great deal of commiseration,
le lamented the imposibility of prevent:ig
such accidents while the house was
ghted with wax, he said that tliearistoracy,
who rented the bofes from him,
bought that gas was not genteel, and
Iso fancied that it always emitted an undeasant
smell during combustion.
44 Why," I said, 44 it is then that there
5 no unpleasant odor. That c?mes from
u escape of the gas which is uot burnThis
lie admitted. As for the ruined
arment he insisted on my accepting an
rder on his own tailor for a suit of
lothes. I told him that only a coat had
een spoiled, but he insisted on giving
ic a whole suit ; and I accepted his librulity
with very little hesitation; men
illy vowing never to sit under aehaudeer
with wax-lights again. This fact
ates back forty years, when a spoiled
oat was a considerable object to me,
ut it has indelibly impressed upon
i.v mind the defects of wax-lights in
beatres. At present, though gas is not
inch used in private houses in E igland,
rom an absurd dread of explosion,
very theatre is lighted with it.
More of Them.
Another?about the twelfth?ship-load
f outcast Italians has reached the United
tates. The last lot of about five hun.
red are the true type of Maples and
lenor lazzaroni or beggers of the most
liserable description. There are about
thousand more of the same sort awaitlg
transportation to America from Italy,
nd it would^eera that all the beggars
j that unfortunate country were makig
ready to visit the new world.
Among the Italians who have lately
rrived in this country are many outiws
and desperadoes, who have been
riven from their mountain fortresses
nd compelled to leave their native coun?
ry. All of them have pistols and
nives. None of these immigrants will
rork, and how they are to live in their
ew home is a wonder to us. The Comlissioners
of Charities in the parts where A
aey live, are now taking care of them,
at they will soon tire of this.