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i_ . The Beaufort Republican. AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEYOTED TO POLITICS, LITERATURE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. OUR MOTTO IS?TRUTH WITHOUT FEAR. VOL. III. NO. 44. BEAUFORT, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 7. 1873. NEW SPRING GOODS. Jas. G. BAILIE &BRO., T> ESPECTFCLLY ASK YOB 1 A1TEN XV tion to the following DESIRABLE GOODS offered by them for sale: ENGLISH AND AMERICAN FLOOR OIL CLOTHS. 24 feet wide, and of the best quality of goods manufactured. Do you want a real good Oil Cloth ? It Bo, como now and get the very best. Oil Cloths cut any size ami laid promptly. A full liue of cheap FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, from COc. a yard up. Table cloths all widths and colors. CARPETS. Brussels, three-ply and ingrain Carpota of new doaigus. A full stock of low-priced carpets from; 30c. a yard up. Carpets measured for, made and laid with dispatch{ LACK Cl'RTAINS. French Tambourd Lace, "Exquisites." Nottingham Lace, " Beautiful." Tamboured Muslin, durable and cheap, from $2.80 a pair and upwards. CORNICES AND BANDS. Rosewood and Gilt, Plain Gilt, Walnut and Gill Cornices, with or without centres. Curtain Bauds, Pius and Loops. Cornices cut and made to fit windows and put up. WINDOW SHADES. 1,000 Window Shades in all the new tints of color. w Beautiful Gold Baud Shades, f1.50, with all trimmings. Beautiful Shades 20c. each. " S(?re Window Shades any color and any size. Window Shades squared aud put up promptly. Walnut and painted wood Shades. RUGS VXD DOOR ."HATS. New and beautiful Rugs. Door Mats, from 50c. up to the best English Cocos, that wear ihroe years. 100 set* Table Mats, assorted. MATTINGS. New Matting, Plain aud Fancy, in all the different widths made. Mattings laid with dispatch. WALL PAPERS AND BORDERS. 3,000 Rolls Wall Papers and Borders in new patterns, in gold, panels, hall, oaks, marbles, chintzes, fcc., in every variety of colors?beautiful, good aud cheap. Paper hung "if desired. HAIR CLOTHS In nil widths required lor Upholstering. Buttons, (limps and Tacks for same. CURTAIN DAMASKS. Plain and Striped French Terrys for Curtalna and Upholstering purpose*, tiiinps, Fringe, Tassels, Loops and Buttona. Moreens and Table Damasks. Curtains and Lambraquins made and put up. PIANO AND TABLE COVERS. ? English Embroidered-Cloth aud Piano TableCovers. Embossed Felt l'iano aud Table Covers. Plain and gold baud Flocked Piano Covers. German Fringed Table Covers. CRUMB CLOTHS AND DRUGGETS. Now patterns in any size or width wanted. To all of which we' ask your attention. All work done well and in season, by James G. Bailie & Brothers, AUGUSTA, GA. ? arl-17-ly. H. M. Stuart, M. D, Corner of Bay and Eighth Streets, Beaufort, S. C. HEALER IN J)llucs AND CHEMICALS, FAM1L Y MEDICINES, FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES, 8TATIONERY, PERFUMERY. BRUSHES, dc., dc., dc. Together with many other article" too numerous to mention. All of which will bo sold at the lowest price for cash. Physicians prescriptions carefully compounded. fcb.ll. PIERCE L. WIGGIN, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Solicitor Second Circuit. j.pt,^ Beaufort, S.C^ JERRY SAVAGE & CO., Wheelwrights & Carpenters. Carts, Wagons ami Carriages repaired in the best manner at low prices. All If i tut v ,,f i.tl.MiiT nMtr.dlv 1 MAGNOLIA St.. BEAUFORT, S. C._ J. K. Goethe, M. D. Dr. Goethe offers hi* professional service* to the public. lie may lie fouuil at hi* residence, Gam? Hill, near Yarnsville, Beaufort Co., S. C. .tan.l-ly. A. S. HITCHCOCK, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. POI NTY. PENSION AND CLAIM AGENT. IIKAI FOUT, S. C. IVc.l-yr. ^ YIOIASSEE Eating Saloon, AT THE P. R. & S. A: C. It. It. JUNCTION. The traveling public will here flinl good meal* on the arrival of train*. ANo accommodation* for man and I>eas?, inar the d< i-.t. 13. T. SELLEUS, YEMASSEE, S. C. Nov.2i-iy. W. H. CALVERT, " Pi; ACTIO A L Tin, Sheet-Iron. Copper & Zinc Worker. DEALER IN Japanned and Stamjicd Tin Wares. Constantly on hand, Cooking, Parlor and Pen Stoves. T K K H ? CASH. Thankful for past favors, and hoping by strict attention to business in tha future to merit your kind favor. W. H. CALVERT, Bay St., between stli and 9th Sts., BE A UFO/IT, S. C. Apl.3-ly. ~ CHARLESTON HOTEL, CHARLESTON, S. C. meh2S-l y E. H. JACKSON. [Redeem Your Lands. The Act* of Congress and the R'gnlations of the Treasury Department in regard to the Redemption of Lauds now in the possession of the United 6tatee by reason of the Direct Tax Commissioners sales can be had at this office. Price ten cents. By mail fit. tees ceaU, PAUL BRODIE, A ECHITECT, BE AU~OKT,S.C Drawings of Models prepared for Pateut Office. Studies for special purposes, made at short notice. Box 31, P. O. decl-ly William Gurney, COTTON FACTOR AND Commission Merchant, NO. 102 EAST BAY AND NORTH ATLANTIC WIIARF, CHARLESTON, S. C. Particular atteution given 1o the sale of and shipment of Sea Island and Upland Cotton. Liberal advance* made on consignments. <1 < 7-ly F?r*/\rMP junra DRI/UIC, i Contractor & House Builder, Jobbing Punctually Attended To. OFFICE ? Corner Bay and Ninth Street, BEAUFORT, S. ('. dccl-tf PORT ROYAL SAW & PLANING MILL. Beaufort, S. C. D. C. WILSON & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN | Yellow Pine Timber and Lamber, AND CYPRESS SHINGLES, ALSO, Builders & Contractors. Plaster Lathes, ALL KINDS or JOB SAW I NO Promptly Done. Flooring and Ceiling Boards Always on Hand. ! Ordera for Lumber ami Timber by the cargoi promptly filled. Terms Cash. D. C. WILSON & CO. nov28-ly THE BEAUFORT H0R0L0GIST! P. M. WHITMAN, Watchmaker and Engraver, Mayo's Building, Bay Street. Will give his ,"PrBon,,l attention to the repairing of WATCHES, CLOCKS and JEWELRY. Oruamcutal ! r.ud plain Engraving done at abort notice. Gentlemen having tine Watches can teat them at lliia eatablishment bv one of HOWARD A C'O.'S ] tVH) REGULATORS. i Having added to my stock one of J. BLISS k CO.'S I line Transit Instruments, 1 am now prepared to furnish Beaufort time to tba fracti >n of a aecoud. I Alfred Williams, TRIAL JUSTICE, Crofuts Building, BAY STREET, BEAUFORT, S. C. X. B.?Court will lie held every Friday at Brick | Clnireli, St. Helena Island. mch20-ly A. MARK, BOOTMAKER, Bay Street, Beaufort, S. C. Having oj. ne'l a shop upon Bay Street, I am pro1 an d t<? do iirat-cla&a work. luelgPMy A. MARK. PUKE WATER Guaranteed by the use of the AMERICAN DRIVEN WELL, X'ow being put down in this County. They are Clioap and. Duratolo, Ami ni\< universal satisfaction. Pure Water can bo introduced into any house by the AMERICAN DRIVEN WELL in a few hours. Apply to M. L. MAINE. Sea Island Hotel, or to E. G. NICHOLS, Permanent Agent. f<li27-f,in S. MAYO, BAY STREET. BEAUFORT, S. C., HARDWARE, Liquors. Segars and Tobacco, X< ( Yarnv, Fi":i /.hies <( Cordage, G-lass, Paints and Oils, White Lead and Turpentine. S]M'ei:iI attention given to mixing Paints, and Glass rut to order of any size. febll M. POLLITZER, Cotton Factor and Commission Merchant, BEAUFORT, S. C. SOpt4 The Savannah Independent, A FAMILY NEWSPAPER, r.stablisbed on the cheap cash plan, at the low rato of only ONE DOLLAR A YEAR* Address, INDEPENDENT, _ P. o. Boa ww. Savannah. Oa. W. G. CAPERS, Upholsterer and Repairer. ' Old Furniture put in (rood order, Picture Framej made. Mattrw stuffed at the shortest notice. Corner Bay and Ninth Street). | fetli-iv Substitution. It is to he ! Last night ho followed mo Out into the dark and dewy garden walk. So etill the place I, seeing not his face* Felt every least vibration of his talk. He did not know II >w sadly long ago My heart had forgotten to thrill to passionatt words ; * . Nor understand * That never another hand Might wile responses from its slackened chords I, sitting pale, The darkness for my veil? Like ono who, leaning at the water's side. O'er the surges' war Hears from the further shore Far words, home faintly forward with the tide, In silence drooped Until his head he stooped So near. I felt his breath upon my cheek ! The old, old pain Woke suddenly up again : It was for memory's Bake?not his?I did nol speak ! THE LOVER'S TRIUMPH, The town of Warwick is nestled among tlio hills in Vermont. TIk country around is rough and broken, and tho numerous Btreams that leaf from the mountain's top and mingk their waters with the river at the base, which bears them onward until they arc lost in the placid waters of Lake Cham plain, afford numerous water privileges, which the enterprising inhabitants arc not slow to avail themselves of. A large share of tho people of this section arc laborers, men who own small homes ol their own, but yet obtain employment in the various manufacturies of iron, wood, woollen and cotton fabrics, &c, But there are some whose wealth is in> herited, who are relieved from the ne cessity of personal labor, but receive ai: income from shares of a factory, 01 from some other source, that enablec them to live in the style they desire without manual labor on their part. We are sorry to be under the neces' sity of revealing the fact, as truth com' pels us to do, that in that rugged socie^ ty, in this land of equality, beneath the stars and stripes of our free country, the difference of circumstances pro] r1ni?Pr1 n rlinfinpfinn in anninfv clivi.lorl it into separate classes, in a social point of view, that admitted of but lit' tie intercourse beiweeu them. Those above the necessity of labor refused tc associate with or be on terms of intimacy with thoso of the working class, The latter were never invited to the so I cial gatherings of the former, and ever in the house of God the lino of distiuc j tiou wp.s drawn, as though they wer< | not al'i children of a common father ; redeemed by the sarr.e Saviour, and i bound for a common destiny. Here, for years, Mr. Lothrop kai 1 officiated as pastor over a flourishing church. He was enabled to live in fail style, but the fact was not generally known that the farm on which ho re sided was not his own, but had beer sacrificed to aid a brother who lived ir a distant town?who had been involved in financial difficulties?and he wai simply allowed to occupy it. He had been deservedly popular. At the tinu of which we write, lie had been a wid ower for several years, and had but on< child, a daughter of the ago of twenty years?a voung lady of more than ordi nary intellectual cultivation, and of su peiior mental endowments. Her foud father had taken no little trouble, and subjected himself to no little expense in educating his child. Her society was courted and not a few aspired to hei j hand ; but she gave her young heart*! best affection to Philip Amburg, tin son of an old friend of'her father's, i This young gentleman had recently ' lnft /inllnnrn wifli tlir?111 nrlipcf ImnnrtJ fill! I left borne for a two years' tour ii j Europe, with the arrangement thnt a the expiration of that time he was to re , turn and claim the hand of her whos< j heart he well knew was in his own keep i i?RHow often is it that in this world jo^ I ?nd sorrow go hand in hand ! But three short months after her lover departed i leaving a warm kiss upon her lips, am 1 carrying comfort to her heart, she wa: I called upon to bid adieu to her font father, for the death angel had flappet I his dark wings over their dwelling, ant his waiting spirit winged its lofty tlighl 1 to the regions of the blest, to join th< happy ones who had gone before. Soon after her father's death, Miss Caroline Lothropfound herself not ouh I fatherless but nenniless. and she soor ; realized the fact, too, that the doors ol 1 that society which she had always i adorned ami by which she had beer courted and flattered, were shut againsi ! her. Finding it necessary to do something ! for her own livelihood, she applied for j and obtained, the position of teacher ol the district school, which her educatior and amiability of character well qualifi rd her to (ill with credit to herself am: benefit to her pupils, j It is said that troubles never conu singly, an.i onr heroine realized the ful truth of this popular adage. She was j fatherless, homeless, penniless, and ex eluded, on account of her misfortunes, I from the society of those with whoa she had always associated ; but, in the . midst of all these troubles, while she ; was plying her daily task in order tc supply herself with the necessary com forts of life, she solaced herself .vitl: tin- rciioction tiiat sue possesseu me in J feet ion of at least one true lieart, ami trusted to une whom circumstance? could never induce to change. Foi , awhile her greatest solace amid her ab dictions she derived from a trust in Him whose promises are sure, was it pouring over the missives her lover, who, true to his promise, sent those tokens of a fond rememberance, tilled with assurances of unchanging coustan , ey. All at once, these ceased. Slu assigned every conceivable reason foi ( the omission except perfidy or change 1 ou the part of her betrothed. Thought? of this she would not for a moment ; cherish. But when months passed, anc no tidings came direct to her, but rumor brought her the intelligence of bin I regular correspondence with his own family, and liis uninterrupted heulth j and prosperity, what wonder is it if hope deferred made the heart sick? But yet she bravely struggled on, ' hoping that in good time all would yet j be well, and resolved, at least to keep her head above the waves of despair, and not lose her confidence in that 3 kind, heavenly Father who has promsed to be a friend to the friendless. She becamo almost isolated. She I was strict in her attendance at church, J . but, aside from this, she was seldom | seen outside of her school-room, or the limits of her humble boarding-place, where she spent most of her time improving her mind?adding to her stock of knowledge?thus fitting herself for future usefulness. At the end of two years from the departure of her lover, the little town of Warwick was thrown into a state of excitement by the news that Philip Amburg had returned from his European tour. Speculation was rife in reference to him, and the gossips of the village ^ were busy and clamorous over the probable course he would pursue on his return. The prevalent opinion was that he would trouble himself no more about the penniless village teacher, and I as he was known to be among the 5 wealthiest and best educated young men in the country, the hopes of many a forlorn spinster revived. But what did Philip do ? He learned 5 something of the tme state of affairs , from a fellow passenger in the stage ? that conveyed him from the railroad depot to tlio village of Warwick, and his indiguation at the treatment of his ' betrothed was aroused. The fact that > for a long time he had not received a j letter from her was as annoying and , perplexing to him as was his silence to ' her, but ho resolved to see her at once, [ and get an explanation from her own t lips. ( On the evening after his return, Philip called upon his betrothed at her ' humble home, and the town clock ' chimed the small tones of the morning before he took his leave. He received' 1 from her lips a full account of her misr fortunes, and the treatment she had re1 ceived from former friends. The fact ! that no letters had been received by either, was traced to the treachery of a " clerk in the post-office, who suppressed ' them, carrying out a contemptible re' venge for having been, in the days of ! her affluence, rejected by our hero's be> trothed. When Philip was put in pos' session of all these facts his wrath knew no bounds, and ho resolved to bo re' venged on those who had ill-treated " her who was dearer to him than his ! own life. This resolve was taken and ' his plans formed, Caroline consenting to them. Months passed nfter this night, and ' lie had never been seen to call- on Miss 1 Lothrop, and the impression generally " pcrvailed that ho had indeed dropped her acquaintance. In the meantime, > many were the festivals, the parties, the * picnics, etc., to which Philip was invited?all of which he scrupulously at' tended, and no expectant candidate for f matrimony, or manceuvering mamma, p could complain that he was remiBS in 7 his attentions. Numerous parties were " held also, at which our hero and his 1 probable prospects were thoroughly disf cusscd. Not a few hearts fluttered joyI ously over some little delicate attention ? received from the lion of the day, inl' spiring a hope that the owner of 51 said heart was to be the favored one who " would at no distant day figure as Mrs. 5 Philip Amburg. 7 Finally the fact was announced that " Mr. Amburg had purchased the finest ' property in tho town, refitted and J thoroughly furnished the house, and ' would give a grand reception party ? I soon. All was now excitement and ex* pectation ; certainly he was going to r i marrv and settle in the place ; but who * \ was to bo tho favored -mistress of his } j magnificent home? ,1 The time for the party arrived, and | at an early hour tho spacious parlors j were tilled with the elite of the neigh^; borhood. Tho host uppeared among them with smiles, and with the greatest , possible amount of urbanity. The hours passed, and, after a variety of remarks, among which it was plain to be I seen that more than one cherished the , fond hope that she was to be tho favorj ed woman who would reign as mistress j j over that splendid mansion, that out, shone in its furnishing any of which the II village or surrounding country could j boast, Fhilip retired to a side parlor, I : and, after an absence of a few moments, j appeared, with?could it be possible ? , 1 Did not their eyes deceive them ??the ' villnrro Rnlinolnnstress bv his side, with 4 I her arm resting within his! As the pair stood facing the wornler( ing crowd, Philip thus addressed them: j-1 " Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to . ; present to you the former schoolmis1 ; tress of this village, who has been my t wife for the last two months. I am j well aware of the treatment she has rer | ceivcd at the hands of some of you, but (now that she is the mistress of my ^ ( home, and the sharer of my fortune, ( she can well afford to forgive her enemies, while she and every candid per| son must look with contempt on those men and women actuated by such con, temptible principles." I They all sat for several moments as if : they were thunderstruck. Their nir'1 castles had all tumbled about theircars. I Not only had the despised schoolmis' | tress taken the place many of them had J hoped to till, but here was a plain intimation that their future society would ) be dispensed with. More than half of the company left j ( unceremoniously, despite the urgent i invitations of tho host and hostess to | remain until after supper, which was ( then ready. In the hall were loud ex. clamations, and many expressions of ^ disgust. , "To think" said one, "that we L should thus be duped and deceived!" "He actually kissed me last week, ? and he a married man !" said an1 other. "If he will stoop to a poor, penniless > school-teacher, he is welcome to his r choice," exclaimed a proud beauty who [ ! had cherished the fondest hopes that i she could captivate the wealthy and talt! ented young man. 11 Thus, with a chagrin and discomfi-1 % ture, they left the house. A few to whom the remark of the host did not apply remained and enjoyed the joke hugely. 1 Our tale may as well end here. Our ] hero felt amply revenged, and onrhero- \ ine was too happy to cherish ill feelings for the past. I Fall From a Ralloon. Frightful Death of Prof. La Mountain. The particulars of the frightful fall and death of Prof. La Mountain, while making a balloon ascension at Ionia, Mich., are thus described by a correspondent. of the Detroit Post: "Among the many advertised at- i tractions of the celebration of the Fourth of July by our citizens, was that of the ascension of Prof. La Mountain, of Brooklyn, Mich., in his mammoth air ship. Several thousand spectators thronged the public-square for hours before the appointed time. A heavy squall of wind necessarily delaying the ascension for two or three Lours, but at the end of that time the air became calm. Under direction of the Prefessor the balloon was got into position, and its inflation with hot air was commenced. The canvas soon filled, and loomed ud nearly 75 feet high. The basket was a willow one of a size sufficient to hold one person comfortably. It was attached to the balIfcon by six or eight long ropes, which vere fastened at the top to a round i'ece of wood some two or three feet i i diameter. The ropes were in no banner fastened together between the top and the basket. As each piece was 100 feet long it seemed, even to the inexperienced eye, that there should have been some webbing or net-work, at least over the bag or bulge of the canvas. The fear was generally expressed that some accident might occur by the canvas slipping through between the ropes. It was nlso noticed that the ropes were unevenly distributed?three or four being in a comparative cluster, 1 -aving the other strands far apart. 5 thing was said of the matter, as the lr ^feasor, who gave the whole structvi? a thorough look before taking his stfH iu the car, made no comment on the fact, and it was thought that his experience was sufficient for the occasion. Everything being in readiness, the words "let her go" were given, and the air-ship darted up with great rapidity, while the aeronaut waved his hat to the uneasy multitude, who, almost breathlessly watched his flight. Immediately upon leaving the ground the mouth of the canvas began to flap around with great violence. When fully a half mile from the earth, and whei the whole structure looked no larger than a hogshead, the balloon slipped between the ropes and was instantly inverted. The car and its occupant dropped like a shot, and when the ropes were pulled taut the round piece of wood was torn from the canvas. With the most terrific velocity the unfortunate man descended clinging to the basket. That he was conscious was evident from his strug gles. With nil tho intensity of a life, with but one chance, he strove to raise the basket above him, evidently hoping to use it as a parachute. He succeeded in his object, but when about 100 feet high he loosed his hold, folded his hands and arms, before his face, and feet first struck the ground with a dull, heavy thud. Then ensued a ptfuic and uproar in the crowd, which is indescribable. Women lainted, men wept, and to add to the confusion the canvas came flyiug over the crowd like a large bird. Some one cried out to get out of its way, as it would fall with crushing force. The cry waB taken up, and a general rush was made for safety, in which , many wero more or less injured. La Mountain was crushed into a literal pulp. Not a sign of motion of life was ( visible when he was reached. Medical I examination disclosed the fact that hardly a whole bone was left. Many ! were ground and splintered to powder. His jaws fell upon his arms, and were pulverized. The blood squrted from | his mouth and ears. Where lit struck there was an indenture, made in hard I gravel ground five or six inches deep. , The corpse was laid out and placed on the public square, where it was viewed | by thousands during tho afternoon. His remains wero properly cared for and sent to his home the following day.' The Lion's Fear of Man. Lichenstein says that African hunters J avail themselves of .the circumstance | that the iion does not spring upon his | prey till lie has measured the ground, j and has reached the distance of ten or twelve paces, where he Jies crouching upon the ground, gathering himself for tlic effort. The hunters, he says, make it a rule never to fire upon the lion till i Ai.j?\?. .i;?4. IIP HPS (IOW11 III lllis nuun uiakauii;, ow that they can aim directly at tlie head with the most perfect certainty. He adds that if a person has the misfortune to meet a lion, his only hope of safety is to stand perfectly still, even though the animal crouches to make a spring? that spring will not he hazarded if the man has only nerve enough to remain motionless as a statute, and look steadily I at the lion. The animal hesitates, rises | slowly, retreats some steps, looking j earnestly nhout him, lies down, again ! retreats, till having thus by degrees got i quite out of what he seems to feel as 1 the magic circle of man's influence, he j takes flight in the utmost haste. The workmen in a manufactory de- j pitted the foreman to present a silver | pitcher to the superintendent, and he j i i - - i - r A 1 1. A i spout n goon ueai 01 moiigui uu ?u? ho would ?ay. But when the occasion nrrivod, tne presence of ladies or the unexpected numbers, caused the prepared speech to be entirely forgotten ; the spokesman blushing up to his eyes, stammered and stuttered, and finally, by a superhuman effort, said, wholly impromptu: "Here the pitcher!" The recipient, thrown ont of gear by so unexpected an address, also forgot his studied reply, held up the article before his admiring eyes, and gushingly responded: "Is this the pitcher?" Some Varieties of Eyes. Birds of lofty flight, as the candor, eagles, vultures and carrion-seeking prowlers of the feathered race, hare telescopic vision, and thus they are enabled to look down and discover their unsuspecting victims. As they approach noiselessly from above, the axis of vision changes?shortening, so that they see just as distinctly within one foot of the ground a6 when at an elevation of one mile in the air. This fact explains the balancing of a fish-hawk on its pinions half a mile nbovo a still pond, watching for fish. When one is selected, down the savage hunter plunges, the focal axis, vaiying as the square of the distance, giving the hawk a distinct view of its prey always. As they ascend, then the axis is elongated by a curious muscular arrangement so as to see far again, buails have their keen eyes at the extremities of flexible horns, which they can protrude or draw in at pleasure. By winding the instrument round the edge of a leaf or a small stalk, they can see how matters stand on the opnosite side. The hammer-headed shark Las its wicked-looking eyes nearly two feet apart. It can bend the thin edgings of the head or which the organs are located bo as to examine the two sides of an object the size of a fullygrown codfish. Flies have immovable eyes. They stand out from the head like half an apple, exceedingly prominent. Instead of being smooth hemispheres, they have an immense number of facets, resembling old-fashioned glass watch-seals, each one directing the light directly to the opitie retina. That explains why they cannot bo approached in any direction without seeing what is coming. Transfusing the Blood of a Sheep Into the Veins of a Human Being. An operation was performed upon a patient at the Louisville City Hospital recently by Drs. Brandels and Wilson, which is not often attempted, namely, that of llie transfusion of the blood of a sheep into the veins of a human being. The subject of the operation was a man named Wentley, who was admitted to the hospital some time since. His disease baffled the skill of the best medical talent in the city, as they were totally unable to determine the nature of it. General inanition was what the resident graduates of the hospital termed it. A gradual loss of strength and flesh accompanied by a feeble pulse and difficult breathing were the symptoms of his disease. The doctors mentioned deemed the operation that they had prepared to perform the only chance to save his life. A young lamb was procured and bled. The blood was then defilerinated by Dr. Wilson. Eight ounces of the blood were then injected into the left nnn. An immedinte and perceptible change for the better was noticed, and the beating of the pulse was easily observed. Eight ounces more were then injected, and the pulse was observed to beat quite stendilv. The patient was then replaced in his bed and fed upon beef tea. At 10 o'clock in the evening, although Still very weak, he was in a much better condition than on the morning previous to the performing of the operation. It is not expected that the patient will recover, though there is a strong probability of such an event.?Louisville Paper. A Newly-Invented Steam Plough. Peter J. McDonald has just completed the model of a steam plough of his own invention, and an application for n patent has been forwarded to Washington. The machine is a novel one. It consists of a pair of guides or ways, lif teen feet in length, projecting nearly at right angles with and in front of an ordinary traction engine, supported by a triangular frame, and to which are suspended the ploughshares, lly a simple arrangement the ploughshares are drawn toward each other and meet, and being placed at an acute angle with the mnchine gradually force it back the width of a furrow. The same machinery is so arranged that tho guys are slightly raised, the ploughshares are drawn back to the outer ends and the .o (inn nf nlmiorhinfr is ronestcd. The U|/cumuu j/.w,.n A inventor asserts that none of the power is wasted in hauling, but that it is all applied directly to the ploughshares. He believes that all the necessary machinery can be constructed for $2,000. The ploughs and the machinery belonging to them can be readily disengaged and the driving machinery used as an ordinary traction engine. With a tenhorse power engine lie says that from fifteen to twenty ploughs can be operated on each guy. Dense Population. The Memorial Diplomatique gives the following interesting account of the density of population in the great centres of humanity throughout the globe. There are nine cities having a population exceeding 1,000,000 souls, viz. : London, .1.201,000; Sooehow, 2,000,000; Paris, 1,825,000; Pekin, 1,648,000; Feddo, 1,554,000; Canton, 1,230,000; Constantinople, 1,075,000 ; Sinont-an, in the province of Honan, 1,000,000 ; and Tehactchoan-foo, in the province ol Fokien, 1,000,000. It will be seen that although London holds the first place, the Chinese Empire can still boast of possessing more populous cities than all the civilized States of the West. The numberof cities possessing a population from above half a million is twelve, viz.: New York, Vienna, Berlin, Hangkaow, Philadelphia, St. Petersburg, Bombay, Fmv?liow Sehenincr. Bankok, and Kiota. TVenty cities have a population of from 300,000 to 400,000 inhabitants, thirty-three of from 200,000 tc 300,000, and nineteen of from 100.00C to 200,000 inhabitants. Europe alont possesses 171 cities containing more than 50,000 inhabitants, at the head o] which stand London, Paris, Constantinople, Vienna, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. The New Era in Ylrginia. Virginia seems to be at last entering npon the career of prosperity for whioh she is so eminently qualifier! by the extent ami variety of her resources, the diversity of her productions and the salubrity of her climate. A small but steady flow of immigration has set in for that State, which must exercise an important influence on her future destinies. The new comers are more distinguished for intelligence and vigor ? ? -1 AUA than for numbers, xney Deiong IrV kUD very best and more desirable classes. From nearly all parts of the State vre hear of small companies of persons from England, Scotland, Germany, France, and other European countries purchasing laids and settling down to the cultivation of the soil. And, perhaps Wfc. ter still for Virginia, persons from other States are making their home in the Old Dominion. Only a few days ago land was purchased in the vicinity of ManaBsaB for twenty-five families from Michigan, part of whom have already arrived. Nor is this an isolated case. In all parts of the State are to be found newly-settled Northern families who apSear to be well satisfied with their conition and prospects, and whose relations with the people of the State are of the most cordial character. The new comers, for the most part, possess capital and resources which enable them to occupy an important position in their new homes. Nor is this all. A large amount of outside capital is being invested in tjie State. Some of the most enterprising and wealthy citizens of New York have invested largely in mineral lands in Virginia. Investments from other sources have also come to our knowledge, and the aggregate of northern capital represented in that State must be quite large. It is also known that the attention of foreign capitalists has been attracted to Virginia. A gentleman wlio recently arrived in Richmond to negotiate on the part of the British I holders of Virginia securities was also ' 1 fi,? mineral and lntrasteu tu m tcou^iivv ?uw manufacturing capabilities of the State. There can scarcely be a doubt as to the nature of his report. The mineral -wealth of all other countries appears as poverty in comparison with the wonderful resources of Virginia. It is scarcely ' an exaggeration to assert that her mere surface deposits of coal and iron ore would suffice for the consumption of all the generations of mankind for centuries to come. With these incomparable advantages and with the additional benefit of contiguity to the Atlantic sea-board, the prosperity of Virginia is ouly a question of time. As yet her mineral resources have been almost untouched. In the Kanawha Vallev the deposits of splint coal are especially valuable and extensive. The coal derives its name from the character of the fragments or pieces into which it separates. Its freedom from sulphur and other impurities renders it especially valuable in smelting ores and in the manufacture of iron and Bteel, and in this respect is n valuable substitute for charcoal. It is equal in quality to the very best English eannel coal, and the Cannelton Company, consisting chiefly of New York capitalists, mines this coal, ships it to New York, and sell it at a profit of from ?8 to 812 per ton, against $22 for English cannel. This coal is by no means limited to the Kanawha, but is found in all the adjacent valleys and in the entire region. This coal is virtually imbedded in strata of iron ore, the whole character of the mineral formations establishing the conclusion that nature herself has destined the two States of Virginia and West Virginia as the centre of the iron industry not only of the United States, but also of the entire continent. Iron*Clad Vessels. % Tlio invention of iron-plates to protect vessels is far from being of us roceut date as is generally supposed. During the 12th century, the Normans covered their ships, from the water-line up, with an iron casing, terminating in a ram on the bow. Still earlier they had adopted a system of protecting the upper works with metal shields. In 1534, Peter of Arragon ordered his ships to be iron-plated in order to protect them from the burning missiles then in common use. In 1530, the squadron of Andre Doria contained a vessel built by the Knights of St. John, which was armored with several thicknesses of iron. At the battle of Lepanto, several ships protected their batteries with bars of | iron. For two centuries, no progress seems to have been made. In 17H2, at the siege of Gibraltar, an engineer officer constructed six ships, which were the types of the modern iron-clads. They were covered with an armor of hard wood, leather, and bar iron. It is said that they resisted the fire of the forts for a long period, but were finally sunk by r^d hot shot. Moihnil of Embalming. The Brunetti method, by which Mazzin'a body was recently embalmed, is said to be even more effective in the preservation of the dead than that of the ancient Egyptians. It consists of several distinct process'es : 1. The cir; culatory system is cleansed thoroughly | by washing with cold water till it issues quite clear from the body. This may : occupy from two to five hours. 2. Ali cohol is injected, so as to abstract as ! much water as possible. This takes i about a quarter of an hour. 3. Ether is then injected, to abstract the fatty matters. This occupies from two to ten hours. i. A strong solution of tannin is then injected. This occupies, for thorough imbibition, from two to ten hours. 5. The body is then dried in a > f?nrrent of warm air passed over heated ) chloride of calcium. This may occupy > from two to five hours. The body is ? then perfectly preserved, and resists f decay; and the Italians exhibit speci mens which are as hard as stone, and re. tain perfectly every detail of form and i feature.