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A Whale In Portland Harbor, I
For some ten days previous to Monday
ast two whales had been sportin
bout the entrance to our barbor, much
to the amusement of sojourners at
Cape Cottage. They generally played
itround the outside, but at one time
were observed A. far in as Diamond
Cove. Monday morning one of the
monsters accompanied a vessel so far
in that he evidently got. frightened
and lost his reckoning. He swam into
our inner harbor, straight up by all the
wharves, and through the Portland
Bridge and the P. S. & P. Railroad
Pridge I There the water got so shoal
that he quit the progressive and com
menced to run from shore to shore, and
back and forth between Vaughan's
bridge and the Vailroad bridge, he
being able to go in no direction more
than half a mile.
- Meantitne the veteran pilot and cap
turer of big fsh, Capt. Denj. J. Wil
lard, was notified of the presehee of
our distinguished guest, and he made
immediate plans to give him a warm
reception. With his harpoons, whal
ing-gun, eto., Captain Ben was soon in
his boat, with six stout felows at the
o.irs, They pulled, to the scene where
the frightened whale was vainly seek
ing an outletand the fuu oeimenced.
A crowd of s'hA fifteen. hurdred peo
ple were soon g reapn the bridges.
ocasionally ho. whaIei. ld tush to
the surface with such terrific speed that
iearly his entiro bodi wouid appear
above the surface, and-'+e would fall
with a splash that would send columns
of water high in the air.
The boat in chase was propelled
with great speed, but the whale avoid
ed it for a long time. Men appeared
with their rifles, took a' pop at.tfie
giant of the deep 'when he came near%
A number of rifle balls put into him
without effect, sav4 in- the single in-u
stance, where one struck him at short
range near the eye. The shot seemed
to stun him for a moment, and a mo
ment only, for ho' ws off again more
frisky than ever, closely followed by
Captain Ben in his boat. Back and
forth they fled, pursuor and pursued.
The excitement became intense. Fi
nally the whale broke water within
some thirty-five feet of the boat, and
the. next istaut i harpoon. was seen
cirelingi through the air,.sent by the
sturday.arni of Captain Ben Willard.
Notwithstanding the great distance,
the iron took effect, and boat and
whale were rushing along at a speed of
nigh twenty miles an hour., The
scene was now indeed a strange one.
There in the extroio back of the bar
bor-of Portland, six miles from t];e
ocean, wai being witnessed the most'
thrilling' part ot the wild lifO of a
whaleniam Unfortunatoly for all but
the whale, the harpoon gave way just
as the boat was being worked up near
to give his ihajesty asecond iron.
The chase was renewed, but the
rising gave the whale more water-and
room, and it seemed impossible to get
near him. The struggle had lasted
nearly six hours; the crew were about
tired out, and Captain Willard deter
mined totry the whale-gun and boatf
lanco, rath'or than longer witit for the
manly.and exciting fight incident to
the -use of the harpoon, Just as he
got in readiness his whale ship canie
up within fifteen feet of the boat, look
ing so huge and frightful as to elicit
a cry of horror and alarm ffrom th9so
on the bridge close by. "Oh, for my
harpoon !" exclaimed Captain -Ben;
"I could bary it to the wood?" 'But
there was no time to get it reedy, and
bang went the big bouib lance gun.1
it struck just in the thick of the whale's
back, wvent entiely through .htiaud
'exploded about ten yards beyond.
Though not infioting fatal injbtry,itI
'evidently cost the mouister some agia.
ty, for he got out of the way at 'the
speed of anoexpress tain. Uphe went
~to Vaughan's bridge, whirle abopt
tnd rushed down like mad, strikIpag
an the ways from which the Monitof
as launched, near the railroad bridge,
. Vth such force as to go near high snd
yout of the water. Here case
menso stru8jlO.
\The huge sh rolled on his sdb,
threw hisgreat tail into the air, and
in his endeavors to got off lashed the
water to a foam for yards about, His
struggles did not, seem to avail him,
butthe rapidly rising tide soon placed
him afloat again. A few more frantic
rushes from shore resultod, and the
monster then made a direct bolt
through the bridges, down the harbor
and away, tothe advantage of hiinself
and the disappointment of the'thou
sands of speetators, and Captain Ben
and his gallant. crew, who had fought
so long and well.
The fight lasted six-and-a half hoursi
The whale was of the humpback species,
a'nd was estimated to be between thir
ty and forty feet in length. Captain
Willard is of the opinion it sustained
no material injuries, but thinks,he will
have a fearful story to tell the whales
outside of his trip to Portland to see
the ruins.
Our Fathers on the CoustItuilon,
A correspondent furnishes us with
the following extracts. They are both
curious and interesting:
EDITOR SOUT1 CAROUrNIAN : The
extraots that follow are highly curious,
not to say, interesting. Possibly
some of your readers may like to see
them. They are taken from the ninth
volume of "Spark's Life and Writings
of Washington" :
Washington to Lafayette-"1l8th
September, 1787. The Constitution
wP(IS signed yesterday. It Is the result
of four months deliberation, to 'be
fostered by some and buffeted by oth
ers. What will be the 4eneral opin
ion or reception of It, it is not for me
to deoide- If it be good, I suppose it
will wotrki .way:; -It bad, it will re
c611 U3W aii0rs. My best wishes,
Wshidgton to' Patrick Henry
"24th September, 1787. I take the
iberty of sending you a capy of the
Clonstitution, - which the Convention
b as submitted to the. people of these
States. Your own judgment will at
omeo discover the good and exception
al parts of it ; and your experience of
the difficulties which have ever arisen
Whou attempts have been hinde to re
concile such a variety of interests and
prejndices as pervade the several
States renders explanation unnecessa.
ry. I wish the Constitution which Is
offered had been more perfect; but I sin
cerely believe it is the best that -edurd
be obtained at this time ; and as the
door is open for amendments hereaf
ter, the adoption of it, under piesent
circumstances, is in my opinion de
sirable. From a variety of concurring
accounts it appears that the political,
concerns of this coufitry are, in a man
ner, suspended by a thrpad &c., and if
hothing had beep agrded on by that
Convention, anarchy would soon have
ensued,'the seeds being 'deeply .sown
in every spet, I am, &c.
A copy of this same letter was-Rent
to Qovernor Harrison.
Henry replied as follows:
"I have to lament th'at 1 cannot
bring my mind to accord with the pro..
posed g.onstitutiou. The concern.I
feel on, this account is really greater
than Ican eipress. Perhaps mature.
reflection may furnish Me reasona to
obange my present sentimets; into 4v
co0ormity with the opiniona of thqse
for whom, have the liighest refer
enpo0."
Governor' Iarrison replied:
"If our condition is not very des
pera8te I have my fears that the rome
4ya.-this Consitution--will prove
worse than disease. Age makes mon
often over cautious, and Iami willing
to attribate my fears to- that epuse
bull from avhatever u >urce they Apring.
I oannot divest myself of. an opinion
.tha the needs of civil dissom*d are'pleal.
titully sown in very many of theyow
era g1ient both- to the'-President and
Oongress, and that, If the Oonstt#ton
lb oarried into effect the State f t.b
Seuth will' be little better thana$
pendagecto those North. Yat'dha
that general cbargd are thig wl*
opt fore. They are so;tbu% in'tbe
pr.eenkinmtanoe, I -do ivostwithIild
particnlar obsefttttin 'he'euae I ats
in want (f them. After the meeting
of the Assembly of this State, and
hearikig from those who had a hand in
the work-the reasons that operated
with" them in favor of their measures, I
will then more at large give you my
sentiments. In the meantime, I shall
only say, that my objections chiefly lie
against the unlimited powers of taxa
tion and the regulation oftrade,and the
jurfsdlitions that are'to be establish,id
in every State altogether independent
of the laws of each State. The sword
and such powers must sooner or later
cestalish a tyranny, &c.
The Great Johnson Wigwam
The Johnson Club of Philadelphia
have pitched their wigwam It the in
tersection of Twentieth street qnd Gi
rard oventie. Th;e bitilder has At work
a large force of carpenters, and the
building will e, completed in ten davs.
The Convention will ssiemble rn the
14th. A description of the biulding is
thui given in the Netes .
"Its ottsitle dimensions are one umn
dred and fortysix by ono' huilired and
sixtv-five feet. It will be eonstrueted
of boards, and will i0 used as a hall for
maAs meeting,; during the cofilig cam.
paign. The interior will consist of a
vestibule, an amphitheatre, the gifi-ries
and four ante-roons. IntQ the vest ibtle
it door twelve feet wide w'll open fron
Gi,ard everne. A door of equal size
will lead to) the amphithetre and lower
gallery, anqd a pr tgentrai e will openl
into t l*dt, al ry love. Th10:1
unte rooniswilfe 'd fo )co)fmitge
purposes At. ijje1,ARd of e btiilAing
will be placed the speaker'q deak, and
on either side ite tables of the reporters.
Ihe anphiiheatre will be venty-f'eet,
by one hundred and forry. Vroiit the
galleries will rise itn nearly tle snte
m1anner as the seats in the Fquaro for the
i Ih of July celleiration. T e capacity
f dhe building will be over ten thousand
people. The largost. auditceo ever seen
in the Academy of Music conld be seated
in onle wiig of tie i. mense galleries.
The standaig roomn upon the floor will
tecmminodato three thousand, while
there will be se:ts for seiven thousand.
The galleries will be supported by iron
pillarsixteetn feet 9pdr. These will
be hung with evergreens aud festooned
with -f.im Ors 6during the sessis of t,he
Convenion01.
Tu PHI.An.IPPIA W1OWAX-IT8
lN CTaoN STuiPMD.-Philadlphia, July
27.-The parties engaged in erecting tle
vigwam for the A ist Convention ar.
red, yestenlay. at the instance of Pr.,
Jitmes, the owner of the ground, who
objects to t li use of his ground for the
pitrpose. The building has b.-Pn stop.
pod, and will have to be erected else.
where. Tht ground was obtaitied
through an agent. without the Doctor's
cuisent or knowledge.
"Titu INDIAN WAR."-Under this
heading the Washington "Tribune
Oureau" man writes as follows:
The following important order was
to'.day issued by the Secretary of War.
Ont thousand Indian souts will be
organized, mounted and equipped im
mediately, to serve with the following
eonwmands, viz : Lieutenait-General
W, T..8fernan, 600 ; Major-Generils
lfillik and Sheridan, 200 each.
* lhis the understanding that. these
oot* will be used in the eqiamands
of Generali Shterman and Sheridan to
protett43erc'in charge of the 2reed
ihena's areptV And Government ofli.
ctals in Southemep-tates.
*We oannoet see .how protecting the
itreedmnen's Bureau'and Governmenlt
0eelals in tihe Southi can be torked st
sho4l4.be nloeted for tihss p.*oaba-,
eines. .8uobat a jaet tso 1 engui
lar United States forije.s o.aot a-yet,
It seems, deemed necematy th' tke de
partment of Virginia.
The foHoshig' notiee Wabfonda post
edon *he bullethtreffe Westerta Post.
offiet "Lost.Agted Ca'f H~e'had
awhitempotm I tof,ble behindM ' ee.
H~e 'a sire k*f.' I ild
dela ,fevetIbawdI A*uf li0 Nlig
him bum.-"
AN UNruty E.PtIA,c-r.-The ele.
phant aunched to Dan Rice's cirets lie
Cnm ohtr4perous at New MI ford,
PennsylVania, ioecently, and his keepers
chniled his hin't legs to a tree and en.
denvored to fisten a rope to his fore
le.s and by these means throw him.
Afier ninny fruit-less attempts the effort
wits etecesshil. The tope was ittached
to a tackle, and six mien conihid's-d their
strenghit to pull inm down. I1 fooled
ihem. Wit,h a blow of hig trtik he re.
lefased his ror, leg. nnd with a tremen.
dinis effort broke hischains. ')he men
scattered iii all directions, pursuld by
the animil. One eaved his life by
hmnding over the fenct; and the ele.
pliant, for ' satisfaction, threw dnwn r
long span of it. At eleven o'clock they
nionag..d to throw him, and with clb%
and pi)kes were endeavoring to subdue
him. Some fifty phots were fited, and
took effect. in his trunIc and other por
tions of his body but th ey were oftly flea
bites, and were bit ski-n deep.
EXFCUTIoN OF ANF .LIPHANT.-An
Americin circis has -been traveling
about Switzerland with great success
this sum mer, bit.1t Fribar, last thonth,
the mainle elephatt, 'over faligted jf t1.he
eonsant mnrebing, aid irritated by tije
rough treatment of his keeper, suddehly
dt-ized his keeper and twssing him to a
great. hetg t, on his fidl t-rtished his chest
with his fiot before any assistance could
he "ftorded. As it, was generally un
derstout that after once killing a man
those animils are dangtrqns, the direc
ter of thecircus decidel upon having it,
killed, and tor that purpoose applied to
the authorities of Friburg for a piece of
cannon. Tuis was granted; and the
animal having been enticild into a fe
vorable position, the gin w.'s firakauid
the brute fell dead.
DIFFERENCES OP TIME AT PROMI
NENT POINTs.-The inauguration of
submarine telegraphic conmunication
by means of the Atlantic cable, makes
it interesting to inquire into the differ
once of time in the various cities in
different parts of the world. When
it is I2 o'clock high noon at New York
it is 55 minutes and 42 seconds after
4 (P. L at London; 57 minutes and
20 seconds after 6 (P. M.) at St,
Petersburg; 17 minutes 24 seconds
after 7 (1. M.) at Jerusalem ;51 min
utes and 44 seconds after 6 (P. M.) at
Constantinople; 40 minutes and 32
seconds t'fter 4 (P. M.) at Madrid ; 31
minutes and,20 seconds after 5 )P. M.)
at Bremen ; 30 minutes and 54 sec
onds after 4 (P. M.) at - Dublin; and
-41 minutes and 24 seconds after 6
(P. M.) at Florence.
The difference of time *between the
extreme castand wet p>oints of the
United Stateq Is.l hours and 50 min.
ntes, In the China Sea, between
Singapore and China, it is midnight
when it is noon at New York.
A PAntvNTAL LVTF.-.-The follow
i0g b-tter was written by a father to his
son at oll' ge:
"MY DKAI SN - Lwrite tosend von
your new socks which your icither IaS
just knit by cntting down some ,of mine.
Your mothir sendis yot ten dollars with.
out iy knowl-dge, nnd for fear yon
woihl not sliend it. wisely, I k-pt, back
half, tnd only send you live. Your own
mot lier nnd I are well, except that vonr
qistpi has got.the measlb, which we ihink
woin , 1spread aning ti nther girls if
Tom 1-Ad not had them before, and Ie is
thg .oily'onie left. I hope you will do
lihtior to my teamchinig, if you lo nlot,
yon are a donmkey, and your mother and
rugself are your afectionate parents."
Tut LAneQlsT GOIa.-A correspan,
dlent at Athien., Tennes'ee, gives thin Vol.
10 *ing descripmion of what hme styles' the
hirgast.girl itt the wodIe "She lives at
{utvwater Tenn.esiap,, weigfhu one
hiundre'anetmety-Alvn pountfA, and ir
named Mie Leroy Leath. Slie is See~
years.o1lewyedyteey ehesked;-quick
spoken. a b4 a beautin.,eounre
thian ar*if R4egca Tile' aweet lfi
til/"doIet I4 no ao i a'mtka.
bmijo1aedp 3Tu
ADVICE. IT,t Wi3NTICti.-.
Seizo every opport, iatYof - improving
your mind.
2. Be careful as Ato who .aro your
companions.
3. To whatsoevor occupation you
may be called as a manmus of obtaining
a livelihood, determine, to understand
it well, and to work heaftily at it.
4. Accustom yourself to act kindly
and oeturteously to every one.
5. Carefully to avoid all extrava
gant habits.
6. Determine to possess a good
charatcr for honesty.
7. Cultivate a st'ict regard for
truth.
8. If your parents are -living) do
your utmost to promove their happi
ness and comfort.
9. Recollect that your progress in
life must depend tipon your own exer-,
tions.
10. Be a respecter of religion, and
do unto others as you would' have
them do unto you.
11. Be .stfiedy temp6rate in all
things.
12. Avoid all obscene conversation.
13. Be especially regardful of the
Sabbath, and on no.aebount desecrate
ilt.
14. Make yourself useful.
'9&E ToMATO FOR Foobt-A go.od
medical authority ascribes to the tom"-,
to the following very important mdi
cal qualities:
1. That the tomato is ono of the
most powerful aperients of the .liver
and other organs ; where calomel is
indicated, it is one of the most effec
tive and lenst harmful medical agents
kuown to the profession.
Soial extract will be
obtained from it that will supereode
the iie of calomel in the cure of dis
ease.
3. That he had successfully peated
diarrhea with this article laone.
4. That when used as an' article of
diet, it is almost sovefeign for 4yspep
sia and indigestioth
5. That it should be constfntly used
for daily food. Either tooked or
raw, or in the form of catsup, it is the
most wholesome article in use.
Lori Broughain lins departed from
Pari.-, I'nvirig behind him only tho liv
in: m-meitoei of a few anecdotes, w1ich
the papers have properly set b -fbre
their renders. The noble Lord was
p(-ading before the Queen's Bench, and
had lahored in vain for some hours to
convince the jndges of-thi force of his
nrgiments. He was mitch irritated at
bis fabilre, and hd already begim to
grumble at their atnliess when tWo
time for recess came on. Lord -Broog.
ham went. out. and was sonn seen drink'
ing thio last. drop of two pints of potter.
"That.'s a hai tii.g to do," said one-of
his friends, who noticed the act ; "if
will make- you t niid." "IL's just Wbat
I amirving to be." was the ParcaRtc.
reply ; -I shall now be able to disciss
my case more succsfuilly with tile
judges."
Ct'RFC FOR CANCra.-Take the nar
row leavcd dlock roor, boil in soft watet,
and wisq the ulcer with the strong do.
coction as warm na it, cAn be brne; fill.
the cavity with the liquor for two inin.
utes; then scrape the hulk of the root,
briiso it. fine, put it on ganze, and lay :t
over every part of the kicer; dip a tin.
en cloth in the decoction. and uit it
over t he g aze. Repeat. this three'timies
in twenty-four hours and at each tinie'
let the patient take a wine-glass of the
tea made of th~e root, with one third of
a glass of port wine asveetened with hton.
ft y. _
F'RATItRNIZtNG-.GverIOF 'alker
of Fiorida,has appois)ted delegates to
the Piliadelphaia Comvention; Among
thets are two Colonl'-sone (Scot) a
Confederate, the otheg (McKlbbn)gsp
Fedsel._
TFhe Ichemonid 'licrd of'tme recently
raised, bf' stsrpup ap na$
fortabl p . - har I4I se om
iltan at ano.. -