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VOL. XXXIII. CAMDEN, S. C., NOVEMBER 13, 1873. NO. U. ;
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WATT. A Nn W INTER |f
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MILLINERY
?A*D? tl
FANCYGOODS. S
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MRS. T. B. WALKER ha* opened it h*r 8
establishment on Broad Street, a "hand- w
somen! of w
Millinery and Fancy Goods,
Of tki latdt itylM, selected with groat ear*, iE
to Mil the tastes af her aoatomara and the publie
general^
The Ladiaa are respectfully invited to call
and exaaaiae hat atook of
Straw Bats, SaS.ui
Together with nwy artiato to be feud la,
w?U supplied millawy establish meat.
October ML If
* W fltoalr
AUJf lOiV liwv wwvu.
T WOULD mpsstftrily iafom the people of
J. Kershaw end the surrounding Counties that
Iittw arrived inCamden with a mrgeland well
looted drrre of HOMES and MULES, which
1 propose to tell for cash or cotton. Among my
took are eoms half doiea sotj superior Saddle
Horeee, which can be purchased on termo saiy
enough for all. All persons, and especially g
those with whoa I dealt last season, are cor- .
dlally invited to call and ezaaiae for them- ?
elves, and these still indsbted to ne will find ^
me willing te receive payment in cotton nt the q
highest market price. ,
W. H. HUDSON. L'
October 80 tf g
BINNINCER'S 5
OLD LOIDOK DOCK OH ?
Especially designed for the nee of the Mtdital a,
Profh and the Family, possessing (hoes in H1
trinnc medicinal propertioo which belong to an tb
Old and Part Ota. m
Indispensable to Females. Good for 'Kiinty m
Cowtflaimt*. A delirious Tonic. Putnp in eases St
containing one dosen bottles snch, and sod by p
all druggists, grocers, he. A. M. Binninger k at
Co., established in 1778, No. 15, Beaver etjeet,
Mew York. OctoberJ28?9m la
Steamer Lillington. *
Fait Freight, Accommodation
I9LAJID A'xB LI^E.
rtl 0TKAY1R LILLINOTON, Cant. Bell, ??
will, frta this dale, make regular trip#,
connecting vkh Um
f iliiiEtn. (Mia aid Aipta s
RAILROADS. p'
??? at
Tkroug h Bill! of Lading will be Issued to Charles- ft
ton and ike principal northern citiej. D
The freight on cotton, inclnding inauranceper ci
hale: tt
To Charleston, $1 60
Baltimore 8 26
Philadelphia, 8 60 ?<
New Tork, 8 76 Cl
Boston, 4 76 * '
Partiea from the interior shipping through
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Ibis lint win not m enr(?u iwr ?
Stursge nt this pises. "
For fortksr particulars, enquire of m
GEO. ALDEN, Agent. J
Camden, stpt. 4. tf ' a
CONOAREE IRON WORKS jj
Coumbia, S. O.
JOHN ALEXANDER^Proprietor, j
SUGAR CANE MILLS '
LIST OF PRICKS. J
t Rollers 14 inebts disaster, $6U 00 *
* S ? 12 s " 80 00 *
1 .. io 70 00 0
2 ? 14 " 70 00
2 12 " 60 00 '
2 " 10 " 60 00 ,
Abort prices oenpltte^with frame. Without j
frimt. HO Ibm OA mid Mui.
Staaa Kngiaa?, Boilara, Fortabla Grlat Mill*,
Circular ana Molt/ Saw Iff 111*. Mill Qaariaf
of all ktada mad* to ordar, Iroa aad Braaa Caatiaga
aa abort aotiea.
Oin Qtariag ooaitantly oa hand of tha follow.
lag aiiot:
9 faat wktal aad pinion $86 00
10 " ? 40 00
11 " " 46 00 I
12 ...? 60 00 1
14 " * " 65 00 1
lroa aad Braaa Caatiaga of all daacriptiooa
atada to ordar.
Aati-frlotloa Plataa aad Ball a for Cottoo i
Fraaa, $16 00 aad $20 par aat.
N. B.?Tanai oaah oa dalivary at Railroad ,
Dtppt ka>a.
. r MB^Worka foot of lad J Straat, oppoilta tht
wr ?,
PHOTOGRAPHS.
The undersigned having returned
and opened a gallery will be
pleased to see his fHends.
With more experience and IM- i
PROVED APPARATUS he feels 1
more capable than ever before of 1
pleasing ihe people.
Oome and have your pictures '
made before grim winter with his ,
frost and snows pounces upon us. j
Gallery in Workman House.
A. B. LEE. !
Camden, S. C., Sept. 11, 1S73. '
MORTGAGE SALE. '
1
VT K. CUNNINGHAM, f
ANNA M. CON A WAV. '
Sale under Mortgage of Real Estate.
BY virtue of authority Tested in me by Mrs. \
Anna M. Oonaway, in her Deed of Mortgage ?
otne, bearing data the 7th day of Oetobei',1872, r
will offer for sale at Public Outcry, before e
he Court House door in Camden, S. 0., on the
'IRST MONDAY IN JANUARY next, within "
he legal hours of sale,
All that certain LOT iu the town of Camden, fi
. C., known aud distinguished in the plan of sj
lie aaid town as Lot number one thousand and Q
irty-seven, (1.047,) bounded north by lot one
lousand and forty-eight, west by llroad Street,
f said town, South by lot one thousand and forty ^
ix, and east by lot one thousand and fifty, ?
hereon the Store now occupied by E, J. Cona- n
ay, and sma'l Office, now occupied by him as
dwelling, aie situated, together with all and
ngular the lights, members, hereditaments,
ad appurtenances, unto said premises belong- ^
ig or anywise incident or appertaining. t(
Terms, Cash. Purchasers to pav for papers, ti
* W. R. CUNNINGHAM. ^
October 30. td
A FAMILY ARTICLE. . ?
Ao.?n?a ftO ner dar. S75 ber week. f
AM ENTIRELY NEW
SEWING MACHINE
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For Domestic Use, a
ONLY FIVE DOLLARS. it
With the New Patent tc
BUTTON HOLE WORKER . h
Patented June 7th, 1871. oi
AWARD JED r&B FIRST PREMIUM AT THE n,
a dxrican institute p
and mary land institute fairs, lttl. a]
a moat wontJarful and elegantly ennntruoted u
triia Machine Tor family Work. Complete
i all its Parte, Caea the Straight Eye Pointed R
'file, Satr Thpeamhg, direct upright Poeirrv*
lOfiox, New Tenaion, Self Feed and Cloth li
aider. Operates bt Wheel and on a Table.
igkt Running. Smooth and noiaeless, like all
Md high-priced machines. Has Patent Check .
i prevent the wheel being turned the wrong
aj. Uees the thread direct from the spool. u
akaa the Elastic Lock Stitch, (finest and tl
rongest stich known;! firm, durable, close and ti
tpid. Will do all kinds of work.^nr and coarte, ^
on Cambric to keavy Cloth or Leather, and .
tea all descriptions of thread. This Machine is *
bavilt comst'.ttTCTIO to give it itrekoth ; all ?
it parts of each Machine being made alike by ai
achintry, and beautifully finished and orna- a
en ted. It ia .say te learn. Rapid, Smooth and jj
lent in operation. Reliable at all times, and a .
bacyical, SciaVTirtc, Mechanical Invention, *
flrmtlti Rr luted Price. ?
A flood, Cli?'ip Family Sewing Machine at ai
at. The first and only success in producing a w
tluable, subs antial and reliable low priced ^
swing Machine, Its extreme low price reaches
il conditiona. Its simplicity and strength ^
lapta it to all capacities, while its many merits
ake it a univ real favorite wherever used, and T
eaten a rapid demand.
IT 18 A LL IT IS RECOMMENDED.
I can cheerfully and confidently recommend ita
la to those wl o are wanting a really good Sew- C(
ig Machine, at a low price. A
Mrs. H. B. JAMESON, 0|
Peotone, Will C&uuty, 111. Q,
Price of each Machine. "Glass A." "One,"
varranted for five years by special certificate,) u
ith all the fixlurtt, and evert/tinny complete be- I'
ingingtoit, including Self Thukadin Needle, h
icked in a strong wooden box, and delivered to u
ty purl of the country, by express, tree of 8(
irther charges, on receipt of price, oxLr Five .,
oli.aRs. Sajs delivery guaranteed. With 11
ich Machine we will send, on receipt of $1 ex- &
a, the new pr tent n
BUTTON HOLE WORKER, s(
ne of the most important and useful inventions
r the age. S? simple and certain, that u child u
in work the fiucst button hole with regularity u
- ' I'- -? "i.l Vianiiliful pi
Q(1 CISC. oiri'ug wo
Special Tinwa, ami Fitra Inducements to f,
[ale and Femalk Agents, Store Keepers, Ac.,
ho will establish agencies though the country
ad and keep o tr New Macmimh ou* Ezhilihou '
ad Sale. Couvty Riohts given to smart agents h
ftEii. Agent's eonifltlt outfit, furnished without J
ay extra cHATtca. Samples of s.uhip, descrip- 0
ve circulars containing Terms, Testimonials, ^
ngraviugs, Ac., As., bust rata. We also k
upply r
AaRlCrjLTl'RAL IMPLEMENTS. |]
Latest Paten's and Improvements for the Farm j
nd Garden. Mowers, Reapers, Cultivators, (J
'eed Cutters, Harrows, Farm Mills, Planters,
(arresters, T1 reshers and all articles needed
or Farm work Hare .Seeds in large variety. 11
ill money sent in Post Office Money Orders, a
lank Drafts, or by expretm, will be at our risk, 1
nd are perfectly secure. * Safe uelivcry of all g
air goods guaranteed.
"An ojd and responsible firm that sell the best
[oods at the liwest price, and van be relied (
ipoa by our naders."?Fartiur'i Journal, Stw
York. t
MT.Vot Knyo stilt fvr Jlsgnlert J 1.titers. t
Annmass Or >aas ,
J tiROMK H. HUDSON A Co.,
Corner Greenwich A Cortlandt Streets. N. Y. !
Sept. 26, Cm. '
A CARD. <
THE undersigned offer for sale ul the lowest |
Sgures for cavti, Groceries, Dry Goods, Shoes, (
Hardware, Crockery, Saddlery, Ac., Ac-, and
solicit a share of public patronage.
PflKLPS A BILLINGS. ('
P. L. Phelps tad W. M. Billings are duly su
ihoritad to act as sur agents, and are empower
sd to sign tbs aams of ths firm in purchases and
istUamsnts.
H. A. PHELPS.
M. A. BILLINGS,
S. A. DaSAl'fiSl'RE.
Uki 4 if
The Bills of the Bank of the State.
The recent decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States, that these bills are receivable
in payment of taxes, caused considerable
commotion in the Legislature, as appears
fron the following extract taken from
the Columbia correspondent of the Charleston
News ami Courier:
THE DECISION OP THE 8UPREME COURT
af the United States declaring the bills to
be receivable for taxes, which appeared in
the Associated Press dispatches this morning,
has fallen like an unexpected bombshell
ainnnfr the Radicals, it has been tbe
:heuie of excited conversation among them
ill day, and they are badly terrified with
;he apprehension that they cannot longer
?arry on the State government A Repubican
official told me that the Governor had
mid to-day that the State government could
lot bo conducted if the decision was cnbreed.
Joe Crews was callcd'upon to net as
'hairmnn of the committee of the whole, and
tatcd the object of the meeting to be i
he discussion of the recent decision of the !
mpremo Court of the Tnited States in
eferencc to the bills of the Hank of the i
!tate. On motion of Ilurlcy. the telegraph- a
c dispatches in the morning's News and :
'ouricr upon the subject were read as in- I
urination, and Hurley took the floor. He i
aid that if the decision meant anything it i
leant that the treasurer should be compcll- .=
d to receive iu payment of the taxes levied t
y the State these bills of the Rank of the f
tate, and if this were so, the government t
mst inevitably I
BREAK DOWN
nd tho Republican party as surely go to J
ae wall. It was very difficult, he admitted, t
) suggest any means of avoiding ?tho cat as- c
ophe, but lie felt sure that somo plan might f
e devised if the General Assembly would t
it with prudence and 'good judgment. In I.
itn's judgment, however, the question t
as one iu which the Republican party was t
hiefly concerned. If there were a funeral v
would be one of the Republican party,. !
ad he did not propose to have the Demo- n
rats come in and gloat over their approach- t
ig dissolution. He hoped, therefore, that r
strict caucus would be held and there that c
would be determined what they should do t
be saved. There is no knowing, said p
[urley, how many of the hills of the Hunk c
fthe State, may be uuw outstanding ; in all t
robability there were at least $2.000,000 v
together, including those issued before and b
mm Ou.;..6 a? y... a-u, u:u , __ irdiug
to Hurley, have no rights which the e
epubliean parly is bound to respect; the t
fe the of latter is in jeopardy, and t
MUST BE SAVED
?all hazards. Bowlcy, colored, of George- li
iwn, who is chairmau of the ways and
>eans, had also something to say. He felt a
rat the State was in a very critical cotidi- n
on, and that it was necessary that something s
9 done, and that right early. It might be o
uo that the Supreme Court of the Inked t
tates was the supreme power of the land, c
nd he was a law-abiding man, hut this was e
question which affected the very heart and !r
fe-blood of the party, and he was willing j v
> take any step however extraordinary to j I'
ive the party. He thinks the Democracy | v
re at tho bottom of the whole matter, and j v
ould counsel upiversal repudiation of all I j
inds of debts of the State, if thereby thc.y j n
juld escape tho clutches of the Democracy i !i
a his jndgmetit, j d
HE liliPREME COURT OF THE UNITED i tl
STATES IS A HUMBUG, j t
ad all institutions by moans of which thejs
)ntfol of affairs is lodged in the hands of a J c
iw men, and tho legislative body depriu d ' c
f nil actual power, are contrary t<> the geniu.- 1
fa free Republican government. Th ro | c
lust be some way for the representatives of t
le sovereign people to avoid the dictation ??f j v
mere court, and he was l<ir seeking some I?'
iod< of relief however unheard ??f t?r uncou- : s
itntional it might be. \\ by, said liowley, | r
'we levy a tax of twenty mills and realize | s
s much as S?,500,000 the bills of the bank ' v
lust consume it all, and our schools will be ( :i
:opped, our convicts in the i'cnitcntiary I
nd lunhtios in the Asylum turned loose ; 1
pon the community; and we w ill have n.? | 1
ourt or judges to administer the lav. - or en- <
. rco peace and order. He was vcr\ iodic 1(
ant at the interference of courts with the ae- e
ion of the Legislature, ami thinks matters i
ave come to a pretty pass when the Hcrieral i \
Assembly can find nothing but injunction." I
u all sides from the courts to impede its way 1 <
iperry, colored, of (jeorgctowii, introduced a , I
(. solution that a joint committee be up ; \
minted to investigate the matter, and find i
ust how many of the bills of the .Stale were t
ut; for, in bis judgment, unless something ]
f that sort he done there was no telling how* i
a any of the hills might not he issued now. , t
iter the decision had been published. , i
>. Huston, colored, of Newberry, saw no >
;ood in the resolution ofSpeny. Theques- i
ion with liiui was not so much the number <
if the bills out. but *
WHAT WABTO BE l?oNE I
o save tlie party, even though oijjy a million I
lollurs of the bills were uu the market. He |
vas overpowered with despondency when ! <
le reflected upon the dangers of the situation i
Here, says he, we have already a floating
lebt, a bonded debt and a high rate of taxa.
;iun, which would tax the skill of the ablest
financiers to grapple with, and here comes
the Supreme Court of tho nation and kills
the last hope of the Republican party, lie
felt that the decision was a dagger's thrust 1
at the Republican party, and did not believe j
that it would ever have been rendered but
for the fact that the colored people hud entire
con trol of the State, and their enemies
wanted to put them down. 1'aris Simkins,
colored, of Edgefield, Artson, of Charleston,
and others also spoke pretty much in the
same tone. Artson introduced a resolution
that they regard the decision as a
"DIRECT BLOW AT TIIE STATE OOVERN4,
MENT,"
and that the levy of all taxes be suspended
for Hie next year, and the treasurer be
authorized to issue certificates of indebtedness
to carry on the various institutions.
There is to be a Republican caucus on the i
subject to-worrow night. i
A NOBLE WOM^CN.
I
From the Chronicle and Sentinel.
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neari-renoing anu uisuwsiu^ an na?c ,
been the accounts which the telegraph anil ^
mail Siavo brought to y* fro?i Memphis and ,
from^Jhreveport, there hate not been want <
ing bright tints to relieve the darkness ol' s
the picture. Though it be mournful to ,
thinly of the misery, the distress, the ruin (
which the plague has brought upon fair and
once prosperous cities, still there are scenes
even amid the general distress which are at
mice sad and pleasant to contemplate. Tn
the midst of the sickness and death which
stalked through the streets and alleys of the
stricken towns?in the midst of the selfish- a
ncss.nud the brutality which misfortune ever t
ileveli/pes in iguoble natures?there are t
scenes of heroism, of self denial and of self- p
sacrifice, which will challenge the admira- g
tion .of the world. Though we are told that v
in many instances the sick were abandoned a
md died neglected by those who should have b
stayed to alleviate their sufferings and that a
lie dead were pillaged, almost before the tl
mul had left the body, wo are.also informed fi
)f the heroic deeds of those who might have si
fled before the approach of the plague.? b
iVe arc told of the dauntless courage dis- a1
ulaycd by the pastors of the different I'ro- T
put nnla olnirelien- ? Kni-ipoii!! I Ihint.Kt \If>th- I nr,
"-r r~"' r ' "
idist and Presbyterian?who, obeying the si
irecepts of their Divine Master artd imita- ai
ing tho example which He had set, stayed ui
>ehind to minister to the sick, to comfort ir
he afflicted, to pour balm into the hearts of bi
he mourners. We are told, too, of the de- a
otion displayed by the Catholic priests and ly
listers of Charity?so many of whom offered be
ip their lives?a glorious sacrifice?upou sa
he altar of duty. Rut amidst so many sto- c<
ies of noble deeds and historic actions there w
omes to lis one which is deserving of more el
han passing mention. The ministers, the tl
ricstd, and tho sisters, were bound by the w
ailing which they had adopted to cncoun- le
er the perils from which mankind shrinks m
rith horror. But what shall we say of oue is
>esa^?ful, well-born, accomplished, in afflu- 3ji
I iviinr otiiJ helovml with .?t
verything to make life precious and atfrac- b<
ivo, who voluntarily offers up her life in re
he service of strangers ?
Among the first who hastened to the rcief
of the Shreveport sufferers was Agnes tc
Arnold, of Philadelphia. Miss Arnold was so
a orphan, the daughter of a Cnited States ly
mval officer, but when only tlircc years old th
he was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. S. Arnold, tli
f Philadelphia. She grew up into a beau- tli
iful and accomplished woman, lovely in or
haractcr as in features, the joy of her adopt- ca
d parents' home, the idol of her friends.?
die loved, and, more fortunate than niost n<
rouien, the maiden found one worthy of her
>ve. Miss Arnold and her lover, himself a fr
rcalthy man, were engaged to be married cc
then the first sad tidings came from Shreve- st
ort. Yellow fever, of u most vu ulcnt and w
nalignant type, had broken out, numbers J,
lad been attacked and many were already S1
lead. Those who were able to do so were \
lying in affright, and few were left to at- w
"--1 *1- - f11 The f)
I'liu k lie MV/lllild Vi vuv .... V1
trickcn were unctrcd for, an<1 neglect kill- w
J almost ns many as the fever. The pliysiians
called loudly for assistance. When g]
L-s Arnold saw the call she at once rosolv- a?
<1 to go.and do what, she might of good to in
he afflicted. Her parents and her lover st
rcrc horror-stricken when they learned her tl
leterminatioo, and implored her to abandon ^
ttcii a perilous mission.? But she stead- ;l
astly refusd, and the only concession o1
he would make was an agreement to js
rait for a lew days until it could be tl
isccrtaincd whether the call 1< ?r nurses had fl,
icon responded to. Kvery day, however, a
>r ought fresh demands for assistance, and h
di. s Arnold started upon her noble mission,
hi arriving in Shreveport her services were [3
1 fibred to the physici ?ns and gladly accept- 01
d. The nurses were i'ew, the patients ma- ai
iy, and she soon had more than enough of c,
vork. Her intelligence, hor vigilance and S(
icr prudence made her the admiration of tl
f the doctors, and her kindness, her amia- p
lilitv. and the the devotion with which she t,
vaitcd upon hereharges. rendered her a favor- ti
to in tlie sick room. Krnm home the beau- ei
il'iiI girl went, faring tlie horrors of the ?
labile with a courage almost more than hu- tl
i.an. As one patient died, spite of all efforts Cl
o save, or recovered through careful nurs- t.;
ng, she went on to another, and then anoth r,
seemingly never tiring, and displaying
uarvelous strength and endurance. In the
ilest quarters of the town, with the worst 0
uses of the disease, she was seen sitting in i
:he squalid room and by the bed side of the (
fever-stricken wretches, watching, nursing, p
[iraying. Angel Agnes they soon begun to j
ail her, and the lovely stranger did indeed l(
went a very angel of Heaven, as she went j,
along on her mission ot mercy and love.? ^
Hut, tasking herself as sho did?deaf to all e
...........o# ? *, i,mi ?,. ml vi<><>?tlio end must ?
come. One morning a nurse failed to obey v
a summons frojn tlie principal physician, a
and the favorite attendant was not seen f
among the sick. Soon it was known that c
Angel Agnes was herself ill?that the poison |
had entered her veins. Friends were tele- ^
graphed, and the lover rame oil to nurse his
betrothed. Hardly, however, had lie reach- j
ed the city when ho, too, was stricken down, j
and in n short tiuie Angel Agnes and ber
iifK.'iaccd husband lay dead in the same build*
ing Let ui believe that they met in anoth*ji
er and a better world where sickness does
not enter, and where parting is unknown.
When every day brings us further developments
of selfishness and heartlessness in
the the battle of life?when we see man
trampling his brother under foot with ruthless
indifference in the straggle?when we
see so little of forbearance for human frailties,
so little of regard for human sufferiug,
?o little of sympathy for those who have succumbed
beneath an evil fortune?when there
ire so many who preach to us that the guiling
principle of human ity must be every man
for himself?it is pleasant to turn from this
lark and rcpellant side of life and contemalate
the picture of Angel Agnes among the
rictimsof the fever plague in Shreveport.?
surely the world is not all had when such
in example of courage, devotion, of heroism,
iay, of niartydom, is given us as that re;orded
ubove.
ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY.
KXOWLEDOE WHICH ALE SHOULD KNOW.
The nature and properties of tLis potent
gent, which plays so important a part in
he phenomena of nature, ought to he more
horoughly understood than generally apears
to he the case. Like almost' every
ood thing, it has its corresponding disadantngc,
which it depends upon ourselves in
great measure to overcome. "Wore persons
otter informed on the nature and action of
tmospheric electricity, no doubt "many of
io accidents which are frequently occuring
om lightning might be avoided. To betray
iruiptoms of fear in any case, is jinmanly,
ut to use one's knowledge and reason to
rert danger, is quite a different thing,
lie best safeguard against lightniug is a
ooJ rod kept in complete repair, which
lould extend down to permanent moisture,
id it wonld he more reliable if the portion
ader the ground were of copper instead of
on. Next to a rod, for the protection of a
ailding, is a group of lofty trees; hut where
building is protected by neither, it is highprudent
for the inmates to betake themdves
during a severe thunder storm to the
ifest place in it. This will be found to be the
;ntre of the largest room, close up tbe winaard
side. The reason of this is, that when
eotricity enters a room, it usually follows
ic walls around seeking for an exit, for
hich a window should be left open on the
eward side. Electricity always seeks to
ove iu and with a current of air, hence it
always dangerous in a thunder storm to
t down or stand between two windows, or
;en killed from not knowing or becoming
gardless of the fact.
Again, the air in a chimney beingl-aritied
f the heat below, the electric fluid often enrs
the house in that direction. Hcncc perns
should never seat themselves immediatebefore
a fire-place during a storm. When
ic electric fluid does not enter the door, or
10 chimney, it usually strikes the corner of
le roof and passes along the rafters, timber,
1 sides of the building until it enters the
irth.
On this account it is unsafe to sit in a cor?r,
or lean against the side of a room, as a
lock might in consequence be sustained
oui which the nervous system could not reiver.
It is also considered dangerous to
and before a mirror, the quicksilver on
hich is a good conductor4to Kghtuing; injed
the presence of all metallic substances
lould be avoided on the same principle,
not her safe position is on a feather bed,
hich is a bad condactor of electricity, but
le bedstead should be removed from the
all, as a loot or an arm in contact thereof
flm means of rcccivinsr a
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lock which might be avoided. It is also
Ivisable tlmt no part of the body should be
i contact with the bedstead. As before
ntod the centre of a large room is one of
ic safest places, hut safety will be greatly
ihanced by resting the feet on the rounds of
chair, Instead of on the floor, as in the
rent of the house being struck, the shock
thereby lessened. Experience has proved
tat a jjerson with his feet resting on the
onr has been killed, whilo at the same timo
companion beside him with feet on a chair
as escaped with impunity.
.During the hearts of summer, electricity
abstracted from the earth and surrounding
bjccts by a certain condition of atmosphere,
ad it iscarried off. togother with exhalations
jntaing what might otherwise prove the
icds of disease. The clouds produced by
lese vapors becoming highly electrical or
ositive, commence discharging their elecricity
toward the earth, which is now nega*
vc. In this operation intense heat is genratod,
whereby the unwholesome character
f the mephitic vapors is destroyed, and
leir now puriflod condensed moisture desend's
in grateful showers to refresh the
artli, and invigorate its languid vegetation.
Journal <>/' Applied Chemistry.
Abyssinian Athocities.?Kassa, I'rince
f Tigrc, now Johanni IT, Emporer of
tbyssinia, thanks to (treat Britain, and a
'hristian to boot, had, according to a corresondent
who writes from Massowa, under
ate of the Hd of August, captured the preendcr
to the throne, Abba Kassai. This
eutlcnian's ears were filled with gun cotton
>y .Johanni's orders, and thecottoe was tlien
xploded, blowing the head to atoms. Could
ny more horrible atrocity have been doised
? Hut this crowned and holy-oilnointed
miscreant is notorious for his
crocious acts. It is reported that he lately
aused the right hands and tho left legs of no
ess than twenty-seven captives to bo chopted
off in his imperial presence, and then
ibandoned them (after the fashion of the
iouiau Emperors) to bo preyed upon by
ions, tigers and panthers. '*
Don't abuse a miser. He takes pleasure |
n his (s)coffers. J
' A Terrible Game of Cards?A Human
Lief. at Stake.?A game of cards ia
which a human life waa at stoke, was played
on the 9th of September, at the Hitter Hotel,
Heidulburg, by four young students^
one of whom, Silfred Meyer, was an Anew- .
can from Chicago. It appears that the font
men bad formerly been intimate friends, and
they met, it seems, on the above day, at'the
Swann Tavern, where they drank a good'
deal, and finally began to qnarael. One of
them, Count Ottendorf, called Meyer a cowardly
Jew, whereupon the latter promptly,
challenged him. Ottendorf accepted the
callenge immediately. Meyer, in a tope of
great excitement, proposed that all ftrar
should repair to the Ritter Hotel and there
play a game of "sixty-sir." The loser
should shoot himself with a pistol. This
proposal was accepted, an the four students
repaired to the hotel. They ordered wine
and cards to be brought up to a private
room, and Ludeken, one of the four, procur.
ed two loaded pistols from , a neighboring j
armorer. The fourth student delt the cards,
and Ottendorf and Meyer seated themselves,
a pistol lying by the side of each. The first
few minutes the game remained almost even.
But when Meyer obtained a single advantage,
and Ottendorf, seeing that he was lost, ,
suddenly jumped up and exclaiming:
"Adieu, my friends," seized his pistol, and
shot himself through the right temple. He
fell a corpse to the floor, wailo his companions
stood as if petrified for a moment, then hurried.
from the room. When the proprietor
of the hotel hastened into the room he Foundthe
dead count lying on the floor. He gave
an alarm, and the police started in pursuit of
the fugitive students. Late in the afternoon
they succeeded in arresting Immich, who
made the above statements. Meyer and
Ludeken oscaped across the French frontier.
Ottendorf was the son of a wealthy landed
proprietor in Westphalia. At the time of
his death he was only nineteen.
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The obsequies of Louise MublbacU, the
German authoress, at Berlifl, were of au exceedingly
impressive character, and were
witnessed by a large number of people, including
all the prominent literati, editor)
and publishers of the city, Baron Von Hulsen,
the royal imprcssario, Baron Von Korff,
the son-in-law of Mayerbeer, and other distinguished
persons. The large front hall of
the dwelling was decorated with plants and
shrubs, while in its centre, on a platform
draped in black, stood the ooffin, almost hidden
by flowers and wreaths of evergreen and
laurel. In his eulogy of the deceased, the
their illustrious dead would live beyond the
grave, and that in this and in other countries
the sympathies of hundreds of thousands
of citizens were with them. His duty,
he said, was not to judge but to bless, and
though the?deceased had her own religious
conceptions, she expressed to him, twelve , ,L
years ago, at the deathbed of her husband,
Prof.Theodor Mundt, with whom for twenty*
two years she lived in the moBt happy wedlock,
her firm conviction in the existence of
a future life. The decenscd authoress was a
favorite of the Emperor William, the Queen
of Holland, Prince George of Prussia, and
of many persons high in station. The Emperor
awarded to her the large gold medal
for merit, and presented her with a braeele*
containing his picture set in diamonds. She
had traveled all over Europe, beeu the
guest of its courts, and formed acquaintances
with the leading statesmen, artists and savans.
Her apartments were adorned by a
number of curiosities, antique tbscb, pieiurea,
uiiuerals, Egyptian and Turkish furniture, a
bouquet given her by Pius IX. and another
gathered by her at the foot of the pyramids.
She was of a vivacious and sanguine temperament,
most amiable in disposition, and fall
of kindness to those around her.
Pickled I.ndian Heads.?How Captain
Jack, Coston Charley and other Modocs
met their fateon the gallows is known. They
died game! Everybody expected they would,
and nobody was supriocd. But a statement
reaches us from Styi Francisco which is calculated
very largely to surprise the people
of the United States. After the execution
the bodies of Jack and Schonohhi were bei,~?.i^,i
??,i tim liA.ntx wore to be forwarded
ucaucu) u|vt vuv
to the Washington Medical Museum, there
to be exhibited, in bottles of alcohol, to the
curious. The English in the olden time
elevated the heads of troublesome subject?
over the Tower, l?nd<m Bridge, aud lastly
over Temple Bar, and they remained there
until they dropped into the river or the
streets. We have changed all that. We
pickle our heads and so preserve them for
prosperity. One little coincidence is curious
in this head-pickling business. It is
this: Captain Jack expressed-? wish to see
the great father in Washington "face to face."
While Jack is past the sense of seeing anybody,
the great father can gratify the last
wish of the great Modoc chieftain, and "face
to face" see him.
An economical way of settling \yth the
printer?Pay him iu his owu quoin.
The "Captain Jack" is the latest in paper
coll vs. It is made of noosepaper ?
Do not run in debt to the shoemaker. It is
unpleasant to be unable to say your sole is
your own.
Collections are so slow now that absent
minded people find it more difficult than
usual to collect their thoughts.
What is the difference between a tube and
a foolish Dutchman. One is a hollow cylin
dcr and the other a silly Hollander.
"There! said Jones, as he wrathfullj '
pushed away the pie which his landlady had
| just served him, "that stuff isn't It for a pig
I to eat, and I ain't going to mill" .