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rPn h Raleigh Sioxal.I ITTTl irv lm v - i' r N : . I n fd The Ratioh Stonat I 11 ill I T-W -ra mm mm n " mhm - - - - BT. ..... V - - - - .-1 I - jljljl Jl VlXAN II II MJLVUj JLJl kJHJU-Z3UL4. Republican Weekly Newspaper, PUBLISHED BY a l. ha runs. (One Year) tl.50. (Six Months) 75 in the Poitoffice, at Raleigh, as J. TERMS, Entered ftcoiiJ cls nn.Imatter. NORRIS & CARTER VOL. 1. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1887. NO. 30. T GREAT ItEDUCTIONS In ! cUs;e of Spring and Summei; Goods. I,i 1 riler to ndnce stock, burins the month of July and wrore taxing our seuil-annual inventory, we '! olTer our entire stock of Sprlnsr pring and and Summer T" umiuer JLr ress re 3 Good, opds, Silk, drt ss trimming, wash fabrics, white good, lace. erabrulde ns, gloves, corsets, hosier, underwetr, ribbons, gents furnishing good, ctrpet, trunks, parasols, umbrellas, slices, hats, domes tic, notions and fancy goods of every de- scriptioo at CIIEATLY REDUCED PRICES. Make us a visit. It will pay you. giins will be offen d. Genuine bar- . BUILDING MONUMENTS. Thr-uh life we build our monuments Of honor and, perhaps, of fame; The little and the great evei ts Are blocks of g?ory f of shame. The modest, humble, and obscure, ' Living unnoticed and unknowo. May raise a shart that will endure Lonf er than pyramids cf stone. The carveo statue turns to dust, And marble obelisks decay; But deeds of pity, faltb, and trust No storms of fate can sweep away. Their base stands on the rock of right, Their spex reaches to the skie?; They glow with tbe increasing light Of all the circling centuries. Our building must be good or bad; In words we speak, in deeds we do; On sand or granite must be laid The shaft that shows us fals.? or true. How do wo build what can we show For hours and diys and year9 of toil ? Is the foundation firm bel-.w? Is it on rock or sindy soil? Tbe hand thnt lifts tl e fallen up, That heals a heart or binds a wound, That gives the needed crust and cup. Is building upon solid ground. Is there a block of stainless white Within the momiimental wall, On which the sculptured skill can write: "He builded well; so should we all?" rChrUtian Intelligencer.' OUR HALIFAX LETTER. Norris & Carter. A. S. LEK. J. I. JOHNSON.' EUGENE OKI SSOM, Ml Johnson & Co. Lee, Wholesale and Retail DRUGGISTS, Opp. PoUflice RA LEIGH, X. O. by all who knew ber, Miss Williams funeral was preached in the First Baptist Church on Monday the 11th inst. The church was taste fully draped in mourning in honor of the de ceased. The Sunday chool, church and a large concourse of people followed the re mains to its Coal resting place The ladies Union Society of which she was a member, also tamed out with them. Your correspondent has, been sick for a week, bnt is better now and will start oat in search of , subscribers to-day. lie will visit Henderson, Franklinton and IFarrenton this week and other towns next week on the Ral eigh and Gaston railroad. Your correspondent was in to see Mr. J. J. Wood, the jailer today Mr. Irood is well at present, and is a Stalwart Republican and has done much for the Republican party in this County. Mr. Wood informs ire that there are but our prisoners in the County jail, three of whom are insane and would be sent to the Asylum, but for the fact that there is not room in the Asylum for". them. -w -v - lour correspondent hears that the lion. J. Li. llannon will be a candidate for Congress; while we are not pledged to any one for Con gress, but we have to say of Mr. Hannon that we think be would make an able Representa tive of the colored race, we know that he is and4thoroughIy identified with, and interest in the race. 'r. llannon 13 well qualified edu cationally for most any position, he grad uated from Toward University, Washington Uity m 1872. We hear that Mr. Plummer Cheatham of Vance County will be a candidate. We can say that we have known Mr. Cheatham from boyhood and can say that he too is a man of unquestioned ability, a high-toned christian gentleman, a member of the Baptist church and is thoroughly interested in the welfare politics candidates-schools congress 01 the colored people. "i r. Uheatham was president governor the crops. oncA principal of the 'Plymouth State Nor- I ml ' f mm urhinh nnaihnn ho voaa naHotl frn Halifax, . C. July 11. The Tonntv fill tYa nnaifinn whifh ho rtnvr hrtlrta ta.t nf 1 3 xt "Lvi .: .. L. a l 1,1 Til ' " wuaiu uiiuuwuun met uereinein, 01 juiy ?Pfr afpr nf cp( a nf Vfltiw nnntv. . - 1 n - - j anu atienueu to its ousiness and adiourued ttattwix to tneet the tirat Monday in August. The uoara oraeretj mat tne schools commence on SOME RIVER ROMANCES the Joth 01 July. J he Uoard of County Commissioners met and on the first day we reminiscences of the glories of missis- ' 1 .1 ' 1 . A. I srh 1 I are iniormea icere is oetween fi,wu ana 5,000 worth of license to sell liquor by the retail and wholesale. The pic nic which The cuaous pranks of the great river that came off here on the Ctb, inst. was a grand sweeps past this city have always been viewed 8UCCe6F, evcrjining went Oil nicely, every w;tl, Knanirinn and alarm hv rThe frnvfirnment body seem to enjoy themselves. There were upwards of 250 people present and afLer the guest all had eaten there was enough over for six more barbecues. A large num ber of colored people were present. They were invite 1 to take dinner 1 Iso. Hay wood's band of Raleigh, tnide music for the cccasion. The match game of base ball engineers and municipal authorities. hen St. Louis was a small town the river made a bold and almost successful attempt to cut a new channel three miles east of its present course, rne eiieci 01 tnis wouia nave oeen to leave tbe city "high and dry," and it is to Gratz-Brown. This island was in the center of the river, and as the current flowed toward the Illinois side the people of the city arose one morning in 1837 and found a sand bai extending from the Missouri side to the is land, and almost the whole volume of water flowing between "Bloody Island" and Illi nois. The government was appealed to, and Lieut. Robert E., Lee was sent out here in charge of the works. Hs constructed dikes on the Illinois shore and at the head of "Bloody Island," and gradually tamed the water back toward the St Louis side until the sand bar wa3 washed away, and afterward the entire river was thrown over against the city. "Bloody-Island" is now a portion of the main land, and the greatest part of East 01. uouis is located on it. iaiKea at tnis point the river cut into Illinois below the thecity. Ia 1756 Fort Chartres was one mile and a quarter directly ea3t from the river bank. , To-day the river runs over the spot where the old fort stood. The most exciting event in the history of the river was the famous race between the R E. Lee and the Natchez, in Julv, 1870. River racing was then popular with captains and owners of fast boats, but subsequently, owing to the number of terrible casualties it precip itated, racing lost its attractiveness and is now almost unheard of. The Lee and Natchez were recognized as the fastest boats on the river, and the speed of each had long been a subject of dispute. The admirers of the Natchez asserted that she could beat the Lee in a race of any distance under equal condi tions, lbe partisans of the magnificent Lee were equally certain that their boat was the swiftest, and although no formal challenge between the captains passed, it . was under stood that a' trial of speed would take place on the 1st of July, on which date both boats were advertised to leavo New Orleans for St. Louis. The Lee had perfected every arranger ment to win, and instead of stopping to "wood up" as usual, was met by a tender and the pine knots and wood tossed to the boiler deck while the beats were running at full speed. - The whistle of the L-ee signaled the start on the morning of July 1, and a few minutes later the Natchez shrieked .back a defiance and swung out into the stream. Both crews were made up of picked men and just enough freight was carried to ballast the boats 'prop erly. The papers had been filled with refer ences to the great race for weeks, and the banks of the river from New Orleans to St. Louis were lined with people. Afcer passing Vicksburg the Natchez was compelled to stop a number of times to take on wood, and in this manner lost considerable time. On the afternoon of July 4 300,000 people gath ered on the St. Louis levee from St. Louis to Carondelet and witnessed the triumphant all my slaves, and it looks to me that the government was doing nothing for our pro tection." This latter remark aroused the ire of the old General, his hair stood more erect, and, addressing the man, said; "Sir, before leaving home had you any anticipa tion that such result might happen?" "JFell, yes," he replied, ana the General rejoined, with great emphasis: "Why in h 11 didn't you stay in Florida, shoulder your musket, arm your slaves, and defend your property, instead of coming here to complain of the government, which is doing all in its power to bring this war to an end!" It is needless to say the man terminated his visit very ab ruptly. General Jackson was eminently honest and patriotic, but could not bear with pat:ence to have bis motives questioned. Uis admin istration of the affairs of the country will long be remembered with gratitude. . F. A 1 RE A SURE TROVE, From Galignani's Messenger. A treasure dating back two centuries has been discovered in an old house standing in a garden in the Rue Galande, in Paris. Ihe landlady was having some repairs executed and gas laid on, aud the workmen, on tear ing down the paper in a room on the ground floor, found, artfully concealed in a recess in the wall, an iron box containing wills and family papers dating from the year 1694, with a quantity of coin, among which were about 160 foreign gold pieces of the size c'f a doublelbuis. Tne next day the workmen. in digging in the garden to lay down the ga3 pipes, came upon another dox with 12UU pieces Of gold and silver of the same kind. One square, one Insertion. .. On mini nn mrnith 4-.-, One square, two months m, j.00 One square, three months .50 One square, six months 1J.00 One square, one year ....... . 20 00 BgULiberal contracts will be made for larger advertisements. SOME NOVEL IDEAS. r w 1 , .... ,i- . . 1 ii . vaiuuucico ituu nitucoicu iuo (.iiuuiuuaut that was to take place on the fourth of July the active intelligence and engineering skilly. of th R R Le(J The LeeVtime for V'Uif i and Tobecco. II t and Cold Scda and - - r Mireral Waters o' all kind?, Fres-h Gar den Stei's in aon, Largest Stock of Diuss and Druggis's Sun- dru? in the city. We have the most elegnt SODA FOUNTAIN IN THE STATE. Kverjbody waited on pohtely and with dispatch. Prescriptions accurately prepared day and night Strictly Business. 1 n ord- r to make room for a Ouh Sphing Goods Weotferour enthe stock of OVERCOATS, DRESS SUI1 Sf B USINESS SUITS, FURNISHING GOODS, MENS HAND AND MA CH INE-M A DE S II O E S At Lower Pikes 4han they can be bought else- win rr. Wineau what w say, tnd a trial will convince ti v or.o of our asseiti'-D. L. Rosenthal & Co. 215 Fayetteville Streit. Headquarters for Flue and Medium Cloth In f . between the Pea fill and Halifax base ball clubs did not come off 011 account of tbe rain, alifax is the greatest place to its size in the State, for fun, pleasure and amasement. Ihe crops in this section of the County are in a better condition than they have been for sometime, unless something comes to destroy tbe crops, every farmer in this section if the County will reap an abundant harvest this fall. Your corresponded was into see Rev. A. J. Jackson to-day and found him well. Mr. Jackson says he will make he thinks 10 or 11 bales of cotton with one mule and 75 or SO barrels of corn, he says that the prospect? were never better for ft good crop. John T. Reynolds was in town Monday look ing after ricbool matters. The commence ment exercises of the seU ct Normal and Grad ed schools of this place which took place on the 23rd and 24th and of June were fine. The children, and young ladies acted their parts well, which rtlltcted credit upon their faith ful, earnest and efficient teacher. J. C. Stevens, Messrs. J. H. Collins, Si mon Wilkins, A. L. Wood and R. II. Spivy, went out fishing last week and I am" inform ed that they played havoc with the "finny tribe;" they caught 500 of them and were back home by oVclock tn the evening. lour correspondent has talked with a good of Lieut, li. E. Lee that the city owes its present harbor. The Mississippi forms a semi circle aboil St. Louis, and the territory thus enclosed ha3 a water frontage of fourteen miles, says a St. Louis correspondent in the Nashville Union. The levee extends from Carondele on tbe south to the water works on the north along the entire water front of the city. Only about five miles of it is improved, and this portion is directly in front of the business a part of the city. The site of St. Louis was originally a succession of natural terractF; reaching back two miles from the river, Then the ground sloped downward-and- was cut ur by deep ravines and covered with numerous ponds. The river front in; the vicinity of the present bridge was originally a high bluff, and the early inhabitants had nothing. to fear from hich water. This bluff has been cut down for. mile3 and its base transformed into a levee. . The street directly facing tbe water was called Front street, but now, since its glory has departed, it is known as the Levee. 1 he improved portion of the many leading men in different counties and j gt Louis levee is an inclined plane, paved hnds that tne majority 01 mem are m iavor.01 Hon. John Sherman of Ohio for President, though they stand ready to support any one, who may be the nominee of the Republican party. We think he would come nearer unit ing the discordant elements of the party than any prominent man we know of and we hope that Sherman, Blaine or some prominent man will br nominated. With Sherman for President and John A. Moore .of Halifax for Governor, we think that North Carolina will go Republican by 40,000 majority. We, are opposed to any dark hor.ee for the presidency. The Hon. Geo. H. White of New Berne delivered tbe annual address for the Normal school, here on the 24th of Jure, and suffi npnt ia to sav that it wa3 a fine address. Mr. llhite is destined we think to make one of the ablest orators in the State of the colored race. The Hon. James E. O'Hara was into town Monday looking well, he has been sick for a week or so, we are glad to see that he is well again. We interviewed the honorable gen tleman on the political situation both S'au? and National and we are proud to say that he is undoubtedly of the opinion that the State will go Republican next year if there is unity among the Republicans in the different localities of the State. He thinks that local quarrels have done more to keep the Repub lican party out of power than anything else. Mr. O'Rara is a member of the Nations! Union Republican League of the United States. He says the League has determined to make a fight to capture North Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee and Virginia next year, he thinks tnat if the Republican in these States will be united, that they all will go Republican. He is very well satisfied that Mr. Cleveland will be the nominee of the democratic party and also that who ever is the nominee of the Republican party will be elected. . It pains iu to have to write the death 01 Miss N. G. Billiams of this place, miss Wil liams was a young lady that bid fair to maue a bright and shining light in the social and liiormv world in the near future. She leaves a devoted father and mother, and a brother. two sisters and a hest of friends to mourn her loss. Miss Williams was aiaitniui 1 ieacn fomW nf the First Missionary Baptist Sunday School of this place, she was liked with stone, extending from the street. level to tne water. The distance Irom the- apex to the water depends, on the mood of the river. The plane is paved fully 300 feet, and the water is in a very low stage, when the bed below the paving is exposed. As stated, this inclined plane extends for nearly five miles in front of the business portion, and the improvements cost $3,000,090. It is on thi3 levee that the remnant'of the great river business that made the city is now transacted. River traffic has now dwindled to about 10 per cent, of its ante-bellum vol ume. The gold and glory in steamboating has vanished, and now old river men spend most of their time describing the Augustan age of the steamboat on Western waters, the period from 1845 to 1860. The first steamboat that arrived in St. Louis was the Zsbulen M. Pike, in 1817 In 1848-the liver tiade had grown to euch huge proportions that 3,468 boats airived in the harbor. In 1859 more steamboats" ar rived in St. Louis than in New Orleans Cincinnati oad Pittsburg combined. The Missouri river trade was then an item of vast importance, aud there was a half. a dozen well equipped; lines on that river. To-day tberei3.oae line. Railroads killed the river business, and by building up the Western cities almost throttled the trade of St. Louis. The Missouri bank of the Mississippi, al most the entire length of the State, is one chain of blnffs. The Illinois side, from Al ton to Cairo, is flat and low, and between these two towns lies the famous American bottom. The bottoms vary from three to six miles in width, from the low bank of the river to the eastern bluffs, and are 200 miles long, containing 16,000,000 acres of the most fertile soil in the world. The r?ver,especial ly in tbe vicinity of St. Louis, is inclined to sweep over these acres, and to protect them great dikes and levees have been constructed on the eastern bank. Directly in front of this city was once a famous island, called "Bloody Island" on account of the many fatal duels fought there. It was there Sen ator Thomas H. Benton killed Charles D. Lucas, and ex Governor Thomas Reynolds, who recently committed suicide, shot B. the 1,200 miles was 3 days, 8 .hours and 14 minutes. The Natchez arrived some hours llater, and-her time was. 3 days, 21 hours and 58 minutes. The record of the T. M. White, made in 1844, 3 days, 23 hours and 9 minutes, had been the fastest up to that period. The captain of the Natchez wa3 not satis tied with the result and challenged the Lee to another race. In October, 1870, they raced from New Orleans to Natchez, 300 miles,' and the Natchez won in 16 hours 51 minutes. The Lee's time was 16 hours 59 minutes. ' - 1 WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY. GOOD WORDS FOR AXDEEff JACKSON BY ONE WHO KNEW HIM. From the New York Star. Of all the men who have occupied promi nent positions in this country no one was better known, '.and at the same time less un- - derstood, than, Andrew Jackson. The writer of this .had the honor of knowing him well and intimately, and cas1; his first presiden tial vote for him on his first nomination, but " unsuccessful run, for that office. The op ponents of 'General Jackson attempted to make the "people believe that "Old Hickory" wa3 an uncouth and unmannered man. This wfis far from truthful. He was, jn the full sense or the term, a gentitman, cnivairous aj&d to the last degree civil and- polite. These characteristics were in a measure illustrated one evening when the writer of this, in com pany with Speaker Polk, General McNeil, Congressman Hamer, of Qhio, who, as a general, lost his life in :he war with Mexico, were by appointment at the White House in friendly converse on the events of the times, when a gentleman and lady were, announced. "Show them in," was the response; and in walked the couple, evidently of the class of well to-do farmers, who said at once: "I know this call is not strictly according to the rules of etiquette; but 1 am a Democrat, and unfortunately we have no members of Congress to present us of my political tripe, and 1 want to see tne President. My name -t T it Li rn 1 - is anu x am irom. Vermont, iuis is my wife." The good old man received them with the utmost kindness and cordiality, shook hands and chatted witn them as amiliarv as if fchev had been presented by tbe most distinguished magnate of the land. Of all the public men with whom it has been mv fortune to be acquainted, General Jack son was the most frank, honest and decided. Was he obstinate and self-willed? Yes, when satisfied in his own mind that he was right. It has been charged against oenerai jacK- son that he was hasty and discourteous to ward those calling upon him on matters pertaining to business. The only instance I ever witnessed of anything even approaching to this was on the occasion 01 a visit to the JThite ibu8e during the ravages of the In dians in what was termed the "beminole war." I happened to be present one day when a gentleman was announced to see the Chief Magistrate. He was admitted to the presence of the President, and addressing him in a rude and very abrupt manner, said: I have inst received a letter Irom my over Beer informing me THE TWENTY-FIVE YEAR TIN BOX CUTE LIT TLE DOILIES AND DAINTY SORBET DISHES. I saw anovelty the other day I would com mend to brides as something of interest, says Evelgn Hairer. At a recent wedding a tin box was provided in which were placed a sheet of paper containing the autographs of all present, a list of gifts received, photo graphs of bride and groom, a piece of the wedding cake and the bride's dress, one of her glove?, some of the orange blossoms and anything ebe of interest. The box to be se curely fastened; not to be reopened for twenty-fivo years. The mother of the bride 01 w-hom 1 speak had a similar box pre pared, and found the opening of ii twenty- five years after an event of such great intereit that she advised her daughter to do the same. What a chapter of history such a casket contains. . Very pretty colored glass shades come for candles now and make effective decorations for a dinner party. It is a pretty device to serve the Roman punch or SQrbet in small dishes, each of different design; for instance, a pink porcelain for one, or a white calla lilly 'or a green leaf of porcelain rolled in tbe form of a cornucopia or a sea shell filled with sorbet. Thy beauty and daintiness of these individual dishe3 adds greatly to the pleasure, far more than one could believe. Very pretty doilies to place under finge bowls are made of a equare of linen, hem stitched, and a sprig of lillies of the valley embroidered in the center. Hemstitching, while tedious, is easily done, and they make a very pretty present when they are also the work of the giver. 1 mention these beciuse so many master weaaings are expectoa to take place. Every one asks, "What can I give tne oricier rarticniariy is mis tne case with young girls who wish to give some thing meful, novel and inexpensive. These doilies can be made inexpensive when they are the giver's own work, and she will have the satisfaction of knowing she has bestowed a gift which would cost considerable if bought from ariy of the fancy stores. The Fayal linens are the most beautiful things ever imported' for table decoration, but are so costly as to be only obtained by the very rich; still they know they have something no one else ha?. that the Indiai s have burned my house and outhouses, tnd run off ' : TH QUEEN'S MAIDS. HARD WORK OF THE YOUNG LADIES WHO q wait on England's sovereign. ; From the Bost'on Post. The maids of honor to , the Queen earn every penny of the 300 a year which is their stipend' for filling a very difficult position. While on duty they cannot call their souls their own. After breakfast, which they take in their own rooms, they have to hold themselves iu instant readiness to obey the Queen's summons, which comes the moment Sir Henry Ponsonby quits her Majesty's presence, with the big read morocco dispatch box containing his day's work under his arm. After a brief "Good morning" the Queen suggests a little reading, and the dutiful maid addresses herself to the pile, of papers wherein the proper passage for her Majesty's hearing have already been . marked by Sir Henry. Through columns and colomns of Parliamentary debate, leading article and correspondence has the poor lady to atone her dismal way, often having to repeat pas sages, for the Queen" never leaves a subject till she has 'thoroughly mastered it, and is not at all sparing in her commands to "Just read that again, please." The. maid of Honor is bo busy minding her stops and trying to modulate her voice that she has little chance of understanding a tithe of what she is read ing, and yet the moment the reading is over she has to rush off and get ready for a drive with her royal mistress, during which she will be expected to make lucid remarks on the topics she has just read aloud. After luncheon, is the only real time the maids of honor have to themselves,. And even that is spoilt for them by the uncertainty as to whether they will be wanted to walk or drive with the Queen later in the afternoon. They must stay in their apartment, for if by chance tbev should be sent for and were not to be found at that moment, their life for it day or two would cot be a happy one, so that a stroll in the grounds on their own account is out of the question, till after 4 o'clock, when, 'f the Queen has departed on a drive without them, they know they are free till G at any rate. Oa tbe Queen's "return there is more reading aloud, this time of ponderous works on heavy philosophical subjects, or eke the arranging of sketches, photograph, or, it may be, the charity needle-work is brought out till such time as her Mejesty goes to dress for her 9 o'clock dinner, where, to the relief of the maid of honor, she is not expected to bo present. But thislime she is not unfrequently fa'nt for want of food, for when not at court she would - natarally be finishing dinner at the hour when it is tbe Queen's pleasure to commence it. Young ladies do not, as a rule, jump at the post of maid of honor to tho Queen till they have given themselves a fair chanco of obtaining an "establishment." It is not till season after season has been drawn blank that disconsolate ladies have recourse to the dignity, very much minus tho leisure, of joining tho "Household." It follows that, though by no means in the sere and yellow leaf, the majority of tbe maids of honor are not in the first blush of budding girlhood. The present senior maid is tho on Harriet Lepel Phipps, a cousin of the Marqu s of Normandy. Miss Phipps will never see her forty-fifth birthday again. Th6 on. Fran ces Drummord, a daughter of Viscount StrathaHen, is 39. 'ihe Hoc. Ethel Cado gan was born in 1853, which puts to her credit thirty-three summers, and the Hon. Maud Okeover, a niece of Lady Waterpark, is only 27. A PLUCKY TIGER. From the Times of India. The tiger turned up at tbe very end of the beat, and trotted down a branch nullah to wards Rawlins, who fired and"" hit, turning the tiger back into the high grass, amongst which he disappeared. It was impossible to "walk him up,'.' so, having posted markers in trees, we set lire to the grass, which we succeeded in burning all round a triangular patch in the fork between two nullahs. Al ' though the markers f aw him move ho refused , to leave th:s, so Rawlins and Brough being posted in trees, ebbcrt and I went round to protect the beaters whilst tiring this last remaining cover. In doiog so I saw the tiger lying down under a bush, and fired; with several roars and after some delay, dur ing which the tiger appeared to bo tumbling about in the grass, he galloped off past Raw lins an 1 Brough, who emptied tneir rifles without stopping him. We then all joined together and followed up iu the direction be had gone, not very sanguine, as tho tiger wss apparently not very hard hit; the ground was jungly and the grasi high. However, Hebbert soon saw him moving slowly through the grass and fired.. This was too much for him, and with a roar of wartiing, he charged . straight at our line, the long grass only show ing his head a3 he galloped over the thirty yards of ground between us. Six shots met' him enToute, mostly hitting him about tbe head and neck. Hebbert fired his last shot almost in the brute's face, slightly checking and turning him; but recovering, be, after clearing our flank, turned in on ebbert (who was backing with empty rifla round the' others), and was on the point of springing on him, when I fired the last remaining bar- . rel left among us, and bowled him over. The pluckiest charge on record. Length, eight feet nine inches. A SEPOY'S ELEVEN MURDERS. From the Times of India. A shocking tragedy occurred at Kurrachee on the 20th of last month. A Sepoy of the 2Cth -Native Infantry, having got possession of forty rounds of ammunition, ran amuck through the lines at 1 o'clock in the morning. He firBt shot two.Sepcys who were asleep in the barrack. veranda. The alarm was imme diately sounded and tho regiment turned out, but nothing could be done till daylight, when rdetachments were sent in various directions to search for him. Mcanwhilo the murderer had proceeded to tho soldiers' bazaar and had shot four shopkeepers who were sleeping out Side their house. He then went to tbe plain, behind the infantry lir.es and shot five cart-1 men. When he found that the regiment bad turned out he took refuge in a stone inclos- ure, whence he fired many rounds. The col onel called for Volunteers to rush upon him, arid two Sepoys responded. When they got within eix yards of him he shot himself through tbe heart. The eleven men whom he had shot were Killed on tbe spot or died in a lew hours. . A TRULY HAUGHTY MENIAL. . , From the Boston Courier. A gentleman who has taken a house at the seaside for the summer advertised for a house-. keeper, a-jd entertaining enough were some of the answers he received. Ia one case woman wrote that she must havo two rooms, artistically furnished, and a comfortable stall in the stable for her saddle-horse. Th) gen tleman says he is much impressed by her for-1 bearance in not insisting that be should also provide her with a groom in livery. A SILVER-THROA1ED MULE. 1 , From the Savannah News. A mule wiih an artificial throat is the latest thing in mules in Macon. A valuable animal was afflicted with a disease similar to laryngitis. A veteriuary surgeon finding that it would be impossible for Ihe animal to breathe through his windpipe, a portion of the pipe was removed and a silver tube was inserted, and now the mule breathes freely. fi It I! I
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