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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1879)
r ftlknicttt forma. issued Kveur rniDav, nr FOBMSIttn AKtl rROrKtKTORK. Term of Mibscrlplloiii M eery ensicsr (HntrsWn), Inseleinet....l2 CO On cop six months (M nuinlxn) 1 00 M copjr thro months (II nunitwri)...., 80 POIVTLAND, KOV. 28, 1879. TELEGRAPHIC. KAMKUN riTATKS. Hlorsnaanil nisnalrns on lliol-alit. Oswkoo, Not. M. The tug 0rdlncr, which left this port (or Sodus l'olut renter, day, returned this avcnluR and roporls clabt cows of tbo wrecKeel ueet ou me uencu ue twoen hers and Bodus. Thoro wero 31 per sons on the fleet when it left tho Ht. lit rsneo for Lako Ontario. Sixteen bonfes wero tnken to Sodus, sir lo Sacketl's Har bor and thrco, who wore on a scow aro missing. The number lost si far ua known Is 32. Post 'loaoK. Mot. 20.--Nows from Sand Beach reports serious accidents at tho har bor. Tho steam bri;e 8. It. Whltluij. with tho schooners Dabauia and Eniuia C. Hatch Inson, in trying to irniko tho haihor, Mrnck tho lower reef and went nthoro. Tho Whit ing worked over tho rock. Mined nml Mining News. V'jnoimi, Not. 10. Tho district dismissed this morning, with costs, suits against Ilato 1c Norcroas, Consolidated Virginia, Gould & Carry, Bavago, Crowu Point, Bicrra Nevada and Kcntuck wining companies, brought by Ciiicaoo, Not. 20. Itoports from various points on tho lako shoro give accounts of a terrific galo and much daniago to shipping last nlnbt and this mornlnu. DrrnoiT, Not. 20. A telegram from Rami Beach states that tho steam luargo Wlittlug, schooners lluhauis and Hutchinson and thrco bargos tho Pralrlo 8tatc, Iiowis Wells and Win, JUinler went on n rouf ubont half a mile below thero last night. Tho Wells and Pralrio Hlatn hayo gono to piecos. Two men, named J. Wood and Win, I,ltlln, werofound dead on tho beach a short distance below here. Six others aro missing. CItII Dsiiiobo Act. Vostom, Not. VO. Tho first casn under the clrll damago act in southerii Middlesex district court, hns Just been docidod and ro anltml in a vrnllot for $200 dsmagos nualnst a salton keener who furnished the liquor to a man who, In resisting nrrost for drunken uoss, severely injurod a policeman who was attempting to conduct him to the lock-up, llrrttr Lou. Nw Yobk, Not. 20. ily tho burning of tho Irish steamer Dreamer Oastlo at Hlnga pore, tho New York underwriters will luso trom a half to thrce-quirler of a million dollars, tho cargo being covnrM hero under opsn policioa. Mllver Ilullloii, Wasiiinoton. Not, 20. The treasury de partment purchased to-day 282,000 ounces of silver bullllon for delivery at tho Phila delphia and 8an Franolsco mints. Hnow Nlarni, New Yonx, Not. 20, There was a driving snowstorm horo this forenoon. Ttie snow melted as It fell. It is now blowiug a Rilo. tinow it reported in London to-day. Storm signals aro all along tho Atlautlo coast. laiilsi on Ike Muck Eaxiinuu. Mkw Yobk, Nov. 21. Tho irroateat excite ment prevailed on Btock Ktchauga thla uorntng, and at ouu time a serious panlo toed Inevitable, Tki sctuo ou tbo floor of ths exchange was most tremendous, and the roth to tell stocks was so great that prices droppod 3 and 4 per cent, at u time, I until neioro nail me Hour ol business nail bean over, Delaware and Hadson had do cllned 20 per cent and the remainder of the list all way below li and 1 per cut. The men who are credited with this bear move ment are Jay douM, J, It. Kueno, Ituisell Hsgs aud Addison Uomstock, aided by out side speculators who rushed in and let their stocks go at any price, fearing lest general panlo would result In wiping their margins oat entirely. Many failures wero Itured from this great fall in prices, but up to the present only one has been reported, Kdwsrd Llvermoro, 350 Ilrosd street, who suspended this afternoon aud notified the exchsngo of hit inability to meet his engagements. After the first ra.l there was a sharp recovery of 10 percent In Delaware and Hudson, and the general list rallied 1 to tl per cent, but thla was followed by another attack shortly after midday, ami quotatluus ugaiu took another dowuward turn. lletween 2 aud 3 o'clock tho depression In stocks continued. Fluctuations have been wild aud great. Jumps ot two or threo per cent have occurred without exciting com meut or aurprise. Kaunas and Northern Common, Hopped down to $31, uud Irou Mouutain to f 31, and still no mom failures were announced. lMward I.ivermorv, who suspended this luornln;-, has been a mem ber for many years nml his house bin idwuys tioen regarded as it haftt one. It wus ex plained at his oftlco that tho failure wus due to it combination of t'licuuistuiicta likely ut inch time, namely: A general decline of 10 per cent, aud iudltleieuco ou th putt of customers to reciioncl with promptutN.4 ou cull. I.iveriiioro is a gentleman ut wealth, but preferred to close his doors rather thou suffer greater loss, lie regards his suspen sion us ouiy temporary ami will resume us soou as tho flurry is over. More Hloriua nisil tin Irs. Nkw Yoiik, Nov, 21, Dispatches from aloug tho coast tell of the severity of last night's gale, Beveral vessels have been car ried ashore. A threo-masted kchooucr ut auchor lu Chesapeuke bay was foundered. Three persons ure reported drowned. The suddeii aud Buere cold snap is causinc soiuu iuconvenleuce to boatmen, Ice formed ao thick last night that icu breakers have to be used to keep opeu a free passage for bouts, Uriel; IlroUrii Mint Iritln Wrorkril, Outiu, Nov, 21, Yesterday one span of tho bridge our the Mississippi at Hock Island went down with au engine and (our freight curs. The tralu men ull miraculous ly escaped uninjured. Tho cause of the no cldeut was a ml.nluced switch, which threw tbo englue off the track and against tho bridge, wheu the spau instantly gave way. Oiilrnl 1'nelUc I'll) a I'll, Wasuinoton, Nov. 21. The United State Auditor of lUilroud Accounts reeehed n comuiuulcution from the Vivo l'resldcut of tho Central Paciflo lUilroad Company, t-n-1 VIU1UH .v .w. , ,-.., m. H m.,va nil accounts of tho loin I with thu Govern went up to thu !)lt of last Dee-ember. Tho cash payment for tho year 1S70 will not bo to Urge. FOIUIUN ALUS. I'orelKU Xolrn. London, Nuv. "0. Tho disaster to Ihu steamer Alabama, reported wrecked iu tho liver rjflue, was caused by ruuuiug agtouud during a dense fog. The crew escaped with difficulty. Ttiu Iron steamer Pall is from Copenhagen from Amsterdau is bolldvod to have found end off Heluiikurk, and SO persons perished. Sr. PKTKB.inami Nov. 20, Disturbances hiv,i nipnriil miioiM tho students of 8t Petersburg Unlveitiiy, reniltlng iu s-iveral arrests and in clui-ltig of th library by order of thejijoveruor ijuiifrl. atuteuieuls in re gard to the untln of the disturbances ure conflicting. ller Mujestj's xhlp Equira hss been ashore near Paluhou, wmre slio was sent to pro tect llrlllhh inttrests. A oousiderable por tion ol her falsa keel was wrenched off aud she will have to bo docked for repairs, Trouble In Irelniid, Imkvox, Nov. 2(1. The home rule execu tive committee nt Its meeting in London to day, O'Connor presiding, paMied a reaolu tiou nrotestinit niuinst the arrest of Davitt, Daly and Kllleu while delivering speeches on tho riuhts of Irish tenantry. The meeting also resolved to cull upon Irishmen iu Great Dntain to establish u local defense com mittee to collect funds to secure a fair txlul for tho prisoners. All London morning journals approve, the arest except tho Daily News, which makes them tho occasion for a violent p-irtlsiu at tack. (irnut'a Inlliiciieo In Jatpnn, Great satisfaction in expressed in Govern ment circles at tho friendly tone of tbo American pres.i, respecting tho violation of quarantine by the Oi-rnmii envoy last July, Intelligence of tho Loo Choo iiuestlon, pub lished III thu Herald laot 8eptumticr, was re ceived hero with intense Interest. It is now known that thu Government of Japan has been Btrongly itillncmvd by Grant's warn ing ngulust tbo iiiuchlnutioua of European nicutH tending luwunl it rupture between Japan nml Cbtim for tho advantage of un scrupulous ulloiiri. At tio tlmo was mere real dancer of war. but Grant's adinouttiuur omphasizid tho certainty of peace. Jnpnii ItnvnKPil lr C'lmlern. Yokohama, Nov. 1. Tho latest cholera roturns show unwardii of 00,000 deaths. Tho epidemic is exptctud to cca.o entirely by tho end of thu -.ear. Extruordluary pre cautionary measures fur thu future aro lo bo applied to thu miuutest districts. It is now bcliuved th.it thu Japnutso sanitary system is lusurpasscd iu the world. Mtisliy on Ills IllKiiliy. Shanuuai, Oct. 23, Thtru is ft great sen Ballon at Hong Knug causal by thn quarrel botweeu Monby uud Governor llouneay. Tho latter olllulal, elcHlrnut to obtain full of Uclal information concerning tho opium trafSo betwecu Hong Kong tud Macuo, lu order to chick tiotorions illegal practices ap plied to Mosby for copies of United States records of shipments, etc The governor olloos thu icqnest wus inudu for thu public gooel and with perfect courtesy, tho sumo having been preferred to other foroljr, con suls and willingly responded to, Mosby ullegts that thn reijiiint implied thu claim of a right to iuspeut consular documents, which liu was hound to resent. American cltlzous rcgTct that the United Stales consul bus broken relations witu ttiu governor, who hud nrutlouslv shown him great attention aud consideration. Thu uctual merits of the question uru undetermined, thu correspond ence being unpublished. .'AUIHCCVAM Tile CoutrxtteJ Kleollon Cimps, Han Fuancisco, Not. 20. In contested election cases in tho county court this morn ing, A. A. Cohen, counsel for several candi dates elected by the worklugmen, raised the point thut tho court had no jurisdiction over tnu cases because ooutlnusucea had been mads from day to diy without legal author ity. The court took it under advlsetueut. Thu case will bo appealed N tho supremo court lu auy nvsut. Duun, auditor elect, filed his papers this morning. He dsnles the jurisdiction of the county court over the case. He also says that uc elector was in fluenced by his pledge to return half his sal ary to tuu county treasury. ComuillOa Appointed. At a meeting of examining physicians of thu Ancient Order of United Workmen at Il'nsl Drllh hall to take steps lo guard against admission to the order of persons physically nnflt, Drs. Grlswold, Haley, Perry, rtirapsou, Henry, Hlller and Black, wero appointed n committee to prepare u new blauk for tio in this Utate, to be submit ted to all examiners iu the Ktale for infec tion, before brlug nrtsentsd to thu Grand Lodge, Tho object is to raise tho standard of thu medical examination of candidates for udmUsiun to the order. KearneT'M Case. Kan 1'iuNcrsco, Nov. 21. Dennis Kear ney wus brongbt bsfore the Police Court this morning on a cbargo of dlstnibiug Coll Demi's meeting last uight and carryiug a coucoaled weapon. Ou the first charge ho dciuamied a jury trial, and to tho second pleaded not guilty, stating that niter being refused tbrvii llmei by thu Police Commit slonora permission to curry u wuupou, lie went to Chief of Police Kirkputrlcfc, who gao him pcriulMdou, Thu Chiel was not uhout ut the) timu to ti'tllfy, uud tho case was coutluurd iiutil his tvideucu eould In taken. Meuntiiuu the' Chief, iu nn inter, view, denies buvlnif tiveu Kearney any such permission. Ho mi Kearney e'amutohlui end kaid ho was iu fear of uU lite, aud wanted his permission to curry a pistol, Ths Chlrf said, "I cannot gie ou auy audi puiulstiun, imt II I weiu utralel ot my life 1 would put a pistol lu my pocket aud he pre pared to defeud myself, running ibauces ot puyiug a niio." The Tlirrn Ilounuaas, Htock papers to-day commeut ou De.ene's lecture, thu gem rul te-nor being that so far as his location ol the new bouantas is con cerneel he told nothing that had not seen talked ot on the street tor mouths. As to his utack ou Hood, they treat that at a mat- ler oi personal in win, The, MeWry IMedse. In tho county court to-day, Judge Wright decided he had no lurther jurisdicaou iu the salary pledge cases, ns they had uot beeu continued from day to day iu aoe-ordauce with law, except iu the case ol Diiuu, audi tor which ttlll ri'iuatus ultulu his jurisdic tion, aud was continued. Too .Menu lo Ltr. IIoisk Cmr, Nov. 21. On Wednesday at about U o'clock A. M., while Gsorgu Hoi- brook's daughter, u girl slxteou years old, who llu's forty miles Mow here on tho lloWo rivir, was out not more than forty yards from tho house a stout built, middle aged man came out behind her out ot somo brush, utiobscmet, caught her ami choked l.A uf lltnl 1.I1A i.nlll.l .,.! k,.4t? Allil V.kvl.lin.t uer. The girl made a desperate struggle and l,Ul, , r C0m. nearly toru oil' her, She soon after got to (he housv, whero thero was no ouu but her mother una littlo chihireu. ller father was seut for a mllo off aud the uelghtmhoad turned nut titty ttroug aud huuted ull day WeduesdayatiduroH'itl hunt ing for thu mail, lie appears to boa stranger iu the) neighborhood, aud is supposed to bt long to a g lug of rattle drivers. The ex clteuicut ts groat, aud it the right uiau is caught he will bu liuug without ceremony. WILLAMETTE FARMER State and Territorial. Ens I of thn n onatalna Jtay tells at $70 a ton at bonanza City, I. T,, and wheat fields of CO acres near there average CO bushels to the acre. The Honanza (Idaho) Herald says Thomas Kicrnan, a citizen in good circumstances ami well liked, white mentally deprescd, com mittedsaicido. At Harney a young man by tho name of Bolenbaugh had the misfortune to have his leer broken by a horse falline? on him while after cattle. Mr. J. W. Collins, of Cheyenne, writes to L. M. Olmated, of Canyon City, that he do sires to purchaso a ranch worth 918,000 or $20,000. Ho wants about 0,000 hotd of cattle or 10,000 head ot theep. flTho Weston Leader saysi Tho pooplo of Umatilla county hsvo now folly awakened to tho realization of tho fact that the division question is a roality, and not a bubblo that will burst during the sessions of the county conventions. The Washington Institute building which tho Christian Church Society have been con structing near Waitaburg, is now completed, and will open ou tho 24th init. Prof. Walter . Jones ot mat placo has becu engaged to tako charge of tho school. Tho Leader saysi Within tho past few yean Wctton has grown faster, ami mado a moro substantial growth than any other city in Oregon. Thero is not a building or a business homo in town that is a supcrtluity. No advancements havo boon mado but what wero wanted. Tho lint Orcgonian saysi Major Barnhart sold out his flock of sheep lait wJck, a little, ovor 4,000 head, at prices all tho way from $2 00 to $2 CO. Tho man who bought may roit assured that ho has ona of tho finest bands of sheep that could have been bought in tho country. Tho Mountain Sentinel publishes a list of short-horn rales mado by O. P. Good all which shows that extra lino cattloof that celebrated stock aro well distributed in that and adjoining counties. Only moderate prices were realized, but tho demand for young bulls is greater than over before, II. M. McCartney, engineer in charge of tho comtruction of thu Peu d'Oroille division of thu N P. It. 11,, iuformt ut that seventeen milia ot grading have been completed: that thrco miles of iron hays boon received) that ties are exnectcil next wceki that track lav-1 ing will commenco at soon at tho tics aro re-1 eri, -r n ... ..,i.i coivcdi that another well with water lu It has, when M. D. wiw nttached to my been elugs that over 400 men are at work, I nam, 1 bowed at two ftbnncfl, hit pro ami that moro teams are wanted. Ifcssion und my Angelina, tier nnmo A Doisfort correspondent says: Thero aro was not Angelina, but my wifo boing a quite a number of California nun looking moelcst little laely, ilesirrs olio shall not around heio for farms, or land to take claim i ,, ,irffl(Tn,i i,fnrn lniiiltlv.. miMm ontomako looes for themselves. Thero is I V '. ,gS .. e, ''" 'lul!,it J l,uljIlc' a largo tract of gooel bottom laud lyiug along ' !'' then, tho nbstraot Angoliim repro tho cast branch of the Chohalii river ami I s'Mit thu real wotuni1. I conceal my lu.t nbovo tho Doisfort prairie. Tho bottom 0wn liniiio for nimil.tr reason. Of is some fifteen miles long and from a quarter i ,.-, r I, ml i-ivnt !.,., lMM.nl to three miloi wide. Th-m there Is a good OUrso l l,u'1 l mftK f'1"10' W body of land between hero and Wlnlock ! Somcm J ngt twpnty-six; general ap station, along Dcop creek, a tributary of thu pcamncu, (drilling und liiiml.ioino ; clinr Chuhah. There are several sottlert iu thoro uctcr, very liuel. now ami room for more. i .. .,, .,.,... Mr. L. Hall, of Colfax, had hi. little finger ' Nntl.cr my aUectio.t for tluti contlo torn ofl by an accident. i won nor Ills ultoctton for mo would havo Senator James II. Slater pasted through oiuiid n conllagnttion on any rivor llolu City last week on hit way to Wash-1 which I know. Wo disliked oach other 5nni . t it t..i . . , I heartily, lloin;; a much haneUomcr lusr tlmn n,,"ell' h0.r,nisht hft lcen : families havo lost children. dangcroua rival. However, ho oavoel The Couarciratlonal Chnreh nl The Dalles had a debt of over 91.000 and reduced It ouo- nan mo otuer usj oy voiunury subscrip tions. Sincu tho rise In the river the river men abov Lewlttos are taking advantage ot thn occasion, and numerous rafts can bo seon daily comiug down UsnArtflffereut poiuts along tho river. ' ' The Colfax Gazette aivsi Messrs. Wm. H. Cuihmtn ami Linden Bates, employes in the land department of the Northern Pacitlo Itailroad. arrived in the citv last Tuesday evening for the purpose ot opeuiug and con ducting an office for the sale of thu lands of the company. The Lawitton Teller taytt Only a short time ago we were comparatively churchlesi, but now wo have tho Catholic, the Kplacopa), the Methodist, tho Prosbytcrian and the Univcrtaliat. If this is not an indication of prosfierity, then wo aro limply mistaken. The wiro brielo over tho Salmon rivar be. tween Florence ami Warrens was destroyed last week, Thu bridso was under course of construction, and it appears that some defect was in the building of the abutments, they having given way to the pressure ot the bridge and a heavy gale arising, the bridgo was tliroven from its piers into a thapeleit mass below, Tho Toller saysi Capt. Smith and party are now at work aliout threo miles from Lew iiton up the Clearwater river removing ob structions of rock and otherwise preparing the rivor for steamboat navigation. This will open up that vast agricultural country lying south and cast of Luwistou. Thu Captain, wo learn, is meeting with mora rapid aucceit than ha anticipated in the work of removing lueta iiiisiructions. A Kocky liar corresiwmlent of the Idaho htatosinan writesi Several parties from Atlanta bring tho cheering intollieviice that tho liha tunnel, which has nou- nttiiiwil a!. length of some 1,10.) feot, has tapped tho great Atlanta lolo at a depth of I, (WO from 1 thu surfaev, timling at that point a rich oru i iMhty, in winch thu company are now work- iiiT., iiiilmti1r,...L.hti, ..,.,, A.i..,.,in,.. meut iutviiao exeiteinent. Sampiou and Ainsworth's party aro remov- ing rocks irom ttiu channel of naku river. .. ,-; , -!- -- -- r'. 'V ". '" waptam .mpsou j .!... -1 .1 .1. ..!" rt.. ..... c hat chargu ot tho vessels eugageel in the work, meiy aro working at .Monumental rock. Texas rapids, and at Long vrossing be low Pine. This will bo a valuable acepilsition to tho upper agricultural countries as a means of translating their produce to tha aoaboard. These olistrcles which are now being cleared away will open navigation on Snake river at low water time. Willnmetle Valley. Quite a number of persons ore suffering from lulus fever at Lafayette. Thero it more Pall wheat sown this tcaton in Marion county than over put iu any pre vious year. Tho whiitlu ot thu steamboat thu Qulncy was heard at Lafayette last week for tho tint time this season. The Lafayette Courier siysi At last wo arc to have a now ilouring mill iu this city. It is a sincere pleasure for us, as a close ob server of our busiucas preigross, to bo able to announce that by anothtr seasou farmers may havo a g-s-wil and rchablu homo market at this iwintfor all thu wheat tnat van U brought here, aud the demand for tlour for homu con- structious will bv mo; at our own tlcoM. Diphtheria and scarlet fever aro iireralent in paita ot Clackamat county, 'lho machiucrv of tho tub factory has lieen reinowd from Oregon City to St. Johns, tielow Portlmid. Tho tlar Kazers met Nov. 13th at Orvsrou Citv to siHi tho "heavens fall." Lut thov strained their ley without catching a glimpse ot a falling star. The meteoric display didn't como ou tcheduto time. Paget ftOBiirt. Tho amount of coal shipped over the Seattle road for tho week ending Saturday rening was 3,C00 tons. Tho Dakota ou Sunday made splendid tlmo from Tacoma to this pfacj. 1:CU. This has not been boaten and tho Dokatais entitled to tho broom. It is uU that fifteen million feet of logs are in the Snohomish river at Priest's Point, and the total surplus on tho Sound is thirty million feet. Mr. J. J. Conner was down from the Skagit coal mint making arrangements to ship about eight tons of coal to Portland and Seattle. The prospect appears favorable for extensive businoss in this line as toon as the eoal it tufliciently introduced. The Northern Pacific Railroad Company in tend to tend one of their smaller engines Kast of the Mountains soon not by way of Cowlitx pass, howover. Tho engine, will be nied in tho work ot construction on the division now being worked upon. The Seattle Post sits tho Unitod States recently sold '.',000,000 feet ot logs, seized for cutting on government land, for ft a thousand. Generally tho loggers buy them in for a song, but this time tho officers wero too smart for them and got full rates for tho logs. The Seattle. Post saysi All tho mills will soon be running on full time. Qamblo started up this morning and Illakely is run ning night and day. The companies havo been working on short time for over a year now, and havinc broucht hut few logs, thoir tuppty is about exhausted; thn logging camps havo been idle, so tlicro are but tew logs in the water. This movement in San Francisco ill awaken all this business, and will thereby givo employment to hundreds, and also indirectly to thousands of men. Tbo little Kirl who was accidentally shot in the face at lacoma two weeks since is recov ering from tho effects of tho almost fatal wound. Ono hundred and twenty-flvo cars aro being constructed in tho compauy's shops at Tacoma, to bo shipped around to Alnsworth, whero tiiuy will be used on tho Pen et'Oroillo dlviiion of the N. P. U. H. Over 300,000 feet of lumber from tho Tacoma mill is being received at tho shops to bo usod in tho con struction of cars. A Dootor'a Peril. "" " "" trouoie. UO comtnillca a forgery that wan discovered sooner than ho expected. Ho was nrrcstod for tho olTcnso, tried anil convicted. I was ono of tho principal witnesses against him. When tho sentence u passed upon' him ho requested a moment's conversa tion with mo. I shall nover forgot tho look of hatred upon his faco as ho bused out "You havo ruined my lovo and my life, lloniombct' that and fear mo!" Wo had bor-n married a littlo ovor two years. During that time I hud heard nothing of Somom. His sentenco had been n comparatively light ono, one year and six months. After his ills charge from prison, however, I neither saw nor heard of him. For so young a i man, 1 had been very successful as a phyttcian. Perhaps my succcm was principally duo to my strict attention to business. No matter how lute, or dark and stormy might bo tho night, I very promptly attended summonses to tho bedside of nutlcring. One. night, a littlo beforo tho hour for rotiring, tho door-boll rang, and shortly afterward a man entortxl tho room whero wo wero sitting. Ho was not prepos suviing. His hair was short and thick, and tho general cast of his features vil lainous. A gentleman, lu said, had broken his lea. I thought it a pity that, it no waa anything liko His mes ; sengetr, lio had not broken ids nrcV. I MM ,.nt t..n ,nv wif- u.,nr.. I w, :... . . . . ' ".' n wa" "n "nt pari Ol llio town, atlel 1" imytiim n.ii a res pectauio neigliooi- hooel. I did not wish to inuku tho woman nervei'is. -') Km''" leil mo up two flights of very elir.'y ittiel rickety Haiw, that cre.iUctl objetions to our weight upon them. Ill tho Until story wo stopped -iix'tuiu it I I..V.W.W .. ..uu., "...WU, ,u TrvAW U.llljl t my surpnso, , ... -. -,, . he took fium his pocket. Was he afraid that tho mini would escapol I was still moro surprised when, on entering tlie room, I found it empty I He mo tiouees uio to a chair, aud, remarking that ho would soon return, loft the room. Tor this first time 1 was somewhat nerv ous ami suspicious. The, empty room the last action of my guide his careless ue.ss on our way as to tho health of thu suppe)Ml injured man the lonely hous-j nml neighborhood, all combined to make mo suspect foul phi. I stepped to the door, only to find it lockeel from tho outside to tho window, only to find es capo iinpo.sxiblo thero. It was many feet from tho ground, My suspicion's wero now certainties. I wus trapped, Nouo of my friends, not even my wifo knew whero I was I might be liiurder cel iu this den, anil my electth remain it mvs'.orv. I tttiiiposo 1 waiteel about an lieur be fore I iii nl the kov turn in tho eloor. Anil then, tei my elisnmy, a half-dozen men cttuo in. When Nature mado the jail bin! that ltd mu into tins trap, she et hi noi uro.iK tier mount, ine3e gentlo men were of tho hamo mttenu All of them wort) tho suu; hans-dos look. Ono of them raised tho light in tho room which had been burning low. With barely a glancs at mo, tlioy took scats upon tho floor and began to play cams. Soon tho door opened and another man entorcd. I hid no hope as I looked at him, for I saw tho exulting faco of my enomy, Dick Somers. At a glance ho saw that I knew him. With a malicious leer, he steppod for ward, and, quoting his own words of two years beforo, said "You have ruinod my lovo and my lite. Hemomber that and fear mo. I saw in his faco at onco (showing his rovengo and desperation) that nothing could turn him aside from ids purpose "Somors 1" I said for my life I could not havo called him Mr. Somors "I know that you havo trapped mo hero for tho purpose of revenging yourself upon mo: but remember, sir, that I havo friends I llemember law and justice 1" "I fear nothing," ho answered. "I defy man and God I Itovongo on you is dearer to mo than lifo ; and though for mo the bottomless pit wero yawning, I would havo it I" I saw it was usoless to appeal to this man, ana I sullenly waited tor what Bcoracd fate. At his command tho ruf fians searched me. Ono of them who appeared to bo a kind of treasurer for tho gang, secured my watch nnd my pocket book. Then thoy tied me with ropes to n chair. Homers iltd not ad dress mo again, but sat upon tho floor and gambled with tho tost. Presently ho arose, and, saying lie would return by davbreak, left tho room. Ho tivi- dontly folt that I was in his power, nnd seemed in no hurry to complete bis ro- vovengo. After Somers was gono tho card play ing was kept up n couplo of hours. Then they nil stretched themselves npon tho floor mi slept. Tho door opened in ward, nnd nereis it was tho burly torm of tho treasurer. In spito of thu appar ent hopelessness of tho trial, X set about uovtsing somo plnn ot escape. Thu first thing to do was to frco myself. I havo largo wrists and small hands. In tying mo they did not tako this into consideration. Without much difficulty I liberated my hands; then, of course, it was but tho work of a fow seconds to freo myself from my bonds. Taking tho precaution to placo the ropes in such it position that should any of tho gang waken I should still appear to bo 1)01111(1. I thought upon my chances of oscnpo. Thoy certainly appeared to bo very fow and small, Tho fact of the men upon tho floor being asleep seomed littlo in my favor. 1 could not movo tiic ruffian who was sloeping at tho door without waking him. As I havo beforo stated, oscapo by tho window was impossible Every plan that suggested itself had in surmountable objections to it, I had almost given up scheming in despair and concludetl to adopt some hopelessly tics parato measure, whon I thought of the content of a bottlo I had in my pocket. In searching mo thu ruffians had uot taken it It containod chloroform. I also had a spongo iu my jiocket In a moment I resolved what to do. Drawing tho bottlo from my pocket I soaked tho spongo thoroughly with its contents. Slowly, patiently, with all the caution that a man uses when his lifo may depend upon thn slightest noise, I stepped to tho side of tho nearest ruf fian. Placing lho snoneo to his nose. I saw him quickly yield to the influence of the vapor. From man to man I stepped. Ono by ono they wero sense less, holpless. The man tit thn door was tho last I drew him away, first securing my watch aud pockot book. I also found in his tKissossiou a blackjack, which I took tho liberty of appropriating. Then, opening tho door, I stop-Mxl out into tho hall. I still moved cautiously, feeling that nil danger was not p iss;el. I thought there might l-o a watcher theie, but to my suprise, I saw no one. I descended the Uight of stairs and reached tho tecond story in safety. I had gono ubout half way down tiio second flight My heart stooel still, for I hoanl some ouo enter below, then, in tho oath 1 recognized Somor's voice. I crouched down upon the iliir next tho wall, hopinj; he might passMiie. But ns ho came up his hand brushed my face. In a moirent ho had mo )y tho throat. I know him to be by far tho moio pow erful man, and it was not n timo for scruples. Quickly, it boing so clear ho could not see tho action; I raited the blackjack I had held it sinco I left tho room and brought it down heavily upou hi skull. His band loft my throat nnd a lifeless mafs ho rolled down tho stairs. I found him at tho foot quite still. I mado gooel my es cape, not stopping to heo if 1 had killed mm. l do not know to this dav whether ho is dead or nlive. I never saw or heard of him again. A Valuable Marriage. Thero is said, taya an exiiisnge, to be. a woman in the Indiana Stato Prison, serving out n sentenco for life, who oilers $80,000 to any man who will marry her nnd release her from durance vile, Ono heroic individual with the name of Schwattziuillei' has como forward to to sacrifice) himself for tho sum of $0, 000, but tho (luwrnor of Indiana 1ms Wen forced fo diapp0'llC his aspirations; the law of tho United States contain no nroviMou whereby a person can bo ro itMstd by auy sucii romantic process. Tho New Orleans Picayuuo says: It takes twenty uble-bodied men to stand and look at ono poor littlo sign painter while lie is at wort. Searching for Sponges. I remember using sponges in my school-boy days without a thought of whenco they came, how obtained, or their previous condition. Although, littlo tho sponges which wc may find ex posed for salo in tho drug stores and other placos look unliko animals, yet by our naturalists thoy havo been classed with tho lowest order of tho animal species. Tho sponge may bo found in the vari ous sub-tropical waters of tho wcrid. Tho principal sponging grounds of tho Unitccl States aro tho waters around Key West and along the western coast of Florida, from Tampa bay on tho south to Pcnsacola on tho northeast Tho spongo sclioonors have two places to lean their sponges wncn coast sponging one at Aneioto ivoys, tiio oiuor at Rock Island. Of tho spongo, wo havo several varlo tios, clussod according to their tnarkota blu valtto ns "iheep wool," "yellow," "fox glove," "grass," etc., besides ono class, tho "loggerhead," which has no value, and is not thought worth picking up. Tho first named is tho variety mostly sought, its it benrs tho best market price. The most of tho vessels engaged in tho spongo trado aro ownod nnd fitted out at Key West. Tho outfit of a spongo schooner consists in a num ber of long polos with hooks fastened on tho end for gathering, and from thrco to seven small boats called "DingyH," front seven to fifteen men according lo the number of boats with provisions for from oight to twelvo weeks ; water glasses, otc. Having n curiosity to sco actual spongo gathering, Inst Monday morning found mo aboard tho schooner Samfller, Riiinning towards tho bars ; but owing to light winds during tho day wo did not urrivo till after nightfall. Tuesday morning, howover, it coinmonced in earnest Shortly after suntisu tho "din- gvs," manned by two men cncli, with wator-glasse?, sponge-hooks, otc., set oil iu quest of Npouges. Ono of tho men in tho "dingy" Mulls tho boat about hero and thure, while tho other, lying across tho boat's thwart with ids head in tho watcr-glatH, scans tho bottom for sponges. Tho water-glass used by tho spongers is nothing but a common (Icon wooden pail, with n circular pano of glass for u bottom. Placing this upright in the water, and putting tho head iu far enough to exclude most of tho light, ono can easily sou an object on tho bottom in 0 or 7 fathoms of water. Tho sponger, when ho sees a sponge, by tiie waving of his hand directs tho sculler how to go, and when in a, desirublo position he thrusts his long polo down and hooks his sponge. Tho vessels usually romain out upon tho bars from Monday until Friday of each wcok, coming into Keys Friday njght, in order to clean tho sponge which thoy had gathered tho wnek prr vious, put thoso gathered tho preseit woolc into the crawls, put "their wood and water on board, and prepare for tho next woek. Tho sponges which they gather ono wcok are put into crawls or pens, mauc uy driving posts into roe sand, whore, ut low water, thoy will bo quite or almost dry. Hero thoy aro left until tho next Saturday, to bo washed by tho tides. On tho following Saturday they aro cleansed by striking them ono or two light blows with a paddlo. When tho sponges aro cleaned, they aro taken aboard tho schooner and strung on strings usually about fito and a half feet long, when they are thrown upon tho beach to bleach and tlry. The number of vessels ongaged in sponging from Ke West probably reachos 125, gathering sponges to tho valuo of about 3100,000 annually. Bo sides tho Key West schooners, wo have about forty or fifty fitted out from Cedar Koys and Oglocknoy. Atlantis. Ono of the most plausible, and be lieved by many scientists to bo thu trao theory, is this : Agos ago the Americas pronentcd a very diilVrent appearance fiom what they now do, Then nn im monsp pouiii3ula extended itself froui Mexico, Central America und Xew Grenada so far into tho Atlantic that tho Madeiras, Azores and AVoit India Islands are now fragments of it. This jieninsula was u fair and fertile country, inhabited by rich uud civilized nations, a people vt-rnod in tho arts of war and civilization a country covorcd with large cities am! magnificent palaces, their rulers, according to tradition, reigning not only on tho Atlantic Con tinent, but over islands far and near, even into Europe and Asia. Suddenly, without warning, this whole fair land was engulfed by the sea in a mighty convulsion of nature. Now, this catas trophe is not impossiblo or oven improb able. Instances are not wanting cf largo tracts of land several hundred miles in extent disappearing in n like manner. Tho island of Ferdinandea suddenly appeared, nnd after a while as suddenly disappeared. In 1819, during nn earthquake in India, an immonse tract of land near the river Indus sauk trom view, anil n lako now occupies its place. The whole bed of tho Atlantic, whero Atlantis is said to have been sit tiatoel, consists of extinct volcanoes. The terrible Lisbon earthquake of 1775, aud the later American shock, created a commotion throughout tho whole At lantic area. That Atlantis possessed great facilities for making a sudJen exit emiuot bo doubted. Its very situation give- good color to the narratives of ancient Grecian historians and Tocletian traditions, that "it elisappeared by earth quakes and iniiml.itinn " Tho P..,i.,- 1. , .....WW. .w UIIU.UI Science Monthly. ?1SJWW wm tsf'S "
