fierce figiitixo ix nrr.F.isT.
rollrr ami Military Alike Attacked by the
Sara tie Mob.
Belfast, Sept. 21. Desultory rioting ac
companied by firing continued throughout the
city during last nii;ht and two policemen were
severely wounded uud a number of citizens
Injured. The Catholics evinced a more bitter
spirit against the police and soldiers and the
apjiearauce of a single cou&tabic in one of the
troubled districts was greeted with a volley of
Moties.
U Hinting was resumed at dinner time at the
junction of Northumberland street and the
Fall road by the Catholic mill hands stonlne
the police on duty to keep the (irange Queen'
inland shin vara men from coming In contact
with m. II liHtids. The stonlmr was so heavy
and skillful ili.it the police hadtoietreat as
far as Shank hill. Here they were leiuforcetl
und diove the mob back, rapturing a number.
AN AHMi:l llC'ilVnN'l ATT.K kCll.
While this battle was going on another
mob in a different locality attacked with stones
the Mack watch regiment of WoMiineu. al
though the soldiers were fully armed and lu
flglithu' array. Tlie troops with' fixed bayonets
charged in double quick time on the mob and
drove them from the scene, wounding a great
number and arresting two.
Still another mob got luto a fight in a tram
car stable, anil surging out into the street
threw a passing car fiom the track and over
turned It, though it was at the time tilled with
passengers. The rioters were fighting a pure
ly religious fight, but the locality was Infested
with rowdies! drawn thither by the riot, and
when these loafers saw the car' up side down
and tilled with people they fusilladed it with
stones.
evkn a rrvr.itu. contnor. sToxnn.
The tirioitricken passengers crowded
cloc under the: s-ats and under one another
and shielded themselves as best they could
with the Jtoor mats and seat cushions. Sev
eral were hurt, and their situation was terri
ble until the police rescued thcui and escorted
them to a place of eafetv.
Tha f uncial cortege or a man named Doyle,
while returning from the cemetery to-day, was
attacked bv a mob, who assailed the mourners
with stones. The military charged on the
mob aud arrested u score of lioters. In the
melee tin: coloiul in command of the-troops
was badly hurt. At midnight the elti was
quiet.
mi: fiiesidexts hetphx.
Washington special: President "love
land returned home to-night nt '.) o'clock,
lie came on the congressional limited from
New York, his privnte car being attached
to tho train through t lie kindness of the
Pennsylvania railroad. Sinclair, Ids valet,
and Albert, the coachman, were at the
depot and received the party. There wuh
'the ptivatc carriage and Dm Dayton wagon
for the trunks, the stuffed deer, the fish
baskets, the tnckle, the balsam pillows
and all other trappings of vacation. Presi
dent and Mis. Cleveland's arrival wuh ex
m peeted, and hence there was quite a large
crowd at tho depot to see them, but as
usual, .Mr. Cleveland did not give the public
much chnnce to look over him, for ho
hastily walked to his carriage and ho and
his wife and Mrs. I'olsoni won? driven homo.
NotuitliHtandiiig the remarks of Colonel
I.elo, the president, has gained llesh, and as
the electric light Tell upon his lace it showed
that it wan well-tanned and healthy look
ing. Colonel Laniont and Mrs. l.amout
.and their two little children, together with
Mrs. FoImmii, made up 1 1 to party. As it
was late when tho paity arrived at the
white lioii.se, and they ucie pretty well
tired out, nothingwas done but eat supper.
To morrow the president will take up the
runs of his olllce and t lie humdrum life ot
a picsident will begin again.
Am FOli RELEASED frisoxers.
Acting Adjutant (ieneral Helton has is
sued an order to carry into effect the pro
vision of congress, approved August -1
last, for clothing and e. conation of $5 in
money for each prisoner released from con
finement, under sentence executed at mili
tary posts after discharge from the mili
tary service, and announcing that the com
mandant of the military prison nt Fort
Leavenworth, Kan., is charged with the
disbursement of the funds appropriated.
The clothing will bo similar to that fur
nished at the Leavenworth prison, and will
be procured in tho same manner. Com
manding ollircrs of posts where there are
prisoners to bo benefitted by tho provision
will Immediately send to tho commandant
of the Leavenworth prison a list of the
names ol prisoners who will probably be
released at thoir respective posts in the
period between this date and January 1,
"1887, and beginning October 1, 188(5. will
send a similar list in the first week of every
quarter for a period covered by the next
succeeding quarter. The proper measure
ment for coat, vest, trousers and sizes for
lmts, shoes and socks for each prisoner will
be furnished with the list of names.
IT IS VLEVRO.l'XEVMOXIA.
Chicago special: Dr. .Salmon, chief of
the national bureau of animal industries,
after an examination of the lungs of one of
tho ailing cows of tho Pliienix distillory
this alternoon, decided that the disease ex
isting among tho catt'io there is pleuro
pnoumonia. A meeting of tho state live
stock commission will be held soon, and it
will probably bo decided to havo all tho
distillery cattlekilled and tho sheds burned,
as tlioro is no other way to prevent tho in
fection. Dr. Salmon arrived in the city this morn
ning, and mot a number of gentlemen inter
ested in plouro-pneuiiionia. Tho club room
nt tho firnnd Pacilic was filled, with author
ities on voteiiunry diseases, among those
present being II. XliChcsney, .1. M. Pearson
and C. It. Johnson, of the state live stock
commission; State Veterinarian N. T. At
kinson, of .Missouri, State Veterinarian
Casowell, ol Illinois, Veterinary Surgeon
Murray, of Delaware, and J. II. Sanders,
editor of tho llreedors' Gazette.
SOCIALISTIC VICX1C.
New York dispatch: About live thous
and peoplo attended tho picnic of the
socialists at Ueoininor's Union park to
day. Herr Wilhoiu Loibkuiclit and Dr.
Edvnrd Aveling and Mrs. Aveling were
present and recoived an ovation. Dr.
Aveling and his wife made addressee in
English, and Herr Leibknicht spoke in Ger
man. The addresses were mainly con
gratulatory nnd in no way referring to tho
doctrines ol socialism. A largo squad ol
police were present, but thero wns very
little ocension fortlmirsorvices. A drunken
man attempted to cheer a speaker, but was
promptly urrosted. Dr. Iliishong, ol Hoa
Ton, was among the spcnl.ers. The social
ists evaded tho exciae Jaws by buying kegs
ol beer and giving it nway to the thirsty
crowd.
riCTOUTA'S FIFTIETH TEA II.
London special: The I'rinco of Wales
has written to the lord mayor of London,
egugesting ns a suitablo memorial of tho
completion ol tho filtieth year ol the reign
of Queen Victoria, tho establishment of a
permanent Imperial Ioloninl nnd Indian
institute. The prince suggests turthor that
the institute bo founded upon the lines ol
the presont Indian and Colonial exhibition
nnd that its object be to prompt immigra
tion to the colonies nnd expand the colon
ial trade. Th lord mayor lias replied that
lie would be pImismI to have the people
tluu attt their love lor the quceu.
HOW MCCIl HE MAXII'l I.ATEl).
Cashier floulil of the l'ortlaml Itank (lets
Airay With $tJ.l,tHHI.
l'oilTl.ANli, Me., Sept. 21 Gen. Neal Don's
ou-In law. Win. K. Guild, cashier of the
First National bank of Portland. t alleged to
be a defaulter to the amount of ifsT.OOU and
his family and Immediate relative arc abnot
wild over the disgrace. The bank will ran lie
iifTeeUd by the los. Gould wat looked u, on
as a model man. Kecently he built a J.Vi.lO i
residence, and Indulged in other luxuries of
l.vinj, but as far as ki own Gould never ieeu
latcd nnd shunned all gambling. Gould
has been arrested In a civil suit to nw.ui
tho action of the Comptroller of the Cirivn
ty. It is now thought the defalcation' of W. K.
Gould w.ll reach $14.",00. The director think
the bank will not loe over -?S7,(H)i. Incite
ment over the affair is Intense. Mr. Gould is
,Vi j ears old, and has aged "JO years w thin n
week. HoMdes being caulor of the K.rst Na
tional bank.lu Is also president of the Nation
al Hankers' association, also tl.e l'ortlaml
Trust Co., and a trtHtce of the Maine Savinirs
bank. It Is said he began embezzling 10 years
ago. Other dcelar.' thy first Healing was
done hi lss. Then, fins been much that a
peculiar about his affairs, lie lirst bought a
very moderate house on Carletou street for
about js(,."i;X). Later he sold It and purchased
an estate In Decring for JlT.OOO. 'fills he sold
and built his present reidonee,costlng I.OOO.
He has not been asked to give bond for man)
jvars. All of his original bom1in-u save his
fatlier-Ia-law. Neal Dow, are deatl, and Dow
can only be lull for S'Jt 1,000 of the original
$50,1.0 1 'if at all. In a similar case her,' last
spring It was decided that the living bondsmen
could not be held. The discovery of the defal
cation Is said to have come about as follows:
About 10 days ago Go.lld uvnt to New York.
During his absence a cleik discovered a seem
ing crookedness In hi affairs. Ho informed
an olllcial, who In turn notified the directors,
aud they summoned an expert. The latter
soon found a $3.1,0 JO shortage, 'flic directors
were astoun led. As Gould was absent and a
large amount of the bank's collateral Is gone
also, they supposed he hail skipped to Canada.
Investigation sin w, that, the missing cisliier
was in New York. Instead of securing his ar
rest, the directors suit a cautiously worded
telegram suuinio.iiiig him homo to auvisc eon
corning the investment of fit!id. (ionld seem
ed to have no fear of the possibility of discov
ery and returned promptly. Gov. Koble met
him in Iloston and accompanied him to this
city to prevent the last opportunity of escape.
After reaching home, aud while the Investiga
tion was going on, thev d iuufd cashier was
kept In ignorance that he bail reached the en 1
of his rope, and the know, edge which came to
him gradually was a blinding surprise. It was
then too late to escape and last week came the
end. The fallen man had at last Uie desj er
nte courage that sustained him. He ordered a
carriage ami gave to the driver the order, "Go
direct to tlie jail." He at that time acted on
tho resolution of g.ving himself up ami getting
relief from sus .encc. The order was obeyed,
but on his way h. met a frL'inl to whom In
told his story of his fall. The gentleman said
to him : "Hut you can't go to jail ; no one l;as
made the sl.ghtest charge against you." Mr.
Gould then drove about tho city for som time
aud drove to the bank. At tlie bank ho was
met by the directors and at the suggestion of
one ot them he went to the Faliuumth hotel,
took a loan, and was seen and consulted
with in regard to the disordered affairs of the
bank. All we -k the dlnetors worked on the
accounts, assisted by ait expert, but ln-tead of
finding an improvement, ull'airs grew worse,
und at last it was plain that close to S10i),0l'0
had been Ust. The directors laid the cits be
fore lion. W. S. Putnam, who told them
Gould must lie arrested, and that a further
neglect on their part to secure his arrest would
make them liable for the loss. .Mr. Gould, the
Argus hints.could hardly have carried on such
operations as are alleged without an accom
plice. This insinuation has attracte 1 some
atteutlon.
TEI.EGIIAI'IIIC COXHEXSATIOXS.
Rev. John Brown, ol Texas, is soliciting
aid in Now York.
Tho French financial deficit is estimated
at 74,000,000 francs.
The supreme court of the United States
will convene October 15.
Mayor Smith, ot Philadelphia, was im
peached by the city council,
Douglas Smith, the Now York custom
house delimiter, has been arrested.
Tlie French chamber of deputies is still
bitterly opposed to tho American hog.
Natchez voted SIIUO.OOO bonds in aid of
tho Now Orleans & Fort Scott railroad.
Schuadborst has resigned the presidency
ot tho Ilirminghnm Liberal association.
Mrs. John Smith, of Sandusky, 0., spoil
ed her cistern water by attempting to stiicido
in it.
It is now thought that Gould's Portland
defalcation will rench Sl'15,000. Ho has
been arrested.
13. P. Wilson bus been appointed general
passenger agent of the Chicago it North
western railroad.
Nelson Carpenter, a notorious outlaw,
was ambushed and killed in Jackson county,
Ky., by unknowu parties.
T. Harrington, home secretary, writes to
Treasurer O'lteilly acknowledging the re
ceipt at 11,000 for tho Pnriiell fund.
The resignation of Professor William Fer
roll, meteorologist ol tho signal service, has
been accepted by the secretary ol war.
Sinco tho beginning ol tho issuo of tho
combined lotler sheet and envelope, one
month ago, U.OOO.OOO of theso sheets have
been sent out to postolllces.
Figures compiled in tlie olllce ol the sec
ond assistant postmaster-general show
that the cost ol the star route sorvlce dur
ing tho fiscal year was $5,111,801, a de
crease ol SO.O'JIl, or 1.57 per cent as com
pared witli the preceding fiscal year. The
steamboat service was also reduced in cost
during the year from S.'u'-'.OOli to 10,
419, or a little over 20 per cent.
TAVOIIT SEVEIIE I.ESSOXS.
London, Sept. 21. Tho Australian mall
bring the news of a conflict between the Ger
man gunboat Albatross and the natives of
Now Hebrides. It appears that tho Albatross
opened lire on the natives In revenge for the
murder of Klein and Cullch. Twenty were
killed and many wounded. The crew of the
Albatro thou'landcd, whereupon the natives
deeaui)K'd to Pcntecotlslaud, where tho U
hoh's mate was murdered. The Germans
pursued them and opened lire with Gatllng
guns, which did terrible execution. Isovoral
vlllxges were bunuil by tho Germain1.
A COLOItEII 1'JtEACIIEIt UAXOEl).
Maco.v, Ga., fiept 17. The Rev. Jee Cook,
colored, wns hanged to-day In llutlcr for the
murder of his wife last April. The crowd M
the execution ws estimated at S.OJO. Cook
made a full loufetilou.
THE REVOLUTION IN SAN DOMINGO.
No Men to 'Worlt, Ileenuse the Govern
lucnt AVntitM Them for Fighting
VurpoC!.
The contest between (Jens. Ileurreaux and
Moya for the presidency of the republic result
ed, as was generally forscen, lu revolution.
The elections were held alwut the beginning
of July. In some places, where the supporters
of the candidates were In nearly equal force,
tlie polling was conducted w 1th fairness; but
hi other plaees.whcre the Ileurreaux men were
In iower, the election was a farce. In Sau
Domingo cltv, for Instance, the Moya pattv,
seeing how tlie polling was conducted, made
a protest, and withdrew from the city. Geu.
Ileurreaux was declared elected, and a com
promise was attempted w ith Mova. who with
tils friends had withdrawn to La Vegas, a
town of considerable Importance In the Interi
or President Gil visited him there, but the
result of the conference, or what was proposed
ut It, Is not known. Active preparations for
war were made.
ft Is almost Impossible toget trustworthy In
formation. The government ollleials even do
not know, and such lies are lu circulation that
no one can say or form an Idea as to what Is
being done. It was said that cx-Minlster of
War Valverde, of the Mova party, who re
signed his office shortly before the election, be
gan hostilities by attacking the foit at the
tow n of Santiago' In the Ceboo (the most Im
portant inland iosltlon) and liberating the
governor who had been put lu prison oil ac
count of his being friendly to Moya. It was
reported that Santiago was" In the hands of the
Mojii men. It Is certain that lion. Henlto
Monclon. governor of the province of Monte
Ciisto. had sent out troops in command of his
son to tight for Mova, and that the road to
Santiago from Puerto Piata was In their hands,
as givernineiit troops had twice been sent out
from that place to attain them, aud had on
each oceaslon been repulsed with loss.
When the Chd" steamer ai rived at Sau Do
mingo city on Jul. she was chartered to
proceed dow n tlie coast for men. Gen. Ileurreaux
being then In the eitv organizing his army.
On tlie arrival of the steamer at Axua. the
government ollleials seized eight v-fonr men.
Some ot them had the appeal anee of clerks
from the town stores, and the majority were
laborers taken from their w ork on tlie sugar
estate ot Capt. John llardv, of Iloston. These
wen1 all that could lie got hold of there, and a
very unwilling lot of warriors thev were. The
ship then proceeded to Hurra jova ; but there
they had received notice of wh it was coming,
ami the able-bodied took to the wood. The
result was that not one man was got. The ship
returned to the capital, and the next day the
impressed men, having got their arms and am
munition, were shipped off with about live
hundred others, it Is supposed for l.a Vega,
since It w as thought to be Ileurreaux' Inten
tion to attack Moya at that place. There were
not more than six" hundred men In the lot, but
the report was circulated that there were two
thousand.
It is thought from the industrious maimer
in which false reports favorable to the govern
ment are circulated that the government's po
sition is far more serious than is generally
known, in San Domingo City, for instance,
It was stated that Gen. Diiperon, of Puerto
Plata, had marched 'upon Monte ON to aud
had defeated the governor. Moucion, and had
Installed a new one in his place, whereas the
condition of affairs really was that Gen. l.u
perou had not left Puerto Plata at all and,
lurther, that the only troops that had gone
out to attack Henlto .Monelon's men, who were
on the way to attack Puerto Plata, were re
pulsed on" both occasions of their going out.
Nothing trustworthy can be learned of the
state of affairs in the Interior. It is certain
that the whole country Is in arms, and that
this is by far the most serious revolution that
has been seen for jenr.
Moya has the inost distinguished lighting
men with lilm. Psblo Villeiitnre is one of the,
most daring generals lu the country. He Is
with Moya In l.a Vega.
business Is hi a frightful state. The owners
of sugar estates have had to stop work. As
soon as men were collected to work the gov
ernment snapped them up. gave them guu,
and packed them oil to light. AVie Yurk ,S'.
Welnvii, The Ztini l'ficsk'ss.
Yehwa, the Zitni priestess, who passed the
winter in Washington with Mrs. Stevenson,
has returned to her home In tho west, as tlie
climate of Washington had begun to seriously
affect her health. Itefore leaving this clU
Wchwa went around to her friends to hid
adieu and assure them of her last remem
brance. Nearly every one had some little gift
for the simple-hearted Indian woman, who
was particularly pleased when anything in the
nature of bric-a brae was given her. Indeed
she scented to havo imbibed the popular crni
for the collection of all kinds of odd china
ornaments, cups, plates, and pitchers, of winch
she carried awa a motley assortment. One
of the last visits paid by Wchwa was to Presi
dent Cleveland, as she said she wished to see
the great father hliu-elf and none of the small
men, in order to tell him that the Zunl nation
w ished an American agent, anil not a Mexi
can, to treat with them In future. There is
implanted In the Zunl breast an undying
bailed of Mexicans which neither time" nor
ciicumstaiices can eliminate, ami Wchwa, in
obedience to the Instincts of her race, made
an earnest appeal to tlie great father to exer
cise his power and como to their aid. HWi
iwjtoii Capital.
A DO EI. ltY COW IIO VS.
Denver (Col.) special: Sheriff Nixon, ol
Ilent county, Col., has arrived here with
John Millsap, a cattleman ol Texas, in
custody. About a week ago Millsap, while
coming up from Texus witli a drove of cat
tle, had a fight at Trail City with Poke
llerryhill, another cattleman who wasjrom
iug northward with a herd, and knives were
freely used, llnrryliill wns terribly cut in a
few minutes and his life is lu danger. Mill
sap was arrested by the sheriff ot Uent
county, who permitted him to como
through with the stock under guard. On
arriving here Millsap procured $10,000
bail and wns released Ironi custody by his
escort. The condition ol tho wounded man
is unknown. He was left at Trail City.
AlH'lSEIt TO (iO SI.OIV.
Som, Pept. 20. The l!uss!an agent has
asked the regency to postpone the trial of the
kidnapers of Prince Alexander until tho lOi't:
lar ferment has been atjeascd. The Gentian
consul has advised the government to await
the arrival of General Kaillbars before taUnc
action in the matter.
ISSVIICEXTS Kll.l. THEMSELVES.
Maiiiiiii, Sept. 2'2. A number of Insurgents
it Toledo shot themselves to avoid being cap
ured. It Is stated that all officers Implicated
u the revolution will be put to dentil. It Is
uiuoi'ed that Colonel Mclgul.o, commander
f the Albuera legimcut, was dangerously
founded In a sklrmUh with rebels
MAIXE'S OFFICIAL IIETVIIXS.
The olllcial returns of the recent election
(or governor, embracing all except a few
small towns, areas follows: llodwell (re
publican), 08,837; F.dwnrds (Democrat),
55.1)87; Clark (prohibitionist), U.8712; Scat
tering, 20; Uodwell over 13dwurds, 12,850.
WILLI A MS ' V. I It E WELL.
Emperor William in hl farewell ordered
to the German army says: "I leave the
Fifteenth army corps with a leellng of the
liveliest satisfaction, with n linn belief that
the corps will always show the world how
firmly the Gorman peoplo are united und
how all nie animated by the suine npirit."
Euok.ni: OitKxnour, ol Hebron, whilofool.
lug with a piHtol th "wasn't loaded."
had the first llrr ol his right hand neurly
shotolf and rwlvd a tdiuht llesh wound
in the leg. No surlous riwuit is anticipated
from tho injuries.
Josni'tt lUnncTT wan arrested at Asliluud
for soiling liquor without a license.
THE NAVIGATION OF THE AIIL
One Mode or Travel that Hallles mi
nimi lugotitil t The I'llglit
ot Hi rd.
Man. Willi his thirst for knowUile.
his iticrcasiiii; ties re to jirj into nature's
lav. s, jinil wonderful inventive genius,
litis been able to accomplish wonders,
says Thf I'itlxliunjh lispttrit.
YVo etui not o to flu iilanet to view
tiietn. so by our telescopes we bring the
planets to a. With lnierosiioptM we
observe tlie daily life of the most mimito
organisms. This telegraph ami te.e
photi" enable u. to converse with friends
who are miles away. Our application
of the power of steam takes us to dis
tant places in a day's, time whieh in j
former years would havo required
mouth. I tit t there is yot feniiittiinjr "H" j
mode of travol whieh seems to bailie
human injit'tiititj. That is the n:i igni
tion of the air a problem whieh will
never be solved until soma moving
power be discovered whieh is very inueh
lighter than any we now know, aud
machinery employed which is in ac
cordance with tlie' natural lawn which
enable birds to ll with such ease.
It is perfectly useless to attempt to j
navigate tlie air by means of balloons, j
A bailoon rises because it is lighter than
air and lloats upon or in it; but for j
this reason it is wholly at the mercy of !
the air current: one might as well ex
pect to control the motions of a thistle
blow. There is n general idea thai
birds sustain themselves in the air
largely on account of lightness., and
on account of their hollow bones being '
lilled with heated air. but it is ipiite I
manifest that if thev were as light or '
lighter than the air they could not
make any forward motion, as like the
thistle blow they would be carried
hiiherand thither by e cry breath of air. i
One of the moM potent factors in a
bird's lliglit. therefore, is its weight.
The force ol gra itaiion works a con
stant iulluenco upon the bird to draw it
toward the earth, and the force of the
.stroke of its wings must be enough,
ami a little more than enough to over
come this force of gravity. In so do
ing the weight of the body act.-, as a
fulcrum, or in other words, gives it
something to push against, and help it.
when it litis gained momentum, to sail
along without any efl'ort. except that ex
pended in keeping the wings stretched.
The amount of force used in Hying
is very great, much moie than is sup
posed. The constant beating of the air
necessary to keep the body from falling
to the ground is not all, the bird must
also be propelled forward. The muscu
lar force expended by humming-birds
and other birds whose wings move
rapidly must, be enormous. Anumc
who has watched a heron knows that
thev move their wings slowly, and yet
they will liud, to their .surprise, that if
the wing-beats arecoiuited they amount
to I'.'O to l.'iO strokes :i minute. A hum
mer's wings move so fast that they inn
not be seen, only a blur at each side of
its body is noticeable, and the number
of beats per minute is iuconcci vnble
representing :i wonderful expenditure
of force ami onergs .
The duke of ArgH, in a very enter
taining chapter out lied "Contrivance u
iS'eces.siti ." speaks of a bird's wings
ami tin1 mechanism of Might in these
words: "No more beautiful example
can be found, even in tlie wide domain
of animal mechanics., none of which
we can trace more clearly, loo. the
mode and method in which laws, the
most vigorous and ex: ct. are used :us
the supple instruments of purpose."
The construction of tin; wing; and
'the b.rd's delicate and expert Use of it
are a very interesting subject, and have
formed the basis of all attempts of
mini to construct a device for naviga
ting the air.
There are things about a wing which
would be very hard to imitate in any
piece of machinery. In the lirst place,
the wing must be of sulUoienl surface
and supplied with sullicient muscular
forces fto that its strokes upon the air
will be able to counteract the force of
gravity drawing the body to the earth,
but it. would seem that tlie upward
stroke would neutral'e this completely,
just as, if, in rowing a boat, the oar
should be kept in the water as it recov
ered for a fresh stroke. The wing,
however, is so contrived that the mini
mum of resistance, is encountered. The
feathers of the wing underlie each oth
er so that during the downward beat
these feathers are forced to lie togeth
er, thereby preventing the air from
passing through, as the vane of ono
feather lies against the shaft of tho
next, but during tin; upper beat these
are all opened like wo many valves, al
lowing free passage of the air and not
obstructing the yving-
Jles des this the general shape of the
wing facilitates tlie motion. All wings
are concave below and rounding above.
During the downward blow the air is
collected and oilers resistance, and dur
ing the reverse the air Hows oil' the up
per side, very well illustrated by any
one who is in a strong wind with an
umbrella. The wind will roll oil' the
upper side easy enough, but turn aud
hold the concave idc to tliu blast
aud it Is nearly pulled out of the hand.
This then will account for the ability
of the bird to keep rising, but does not
explain tho forward motion. A wing,
as is well known, is comnosed of long
leathers fastened to the skin or bone in
the front of the wing, and at liberty be
hind. As tho bird strikes, the air can
not escape through the wing, nor In
front, as it meets tliere with the linn re
sistance of the bone, so the only place
it has is at the back of the wing, turn
ing the feathers up a little there and
giviug a forward iuiplitse to the body
very much as the wind does which is
blowing in a quartering direction upon
the sail of a bout, or better still upon
a kite. The kilo must be held in posi
tion by a string, and the weight of tho
bird's body takes tho plnco of the
string. Then the wings be.ng moved
at the proper angle the bird is able to
ascend, descend or move forward.
The phenomenon of soaring is done
by the same inoehauism. That is, by a
delicate holding of the wings at the pre
cise angle necessary to keep the body
moving,
It is impossible for a bird to remain
stationary in u perfeellv Mill air with
out some motion of tun wingr. Tito
observation U frequently iniule, o-
peci-dli of sc. i 1 ii, that thev enn
stand si ill 1'ispend ! n the an- during
the stdV-st k ml " a wind Tire oc
casions siirjiris". uh r.'.is the fact is
that the stronger the w ml ibe better
the bird can oar, as it then litis no
motion whatever to make, but simply
to trim tlie wing to the variations in
tlie velocity of the wind, but it also
follow-! that in -oaring the stronger the
wind the slower i (be b rd's progress.
becaue they must got their forward
motion by Hopping the wing-, and the
momentum thus acquired impeded
bv the gale. Oceanic birds can regain
velocity by so altering the angle that
thev rise in the air. and then sit I rapid
It down toward the sea. This motion
is grace itself, nnd excites the envy and
admiration of all beholders.
A Thrilling- letter.
The following letter, thrilling in
every detail, was written by an Arkan
saw legislator and was addressed to a
friend.
".My Dear llcntv: You know when
I left Hominy Point I was .sorter nerv
ous about how 1 wa going to act down
here 'inong the big-bugs- bavin' never
been no place but lames' sto' tin' S lu
mens' mill, but 1 ani gcttitr tin hang o'
things putty well down here. At fust
1 thought that 1 would git run over by
the wngiiis but am all right yit fur only
one o' them struck me an' as you know
yourself, no .slouch o a wagin ken down
me. I soe the go 'tier nearly every day.
an' he .speak to me right along jot
like he would the secretary o' state,
but he is sorter citrus in his notions.
I'll tell you why. 'Tother day Ab.
Ciraves sent me a pet 'coon. 'Now,'
thinks 1, -this here 'coon will make me
solid with the governor.' so 1 tuk the
animal up to the zeckative chamber,
(tovernor,' said I. 'allow me to present
you with a 'coon.' He looked at me
sorter curious and 'lowed that he wishl
I'd take that thing out doors. I
thought that he was jokin' an was
about to put the "coon on his eekative
table when in rushed a dog that be
longed to the judge o' the supreme
cou't. The dog grabbed the coon an'
the 'coon nailed the dog an' right then
an' thar they had it. You know yo'self
that the dog what can whup ti coon
ain't no slouch. Well, sir. 1 never
seed seeh a row, an' 'fore 1 could say
.lack Robinson they bail dun turned
over a jug o' ink an' had spattered tho
governor in a shameful manner. It,
was a long time 'fore peace was re
stored. Tlie governor didn't peer to
like it much, for he told mo that if I
didn't take the 'coon away he would
make it one hundred aud Iweutv in the
shade for both of us. This is what a
man gets by trying to curry favor witli
high livers.
"I made my Hr-t speech the other
day. When I got up I gun to talk
about the road law. but I'll be hanged
if 1 know what 1 talked about 'fore I
sot down. Every fool feller in tlie house
commenced to iriggle an' the speaker
mauled with his mallei, an' down 1
went. 1 got up an' 'ginilcr walk about,
an' tho fellers retired. Ever' tune I'd
turn around .somebody would yell. Air
tor while I diskivered thai some feller
had pinned a long red rag on my coat
tail. 1 despise a tool.
1 vvush von could see how thev cook
meat down here. Thev take a piece o'
beef, an,' stead o' puttin' it in a skillet
with a lot o hog grease thev put it on
a hot iron an' scorch i. Some folks
never will be oi ihod no how vpu can
llx it. If you ever come down ihis way
Iran into the legislature an' see me.
Sav. I vvush von would send nie a oung
fox. tin' blamed if 1 don't ketch tlie
governor y t. Let me tell ion that a
man is foolin' w th a good one when he
loois with me. Arktiiisttw Iriyicr
Child-.M tinier in England.
Child-murder litis long been tin irre
pressible crime m this country, aud,
although faint attempts are from time
to time made to prevent tho wholesale
massacre of innocents that is ever going
on in our midst, such efforts have as vet
proved futile in checking to any appro
oiablo extent this horrible enormity
Tho coolness displayed by the murder
ers in disposing of the remains of t heir
little victims is really remarkable. Yes
terday an inquest was held in Camden
town on the body of an infant thai, had
been left in an omnibus. A woman,
"decently dressed," got into the omul
bus, carrying a parcel. After traveling
a short distance she quitted t lie vehicle
leaving the pateel behind her. On its
being opened it was found to contain
tlie dead body of a baby. There was
no doubt that the child, a girl, had been
murdered, for according to the medical
evidence lis "death resulted from still'o
cation ctiused by violence." The jurv
returned the usual verdict of willful
murder against some person or per
sons unknown, and, although the police
will no doubt make a few inquiries with
a view of lindlng the woman referred
to, it may be taken for granted thai
nothing more will be heard of the mat
ter. Incidents of this nature are so fre
quent that they now attract no merlons
attention. fit'. Jt'icx'ii (itrette.
Who Would Have It,
Mr. .Jags and .Air. digs woro talking
about religious matters.
"It is a great pity that Noah's Ark
could not havo been preserved," said
Mr. digs. "U would have materially
asslsti'ifm educating tho inas.es in re
ligion." I don't know about that," replied
Mr. Jugs. "If it were in existence
Barnuni would have it."
"Yes. I suppose mi." mused Cugs,
"Either Harnuni or the United States
N a vy. ' ' Merrh nut Tra vdc r.
I,c!irnli:if to he u .Journalist.
There's a young man starting in
the wrong way to attain suocos in his
chosen line,"
"The one who is talking so oarnastlv
to the corpulent man in the white hat. '
"What is hi professionr"'
"A journal;!. lie is practicing the
introductory plnuos of It now."
"How 80?"
"Ho is Irving In borrow llfty eotn,"
Xuttaiutl IIVoWv
AN ELOQUENT SERMON.
A ( oloreil Divine Vrenchc About
i:nrtintinlicM, ( hlekeox, nnd
"Water-million-."
The colored Method sts are holding
their annual canip-ineeting just outsido
of Washington, and a novel and i'lter
csting sight it is to north-rn eves.
Nothing like it can lie seen north ol
.lnon and Dixon's line. To-dav there
Were probably three thousand persons
present, with a sprinkling of white p o
ple who have been drawn there by
curiosity. There tire numerous shant ei
on the ground surrounding a large tent
in wh ch .sc viecs are held till day and
frequently all nigh'. The arrange
ment of t In seats is not peculiar. AI
one end there is a pulpit built high in
the air. Directly in front of this square
space is left open, with the seats sur
rounding it on three sides. To-day
was the great day of the meeting. It:
the pulpit were half a doen colorei'
divines eacli of whom discoursed sonu
wonderful theology to the worshippers-.
An aged colored parson with white
wool and beard appeared to be tha
conductor of the exercises. He preach,
ed, and what a sermon it was! Start
it'.g oil' with the earthquake, he wound
up with some very pertinent remarks
upon the evils of chicken-stealing,
which caused quite a number of the
brethren to roll their eyes in tiH'eeied
amazement anil innocence.
The preacher .said in the course of his
remarks on the earthquake: "Now,
brudders and sisters, ver all know what
an earthquake am. Ver think yir do,
but yer don't. There ain't a man ct
woman here what can't 'splain just
what caused do ole earth tor shake w d
de wrath of (Sod. I've studied dis ques
tion, and I've found out dat de middle
of de earth is red hot. De winter am
cotnin' wid de cold and consequently de
crust of de earth is gett.n' cooled an'
breaks just like yer sometimes sees do
ice on or frosty niawnin'. Earthquakes
is (iod's medicine for a wicked world.
Now. mind yer. I don't say dat Charles
ton is wickeder dan Washington, but
lore's been soniethiii, goin' on down
dere dat perhaps I Sod only knows. A
man what goes out. at night and steals
his neighbor's chickens and 'propriates
his ripest and biggest watermillion.s on
Saturday night and then comes into
church of a Sunday and hollers louder
than everybody else and dodges de con
tribution hat att't got no relig on. He's
got chickens and watermillions. but he
an't got no religion. You can't fool
(Jod. He knows everything. He tells
us that lie will separate de goats from
de lambs, but you can't tell a chicken
thief 'less you coteh linn in de net. Dis
earthquake business isn't, stooped yet.
Wo have got to gel (Iod's ear an' pray;
ditt's de only way we can keep de earth
from quivering.
"Now, some of you think (hat (Jod
litis forgotten Washington, but it's de
biggest mistake of your lives. He just
gave us a little shock last week so as to
forewarn us of what lie is going to do.
He means to give .sinners one more
chance, and if they don't come to Hun
and be saved they must, take de conse
quences. When de tinus comes He w.ll
be able to lake care of His own. De
man wid feathers on his person just
picked from his neighbors chickens
won't be able to deceive D in by veil n'
'hallelujah' tin' all de other words by
wh cli we irlorifv de Savior. No, sir;
he'll be set, aparl wid de goats, nebet
more to be saved. De hat will now he
passed, an' 1 hope dat dis time d" usual
rush for de M'rcshiiicnt Mauds will be
postponed until after everybody has
given something to de cause." This
was said in a loud voice, but the hist
remark created .something of a stam
pede in the back of the tent t;ktiitj
Cun Cor. Iloston Traveller.
He 1 1 it; I to Lie, Too.
Ho (limbed three pairs of stairs to
get to an insurance olllce on (Jriswold
street, and as he came face to face with
the occupant, lie said:
"1 believe you are Mr. Wank?"
"Yes, sir."
"You came down on a Michigan
a'venue car about half past 8 o'clock
this morning?"
"I did. sir."
"So did I. We were all talking
about the earthquake. 1 stated to tho
occupants of the car, and you worn
one, that the shock jarred all the glass
chandeliers in my residence, and threw
down a bust of Patrick Henry which
stood on a bracket."
"I remember your stntement very
clearly."
"And I added that my ormolu clock
.stopped dead still, and" a $ 100 mirror
in my parlor was cracked across."
"Yes Von did."
"Well, sir, I havo como up to tell
you that 1 live in a routed house and
have none of the articles moutioiied. 1
burn kerosene in two lamps in nlaco
of glass chandeliers. If Patrick Henry
busts were selling for a dime up ceo
1 couldn't buy one, and the out) ormolu
clock I have came from the dolinr
store. Tho $100 mirror was all in my
eye."
Whnt on onith possessed you to
toll such u story i"'
"Well, yotl were all bragging about tho
oarthqiiake nnd how your piano
danced around and your hilvorwui'o
rattled and your .o00 vases fell down,
and I felt that I must l.e or be degrad
ed in your estimation. 1 deeply regret
my woakness, and havo conio to bog
your forgiveness."
"I'll forgive you,"
Thanks! After this, if a cyclono
to urs, or wo have a Hood or earth
quake, bo careful about the .statements
you make in a crowd. You don't know
to what you may drivo Innocent 111011."
He wool away with Ids hat In hi?
hand, ami tho other fell luto a deep
reverie aud failed to heir tlie kno k ol
the man who wanted a quarter to help
him reach Sandusky aud his dying wife.
Detroit Free has.
A Young Financier,
A young lad who is away from Ida
paternal and maternal nost wrote honiu
to his mother tho other day: "Dear
Ma: PIcumi send Hie two llbh-hooks
and my (ops nnd some cake. Send
them In a letter and It won't cojt
much," Iloston Kews.
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