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@'N ousT auo WucI ID OeSClneQ TO add greatly
to the comfort of railway travellers
The design Of Mr.. Salisbury is to furnish this
supply OF air By meansA Of series of tubes or
pipes, which may be made either of tin. iron or
zinc, and which are to be placed on the tor of
the; the cars extending the entire length of tho
tram and terminating in front, witfTsa funnel
shaped orihce, which is placed in front of the
amoke stack OF tho locomotive, and thus collects
the air in front Of the smoke and dust The
connection Of this metallic tube between each
ca car is made by means OF an elastic tube, mads,
OF canvass or India-rubber having within thems
wire springs and connected by couplings From
| the metallic tube there descends branch into
the front of each car, from which it is again
transmitted, by means Of similar branch placed
IN the rear of the cor, into the main tnbe again.
and thence to the next car and 30 on THROUGH,
the whole train.
AN lMruDEST BURaLAR.-The Mobile Atyer-
tiser of Friday says:-Our columns Yesterday
ana the day previous contained an adycrt,so.
Eient offering $50 reward for tho return of n
couple Of safe keys which were solen from Mr..
>: W. Cocnran's apartment few days ago.
Yesterday the Messrs Cochran received a we'll
written letter informing them whore the KEYS
could DC found and directing where the money
should be deposited, besides giving variety Of
information upon the art Of lock picking in
general, and Mr.. Cochran's lock in particular
On going to the spot designated the KEYS were
found, and immediately after Mr.. Cochran
handed over the money offered as reward to
the person designated by the burglar to receive
1t. The burglar assured Mr.. Cochran That he
had one before made attempt on his eafe
breaking key in the lock, and lie had KEYS
that would open his Office whenever he chose
to enter, and in short there was little in tho
way of lock picking that he vas not on adept
in. We hope the fellow may be caught and
Gagged.
During the last session of the Nashville Lce-
,siature, Judge Pepper. of tho seventh judicial
District, presented to Governor Johuson a fl re-
shovel, tho workmanship Of, his own bands
The Judge was blacksmith by trade We
presume he was good one as he makes an ex.
cellent Judge, to which Office he was reelected
by u heavy majority at the late election of judi
cial officers by the people. The shovel was ac-
in the executive Office at the capital Governor
johnson, whowas d nlailor Before he becsf
distinguished statesman aud politician return.
ed the compliment by cutting and making, with
his own bands, coat, which he presented to
Judge Pepper. -
11onmDLE AFrAIn.-The Charlottesville Adro-
cate has letter ffom Morgan County, KY, sta
Cured Mt Bloomington, in that county. Two
lawyers, named respectively Easily and Ha-
zc!rig. were rival candidates for the Office Of
Ecountys ttorney. During the canvass on the
day 6si0ro stated, Easily, in q speech to q
crowd Of the electors, declared that Hazelrig
was linr and had committed perjury 1mme.
diately dazelrig stepped up to tho stand, and
withoYE& word pointed revolver at his as-
sailsnt. discharged the contents into his head,
bloNAg cut his brains and causing instant
Fdeath. Hazelrig surrendered himself, was ex.
amincd and acquitted on the ground of justi.
fable homicide. '-tf@E.
RAn Roam Aco1Sssr:-Tho passenger train
upon the Greenville and Columbia Railroad met
with q severe accident On Tuesday evening
when within about seven miles of this place.
The Engine, Tender. Mail Car. and one plat
form, were thrown off tho track, and precpi-
tated down an embankment some seven feet
high, causing total wreck of the Engine, Ten.
der, and tho platform car, containing two car
riages belonging to passengers. The Mail Agent
aud n negro fireman were somewhat hurt. The
Engineer, MrJ. B. Edwards, Hiiraoulously es-'
capped uniniurcd. - None Of tile passengers werer
harmed, although some twenty-five were on
board The cause Of this accident was the
running over aud killing of two cows by the
engine GreensiRe Enter prtse; - O.
. SraASeE OocunnrNcE.--We understand that
man died in West Troy last Thursday eve-
ming. with dise4se strongly resembling chole-
ra, and his body, deposited in coffin, and fully
prepared for burial The remains were kept
friends of the deceased were engaged in hold.
ing wake over him, the supposed dead man
slowly recovered from tho state in which he
had so long lain. and actually arose from the
coffin, walked across tho floor, and requested
drink OF water, saying that he was very thirstyl
This comes to us from one Of the parties pres
.ent and we SEQ no reason to. doubt her state
:nent We further understand that tho man IL
coavalescent, and will recoysE-3Foy Times.
Boua4aDxEsr or; sAx. Jp4x.--Tho Illinois
brings intelligence that the sloop of.war Cy.
ane demanded satisfsctiof Of the authorities Of
tho American Milister. The. people ;resolntely
refused when the town was. bombnrded ON the