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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-30

The citizens Of Muscatine voted this
week on the question Of Z loan Of 5000,
900 to the Galesburg and Muscatine
Railroad. The following was the vote.
For the loan 375; aginst it, 20! The
Mayor was at once authorized to issue
bonds to that amount. This shows that
the citizens Of Muscatine are wide awake
to their own interest We can perhaps
easier make lone of $500, 900 to assist
Railroad projects, than Muscatine can
$500, 900. Shall we sleep, while Musca-
tine is awake, active and liberal, in push
ing forward work that will not more to
her prosperity than the Cedar Valley
Railroad to US? Let US this day week
vote through the loan of $500, 900, and
open an iron river of trade and travel in
to the heart Of Cedar Valley.-Dav. Ga
zctte.
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In addition to the alarming intelli-
eepce Of short crops from the sugar proda-
cling Islands, and the monoPoli.ing ope..
r.rious Of sugar spectators in Al parts o.
the globe where sugar is to be found, We
have the still further discouraging news
that the French Credit Aobilier Is about
to purchase up all the best sugar estates
in the Island Of Cuba. If that man.
moth company should succeed in getting
possession of the sugar plantation Of the
aQueen Of the Antilles" We may - well
give up all hope Of ever again returning
to the days Of cheap sugar, and it would
be a. well for every housskeePer to see
where teaspoonal Of swcetning can be
dispensed with.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-30
Indian Victory In Florida.


The Tampa CHA Rsninsxlar Of the 9th
inst. giver the following account Of an
attack on the United States troops BY the
Indians:
Two detachmeats, numbering in all
about twenty men, from companies B and
+, 9th Infantry, under command Of =
non-commissioned officer, were left in
charge Of boats, stores, &C., At Palm Grove
while the main body of the troops that
had been operating in that quarter were
withdrawn. While ten men were pro-
curing water from = well, they were cut
off from camp, and fred on by a large
body Of Indians, who were led on by .
negro. Privates Silica, company b, and
and Springer, company Il, were killed;
privates Haur company d, slightly woun
ded. The bodies Of Siler and Springer
were found and buried by Lieut.. Hill
They were scalped, whipped and indecent
ly mutilated. On the LIST, Lieut.. john
son, with six men, met and attacked .
bout twenty Indians. After sustaining
the loss Of one man, he withdrew. 1t il
rumored that Michael Swicord was the
man killed, and that the Indians secured
his gun md about Eve rounds Of amuni-
ton.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-30

c. l. l. N. r. R-Durirg the pas,
week 1888 rails arrived here by Lake for
the above road, the most Of which has
already gone forward to Clinton. This
will be quite sufficient to finish the track
to De Witt, besides putting down all ne
cessary side tracks. The work of track.
laying will be resumed Immediately, and
that De Witt will be reached probably
within week.-De~,. Press.
The Iron mentioned above has reached
Clinton, and will be laid down iu very
short time. This will put the road in
complete order to De Witt, including side
tracks, etc. The road west of De Wits
reported as being in fourishing con-
dition, and contractor informs us that
he thinks the road will be completed to
Cedar Rapids during the present year
Citation Herald.
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The Plow, the Press and the Yankee
go hitched together around the world,
when the last makes "claim," he strait.
way goes to guiding the FIRST and setting
up the second, and village, town, and
. State rise successfully around him, and
railroads reach their busy fingers towards
the Pacific.
A Mormon Elder Killed.
ST. LOUIS, May 25.-Pratt, a Mormon
elder was killed on the 9Th near Van Blu
rem, Arkansas, by Hector Mclean, whose
wife Pratt had seduced.
9-An old lady in Connecticut Is COL
Letting all the political papers she can
lay her hands on to make SOAP of. She
says "they are desput sight better than
ashes-they arc most as good a clear
LIKw
Hon. Humphrey Marshall Of Kentucky
got into fight with . democrat" in
Henry County, that State, some DAYS
since, and was soundly logged. He is .
Know Nothing, and politics was At tho
bottom Of the "scrimmage."
Gen. Harvey passed through St. Louis
last week, on his way to Kansas, where he
takes command Of the United States for
ces there.
Polygamy is allowed in New leland
but the head wife is the only one Who is
allowed to commit suicide when the hus.
band dies. The other wives are denied
this privilege.
An invention called the "automaton
Post-otilce clerk was recently patented
in France. 1t takes the letter as il il
deposited in the Office, prints the date,
cancels the postage stamp, and losses il
ready for mailing, into tho receptacle
provided.
The late Legislature Of Nebra.k, "a
pealed the entire criminal code Of the
Territory. No law is now recognized
there but which is dispensed by Judge
Mr.. Brownson, the ablcst Catholic
Journalist in tho world, dissents from
Judge fancy in the bred Scott decision
lie says the Judge forgot the teachings
Of hi: religion (Catholio) when he made
thatdcoision, and quotes from Popes Greg.
DRY VII, and Alexander III, 10 prove
that equality Of al men is the doctrine Of
tho Catholic Church.
A corn broker At Chicago made l,.t
week, on the sale Of $1,000 bushels Of
corn, just va 900 cash. Another broker
had contracted to deliver 100000 bush.
els OF corn, on the opening Of navigation.
At 4sc. lie "sold short" that is, he BET
on the price Of corn at this period Ia
lost as corn was bringing 63c. He
hadn't tho odd &c, 900 to fork and con.
se1uently h"se1 = Dn~.pou co-er,
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a friend recently from Kansas inform,
US that day or two before his departure
the Wyandotte Indians around Quindaro
subscribed and paid soven hundred and
nifty dollars for the erection Of Z new
church in that place. This amount wa,
all obtained in one day and without anv
special effort. The Wyandotts removed
from northernsOhio to their present 10.
cation in 1871. They are now all citi,ens
OF the United States, and occupy the
most valuable tract Of land in Kansas
Some OF their farms would do credit to
any county in the West.--CAi. Tribune
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VOW that the city Of Davenport i.
about to put its shoulder to the wheel in
good earnest, to dxize on the railroad "a
1rfsops and arc determined to make Du.
rant the cooneeting point, it will, q
course, make that place . very desir.bl.
location. Durans 10 splendidly situated
On . high rolling prairie-a healthy To-
ess'on-~ith commanding view of the
surrounding country. 1t already con-
sa'ns several stores and other bushes,
houses, manufactures, two large church
-, etc
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We have dates from Mexico to the 5th
inst. There is no official information OF
the execution of Col. Crabb and his Gill;
busters, bnt the former accounts of the
utter rout of the invaders are confirmed.
Orders had been issued to bring the pris.
oners to Mexico for trial, and Il was be-
lieved to be the intention to clear them
if possible. Letters say that 500 moro
fillibusters mad enterd Arizona, and were
encamped in the region OF Tueston.
Another conspiracy to revolutionise
Mexico was discovered on the 29tn ult.
This plan was to seize the person Of Pres.
ident Comonfort and then attack the city.
Capt. Noguerra, aprotegc of Comonfort' 5,
was to plunge the dagger into his patron .
breast, and his death was to be the sig
nal Of the attack The ringleaders in
this conspiracy had all been arrested, and
it was rumored that they would be be-
headed. Others had also been arrested,
said to be concerned in the affair. 1t
was reported that ex-Miuister Aquilar
was implicated.
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Expcdition ffon NAn Francisco 70 aSd Gen
walker.


WASHINGTON, Friday, May q, 1857.
Private advices we're received here
from California by the last steamer, sta.
ting that the clipper ship Ocean Bird Bird
had sailed from San Francisco for San
Juan del Sur, with 293 men well officer
ed, equipped and provisioned, to aid Gen
Walker. Considerable excitement pre-
walls in San Francisco and the Cilafor-
mans we're determined to take forcible
possession Of Nicaragua route, TO insure
the safety Of its travel and the transit OF
its treasure. Whether Walker was
whipped out" or not, they are determin-
ed that Costa Ricans shall not hold pos
session of the right or way to their ex-
clusion. l am informed that similar
movement is being made in our South
ern States, and that demonstration will
also be made in New York. In . short
period We may look consequently for i'm
portant developments.
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G II l. Nc VS.!


In another column win Be- found the
seton Of the Council Of the City Of Dav-
export. submitting to . vote Of the people
Of that City, . proposition 70 subscribe
$4,000 to build road up the Cedar
Valley.
sS5O,0O0! This will make the COM
pletlon Of this road certainty. And
anding tho action of the Council Of Dav-
export in this behalf 10 evidence that the
d. & n. Co., are now ready 70 push for
ward this Road. The good time i near
~ hand. Let a. rejoice.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-30

~ We learn, by a gentleman from
boonsborough, that there is not church
or school house in that place. Query
" ouid 1t be good place to start a pa.
per,-Er.
It Will be remembered that thi, same
boonsborough in Boon Co., went Demo.
cratic almost to man, a. the last cleo ton
something significant in that,
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-30

There was fine sport in Povincetown,
one day last week, pursuing 6n-back
whales; two were harpooned and captured,
but the rapid movement of these whales
does not allow them to be taken in great
numbers, except by the bomb lance. A
whale that had vsnturcd us far south as
Sandy Hook, N. T., was captured by a
schooner, on Friday last, and will be "a :
ken up tn the city on exhibition.
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pUBLlC Notice 10 hereby given that he t's
i OF Birsley and Latham has this 6sy hesl
dissolved BY Mutual Consent, and that sll rI,lns
And demands due said nrm will be In the bsnts
OF John H Bireley. for collection: he viii tiers.
aner carry ON business q the old stand.
Persons indebted are notiHed 70 come fsrvard
And settle up - money 10 worth ) per cs, ys'
Month. Ioh. n BlRFIEY
March lth, 81. 81 nc. LA1HAG
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Exchange Once.
Wa y. ruthiil, pe.i. !, r,.,.
Lrnd Agencies.
a.. NM General LaAA Aeeds.
Surveyor 4 Land Aheut.
wan. 49,. Insurance Agency.
lows State Ma.u. cl.eT q. q sns q. The
a Wa !. s szIs:; 5 IS: 80:
Ja0ss ~. Dasisy.
Physicians L Surgeons.
SAnes g: Turner. SCOTT . oev..
All SIa.ssss, J. snitA. aoehest.r.
fsnaasnsly LesaseA Ds.sis
Painting, Of al kinds We ~
W nanl. Harrass
John II. Birslsy
Tailosiag.
c..sd L \ G;1;, Manufacturer and Dealer.
I k'i s:s e:;1 !. I btu .:"'. "a, !:
Dealer . Rsady made CIsahins
DRY eoodA oroasrsss Bic.
k..s c. ss.4a. 4s,.,, General Dealer.
C.,. do
= oALDe CO., Groceries a w~na..
DsagxlstA
Gi,hn1 Drueer. Groceries Notion. E,h
'"osrs o Go. do do A. n'o'
Furniture I u-pholsery.
wm. BAaLsr, N,,,,.....
ba"wn SHAKEN, A. '''sr " pss'"@
1s"v~s 4 Tia Wsr.
'h''"' Asaasae%u-sr a r..,.r
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Farms for 9ale

Farms for Sale,
VI % acres, in Iowa township, for sale, there
u house. and some 10 acres broke and unS.,
fence, ID acres II Timber. ~''
4, 81 ns.fS Acaes d a,ss elaM PaAsstp iesA s,,,...
ro.a'as sssh u Ossos 0aovs, aud 1: ~soS
AZ -Eseasy Asass u RAaass, ana r,r,., 49,.
49, DAn k!vsA. two mike sosth aocsssYss - ~
some caring doss Pr. l7k par see sss
ALso-A GREAT BARGAIN
,mAAGO . STOCK PAIN.
:. FROG 81 hi. a. M 49,. ,...,
49, ~ .Asnss LAne, serss Of rpNDfk ~ n
I'd ~ -. ssa ,As sssve % ss.ss is UsIAurs
wa plenty Of vss1 and v-ts- q heed - 'ossssss
Enquire Of WELLS SpICrp.
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NOTICE TO TRAyEI FRS
&AAa Es
Chicago lswa 1 Nebraska h. 3.
0Doa - ARss' Orssx, ~ milos ~ -, ~.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER

On aad alssr Monday April 1-th, sa8 as,s 49,,
nseiee, passenga fraias wiu rsA - fouo.s;
Leave Clinton at se's al
Arrives q Ames' Crs&h ie&a
Leaves Ames' Creeh
Arrives q Citation A.c
Passenger taking Ne . 4. II. train eoanss< diva.
with Seasss tor Dewitt, As9uoksta, rptoa aaa Tenn.
All haggage destined for Clinton, or ESD 81, n
received . 4Hiten sad delivered Free Of .axrN
Freight TsAias leave daily.
n. SMITH, Rag I s,,,st
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COMNIssIONER,e SALE.

NOTICE, 10 hereby given that there viii 10 u
posed for sale 1t the Court House. door In rPssr
Cedar County. Iowa, on Monday. the 18Th s,y q
May. A. d. 1887. Che following described Tract a.
laAd, 70 wit: tho North West quarter 81 sssts,
No. sixteenil Township 81, Range 4. wc,' al IN
oth 7. \ upon the following terms, % ~is. srs
half Of the purchase money cash in hand. sst the
balance IN ono year 1t ten per cent per sAsss
second BY note and mortgage o. said land.
Dated April, 74th 1887 DAVIS MO AN,
Comr sslassg
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NEW YORK, Nav Q

-, :, ' wv 1HHy ~.
Flour dull and common grades lower.
Sales at 6,40a9, so for entire range of
grades. Wheat--Spring, l,45; Red
Winter, 1862. Corn 90@9lc; Oats, so
n,6lc.
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Coanty Republican Coovention.
The Republicans Of Cedar County viii meet in
Mass Convention, 1t Ne Court Houss. il Tipton'
on Saturday. the 77th day Of juno. 1851, 70 nomi
nate Candidates for the &c cral Offices thas srs 10
b dlled a. the August election
By order OF the Committee.
J. W. CATTELT. Chm
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- Our friends Who may need anythiag In the
way Of Clothing or Furnishing Goods will find II
to their advantage to 80 directly 70 the establish
ment of CAsAD 4 GILMORE, where they win ind y
all Of the Latest Styles
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GREAT BARGAINS

A ERA FOR SALE ten miles east N-n
"A Upton, on the Davenport rosd, nesr pst
ton Grove. containing So acres; IS OF vh,h ~
GOOD timber; $50 under fence. with 30 &cres 81
tame mead v. . nice young orchard Of l3b herr
ing trees; . new frame house with ten rooms ssi
good cellar A good frame barn good 1sll 81
water at the barn. and one st the house COED
stock water on the place.
:, A good brick House and small frsns i~s
ing with two Lots, on the corner south of The
Birely House, and on the same 10 good s;abF:as
for eight head OF horses.
Two lots on corner west Of Rirsly House With
good frame Blacksmith Shop. and good frasas
dwelling. Is by IS: three rooms.
Also. 81 head Of cattle. some ten or twelve yok'
OF work Cattle All Of the above property car ~
purchased on the most reasonable terms sy sai
mig on either J. H. BIRELEY.
ol-u II. c. PIATT. or \. nEWrIf.
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Hon. D. K. Carter and Gen. Andrevs
both OF Cleveland. Az. retained nv the
plaintiff. ~
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Opsro0tyDs.
Owing TO the inpassaale state Of the roads and
the entresties Of our friends we have consented
TO remain One Week longer with our Car. Per.
sons wishing ikencsses Of themselves will do vel,
to give rs call Those that have had pictures
taken and have not taken them from the Car will
please call and get them before We leave. Per,ons
indebted for Pictures will piease call sad settle.
May 3oth. MAXSON 4 SIMMONS
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MANNY,s REAPER 1 MOWER.

THE Subscribers are the agents for Csoss ~
i for the sale OF these
Celehsated Machines
which are confessed 10 be the bea, eonersa ..
chine patented. having taken premium ever sv.
~ other. Farmers wishing to purchase sbea!s
send 10 their orders early, q the supply viii b
limited. NOURSE 4 vIfLH
I6 3m. Corner Of Rock Island and Fron, q.
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DIsNOLy.TTON NOTICE.

!, me 20 partnership heretofore existng h.t~sr'
snc undersignsd, trading under the Ann OF Riaa
Oar1eys 10 Dissolved BY mutual consent
RYAN 4 EARLE
The Business will BE- continued At the Old sts-'
.orner Front and Main Streets. by r.. Graham
4 J. H. Farley, under tho firm Of Graham 4
farley, who win pay oil debts due by aud re>Nirs
NJ moneys due 20 the Arm Of RYAN + Ear.
navsnrat iowa. April 9Th. isJ.
70 GGAHsNd eARLb,
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Cedar District Coast, April Tern. 1857.
Catherine Aofnts II sl)
- fHa'io.

Alexander Mofitt and william Ir~fss ks-I-
defendants in the above entitled cause, xho ls'.
been returned "not found" are hereby seti.A
that on the 18th day OF May, 1885, the said Sisis
tis filed their petition in the ONCE OF the Cle'i sf
the District Court in Cedar County, their p.tises
for the Partition Of the following described reel
Sc Of Section II, the NV offs 81 Of Sc 10,
II; the Of the \. = 4 and the NV / Of S II
Section Ii; and the n " offs OF section IL
all In Township 81, kange &-West: All Ia. NJ
less you appear and answer thereto. on or e.fors
the morning Of the second day Of tie Aext tern q
said Court, which term will commence or the sc
ond Monday in September. A. L. lsII. a teaas
will be entered against you. and . judgmss, RS
dered against you thereon, with costa
SAYr1 forEo, SlIELDOS y. Young.
lSwl Attys for Pin'A Clerk Of plsL Csart
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61ATE OF IOWA,
CEDAR COUNTY.
To whom IL may soassru.
NOTICE u hereby given thas the chisssv, Acss
IN and Nebraska Railroad have located shs lie
Of its road over and across the south vest @rsn
ter Of the south west quarter OF section rssus.
eight township Eiyhty-two. range ons ssss ahA
principal meridian.
The owner Of said tract 10 uuknovn - the ~.
GERS Of said railroad company, bat II 10 Ssl..rsi
that said ownsr 10 non resident OF this S.sA Tss
notice 10 given In order that proceedings nay ;.
had for the assessment Of damages oces-iosei T.
the location 81 said line ~ Aforesaid, ~ 10 PIE
vided BY the laws OF the State Of lows.
CuIcAso, lSvA AID ksBRAsEA kAiLAaiS
- ~ Attorney,
April H. 1887. y. b. 1AKH
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Land Agency.
~S~~~~~ e@s
81. q. PIATT.
Attorney and 0ouassllor q Law.
1eAA Estate Broker aAA General Ia>A
AGENT
hAf1VHsI VIVA. oMss n tAs oeur Hsuss
4 STOCK FARM RoR SALp.
nrst quality, mo. A" stock farm, eootaip.
Prairie Land-The sw Dr. Of See. II. n o. Nv
Aso-Ths - qr Of ne or Of Sec. Il tn -. RI =.
Also,-Ths hf ofse qr Of Sec, Ia, tp g.. rsw.
Aao-Ihe nv ar ofsee. .. tp sl,r1v contain.
iAG leo AcrcA
Aso-A number Of Town Lots In Tiptoa eAesp
II. c. PIATT. Agent
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Qipton Aobtrtis.r.


~Do not forget to attend the Auc-
ton Of Household Furniture and Farm.
ing implements, 1t the residence Of John
Il. Starr, to-day, At one o clock P. NJ.
e ~ 4 q ~
The Placer herald., 1857-09-05
Cough on Water.

"Water! oh, bright, beautiful water for
me-! Water! Heaven gifted-earth blessing
flower loving water! 1t was the drink Of
Adam in the purity of his Eden home--it
mrrored back the beauty of Eve in her un-
blrshing toilet-it wakens to life again the
crushed and fading fower~-it cools, oh
how gratefully! the parchcd tongue of the
feverished inyalid-it falls down to us in
pleasant showers from its home with the
olttering stars--it descends to us in feathery
storms of snow-it smiles in glttering dew
drops at the glad birth of mornng-it
clusters in great tear drops at night over
the graves of those we loye-is name is
wreathed in strange bright coors, by the
sunset cloud-its name is breathed by the
dying soldier, far away on the torrid field
of battle-it paints old forts and turrets
from a gorgeous easel upon your winter
window-it cings upon the branches of
trees in frostwork of delicate beauty-it
dwes in the icicle-it lives in the noun
tain glacer-it forms the vapcry ground
work upon which God paints the rainbow
it gushes in pearly streams from the
gentle hillside it makes glad the sun
vaes--it murmurs cheerful songs in the ear
of the humble cottager-it answers back
the smiles OF happy chiIdren-it kisses the
pure cheek of the water liy-it wanders
like a vein of molten silver away, away to
the distant sea-oh! bright, beautiful, health
inspiring, heart-g laddening water! Erery-
where around us dwelleth thy meek presence
twin angel sister of all that is good
and precious herein the wild forest-on
the grassy -slumbering in the bosom
of the lonely mountain-sailing with view
less wings through the humid air=-hoating
over us in curtains OF more than regal
splendor home Of the healing angel when
his wings bend to the woes Of this fallen
world"-
''Oh. water for me, bright water for me!
And wine for the tremulOus debauchee'
The Placer herald., 1857-09-05
''Oh, water for me. bright water for me!
And wine for the tremulOus debauchee!"
A Revolutionary Cannon-Ball Unexpect.
edly Fired.

In Norfolk, Virginia on the afternoon of
the second Of July, certain persons who were
mindful OF what was due to that proper cele.
bration Of independence Day. came to the
conclusion to clean out an old cannon which
had been laying around ever since the Revo-
lut onary War, with view of preparing it for
the firing ola salute. After trying consd-
cradle length of time to clear it out from the
mnzze, and finding it impossible, they went
to work at the vent or touch-hole This was
soon opened, and by dint of perseverance the
dirt within the chamber was hauled cut by
thimbIes-full, till room enough was made to
pour in an ounce or two of gunpowder. The
piece was then prmed, and the matt h applied
when, ,1very much to their surprise, an un-
expectedly smart explos on took place from
the mouth of the piece, something whzzed
across the street, and there was crashing
of the wood in the door of the United Fire
Engine House opposite An investigation
showed respectable sized hole in the panel
Of the door, and inside an old sx-pound can
non-ball was found on the floor. The old
cannon had not been used since the time
when it was last loaded for the especial ben
eft of the British troops, seventy-seven years
ago, and the artllsrymen who then rammed
homo the ball little ex ected how many times
the grass would grow and wither again above
their graves before the missile should be dis.
charged. 1t was very appropriate that can
non loaded by the patriots Of 1878 should be
fred in commemoration Of their time honor
ed and glorious deeds.