St. Mary's beacon., 1858-07-01

i CANINE SAsAcrrY.-On Sunday morning.
n son of Capt ID. ID. Clark, took his DOG. q
! large Newfoundland, TO Federal Hill fuR the
purpose of aflording him IN opportunity 20 ex.
ercise in the water He vent % the shore
where number Of boys were playing On ran
of spar timber. and one Of whom. named Hen
Ery WiIsnn, fell overheard and sunk 70 The bot
tom. aessruggls>i upward. but unfortunately
came mp under the logs, and an iron bnlt pre-
senting itself he seized hold Of that. The dog
was IN the raft at the time, and Immediately
plunged in after him, but did NOT succeed in
finding him. The greatest CONSERVATION tux
place among his playmates. and they gave him
up rs drowned, when the faithful Ding noticed
some air bubbling on the surface, and again
went 20 the bottom i'm search uf him. Affer o
| short time he again rise 70 the surface, having
hold OF the body Of the boy, but bad great diff
h-nity in Taking his hold from the iron bolt
which be ped for safety when he frst fell
in. He finally succeeded in raising and taking
him to the shore: sthough in the effort the Dig
badly biz and bruised his left ann. The lad,
some fourteen years OF age, was taken on the
shore, when q quantity Of water was elected
! from his stomach, after which he showed signs
of life. He SION revived sufficiently To he "a
ken 10 his home in Eutaw street, where he has
since almost entirely recovered. To the faith
fulness Of the dog "Bloomfeld' he owes the
preservation Of his life Such dog II worthy
60 be cherished, and should escape the deadly
drug being dealt out 10 his race.-Bdltimose
| San.
A PERHLous PosTTroS "To A MAN Up A
EsEE- Pie FreepOrs tIill Bulletin tells the
Mrs. Birmingham, wife of the master me-
chanic of the Galena and Chicago Union Rail-
road at this point, made very narrow escape
from drowning last week. It appears that che
was being conveyed by hired man to Pcca-
tonica. When they were within mile and
half of that point they were compelled to leave
their carriage and take TO beat, into which
they stepped with two gentlemen, who were
there waiting to be carried over. They had
rowed some distance, when a dog, which was
swimming alongside, put his paws upon che
side of the boat, upsetting it and precipitating
its occupants into about ten feet water
Two uf the men swan ashore. The other
succeeded in reaching q tree near by. up which
ne clambered Mrs. Birmingham, after sink
ing twice, was caught by the man in the tree,
and held until persons from shore came 20 thsir
relief, which was in about three quarters of an
hour The only injury Mira. II. sustained was
| the chatting Of her arms, in holding to the tree.
and severe cold. After the gentleman had Sc
cured his fuoting on the tree, lso found he had
a necklace in the shape of a rattleSnake. He
succeeded in releasing himself from his dam
gerous companion without injury.
One Of the gentlemen lost his wallet, con-
tanning over 500 in money, beside valuable
papers.
DEATH or JOIN O'CoSSELL.-The advices
by the Kangaroo announce the ,leath Of John
O'Cnnnell, second son Of the late Daniel o.
Connell, the Irish .'Libcratur," which took
Place near Dublin, on the oath ult., in cnnsc-
qnenee of severe attack Of bronchitis, con-
tracted by sitting "n damp seat in his garden.
The deceased was for many years prominently
known rs member Of the British Parliament.
and of the repeal party in Ireland, Of which
his father was the chief 4 few years ago he
retired from political life. abandoned the re-
peal agitation as impossible aud impolitic. and
accepted the lucrative Office Of Clerk on the
Hanaper in Ireland, which he held until bis
death. He was generally popular, and was
esteemed even by his warmest political oppo-
ncnts, for his private virtues, honorable con-
duct and independent character. Although
ne was ny no means gu hied to assume the
L!bcrator's mantle at the death of that great
Irishman, or TO become the leader of a party.
he was not deficient in talon. or cloquencr. and
was always listened to with respect in the
House of Commons. Mr. orc nncll has left
a widow and large family to lament his loss.
Burdock that the wife of a cnuntryman in the
Moscow district had given birth ~ 60 children
ut u confnements-four times four at one
birth, seven times three. and sixteen times
twins. In the year 1909. the Vienna newspa-
peers contained the following announcement
Maria Ann Helen, the wife Of a poor linen
weaver in Neulcrchcnfeld, 20 years married.
bore at eleven conhnements, 80 children-2S
living and dead 26 were males and 6 f.
males; all were begotten by one man, and
nursed by herself. She had at her last con-
finement three children, one living and too dead.
Her husband was twin, she herself one Of
| f:Mr. Her mother had produced 50 children.
| and died during confinement with twins
The greatest number Of children ever produced
at one birth appeare TO have been ak, oil of
whom were boys, and all dead The woman
who gave birth to them had been twice mar
ried, and had already given birth 10 A chill
dren during her first marriage, which lasted
% years, she bore q boys and girls, in her
second marriage, which lasted but three years.
she bore IA children, three at the first, FIVE at
the second, and six the third confinement.
| A BUHGLISo DrPLoMATIsT.-Lord Napier
does not seem to have cut his eye-teeth. We
Judge so from his intimate association with the
leaders of the Abolition party in this country.
His mission 10 TO the Government Of the United
States-to tho Executive portion Of t. His
duty 10 his Government 10 to render himself M
acceptable to and influential personally with
the Executive branch Of this Government a
possible. Yet he seems 70 overlook that point
of diplosnacy-of his business hsre-and. on
the contrary, to seek his friends, con6dants. a.
sociates, and, we presume. advisers, among
those VIGOROUSLY most hostile and least accep-
table TO the present Government Of the United
States. Thus, he u OF on On ostensibls coal
mine hunting tour, with his abolition bob-e
shelees, instead Of being in Washington now,
when the presence Of Her Majestyis Minister
accredited 70 this cauitai In more naeexxavv f,r