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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-16

rT,HE EVENING FRENCH COURSE AT THE COOPER
institute, by. NH. FABREGOU and OUDIN, instructors
ch department Of the Free Academy, will
Tuesday night Oct 49, and continue every Tuesday and FRI
pose MN. Fabregou and Oudin viii be 10 attendance at
r NJ afford the pupils the opportunity Of conyersng with
French before the regular lesson which will
O'Clock and last two hours Circulars at the
the desired have their registered Monday
early Tuesday evening.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29
From the Fredonia tchautauque CO.. Censor.

From the Fredonis (Chautanque Coz Censor.
An indian Captive-The Prisoner Es-I
capes on the Chiefs Horse.
Nv letter received from Nathan A. Os-
n,er who left this village year ago last
March. we learn that he had very narrow
escana from the Indians, while crossing the
Mains with train of provisions for Santa
Re New Mexico. Since leaving here he
has been in the employ of Government at
Fort Laramie, until the breaking out OF the
Iii .av..;.emens.. At Pixies Peak, when he,
IN .omnany with several others from the
Fort, started for the diggings. Having pc
come satisfied that there was not much
chance of getting rich there. Re hired out
90 a train going to the States for provisions
10 be taken TO New Mexico. 1t was on TINS
train he met with the adventure OF which
he speaks in the following extract from a
tletter dated Barclays Fort, New Mexico
August, 1859:
.sComing across the plains
met with quite an adventure with the In
aians. was sent out on horseback to Kill
| a batfalo. but did not meet with any until |
HAD ridden about fifteen miles, when found
! . drove of. should think, three hundred.
/ rode in among them, and, selecting COW
shot her with my revolver, and got OF my
horse 10 dress her. While engaged in tax
ipo off The hide, looked up aud saw thai
tmy horse was intently watching something
land as looked in the same direction dis
covered party of Indians, mounted com
IT, Down upon me like the wind. As soor
-" ,,av .,o, little nearer | saw ls was ,,
aS t''ey g. 60 ohes-the terror OF the
party OF Camane- lata To asesne. so
plains. Il was then too Tbev rod.
awaited my fate like soldier. -,
up, dismoun;ed, and surrounded me WIZ
the chief informed me that i was prison,
err. They did not tie me, but contenIeo
themselves with tying my borse, thinking
| suppose, that would not try to get away
l. was about sundown when they rode up
so after arranging things to suit themselves,
they went to cooking their supper out OF
my buffalo. Having got my eye on the
chiefs horse, knowing that he always rides
The best one, and thinking it about time toI
me to be going, l gradually worked my
way up to him. ! gotabout fifty yards be-
| fore they discovered me, when they all com
menced yelling some mounted their hors-
les, and the rest fred their arrows at me.
lone of W ich struck me in the knee, and l
haze the scar yet But l had the fastest
horse, and kept gaining on them, so that IN
a little while they gave up the chase. ar
rived in camp the next morning abent day
break, the folks having been good deal
worried about me. The horse they rode
away l paid the owner $50 for. and kept
tie otntr one, and there isn't money enough
in this region to buy him.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29
phe Plot to Murder Broderick.

A friend showed US letter yesterday, re-
ceived from prominent citizen of Sacra-
mento, in which he wrote that he had heard
tie Dragging boasts and threats of the vag
abond politicians about tie Orleans Hotel,
who declared several days before there was
any announcement of duel, that Brode-
rick was to be killed eff-that he was never
more to sit in the United States Senate-that
Judge Terry was to try his hand first, and
if lie did not succeed. then second expert
shooter was to try, and SO on until he was
put out of the way. Terry being the best
Shot in the STATE, was sure to kill him.
Then Terry was the smallestloss if he should
FALL as his term of Office was out-he was
under disgrace of the Vigilance Committee
recollection, and could be best spared out OF
The crowd who hungered and thirsted after
his seat in the Senate.
Terry, by all the tricks of the most prac-
ticed duelist, killed the hated. hunted man.
He WAS not to be spared by Terry-so no
other man need try his hand.-AHa Catt-
forRian.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29
A severe Winter Predicted.

The S.. Louis Express tells the following.
and predicts from The facts severe winter:
About ten days ago, tremendous drove
of gray squirrels, numbering hundreds OF
thousands, suddenly made their appearance
ON the Merrimac, covering the trees and
waters like pail Thousands of them
were afterwards found dead in the river and
on the ground. They crossed the Missis-
eppi at that point, and worked their way
down the river, until. on Wednesday, they
reached Cape Girardeau. crossing the river
at that point, in countless numbers. The
citizens turned out en- masse, and killed
Them by hundreds. Every tree and bush
in that vicinity swarmed with them until
night. when they all disappeared, and have
NOT been heard of since. Their route was
marked as by devastating storm. Trees
were girdled and fields destroyed. Old
French settlers predict severe winter. as
1t was NJ iiced in 1874 and so that immense
droyes of squirrels made their appearance,
followed by intensely severe weather.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29
Another Bloody Duel.

The death of Senator Broderick had
scarcely been announced yesterday, when
another fatal duel was made public, having
taken place at O'Clock in the morning,
near San Andres The facts, as communi-
Gated by telegraph, are as follows: A ia
tai duel was fought at O'Clock, near this
place. San Andres, between DR.. Peterson
Godwyn and Col. VIM. A. Gatewood-
weapons, rifles, at forty PAGES. AT the first
fire DR.. Godwyn fell, MORALLY wounded,
and died in two hours.-MSSsouri Demo
cyot
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

High Bridge from England to Franco
z This magnificent project is being sar;.
ously entertained among engineers and mon
of science. There have been EQUALLY -
wonderful things effected IN our day. Tho
English papers have published some of the
details of the plans for uniting ENGLAND
with France by gigantic tubular BRIDGE
across the channel between Dover and Can.
Grinez. In order to afford passage to
vessels of the largest size, the bridge would
rest on one side on the cliffs of Dover. and
on the other side on the cliffs of Cape Grin.
ez, the French abutments being raised one
hundred and fifty three feet higher than the
] English, to compensate for the difference of
elevation of the cliffs. The bridge would
be supported by 100 towers, at distance
fof five hundred feet apart. each HAVING q
light to guide vessels at night, and an alarm
bell for warning in fogs. The greatest
depth of the channel ON the line proposed
is 1876 feet. The bridge would have two
or more railways, which, 1t is estimated.
could be traversed in 60 minutes; and il
would be so built as to admit the light of
day-being lighted at nights by gas. In or
der to prevent all fear of invasion, the pro.
iecter proposes that each end of the bridge
Shall be commanded by strong battery.
The towers, which would be 100 feet in d.
ameter and ego feet high, would rest on
colossal bases 800 feet square at the bot
tom, $50 feet square at the top, rising to a
hight of 40 feet above the water, formed Of
| blocks of granite united by iron bars The
! elevatioD-o of the tops of the towers would
: thus be 800 feet above the surface of thu
I water. Mr.. Boyd estimates the utmost pos
: sible cost of the bridge at E3o.ooO. 900
4 but thinks it could be built for half tha
and that the whole cost would be re
;rahnrsod 70 he company in eight years
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

Professor La Mountain and Mr.. Had
dock came into Ottawa Oct 81. having
landed one hundred and fifty miles north OF
Ottawa IN the great Canadian wilderness
They were brought out by Indian guides in
bark cnnoes. They travelled in their balloon
three hundred miles, and were up in the
air only from four to five hours. For over
four days they have been in the wilderness
without food and with no means of striking
a fire. They were rescued most provIden-
tally by Mr.. Cameron, who WAS hunting
timber with Indian guides.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29
A Curious Fact.

At the time of the explosion on board
the Great Eastern, a curious fact was no
ticed-those who were the most hunt, and
who first died, seemed the least injured
when they appeared above deck, and even
were able to walk att without assistance
On this point writer in the London Times
says:
"a man blown up by gunpowder is a
mere figure of raw flesh, which seldom
moves after the explosion. Not SO with
men blown up by steam. who, for a few
minutes, are aole to walk alb, ut apparently
unhurt, though in fact mortally injured. De
yond all hope of recovery. This was so
with one or two, who, as they emerged
from below, walked aft with that indescrib-
able expression in their faces only resem-
bling intense astonishment, and certain
faltering of the gait aud movements like
one that walks in his sleep. Where not
grimed by the smoke or ashes, the peculiar
bright, soft wilderness of the face, hands, or
breast, told at once that the skin, though
unbroken, had, in fact been boiled by the
steam. One man walked along with the
movement and look l have endeavored to
describe, and seemed quite conscious thai
the flesh of his thighs-most probably from
the ashes in the furnaee-was burnt IN pep
holes. To some one who came to his assis-
lance. be said. quietly, 1 am all right; there
are others worse than me go look after
them This poor man was the frs TO die"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29
"A Romaht1c Incident.

A correspondent of the Manchester Mr.
rOr relates an interesting incident which he
says occurred in Manchester. He states
that in the fall of 1847, young man came
to the city in quest of employment. After
weeks of unsuccessful search he found him.
self without prospect of work, and consid-
cradle in debt for board. In despair he
made arrangements for disposiDg of his
clothes by auction in order TO defrav his
debts. when letter was sent to him CON
tanning twenty dollar bill, and directing
him to apply for the situation of card strip
per, to the overseer of one of the corpora
tons. The letter requested him TO sign a
note of hand for the amount loaned, and
place il in certain unoccupied box in the
post Office where it would be called for by
the lender, The young man did as he was
directed, and received the situation; the
overseer stating that it had been procured
for him by the earnest solicitation of a
young lady.
Years passed away, and all attempts to
discover his creditor were vailing-the
young man prospered in business.
And at length plighted his affections to
an estimable young lady with whom he had
accidentally became acquainted. On the
day before their marriage he received let
ter requesting him to call at certain place
and pay the note or twenty dollars. with in
terest. which he had signed some years be-
fore. Anxious to settle an Indebtedness
which. from the mystery of the whole af-
fair, bad occasioned many hours of unbap-
piness. he FASTENED TO she place indicated,
and was ushered by the domestic into par
lor, where to his infinite establishment he
discovered in the person of the unknown
benefactor the lady to whom upon the next
day he was about to unite his earthly for
tunes. She was awaiting him with the
note in her hand. Il was her first bust
ness transaction. and the partnership which
followed bids fair to continue happily through
life. hfF
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29
Young persons cannot be too guarded in

Young persons cannot be toe, guarded in
respect TO the company they keep. for, how
ever erroneous the conclusions may be in
certain cases. IL Is fact not to be lightly
considered, that the character of man IS
Judged by the company in which he Is seen;
AID this on the known law. that like has at
fnity with Ike. Many young man has
lost golden opportunity because, in sin
gle instance. perhaps. he has been seen in
the company of those who are known TO
have bad habits and corrupt principles. and
been judged as Ike them. To all young
persons We. would say. be exceedingly care
ful as to the individuals in whose company
you are seen. Your experience is limited.
your principles of life only in the forming
state; and the inference in your case viii be
thai you incline TO the known habits of
your supposed associates.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

a lady friend of ours says that the first
time she was kissed. she felt like a big tub
of roses swimming ia honey, cologne, nut
megs and cranberries. She also felt some
hing running through her nerves on feet of
diamonds, escorted by several little cupids
in chariots. drawn BY angels. shaded by
hone suckles. and the whole spread with
melted rainbows. What delightful feeling
indeed she must have experienced Won
der how she felt the second time
Sambo says he felt ike ne was away up
in de clouds between two hot buckwheat
cakes, wid all de little angels pourIn' las
SEES ober him.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29
D1scovERY OF MORE MAMMOTH Trees

Discovery OF MORE MAMMOTH Trees
A grove of mammoth trees even larger than
those of Calaveras. and which have become
so celebrated as California wonders. has
been discovered in an unfrequented part of
Mariposa county. The largest tree in he
Calayeras Group was one hundred and five
feet in circumference. In this more recent
" discovered grove, tree was found which
measured one hundred and fourteen feet in
circumference. The grove contains SIX
hundred of these monsters-none others of
them. perhaps. quite that large-but all of
them of approximate proportions. These
trees grow on the south fork of the Mercei
river. about 81 miles southeast of the town
of Mariposa. One of the trees. one hun
dred feet from the ground. has circumfer-
ence of 66 feet, and branch measuring
eighteen feet in circumference.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

"PAssING AWAY Forty five of the
chattles of the peculiar instiiution" pass
ed down Locust street yesterday morning,
on their way to tie sunny South" They
were motley group, composed of men.
women and children, whose ages ranged,
apparently, from FIVE to forty years. The
procession was composed of fathers and
mothers, with their little children by the
hand, young girls and men, arm in arm
On the one hand the sight was suggestive
of the good time coming for Missouri,
but on the other hand awakened the liveli-
est sympathy for the condition of this gang
of miserable beings. Nearly every Sabbath
morning witnesses the exodus of these par
ties from our shores.-.T. Louis Democrat.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

ssSUcH Is FAME.''-A late number OF the
London illustrated Times, in commenting
upon the approaching Presidential canvass ':'
mentions. among other illustrious cand,.
dates, the names of ''Wire and Bolts
Wise and Bolts y who, from the tenor Of
article, the Times evidently thinks have the
field pretty much all to themselves, NV ire
having the advantage as yet, though "Boi'7
seemed to be gaining on him.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

For ten years Mr.. Broderick has been ths
Mordecai in the gate, the lion in the path
.the bearn in the eye Of the Southern politii
e;snsHe has stood up fearlessly in oppd
sition to them. and 70 their shame De
spoken, has been but poorly supported bF
the men of the North. But OF that ndt
now. He had giants will, and though
unsupported by those who should have been
his friends, ne stood manfully TO his pos,
and there was ready 10 die.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

One of the takers of the school census
in Cincinnati, in his ORGANIZATIONS through
the city recently. went into domicil where
he found a lady who said she was one hun,
dred and three years old. On being asked
whether she had any children about the
house, she replied that she had but one boy,
who was at woi in the other room, and
was eighty-one years of age.-MissOar'
Democrat
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29
The cantnra of scha,. wi.

Schamyl, the great Caucasian Chief, has,
Il arrears, fallen at last into the hands Of
the Russia2s. For many years he has been
a barrier in the pathway of the Slavonian.
Numerous are the ron,nnntic stories told of
the great Mountain Chief. Ms nSh's' OAR
ing escarades and escapes, have hong been
the theme of romances. Much as we may
regret the downfall of true, stern heart
battling for native land, religion and what
1t considers right, yet we see that the ad-
vance Of the Russians into the mystic heart
of the mother of nations, Asia; the tri-
rmph over semi barbarian, fanatical Ma
hometan and Pagan tribes living in its wild
obscurity, is victory of new life, vigor and
civilzation.-Le dUeaac0rth Times.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

HARD.- An agent wrote from the west,
Gems You viii never get any sPondulI,1,ss
from B III Johnson. The undersigned can.
ed upon him yesterday. and found MN ,I
with nary tile, his naked feet upon the cor
hearth, and not clothes enough on hifn nv. "
scad gun We call that al expressive
smile.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

Jones had been out to champagne par
ty, and returned home at late, or rather
an early hour. He had hardly got into the
house when the clock struck tour.-
Observation-Disclosures r. hiecupped Jones:
Il say, Mrs. Jones, this clock is out Oh
order. It has struck one four times.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

Facts warrant the statement that corn
faii5 sipeHed on the stalk. is heavier than
that which Is hnsked bef,,re Il becomes full
y dry. and that there IS some gain in grain
--as.campanief with loss in the value Of
the fcdder-when the corn is well dried on
the bill before cutting.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

Senator Douglas has received a valuable
present lately. The Washington State
says:
Miss Ellen Douglas received to-day
most hearty welcome from those who bad
the extreme pleasure of making her act
quaintance. We congratulate the House Oh
Douglas on the introduction of this ne"
heir.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

At late celebration the following 'sdry
toast was given, THE author Of which & gos
''buttered" when he got home: luz
press-the puipit-the petticoat-the tnfs :,
ruling powers of the day. The first srFesa'
knowled ge--the second spreads morals
and the last spreads considerably"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

ALL OF A TREMBLE-The Secretary OF
one of our insurance companies not long
since advertised for a book keeper, and re
ceived in response the following, which is
50 original and business like that we are
permitted TO copy it, as guide 10 other ap-
pIicants for similar situations. The writer
tnoughtuIly enclosed a leaf cut from an old
account book. as sample of his work
EitF.er the applicant is original genius or
Il way OF the first water:
BIG TAGER, Wilkes Co., Ga.
Ny Dr.. Sir: | am wanting Of a situa-
ton in book keeping and Mr.. Shirman said
how that you would ike to get me in your
Office. Ii SO please answer to oncet. l
send you specimen of my single entry,
but ! keep EN- double as well. | am all of
a tremblr, having been licking niger.
From yours truly. f. S. Illustrators .
Of Commerce.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

Why was there a panic in the early DAYS
of Moses Because there were rushss on
the banks. and Pharaoh's daughters With
drew a valuable deposit.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

The steam boiler at the Girard Hotel. in
PhiladpIphia, exploded last week, killing
three Iaen.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29

bedside saw and felt that it was so. and with
fearful eyes they looked at each other and
at the thin, pale face Of Che dying man.
The minutes moved slowly in that breath
less suspense. His life-stream ebbed away,
and at 90 minutes past 9 O'Clock yesterday.
morning the golden bowl was broken.''
The soul of one of earth's honored sons
had been called by the hand who gave it.
and the form which it had once animated
with the fires of hope and courage and
manly ambition was left upon the couch a
lump of cold. insensate clay Broderick was
dead. a. 1s6kxs3
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29
MONUMENT TO MR.. FREDERICK.

We understand that movement is on
foot, in which many of the merchants and
business men of this city participate-cal-
ling public meeting to consider and adopt
the best means of erecting a suitable monu-
ment to the memory of the late Senator
Broderick. We cannot doubt that this en-
terprise viii receive prompt and liberal en-
coura gement.-Bulletin. 21st.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29
FVNERAL.

f1E FUNERAL
The funeral of Broderick took place on
the afternoon of the 18th The remains
were followed to the grave by about :, 600
persons. forming. with the carriages, the
lon 6est and most impressive procession ever
Witnessed in San Francisco. The streets
were densely thronged, and the buildings
along the line of the procession were draped
in mourning. Col. E. D. Baker delivered
the funeral Grafton.
ARREST OF JUDGE TERRY.
We are informed by the Chief of Police
of this city, that Judge Terry was arrested
at his ranch, near Stockton, YESTERDAY, and
is now in custody of Sheriff ]. w. O'Neal,
of San Joaquin county. He was arrested
on a warrant from this city, and, it is pre-
sumed, that the jurisdiction of this city has
attached upon hip.-Bultetin, Goth.
MR. BRoDERICK's ESTATE.
The property of the late Senator Broder-
lex in this city amounts to $4,000, en-
numbered by $4,000 of mortgages. This
is set forth in the petition of D. G. Coulton,
fled in the Probate Court. 1t also alleges
that the only relatives and heirs -at-law are
Edmund Welch and Lucy Brown, cousins
IN tue Seconu ueBTee. Ne saiu COUSINS or
pend their assent to the petition, as do also
the creditors. These proceedings, we sup
pose, are based upon the belief that MFR
Broderick has left no will. He was uni
fornly careful in such respects. He GER
tainly did make will before his duel sever
al years since with Mr.. Smith. It. Is the
opinion of one who has been intimate with
Mr.. Broderick for twenty years, that tht
will then made is still extant, in Washing
ton If SO, by that will the disposition o
his property must be decided Times, 22d
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1859-02-12

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