Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-08-25

Methodist Episcopal Church in Cumberland,
will be held, providence permitting, in shri'
ver's Woods, near Cumberland TO common ce on
Thursday, LIST September next. TentholdeTs
are cordially invited from tie adjoining cir
cuits and the public at large are respectfully
collected to unite in the religious services Of
the meeting. B.H. CRLVER.
RELIGIOUS NoTIcE. mas I've ex-
rectcd in tie Methodist Protestant Church
On mex. Sunday morning at l05 O'Clock.
The RATTLE SSAKE.-A correspondent Of
the Baltimore American, writing from Oak
land, in this county, under date of August 10
1859, gives the following account OF a rattle
snake
Having read and heard many snake sto.
rles-- some imaginary, doubtless, and Others
perhaps true, am induced to give you an ac'
count Of a scene witnessed yesterday on Snae'
- Mountain. Our guide killed las he supposed
very large rattlesnake in the morning, on ON
route across the mountain. lie cut of Iii
head and ripped him openfrom stem to stern
to ascertain what he had been feeding on IL
this state we met with the body. from four tt
five hours after loosing his head and being
completely embowellcd. Finding considers
ble vitality yet in tie body, ! pressed on il
rear the tail with stick. when tie body in
stantly coilcti, and struck the stick with a,
much apparent venom and vigor with Tx
headless trunk as il he had eyes to see, auC
fangs to strike with.
This experiment was repeated some hal
a dozen times, aud with similar results, One
Of our company tdeins the guide who killed
the snake) undertook to test the matter; anC
although he saw and knew that the serpent
was headlcss, his nerves were not strong c.
nough to stand the shock, aud he would recoi
from each stroke. | secured and enclose til,
rattcs containing nine, though several were
broken off in detachns it from the body.
This story may appear incredible to nany
but the facts were also witnessed by our fricnc
Judge N. of Baltimore, and Capt. J. Of IL,
L. s. n. both Of or party II was the lar.
sest rattesnake have ever seen, much as
have tramped over the mountains; and
watched the whole afair with great interest
] leave It for you and otler Philosophers and
Naturals:s 10 account FOR this singular pho
romenon in the natural history and instinct
ii tho serpent. vouch for the facts, and
which old hunters assure me are not uncom-
mon.
CUMBERLAND Coal AND IRoS CoMPhEY.-
We stated last week that Chas. Gould, Esq
had resigned the presidency of this Company
We have learned since that it is not the in
tenton OF the company to fill at once the va,
cancy, but that Mr.. Palmer, the Vice Prcsi-
dent. will act in the mean time.
ApPoINTMEYT.-Mr.W VIM L. Blochor, sor
oil Daniel Blochcr, Esq, Of this city. has beer
appointed Inspector General Of Brick, for Tho
tunnels on the Covington and Ohio Railroad
in Virginia. The "big tunnel on this road
in Grcenbrier county, is 400 feet long and
700 feet below the surface of the earth II
is 800 feet longer than the Blue Ridge tun-
mel. The width is twenty-seven feet, to &C.
,commodate double track, ana the height is
% feet
B@-We tender our sincere thanks to our
friend F. Shiplcy, FOR = mess Of the finest to-
matoes we have ever seen. One of them
measured 16 inches in circumference. Who
can boat it? II you can, send in and let rs
see
LARGE CrcuMBEns.-W have been shown
by Mr.. John F. Quinn, residing on Paca St.
some very large cucumbcrs. grown IN his gar
den. There were seven Or eight near the same
size, measuring on an average, thirteen inches
IN length, and ten inches in circumference
One OF thcm,thc largest, weighed 8 pounds
Il ounces, tho second pounds Q ounces
aad the smallest pounds
Frnr.-0u Saturday morning last, our usu-
ally quiet city, was startled by tine ringing of
the iiic bells, and flames were found issuing
from the roof of Mr.. John HUNDREDS resi-
dcnce, en- Bedford, near Centre street. The
fire originated in the garnet. \ little negro
WAS engaged in some childish sports, and kim
died fire with some matches which spread
very rapidly. The fire companies were soon
upon the ground, and extir guished the flames
before great deal of damage was done. The
roof of the adjoining building, belonging to
W. j. u. Hilleary, Esq, took fire several
times, but suffered no material injury.
RAILROAD AccrDEET. The Western bound
Express ran over horse OIL Monday morning,
near Oakland, aud the sleeping car was
thrown off the track, but no personal injury,
50 far as we have been allie to learn, resulted
from 1t. The trains East, in consequence Of
i, were destined about two hours.