davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-24
Tss ARTILLERY EXPERIMENTS At FORTRESS MONROE.
Third Days Firins--Tbc Effects Upon Brick
and Granite Walls.

FORTRESS MONROE Va, Nov. ~ 1893.
the Board on experimental firing resumed opera
tions this morning at eleven o'clock. TIE first shot
was fred ut Inc stone pier the right 81 the en-.
brasure. at which they had been firing yesterday.
II struck the stone work about i've feet from the
ground and near tho embrasure. knocking ont
several large pieces OF granite. The second shot
struck the pier about in ns centre scattering fine
pieces OF granite In every direction, and
starting SOME OF the outside WORK. The
third shot struck above the nrst one, and
also near the embrasure, doing much damage
to the masonry where 1t Joined to the iron work,
knocking several pieces on The fourth shot was
fred at the left hand pier, which is composed OF
brick and concrete. t struck near the centre OF the
pier and crumbled ,he iron, par iqr sohe Two ~
OF the pier however, was not injured IN the least.
The arch OF brick work overhead was injured ~ sae
Their attention was then turned to the Gnelss
tower which received shot la It's centres damaging
oaa sna ,om A. me e snS 10 sle on the
left SIDE somewhat lower down, doing considerable
damage and starting the masonry.
the extreme left the one nrst Experimental on and
which, we understand, IL the Invention OF Genera.
arinS they had badly damaged It near and aboat
the embrasure 80 to-day they aimed AZ the sohd
work to the right and lett OF the emorasure Which
Is supported by stone work on one side and brick
work ON the other. The rst shot struck on the rgnt
side, being the one supported by stone work, which
stone work Ut the second shot In exactly The
same place had most damaging effect upon INC
work, ploughing Its way clean through aud knocs-
ING large pieces far to the rear. Shot was then
put through the left hand side OF the work, which
damaged the brick work to some extent. ~
The Board, apparently satisfied with the resais.'
4 CLOSED the experiments for the day. .,.,
The following oncers who have been wi.n nssn
these experiments leave tonight Tor tne tinted
states Army; Generals Gilmore. Des nsn, rnlo-
stock lof General Grants stafr and beha Eng IN L
nels Casey and Houston and h"'''
| Mahen. -, ,fondav when
The Board VIII remain here until M0 ~ mere IL
they viii probably compete wv, ,r.t and the q nor
| OF a0il, each supporiei ~ '""''
operate. ..s woSRor Nov. 20. lses.
ma poa-d IN experimental firing comple,eu 'is.'
lne no'''u Adj LETT to-nigat for washing 90.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-24

ATTEMPTED ,6LNH ROBBERY AT PERRY, n. "
On "Wednesday night an atte.pt was made to rob
smiths bank. at Perry, wyoming county. Upon
opening the bank on Wednesday morning, the
CASHIER Mr.. II. ". Page, found the wooden door
opening to the vault or It's hinges, and lying around
loosc were some iron tools and pieces OF timber. An
Investigation showed that the operators erected an
entrance by forcing omen the rear door OF the bank
with an iron bar. They then removed the wooden
door In front OF the and tried TO work through
the masonry overhead, Failing IN this they drilled
hole through the Outside iron door OF the vault,
ana attempted 10 force IL open, but were folied by
tile strength OF tfe vauli-R0cester tiiton, NOR Il.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-24
NOMINATIONS or SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

The Radical Republican District scpocl Conventions
me, last night. The following are the results
DtSt.
i--Heury Fisher nominated
2-AdIOurned to next tuesday night
SIS, u. II, Vance renomluated
4-Jalaes X. la Tor nominated.
t-kichard warren renoninated.
o-Dr Alexander wider nominated.
s-u0ra.ls 4. Allen renOlnI a4ted.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-24

SAD FATE OF A FEMALE TELEGRAPH OPERATOR
young lady telegraph operator at Pennington,
Me-, disappeared from nome IN August, and nothing
was heard from her until some three weeks ago.
when her corpse arrived at Pennington by EXPRESS
Her father at the same time received letter from
man In this State stating that she died OF consump-
ton, and containing many pious words OF consoa-
ton 10 the bereaved parents. The letter also con-
tanned a paper, purporting to be the certificate OF
the attending physician, TO the eject that the young
lady died OF consumption. The suspicious circum-
stances connected with the case led TO post NOR
TEN examination, which proved that the deceased
had recently been relieved from state OF advanced
pregnancy and that the abortion produced was the
cause OF her death.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-24
NOMINATIONS OF AsSsTayr ALDERMEN.

The Assistant Aiderynanic Convention or the No.
zart, Denocrauc ard Constitutional Union factions
met iasl nisnt and made the following nomna-
tions.-
Dtsf,
f--Bryan Reilly, Democratic Onion.
5--JUhn NJ Fox, CONSTITUTIONS JElcn.
t-John II. Decker, Constitutional Union,
ia. III. Gilmore. conservative republican.
is--James McGee, radical republican.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-24
TIE DEMOCRATIC UNION PARTY.

Judge Daiy Declines 20 be n Candidate for
Mayor.
The Democratic Union Committee rendered the
nomination, Mon 70, Mayor TO judge DAILY, but he de
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-24

the unanimity and harmony which characterized me
proceedings OF the Convention, an ADJOURNMENT was
had sine die.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-20
THE ERUPTION OF vEsUvIU5.

Rayarl Taylor paid y visit to Mt.
Vesuvius OH the 7th ultimo, and thus
describes what he saw on the noun
tain on that day, in i letter to the
Tribaae: . p. ~. 81 a.. .j...
The double stream of lava from
the crater was pouring its fluid, incan-
descent rock into the valley, and the
burning mass, constantly pushed from
behind, had already entered the ra-
vine which we had crossed q little dis
tance below, moving downward over
the distorted lava beds of 1858. There
was much smoke, but little fame at
times, the roaring, rattling noise was
heard, but | noticed no tremor or os-
ciIlaton in the earth, either then or
later. At the edge Of the old lava,
which here took the shape Of loose
stones, wc>lcft our horses and went OH
foot. There was a trodlen path at
first, but itisoon disappeared, and orr
progress over the rolling and sliding
heaps; which had the sharp grit OF
giound glass, was rather painful
We had already passed the lower
point of the lava current and reached
it at point where the larger eruption
Of the previous night had come down.
The heat aud smoke increased with
every step; the rafting noise was
continuous, and lines Of creeping fire
became visible. There appeared to
be two streams, both moving in the
same manucr-tkat is only partly
upon the surface Of the old lava, but
burrowing under its loose crust, split
ting and uphcaving it, and mixing
its materials with the new mass. The
noise Of the flow was thus produced.
The fire was silent and irresistible ;
there was no hiss or sputtcring Of the
molten clements, but, tho stream lift
cd and threw off solid masses, even
tons in weight, without the least ap-
parent force or check. L had always
imagined a thick sluggish stream,
with a tolcrably smooth surface, like
the flow from ~ smelling furnace
but here were moving mounds, rough
and shapclcss. the chief power Of
which lay in their bases, hidden from
sight-strange creeping, mining for
ecs, moving forward with horrible;
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-20
i sJready stated the gross income of

thea Company was 81, 3l6,OO6, and
the net earnings S61S,777. The com
pans paid out for interest on foreign
and domestic debt S247, las, for dam
ages hnd stock killed $13,O17, for
restorttion of property $3.50, 9,626, for
CONSTRUCTION Of cars $70,623, for ad-
iaslmsht Of old claims 500, ,339, and
for hbds and tools $14, $50; making
sotal of $7S4,002, or-less that
amount realized from the sale Of old
Imaterials-an excess of payments
93oSeF let receipts amounting to $70,-
22S; Bg which amount the balance
oMdcbtedness has been increased.
1ais changes in the debt account
beiMSfully set forth in the report Of
the Auditor, the Board have only
madea comparison of the debt at this
time With the debt in 1865. This
state9ent shows that the increase of
dcbtsfrom January l, 1865, to De-
cenibF 81, 1867, was ST, ,02G, ISL
This amount is balanced by interest,
danpscs, restoration Of property,
tools, adjustments Of claims, &C.,
amoutting-lcss net earnings and
salcslof old matcrial-to $316, 252;
dccrease of debt amounting to $367,-
$50, and increase Of assets amount
ing I'd S343,054.
Apart of the increase in bonds of
the Company is accounted for by the
subscription OF 1850 by the COM
pany 10 the New York and Charleston
Line. This Investment has, in its
benefits to the company, proved itself
to be 4 wise one, and with revival
Of trade will be directly and indirectly
source of great profit.
Inconcluding their report the Presi-
dtnfand Directors express ther be-
lief ut with a business for the cur
rcntyear equal to that of 1867, with
q Consequent decrease in the floating
debt, and with such an arrangement
of the bond debt, .as Will permit it to
be safely and readily handled, they
will be able to resume the payment
ofdi@dcnds. The stockholders ask for
4 lisidend as an evidence that their
raua is. progressing, as Well as for
tho lScuniary relief that it might give
atl|tefaf They would not deaire that 8
dividend should be declared fits de-
cIaration would pl owe q source Of en-
rassncnt and danger to The company
and they may rest satisfied that they
will speedily receive an honestly earn
cd dividend. if economy, prudence,
Judgment and long experience on the
part of this Board can accomplish so
desirable an cid. i.', .',."
." Daily NcWs.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-20

going severe trials. What fire is tc
gold, that is aftliction to the believer.
1t burns up the dross and makes the
gold shine forth with unalloyed lus-
tire. -i' .:
Third, to form an independent char
acter except when thrown upon their
own resources. The oak in the mid
die of the forest, if surrounded on
every side by trees that shelter and
shade it, runs up tall and sickly; but
away from its protectors, the first
blast will overturn it. But the same
tree, growing in the open field where
it is continually beat upon by the tenn
pest, becomes its own protector. So
the man who is compelled to rely Oil
his own resources forms an independ-
encc of character to which he could
not otherwise have attained.
Fourth, to be growing man when
you look to your post for influence,
instead of bringing influence to your
post. Therefore, prefer rather to
climb up hill with difficulty, than to
roll down with ing!orious case. .
AL5eyil'e IS. c. Press.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
HOW TO RAISE CARROTS.

A large proportion of American
farmers fail in their efforts to grow a
remuncrating crop of carrots, in the
majority of instances from not under
standing how to manage the seed and
the young plants. The usual prac-
ticc is to SOW carrot so early in the
growing season that noxious weeds,
six or eight inches high, cover the
ground before young carrots have at
taincd sufficient size to enable labor
ers TO see the rows. The immense
labor required to weed carrots, tends
to dishearten farmers from attempt
ing to grow q crop of roots. But it
they were accustomed to manage diff
fercntIy, q crop of carrots could be
grown at an expense of only few
cents per bnshel. We frequently
meet with farmers who aver that their
crop of carrots costs them not over
i've or six cents per bushel. AS it
is not practicable to follow the dircc-
tions required to produce heavy
crop Of roots the present season, We
will do the best we can under the Cir
cumstances. Do not plant the seed
too early. Prepare the groana thor
oroughiy, and manure it heavily
Let the land be ploughed deep, twice
or thrice, if it is not sod. Then a
bout the twentieth Of May, or the
Grst of June, scalify the splsface fai..
the purpose Of exterminating the
weeds. If the surface is at all lum-
pv, let the. Jumps be crushed with a
roller. As the eds a,ea lmg ine
terminating, they should be sprouted
before they arc planted. Then the
Young carrots will vegetate rapidly,
and outgrow noxious weeds; and the
labor Of wedding the rows will be
comparatively light. .
Soak the seek in warm water Tor
twenty hours. Then mingle it with
sinasand in vessel that will not hold
water. Keep the sand and seed moist
and warm. As soon as the seed en-
.hibit signs of termination, let them
be planted in soil just stirred with
some implement. In four or five
days,.if the soil be moist and warm,
the carrots will appear above ground,
and scarcely a weed will be seen a.
mong the young plants. Unless the
ground is rich and free from weeds,
10 not make the drills nearer than
two feet, so that horse hoe may do
almost the entire wedding. If the
ground be in q poor state Of fertility,
u dressing of the pure superphosphatc
of lime, spread in a shallow drill on
each side of the rows of carrots and
rakcd in, will usually produce Il boun-
full crop of oats. &
When the young plants are two or
three inches high, let the thinning be
performed with a sharp, broad hoe,
worked across the drills, leaving three
or four plants in o cluster. During
wet and lowery weather, when labor
crs cannot work advantageously at
other employment, let the smaller car
rots be pulled up, leaving one in a
plaee-about six or eight inches apart.
Managed in this manner, a crop OF
carrots NAV be raised with 4 small
expenditure of labor.
Try half an acre, or one fourth of al
acre. With ordinary cultivation, and
land of only moderate fertility, siS
hundred bushels of carrots may bt
grown on an acre. For feeding hor
COS and COWS, q bushel of carrots il
worth as much as bushel ofoats whcr
fed in connection with liberal IL
mount of mcal.-N. y. Independent
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-20

Four IMPOSSIBLE THINGs.-First
to escape trouble by running away
from duty. Jonah once made the
experiment; but he soon found HIM
self where his imitators in the end
find themselves. Therefore, manfully
meet them and overcome the difficult
riics and trials to which the post assign
Jed you by Gods providence exposes
you.
Second, to become Christian of
strength and maturity without under
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-20

|. THE CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN
lie is above a mean thing. lie can
not stoop TO fraud. lie invadcs no
secrets in the keeping ofanother. lie
bctrays no secrets confded TO lis own
keeping. lie never struts in borrow
cd plumagc. He takes selfish alvan-
tagc Off mans mistakes. lie uses
no ignoblo weapons in controversy
He never stabs in the dark. lie is
ashamed Of inuendos. He is not ono
thing to man face and another be-
hind his back. If by accident he
comes into possession Of his neigh
boris counscls, he passes upon them
an act ofinstant oblivion. He bears
scaled packages without tampering
with the wax. Papers not meant for
his eye, whether they iluttcr at his
window, Or lie open before him in
'unguarded exposure, arc sacred to
him. He processes no privacy of
others, however the sentry Sleeps
Bolts and bars, locks and keys, ,Aledges
and pickets, bonds and securities,
notices to trespassers, arc none of
them for him. He may be trusted,
himself out fsight.-near the thinncst
partition-anywhcre. He buys no
office, he sells none, he intrigues for
more. He would rather fail of his
rights than win them through dishon-
or. lie will cat honest bread. He
insults no man. If he have rebukc
for another, he is straightforward,
open. and manly. Ho cannut descend
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-20

them. 0 Lord, thy payment is sure;
and who knows how present? Take
the soul that thou hast both made
and bought; and let me rather give
my life for thy power, than take the
offers of the world for nothing.
Bishop Hall.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-20
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
THOMAS, w. PEGUES.I
TERMS. OF SUBSCRIPTION.

Three Dollars year CAsH-Four Dollars
ff'payment is delayed three months.
RATES OF ADVERTISING, PER SQUARE.
2For the first insertion, Sl.50; for the second,
LOO: for the third, IS cents; for each sub
sequent insertion, 50 cents.
Semi-monthly, Monthly and Quarterly ad-
yertisemcnts, Sl.50 each insertion.
Thesspace occupied by ten lines (solid, OF
this size typc) constitutes square.
Payment is required in advance from tran
sient advertisers and rs soon ms the work is
done, from regular customers
Contracts made for yearly and half-ycarly
advertising. payable quarterly made on
moderate terms.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-20

THE New BAPTIST CEURcH.--Wc
are pleased to record the fact that
Notwithstanding the hard times, and
and the inability to obtain funds that
this structure has, by individual ef-
fort, been so far completed as to cna-
bic the congregation to worship with
in It's walls. This church was open
on Sunday last and the pulpit filed
by the new Pastor Rev. J. 0. B.
Dargan. After the morning service
the Sacrament Of the Lords Supper
was administered, which added 10 the
occasion and made it very solemn
one. We congratulate this congresa-
ton in securing the services OF this
eminent aiy;nc-oGc III every way
wall-Gttcd for the charge.
Florence Gazette.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-20
less certainty in their manner of

pitliess certainty IN their manner OF
10 ;omotion. .g..." a,jlr,
IF the scene was less grand in its
features than one would expect, ii
was at least diabolicallys impressive,
lit expressed only destruction, and ol
the cold-bloodcd, deliberate kind
The main stream had raised long
ridge, some twenty feet in height,
apparently cold on the surface. until
some squirming movement in advance
shook of the crust in scales, and
showed fangs and throats ofintensest
fire. The front of this ridge was con,
stantly hurling huge masses, some oI
them red hot, down the gorge. The
nearer stream was not more than
four feet in height, and allowed US to
approach near enough to poke lis
glowing sides with a stick. All along
its edge boys were roasting eggs for
travellers, or imbe,lding coins in the
fluid lava. which they snatched out
of the mass and twistedof very much
as l have seen children manage mo.
lasscs candy. The heat, even at a
hundred yards distance, was uncom-
Portable, and I could not stand be-
side the moving lava for more than a
few seconds at time. We could
distinctly see the new crater, just un'
der the summit of the cone. -.t"i
1t was not in violent action, and
an enterprising person might have
climbed to within short distance OF
it. / was not strong enough to un-
dertakc the ascent nor did | feel sure
that the fatigue would be repaid
Such an amount of steam issued from
the opening and rose from the lava,
as it overran the lower rim, and ]
| doubt whether much else could have
been seen. | was much interested
in observing the manner in which the
lava showed itself forward, and the
! possibility of its cooling in such irreg-
i ular forus was now explained. 1t is
not likely that the present flow will
reach the lower parts of the mountain,
as the Old fields over which,it must
pass will intcrpose greater obstacles
to movement. Tho smoke of the
eruption, however, finding IT'S way
through subterranean crevices, AREA
Edy issues from all parts Of these old
fields, and, the present rate Of ad-
vance, the road to the Hermitage will
be cut of'in two or three days more.
On descending the mountains we
constantly met parties of travellers
on, their way up. There were at least
fifty in all, 4 goodly portion of them
Americans. The stock Of horses in
Resina seemed to be exhausted, for
many oftlcm were mounted on don
keys. Though late in the day, the
Incompatible weather was their luck,
i.as.lt had been ours. In the suburbs
iof the town we found other parties
waiting for animals, end, on arriving
at Cozzoliui's Office, cur own tired
horses were Immediately turned over
to party which that moment had
arrived from Naples. IT,
January S.-My glass shows me
that tie left hand stream Of lava has
descended considerably since ycster-
day. The other branch toward Tor
rd del Greco has entirely ceased to
Ellow. The flood from the crater is
'cvidcntly narrower and more languid
than heretofore, which would seem 70
Indicate that the eruption had spent
its chief force. 'a.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-20

to scurrilisy. Billingsgate don't lie
in his track. From all profape and
waaton words his lips are chastened.
Of woman and to her, he speaks with
decency and Fespect. In" short, what
ever he judges honorable, he practices
towards every man. ar
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-02-20

towards every man.
NEVER SATIsF1ED-sJ -sJohnny, como
here" said DR.. Fry to his little boy,
who was playing ON the carpet in the
dining room, "herc is an apple for
you" Ht.'li
1t was SO large that he could hard
ly grasp'it. DR.. Fry then gave him
another apple which filled the other
hand. ~
"Here is another" said he giving
the child a third.
Little Johnny tried hard to hold it
between the other two, but could not
not succeed; it rolled away across
the floor; on seeing this he burst iu-
to tears.
"See," said DR.. Fry to lady who
was present, "here is child with
more than he can enjoy, and yet not
satisfied. Ny child is a fair repre-
sentative ofus all We are ever seek
ing more and more of this worlds
treasures, and yet arenever satisfied.
Oh that we we're equally in earnest in
grasping the promises Of the gospel" ."
FRAUDIN UTAH-Apr IM1TAToRs.
One William McGrorty, a Gentle,
became candidate for Congress in
Utah among the Saints, and seems
to have Jared asbadly as a chicken
in a hawks nest. His opponent was
Brother William H. Hooper, Saint.
When the votes were counted, it ap-
pearcd that McGrorty had los and
Hooper had 15,068 votes! Nc
Grorty is not at all satisfied at this,
and brings strong charges against the
Mormon bishops and other church Of
fccrs, alleging that they cast the
votes of persons absent, and that the
voters hardly ever indicated their
way Of voting: but their names were
thrown by tue -bishopsinto, HepYer.s
chopper. '.'a'0ne would think that
McGrorty was a great fool GENTLE,
as he is,) to run for Office among the
Saints; but the New York Tribune
comes to his assistance, and denoun-
ces the Saints for their treatment of
the injured McGrorty. 1t sharply
passes sentence upon them in this
wise: ';Indeed, the Mormons seem
to labor under the impression that
the laws of the United States are SUBJ
,ject to the;will of the Saints, instead
tof the faithful being subject to the
laws of the United States. But
ought not Greedy to deal afectionate-
ly with them, since they are but i'm.
itatingr the example set them, by. the.
Saints of the Atlantic States? When
did Saints more clearly subject the
laws to their will than do now the
Saints Of the Radical Church? 'f
= . ar"3 Richmond Dispatch.