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From the Gsllipolis, Ohio Bulletin, 9TH
A Wild Nan.
HIs HORRIBLE APPEARANCE AND yERocIOus
ACTIONS.

HIs HORRIBLE APPEARANCE AND YERocIOus
ACTIONS.
A story has been current for some days pas
Of a wild man having made his appearance in
the woods in the vicinity of Gallpolis. He was
described as being in quite nude sate. covered
with hair, very tall, and with eyes starting from
their sockets Some grown lads who had been
cunning back Of '' Carrell's hill first brought
the news then some women, whom he had
chased along Chillicothe road and had nearly Oy-
ertaken. when a wagon coming in sight, he He'd
10 the hills, uttering he ran loud and disc0rd-
ant yells. Little attention was paid to these
tales until one day last week, when some light
WAS thrown on the matter by gentleman who
was returning with his daughter "a pretty and
interesting girl Of seventeen) in buggy from
the country He states that just before dark.
about i've miles from town, he was obliged from
the state Of the road, TO get out Of his carriage
To rest his horse, leaving his daughter 10 guide
the animal, and walking an a few hundred yards
in advance. Suddenly, at place where turn
in the road concealed the vehicle from his view,
he was surprised BY hearing two or three yels
and whOops in his rear, and shortly afterwards
the terrified screams and cries for help in his
daughter, familiar voice. Half distracted at
her cries Of distress he rushed with all his speed
toward the place Whepce the noise proceeded and
there behind his child struggling with something
in the shape Of a man, which, on coming up 10
he found 10 be u creature Of the human shape in
deed but of such a terrible and fOrbidding as
pect as to create fear and dismay in the breast of
the most courageous. Upon perceiying The gen
tlemau's approach he left the girl and bounded
toward the father, catching him in a grip like
that Of a vice and hurling him to the earth, fall
ngon him and endeavoring to bite and scratch
like a wild animal. The struggle was long and
fearful rolling and ~allOwing in the deep mud,
half s1f1oatet sometimes beneath his adversary,
whose burning and maniac eyes glared into his
own with murlerous and savage intensity. Just
a- be was about 10 become exhausted from his
exerti0u- the daughter, taking courage at the
imminent danger Of her parent, snatched up
rock and hurling it At the head Of her fathers
w0ull-be murderer, was fortunate enough 10
put an end to the struggle BY striking him some
where about the neck ear, obliging him to de
si-t The creature was not stunned, however,
but feeling unequal 10 further exertiOu slowly
got up and retired into . neighboring copse that
skirted the road As soon the gentleman had
sufficiently recovered he, with the help Of his
daughter, continued his journey to the city,
where he arrived after dark, exhausted, cut and
bleeding from his severe wounds. His descrip-
ton Of the wild mans appearance tallies with
those who had previously seen him. The young
lady luckily escaped without injury fin ther than
the nervous excitement consequent on such ca
tastrophe
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ing taken any part in the dark deed COM
mitted.
1.-THE plan of escape was to place Mr.. Lin
coin in the buggy purchased for that purpose
and cross the Eastern Branch bridge. Sur
ratt and Atzerodt were to follow them to
where he had a boat concealed, turn the
horse loose, place the prisoner in the boat,
and cross the Potomac to the Virginia shore,
and thence to make our way to Richmond.
Surratt knew the route and was to act as pi-
lot
"a box, painted black, like unto a sword
box, was sent by Booth from the hotel by the
porter there to our room. The next day 1t
was transferred in a wagon, and O'Laughlin
acted as pilot to some place. was not pres
ent. After giving the box to the driver, went
10 Georgetown. and O'Laughlin had the full
charge oft. Mr. OLaughlin SAID he took
it to Mr. Heard ;, and from thence the un-
known carried it home, Took the guns out
and carried them to Pedes. This latter
clause Booth told me- "
The confession of AtZerodt, written the
night before his execution, is a iumble Of
relevant and irrelevant statements. The
only matter in it new or important in any
way Is the following The idea of assassin
atian was first uncovered, so far as he knew
by Booth, on the evening it took place, to
Payne, Herold and himself. Atzerodt says
he refused to have anything to do with the
matter that Booth taunted him with cow
ardIce. and said that he and Herold must
take care of Andrew johnson. He himself
saw Surratt in Washington about a week be-
fore the murder; did not see him on the fatal
evening. but Booth, at nine o'clock, said, -
saw Surratt few minutes ago" Atzerodt
states that he separated from Booth and Her
old soon after nine O'Clock, and did not see
either Of the conspiratorS afterwards.
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they have carried out to completeness the
ideas OF others. As to originality, they can
lay but very little claim to it. The space
used for designs being naturally quite limit
ed, opportunity is not offered for very extern
siye work Swords are rarely damaskeened.
They bear 10 marks: one, the name Of the
maker, the other, verse of the Koran
Damaskeening is more frequent in the case
OF daggers, and other weapons of ike char
acter worn in the belt
There are three kinds of Damaskeening
The first is employed when designs in relief
is the object in view The design is first drawn
by means ofa brush; it tiIIlfterwardhngraved,
and then filled in with small gold wires.
These wires are 50 large as to project some
what above the surface of the instrument
They are fastened at different points with
golden nails. The details are carried out in
the work of engraving If, for instance, a
bird is TO be represented, the part inlaid with
gold shows only the general outline. The
details, as, for example, the eyes and feathers,
are engraved
In the case Of the secondimethod there is no
relief. The ornamentat'on is made to con-
form to the surface of the weapon. The
gold is pressed into its bed by means Of a
stone-nephrite- and is alterward polished
to a smooth surface by means Of paste, com
posed Of emery dust and olive oil.
The third process Is the one in common
use. 1t is employed for metals only. Min
erals or ivory, since they would break under
the blows Of the hammer, can not be used in
the employment Of this method Instead Of
carving the design, e. is done in the two
first instances, it is only indicated in outline.
Then, by means of peculiar instrument, it
is covered over with hole, scarcely visible.
Gold, in the form Of exceedingly fine pieces
Of WIRE, Is then pressed into then. The
weapon Is aiterward heated and the surface
polished with nephrite. This operation hav-
ing been repeated, the surface is rubbed with
a paste Of emery and OIL The best workmen
are found in lspahan The art is, however,
very much on the wane, when compared with
Others Much skin Is, however. even YET
shown, both III the character Of the designs
and in the transferring Of the gold
But in our Judgment in regard To such
works, we must consider, also, the effect Of
time The gold used in the decoration of
those Instruments that have been used for
long time, has. of cour-e. lo-t it, original
lustre-taken on a duller cast, more IN bar
mony, perhaps, with the general appear
ance Of the weapon than it, first spleudur. 1t
may be remarked, that quite probably the
work. of Olden times owe much uf their su-
periority % the effect Of time itself rather
than to the kill Of superior workmen. The
art Of damaskeening j. apparently dying out.
and ere long will be known only fy the works
it ha- left behind, but shis is rather an effect
Of time than want of artistic skill.
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tains his seat for Sheffield while Roebuck,
who was always wrong, has been rejected.
Disraeli was received by the crowd with
mingled cheers and Kisses. At two O'Clock
there was a perfect mob of members in the
House, standing on the floor, shaking hands
and congratulating one another, while the
lobby was crowded with their friends. In
the House of Lords, Sir Page Wood took his
seat, for the first time, as lord chancellor. He
was now ioned by four peers, as " Lords
Commissioners, - dressed in scarlet robes, with
very queer medipval black cooked hats They
sat in n row in front Of the throne. and dis
patched the usher of the black rod to summon
her Majesty faithful Commons
There was cry in the lobby, - OFF hats =
and then, preceded by his mace-bearer,
- Black Rod appeared, in court dress and
sword, and entered the House Of Commons,
where he requested the attendance of honor
able members. Thereupon Lord W Russell,
the usher of the House of Commons, in court
dress, and Sir Denis lie Marchant, chief clerk
in his legal costume Of silk gown and wig,
and followed by about 100 members, walked
across the lobbies into the House of Lords.
The lord chancellor then, according to an
cient custom, directed them to choose a
Speaker, to submit to her Maiesty's appro-
baton. They then returned. The House
was now full--the government side being alb
solutely crowded, save the Treasury bench
Gladstone, Bright Lowe and their colleagues
being absent for the reason already stated.
As soon as the clerk had taken his seat at
the table, be pointed to Sir George Gray, as
the latter rose, and in few well turned SEN
fences proposed the reelection of the Hon.
Evelyn Denison. Then. on the opposition
side, Mr.. Nalpole rose, and solemnly but
heartily seconded the nomination. After a
moments pause, no other name being pro-
posed, Mr.. DenisOn rose in his place. and
simply thanked thellouse, surrendering him
aelf 10 their pleasure. The mover and sec
onder then led him To his throne. Az soon
as he reached it, all the members uncovered
and stood up, while Mr. Speaker repeated his
thanks and expressed his conviction that the
House, under new circumstances and with
large accession Of new members, would MAIN
tain its historic dignity and order, its fairness
moderation, and freedom The scene Was at
this moment very impressive Every eve
was turned To the speaker Nota whisper
was heard When he finished. there wa,
hearty cheer from all sides The House then
adjourned. Tomorrow the Speaker will pre-
sent himselfto the Lord Commissioners. who
viii signify her Majesty approval: and
then the business OF swearing in members
viii proceed. The Ilou- will most likely
adjourn till February for real business The
government are pledged to a policy of peace
and economy but especially of justice to
Ireland and religious equality in the sister
Island. Justice If always the handmaid of
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a VAST SUBrERRANEAN NCONFLAGRArIoN.-We
learn from parties in whom we believe We may
place the most implicit confidence, that great
coufagratiOn is now at the height of its progress
in the celebrated Miller Coal Mines, on the Mon
ougahela river at the mouth Of the Youghlog-
heny. fifteen miles southeast of Pittsburgh. The
fire began some time since, aGd great effort have
been made to extinguish it, but to NO purpose.
An attempt to check its fierce career was made by
the erection Of mud walls and the in pumping Of
large quantities Of water, and by this means the
tire WAS partially smothered, but the heat be-
came 20 intense and the pressure Of gas great
that the walls we're burst, and the flames are
now sweeping onward with greater force than
ever. The fire is spreading through the old mines
AT the rate Of sixty yards per day. and it is fear
ed the entire field may be destroyed. So much pro
gress has been made by the flames that it Is esti-
mated that the cost Of extinguishing them before
they have spread over space ofa thousand acres
will not be les than Sl5O,Oo0 Twenty-Five
loaded wagons and all the tools of the miners
have been lost thus far. The Miller mines are
carried on by A. Miller X Co, Of which firm Mr.
Charles Miller, Of this city. was formerly
member.
The coal field over which this great subterra-
mean deluge Of fire is sweeping is one Of the Ilost
valuable on the Monongahela, and extends dis
tance Of some eight or ten miles. 1t is difficult
to say what will be the result Of this under
ground confagration if it is not checked very
soon Wherever vein of coal extends the FIRE
must follow it, and the whole Pittsburg coal
region may yet be endangered. Let some great
lake of Pennsylvania oil be touched by the resist
less stream Of fire, let the underground gas be
turned on, let the vast beds Of coal throw
out their strength, and the old Keystone State,
or at least large portion of it, will form the vent
Of subterranean hell inferior only to those
which in other quarters OF the globe break out
in blazing volcanoes from the surface Of the
earth.-LOHisrIlIs Courier, January 7h.
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And then she was going to ride away. but
the giant put out his hand. and caught her
up in it, horse and ALL
She was very much frightened at this, and
screamed like everything, and all her people
ran away but the giant sat up, and looked
SO good-humored and spoke SO kindly, that
the Princess soon became quieted, and the
people came back and stood near.
Derido put the Princess, horse and all. on
his knee, and she smoothed her hair down and
liked her ribbons straight, and began to talk
to her big acquaintance.
She told him how she had had the palm
tree stuck up in his mouth, and they both
laughed very much, and the giant was much
Obliged. 1t must have been cOmical 70 hear
them laughing, for there was about as much
difference in their voices as there is between
cherry-stone and prize pumpkin. Then
Falema, who loved dearly to talk, went on,
and told the giant how she was unhappy
- That's too bad said Derido. I" And
he won't wait until your dresses are finished,
eh ? How many have you got done -
- Only about forty" said the Princess,
/ : and there never was anybody married out
of our family with less than a hundred new
dresses.
" And how long would it take to finish
them all ?'' asked the giant.
3" Oh it would take three or four days
more, for I've got all the seamstresses in the
kingdom, and they work as hard as ever they
can, and they can't do any more, without
they work at night, and You know | won't
allow that"
- Certainly not said Derido. Poor
things. it would kill them, sooner or later.
+ Now, tell you what will do for kind
young lady like you. You say that the
young King Gantalor is only anxious to have
the wedding so soon because his peace is 20
commence in a day or two ?''
That's it. said Falema If this last
war of his had continued little longer,
should have been ready.
- Well now" said the giant. this is
what | will do | will 20 tomorrow. and
make war against him, and I'll fight him uu-
til your dresses are done.
." o YOU dear, good giant ''' cried Fa-
lena. Is But you mustn't Kill or wound
him
'' I'll not hurt hair Of his head ' said
Derido. " But how shall | know when your
dresses are done ?''
e Oh ! will send Won some of the pieces
that are lett, replied the Princes. .- and
then you may be sure that they are done .
for az long as dresses are making. the pieces
are always wanted for covering cord and for
little cores, and such things"
50 Certainly, said the giant, and Co
-hriyel up for trimmings.
Shrivel up ," said the Princes laugh
ing '' You mean tluted. "
'' Perhaps do, said Dcrido But /
must g now, and You must not forget To-
send me the pieces, when all il ready
81 the Princess was put down. and she
galloped away home with the good news. and
that day she treated all her seam-ue--e, to
wine and cake. and linsev-wo1i-ey short
gown apiece.
DtNtITuta NFvr ,yrrL
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NUMBER THIRTY-ONE.

aboriginal of Momence, of whom but lit
Tie is known here but unless nature lied in
Jim's face, head and general makeup, he
was worse, wickeder and lower than Mollie.
lie made the acquaintance of MOllie in jail.
Whhe confined on charge Of stealing nine
drinks Of whisky from an alderman in Momence.
That they courted is true whether they loved
or not IS unknown. She begged to be released
and promised to marry and emigrate to Cheyenne
The Common Council voted Mollie new dress
and the happy couple $50 to pay their fare on
the matrimonial trip. They repaired to the Office
of the Police Court The police magistrate has
an original way Of doing things. They said they
wished to be married. The magistrote with up
lifted hands said
jim, do you agree to take Mollie, and live
with her, and go to Cheyenne with her, and stay
with her regardless OF law and consequences -
Yes"
Mollie, do you agree to take Jim. and live
with him, and 60 to Cheyenne with him, and
stay with him regardless of law and couse-
quencesy''
"Yes."
"Then give you these two railroad tickets.
and order you to stay there until the vigilance
committee doth hang you both. Amen"
And Mollie and Jim took their departsre
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A correspondent sends the kankakee ,llll
Gazette the following lively sketch
Everybody in Kankakee knows Molly To
those Of our readers who are SO unfortunately
circumstanced as to be compelled 10 live away
from Kankakee We would say that Nellie had
no other name She never had father nor
mother, mol brother or sister, that anybody
ever knew Of She never had home outside the
county jail She was brought here in 1861 from
New York. She never kneE what a school was;
she never heard sermon; she never was inside
Of a church; she never heard Of a sunday
school; she never heard kind word; she never
was sober moment when she could get whisky,
and she could always get whisky when she
could get out of Jail; and she was always out Of
Jail when she made so much disturbance that the
jailor could not keep her in; and she was always
in Jail when she made much disturbance out
that she could not be endured. She was Re
publican by profession and Democrat by instinct
She swore the most terrible oaths with greater yo
lubiity oftongue than could be done by any person
who lived outside Of Chicago She talked the
vilest, and sang the worst songs, she was filthy
as the lowest. and slept out doors more nights
and in doors fewer nights than any other being
who ever lived. When it rained the fastest and
froze the deepest, Mollie would get the drunk
est and was then the happiest She would have
been an excellent subject for the late Social Sci
ence Convention to have operated the social evil
out of her, for she had great deal Of il The
police feared her the Police Court detested her
the Common Council made ungallant remarks
when they audited bill marked g Diet for Mollie
in county jail,'' and these tills they audited at
every meeting and the jailor was known on
several occasions to make use Of downright pro
fame language when he saw the police and the
irrepressble Mollie, marching arm and arm, up
to the Jail door What she lived for nobody
knew. That she would not die everybody knew.
$50 wicked, though young 10 mouldering away.
Like the dog in the story, each dog has his day
That desth in its ravagses passing her Ger.
suppOsing no doubt h- had killed her before"
But he had not, and Molie still lived, won
derful instance Of the perverseness Of woman re-
fusing to do that which everybody said she ought
to do--die. Mollie was not the only wicked
person in the city. There was a ''Jim, an
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The alarmed skipper


Many long, long year ago
Natucket's skippers had a plan
uf finding out, through " lyins low
II - Ns,r York their schooners ran.
They greaeei the lead before it fell:
,,5 hon by sounding through the night,
- the oil that stuck so well,
mn, T,beyslwsvs guessed their reckoning right.
.i-;,ner gray. whose eyes were dim,
C75l'i tell, 6y tasting, just the spot;
And 80 below he'd '' dowse the glim -
hftsr. Of course, his '' something hot. '
snug IN his berth at eight o'clock,
mis- ancient skipper might be found
y, matter bow his craft would rock,
Tie ,lept-for Shippers maps are sound
7-,.. watch on deck would now and then
I'm, down and wake him with the lead
ue'd up. and taste, and tell the men
How many miles they went ahead.
One night twas lothian Narden's watch,
4 curious wag-the peddler's son
All m he mused (the wanton wretch,)
To night I'll have bit of fun.
-. We're AL a set Of stupid fools,
To think the skipper knows by tasting
,ytst Ground he's on-Natucket's shoals
Don't teach such stuff, with all their
blasJing
And s., he took the well-greased lead,
And rubbed il o 'er a box of earth
That stood on deck-a parsnep-bed-
And then he sought the skipper berth.
.. Where are we now, SIR Please to taste i''
The skipper yawnei, put out his tongue,
Then ope'd his eyes in wondrous haste.
And next aron the floor he sprung
r1s.l inner ..0-mei and tore his hair,
rI.-1.r 0u his boots, and roarel to Mardeu
.N.utaat'~ sunk, and here We are,
E.h. over old Marin Hacket's garden g
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- The jewels the Jewels, - heIexclaimed,
and graspingly it eagerly. The rest was
soon explained. The woman was his wife,
For long years she had been maniac. Be-
fore her reason deserted her, and her mind
became a ruin, she ;knew where the Jewels
were kept, and had frequently worn them.
Inspired by some strange freak, she had
sought them, with the result as stated.
Ofcourse all suspicion was now put at
rest. ! was enjoined to keep another secret.
| can do no harm to publish it now, for both
him who enioined and she about whom it was
made, are dust Another cline protects the
life oftbe beautiful girl and the brave youth.
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SENATOR HARLAN makes awful work Of his
French. That language was probably not among
the list Of his early studies or he has forgotten
it in the course of his Senatorial career. In the
rather excited speech he delivered in the Senate
On Monday, against those newspaper correspond
ents who charged him with completely in legisla-
tive fraud, there was passage which we find thus
reported in the Washington papers:
There are people in the gallery, (pointing to
the reporters gallery.l occupying seats BY the
grace Of the Senate. These are the iazzaroni Oh
the American Press, who live by blackmailing.
They will do nothing until they get their dow
cher, Daughter or ducher, or whatever you
call it, probably meaning douesur.) These
people 20 to the Presidents Of these roads and
tell them you must give Us something or we will
attack your bill"
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