National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-02-26
A METHODIST MARTYR IN TEX

euitcu DN Dr. JOnn r. New Wiiiiil, an
eminent clergyman of the Metho
dist Episcopal church, who went
from the North, contains an account
of tho murder OF Rev. L d W ar d
Brooks. an educ lted coiored preach
er, who WAS regularly stationed 10y
the bishop ut Miihian, Texas. AZ
ter the troubles that follows the "Mli
llan riots from which he had been
very active III removing his people,
he was ordered TO Austin, to report
to General Reynolds. On his way
he found himseif pursued by baud
OF armed men, from whom he fiei
aud took refuge in the }raZoS river
bottoms. But the bloodhOundS
were soon upon his path and uncov.
cred his retreat 20 his bloody pur.
suers. Having secured their victim
they demanded that he should dis
close the object of his mission to
Austin, and that he should recaIt
his Republican princi pals. Rcius
ing to do either. they began to tor
,ure him III the most cruel manner.
They stripped the heri from him
but he refused to recant they
broke his legs bnt he declined to
forSwarc hls honor and his faith,
they then hung him up by the neck
till he died martyr to his church
and country. Alter the murder,
the eolored prople were permitted
to take the BODY OF their pastor
down and give it Il decent burial.
a NEW CONTINENT FORTHCOM,
ING.--Scientltic men in France aud
Germany are of opinion that the on
~ plausible explanation of the fire.
quency of earthquakes in all parts
OF the world is to be found III Il de
preston OF the liquid fire over which
our plannct is swimming like cork
over the ocean. AS the crust of
our planet e W year, and conse-
quently heavier, compression of
the fiery cl, ment increases in pro-
portion to the weight, and displac-
ment necessarily takes place.
AS the liquid fire. pressed as it is
between two earthly crustS, has TO
find an outlet which cannot be sup
piled by few volcanoes in existence
the suppositon is that it will hurst
out the earthly globe i'll its tender
ests part, that is to say. where tue
crust is the thlnuest. This part is
as our readers are aware, the bottom
| of the ocean. 1t this theory is true
we may. or rather the future gencr-
alton is destined to see Il new con.
tlnrnt emerge from the bottom of
the Atlantic where water is, it is
| thought. deeper than in any other
sea, and where, consequently. the
inward vOlclnneS which ale now
shaking the earth in various dlrcc-
tiouS, will find II natural aud easier
outlet.
TRANSMITTING STEAM roWEE.-
| At the shops OF the Portland and
| kenucbcc Railway Il large steam
BOILER has been put in the wood
shop ot the company, Il three inch
iron pipe leads under ground tothc
machine shop, Il distance OF ioul
hundred aud fifty feet, conveying
steam power to, driving two engines
/ ut twenty liycand tiitcrn horse pow.
rr, carrying all HE lalhes and Other
machinery OF an extensive establish
mrnt. the pipe is four feet undcl
ground, is iNcluScd ia three quarter
Inch hair telling, and cncaScd III a
seven inch box filed with clIcnt
plaster. 1t has three slip joints t,
prevent hreakagc by expansion
When there is pressure oI ST
pounds of steam at the boiler, the
same pressure is maintained at the
other end of the pipe. The new
arrangement is found TO work al
milably aud viii he Il great saving
IN machinery, Labor and luel.-ImU
lean Rdilicay Times.
The Kentucky Legislature ha,
passed Il bin giving 5000 to I'll,
widow OF the late Governor Helm
but IA proposition to give S2l0o It
the widow of the deceased stat,
Treasurer was voted down. Th'
Governor was rebel and the Scat,
Treasurer was Il Union man, wlicl
probably cxl lains the action takcl
by the Legislature.
A reporter, drawing compari
son between u horse and vclocipcdc
remarks that "thc vclocipcdc is rs
prciaIly remarkable for the cas-
with which il can lie down"
Since it turns out that the nc'
Senator Pratt from indiana weigh
only rs pounds instead of 400 Il
reported, llie New York World II,
cusrs the radicals Oi cheating 1
= short weights: and threatens to sen
/. its "colnmis ,ion" TO Washington. I
I weigh up the Senators aud repoI
the result.
o. Every house in Washington, II,
Occupied by u diplomat or congrrs
mali, has the placard, "FmnISht
n rooms to rent attached to its d, u
aud people have alrrad, got the
l,llces NJ for Inauguration. My In
.. experience in hunting out u roo
e was appalling. ! applied at II MOI
cs. looking house for u single foo'
no. too high up. An aged neg'
= responded to my ring. ahd lIeaSi u
u lN lnlnlIlu,l me TIM IlIrIr WIS lll