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The union Democrat., 1870-08-13


The following Supe, visors nre annointed
under and by virtue of the Porter Primary
Ti,ctinn Law. TO sunaroise and preside at the
pills to ha heId in the following Precincts for
the election of Delegates.
eo,ora W g. ronner, rin'e RuiidnV.
nr,wp.s Flat I " NcCsdloch. pashawsv tIsll.
eor,shyyille I NJ Uamntnn. John Itaia's House
summevsyiile y r. walIinr. School Hnuse
naxter'a George parter, Baxters Hotel,
CuAs. III. RANDALL,
Chairman.
The union Democrat., 1870-08-13

.Plute" never started.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26

The RUSSIAN JEws.-The Russian
Jews, whose transportation to this coun-
try has so long been threatened, have at
last commenced to arrive, greatly to the
embarrassment of their coreligionists, who
however, accept the responsibility. Two
or three shiploads have already arrived,
and nine other vessels are known to have
been chartered by the Emigration Com
mittee at Konigsberg. In view of tn,
helpless numbers thus thrown on their
hands, the Jewish citizens of New York
last sunday held meeting, at which steps
were taken for collecting means for their
temporary reception, until they can be
dispatched to the West. The congrega
tions CT several synagogues in different
cities have already forwarded contribu,
sions, and all are to be solicited to do so
The committee, meanwhile, have again
written to NJ. Cremieux, the Europeon
promoter of the movement, urging the
Stoppage af emigration to America, exec D,
of young men selected in accordance witt
prescribed terms. From over the water
however. comes the intelligence that new
troops of the refugees continue to arriy,
at Konigsberg from the Russian frontier
that they are forwarded thence to Ham
burg, whence they are shipped to Ne,
York.-Erchange.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26
A Pnumatic Tube Four Il in
dred Miles Long.

The following extract from lette
received by one of our friends describe
the operation of u pnupatlc lube eetweel
Glasgow and London. Probably few oI
our readers are aware of the existence Of
the process by which messages and pack
ages are almost instantaneously trans
mltted between these two cities:
al had occasion to send a telegram to
London the other day, and in few
minutes received reply which led me to
suppose tbat a serious error had been
committed by my agents, involving
many thousand pounds. ] Immediately
went to the telegraph office and asked to
see nay message The clerk said, we
can't show it to you, as we have sent 1t
to London But replied, you mus
have my original paper here; wish to
see that He again said No we have
not got it; it is in the Postotice at Lon
d n What do you mean !" asked ;
pray let me see the paper left here
half an hour ago Well said he, if you
must see it, we will get it back in few
minutes, but it is now in London He
rang u bell, and in 1--WE minutes or SO
produced my message, rolled up IN paste
hoard
at seems that for some months
there has existed a pnumatic telegraph
betwixt Glasgow and London and th'
other principal citles OF the kingdom.
which consists of an iron tube, int
which the messages are thrown and SEM
to their destination. / inquired if j
might see a message sent. ooh yes,
come round here He slipped number
of messages into the pasteboard scroll,
popped it into the tube and made a
signal put my ear to the tube and
heard "a Slight rumbling noise for seven
teen seconds, when bell rang beside me-
indicating that lie scroll had arrived at
the General Postoffice, four hundred
miles off 1t almost took my breath
away to think Of it. If l could only go
to Boston with the same relative speed,
you might count on my passing an even
ing every week at No. 124 Beacon street,
and returning home to sleep. Who
knows but we may be conveyed in this
marvellous manner before many years?
Perhaps you are aware that there has
been large tube between the genera!
postoffice in London and the station in
Justice square in operation for a number
OF years. The mail bags for the north
are all sent by this conveyance, so that
the postoffice receives letters up to a few
minutes before the train leaves, three
miles off. The transit takes less than
two seconds! Surely this is an age of
wonders"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26
Eating Without Appetite.

It is wrong to eat without an appetite
for it shows there is no gastric juice in
the stomach, and that nature does not
need food, and not needing it, there be-
ing no fluid to receive and act upon it, it
would remain there only to putrefy, the
very thought of which should be sutfi
cient to deter any man from eating with
out an appetite for the remainder of his
life If a tonic is taken to whet the
appetite, it is a mistaken course for its
only result is to cause one to eat more,
when already an amount has been eaten
beyond what the gastric juice supplied
is able to digest.
The object to be obtained is larger
supply of gastric juice, not larger sup
ply of food, and whatever fails to accom-
plish that essential object, fails to have
any efficacy towards the cure of dyspep-
tic disease and as the formation of gas
trio juice is directly proportional to the
wear and waste of the system, which is to
be the means of supplying. and this wear
and waste can only take place as the re-
suit of exercise, the point is reached again
that the efficient remedy for dyspepsia
is work-outdoor work--beneficia and
successful in direct proportionas it IS agree.
able, interesting and profitable HalpS
Health By Good Lifting.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26

20 take anything else thai may say Ia Just ss good
because he makes larger profit on It. These RENE.
disr III hr -riii nv expr-ss to any locality upon ap
piiratiuh Ia the
PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
Al TIE '.ERMAN MEDICINE STORE,
No 63I .SKCH NTR EET PbiiodeInhia
CHA AS. M. EVANS, Proprietor.
F"rrnrrl. q. ". Jackson & Co.,
T-e r.'i1lir- are far sale by Druglrts Stnrek sep-
err. and Meslicln- DEALER everywhere
kF ID" n',i forget To examine well the article you
BAY. IN order To f'ei the genuine
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26

A treasure has been found in an olive
ground at AK (Bouches du Rhone.) A
mall farmer in the neighborhood of that
town was digging few days ago wher
MS spade struck something hard, which
proved to be an iron box, about two feet
>quare 1T was found to contain gold coir
81 tue reign OF Louis XVI. to the amount
OF 100000 francs, which had, nc doubt
'een buried at the beginning of the first
revolution. us t a
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26

The HUMAN HAIRAs- The human lair is a
9ingulariy beautiful Ching to look at under
The microscope. 1t is made of successive lay
ers or overlapping cells gradually tapering to
point like the thinnest and most infinitely
visited paper cone. The edges are serrated
with shallow sawllke teeth; it is perfectly
translucent and marked with great man
traverse lines, exceedingly irregular and sin 4
Gus. Hogs bristles are more like human hair
than any other animals. but the sinuous lines
are finer and closer and no saw teeth are vls-
bleat the edges. The finer hairs ofthe horse
ana ass have the overlapping places about as
close as human hair, but are different in the
arrangement of the medulla
1t is stated in the New Orleans Price Cur
rent that the increase in the number OF acres
now under cultivation in Louisiana is from
fifteen to twenty per cent. over the area plan
ed last year. The planters are pushing
onward their field work as rapidly as posi-.
be, considering the great scacity of laborers,
and other disadvantages. Should the season
continue favorable a large increase in the
sugar product may be anticipated.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26

Rev. Robert Collyer in recent lecture
On The theatre, the opera, and church.
aid: Il confess that l never saw sucI
power; never saw such nature in :
Christian pulpit hat it was ever my priv
slege 10 sit under, as in Joseph jefferson
Rip Van Wrinkle 1t is nature, not arr
No sermon scarcely in the world excep
that OF Christ, when he stood with III
adultrous woman, ever illustrated tn
power of love to conquer evil and to W
che wanderef, as that little piece. so u,
fectly rendered by this geuins VIII
God has given to illustrate in the dram,
the power of love over the sins of tn,
race"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26

When the Australian steamship Idaho
came alongside at San Francisco, the 9th
er day, an enthusiastic and embarrassing
crowd surrounded the gang plank. The
$40 through passengers, nearly all bound
for England, disguised Frisco by imme-
dlateIy inquiring when the train would
tart for New York, mot seeming to APP
preciate that San Francisco or California
had anything to offer worth waiting t.
see" ~ L-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26

Miss Kellogg visited the Utica State
Lunatic Asylum a few days ago, and ask
"a leave to sing to the more violent pa
tents, accompanying herself on guitar
The unfortunate inmates were deeply af-
iected, examined her from head to foot,
lsked to see the pretty little boot with
which she beat time, turned her round
md round, and finally the women insist
ed upon kissing her, to all which the
Young singer amiably consented.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26

The Louisville Conrrtsr-Jouraal gel.
off the following COAX: A short tlm
ago the body Of d. G. Miller was founa
floating in creek near Evansville A
few days after the burial he appeared
upon the streets Of that town and offered
to prove that the body was not his,
whereupon he was arrested and indicted
~ the Grand Jury for obtain funerals
under false pretenses.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26

Dyspepsia had the Dyspepsia SO badly Ii was I'm
possible TO keep any food on my stomach, and DO
came weak as not to be able to walk half q mfla
Two bottles Of Tonic effected perfect cure
JAMES NJ. WOOD.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26
HON. JAMES M. WOOD

Ex-Mayor of Williamsport, Pa
take great pleasure In recommending +" Hooiands
German Tonic" to any one who may be afflicted with
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26

The Paris Marseillaise has been seized
" the authorities on account of the yio
ience of its articles on political affairs
Convivial statuary-Animated busts.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26

HON. GEORGE SHARSWOOD,
Justice Of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1, 1858.
have found by experience that /" Hoohand's &c
man Bitters is very good tonic. relieving dyspe
dc symptoms almost directly.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26
HON. LANES THOMPSON

HON. JAMES THOMPSON,
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA, April y, 1866.
consider . Hoofands German Bitters valuable
medicine in of attacks of Indigestion or Dys-
pepsia can certify this from my experiences Of it.
Yours, with respect, JAMES THOMPSON.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26
Blood Purifiers
TESTIMONY $.
Il
Of any medicinal preparation:

Of any medicinal preparation:
HON. GEORGE w. WOODWARD,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,
writes:
a-r PHILADELPHIA. March is, 1867.
find E" Hollands German Bittens y is good tonic,
useful In diseases Of the digestive organs and Of great
benefit in cases Of debility and want of nervous ac-
ton In the system Yours truly,
GEO. w. WOODWARD
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26
HON WIN r ROGERS

Mayor of tho city of Buffalo, NJ Y
MAYORS OFFICE, BUFFALO, Junr u -
Itave used =" Hoofand's German R'tt.1l and Tea
ic IN my family during the past -y0 and can recon
mend them an excellent tNE.s mparting tone AM
vigor TO the system TaeA use has been productive
of decidedly beneficial effects. WIN. F. ROGERS
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-12-21
as he turned over in the sSentr.y way. y Ihad
j jumped behind the door. and IA the far:
aers proceeded to polish off the Deacon, !

iorgaye both Of 5ema; ass,1;tasgoW
L lstsalin', up staiAii yaabrushin' off my
tl9ihess whom in walks Rbenczer- 10.
/, ;s'savtell,y says ohqs t"pll.larn you to
write about stealing spgar7-take, ,that and
that which he let fyfhi, boot. ana l
vent down stairs again,I,o~ sii ,ss'
{, ! ,gqt, .soi used ~ being Kicked down
stairs, tha. eycrys,ime . ,mnn, came in l
would iurp nsbaek toward him and sing
ont: Kick away. my friend, Lam in the
editorial business to-day, audto,morrOw |
60 hcnee-there's rather ioomaoR excite
,ment in cunning asucxspaper-I shall re-
sign this "a evening" saT 70 ,s1s5sg7
o., When I,sot homes / Lleosea like an, an
sci carrying a,pslnl leaf fan sud clothed in
purple and 6ns. linsn. MY body was
,purpler than 4 I, hucklepeszy5 pied and: my
lin linen ns vas grnnsiP t9rns iPt0 ,Riess f3er5 than a
TP0s'aggs, TTssi ,tstaqPis olE issbi,ibai z1s, =
b as s"ssTFsada Il ay9a Iisb, syoq old foolS SAID
Mrs, lFs4i Green, sen, as isRe ribbed the campfire
| ento on egn1teornpne.saF We. a, ,seno,iisrao ago
i IL wiring s :ns*sPafsr iE articles, sdi'9rs
ought s9'nnaapei their BERN man shoe which
amt ttfbaI bull. f. fer apyb0dyxils get on.o ev-
g ssryb00Sdyyss y}0Syy ssfq0's Yhsp it dossthe builder
bad d better sss ypYfspsars fOr nuperous bcetng'
from S tbes the sssltsapsea4sslhfpe,o ,1.sy .ssq :
-,5B Between sl9 Joy and PPFngehippslls, Ma
rla5 az is a'ia about tight Truly yours,sy
. t5air y.iai- II tHiaAA ia GtEEs, ESQ,
r ,Lait Gustice Of ,tkt Pease, bspo7s o
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-12-21

! for. publication, but as guarantee OF then
trnshfulness 70 the publisher. ,.-.- ...l..gs...
through space the lash of some gigantic
whip.
whats that y asked Bull. as be sud-
dcnly jerked bis head upward.
That, my friend, is what they call q
shell There's evidently rebel battery
out there that's been planted to shell this
swamp road. They've got our, men on
tie run I; they know tbOy've got to run
through this swamp, and they arc going
to make it hot for u.s." -,75 rf
d scanned somewhat an1iously the face
Of Mr. Bull. as / impaired this iuforma-
tion. Considerably to my disgust. it
seemed to affect him about as much as
would the remark that there was ay in
bis sasaddle-Bags. '.a =
NJ In desperation, / gave one more look Of
disgust at his immobile face. and then s
prolonged pull at my canteeh-wbich, by
the way, was not charged with water.
The first she'll was almost Immediately
followed BY a second and third each OF
which was little lower than its prede-
cessor. The. savage scream of tboir
fight was supplemented BY dull reports
in our reat. sf..,a
1".See here, Bull, those, shells are GET
ting lower, The rebels are getting the
range. In less, than two minutes they'll
sweep this road from emo, to end"
He never. moved a muscle, but kept
right on. We we're walking our horses
slowly, both oh 4 account of the difficult
character Of the road and the stream of
fugitives that began to pour by US.
One. tTo, three SHELLS. Then two.
close together. & The aim was excellent
trias high; but, getting lower eve.y
time. / foresaw that in about 20 seconds
those missiles would get down to where
we wero. ..l,..-,,, .,,..,,
Tie crowd at the further end grew
denser. .,i..... .-. .,,.,...
Bull, il We get among those fellows,
@cll get torn alto pieces" &, ,s;
Mr.. Bull iutinated that he thought
not. a.. .i.. ..
Then came missile with q lash Of tho
air. 1t plunged'in the ditch just before
us and exploded, tossing up masse, of
mud and water. -
"Now he'll go, sure ~ thought, as
turned toward my companion But he
was as. slolid and inpassiro as a brass
dog on an, andiron.
. The tthlrtoapgs sttthssiad ttthiscsseniaed sibou. d. We
were pushed hither and thi.her. Shells
tore through the :eaars as our righ, and
left, and deluged US with boughi. Tbs
air was alive vi,k shell and round shot.
Frantic hotisseeaa lore .by US, and ambu.
laHess dashed along ifo il mad MI retreat;
threatsni4g 1t each momen. to aiug US
into the dact. 'lFs.ls-l 40 '-'''l
A she'll came scSfstshihae aalong, and
burst itihitiellasely over our teadt. Tho
air was flied with flying Particles aud
smoke I.itopped my Horse. looked
at Bull. he wss pressing on with inf
mite composure.
|. With a look Of immeasuraBle disgust /
remarked (sotto roce :: .e''ia
lyon 'di---d beet:es,ing son of q
horse-blook /! H. you won't run away, by
thurcer-Iwillm! h7sfsici gdi d
| And did. II haven't attempted to
scaHdahybody siuce! a,si ,Tsi 1i7nif
o.. r-.t .'tlg' :, -. -'-r.rT 4r1 .
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-12-21
OEFEE,
7gJ0kSD WIlIsKEY.

,,,-.- su Il. si, - 1s'srss-s ai
a. ',s.,sl Il ,iis!sy,,5. srH -e1' ]
~ r.i. s.1s5s7.l ~ =" iss'
Centre s.teet,Ysdon, lls'i EirsH;f Z
scSl assortmenidf GrorCTits Always rs, Is., Ss.,
on hand, Produfs bOughiand sold; !ae sS:, .s;
quality Of liquors. for sale iiI.an'.eS 70 sna ss,
purchasers. Wheeling sioflts' ms ''eHH, wy
the best grades Of Tobacco. a'""!s y" '"''
slorr--one door sbOTc the l'a',H' ....
Ia APrs7-tf .s-r
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-12-21
IRISH WIT.

.u svri ' IRISH WIT. 10 s-si
We met with this witty aud unanstcr-
able retott in sketch Of a 'shon ,.iP
through apor,iOn Of Ireland. The VII
ter is coaversing with'his car-dfivsr:
"Yeu are a Catholic, Jimmy =
"fis, yer honor" ..
"&nd you pray to tho Virgin Mary 2
al do, yer hO'itF."
"wcll there's no doubt she was good
woman The Bible says SO. But she
may have been no better than Jour mo-
thsr or mine"
That, tsruc. yer honor. But theu
you'll slow there's mighty liaerance ia
tItir cIil1rsa"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-12-21
MFRS. MARY 2. yARNKY
u ,.lflS7t sfT--T-,V r-'79rs.'f'''
NEW MILLINERY EMPORIUM

- hain Street, Wcsnns
~ 9ys. .yarnsy would respectfully inform the
is,lirs OF Weston aud e'.ipiiy that she hue jus,
seeeived snd kat now on hand afnll AID COM
Nvt pl.,eassortnent ofnoiions, rihhons, millinery
and STRAW good. liannet trimming and velvet
- gibbons, ,honhet silks saiins, and rclrets,
blondes, nct,s, grapes, iaches, Bowers, feathers,
: eshamenis straw bonpets and ladies' lm,s-
trimmed ami unuimmel-shakrr hoods, sun
&. downs, &c which she IL enering at Baltimore
:, iB6SSR+ AN PRESS MAKING
20 will r.eeire prompt attention and Sc done it
lie bes; style. ,...,,-a.r nsslJ
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-12-21
.TIJacoB scHNlrT,

\. ANVD NNII9HI Z
SJ -cAslxEr xssi.:-.s;i "a
CESTER STREET. .MEST0N, VA: Il
KrsoI constantly % hssld n full ard COM
,aTPletr stock ofL,fi all kinds Of Fuyniturr, suclt
ri y, BuEeaas Tables, ehAirs, Sants, IItd-slSads
81 &e, 4sy q, tbs best quality; at, reasonable
a. S 9Fats'';S. q. s'sSs. i fal,sssdsd a.ss 81 '9 9
nI haiIssH Ssnbv1a. lo .EaiL ILANA
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-12-21
faHs
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The following i, from Des lIOin..
PAPER: '1a, :. 49, 80. '.,.' =. -;
"At the funeral Of young man in
Des Moincs,. recently, the services for tho
dead took place lt Tie residence Of the
parents., After mos, pathetic address.
which trougM ,earsfrom all the young la
dies present, the minister inquired If any
Of the dear friends Of the deceased wished
to say anything on the solemn occasion.
A stranger here stepped for1rd, and after
expressing sympathy with the friends Of
the deceased, rcmsrked ,ha. The ways Of
Providence are inscfuiaBlc, and" in this
connection, he wished to mention that he
was the agent for firs.ta.e article II hair
rigor for the State Of Iowa. The CORPSE
had used it Tor years with great Advantage,
and confidently recommendedit, especially
to the minister and undertaken present, as
he perceived they were bosk painfully
BALD. Shake The bottle, gentlemen, and
rub the matter well in with 1 s,ifr brush
said iG, AT this stage Of,he proceedings
a slight disturbance otsirrcd and the hair
31;gOrtaan disappeared
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-12-21
Three months, leOeents-s month. 81 q.

~ 70 y htaG ftf' - =,
Communications upon all subjects interesting
to the public are respectfully invited. Ths
real name must siwsys accompany them, NOT
for publication, but as q guarantee OF theif
srushfulness TO the publisher. ...-.,.,.s...
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-12-21
TosEfRA9&ATSoS,
.PIA MT E + T. ;.

,nfam, ". Va.
a PsrIics 10. Lewis and ndipiujng capMhle M ;,.I ~,s
ins ,arir hou.ss, signs. Or Tarf,'utr P"," %.tors
viii DO well TO communicate WIN ms ynt,,. cI
faing elsewhere. I'aper-hanning nna VI. W."
Hashing Promptly attended tn.'e '""' "H"s
R'. aud all work warranted. W.
CLfNvlllE, ". W.
rr,c.ice, In Gilnbr, lrNi' spl H'l"'",, ".
40 aGigy pvipP'e "''''''
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-12-21
Ntsl MxNe9veMcsats NNltor

IT 1''1 '''7' ~ O II ~
u ,5ltt5 s,i,rf ~ .-easpgEit ksgHi
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-12-27
Disappearance of an Island.

A large island is missing. Capt. Plock,
of the barquo Adolphe, bound from
Iquiquo to London, states, that while
passing the New Hebrdes Islands, he
discovered that Aurora Island had entire
ly disappeared, and no trace Of it was to
be seen on the face Of the ocean where
it was before situated What makes this
occurrence the more deplorable, says the
"Pall Mall Gazette" is that Aurora was
one Of the most fertile of the group of
islands of which it formed member
1t was last seen in latitude 1872 s., longi-
tude 1925 Il; it is described as having
been about thirty-six miles in length, and
upwards of five miles in length, and up
wards Of five miles in breadth Any in
formation respecting it will be thankfully
received and it becomes a question wheth-
or a reward should not be offered for its
recovery. If large islands take to disap-
pearing in this fashion we shall soon cease
to congratulate ourselves upon our 'insu-
lar position. There is, however, the
consolation-that if England we're to dis
pear like Aurora Island, there would, no
doubt, be rigid investigation made into
the circumstances by the rest of this
world. France would miss useful de-
pot for her refugees Ireland would suffer
from ennui with no one to abuse; and
we may be sure that, unless we had
previously settled the Albania claims,
America would never rest until she had
iished us up again.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-12-27
GunpOwder Plot at Harvard College.

On Thursday evening a week, some of
the students of Harvard College exploded
a large keg of powder in the cellar of
Stoughton Hall, one of the dormities i'm
mediately under the rooms occupied by
members of the freshman class. The
result was the destruction of almost ev-
cry thing in two of the rooms, the shock
lifting the floor more than foot, tearing
up plank in each of the rooms, scat
tering and destroying their contents, and
sending the occupants forcibly up against
the ceiling. In two of the adjacent
rooms the floor was divided and one part
raised nearly a foot The rooms were
soon filled with smoke, which, pouring
up through the floor increased the ter
ror of the already affrighted occupants. -
An alarm of the fire was started and the
Cambridge fire department turned out,
but fortunately their services were not
needed.
Some idea of the power of the con-
cussion may be gained from the fact that
persons in the second story above were
knocked off their feet, and the pictures
hanging in the rooms in the third story
were shaken from their nails to the floor.
The strangest thing abour the explosion
is that nobody was hurt A person pass
ing by the outside was knocked down by
the rush of air from the cellar, and al
most stunned. The whole affair is charg-
ed upon the sophomores, but nothing def
mite is known. A quantity Of fuse was
found in the cellar, which may aid in de-
tecting the criminals President Elliot
the next morning at chapel spoke of the
outrage, and desired the cooperation of
the students in bringing the perpetrators
to justice.