Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-10-14

suit of the Uhlans, who had Just
crossed a plain and disappeared in
the copsewood. After few min.
utes We saw them reappear on its
crest, followed very closely by the
Chasseurs d'Afrique, in the midst Of
whirlwind of dust furrowed by the
lightnings cleaning from their wea-
pons. na% atH i
While this desperate race was be-
ing run, a few metres from the spot
where we were, three Uhlans APP
peared, as if by magic, on the plain
before us. "A Chasseur d'Afrique
posted near there. to reconnoitre,
hastenedc to meet them. When they
were within range he lay in the
Arab fashion, along his horses
neck, and DISCHARGED his piece. He
missed his aim, bat ala not hesitate
to engage these three men hand-to-
hand. The, struggletibad lasted for
two or three minutes, when a de-
tachmen1t OF Chasseurs' TAfrique
.appearcd. z1sf 4sasi yEtEr"9
1.-Two of the Uhfans fed, leaving
etheirreomrad de er2ppIng with the
Chasseur.a He had just fallen into,
ditch full of water, and the. Uhlan
was about to escape, when Il staff.
officer who was with the Chasseurs
fAfriquc, seized him and made him
prisoner, amid the applause Of the
terrified villagers. The Uhlan was
very young, tall and strong, his
hands covered with blood. "You
are three to one, do me no HARM"
said he to the officer, who assured
him Through me, as interprcter)
that he had nothing to fear.
A Nut that Burglars Cannot Crack.
The London correspondent Of the
Boston Commonwealth narratcs the
following:
A stranger in Threadncedle street,
standing in the narrow thorough
fare, shortly before ten O'Clock iii
the morning, would have his curios-
ity aroused by the number of we'll
dressed men whom he would see en-
tcring silvelsmith's shop, and in
few minutes reappcaring with small
Japan boxes under their arms. If
by further chance it so happened he
was at the same spot between five
and six o'clock in the evening, he
would probably observe the same
young men return to deposit the
same Japan boxes on the counter of
the same shop. The explanation is
simple. The boxes which contain
the unbankcd securities and cash of
merchants and brokers. are locked
up for the night in the silvcrsmith's
strong room, built in an excavation
Of sand rock far below the surface
Of the street, and upon which falls,
when closed up for the night, con-
siderable flow Of water. The mer-
chants and brokers pay rent for
the use of this secure depository;
and, acting no doubt upon this idea,
a Mr.. Strceter, an extensive jcweler,
intends to give the wealthy possess
ors of costly jewels the opportunity
of using his 'Chatwood sate," with
its hydro-pneumatic envelope and
patent water level guage. The safe
stands on the floor Of his shop, and
is open to daylight. 1t rests upon
foundation of many details, and of
sufficient solidity to support more
than ten times sixty tons, the light
of the safe itself, which is encascd
in concrete, embedded in which is
a water chamber connected with an
apparatus and air tubes to give
timely warning Of sinister assaults.
Besides this security, the safe is
burglar-proof, cnginecr-proof, gun
powdcr-proof, chemical-proot,miner-
proof, and expert or dextcrity-proof.
1t cannot be fused, melted, wedgcd,
or bored, nor can the lock Of the
door, which weighs six tons, be
picked or. talnpercd with by the most
skilltul manipulation without bring
ing down on himself, Il dctector. The
key consists Of four parts, each in
the possession Of different persons,
so that dangcriis avertcd in that di
rection; while, surprising that the
whole key be lost, the wards of the
lock admit of no fewer than two
thousand variations, and new key
could be made that would render the
old one pcrtcctlyuseless. Granting,
however, the possibility of success
fully breaking into the safe, it would
require sixty hours to accomplish
the feat; and, as before stated, the
first blow, nay the merest scratch OF
the operator, would at once be shown
by the index of Il patent water-guage
level. The inventor is relieved of
good deal Of anxiety in the pro-
lection the safe affords for his own
valuable stock, and already many
wealthy clients have secured space
in it for the safe keeping of their