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Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1871-05-20
NOS PRINCIPLES.

Rtpublique d'ordre, d'honnete't ct de
justice.
Suffrage nnirersel pour tous, ercer't pour
les crimine's ct les ragabonds.
Union Cirque des Louisianais dlancs ct
dcs Louisianais de couleur.
Educafio" pour tous.
Pl"s dc Cnrpet.boggcrs poli';qucs en- Loui.
sia"e, nj de ragabonds faineamis.
EgaiHt poiitique entire les naiuralises ft
les natifs. ....- .....
AppeiS et oyances d Immigrant laborieur
Respect d la loi
L'honneie homme en- haut, le malhonneie
en- bas.
la Louisiana doH ERE gouuermee par
lhonn<teie el PimelHgcnce.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1871-05-20
lei ct Ia.

JURY DE PoLiCE.-Vous auriez lu au dos du
" Louisanas lie proccs-yerbal de Ia delnere
seance du jury de police 81 lie secrcaire du dit Jury
de police nous await remis put6t la cope.
Les creatures de monsieur War.Moth, - ce!ui
don't lie ''Meschacebe" dit avec beaucoup d esprit:
"ilnaqui de parents pauvres ct p,obabement moins
nalhonnates que lui"-....-ue sembent guere
marchander largent des contrbuablcs de Saint
jacques.
81 nous avons un conseil donner aux membres
du jury de Police qAi pcnvent s'opposcr aux foes
dcpcnses de lnstle corps cest de i,rc enrcsistrer
leuls votes doppostion proccsve,bal. lie pu-
Bile qu lie sache bien, est dispose IL oublier nj
lie ben nj lie NAL. Ce public, apes tout, est souye-
rain.
Or, est vrai qu'on ait alloue des $500 par ci,
des $500 par Ia, des $500 un autrc jour. pour
services lendus par avoca,s!
Nul doutc, Ell vel6, que c,s avocats n'aient
rendu des services ct gagne honnetement leur
salare Mas avouons qu il est lcp!orahe pour /,
paroisse St-Jacqnes d'avoir Ell IN jury dc police
nuncro !, IN jury de police num6ro H. ct I'm jury
de police nnnelo Ill. -tu den,eurant es-ce one Ia
parolsse he posscdc pas un avocat "al hoe f, pay6
par ellie, "de fac.o' son dcftnseur? QUAINT 4 ccux
qui ont perdu leur cause, en- attaquant le iu,y de
police r6gulier ct legacment ,naintenu, de quel
droit sautorstAt lis pour renlre Ia paroisse res
ponsable dun process perlu contre la raroisse
Que raisonnement! Jaconne la paroisse lie
suis dcbout6 dc ma demande, et c'est la pa.
roisse qu payera mon avucat!.... En verite, le
dlable pcut en- rive.
Les contribuabes eux, pcuventls ct doivent.ils
en- rrel
QUAINT nous, nous nentendons pas deniere,
sans raison ct acknowledgements, surtout ceux qu
marchent dams une vote potque qui II est pas Is
n6re; mais pouvons,nous approuver lie desorlre
lie gaspillage ct linute protuson? On peut nou.
nommer vingt fos journal oHici.l,-nn honneur q,,,
nous navons .ianais sollicitf!-mais on ne nous
empechera pas dexprmer librement notre pense,
ct lie sentiment de la communaut6.
Jury de police, tu marches dams I'M mauvai
chemin.
CAGE.-La cage n'6tait pas solide. a..
Deux oseaux, des merles peu blancs, Sc son
echappcs la semane derniere dc Ia cage parossiale
L'un d'eux 6tait jusement au violon pour avoi
vol6 un violon.
n chant6 ct il cLantc n,aintenant Ia Ellie i
lair"
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1871-05-20
pour Ia patrie, 81 le proletaire await une
patrie CONNIE I'm bourgeois ou un paysanl

pour 10 patrie, 81 le proletaire await une
patrie CONNIE I'm bourgeois ou un paysanl
Cependant, nous, nous ne comprenons pas
Ia grande lutte ct le grand sacrifice; nous
avons linsulte, Ie mtpris ct l'outrage pour
ces vailIants revolutionnaires; nous oublions
qu'ils sont des hommes CONNIE nous, des
pauvres CONNIE nous l'avons etc, le peuple
comme nous devrions retre nous sympa-
thisons avec Ia banque, le capital, raristo-
cratic, 10 despotisme ct l'oppression nous
po"ssons Ia niaiserie jusqu'a croire au repn-
blcanisme de monsieur de Charrette, a la
sinctrits de monsieur Theirs, au patriotisme
de monsieur Bnzaine, Intelligence de
rAssemb6e dite nationa,e. Est.ce jnste, ct
nest ce point absurle Et queIs sont ceux
que nous condamnons CONNIE des miseraLles,
CONNIE des parias, CONNIE des mandits? Ceux
q"i torment Ia grande legion des plebeiens ct
lie battalion sacre du progres.
Des gale,.iens!
Oui, car Ia societs etc une galere pour
eux.
Des miseroJles!
Oui, car Ia misere est lcur part.
Des bandits!
On, car il fant bien trouver I'm pr&texte
pour les massacrer.
Des hommes de desortlre, sans pro1a.iete,
sans .tan,ile ct sans ,el,gion!
OH, car les priviligies ont garde tout celia
pour eux.
Nous disons, nous, quill ne FAINT point
juger ct condamner committeeman, Dieu
ayant fait l'homme faillible ct Intelligence
bornfc.
Et nous dirons encore nos braves amis:
"Compatriotes, 81 vous avez conserve dams le
coin dune vieille MALE III derniere veste OH
blouse que vons ayez apportte lei 81 vous
n'avez point dtchirs les lettres que vous
6crites un pere illetri, un frere paysan, une
panvre honne annie qui comptait sur vous, en
I'M mot. sit vous reste encore IN souvenir
du vilage, de Ia ferme, de Ia viell!e patrie,
ne vons insutez pas ell insnltant lie peuple."
Souvenons. nous des ergastuIes.
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FcuilIcton du L0uisia..ais.
LES CHlENS.
Chap, XII.

Certains hommes d'6tat pretendent que Ia guerre
est n6ccssaire, ct les peuples absurdes semblent
donner rason a hommes d6tat. On s'est tue,
on tue, ct ION tuera. Celia favorise les sonve.
rains. les conquerants ct les g6neraux. Qnant aux
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1871-05-20
samedi 40 Mai 1871.

10Bureau du journal, pres du College JEFF
ferson, St-Jacques, rive gauche.
eDrPour lettres, lournaux, ecllnnges ct pa
perasses adressez a Conrent Post Ofice.
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The BEST OF PAvEMENTs-[t'rom the y.
Y, Commercial -SiIcnce and Comforts
Since New York woke up to the fact that
stone pavements, especially In crowded
thoroughfares, were a nuisance, we have
all been cropping about in wilderness Of
strange devices for mending our ways,
coming to no satisfactory result except
wooden blocks, which are fast becoming
unsatisfactory by reason of their rapid de-
terioration and their alleged unwholcsomc-
ness. .... t-.E#sp@ ~: ..-... =
Now, it seems, the very thing we want
has suddenly appeared among us. Unless
our own eyes, supplemented by the we'll
considered opinions of distinguished engi-
neers like Generals Gilmore and Wright,
OF the army, are all at fault, the Grahamite
Asphalt Pavement Company have laid
down perfect pavement, pronounced by
the officers above named to he superior In
all RESPECTS to the famous asphalt pave
ments which have been in use for twenty
years at Paris, and have constantly grown
III favor. .---'
Sections of this pavement have been laid
by order of Judge. Hilton, of the Depart
-ment of Parks, on the Battery and at Cen
trail Park.
That at the Battery is specimen of street
pavement. and has been in Use about three
weeks. We have examined it carefully. To
our view, it appears to meet every demand
of good pavement, and to answer every
objection that could be made. Assured, as
we are, of its permanence, there Is nothing
more to he desired. The surface is smooth
as floor, and the heavy loads constantly
passing make 10 impression and no noise.
1t has an elasticity which renders it pccu-
liarly comfortable for horses feet.
At the Park, all the walks OF the common
are being laid with it, some 5000 yards
having been already put down anu we feel
sure all who have tried this beautiful, I'M
broken surface will agree that it could not
be improved.
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"k'nAEFIAI--AENIvERsa op INV
-. kEPuRI1r 80
Ahe wisconsin Democraey-Nomtp
ton for Governor, and Platform,

MILWAUKEE, WIS.,, Aug. 4,-Tbe Vic
consln Democrats have nominated Senator
Doolittle for Governor. y -7SN -"'''
In their platform, the seventh resolution
deprecates and denounces every outbreaL
OF laWlessness and~violence at the North
ana South, and declares that the acts Of
Congress, which authorize the emplovmentI
OF standing army toigarrison places where
5eiectlons are to be held, and constitute a
local police in States, and which empowers
ofilcers of the Federal Administration to-
mterpose military force for the purpose of
oVeraWlng political Convention, are sub
VerslVe OF free government and nerpct1aI,
menace to public liberty.
Inc following is the first resolution :;
That as the Late amendments to the Con.
stltution have been declared, bv the nron-;
erly constituted authority, to be a mart of
the fundamental law Of the land. thew are
binding upon the people. That the Demo-
cratic party now, as In the past, know no
higher law than the Constitution. Tint
the time-honored principle of strict con.
structon, applied by its trainers and ac-
cepted by the wisest statesmen and iurists
of the country, should be observed in nil
legislation by Congress relative to the Con.
stitution and its amendments. That the
Democratic party are opposed to the with
drawal of civil and political rights from anv
class OF the. people, and that we demand
the removal Of all political disuualitica.
tions."
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THE RACE.

Amid an almost breathless silence, which
was only broken by some betting man pro-
claiming his readiness to lay 500 TO $50 on
Lon cfelloW, the flag fell at the first attempt
to start the horses. Hefmbold ut once took
Il lead of three lengths, but in going around
the upper turn, Longtellow closed the gap!
and before reaching the quarter pole had
taken the lead from Helmbolds He led q
length along the back stretch, and at the
halflnile mark was length and half in
front, which space he kept open along the
burst of applause greeted him as he went
under the string on the first mile clean
length and a halt ahead in 1:55-both
horses under strong pull. @
at the turn Helmbold drew q little
closer and lay at Longfellow's quarters
throughout the next quarter mile, and as
the. half-mile pole was passed he reached
bis opponents saddle-girths. On the lower
stretch Longfellow again drew slightly
away, and as they went under the string on.
the second mile run, in 200, he was
exactly a length ahead. He retained this
advantage to the quarter-pole, but at the,
half-mile Helmboln was again at his saddle,
girths, hanging to him like shadow that
would not be shaken off. The murmured
applause of the vast assemblage burst into
aFthunderous shout of irresistible eXulta-
ton as Helmbold closed and collared Long,
fellow in coming up the home-stretch.
and passed him. and went under the string
on the third mile, clear length ahead, In.
5:4j-the great Kentucky scrack" already
beginning to hoist unnfistakeable signals of,
distress. 80 go. -. -....
The hackers of Helmbold became franti-j
cally jubllant at this unexpected change in
the aspect'of affairs, and shouts Of exult-
ant applause rent the air. At the upper.
turn Helmbold was two lengths ahead, aud
be increased his lead to three lengths ut the,
quarter. Along the back-stretch he steadily
drew away from his already beaten oppo-
nent, and the six lengths he had at the half
mile pole he made into score along the;
The race was virtually over; fol. Helm,
bold galloped up the home stretch, and
under the string. an easy winner, twenty
lengths ahead of the much distressed Long
fellow. Time of the four miles, 7:49S !
The first mile was run in loo, the second.
In i 90. the ythirdiin 1856. and the fourth
and last in 2:O44. Helmbold carried Ia
pounds, and LoDglellow los pounds,
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--LATEST FROM wAsHrNeron
spof. OF the First Comptroller Concerning
! sae Loss OF Government .Money---Prcs,den,
Grant --Disappeintm or s,m..s -
[spEofAr, rEIEde .N no ,.yv

IsrE s''1stlt TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. A.-The report Of
the First Comptroller of the Treasury CON.
corning the official investigation of the loso
OF Government money Mt the wreck of. the
steamship" Golden Rule ''shas been dravn
OUT by the recent sensational story set af,oat
IN New York; and according to that report
1t appears that the Government money car
RED out by the Golden Rule - consisted
or 81 .O00. 600 compound interest notes. and
Sl62,lSo In 1880 notes.; Treasury draft; and
5-2o bonds. After, the wreck, efforts were
made to, reach the box containing the
money, which had been placed under a.
large amount of baggage In The. hold, but
without success. After the ship had gone
to pieces efforts were again made to re-
cover the box, but likewise without Sue
cess. A wrecking vessel was then
employed, and about the 10Th of June
1865. $3.50, $50 Of the 1905 and Treasury
drafts were recovered, some of them heinz
nearly destroyed by the action of the VIC,
ter. Two pieces. of iron, supposed 70 he
parts of the box, were picked up, but no
portion of the compound interest notes
was found. Subsequently the box itself
was found aud forwarded to the Treasury
Department. The lid had been bursted
open, the bolt of the lock being so bent
inward as nolonger to retain q hold in The
side of the box. - .,,......
The chief machinist of the Department
informed the Comptroller that the box die
not carry any marks or evidence of having
been forced open by the use Of instruments
but that it was probably broken open by
being violently thrown from side to side in
the hold of the vessel and among the rock:
after the vessel was broken up.
The Department concluded, upon the
presentation of the above and other state
ments, that the money had been lost by thu
peril Of the sea, and not stolen by any one
and the order was made that the Treasurer
be reimbursed on the books of the Depart.
ment.
The President disappointed a large party
of office-seekers, who wereon hand to meet
him had he arrived this morning. ST
..-..,..-.. TREDEGAR.
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TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION old
huckster Of Annapolis, who has been en-
gagged in the business for many years past,
snd who has had the services OF q mule
during the long period, has been In the Gus
TOM OF rising for early market, and, having
his wagon stored the night previous, would
nut the mule 10 the vehicle and allow him
to draw It undriven to The market-house,
while he (the huckster) would be eating bls
man slept later than usual, and. when he
arose hunted in vain for his mule. He ac-
cordinely procured horse and carried his
marKeting to the usual stall, Where he
found bis faithful mulo patiently awaiting
him, actually backed. up in the customary
manner. The within Is true, anu - pefi-
fed by the statement Of the huskstsr
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Death of d C.uifornsa miilionaire, &c

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.-Don Abel
stearns, a resident of Los Angeles since
there yesterday. His estates formerly ex-
tended from Los Angeles to San Bernardo,
siXty-five miles. He sent the first! Califor-
MIA gold to the Philadelphia mint five years
before the discovery on General Sutton's
property. ..-... ,
Gov. Spaford, with 300 well-armcd men
and two months provisions, has entered
the Primal and Magellan mountain country,
in Arizoua, determined to prospect fully
the regions from which so many parties of
whites have been driven by the Apaches.
Gen. Crook is north Of ella, in the noun.
tains., lie has been unable to bring the
Apaches to an engagement yet.
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ap.n. HUT H taxes time 10 make things eompists,
sac as Mr. II u. crenshsw, tie proprietor ofsths
oahoiDe' seems determined tbst everything shall
&c the best :tyIe. let rs have patience.
20 tne resntfne, let the contractor for the cur.
sssps aussy ur % Me H1ndoss are now ready for,
|fhem. - = go sfF' - =
i Menhersof the Exchange have the prfyflere OF
gnans.ns mp their cards In the fo6 M without sny
aadohional rec. Psrs'es vE6 sTe not members csn
aanR up ahtlr esrds at hs 4ste.f&s-so e. apaum,
pm no snabbly gotten up cards will be put on the
"shs. we particularly notify the steamship com.
.psaies or this, for the bulletin bosres vbts trv
have In the present Rxchauge ara SCARCELY attrs
oe ssns TO the cooks galley Of their re .poctire
ships for drewood. sTfl7'
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asyluni, iserDfSgfsg ana ySpsr5sS hayISo A.

|ayluri, Mr. pfahks md iy1gafies hayiHgde-
Estroyed hts hsppiness and impaired bis for
tune. Although medical. man believed her
brain to be somewhat affected, they could
not pronounce her mad her Conversation
being Intelligent, her wit keen. and her de.
pertinent In society unexcep tionable An
her frie IDS, however, regarded her sas mo.
rally irresponsible, ind 5glossed over her
|peccadilIoes because OF this belief.
Mrs. Wharton tmay be criminal, but If
she be she Is doubtless an insane one. ) No
other theory will account for her peculiar
actions and the fact that the, friends Of her
youth condemned her offences because of
her supposed insanity should 60 far towards
inducing jury to examine carefully, but
concienttousiy, an testimony that may be
offered in proof Of mental disease as op-
posed to voluntary crime. II 1t could be
proved that she inherited from her mother
African blood, this should tell greatly in
favor OF the insanity plea, asyit as aIwetE
known fact that the issue.of the quadroon
and white aremore liable than others to be-
come insane. This at least has been so fire.
uuently asserted that observation has COM
PEELED q recognition of it's truth. M.'.e
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The Onto Poisoning Case.

- "a CoLuaBus, ONO, Aug. 24.-A witness in
the 7Bufen berger poisoning case says tnat
Mrs. Bufenberger had told her that Col
burn, came TO see her twice. under the I'm
preston that she was BIS daughter; that
when he found ont that she was Bufenber-
gers wife, he slipped card into her band
With,worts,o on it to the effect that he would
not marry while she fairs. b. was mar.
ried woman. On cross-examination, the
witness said Mr. and Nrs, 3. seemed to
live very happily together, and she never
saw anything 10 disturb her confidence in
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Election In West virginia.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.]
WHEELING, w. VA, Aug. 24.-The re.
turns are very meagre. Ohio county gives
a small majority against the Convention.
About half the usual vote has been polled.
We have no doubt that the Convention has
y majority in the State, but can make no
reliable estimate. .t
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roar OF kICHaGNn. AUGUST "a 18Th,


~stean,er Isaac Bell Brakeman. Few York. mer-
clIandise and passengers, John w. Wyatt.
Steamer VIM. l.. CLYDE, Parker, New pnrk,
and passengers, Virginia Steamshlp
"i sir.m.r lohn sylvester, Clifford Norfolk, mer-
chandise and passengers. l.. u. Tatum Y CO.
schooner Charles a. Jones, Buston, ice, Bao-
cock mcrch sndise, Currte & Co..
Schooner j. II. Rapp, Gale. New York, iron,
Tredegsr Company. -
Schooner sea Bird, Hugen, New York, iron,
Tr' degar Company.
Schooner Matt. Bedell, New York.
Schooner John Farnham, Berry. Wood Hole,
guano,. Allison s Addison. .E4asa u
SAILED,
\ Steamer Palisade, Nelson, Chickahominy, mer-
chaudise and passengers. ~ --,.sl a.. ,
Schooner Fannie Keeling, haVe, OSDorne s, ioau
coal, New FORK. Currfc Il Co.
Schooner Virginia Dare, Johnston, Bait more,
via Chic ahominy, Curtis h Parker.
Schooner RIDDLE, Armstrong, Norfolk. via os-
bornc's, coal, Curtis 4 Parker. =
Schooner Anne, Adams, DANES river, WOOD TO
master.
BELOW, - r.. y.
Brig Emma L. lIsll and schoouerJ. Il. Lock
wood
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Weather Probabilities,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The barometer
will probably continue to fall along the en-
tire Atlantic coast, with a rising tempera-
ture and light southwest winds from Vir-
ginia and Kentucky to New England. The
conditions will be favorable for local storms
The barometer will probably continue
high, with clear and pleasant weather on
the upper lakes. A cyclone is probably
advancing northwestward upon Florida.
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AFFAIRS m EUROPE.
FROM Germany and ENGLAND.
ryr .sv-r-,,s.s Es.-y.y..


.. ns ana, Aug. A.-The zettung to-day
b SS,sesorlcaliy reviews the reports unfayora.
that tho ~ sae negotiations ase Gssten. and SAYS
f Emn : eooiness viii spring, up between the
oil Germany and Austria.
oa MosDos, Aug. A..-The Enplisb Eoro;o,
G Sanse Is warned 70 watch the mea.;ns ~
H = ,s.. The meeting between Prnssa an ~
~ osM means more than the settlarnasr u 70
VIC hohianlan railway difficulty. v
From France.
PROPOSED DISSOLUTION Or rHtfr, .esv,
~, LONDON. Aug. a4.---Gaa mbetta nrona,. 81.
I Ist s OF the present Assembly on tba
ssi ol nay lS12 His bill proposes the d se
h.va , Ur On the ground that, its discusslonS
naYe proved fruitless, and provides rns uh
e eie, OF constituent Ahsemblv w me me
on OH also provides for the resipnyt,on ne ne
liners liners when the constituent Assemblv " ~
.. a special to the London Times s,vs q, :.
vue discussions upon the dissolution Of tho
nsss mbiy are exciting. A confi;ct !" o am
p pohhehhnsa' and grave consequences are
-. oo't.f ~ 's'sGs., .z,ss.--,
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -
=, s..' kEPUBLlc.
,,o pERsIA1LLEs,. Aug. 24.-The prisoners,
(.I omset De'ore the court-martinl holdiv
nna.seu that The Versailles troons ,saa
pSoioie9m shells against Paris. The c o1vt
promptly silenced the aeeusers by st iuua'
tizlng tne assertion, as infamous. d
IL Is omclally announced that tho on,,
versary OF the Republic will he celehr ~u,
LII ousnout France on the Sd Of SeDtember
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HeaYY EaklEra ,

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. ,24.-Drafts or,
OBrien, Pierce & Co., Of Portland, Me.
who are short for nearly million bushels
of wheat sold In this morket, have been
protested. The failure Involves three
here. J. ---.. ~. 80 - - - !
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A RACE FOR LrfE-NarToto Escape OF a
PARTY of Gentlemen from being Burned
Alue.-Iast week, says the Lindsay (Can-
ada) Post, the party under MIR. Tate, en-
gagged in locating the line Of railway in
Mars, had anarrow7 escape from painful
death. . .,,, g.. ..,.., n. -, ..ta.,
In the prosecution Of their labors they
had penetrated the nglSwamp, IN the, LIST
and I'd Concessions, about half mile, when
suddenly the attention Of Dir. Tate was at
tracted by loud roaring, as Of the ap-
preaching of hurricane. On looking1u the
direction from whence the sound proceed
ed, to his horror he observed fire rushing
toward them at n rapid rate. clicking
up everything in its way, and telling
large trees, in every direction. MIR. Tate
ordered stampede ut once, and then began
a race. At the start the fire was fully 300
wards off. Away rushed the whole party.
white men and Indians, scrambllng over
logs, through brush heaps, tumbllng head
long into holes, barking shins, sprainng
ankles, scratching hands, and tearing
stopping to look back or asking fJr COM
panions in the rear, but each one strug-
Cling to reach the clearing. Owing to the
denscness of the swamp, though every
muscle was strained, progress was but as
that of u walk to that of the rapid march oil
the fire, which every minute leaped at least
two yards nearer its intended victims.
Each roar and crackle but urged them to
greater efforts, as each succeeding sound, fall
ing on The ear with greater distinctness, but
told them how fast it was gaining upon
them. Blows and bruises were as, nothing
could they but reach the clearing, which
fortunately they did in safety, but not
moment too soon, for the fire was but ten
feet behind them when they emerged from
the woods. Had they delayed but few
minutes longer before starting, the proba-
bility is that the sad duty might have been
ours to pen their obituary. The whole
pletely exhausted that they could not have
g me twenty yards further. MIR. Tate says
lie can only account for the rapid march of
the fire from the high wind that was then
blowing, and the food for fires which the
swamp contained, it beine..very thick with
cedars and dead frs, and the heritage being
very dry. ~, ~s. .s