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Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-20

PERsoNAL.-A telegram from Senator BAYARD
was read in the U. 3. Senate on Friday stating
that he WAS absent from illness, and requesting
that the vote On the new Enforcement bill be de-
fsrrsd, - hs desires 70 discuss it. Senator BAY
AID has since gone to Washington.
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DAILY GAZETTE.
C.P. JOHNSON, EDIroR AND PRoPRrkroR.

The DAILY GAzxs!E ts publishsd every afternoon
texcept Sundaj IL lle Market street. and served by
carriers to subscribers in all parts OF wilmington
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cents week. payable weekly. Yearly subscribers
s.. in advance. ,..
The DELAWARE GAZETTE. established ''e4
5 the largest and most fourishins weekly IN the
state. and hos larger circulation than any otner
an the Peninsular, Published every Friday morn
NJ at g. year. in advance.
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CITY NOTICE s.

A. T. ALLDEKDICE. No. III Shiylcy street.
stii kee,s on hnnd.n great variety of Woven Wire
OF brass galvanized iron. &c. Also: makes tiai-
yanjzed Wire Guards for store. ami factory doors
and windows at Philadelphia prices. Call and sx-
anime my samples. IahiIu
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Train No. / leave Wilmington $50 a. IN. Con-
meets with Elmirs Express.
Tram No. S leaves Wilmington 8 p. IN. Connect =
with Cincinnati kxpress.
baggage checked through.
NJ charge for transfer Of passengers or hagsag 1,
At COatcsvile.
For information rs to route and rates apply
Franklin Telegraph office. Ne. W est 3d street.
mt ". \ X. Depot, Front anS Madison.
Y. STOLZ.
auOii Gen1 Sup't W "a X. H. X
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The Mixed Train will run subj ect to delays incl
ent to freight business and will stop only at sta
tons where time il given.
NEW CASTLE TRAINS.
Leave New Castle for Wilmington and philadel'
at LAO A. M. Leave Philadelphia at II As A, M.
and Wilmington at i.OJ p NJ, for New Castle.
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.
Additional to those above, leave Smyrna for CT ay
ton ii 5 a. M, and 7.35 p. m, Leave Clayton for
Smyrna $40 n. M. and eco p. W :. to make connec-
tjOn with trainst0 and from Dover. and stations
South. -
CONNECTIONS.
At TOW NkSEHD. with the Kent County and Queen
Annes X Kent kailyoRds.
At CLAYTON. with Mary Land and Delaware Rail-
road. w
Al HARRINGTON. with junction aud preakwa-
ter Railroad.
At SEAFORD with Dorch ester and Delaware Rail-
road.
At DELMAK, With Eastern Shore Railroad and
WicoInico and FoeolnOke Railroad.
H. r. KENNEY Sunt
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1GM horinI0rmatlOn agp1ytO
JouN =; VANLEEh. Jr.. Ticket Agent. .S0l Chest
FRANCIS FUNK. Tick ct A gent. lls M.rketstr.ss
SAM'L h. WALLACE, Ticket Agent At the Depot.
The Pennsylvsnia Rail Road Co. will not assume
any risk for baggage. except for wearing apparel,
and limit their responsibility to one hundred dol
lars In value. AL baggage 0xceeding that amount
nvaus will be ct the risk Of owner. snless ta-
keAsS spesiA sentssst. ]. CABSATf,
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southern ExLrsss. PAci6c EIp'ess. Erie Mail
and Buffalo 4 Niaxsrs Exprsss leave daily. All
other trains daily. eaespt sunday.
N-re N all and Buffalo and hiAxsTs Exprsss lsav-
ing 90 saturday night. run only " Win Transport.
',ncinna'i Exprees rous daily; % SstHsdsy night.
only running 70 HarPisksSg.
THE WESTERN ACCOMMODATION TRAM
runs daily. except Sunday. For this train tickets
nlst = be II oc.rsd. and baggage delivered by 500
Sunday Trsin No leaves PHILADELPHIA, $40 A.
~; arrives P.oli $40 "a. n, sunday Trsih Ne.2
r. M.
Sunday Train No. leaves PAoli 7.2O A. NJ; ar
rives Philadelphia 8.25,A. NJ. sunday Train No.
leaves PSoli 500 r. NJ: arrives Phiisdsiphis 6lo
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Pennsylvania CenarAl kallrOaO.
0W00Wa 3

After . p. NJ. SUNDAY. November 18th. ils7l.
Thetrains OF the ePennsylvani Central X. X. leave
the Depot. at 3lst and Market Streets. which is
reached directly by the Market Street Cars. the
last ear connecting with each train leaving Front
and Market Strsetsthrty minutes before its depar-
ture: The Chestnut and Walnut Street cars run
within one square Ofthe Depot.
SLEEPINGCAR TICx krs can be had on application
at the Tick et Office, orth westsssncr Of hand
Chestnu Streets. and At the Depot.
A0ENTsOr rHE UNION fRAksPER COuPAHv Will
callforandieliver baggage AZ the Depot. Orders
Lett At No. sol Chestnut Street. No. ll6 Market
TKATIvS IVA w DEPOT. VIZ;
PA0LI accom- ..........6.25. 4 30, and 1l.lO A. M.
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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-12-19
Pacific GuaHlo Company'S
CAPITAL sl,Ooo.OOo)
Soluble Pacific Guano.

THIS GUANO is now so well known in all the
Southern States for its remarkable effects
as an agency for increasing the products of labor
as not 10 require special recommendation from
us. Its use for seven years past has established
its character for reliable excellence. The large
fixed capital invested by the Company in this
trade affords the surest guarantee of the contln-
ued excellence of this Guano.
J The supplies put into the market this season
are, as heretofore, prepared under the personal
supervision of Dr.. Sk-Julien Rnvenel, chemist OF
the company at Charleston, hence planters may
rest assured that its quality and composition IS
precisely the same as that heretofore sold.
J. N. ROBSON,
Selling Agent, Chareston, S. e.
JNO. S. REESE g. CO.,
General Agents, Baltimore.
TERMS: S4S cash. S53 time, without interest.
To accommodate planters, they can order now
and have until the lst Of April to decide as to
whether they will take at the time or cash price
When delivered from the Factory by the carload
no drayage will be charged. Nov. 2e. 3m.
Fine Chewing Tobacco & Cigars
Can always be found at D. G. klRKlEY's
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TIE RATTLEsNAKE's ENEMY.-Of all
enemies with which the rattlc:nakc has to
contend. except man. tie hoe is the most de-
slructivc. I'm old SOW with litter ol PIGS
to provide faGl for, will hunt the reptile with
= perseverance, and saGacity truly aStonish"
in@. tracking them by their scent to their
hiding places and never letting them escape.
Tn the West in early times. and now through
out the country. if rattlesnakes become
troublesome in any locality. Il drove Of hogs
are turned into their hauuts and the snake;
soon disappear The hog. when it secs Il
ratticsnakc, instantly crect$ its bristlcs and
back, and commences rattling lis tuSk>. The
snake accepts the challenge. and prepare:
lnr defense. The cid porkcr seems 10 IN
dcrstand what parts are invulncrable 10 poi
son. 50 it GETS down upon It's knees. and in
this awkward position deliberately crawis by
Il sidc!in@ motion, up 10 the enemy. Ihc
snake darts forward and the hog dcXtrou'iy
catches the E,nes in the fat Of his iawS-thc
blow Is repeated. and the hog having been
smittcn or one cheek, deliberately turns the
other. This the animal continues to do un
ii the snake has not only exhausted for tn,
tiln" being. its poison, bnt also lis strength
| The hog then rises from its knees. and nnN
regardless Of consequences. sc2cs the s"rp&n
near Tic heal, and putting lis fnrci"ot npol
It's squirming body, strips the reptile throu&l
its teeth, and thus tears it to pieces. If tn
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across from ono wall to the other. When
the fight was to begin the curtains were
withdrawn, the poles were removed, and the
animals were for the first time seen by the
spectators. ....
The buffalo stood for some moments at his
end of the cage, looking with little apparent
interest towards his foe The tiger was sit
ting on his launches. seemingly unconscious
of the presence of his formidable adversary
his attention being attracked by the crowd
outside. After waiting for some time, the
buffalo seemed to think lie might as well
make q closer inspectioc:, .and slowly and
deliberately walked to other end. The tiger
was, now clearly aware of his presence, for he
turned his head over his shoulder and watch
cd the approach ofthe buffalo with evident
anSiety::%'His eye glared but he did not
move a muscle. 80.
The buffalo was almost near enough to
touch him with his muzzle. But at length,
and before the buffalo made any sign of at
taeking him, hejumped up and galloped of
AS fast as his legs could carry him round
the cage The buffalo followed, land jammed
him against the wall with his horns. The
tiger, in return, gave the buffalo one scratch
on the neck and another over the eye, just
as a cat might do, and then fell apparently
dedd But his breathing betrayed him
he was only shamrning. ...,..,....... p.
No one seemed to:understand this better
than the buffalo,. who. stood close by. and
kept his eye on him, but disdained to touch
him while<he was down. For some time the
two animals maintained their respective
positions, till at length the public began to
be impatient. They stirred up the tiger with
pole, but that was of no use; then they
tried crackers, and for some time they sue
ceeded no better 1t was not till a boundle
was thrown close to the tigers nose that he
got thoroughly reused. But he had evident
ly no intention of fighting. He again ran
round the cage, was again pursued by his
relentless enemy, and was severely gored,
and once more sank to the ground
This process WAS repeated several times,
always with the same resut-thc tiger would
not fight the buffalo. and the buffalo could
not kill the tiger At length the men on
the roof lowered rope witha moose in the
end, in which they caught up the tiger by
on. of his hind legs: and while he was hang
ing the buffalo completely finished him. But
the Grand Duke sas spared the pain Of wit
Messing the latter part of the spectacle, as he
left when the tiger countcrfeited death for
the second time. The natives were right
the tiger fights unwillingly when he cannot
surprise his enemy. But the Rajah had
taken unusual pains to makethe combat. as
equal as possible, for the tiger was very say,
ageone, while the buffalo, buttw, daysbefore,
had been quietly drawing cart along the
road"
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Sherif's Sale.

81 S-e2AMAA
John Kershaw, as Receiver of the
assets of the Estate Of Vim. Kirk
land decd. Plaintiff.
Aoainst Foreclosure.
J,FJ. Rchardson, asT rnsteesC p Il
McDowall AMI D. L. DeSaussure.
Defendants.
nY virtaaaof q aecrstal oraermaae in the above
entitled cause. by the Hon. S. W. Melton
Judge of the Fifth Circuit, at April Ierm' 1917
of the Court of Common Pleas for hershaw eoun
~, will proceed TO sell before the Court House
: door insCamdsn, on theF FIRSTMoNDAhy ybeng
Sthelsixth{ Is Gday Jaa"ary heIt, the, Following
described real estate, to-wit: Tracts Nos. iour'
(4) seven (7) and eleven, QD of the land belong
ing to the defendant, J. j :, Richardson, as Irus-
tee, soId at tharisk bf'tbeSforns purchasers
Terms Of the Salc-One-third cd cash, ana
the balance in one year.
Purchasers TO pay for stamps and papers
SAMUEL PLACE,
decl2-tds. ). n. I.
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which are sold at publishers prices. \ full
stock of Paper and Envelopes, (Plain and lni-
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Ink, Pens, Pencils, States, Sponge Sc, &c.
Also-Newspapers, Magazines and Music,
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ted. We guarantee satisfaction and dispatch
Books sent by Mail or Express, c. O. b.
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October 81. "m.
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FOR SALE
Valuable Real Estate,
In KersIaay and Lancaster Counties.

I'll! pursuance of authority vested in us by
deediof conveya ice ofieharles q Dye, of
datc!t FcbrnaFy rs, 1911, and by virtue OF ar
rangements made with creditors of-sald Charles
I. Dve. we will offer for sale at public outcry
before the Cburt:Housc in Camden: en- Mond ay, =
Jarf,ary e, 1873, being the FIRST Monday
month during the legal hours Of sale, the fol-
lowing described tracts Of land:
l. All that tract of land in Lancaster county,
on waters of Lynchc's- creek, known as the
johnson Place." containing six hundred
acres, more or less, bounded north by lands OF
Mrs. Hammond, east by lands of James Wearner,
south by lands of T.. ]. ,Cauthen, and west by
lands ofJohn- Robinson! 81 - -
> All that tract Of land in kershaw county,
on waters of Beaver creek, known as "Russell
Place" containing three hundred acres, more
or less. bounded by lands of Mrs. Hammond,
east and south by lands of L. J. Patterson, and
west by lands late of William Duncan.
3ksAnYantS other trGssofN NlahG Ksrshsw..
cousM aSyxdY& Besses sresk kn&n. .aS
.Perry Place" containing two hundred acres,
more or less, bounded north by lands Of 5. IL.
Brewer, east by Mckee tract OF said Charles j..
Dye, south and west. by lands OH. j. Patterson
4. All that other tract Of three hundred acres,
more or less, in Kershaw county, on the waters
of Beaver creek, wherein the said Charles l..
Dyc nov resides knoWhss CF.McKeef Place."
bounded north by lands of S. II. Brewer, east
by lands of the same, south by lands of j: W..
Ford, and west by lands of Charles l.. Dye,
formerly Daniel D. Perry's.--
5. Also all that other tract in kershaw ceun-
ty. on waters of Beaver creek, containing three
hundred acres, known as "Robinson Place,
bounded north by lands Of estate OF Mcclure,
cast by lands Of Jno. Slower, south by lands OF
Ouinlon and west by lands of S. H. Brewer.
6. Also all that other tract in Kershaw coun-
", onrwaters ofBesver creek, containing, two
hundfeh acres, more or less known as 'Davis'
Place" bounded north by lands of Charles l..
DYE east by lands Of S. H. Brewer, south by
the same, and west by lands of Vim. johnson.
TERMS-One- fifth cash. Balance on cred,
il of one, two and three years, in equal annual
instalmcnts, with interest from day OF sale, pay
rble annually, to be secured by bond, with per-
sonal surety and mortgage of the premises. Pur'
cbascrs paving for papers and recording.
J.B KERSHAW,
W. NJ, SHANNON,
Dec'12-4F {;;'lS I. III ! Esastees:
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PRIzE-FIGnT1Su IN TIE EAST-A BrF-
rALo AND 4 TIGER CoMRAT.--A CORES
pondcnt of the London Standard writing
from Hong Kong, on October -, desert
bng one of the entertainments supplied by
the Maharajah Of Singapore to the Grand
Duke Alexis, in honor OF the visit of the lat
ter to the island lie says: ''-tflcr luncheon
the party proceeded to witness fight be-
tween Il buffalo and Il tiger. Those who had
never seen combat of this kind would have
been inclined to bet freely on the latter; but
the natives said the chances were i'll favor OF
the buffalo, and indeed that the tiger VA:
never known to win. The arena in which
the animals we're to ght was OF all oval form
some fifty feet long by about twenty wide
in an enclosure OF halnbou pYic*: fifteen lecl
high, firmly driven into the ground and
strongly ftstcucl together. Similar poles
laid across tic top, form the rroF Itt
whole structure had the appearance "ta q
nant;c cage. \ Aplatfurrn balt outside, enable
The more distinguished visitors 10 have il 5000
view Of the interior from safe distamc'
through the space between the poles. whI!'
the general p&hlic crowded round tho ca:3
us close as tEtir respect for the ekws OF Tn
ti.cr would allow. l'hc buffalo was coniinr'
to one end of the cage hy Il canvas curtain
stretched acrcss Tic arena; the tiger was Gil
closed at the ether extremity by p2les placc
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hog, as is sometimes the case: happens to be
very lean. and the poison fangs thereby
strike the circulation. it will die from the
wound, but this conjunction rarely takes
place. u. ..-r .. =. ."
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CAMDEN BOOKSTORE.

C,cUOOL BOOKS of all kinds. Novels and
= Miscellaneous Books. .PhotographIc' AL
BUNS. Family and Pocket Bibles, Hymn BOOKS
and Testaments, Prayer Books and hymnals,
Diaries, Pens, Ink, States, Penchs, fapep anu
Envelopes Tin Cash-Boxes and WritingoWssks W
All new hooks can be obtained IN q SNORT lime'
ot Publishers Prices. ~, .-o
Nov. 7.-3m. D.. A. looT'o.
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Sh e1.iff - Stale
$500, -, q. 80 ts,S,sSs. s-
iSOuth.C CarOlina-Ke KershaW County
IN THE COMMON PLEIS.

IN THk COMMON PLElS. :
!eHA' David w. Brown s.. q, Decree for
W.- D. McDowaIl, Trustee, r. B. Foreclosure
Patterson and F. c. McDowall; }
DY virtue of Decreial Order, made in this
d cause, on the Cd day of October. lSI2. by
the Hon. s. W. Melton, Judge Of the 9TH Cir
cult, will proceed 10 sell on the first Monday
of January next, being Ile 9Th day of the said
month"; at the legal hours Of sale, before the court
house door in Camden, the following described
Lands, to-wit. -. .. - 49,. =; :.
=, The tract known as the 'sdlIavie Place" st'l-
ate on Singleton's Creek, Kershaw county, con-
tanning eight hundred (S00) acres more or less,
bounded north by lands of L. j. Patterson, east
lands Of Dixon, west by lands formerly oh Per-
ry, and south by lands of Dixon.
-----ALso--. $500
All those threc t2) tracts situate in the coun-
ty aforesaid, and now combined III one. known
rs "Champion;'' and" Davidson" Tracts, con-
tanning twenty-six hundred and twcnty-thrce
(o623( acres, more or3less, bounded north by
lands of Daniel Hillard aud John Bell, east by
lands of Matilda Hammond and estate of Will
liam Duncan, south by lands of Wyatt Patter-
sor,yand west-by lands Of 4. b, cunningham.
TRRMs1ash.. Purchasers 70 pay for papers'
e. -'''' >-'''- SAMUEL PLACE, S. h. c.
Decembep IA. = - : -. At
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ChI = -., s..' .. ... 49, q &c. I
james Gthsesnat, pro al 49,
n,ttsgx, ( Team. J.: = u ~.,s;'
DY virtue of sundry Fl. fa's: tonne directed, |
y will proceed to sell before the court house
door in Camden, on the first Monday in Janua-
ry next, being the 9th day of said month, du-
ring the legal hours of sale. the following yalu-
able Real Estate to-wit:
All those three (9) tracts of Land, situate on
Pine Tree Creek and Wateree River, near the
town of Camden, county of Kcrshaw, and desig-
mated in q general plat made by S. NJ. Boykin,
D. S., of date April l, 1869, as lots numbers
nine, (g) fourteen, (14) and fifteen Q5,) Lot
number nine (9) containing four hundred and
eirhty-three 1881 acres, and bounded north,
and northwest by Big Pinetree Greek, east by
lots numbers seven ~ and eight, (8) south and
southwest by the Black River Road, and west
by'the South Carolina Rail Road. Lots num-
bers fourteen (l4( and fifteen (l5l containing in
the aggregate three hundred and nincty-scren
1877 acres. bounded north and northwest by
lands of H. DeSaussure and Pine Tree creek.
east by the Charleston Road, and south by the
Wateree River and Pine Tree creek, as described
in said plat. Levied upon apd to be sold as the
property of John E. Matthews and Adam Team,
at the suit of James Chesnut for others, and to
be sold as one tract.
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Those two lots of Land, with the improve.
ments thereon, situate in the town OF Camden,
and known in the plan of said town as Nos. l03G
and 1865. Levied on as the property of c.
Stackley, at the suit of sparburg Co., Case,
Chapman & lockwood, Henry c.. Folger, S
Levy & Co.
TERMs-Cash. Purchasers to pay for papers
SAMUEL PLACE. s. u. {.
December l2. 1t
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"NICKERSON HOUSE."
hia, 8, q,

THIS Pleasantly located Hotel, unsurpassed
by any House in the South for comfort ana ana
health of locality, is now open to Travellers ana
nthers seeking accommodation. Families can
bc furnished with nice, airy rooms on reasona-
HE terms. ga call is solicited.
Mrs. WM. A. WRIGHT & son.
our Omnibusses and Carriages will be found
at.the different depots.
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Ass.siAfe'sssaN
United States Of America.
sOUTH-CARoLINA DISTRICT.
= IN BAAKBERFCH !
CAROLINA DISTRICT.

= N BAAKBERECN :
Thufston & Holmes IS Is. HcnryC. salmond, As
sigpee Of John d. Kennedy, Bankrupt.
DY virtue of an order of the Hon. George ,.
Is Byan Judge # thesad eeart Epaaean
ihe above entitled cause on the fifth day OF Sep
tember. A. D. 1872, will proceed to sell at the
court house in Camden on the first Monday, be-
ing the 9th day Of January, A. ID. 1873, the
following valuable Real Estate, to-wit:
A tract of Lard in Jefferson county, Arkansas,
adjacent to lands of John NJ. Jones and Mr..
Collier, containing seven hundred acres.
The "Doby Place." situated in Kershaw coun-
ty. bounded to the north by lands Of E. A. Cum
nineham, southsby lands Of Daniel and John
Motfey. east by lands Of f-- Cullen, and west
by lands of E. A. Cunningham and D. Motley,
containing about six hundred acres, mere or
less.
-ALSO-
All the right, title and interest OF said John
d. Kennedy in oRock Hill Plantation" situated
in Kershaw county, bounded north by lands OF
William KeNy ,and Thomas esH6nsS soedt by
theeHD6by Place" and lands Of Daniel Motley,
east by lands of Cullen, Kelley and estate OF M.
X. Young, west by lands of Rose and the Rice
Creek Springs Road: -,
Terms of Sale-Onc third (1-3) cash, and the
balance on o credit of one and two years, Sc
cured by the bond or bonds of the purchaser,
with-interest ut the rate of seven e. per cent,
per annum, payable annually, and a mortgage
or mortgases Of the premises sold.
HENRY C. SALMOND,
Assignee of J. D. Kennedy, Bankrupt
December 12. ri.
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Watches, Jewelry,, &c.

c,n1,p and! Silver Watches. Chains, Rings,
pins and Earrings. Studs, cuff Buttons,
EHives Razors Scissors Steel spectacles Tooth,
Hair. Nail and clothes Brushes, Willow Baskets
china and Granite Ware. cups and saucers'
Plates, steake Dishes bowls p,oners sine. Sr,
German ana FrenchEIoys! fl9tasana ssu4Hss'
Guns, Pistols, caps, Waas anu cat'f WSI2ro.
Nov. .7.-3m. ..
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AN EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENON
We publish the following singular letter,
written to the editor of the Lebanon Stand
ard, without comment as to the explanation
of the phenomenon witnessed, nor do we
vouch for the accuracy of his observations.
We commend it to the perusal Of those wise
in the mysteries of physical science:
kIRLsvILLE, Madison Co., Ky. .
November %. 1872.
Ia tie E,litor ot tn" Lcbnnon Man'Iam:
This morning. while riding mp Silver
Creek. ahoht halfa mile below the depot, [
witnessed Il very singular meteorological
phcnomenon The sky above ne was cloud
less, and the sun. about half ali hour high,
shonc with ordinary brilliancy. had no
tccd for half mile back the occasional
falling of globular masses which rcscmbled
in size appearance round snow; and there
being no wind or cloud, thought it siiIgn.
lar. and began TO seek m explanation Of its
origin
[ could sec the globulcs, about twenty feet
from the earth descending at an angle OF
about forty,fvc degrees, from the cast, and
noticed their frequent explosion at the dis
tance of ten or fifteen feet from the ground
the PARTICLES scattering in every direction
like drop of water that had fallen upon
heated surface. looked npon my clothing
and found myselfall spotted over with sub
stance Of bluish-whitc color, still liquid
and Of about the consistency of milk, which
it well represented. except in color. !
cvaporatcd slowly and in few places only
left solid residue. What was it ? Is it t'
be explained upon the hypothesis that ae
counts ihr red and green snow in ccraln.re
"inns and ATTITUDES?
Yours,
W. Y. TrRNER.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-12-19

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