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, 1873-09-21
YELLOW FEVER.
The DfaCnse In NlcMpfl1s--Cnses In
Now OrlennR-.lntcrmcnt in ShrGyc.
port Yosferunys


Now DrlennR-.lntcEmcntE in Shroyc.
port Yesterday.
MEmpHls, Tenn, Sept, 2o.-Noon-Tho weather TO-
day IL yrry unfayorabe for thoAe suffering from the
yellow feYcr, The thermometer 1t 10 o'clock this morn
Ing marking GO degrees, AMI at noon 81 degrees. The
phys!cians think that It will have tendency to pre-
Won't the spread Of the Gssase The Howard Assocla-
tIon huyo had only elk applications from to-
day, and only two deaths are reported-Oiyer Wood,
a IT. to corner Of seeSn4 and Exchange etroos and
ing tho gloomy weather. there 1csa ranicky feeling
tlan Ut any tlmo Bluce the diBcaae appeared.
Private adytces from Now 0rlcans eay that tho
fever prevails there, anl tut tho dengue or break
bone fever, RACES "a an ephOinio.
SHREVEPORT, Sept. 20.-TAa epidemic exhibits no
abatement Now cascs arc not 80 nuIueroa aH Ut tho
arst Of thu weck, but tho rao ia fully great. aood
nursing IL doing much for us. The outskirts of tho
city still elow an increase. Among those takon down
yeaorday wore H. 4. pLepa Mrs. Jennie Laeoss!lle OF
thiB city and Dr.. 1ncharda, Of Jotforson. hr. H. r.
sa!o aud d. Wise wore taken down, two dayaago. Our
doctors and tloae FROM Nav Orloanu stata that the
manligniy Of Tue discaho shows no abatoment:
Tie following list of Interlopts to-day la furnished
by tho Howard Association: =. Juat, Edward I1n-
aerbaNn AlEH. III. 1'arros. n; aarlon, August MeHur
Edward Huckoro, Joseph Allen, Anthony Jones' Lamb
Wiley : lonny, virginia i. wllie, Wlllis Frederick,
Anna Arloia, DAN Ackortmau. Lawronco HedEick,
Joseph laclland, John u!ack, aud Uonuy lain.
, 1873-09-21
Foreign Markets..

L1vKRrooL, Sept. 20-11 u. m.-Flour unchanged,
Whea-%tnses " & &2et83os; winter, II et'@l2s sd /;
15s 3dGl3s Id. Corn, 500. Pork, 70s. Lard, 4os 3D.
LlyEnrooI. Sept. 20.2 P. m.-Corn, 32s Oh. Lard,
4ls I'd. Nest unchanged.
LONDON. Sept: 20-2 p. m.-NewB received from
Now York BY caha t1ia morning caused bettor feet
Ing In American securaes; 5-2oa Of '05 and Of ",
0aH9o24: for money and account. Tho ratio of dis.
count u open market Tor three motha' bills is 1915
PEI cent, or 1-16 bolow Bank Of Engaud ratca.
PAINS, Sept. 2o.-neutes. SIT 17Ec.
L1yEnrooI, Bept l0.--Cotton--DuN midd1ing up
land, % Orleans, oKd. aales 1900 balcs Amefi-
%. Lard, lis si Tallow, tos6d, Other articles un-
changed
, 1873-09-21

LONDON, Sept. 20.-The London Times, conment-
Ing on the financial panic In New York, says: " In
yiew Of tho extraordinary prosperity Of the United
States and tho high price Of Its Government bonds
the present gust can but bo remarked as simply an
effort of tho financial Bystc to get rid Of a dishonest
elemcnt.n
The Daily Ttiegranh says: "such local troubles as
the auapenbion In Now York neems to he arc merely
tho rank outgrowth Of m exuberant prosperity aud
moment halt.n
LONDON, Sept. 2o.-Dspntchcs from Frankfort.
HAMBURG Bremen, and Vienna say no failures have
ocourrod In those cities on account Of the Now York
panic, but that much nnxie.y exists.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-Thu Continental Bourscs ato dis
turl,ed by news from New York.
WAsu1NoToN, sprt. 20.-The following wns rocelyed
from London odny by the Secretary Of The Treasury
nThe Syndicate account IL Iii prrfec order. There is
universally kind feeling toward Jhy oookc McCu-
loch l. Co., who continue business as n4tal.
{Signodl "A. g. CATTKLL."
, 1873-09-21
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.

Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
sr. PAUL, Mun., sopt. 2o.-The Dspateh this even-
ing publishes All Interview with Mr. Mead, General
Superintendent OF the Northern Pacific Road, which
gives fair statement Of Northern Pacl1o matters
~ can DO obtained hero. The following Is portion
OF the interview:
Nepofter-There ia q very general Impression, Mr..
Mead hnt te failure OF Jay Cooke will atop tho fur
ther prosecution Of the work Of tho Northern Pacific.
Can you toll what tho prospect !s In that direc-
tim?
Mr. Msad-1 do not know only that have had no
instructions to stop operations. A month ago
largo expenditures preparing ths road for wi-
ter by building BnoW-tonces 10. have received 10
orders to stop md infsr from ts that Tho Jay Cooke
luporer-The contract for building additional road
bus not boon let, usieyo.
Mr. Mead-No slr. The bids wcre opened last week
Wednesday,, anu thero were good many Of them re-
quiFing great desl of computation. Some parties
Tract, hut no award has been mado.
NoportoF-uow much did YOU design to build this
Mr. Mcad-Tho contrnct to be lot Was for 2o5 miles,
but It only expected to grade 80 tAis fall, aud
lay the Iron In the SPRING That would take to Tho
1seportez-Do you thiuk this work will be prosecuted
Mr. Mesd-rhat can't .ay. oooto's failure may
There have been but $50 oo5 o9o tn 7so bonds
sold The other ST. oo0, 700 Qsn. dass aud aome of
bis friends arranged to take indopondeut Of jay Cooke
Md this Ia what was rolled upon to build tho 205
miles. Now can't aay what effect tho failure Of jay
Cooke may tsye, but know tho $40 600 GOO were al
wero ss.ed, to 1lako tLon bcar per cent.
tseporterfH tile Northern Pacific owing many Bills
horo ur In tho Hsate2
Mr.. Mead-We arc owing nothing beyond our
monthly EXPENSES which tic earnings Of tic road
meet, except what haa been contracted within
lho pSht p, tin three %eeka. We settled The laat Of
weeks ago no commenced making contract for
InoW-icnGEa' and IlaElnH other preparations for
winter. M9 expect to u1pcnd about $4,000 In this
work, aud thr4a recent coracta csaprao ali our In
ebtedness. Tlss expenditure have hnd no order to
stop ~ to tho gsl1elal financial auation, can add
but utto to my telegram of yesterday,
Ut. PAUL. ALL NIGllT,
There IL intellsu interest, blt no excitement and
though thu ncwh to-tlly received with Holne alarm
there IL still general belief tint tho crash will not
Go general. The GaAh!cr OF u,u OF our ieni-
lug banks told mo this afternoon that i!!ey lid
paid ohs today large sum to ~ army
Iaymasltr to Try trona a!a @ another large anlouat
increasu Of currency osrr tho amount on hand lat
might, EUu 0f banks lo5orH by tho failure Of
tho Nuw iurk llouBea III yet. i. H. Myera uaH agent
for tho Hae Of Ut. raul bonds, but tho city does not
loOHo by his failure.
usol a uau tv-uIght WAQ has juas como dovn from
, 1873-09-21
steamer sailed with cargo valued at $o9 0o0, snd
O0o 10 treasure. Import trado active. Real cs-
BOSTON,, ,


Special Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
Ho8roN, Bent. 20.-Tho panic in Now York has not
nnoh affected this city set, except III tho way Of IT.
racng attention and making talk. This city haa not
Tor several years beon = stock market. Tho brokers
hero arc few and moH OF whateyer buanos1 thoro Ia
is transacted In Now York. There IN q
GENERAL FEELING or BEountTY m
both In financial md commercial CIRCLES No'hinB aP-
proactuug to OFT any financial institution las
yot bocii ,ade Hanything there ts rathor less than
na freely md conltlcntly NJ evcr. Ycsorday ao1no
halks reported unusual number mud amount OF
oress ,s9'ney ~ movn On tq ns
xnent in stock ut bottom prices. Thero has been fear
lest tors might bo soo failures Of business hoscs
but Tho apprehension ia fo,inaed entirely Oh anppo
b'tiol that merchants may hayo boon specializing
through the ngency Of New York brokora to on e.tent
to n NSaR
Oh the stGcct result in finding
but general dtapoaon II believe that tho furry will
pass without seriously disturbing our affairs; One
capitalist EeFsIs ineno IN to zig LEX 1t
bank rcports Ill show largo suma duo from other
Of reserve ds depositea In Nov Yor OK banks on interest,"
and BY tlsm loaned to brokers for purposes Of Hnecu-
isassl iss Tho suspension of 40 many brokers WOULD he
cnfrrLE THE NEW YORK BANKS, :.
SO that they would bo unable TO respond 4
faso "pon was spoSen o as a are
OF brokcrs' bnnk he anid they all brokorH bans
but that gentleman was solitary in his gloomy Views
Of tho prospect. An set business do not appcnr
to have taken nlnrn, md not few Of them any
nua1NEsR WILL pNoFfr NJ IT
n the thing does not 60 too far. Banks that hayo 40
long made se Of teir fuuds to foster stock apecfa-
tons, delaying merchants In good standing and doing
legitimate business. III crder to accommodate tho
brokers and epcculaora who could and would pay moro
for money than business men, think they will DO de-
ctdedly tho gamers when confidence liz cstabslcl,
provided tho pan!c cau be confined to tho intorcsts
chiefly Affected.
[3n the Associated Prts5].
BoaroN, Sept. 2o,-t'u Wednesday, Lust the hrn Of
Horace Conn 4: Co., Of Auburn, Mass. extensive
le1thcr manufacturers, suspended payment. Their
their assess are sl5o,0oo. Since Tho auspen-
sion, Horace Conn., tho senior paxtncr, hns dlsappoar-
ed, causing great anxiety TO his family and friends.
6earch has beeu 1uade III all directions.
, 1873-09-21
New York Dry-G0ods Market.

NEW Yonn, Sept. 2o.-1n dry 8ooas there was a less
spirited trade movement to-1ayt but jobhers woro
Tho Wall sreot monetary disturbances huve had no
effect rrlcm. aud tho market for cotton aud wooden
fabrc8 Ia Bteady anl strong. Cotton anneln arc very
bslat, uud III thor aupply. Prints ud woracd d1ess
fabrics active aud c'ode'y sold up. Wool faunes,
Foreign lrc,a oodA brisk. Dry goods inpora for tho
week, 81, ,B45 1iU,
, 1873-09-21
CINCINNATI.

CtNorNNAry, Sept, 2o.-Tho feeling in financial cir
olcs hcre continues 10 to ono of confidence Third
street to-day na been FREQ from excitement, though
intelligence from Now York has beon watched with
has gone 10 proes and tho hana gonerfly have bocn
caring for their catomors, though the past fo days
bio emergency. Tho mcrchants aud mpncyod mon Of
tho city nImost uniformly Dolicye TINT Cincinnati will
not DO ecrouAlJ Affected by tho storm Will ch Ia raging
IN the East,
, 1873-09-21

AuouaEA, Gu, Sept 2o.-A heavy and continued
ratn-atorn Friday md Friday night did couBidera-
bio damage to raroatlH entering this pacs, washing
away culyerts, wreckMg truins. and killing and inJur-
ing scyera! employees Of the roads. At DEa1chviIle
on tho South Carolina Railroad, IN up passenger
train from Charleston into washed culvcrt and
tho engineer, fireman, aud two truin-hauds wero
killed. On The Central Nairoad, tho engine Of the
down freght-train into culyert eight miles be-
low M!eG slx carr were piled upon tho engine, and
the engineer and ironan wero scaled to death, and
a train-halll WIS killed.
An onglno foil through trestle-work on tho Port
Royal l0ad, but no person was hurt.
, 1873-09-21
GDD.EEtL0WSHlp.

BALr1aIonE, Sept. 2o.-The Grand Lodge OF l. O. Of
O. T., after rerfecing rea for government Of tho
der accepeu invitation to aasist at the dedication
of tho Odd Felowa' Hall ut Oloveland on the 9Th
of October.
Representative Washburne, Of Tennessee presented
Grand Secretary Rdgely, who has hold tho position
3hirty years, with testimonial.
The Grand Lodge then voted to hold the ncxt annual
communication in Atlanta, Ga, mud adjourned aina
die.
, 1873-09-21

Mr. Bpraguo ho waa doceved and in orror In that
rcarect."
the property.
Mayor 1,icor, Of Newark, hns announced hs !n.en-
ton Of procuring tho nrreat OF poicO Justice Mills for
maifeasanco In connection with Tar Receiver Droad-
wells lefalcation.
Tivo hundred Mormons who arrived In this city yeB-
d!navans tho remainder EnglIsh, Irish, aud Wolsh.
, 1873-09-21

nosros stpt M m 2o-Wool sotiye, witl larae tEans-
besides l,oo ooo bs ot foreign. rennsyyausa secos
mutun>, tnhle, extra. aa aboye, k0Gsa5u Michigan
aescts 4ahQ4e4c: collsi,ing and Dolane, b2@da11u
combing, pulled, 56c tub, b5t9t74o; secured. G0c@
$l.05 Nsval!, Tu1as, West0ru, ind Southern, un-
Maahel, 2HS314o.
, 1873-09-21
BILLIARDS.,

THE THnEE-DALL TOURNAMENT.
Mr. Tom Foley has almost completed his ARRANGE
mens for the proposed tournament. 1t will begin on
tho 10th Of November ut tho Klngsbusy hIusio Ialb
and continue day and evening until It's close, which
will probably occupy eight nine days. Garnier,
both the Dons, and DAILY will certainly DO hero, and 1t
Is probable that Uhassy, Carme, and Deory will bo
among tho entries. Blossom Is about tho only one Of
our local payers who Will certainly he contestant.
Dchsunger and Parker may also be contestants. Tho
cntiro programme Of tho tournament will 10 given
later In tho week.
HEoBS0N Vs. DAILY.
letter received In this city yesterday from Mr.
Michael Geary, who IL now In New York, stating that
there Ia obstacle in tho way Of d nlatch between
George Blossom u.d Maurice DAILY, the latter to gyo
odds Of 100 points In Co., III gsnie Of Trcnrh caros.
II tho game comes off, 1t will probably be for $500
sidu md he played Immediately after the tournament
THE AhElloAN CHAMPIONSHIP.
Tho Committee In charge Of securing suitable hail
for tho contest betwcen DAILY aud GARNER for tho
diamond cue and championship Of tho fouE-bal carom
game, have announced. definitely, Oct as the date
and Tammany Hall ~ tho place, for playing. Sept.
- previously undersood 10 be the time, but the
difficulty In engaging hall compelled postponemeat.
THE W0ALps CHAMp1oN6u1p.
Nothing deanite IL settled between Champion Gar
nter and Oyrie Dion for tho challenge cup and the
championship Of the world at thrcc-ba1 caronls. Al
Gnrnier has tho fourbal mulch In October with DAILY
70 engage hia prescnt practice he will doubles avail
himself Of tho grace allowed the winner Of the chal-
leuge cup {exty days from Sept l, 1873 agreed TO
by tho contessants before doing baltic with Cyrille.
, 1873-09-21
MONTREAL.

Tho ranto In New York haH been 10 mako bankers
moro cautious and eBs willing to LOU out their funds
which arc ample for nl leBiiinato commercial de-
ands Tho discount rate for good bills yarics from
to per cent according to tho standing OF tho nnmes
offered.
, 1873-09-21
Hnrue from E11ron1.

Mrs. III. E. Rton9hton, tho wol-Anown nodsste,
landed n New York fuw days s!nre from Aor trip
Abroad AMI will offer lnlInR tho coming week nj o!e-
Ruuk If ir0et urtat!ono Of pAris milat-
iiory 10 which se invites tho ueItloA u shb laales In
QiIcago aud Vicinity
, 1873-09-21
TORONTO.

TonoNro, Can,, Sent. 20.-H. j. Morse + Co., bank
crs aud Brokers' ii thla city hayo suspended, owing TO
tho failure OF Jay Cooke II Co., and othsr prominent
houses In Now York.
, 1873-09-21
DISASTERS.
Six Persons Killed In tho Yellow
Jacket nlino, Nevada.


/
sAs rn4so.too Sept so1A are otots 10, out In .ns
md "s lIyes wcro = lost Tho fro "a Under eontro
t W. sor. oas, s"o,, 80 @'0oA
~ o' sen. sen. S@on no, u
thor lunch, 1lro broke out In tho blacksmith shon
peaoheins 70 thc bo'chef company nituatcd in the
1,aoo-foos loyel In tho Yellow Jacket 1ninc short
bcra uotue yorv ,rv. tho % ro ' anrc.a m rantIlv .1
and neleher mines with .moss ls and % gas. About
quarter past m explosion occurred, which put ont
the lighis in al tho mines. Tho mon wero hurry
besn recovered: ~ '.' "''''' ''''' - '''.s
snd Grown Point on tho south lns boen cut on Thoro
,a no dangce Of tho fire spreading. The hretnen eau
pace Were thera Is not mueh tper and
quontly, will soon dio out Work viii probably bo
commenced In Tho Delehor and Grown Point slafa to
| morrow. Mono Ut tho nlnes hnye Sustained much
damage.
Tho following nre tho killed whose bodies sro recoy-
i ohss Nss ton ass S's aso' ng tho
ssrosy lniarsed Tho poople ore greatly oncsed. It
that oneEs sse sti ias.ng +, g The cry now
| SAN FnANclsco, Sept. 2O.-Furthor particulars Of
@ sss of Il
wh nsrs tndRea th zen Son
Ct s Which %9sh .ea s e s sa n e
jump up several inches. Tho smoke rushing up
n st ns % beSs nss s.4 ss
T. Fra
Mase feafs af vt hs IT, a @
hs ex 5a;lst %oo
and others wcro busy putting In = pump
lave, Of tho Yellow Jactot Mino through 70 tho I'M
p.ial SHAFT by drift which conneofs the mines Ut
v sad sl hs bss sw s5anssI and II fey
Tho three mon whose names arc men
toned woro ut the 1,eo0-foot level when
tho explosIou occurred ct the foot loye Those
abovo warned than Of tic dp,,gor and thoy saw q
a ss Tboy sueoceJed K eseapnp hrou1S
tic Grown Point mine Tho force Of tho explosion
was fct strongly III both tho Crown Point and Decher
mInes and tho n1arm communicated with tho panio-
ertcksn miners who hurrje 10 tho shafa IA aecdiiy
a. possible and tho effective holstiug works. with
| double cnges, brought them to thoisurfnce. Tho
foot level IN contiguous parts Of tho two rnincs md
this men wcro thrown violently on their feet. Several
Or Z pssss
Thoy wero soon followed By four others Fiyo
,Sore ny wera W. s worEino and wore eyidentiy kin
~ IN dcnlIv ras fnrrr3 in hy tha e1niosion. Tho
sixth and lnst ns from Tho 0 foot leyo Of thu Vel.
low acket .'' II ,Tas tho boiy Of Iouissoo. bacE
sn,ith Niles lived about an hour after roachiug tbe
surface. Mudd iiyei four bours Waters aso lived a
ebort limo but neither OF them ware conecious for
1nomrnt f?,,asjck dietl m tho caaa Wliie
| hainn hrorobt nm Uroaiwnter and Louissoo wero
dead when found. George B, Mudd, partner Of James
Waters ID lis Crow, po! was another Victim Of tho
disaster. lie vas anfFocated by Ras passing into
the l.1oo-foot drift. James Niles ,was engaged
levc1 Of tic Crown Point Nine, hsn the gas over
took hin. ue was oatng sum cr. Ho was brought
to tlc n.rfoce niiyc ami survived about an hour
Iaw;n Ionisso,lc t,pdcruronnd hlackamith at the
Beclnr ic,t Rjs life while bnttlInu heroic
aliy with the DESTROYING Clement. When Ills
badly scorchcd. Capt. Cosgrovo urged him 1epeatedly
, 1873-09-21
BASE BALL.,

THE MANAGER OF THE ou1oAao cLun
has returned 10 the city after absence Of several
weeks, md ia negotiating with few Asst-clasa
Eastern clubs for to be playsd here during E1-
position time. Definite arrangements hare not yet been
made, but due ann ouncementa Will be given OF my
contraca tho Chicago Association may enter into.
BOSTON, Sept. 20.-Hase ball Dostons, 10; Mutua1s,
II.
, 1873-09-21
OBITUARY..

Donald DAIrysMplc.
IorpoH, sops. 2o.--Donald Dalrymple, member Of
Parliament {QF Vatb, u dead,
, 1873-09-21
RuRLlNGTON.Ih Ih


BURLINGTON, H., sept. 2.-The Orchard City 6av"
inga Bauk suspended At 1870 p. IN.
, 1873-09-21

OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.
new Yonx, Bep. 2o.-Arrlyed, atcamsnip Abyasinis,
from liverpool, aud Wcsor, from Bremen.
, 1873-06-16

combination botwoon tho Froo.solers md tho
Know-N Notlings, md It waB naturally supposed
tl,ht In Ills inaugural addreaa tl,oro would bo
so,no reference to tho iasuca Of tho campaign.
hut tho ndroft GOvornor omitted all noNti0n
Of tho Anti-Slavory question NJ vol a8 Of tho
Natiyo American policy. A .nelnbor aroHo and
moved to print 900 copios Of the atldroHs,
whom instantly Mr. Tuoker got tho floor and
spoke nB follows:
I rlso, A1stl,or Speaker, to second tho motion
of tho honorable gintloman to print tin thousand
coploB Of Ills Excalloncys apeoe1l. You may
wondor, hIstl'or Bpa-kor, why + who am my
Ss aho oH h pHG%asa y % Ma " OF a s
his !sxoinoy. Inns rison to power by q coal.
itIon botwoon the Anti-slavory and tho Natiyo
American partios-or, aH they nro somotmos
called, Froo-9oilora and Know-Nothtngs. And
tlia puts mo In 1nolr,d Of . ltttlo sthprys
Thoro waa n Bishop In Dublin who engaged
palntllor to malse D largo picture for tho Cathay-
dral. Tho nubjiot choAan was tho crossing Of
tho Rcd Say by tho InraoIitos. Aftllor Il sh1to-
able time tho picture way comp1aytod and hung
III tho Oathaytlra1, covorod with broad and
heavy curtain. a great crowd Of people asaim-
bled to 500 tho picture nnvoolcd. Tho. rrlosta
intorod I'll procession. tho organ nou,,ded, atll
tho aineera enng. All facos woro turned In anx-
1t was aliraw1l nsdo, nothing could bo aeon but
4 vant }3panao Of wathor-reltflsl, grocn wnttler.
Tho blb',op, IL CRATE rngo, turned to tho pain
paint n picture OF tlle 1uraolttes croang tho Rod
Bay!"
"Thruo for you, that's jlst IT," eafd tho paln-
thor.
but wl,oro arc tic Israolitcs?" nskod tho
Indignant bishop.
"Thoyro gono ovor," aatl tho palnthor.
iana :"
With similar disappointment lilo frionda of
Hia Exci'lency stand now. II thoy asls, "Whns
has become of tho naygor7" tho ntawer III
ask, thon, "Wllat ltaa become OF the Know
Notllings 3''-" why they've gono under, htistLer
Bpa-ker."
The roaru OF laughter from alt aidos Of tho
house made tho rost Of tho speech inRuliblo.
, 1873-06-16

- In Mr.. George Hunts new book, "Old Now
England Traits, - ho gives az account OF a feat
OF jugglery which was related to him yenrs ago
follows:
"A1y father" saia thia worthy porsop, "baa
often told me Of being in Market Square, when
q man, woman, md }ttt'e dog appeared, aud
tents Of jugglery. At ]ongth, after duo colico-
ton OF tribute from tho Htanders-by, tho
1nnn produced d ball Of cord from his
pocket, throw it into tho cir, and began to aa-
and after her the little dog. While tho crowd
was gaping, IN expectation Of the return OF this
mystorious trio, some ono drove into the markot-
place aud inquired tho OCCASION OF this unusual
congregation. Upon boing informed, he naid
about lnilo froul the town.. i lad road m the the
most extraordinary accounts, by British officers
and otAofa, Of exhibitions like this, which they
alleged thoy Ind often Witnessed in India, 1
remembered ono in particular, whore tlgora
md othor iihe g;1oatn, and oven tho aome-
what unwioldly bulk Of an elephant, ilaCl Aoenl-
ingly boon brought aown boforo their eyoa
upon cable fastened By somo mysterious agency
fur nloft; for suppose it behooyod to DO made
air. But TINT a slmilar demonstration could hayo
been 1nado In aobor New England town at
MONDAY could scarcely fail to "pnt mo from my
faith" 1t impressed me, however aa at loast an
satnso e1traordina,y relation coming from such 2
md equally reputable flionl on tho saEne day,
one, too who had boon much about tho world IL
1e capacity OF navigator to foreign
,n1e8,, I took occasion to relate to
juat heard "0h," pa!l ho, " there is no
doubt Of 1t; my mothor Ina often told mo slo
was present. and saw tho whole transaction" :"
"In the month Of two or tlroo witnesses. !" aAye
tho scripturo "sl1all ovary word DO egteb-
lished."
We should Nko to know moro about this Bln-
gular performance. These adroit delulorH OF
other peoples vision did not conflno tho oxhibi-
ton OF their power OF the air to New England.
Az many as thirty yoars ago, gentleman, whose
voracity waB unqueHtionablo, was q witnosa to
tho anmo leluBion. Ho told his son OF 1t, from
whom tho writor llna hH information. N1r. O.,
| WIS one day walking OIL tho tow-path OF tho
Eric Canal, not far from Oneida Castle, In Oneida
County, when je mot queer old luan and won-
IN running worry fast. Ihoy wore so weird and
foreign TINT they attracted hiH attention, We
forget whether thoy were accompanied by a
| dog. Upnu turning bond ln the canal h1r. G.
came upon crowd OF people, lla noigllhors,
standing upon tho path and looking intontly into
tho Sky. lilo asked them what thoy wero looking
IT. aud thoy told lin that ali old man antla
woman hAd just beon there performing Bona
tricks, and that suddenly tho man threw = ball
Of twne into tho air, Which unwounA aH 1t went
up, tlia. tho old woman climbed up 1t and tho
nlIll followed her. and botll Disappeared in the
sky. Tho people they described woro tho queer
pair Mr. q. had juat mot running round tho
bend. How thoy mannBoa to deceive the orowd
lo could not oxplain. Gan anybody toll who
&4oao remarkable 1ugglora wore!
, 1873-06-16

John ]. Draper, Profesaor OF Natural History
In the College OF tho City Of Now York, llas
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