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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-13

PORT OF EICHAOSD. August IL. 1874.
ARRIVED.
Norwegian bark cceau. Sovensson, New York,
ballast. Curtis Il Parker.
Schooner Ttprsas j. seward, Appleyard Alexau-
Gri !. wheat, ti,lieg1 Mills.
schooner Ashland. Mitchell. wheat, same.
echooner Eugte, Fossey, whea', SAFE.
SAILED.
Steamer John Sylvester. Post, Norfolk, mer-
Cb1ndise and pas:coyerI. L. b. Tstum.
schooner Annie h. Moore, Hastings b. rk Stam-
ford, Conn
MEMORANDA.
NEW YORK. August I1.-Arrived: Schoonar5
Angie Predmore. kaSsel: RPbecca Knight Lock;
Ocean Wave Zeluff: samuel wonG, VOID: W. ID.
Cox. WINS; Martha.J. Granger, Somers; all from
Virginia.
PHILADELPHIA August 1l.-Arrived: Schooner
Three sisters, from Chickahnminy. with wood.
CLEARED FOR Smilhieid. Va: Schooner iI. L. Tur-
ner.
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b Ys.~I,EL EtiRAPH.4
Drowncd-Goo News from the Norfolk

DrOWnoN-SsO0d News from the Norfolk
Wreckcrs.
Especial telegram to the Dspatch.I
PORTSMOUTH. August 12.-Jobn Capps
(negro) accidentally fell off the Atlantic
bridge this afternoon, aud was drowned.
The Norfolk wrcckcrs telegraphed from
New Orleans this morning OF the safe arrival
there of the large British ship State of Mis-
slsslppi, which they successfully brought of
the Florida reef
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RICiIMOSD. FkED'G & POTOMAC *. X. Co.,
OFFICE GENERAL TICKET AGENT, 4
RICHMOND. June y, lS74.S
SrIIEDTrT u HE VI)A INS

cCHEDULE OF TRAINS.
100 A. NJ, BALTIMORE EXPRESS leaves
Broad Street station tSundays cx-
2:s5P.M., DtY NAIL leaves Byrd-strees sta
l:o5 NiGiiT MAIL leaves Byrd-street
station Sundays excepted.
600 .M.,.ACCUMMODA Hun II AIN ioe
Hanover Junction leaves Rroad Street
station (Sunda vs. exceptedL
$50 A. NJ, NIGHT MALL arrives at Byrd-Strees
station tMoudays excepied).
ton daily.
1910 PM, BALTIMORE EXPRESS arrives a
Broad-Street station fSundays except
s.a7A-M. ACCOMMODATIONS TRAIN arrives
at Broar-s tree. staiiea (Sundays ex-
ccpted)
r., iris route n Now and elegant SLEEPING
CAR mas been added 10 right 1rains both ways be.
tween Richmond and Baltimore for the speclaI
co,atnrt of Richmond passengers. CHARGE fOis
BEKTHS, IL. Passengers taking this car are nos
di,,urb.d on reaching kicbn0n1 they can remain
iu t,,e cal TO rs late an hour - they please.
DAILY EKELGLEr LINE BETWEEN RICH
MOND AND BALTIMORE.
FREIGHT TRAINS Leave Broad-Strcet s,allon
DAILY (Scudays sxcapted) ut $50 A. M. connect
S,y M Onantico. with the Alcxandrla and trele.
ricssDurx railway for Baltimore Returning, Wln
arrive ct Broad street station 1T 81 D 7. d.
Through bills OF !adin: and rates given 20 al
principal points North and We't.
BY order Of General SUPERINTENDENT: uurpy
t. q C.noraI ErrIyht and r'rket 0onf.
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EALTISlUkE.

BALTIMORE August l3.-Virgiain 6's pselers,
"a; do, consols, 81 /; DO, ex- coui.1s- 49S West
Virginia's, 81. North Carolina SIS, old, IS; do,
new, 10; do, special tax, 5-biiS to-tIy.
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LOUTsvIi,l,h MaKK E,rs

LOUISVILLE. August 1 Flour nnch-rged. Corn
quiet and uncl nged; white, s0aS2c.: mixed,
shoulders 9lc.: cIesr rib. &c. clear, 1916. Lard,
= 6igSQ1 &c. Whiskey. 9Gc. .
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CINCINNATI MARKETS.

CINCINNATI. August 12.-FIOur ste:dy. Corn
steady AT 64@G6c. PORK n0minaIly unchanged
con steady shoulders, 9Sc. clear rib l3c. clear,
l3EnI3s,c. WEiskey firm at 07c.
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p,cpxoSn ypHE RIVER AND ,nEsAPkAk4f
SASAA0' RAILROAD COMPANY,

R1CHnoNp, YORK RIVER AsD EnLsAfkAh1f
RAILROAD COMPANY,
RICHMOND. April 10, 1874.
an AND AFTER TUESDAY, APk1
" plsr, PASSENGER and FREIGHT "RAlNb
ON ti,s road will run follows:
PASSENGER TRAIN for West roint leaves
Richmond at z. N. Sundays excepted, AND
train fror, West PoiLt will arrive at Richmond ~
1910 A. n. daily. ,.r
The splendid steamers Havana and Louise VIII run
In CONNECTION With this roao. and VIII leaTe weeS
Pone daily iSundays excepteo} on tiie arrival OF ue
rain which leaves kIcL m0uG a. r d., afrlYlnG ~
baltimore next mornir In ample time 10 connecA
With trains for Washington, Fast, North, and Vest
and gave Baltimore daily tSaudays excspted) at
p NJ. connect lrg al West Point With the tIN1
due at RichInor, at 10 next morning
Fare 10 BaltimorS. q. ,.>......r...~9 o0
10 BalfmOre ana Return. "
To Washington. ......... '...''."' = 20
Fare 10 Philadelphia. ................ "
RIO philadelphia and return......... L. 6D
Fare to New York y w
TO New York aad returL. ~ 5S
To Boston ~ 80
FREIGHT TRAIN. for through ireignt only,
leaves Richmond daily (1iondays exceptedl ~
lO.3O A. NJ. connecting with steamers AZ WeoS
Point that deliver freight 10 Baltimore carry neAs
FREIGHT TRAIN, with passenger car attached,
| for freight between Richmond and West totass
leaves Richmond on Mondays, WedneSha!s. ana
FRIDAYS at 2 A. n. Local freight received iuss-
DAYS, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Superntendsnt.
WV. BRAGG. MISTER Trsnsnn-..-.cr ~ =.
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nAI.rIn,IHs nAnAETS.

,r,>,npp Angus. l2.-Flour steady aeu un-
BALI ~ Msaf Gr,p and unchanged. Corn ou.-
nai; White soatheru 92c.; yellow, saci western
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7 TRfAL OF THE NEw GaTLsSa.--tF iroms.he
Indianapolis ,seatsnel.l -Qllte.a large .nnus-
Der OF gentlemen and ladies' were attracted
to the Exposition grounds last evening to
witness the trial Of one Of the new Calling
guns. Among the spectators were Senator
Morton, General Darlington, General Scott
Brown, of Kentucky, and General t. A.
Morris. A target Of wood, ten feet square,
with blackcned spot in the centre OF ORC
foot in diameter, was placed in guey 125
yards from the gun. The size used was that
which shoots the regulation. mllskct-bul.
let. and was handled directly by Mr.. Otis
Frink and DR.. Calling. A singu-
lar coincidence was noticed by several
Of the spectators nasmuch AS the
two gentlemen named were the same
ones who handlcd.the first of these guns ex-
hbitcd in public, which was just twelve
years ago. at the corner of Georgia and
Pennsylvania streets, in this city. Since
then, however, the gun has been cou-
tuually improved upon, as has been re-
corded the world over. until it now ranks
about the best in use. The first firing was
Of TO rounds. or three cases Of cartridges.
Seventy of this number went through the
markcd-out target of foot in diameter, and
the remainder passed through the boards.
averaging fifteen inches from this mark.
The bullets were considerably fl,ttcned, but
tore up the dirt back Of the target, until the
earth looked as Though just narrowed. The
second and third rounds were of 100 shots
each. At the close of the second and
third rounds the marked target was COM
plctcly shot away aud the neighboring pIanks
badly riddlcd. The fourth round was for 4
trial Of speed. Five cases or two cartridges
were used. and fired in TWENTY-FIVE seconds.
1t required tut little Imagination to con-
ceiyc continued roar rs though Of mus.
kerry ones car fairly ringing with sound.
The gun remains perfectly steady while
shooting, and does not heat up in the least,
although the mIZzle seemed 10 be shooting
ont a continual stream Of fire while the crank
was beng turned. II requires but mo-
meats time 10 place full case Of cartridges
over The Gun in their required position, and
thereby hut little time is lost, 80 little, in
fact. that it is not noticeable. General Love
said that the target should be about 1,20O
yards away 10 give full range.
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MARINE ESTEELIGESCE.
PORT OF EICunoNp, AUGrsr 10. 1874.

IMMATURE ALMANAC. August 10, 1874.
Sun RISES. Oil Moon rlses......... S07
Sun se's.. G57I GIcr ti'". IL 80
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England.
REVIEW OF THE BREADSTuFFS MARKET.
Cuba.

HAVANA. August 12.-Through cXcrtions
of the American Consul General an arrange.
mcnt has been Effected with the Havana post.
office authorities by which mails for the
United States will, for the present, be made
10 in the consulate.
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Snnill

MADRID, August 12.--Thc Government
| has received dispatches from General Mari
ones announcing that bis troops have attack
| ed the Carli>ts 1T Ote>iSa, in Navarro, and
carried several Of their entertainments.
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Columbia Music Store
LyBrand g. Son

fIhhE pleasure in calling the attention OF
j. the public to All examination OF their
STOCK II MUSICAL MEKCHANDISE. con.
sisting OF fianos, Church I'D Pgrlor Organs,
neiode"ns, violins, hnittrs, Ganjos, Flutes,
Accordcons, Brass and Silver Band Instru.
ments OF all kint.s. Also Sheet Music and
instruction Books for ever. class of Musical
shstrumchts cn hand ut all times We are
Sole Agents for Tic State of South Carolina
o. Estey Co.'S COTTAGE ORGANS. Sheet
Muslc sent by mail, pot paid. on receipt Of
price; and all kinds If NJ usca ] G 90 DIS sent by
Express, when ordered. 10 any part Of the
State, marked G. o. y. Good SECONDHAND
pianos and Creanr FOR sale cheap. for cash.
rlanos, Organs and Mciodcops Tuned and
Ktpalred in satisfactory manner: and will
give especial attention to lacking Removing
ana sniplnnE Pianos Tor oih.I paltiGs toany
pniLt desired, al moderate prices.
AZ orders prompt! attended Ia and satis-
faction guaranteed to those favorinr us with
.n'ir patronage Send for our catalogue of
%"r, Music and Musical Merchandise. Ri.
G. arr =, ''rcUt few doors shove PndSIx
A'''r - nD!lin 8. g. Now
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Is thoroughly supplied with POWER
PRESSES of the --latest Improvement;
TYPE of various grades and styles from
one foot to the fiftietb part of an inch
in size; BORDERS. CUTS; Black, Co.
lored and Transfer INKS; PAPER,
CARDS, sc.
The proprietor is practical printer,
and employs tho most skilled men in the
profession; all work executed ut shortest
notice possible. in the latest and best
styles. and ut New York prices. CALL
and EXAMINE SPECIMENS of
l, 2, 8 md Sheet Posters, Hand.bi,,s.
Programmes, Circulars, Bills of Fare,
Pamphlets, Briefs, Dodgers. Flyers.
Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Checks,
Horso Bills, Receipts. Labels,
Railroad Blanks, Legal Dlanka
Tags. Cards Of nll kinds and sizes--
Wedding. Visiting. Business, Show.
JULIAN A. SELBY. Proprietor
PHOENIX and CLEANER Establishment.
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Choice Provisions.

n L low prices for cash.
IA Od0 p"uE,ia BACON SIDES.
2,Wo f"nnl new SnSarcGrcd IiGns,
1c harr'!a L~fI.ard
-nboA' a Goshen ChCttc,
Chocsc.
10 chests cl.oirc new crop Teas,
l00 barrels Ia mily -Four
- barrc'o Airiop, Oniorf ard rois:oce.
Hcr HGrE < GYIF%.
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THE WILMINGTON STAR. :
EST,A BLISHED ONLY sly YEA rs

OhIAE SIAN
HAS the largest circ ula tion Of anv Daily
Ill Newspaper in the State, and a circula.
ton in Wilmington nearly twice as large az
mat or an! other paper. All the news or the
day will be found in it, condensed when ur-
important, at length when OF moment, and
always presented in clear, intelligent, and
interesting manner.
SUBSCRIPTION iIS ADVANCED
Cho 1edl IL 10
~, - hoLIH Hs. .-...... -............. 90
WEEKLY STAI.
PRICE REDUCED.
Tho WEEKLY STAR is now combined with
tho CAROLlNA FARMER, and ia one OF the
cheapest papers in tho country, IL. the fol-
lowing REDUCED RATES:
Ono Copy, One Year 81
One Copy, Six Months ....... ...... . l GO
aD-Cinbs of to 10. One Year. 81 25 per
copy. Clubs OF 10 or more, Ono Year, cnly
sic0 per COPY. Specimen II Copies sent on ap.
plicatlon. Address
WM. Fl. BERNARD,
Editor and Proprietor, Wilmington, NC.
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Such Christians might as we'll look up to
God, an swcetly emile,
An say, II send my soul, dear Lord
I'm comm after while"
Our Master up in Heaven, Davy, sees
hears everything;
He likes to see His children kneel, an
loves to hear 'em sing;
For whar he lives the angels sing, an
Christians git their dues;
His music costs Him nothing, and He
hes no rented pews.
Thar amt no use O. follin' long the
road down to the grave;
Thar is no way O. dodgin when you've
got your soul to save;
Fine churches, Origins. carriages, clothes,
rented pews an "pelf,"'
Don't count that day-it lays between
yer Maker an yerself.
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Family Flour.

MtA loo i.Hl%. '.x.ra Family FLOUR
tksfgtfs 100 harrcl- lew uricrd but sound
'fo%AfA- fcreaic tv HOPE & GYLES
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and columbia Railroad

BEL 1sTbAfNs s 4 4 : run p n 9 dsii1. Il =
Sa SSnndays excepted, connecting with Night
down; with Trains going North and South on
Charlotte, Colu nbia and Augusta and viii.
mington columbia and Augusta Railroads.
Leave Columbia 1T. 7.1ba m
Leave Aston. n...................... 8.O6 m,
Leave Newberry.. 10, 40 a. n,
Cokesbury.......... 2.00p. m
Leave .e Bolton. ..;;;;................ 8.60p. m
arrive at dreenviile. e............... $50 p. m
Leave Greenville at........... -. 7.s0 q. m
Eeave 0cton.. $50 =. m
Leave Cokesbury.. .11.16 q. m
leave NeWDerry........ 2.80 p. N
= aease Aist0n ....:............. :. 4.20 p. m
arrive at C0lumbia. :.::...:..... 6.0Dp. m
anderson Branch and Blue Ridge Division
DOWN. up.
Leave Walhalla. 545s. Arrive 7.i5p.m m
leave PorI} vilie 6.25 q. %. 6.S5p p. m
leave tcndleton 7.10 am. 560p. nj
Leave Anderson $40 a. M 46Op. M
arrive at Belton 500 am. Leave 8.6Op. IN
accommodation Trains run on Abbeviiie
Branch Mondays, Wednesdays ana Fridays.
On Anderson Branch between Beiton and An.
derson, Tnesdaye, Thure daye and Saturdays.
THOMAS DODAMEAD; Gen. Sup.
JABEz NoRToN. General Ticket Agent,
The Short Line Schedule.
CHARLOTTE, COLUMBIA 4 AUGUSTA R. R. Co.
q,
a ~ saI rns SeheaS1s h5eaiiS1sins Rsi Rssssn. E. sea.
rated on and after this date:
GOING NORTH. Train No. 2. Train No, 4
Leave Augusta; :G30am 415pm
| Batesville. 4s m t700pm
Co'-mbia. III SO am 987pm
! Chester IA "a pm 2.oSsm
Arrive Charlotte. .tG.i6 m s5.l5 m
No. Train makes close connection. ria
Rich mond. to all points North. arriving at
New York G.o5A. N. No.4 Train makes close
connection vio Richmond to ali points North,
GOING SOUTH. Train No. !. Train No. 3
Leave Charlotte........'70 910pm
Chester. ........ 80 m 11.98 m
Columbia. .i216 6pm 3.40a m
Batesville; 49,. 457pm 54sam
draniteville. IS pm *748am
sBreakfast. iDinner. tSupper.
South bound Trains connect at Augusta
for all points South and West. Through
tick cts sold and baggage checked to ali prin-
IG,Pal points; @ Sleeping cars on all Night
A. PORE. Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent.
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Change of Echedule.

SOUTH CanoLINA RA1IRoAp CompAry
COLUMBIA, S. O., October 10. 1878.
fsf & A2 E1@e@ to go into effaet ta an
and after Sunday, 10th instant:
MAIL AND PASSENGER TRAIN. sa
Leave Columbia 4A.m
Arrive at Charleston at. A. 40 nm
Leave Cnarleston at. 900 am
rrive at Ooium bia at. s. CO nm
NIGHT EXPRESS, FRE1anTAND ACCOMMODATION
TRAIN, (sundays e1cepted.]
LeaveColunbia .7.l5pm Arrive. G. 80 . M
Arrive Charleston 7.10p p m Leave. .6.45 m
Camden Train will run Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday, as follows:
Leave Colu IN bia at at. 30 nm
arrive at Camden at.... 6. IS pm
Leave camden at...... e........... 6. so am
Arrive at Columbia IL 80 I'm
8. B. PIoKINs. General Tick ct Agent.
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DE- EV0t'S
l. q e 4 Il
BRILLIANT OIL.

IA no rccident is possible. rurc, inoitr-
ous and the best illu minator in the world.
GJ- Every Family Should Use It..ur
Can bo burned in the ordinary Kerosene
Lamps. Put up in Pat ent FAUCET Nozzle
CANS. from which tho Oil may h" drawn
without loss Of Oil or without lifting the Can,
by tho DEVOE MANUFACTURERS COM
PhNY. Ncw York. Feb imc
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'We regret to notice." says the
Brooklyn Argus, "a growing animosiiy
toward life insurance among middle
aged husbands with young wives"
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Piedmont Airline Railway.
k@ & s@sz 3SGE, GEERkEshp kiesDona T1nE, saa
D Danyliie. n;il;.;. hiehmcnd and Danville R:W N.
GOING NORTH.
Leave Charlotte. 7.lOP. NJ. CPS III
Leave Salisbury. $50 Z. NJ 8.S4AM
Leave Greensboro. 1.AO A. Nj, IL 1OA M
Leave Danville. 4. 80 A. NJ, 152P M
Leave Burkville........ 9.44 A. NJ. 64OPM
Arrive at Richmond. ~ Asp. III. 9,3OP. ar
GOING SOUTH.
Leave Richmond..... 2 OP. NJ. 510A,M
Leave Burkville... 5.94P. III. 828A,M N
Leave panyille 10 ~. 4lP n. 12sSP.M
Leave Salisbury. 4 81 a. NJ 622P.M
arrive at Charlotte. 90 A. N, eaNA.M
GOING EAST.
Leave Greensboro. I AS A. NJ. 11,1O A. Nj
Leave cave Company Shops 8 s6A A. n. Aria 2OP.A
Arrive at 0oldsboro. II CO A. NJ.
GOING WEST.
Leave Goldeboro. 4tOP. n. ........
Leave Raleigh. :..... 7.4b P. III. .....
Arrive at Greens boro. 1904 saoPM
". c. II. X. Salem Hrnci,
Leave Greensboro $40 p m Arrive 1880 m
Leave Kernersville 90 m Arrive 5.10 m
|, Mail trains daily, both ways. over entire
length of road. Express daily between Com
Pany Shope and Charlotte, Sunday excepted
s. E.ALLEN, Gen. Ticket Agent
j. NJ. Il. ALcoI. Engineer and Gen. Sup't
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta r
GENERAL PASSENGER DEFART.,
COLUMBIA, s. O., October "a 1878.
Sask izss zass gzE1ssssts TEE following Schedule
after Sunday, October &c:
+. GOING NORTH. TRAIN NO. 2. TRAIN no. 4
Leave Columbia. ....... IL 40 m, S45pm
Floronce ....... IA 4Opm 1853 q m
,rr;ro FMle%5ington.. M;5nig tSS47 pm s;24am
No. Train makes close connection, pia
Richmond, TO all points North. arriving New
York Cos A. NJ. No. Train makes close con-
nection, ria old Bay Line and Richmond, to
all llpoints North, arriving New York Is T. NJ
t. GOING SOUTH. TRAIN no. l. TRAIN no. 8
Leave Wilmington. -. 4.tO m 1910 M
! Bennington ......"6 so am 7.49 M
Florence. -. 10 30 nj 11,S7 m
Arrive Columbia. t3.13pm 400 m
Making close connections al Columbia for
al! points South and West. through tickets
sold ana baggage checked to ali principal
points. Pullman palace sleepels Tn all night
trains. fBreRkfhet. dinner. tSurper.
JAS. ANDERSON, General Snp't.
4. FORE, Geu Passenger and Ticket Agent
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11
Propagation of Cholera.

NJ. Teller, one of the most acute of
French observers, adopts the theory of
the propagation of cholera by invisible
germs conveyed in the air or in water.
He places no great reliance upon the
effect of antiseptics upon the air itself,
their action being, to say the least,
doubtful and, moreover, he considers
the action of the germs unavoidably
taken in respiration as comparatively
innocuouS, because those taken into the
lungs do not reach the intestines, and
because such as are thus swallowed,
being taken as it were in small quanti-
ties at time, the vitality of the system
is able to resist their action, in like
manner as it overcomes the action of
poison taken in insignificant doses. M.
Teller thinks that it is by introduction
of the germs into the ailmentary canal,
where they find conditions altogether
favorable for their multiplication and
development, that the disease is. most
frequently and most fatally communi-
Gated. He cites fruits as being espe-
cially calculated, some by their downy
covering, as the apricot or the peach,
others by the gummy or glutinous coat
ing which most of them possess, to
arrest and retain the germs carried by
the air. Fruit should, therefore, be
carefully washed, or the skins removed,
in times of epidemic cholera.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11
The Life Car.

A writer in 81. Nicholas, tells how
the life car is used in case of shipwreck
when the sea is too high to reach
wreck with the life boat.
The rocket apparatus has been ar
ranged, and is firmly planted in the
sand. 1t is a long tube, mounted on a
tripod, and is fired bya percussion cap.
About four hundred yards of very light
cord are smoothly coiled at the base,
and one end is attached to the rocket.
A small trigger is pulled, and the
rocket leaps through the air, and over
the distressed ship, bearing the line
with it. Happily, it falls across the
deck, and is hauled in by the sailors on
board. When the shore end is reached,
a block, holding a stouter rope and q
board containing the following words,
in English and French, are found at
tached:
Make the tail of the block fast to
the lowermast, well up. If the masts
are gone, then fasten it to the best place
you can find. Cast off small line. See
that the rope in the block runs free,
and show signal to the shore"
The men on the beach wait patiently
until rocket or light is displayed in
answer, and the life car is then dis
patched on its journey. 1t is suspend
ed to the ropes by rings, and is hauled
across the waters by the men on the
shore. In ten or fifteen minutes it is
alongside the vessel, and is filed with
wrecked people. Again signal is dis
played, and the life Car makes its re.
turn journey, riding over
the waters; sometimes high and dry,
and sometimes submerged by the
heavy sea. It is so constructed that it
contains enough airto give four persons
breath for at least fifteen minutes, but
otherwise it is not ventilated. Here it
comes gliding nearer the shore.
"Steady p the commandant cries to his
men, who are pulling with all their
might and main. "Steady !" The car
touches the sand, and is dragged out
of reach of the water. The trap-door
is opened, and three women, wet,
cold, terrified, but still alive, are safe
ly landed. Only thirty-one minutes
have passed since the first rocket was
fired, and, thereafter, lives are saved at
the rate of over forty an hour until not
o soul remains on the wreck.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11

telling me? 1 would have given you
his price ten times told. Do you not
know"
"Hear me, my lord bishop" said
Conrad. elizabeth tempted me, as
Eve tempted Adam; and Elizabeth was
tempted by a rogue, as Eve was by a
foul fiend. If he gives me back my
ram, L will not reveal his name"
Peter turned angrily away, for gone
were all his glittering pieces, and the
scarlet cap besides and now the ram
himself was gone also !
elizabeth, continued Conrad, chad
sold Harm before telling me, otherwise
he would never have been sold by me /;
but, as matters stood, was obliged to
give him to her, however sorry was for
it-else she would have been called a
liar, and she is now my betrothed. That
is the naked truth, my lord bishop do
now with me what you please what is
done is done, only do not punish Eliza
beth-a poor weak woman easily Sc
duced by any tempter"
Bishop Henry would have begun to
scold, but the other bishop, casting an
angry BLaACo Ou eIeN, WIN uoW WlJu-
drew himself, exclaimed: 81 have lost
the wager; that WAS the trial"
So Bishop Henry's wrath was assuaged
by the pleasure of having won the
wager; but the honesty of Conrad
afforded his master more qualification
than even the wine-tull, for it taught
him also the power of love, and what
love can do with men
eyes p' exclaimed both the bishops,
"honesty is the best policy!" And
Bishop Henry added "As a reward
of your honesty I will be at the expense
of your wedding, and half the flock shall
be yours" "And," added the foreign
prelate, "your darling Harm shall be
restored to you again, and the cottage
you shall also retain as a christening
gift from me to your first child"
Thus the bishop who lost the wager
was led to get the large wine-tun con-
structed, which formerly attracted so
many travellers to Gruningen, and which
now lies upon the Spiegelsberg near
Halberstadt..