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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-01-30
An Encounter with a Gorilla.
BY PAUL DU CHAILLU.

He was about twenty yards off when
we first saw him. We at once gather
ed together; and l was about to take
aim and bring him down where he
stood, when Malaouen stopped me, say
ing in a whisper, ''Not time yet
We stood, therefore, in silence, gun
in hand. The gorilla looked at us for
a minute or so out of his evil gray eyes,
then beat his breast with his gigantic
arms-and what arms he had!-then
he gave another howl of defiance, and
advanced upon us. How horrible he
looked! I shall never forget it.
Again he stopped, not more than fif-
teen yards away. Still Malaouen said
"not yet" Good gracious! what is to
become of us if our guns miss fire, Or
if We only wound the huge beast?
Again the gorilla made an advance
upon us. Now he was not twelve yards
off. l could see plainly his ferocious
face. 1t was distorted with rage; his
huge teeth were ground against each
other, so that we could hear the sound;
the skin of the forehead was drawn for
ward and back rapidly, which made
his hair move up and down, and gave
a truly devilish expression to the hid
eous face. Once more he gave out q
roar which seemed to shake the woods
like thunder; | could really feel the
earth trembling under my feet. The
gorilla, looking us in the eyes, and
beating his breast, advanced again.
"Don't fire too soon,' said Malaouen;
''if You do not kill him, he will kill
YOU" 7f7
This time he came within eightyards
of us before he stopped. Twas breath
ing fast with excitement as I watched
the, huge beast .,..a
Malaouen said only STEADY" as the
gorilla came up. Then he Stopped
Malaouen said ''now!" and before he
could utter the roar for which he was
opening his mouth, three musket balls
were in his body. He fell dead almost
without struggle. 'F
He was Q monstrous beast indeed,
though not among the tallest. His
height was five feet six inches. His
arms had spread seven feet twoinches.
His broad, brawny chest measured fif-
ty inches round. The big toe of his
foot measured five inches and three
quarters in circumference. His arms
seemed like immense punches of mus
Gle only; and his legs and claw-like
feet were so we'll fitted for grabbing
and holding, that could see how easy
it was for the negroes to believe that
these animals, when they conceal them
selves in trees and watch for prey, can
seize and pull up with their feet, any
living thing, leopard, OK, or man, that
passes beneath. ......-....
The face Of this gorilla was intense
~ black. The vast chest, which proved
his great power, was bare, and covered
with parchment-like skin. His body
was covered with gray hair. While the
animal approached in its fierce way
walking on its hind legs, and facing
lis us few animals dare face man, it real
ly seemed to me to be a horrible like
ness of man.-Hories Of the Gorilla
Country. j.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-01-30

supreme moment for the mahout, who
was always on the elephants neck from
the time of it's touching the water to
letting go. AS the word was given to
let go, each of the elephants either from
the lightness of his heart at being freed
from his floating prison, or from his
own weight, we are not sure which
lightness of heart, like lightness of
head, causes elephants and men to play
pranks-plunged down deep into the
water, the mahout on his neck. The
anxiety on the face of the mahout, just
one second before the plunge, was a
study; so too, was it when elephant and
man rose to the surface again, the for
mer blowing water from his trunk and
the latter from his nose.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-01-30

FRIDAY, Jan. 23.-Mr. Longstreet
introduced joint resolutions requesting
the Governor to grant respite to JOS.
W. Davis, now lying in Carroll county
jail under entenceof death, which were
read first time and referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Earle, from the committee of
conference on the transfer of the Taney
statue, submitted joint resolutions that
a joint special committee of three on
the part of the Senate and four Of the
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-01-30

sy-A New England woman, testify
lug in turkey case, informed the jury
that she "knew those turkeys by their
walk, theircountenancea and their man
,ner of .roesting.' She said nothing
about their voices. r..-a -..-,,a 49,. :,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-01-30

bTThe rector of the Glasgow Uni
versity Chapel, in recent sermon, said:
80, for light, more light!" The jani.
tor thought that he really meant it,
and turned on the gas to full head.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-01-30

o~Though4modesty is 50 beautiful,
and winneth SO on all beholders, yet
s single word, nay, a glance, may des-
troy its glory,
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PLANTERS AND FARMERS; AND MORE
GREENBACKS

We do not think the policy of making up
the deficiency in the currency revenues of the
Government by an expansion of the legal
tender circulation, will be productive of any
immediate benefit to the great producing
classes. The natural course of things at the
present time is that which has always been
found to exist after q commercial crisis. There
is improvement, but the recovery is neces-
sarily slow. Nor do we think that it can be
hurried much by increasing the paper cir
culation. The result which it is necessary to
bring about is the restoration of confidence
not in the minds of mankind reckOned by the
head, but among Capitalists. But capitalists
are sort of people who have more than ordi =
nary penetration. They know that the disturb
ances of trade and industry which now exist
are not owing to any lack of those pieces OF
engraved paper which have been made a
legal tender for debts and are called
money. Indeed we much question whether
the multiplication of greenbacks, the def
cheney in the Governments receipts, and the
inability of Congress to comprehend the stu
ation. are not an obstacle to the growth of
confidence among those upon whose sound
Judgment the prosperity of the country and
the ACTIVITY anu tuClcuCy VI ITO i"oO1 h""J'
depend.
Among the influences which, if we judge OF
them solely by their temporary effects, may
be called misfortunes 10 the low price OF
cotton. The cotton crop which is now being
marketed will considerably exceed four mil
lion bales. The price of that staple in the
New-York market is now more than twenty
per cent less than it was year ago. Stocks
are enormous and prices tending dOwnwards.
The planters will receive considerably less
for the crop than they did for the smaller
crop of 1928. Apparently the whole
difference will fall upon the planters
in the shape of diminution of
profits. We have all seen the effects upon
the Western farmers of an enormous produc-
ton for two or three successive years of grain
and provisions. Our exports of wheat, corn.
bacon, beef, pork, lard and tallow, sold at
prices In currency little higher than they
brought in gold before the war, have attained
enormous proportions. The balance Of trade
has been tarned in our favor. but tho whole
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-29
Neo'llork Daily gribm,ee.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20. 1874.

Alta Liberal mass meeting on Blackheath, England,
Mr. Gladstone said that Parliament dissolved DO
cause the Government felt that 1t was losing power
The Greenwich election will take place the sd OF
February Mr.. Bright will appear before his constitu
ents on Saturday - The reported capture OF
6sntander by the Carlists is denied =- In the Itch
borne case the summing up for the prosecution was I'm
ished.
In the Senate yesterday the consideration OF the
Finance resolution wal resumed, and Mr.. Bayard spoke
An favor OF an early resumption Of specie payments
Mr. Morrill, OF Vermont also spoke, crtcisiDg severely
the course Of Mr.. Boutwell,. In the House, bill was
reported from the Appropriations Committee to reduce
the expenditures public buildings; and after dis
cussion was referred to the Committee on Public Build
spgs and Grounds bill establishing lifesaving stations
was passed the Army appropriation bill, approprlatnR
sas4lOsis was considered In Committee of the Whole
Mr. Cox introduced substitute for the bill fixing the
status of an over issue OF United States notes.
Gov Dix sent an important message to the Legis-
lature calling attention report from Collector Hop
kins on the illegal Of the State sinking funds -
Col A. K Mcclure was nominated for Centennial Mayor
of Philadelphia by the Democratic Convention. -
Seven persons were poisoned with trchine at Aurors
Ind. -. Gen. Goodrich delivered the annual address
before the State Military Association At Albany E.
Gen g. b. Maxey was elected United States Senator
from Texas
An unsuccessful effort made TO form q freight
combination 80 The inquest IN the Of the Stiner
family failed 10 reveal how the fire was caused. e.
The defautng Jersey City Treasurer not arrested
80 Charges were made that many OF the delegates Of
the Kings County Democratic General Committee were
fraudulentIy elected. - Gold, I1li. Thermometer.
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that he discnssed upon its own merits whom
the time comes for 1t. What we do say Is
that the manner of leading along TO it by
gradual, and what we might call insidious
approaches the method of zigzagging toward
the Treasury, first committing Che Government
70 quasi responsibility for the project, and
then alleging, as Mr.. Hawley does, that the
Government cannot refuse to carry it through
nv an appropriation without great shame and
national modification: this We say savOrs too
stronply of the indirectiOn and deception and
trickery of the politics Of the periOd-the
national confidence game. To this We do most
decidedly object. We must be permitted to diff
fer with Mr.. Hawley; tho Government can and
may refuse an appropriation without shame and
without modification. If there be shame and
mortifcation-which we certainly hope there
will not bet will not be national" but will
belong only to those who assumed that tho
Government would hold itself responsible for
the fulfllment of their promises and the carry
ing out of their plans. We have had altogether
too much of this saddling upon Government
the obligations and responsibilities incurred
without law OF authority by individuals. The
deficiency bills bear annual testimony to the
lo0seness with which in all the Departments
expenditures are made and liabilities incurred
without color of law, which Congress is called
upon to provide for to save national shame
and modification and not session passes
that appropriations are not asked for and voted
to save the shame and modification OF leaving
unfinished some of Mr.. Supervising Architect
Mulett's public buildings. which he dellber-
ately and persistently plans to exceed the
original lawful appropriation. There has been
too much of this. little such shame and
modification may be good lesson for Treas
ury raiders.
I'm announcing the intention OF the Commit
tee to introduce q proposition for Government
aid. Mr.. Hawley said he proposed to see
whether Congress would refuse to appropriate
three or four millions for this great purpose
of peace, while it can give from forty to sixty
millions year for the army and navy. The
"hme is coming" he thinks, "when the mill
ions Of the peoples money will be tnought
"more available for the purposes OF peace ana
progress than for enginery for numbering
"men.n That is sentiment which Will meet
with general approval, but we suggest that
Mr.. Hawley can make it less rhetorical ana
more practical by deducting from the army
and navy appropriations the three or four
millions desired for this object. In the pres
ent state of our finances that would be much
more cOmmendable than to make the excessive
appropriations for "enginery for murderihB
"men" an excuse for other large appropria-
tons for the purposes of peace. We CANNOT
| leave this subject without expressing the hope
that when the proposition for Government aid
does come up it will be fully and fairly con-
sidered on its own merits.
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agricultural interest is greatly depressed. "A
misfortune of tho same kind has now fallen
upon the cotton planters of the South. NOW
we wish TO nut plain question to the infia-
t;cnists in Congress: viii increasing the paper
money enable the planters to get any moro
for their cottoni Plainly not unless Tue
Wall Street spectators put up the price Oh
gold, which they cannot do with torty Hill
lions weighing on the market.
The uninterrupted prosperity OF nation
having. like the United States. great foreign
commerce, depends in no small degree upon
the stability Of that commerce. Inc LOT
e;on trade of this country during the
Iost twenty-four months has suffered an
enormous change. The exports have been
swollep to magnitude never before known
,yhiIe the imports have suffered corresponding
decline. Nv most people this IL Thought 10
he q state of things extremely satisfactory,
and 40 perhaps it is. But we ought not to be
blind TO the temporary Inconvenience which
wa suffer from it. If Great Britain
is the largest purchaser OF the things
we have to sell, we are also the largest
purchaser of tho things which Great britain
has to sell. We cannot suddenly curtail, as
we have done. our purchases of British IRON
and dry goods without touching ureat
Britain in tender spot. Comparing the
wears 1873 and 1872, we find that the British
EXPORTS of cotton goods declined in value ana
in quantity. We now offer to sell her three
or four hundred thousand bales OF cotton more
than she purchased of us last year: Can we
complain that she makes us lower our PRICE
that she will pay only four-hfths as much as
she did last year,
Orr view of these vicssitudes of trade IS
that they arise from tho natural course OF
events, and that the natural course oil events
should be permitted to work their cure. but
many of our Senators and Representatives IN
Congress-for instance, Mr.. Gordon, Mr. MOT
ton. and Mr.. Kelley-seeing that the farmers
and planters are poor, and unable to make as
liberal purchases as usual from merchants and
tradesmen. which makes the merchants and
tradesmen likewise feel low-sprited, have de-
yised this remedy: Come" they say, " let us
"set tho Government presses at work, and
"make money SO plenty that any man
"yitb breath in his body can borrow 1t
"at three per cent. Then our farmers and
"planters will fill their pOcket-bOoks and buy
"freely. not only goods and merchandise, but
"railroad stocks and bonds, and the factories
"and furnaces will once more be In full
Operation They do not tell us how the
farmers and planters, having borrowed this
money are going to pay it, They seem
to forget that the farmers and plant
ers are, many of them. hopelessly in
debt already, having fallen into some one or
other of the numerous pitfalls dug for them
during the ten years of paper money we have
already gone through. They despise the
homely maxim, "Pay as you CO." Better, far
better will it be for planters and farmers to
live within their means and contract no debts
which they are not absolutely certain they
can nav punctually at the time they fall due.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-29

The sum Of the reading population Of England
compared with that of this country is certainly
small yet the intellectual supply given 1t is greater
than in any other land. During 1878 there were
s4ss new books printed there. Tho addition Of re-
prints and 24s American importations brings the
number ND to 1891. In any other country the
largest number was $780, The material 80 generously
furnsbed accurately pictures the condition Of the
Modern Mind. There arc 83l imaginative works,
novels tales etc. tho lust, and 5Ss books on Art,
Science and History In addition to these last there
actor of tho larger part Of these pre-
sonts the most encouraging evidence possible OF tho
growing taste for thorough aud sincere study Apong
Epglish- speaking people,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-29
MUSIC-DRAMA-FINE ARTS.
MUSIC.
mrss LAsAR's CONCERT.

Mfss LAsARs CONCERT
A concert was given at Plymouth Church.
Broe slyn ast night for the benefit OF Miss Cemsnss
Lasar, the soprano OF Mr.. Beeohers choir. II vas
highly aicoess.u affair, tho audience being largo and
cordial aul the performance excellent Miss Lasar had
the valuable aid OF Mr. Theodore Thomas and orchsx
tra and OF Mr.. whitney aud Mr.. Lockwood Tho most
important Of her contributions 10 the entertain
mont admirable concert aria OF ReiDeckes Mil.
ANS Song OF Victory" given this occasion for the
first time In America. with English words arranged by
Mr.. j. IT. Cornell She also the Blch-Gounod
"Ave Maria" and joined Mr.. Whitney 10 the Ia oi
darem" Both her lsOlos encOred Miss Lasar has
fresh bright voice OF fine quality and much character
aud we look upon her OF the most promising OF
our younger singers Her style is we'll formed showing
great deal breadth than one looks for at her ago.
and her taste Ia unimpeachable. In Reineokes
aria she showed little dramatic ability and 10 tho
duet and the Gave Maria considerable sentiment Mr.
Whitney sang ruddIer than the cherry" and sohu-
mann's "The Two Grenaders." the latter with fBs
orchestral accompaniment arranged by Mr. Thomas.
Mr. Lockwood played the fantasia for the harp BY
G0defIOid which has already been heard ia NewYork.
The performance OF the orchestra was Of course
superb. The "Tannhauser" overture. tho Traumere"
"Amaryllls" tho "Rhspsodie HODgrose." and some
lighter pieces Mr.. Thomas selections and the
band furnished all the accomplishments besides Ia the
Rolnecke aria the instrumental portion very rich and
striking, and includes q harp ObbgatO.
MUSICAL NOTES.
The debut of Mr. Mark Smiths daughter
Miss Kate Smith, whose stage name IA mentioned as
Catherine Marco-wss made. very quietly in the lass
week In December last at Juria, short distance rom
Turin. The young lady acted and sang GIdd, In Sigo-
etto," and was very successful She was 70 return 70
Milan at the close OF her engagement az yuria ana VIII
appear there IN opera during the Carnival she said
TO have inherited much dramatic talent aud 70 possess
fue voice.
Mile. Aimee is in Mexico. A rumOr having
prevailed there that opera bOufo not strictly ee-
CANT aud refined, the manager published q card the
subject which find In English IN one OF the Mexican
newspapers. "The Management" says this document.
thinks IL It's duty 10 in the most solemn
the Mexican public. and especially the Mexican Lades
that artists who form the company know how ~
speot themselves and the public TO whose service they
dedicate themselves that the performances which th0y
will give even IL they arc little spicy IN order u
proye more dyerting, this Is not al abuse:
that the oOquetry used In them IL decent and respec
be that In consequence they may be frequened OF
refined and cultivated society"
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amnstments ano salsstinss.

RoorH,s THEArxR.-"La Femme dc Feu." Mrs. j. H.
Booth.
COLOSSEUM Day and evening: "CyclOrama of Paris BY
Night"
D.IY's FIFTH AVENUE THEArER.-" Fone."
GRAND OPERA HOUSE," Humpty Dumpty Abroad
q. l. Fox.
NrnIo's GARDEN" Fun in a Fog" The Vokes Family.
oLrnrrc THEATER.-" Novelty Entertainment"
srRnwAY HALL~-Concert.
TONI PASTORS OPERA HoUsE-Varieties
UNION SQUARE THEATRR.-"Led Astray."
WALLACK's THKATER.-" Money" Lester Walack.
ALLRE-sr. NJ E. CHURCH." 0lde Folks c 'ncerte."
ASSOCIATION HALI~-Lecture. Paul b. Du Chaillu
WASHINGTON SQUARE NJ. K. CHURcH.-Lecture. Rev. W.
r. Abbott.
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