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,sSINBAD oUTDONE.s .s4i ]

The author Of Sinbad the Sailors Ad
Ventures must resign his laurels, On
NV. II. Stokeshas been exp'oriiig a re
Gently discovered cave near 2i'ihe Grove
Amador county. California; and writes /,
ltLe, Sutter Greek independent IN ,apcoun
lot his investigations, Mr.. Stokes youche
for the exact truth of his narrative ii ever,
lpaFtieular.. and NE doubt not the reade
hwill reidily credit 10 from The followiDl
specillsen description Vi ,ohs.e die cham
bers tie party eptereds Al After purueyin.
for Inile and 4 quarter through tile un
playground passage, STOKES aud bis part,
found themselves ibaA long but rather
Darrow chamber the walls uffi which arr
not limestone, bul a gcllogish brown ami
black iron ore. .@..f
This chamber beats Sinbad's magnetic
nioautaiIi, which drew all the nails from
bis ship, aud thus caused u 90 fall to pie.
ces, all hollow Listen 10 Mr. Stokes
Upon entering this chamber We noticed a
most peculiar disturbance Of the magnet,
the needle constantly yibrating from side
to side, aud frequently whirling around
for minute 1T time with a velocity
whicL rendered it Invisible. We also ex.
perienced . singular sensation, a sort Z Of
chill appearing TO commence at the back
Of the neck aud extending TO the very tips
1T our fingers dua toes. As we advaiiced
in this chamber we fund these singular
sensations to increase IN intensity until it
becaL.e almost unbearablc. We ventured
on still further. however, though it be-
came evident that We could not long 70.
main in tEis mysterious place. | omitted
70 mention that the walls and floors of this
chamber, especially particular rocks there
10 contained, we're highly, magnetic, and
became more SO the farther We advanced
toward the north. one Of The party who
carried abstchet bad it,suddenly wrested
from him BY magnetic rock near which
he passed. aud the combined strength Of
four of us was insufficient 20 detasb it A
pocket knife. which accidentally dropped
10 the floor. had 70 rsntin there. none Of
the party having sufficient strength in his
fingers to pick 10 up. Nlascng whohdd put
on for the occasion a pair Of miners boots,
the soles Of which we're filed with nails,
could walk with difficulty, aud happening
TO step upon portion Of the foor uhusu-
ally magnetic, found himself suddenly af.
fixed thereto, ard unable TO move. lie
was compelled to Withdraw bis feet from
his boots and leave them there, tearing up
his coat and wrapping the pieces around bis
feet To protect tlem from being cut by the
rocks. wehsd remained in this chamber
about ten minutes. when suddenly the
chilling sensation began TO increase. the
feeling being as if . cold aud piercing wind
was blowing upon US, and becoming each
moment more intensely cold. We hastily
retrested and soon reached, feeling more
dead than alive. the largo chamber con
tanning .he hot spring, We then retraced
our steps along the twine, and m couple
Of hours emerged from the easc.'a T@a
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on TIE EDGE OF DEATH.

On Monday morning painter named
YIN. Mccullough, who was at work on
the Second Sister Island bridge. above Nj
agara Falls. by some niiscliauce fell into
the raging current bcueath. The water al
this point rushes and surgcs along toward
the cataract, three-quarters of mile be-
low. with irfesisiible force. All along the
slream, down tho blink Of the American
fall , the bed cf the river is ihickly studded
with huge boulders, afonDd aud over which
lac current seethes and boils asif ID fury
~ lie 6bitruetiOrs. II was down this
Ifi,btful channel that the unfortunate mao
vas swept with tho velocity of . whirlwind.
His doom appeared TO bo sealed, for noth-
iaig short Of . miracle could rescue him
ffUri the clutches cfthe angry waters and
the. fearful plunge over tie falls beloS. IL
seemed y thyueh lis must lasesdrownod
hong before reaching the cataract. but did
not. Neither did be 90 over the falls. III
j short time after falling from the bridge
ne WAS seen stafding erect upcna rock
chat lifts itself shove che water ~ the rap
ida. Here, he appeared 10 heas fsr .ffsp
human aid as before. for Il wasalnlostecr-
tain deaih 10 20 70 his Tescno. But 4, he
70 was found equal to tho emergency. and,
amid the widest excitement among tho
thupg who uow lined tito snorc. prepare
tions for bis resene were made. A rope
was securely fas.sued toi the bankSkemc
distauce above. and Tbomas CelwaJ,, who
bad Volunteered for the hazardous, under
taking, succeeded Ia feaehihg tie placs
where aaicgdlpdgh wds Standing. "
mopus q ihs rope ,boihginsp uero safely
hauled ushores Mr. AcCulbush Baa uvt
injured iu the least, - ve3isssiFl
.aft Z ->@.s-l s-ls-~~---r-- vA56ei sdy3a
A liberal. minjed yci,ngster VA. up Nv 4
visitor os tic faulty, who. dandlihe bin on
bis kpoc. said: siwissfe had etbiss HttIe
bos | thiuk thsrp,s incasy; N him. u NJ
rhisb. yireshpils responded shs .ebilis -
know. tseFe a. ipr | swallowed . cent when
/ was AZ gpadms's The other day.
{ ca E4csall ~ 49, 49, - ftte aaH.
naveu't you mistaken The fgw .;ri 4
blandly asked Sunday Chesterfield 10
stranger as be eutered il. 4 beg sour
pardon. replied the individual. Using 70
20 out. I fear have !; | thought i vsss
Christisu's.'
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A NEwsBoY's RISE b

The St. Louis Times publishes the fol.
lowing. in report Of an interview with
james IL. Mcvicker, the well.knoWn the.
atrieal manager, of Chicago: o:nha
He said be had been the first nevsboy
who had ever sold papers in ST. Louis. In
1887 or 1888. be. then lad Of thirteen,
was employed iu che ofhceof the ST. Louis
Gazette. paper published by .iypo
named Jerry Allen and his brother. lie
was ordered out one day with bunch of
papers under his arm. to sell Gazettcs.
aud was instructcd'tc 20 down I'ine street
to the lovee. and say to every nan he mot !:
Buy paper. sir:'s lIIs tried this on.
and. when at the levee. then the great
business center Of heciry. be came to 4
knot Of gentlemen, and put the words to
them. Buy a paper. sifT Buy hip
sAid one Of tho gehtlenetf.a aud youhg
Mevicker won't back 10 tho ofiice dlsseWr.
aged andalmost crying At lhelrcbuG. His
employers. however. sent him out again.
anu be succeeded, By perseverance. in do
irg pretty ssir business. Subsequently
lie went into the Repnblican Office, where
lie rolled. while Georgc Knapp. noRI prin-
eiPal proprietor of that great pper.
pulled press In those days the RO-
publican was run BY handpower. 4 year
Or two later he learned % SIT type, and a
year or two later still. he entsfcd the the.
atricsl profession under the ssutorage Of
10. Rield, stage manager Of tho old 81.
Louis theatre. Mr.. Field thea boing alec
editor Of the Rcyeillo newspaper. From
that time Mr. Mcyicker steadily rose, till
now be has hardly aisaperior IS tlRalfi.
cal manager on the continent
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CIVIL Rfoiifs! A-wc clip the following
from the Wilmington Journal:
. A conversation Substantially as follows
was oyerheard between q couple Of darkeys
yesterday:
.say. Bill, when dis civil rights done
pssci fore JOpscv,Dao) ] sod baor what
rse gwinc 10 dor
No. Sam what yer gwiao % hdr
fse gwino 70 go down p dc Purcell
House aud take diuusr--settin AZ De mIne
table gid dem ,wbite folks Aud den Ill
set out ID ffJnt and smoke my scgar jss rs
big rs any Bf '.cnl. !, .,.r' n ! ~
sG,way niggsr. If you lsempts % eat
dinner al dc Purcell lIouto bcss you eats
suPFvriVh--ls AYf. af ialh
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Creuatafy age--s0. ma. ma. Johnny's
got the ora and Il. spilling pas ashes over
the aoof.' 70, what naughty johnny |
Gstthe .fastber,deEter, aud sweep your
roor father right up!'
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A singulsrrobbsry was comm.i.od. at
Louisville. Ky. rcccnlly. A young lady
who bad an unusually iOc.. hoad Of hair.
which she wore IL Two braids,, swakepiug
during thc night viii ihe idea taa. somc.
thing was wrong. arosc aud examined TIE
door, and, finding j locked. was about 70,
firing again, when She pcrceiycd tl.at one
ofhef long braids had Been cut pf close 10
her head The thief bad entered through
Al open window. but lcft ~ trace % aid
IL bis feocyhisiOu. ~ eit
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p Thn execution of nayid Martin. takes
rlaee week from toswofrows unless he
fhsllin the mean ,tiusa receive firm the
GsseFnoT cpmmutstion .of bis. punishment
70 'inprisoumept for lifs.--Waniag,on
Stv i0h. eli asiya
.tsirss. sts1.--s<ss-@-1bsii,elI II
The Cotton Agricultural Journal cd.
journsd 10 meet IN Raleigh. y q, ina Ju.
ly, 1875.
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Thsy ioll qieer siofs abeut sheaoc;
tors In y cars.in Texss town, Ebo were all
axas las saa,mcr tas,send : niedlsale CON
seniioh., 7'bey awsre abssnt nbsut two
months. and ON their return fonnd all theif
patisn,s lad recovered. tho drug, stcres
.hsd eIosed. sbe nurses had opened alhSlug
sohoolL tas ceme.efy had been sat .up into
building lots. the undertakers had gors,to
making hdlles. and .tbe.bsarse had essn
v.iutcd aud soli a. . circus wagon.
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wnAr Cosanrss IlAs DoSE In

wHAT CoSGRrss Has DoSE. ---In the
Senate Last week, Mr., Ferris Of Michigan.
from the Committee ON Finance. reported
adversely on the rcs6lation Of the Senate,
directing tLe committee 70 inquire into the
expsdiency,of allowing produeels OF 10 obaccc
to sell 70 other than licensed dealers, and
the committees was discharged from lis
further consideration .--On Monday, list
inst. the Tariff bill was finally disposed oi
10 The House, The last fourteen sections
cf the bill have reference to internal re-
yeSue matters. One Of them allows any
farusr.pr plaplsr 10 sell. .. tAprPssa Of
raising. &C retail. directly 10 consumers,
10 an amount not exceeding one hundred
pounds annually Mr.. Kasson, Of Iowa,
moved 10 suspend tl,c rules, AhLadopt .
section. to be also adopted siinthe Tsfil
bill, TO facilitate the export Of maru.
factured tobacco. Agreed to--ycass liJ.
uays So. This amendment gives draw
back to exported tobacco equal 10 the am-
5a,it osebal dutlas shIsh lAse lliesit paid
upon imported Iiccfiee. which hss entered
into manufactured tobacco. From this
Il will Be seen that one hundred pounds
provision will probably be defeated in the
Senate. 10 whish tbs I'LL now goes. 10.
bacco Lsaf. .H1KIi IN Ia rf
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is yo,fs fRfgxD Oh DE cULLup
MANI ~ Here's your nice roast chickens.
cried an sged colored nan IS the cars stop
ped Al North Carolina railway station
Here's your nice roast chick'n niatcrs.
III aiee and bot holding up his plate aud
walking the platform. H8la
Where did you get that chicken upclsf
asked q passenger. III a ~
unole looked at tho intrudcrsharply and
then turned away crying:
Heres yer nice roast chickn gea.l'm'n,
al hot needn't 20 10 the house for dat.
Where did YOU get that chicken? re-
pested the inqhisitiye passenger. -.
.1hok a. ssf !. u W haels spsAkibg pri.
yatsly. isyuu frvaiade Ncfff'
.frs.h faHsa Z i0.klts1 iesttt
syoua friend ob dc ealludaaas2
Il hopa ] am. suafssl HAas. -
Den duh't aebbcr askms 'Nisefc'l got
that chicks agin, hgreisyer picc roast
ehick n An bot ~ - i.sAN
Ths train started. 49,
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~ REPORTS OF THE SOUTHERN
xDiaa lFLD0D.Nei
"A Psctare Of Unparalleled Ruin and des
s titutiUn.

Il 49, ~ I
BosroS. tJane. u. -lISn. Y Henry G.
Crowell. who visited New Orleans as cons
missioner for the purpose Of raseefta ainiug
what use was being made. Of the fuud cons
tributed by citizens Of Boston, and what
f'uthef assistance. II any. was necessary ID
alleviate the necessities, of the sufferers.
made a report to-day 70 the mayor and
citizens " i meeting intiie City Hall.
Alter describing IN terms of high praise
tue method by which The relief Is dis.
tributed, Mr.. CroweII says Of the extent
Of tlieinnnuatiop:fsThe calamity in ex-
tent aud ruinous conseqnencesi is oneof the
greatest that has occurred from fire. storm
or flood ,on this misunderstanding the cur-
rent century. 10 see for myself the, patnre
of fhe great inindation went to Brashear,
eighty miles west Of New Orleans, the last
twenty three miles through saniunbroken
food, varying iIthe depth from three to
six feet. which poars from the distant crc-
vases on the Mississippi and devastates an
immense region also went up the Mis-
sissippi about two hundred miiesGto Pofts
Hudson. 10 order TO witness the passage.
Of the vast volume of water rushipg through
several creyasses, varying in width FROM
1--WE hundred TO fifteen hundred feet, aud
in depth from seventeen to twelve feet,
roaring likn i cataract. having swept away
every obstacleinits course, until il spread
itself like vast ian over the neighboring
county, stA Nm Y.S2 n f4 4nf
.Whnt l saw gave me realizing sense
Of the magnitude aud destructivehess Of
the great flood. aud Of the reason why the
suffering. des,itutiou. aud danger caused
BY it must continue for long time. lis
estimated by those who are familiar with
previous foods in that State that from four
10 sixsspks 1nst eiapse bsfoEeItb water
will subside sufficient from the larger por-
tion OF the userfowed district to enable
the people 70 plant, and that from pipsty
to Que hundred and twenty days must ex-
pire before they can raise produce enough
u sustain life. Unless the further aid APP
pealed tor by the mayor Of New Orleans is
afforded therc must Of necessity be . terri.
bic amount Of suffering. il not starvation.
| regret that the people Of the more wealthy
aud prosperous eities and towns, enusehes
aud associations Of the North have not
better knowledge Of the impoverished cons
,litun 0fthappOrtiou Of the South and tia
great danger aud suffering Of that afflicted
peo3le. for am conident that il they did
they would at once send TO them abundant !
aid. Aside from tho great relief which the
large doaa,iun made iBy tie citizens Of
BOs:or has given the sufferers, their pro- !
mpt action has, IN my opinion, done more
to coneiliate the people Of the South than /
any other thing which has transpTed since
the war. praises Of our citizens are upuu
every lip. hot only in New orleans. but |
in the various aud towns at which | stopped |
On my way out and on my return
vi - 8
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A CROQUET GROUND
FREE OF CHARGE.
TIL E I a B l. Z

WIN he supplied with every article o. be found
al the trsi-liss Hotels of tlis interior, Jesidcs
dlrsfers. Esrallop-, Ssfi Crabs sra Turtle, Ter
rapili.. is0l,.fers. and every variety % Fish Il
bounding III The prolific waters Of The llarb0r aud
keau.
Aa Abundant supply offcE n has i~en provided
which viii l~ furnsshOl our Gtesls free &c
chartR.
4 The sulsrrihcr hsvius hasl mu.h expcriepee
10 home aml alsrnail ~ ilntsl keeping, aud aided
III competent ani courteous Assistants. FILTERS
hlmselfl,t afiet nfrntton 70 budnes-, and wlth
a corps &c well trained and obIlging servants at
his command b. win I've alac q give entire salts.
isctiou 70 al who may patronixe him.
TERMSs ~
w Wv w w,..s isce l TIrsr % week Week. @ a,s,
Pour Week. Is.ep Calender no. 4s.O0
t'hlhlr,a and StTyautt, tplf price. Spe,i n ar
ransen,rnis with Fauses and Rxrursionistr
All la,.lnus. Communication. should bc AL
GEO. ". CHARLOTTE.
June 10. Proprietor.
tK48@# ##N M 49,
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the Registers once. ana getting such information u
needed 10 plan and execute fraudulent transactions
shyster and "bummer" has. under the present law,
reputed law rm To prevent as much as possible tho f
ciity OF obtaining such information and using for fraud
uleut purposes Il would be well 70 allow only established
o; deeds and tneir duly accredited SCENTS private
persons accompanied BY them, TO have to the
books papers Of the Registers oiice But this.
seems 20 be the more for city like that Of
NewYork where real estate business IA enormous. and
the opportunity for fraudulent actions 80 great
towering around public Offices. who try TO pick
up business at all hazards and without the necessary
knowledge and ability, to the great danger Of
the parties interested. Searches are made snl
other business Is done by them, without being sp
proved and certified TO BY the Register and therefore,
without q shadow of responsibility and security; yes
fese n neosca Sm and the public Parties
are interested in real estate fransac0ns ana WISH "
have their business done WELL should be very carelu
selecting those draw up their search titles
and take Owiedgments; because mistake or over
sight may create the greatest trouble IN the future
They should also be careful TO have their papers re
that public notice Is given through the entries Ana
copies OF the Office and the reports In the press III
sold to more than person. and endless tgstions
and great damage may result from such neglect OF tue
bona fine buyer.
g. In conclusion. let suggest that tho Registers
office should be kept free from partisan Influences ana
changes account OF political pressure Inc
appointment and continuance OF good ocers searchers
and clerks should be the paramount consideration AL
officials should be able honest and responsible men
acquainted with their particular branch or business
examining indexing searching copying OF papers&c
and not In constant fear or befg p1sned aslde aho
substituted by political friend his client. -
frequent must be detrimental 10 the proper per
Torrance OF the duties involved In such minute ana
delicate business and the best OF preventing
fraudulent every officer searcher ana clerk should
oeiO detective IN the interest OF the people
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A NEW THEATER IN PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPnIA, Oct. 7.-PhlladeIphla IS TO
have new theater at last. The gentlemen interested
IN the undertaking four weknown business men Of
this CITY, who have purchased property at Broad and
100 feet front by 100 deep and propose to
erect thereon during the coming season elegant
sructure modelled internally after the American Acad
envy of Music The seating capacity Of the new edince
will DO about 2OOo and 1t Is designed to make the lob
HES and entrances Of unusual width and number that
IN case OF fire the theater may DO emped almost in-
II 10 proposed to open the edihce
Oct l. 1875 with OF the finest stock companies
In this country. and 70 conduct with metro
haitian liberaIity Stephen r. Rush son the arcbi
tscs who already at work on plans and sDeeincs
tons stated that the projectors OF the enterprise
are endowed with ample funds for the prosecution of
the undertaking. and that two OK them will retire from
their present businesses In order to take active
An the OF the project II will be called the
Center square Theater the historic appea,oa Or the
peigbb0rhQQd where II "A lQeated,
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EQUALIZATION or STATE TAXATION

APPEALS TO TIE MISUNDERSTANDING ON WAYS
AND MEANs-THE CITY's BURDEN.
The Assembly Committee on Ways and
Means met again yesterday in the Aldermens Chamber,
to opinions the question Of taxation. Alderman
KOCH addressing the Committee, said that the Legisls
should eQuaize the State taxes Taxation tho
great question OF the day. and should claim the at.sa
ton Of all legsators-state and National. He deplOred
the apparent tendency of this country toward
archca form OF government Equality is associated in
the mind with the idea OF republic. and everything
that creates inequality is unrepublican The present
system Of taxation calculated 10 create two classes
rich and pooras England. and IL this not checked
there will be end the republic The counsel
OF the German Taxpayers Association would present
the Committee with the draft of law which, he be-
leved, would remedy the evils.
Edward Matthews, real estate owner, thought thas
real estate Manhattan Island should be valuable
as in any part OF the world Rents Boston higher
than in New-York. This Is account OF taxation
mortgages Capital is driven out OF NewYork to build
up other cities. There are more buildings going up In
case OF This IL the tax on morfcayes This tax and the
Usury law are damaging NewYork $!0.O00,oo0 year.
thing 10 relieve this city OF this imposition.
ExJtdge White spoke In favor OF the removal OF tax
the payment Of taxes Oh personal property he desired
He knew men who lived in Europe and NewJersey IN
Mr. Alvord Of the Committee thought that all kinds
OF property should pay an equal share OF taxes He de-
York pays taxes the State GO per Of its value
1t was assessed at than so per cent. He be-
manner Of Conducting BUSINESS The Tax laws Of Ohio
the best In the world, and there every class OF
property bore its equal share Of the taxes.
Isaac Sherman said that when he was in Ohio ayear
he found that not more than one person In Is was
taxed at all The proof that the Tax laws not the
in the world is found in tho fact that tho people
would not submit to them and the whole state had ses
az defiance the decision Of the supreme Court
Tax Commissioner Monlton said the system OF taxa
ton IN city should NOT In justice remain In force one
hanr akars funk deal
are assessed 5000 more on personal estate These
persons had, and never expect 10 nave. Sv vi
they pay any taxes 10 the city, put the Guy
has the state for that amount TAXATION
is killing the industries OF the city when the Commit
tee go 10 the let them put stop 10 building
magnificent boulovards IN the upper part OF the city
where there Is resident, making beautiful
Morningsde parks and relieve the poor aud struggling
people OF the city from crushing taxation. Ths Com
mittee will meet On Nov u ~ EsoP ~.
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aster following his supersedure he induced by the
better part OF the cooniss to resume his functions and
he once more administered affairs with wisdom. Tired
to degree OF the Vaccinations and malignity OF his
personal foes, he returned to Europe GO9 and, five
wears subsequent, he led an expedition TO New-En.
gland for the purpose or trade and exploration at
which time he discovered the Shoals. He returned
home the year following and in nine or ten months re-
embarked with the intention of efecting permanent
settlement on the American coast. His old luck fol
lowed him. He met with disaster upon disaster; was
chased again and again by pirates and at last taken by
French really pirate and carried prs-
oner to Rochelle. He escaped to England; and the
Plymouth Company in consideration Of his services,
made him Admiral OF New England. Smith spent the
rest OF his ife uneventfuly in his native country dying
in London In his SID year. He was the first TO
mend the settlement OF New-Engand. and did much
10 that end that 1t is entirely fitting rude monument
10 his honor and memory should have been erected on
star Island The monument is frequently visited by
summerers here, who have but vague idea what Capt
John Smith did For their benefit the sketch Of his re-
markable career has been given
PATRONAGE OF THE PLACE.
The Shoals have been very well patronizsd this sea
SON Until lately there but one hotel-the Apple.
dore--on this island, and that has always had quite
many guests at 1t could accommodate. Last year the
Oceanic was opened on Star Island having been built by
some Boston capitalists who that the was Of
a second house. The Oceanic though not finished, is
SPACIOUS, comfortable, and provided with modern I'm
proyemens II has cost good deal OF money, but will
doubtless prove a remunerative investment. small
steamboat the Major makes two daily round trips from
Portsmouth to accommodate the patrons OF the Oceanic
and another boat the Appedoe does the same for the
patrons Of the Appedore House. The latter hotel Ia
inferior the former prospects
aud cQWiQgt. haYlpg been built vlecemea, VI the mum