, 1876-01-19
4 DYNAMITE EARTHQUAKE.
Tho Diubp1icnl Plot q. IN Exusrcru:-
ct1 Traveller.
Cincinnati fr1-rff.

Tho DiuboI.cnl Plot q. an Exusrcrn:-
.h Traveller.
Cincinnati Gazette.
Tho river editor came in tho other flay With &
rathor troubled MIR and said he'd ,nst been list
oning to q atory, Of the truth Of which ho'd no
doubt, mud which was OF Il character to Hot Iii 9
hair on end, Tho lair OF river editot-a man
accustomed to dangers by field mud flood, ono iu-
titnata with all tho mysteries OF leyec. aud
familiar with all tile spirits Of tho vaaly deep
doesn't stand on end on oycry light OCCASION,
and 80 his explanation Of tho myatcrica was list
cnea 10 with interest. 1le shil that ho waa
III ha own room. s'ttil1g at hin desk. and rog-
ElnG GHay mauful!y ut u description of n Rt4anl-
bout clerk'H new diamond broa5tutn. when tho
door opened suddenly md stranger n1ado lis
appearance. The lndiviIuni who Ind como in
uDnnnonncea, was q tall, cadavnrous loolinE In
diyilnal, clad In SUIT OF clc.hcs that lad ones
been beiter, aud wearing upon ls feco MI cs-
precision Of tho most profound aud deoply-scate1
melancholy. lie cane forward iu a H,au,lliin.
way, took chair. pulled out tattolol hanl-
ke1chiof and mopped his face, aiid then inquired.
In gopulchral voice. ii ho llud found the 1iyer
editor. lie was answered in tho affirmative,
when no cast . glance around a. IL to note the
presenca Of listoncrs hItchctl his chair itilo
closer 10 .hc assoniHloa river editor, aud began
" Two co,lo up hero TO SEQ yer. youug man, md
tell yer Hon,othing Iva Leon carrying on r,y
MUD ~ goin' OH twonly-oDo ycars now. It
won't TIE lon: ter get through with tho story,
for Iii pit tho seth OF It in II fow worda, YOU
remember. don't ycr, how, along IN the spring
Of 1854. thru wns = gtoamboat startled from hero
fur New 0f.aaus, witt! big load OF truck, but not
many pansctgors that was never l,card OF ngain? !?
They waited For her in Now Orlo.ns, End they
looked Tor hEr from St. Louis, Lut tney Eoyer
heard OF her, md concluded nlse must .,aye burst
hor bilor arl ecuttled or burned. though no sign
Of the wreck sEas oyor Becp, not Ao much us d
Rau;-plank. Thora wasn't, rs said hardly my
passengers, 10 there wasn't great dcal Of f,,sa
mntlo over tue loss, and the underwriters acted
very handsome III the mattcr. Woli. young nnr,
that vessel didn't burst ier b,ler, nor she didn't
burn, anl what canio here for IL to tell wlat
did become OF her. Id Travelled good deal OF,
that boat, buck and forth, and I'd hal good
deal OF trouble on board her too. nllers carrlod
some baEgagB, and tho porter Oh that boat WAS
nlato trip that tbs follow didn't Blnasll my
trunx into Hltsers, and got mighty diegustcd at
last, I jawed Mt tho porter, aud jawod n. tho
Captain ana mate ami overypo3y clsn but it
didn't seem to mako my difference, for my
trunk got smnallca ovoFy trip. ! pipodcd over
rot 30 mud aud nndo np my mind finally I'd rot
oven with that boat Or bust. II waH long time
before bit on plan to fix EN-. but 1t last ]
thought Of 1t. got two big trunks, md then I
what dyer c2ll it?-tlc etuH they uso lit blaatn'.
y0u know. put rs pounds Of tho htuN III each
trunk. with lots Of gun cotton piled urnund il Ill
side. Then got uigger 10 carry tho trnnks
on board thu boat very carefully, anil put tbonl
with tho rest Of tho baggage. bought tlckst
for that trip. Dut didn't go OIL boarl thotboas
When stio started. ! calculated tAero'd bn Ron,o
excitement On tho trip WHOM the porter gnt
10 smashing MY trunk ~ nsrlal. The boat loft
at night. and went to bed expecting to read IN
tho morning paper hbont the buFnius OF u boat
down tho riyor, bu. didn't find It. There va.
q big account OF at, earthqnko Fonlewllcro be-