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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-06
I'VE IN TIE DESERT.


Col Tom Rno1 IN ne Ne,o York ReraL
ToUGGoURT, Dec. 3.-As we left the
wonderful hut un'nyiting waste OF the Chott ell
Mir our progress was difficult. Behind us at i'm
posing heights stiil arose the highest peaks OF
The mountains whose tops were cut IN two by
the clouds which seem at times to add to their
size. Alter that everything disappeared from
view.
We travcrsed the dried IN beds Of several
rivers. and breakflsted under the shade of the
palm trees In the first oasis which we met since
We left I-kra. called Ourhir The artesian well
spreads Its water abundanty In the mdst Of a
cluster OF superb palm trees. Two PAGES from
us, In wide BASIN some young girls, as black az
ebony. re- arded us with curiosity a. they filled
Iheir vessels with wafer or washed their linen.
They were pretty, anu did not get frightened
their linen on the bank OF the little stream.
They were half naked, with their hands grace
fully posed on their hips, and holding their
pc ticoats gathered In like pantaloons even
ahove the knees. Unfortunately the goatskin
took the place Of the pitcher and It Is rags that
cover these Ruths and Naomis Of the Sahara.
] have often remarked, however, with these
daughters Of the desert---al Imagination aside
great purity OF form, attractions which are very
uncommon. and sometimes figures OF a fine and
delicate model. When they laugh, tneir teeth,
pearls in contrast with their bl Ick SKIN.
The tops OF the palm trees once more an
peared' rising up from the plain at the horizon,
relieving the eye, which had been fatigued from
the sight OF so many desoate or deceptive
scenes. After the brutalizing contemplation Of
patches on the surface OF the desert-verdant
spots in the middle Of the sands-charms the
eye Of the traveller all the more because he feels
Kind Of uneasincss caused by the monotOnous
evenncss OF the surface, ana 10y the almost total
absence Of noise aud motion.
From Ourhir To louggOurt tho plain is dotted
with Gases, more or less near each other. detarh-
ing thems Ives from the line Of the horizon or
marking with dark streak the extent Of the
plain
AT times II was only simple patch imposed
OF few palm trees which have been able to
grow thanks to some small wells-thin threads
| of water which do not suffice even to relieve the
thirst OF the caravans. The breeze signs through
\ the foliage and the sunlight plays through tue
palms. We stretch ourselves under the delight
ful shade OF the cluster OF trees and listen to the
| Sahara which come toquench their thirst in the
| murmuring water OF the riyulet. Wecxpefence
| a feeling OF comfort which makes us admire the
splendors of this almost tropical nature. and we
| forget for moment the desert and its dry and
| wearing mOnOtODy.
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DIED

neATrsnEB.TIn Broosyp, on saturday. March 4
The reaiivcs anu friends OF ne family aud members
Of Ovr Franc Lodge, No. "a. ! o = o. r.. ere 20
residence Us frankn Az. on ruesdiy' I'm Inst, at
COREY. on saturday March 4, 1870, Daniel Cot
ihe relatives ana friends are invited to attend his
funeral on MONDAY March from his son PatricKs
1Ip9ffv6Foaf' s S oS ar4av March 1874
Charles 4. Deyoe aged ss ycsr, months. ana days.
attend the funeral from his late re.!drnce Nepperhsn
New Yors at II g. VI, 40 y. lr,M soih st.
EhLkR. ON March o. 1870, Aim }. teas, daughter Of
The rei.tves ana friend. OF ne family are respect.
T. 1873 ri ococS p NJ from INC rcsii nee II her pa
rents Sad ian'ad az Jersey City Heights.
Inst, OF apopleXy Thomas usyNad in The asth Year
Tie aives and friends OF the family are invited TO
attend he iqner4l service on Iuc,d afternoon. at
son ct Pstuck and Ellen NC larry. aged 20 years,
Funeral on Monday, March O. atiP. NJ. sharp, from
,,oklE IN Jersey city. March }, Phebe NJ, wife of
Tne relatives ami irlends of the family are respect
fully invited 10 attend her funeral on MONDAY, March
Coca Shepherd, near Library Hal summit Ay, Jersey
.PELCHER-On the 4th ins'.. At 100 Powers st.. VII.
hamshurgh Of dphtl crit, Louie PrlcLe eldest d.dsh.
m ,ntas. and 10 DAYS - ''''"'' -"'' 'S-'''
The funeral wiltake place on Monaay, March O. at IL
RANDELL.-on March a. jane Randel daughter Of
T.
The friends OF the family arc rcspeci fully nviied TO
etcn The funeral will take place al 40 Eldridge st..
March q, M o'clock.
kQRBlNs- Suddenly on March /. William Robbins.
aged 30 ye.rs
The friends Of thr family are respectfully invited to
ate nj tnc funeral from hs late resdcnCc l3J Dih
GU Tues lay Mar Z, al o'clock Lebanon Lodge, No.
lnl +. snd NJ, are rcspcctiu iy Invited ~ attend.
Lexington tkFl pgprrs please COPY
IEBANoS LoD1H, No. 1Ol. AND 4. M,--UMMoSs.
Bretnren loa sle ,rcby summoned 70 attend sge.
eial conmuncatlon Of the Loige on Monday, the Ath
Inst ~ II NJ for the purpose Of paying the last trbnia
Of respect TO the memory Of our late brother Matthew
Moon; and on Tuesday the 7th inst nj ~ ~. for the
purpose OF paying the last tribute respect to our
brother, VIM ,bin-. BY order Of = =
W s. SMITH, sec. a. s BROWN, W. NJ.
VAN HoKN.-On Sunday, M~rch o, john Van Horn,
aRen 81 years.
Tue relatives and friends also the members Of tho
New YORK Typographical society TIpngral hca Union
No. q. aud sylvan Grove Lodge No 27j. +. and A. NJ.
are invited 20 attend the funeral services al his late
residence, hS Henry A., Jersey CITY Heights Tues
day afternoon, AT O'Clock. HIS remains viii be taken
to MOOdlaWn Cemetery "Wednesday for intcTmeut.
NOTICE The New York Ferry Engineers AssOcia-
lion requested TO meet at 43 gOmery st. Jer-
CITY, on Tuesday March 2, ~ o'clock A. NJ TO at.
tend tae lunerAi OF Charles Il Van War late member
OF the New YORK Ferry Engineers Association By
order Of JOHN GALLAGHER, Rec. sec
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BERMUDI TORNADO.
The Fnte Of the smith Family. Of fuckers
TOwn-A House Blown Away.

The Bermuda papers give the followin 2
particulars OF the most shocking incident OF the
destructive tornado which recen " passed over
In its course II lifted a wooden house, with Its
inmutes-Mr. ID intel smith, his wife, and Tour
children-bodily some ten feet from lts fOunda-
ton, and, after spnntering II into r!eres. threw
the uebrs into the wafer about 100 Yards OF.
Ars. Smith was found on the opposite shore,
across the hay, some 800 or 400 yards. soon after
the catastroDne. rlinging TO plank Of the house.
Her body was fearfuliv LAGER ted She expired
ia aOout six hours. he bodies Of the four CALI
dren were recovered the next morning-three
not far from the shore near their late home, the
otner near the opposite shore. where It's unfor-
tun TO mother was found. Smith. prior to the
event, was sitting by an open window-his wife
mad Just put three Of the children to bed, and
the Oldest " 3 getting r-ady for bed-and. near
TO his wife TO know II sne heard IT, aud
asked VIII I IL was, when the house was
lifted bodily from the foundation and carried
"a. Here his CONSEQUENCES lett him, aud he
Tecollects nothing further until he recovered his
senses some little time after, when he found
himself forced In between ole nder trees some
twenty feet from his late residence, doubtless
thrown there through the window as the house
was turned over by the wind. SMITH likens the
noise made by the approaching storm TO the
roaring of a cataract while n hundred pieces Of
heavy ordnance were being discharged stimuli
taneously 1t would seem that the whirlwind,
with a fearful rushing noise, struck the shore
ftOm seawdrd, wrenChing stout limbs from trees
in its way, and IN some spots where no vino IN
str light course, " ever so violent, would DO
harm, this whlrlwind caused much havoc. It
passed along and up a high, projecting cn
where rocks sheved out and broke pieces Of
the rocks on about ten inches thick at the base
and weighing between nifty and sixty pounds
each. forced them up the precipice and lodged
them on the 1at above, ten feet away. IL
wTencned a piece OF cedar bough some eight
| Inches long from tree and drove II into the
skull OF COW, whence IL was taken, the COW APP
! pafently not seriously injured. On It's course
from the south shore to fuckers Town the
which II made a road. the sides OF which, some
| forty feet apart are clearly defined.
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An Awful Big Snake.


In the Geological gallery of DIR, Cunning
American wonder eXtant "a snake twent F- seven
feet eight inches in length and seventeen inches
In circumference, resembling In many pdriicu-
lars the Tiger Python Of Africa, cOled In tre-
men Gus folds. with head erect, mouth open,
and mammoth forked tongue protruding rs II
about to gulp down at one spring everything
IN reach. This snake, which DIR Cunningham
has named the Lead Python OF the Southwest,
ia. without doubt, the largest American reptile
ever captured. The history OF its capture IA
about AS follows; Two miners In Hickory county
were, returning home from a prospect in the
woods In the latter part Of July, accompanie ed
10y a large dog. While passing n thicket on the
banks OF a stream, they were attracted by a
Kissing or gushing noise, followed Immediately
by loud yell from the dog and crash among
the bushes. On approaching the spot they be
held the terrible monster In the act OF swallow
ing the dog. They ned, but soon returned and
succeeded In capturing the reptile while gorged.
The weight OF the snake when first taken was
Cbout w pounds.
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THE HERMIT or TURKEY bottom.
A Marriage. n Separation, n Murder, and
Nic under Arrest.

CrEc1NNArI Ma Oh 3.-Near by this city,
on the OHIO rive-, T. a valley called Turkey bot
tom. II Is II @ spot on which the fret white act
tiers In this section campcd, 40 SAYS tr d.tion.
Yesterday more exciting event marked it--a
murder. one Of its farmhouses has for twenty
ve5rs been steadily going to decay, exceut that
IN 1872 there was a brief period Of bettered con
dition. " Uncle jacob" Allen, the owner and
occupant was then II years old, and had not
been husband but suddenly he married
Mahala Brown, a Young neighbour, and the i'm
nrovetnt Mt IN the house began with his wedluCk.
Their cnnj Ival life lasted ONLY "A Few months,
Ell ing In quarrel aud separation.
Uncle JACOBS carclessness OF appearances re-
turned when Mahalla departed. Pane alter uane
In the windowe OF the old house was broken,
and replaced by old hats or bundles OF rags.
THE door vurd was Uttered a. no woman would
h we allowed. Uncle jacob lived alone In one
room. and ate food OF hs own growing and
cooking. Only enough Of his good farm was
cultivated to feed his lonely self. He would not
tell anybody why he and Mahala had separated,
nor would she but W WIS noticed that they
avoided each other The netghhors wondered,
until the subject grew TOO old to interest them.
"rhe Hermit Of rurkev Bottom, aud WAS IN
vcsei win mvstt nv to some exsnt.
A new element neRan to enter INTO the popu-
lar estimation OF the hermit about year ago.
&C. use ne then and aiterwHrd told his few "
ers that he was afraid of being killed. Hp gave
no reason for the dread, and. being u 5 ir' tuast
superstitoua neighhOrs thought that he and MS
house we're haunted. ahal who lived on n
farm tn I the old man bought for her when they
sep rated. had nothing to say about his dread.
Lattery hs fear OF being murdered Increased,
aud some OF the young men IN the neiehbor-
hood often STAYED with HIM evennes-som =
times III night-to crafty what was regarded as
bis within.
Last evening three Young men went to tho old
house. intending to spend the evening with
Uncle Jacob They knocked. and were I'M
answered. rhev took a panel from the rlckotty
door, which was easily done, and crtwled In
Inc hermit was living dead on the floor, hacked
and bruised A natchet with which the murder
had been done was there and the blood stained
room was the proof Of desperate struggle.
Two saw re dogs that would not have allowed n
stranger to enter. were loose In the ward. They
~ ere on the premises when Mshala was its mis-
tr a. Money was found undistufbed In the
hermt's pockets and elsewhere In the house. a
nercenaty motive for the crime being thereby
dispruved.
Mdha Brown arrested this morning. and
the n 'tghhors regard her "a guilty; yet there Is
nothing thus far against her except suspi. ion.
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Drinking and Drunltards.
Eom Me Baltimore Sun.

DR.. Mckinley of Chicago has issued q
pamphlet giving some interesting statistics In
reference to intoxication In the United States.
The author claims TO have used extraordin mary
exertioDs To obtain accuracy, having visited
nearly all the States In the Union, 20 penten-
tlarles, JO JAMS, 80 almshouses and hospitals,
refined to obtain data. Out OF every 300 men we
are told that IL drink ardent spirits at all,
and Of 100 women $40 never taste alcoholics 81
any kind. Out of every l78 men who drink IL
do so to intoxcation. OF these 70 we are told
drinkers, and SO are ephemeral drinkers. In other
words, l out OF every men In the country
drinks to lntoxication. The statistics Tor the
whole population Of tho country snow that out
OF 5,0OO,OOO there are $1,000 habituh drunkards
In nation OF 40,0O)OOO there are 100000 habit,
ual drunkards, DR.. Mckinley states that very
large proportion OF the excessive drin Ssrs are
men OF culture and reanement-ac tors, LAWYERS
physicians, LEGISLATORS ana ministers Of the Cos
pei. Out OF II Congressman l is a perpstu Il
drinker, an occasional drinker, drink penodi-
cally ano only are sober at ali times.
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To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SW; lnasmuch
ne mpuauon to be cast upon the family Of Mrs
Zna Fay Peirce the ORIGINATOR OF the womans Centen'
NAL movement In New York. beg TO state that she is
butchers daughter nor even foreigner In the bos'
tonan sense but Is the granddaughter OF the late re-
nowned bishop Hopkins Of Vermont on her mothers
side and OF the late eminent Judge Fay OF Boston on
her fathers father being the Rev Dr. Charles ray
now of Vermont. The Hopkinses trace their family
tree In unhroken line nacs To ne tne Of ING ns9e'
nos on one and the OtHer sde 20 the days OF
certain Fitz Ackery, Who one Of their ancestors
SON II Is well known that the prehx Flz Was distinct
i've Of irreguhr members of Tie royal family IN Eng
land, the Fla Jameses, III zWi iamses &cr being so
rrcopntzpd anu honored Mrs Pcrce IA thus shown 10
have royal blood m her VEINS Almost as good As that
vi Dutch DurgOmAsters Is II notp n, NJ B'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-06
4 TERRIFIC BEAR HUNT.
The Hunters Turn OUT with n Locomotive
aud Cannon. and What Followed.
From ne EraaHOa CTy. T,rrJ Age

From ne EranWoa (Vy. T,rr) Age.
On Saturday evening, two men, who had
started for the Black liis on foot, came into
town IN "A hurry. aud said they had seen bear
about four miles west. close to the tracR. He
was IN large hole in the snow, and, as they
came along. stuck his head out. As they had
whether there WAS more than one, nor how large
tnat one was. The news soon spread, and de-
spite the terrible snow storm, party Of dozen
or more was AT once ready TO start for the scene.
Engine No. ~ run by W. r. Dickinson, WAS
brought into reQuisitton, and Tor fear there
might be more bears than could be otherwise
accommodated, the six FOUNDER piece OF
artillery that has long stood guard
over the Presbyterian Church, was mounted on
top Of the tender. All the old guns that could
be got together were procured, and the engine
started for the place where the snow would soon
be covered with fur and blood, from score Of
huge grizzlies. In short time the spot was
reached, but the storm had filled the entrance
OF the cave with snow so that all that could be
seen was one OF two heaps OF dirty snow. As
soon as the engine stopped, Joe Mohanus, Mr.
EARL, Frank Foote and or. Allen jumped Oh TO
catch the bear. "Where Is itf' said Joe, and
started for heap OF snow tnat might be the
opening of the cave, but just then he broke
on the head; for he at once called for help
on being drawn out II was found the
bear fhad secured one OF his boots. AT
this iuncture Johnnie Hoyt and Jesse
Knight getting considerably excited, COM
menced TO load the artillery with Jumps Of coal
and Joe Edison heated the poker TO touch IL on
but IL would not go. Upon examination. II was
found In the hurry the powder had been forgot
ten. The firearms they had with them were
then brought into requisition, anu the snow Tor
ten rods square bored with bullets. The shovel
brigade then turned loose, bent upon finding
Bruin II he was there. After digging while,
what was their surprise TO come across the
head of a COW that had been killed by a train.
Concluding that must have been the bear that
was seen, the brave hunters returned home.
Several persons who were out Yesterday found
a ground hog, which they conclude to have been
the supposed bear.
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The Fastest Trimming Yer.


tell YOU watts a fact, men; none of you
haint never seed no runnin'. ! seed a dyeer run
wunst. Hit war "A spike buck, an he war stretch
ed out whell he warn't blgger'n shoe string.
Talk about moYn'l The shadder on a buzzard
a drappn' to kyarn haint nOwherl l had IA blue
specified houn' what had a fetch O. gray houn'
in him, and he war arter that dyeer. He'd
upped i'm in the thick, an here he come a fairly
God hit tuck my breath away To look at i'm. Ile'd
"a cOtch that dyeer too shore, but list as he got
agin me he struck a whalin' big pine plum cen
trely, head foremost lie stove his splintered
bones three Inches inter the wood The lick
Jared the pine straw OF the top llmbsl when
hearn the toe nails what ierked out "A rattlin'
agln the pines lfty yards ahead Hits Gods
f..s
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California IIor.emen Enriched.

rum no oAN FfdHftAcO tHFoNteNs
Among sporting circles, the four-mile race
was the all-ahsorbing topic yesterday. The APP
pointment Of the secretary OF the Pacific Jockey
Ilub as distance judge, and another member OF
this little club OF six or eight sports AS assist
ant, was condemned in no mild terms. The
most palpable mistake was the dstanc-
Ing idOcy. Prominent turfmen embracing
among their number men who emerged from
the ordeal financially ahead, affirm that Hook
Hooking, so far from being distanced, was fully
i've lengths inside the distance stand, while
Katie Ped-e and Golden Gate were not much
behind him: Upon the management Of no ra-
cling event has there been showered 80 much
opprohium rs upon that which some termed
"the $jD,UUO fraud the great four mile and re-
peat 0asco. The receipts from the sales Of tick
cts amounted TO about Ss,0OO; entrance fee Of
eight horses, $1,000; bar and other privileges,
5000 admittance OF teams to the course, $1,000
admittance TO the grand stand, 5000. The to-
tai receipts we're about $4,000. II is estimated
that LOO persons were admitted on Invitation,
and ll5 membership tickets good for each mem
ber's family, represented 900 more The amount
Of money In the pools Il estimated At $1,000
The profit to the Jockey club all the horses but
Foster and Rutherford being distanced, is set
down " upwSd Of S2Q,OO0.
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= TENNESSEE ADTENTrRE.
Crooked Whiskcy Men interviewing an q c1ce,
with Rope Around his Neck.

WIN n ROPE Around his Neck.
fror ne Chattanooga, Tenn. Ddiv Commercial
Mr.. Levi George. whose man led remains
the people Of Rockville have been searching for
IN the forests OF Knox county for two or three
day., arrived here last tn sdav morning and
told the following tale. lie saws that before
leaving Knoxville Monday evening several
friends tried to persuade MIN that " was unsafe
Tor him TO go home after dark. He thought not
noWeVSr, ana mounted his horse, riding out
lust before dark. As he was gallOpIng
through a piece OF woods four or 1--WE
miles from town he was confronted by
two horsemen, who ordered a halt. Looking
back he saw two more in the rear, al of them
masked bv blackened ces. they dtsmounted
and. after ting their horses placed rope
around his reck and led him to where a large
stood near each other. They threw one end 81
The rope over the vine, and one Of them asked
George II that was GOOD place to hang man.
George said that he thought IL was, and, " he
had to be hung, would like to have IL done in 40
good place as possible. but would like to know
why they proposed hanging him. lie was told
70 hold his tongue, and while one held the rope
the Others retired a short distance and appeared
to consult.
After short time the party returned, and
told George thew would let him 90 II he would
solemnly promise to leave the State at once aud
never come back. THIS he readily promised to
do. They then took lot Of warrants for the ar
rest OF Illicit whtskey men from his pocket and
tore them into small pieces, and mounting their
horses rode awav. George found his hat and
walked back to the Knoxville depot I'm time to
and left on the Memphis train on Tuesday even
lns. saving he was going to Texas, and would
send Tor his family Hs soon as hu got there az
ne meant TO Keep his promise not to return.
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nov THE FUTURE VIII SEE IT.
The Parii-anship of tho Advisory Council
A Plain Recital OF the Facts.

II is clear on the face OF things that, rs
the general rule. those churches and those MIN
listers were selected which were known before
hand to be inclined to take sines with plymouth
Church on some or all OF the questions at issue.
o TINS great body OF at least not unfavorahle
judges was added a smaller selection OF pastors
and Others, who had more or less dec dedlY CONE
mitted themselves publicly on those questions,
and on related Issues.
Conspicuous among such members were Mr..
Beecher's Cwn sou-iu-aw, whose lafe-coWing
good sense, u seems, saved him, however, from
elping To shape the result many pastors who
have especially identified themselves with Mr.
Beecher's side in the controversy; tnose excel
lent gentlemen from nile College, Of whom the
same Is true; the ',etpr from Illinois VINO felt
IL to he ms duty apl rs privilege, two years ago.
to publish scrr - n severe review OF the re-
suit OF the tirst L.Uoklyn Council; the repufcd
author Of that editorial In Hdrper's weekly ~
the number following the close Of the civil trial.
which inteIp' eted the evidence and the verdict
most conclusyely in Mr.. Beecher's favor, the
editor OF that member OF the small family Of
Congregational religious weekly Journals which
had unreservedly taken the side OF the church
against Mrs. Noulton IN tha matter OF the lately
proposed Mutual Council. the publisher of whicn
journal was also present, and on the nomination
OF ITS editor. was IN 1de one OF the assistant mod
orators Of the body; aud that Secretary OF the
American Home Missionary society who, In tho
BROOKLYN Council. and since that day, has been
a. definitely ana g rnestly identified with the
positi IN OF the Plymouth Church AS his dtstin-
gnisned cousin has been supposed to be with
another view OF the subject, and who mai
Thought himself at liberty to take time and
pains enough To gather f.om the broad land, and
condense into a pamphlet of eight-and-twenty
PAGES, alleged facts In regard To the usages Of
certain Congregational churches and such opin-
ions from Congregational authors AS could most
plausibly be made TO seem to further IN the
minds OF the council those conclusions which
the parry conyoking might naturally desire 10
OBTAIN from II.
Had the body been leavened nv snv, ever so
small, infusion of tho opposite element. aud
even one single pastor. professor. secretary or
other person been invited VINO had made public
utterdnce OF an opposite character, 50 much at
least would have been done toward the seeming
OF importantly. As IL T., the deliverance Of the
council must he judged by the calm public To he
largely, though kindly, ex parte In quality, and,
whether good. had, or indifferent ia its matter,
must inevitably 80 down to the future with that
Al