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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-25
TuECONVENTION.

As remarked in another place, the
Congressional Convention at Parkers-
burr, WAS large one and was generally
c,mposed of the best representative men
oC their various counties. But, notwith-
sanding this conceded fact, these gen.
,l.men cut some singular cspers and all
for lack Of stopping TO coolly consider
what they were doing. The larger
the ssscmhlage, the more easily is
il induced 10 commit blunders; and this
fact trlcksters we'll understand.
Had the Parkersburg Convention
been composed of fifteen men
instead OF nearly five hundred, it
might have deliberaied upon its work.
Or had il adopted the custom OF delibera-
tive bodies and appointed committees
from its own body TO deliberate for it,
i, might have saved itself from ridicule.
Having no committee upon resolutions,
resolution was plunged into
the Convention moment after
Colonel Wilson's enthusiastic and
unanimous nomioation, and while all
Wa: hiIsrltv and iry. which, in few
words contained several very silly things
Ii "rndm,cl' the majority Of
the Democratic House of Delegates
last winter l"r refusing to impeach Treas
uFyr BjKrkTr, mhi'r IN the same breath
Il "rador-"d t. mai 'rity OF the Demo-
cratic mrri".r, Il the Senate for inn
peschlng huI, aod, without stopping TO
breathe, Il endorsed the last Democratic
Legislature for not impeaching Auditor
BENNETT, who this same class of dem
sgogucs are fond of denouncinG US the
greatest and smsrtest rascs, of the two.
We know the Convention did not
mean that, lin fact, for want of delibera.
ton lis sction means nothing) ye. that
Is precisely the effect Of what it did do.
Bn! this was no. the only thing in
which At least portion of the delegates
OF this mrdeliberative body perpetrated
Inconsistencies. Many of the same men
who voclterouSly voted do ra certain
financial ideas in State Con nvention at
Charleston, with equal righteousness
Vo:ed them Up in the Parkcrsburg Con.
Nent'on. We do not pretend TO say that
these men memories are short, that they
hs1 forgotten At Psrkersburs the record
ih"y msde at Charleston; nor do we
'hlnk they meant 10 lie inconsistent;
'ney SIMPLY diI not stop to think, to deiib-
''''e, and hence acted ss if they had no
iHe4 hnsncis principles, but were ready,
ParFo''l IKE, To repeat what some man
WIKI powerful lungs aud G;ut,s-perchs
'ar'st cried out for them to say.
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WashInyiOn News.

WAsHINGToN, August "a The Secre.
,a-y of the Treasury to-day concluded
the contract for the sale Of S3OO,0OO,OO
of tour and half per cent bonds to be
issued under the funding acts OF 1870
and 1871 and due in 1881, The combl-
nation uuites the three parties who have
heen competing for the loan. The
amount taken is S40,OO0,OOO at par
and the interest less half per cent
commission, out of which sll expenses
are TO be betrayed including
the preparation for the delivery of bonds.
The combination embraces Messrs. n.
NJ. Rothschild X Sons, }. s. Morgan y
Co, Morton, Rose " Co, and Seligmsn
Bros OF London; Drexel " Co, OF Phiia-
delphia; Drexel, Morgan II Co, and }. X
W. SeliEman X Co, OF New York; the
Firs. National Bank of the City of New
York. and Morton, Bliss II Go. represent
ing the American Association.
The Secretary o! the Treasury Will
shortly issue calls for the redemption OF
5-2O bonds, against negotiations
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This disposition Is little different
from the census OF 1870, which makes the
aggregate area G3,476 square miles, but
the figures above are near enough for the
general view which we are taking Of the
subject.
1t will be seen, then, that while the
total area Of the territory OF West VIZ
ginia, which is 10000 square mi!es, ia
only about Q per cent Of that Of the states
embracing this great field, she, never!he.
less. contains within her borders 2S per
cen, of the whole area actually covered
with coal.
Compared with her immediate neigh
bors. the two states that stand nert 20 her
in amount OF coal, we discover that W
per cent Of the entire area Of West Viz
gina is filed with coal, while only 27.6
per cent Of Pennsylya liz and 70 per cen:
of Ohio are coal producing.
But 10 form an adequate conception OF
the immense stones OF coal that are treas
ured up in West Virginia. we must con.
sder the great aggregate thickness Of her
deposits. This, Of course, varies some
what, because in the process Of deDuda.
,ion, violently carried on, perhaps, i'm
media.ely after tho frat upheaval, and
constantly, but more gently, during the
long a ages since, in many plsces, some
views Of the original depOsib have been
swept away. But bow much remains1
In wha. are called the sub-coHglomerate
measures, which appear 81 Quinnicoti,
and other points along the canon region
Of the New river, some valuable seams
nave been opened; these and the ives
psrtine Goals" in the valley Of the
Greenbrier, we pas over and notice only
nrst. section made nj Hawks
Nest, in the lower coal MEASURE,
on the bank OF the Gsuley Kanawhs Coal
Company, which gives an aggregate
thlckues. OF AZ feet. Again. in these
measures. the Canbelton Coal Company.
9 miles below the Ksns~hs falls, 10 q
partial section, hss uncovered m aggre-
gate thickness, above water level Of S53
| feet. At Paint creek, miles still lower,
and q few miles back from the river,
there il = sec:,on OF 2s fest 10 incbes
q owe v.pr level, and s miles below tbi'
again, opposite Coalburg, snotber section
has been MEASURED aggregsting 81 feet
inches. These messurensnp show ar
average Of ~ feet "a ths thickness Of the
/ c,aI IN the lower measure.
Passing 10 tie upper local MEASURES
We find i've pribcipal seams, known q
the Pittsburgh (which is the lowes,l, th'
Reds.ons. the Se~ickley, the Wsynes-
| burg. and the WShin g.on. aggregsiing
abcm 30 fee, 10 thickness, and, e1oep'
the .-Oll Break" on the Linie ksns~bs
covering the whole state between hn'
drawn tbreugh Charleston, on the Grea'
! EsnaghA.-GG' northeast and south wes'
and the Ohio river. Along this line
on an average, the Ashoning sand-store
which is the Top Of the lower coal neas
ures. sinks 20 The level Of the streams
ana. Of course, tbese measures sink viii
Il. Bu, they are continusd bslow tn
,arfsce. and can be reached by sbaiting 9
80 tnst, over this part Of the state, VI
hsye both the lover and upper meas
ureA, and an aggregate thickness OF u
fset Of eoai accessible 70 the miner. Ess
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Fatal Rese0aatre.

DAYTON, August PA colored man
named Charles Glass was killed AZ an
early hour this morning, by another COL
ored man namdd Graham. The latter
was attacked py Glass, who struck him
on the head with q cane, when Graham
struck him with 8 clasp knife, sevefing
the jugular vein. Glass died from loss oil
blood, before assistance could be obtained.
Graham was arrested, bat claims that he
did il IN self defense.
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Western News-wheat Crops. &c.

SAN FRANCIsco, August H.-The
grsngers estimate the surplus OF wheat
tins season a. coo tons.
A Victoria dispatch of last night says,
a committee of gentlemen Tuesday pre-.
sented an address TO Lord Duterln, set
ting forth grievances. He declined to
receive the address, and said petition
TO the crown was the proper course
The Standard published severe article
on the subject, aud declared that the
Island railway must be built and the Car
nivan towns carried out or separation
will follow. The CoioHist Is more moderate
but confess disappointment at the result.
The Interrieoer Gays q fear exists tha, II
the provinces should accept certain SUN
as compensation, even If it should pass
the Canadian Lower House. it would fail
in the Senate, and cause further dissp-
pointment. II calls on the Colonial Office
for fuitilllment of the terms, or an i'm
perisl guarantee 10 accompany 1t, which
/, thinks would meet with favorable re-
sponse
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Movements OF Troops.

WASHINGTON, August PA general
order from the War Department directs
Colonel Ruger, upon assuming command
OF the Department of the South, on or
about September lst to transfer his
headquarters to Atlanta The companies
of the Second infantry now in the De.
partment of the Gulf, will be transferred
to the Department OF the South, and the
headquarters and companies Of the Six
tesn.h infantry, now in that department,
will be transferred TO the Department OF
the Gulf.
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JUDGE LYNCH AT WORK.
a Quack Doctor swung 'TWtxt
Heaven and Earth.
BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. VA, |
August 2ith.

Special to the Register.
A quack doctor claiming the name OF
S. W. Crawford was lyuched at this
place last night. Crawford was
arrested few DAYS since, charged with
poisoning William johnson, we'll
known and respected citizen, and was in
Jail awaiting trial, when body Of masked
men summsrily disposed Of him as above
man,io,od j. A.
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ATruc Report.
"Moonshiaer~" Arrested.

LOUISVILLE, August 24.-John md
James sweeney, tcsp"rsdo- and moon
sinners, who have been rAiding IN the
counties along the southern border oi
the state Tor three years, were brought
here to day under arrest by Deputy U.
). Marshal.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-25

Snefln Harris, Of Crockett county,
t.llneS'.e, whose arrest under the Ell.
v..,a ''ehI act wss reported last night
.ss.y " uay held for bail in $1,000 to an.
,bo ~ rhe charge before the Lext term of
H.. oni'ed States Circuit Court. John
x Charged with being an accessory,
Vas discharged.
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The HopDer

OMAHA, Angus; 24.-Immense clouds
of grasshoppers have been flying south
ward for the past two days and great
numbers have slighted in this vicinity,
but we can hear OF no great damage.
High north winds are prevailing.
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Prohibition Nominations.

NEW HAVEN, August 24.-The Prohi-
ki,ion party OF this state has nominated
the following state ticket: Governor,
James Cummins, ID. D., late President of
Wesleyan University; Lieutenant-Gov
ernor, Mr.. Rogers, Secretary of State, X.
P. Cowles; Comptroller, John A. Rock
veil; Treasurer, NJ. A. Dean. Presiden-
tial electors were also nominated. Rsso-
lutiops were adopted condemning both
great political parties, and demanding
that the whisky ring be broken up, and
that faithful officers, who are reforming
thu ahnssS ha not displzcad
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-25

On Wednesday evening, while hook
and ladder truck No. 8 was running to .
fire in East Cleveland, o, the driver,
Csvsnaugh, vas thrown from his sest and
run over. His injuries are probably
fatal.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-25

,r;t. He Democrats Of the Sixth Ohio dis
d. N Convention at Napoleon. yester-
to: dominated Hon. Frank Ii. Hurd
lion e'scs'on to Congress BY scclama-
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Railway Collision.

MONTPELIER VT, August 4-By 8
collision on the Montpelier and Wells
River Railroad, between mail and freight
train, the engines were wrecked and
several passengers injured, one Mrs
Longley probably fatally.
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The Late Speaker Kerr.

NEW ALBANY, August 24.-F'rom an
early hour this morning till five o'clock
in the afternoon, constant stream Of
people was passing through the corridors
of the court house, where the remains of
the late Speaker Kerr was lying in state.
From the eyes of many OF the visitors,
silent tears stole down the cheek as they
gazed on the wasted folm of the
dead statesman, man whom they
loved and honored with ardent
devotedness, and whose virtues were
recognized by all. Choice flowers were
.trewn in profusion around the coffin on
the cataialque. A wreath of immortelles
and wreath prepared by the hands Of
Mrs. w. 5. Culbertson are among the
floral decorations. The face of the re-
mains bear evidence of the intense suffer-
ing through whicn he passed during his
illness and up TO the hour Of his death
Was it not for the familiar appearance
of the forehead, and the knowledge that
it was his body, but few of his friends
would
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-25
at'heeling &e9ister.
GoId closed yesterday at Ill.

TIE ,rrather to-day ,rrH be partly
cloudy, ,cifh 'oest to south '7'''as' ana STA
f,uary temperature.
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News from Rome give no hopes OF
Cardinal Antonellfs recovery.
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NJ O II 7 Q I'd.

Additional Telegrsms on Fourth Psge.J
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From the Family Residence
The State Officers

and laage number of citizens from
various parts of the state will be here
tonight, remaining till the obsequles are
over. The city hall, court house and q
number of private residences are drsped
IN mourning and at o'clock tomorrow
all the business houses in the city will
be closed until after the p recession passes
out 10 the cemetery.
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Recognize His Remains.

At $50 tonight the casket was closed
and placed in hearse and taken to the
family residence under an escort of COM
mittees from the various civic societies OF
the city. A detail of Masons and Odd
Fellows, of both of which organizations
Mr. Kerr was a member, formed a guard
Of honor to the remains, and will watch
over them till the hour of the funeral.
The funeral tomorrow will be one Of the
largest ever known in this section of the
country. Every society in the city, with
several others from surrounding cities,
will be in the procession, which will
move
From the Family Residence
alarm. Vice-President Ferry, who
accompanied the remains from Washing
tan, fears he will be unable TO remain
and attend the funeral, as he is necessarily
compelled TO be in Michigan on Sa:ur-
day. He is the guest of W. ID. Culbert-
son, and many citizens have called on
him TO pay their respects. Senator Nc
Donald is also here, and will remain until
after the funeral of Mr.. Kerr. Governor
Hendricks
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-13
OST!
L o s T.

L o s T.
HHECKs OF RAYMOND ELY MINING
" Company, lost or stolen from tho mails
that left Phoebe December S1st, 1878: No. 1889,
slie; No lssA9, 500; No 1879. sile; No 1883.
s206 60 No lS649. Sl22: No llOss, $50; No 1855,
s132 rs; No A0e5. SS33 IS; No l405s, -; No
1880. sl70; No 1859. $50 50; No il0o6, sl22; No
ls7os, $500; No 1889, sls7 as; No 1901, sl22:
No 1881 500; No 1875. 81: No is7aa, sss; No
1884, e1l6; No 1897, sll2; No 1881. 500: No
lSS0S. el04; No 1S77s. $50; No 1905. el28 20; No
1878, $40; No 1870, 500; No 1880, Sl16; No
1892. $40; No l4o57. $40: No 1900, $40. No
so12 sss, 80 No .o,s ST. 81 No is1ic ss3
Sile; No 1902. $500; No 1s7a7. sil6; No 1891.
!i5.; No is9sa. slio' No 1880, si2A; No lss4S.
A. J. Blair. Superintendent. on Alps Mining
WIN. Il. Dolman, on Wells, Fargo L Co.. San
Francisco: No COS. 500.
J. Il. Rice, Agent on Wells. Fargo Co., San
Francisco: No 1879. s6S IS; No 1s3. tlA rs; No
iss, $50 50; No iso. sass 50; No aoi. al 20; No
". =. arifnn. on Wells. Fargo ! Co.. San
Francisco; No lss. sass 20; No tS1, $40; No
+. ": clute. on Bank Of California. San Fran.
cisco No $50. tsi rs: No Git. 500; No sS2.
Also the following stocks: CertincatsNo l0lsl.
ten shares Of Yellow Jacket. name Of jas. II.
Latham Co.. Trustees certificate No l0Ao2. ten
shares Yellow Jacket. name Of Jas II. Latham
Co.. Trustees: certificate No STU. twenty shares
2S7A7. ten shares ophir Mining Company stock.
Iransfs, has been stopped ON stocks and ray
STATE BANK OF NEVADA.
BY ]. W. WRIGHT, Manager. jl6-0
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Notice! Notice! Notice
WANTED.

A PARTNER WITH S5, 600. FOB nS
IA ticulars, inquire at the RocoRD ORIIca
aul7-H
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JAS. l.. KING, Epw'D CBAr1
Notary Public. Commissioner for Nm
KING e CHATT1M
Successors to :. j. Thibsult, deceased
NOTARIEs PUBLIC,
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS FOR ALL i D..
~ States and Territories, Conveyancef'' wv
Estate and General Agents. -.,,,d
n Particular attention given to tho MA l.1sst
DEPO6ITIONS. Ofhce-4l2 Californis W s,a1 ~
San FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA. ois0D
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And in accordance with law and an order of
day Of December, 1875, 30 many shares Of each
parcel Of said stock ~ may be necessary will
be sold at public auction, at the office Of the
Company, No. 4l9 California street San
Francisco, California, on Tuesday, the
sth day Of February. 1878, at the hour Of
hnquent assessment thereon, together with
costs Of Advertising and expenses Of the sale.
CHAS. f. ELLIOT, Secretary.
Ofice--Room %. No. 400 California street.
Sen Francisco. California. jals-td
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SheriRs Sale.


DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
ID out Of the District Court in and for the
County Of Lincoln, State Of Nevada, and to me
directed and delivered, for Judgment rendered
In said Court, on the 18th day Of October, A. D.
1878, in favor Of VIM. H. Ellis, and against the
HUM and Hunt Silver Mining Company. for
the sum OF three hundred and ffty-eight 49, 100
dred and sixty-four gold coin dollars, tax costs,
and all accruing costs and interest, have lev.
led on the following property. to wit:
All the right, title and interest In and to the
mine known IS the HUM and Hunt Silver Min
ing Company's mine, situated and located in
Ely Mining District, Lincoln County. Nevada;
also the house and building on said mine, one
engine and boiler reels and the shafts, tun.
nels. drifts, slopes and all the appurtenances
thereunto appertaining or belonging.
Notice Ia hereby given that on
Tuesday, the I'd Day Of November,
A. ID. 1875,
will sell all the right, title and interest of
said HUM and Hunt s. NJ. Co in and to the
above described property, at the Courteous
door. In Lincoln county, at II O'Clock m, at
public suction, for cash In hand, to the highest
and best bidder, to safety said execution and
all costs and interest In gold coin.
Dated Phoebe, Oct 18th. 1875.
A. FIFE, Sheriff,
By G. W. BnDsAlL, Deputy Sheriff.
o13-td
Postponement.
The above sale is hereby postponed until
Friday, November 10th, 1875, at same
hour and place.
Dated Phoebe, November 2. 1875.
A. FIFE. Sheriff,
By G. BIRDsAIL, Deputy Sheriff.
n3-td
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NOTICE

70 HEREBY GIVEN THAT HAVE THIS
Il day Leased to J. N. CuH1n he Free Corral
formerly occupied BY Boone Do1msn, Lower
Main street. Mr.. Curtis VIII b found ct the
old stand In the Hay and Grain trade, and will
pay strict attention TO all business pertaining
70 . general custom ana led depot.
All perscns indebted 70 III In arm Of Boone
! Dclmsn and to VIM. Il. DoSlnan are requested
70 make settlement Without op311,
October 10, le76
elsli Nm. 4. poxNAx.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-13
DELINQUENT SALES.

Phoebe Silver Mining Company.
Location Of works Ely Mining District, Lin.
coin county, Nevada; Notice. =
There 10 delinquent upon the following des-
cribed stock. on account Of assessment mo. III
levied on the first day Of December. 1878
the respective shareholders. IS follows.
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N oTIoE.

4 Il STATE AND COUNTY TAXES FOR
"A The Aseal year 1875 are now due and psys-
Ne, and the law In regard to THAR collection
vii b strietly snforcsd.
MILES CULLEN,
1Beasure Lincoln County. Nevada, and e.
pioshs, New. Oetebsr 18th. 1875.
olQ.H
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4 IL pEns0Ns knowing THHNsRLvIs
"a indsbeed 70 J. Mysn : Bro. Will please
e1e1y. o1hsgwjse ell accounts remaining unset.
~ - ~ IRA 3Av 81 JanHasy. 1915, will -
49, - ~ hands " - celcer Tor collection.
415s9 J. NYKko BRO.
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To the Unfortunate.
NEW REMEDIES NEW REAfEDIEsi
DR.. GIBBONS DISPENSARy

" " eNS"ut
NJo. s2s KEARNY STREET, COR.
IL NER Commercial, San Francisco. -
Private entrance on Commercial strse., E
Of Sexual and Beminal Disease, such
q 0onorrhea. elect. Structure Syphilis In M n
forms, Seminal Weakness, Impotency, etc., etc,
Skin diseases Of year, standing. and Ulcerated
Leee etc., successfully treated
On. GIDEON has the pleasure of snnouncina
that no has returned from visiting the principal
Hospitals Of Europe, and has resumed practice,
The Doctor has spared neither time nor money
In seeking ont new remedies, and has returned
with Increased facilities for alleviating human
suffering.
Seminal Weakness.
Seminal emission II consequence Of self
abuse. This solitaA, vice, or deprived sexnaj
indulgence, II practiced BY the Youth Of boil
sexes 10 an almost unlimited extent. producing
with unsrlns Certainty the following train q
tho medical measures. viz: sallow counfenance,
dark spots under the eyes, pain in the head, ring.
ing in the ears, noise like the rustling Of eayes
or rafting Of chariots, uneasinsss about m
ioins, ves1nees OF the limbs. confused vision,
bluntsd intellect, loss Of confidence, difsdsncs
In approaching Stranger, dislike to form new
acqusintances, disposition to shun sociaty.
loss Of memory. pimples and various eruptions'
about the face. hectic nuahes, furred tongue.
fusid breath. coughs. consumption, might swsats,
b not obtained you should apply immediately.
either In person or by letter. and have : cuyys
elected BY his new and scientific mode Of treat
Ing disease, which never fails OF efecting ouich
and radical cure.
Cured 1t Home.
Psrsons q . distance may be CURED AT
HOME. BY addressing letter to Or. 0ibbon.
.ass has continued. and have medicine PROMPTLY
forwarded, free from damage and curicsitv ~
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10
Holland Items.

HOLLAND, June 6, lS76.-Holland is a
fine farming town, Astounding in lakes,
ponds and saw-mills. There are two
churches in town one Methodist, the other
Congregationalist. The Methodists during
the past few weeks have raised sufficient
funds, with the proceeds of the old parso-
mage to build new house. An energetic
building committee has been formed who
viii push forward rapidly the work OF
building the new pasonage.
We have some remarkable men in town.
One who can outStrip all others on foot
race. This youth claims to have acquired
this remarkable speed in a two mile race
to escape the jaws of lynx, which he
encountered when but a lad in dismal
swamp. On seeing the wild monster he
threw away bis gun which was loaded
with heavy duck shot, and trusting to
his heels rather than fire arms, beat &
furious retreat.
A second is remarkable for his fear,
occasioncd by finding three bears in his
sugar camp, which so frightened him
that he could not be persuaded to accom-
pany some twenty men who started in
persuit of bruin.
We also have remarkable shot, who
brought down two Icons the other day
at about forty rods, with telescope rife
shooting them through the neck, they
keeping their bodies out of sight.