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workers who had tried TO drink all
those he voted drunk so far forgot him.
self Ne 10 yell, 81 cay, judge. chsi-
lenge that mans vote; he didn't vote
for so and so.r
AT NIGHT.
The excitement increased, and at
night various reports were circulated,
especially concerning assessor and col
leetor and marshal. Some OF those
who had stAked their all upon their
fzvorites wore long, sad faces, while
others were ~ gay as larks over proc
pective victories.
The day wound up - usual, by q
great many candidates and supporter,
being thuDderstruek aud disappolntes
at the returns.
THE RETURNS.
The following lie the complete re
I turns Of the election for all the officer
In all the wards, except thirty-nin'
/ votes In the third ward
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youngstown indicator 5iisses
Pendieton and Mygstt, two charming
young ladies OF this city, have formed
a cor artuership fer the purpose of
making three hundred doiiars ana
dividing the amount equally between
They have strurk on anevel plan 10
secure tue end desired. lis this
Collect l,oc0.o00 postage stamps. A
firm In Washington has agreed TO give
them the money for that number o,
stamps. Within two weeks the firm
has collected many thousand STAMPS.
aud daily the pile Increases.
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riviag At the residence the crowd wss
invited into champaign supper. 1t
Is Impossible, owing to a lack Of srace
and time, to give anything like an &c.
count Of tie " f,ew Of reason AID feast
Of soul,n which followed. Suffice "a
say that the tossts were of high ordel
and general good feeling existed both
on the part of friends aud the success
full candidate.
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my.tesians.

Last night about tea O'Clock two
men. who he'd been seen during the
evening assceistiHg together. had .
fight on the corner OF Elm and Poy-
dres streetr, WHEN one of the parties
Was seen 10 d-Aw knife and give the
other e thrust causing ia al to fall, after
~hieh he male his escape. Several
parties. Who thought the man who b al
fallen had been seriously siahhod
started TO ~ tn silm when, 10 their az.
ter aston.shment, he jumped zap aHG
ran OH b0iiiug his hand 10 h.s eide. A
search where he had fsi}vn failed I,
discover any traces at blood. Why
the wounded party should want L
make his escape ia a mystery the mos
plausible solution being that he was
criminal character, who did 1ot wan
To be found unt.
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LpuBxR ssRKEr.

YELLOW PINE-B0xius, sesntiias, Ter
thousand. sis o.. dns-~- 81 a. noufit1g.
dressed ~ Il matched, ~ 50. A.ichsi c-lliaz.
SIS ~. westucr-boafu ing. si- s.. fcEcin..
SIG O..
WHITE PISE-Roush. per thousand
sii %, surfaced SO ~ matched ceiling. ;. -.
westherbusrditug. - o..
"a Phf,---RJog per thousand. - ~
surfaced, 50 -, pickcts, 81 ".
shiS1LES-A =!luw pine. cat. - pn4l o.
long Leaf pine. ssus,i, ~ ~, cyprss- cu.. - o.
a. p.
LATH ES--NslloV pin, - - pr tE0u-
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From Fridays Daily !


Yesterday dog that had all the ap-
pesrsnees Of having gone mad, bit a
little negro child, in the vicinity OF
Freedman town. II bit several dcgs
la passing through the teWn. a negro
man followed II and succeejedsin KIT
ing IL, after which he very sensihly
dispatched the dogs thst were bitten.
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Lamar Rfne..

Mr.. II. w. Keller, late first lie1ten-
ant OF tine Lamar Rifies, hss been
elected captain Of that company.
Captain Keller filled the office OF lieu
tenant in most creditable manner
and with great satisfaction to the COM
papy AMI we'll deserves the honor of
the captainey.
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MMOLEsALE aEorErr nAnhEI

7" 'NA@st IN /. - v
BAooS. per- Is-sBOTt clear, s-.4lae,
-ho1idsrs, 3-ssses Breakfast. % i-2ssiio. ary
BdrTER PEI Western. sbsSso. oou-iry
25sySlc.
BAKING POWnRas-vsriou. brands. J..
70 csns, per aOz 81 al s.. a. % %. . 80
2 ", do do. o. ssrtg 90
CHEEsE-~ esisru. y 10. Is 20 ikl-.e.
CANDLE, star. - TO -, ls.tlec-
COffkt-JaEA. Ter 10. ss4sj. NJ - choice.
I1e.s 4 q prime, 4s-i lee osaD mon 70
CoScESrRs IEL LYE-Varoa. brands.
. oot 10 cas-, Per oa-o, - 4.ls5 90
FtrH-Eackerait p-I Dol. sio o.sxsl. ~ All
81 e-sEsl 9 white nsh. KIT. s.lsi a
hEhhlSs~N-lr1sd- per Ouh. 20 z.oc-
tlsh-lr.1d coanss, psT h. S-tssc-
LAhp-ln tlerc-, s1-tsl0cs = ~ psls. d .
10 las. and 70 ID IA liIs. ~ ISM
o,5 a. ~ ~ 10 i-ssJ Ss-nas- i'fslssse'
aoLL absE--fsBcy Loui ians. Ter "a,
eoy.5s. Choice SSsye. Prime a9eliSc. salf,
kIcE-LoalsasnS, pr 10. sss1-x-
SUGAR = Sranuissst. Per -. n l.Izz
Crnsi.ds IL i-2sils- so~dersd. "a LA "a
osrse. A, Per IN. ~ l-salg l-2c. Choiu.
nary 20 fsir, sess l.s-. Common. lssss
sopA-Csss oi-esEb- Enxii.h. se,l I-sc
sfAKCH-YaTioGs brands. Per u. 49,.
roAf-oiive, 7.sse. fancy soaps. p-r6ox
sALI-iIyerpcol sses. 81 ea.i q; oa,s
risef' In beiss y Sea o.. t.hls. pr s.sk. d.
TfA-Grupss5ss. saszse. i1np~rsAI. ga
SCI -agnu. stsissc, oAoioes slE7sr-
slSbsAh -c.eef, Sys,c; waite vine :
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St Louis Ereniua Post: o'Leary.
victory almost eompensates for the Chi
eago hre, which was caused by the kick
Of his mothers COW, which broke the
lantern which fred the straw which lay
in tho barn which the peeier saw which
wasn't put out By the stroliing lnut and
bprned the town that Cheek built
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knrnAInx afGran,.

Washington Sentinel We have often
declared that the republic has no greater
enemy than Grant re PasE.ssr- iu-t
the stun Of those men who hAe. hereto.
fore destroyed republics lie ! - day
the most powerful man il h. F.sriy.
aud. also, lac will IN all probzi ..il he
the Hext, an last, PrcSldeat u the
American republic
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-.Hoh. my back p How often we
hear these words. Pain In the back
aris-s from kidney disease. Hunts
remedy carss all diseases of the kid
neys. bladder. and urinary ergans.
Family physicians use Hunts RENE.
dy.--ap1. d-w-lw,
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who pushed him back. The officer
again msde an attempt to separate
thoss who were trying to fight, when
he wss struck Ia the face by Thur
nsond. The crowd was 20 great
-nd the excitemeut 10 high tina,
he was unable to get at Thnrmoud,
who was at the rear end Of the saloon,
although he msde several efforts to do
-. The officers conduct was very
conmendAbie. RE made several ei.
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Ia the First wari, early In the
morning AMI before the polls had been
thrown open, few worke5s OF differ
cut candidates were on hand with
isif means or foul, 10 make cure OF
their votes. As the day passed on the
crowd rapidly increased Ia numbers rs
well as enthusiasm, and by twelve
Uci"ck matters were getting warm
Those who had heretofore heen con.
tent to be mere lockers on, now he.
came workers. THIS was the case
more especially In the First ward
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Plight

Tho Cono!hy ssii that the candidate
that Pat Oi.esry had voted for Ia the
late munich al election was not a de
cent man. whereupon Pat gave Tin,
the lie which brought about lively
night, ia which both 81 them, after
being considerably worsted, were seps
rated b. their friends, each going bis
way with bruised optic
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A stu.a.ny yaa.,

Yesterday morning two horses a.
tsched To- a wagon loaded v ith iumber r,
near the city elevator. on Austia
street, became frightened, when they
dashed across the Texas and Pacific
track at furious speed, getting aero-s
barely I'm Time TO escape being run
over by passing engine. Lumber
was strewed Nil along the street, some
of which fell over the track which WA
! crushed by the eugine. Crossing Main
street they ran against the end of a
/ street ear. when they continued theii
| flight to Commerce street where they
were caught by man who was sue
| cessi,il Ia refining them in.
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EscIIENIs aNn rnrII.

ESQ LEN Tss-Irisn potatoes. pr htl. a s.
~ -. Onions, per bal, e. -. uaubs e.. ss--
tern, pcr crate. none. southern per DOZEN.
- -, krGutg, per box. -.
BUTTER AND Ca EESE -Buitef western
per ID. 10ftlrc: cAe..e, Wss eru. i.a4ll-.
fRUlrS-Applss zrr=u, ps-f bb., - 900 -
Apples dried per To-, g p-sche-, Der 10 K
Oranges, per boz, . ~. LrfEons, geg boz -
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LINE Axn orusxr

tEAEhT-Boscndls-i - worth - b S.rre
1soui1viile, best, iit Ie kept, . 50 y earrri
Dallas. q =.
II hE-Thn oe@; eazlity In ea-rsis n worm
10 oalE- u b; ordinary Dsilss. &c. p-I
PLASTER Is worth o. s0v barrel.
ne supply ;of TIE above menfionsd artl-
lee IA ample com lad fair: market ara.
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St. Louis Times In national sense,
the United States can view the war be.
tween England and Eussia-when II
comes-with feeling OF indifference ss
TO the results, end, like the old lady
looking on at the fgbt between her
husband and the bear. AxclAim. Hur>
rah for enc and velI done for the
other
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BUEapSUIfks

FLOUk-Crese-nt, ia SACKS. So san
laclnto, - - Empire. e. -: XXX. e ~ .
kagie. 9 .; Magnolia in sacks, ~ ii-. - :.
Ioids XXX. IS . state Central ANNN,
= 81 tholcr Family. 81 = star Nils. NN.
- 10 Graham, $50 bran "a % corn s1eA
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As an aromatic elixir the Il rss stomach
Bitiers firms an elegant continuation Of
nn,d extracts. wniSh L. shn-nee-i In our
opinion by its valuable thsFsPeat1e proper.
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A ssore Robbed.

Wednesday night Hanght's store,
some sixteen miles southeast of this
place, was broken into aud robtsd Of
about five hundred dollars worth of
goods. On the evening OF the robbery,
three men, who were stfhHgsrsin that
section, were seen hansi, & aronn Mt in
that neighhorheoi, anu i. 10 sup posed
they are the ones who committed the
robbery. The goods taken were we'll
assorted. being seieeted by the thieves
as though they. intended opening q
country etore. A small amount of
money left in the cash drawer was
taken. The officers here have been
notified aud warned to look cut for
the parties who are suspected as being
the robbers.
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Taking . Tumble

InterOceSn Chicago. 90 -Tned by
a majority Of timsd tirne-seICsrs and
yertebrateless incapable-. sinks lower
and lower in the mire Of financial help
ie-sness
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Po2pE R-kaE- $40.
H. 10, fFf. ...
a %. hlaTElu.. 81
-nUE-4t.uE. ."a
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LIVE STOCK a.RsHr
CovSrRy pRopr,K

CHICkENS-peE duz--......-..........s -
ES.fS-peT dOz -...................-... S.ll
BUTTE R-Pune homemade, s-arc. laal.s
SWEET fOTArots-fer bushtl..-. ls4.o
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rt..t An rs.f.

CAM -D-vlled ham, e $50 -, -
non non, li5 .. As: y: L.b.tsrs, a go ~
Cove ysiers. 80; Corn beef. 81 a
Us s5sB ga
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R.ItING srrgV

BAGoISo-Llsht, IGs.slTse; Heavy Ia
TMINE-Bailing Isis. Cottoe. a.s4sAs.
IRON TiE-s-Arfos. s. ; ger bundl-. sfth
discount OF lag. lots
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Ma. pooLE sEsxNADkD

Parker's band headed large crowd
Of the friends Of Mr.. Boyle, who ~
paired to his residence, corner Elm
and Ervsy stsssts, about three O'Clock
~ wssnIng - ssssaads hin. On ~
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The Returns ane Iaeldsnis as Collected
ani sssa hY the Herald Reporters.
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THE AGONY OVER.

The CliJ ElcstlOn tuesday Passed
"a In a Qniet Manner, With the
Exception Of q Few fighh
and challenges.
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ss,ss ptss astea Candidates. tbs- aOrs.
loo wss wish rh-s Hsao't NJ. M
Sc aSrsasste "a - a. 3. Nestaeure
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sTC1ar BFLP

NON the by-stsnders, bat none Of
them would respond when summoned.
he euccceded In getting Thurmopd's
ssicsds to.rive him bond for his sp.
reersncs tomorrow, and then dis
rsrssd tbs crowd. Not another officer
eoaid he found anywhere In the
neishborhood. A great many present
oenmrsd Tburmond for striking the
oss.css. and for . time the excitement
ran high.
rHrKr AND FOURTH wAEps-
rhsre wa good sizsd but orderly
cfnwd In che Third ward, consisting Of
nn,us IN egasi nuubsr Of whites and
tixcks. The Fourth ward was for the
sasvt pert quiet asd orderly thFeoRhoos
ms DAY. Thss vss cousidssseas bob
np6hfns 10 this vsrt. oss - ~
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Iac.1 40 e o. q. -l.Irar
c<fo<s q. " f~AE- ~ -
sorrti 49, pay 49, 49,.
hsna. mai, sp.a-sa $50 -
vslle1 e 60
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-07-20

WAGES AT BELFAST, IRELAND.-In April.
the Departments of State issued circular
to Consuls in European countries, ask
Ing for information in respect of rates OF
wages. cost Of living and state Of trade
10 their districts. The Consul OF Bel
last sends the first reply. In that part
OF Ireland. farming hands receive about
w per week. with board and lodging;
railway and other iaborers, $3.50 per
week; mechanics, $3.50 to Sc per week,
according to ability. This class accum-
ulates nothing, % ell their wages are ex.
pended in living. The cost of living is
about ten per cent. greater than Ave years
ago, while wages remain about the same
VI the necessities of life, flour costs sc
cents; oat meal, 80 cents; potatoes, "a
cents; and Indian meal. 2S cents per stone
or IA pounds. Rent varies from $50 to
% per annum. The complaint is general
mat trade is very unsatisfactory. The
linsn mills ran from G A. NJ. to 6 p. NJ,
With two hours' interval for meals. On
Saturday, they close at 2p.M.
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CANADA'S EXTRAORDINAR
RELIC.

MONTREAL, June Goth. The Nouveau
Monde announces that the Church OF the
Gesu in this city has become possessed
of an extraordinary relic, the statue of
Notre Dame Liesse. Its history as set
out by the Sacred Congregation of Rites
in a citation OF the 18th of July, 1858. is
as follows: Three young French noble
men of the house OF Epps joined the
Knights of St. John Of Jerusalem, and
were taken captive by the Saracens near
Ascalor. The Mahometan Governor Of
fered to spare their lives il they would
renounce their faith and yield allegiance
to the Prophet, but this they refused.
He then sent his daughter Ismerie to
them. hoping that her influsnce-for she
was of SURPRISING beauty-would prevail
over them. But, on the contrary. they
persuaded her to become Christian,
while the mobiles were praying the Bless
ed Virgin to take the Saracen maiden
under her protection . statue of the
Mother of God fell from heaven. The
four young people at once SGT out for
France, but Ismerie's father sent bis
soldiers after them, and they would
surely have been reoaptured had they
not been miraculously transported to
Laon, where the young mobiles had a
castle. Their return was hailed with
joy by the people, and church was
built in which the heaven-sent image
was honored for years under the name
of Notre Dame de Liesse (Our Lady OF
Gladness). In 1898 the image and
church were burned in the fires of the
Revolution. but the ashes of the image
were preserved, and the head was found
in 1867 in vault, where it had been
secseted by the parish priest. who had
saved it from the flames. That year
Plus TX. crowned the image and called
it Mere de Grace, and it was placed in
the charge OF the fathers OF st. Vincent.
In 1870, during the Franco. German war,
Laon was threatened by the invaders,
and the image was sent to Paray y-le.Mo-
rial, but returned to Laon in 1872. Last
year two French priests visited Laon and
besought the fathers of st. Vincent to
give the image to Canada. The fathers
were thinking of sending it to China to
band of missionaries OF their order, but
they consented to give it to the Canadian
priests, and on Friday night last it was
placed by the Bishop of Montreal on the
altar OF the Virgin in the Church of
Gesu.-[ Correspondent N. Y. World.
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A SILVER MILL IN THE CLOUDS.
Is. Z. Stock Report.l

.. 4. otocA Heport.l
The largest and most complete Silver
Mill ever constructed has recently been
built by Messrs. Rankin, Brayten & Co.
of the Pacific Iron Works in this city
for the Oerro de Pasco Mining Company
of Peru. It was shipped on the bark
Observation-Disclosures for the purpose
which sailed yesterday for Callao, the
port of destination. This enormous mill
consists Of eighty stamps, 900 pounds
each, A 6ve-foot amaleamating pans,
~ nine.foot settlers and all the aooes-
ssries Of first class modern mill. It is
to be erected upon the above named
mines. which are situated in the heart of
the Andes some $50 miles east of Lima
at on elevation OF more than IA 900 feet.
To admit OF mule transportation por-
ton OF the way up this tremendous
ascent, the entire mill had TO be made in
sections. no piece weighing more than
about 500 pounds. Some idea of the
magnitude of this work may be inferred
from the fact that the mill as thus CON-
structed consisted OF more than 1900
pieces and weighing upwards Of 600 tons.
This enormous amount of machinery
was constructed by the above firm and
put ON board ship in so days from date
Of contract. There are probably few
such works in the United States that
could turn out such vast amount of
finished machinery in that length Of
time. For completeness Of detail and
accuracy of construction this is admitted
o. the most complete as 1t is the largest
silver mill ever built.
The Cerro de Pasco mines have been
the richest and most famous in the
worlds history. They have been worked
by the old Spanish arastra process for
the past 200 years and have produced,
according to the most authentic records,
more than $500, 100000, With such i'm.
proved machinery the product of these
mines would undoubtedly attract the At
tention of the world, and 80 reflect great
credit upon the capacity, ingenuity and
skill OF our mechanical establishments.
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M IRIS. JENkS
Something about the Woman Who
has Baffied n Roomful of Lawyers.
New York world. 4

Mrs. Agnes D. jerks was born in Glas-
cow, Scotland, in 1849. Her maiden
name was Murduch. She came to this
country when quite young, and settled
with her parents near the town of jack
son, parish of East Feliciana, Louisiana,
ia 1860. She remained there till the fall
OF 1876. when she went with her husband
to New Orleans, her present residence.
In 1870 she married Captain Thomas A.
jerks, who had been a volunteer officer
in the United States Navy. She has be.
come prominent as q witness in the in
vestigation into the frauds of the Presi.
dental election through her intense zeal,
as she says, as a partizan OF the Repub-
lican party in Louisiana. She and her
husband were rewarded for this by secur-
ing positions under the Government,
which they hoped to continue under the
present Administration. Captain jerks
was a Deputy United States Marshal,
and Mrs. jerks before her marriage was
for two mouths clerk in the Treasurer's
Office in the United States Treasury De-
partmsnt in Washington. There is moth
ing In politics that Mrs jerks would not
do and defend If it maintained "the
suPAo"oy ouo u'SuAty VI 'uo party.
ohe lustines ner conduct In her evidence
ana IN conversation, IN relation to the
so.oaiieo sherman A nderson agreement,
soieiy on tnat ground, ana Is indignant
If 1t 10 placed on any other. She regard.
co Anoelson as pe'ty lntH9uer, VINO
woulo teso!' 10 almost any'ning 10 Dene-
n! nimsel. even az the expense OF MS
PoNs'cal 't'euos' one nao known MIN
~ feilo,anA lol some ume, ana was de-
selm'neu 20 .nwals MS plans' ana sne
oia'~s .,'I sne nas succeeoeu py IooNng
nu' N sne 'elns II, WIN tne story
.us. sno posSsseu ItApol'ant 4ocuments
Ds".ss as h Ss '!e JUL un.; =. 'ne nesulnlns
a.,S T.. o 5s.;.s su.iIeu r, I.s.ua .ua. auy o!s
oou'u 70 uooeou y nuuetSVn' nuu 10
S'o".y pn..ou W u.ue.s e.sa s."uu uoM o.aI ei,-
10y Ws..'.a".s osmo ~ saAo ~ "uou s'oeA =
= ~ uim. No'W"ossauu"s w uea 'oen.s "
con'empt Ios .ne plesee' administrator,
sue 10 al Squire. y. a'i '9e VISITING
:'m s.a.esiee as no'u'ns Unlce unoer w. es,
Psc'eny oecle'aTy oaeImah. ner yea,
anu ln'eles' III Aou'siana pon'lcs "ouio
no' 10 'esseneo eAcep' Wy ,ne very mar
row hml.s wnioa INC hspuoi,can party
now ocoupleS ~ 'na. o.a'e. Mfs' yenks
pro'es's .na' nous otner 'nan ponucai
mo.'ve nas con'lonec nef cohouot curing
SHu 1oec s'GUe s, tne HteSiuentia' eiection oi
ao.o, Wnen askeo Ior SOME inoiaens OF
nsr pe.sonal me- tle 'alt poiitleai IN
sau.o s;as ".."..o .uSseu nel ueao oaoa, anu III
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EMPLOYMENT OF GUM CoTroN IN WAR.
EE.--According to our Woolwich COR
respondent, another uss has been found
for gun cotton in warfare. The novel
explosive is to be employed for disabling
guns of the enemy. 1t is to take the
place, in fact, of the spike and the ar.
morer's hammer A slab of gun n-cotton,
simply laid upon the muzzle of gun
and detonated. so Injuries and distorts
the weapon as to render it practically
useless for firing, while in the case OF
muzzle loader it at once precludes any
attempt to load the gun. The old plan,
it may be remembered, of rendering an
enemy's guns useless after storming q
battery, was to spike them by driving an
armorer's nail into the vent or touch.
hole, and then, in the event of the at
tacking party being driven out of the
battery again, or retiring, the weapons
could not be used against them-at any
rate for time. The rapid injuring Of .
gun by means Of gun-cotton in the way
now suggested will prevent the cannon
ever being employed again; but this is.
after all. questionable advantage, for
in the case OF spiked gun, if the enemy
can use it once more on the subsequent
boring out Of the spike, so also may the
storming party, should they prove strong
enough to hold the position. This is
not the first application that has been
made of gun-cotton for the purposes Of
destruction before the enemy. A new
body OF men termed Cavalry Pioneers,
first created by the Austrians, and now
adopted in the British army. are to en-
ploy charges of Run-cotton in similar
way for breaking railway lines and de-
stroying bridges quickly. The trooper
mounted on strong and rapid horse, is
provided with q belt containing few
rounds Of compressed gan.cotton, and
on arriving at railway he dismounts
and places charge upon one of the
rails. The gun-cotton is detonated with
q fuse, and the result is that half q
yard OF metal is seen flying over the
next hedge. Probably not more than
sixty seconds are necessary to work the
mischief, but the man is up and away
before the explosion can take place. II
the case of bridges the work is naturally
OF longer duration, but two or three in
telligent men would not be long in dis
covering weak point in the structur.
and adjusting their charges 20 az to d.
the greatest amount OF damage. Lon
don News.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-07-20

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