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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
DAMAGING CHARGES REFUTED.
ONE MORE SITTING or THE HANNAH MUIR
RAY CASE.

RAY CASE.
Editor Cairo Bulletin
Looking over the columns Of the Argus
Journal we find that we are ccnsured by
correspondent from this locality, for meg
lected duty" in the case Of Hannah
Murray.
Now to business" In the first place they
accuse the Poor-house keeper Of retaining
the poor womans clothing for nights
lodging which is false, as she left them on
her own account and never called for them
Remember the keeper lives in town and
has the Poor.house conducted by an able
ASSISTANT Further, the keeper made out a
list of articles remaining in his hands
and sent it TO the county board for disposi
ton, who ordered the clothing sold to tho
highest bidder
Then comes an accusation against tho
Oyerseer for duty neglected. and to make
II appear that Hannah Murray was denied
admission TO the Paor-housc, which is Gao
curatcly speaking LIE, which the records
will show.
We herewith attach some certificates
which may enlightcn few interested ind
viduals, as well as all others who care 10
know the facts;
This is to certify that Dr. Gibbs, over
seer Of the poor, left orders with me to re
ceive Mrs. Murray when she returned; bat
requested me to have her look out for
home, every morning, and, Is stated above,
receive her at night further state tina!
she was not sick when she left, and neiths
had she been during her stay at the po~
house NOBLE DURHAM,
Assistant Keeper Of tho Poor
| THIBEs, LII, April 9, 1879.
This is to certify that am somewhat ~
quaintcd with the circumstances Of tho
case concerning the DEATH etc, of Mn
Hannah Murray, and consider that IL
Gibbs did his duty in the case; slso that
the keeper NJ. T A Brown, is nos neces
stated to, neither would he, retain poor
voman's" clothing for nights lodging
MARTIN BRovs,
TnEBEs, LII, County Commissioner,
, April 3, 1873
I In conclusion permit Us to say in reply
to the Argus-Journal's request that j,
should be taken up by the county commits
sioners and siftcd to the bottomr-wc wish
they would. In fact it's just what We want,
for the benefit Of the inquiring friends Of
, Hannah Murray, IS We are confident ,hs'
the sitting would result in finding the
chat or bran mischief making cor
! respondent Respectfully,
ia. NJ GIBBS,
Oycrsgcr Of the Poor
THOMAS A. BROwS,
Keeper Of the poor,iarm
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
| GRAVE ROBBER CAUGHT

Tn. ,nosi successful grave robbcr of the day l.
DR. LINDLkN BY means OF his blood scaIchet
he has robbed the grave of scores who were dying
of Scrofua, Coneumpti Rhcnati-h MercurlaI
disease, Canccrous Formations, lnmorH' Eyslpe'
las, Jaundice Fever and Aguc, aud General Dcbll,
ity The blood i the life, aud DR., lindScyb hlood
Searchcr IL the great life prcscrycr. g. II luqphrd
Hsmpdcu. Ohio, Gays; cleveland ptyhlcians
declared my Wife dying Of consumption ny the
pse of d., tlndsay's Blood Nearchcr ShG was re-
stored 10 health =" J r Brooks Panesyl!lc' Ohio,
SAYS my son was afflicted with sero',la ol llle
worst form, and pronounced incuraOle by several
physicians His life was saved by the ueu W "
fInSsey's ulond Searcher Iumor growing on
,ny head was completely cured by me use oi Dr.
Lindleys Blood Searchcr. $. sarycr lILtsburgh
Bolls. pimpes on the face, SAT- Rheum, ga
mnoic when he Hood Scgrchcr IN used See that
our name Is on tho bottom Of the wrapper. For
sale by all Drugyet , n.
R'B SELLERS & co, Prop'rs, Pitt burgh, Pa
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
"Oli! " HAT A ilATl"

Put it aside then, and call on MARI
the widely known Halter and Clo,hier and
get one Of his stylish Broadway Silk Hats,
manufactured to order He is the only
man IN the city who is supplied with u
coniormitor' lie can take your measure,
and IN short order supply you with a nicely
lifting, stylish hat, at figure so low that it
will surprise YOU
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
THE COMING ELECTION,

the ''ibernion Fire Company will have
nave social hop Il; their engine house on
we night Of Thursday, 10th instant All
candidates and their friends are inrited to
"'''hi and join in the dance. Admission
~ cents
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

TAKE NoucG.-The boys of the Fourth
ward who ma,Ic'ously destroy the bell at
tachmcnts to my shop arc hereby notified
that should they again interfere with il they
will be prosecuted to the full extent Of the
Iaw. This notice j, given 20 prevent trouble
JOINS RFEs
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

II Is sad sight 10 see an intoxicated
person on the street How much more ~
is tito see dull and sickly Baby rendered
so by the use OF dangerous opiatest Dr.
Bulls Baby syrup contains nothing injuri
ous and maybe given to the most delicate
Baby.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
MEDICAL
PRICELESS JEWEL

Is health, aud II you are without It you can neither
Deg, borrow, buy nor steal u, 0ut you can oplalh
hynsinv sellcr'- Liver Pills, They tone up the
stomach sud Lccp the bowels In good order pro
duce \ healthy action in the liver, promote diSes
ZION and impart yigOy 10 the whole system
r r. SELLERS & CO., Pgoprs, Pittsburgh, Pa
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
A NEW CANDIDATE

For popular favor is the elegant and IN
approachablc DE Joinvllc scarf, to be found
in CAIRO only at A. MARKS, 1t is thing
Of beauty and strictly stylish
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

curacy 81 tne Story
The passenger train on the Mississip-
ri Central that was due here at II o'clock
Friday was delayed eight or ten hours by
amishap at some point in Louisiana, Some
internal iicnd, bent upon robbery perhaps,
removed rail, and the engine and part
of the train dashed off the track and down
an embankmcnt, killing the engineer and
fireman. Full particulars could not be OBJ
tanned.
Jesus Christ, Where did all these
white tickets come FROM" This grutf inquiry
was addressed to The BULLETIN reporter,
as hc delivered his Boyton ticket at the
steps of the steamer Idlewld yesterday.
The tickets were paid for in local notices at
the rate of about one, dollar each, If they
were NOT genuine. the individual in Ques-
ton should not have received them, If
they WE'RE genuine, Mr.. Boyton was quite
unfortunate in the selection Of his ticket
| takcr.
Tile imputation Of wrong-doing from
which Mcssrs. Brown and Gibbs 50 success
fully relieve themselves by their card else.
where escaped our attention. To persons
who know either gentleman, the defense
made will seem work OF supererogation.
Both of them are heightened honorable
gentlemen, and are among the last men in
Alexander county whom their acquaintances
would suspect of the ittlcncss and inhu-
mainly charged to them, Their names,
where known, carry their own vindication.
Capt. Boyton had quite a siege Of it at
Paducah, lodging the pirate ships load
ed with cheap people, who sought to wit
ness the Captains aquatic eyoutons free Of
charge. The Idlewild was the recognized
boat, and the Captain tried to restrict view
ofhls performances to the passengers on that
boat. And the boat, lending its efforts to
the mother hen to protect her brood from
the roraciog hawk The "brood' va. suc.
ccssrpIIv nrotac.ed however and tha .n;,o,,
boats as Boyton is wont to call them
steamed bacl, n psduc,h fine hsIf.nrics
nassoooars No douht cnrsir, .ha econom;c
succession that kent tbo,o off tbc Id,ew;ld
II T. '0 ILN'iN mas le"'1eu ny eApen
eNce' ''a' 1t y Il" immensely u"lron'1o''
business u .,'Ne S',,S III co'io,"'o" elec
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

We are sstSorir.d 10 Announce the nsme OF 7 G.
Byss 90 candidate for the oeicc of City Attorney
81 the easuias city election
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

10 yrTR BptP0G BrLLEriN;
plrs 20 ssy 10 the ystcrs Of Cairo that am cand'
,date for ~ election 60 The Office of Mayor oi thc
City .! Osirs II elected shall be governed by
Eies.me sias aud policies that have hitherto con
tro,ied ne Respectfully, etc
uBNRr WINTER
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
CIYY TRRAsURER

We are authorized to announce the name OF Al
r&sR CoxISss as candidate for City treasurer ST
&c enssins city election
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
LDERMAN FOURTH WARD

Ne are authorized TO announce that DASkL
,tiALLlGAS isa candidate al the ensuing election
for Alderman from the Fourth ward.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

We are Authorized 10 announce that MILES W
sAnxsRis candidate, nt the ensuing city election
Or the ONCE Il CITY Treasurer.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
tiTy Arr0RN

We are authorized 70 announce that WILLIAM
Hssssoxs will he candidate at the ensuing CITY
slec.isu for the ofice OF City Attorney.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

We are ath1r1.d 10 announce the name o! WAL
INA L. BnlsryL as candidate FOR the ONCE of CITY
Freasater, al the ensuing charter election,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
NOTICE.

tAmo, Ill, April lit. 1873
The annual meeting Of the Stockholders of Tho
Caro- city Gas Company, for the election OF Dircc
tors will be held at the Office OF the Company Mon
day, April 7th, 1879, at 10 O'Clock am
II. T. GEROULD, Secretary
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
A LDRRNAN- THIRD WARD,

We arc authorized 10 announce that Cot. JoHE
Woop will be a candidate Gt the ensuing election
sor Alderman from the Third Ward
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
FOR RENT.

Cottage ON Tenth street, No 20. Possession
given April let GOOD cistern and ont hovpcs on
the premises Apply next door, number 81 Tent,
street
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

We are authorized to announce the name Of EG
sBHr SMITH ss a candidate for Alderman from the
Third ward
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
L'O2 mayor

We are Authorized o announce that Capt. \ u
Tuisi1xvsoD Is candidate fr the Office of Mayor.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

We are authorized !, announce that CnARLEs O.
PAriEg Ia candidate for reelection 20 the Office
of Alderman for the Fourth w.td.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

We are ars authorized to announce that DAVID
r. LlSYGAE will be candidate ut the ensuing
city election for the Office Of Alderman from Sec
ond ward
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

EpIrOg 6sLLsFts: Please tnnouUcc shat am
candidate for the onice Q! City Treasurer, at II,
Apprsaehisg city election,
Ring Am DByoNIA
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

We are authorized 20 announce PlrgR NErP "a a
candidate loi Alderman from the Second ward 10
all vacancy.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
A LpEGMAN FIFTH WARD.

We are authorized 10 announce CHAn.Ss Las
eAsTKR az a candidate for reelection TO the Office
or Alderman for the Filth ward
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

NOR ALDERM IAN. FIRST WARD
Mich ,ELI HowLEY isa candidate for Alderman
for the First ward.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

RDIrog BULLETIN Please announce me Candi-
date for reelection 10 the position OF Alderman In
second ward Woop RrrgsHous..
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
THE DAILY BULLETIN.
OFFICIAL PAPER or ALEXANDER COUNTY

only Morning Daily in Southern Illinois.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

Ne 81. sstasrzed 10 announce that f. " WABD
10 1iis Tor The Office OF City Treasurer AT the
pending city el.ctsn
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06
. ALDERMAN SECOND WARD.

We are authorized to announce that G. X, Woop.
wARpis candidate for the Office Of Alderman from
fhc Second ward.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

We are authorized 10 announce that DBSsis j.
fo1BY IL candidate, at the ensuing city election
for the Office OF City Clerk.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

We ,rc authorized to Announce LouIs l.. DAVIS
~ 4 candidate for ,!ty Clerk at the ensuing nu-
scipai election
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

VIZ arc authorized ~ announce " ScuuCKsRs
as = candidate hr City Clerk al the approaching
Asnicl pal slectlos.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

authorized to announce that WILLIAM II. HOWE
10 Candidate for the office OF City Clerk at the en-
suing city election
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

A crowd OF htteen hundred or two
thousand people gathered in Cairo yester
day, to witness the arrival Of Captain Boy
ton. As many AZ tour or five hundred came
in by railroad and other means of convey.
anCc from the surrounding country. Be.
tween and O'Clock in the afternoon, the
steamer ldlcwild with 800 or 400 persons
on board started up the river to meet the
Captain, who was in waiting at \ point on
the Kentucky shore opposite Capt. HALL
days farm. He left the shore and padded
out into the current where
he was met by yawl,
containing his advancc.auent, Mr..
O'Shaughncssy, correspondent of the New
York Herald, the mate of the steamer and
Miss Fannie Pitcher After the Captain had
completed sundry movements to indicate
the ncxibility Of the "armor" the yawl ap.
preached, and Miss Pitcher handed him his
colors, which he salutcd with a discharge
of firearms, and then continued his course
to the Father of Waters, which he
reached in about twenty minutes.
Here he sent off decorating rocket and
sounded his trumpet---a little celebration
of his own to distinguish the end Of his
thousand mile swim in the waters of the
Ohio. The stage of the steamer was then
lowered to Inn; he came on board and i'm
mediatcly repaired to his state room. On
the arriya Of the boat at tn wharf he
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-06

WHY uVlH'nS biiil III 'uu'iSih i'iih''''
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Foa mayor
We are Authorized o announce that Capt. \ B
TnisiLxvsoD Is q candidate Tor the Office OF Mayor
plr,.c SAY Ia the ysters Of Cairo that am cand'
'date r,r c election Go The Office oi Mayor oi the
City o. Osirs II elected | shall be governed Dy'
Ec same si1s aud police. that have hither'o con
Foiied ne, Respectfully, eye
HsSnr WINTER
CiTy ATTORNEY
We are authorized 70 announce that WILLIAM
Hr,yNxs will he a candidate at the ensuing city
election for the oAice OF City Attorney.
wear. ,,ncrtr.d 70 announce the name Of P G
Busu 90 q candidate for the 0aice OF Cil' Attorney
~ the easuia: CITY election
our. rRRAsuRER.
We are authorized to announce the name OF Al
s&sR CoxISss as . candidate for City treasurer st
nc enssihs city election
We are athorI,.d 10 announce the name OF Wal
INA L. BmsroL as = candidate COR the Office Of Cit,
freasuter, al the ensuing charter election
PARKER is candidate, nt the ensuing city election
Or the Once "a City Treasurer.
Enron ssASrts: Please announce .ha, am
candidate iof the onice Of City Treasurer, at III
sDv,KD DSzoSlA.
Ne 81. sst.srized to announce that T. N. WAri
is eaa 1istr Tor he Office Of City Treasurer al TIT
pending city eect!sn
CITY CLERK.
We uc authorized to announce " scuuCKss
asa candidate Tor City Clerk at tue spproachili
Asncip pal election.
We ,rc authorized to Announce LouIs l. D.yr
asa candidate for ,ity Clerk at the ensuing nu
sicipLl election,
We are authorized 10 announce JoHS j. PHnI
~ candidate for reelection 10 The Office of City
CLERK at the approaching municipal election,
eauthorised to announce that WntLAA II. liowE
10 Candidate for the office OF City Clerk at the
suing city election
We are authorized TO announce that DESSls J
fOIBY IL candidate, at the ensuing city election
for the oihce OF City Clerk.
NOR ALDERMAN. FIRST WARD
MICH ,ELI HowLEY isa candidate for Alderman
for the First ward
4 LDRRMAN- SECOND WARD.
We are authorized to announce that G. H. WooD
wARpis candidate for the Office OF Alderman rom
fhc Second ward.
EDtrog BULLETIN Please announce me a candi.
date for reelection 10 the position OF Alderman In
second ward WooD RrrgsHousg.
We are ar, authorized to announce that DAVID
II. LlvYGAE will be candidate NJ the ensuing
city election for the Office OF Alderman from Sec
ond ward.
We are authorized TO announce PlrgR NErp IA
candidate ioi Alderman from the Second ward 4
all vacancy
LDRRMAN-THIRD WARD,
We are authorized TO announce that Col. Jon
WOOD will be a candidate, at the ensuing election
Cor Alderman from the Third Ward,
We are authorized to announce the naIue Of EC
sBHr SMITH ss a candidate for Alderman from Ii
Third ward.
We are authorized !, announce that CHARLEB {
PAriEg IL a candidate for reelection 20 the oftie
of Alderman for the Fourth w.rd
LDRRMAN- FOURTH WARD.
We are authorized to announce that DAMN .
,a3ALLlgAN iaa candidate at the ensuing election
for Alderman from the Fourth ward
LDBEMAN. FIFTH WARD
We are authorized to announce CHAnLSs Ia:
cAsTKR az a candidate for reelection 10 the ofic
or Alderman for the Fifth ward,
LOCAL REPORT.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-03
A Frisky Zepllyr's Work.

William Langley, a cotton planter, OF
Gwinnett county, was standing IN q field
on his farm. Around him were several
men, Il woman, and three children, all
breaking the soil for cotton. The sky
was clear and the air quiet, there being
about both a hint ofsultriness. The chill
dren had just stopped work and thrown
themselves, tired as tired could be, on
the top of a pile of guano sacks. when a
peculiar roaring was heard in the field.
The sound bore some resemblance to that
of an approaching train, but as no rail
roads were near, the workers looked at
one another in amaZement. In amOment
they saw a small column, not larger in
circumference that a barrel. skim rapid
ly along the ground. The wind column
or spout appeared to be filled with dust,
and the center contained what looked
like a ball of fire. The mother rushed
toward the children, who crouchcd low
in fright, but before she could reach
them the pile of guano bags, children,
and all were scattered right and left. In
it's course, always eccentric, the column
struck a stump fairly from butt to roots
and tore it from the ground, the wood
splitting into three pieces, and dropping
twenty or thirty yards away; Mr.
Langley was sucked in as the whirling
thing boltcd by and thrown into
plowcd gully some distance away. lr
the next instant the strange visitor hat
gone, passing up over the tops of tho
trees. 1t was seen plainly by the ladies
ut the Langley House, appearing to then
like smoke that rusnes up in circular
volumes from the smoke-stack ola loco
motiye.-Augustd (GG.) NcWS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-03
Notes of The Yellow Fever Sc0urge,

DR.. Cochrane, National Sanitary Inspector
bos issued n circular, stating that he has been
ordered by the National Board Of Health to
urpe the isolation as far rs possible OF all yell
low fever infected persons and rlnces IN Mem
nhis. For that purpose he asks the co-opera-
lion of physicians and nurses, and recommends
that a yellow fng be put in front OF every
house in which there is yellow fever, and that
no ingress or egress shall be permitted to
such houses except under rules prescribed by
the Board Of Health; that whenever 1T may
Lo deemed expedient TO do so, specially in
,ccted neirhborhoods shall be isolated, either
bv erecting barriers or by stationing guards
mon the streets leading into them, and pro-
h;hitinr all intercourse with such neighbor-
hoods, except such ns may be allowed by the
Hoard OF Health, and that all attendance Mt
funerals. except such rs may be necessary Tor
The decent burial OF tho dead, be discontinued.
It. may be safe 10 assume, says a late Men,
mis- dispatch, that tho backbone OF tho fever
Is broken, so far ns the whites are concerned,
owing to the exodus to camps and the system
Of i%soiation and disinicction being established
md carried out. Acting upon DIR. Cochranes
suggestions, yellow t1ngs were yesterday
nloced in front OF all infected houses through
ont the city, and Chelsea, Il northern suburb
or tho CITY. wherein no fever exists ut present,
Ius been isolated. Guards have been placed
ut The different streets, and NIL persons from
infected districts OF the city are prohlDltea,
upon main OF arrest and punishment, from
entering Chelsea. rho long line OF fiags IN
many badly injected streets presentsa stinl'Se,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-03
A Ride for Life Through Fire.

Between eight and nine o'clock in the
evening Robert G. Uffner, his wife and a
daughter twelve years of age left Track
vile for Shenandoah in IN ordinary farm
wagon drawn by two horses. After
driving Il short distance Mr.. Uffner IN
looking ahead q half q mile or SC saw
that tile woods were on fire on both sides
of the road, but rs the timber was small
and the underground light he thought
he would be ablet to get through without
much difficulty. When he entered the
burning district the wind seemed to in
crease and the fire moved with such
amazing rapidity he could hardly keep
pace with it. After driving through
the fire three or four hundred yards the
smoke became so dense that the travel
ers were almost suffocated, and q few
seconds later were compelled to lie down
on the bed of the wagon to prevent being
smothered. The smoke SO blinded Mr..
Uffner that he could hardly see the rord,
and consequently he allowed the horses
to 60 along pretty much as they pleased.
A half mile was traversed in this way,
when the smoke suddenly cleared away,
and the flames on either side of the road
increased in strength so rapidly that
they almost roasted the now thoroughly
frightened travellers. Seeing thati if they
did not escape very soon the entire party
would be burned to death, MIR. Utnr
tt led to urge the horses to a gallop, but
the poor animals were so frightened that
they hardly moved, and at last came to
a s~tandstill, and began backing off the
road. Fearing that the wagon would be
pushed into the fire, Mr.. Uffner jumped
out, and, taking the horses by the bits,
managed to quiet them until he found a
good, stont stick Then, ordering his
wife to take the reins, he proceeded to
belabor the horses until they struck a
gallop and dashed along the road into
the very heart of the fire. Uffner sue
ceeded in clambering into the wagon rs
the horses ran, and, taking the lines from
his wife, urged them on ut the top of his
voice. This race was continued over
the rough mountain road for several
hundred yards, with the flames roaring
on both sides and myriads Of sparks fall
Utfner's dress caught fire, and her hus-
hand dropped the reins to assist in ex-
tinguishing it, when she tainted in his
arms. While he was endeavoring to
bring his wife back to consciousness the
horses were tearing along at breakneck
speed, and the wagon swerved, jolted
and swung around in anything hut a
comfortable tanner Mrs. Uffner be-
came conscious in q few seconds, how
ever, and just then her husband saw q
cloud of dense black smoke enveloping
the road and knew that they had reached
the outskirts of the fire and were safe.
The travellers were all slightly burned.
Some idea of the terrible heat they
passed through may be had when it is
stated that the paint on the wagon was
burned entirely off, and the horses hair
was scorched in hundreds of places by
the sparks that fell on them.-PohsUiHe
(Pa.) Miner.