The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16
TYPICAL OCCURRENCES.

TYPICAL OCCURRENCES.
WHEN Brother John Jasper, the
Richmond divine Whose famous argu-
ment that "de sun do move" still
booms), had launched forth in funeral
sermon on the Rev. Scott Gwathmey,
colofed, there came terrific crash and
then uprose the shrieks and groans of
some 5000 persons. The steps in front
of the building had given way under
the weight of the crowd and precipi-
tated its hundreds to the ground. The
Rev. Mr.. Jasper, who was standing in
the doorway of the church, fell forward
in the wreck. When order had been
brought out of the chaos it was found
that two persons were seriously injured,
and several legs were broken.
"WANTED-Five hundred fat cats"
lately appeared as an advertisement in a
Jacksonville Fla.) paper. The cats
were used to feed the largest alligator
that has been caught since 1860. The
alligator was seen in Indian river one
day in the early part of the month.
When j. J. Seymour and two strong
darkeys, armed with rope and boat
hooks, reached the shore, he was 200
yards out in the stream. The three
men attacked and fought him for an
hour, not seeking to injure but to sub
due. Finally he was hauled ashore.
He weighs 800 pounds, and is fourteen
feet long. His mouth is two feet in
length. The nails on his feet are an
inch long. His hiss is as loud and noisy
as that of escaping steam from loco
motive. Hefi was named Sweet By
and-By." Five hundred cats were
bought in Jacksonville as his rations
during the voyage to New York. Jack
sonville boys amused themselves by
passing in full grown house cats. Sweet
Bye-and-By" swallowed them whole
with great relish.
WHEN Corporal s. L. Bull, an Ohio
soldier, was struck down in the storm of
shot and shell at Antietam, he dug q
hole with his hands that were already
growing numb in death and buried his
pistol, dear to him because with his
name inscribed it had been presented
by the ladies of Salem, his native town.
Near him was comrade named Henry,
who is now a teacher in the public
schools at Coshocton, Ohio. Henry
made note of the surroundings, was
taken to the hospital, recovered, fought
the war out and hurried home. A few
days ago, after the lapse of sixteen
years and six months, Henry visited the
Antietam field and soon found the pis-
toll. The name s. E. Bull was plainly
engraved on the stock. The weapon
was shown to President Hayes, and sent
on to Bulls father, who is now Post
master at Salem.
WHILE Mr.. Hiram Robb, farmer
living near Webster, N. Y, was walk
ing quietly along in the woods near
his house he was suddenly and unex-
pectedly attacked by huge bird, which
he soon recognized as an eagle. It came
at him 80 savagely and appeared 30 large
that at first Mr.. Robb attempted to run
away, but it pursued him and compelled
him to fight for his very life. The en-
counter was fierce for a few minutes,
and Mr.. Robb was thrown down in the
struggle. The eagle tore piece out of
his boot and also piece out of his coat.
Finally Mr.. Robb threw himself bodily
upon the eagle and held it down the
best he could. 1t struggled away from
him, however, and evidently began to
see that it had found foe worthy of its
cruel beak. By this time Mr.. Robb's
blood was up, and, discovering from the
actions of the bird that its wing had
been injured, he made up his mind to
take the bird alive if possible. The af-
fray finally resulted in complete VIC
tory for Mr.. Robb, who secured the dis
comfited eagle and took it to his home
alive. There it was found to measure
seven feet from tip to tip. 1t is sup
posed that the eagle was rendered so
savage by hunger that it attacked the
first living thing that came in its path.
TRACES of the war are sometimes WV
idly brought out in episodes of South
ern life. Two occurrences were partic-
ularly striking. There appeared in Pc
tersburg, Va, few days ago, a stranger,
who carried across the back OF his ragged
coat rusty, time-worn musket. A &C.
s. A." cartridge-box and knapsack, both
empty, were strapped beneath the gun.
The mans naked skin could be seen
through his rags. Long, unkempt whis-
kers swept to his waist. He told the
I,,der that he was the last armed sol
der of the Confederate army. His
story was that, since the close of hostil-
tiles, he has lived in; Massachusetts,, pre-
serving the arms carried by him through
the war, and that now he is tramping to
his former home in Georgia. Whether
he will find it after the lapse of thirteen
years is not certain, but the following,
| from the Sumter (Ga.) Republican,
shows that some of the ex-Confederates
are having a hard time in regaining the
riches of the past "A gentleman of
the new Twenty-sixth district OF this
county informs us that on last Satur-
day, as he was riding through the coun-
try, he witnessed the most novel sight
of his life. 1t was nothing more nor
less than a white lady blowing, her hus-
band acting as the horse, mule or steer,
as the case may be. He was regularly
harnessed, and dragged the pillow as
complacently as an OK. The plowed
ground was well broken up, and showed
that the woman was expert in the use
| IF the plow. and that q man can be a