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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-15
DESTRUCTIVE DYNAMITE.
A Canada City shaisrn rs " by an Earth
quake.
STRATroED, ONTARIO, May 5

STRATroED, ONTARIO, May 5.
This morning the whole town was sha'
ken as if by the shock of all earthquake.
Windows were blown in, and even the
sidewalk upon which people were walk
ing was shaken so as to cause pedes-
trians to fall. The cause was soon made
apparent. A car laden with dynamite
had exploded at the Grand Trunk freight
yard. The wreck make by the explosion
beggars description. Underneath the
dynamite car hole several feet deep
had been scooped out. The end of the
brick freight shed and portion of its roof
were blown down. Several frame build.
ings were levelled to the ground, and
long lines of freight cars lying in the
yard were utterly wrecked. The busi-
ness part of the town was nearly mile
from the scene of the explosion, but it
shared in the disaster. Valuable plate
glass windows were blown in, frames
and all. The damage done to property
is valued at many thousand dollars.
Two railway employees were walking in
the yard-Frank Lemaine, of Montreal,
and Thos. Dolan, of Stratford- who
were blown into fragments, the foot of
one of them being found 200 yards off.
Others were injured, but the whole ex-
tent of the disaster cannot be known for
some time yet.
LATER.-The damage done by the ex-
plosion is much greater than was expec-
ted. The houses around the freight shed
were nearly all wooden buildings, and
several were blown into minute frag-
mcnts. Some fifty cars were blown up
into splnters and as many more were
damaged. Mr.. Flynn, the checker, is
among the badly injured. A fragment
of iron weighing over pound was driv-
en- through the windows of the Crown
Hotel, half mile distant. The shock
was felt in all the neighboring towns and
it was supposed to be an earthquake.
The car upon which the explosion oc-
Cured was freighted at Montreal for
Amherstburg, and contained thirty
packages, which we're entered as blast
ing powder. They were on account Of
Vanderbilt, to be used in blasting at the
Detroit tunnel. When the explosion
occurred the cars were being shunted in
the yard. The damage will exceed
$4,000. George Hawkins, car dealer,
had both his eyes put out by splinters
and is not expected to live. James
Humphreys is badly cut about the head
and face, but may recover. Alfred
Lamb was badly injured.
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AN ANCIENT NATIoN.-At the de-
parture of the children of Israel from
Egypt, China was seven hundred years
old; and when Isaiah prophesied of her
she had existed fifteen centuries. She
has seen the rise and decline of all the
great nations of antiquity. Assyria,
Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome have
long since followed each other to the
dust but China still remains, solitary
and wonderful monument of patriarchal
times. Then look at the population of
the country, roughly estimated at four
hundred millions-ten times the popula-
ton of the United States, more than thir-
teen times the population of Great Brit
tain and Ireland. Every third person
that lives and breathes upon this earth
and beneath these heavens is Chinese ;
every third grave that is dug is for q
Chinese.-Rcc. Sylvester Whitehead.
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- Extract from Gen. Lees memorial
day speech in Atlanta: Once more the
scene is changed, and this time the tramp
of phantom cavalry is heard. So solid,
80 stiff, so spectral, as in column of fours,
foot to foot, with cold hands clasping
rigid sabres, they ride noisclessly. At
their head proudly steps the splendid
black horse of their leader, with arched
neck and proud bearing, for he carries
on his back the prince Of cavaliers-the
boldest and the bravest of all the brave
troopers. Notice the heavy Mexican
spurs that jingle upon the long riding
boots, the French sabre swinging SO
quietly by his side, the "ightingjacket"
buttoned back, the dropping hat and
black feather, the strong figure and big,
brown beard, the piercing, laughing,
blue eye-for before you rides dashing
J. E. 3. Stuart, the commander of the
Confederate cavalry of the army of
Northern Virginia. The soldier who
rode round McClellan's army on the
Richmond lines to blaze the way for
Jackson. The man who went behind
Pope at Catletts and who rode from
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, to Lees
burg, Virginia, distance of ninety miles
in thirty-si1 hours. Can l tell you OF
his behavior on the night at Fredericks-
burg, or at Charlottesville, where an
eye witness asserts he could not get rid
of the idea that Harry of Navarro"
was present, except that Stuarts
plume was black, for everywhere, like
Navarro, he was in front ard the men
followed "the feather" and when riding
at the head of and in command of Jack
sons veterans his ringing voice could be
heard high, high above the thunder
of artillery and the ceaseless roar Of
musketry, singing "Old Joe Hooker must
come out OF the wilderness"
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A RECITATION IN HIsToRY.-It was
our pleasure some time ago to hear n
class recite on plan quite new to US.
It was class in history. The lesson was
read in an ordinary reading class, the
reader standing. When the one reading
made a mistake, the one next below, on
correcting it, took his place. The read
ing finished, the hardest words were
given to the class to be spelled, and all
misspelling noticed and corrected by a
pupil gave him the next higher place.
The teacher did not notice any mistakes,
but left them all to be corrected by the
pupils. The questions were asked by the
pupils, beginning at the foot of the class.
If the pupil questioned could not answer
his place was taken by the 9uestioner, on
giving correct answer. The pupils did
all the work except giving out words to
be spelled. 1t was well and quickly
done. What class would like to try it?
-Er.
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A REMARKABLE CoUNTERFEIT.-The
United States Secret Service officials
have come into possession of most re-
markable counterfeit. 1t is counterfeit
$40 United States legal-tender note, and
is calculated to deceive persons accustom-
ed to handling notes ofthat denomination.
What makes it more remarkable is the
fact that the work on the note was ex-
ecuted with pen and ink. All the
intricate figures and curves, all the
heads, the seal, the fine engraving work,
and even the fiber in the paper, are al.
most perfectly counterfeited by pen and
ink. The signature of John Allison,
formerly Register of the Treasury, is
almost exact, while that of John G. New,
formerly Treasurer, is perfect. The
whole bill, back and face, is wonder
full piece of pen work. The bill was detec-
ted at the sub-Treasury in New Orleans.
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plucky dcliverers. The men were then
sent to their homes. During Saturday
and Sunday they could hear the rescuing
party firing blasts, and when the blast
ing ceased they believed the work had
been stopped and they were abandoned
to their fate. They say they could have
subsisted at least two weeks longer, had
it been necessary, upon their supply of
mule meat.
DIGGING TWELVE HUNDRED FEET.
Too much praise cannot be awarded to
the brave men who accomplished the
great work of driving and timbering a
passage way of 1900 feet through rock
and slate and coal in the space of four
days and nights, to the bosses directing
work and to the engineering skill dis
played in locating and directing the OPEN
ings. The men stood the long imprison-
ment very well. The boy upon reach
ing the surface leaped over the enclosure
at the mouth of the opening and ran rap
idly homeward.
A BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT.
A concert for the benefit Of the men
will be given at Music Hall tomorrow.
Charles Hawkins, one of their number,
will relate the story of their captivity.
The total receipts will be given to them,
as all expenses have been paid.
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Judge Houk. who is the only Repub

Judge Houk, who is the only Repub-
lican member of Congress from Tennes-
see, says that ninety per cent. of the col
ored voters in his district vote the Radi-
cal ticket, and asks why should it not be
so in the adjacent State Of Georgia? We
can tell the honorable gentleman. 1t is
because ninety per cent. of the few black
voters in the mountainous district of the
Judge arc either in the employ of Radi-
Gals or surrounded by Radical influences.
The facts are the other way in Georgia
Let the negro alone and he is almost GER
tain to vote with the man who feeds him
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A HIGH REpUTATIoN.-For years the
firm of Steele & Price haze deservedly
had high reputation for the excellence
of their DR.. Prices Cream Baking Pow
der and Special Flavorng Extracts.
They have now added line of strictly
Unique Perfumes, rvalling in excel
lencc the perfumes Of this or any other
country.
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REWARD OF MEBIT.-The U. S. Gov
ernment has given not only to DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder, but to his Spec
ial Flavoring Extracts, the preference,
and large quantities are shipped to its
military posts.
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- Robson, Grants old sea-dog, who
expended several hundred millions Of
dollars in dwar6ng our navy and Grip
pling its efficiency, has become Radi-
cal lion in the House of Representatives.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS are compelled to
require cash payments for advertising ordered by
Executors, Administrators and other fiduciaries
notices, which will only be inserted when the
money comes with the order:
Citations, two insertions, $500
Estate Notices, three insertions, zoo
Final Settlements, FIVE insertions 800
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attention, communications must he accompanied
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jected manuscripts will not he returned unless the
necessary stamps furnished to repay the postage
thereon.
a6- We are not responsible for the views and
opinions Of our correspondents.
All communications should be addressed to ed
itors Inteligenccr," and all checks, drafts money
orders, &C., should be made payable to the order
of Z. d. MURRAY 4 CO.,
Anderson, sc.
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A neighbor informs us that his wife
never knew quiet night until the doc
tor prescribed DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup for
her little one.
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= The average price of milch COWS in
the United States is S2G.4l.
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BURIED IN A COAL MINE.
"Thcy Are An Alive"-Prayers, Hymns IN
Mule Meat.
From the Ne,o York Herald.


The following is an account of the
cavirg in of portion of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Colliery, Pennsylvania, Oil
the 23d ult., in which seven miners were
buried alive, but who were, by herculean
efforts by their friends, rescued safe and
sound at the end of six days:
wIIKEsBARRE, Pa, April %, 1879.
Since Wednesday morning, when the,
imprisonment of the miners took place
in consequence of fall of several acres
of roofing, up to the moment the final
stroke was made this morning for their
release, the populace of the Wyoming
Valley has been kept on the tiptoe Of ex-
pectation, but as the hours sped by and
the proclamation of success was delayed
day after day the most sauguine spirits
gave way to sense of dependency.
Last night word came that the mine was
flooding despite the constant use of the
pumps; also that the presence of gas in
large bodies was apparent, and the
knowledge that the mine had been on
fire on Thursday at the west end Of the
fall created a melancholy impression.
Last night during the long and tedious
hours the friends of the seven men kept
their yigils upon thesurface, near the new
entrance to the mine. The Herald repor-
ter passed around the camp fires at about
three o'clock, an hour before daylight.
The numbers present were not great at
that hour, but there were hearts burdened
with great sorrow. 9
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PRAYER MEETINGS.
eyes, we had prayer meetings. Some
prayed and some sang hymns. We had
plenty of time to think of such things. I
only slept about three hours, 1 guess, all
the time"
"Did yon see any rats?"
"Well, should say so. They started
out of the mine when the roof fell, but
many were caught. Then they smelt
our rare steaks and sweet joints of mule
meat, and surrounded us in droves.
Why, some Of them were as big as dogs, l
believe. l never saw such big rats in all
my life. 1t was quite boarding house.
For feather beds we had the soft side OF
a plank. Such meat was never better
relished. We were hungry, you will
bear in mind. Our air came directly
from the fan, and it was our salvation.
How inspiringly we felt when we thought
of the fortune of good air. Without it
we could not have stood itall. So long as
it lasted we might have hope of holding
out"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-09-28

uc was q travel stained and weary
looking pilgrim, as with a little soiled
bundle under his arm. he ambled along
over the ties aul switched of near the
Humboldt saloon. entering tie portals
OF that haven Of rust; but the frugal
spirit which had sustained him on his
tedious travels across the continent,
still glowed within him, and stepping
up to the bar, the pilgrim addressed
tho presiding genius as follows: ''Can
q! set a drink Of beer here for ten
centsi" Being answered in the affirm
alive, the beverage wGs ordered, and
being placed within his reach, the
next query was: "Would you
please mingle five cents worth Of whisky
with the malt liquor 2" The com
juice being stirred Ia, the weary Que
drew from his boot a quarter dollar, de-
handing ten cents change, which, as
the last Of his coin, lac desired to invest
in bread. With al eye still to business,
the /. q. was next Intercepted as to
whether he made a practice of wearing
socks, OF wrapped his feet in rags. Be-
ing assured by ,Ly u. G.. TINT he iuva.
rinbly INDUCED tho luxury Of locks, the
pilgrim thought he was zone Of them
high toned feilers." and said 80 as lac
drew from the buudls mentioned 4 pair 0.
woulcn once, G;thc same time remGrkin-,
:" a!lors wear rsEs, Gai got these to
SELL Thu l.. O.. always wore cotton
socks, hoSover, ami the weary one was
directed to iEs Gen" for a probable
customer; tho proprietor OF that ins,i.u.
ton, nS he WAT informed. having a pc,
cuiiHr penchaut Tor WOODEN socks. Be.
ing questioned later in the oycnin: as
TO the cause Of his battered froutes
piece, thr pnpr tender foot said he had
boon frvcely tired out Of a house Just
because be wanted to sell tho bors
oTu socks"
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GFrom Tuesdays Daily.l
Sa1mRHundl.

4 car load Of Elko -four was shipped
to Eureka to-day.
Black Ryan, Of the Central Pacific
Was 4 passenger for Ogden by the train
LAST evening.
Alex. Del Mar the well known min.
ing engineer OF San Francisco. passed
west by this mornings train.
Attention is called to the new adver-
tisement OF James Davis. Of the Elko
FIGURING Mill. in another column.
Madame La Chappelle, tie French
female wGikis;, passed through for the
East by the train last evening; she is a
remarkably trim little boiy, and Is
quite p.epossessipg.
Allen Penroi arrived from Island
Mountain last night. He will busy
himself several days in procuring and
loading commissary stores for supply
ing that mountain camp during the
winter.
John Bacon is still flying about town
gathering up whatever he can lay his
hands on that can contribute to the Great
ure comforts OF tho dwel!ers at Noun.
tain City. His heavy team has already
received its cargo, aud the light one is
being stored with delicacies Of both n
solid and liquid nature.
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Tho assessment on Lady Bryan and
Caledonia is delinquent.
Abe Moosrr has just moved into his
fire proof building ia Eureka.
Mnjo" Powell aud Captain Du,'on of
Salt Lake Were passengers this morning
for Virginia City.
The many friends OF Mra. W. r.
Saith will be pleased to hear that she
IL considered M OF danger.
Fifteen cars Of fat nccfcnttlo shipped
10y Dan Murphy from Halleck Station
passed through for San Francisco Sat-
urdHy evening.
a whirlwind ia ono OF those things
TINT when IL starts you can never tell
Its ultimate termination till IL sets
there. a number OF them have been
circulating through town during tho
day.
During the high wind which prevail.
ed to-day. mn lndinn's wick.a.up. locnt.
cd below town took FIRE. and with its
contents was entirely consumed. In.
ficting a loss poor Loi can lily afford
to stand.
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Seeds Recorded.

The following deeds have been placed
oil record in the Recorders Office since
our last report:
VIM. Farrell to Mary j. Norton,
house and lot on Weed street, Tuscaro.
Reconsideration, $50.
J. NJ. Dorsey to Henry Keith, ranch
in Lamoille Valley, Elko county-con-
sideration, 500.
j. NJ. Banfeld to l.. j. Davis, So feet
in Empire mine, Tuscarora District
consideration, 500.
T. G. Hnlstead to Charles Z. Abbot,
$50 feet in the Empire mine, Tuscaro.
ra Mining Observation-Disclosures,
$500.
j. ii. Banfeld, to Il. Terry, $50 feet
in the Empire mine, Tuscarora Mining
District consideration, $500.
l.. Terry to II. w. Brown S3H feet
in the Empire thine. Tuscarora Mining
Observation-Disclosures, $500.
l.. Terry to Fred Wilson. s3M feet
III INC Empire mine, 1uscarOIa Mining
D!s:rict--considera.ion, $500
Henry Keith to j. NJ. Dorsey, ranch
in Lim'ille valley. Elko county-con.
sideration, $3.50.
John W. Epley 10 John Atkinson, $50
feet in the O:iule mine, 10 feet Bobby
Burns. 100 feet Arcade aud 100 feet j in
the Congo, Rock Greek Dis,rict--con.
sideretion. $1,000.
VIM. Mathews 10 I. G. ualstead, 75O
feet Empire miuo, Tuscarora District
consideration. $500.
L. &. unls.ead TO Robert Johnston,
$50 feet in Empire mine. Tuscarora
Observation-Disclosures. $500.
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IRON Wednesday. DAil,.I
aaImHanu.


J. d. Abel ID IN town from his ranch
at Fort Halleck.
Attention is called 10 the new adver.
tisement CT T. y. Stone which appears
in another column of this issae..
John II. Dennis, Of the Tines- Rerinr,
arrived by stage last evening. He has
some business Of a legal nature to at
tend to which will probably detain him
here a couple Of days.
John Mentally and Miss Kitty Will
kins, arrived here from T~uscarora, by
private conveyance last evening; Miss
Kitty is on her way to California. Mr..
Mentally returns home to-day.
The regular passenger train from the
east arrived acre az hours late this
morning the delay was occasioned by
the disabling Of An engine attached to
the train on the Salt Lake Division.
b. Reinhart & Co.. have just received
another large invoice Of Fall and Win.
ter goods, consisting OF ladies' under
wear, dress goods. aannels aud domes-
tics. Call and examine quality and
prices before sending your orders out Of
town,
Ed. L. SsitH Of Desth has secured
the services Of Jimmy Lester formerly
chef de cuisine Of the Palmer Hotel, Chi
cago, and on and after Sunday next,
will dish up, for the delectaticn OF his
hosts of customers the most tempting
and saVory lunch known to the art.
Jos. Rosenstock. a, the old we'll known
former stand of Gabriel Conn, on the
Alexander corner, invites special atten-
ton to his large and well selected stock
OF gents and boys clothing, boots and
shoes and general assortment OF fur
nishing goods,all Of which he is selling
at figures far below any heretofore &C.
cepted. Call and examine for your
selves.
Hank Smell. one OF the old and per-
sisteut tillors of the soil in Lamoille
valley, grHvely remarked last evening,
In reply to an interrogatory respecting
the nature of his crop this season, 81
have raised the finest lot of cocklo pro-
duced in my section this year, and have
good reason to believe that with a
couple of years NOR. of my usual care
and diligence. the tri1e of grain with
which I've been bothered, can be en-
tirrly oxtirpatod."
Dan Murphy who arrived by the train
from h!r EorGe at Hal!eck station, this
morning, reports enthusiastic
ton for the races aud ball soon to take
place there, in ligoly progress. 4 large
number Of local flyers are in regular
training for the occasion, and though
possessing no 2:2O equiros, Dan.
has taken n lively interest in the sue
cess OF tho scheme, and has determined
to take his chances by entering n favor
lite Spanish bull, which he in conf.
dcnce informs us can mako il ia 2:I5L
when properly urged by Il pair Of Mex
lean spurs. This point is furni.hsd
gratuitously to Dams friends, bu; those
who may feel any nisgivings as to his
integrity in this connection, are al.
the privilege Of coppering him.
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rFson Friday. Daily /,
saimtatu,,,ii.


Diliy Allen arrived from T~uscarora.
by private Conveyance. last night. aui
is still in town.
After the LIST OF October the postofice
at thus place viii issue money orders on
Canada and New F~oundland.
L. b. Ryan. who passed through FOR
Ogden a couple Of days ago. returned
West 10y the train this morning.
Twenty 1--WE cars OF tea passed cast by
special train this evening; u similar
train passed through some time last
night.
Sheriff j. b. Fitch arrived here from
California after delivering sullivan at
the Woodbridge Asylum. by last even.
ing's trails
Crittenden Thornton. who has bsen
retained in q snit here by the California
Giant Powder Company. arrived by the
train last evening.
J.. S. Msyhush and family ktnrted for
Carson 10y the train yesterday morning.
The former will visit erase Valley, Cal.
~ifornia. before he returns.
Dick Richardson will probably refrain
from Illicit traffic in whisky for the
space of six months; the Court having
limited his business operations to tho
space enclosed by the walls OF the coun-
ty hotel for the period of half n yeas.
John Armitage, ehef az cuisine at the
home station on the Tuscarora road, is
in town to-day for the purpose of s.l-
vaucing tho pecuniary interests of the
Schlits Beer Company. He is sparinc
no expense in the accomplishment of
his unselfsh purpose.
Doc. Mailer is moving his drugs ard
medicines across the street TO his new
stand in the old p~ostofice building. and
will Don be prepared to furnish the
public with everything in tina, line, in
n more expansive style; plenty of room
being now afforded. to spread him
self.
j. II. Bacon having concluded his
business in town struck out for his
mountain home, and Allen Ponrod,
who was also down from the North af-
ter supplies, went ont full loaded this
morning. Purchasing n wagon OF Fish
Bros. manufacture, from Johu AInley,
their Elko agent. md loading it with
supplies for the camp, he pushed out
for Island Mountain.
Joe Cox, Bob Hunter, Oily Tinker and
others comprising the party which left
here with a band OF cattle for Idaho, on
the 3Oth of last mont got homo again
this morning. They left the stock in
charge OF parties who will remain with
it on n good range about fifteen miles
north from Marsh Basin. They state
that on their reitrr they met sew
erHl herds aggregating six to eight
thousand head. which were being driven