Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-02-15
The Hungarian Fra DiavOlO.

and creeping things of all descriptions.
Japan Gazette.
The Hungarian Fra DiavolO.
Rosa. Sander, the Hungarian Fra
Diavolo, the greatest, and it is to be
hoped, also the last, of the romantic
robbers of Europe, died last month in
the Jail of Szamor- Ujvar. Born at
Szegediss, July 10, 1918, he adopted
his fathers profession, and became q
robber, but he far outstripped his ia
ther. his grandfather, and his whole
family in audacity and in success. he
organized robber band in Southeast
ern Hungary, and ruled over the coun-
try as a sovereign. He tolerated no
injustice but that which he practiced
himself. He compelled the rich to pay
regular 1.-THE, and took care of the
poor, the weak, and the old. Hand
some, gallant, generous, and magnani-
nous, he became the idol of the popu-
lace, the hero of thousand popular
ballads, Of several epics of literary
merit, of three or four exciting plays,
and when the police and the soldiers
came to hunt him, whole districts rose
in defense of their beloved szgong
legenyck. In 1886 he was captured,
but rescued by his young bride. In
1913 he was arrested by Kossuth, but
he marched out of the Jail at the head
of volunteers, which became the Black
Hussars of the revolutionary army and
thrilled the whole nation by their wild
exploits. After the revolution price
was put on his head, and in 1856 he
was caught by treachery. He was
sleeping one day among the stubble in
O corn field with his cousin Kisz, when
he was awakened by the tramp of de.
tachment of soldiers closing around
him with the bayonets pointing at him.
He turned around, shot Kisz dead, and
then surrendered himself very calmly.
After a process of three years he was
sentenced to death, but pardoned and
imprisoned for life in the fortress OF
Kupstein. Here he remained eight
years, but in 1867 he came out by a
general amnesty. He returned imme.
diately to his old profession, stole an
Archbishop in 1868, q railway train in
1869, a nunnery in 1870, etc. But
times had changed. He had accom-
plices enough. in the police, on the
bench, among the garrisons, but he
had lost his romantic hold on the pop.
ular imagination, and in 1872 it proved
comparatively easy to take and to hold
him.-Ne,o York Times.
Miss Sarah M. Peale, the artist, who
has resided for over thirty years in st.
Louis, will make her future home in
Philadelphia. She has painted por-
traits of many distinguished men, in
Guiding Caleb Cushing, Thomas H.
Benton, Daniel Webster, Dixon H.
Lewis. the fat member from Ala
bama," General Rosecranz, and others.
Many pleasing anecdotes are told by
her concerning her distinguished sit.
ters. Among the others this one about
Caleb Gushing: " He appeared to her
to be exceedingly vain and provoking
while sitting for his portrait. He was
rough, indeed, till after the second sit
ting. He was SO affected and cranky
that she was sorry she undertook him.
He was very particular about the color
of the dress. He wore o stock on his
neck, then the fashion, and wanted to
know what color it was going to be,
and being told lavender he said, in
his Fostering way, that might be the
color of bird or anything Not only
the color, but the materials of which il
was composed had to be explained to
him. When the picture was finished
he was called in. and after scanning il
for time broke out affectedly: Ma
dame, you have made it too handsome!
All, but not so handsome as the orr
ginal was the quick reply. This
captured the proud Senator and he i'm.
mediately paid down the money-$6C
and bore away the picture to his
room. He was 80 pleased with it that
some days after, when Miss Peale was
sitting with crowd of ladies in the
senate gallery, Mr.. Cushing, seeing
her, left his seat and seeking her out,
leaned over and chatted so long that
the fair artist felt uncomfortable, az
the little tete-a-tete attracted the atten.
ton OF. the whole Senate"
A Big GUN.-The largest gun in the
world is a 10O-ton gun, made in Eng
land, by Sir William Armstrong, fol
the Italian Government. At the trial
at Spezzia, Italy, with projectile Of
nearly 1900 pounds, and charges oil
powder of 299 to 1873 pounds. the pres.
sure at bottom Of base ranged from 1f
to 20 tons per square inch. The velocity
of shot obtained was 1897 to 1904 fee,
per second. The targets used consisted
of various metal plates of 218 inches
thickness, backed up by suf1i.
Gent wooden supports to make q
total of 81 inches. A steel plate, from
the Crouzot Foundry Costing "a, OOO),
was also used. and although the shot
failed to penetrate the plate, it deal,
the target such fearful blow as to fully
destroy it, and there is no iron-clad now
afoat capable of resisting the shot Of
this gun. The length of shot is from 4
feet to feet A inches, by 1920 inches
in diameter. Length Of bore of gun is
20 diameters diameter over all, neal
So inches.--Chicago later. Ocean.
Sheffield, England, uses 1000. 00(
shank bones of oxen every wear for