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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-05
A NIHILIST PRISON.
Cruel Treatment Of Prisoners Cell
Where q Princess Died.

Paris Correspondence London Telegraph
A short account of the celebrated case
mates of the Fortress of st. Peter and st
Raul, In which the Nihilists are confined i'm
mediataly arter their arrest, will, | doubt
not, be perused with interest by your read
ers. The writer, st. Petersburg GORE
apondent, obtained access to the easemates By
special order from one of the Grand Dukes
The classmates are followed out under the
Neva, and directly under the ramparts. Their
only window, little square hole protected
by thick barred grating, rises but a few
inohes above the level of the river. At stated
distances there are iron doors opening into
halls filled with sentinels, who, with loaded
ride and fixed bayonet keep watch and ward
over the unhappy tenants of the cells which
open upon them. AS for the tiny PRISONS they
are very narrow quarters, square, with stone
walls and floors, and fearfully Damp the water
constantly dropping about In all directions.
A chair, table, and pallet of white wood
form the only furniture One Of the pallets
was found to be covered with bed of straw
horribly foul, but even this. poor luxury as It
was, must be considered an exception. The
visitor was allowed entrance to q few OF the
cells. Their tenants were pale; they rose
as he entered, according to order, but re-
garded him with fixed look Of de-
spair. The writer was shown the famous
cell In which was incarcerated the
Princess Tarakanova, daughter of the EN-
press Elizabeth, who fell victim to her rival,
the Empress Catherine III, grandmother
OF the present Czar This unhappy woman
perished In the cell under the most dramatic
circumstances. The Neva, swollen by the
melted snow, suddenly rose, and the rushing
torrent. dashing with overwhelming strength
against the tiny window, broke In and filled the
cell with water. The Princess was drowned
The cells Of the great State criminals are lined
with mattresses and rings OF iron are placed
In the walls, to which many of them are bound
when they are not ait.waisteoated. The
guide informed the writer, among other
things, that these unhappy men were asked
every quarter OF an hourif they were present.
Whenever they failed to reply they were bar
barously punished. He also states that in the
wall OF the Emperor's room is an Invisible
door, communicating with little passage,
very narrow, and leading to subterranean
gallery, followed out under the Neva, The
gallery leads to the fortress, and, In case of q
revolution or OF imminent peril, the Czar
could disappear In o few seconds from the
Winter Palace and few minutes after find
himself In perfect safety In the Fortress OF
st. Peter and st. Paul, the guns OF which, In |
short time could reduce st. Petersburg to !
ruins. The palace of the Gar Paul l., which |
is now the Engineers School, was similarly |
provided: but when the assassins entered his |
room he had not time to flee. and was struck |
down at the very moment when he was about
10 disappear behind the secret door, which |
was already open,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-05
A TOUGH FOX YARN.
Chasing and Killing Fox Whose Pelt
Had Been Removed.
livingston IN. ~ Freeman.l

James Pine, veteran fox hunter, sixty-si,
years old, residing In Marbletown, has killed
this winter fourteen red foxes, one cross bar
fox hunter in the county He has two dogs
and hunts over long stretches of country
ranging all over the hills of MarbIetown
across the country to High Falls and up
Shawangunk Mountain as far as Lake Mime.
Paltz Point, on that mountain. Mr. Pine has
hunted for forty years, q portion of the time
In Greene county, and for twenty-three
seasons he has hunted in this county.
The first year he came to Ulster county
as ae ksd thaf tmsy fSTtythres fooes though Ugh
kind OF animal was more numerous than at
present. Last New Years Day he killed
three foxes. Mr.. Pine hunts for pleasure and
recreation, as he owns q nice little farm In
that way pays for his powder and shot. Pine
says, and he affirms with both hands that It Is
true, that one day while he was out hunting
he shot a fine fox. and as he supposed, the
animal dropped dead: He went to him. and
the pelt, so he wouldn't have to carry the car
cass home with him. He skinned it down,
and then pulled 1t over and gave 1t yank In
order to free II from the body, when the skin
came Oh, and to the great and inexpressble
jumped up and ran at full speed, the hun
Ter being unable, In his surprise, to raise his
gun In time to shoot him. The dogs, how
ever, were after him In jify, and the re-
markable sight of fox without it's pelt
scooting along over the crust with three
hounds yelping on his track, was then seen.
The fox being In light marching order, soon
distanced the dogs, and in ten minutes was
OF sight. A few days after the man was out
again hunting for foxes The hounds run one
pretty sharply, and he passed through a
ravine, and 1t being a popularity OF the
fox that when he goes through q ravine
he will come back to 1t again, no matter
how wide the circuit may be, the hunter
posted himself at this place and waited
until he heard the bay OF the hounds fol-
lowing the track up to near where he
stood. He was on the qui piue and got a
glimpse OF an animal running with great
speed that had all the resemblance to a fox.
only Its coat seemed glossy white. The
hunter never thought OF the skinned fox that
ran away few days before, but supposed the
white fur would be great rarity In the mar
ket, so he fired, killing the animal and with
great expectations hurried up to where he
lay, and there, 10 4! and behold, found Instead
of the white furred fox the one that he had
skinned the day before, the white flesh look
ing like white fur In the sunlight. Seemingly
the fox had not minded the loss of his skin
very much, and the flesh had become by ex-
posure in the air almost of the consistency of
leather,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-05
Sixty-seventh Days Proceedings.

SENATE CHAMBER. New ORLEANS. I
Friday. April Q. 1880.
The Senate was called to order at IL clock
a. m. by the Hon. s. D. McEnery. Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate.
On the cali Of the roll the following named
Senators were present:
Messrs. Ably, Augustin, Brian, Burlington,
Cahen, Campbell, Cunningham, Demas, Fos-
ter, Harris, Leake, Lucas, Luckett, Marston,
Newton, Nunez, Mutt, Perry, Pollock, Robert
son, Rogers, Steele, Settoon, Vance. Walton,
Watkins-25.
Absent t-Messrs. Davey, Estopinal, Fonte-
not. Hagan, Kidd, Montan, Parlange, Stew
art, SHINES, Story-10.
Mr.. Robertson In the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Rogers the reading OF
the journal in detail was dispensed with.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Watkins. chairman OF the Committee
on the Judiciary, submitted the following
report:
To the President and Members of the Senate:
am directed by your Judiciary Committee,
to whom WAS referred,
Senate bill No. 224, being
An act to create an additional justice court
for the first ward Of Concordia parish, proyid--
Ing for the appointment OF justice and
constable thereof,
To report the same favorably.
Senate bill No. 222, being
An act creating an additional justice of the
peace and constable for the eighth ward OF
the parish OF Avoyelles,
To report the same favorabIy.
Senate bill No. 212, being Al
An act to amend and re-enact section 932 d
the Revised Statutes of tine State OF Louis
ana,
To report the same unfavorably.
Senate bill No. II, being
An act defining certain misdemeanors ar
Ing out of cruelty to animals and prescribir
the punishment thereof,
To report the same unfavorabIy.
Respectfully submitted,
j. ID. WATKINS, Chairman.
Mr.. Robertson, chairman of the Commit
on Finance, submitted the following repor
To the President aud Members Of the Senat
Your Committee on Finance, to whomsss
referred
House bill No. 40,
An act to levy an annual poll tax, alto
provide for the collection OF the same, alto
to enforce payment thereof and the sle-
ment thereof by the tax collector,
Report the same favorably by malty.
And on
House bill No. 306,
An act to enforce the provisions the
ordinance Of the constitution, relative tne
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-05

A Yankee woman recently married Chi
nese laundryman, aud in three days there
after the unhappy Celestial appeared at bar
ber's and ordered his pig-tail to be cut of,
saying, In explanation, "Too muchee yank. %
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-05

An excellent appetizer and regulator of the
system Is MaIakoff Bitters.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-05
WYNNE ROGERS,
Acting Chairman.

SIGNING OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
The Concurrent Resolution was read by
title, and the Lieutenant Governor and Pres
tdent OF the Senate affixed his signature there
to In open session and without delay.
Consideration Of House bill No. 225 (city
charter),
An act to reorganize the local government
OF the city of New Orleans,
Resumed.
Section "a was read.
Mr.. Ably offered the following amendment: ::
Section "a, line 15 after the word zone" in
sert the words mot to exceed five cents per
ton"
MIR. Harris moved to lay the amendment
on the table.
BY rising vote Of yeas to nays II the
Senate refused to table the amendment.
The question recurring on the adoption of
the amendment. by a rising vote of yeas 10
to nays Il the motion to adopt was not
agreed to.
Dodge City times., 1880-05-22

married him. She has two small boys
who are devoted to her, and often when
she leaves her desk to pace up and down
her room they leave their play and
trudge by her side without word,
thinking they are giving her great as
sistance.
After staying as long as the law allow
first caller, reluctantly took my leave,
heartily agreeing with her brother-in
law, WHO says she is a "nice little
woman" DIR. and Mrs. Burnett call
their home yagabondia, and receive
their friends every Sunday evening
Washington Letter.
Dodge City times., 1880-05-22
Burdette on Commercial Travellers.

WHAT would do with "the boys?"
How often they have been my friends. 1
90 to new town. l don't know one
hotel from another. don't know
where to go. The man with the samples
gets off at the same station. / follow
him without a word or tremor. He
calls to the bus driver by name and
orders him to ''get out of this now," as
soon as we are seated. And when l
follow him am inevitably certain to go
to the best house there is in the place.
He shouts at the clerk by name, and
fires joke at the landlord as we 60 in.
He looks over my shoulder as l register
after him, and hands me his card with
a shout of recognition. He peeps at
the register again and watches the clerk
assign me to ninety-eight. Ninety
nothing" he shouts, "whO's in fiteen?"
The clerk says he is saving fifteen for
Judge Dryasdust. Well, he be
blowed," says my CHEEKY friend, "give
him the attic and put this gentleman in
fifteen" And if the clerk hesitates, he
seizes the pen and gives me fifteen him.
self, and then he calls the porter, or
ders him to carry up my baggage and
put a fire in fifteen, and then in the
same breath adds, "What time will you
be down to supper, Mr.. Burdette?''
And he waits for me, and, seeing that 1
am q stranger in the town, he sees that
Dodge City times., 1880-05-22
Mrs. Burnett, Novelist.

An object of great interest is Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett-a long name
for such small woman. Being actuated
by desire to see the world and going
on the principle of "pulling its tail to
make it roar" l arrayed myself in my
Sunday clothes and went to see Mrs.
b. in the character of lady of leisure.
She lives in a plain three-story brick
house on Street. was received cor
daily and without any inquiry as to my
object. Mrs. Burnett looks so little like
the ideal blue-stocking that l was sur
prised into privileged stare. She is
small and young-looking, and has a
mass of curling auburn hair which she
coils on her neck in most artistic and
neglige style. She uses her hands and
shoulders to emphasize her remarks,
and when any thing pleases her says it
is "awfully interesting" l began a
process of pumping and asked as many
questions as could without betraying
my profession. Her first literary at
tempts were at the age of seven; she
wrote for the amusement of two young
sisters. The family lived in one of the
mining districts of England, and there
she saw Joan" A few years later
they came to the United States, and
lived on farm in Tennessee. Her first
public works were published by Cooley,
and later by Peterson. To the latter
she refers as to her kindest friend and
helper. Her husband, DIR. Burnett, is
well, queer-loOking little man, but
must be nice, or she would not have
Dodge City times., 1880-05-22
You Can Not Judge People by Their
Clothes.

Mr.. G. A. SALA says one can not
Judge travelling Americans in the West
from the clothes they wear aboard the
cars. "For example," he says, Sin the
smoker between Chicago and the i'm
portant manufacturing city Of Cedar
Rapids, l was addressed as partner
and offered plug of terbacker' by a
gaunt youth, seemingly of some nine
teen summers, with lank, hay-colored
hair, whose coarse homespun coat and
vest, red flannel undershirt-overshir
he had none-misshapen felt hat, and
pantaloons tucked into boots reaching
knee-high and quite innocent of black
ing, ostensibly bespoke him to be a
rough of the roughs. He was nothing
whatever of the Kind. He was a grad
uate of the university of his State, had
taken high honors in the Department of
Mineralogy, and was now on his way far
West, with a view TO prospecting
around in the mining regions
Dodge City times., 1880-05-22
An Extraordinary Disease.

For over sixteen months n Philadei-
phia physician has been attending a
case of disease that is 90 rare that the
like of it has never been known, or, Mt
least, recorded in medical works. 1t is
case of real melanosis, or pigmenta-
ton, where the pigment, or melanemia,
rs it is technically called, which gives
color TO the hair and eyes. pervades the
whole body. A boy, born of white par
ents, and perfectly natural in color at
his birth, turned under the disease as
black as full-blooded negro. The par
ents live 1T No. 1907 Lemon Street, the
father, John Salter, being a mechanic.
Ten months after his marriage there
was born to the couple fine and ap-
parently healthy boy. The infant
thrived, and promised to develop into u
robust man. He was beautiful child,
with fair complexion, dark eyes, and
silky, dark-brown hair, which grew in
profusion. But in few days the par
ents were alarmed at Il remarkable
change that was coming over the child.
He gradually grew dark. At first his
skin became pale yellow, then deep
ened into saffron hue, and then, TO the
terror Of the parents, grew darker yet.
The color was uniform all over the body,
except at the joints, where ii was a lit
tie darker, and in the palms Of the hands
where it was lighter. The once brown
hair grew stiff and jet black, and the
eyes also grew darker, so that the line
between the pupils and the iris could
not be distinguished. In spite of med
ical treatment the boy became worse,
and grew very weak, all the time the
color of his skin deepening. At last he
became as black as full-blooded negro.
Then he was attacked by commissions,
which grew more frequent and violent
until they threatened the child's life.
1t was in one of these that DIR. Reynolds
was called in. He succeeded in curing
the spasms, and then devoted his atten-
ton to the strange disease which ailiict-
ed the child. He at once recognized it
as melanosis, or pigmentation, which is
mentioned in the books in n general
way, but there is no case given where it
had developed all through the body.
This was over sixteen months ago, the
child being then thirteen months old.
Since then the boy has greatly improved,
by degrees becoming lighter, until now
he is of light chestnut brown
color. Since DIR Reynolds has had the
case in charge the child has been visit
ed by over 200 physicians.-Cor. ". Y.
itnges
Dodge City times., 1880-05-22
Fun-What is 1t!

"SALT," said the boy, ais a spice
that spoils the potato if you do not put
it on" Fun is an ingredient that spOils
the adventure if it is omitted. The care
full definitions of wit and humor, analyz-
ing each and comparing them, fail to
explain its essence, nor can it be eX-
planned, only felt and appreciated; woe
to those solemn natures who miss it,
and manage to get through life without
it.
There is an impression that fun is a
characteristic of young animals like kit
tens and puppies, also of young races
and the childhood of nations; and that
with maturity and the higher cultivation
it dies out, as the stamens so pretty in
the open center of the wild rose find no
place in the deep heart of a Jacque-
minot. IL has been feared that our
beloved city is reaching this achme of
cultivation, about to lose forever the
spirit of fun. Let us hope for our town,
however, since it is only superficial
view which makes fun exclusively an
attribute of youth. A fine illustration
of it is to be seen in parcel of kittens
frolicking together, but the oldest of
cats, in genial mood, will pursue her
tail with as much zest as the latest of
her progeny. 1t is not permitted to the
morning of life to monopolize its gaiety.
A light heart and "animal Spirits" so
called, outlive pain and grief and ad-
versity in those lucky natures who pos
sess them. Conventionality may frighten
them away from some places, but they
will start up elsewhere. They may be
suppressed, but not destroyed.
Long may the spirit of fun prevail,
and may Heaven forfend that ''culture''
or decorum should drive it away from
the heart of our society. 1t makes light
the burdens of life; it takes the sting
out of the east wind, and makes tolera-
BILE even this month of March prolonged
into the lap of April. Fun is genial and
generous. 1t is not fun that laughs
when man slips in the street and falls.
That laughter is simply hysterical,
caused by the surprise at the sight, and
kind of embarrassment to know what
to do about it-a spasmodic effort to
ing TO do with the free, light ripple of
enjoyment belonging to the spirit of
fun. Fun is not malice. All the prac-
tical jokes and teasing tricks and un-
derhandconspiracies that are planned in
its name by children of all ages are
launched under false colors. Fun dis
owns them, and refuses to lend its laugh
to the hollow ones they provoke. 1t is
the sparkling effervescence of healthy,
joyous natures; the world can not do
without it, nor are there yet any real
signs that it will fail us.-Boston Ad-
rerttSer.
Dodge City times., 1880-05-22
HOME AND FARM.

IT is always best to under-season
rather than 10 over-season food.
To retain the color of any vegetable,
plunge it into cold water after boiling.
WHEN any thing is accidentally made
too salt il can be counteracted by adding
a tablespoonful of vinegar and table
spoonful of sugar.
POTATO PUDDING.-Two pounds po-
tatoes boiled and mashed, one-half
pound sugar, one-half pound butter, six
eggs, wineglassful of brandy, and
one nutmeg Line dish with paste,
and bake.
To TAKE MARKS OFF VARNIsHED
FURN!TURE.-Wet a sponge in common
alcohol camphor and apply it freely to
the furniture. 1t has nearly, if not
quite, the same effect that varnish has,
and is much cheaper.
FILLING FOR PIES OR TURNOvERs.-
One-fourth pound Of raisins stoned and
chopped, one cracker, rolled fine, one
egg, juice and grated rind of one lemon
and nearly cup of sugar. Ii used for
pie use top crust.
LEMON FIE.-One egg mixed with
one grated lemon. In another dish stir
smooth with a little cold water one
large tablespoon of corn-starch; add
one good cupful of boiling water, one
cup of white sugar, a piece of butter
the size of an egg; when cool add the
egg and lemon. Bake with one crust.
Use the white of the egg for frosting.
One large lemon will make two pies by
doubling the rest.
VEAL HAsH.-Take a teacup of boil
ing water in n saucepan, stir in an even
teaspoon of -four wet in tablespoon of
cold water, and let it boil five minutes;
add one-half teaspoon of black pepper,
as much salt, and two tablespoons but
ter, and let it keep hot, but not boil.
Chop the veal fine, and mix with it half
as much stale bread-crumbs. Put it in
pan and pour the gravy on it, then let
it simmer ten minutes. Serve this on
buttered toast.
SOUTHERN GUMBO.-Fry one chicken
brown, and two slices of bacon. Pour
on them three quarts boiling water; add
one onion and some sweet herbs tied in
rag. Simmer this gently three hours
and half. Strain off the liquor, take
off the fat, then put the ham and chicken,
cut in small pieces, into the liquor. Add
One-half teacup ochra cut up, also one-half
teacup rice. Boil one-half an hour, and
just before serving add glass of wine
and dozen of oysters with their juice.
MALAGA CAKE.-Two cups of sugar
and half cup of butter; beat to a
cream; add half a cup of sweet milk;
mix three cups of flour with three tea
spoonfuls of baking powder; beat the
whites of seven eggs to froth; stir all
together and flavor with lemon; bake in
sheets. Filling-Whites of three eggs
beaten with sugar as for frosting; save
out enough for the top of the cake; add
one coffee cup of seeded and chopped
raisins, two teaspoonfuls of lemon ex-
tract; spread between the cake.
Dodge City times., 1880-05-22
A HindO0 Hercules.

An entertainment of novel charac-
ter was recently given at the house of
Mr.. Morarjee Goculdas, at Bombay, who
invited large number of guests to wit
ness some extraordinary feats of strength
on the part of the celebrated Deccan
athleth, Babajee Tulsiram. The compa-
ny, which included many of the leading
inhabitants of the city, sat in semi
circle, at either point of which We're
placed several pretty little native boys,
arranged in brilliant and costly apparel.
The picturesque dresses of the native
ladies who were present, the whole robes
of the Parsee gentlemen and the gay
colors of Hindoo attire had remarka-
bly, fine effect when seen in conjunction
with the beautiful surroundings. After
some preliminaries in the way of hand
ing round for inspection the materials
with which he intended to perform, and
having satisfied the company that there
was no deception, the athlete, tall,
soldierly man, some twenty-seven years
of age, and with magnificent develop
ment of muscle, proceeded to crush a
number of cowries (shells) between the
palms of his hands. He completely
ground them to powder in this manner;
uttering during the process, sharp, shrill
cries, which were probably intended to
express the magnitude Of his exertions.
Then the performer placed cocoanut
upon the head of a boy, and with what
appeared to be a fearful blow broke the
nut in pieces and scattered the milk in all
directions, without, strange to say, hurt
ing the boy in any way. The next feat was
breaking a stout coil of rope by simply
pulling it. One of the most extraordi-
nary parts of the performance was the
following: The athlete placed a betel
leaf between two of his fingers, and
then, by pressing the fingers together,
cut the leaf so as to throw the upper
part several feet high. But the most
startling feat was the breaking of
stone laid on his chest. The man lay
down at full length on some chairs, and
a huge stone, weighing four Bengal
maunds (equal to one hundred and
twelve pounds), was placed on his chest,
which was simply covered by thin
tunic. Two men then struck the stone
some tremendous blows with heavy
hammers, and after two or three at
tempts the block rolled off the mans
chest in two pieces. He next made
several attempts to break cocoanut
with handkerchief His mode of pro-
cedure in this case was to roll the hand
kerchief tightly in the shape of ball,
and then to throw the ball upon the
nut. Pulling piece OF sugar cane in
two exactly at the joint, and bending a
thick iron plate, were among the other
feats performed. The company then
went out on the balcony, where the ath-
lete cut a sugar cane so as to throw up
a piece thereof one hundred and fifty
feet high. 1t was done thus: A man
held out a scimitar with the edge down.
wards, and Babajee struck the cane up
wards against the edge of the sword,
the piece thus cut off flying a great dis
tance in the air. This brought the per-
formance to a close, and the performer
was then presented with handsome
shawl.
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