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The Portland daily press., 1880-05-11

THE Chicago Times always was an enter
Its latest piece Of enterprise is the furnish
ing of news in advance from the Cincinnati
Convention. The Times has it thus: II a.
m.-Mr. Barnum called the convention to
order and talked about the great fraud of
'76. He nominated Tilden man for tenn
porary chairman, who spoke briefly about
the great fraud of '76 All the anti-Tilden
contestants for seats were denied admit
tance. A Tilden man was elected perma-
nent chairman, and in long and spirited
speech, dwelt upon the great frand Of '76.
p. m.-Convention adjourned for refresh
ments. 2 p. m.-Convention re-assembled
Committee on resolutions, having been alb
sent two minutes, returned with column
platform denouncing the great fraud of '76
Twas adopted, and, nominations being in
order, the choice of the convention was de-
clared by accamation to be the great fraud
of '76.
THE date of the Psi Upsilon annual con-
vention at Ann Arbor, Mich, has been
changed to May 26 and 27. The new build
ing of the Michigan University chapter will
be dedicated and Clarkson n Potter will de-
liver an address and Charles Dudley Warner
an essay. The annual convention of the AL
pha Delta Phi fraternity meets at Rochester,
N. Y. on the same date, when John Jay
will preside and addresses will be delivered
by Bishop Coke, ex-Gov. Dennison, Pr of
Moses Colt Taylor and others.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-23
A Model Killer.

The new Prusslan Gun Is repeating
gun, capable Of firing twelve shots per
twenty-tour seconds, after which it may
be used like any ordinary gun of one shot.
This result has been obtained by a store
chamber holding cartridges made of sheet
iron, weighing $50 grammes and with q
capacity OF eleven cartridges. This store
chamber can be removed or inserted at will,
and 1t acts automatically when the store.
chamber Is opened or even when 1t is shut,
no special movement being necessary. In
opening the store. chamber q cartridge
comes In; in closing another cartridge
comes forward, 30 that it will fall into place
when the store. chamber Is again opened.
This chamber can be adapted to any
gun loading at the hcech, If the latter be
provided with cylindrical closing; and thus
repeating guns arc obtained. 1t requires
but fifteen seconds to refill the store cham
Der, when 1t may be carried separately or
at once inserted in tho gun. In the latter
case 1t Is applied to the cartridge chamber,
the weight coming, favorably, upon the
centre Of gravity of the CUR. The gun
docs not lose any of Its qualities of rapid
discharge by this addition. BY means of
this invention one can be loading while
firing. 1t is a curious fact that the author
Of this murderous improvement is Mr..
Loewc, amember of the progressionist party
OF Prussia, and attached as such to the
"Legion Of Peacol"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-23

course, Monsieur de Comtc," he said, sft
Is needless to tell you that these ladies do
not come to me themselves and seek for
husbands. When q lady has large for
tune and ls anxious to get married she has
no need of matrimonial agent. It Is her
friends, parents Or guardians who come to
me-in nine cases out of ten without her
knowledge-and, possessing influence over
her, offered the heiress to me, In consld.
Grafton Of fee arranged between us, of
course provided can, among my clients,
find suitable partner. The whole thing
is perfectly simple, and the wife need
never to suspect anything. From names
have just mentioned you can see for your
self that many of my clients, both male
and female, belong to the best nobility of
Europe, and IN fact think can say with
out vanity TINT l have had something
directly or indirectly to do with most Of
the leading matrimonial alliances which
have taken place in France in the last
thirty years, although since the fall of the
second empire business has become rather
slack"
what can be more terrible than this
Little does the Duchcsse Fouille de Persil
dream as she dashcs out to the Bois de
Boulogne that her only and well-beluvcd
daughter is being bought and sold in a
diEgy little room near the Boulevard Pois-
sonnierc by her DEAR and intimate, though
unscrupulous and impccunious friend, tho
h1arquise Huppc dc la Dechc. The duch-
esse has unbounded confidence in the mar
quise, and has given her carte blanche to
bring any of her friends to her house and
when the young Vicomtc dc la Poisse is
introduccd-a charming man, and one
whose birth and title are above suspicion
he meets with most cordial reception.
The rest Is soon done; the vicomte is
represented to the mother as being the very
model OF young men, madame la maruuise
uses her influence in every conceivable and
uncomfortable way, and III nine cases out of
ten the a"rlage COM off, madame la
niarquise, NJ. lc vicomte, and the matri,no
nial agent all having large plum out of
the pie, the mother and daughter never
suspccting anything More than three
quarters of the marriages in France-and
in the 9rdndc monde, mind you-are
brought about in this way; for, apart from
the professional matrimonial agents, most
OF the abbes and cures add to their income
by mixing III matrimonial intrigues of this
nature.
AS a matter Of fact, indeed, the priests
are the most powerful of all matrimonial
agents, for the family confessor exercises
the greatest influence and Is supposed to
be above all suspicion. Who can wonder
after this that 30 many marriages in France
end in misery and separation, and that M.
Naquet meets with support when advoca-
ting divorce? There is no remedy for this
evil, for one cannot discover it, and In
some instances both tho BRIDE and the bride
groom are alike ignorant of the fact that
their standing before the altar is matter of
so many thousand francs in pocket to two or
more of their most intimate and cherished
friends Let it not, moreover, be sup
posed that we in England arc free from
this scourge; quite the contrary-thcre is
as much money made in Belgravia as at
Sainte Clothldc.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-23
Buying q Bride,

Under an assumed name my friend went
to the Paris residence of M. de F., the
celebrated marriage broker and having
paid the preliminary fee Of E4O, explained
that he came on behalf of cousin who,
although possessed of q handsome fortune
and good title, was anxious to increase his
worldly goods by contracting a worldly
marriage. My friend further asserted that
he acted In his own name and without
tho authority OF his cousin, but that the
consent Of the latter, should anything &C
ceptable be proposed, he could answer for.
NJ. dc r. at first demurrcd, and asserted
that he was not IN the habit of dealing
with less than at least one person directly in
terested In matrimonial project but my
friends eloquence, not to speak of the thou
sand franc note, at length prevailed, and the
greal. matrimonial agent unboson.ed him
selt
His terms were eight per ccnt,lm on the
dot, and this to be paid within the first
year after the celebration of tho marriage.
OF course my friend consented. Then M.
dc +. explained that should nothing de-
finitely be decided on and the attempt fail.
no further expenses would be incurred, the
LAO covering all. This pleased my friend
still more, for he confessed to me that he
feared he should not be allowed to leave the
sanctum OF the magician without parting
with at least another fifty louis. These pre-
Hminaries having passed off to the satisfac-
ton ofboth parties, M. do F. opened an i'm
mense desk and took out from It bulky
note book, IN which my friend solemnly al
leges were inscribed the name, age, fortune,
disposition and social status of every heircss
not only in Franco, but in Belgium. Aus.
tria, Holland, Italy, England, and every
other country in Europe. NJ. do +. airily
explained that he dispised American herr
csses, as their fortunes could not be relied
upon. M. do F. read out his list, some.
what as follows: -Four millions, orphan.
red hair, two. and-twenty, subject to cpl
lcpsy, clever, but strong minded property
all In real estate noble family, Belgian. !"
"Fivc millions, widow, very susceptible,
dark, may or may not have lovers. but
there 10 no scandal attached to her name {:
French, good bourgeois family; very fond
OF titles, but prefers men in the army; will
not marry man under forty; ie Serself five.
and-thirty; property partly "a railroad
shares and partly in French government
stocks;" and so on ad i,,Jqnitu7a.
My friend was thunderstruck, and at
first half beloved that the list was pure.
ly an imaginary one and merely bait
thrown out to attract hungry fish. This
doubt was, however, soon dispelled when
Nj. de f., looking upon the matter as set
tied, calmly stated the name of the young
lady, my friend discovering to his aston
ishment that he knew the family intimate
ly, and that M. de F.'s intelligence and
details were absolutely correct In every
particular.
He then explained his system. tOi
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-23
what . Volcano oAn DO,

Cotapaxi, In 1898, threw It's fiery rockets
5000 feet above the crater, while in 1854
the blazing mass, struggling for an outlet,
roared 80 that Its awful voice was heard at
distance Of more than 600 miles In 1907
the crater at Tunglragua, one of the great
peaks Of the Andes, flung out torrents of
mud, which damned up tho rivers, opened
new lakes, and, in valleys ! 900 feet wide,
made deposits 600 feet deep. The stream
from Vesuvius, which, In 1887, passed
through Tore del Greco contained 33, 900, :
600 cubic feet Of solid matter, and in 1893,
when Tore dol Greco was destroyed &C.
cond time, the mass of lava amounted to
$4,000, 900 cubic feet. In 1850 AEtna
poured forth flood which covered eighty
four square miles of surface, and measured
nearly 200, 900, 900 cubic feet. On this
occasion the sand scorla formed the Monte
Rosinl, near Nlcholosa, a cone of two miles
stream thrown out by Htna In 1910 was in
molten e! the rate OF yard day for nine
months after the eruption, and it Is on re-
cord that the lava Of tho same mountain,
after terrible eruption, was not thorough
ly cool and consolidated for ten years after
the event. In the eruption Of Vesuvius,
A. ID. ~, the scoria and ashes vomited
forth far exceeded the entire bulk of the
mountain; while in 1860 Ktna disgorged
moro than twenty times it's own mass
Vesuvius has sent its ashes as far as Con-
stantinopls, syria and Egypt. 1t hurled
stones eight pounds in weight to Pompeii,
a distance of six miles, when similar masses
were tossed up two thousand feet above
the summit. Cotapaxi has projected a
block of one hundred cubic yards in volume
a distance Of nine miles; and Sumbawa,
In 1915, during the most terrific eruption
on record, sent Its ashes as tar as Java, a
distance Of three hundred miles Of surface,
and out Of population of twelve thousand
souls only twenty escaped.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-23
Ordering John A dams Below.

one OF the most successful Of the COM
manders of the American navy during the
revolution was Commodore Samuel Tucker
of Marblchcad. His biographer, with par
donaSle pride In his hero, claims that he
'took more prizes, fought moro sea. .tights
and gained more victories, than, with few
exceptions, any naval hero of the age. I"
The SIMPLE manners that then prevailed in
Slarblchcad are illustrated by an anecdotc
of the way Mr.. fuckers commission as
captain was presented to him.
TIC was chopping wood, ono day, in his
yard, with his sleeves rolled up, and tar
paulin hat slouching over his face Sud
denly an officer rode up to the gate, halted
looking as if he had made a mistake.
II say, fellow" lie shouted, somewhat
roughly, to the wood-cbopper, IL wish you
would tell me if the Honorable Samuel
Tucker lives about herel'
Honorable! Honorablci" answered
Tucker; 'thcre is not man of that name
in Marblehead. He must bc one Of the
family of fuckers in Salem. l am the only
Samuel Tucker there is here /"
Something about the young man sug-
gcstcd to the officer that the commission
which he bore. appointing Samuel Tucker
captain in the American navy, belonged
to the wood-choppcr He handed it to him,
and rcturnad to Cambridge.
Captain Tucker always obeycd orders to
the letter. lie was ordered to the Boston,
which ship was assigned TO carry John
Adams as envoy to France. One day, tho
Boston, falling in with an armed English
merchantmen, engaged her. Mr.. Adams,
seiZing mlskct, took his place among the
marines and when Captain Tucker ordered
him to 60 below, continued at his post.
"Mr. Adams" said the rcsolute Cap
tain, laying hold OF the minister, and fore
ing him away, 81 am commanded by the
continental congress to deliver you safe In
France, and You must. so down below,
sir J" MIR. Adams obeycd and loft the
deck.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-23

M. Gohrs, gentleman from Grasburg,
who recently proposed to make the ascent
OF the mountain from Grindelwald, was &C.
compancd by the guides Rud, and Inabnitt.
They passed tho night in tho hut on the
Bcrgi, and set out next morning soon after
3 o'clock. At 7 80 they began the ascent
OF the upper part of tho Jungfrau, in.
tending to gain the summit by the Roththal
Couloir, which 10 frequently swept by ava.
lanches. Their way lay up steep slope
of snow surmounted by great wall or cor
nice OF ice, and traversed ut its lower OK
trcmity by a wide crevasse. The snow was
deep and progress difficult, and when Inab-
NIT, who was In frOnt-all the three being
roped ogcthcr-reached the lce-cornice, he
struck the point of his axe into 1t 81 tha the
might have better purchase and the more
eHectualiy help the others. Scarcely had
he done 30 when the cornice for length
OF ~ metres came down with run, strik-
ing and ovcrt,rning NJ. Gohrs and Rudi,
who were shot downward with tremen-
dous velocity, dragging after them Inab-
NIT. and all three were hurled pcllmell
into the crevasso. Fortunately for them.
it was partially filled with snow, which,
broke their fall, and NJ. Gohrs and Rud,
escaped with few not very serious contu-
sions. lnabnitt, however, seemed badly
hurt. He could not rise. and when his
companions tried to help him up, he begged
them TO desi,t, the least movement causing
nm excruciating agony. Their first
thought was that they would all have to
perish together, for two sound men could
not, In common humanity, leave their
wounded companion alone in that frightful
solitude: yet to remain where they were
was certain death. At length, resolving
to make last effort for life, they took In
abnitt In thoir arms, and in spite OF his
cries succeeded in carrying him out of the
crevasse. Then III. Gohrs and Rudi placed
the wounded men between them-in the
most dangerous places one alone supported
him while the other led the way-and In
this manner and with painful slowness
they walked from in the morning until 7
III the evening, at which hour they reached
the hut on the Foulhorn. Many times DIR
ing this terrible journey lnabnitt, whose
spine was seriously injured, begged OF the
others to leave him to his fate, but they BRAY
ly persevercd to the end. At 8 o'clock
next morning Rudi set out III search of help
and ut he returned with four men and a
CHAIR. lnabnitt was then placed in the
chair and start made for the Eggeschhorn.
The journey thither was almost moro try
Ing than that of the day before, for the rain
tell in torrents, and n. Gohrs, whose feet
had been badly frozen in the hut, was al
most as helpless AZ tho wounded guide
They succeeded, however, In reaching
the Eggeschhorn and eventually Grindel-
wald.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-23
Pleasant Life in Bengal.

The daily life Of the family IL a series Of
pictures of Arcadian simplicity. At day
break, when the crows begin to cav, the
whole household is astir. The two older
brothers are off to tho fields. while Gayaram
Is seeing after the COWS. Tho women are
busy In the huts and court yards. Some
times the mon como home to their midday
meal, and sometimes 1t Is carried to them
In the fields. AT sunset the labors of the
day are brought to close. A mat is
spread In the courtyard, and the men sit
down cross-feggcd and smoke their bubble
bubbles, at such times 1t ls the Joy of Ba-
dams life to listen to the childish prattle of
his little daughter Malati. Occasionally
the mothers pay visits TO their ncighbors,
or ncighEors drop IN and JOIN in the smok-
ing. The conversation is nearly always tho
same-the weather, the bullocks, the crops
and the cows; the plowing, harvesting,
sowing or irrigating. But money is ever
the burden OF the talk; rupees, annas, and
pice; tho zemindar's rent; the interest paid
to the money-lendcr; the cost, loss or pro.
III OF every transaction connected with
farm or household. The whole family is
religious; indeed all Hindus are religious.
They may be everything that Is good or
bad, but they are never wanting III fear of
the gods. They arc constantly uttering
the sacred names, and they offer a portion
OF every meal to the gods of the earth,
water and sky. They see deity in every
thing that exists, and omens Of good or evil
in everything that moves. If they meet
cow or wedding they rejoice over their
good fortune; If they see widow or a
funeral, they are down-hcartcd at their ill.
luck. They engage in no business, or
journey or Transaction Of any sort or kind,
without prayer to the goddess Lakshimi
or an invocation to the elephant headed
Gancsha.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-23
TRI-W EEK.LY EDITION.
'sAUGUST."

saw h'r traversing the world
In tho first fushes Of the morning
Her bodice wss OF woven gold,
And golden was her whole adornine
With iightsomo foot she wandered down
Thro' sunlit spot. and dim reoesses,
And On her brows regal crown
shone dim above her golden tresses.
! saw her through the meadow Ways
At dewy even homo returning
What time the suns declining rays
Upon her coronet were burning
The winds in admiration hushed
Their vesper carols in her houor;
ana overhead, the apples blushed
Taat from their branches looked upon her.
Along the road, as daylight waned,
Ihe cattlo drew the laden wagons
with thirsty lips the reapers drained
The harvest brew from wide ,nouthed fapons:
And when athwart her jeweled dome
Low rode the silvor moon thereafter,
The chorus Of the Harvest Home
Rang underneath the farm house rafter.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-23

day and handed me card upon which was
printed, "Mrs. Sarah Blyster."
Then it all came back to ne, and ]
rushed into the reception room to give the
good creature loving embrace-which
quite upset her, and made her wipe her
kindly, susceptible eyes-and to ask, the
first thing: ''How's the carpenter that was
hurt?"
Mrs. Blyster bIushed violently, and said
with slmper:
"fou hain't a forgot, sure's live."
'Of course haven't" said, warmly.
81 take great deal of interest in my fel-
low beings, In spite OF your thinking I
don't How Is he2''
'Law, miss, lie want hurt 80 awful bad;
st1ll,' raising her eyebrows and looking
serious, ''he sVas pretty sick for awhile,
and he broke leetlc bone in his foot,
which makes him rather lame"
''But what's his namc2" l interrupted,
lmpatiently.
'That's 1t said Mrs. Blyster, impress
sively. "Wasn't it strange enough you
should a-said Crppen2 knew twan't no
common name, and it amt. It's Crimpton;
now don't that sound mostly like Grip.
pen?'
"lt does. indeed" said, trying to look
as amazed as felt that ought to. "But
how did you get along2"
"Ohl" blushing again, eve got along
f1rst-rate, and that's what come to tell YOU.
We--that is-well, miss-I dcclare,' and
good Mrs. Blyster looked like a fifteen.
year-old girl with her first beau, al come
a-expectin' to ask If you would do us
the honor, you havin' a-known all the
circumstances from the start, TOTO"
"ro what2" l cried, as Interested as
Mrs. Blyster herself.
"Well, if you must know-it'sa pleasant
room, you know, with the rag carpet and
clock tickin', and we're goin to be mar
ried there Thanksglvin' day. sTaint ben
year yet, but he needs me, pein' lame,
you know-and mebbe you'll come to the
weddin'."
You may be sure that went.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-23

1t Is said that in tho Welsh Ian
guage an III fid el book does not exist.
The French revenue for 1880 is
over $4,000, 900 above the estimates.
Texas settled as densely as New
York, would contain "a, 900 900 people.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-04

CoUGHs. Browns Bronchial Trocher
are used with advantage to alleviate cough,
sore throat, hoarseness and bronchial aztec
tons. For thirty years these Troches have
been in Use, with annually increasing favor
They are not new and untried, but, having
been tested by wide and constant use for
nearly an entire generation, they have st
tanned well.meritcd rank among the few
staple remedies Of the age
The THROAT.-"B Browns Bronchial Tro-
ches" act directly on the organs OF the
voice They have an extraordinary effect
in ali disorders Of the throat and larnyx, re
storing healthy tone when relaxed, either
from cold or over-exertion OF the voice and
produce clear and distinct enumeration.
Speakers and singers find the Troches use
full.
A CoCGa, Coin. CATAgEa OF sore throat
requires immediate attention. as neglec, Of.
'entimes results in some incurable lung dis
eases Browns Bronchial Troches" almost
invariably give relief LIMITATIONS are offer
ed for sale, many Of which are injurious.
The genuine Browns Bronchial Troche.n
are sold only in boxes.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-04
ATH ENEUM.

A crowded house greeted the great MIN.
strel combination last night
The opening part was we'll arranged snd
admirably carried out as regards solos,
choruses and the witty sayings Of the end
men, whose efforts to arms were cnthus.
iastically cheered.
Wilson's part in the specialities was ex-
crnciatingly funny, as was also Happy Cal.
Wagner's, Fields, Hansou's and in fact all
the others whose names are down among
the leading characters on the programme.
The troupe proved, beyond doubt, their
right 10 the title of "the greatest minstrel
combination On the road