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, 1880-11-12

..ffjhfa !EcAAo -
/ 6srd sot'h' ,...,,.,vt,t got 1,ank tnto
W.. .,,,,,1c.n t,nrty nn soon as ho caI1t aao u
/ Dc APFh AePh1r nj, :, forgive him VIC cnf1.
tat sou'h '' r.,,,tut{,,,, f1}ctn,). Ocn,
utanta {t;a.} Co'faii!Httott tnS't: ~, @ .,.'"
Ns,u pi1l bp Il cniftlaHale jill 'eos' ~ :."'o
J.ho,ld be lost IN carrS'oR tn.' ''o"' ~ ~" ,,t"e.
,rbccng nv. Vn.l intcttl1chccF: III "est
,.,',",, wo hayo 4a.N' persons VINO cahhoe
W. " fs It nny wondor TINT Eourpohtsln ao"1-
nasI ihsI m cur so,l?
,,.,t,to Cn1irtcr-,Tp1iTfnt (Dem.): 0hr-
I0nlss.1o 1sata1 rrosident at tho United
tAi Is tho e!ec.e% ,s -, 80 Wnah,no,nn ont1 lin
s,,tex ouie as n1tcn ~ - ,I .nn hi.,, .r,,nt".1
En-. Ind no honcst HILL "o'to wv '''"' @31N
opt a,uo,, fnom,. Tim so,,,n-
Memphis n ott'.tes ~. ...,tn. ~ ron1tytrr
.rp people arc conni's :" ~ noiiticni snr.
te ftct tfat ~ ~ nnI fiinr cotr1mcroinlly md
tnna. !!aiHIH III fnr tho Southern section.
1aas"" l., r;r,;nnoti E,unufrcr. Eanatnr
#Gaih u ..,.,,.,, ,....,,,,t,,e+ ni, fut ,nnr,
n.rfs hAs that tliAi'!lly httc'tu'!h ~ t't !'oat
rsn being afratd 70 tall down WIN tnGtf rnysi,
IT. t1sscirht. after whttn hecoihG atrnitl 70 stand
,o,uaukco Sentinel: Gen. Grant lns
.4e,r by hls course IN tho oan,pa'sn that ne E1aa
=. md Of bin country. and pnrty ct hcnrt, Gnd
Teul do anytattk ~ ~ IL " S,s,,szn - IL an rn
tntthns ne elo"''' Nv 70 ~ Ao 's ~ nv, r,'
New York stu: In reference 10 ar. III
IN NV, 70 have 10 say that we know Of our own
aos'edgc tIat "Y.""a nu so,tt,ts,do IN ,ana,, -,
,ss ny nost a,'"t'S ~ ffnrn +" ~, nnsns'nrn.
Hneocke success; .,,,;,t "' '"eto W ''
hpsioa Oh that poiht' ....
New iofR sous'as - Uon|e'eo .,s t''e'y;
1.-The eHeel VI ,n's ,"t ,',t :, ~ 49, nao IT.
tts stormy con,es1 .nae ousns ~ so ~, u"ca n1
POLL: eon o',,,f ~ T III iess .n,,so Il fr ~ rrprrt
, 1880-11-12

IU If19 IINNEEDs
THltAnEtritfA. ra.. Eny. ll.-Tho death war.
rants nf Patrick Hayes nntf u. +. Sullivan. tn hc
nhKed Jan. 6, wcro rrnd to tho prisoners to-
lnY.
, 1880-11-12

AKNE9TED Fl1Ik ltUHHEItf.
New YonK, Nov. l1.-Wirt q. Harmon, con-
Aicntal clcFk to Lee, Tweed s Co., sJ Canal
strcet, has houu arrested. charged With cxten.
slye robburles Ut Rools fsom tho Hr1u. u9 con.
SpAses quilt.
, 1880-11-12
YE MON.



Deputy Coroncr Wnttc yesterday concluded nj
The County Hospital tho Inquest upon III MIN.
Tho tehhlmony Ut tho three i,rtacira! witnts.rs
nf tho killing wns given IN Yesterdays ptptr.
Tho testimony gtsun III conelnsiUn rc!nte,l to
Hernard Dnggan. tho saiF-acHu:ol pcri,csTAtor
of tile crime. Enpt. DtnsKu Miller. mn uttprnry
who hnf kt,uwn DuyRan for slx years. reIhtri
how he came 10 Am asld cn.,fcsscl s1Ml t,r WIS
tho mnn who Rhut tho Chinese uusrytna,,,
0l!ccr Jerry fioltlhan testified rs to III, inter-
view With Dnuunn III which he eol,f..-ssrl tflt liz
fired thu shut. aud ut the aat,u tt,r hn gay. !lIa
'lrtIs ~ the nstnrrc whIcl, rruectIerl H. Ll,ut.
HnnsiHld reItte'i tfa hrtIc'!ars uf atnliln, In.
tcrrEcw. D1lHKnH hri htntc.l that tho hs,irt
ho waa then wGHrittu WIS thu tint. whI:ti
which they 1uarrolt.1. f,uxunl w.l4 very. cx-
o1tcl, anJ h1l piniuy rnouYh been ,rtnktng
isMsiy. ~ IT pct hnl !re,a,"'SI q ly y"'iv
WIS tllc murderer md When nsktal why h" had
tnnu this ilu replied si't II VIVA Eiu,p!v to Yhn
tine la 9!,ier t, SEQ hls wto nna tH,n!y Incl,!l
tim and giving himself up.
,I,uKxnii. who WIS present. and ranc cnn.rh TO
advice frt,fn hts ast,rnny. untl ssxu'n did iikc-
w!se se Chrls Hull. kccIh:r 1T Il nutn!sy ut ~!
" W., nrovo a fht ,hs s.t w'' rcs1 Ers' tn r~,a n M
,!;as". wss!s Iy tm; and stm: ho u:s!f s tho
shtrt-front. ile Identified l}uKHati's little tny
~ tho osiu who brought Tho wAsIiax to and fru,il
hfE fAIlniry.
Tic boy 1scrnart1, bright i!tt!u fellow nj II
FcMra EAs nb!c to describe tho shirt perfectly iii
every particular. Ills aTs.rr wns sIck, his
mother WIS mot Ahe to do tho wtlsliE ii.h lit
nrtfor that his father might bBya Il elt.hn t,ntHt
fur SUNDAY TO brt1l9ht'tlie shirt und two coI!nrs
tnMr l!on'6 lNundry, and brought tho purcell
homo nGaln Saturday night. lie. tor, l,nd
helped his fnth0r put on the shirt the next iany.
Thu little fellow also sworn thAt hs fnther was
!n bct! tho HnrtllnG of tho m1lrlEr nfstit after
Dctock. fur "hcu hcxot II Mt n'et,ck hts mother
fureIAt him making my slUIsc which Wt,tslts wake
hi1 fnl!er. John T. Stnsitan, pnlslter nti,l Elnxer
nt No. .l8 Fulton street, testified tllMt IAlggun
WIS very ettGntrl1 Mt times. mud frequently hntf
great BeGrcis. AltHYethcr itluxlillry, tu iinDurt
tn l1is ac1ualntnrccs. Iie t,nl Tor yrurs been
employed As MI nstcnt1nnt III tho worst wArti.
of thsatlp laylums vt indianapolis. Jefferson.
uhI knnkakec, and 1t WIS 1lIs briiuf th4t dug
Ehn bud cattK1t tho Infection. llu wns nrr3ent
ut DuRHnh'B hOtse frnn ~ 0'clnck In tho ftlrr.
noon until j IN tho nftUrn0on, and Duggnn wa
1T no condition to bo aAout. lio was IN bfi
nearly all dag.
Tho Jury wcro out nearly hn.f an ho,,r, nd
thei brought itl verdict that the znan cairs to
his death by shot lFu1 by Hotle tstiktlnwrPcr.
son. md they recommended tho tglkch1rp Ut
lIuRyhn aud Sex xton ffun custody.
Thu Eh! ncsa who cnme ITO tho ts0spttnl yestcr-
day to tAko etarKc Of tho lHhly were greatly C1-
nspcrAtcd thst their countrytlnn Ind Ieeu sub
jtetcd to 5t-tnortcln txn.Illnatfofi and they
chattcrod and ecbded nj u Hrpat rato ut whit
thoy considered sacrIlAXuls dIsrcspect fos tholr
dead.
, 1880-11-12
6ELF-DEFENSE CLAIMED,
ar<.t.t fN,,.,fsh 10 TA& EhtsaQo Ifihunx

Fonr WAYNE, Ind. Nov. ll.-DIttng an al-
tercatton this anorntng between two fasmexs,
uraIuas,i Tu5t md JoAu button, 1esIlilg aeur
, 1880-11-12

Repairing Of 1'1lrH
yory skillfully and reasonably tiono at tho now
1y opgncd fur manufacturing establishment or
d. LeinwGr, Ito State strcet. opposite Falmer
Hpusu.
, 1880-11-12
EORElGN.a

Affairs Assuming a Most Se-
= rlous Aspect in
Ireland.
Armed Peasantry Confront the
Ba1linrobe Relief Expe-
dition.
But Its Destination Is Finally
Reached Without Actual
Conflict.
A Vote Of S1lnernncc Accorded
to tho Ferry Ministry
In France.
The Final Collapse Is, However,
Believed to Bo Near at
Hand.
D'Asson, tho Lcgittmfst, Is Torcibly
Taken from the Chamber by
Soldiers.
Several Of tho Guard Struck During tho
eouftlo by tho Prisoners Friends.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06

The daisies nodded in the grass, the butter
cups were sleeping,
And Just across the river sang the farmers at
their Teaping;
Upon the hills, so blue and fair, the maple
leaves were showing
Their soft white beauties in the breeze that
from the sea was blowing.
little maid came through the land with
song and ripping laughter
The buttercups made way for her, the dai-
sizes nodded after.
a strong young farmer saw her pause beside
the parting river
She drew 4 lilly from its depth with golden
heart a-quiver.
"Thou art more fair than lilies are" said he,
with head uplifted,
And threw poppy as the stream toward the
maiden drifted.
She set the flowers in her hair-the red and
white together
A cloud grew black before the sun, and
rainy was the weather
He came across the river then, this farmer
from his moving
He minded not the waters depth, he cared
not for its flowing.
go love - said he, ''it cleaning sun and
cloudless skies Ger lean us.
The rivers barring width may roll unpassed,
untried between us
But when loud thunder fills the air, and
clouds and rain come over,
I'd cross the ocean TO your side-I am no
falr-day loYerl
And so one noon the village bells rang out
across the river,
Their music set the butterc1ps and daisies all
a-quiveT.
While some one drew a lily from the stream
so blithely flowing,
And plucked blood-red poppy that amid
the wheat was growing;
| The maiden set them in her hair-the red
and white together
! With many a smile, tear or two, and
glances at the weather.
| They passed beneath the chapels shade-the
farmer and the maiden
/ Where arches crossed above their heads
with snowy blossoms laden,
1 And in that place of holy calm the binding
! words were spoken
/ He in his heart bore out the truth, she on
her hand the token.
| The years went by, and some were bright
! and some were clouded over,
4 But ever stood he at her side-he was nc
| fair-day lover
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06
A STRANGE INCIDENT.

Some Eve or six years ago, a man
called on one Of our prominent citizens
while he was at dinner ana asked for q
priv ate interview. Imagine his surprise
when his visitor produced a large roll OF
bills and proceeded 10 count out several
hundred dollars. which lac handed TO
him, with the request thai he should
keep il until called for by person bear
ing a letter signed 10y name and marks
he then gave, and that ne should retain
SO as a fee. He stated that he expect
ed to have a little trouble, and as the
money he had did not belong 20 him,
wished to place it In other hands for
safe keeping, and to insure the safe re-
turn to the righJful owner Busina ass
being completed, he left as mysteriously
as he. had come, and the money thus left
was placed in tie First National bank
in this village, where it remained FOR
about two years. The matter had near
ly passed from the mind of our towns
man, when one day lady dressed in
the height of fashion and apparently
highly cultivated, called on him and
presented letter bearing the name and
marks given BIZ the man who left the
money. He paid the money over, say
ing lie was instructed 10 retain ten dol
lars for bis trouble.
She said that was correct and handed
him the sum. After counting the
money, she ssid the sum was right. and
then gave him twtatY dollars more as Il
personal gilt. Nothing more WAS ever
heard of the affair until on Saturday of
last week, when the man who left the
money SO mysteri0usly called on oar
townsman, and after q few moments
conversation, asked for a private inter
view. and then said that he had Just re-
turned from serving term IN the East
ern penitentiary of Pennsylvania. He
stated that the woman who called for
the money was his wife. and that daring
these years she'ha3 never known of bis
serving a term in state prison, and he
would not have her know II for amy
sum Of money. rs iIer folks. as well as
his. were OF the first families OF New
{ York city. lie stated that he was
'.dead broke and wanted TO borrow a
little money of our towHsman, which
was granted. He afterwards called a.
our cflicc, aud from conversion there.
we think he only asked the loan 20 see
whether the man with whom he had
I left so large a sum had any confidence
/ in his word and honor, as he exhibited
I quite sum 20 those in our Office. lie
said he was going ont to Potter count y,
1 Pa. We were unable 10 obtain his n .me
/ or address. aud although he acted ont
/ the part Of one little under the infu-
ence OF LIQUOR, It was plain 10 be seen
/ he was a man of education and talent.
1 He Is well acquainted with many in and
around our village, aud gave the his
/ tory of some. which. we must confess,
surprised IS W'eUeriy Free Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06


= BRAVE ESGINzEE- Dradlord
correspondent of the Oil City DirricE
writes as follows:
A gentleman who was present at the late
railroad accident n Cameron Point, on the
Philadelphia < Erie railroad. relates the fol-
lowing touching incident as Illustrating tie
bravery and self sacrificing spirit Of tie en-
Einecr of one OF the cOlii8iuC trains. When
the trains came together the nciueer Of train
u, Ar. Christ Jeau. %as cad5ht- the
wreck Of his locomotive in such mauIer rs
to throw one Of his feet against the boiler
head, where its was held hy tie broken ma
chineTy which was at the same time crushing
his ankle. While he Law in this position, his
foot being literally burnt of bv the hot boiler
head, he managed tOTeach his tool chest, and
wien the reScuinC party came along they
found him endeavOring II extricate nor hfnl-
self, but his fireman, WHO was in even worse
predicament than himself. His first words
We're "Hclppuor Jimmy; uevermind me. z"
The fireman Was eXtricated. bur IL was too
late, as he was so badly inferred that he died
shortly after being rescued. When Mr
Dean vas taken out Of his VeTilOuS puSitiou
{ was found that his foot was 50 badiv burn.
ed and crushed that it would be necessary to
amputate the limb above the ankle.
he took the proposal very cooIlt-. remark
ing to tie doctor. Gut of - 1irffe aS ros-
sible; l need it al I he doctors Thought
it very probable that his system would not
bear mp under the amputation added 10 th6
torture he had already endured, and his case
was accordingly reported u the papers as
almost hopeless. But It is gratifying TO learn
that this brave, chivalrOus mas Is now IN 4
fair way % recover, he having rallied from
his physical weakness and nervous urnstra-
ton. The name of Christ Dean should be
handed down as one who at q time when MS
own life hung in the balance, and he was
suffering untold torture, thought of and
cared for q suffering cnmrade in preference
tn himself. Such Instances Of self-Sacriice
are very rare. and when they occur tend q
renew cur faith in the innate goodness OF
humanity and confirm the quotation that
'One touch of nature makes US all Of kin. E"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06
~, INTELLIGENT Dos.-A Paris cor

Az INTELLIGENT Doc. "A Paris cor
respondent Of III New Orleans Piccpns
tells the following story
There is n terrier in a cafe, Rue 81 Honore.
that no sooner sees IN habituai customer
enter than he runs up TO the counter opens
his mouth, and looks imploTingiv ~ thc
customer The latter SO wei understands
the pantomiIe that he puts q sou in the
open mouth The terrier bounds to the door
and in an instant IS at tie nearest pastry
cooks The baker gives the dog a cake.
which the latter brings 20 his benefector,
who breaks the cake into three pieces. One
j forthwith given the terrier the dog, hav-
ing eaten it. stands or his hind legs. lets the
customer put the second piece OF cake on his
(fhe dng's) nose, lets il stay there untouched
until the gentleman raps ten times On the
table; at tie tenth rap the terrier tnsses the
cake in the air and catches it before it falls
90 tlre floor The gentleman then takes the
third piece of cake in his hand. and saws
"Rii!y, yuu have eaten two CT three pieces ~
cake. There are thousands Of dogs la Paris
who have never tasted a piece 0f cake. Vow
Billy, il you be e geatieuau-and / believe
ynu ave q gentleman, BH!y-y0u sill take
this third piece af cake and lav Ii IN the
street FOR dogs that are not as well OF in this
world rs Won are The terrier takes the
third piece OF cake In his mouth. leaves IL IN
the street, RETURNS 70 the customer. looks in
Quiriugiy at him, rs much as to ask. ''liaya
I done the gentcel thinge" ard lies down %
dOze until smother customer enters.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06

He WANTED THIRTY ACRES OF
FRESH AIR.-He came mp little late,
stepped in without ringing and striding
softly into the parlor, dropped into an
easy chair with the careless grace of a
voting man who is accustomed to the
programme. by Joge, he said to the
figure sitting in the dim obscurity Of
the sofa, "By Joye, l thought ! was
never going TO see You alone again.
y our mother never goes away from the
house nowadays, does she, Minnie -
''Well, not amazingly frequently, ''cheer-
fully replied the old lady from the sofa.
s'MiDnle's away 50 much OF the time
noy7 have to stay in. In the old hick-
ory at the end of the house the moping
owl complained of the moon much ia its
usual style, the katydids never sang
more clearly, and the plaiRtive cry OF
the whippoorwill filled the night with
poetry, but he didn't hear any of it, all
the same. And, by George he said
to friend fifteen minutes later, ''if |
didn't leave my hat on the piano and
my cane in the hall, I'm goat. Think
of 'em ? Forget 'eIn Strike me blind
if L knew 1 had any clothes on at All.
What | wanted was fresh air, and ]
wanted about thirty acres of it, and
mighty quick, too. ''-Nesr York World
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06

CHILDREN have more tact than they
get credit for. When her grandmother
had told the six-year-old a long yarn
about a fabulous bear, who used TO so
round the country eating up all children
who disobeYed their parents, the bright
child looked into the wrinlled face and
said: "Grandma, were there any bears
of that kind around when you were n
girl ?'s And when the old lady assured
her That bears of that kind were n cent
Invention. she simply replied, u tho't
there eoIldn't have been any OF I
shouldn't have had a GRANDMOTHER.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06
Two story Frame Dwelling House and
store
Jan %. lsso.-st. Assignee q ?. J. woieslagle
A DMINIsTRATION NOTICE.

"a Estate OF WTLLtAN BRADLEY. deed.
Letters or administration the estate OF WI
liam Bradley, late of Washington township Cam
bTtE county. deceasod, having been issued to the
undersigned. all persons indebted 70 said estate
are hereby notified that immediate payment must
be made, and those having claims against tho
same viii present them properly authenticatoi for
settlement ANN BRADLEY. Edra,x
WsRhirEtca Tvp-. Jsu. 2. fss1 St.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06

The roaming correspondent uf the Bur
iiugton (Iowa) Eairk Ere tells a pleasing
story of 3 se6-sacrifcing Traveller who de-
voted his cneruies - the work of GerOuring
everything upon certain railway station
diniile-cnunter, and having - length ac-
cntapIisiiesi the feat. walked away, SAYING
'sThere The next fellow that comes elorg
h4~e ---n ss-t something &c 1
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06

NOTICE t-Storekeepers and others
~ throughout the county who have undressed
Furs on hand will consult their own interests by
holding them for . few weeks, whom viii call Tor
JACOB WEISS ER
Ehsssbarsr. JAa. 81. 1852 81
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06
TT Is SAID THAT
100000 PERSON $
Witnessed Reception in Philadelphia.
WE WOULD THE
Men and Boys to Call at Oak Hall
Immediately nd Equip Themselves
COLD WAVES OF 1880.

Winter Sales with have
ALT to do eclpsed
and they 1t, and the People see II, tOo
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06
Carefully Manufactured Goods
bought tn the Ne,oY York Wholesale


s0u
Nertc+a ......l6
ResIu Cthsre ed
Pants
Th Double Shou red ape 70 ts
Higher G1ade1 aboratey
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06

o21 Up LNotice is hereby given
Ieq ases iae bo9Es % Dr.. ALEX. Tkrr have been
ll 49,. -. ne undersigned for settlement. and that
q t.lt- remaining uHadjusted on the 10Th day
" ar! next VIII be turned over 70 an ofiesr
N - ior c1liection- ]. a. DOUGLASS.
-itrs. Iaa. = 1857 -sf
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06

THE kind wife who has 2 smile for her
husband when he comes into the house
will rot drive HIM to ? salaon n get orr.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06
ARGUMENT LIsT.-Causes set
4 n hnHn for arxrirnent Ill.sdax

Exceptions to the report Of Joseph Hc571n8i1.
Esq, Auditor to report dfstrfbutcn OF the fhonrT
In the hands % the Sheriff arising from De sale o.
the real estate Of John Sharbaugb. .sz,s,t s
In the matter OF the report OF viewers To 1i3 ouI
public road from tho house Of Chari es foese9 to
the head Of no. :, In Washington tovnship
In the matter Of the rule on the part Of Emanuel
James and John James In the matter Of Gone
maugh street. IN SIillvisle borough
G. T. OiDONNEIIs. ProthonofaTy
Prothonotary's once, Ebensbure, Jan. ~. fse6
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06
advertising Il ates.
The large and rapidly increasing aircu i ,fofI
os THE FfsEBszr commfudsft 70 the fsvorz9ie
consideration OF advertisers. Advert tisrrneu t.
viii be inserted at The following rstes.

Arditors Nnticet. s-t.--s.tt -
Sfray anf similar Notices i.tH
Business items. first insertion loc- per line
each 80 equeiit Insertion 5c-perfine.
nE- Resolutions proceedings 81 am coT1'oTd-
fif,r ~ sncfrfu and communications dCfplicd 20
cdii attention fod4lH - ifnifrd f irdiuinHd
srfcTesf. must be pdid for ds ddrcsffseyncrts.
JoB PRrSTtS0 OF a. kind neatly ard expedi-
tiousiy executed at lowest prices. Don't you
forget IT.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06

TO ADYERTISERS.-Send 10 cts for our 100 page
pamphlet. al about Newspaper Advertising. Ad-
dTsss GEO. r. RovT1L Co, 70 Spruce St, ~. 7.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-15
a P INGALLS, 0
The Dead Sea Serpent ne Saw
Off Monhegan Island.


Portland (Me.l August
Yesterday morning. our reporter
learned that Capt. Nj. ID. ingalls,, of
the schooner U~halcedony. lying of
Rumery's wharf, had actually seen the
big "sea serpent" off Monhegan Island,
a few days ago. The hardy mariner
grinned a little when the reporter told
him he had come to interview him
about the big snake he was reported
to have lately seen, but asserted the
story was not far from the truth.
The captain then went on to tell
about the strange thing he recently
saw, substantially as follows: Last
Saturday, about l o'clock in the after
noon, we were slowly sailing past
Monhegan, there being very little
| wind, about twenty miles southwest OF
the island, when we caught sight Of
what looked like a large schooner
floating bottom up. As the object lay
almost dead ahead, we made directly
for it, but before we got very close a
Cape Ann schooner lay to and sent a
boats crew to inspect what now plain
ly appeared to be a monstrous carcass
Of some species or other. We finally
hove to, about a ships length of, and
took a leisurely survey Of the thing,
1t was dead and foated on the water
with its belly, of a dirty brown color,
up. Its head was at least twenty feet
long and about ten feet through at the
thickest point. About midway of the
body, which was, | should guess, about
forty feet long, were two fins Of 2
clear white, each about twelve feet In
length. The body seemed to taper
from the back of the head down tC
the size of q small log, distinct from
the whale tribe, as the end had moth
ing that looked like a huke. The
shape of the creatures head was more
like a tierce than anything | can like
it to. | have seen almost all kinds Of
shapes that can be found in these wa
ters, but never saw the like of this
before. Two years ago, off Seguin,
saw shooting through the water &
thing which, | think, resembled this
creature considerably, but | didn't gel
close enough to it to say for certain
The men from the Cape Ann schooner
got on this dead carcus, and one o.
the boys cut a double shuttle on it:
belly, which for all the world looked
like the bottom of a schooner covered
with barnacles and seaweed by the
weather. We should have towed the
thing to Portland had there been any
wind, but as there wasn't, we steered
away and left it. What sort Of a ses
monster this was, | can't say for sure,
out in my opinion it was the original
"sea-serpent' which has been seer
once in a while for years past, and
which, when alive, was too swift {
a swimmer for any sailing vessel to gel
alongside Of"