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The Penn's Grove record., 1882-03-18
Eli Perkins and the American
Sergeant.

Eli Perkins has been visiting st.
Augustine, and making notes Of
curious things TO be seen there. The
subjoined extract IL from n of his
letters TO the New York Sunday Star.
1t will be observed that Eli grace.
fully yields the palm for mendaciIy to
the old Sergeant. Coming from any
,one else such an admission, fortified by
the testimony Of the old Sergeant him-
self, would be almost conclusive, but
coming from Eli, 1t is not only open
TO suspicion, but will be generally rec
ognized as another laurel leafiet for the
championship crown hat now adorns
his brow:
A VERY LARGE LIAR.
The biggest liar in ST. Augustine is
an old Sergeant who does the guide
business around the old s anish fort,
San Marco. This fort was built in
1855 by Don Alonzo Ferdinand Hereda,
the Spanish Governor ofSt. Augustine.
1t is 3 splendid old fort yet, with its
turrets, coats of arms, towers and dun
geons still remaining.
What did those Sranish fools build
this splendid fort for 2" / asked the
old Sergeant.
ITO protect them against the Semi
mole Indians and the French Com
mupists, who used to come over here
and try to clean us out, SIR. We got
tired of killing those I~njuns, and so we
Just walled them out"
when was 1t built 2"
"In 1855, sir"
"And you helped to build ii 9"
II certainly did, sir. / used to
carry ice water to the men when they
were at work. l."
"But how could they have ice In
/ interrupted 1.-THE Their
mometer lever gets below sixty de-
grees."
"They brought it down from Cincin.
natl over the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad, sir"
"But the railroad wasn't built
/ persisted.
Now look here, smarty, II you
more about this here fort than /
10 what do you want to ask me about
It forF" If you wan; useful ipformsr
ton Pm here to give 1t but I'm not
here to talk to q blank.i.iy- blank
newspaper fool" and then the old
sergeant went and sat down on the
'ea wall and looked toward Spain.
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Selling S~trawbe rries.

II tell you it's all nonsense said
Uncle Peleg. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
pity tits all played out Your big
fairs may be all very nice, but people
don't come there because they pity
the poor they come because it's FASH
ionable |"
Horatia Mere shook her pretty head.
"You see, child" said Uncle Peleg
iaking snuff, you're on the wrong
platform ever TO get a reep behind the
curtain. You're an heiress, and you're
toleraoly good looking, and have a
way that people like, and therefore the
void puts It's best foot for ward, so far
30 you are concerned. If you were
Mrs Sikea, the washerwoman, OF
Betty, the orange woman, you'd Sc
quite a different aspect Of things"
"Nonsense, Uncle" said Horatia
still unconvinced "Be a good, darling
old Uncle Ptleg, and let me have tbs
deiiei US 7riomphe dc Gdnd straw.
berries in your south garden border fol
my refreshment table Remember Pm
10 sell the stra wberries and cream, anC
I want nay table TO look the pretties
in the room.n
Who do you suppose will buy you
Strawberries At the outrageous prize
you'll put upon them" he demanded
soufly.
Every body Horatia answered
saucily. "Conie, Uncle Peles, be gen
erous and graceful, and say ! shall
have them"
Uncle peleg took snun.
ION one condition you shall hav'
them"
Horatia clapped her white, ros.
! hands.
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Gypses n Europe.

The gypsy Is a thorough and ire
claimable v~agaoond, but he has many
good points about him. His notions
of honesty, especially when a fowl or
actIy correspond with our own, and
he can not be brought to understand
the game laws but he compares favor
ably in most of these respects with the
tranips and beggsrs, and even with
the rustic laborers and the lower
classes in towns.
The road is literally his walk In life,
and be practices such trades as tinker
ing, chair-mending, cutting clothes
pegs and the like, with assiiuity and
industry. When the weather makes
out-of-door life unbearable, the gypsies
settle down after a fashion those who
have covered wagons, with the sight
OF which we are so familiar, halt with
them in some cor venient spot and live
in small communities others hire an
empty cottage and simply camp down
in 1t, requiring nc furniture but a few
articles of bedding and cooking nten-
| sIls which served them in their tents
| but the English Romantics do not
affect a town life; they keep siric ly
TO their old nomad traditions.
Kirk Yetholm, in Scotland, Is the
only place in the British Isles wher,
q settled colony of gypsies exists, fol
even their haunts in the west OF Lon.
dou are deserted when the Summel
comes round, and@the country holdi
forth its irresfstable charms. Else
where. especially in Turkey and th'
Danubian principalities, there ar
many villages inhabited entirely b,
gypsies.
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The World OF Fashion.

The tan ooIored undressed kid glove
in six to twelve button lengths, re-
tains all its popularity. 1t is suitable
with any toilet.
A very pretty headdress, called
~capeline, for opera or theatre, IL made
of white Spanish lace and champagne
cOlored satin q searf of lace Is brought
under the chin from the right to the
left side and fastened with a satin bow
of similar shade; a bouquet Of crimson
roses and dark green foliage is fastened
to the right side of the eapeline.
Mourning pelerine colors are very
pretty, composed of black surah and
black Spanish lace. The surah has
three or four rows of shirring which
give it a proper form, and the Spanish
lace trims tina upper and lower edge
a black satin bow finishes it in front.
Chenelle scarfs are stu much worn for
the trimming Of both WASTES and
skirts. For bali dresses they are
much prettier when of the same color
as dress material. White satin trim
med with lounces Of white chenille or
black, ia much more effective than
any attempt at contrast in shade,
A very pretty material called Grape
yelling has replaced the old-fashioned
stiff tarlatan formerly imposed on
xyOYsN4 a f-Ia AfinnIal ntfh ar.rah 4ha
yelling makes a very lretty evening
dress and is also worn by young mar
ried women ; but in their case is usu-
ally combined with satin. One or two
pretty fancy costumes have been re-
Gently worn by young girls. "Paint-
ing Is composed of q scarlet satin short
pleated skirt an6 an old-gold satin
tunic, Topped up at the side with a
heavy cord and tassel of variegated
col0rs. The character is defined by a
palette and brushes coquettishly
poised on the LETT side of the bead.
The shoulder-straps are similarly
sdolned with tiny palettes, and in her
hand " Painting" bears a larger insig-
mia of the profession.
The aesthetic nackerchiefs are of
tinted null muslin-pale green, rose,
blue or cTeam-with large flowers,
especially mammoth pansies OF lat
ural color, printed up n them. These
are 81 IS. Others have large moons or
balls of dark color On light ground,
such ~ red on pink, dark green on
light Nile green, navy blue on sky
blue; these are 81 each, W lille others
Of less pronounced patterns are so
Linen lawns and more sheer linen
cambrics, are imported for the white
of next summer. These fabrics
are as soft as india muslin, and almost
as transparent, and are much cooler
than any mere cotton goods can be,
The new lace-like embroideries are
the trimming for these.
A great deal Of decorative color Is
fashionable for bed overings,
formerly We're of Immaculate
whiteness Silk covers of embroidery
of rich damasks are used owe the
entire bed, or, If u white spread is pre-
1t is warmed and frightened
by a scarf drapery of dark rich bro
that is thrown caTelessly across
foot of the bed. These silk bed
are in The pale shades of the
cretonne used for upholstering the
room, or in the darker colors of raw
silk. The japanese embroidered
and those done with gilt
in tapestry designs, are especi-
ally handsome. Antique laces COM
with white muslin are used over
silk Innings for bed.spreads,
with pillow shams to match.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-03-18

A four-year-old child, who, while
visiting, saw bellows used to blow an
open fire, informed her mother that
they shovel wind into the fire down
at Aunt Emma's.
IRON CEMENT.-The following lie an
iron cement which Is unaffected by
red heat: -Four parts by weight iron
filings, two parts clay, one part frag-
nent of a Hessian crucible, reduce to
size of rape seed and mix together,
working the whole into a stiff paste
with q saturated solution Of salt. A
piece o: fire brick IAN be used in place
of Hessian crueible.
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"Hold the Fort.
The Story Of that Famous Message as Told
by the Hero Himself.

The Story Of that Famous Message as Told
BY the Hero Himself.
notice a number of newspapers Civ
ing, or attempting to give, q correct
statement of the circumstances under
which our lsmented friend and
brother, Judge J. w. McKer zie, per-
formed the signal act of heroism at
Altoona, 0 of which exactly coin.
eide with a detailed statement of the
case, AS given to me by the hero"
himself. ] had been especially init
mate with him for many years. Not
one word had ever fallen from his lips
relative 10 this matter, TO my knowl-
edge. One day, learning incidentally
from another of his connection with
Hold the fort, for l am coming /
took occasion soon TO ask him about 1t.
He seemed at first reluctant to tell me,
but I pressed him, and this is sub
~stantially his own account OF it. After
describing the situation Of the armies
at Altoona and Kenesaw, he said
General Sberman's signal corps
bad been trying to send dispatches
from Kenesaw to General COrse. We
could read the dispatches with our
our telescopes, but could not receive or
answer them back, because the rebel
shots were so thick. The rebels had
also q lot Of shsrpehooters posted
watching u squad. and every time q
man would show himself they would
pick him of. At this time
General Corss came up and said, ad.
dressing the signal corps: Who is in
command here?' Our Captain WAS
absent, and | was In chargs of the
squad, and ! replied u am, sir The
General then asked II a message could
be sent to General Sherman In an
| swer to his To hold the fort, for he
was coming just read. ] replied
that 1t could be If 1t was absolutely
necessary General Corse then wrote
out the message and handed it to me.
1t read as follows:
ITO General Sherman / am short
a cheek-bone and one ear, but can
whip hell out of them yet.
GENERAL CoRsE.
Il took 1t and the signal flag and
called for a volunteer from my little
squad. No man responded. / then
offered the flagstaff to each man and
asked him If he would volunteer, and
each declined. l then thought l
would detail one, but my brother Tom
was in the squad, and the thought
struck me if / detailed another than
lin they would say at once Partially
If 1 detailed him and he vas shot i
could never forgive myself, and 1t
seemed like certain death to any one
to undertake 1t. At this moment OF
hesitation the General, seeing no man
going forward, said to me, firmly
Lieutenant. | thought you said this
message could be sentP' | replied, III
cam and without further delay ]
mounted the signal stallion and com
MERGED sending the message, expect
ing every moment to be shot. The
flag was about eighteen feet long, snc
the wind was blowing some, and
found II hard work, and felt as though
l must give out before / was done
At this moment, when 1t seemed
could stand IL no longer, a stranger
not a member of the Signal Corps
came up behind me, put his arm
around Inc and along my arms, tool
! hold of the flagstaff, and standing be
hind me helped nae to wave the an
: swer back TO Sherman. l do no
! think l could have sent the Who'll
! message without help or rest"
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-03-18

A Cairo girl, whose lover is called
Peleg, blushingly addresses him as
"Pelim." Her modesty is Of several
years duration, and has ba61ed the
skil Of the best ply slcian.
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COURT.

The Jurors in the Last Case DIscharxod.-
Divorce GrAntoGs
In the case of Samuel d. G1endening VS..
Robert W. Thomas the jury this morning
rendered verdict in favor of the plaintiff
for S77.50. This was too last case for jury
trial and the jurors were discharged.
Othor business.
Ex-COrOner Isaac Mishler entered an
appeal from the report of the county au-
ditors surcharging him and with his sure
ties entered into recOgnizance to prose-
cute his appeal.
G.. g. Bassler, who has been studying
law with A. S Hershey, esq, was this
morning on Mr.. Hershey's motion admit
ted to practice in the several courts Of
Lancaster county.
Mary lGundaker, Of this city, was
divorced from her husband, Emanuel
Gundaker, upon = certificate showing his
conviction of a felony and sentence to over
two years in the county Jail.
Reasons for new trial were filed in the
case of John Girvin vs.. B. f. Musslman.
In the matter of the application Of VIM.
Schultze to keep restaurant at q uow
stand in the Eighth ward, this city, the
court took tho paper and held the case
under consideration. 49,.
On monday the third week Of common
pleas court will commence with nineteen
cases on the list.
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Mr.. E. j. Barr, miller of Lititz, has re-
ceived letters patent dated August 81,
1882, on grain ventilator for all kinds of
grain to keep it from getting warm or
musty. The invention will prove useful
one to all farmers and dealers in grain.
The public schools opened with III
scholars on the roll. Linden hall semi
nary and Prof. Hepp's academy are filling
up promptly.
Clayton, son of Nathaniel Brubaker,
of Warwick, was stung in the little toe by
q bee. The poison spread over his whole
system, and in an hour and a-half he had
all the symptoms of lockjaw. His whole
body was covered with pustules, but by
prompt medical assistance he soon recov-
cred.
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the PHIPP'S CASE.
mss. Adams Out on Bail-Evldonces of Fol-
Sory.

mss. Adams Out ON Bail-Evldences of For
CORY.
There were no new Developments of
Importance made public yesterday in the
investigation into the management of the
almshOuse. The hearing of ex- x-Storekeeper
Brown and Mrs. Adams was postponed,
ut the request of the district attorney,
until next Saturday. The latter got bail
and was released. Members of the board
of guardians met at the almshouse and ex-
amined the different departments under
the care Of each. Phipp's iron safe, con.
tanning Jewelry, was attached by mum.
Der of his creditors. John A. Snyder,
superintendent OF tho manufacturing de.
partment, was further examined by the
gentlemen having investigation in charge,
as was also another empl0ye, but the re-
suit was not made known. Evidence
seems to show that forgery was at times
resOrted to to secure money which proper
ly belonged to contractors who furnished
supplies to the institution. In the Killiau
case which was set for hearing last night,
Phipps' bail, $4,000, entered by Coroner
Janney, was forfeited, and the coroner
was given 4 bailpleco.
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TRUE to his promise, the editor Of The
Philadelphis Times, in an 'opDn letter to
the secretary of the central sbrarch a
the Irish Land League, which ws else
where reprint, gives the proof leng
known to exist of conspiracy to betray
the votes Of the members of that organ
ization to the desperate Stalwart bosses
Of this state. The central figure in the
Infamous negotiations that are shown to
have been in progress is a notorious po-
litica!speculator who has been implicat-
ed to greater or less degree in the
many corrupt schemes of trade and barter
that nave disgraced the Republican party
in the past, while the pitiful instrument
he had selected to perform the dirty
work of betrayal is as an unsavory Odor
in the nostrils of honest and. decent
Irishmen the world over. 1t is not to
be presumed that this man Condor could
have succeeded in the work which for a
money consideration he undertook to
perform. In dickering with Cameron
and Delaney to deliver the great body of
the votes of the Irish Democrats of
Pennsylvania this recreant deliberate
ly insults the honor and intelli-
gence of people whom he so
unworthily represents. Such an at
tempt coming to the knowledge Of
honest Irishmen, whether within the
membership of the Land League or out
side of it, would lie spurned with the in
dignation and contempt that its villainy
is sure to excite. But the very fact that
Cameron and his sui. bosses are found
coquetting with this insOlent fellow is
convincing that they know of the des-
peration of their waning cause. The
Irish citizens of Pennsylvania are in the
alert, and Edward O'Meagher Condor,
whose earlier record is blotted with the
ineffaceable stigma of having betrayed
his cOuntryrnen while associated in the
Fenian movement, and of having spec
ulated in their sufferings, will find it
out when he makes his first move in the
undertaking to delude and insult their
integrity.
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knowledge, but I assume that the admin
istzation 0f justice to nercenary traitsss
and hypooritss i among its attsibufes
Of authority. The evidence I haSe
presented will be sustained by apy
court or before any tribunal where
justice asserts her majesty, and l leave it,
at present, for the Land League members
who have been insulted, and whose organ
ization has been brought to nnmerited re-
prOacb, to decide whether Edward
CMeagher Condor shall hencefOrth have
fellowship with honest Irishmen of any
organization. The proof is at hand what
will the Land League of Pennsylvania do
with the shameless betrayer of Irish
voters and of Irish integrity?
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THE ALLEGED INCENDIARY.

Charles miller Held to Answer at Court.
Charles Miller, arrested in MiddletOwn.
charged with setting fire in August, 1880
to an unoccupied dwelling house belong
ing to Chas. J. White, on Church street,
this city, had a hearing before Alderman
McCOnomy last evening. The case attract
ed quite a crowd of spectators. Mr..
White, tho owner of the property, testified
that the house had been fired at tho
time stated in tho complaint. Tho
only other witness examined was
VIM. Franklin, who proved to be q
rather unwilling witness, aud whose testi-
mony was only drawn out by the greatest
effort on the part of counsel. It was, in
brief, that ON the night of the fire, the
witness, and ,"Hoggy" Leonard, and
Philip Smith, and Harry Snyder were
sleeping in the American engine house ;
during the night Miller got up, took the
coal oil can, saturated some cotton waste
with it, and went out. After a short ab-
sence he returned and got more oil from
the engine and went out a second time.
Franklin got up and looked out ::Of the eD-
gine house window Miller, who was out
side, came up to the WINDOW and closed
the shutters soon afterwards there was
an alarm of fire the party in the engine
house got up, and the fire was put ont
without much damage.
1t is said the commonwealth has several
other witnesses and additional important
testimony, which they do not now care to
iivulge. The alderman held Miller ii
81, 500 bail to answer tho charge at court,
and Franklin in $500 to appear as wit
necs. Miller has no counsel The district
attorney and J. Hay Brown esqs., ap
peared for tho commonwealth.
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PERSO ONAL,.

DAVID DAVIS, it is said, has not
abandoned his presidential aspirations.
QUEEN VICTORIA has commissioned The
portrait of Cetowayo.
PRINCE CHARLES. the brother Of the
Emperor William of Germany, is eighty
one years old, aud smokes two dozen
strong Havanua Gig ars daily.
BROTHER BARNES, the kentucky evan
gelist, is more than six feet in height, has
thin face, aquilins nose, dark hazel eyes
and long auburn hair.
JUDGE BENSON ROBERTS, prominent
citizen of Griffin, Ga, yesterday dropped
dead at his plantation. Judge Algood, Of
Rome, also died yesterday.
GENERAL Tom THUMB is 4S years of age
and has led an active business life for the
past "a years, during which time he hat
been q great traveller, visiting nearly
every country On the globe.
Mr.. GUILDBORD ONsLOw, NJ. p, whose
death has just been announced, is said &c
have spent nearly s45, 600 in behalf of the
TichbOrne claimant, whose advocate he
was.
CHARLES HILLsBURGH, aged GO years, a
wealthy resident Of Saratoga, N. Y. many
years ago manager of leading
minstrel company, was yesterday morning
found dead in his bed.
MISSIONER reminds one Of some of the
personificatiOns of rivers in which tho an
cient is delighted to display their artistic
skill. His body is small and slight, but
surmounted by massive, patriarchal head
with long waving locks of snowy white
hair, and beard that hangs like a snow
wreath over his chest. Hiseyes are bright
and sparkling. and he has an inspired air,
as though listening to sweet music t.
which all other ears were deaf.
CHARLOTTE STEVENS, better known BY
her stage name Of " Lottie Church, wa
yesterday in the New York supreme cour
granted divorce from her husband Johl
A. Stevens, actor, author and proprietO,
of the Windsor theatre, New York, OF
the ground OF adultery. Miss Church, o.
Mrs. Stevens, who is remarkably pretty
woman and accomplished actress, has fire.
quently appeared in this city, as has alst
her recreaut lord,
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,>T.N...o a.. ..s s,.>..
0sSs.
!. Atan early hear last evening these vas
= vesr' ieentifsi elsctricai disDl.v in Tie
Sro,e eSerS heavens indIe.t;no acorn sn@e-
vhere mn north. AT = later hour there
vas another storm came in from the vest
There vcre a few very heavy claus of
thnnSor and a SLIGHT fall of rain i'm this
c;t. Xhont m;dn;git a still heavier storm
n.sssd sonth of t6is CITY. moving appar-
entl. from vest tn east. Tho rain fell in
torrsnts s s. ac"omnsn;ed in eone places bv
ha;i vh;ch aid creat damape to the grow.
in. t"hacco corn neac6ee. and other
crers
~, - Cor.o.eocos. iiua sontheast of
ths ~ soms dsmsee - done. and st
nv. Go",i. ne.- E.h.Iuan'a mill on
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IT is satisfying to observe that the
scramble in the Eleventh district has re-
suited in the choice of such an upright
citizen and worthy candidate as John b.
Storm, of Monroe. The conferees
might have done worse. Mr.. Buckalew
can take defeat gracefully under the
circumstances. And now the deadlock
is over close up the ranks, Demo-
Gratis, and see how big you can make the
majority for P.ittison, Storm and the
state and local tickets.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-09

ALLENTOWN, Sept. 9.-The livery stable
of J. George Snyder was destroyed by fire
at midnight and sixteen horses perished
in the flames. and number of carriages
were burned. The loss is 81, 900, and the
insurance slight. Two icehouses belong
ing to B. F. Nuding were also destroyed.
The fire was Of inceudiary origin.