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The Benton weekly record., 1882-11-02
4 Haunted Railway.

Firemen on the Virginia Midland Rail
way tell wonderful stories Of the nightly
appearance Of a ghost on the track Of that
road, near Otter River, where tramp was
killed some time ago. His ghostship first
appeared Oh two white horses, but becom-
ing more bold of late. the spiritual stran-
ger, in the form of a man, has dispensed
with the steeds, and has several times, un-
attended, taken position on the track in
the attitude Of the mad bull, and def1ed the
iron horse. One night last week the fire.
man Of an engine discovered what vas
supposed to be man on the track. The
engine, which was going at rate of speed,
struck the man and apparently killed him.
The train was stopped, and several hands
were sent back to see what damage had
been done. The body was seen short
distance down the road, but upon the men
reaching it it disappeared. At other times
the ghost has appeared in the, cabs of the
engines, and, after surveying things gen
orally, just stepped out into space.
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z'asa Failing Of q Chandler.

GREENSBORO, n. G., Oct. 18.-Wlnle the
usual Wednesday night services were in
progress in the Roxboro Baptist Church
which was crowded, the chandelier. hold
ing twelve large kerosene lamps, and ans
pended from the ceiling, broke and fell
The lamps were overturned and sDreaa
sheets of fire i'll every direction, and in an
instant the interior OF the church was in
flames, and many Of the cOnorecat;on
were stifled by the smoke, which quickly
filled the building. Men, women and
children were crowded together in one
h'adllng mass, al panic stricken. The
pastor was the first to recover presence OF
mind, and he at once called to the deacona
TO preserve order and persuade the con.
gregation to be calm. This had the desira
ed effect, and as soon as the minister. who
fortunately, had stentorian voice. shout-
ed the names of the different church Of
hcers present, they began at oncelto break
open the doors and windows and fo re-
move tie women and children. The
church, which is large frame buildinp.
Without galleries, had four doors and large
windows on each side, aud, fortunately.
was not raised high above the ground,
Ihe congregation therefore got ont with
out delay.
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RES 1t around with him, and leaves no re-
cora OF his processes. Nobody il taken
INTO his confidence. He trusts only him-
sell. ~ hen he has tried and convicted
men, then he sends his sentence to the
Government Of the United States. which
IS hls servant, and it IS promptly executa.9
anu the little man continues mild and
SOFT spoken, swinging his legs listlessly
and assuming the manner of him who j.
frightened tit the public gaze. ssHe re-
minded me, : said q prominent officer, CAS-
he SAT among his aids, the most Indifferent
and seemingly unconcerned Of all, Of the
wife OF the wine merchant in sThe Tale of'
Two Cities, who sat grimly knitting. knit
ting, while the revolutionists hatchea
their plots, and who was knitting the rec
ord Of those who were to be slaughtered
for the sake Of the republic. The only diff
ference is that Malone does his knitting in
his brain instead Of with his fingers
Malone has promised to deliver seven
votes to the Administration if the Admin
lstration will deliver the patronage TO him.
The President has allowed the bargain
faithfully to be kept on the part OF the
Government. Malone has made Victims
enough now to warrant him in asserting
that he will keep his part. There is little
doubt that Malone, in addition to his own
effort, has demanded and received withina
lew days very large sum Of money from
dubbeil, but the votes thar will be bought
with that money will be small compared
with the votes that will be bought by the
most merelless use of the patronage Of the
Federal Government.
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Herrnlan's Greatest Trick.

The trick which Herman always regard.
cd as his greatest effort, says the st. Louis
Post-Dtsp0tch, was thus described by him
self: SsIt was performed before the En-.
peror Dom Pedro, at Rio Janeiro. Dom
Pedro is devoted patron Of art and artists
and On n1E arrival at the Brazilian capital
| received the imperial command to attend
at the palace. The hour fixed was
o'clock, and quite a number of grandees
were present at the court. Nine o'clock
came and passed, but I did not appear;
Just as the clocks were striking 10 | was
announced. His Majesty came forward in
no very amiable mood.
stYou are late, Mr.. Herman, said he.
Pardon, your Majesty said I, but
understood your command was for 8
o'clock"
Nine, sire, taking out my watch.
s'eTen, said he, taking out his, but TO
his astonfshment his watch stood at s..
The great clock id the audience chamber
which had struck 10 a moment before, was
pointing 10 s.. The Countess d'Eu's watch
was at9-in fact, everv watch in the room
Was pointing 10 8 o'clock. Won can i'm
agine his surprise and delight. Att, i tell
you that little feat cost me some money
bur made ii up afterWarG. The Emperor
gave nc 4 splendid diamond ring, and all
Rio Janeiro was mad to see me. 9
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Spanish polIticg.

MADRID, Oct. 18.-Negotiat5ons betweap
the old Republicans and Marshal serrsno
for the formation Of Monarchical IIharal
party continue to meet with regard t. a.
form Of the Constitution. Marshal sar-
rano expects tointerview Prime Minister
sagasta again soon in order to effect ) cona-
promise. i is thought, however. that nm
arrangement will be difficult unless Senior
sagasta consents to abandon the Carlists
whom Marshal selrano, in consequences Of
OF their conservative tendencies. considers
~ insuperable obstacle to the pronosaa
reforms. senor sagasta strongly opposes
the reform of the Constitution.
The Correo says that Gen, MARTINEZ
Conpos, Minister Of Var, desires to retire
from politics.
AT Cabinet Council Oh Wednesday
evening the Ministers decided TO retain
their posts until the meeting of the Cores
and to await the result Of vote.
loNDos, Oct. 18.-A Constantinopla
despatch 70 che Times says the Porte has
sent . note 70 Lord Dufferin, the British
Ambassador, announcing its readiness 10
negotiate settlement Of the Egvntian
question.
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Selected StOnV Y.
THE STORY OF & E4EADLTG 1T
A 'FEarillzng incident I'm the Career
of "A En5UG1 Pacific Conductor.

Yes, said the conductor, biting Off tl2t
tip Of cigar and slowly scratching ;
match on his leg, ''8'ye seen q good deal o
railroad life that's interesting and excite
ing in the 20 years that I've been twist.
ing brakes and slammng doors for a Iiy.
ing.
'I'ye seen all kinds Of sorrow and all
kinds Of joy-seen the happy bridal couple
starting out on their wedding tour with
the bright and hopeful future before them
and the black-robed mourner on her way
to a ncW-made grave, wherein she must
bury the idol Of her lonely old heart
''WeaIth and pinChing poverty ride Oh
the same train, and the merry laugh OF the
Joyous child is mingled with the despair
ing sigh Of the aged, The great antipodes
ofljfe are familiar to the conductor, for
every day the extremes Of the world are
meeting beneath his eye.
1--WE mutilated the ticket Of many Il
blackleg and handled the passes Of all our
most eminent deadheads. I don't know
what walk in life is crowded with more
thrilling Incidents than mine"
Ever have many smash-ups?"
'Smash-ups?. On, yes, several. None,
however, that might not have been worse.
"Iherc is one incident in my railroad
life continued the conductor, running
Lis tongue carefully over a broken place in
the wrapper Of his cigar, 'that never
spoke Of before to any one. 1t has caused
me more misery and wretchedness than
any one thing that ever happened to me in
my official career
Sometimes even now, after the lapse of
many years, | awake in the night with the
cold drops of agony standing on my face
and the horrible nightmare upon me with
its terrible surroundings rs plain as on the
memorable night it occurred.
Il was running extra on the Union Pa
ciic for a conductor whoWas an old friend
ofmine, and who had gone south on va
cation.
CAT about Z 80 as near as / can remenl-
Der, we were sailing along all comfortable
one evening, with a straight stretch Of
track ahead for 10or Is miles, running on
time, and everybody feeling tip-top, as
overland travellers do who arc acquainted
with each other and feel congenial. All at
once the train suddenly slowed down, ran
On an old siding and stopped.
"Of course got out and ran ahead Of
the engine to see what the matter was.
Via Antifat, the engineer, had gone down
and was on the main track looking ahead
10 where, tWinkling along about six or
seven miles down the road, apparently, |
was the headlight of ana approaching train.
10 was evidently wild for nothing was
que that we knew of at that hour.
However, we had been almost mirac-
'lously saved from a frightful wreck by
the engineers watchfulness, and every
oody went forward and shook old Antifat
~ the hand and cried and thanked him
1lll 1t was the most affecting scene for
Il Whlle that | ever witnessed. 1t was as
'noush we had stepped at the very verge
VI oottomless chasn, and everybody was
SfylhS at once, till it was i kind Of cross
0ftWeen revival and picnic.
Alter we had waited about half an
ho''f' should say, for the blasted train to
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- POET 7 r Y O.
NEw0CKATEC m$&=TING At BEN
TON.

october the sixteenth was . red letter day,
Henton being dressed in flags so gay;
The cannons loud roar AID the peoples shou
The mountains rcechoed around atout,
Aud the Joyous strains Of Bentons brass band
t.o&}3 on the procession nov close at hand,
lnd hnzzahs and hutrahs, the people a,ete.
For Ma@innis-Montana' delegate.
tnl now In front OF the Overland
The lengthy procession makes q stand,
ird hip, hip, nip and three times three
Rings outfrom the multitude on the levee
And the band strikes up, and the cannon's boon
Keeps time TO the "Conquerng Hero Gomes,'
tud the mighty Missouri seems to roar
Maginuis for delegate boys once more
And yet at the corners stand a few
'itiabIe objects stealing view.
Their mean looking faces, wrctchediy blue,
For the seventh Of November brings them rue,
As they feel in their souls it is gospel true
That Botkin will sink the Republican crew
Who may with hiscarpct-bag SO new
Start then on mission to Kalamazoo.
And the Marshal's few pals towards the night
Aleuch other gaze in unfeigned alright
a The people cheer with all their might,
And for Maginnis again unite
Magnnis, whose record shines so bright,
And III Congress every carpet bag Marshal will
smjtc,
And hoist each fee hunter as high as a kite
That darGs interfere with Nontana's right.
And n0w while the rockets and torches blaze
/ see a poor creature who stands in a craze.
v ith salloW yisage and hair unlampt,
More open to pity than to contempt.
Now this poor object, you can guess,
Otcoursc, IL the man OF the Ritrr Press.
Alas. the Press the Rtre4 now shamcs,
As the Press nov more mud than the river con =
tains.
once more the cannon boom loud and long
- in the court house the crowds now throng
TO hear Maginns on many things,
Who plainly exposes the Indian rings,
And such jobs as our Marshal Botkin aims
Would abolish the peoples lumber claims,
And the masses dGtC mine as if Of one mind,
With ballots to r0ut all Of the BLarshals kind.
And now al the close for miles you can hear
The heHrty, prolonged and ringing cheer
For Maginnis, The man who IS tried and true
Who has always Montans's welfare in view
MaginDiB conceded on every hand,
Nu honor to our mountA1 land,
Who will scatter the Marshal and his host
On November the seventh writes
SHAUN TIE p0 II.
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4 SELF MADE WOMAN.

MRS. Malvina NJ. Seabra, who died al
her residencein Oswego, n. Y, last week
after . long and painful illness was ire
markable woman. Her maiden name was
Dean. She was the daughter of Il farmer
IN moderate circumstances, and was born
ln Fablus, Onondaga county, in 1919. Her
educational advantages were limited. and
when s years old her mother died. and she
went to live with an aunt at Weedsport.
Cayuga county. She lived there until she
was II years old, when she went to New
York 70 stay with some Cayuga county
people. Here she met young man nam
ed Alexander Bess, a travelling salesman.
who she married at Weedsport. 4 mer-
camille company had been formed on 4
small scale, il which Bess had an interest.
70 introduce American goods III South
America. Mrs. Bess conceived the idea
OF taking sewing machines along, and BY
that means assisting her husband, She
applied 70 . firm manufacturing these i'm
Eleanents, and they let her have three ma
chimes, one Of which was the second the
company ever made, on credit. In com
panE with her husband she sailed for Rio
Janerio. On the voyage they were wreck
ed, antl for nineteen days the passengers
and crew lived on corn. The were finally
picked up and brought back to New York.
Nothing daunted, Mr.. and Mrs. Bess start
ed again the next spring for Rio Janeiro.
winch they reached ii due time, and en-
barked in business. The company in which
Bess was interested did not succeed, and
he got to leading a dissipated life and
came back to this country, where he died
! few Years ago. The sewing machine
business prospered and Mrs. Bess was
RAPIDLY aeqairing wealth. While in Rio
she met senor Joseph Gomez OIiyera
Gtlif1la1aes, Z wealthy importer of dia-
Enonds, foseWo and coffee, Who spent
his time between Rio and New York III
1862. She marrie7 senor Gailnaraes at
the house Of 4 friend in Bridgeport. After
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AN ATHLETIC EMPRESS

The emnreSso Of Austria, who has for sew
eral seasons followed fhe hounds iii Tre-
land and England, viii hnnl this year II
the neighborhoad Of her favorite estate.
Godollo, IN Hungary. The love Of the
empress fof horses and dogs amounts to d
Veritable passion, and she maintains Ill
Godollo All ampfiitheater Id which she
rivals the ring of performances of her fa-
vorite proteges, the Partisan ecuyers, and
of the stars which Herr Rentz, the CONT
mental circus man, brings out in his mag
nifcent productions Of the horse opera.
AS young girl, the empress was devoted
to field sports, but her ambition to. excel
asa horseWonnsn is said BY the. .gossips IF
Vienna 10 date from the day when she dis
covered that Herr Rentz sprightlg elaugh-
ter, Katherine better known as Kaelch-
en- ii eal1vas-coyefed circles, was II sub
rosa TREND ot bis imperial ,najests Franz
Joseph aildt!teW y handsome pension from
the en1peror's private ezcbequer. Eliza
beth determined to.oatdo her professional
rival u the retinements Of the equestrian
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A PR1MA DOM 4 IS AD,Ey.l,rT r \.

When Marie Sass was playing Queen
selika in L 'Africaine," " in Paris, she was
living at Enghien, and one night, when
numerous encores had prolonged the per-
formance until nearly midnight, she was
n danger Of missing the last train out.
50. not taking time to change her dress.
she wrapped herself in a large cloak and
fastened 70 the station just in time to catch
the train. She fell into. a dose III. d corner
Of the compartment, but was soon aroused
by Mortified shrek from her solitary fe1-
loW-traYeier. Her cloak had slipped of.
and he, suddenly noticing her barbarie
attire, was scared nearly out OF his wits.
With cry ofterror he pulled the beIl-rone
fnfiously, stopped the train. and Insisted
on the guard giving him some other com
partnent than that occupied By that Wild
woman Maria Sass explained the mat
Ter to the guard and hetoId the passengers
u the other carriages and all agreed that
the joke was good enough TO excuse the
delay u their journey.
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BOSTON, Oct. 16.-The following letter
was received by J. A. Hubbcll when in
New York few days ago:
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MONEY FOR NTAHONE.
Am appeal to EHabbel1 by the secraenrw
OF the Republican Congress
Committee.

BOSTON, Oct. 1S.-The following letter
was received by J. A. Hubbcll when in
New York a few days ago:
REPUBLICAN CoNGREssIoNAL,C CoSfnrTEF !
o2o Thirteenth ST., \. W.,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.
Hon jay 4. HubbezJ, Fifth Arepue Hotel.
Neeo York City.
DEAR JUDGE: | wrote TO Gen. Malone
lew days ago as to what he thought the
caplGatlon tax OF Virginia should be.
enclose his answer, and call your attention
TO tile last paragraph Of his letter. For
900 sake, Judge, 1o otlet this report
thaC Mr. Chandler brings me be the clos
ing OF your work. You must make a
break among the capitalists. Hastily and
cordially yours, &. B. HENDERSON.
....... Secretary.
The following is Mahone's letter to Hen
derson:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 1889.
AlT DEAR GENERAL: Thanks for your
note Of 2eth ultimo. win he
able to give the desired Information early
next week. We ought to have help at the
earliest day now. No time to lose. Yours
truly, AIAuorE
In a letter of Oct. 4, James D. Brady,
chairmanof the Virginia Republican State
Committee, says: sit is of vital impor-
lance to our cause that we shonl .oceiye
financial help within the next live days,
On Oct. Henderson writes to uubbe]I.
while | am not in favor of letting this
nto their hands until the 10Th. still you can
zee that that time is near at hand. Tn thar
state alone (FirginiaJ ne will need at least
'29, 600, according TO Mr. Brady,
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: come up and pass us, and, apparently sh
was no liearer, cold, clanlny suspicio
began TO bore itself into the ada1nantin
shell Of my intellect. The more though
Of it the more unhappy [ felt. [ ;llmos
wished that [ was dead. Cold streaks raj
up ny back followed by l1ot ones.
wanted TO 60 home. wanted to be wher,
the hungry. prying eyes Of the grca
thr0bbing work day world could not sec
ne.
Il called Antit:tr 10 one side aud sale
something TO him. He swore softly tc
himself and kicked the ground and looked
at the headlight still glimmering in the
distance. Then he got on his engine and
| yelled, all ''All aboard !" In few mo-
ments We were moving again and the gen
cral impression was that the train ahead
was side tracked and waiting for us, al
! though there wasn't side track within 20
miles, except the one we had just left.
''lt was never exactly clear to tile pas
scn@ers where we passed that wild train.
but [ didn't explain it to them was 100
much engroSsed with my surging thoughts.
II never felt my own inferiority SO much
rs did that night. never so fully real
ized what a mere speck man is npon the
bosom Of the universe.
"When surveyed the starry vault of
heaven and considered its illimitable space,
where, beyond and stretching on and on
forever, countless suns are placed as cen
tres, around which solar systems are re-
Volying in their regular orbits, each little
world peopled, perhaps with IT'S teeming
millions Of struggling humanity. and then
other and mightier systems OF worlds re-
VOIVing about these systems till the mlnd
is dazed and giddy with the mighty
thought: and then when | compared ali
this universal magniticence, this brilliant
aggregation of worlds and systems oil
worlds, with one poor, grovelling worm of
the dust, only q little insignificant atom, |
only poor, weak, erring, worthless, fal- |
Eble, blind, cropping railroad conductor
with NY train peacefully side-tracked III
the gathering gloom and patiently waiting
for the planet Venus to pass on the main
track, there was something about the
whole sombre picture that has ever
shadonred my whole lite and made me un-
happy and wreCched while others were
gay. \
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Physical Powers Of the En- pres IS

! 4Y S4S02 II SH CID CA GlC IIYE1 DE- IS.
The Empress Of Austria, says the Lon
don Worll, even putting aside the fact
that she is grandmother, is most mar
yelOus woman, and has recently been
through a mere than unsuaI severe course
Of training for the hunting season, which,
by the by, she will In all probability
spend in Hungary. During the time thai
her majesty was 1T her summer residence
at Ischl in upper Austria she generally
rose at six o'clock in the morning, and de
voted Il couple OF hours to gymnastics
and fencing; after which the morning tub,
and plain but hearty breakfast were
supplemented by a walk OF ride, which
lasted some hours. Lately the Empress
has actually been running for two hours
a day; and to encourage her in the exer-
tion, a pack of beautiful foot beagles
have recently been sent to Godolo, which
her majesty intends hunting herself The
walking costume, ii wet OF cold weather.
is a long waterproof Newmarket coat,
brown straw hat, thick navy boots; in hot
weather the long coat changed for a hunt
ing slip of thin stuff. At GodoIo the En-
press has 4 circus; in which she trains her
two horses, and rides them q II Renz.
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Nobody enjoys the incest surroundings If in
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would bring more solid comfort than all the med
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A Quaker in business in Philadelphia some
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vised Southern correspondent to direct his let
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Observation-Disclosures Smith without any tail,
Philadelphia"
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enjoy yOur Life

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-"There's one thing" said an old merchant
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always have Parkcr's Ginger Tonic handy was
the reply, and thus Keep myself and family in
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A bonanza Mine

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