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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30
THE WAR IN TONQUIN.
Annamss Capital Stormed and Cap
tHred by the French

Annamss Capital Stormed and Cap
tured by the French.
Dispatches confirm the reports received from
Paris that General Bouet, of the French forces,
had succeeded in capturing Hue, the capital
Of AMMAN The attack was made jointly by
the French feet and land forces, the former
attacking from the river and the latter, under
General Bouet making a detour from the
north. The Lynx was the first vessel to enter
against the numerous forts and batteries, and
within two hours she had silenced seven guns.
The Vipere also entered the Hue river and
furnished efficient assistance.
The land attack was confined the first day
to cutting off a few of the outlying posts, the
advance being directed by General Bouet IN
person. On Sunday general advance was
made, the black flags being driven back
after five hours Of sharp fighting. The loss
of the Annamese was nearly 800, while that
sustained by the French was very slight. 1t
was decided to storm the city Of Hue the fol
lowing day The feet proceeded up the
channel and began the bonbardment at day
break A feeble reply was made by the native
forces, but their batteries were wretched-
ly manned. Shortly before 2 o'clock all
the guns except a half dozen were
mute and the troops in the be
sieged city seemed panie-stricken- The
Vipere then sheIled the town for nearly three
hours A large quantity Of powder was ex-
ploded by shell, and a great many persons
were either killed outright or frightfully
wounded. The ruins of the building took
fire, and, as brisk gale prevailed, the at
tention of tn. Annamese was directed to ex-
tinguishing the flames and preventing a gem
eral conhagration.
At this juncture the feet ceased firing and
the land forces were ordered forward They
made fierce onslaught upon the demoralized
garrison and carried everything before them
The loss of the Annanese is calculated at 400
killed and many wounded. The French loss
was trihing but a few soldiers receiving
slipht wounds
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30
Divlning Rods.

The divining rod is in common use
throughout some portions Of the State.
says Cincinnati paper, but only for
the purpose of finding wafer. The
last authentic instance of the discovery
of water by means of the hazel twig
occurred at Granville. Licking county.
The authorities of Granville college
were anxious to sink an artesian well
on the campus. Though very skepti-
cal on the subject Of dikination by the
hazel twig, the faculty consented
finally to an experiment. The rod
indicated the presence Of water under
the very summit Of the hill on which
the campus is located. The well was
driven, and an abundance Of water
found. What the hazel twig had to
do with it is one Of the unsolyed prob
lens that folklore offers 20 science.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30
DANGERS OF THE Deep.
Fatal Steamship Collisions in ths
British Channel and Elsewhere.
Twenty-tbree Persons Losing Their
Lives and Two Vessels Sunk.
NUMBER j.

A collision occurred at O'Clock in the
morning off Eddystone Light, in the English
channel, between the French steamer st. Ger
main, Captain Bonneau, bound from Havrs
for New York, and the steamer Woodburn
from the East, by the way of the Suez canal.
The Woodburn sank Immediately after the
collision and eighteen OF her crew were
drowned The St Germain, which was dis
abled by the collision, arrived at Plymouth,
where she landed her passengers and those
who were saved from the Woodburn-
The steamer Woodbun foundered threa
minutes after the collision It was a fine
starlight night and the sea was calm The
Woodburn was being towed. She was struck
on the starboard quarter. There was no time
to lower her boats and only eleven Of the per
sons on board were saved Those who were
drowned were sucked into the vortex caused
by the sinking Of the steamer, or became en-
tangled in the wreckage. The st. Germain's
bows were completely stove In and her fore
compartment filed with water. The greater
portion of her passengers were transferred to
the tugboat Recovery.
The St German had 1862 passengers on
board, including fifty nuns on their way to
Texas, and a crew of 122 persons. The cap
tain Of the St. Germain, finding that water
was pouring into the forehold with fearful
rapidity, ordered a sail to be rigged over the
damaged portion of the vessel In order to
check the rush Of the water and reduce the
pressure on the bulkhead. The officers Of the
St Germain sighted the tug-boat Recovery,
which was towing the Woodburn, at 2;30 A.
NJ, and thinking she was the only vessel
which it was necessary to clear the St Ger
mains helm was ported in order that the
steamer might go under the tug-boatis stern
They had no idea that there was a ship asterD
in tow
the st. German viii 60 into drT-dock for
repairs. From marks on her bows it is ap-
parent that the St. Gernain went right
through the Woodburn, literally cutting that
vessel in two. A panic ensued on the st.
Germain after hecollision, and her passengers
insisted upon being transferred to the tug
Recovery.
At about the same time the steamer
Palermo, bound from Hamburg to Lisbon,
collided off Ushant with the steamer Rivoli,
bound from Bilbao to marlborough. The
latter steamer sank and five persons were
drowned. A thick fog prevailed at the time
of the collision.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

KATE CLAYTON VIII revive the picturesque
melodrama, "The Sea of Ice" the coming
season.
LIZZIE WEBB CARY, a sister Of Miss Annie
Louise Cary, viii appear next season as so-
prano singer.
ACCORDING to report Patti received S, 900
for three songs at the soiree given by Alfred
Rothschild recently.
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG, late in Septem-
Der, viii enter upon series Of farewell per
formances to be given throughout the United
States.
AN amusement company, with capital Of
100000, has been organized In Dallas, Texas,
for the purpose of encouraging theatrical
business.
DION BoUcIcAULT is at work on new
Irish play, which viii be produced at the new
Star theatre, New York, during the Christ
mas holidays.
ONE Of the features of Hayerly' spectacular
minstrel entertainment next season viii be
4 The Princess Of Madagascar which Is de-
scribed as "a comic opera in black.
GEORGE R1GNoLD, who figured in this coun-
try in the character Of King Henry v, and
was heralded as aremarkably handsome man,
is now prominent manager IN Australia.
GUS PIxLET, brother Of Annie Pixley,
the actress, although only a lad OF fourteen
all the young comedians on the Pacific coast
p. II. CowEv, the London composer, wh3
is q rival Of Sir Arthur Sullivan in higher
realms of music than those Of Patience
and q Pinafore,n p viii visit the United States
in November
MIR. AUGUSTINE DAILY, the New York
manager. has been especially successful in bis
provincial tour this season with .7-a0-S."
A new comedy from the same source viii
open the regular season in New York. about
the first of October.
ITALIAN opera fenors are becoming as
luxurious and exncting in their demands as
prirna donnas NJ Tamagno lately asked
S105. 900 for six months season in Paris, and
SiEnor Massinis modest price for a sinlilHr
period would have absorbed sl50,000.k
Mr.. CowEN will conduct his own orasl. on
q ST. Ursula, at the first concert give.1nry
the New York Oraterio society In New Y
on November % Cowen viii proba
remain in America this winter and condTi
several OF his compositions in different cit
Of this country.
UFoS entering a theatre in China a gentle
man of means can, with perfect propriety
order the production Of any play be chooses
Just as an American gentleman may order
what dishes he pleases iii an American reztanr
rant, the editor Of the Chf1lese- ADlefrca7',
Wong Chin Foo, tells Us
THE report Is confirmed of tha hatr0thal ca
Miss Nellie Fortescre, the favuIite actress cf
the Savoy Theatre company, London, to Lord
Arthur William Garmayle, the second amd
oldest living son and Tie heir rt'esunhptive cf
Lord Cairns The young lord Is not yet
twenty -two years Of nc. having beeM bdFm
December 2i, 1S6l, and has for n l0nE 1lnn
bv bis pronounced love Tor thedtrfcils ana
constant association with lights Of the sia&e.
BEEN in disfavm with hiS nNhia fathNs thA
earl
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30
Il noticed that down among the in.

fantry supports very little interest
seemed taken in the affair. As soon
as officers and men found that the
enemy's shot and shell were all likely
to go over or fall short the social cam
teens passed among the former, while
the latter soon had their attention abb
sorbed in impromptu bluff and
sweat while up at the batteries the
artillerymen worked away at their
guns with as much GOODNESS as though
they were firing Fourth of July salutes,
and I envied them the courage Of
having done the thing before
"The next day the entertainment
was renewed, and, to tell the truth, I
found was getting accustomed to
the gentle music Of the persuasive
Hotchkiss SHE'LL I took heart Of
grace, and / suppose strolled around
rather airily, for suddenly the general
said:
"'Captain Jamison, just ride over to
that First Maine battery and tell them
to depress their guns a little more;
their shot are flying Wild
"All day we had marked the road to
that battery as a particularly warm
one, and the order considerably cooled
my exuberance. Away I went, how
ever, through what seemeda hailstorm
of lead upon the drum of my ear. I
delivered my mes sage in a tone that l
deemed to have considerable backbone
in it, and started back. Fifty yards
away from the battery was very ex
posed stretch, and was making across
this at full speed when seemed to be
suddenly spun through the air for an
endless distance, and to see such a
pyrotechnic display as all the Fourth
of Julys in the land never got up.
Then l lost all interest in the proceed
ings. When l came to myself I was
lying on gum blanket at headquar.
ters. The staff was standing around
me like coroner's inquest, while the
surgeon was paving me over as
though he was inspecting Thanks
giving turkey, remarking carelessly:
"sOh +! he'll come around all right
directly. There's not a hole or a break
about him.
"I'm glad of it. said the general,
for he is a brave fellow
"'Ah, general thought, haziIy, to
myself, you don't know as much
about that as do
"Thus the second day passed, and
the third was but a repetition Of the
other two, with the addition of gal
liant charge by a brigade which was
scattered by our artillery. In the
midst of the artillery tournament a
Confederate reg ment charged valiant-
ly up the hill close to the bridge, and,
undaunted by the heavy artillery fire,
rushed into and captured -one of the
redoubts on the other side of the river
but it was empty. Then their bat
teries howled a parting benson and
they ceased firing, and the three days
comparatively harmless artillery duel
at Rappahannock Station was over. I
had al wanted Of sthe courage of
having done the thing before"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30
A Graphic Recital.

The number of people killed by the cyclone
in Rochester is stated by later account to be
at thirty-four and the number Of the wounded
at eighty-two. OF the latter, nine were IA
tally injured. The wind swept diagonally
across the town, covering the space Of a mile
end three-quarters in length by three-quarters
# mile IN width, in which every building,
some 800 in number, was virtually destroyed,
with their contents. The damage viii reach
half million dollars. At 6;45 in the morn
ing the southwest quarter of the heavens as
El1med a sicKly, greenish tint, which changed
to copper-color, then to bronze. 1t was noted
that a decided and dreadful inverted cone
with q height seemingly immeasurable
and murkiness appalling, with the
speed of cannon ball came
down the valley at Silver Greek. and when
within half mile Of the city its roar could
be heard fully 800 feet in the air. It rose
and IN its whirling mass were trees and stones,
animals and debris of every conceivable
description. The dome of the courthouse
melted from view, trees were snapped and
twisted and lifted bodily into the air with
tons of earth elinging to their roots. FIT
teen minutes of this and the monster
had ceased. BY O'Clock the stars crept out
and there was calm and silence, save as broken
by the groans of the wounded and dying. All
night long by the fitful light Of lanterns and
the moon citizens from outside toiled t0render
succor to the distressed. By sunrise those Of
the wounded who had friends were taken to
private houses a majority were taken
to large hall in Broadway. The wounded
were in horrible plight generally.
Childish faces are seen with wounds 50 ghast-
" that even physicians Ehuddered as they
used the sponge and the needle. It IS be-
ieved the cyclone formed about six miles
south Of Dodge Centre, a small town in an ad-
joining county, and Travelled sixty miles from
the southwest in northeasterly direction,
,,nxs4inrr near KpSsnn and through Rochester
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30

Doctor Brown-Sequard has dis
covered a new anHsthetic which de-
stroys sensibiIity. but not conscious
ness Or physical activity. for an entire
day or more.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30
A BIG BEOUEST.
nearly 81, 900, 700 Left ~ a Bostonfan
to REelp Pay the National Debt.

j. B. Gardner, a citizen Of Boston, recently
deceased. provided by will that large sum
OF money, bonds and other securities aggre-
eating III value &931, ZOO, should De turned
over to the United States treasury, to be used
in helping to pay the national debt The be-
quest has BEEN received Mt THE Treasury de-
rartment
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30
r TmmAnuEL PFElFFER,

INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE BROKER
WOODBURY., N. ].
City and Country Property bought, sold and
exchanged.
April S. 1889.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30
JOHN p EASTLACK,
VETERINARY SURGEON
MANTuA- N. i.

All operations in Veterinary Surgery performed
in a skillful manner, at the lowest prices.
CALLS ANSWERED AT SHORTEST NOTICE.
Telegraph communications may be sent to
Wenonah, in care Of f. Denn.
Sept IS 1SS2-1Y
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30
NOTICE.
pAINTING-

Cash Market at Clarksboro depot for all kinds
of country produce. 1. N HUGHES
July "a, 1882 Clarksboro, N J.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30

II
The subscriber, practical painter and kalso
miner. viii contract for doing work in his line in
the best style, and at moderate prices.
PETER ZELL.
May 8, 1SS3-5m Woodbury.. N. ].
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30

the material that makes our cozy
homes. They are men whose homes
are chiefly about Bangor and places in
the northwestern part of New Bruins
wick.-Boston Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30
EDWARD MCFARLAND.

STA NDARD HEATERS AND RANGES
We will be pleased to communicate with or
call in person upon those in want of first-class
TO make estimate and give other Information as
may be required.
Dec. a. 1882 ". No liz N. 9th ST.. Phila-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30
DIR. w. A. CLOVER,

HON1EOPATHIST,
Office in Green's Block residence at house of
Thomas Glover, Sr. corner of Broad and West
Streets Woodbury.. N. ]. Special attention given
to Medical Administration of Electricity
OFFICE HoURs-S to 10 A. M; 8 to and 2
to p. NJ
OctI9'S2 tt
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-08-30

DIANoS and ORGANS
TUNED AND REPAIRED.
THE subscriber having had years of expert
epce, would announce that he is prepared to
tune Pianos and Organs, and will guarantee sat
isfaction Reference if desired.
Woodbury., N. J. Oct. 10, 81. B. STRATTON.
National Republican., 1883-09-18
DEPAR TMENr DOTS.

The bonds redeemed to date under tho 12lst
bond call amount to Sis, ,l46,Sj0.
The national bank notes received for re-
demption yesterday amounted TO $4,000.
The receipts from internal revenue yester-
day were $6l2,11S, and from customs $685.
COZ
James +. Gardner, of Colorado, has been
appointed agent at the Ouray (Utah) Indian
agency.
During tho week ending Sept Is, 1883,
there were issued standard dollars amounting
to SlSO,99S During the corresponding period
of last year tho issue was $4,000.
The President yesterday appointed Louis
4. Barnes register of the land office Mt Gaines
willie, Fla, and John r. Rollins receiver of
public moneys at the same place.
National Republican., 1883-09-18
Hayward & Hutchinson,
A24 NINTH STREET.

In occupying our new stores we have
determined to meet the demands of our
customers with better class of goods
than usually shown, and have placed
upon our floors full and rich display Of
OPEN FIREPLACEs and Brass FIRE SETS,
REDEAN and ENGLISH Hob CRATES; also,
HALE Low and BASKET CRATES, in new
and artistic designs. We shall continue
the manufacture Of SLATE MANrEs, a
our trade in these standards has now
fully recovered from the wood fnantels
craze of the past few years. We shall
show approved patterns of LATRoBE
STovEs-the celebrated CRYSTALS in the
lead-and sell them as cheap as anyone
can when putup by competent workmen.
We have much larger and more conve-
nient space for showing RANGES and FUR
NACEs, having one of our side stores OK.
clusively for this class of goods, and trust
that our success during the past eigh
years will insure increased business in
these lines. We shall continue to make
specially of RemodelinG Defective
Plumbing and the Construction of Plumb
ing Work in the most approved manner.
We will show the leading Sanitary Fix
lures in our store with water on. Port
able Ranges and Kitchen Utensils,
Stamped and Granite Ware will be kept
in full stock. Tin Roofing and Jobbing
in Furnaces, Ranges, and Stoves will be
executed by competent workmen.
National Republican., 1883-09-18
I1rNr1Na ANn rIsn1NG.
Recent Good Luck OF Washington SPORTS
Tncn-EtiiI 8nsiscts aud Game Bans

Recent Good Luck OF Washington Sports
mcn-EuiI Bnsiscts aud Game Bags.
Tho angling and cunning season may now
bc said TO be nt its height, the former par
ticularly. Cunning is still confined TO small
marsh game, such rs ortlan, reed birds, and
blachbirds, with n sprinkling of summer
ducks, commonly called "blue Wings A
few weeks later dry land" shooting
will be good and doubtless large numbers
Of portridgcs rabbits, and aluirrols will bo
"downcd by our sportsiucn in the fields
and woods surrounding this city. Mcssrs.
Frederick Bex, L. ID. and Rudolph lIcunsch
spent very successful day on the lower
Potomac and captured u large number of
black mullot, or finch, spots, tailOrs, aud
black nclls Mr.. Banks, ono of the
Potomac flats contractors, caught nearly
two barrels Of fine crabs ut the same place, IN
less than one hour. Another party, incliidi nR
Dr. Barnes, tho Capitol hill dentist, caught n
number OF fine rock fish from of the arsenal
wharf. They averaged four mounds each.
MIessrs. George Hall and Everett Mafche
rowed down to the Half Way Trce," diago-
nally opposite the United States arsenal, and
in an incredibly short space of time hook ed
ont of the Potomac forty.six white perch and
four large rock fish.
A party composed Of Messrs. Adam Roth,
Alexander Chick, aud William Anderson,
members Of the Columbian Fishing club, who
have been on u, fishing expedition on Uoan
river have returned. They caught over thou
sand fsi and Jagged several hundred birds
Mcssrs. Il. l.. McNcllcy and Mclaughlin,
of East Washington returned from cunning
expedition down the river last evening in the
latter's steam launch with 2l0 ortolan and
twenty plump blue wing ducks.
\ REPUBLICAN, reporter conversed with
several well known gunners last night on the
game question, and learned that reed birds
are rapidly migrating southwark, whilo orto-
Ian remain in statu quo both rs regards
quantity and quality. Summer ducks, usually
plentiful at this season of the year, are still
very scarce. This fact is regarded by old
gunners as an indication that winter ducks
will abound in this locality. 1t is thought
that the first cold wave will Gil the surround
ing marshes with sprig tails, mallards, stiff
tails, and the other varites.
National Republican., 1883-09-18
The District Artillery Corps.

A large delegation Of officers and privatcs
of the District Artillery corps, including
Maj. Hahnucman, Surgeon Linn, Mai, Shell
ley, Lieut.. Walter, and Messrs. BeX and
Heunsch surprised their quartcrmastGr, Mr..
Geuthler, the East Washington brewer by
visiting his estnblshment last night in a
body and making themselves perfectly at
homo. Mr.. Geuther soon resolved himself
into tho most genial of hosts and treated the
boys to liquids and solids in abundance. Sow
eral appropriate speeches were made and a
good time generally enjoyed
National Republican., 1883-09-18
Mcl.a lIrrr.

Representatives OF the Weiss Beer Brewers
association made an argument before the
commissioner Of internal revenue yesterday
morning in favor OF o suspension of the opera.
tion Of his recent uIdar in regard 70 tbn hot.
tlinG Of hcor directly from tho casE. They
maintained that on account of tho larae
quantity oi carbouic acid gas in weiss beer,
IL was impossible for the brewers 10 comply
with this regulation that the processes OF
brewing and fermOnting weiss beer were en-
tirely different from those involved in the
National Republican., 1883-09-18
PERSONAL.

Admiral Nichols and Commodore Quack enbush,
L. ,, ~, are at the Ebbitt
Postmaster General Gresham has returned to
this city from Philadelphia.
Il. r. Eastman, of Philadelphia, and w. Trevor,
OF New York, are at the st. Marc.
Hons Eppa IIunton, of Virginia and II. S. Rey-
mer, of pennsylvania, are at the EbbltL,
Miss Leila syer of this city. left for Hareford,
w. Va, last night, for three weeks trip,
Hon ]. Parker Jordan has returned from North
Carolina, where he has been conducting cotton
case,
Mr.. Henry Mccauley, of The Bank of the Re
pubic, has gone on an extended zip through Nir-
! ginia,
Mr. J.. a, Iurvle, of the government printing
| olfcc, has returned from New Nclk, where he has
been spending several weeks
f. II. Hawkins of tho pension office, has gone
| to his home IN Kentucky to testify in an import.
ant case in behalf OF the commonwealth.
| J, Blake Wallets, Harrisburg, Pa; D. f. Haley,
| Fitchburg, Mass; John Glenn, New York and
! George i. McFarren Bluilton, Ind are at the st.
| Jamos,
Secretary Chandler returned to Washington
| yesterday morning from New York. lie dned
with the President yesterday ~ the residence Of c,
| L. Miller
No 5, q, a. r., returned last evening from his
homo in GreenbOr0, n. H., where he has been
spending tho summer.
Hon, s. Newton Pettls of Pennsylvania, late
l
Pettls is an applicant for several vacancies now
| existing under tic government
c. II, Fry, Philadelphia; H. V. Tobey, Chicago;
j, ), Gally, New York j.. C. Wilits, wife aud
| cLd Iowa; MISS Anna Keim, Johnstown, Pa,
| and D. w. McC!ain, Philadelphia, are at the 81,
! Marc,
Mrs, Howell, widow of late Senator and Com,
missioner Howell OF Iowa, la, just returned, with
/ her dNpghtet ldan, rom au extended tour Uf suY.
eral yssrs in Europe, aud has been stopping with
her sister, MIs Deaeh gOl sixteenth street, preyi'
GUS tO their return to t&elrwestGsa home.
National Republican., 1883-09-18
AnnrrniIcn Iinva Dr.rrt.

Two apprentice boys, named George G.
LEM and Charles T. Rolensteinc, deserted
from the United States recruiting ship Wyan-
dotto late Sunday night. Two large breech
loading navy reyolveys were missed from the
armory Of the ship tho same night, and IL is
supposed they carried them off. reward is
offered for their capture