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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-18
FOR aIG N.


PA1u, Nov. H.--Ofacial advices from
Tonquin state the military situation il
unchanged. Admiral Courbst will ~
main within his trenches II the result Of
the attack upon Sontay and Baoninh
appears doubtful.
The saez Canals.
MANcHxsrKs, Nov. H. The City
Council and Chamber OF Commerce pre-
ssnted an address 10 De Lesssps today
In response to De Lssssps.aI Il 10 stated .
conference of engineers will be held in
Paris shortly. at which viii be consider
ed a proposition 70 widen the Suez canal
and secure depth Of 20 metres. He
also promised that the conference would
consider the question OF second canal.
4 sick Han.
PARIs, Nov. 17.-Physicians who have
examiuedtyoung Currcau. who endeav-
ored 20 shoot Prime Minister Ferry,
Yesterday state he il suffering from a
recent attack of typhus fever. He does
not belong to any anarchist society..
Fatal Fire.
MEXICO. via Galveston, Texas. Nov.
1.-THE Fernando cotton factory near
here was destroyed BY ere. Five 0per-
ativss were burned to death. Loss,
Yellow Fever In Cuba.
HAVANA, Nov. l7.-Eiohteen deaths
occurred from yellow fever the past
week. There has beea q larger propor-
tor of cases among the shipping than
usual at this season. probably owing to
the continuance Of hot, damp weather.
WIN Accent Mediation.
IoUpou, Nov. 1.-THE Nersirg Post
Iaarns that the government Of China ID
mnuifeetino q willingness to accept
EnOIish mediation. Prime Minister
Ferrv has notified the French Ambas-
sador to England that ne will inform
rim shortly the conditions upon which
France win accept mediation.
The K1pcrsrss speech
BxsLm, Nov. 1.-THE Emperor's
apeeoh on opening the LandtAR VIII
deal mainly with tax and customs 10
forms, and it d understood inteude 20
urees discussion on the church question.
The Grown Prince this morning len
for Spain.
Chaaa Preparing ter War.
SHANoHAr, Nov. I7.-An Aid-de-camp
NJ Pen Yulin has arrived at HAnkOw 10
raiee 5000 volunteers for service, IN sne
event OF var with France. ForeiRners
in China are uneAsy. Tho White LAZY
society, secret organization, Is report
cd again active.
uslanA Annexa1aen
Loxpox, Nov. l7.-Earl Derby wrisee:
.Tf the Australian Conferences decided
tho annexation Of the South Sea Island.
Il deeirable, the Home Government viii
ncrsiaer vhether or h0w far such an
neration viii b justi6able and prieti-
The Guex Canal.
Irvxnroor, Nov. l1.-In an address
De- Iesseps said second cana! ACROSS
the Isshmus OF Sue& could only be con-
etruo1ed alongside the present ono. WITH
q liberal margin Intervening fos
stDngth. Each one Of the canais co1. g
then b used. ons for ships bound g
ma another fer ships returning IRON
~ Red ga. This was The oolv sou
Ia q he prsHns dimsaisy.
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Cossscrros. Relative to the CHI

A CoR1ncrroN.-Relativs TO the Chi
naman Who lay dead npon the wharf
and reference to whom was made In
yesterdays issue, We are informed, on
learning the fActs late on Friday eyenina
All Sing. tho Chinese merchant, went 20
an undertaken and made arraneements
for his burial. paying for the same, and
that his remains were yesterday accom-
named to the cemetery BY several Of his
countrymen. We make this correction
in justice 90 All Sing and the others Of
his countrymen Who raised and paid
ont the money for his interment.
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Land for Sale.

4 NY ONE WISHING To PURCHASE
: tract OF " acres of land, beanti-
fully situated on Eagle Harbor. nine
miles west of Seattle. would do well 10
call and see it. The quality of the land
Is the same rs | now cultivate.
Price. $40 per acre.
X. VI. HoSKINSON.
Port Blakely. w. 4. NOS DIV Sw
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nersL ARRIVALS.
Horrr nsuxswrcx.

J 8 Common, Cal w Scailon. Lake Sap
N q Simon, 8 F Col Halter, p s
b Brown, White X L Eddinatou, Min
Thompson. Nwcstls neapolis
A J Mccall, Prtlnd J y Gardner, Ptlnd
Il Hudson, Prtlnd NJ G Clusas, Renton
0Nurhard, S'mish d p Myers. Black b
b Myers, Black Il w H Hobson, Tao
CLCarser, L1aconnsf ] Cameron. Tao
W 3 Jones. Tao w War6sld, ButteCy
JKHoskins, Saor't0 4iseWarhsld ~.
= Rad SAcrNvunto @ johnson, Sasra'to
AEWaonsr, Laoou D ] Fistt, LAoonner
JLeGrand, Florida Mia Smith, Stirling
e e Packer. Ptlnd Oh L Ballister, Los
EvHn Schrndsr, Tex Angeles
CIV White. PtBikly L NcAlliSter, Lowell
q q Maokev. Ptlnd Mrs GstAhels and.
e Caldwell, Ptlnd daughter, Ptlnd
ARLINGTON.
wWhittiessy. what, s 6hafss. N Y.
n Sullivan. LAoon. J Irvine, Stahvood.
] NouuAn. s r. JChAmberlain, N I,
w Dslanty, RI Dis. L Booth. Ptld,
d Lindeman, ST, @ vanDoren. W. h,
MrsO Prescott, WE, Il A Ray, " Riv,
n Wolf. ST, 81 Keyls, W kiv,
q Parkard, Suo, 9 DsFrinR, Sno,
] Alexander, 81 III HausmAn, = y.
4 Rothchild. = F, u Mayer. 8 r,
WBrockettkwf. ST, w Beaumont, Ptld,
n Mornhv. Cai. CIV Joues, VI d Oh.
a Herrick. Astoria, lWfoconssn,
IL OF tho 0rismer Dramatic 20.
KEW E20LAND.
e Williams. Ska9it, ] Morgan, What,
3 Miller, N B, w Hall. Rsntsn.
w Hunt, Reuton, b Psnkets, VIC,
s Patterson, w Il, h Pratt, Victoria,
r Ohlson, Ssanwood, p Seidel, n Lud,
! Hangs. Denver, G Lund, Blakely,
A Hodsrstrom, Blky, @ Holm, Blskely,
7 Psrn. What. r GiIking.
D Robertsop, Newt. 4 Ellis. n Tacoma,
q MoDonald.P Pm, r King, Portland.
xirderson. Ptld,. TMcCauley. Ptld,
NShronshirs, Ptld. ] MsSiivore. Psld.
4 Brinaham, Tao, r Bergman. vse.
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y 33OLU1IoN0 OF C0NDOLKlOD.
HAL OF KrsAP LoDol -,

~ W ~. W. hl16AP w., W. i. J
Wmn1As, Il has pleased IN allviss
Providence 10 remove from our midst
our beloved brother, j. A. Martin, b IL
Reso1ved, That in the death Of Broth
o. Martin our lodge has suffered the
leos Of member, Who BY his Kindly
and genial disposition had endeared
hinasslf 70 all who knew him. Az 8
member, his best efforts were ever de-
voted to.the welfare Of tbs Order and 70
the advAnosment Of il interests. A q
man, his warm and kindly nature won
the esteem Of all With whom he Game in
contact. Az citizen, he was honora-
BILE, upright, and oonsoieuo.ouA Hon.
orina his worth and deploring his loes,
we tender 10 his bersaved family our
sincere coincidence in this their hour Of
distress.
Received, Az q fitting tribute 10 the
memory Of oar departed brother that
the lodge 30 draped in mourning for
the space Of thirty days.
Reso1sed, That copy Of these reso.
lutions b spread upon the records Of
the lodge, one copy be presented to the
family Of the deceased brother. and q
copy Published In the Seattle Posr-IN-
11xLI001oK1.
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Lands for Sale.

IN ACCOUNT OF SICKNESS AM
" compelled 70 sell my lands, which
offer at lew prices for cash.
viii sell my homestead. 1854 acres. I'm
section 8. township q. east havinr
sound. easily accessible, with fertile sci
and suitable Ter shipyar farm and town.
site purposes.
Also. lots 5 AID s book Is. Of Terrr's
plat OF Seattle. corner of Sixth and Jsf :.
ierson streets. two blocks from the ours.
House. Spring OF water. sixty barrels =
inquire OF Il. +. LANCE.
non ow wv On the premises.
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Have you taken 4 oold7 You can cure
il promptly By using Ayers Cneffy 70
togal
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Patience IL not passive. On the con
trary. il Is &cfive; it b conosntratsd
strength.
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CArno. Nov. 17.-Asyndicate of banks.
Represented by the Anglo Egyptian
Banking Company, offered TO provide,
tho capital necessary to construct tia
nsv canal across the Isthmus. il the
Government will undertake to build IL.
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San FRAsorsco, Nov. 1.-THE follow
ing ia the passenger list of tho Queen OF
kha D. a; A. vvhsnk sa;lal AcI.r,
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NEVADA SOCIETY.

OCULAR WRITINGS OF THE
II Nevada Society will DO held at room
No. I, Yesler-leary building. on the sec
ond and fourth Tuesdays OF each month.
commencing 1T 80 p. m, sharp. All for
attend and become members OF the So
ciety. GEO. @. LYON. Pres't
A. d. DAwsos. Sec'y. se33
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new we're TlxeA.

RoxK, Nov. 17,-Dsyetfo says: II il
stated that thu Vatican has consented to
appoint Nuncio to tho United States,
in accordance with the wishes Of the
American Bishops now In seasion.
Direffo expresses the opinion that the
American Congress will approve such
an appointment.
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NORTH PACIFIC BEER HALL.

HAVING SECURED THE AGENCY
II Of tbs celehrated Willows Lager
Beer. We win sell Beer. Wholesale and 70
tAn, 70 suit tie tfade.
\. aaaNlNoNM = co..
matt rfsat aresl
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H.B. 30, scaling Law taken up, and
vote on flnal passage resulted as follows:
AYES, Burke, Cation, Edmiston, Hale.
Houghton, Kerr. Power. smith, Whre-
houss and the resident-lo
Noes. Collins. Harper-2. So the bill
passed.
smith then introduoed memorial
PRAYING for division Of Washington
Territory, which caused considerable
diaoussion on the motion to print.
The motion vas loGk Aye 4, noes 8.
Nr. Bessefer introduced n. b 100, to
proyide against spread Of infections
d,neanea Tabled.
n. r.. lol. on Joint tsaanciss.
81. 81 lo6 b II. Wasnse, 70 empower
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Mr.. Smith presented q Yemonstrance
against exemption of church property.
Mr.. Cation one relative to the location
Of the county seat Of Covlitz.
Also one from the bar Of Walla Walla
relative to the statutes.
Mr.. Whitehouss presented remon-
STRANGE from citizens Of Yakima county
against the passage OF G. b. 81.
Mr.. Collins presented . petition to
exempt churches, hospitals, etc.. from
III. Cation introduced C. n. 4, praying
for the admission Of the Territory into
tho Union.
Also G. B. II, to amend section 1000
Of the Code, relating 70 divorce.
Mr.. Whitehouse introduced @. B. ~,
to create and organize the county OF
Douglas.
G. B. 73, by Mr.. Burke. to maintain
possessory right over unsurveyed lands.
C. b. n, By Mr.. Smith, providing for
the the purchase Of safe for the Audi
q. 3. Is, BY Mr.. Smith, to systsmize
and regulate the settlement of accounts
between the Territory and the several
'0 8. 5. Il, BY M. smith. fixing the CON-
pensatiou Of the Treasurer Of whitman
county. Passed.
G. b. n, BY Mr.. Cation, 70 amend SEQ
ton 2736 Of tho Code, relative 70 County
Auditor.
@. B. n, by Mr.. Cation, to establish Q
iail In Garf1eld county.
@. B. -, By Mr.. CollinA to protect
school lands-
q. b. 50, By Mr.. Collins, to amend SEQ
tion 2 J62 of the Code.
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A. j.. Majors of San joss, who has
been on trial in Oakland charged with
being one of party Who robbed and
murdered Freedman named Renov-
dan near Las Gatos, has been convicted
OF murder ia the first degree. The
death penalty will be pronounced on
the oath instant.
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LONDON, Nov. H.-Eari Derby wrisee:
sTf the Australian Conferences oecided
tho annexation Of the south 80 is!anos
q desirable. the Home Government wa
consider whether or hos Tar sucn an
nexation will b justi6able and priota-
oaD,las
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LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE AorSSrg Posf
learns that the government Of China u
u,Hnifesting . WILLINGNESS to accept
RncIish mediation. Prime Minister
Ferry has noti6sd the French Ambas.
sador TO England that he will inform
him shortly the conditions upon which
Franoa will accent mediation.
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TorHA lKas.). Nov. 1.-THE Atchi-
-. Topeka and Santa Fe commences
tomorrow to operate its road BY central
s!me = far west a. Dodge City, Kas.
.oJond that point they will use moan
d. PAUL Mimi, Nov. 1.-THE new
nme Y IL minutes and rs seconds faster
IN the present. Tho Minneapolis and
- Louis 10 the only road using the
ens t,morrow. The other road viii
soope the time week from tomorrow.
- Northern Pacific has not decided
y310 n nhall adnnk thu nau tirna
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MISCELLANEOUS,
FURNITURE! FURuITURElI

| HAVE NOW a.
/ o tgoois Of
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SAS FRAScIsco. Nov. 17.-At . meet
ing. last night, Of the State Council
Union of the Veteran Democrat Legion,
resolutions we're adopted calling atten-
ton Of the people of the Pacific Coast
to recent Judicial Chinese decisions,
and OF the desirability of aiding the
Chinese Restriction Act with q commits
sion 70 see that the act is properly and
legally enforced.
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uucA0o. Nov. 1.-THE formal notice
49, ~ The 50. Paul road OF its iuten-
p Withdraw from the Omaha pool
~ provoked great settlement in rail-
sss a slrclee. The break in Omaha
.,o e. been looked upon ~ likely to
~ the entire southwestern bust
Inc present move by the Sc.
" toad Il deemed by competing lines
g opeu gage Of battle, and that an
npromising fight will follow un-
~ sne Demands e will likely make on
s nver roads are aoeeded to. The
statement made here Of its
~ - eafuinRs. growing sut Of the
s1At = has carried most OF the
cattle coming to this market
Ss.ss en agreement made BY q combi-
E o. Western racnhment oyer this
G va made to secure better terms
@ ne POOL. Il il possible that they
oged this would result ia a rupture
Sis:n the roads. Il IL stated the COM
ssSson @ cattle men offered to put IN
s.... nous sum Of money and guar
l-s q send all their cattle over the
4 Sss;i pLOsiued u would give the combi-
Ssso 49, special rates. Having failed to
~ seEms with any ono line or POI.
SSss's courae was pursued. by shipping
i1ss.. ovef single line. Owing to the
- ~ o. ~ revenues from this source
- 81 claims from the ST.. Paul
1SiSsss eass IN percentage, and II has
1870 urn into the pool the 81, 900
~. !. Omcers of competing roads
Ssu 9 make amy statement beyond
-. ataon that q truce will oer-
II y maintained for thirty days
- meaning will be held mean
II 49, ne1 n effort will be made to
y. ~ op:n naht. Said ONE pFomi-
49,. ai soe course, II We cannot
= terms W will hare 70 hght
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BusLrr, Nov. 1.-THE Emperor's
apeech on opening the LsndtaR will
deal mainly with tax and customs 70
forrs, and it 10 understood intsnde 20
Ore discussion on the church question.
The Grown Prince this morning ieft
60 2v~iu
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CAno (M.), Nov. 17.-Nsw Burnsids
(m.) has guaranteed against Stone
fogl snA the surroandipg country. The
smallpox has ban prevalent at Stone
Iogt foe several days, ami today three
~ easse are reported IN the country.
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0Arz LAKE, Nov. IA special from
9Af Lake states that this afternoon
A2oess G. @. Rioh died. at $50 O'Clock.
~ an apostle Of the Mormon
s.uto1, and has been confined by ill
=. tcr two years. His death was not
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CucAoo. Nov. 1.-THE Sullivan Slug
eing Combination gave another exhibi.
ton hare tonight, which was Witnessed
b 1910 or 5000 people, with the usual
ekasae>9istios and with regular pro-
nam. Two little boys, aged rsspsst-
ivoIy sevsn and eight, were put In the
hne and pounded each other according
IL ~ ruIoa Of The pri1o ring.
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An Unwilling Wisnsss.

San FRAxcIsoo. Nov. l7.-Ex-Gov.
keiRart Of Wisconsin, who has been
subp9naed to dspose what he knows in
the Sharon-Hill matter, stated that he
had very strong personal reasons" for
NOT wishing to testify in the matter.
To-day he refused 90 state the reason,
but promised on his honor as a gentle
man to appear and testify next Satur-
day. General Barnes opposed the con-
tinoance, but it was decided to grant
the request.
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Chamber Suits. Desks, Cheffoniers, Wardrobes,
Book Cases, Sideboards, Center Tables, Etc.

In order to make room for this immense !
Walnut and Upholstered Goods now on ha
offer special inducements TO the city and @
call special attention TO our large line OF I
ma RI Of
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MISC :LLANEOUS
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-17
Minor MiSlallS.

The steamer France lost overheard POI oxen
and 107 sheep on her last passage for New
York.
Henry Dewey, Chas. Long1eau and Henry
Boss, aged respectfully 16. Is and IL, were
fatally IT, ured at Cohoes, N. Y, Oh the 18th,
by being run down by railroad train while
slcighins The horse was thrown about twenty
feet and killed.
On the 9th inst, Captain Cobb, of Cobb's
Island, Va. boarded a stranded schooner with
a Wrecking crew in surf boat. While on the
vessel the boat went adrift and the wreckers
were compelled to seek rcfnge in the rigging.
When rescued by a life-saving party three Of
the men died from exposure and Capt. Cobb
not expected to live.
The dwelling house of Henry Pierce, near
Sioux City, Ia, just across the Dakota line,
burned on the 18th inst. Pierce dragged his
wife out of the flames and returned for the
children, aged and years respectively. He
! was driven back after several desperate at
| tt mpts to enter the building and the unfortun-
| ate children were cremated.
| The brig Goldfinder, from San Domingo,
reached the Delaware breakwater on the 18th,
| having four men frozen to death.
At Harms City, Pa on the night of the 9th,
James and Henry Leonard aged u and IA,
! were burned to death at Jackson Well, on the
Craig Farm. They were sleeping in the engine
| house, which eau ht fire and burned.
| The house of Henry C. Howard burned a
Easton, Me-, OH the 9th inst. Edwin J. How
| ard was burned to death.
James Rowland, a wealthy and prOminen
citizen of San Francisco. was drowned in tn
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Record Of TfagedieSs

James Maynard, a riotous drunkald, wa
killed by an officer at Pikeville, KY, on the
18th.
Indians IN Chihuahua, Mexico, killed a
herder and then attacked an escort Of six SOL
der having in charge four prisoners bound for
San Buena Ventura. Two soldiers and all the
prisoners were killed.
Peter Pehl, drunken shoemaker, became
enraged at his 16-year old daughter at La
Crosse, Wis, on the 18th, and beat her fatally.
An Irishman named Jack Sheehan, is IN jail
at St. Louis, charged with the murder of his
son, aged II.
John B. Hoffman, New Yorker, went home
with his son Robert, aged %. In the morning
the besotted tiend hid ehind a door and shot
his son dead. Five years ago Hoffman killed
another son. but was not convicted.
Clark Mills, the famous American sculptor,
died at Washington, aged GO, on the 18th.
An old childless couple, Thomas Thompson
and wife, near Ulysses, Neb., years ago adopted
the children grew to maturity they INDUCED in
undue intimacy. When exposure was made it
was suggested that they marry. The old lady
grew greatly excited about the unfortunate
matter, and finally insane. On the night of
the 9TH she prepared tea and put poison into it.
All partook except the girl. The old man was
taken sick, and the girl was sent to neighbor
for assistance. When she returned all three
were dead.
Police Officer Sprgel attempted to quell a
disturbance at Bohemian Church fair at Chi
cago on the night Of the 9th, but was pressed
SO hard by the excited crowd that he found it
necessary to use his revolver. This he did with
fatal effect to John Meek, the janitor of the
church.
The story of terrible tragedy comes from
Indian Territory. A shoemaker named Alex
ander Hampton got Jealous of his wife anG
concluded to 60 to Texas. Accordingly h
hired man named Smith to transport him ant
his effects. They Travelled about thirty mile
and stopped for dinner, but instead of eating
! it Hampton blew Smiths brains out, thel
| mounted one of the dead mans horses, re-
turned to his wife, whom he shot and killed
and then killed himself
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An UnassumjmU Man,

Chief-Justice Waite, Of the United
States Supreme Court, says accrrcspon-
dent, looks very little older than he did
eight years ago, when he visited Rich
nond, Va, to hold his first term of court
there. His simple manners then almost
shocked the peole of that arlstocratlc
city. When the marshal called to in
qlire at what hour the chief justice would
require his service as escort to the court
room he was taken all aback at the quiet
answer: 81 guess | can find my way
alone. I've walked about town some, and
I located the spot while [ was out. y
Hardly knowing what to say, the mar
shall let his gaze fall from the judges
face to his boots, and then, seeing a
small patch on the toe of one Of them,
beat hasty retreat. For, he thought,
chief justice independent enough to
wear patched boot in Richmond, OF all
places, would certainly not hesitate to
pilot himself to the courthouse, nor to
act as he pleased when he got there.
And for week after that the ambition
of all Richmond was to get a peep al
Mr.. Waite's boot, to verify the marshals
| or
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An Orators Power.

From the Charlntte IN. C.) Journal
It was in the Clay campaign Of 1e4t.
An immense audience, Is, 600 or 70, QUO,
had assembled to hear Preston. A large
stage had been erected, which was
crowded with prominent persons, and
the multitude was packed around it,
There was the usual buzz and confusion
incident to such occasions, until after
Preston had been speaking few mo,
ments. when it began to subslde and
soon there was a dead silence, except
the music of that wonderful voice. lie
was in fine condition for his work and
went at it in his best style. The silence
seemed to intensity as the tide OF his
eloquence poured over the dense mass
of enchanted listeners. With the swell
Of his sonorous voice the audience
seemed to rise on tiptoe and to sink back
again with its ebbing cadences; and
again they swayed with the sweep OF ms
arm like q wheat field to the breeze. At
length. in mannifcent burst OF lnsp1r-
ation-with his long arm raised high,
his eyes flashing and the multitude
hanging breathlessly to his words--he
seized the brown wig which he wore,
held it up over his shining bald head,
and, still soaring in his splendid flight;
replaced it cross-wise and scared Oh; and
there was not, in that vast audience, the
least ripple of laughter at this most
ridiculous performance, but, on the con-
trary. no one seemed to notice 1t, SO
completely entranced was every listener.