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The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-12

female dove, whose peculiar actions
for some time past gave 1t the name of
the ''craZy dove, was killed under
these curious circumstances:
The bird was one of a pair that be-
longed to a young lady living lear the
Erie railway track, "A mile or two from
Rathboneville. A few months ago, in
flying across the railroad track. the
male bird came in contact with the
smoke-stack of the Pacific express loco
motive. 1t was killed instantly, and
was thrown suddenly out OF sight of It's
companion. The female circled about
in the air for q lev minutes, in evident
amaz5ment at the sudden disappear
ance of her mate. She then flew to a
mile post near by, and for a long time
gave utterance to the mournful notes
peculiar TO the species. Suddenly she
seemed to realize what had carried her
companion FROM her, and she rose IN
the air and flew swiftly in the direction
the train had taken.
She did not return for a long time.
When she did return she alighted at
her cote, where she remained for the
rest of the day utterlng her plairtive
cries. The next morning, Just before
7 O'clock, she iew TO her position on
the mile post, near the spot where her
mate disappeared the day before. When
the express train came along she flew
at the locomotive, hoverug about the
smoke-stack and the cab as if looking
for her mate. She accompanied the
train for about a mile, and hen re-
turned.
Every day she repeated her strange
actions, taking her place at her lookout
on the mile post at exactly the same
time, and waiting for the tram. no mat
ter how late 1t might be, and then go
ing through the same maE@uvres and
returning to her cote TO mourn as be-
fore. She ate eat little. One morning
she collded with the smoke-stack OF
the express locomotive. just as her
mate had done, and met the same fate
at nearly the same spot.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-12
THE STORY OF LIFE

say, what Is life? It's to be born
A helpless babe 70 greet the light
With a sharp wall, as II the morn
Foretold a cloudy noon and night;
To weep, 10 sleep, and weep again,
With sunny smiles between-and then
And then apacc the infant grows
To be a laughing, sprightly boy,
Happy despite his little woes,
Were he but conscious of his joy,
To be In short, from two TO ten,
a merry, moody ehild-and then"
And then in coat and trousers clad,
To learn 10 say the Decalogue,
And break ii, an unthinking lad,
With mirth and mischief all agog;
4 truaut oft 10y field and fen,
And capture butterfies-and then ?
And then increased in strength and size,
To be, anon, a youth full grown;
4 hero in his mothers eyes,
A young Apollo in his own;
To initiate the ways Of men
In fashionable siu-and then
And then al last TO be a man,
To fall in love, to WOO and wed
With scething brain to scheme and plan,
To gather gold OF toll for bread;
To sue for fame with tongue and pen,
And gain or lose the prize-and then ?
And then in gray and wrinkled old
To mourn the speed of life's decline;
To praise the scenes of youth beheld,
And dwell in memory Of lang syne;
To dream awhile with darkened ken;
Then drop into his graye-and h
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-12

A PoLAcK family in Chicago used a
railroad torpedo for fuel, but it was
better to blow up the shanty and learn
what a torpedo was than to GO through
life wondering if the Internal thing
was a restaurant sandwich.
CALLow YOUTH (before looking glass,
stro king chin)-Sis. 1 think ] must get
me a razor"
Sister-"Do, Bob, q beard-raiser."
The Trieste Died has passed an or
dInance forbidding the performance of
all dangerous acrobatie feats in public.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-12

We had a few days since am excel
lent view of the suns face through the
telescope of the Killingly astronomer,
whose dwellings on the heights, and
whose simple observatory commands a
view OF the celestial concaye that
would delight the heart of any observer
compelled to take a view of the starry
heavens through intervening branches,
OF to wait till the golden twinklers have
climbed above the hills skirting the
horizon, or mad their shining way
nearly to the zenith before they come
INTO the range Cf his glass.
The Killingly astronomer is a farmer,
who has not only gained a living out of
the soil, but who has saved money
enough from his hard earnings to in
dulge in a telescope for the amusement
of his few leisure hours, sending to
Paris for his glass, a fairly good instru-
ment with a three-inch aperture. 1t
was through this telescope that We
observed his majesty the SUI with a
low power that brought his whole disc
in the field of vision. The great central
orb of the system was blotted and
blurred. His golden face was dislig-
ured by three huge spots, one in the
southern and two in tie northern hemi-
isphe1es. The largest space covered a
space of at least a twentieth of the
suns diameter, which translated into
figures, is about Al 600 miles.
Imagination fails to give an idea of
a huge cavity or raging cyclone ON such
a grand scale. The earth could be
tossed into the seething vortex like a
ball into a pond. The four inner plan
cts, Mercury, Venus, the earth and
Mars, transfused into one mass, would
not half fill the chasm, if its depth isin
proportion to its external dimensions.
Even the giant Neptune, the third
planet in size of the solar family, meas
ured side by side with this enormous
sun cavern, would not equal its diam
eter by thousands of miles, Immense
as was the size of this sun spot, it has
been greatly exceeded by several that
have been observed during the past
year. The second spot was nearly as
large as the first, and the third was by
no means insignificant.
What can be the matter with the
flaming globe that shines overhead
every day? No one knows; but we
have faith that some day the aust of
sun spots ard their p%erlodicity will be
discovered. When many years have
rolled on, and mountains of observation
have been piled upon each other like the
mystic Ossa upon Pelion, to scale the
heavens, the secret of the great black
spots that disfgure the sun will be
learned. Then, also, we may hope tC
detect the origin of the mysterious tie
tn. binds together the sun and planets
ard the cause of the magnetic disturb
ances that during the present maximum
Of sun spots have ragged in terrestrial
quarters in the form of whirlwinds
floods, auroras, earthquakes and tida
waves.
1t is comforting to think that the
height of the sun spot cycle is passing
and that WI may hope henceforth TO
more peaceful sunheams and gentle
breezes.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-12

Music is the best refreshment of a
man, whereby his heart is again brought
into peace, invigorated and refreshed.
We have found that those who have
a pride in making their religion very
broad. generally get it amazingly thin.
$500 cats are comparatively COM
mon at the Crystal Palace Exhibition
in London, and two are marked $780,
600 each.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-27
IN THE RACE FOR CONGRESS
Trotters who Came to the Front in the
Trial Heats of Yesterday

AElaI heats OF Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-B. J. Hail, OF
Burlington, was nominated as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress from the
First Iowa district to-day.
The Democrats of the Eleventh Illinois
district renOminated William h. Neece
for Congress to-day.
At the Democratic Greenback Fusion
Convention of the Seventh Congressional
district, which was held at IndeanoIa,
iowa, to-day, Judge W. H. McHenry,
democrat, Of Des MOines, was nominated
LOT the long term, and VIM. Kreider.
Greenbacker, of Winterset, for the short
term.
George :. Yaple was renominated for
Congress by the Democrats at Kalamazoo,
Mich, to-day.
The Greenbackers of the Tenth Mis-
souri, district decided that it was
lnexpedient to nominate a candidate
Tor Congress, but passed a resolution re-
questlng George NJ. Jackson, of st. Louis,
TO run as an Independent candidate, and
pledging him their support.
Inc Democrats of the Tenth Missouri
district to-day renOminated Martin L..
Clardy for reelection to Congress.
The Republicans of the Third Missouri
District to-day nominated j. +. HarWOod
for Congress.
The Democrats of the Second California
District to-day nominated Charles A.
Sumner for Congressman. James H.
Budd declined denomination on account
of i'll health.
The Republicans of the Fourth Missouri
Congressional District met to-day, and
after a several hours session failed
to make nomination, but indorsed Judge
j. ID. Kelly, who is expected also to re-
ceiye the Endorsement of the Green
hackers.
The fusion convention of Greenbackers
and Democrats to-day nominated Daniel
Reltz tor Congress from the Twenty-fifth
pennsylvania district on the thirty-eighth
ballot
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-27
CHASED BY MAD MULE.
An Alabama Farmer Has a Narrow
Escape from a Horrible Death.

An Alabama Farmer Has a Narrow
Escape from a Horrible Death.
EUFAULA,A ALA, Aug. 26.-Punch Dough-
tie, well known and wealthy farmer,
living some miles from this city, and who
came in to-day to ascertain a cure for by-
drOphObia in mules, relates that on Sat
urday he rode out at the request of a field
hand to inspect the condition of one of
his mules, which was acting strangely.
When reaching the pasture where a dozen
mules were, the animal Mr.. Doughtie was
riding neighed, which attracted the at
tentiOn of the other animals, and the sick
one particularly, which Immediately rush
ed on the mule and rider, and seized the
saddle of the animal with his teeth.
Mr.. DOughtie dismOunted and sue
ceeded in loOsing the mad mules
hold, but no sooner was this done than
the infuriated beast turned his attention
to his owner, who fled for his life pursued
by the mule. There was desperate race
of quarter of mile through under
growth, and Mr.. Doughtie only saved
himself by lodging around saplings. A
small stretch of clearing intervened be-
tween the woods and the house, and the
terrified man took a life and death chance
of making it. Before leaving the woods
the mule had succeeded in securing a por-
tion of Mr.. DOughtie's coat, and while
maneuvreing around the tree the mule
bit himself savagely in several
places, tearing out a mouthful of flesh
each time. The race for the house was
made, and just as Mr.. Doughtie reached
the top of the fence the mule overlook him
on a dead run, but instead of reaching
his victim struck his head against a fence
post in wild rush and was knocked
senseless. The mule was afterwards
killed by Mr.. Doughtie. 1t is supposed
to have been bitten by a mad dog.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-27
FARMER CLARWs AUCTION.
Holding Rattlesnake by the Tail and
Inviting Bids from His Neighbors.

Holding Rattlesnake by the Tail and
Inviting Bids from His NeighbOrs.
Farmer Clark, Of Vernon, N. j., near
Warwick, says special, stood the other
afternoon in the middle of the roadway.
near his pretty mountain home. His
right arm was stretched out to its fullest
extent and from between his thumb and
finger dangled an immense rattlesnake.
A crowd OF villagers stood at a respectful
distance and watched the writhing snake
swing backward and forward like the
pendulum of an Old-fashioned clock.
Farmer Clark held the snake lust below
its fourteen rattles. The snake measured
four and half feet in length and was
thirteen inches in circumference in It's
thickest part, and the farmers uncere-
mOnious treatment of it had made his
snakeship terribly mad.
''He's all alive, oh,' said the reckless
Farmer Clark, grinning at the crowd,
'and he's goin' as he stands fur a dollar
and quarter. / want the quarter fur my
little boy. who spied the critter fust in
the old stun wall. l was a-workin' in
the fields, and my little boy holIered out:
Come here, pap; there bees a big snake
Jlst craWled into the wall here.' | went,
o. course, and, sure enuf, | seed his
rattles stickin' out. He near ketched me
wen yanked hlm outen his hole and went
over one post and rail fence"
Farmer Clark was continuing to ex-
patiate on the beauty of the snake when
with the rapidity of lightning the snake
doubled up like the lash of a whip and
struck, just missing its captOr's hand by
two inches. This caused the instanta-
eous release OF the snake and it fell in a
nmass on the muddy road. The crowd in
stantly scattered and two small boys
climbed a tree. The snake was soon cap
tured, however, and by Farmer Clark,
too, who afterward disposed of it for a
dollar and quarter to Theodore FIRE.
linghuysen Wood, a collector of snakes
and animal curiosities, living near Yer
non,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-27
state Politics.

a general primary eleceOn will be held on
Tuesday, sept. is, TO determine the choice of
the Democracy of !ROckdale county for a
member Of the lower house of the General
Assembly.
Lexington cOunty's nomination for Repre-
sentative, bV primary election, came OF sat
urdav last, Aug. q. and resulted IN the choice
of ;. L. Loh.y. He Is a prosperous planter
residing near OglethOrpe, on the west side of
Flint river.
\ convention to nominate a candidate for
Senator from the Twelfth Senatorial District.
composed of the counties of Stewart. Web
ster and Quitman. is called to meet at the
court house In Lumpkin on Tuesday, sept. 2,
at y O'Clock m.
On Saturday next the several districts OF
the county will select delegates to the County
and Senatorial Conventions called to assem-
bic in Lumpkin on the first Tuesday in Sep
tember. Each district will select five dele
gates to the County Convention and one each
to the Senatorial Convention.
The citizens of Schley county met Saturday
and elected delegates by a unanimous vote,
favOring the nomination OF Hon. w. ID. Muir
ray, OF Schiey, as Senator Of the Thirteenth
Senatorial district. Mr.. Murray feels highly
cOmplimented by the honor the people have
favored him with, Sheriff 7. b. Meyers was
nominated by ballot as a candidate for Repre-
sentative from Schley county.
Darien correspondence NEWS, Aug. 21: The
Republican party held meeting on Saturday.
senOunced the action of the state Central
COWWittee, and indOrsed a resolution that
they will present the name of Julien L, Ep-
ping before the Congressional Convention.
They Will not support johnson. l.. Crawford,
the Chairman, was indOrsed for the State
Senate, and Hercules Wilson for the Legisla-
fura
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-27
SHIPPING COMMISSIONERS.

The Acting Secretary Approves the Re-
Communications Concerning Their Fees
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-The Acting
Secretary of the Treasury has approved
the recommendations Of the commits
sioners fixing the allowances to be made
to Shipping Commissioners. The COM
pensatiOn fixed for commissioners at the
larger ports, such as New York and San
Francisco, where a maximum of $4,000 is
received, is $4,000 and a certain per cent.
of the surplus, not to exceed $4,000 in
all. At smaller ports, such
as Portland, New Orleans, etc..
the compensation is fixed at $1,000 and a
certain percentage Of the collections, not
to exceed $4,000 in all. Heretofore the
fees of the Shipping Commissioners at the
various ports have generally been ab-
sOrbed by the commissioners either as
compensation or expenses. Under the
method just adopted there will probably
be surplus lett in the Treasury after the
payment of the compensation allowed to
the commissioners and their employees
and other expenses of the offices.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-27

Lucv II. Hooper in philadelphia Telegraph.
1 heard the other day from an American
lady, who has recently taken up her abode
in London, a very curious anecdOte which
illustrates one of the peculiar phases of
London society. Shortly after my friend
had gone to live in that city she made the
acquaintance of an elderly lady of aristO-
cratic family, possessing numerous titled
relatives and moving in the very best
English circles, possessed, too, of fair
income, and living and entc4 4aining in
good style. This lady coolly f44ormed my
friend. during morning cain at, for the
sum of $500, she would engag6BO get any
person into the best English society.
Which is not too high sum to pay for an
entrance ticket, all things considered.
And from the class of guests usually en-
teFtained by the lady in question 1 have
frequently seen accounts of her parties in
the Morning Post and the Court JourndI) \
have no doubt but that she could make
her pretensiOns good. But only fancy a
woman, born and bred a lady, and not
suffering from actual want, who could
stoop TO such line Of business.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-27
A HOT LETTER,
One of Charles Reade's Eccentric Crit,.
eisms.

One OF CnarIes keade'S Eccentric Critf-
cisms.
No man, except himself, saws TeDaDle
Bar, ever combined, in one and the same
person, such an extraordinary mass of
contradictions as Charles Reade. Of
course, it is well known that if any one
assailed him he dipped his pen in vitriol
and poured the vials of his wrath upon his
luckless adversary. On these occasions
nothing could restrain the headstrong rush
OF his lmpetuosity, nothing check the tor
rent OF his objurgations. Yet, on the other
hand, If called upon to advise friend
under similar circumstances, he frequent
ly exercised quite judicial function and
was the very incarnation of mildness. A
remarkable illustration of this occurred
while we were at Y. The night before our
opening certain pressman had an
nounced his intention of 'ssIating'' u.s.
This ornament to literature turned ND at
night very drunk and absolutely unable
TO get into the theatre without assistance
He slept quietly and composedly through
the greater portion OF the performance.
All the same, the next day we got the
promised ''slating." Perhaps no man has
been more fulsomely f1attered or more vii
lainously abused than l have, conse-
quently, have "ta'en fortunes buffets
and rewards with equal thanks;o but this
onslaught, knowing its origin, was more
than | co I'D stomach, so l rushed at pen,
ink and paper, and wrote letter that
was probably more distinguished by
vigor of vituperation than anything
else. When l had finished this pre-
cious epistle | took it to Reade. He
read it carefully and said very quietly.
Eyes, good letter, very good; couldn't
you make it little hotter?1 ''I'n try.D
said |, and in the innocence of my heart L
took it away, and after half an hour spent
in polishing it up and embellishing it with
every epithet of scOrn and contempt in
my vocabulary, L returned with it in tri-
umph. "Not hot enough by half, my boy,v
said he. "Put it by for week, then read
IT,; put it by for another week, and then
put it in your scrapbook, or, better still.
put it in the fire. Stop! PIi save you the
trouble," and he put it on the fire, there
and then, saying, "Now it is as hot as 1T
can be made" So there was an end of
that letter
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-27
THE B. & W. ROAD SOLD.
HI. B. PLANT ADDS 1T TO HIS
SYSTEM

Short Line from Savannah to the
West-The End of the ErIaDger syndi-
cate in GeorgIa-The Purchase Com
pleted Yesterday.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The Erlanger
syndicate, through J. Se1gman, of this
city, sold to-day the entire capital stock
OF the Brunswick and Western Railway.
extending from Brunswick to Albany.
Ga, to H. B. Plant, of New York. The
purchaser takes control on Sept. 1. Ar
rangements will be made at once to put
the railroad in first-class order. This
road is the shortest line from the West to
Savannah, Ga, and Jacksonville, Fla.
The road was purchased by Fred. Wolff.
of Montgomery, Ala, for the Erlanger
syndicate about four years ago. The
price stated at the time was $4,000 900.
The syndicate made but slight improve
ments, and did not attempt to carry out
Its original intentions, which were to eX-
tend the road so as to connect with the
Cincinnati Southern and thus make con-
nections with the West.
THE ROAD UNDER THE MANAGEMENT
of the syndicate is said never to have
ma lie any money. In fact, it did not pay
more than running expenses, it's trade
equipped, and its business was, to a GER
tain extent, crippled by other roads.
THE BONDS OF THE ROAD
were largely held in Germany. Seligman
had some interest in the bonds. and last
winter he made trip over the road for
the purpose OF discovering its condition.
At that time it was said that he expressed
an Intention to carry out the original
purpose of the syndicate. He was
accompanied on that trip by a number of
New York capitalists, and also by Presi-
dent RaOul of the Georgia Central and
Mr.. Plant of the Savannah, Florida and
western. 1t was supposed at the time
that If the road was not extended it would
be sold to the Georgia Central and the
savannah, Florida and Western.
SOON AFTERWARDS IT BECAME EVIDENT
that the Erlanger people did not intend
to extend the road, and that the purpose
was to sell it to the best advantage. In
TACT, to bring about that object reports
were circulated in this city that the Err
LANCER people intended to build an extern
sion from Waycross, Ga, to Jacksonville
Fla. This was to bring the Savannah,
Florida and Western to terms. A report
was also circulated that they intended
to build from Albany into Alabama. This
was intended to hit the Georgia Central.
WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS
it has been understood in railroad circles
that negotiations would be opened for the
purchase of the road. Last week a num-
Der of Georgia railroad men arrived here,
and communications were at once opened
with the agents of the Erlanger people.
1t is understood that the sale was COM
promise. 1t is unknown here whether
the Erlanger people made the first
advances or whether Mr.. Plant was
an anxious purchaser. 1t is believed,
however, that Mr.. Plant has made a good
bargain. Men well up in railroad matters
here say that he can utilize the road to
great advantage and can make it much
more than pay good interest on the pur-
chase price. This purchase will make
his railroad system include about 900
miles of road in South Carolina, Georgia
and FlOrlda.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-27
VIRGINIA's LAW MAKERS.
The Joint Committee Comes to an Agree
ment on the Debt Question.

The Joint Committee Comes to an Agree
ment on the Debt Question.
RICHMOND, VA, Aug. 26.-In the Gen.
eral Assembly to-day the joint committee
of conference on the disagreement upon
the amendment to Riddleberger's debt
law, reported defining the true intent of
that law. The date of exchange in the
act in all cases is fixed at July 1, 1882,
and the act is to be construed as if it had
been so expressed in law, and no new
bond under this act is to be given for any
coupon or interest on registered bonds
maturing after July l, 1882. The Com
mlttee on Finance was given
authority to sit during the recess
of the General Assembly to investigate
the affairs of the Planters and Mechanics
Bank of Petersburg. A joint resolution
was adopted that when the Legislature
adjourned tomorrow it be to meet Oct.
p. The House adopted a resolution for
the appointment of a joint committee to
make an investigation of the several lu-
matte aSylumS of the State,