The Press., 1885-03-26
Issued Every Thursday Evening.

l New York Tribune :n "That five-dolla gold piece has had a queer career" sai
 the owner of the coin to Tribune repor
 er. One day last week I crossed fror New York to Brooklyn by the Hamilto
 ferry. I had this com in my pocket wit
 a lot of silver and pennies. The bell ran
 as l was approaching the ferry house.
 wa~ ;n ii grtTt illrry aud wanted to catc] this partlc1llar boat l rushed up to tn
 ticket et'ioe aud pinngng my hand iut
 my pocket pulled out two cents, as
 thought. Later in the day I found that
 had lost tue tivc-dollar gold piece, and il
 speaking of it. 10 a friend he advised me t,
 inquire about it it the ferry I promised
 to do so, but didn't get an oDportunit,
 for several days. Finally I found myself
 at the Hamilton ferry. The same man wa
 in the office. I told him how I had rush
 ed through the gate h a hurry some day.
 before, and had given him S5 gold piec, tor cent. He opened d small drawer anC took from it the identical coin. I recog n1zed 1t from a peculiar indentation on the rim. told hinl that was the coin. Well he said, 'this piece has had queer career I-Ldldnas aGxg-lxLe lefs aitahere ln. the frs
 place. remember taking it in. Ipacec It at one side, br" not in the drawer, think ing that the owner would return for it In the afternoon there was big rush, and nearly every passenger wanted change. h my hurry passed out the gold coin for g cent thought ! had seen the last of it The following III 'rnin9 man rushed past me as Ii III great hurry, and slapped down cent aud the same old gold coir again. don't know whether he did 1t by m!stake, or whether he knew he had %, 1t from me and supposed would be $4. 99 out of pocket. At any rate, here 1t is.'
 'Ihat's the history of the coin to date, I'm going to be careful in the future that 1t doesn't have any more hair breadth es- capes
 A QUEER ACCIDENT. -Johu Galloway, a Marlhoroug, N, Y., man, came within an aQ4 of losing his life last week, on the line of the West Shore railroad, through an accident, the like of which probably never happ med before. Galloway was driving along the road which leads to and from the steamboat docks and West Shore station. The tracks are on one side of tht road aud the Hudson river on the other at the foot of a deep declivity. The Toad ends abruptly at the railroad crossing. Galloway was driving a spirited team. As the horses reached the crossing the whistle,
 
 train gave shriek of warning, Causing the team to bolt. The square box of the Ium Der wagon, in which Galloway sat, Was upset, he being thrown lengthwise on tue south bound track, while the box fell squnrely on top of him, and pinned him to the ground prisoner The heavy ! freight train was only few yards away. The accident was witnessed by Telegraph CT Penny, who seized broum-there was no time to get1asred fl f,g-and waved it wildly at the engineer. Workmen in the neighbo, hood wrenched the tightly wedg- ed box from between the rails aud pulled the terrified man from his dangerou: Jsi- tion, ,-Nea0 York 7Tnaes.
 MODERN MIRACLES, s,-People who suffer will fly to anything for remedy-even to patent pills, spirltualism, and ollgrimages. Referring to the methods resorted to for curing the crippled and sick, The Graph ic Iondon) says that at Fecamp 15O, OOO quart bottles from a so-called holy spring are sold yearl y at Lo1rdes the retail bus mess ill water is twice as large, and the grotto i5 hung with the crutches of hun dreds of people who art said to have come lame and to have gone away jumping. In some Cases these cures have been quite genuine, for 8 strong nervous excitement will uuquestlonably do wondurs Not long ago, 8 man who was suddenly seized with delirium in one of the London hospitals leaped up, and began slashing at the pa ! tients in the beds all around him with 8 knife. One patient, who had been lying helpless for days under stroke of paral ysis, as it was believed, got so frightened that he recovered the use of his legs, anC bounded down stairs with most gratifying agility. A man endowed with strong will power may exercise ascendency over weak willie q folk, and cause them very rapidly to shake off nervous disorder. Scientif ic Anaerican.
 SMALL PEOPLE TO BE MARRIED It is announced that the marriage of Mrs. Gen. era1 Tom Thumb to Count Magli will take place on Easter Monday. The count, fail ing to achieve his wishes by purchasing his intended wife's professional engage ments, has finally bowed to fate and grace fully submits to the ceremony being per formed while Mrs. General Tom Thumb continues on exhibition. The wedding will take place in the church of the Holy | Trinity, New York, and cards of invita- tion to limited number will be forward ed to the mutual friends of the contract ing parties as well as few of the leading families ill social circles, the Italian ana French cJnsuls aud the mayor, and none but those to whom invitations aIe sent will be permitted to witness the ceremony. The desires of both the count and MT. General Tom Thumb are to avoid as much a. possible any great public display and to have the affair conducted in style and manner beftting the life they are to lead in Italy. The bridesmaid and best man are Miss Lucy Adams and Major Newell the husband of the late Minnie Warren.
 For several d,ys past considerable pub lie interest has been shown in a new branch of industry at WillimantIc, and the com pleteness of each department has been ia vorably commented upon by all who have visited and investigated the workings ot the establishment. It is the steam mill To- oated on Main street, in Buck s new block, and is owned by Edwin A. Buck and company. It grinds by steam power al kinds of grain, and prepares them for the market A large forty horse power en- zine is located in the basement of the building. 1t only takes sixty minutes to unload a carload of corn, which. generally contains four hundred and fifty bushels. A steam shovel unloads 1t from inc car in- to the basement of the building, where it is weighed, after which 1t is taken to the attic of five-story building, from which it is distributed for grinding. This is the only industry of its kind ill eastern Con- necticut.
 wINp1ERs.-Swinders have vexed the world fol mauy centuries they have thrived in every cline and uuder every sun, Lies aud vile nOStrumS among