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A Queer Adventure.

AS l ran l kept my eyes fixed on
Brown, who was acting In singu-
lar manner. After every few sec
onds his head would disappear be-
meath the water in which he stood,
then it would appear again. He
seemed to be struggling violently.
AS l approached him he threw up
his arms and cried out, in accents
that haunt me still. "For heavens
sake, Lieutenant, quick, and help
me~ / dashed out to him through
water up to my waist.
"What is il? What has hold of
you? / exclaimed.
cts big oyster or big clam" he
groaned. II was wading here, and
stepped into it, 1 expect. Its shell
closed-gripped my ankle-and to
save my life 1 can't get away-and
the tide will soon be over onr heads
herew he added, with something al.
most like a sob. lie had been strug-
Cling here for fifteen or twenty min
utes.
/ had heard of the tridacena g,gas,
or monster clam, of this coast, aud
instantly realized the danger of his
situation. Courage, old fellowp l
said. an stick by you. Here, hold
this paddle and the Ratchet"
l then ducked down under W ater,
and with my hands felt about his
foot. The huge mollusk had what
might be well termed adeath grip on
him. The creatures shell was several
feet long and of proportiouate
breadth, and the weight of the she'll
fish must have been at least 300
pounds. The creature was attached
to the coral rock by grisly byssus as
thick as my arm. Raising myself,
got breath, then selling the paddle
thrust the shaft of it between the con.
verging edges of the two valves of the
shell, and using it as lever, attempt
ed to pry the shell apart. But
could not open it. Brown, too, duck
ing down, seized hold with his hand
and pulled with all his strength, bu
exerting all our power, we could no
release the monsters hold. Agar
and again 1 threw my whole weigh
on the shaft of the paddle and a
length broke it. By this time tn
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-16

Paul Hamilton lTayne, the South
ern poet, died at his home near Ma
con, Ga, on the 7th inst. of paralysis.
Deceased was born in Charleston,
January Ii, 1881. lie was a son of
Lieut.. llayne, of the United States
Navy, and nephew of Robert Hayne,
Governor of South Carolina and
United States Senator from that
state. The Hayne family has been
prolific of men whom the Southern
people have delighted to honor, and
none of them have held higher
place in the esteem of that people
than the genial and talented poet
who has just passed away. Mr..
Hayne, besides his poems, was a fire.
quent prose contributor 10 the lead
ing magazines of the country, amp
had himself been editor ofthe South
ern Messenger, Rltssell's Magazine
and other periodicals.
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Seven Feet Of Whiskers,
Nashville American

Bryant Fariss, who has perhaps
the longest beard Of any living man,
is spending two or three days with
relatives, 336 South Spruce street,
this city. Mr.. Fariss is naive Ten
ncssean. born and raised near the
foot of Cumberland Mountain, in
Franklin county. lie is about me-
dunn height, and when standing
erect upon the seat of an ordinary
chair, his marvellous beard easily
coils upon the floor beneath his feet
and almost hides his entire body. lie
is about So years old, a temperate
man and Christian gentleman. The
length and weight of his beard are
wonderful indeed, and he challenges
the whole posterity of Adam for hi
equal.
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23
FOREIGN.

CARDINAL GGovANI BArrIsrA FRANzELIN
is dead.
The European press generally predicts
a short life for the French ministry.
THE new French ministry formed by
| Nj. Goblet is pronounced the most com
mopplace since the war with Germany.
IT is stated that the recall of Gadbon
Dffendi, Turkish Commissioner at Sofia,
Is Imminent, owing to his strong Russian
proclivities.
ENGLAND has decided to reduce the
standing army of Egypt to 10000 men
and the army of occupation to half that
number.
The Bulgarians deney that they ever
invited Prince Ferdinand of SAKE Co
burg 20 become candidate for the Bull
garian throne.
TWENTY oSs of the participants ir the
recent Belfast riots have been sentenced
to various terms OF imprisonment rang
ing from three months to seven years in
prison.
The Bulgarian government has ordered
the deputation of Bulgarians to await in
Vienna written instructions before start
ing for Berlin. The deputation have
abandoned the idea of going to St.
Petersburg.
In is rumored that tho London police
who have been working up the recent
mail robbery have recovered the bulk of
the diamonds stolen.
The Chronicles Vienna correspondent
says the English government has decided
to supply the army with Fischotf's repeat
ing rifle, that arrangements have prac-
tically been concluded, and that Fisch-
off has started for London and will
superintend the final trials of his rifle at
Enfield.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

FIhkS AND CASUALTIES.

A FIRE at Oswego, N. Y, destroyed tbs
valued at $4,000.
DISPATCHES from Adelaide state that
large findings of gold have been made il
the South Australian diggings, in the re.
gion of Teetulpa.
MCCULLOUGH Co.'S seed store and
agricultural Implement warehouse, at Gin
cinnati, was damaged $4,000 by fire Wed
nesday.
EIGHT workmen in Washington were
seriously injured, Wednesday, by the fall
ing of the walls of building in process
OF demolition.
BY the explosion of boiler III the saw
mill of Charles Hofferberth, at Evansville
Indiana, one man was killed and seven
others received severe injuries.
A WILD freight train on the Burlington
road collided with passenger train near
Moline on Monday evening. Engineer
Headv received such injuries that his re-
covery is doubtful.
THE Woodbury. mill in East Cambridge,
Mass, was Saturday morning blown to
pieces by the explosion of the oiler. Six
men we're badly injured, two of them be-
yond recovery.
THF Duluth, Red Wing and Southern
Railroad, to run from Douglas County to
Pierce County, in Wisconsin, was incor-
porated at Madison Monday, the capital
stock being $1,500,000.
A BROKEN rail ditched and wrecked the
rear car of passenger train Monday
forenoon near Hawarden, ID. L. Several
persons we're wounded, but not in seri-
Gus manner,
The hardware store of the A. +. Shep-
ley d Cantwell company on the corner of
Main and Vine streets, st. Louis, took fire
Saturday afternoon, and was destroyed
with the adjoining buildings. Two clerks
and a porter lost their lives by the col
lapse of the floors. The pecuniary loss
is 100000.
THE Calumet Hotel, at Pipestone,
Mimi, owned by Mr.. Brockway, of Chica-
60 was burned Wednesday morning. The
Rev. A. S. Orcutt, Baptist clergyman,
was killed by falling walls, and David
Mccullough and two boys were danger
ousIy wounded. The financial loss is $45,-
600
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.

JAMES W. SYKES has been expelled
from the Chicago board of trade for Is
suing fraudulent warehouse receipts.
Will Rowan aud Michael Dowan, hack.
men quarrled Thursday at San Francisco
and ended in Rowan shooting his oppon-
ent dead.
WILLIAM REED, formerly treasurer of
the South Boston horse railroad, pleaded
guilty to the charge of embezzling $780,
600.
j. Il. RosENFELD, loan collector for Gar
field 4 Ermerens, the Danver bankers,
has been arrested, charged with EN-
bezzling 100000.
WILLIAM SToRER, aged 20, commission
dry goods merchant at New York, has fled
to Canada, leaving debts aggregating
$4,000.
NATHAN STEWART, the embezzling agent
of j. +. Seiberlin j. Co. of Akron, Ohio,
who was released on bonds a few days
ago, has disappeared and is believed to
have crossed into q Dominion.
IN Cleveland, Tuesday morning, Aug.
Debeke fatally beat his estranged wife
with a hammer and then killed himself
with a razor
MIR. SEIBEBT, a business man and farm
err of Decatur, H., has eloped with his II,
year-old step-daughter, Ella Hayes. The
girls lover and Seibert's father-in law
have started in pursuit of the fugitiyes,
who are heading north.
MAURICE KELLEY, alias Thomas Clarity,
a notorious Chicago crook was releas-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

A YOUNG man in Nebraska, desiring to
marry an educated daughter of Standing
Bear, has requested from Secretary La
mar permission to live on the reservation
with the girls relatives.
The will of the late Richard Perkins.
of Boston, Mass, provides for beauests
to educational and charitable institutions
of S237,00O. The Massachusetts, Insti-
tute of Technology gets 100000.
In consequence of the transcontinent-
al rate war, the Union Pacific road cred
it's the government with only $4,000 on
its net earnings for this year, against
1921, 000 in 1885.
The clearing of the Chicago banks for
the past week were $61 ,636,577, gain OF
100000 over the same week last year
The New York banks report decrease OF
over $4,000, 900 in their reserve, the sur
plus now being $4,0S0,500.
NEAR Minneapolis Tuesday large eagle
measuring nearly ten feet from Zip to tip
attacted two surveyors, Professor w. F.
Carr and Samual Chut, severely wounding
the former, and desperate effort to bear
him away. Timely aid arrived, and the
bird was captured. His talops are over
four inches in eDgth.
THE ordinance of the DAKOTA Consti-
tuition forbidding officers elect of the
state to assume their duties until the
Territory was regularly admitted as a
state, was abrogated and declared
null and void, Thursday, by the Con
stitutional Convention in session at HUI
ron.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

SATURDAY, Dec. IL.
House - The speaker announced
/ the appointment of Morrison,
! Harris and Mckinley as conferees on the
fractional gallon bill, and Cobb, Van
Eaton and Payson on the alien landlord
bill In the morning hour, Payson H. in
! behalf of the committee on public lands,
called up the bill declaring forfeitures on
| the Ontonagon and Brule river land grant.
In detailing the circumstances of the
grantee, Payson declared that from
the organization of the Ontonagon and
Brule river company, no step
had ever been taken which did not
indicate that the organization had been
purely speculative and effected for
the purpose of getting land from the
general government. 1t had been an at
tempt at barefaced robbery from the
commencement down to the present time,
The bill passed without revision. 1t for
feits 3S4, 600 acres. The house then went
into a committee of the whole on the
sundry civil appropriation bill. In the
course of general debate Lanham,
of 1exas, made an appeal in favor
of the redemption of the trade dollar,
and abiding to the standard liver dollar
he declared that its coinage Wo1ld never
be suspended no matter who might re-
commend to the contrary. Pending fur
Their discussion the committee rose and
the house adjourned
MONDAY, Dec. ID.
Senate Sen. Morrill, presented the
credentials of Sen. Edmunds for the full
term, commencing March 4th, 1887,
Placed on file. Among the numerous
bills introduced and referred were the
following: Sen. Cullom, to amend the
revised statutes relative to the immediate
transportation of goods Sen. Bowen.
providing a new basis for the circulation
of national banks. On motion of Hoar
the electoral count bill was received from
the president. II was laid on the table
aud ordered printed. Sen. Cullom made
an effort to have the special order on
LUgan's bill accepting land for govern
ment purposes on lake Michigan post
poned until Wednesday, the 10th, but
Senator Platt contended thatthe special
order for the open executive sessions
took precedence of il. The senate then
at 1880, resumed the consideration of
the Morrill, resolution declaring the pro-
mise of making proper revision OF the
tariff at the present session obviously
hopeless aud impracticable, and Sen
Dawes proceeded to address the senate
on that subject. In the course of his
speech. Dawes said he was in favor of a
fair revision of the tariff and an immedi-
ate one. He was in favor of such re-
vision as would not permit an annual
surplus of Sl00.o00,0 900. He was ready
when any such bill should be presented
to take up every article on the list and
adjust each one in way that would give
protection to the labor employed in the
various industries. Sen. Hoar moved to
take up the bill repeating the tenure or
office act. Plat protested that the
special order that is to open an executive
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23
THE LATEST KILOGRAMS
WASHINGTON.

TREASURER JoRDoN asks for an appro-
priation of $4,000 to pay for recoining
S26 900, 600 in subsidiary silver and nick
ell,
CHAIRMAN Morrison of the House Com
mittee on Ways and Means, says Congress
will likely adjourn for the holidays on
Wednesday next.
THE house of representatives killed the
scheme for railroad through the north
ern part of the Yellowstone National
park, alleged to be needed as an outlet
for mining dirtrict.
CHARLES ROBINSON, one of Kansas, has
been appointed superintendent of the
industrial school for Indians at Lawrence
Arthur Groboucks having resigned his
position.
SILAs c. CLARK, of Connecticut, has re-
signed his position of chief of division
in the first Comptroller's office, by re-
quest, to take effect Jan. %, and has been
succeeded by Samuel A Walton, of Ken
lucky.
THE Hennepin canal committee are
trying to get the board of engineers to
change the reports in favor of-the Rock
Island route and accept the canal from
Chicago to La Sale instead of from
Chicago to Joliet, as at present. They
believe they will be successful in their
efforts.
THE friends of the late General W. S.
Hancock have as tribute to his memory
raised sum Cf money to purchase a
home for his widow. The committee
having the matter in charge decided,
after consultation with Mrs. Hancock,
TO purchase home IL this city, where,
therefore, she will hereafter make her
home.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23
Arkansas Traveller.

Several years ago gentleman and one,
too, who became distinguished general
in the confederate army, met in Hot
Springs a man whom he thought he
could beat playing billiards. II can beat
you playing billiards, said he, "for $40 a
game"
The stranger modestly replied that he
was not billiard player, but that as he
had . few dollars for which he had no use
he would play. The game began. The
stranger beat the general ten games.
The general paid the money and re-
marked
'You have beat me playing billiards, but
| can whip you
The stranger evidently quiet man, re-
piled:
SIS that the custom of the country
Understand that have been there but a
short time and that / desire to do as the
people do.
That's the custom said the general.
"All right. l never had fight in my
life, but if it is the custom of the country
to fight a man simply because you can't
beat him playing billiards, all right. As
gentleman, you will not take advantage
of me-"
"You acknowledge that l beat you play
ing billiards."
"Yes, and therefore 1 propose to whip
you"
"And you won't take any advantage of
meY"
"No, sir. am a southern gentleman"
you have doubles. lot of tricks in
boxing, of which know nothing"
4olI -. ~ t1aY
Therefore l have no tricks"
"All right
They went into the back yard The
stranger was 'skittish," but finally he
came up. Friends "called time" and the
boxing began. The southern gentleman
was knocked down. He got up and was
knocked down again. Again he tried it
and aga he went down.
Look here said the southern gentle
man, as his friends were wiping the blood
off his face, where do you liver
"In Ireland"
whats your busihv6s?'
81 am prizefghter."
The southern gentleman turned away.
He had whipped everything that had
come along, but he was modest enough TO
acknowledge that there were some men
who could whip him. To-day he is one
of the most successful cotton planters in
the south, and he is peaceable, but fights
when a man asks him to play billiards.
Mr.. Buchtcr, a well-known citizen Of
Lancaster, Pa, has used st. Jacobs Oil,
and considers it an excellent remedy in
cases of swelliugs, bruises and burns.
A letter addressed to Santa Clans, CIar
ion, Pa, was recently dropped into
postofficebox at that place.
The publisher of Baltimore, Md, Every
Saturday, Mr.. I. j. Wentworth says his
child, aged six months, was suffering from
a So, ere cold, and he gave If Red Star
Cough Cure, which acted like a charm.
No morphia.
Tramp: please, mum. don't shut the
door; | am utterly destitute Lady of
house (kindly): what do you wantg"
Tramp; Anything you please to give,
mum. I'll leave it to your generosity
Lady tsweetly); Come in and l will tell
the stable boy to give you a bath"
Captain Shaw, of the London Fire De-
partment, who figures So prominently in
the Campbell divorce case, Is not popular
with the iremen of America. He has
made several visites to this country, but
his egotistical manners and offensive
comparisons have left very bad imprsk-
sion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23
The Hungary Parson.
Arkansaw Traveller

Widow Flapjack I'm glad, person'
that steps are being taken to prevent the
exterminition of American singing
birds.
Parson Surplus (who has been invited
to dinner SO am /, Widow FlapJack'
but at the same time | am grateful TO
providence that chickens don't know how
to sing.
Bring on the fried chicken, Betsy
said the Widow Flapiack.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23
Liable to Break.

sOh, Geergey' she exclaimed, catehine
her breath as she gazed out to sea-
There seems to be no limit to OLD Nep'
tunes broad expanse and the waves,
George, how playfully they gamble aiohg
the shorer'
"The waves are very foolish dear
said George, with sigh.
How foolish"
oTo gamble where Their is no limit
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

Tur establishment of an orphans nome
is talked of by wealthy citizens of Little
Rock, Ark.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

SOME New Workers are preparing 10 eS-
tablish coffee houses upon the houei VI
those in London.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

AN attempt will be made this week IN
Rrooklyn TO furnish hot and substantial
meals to the poor at a uniform price OF
cent during the winter. Ladies are en-
gineering the project.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

THE legislative council of Memphis ha-
decided to adopt plan for municipal
waterworks, drawing supply from
point on Wolf river, nine miles distant
The scheme involves an outlay $1,000
600
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

+ MARSHALL p WnDER, president OF the
American Pathological society, died at
his residence in Dorchester, Mass thurs
day morning.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

C1sc1SSAT1 claims the proud distlnc-
ton of being the peanut metropolis OF
the west. About $760,OO0 year is dis
tributed among the peanut producers IN
that city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

THE city of Brooklyn, N. T., derived
SGT 900 revenue from dog license ias'
year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

Two negroes Factor Jones and DICK
Bullock, were lynched in the Chocta"
nation Friday, for the murder OF George
Taaffe. They we're riddled with bullets,
each receiving not less than forty apiece.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

EARLY Friday morning the whaling
bark Atlantic was driven ashore just be-
low the Cliff house, California, and went
TO pieces in a Few minutes, not a spar re-
manning standing. Twenty-Five men are
believed to have been lost. The captain,
mate and eight or ten men yers saved.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

Tramp: please, mum, don't shut the
door; | am utterly destitute Lady of
house (kindly); "What do you wants'
Tramp Anything you please to give,
mum. I'll leave it to your generosity
Lady lsweetly); Come in and l will tell
the stable boy To give Won q bathn
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

Captain Shaw, of the London Fire De
partment who figures SO prominently in
the Campbell divorce case, is not popular
with the fremen of America. He has
made several visites to this country, but
his egotistical manners and offensive
comparisons have lefts very bad imprss.
sion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

The publisher of Baltimore, Md, Every
Saturday, Mr.. I. j. Wentworth, says his
child, aged six months, was suffering from
a Sc, ere cold, and he gave it Red Star
Cough Cure, which acted like charm.
No morphia.