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Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09
NO. 2OO7
AN UNCONTROLLABLE WELL.

At Belleplaine, Iowa, August Both, a
singular affair happened while a party
OF men were boring an artesian WELL
When they had reached the depth of
180 feet, tremendous volume of water
was forced into the air to the distance
of several hundred feet. This gra-
dually increased in size and volume
until stream of water fully sixteen
inches in diameter was formed. and
the upward force ofthis stream is equal
to the power of powder. The water,
IN huge volumes, spouted high in the
air, and the supply seemed inexhausti-
BILE. Two gigantic rivers were formed
by this phenomenal water burst, which
ran through the town at the rate of
twelve miles an hour, and carried every
thing before them. Houses and lives
were threatened by this peculiar freak
OF nature, and the citizens were appal-
led at their impending donger.
Finding it impossible to divert this
dangerous flood, an attempt was made
into the well, but these were instantly
blown out and forced high into the air.
Finding this plan useless, the terrified
people attempted to fill the aperture
through which this terrible geyser was
spoutng its deluge Fifteen car loads
of stone were emptied into the WELL
but these were forced upward as though
propelled by the force ofgiant powder.
Bags of sand were then hastily con-
structed and cast into the we'll, but
these, too, were hurled into the air.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail
road was called upon for assistance,
and Immediately sent a large gang of
men to the rescue. The bridge gang
of the country was also called upon,
but up to Saturday no abatement
in the flow of water was perceptible,
and the rushing rivers formed by it
were washing the channel it had made
deeper and wider, while the basin for
med by this immense volume of water
was spreading over the low lands in
the vicinity.
The Mayor of Belleplaine telegraphed
to Chicago for the best engineers that
could be secured to come Immediately
to the spot and use their skill and en-
ergy in attempting to stop this perilous
condition of affairs. City Engineer
Artingstall of Chicago at once started
OuL to fir 4 an engineer who wOuld SIM
ply the demand, and succeeded in in
ducing Engineer Morgan to under
take the mission. The latest accounts
were that the water had at last been
got under control, and all danger from
it was passed
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09
THE BLIND MAIL CARRIER.

The mail between this mountain
hamlet in Sullivan county, and Big
Indian, Ulster county, is carried by
way of Denning, Ulster county. The
route is 81 miles long, and is through
the toughest and widest portion of
the Catskills. The road is SO rough,
in fact, that the mail is carried on foot,
and the carrier is Clark North, who is
totally blind. He has carried the u.
s. Mail over almost impossible Catskill
routes for thirty years. since he was a
boy, and he has never seen any of the
wild region through which he has
travelled
His former route was in the wilder
ness region between Shokan and Samp-
sonsville, at that time an almost un-
known country, frequented only by
hunters and fishermen, yet the sight
less carrier made his trips three times a
week with the regularity of clock work.
He travels bis present circuit of 42
miles three times week, and has
never missed day either in winter
or summer Snow drifts nor floods
seem to be any barrier to him. He
has never met with an accident. In
spite of his long life of exposure to
rain, snow, cold and heat he is wonder
fully vigorous in health He is walk
ing encyclopaedia of the region through
which he travels It's vital statistics
for more than a quarter of a century
past are an open book to him. Mar
riages, births, deaths, relationships, the
pedigree of stock, ownership and titles
in property, are fixed in his mind with
marvellous accuracy of date, name,
and circumstance. Any disputed point
on these subjects is settled at once by
appealing to Clark North. His decision
is final, and no one would ever dream
of appealing from it.
Although unable to read, he industri-
ously gathers from others all informa-
tion on the current topics of the day,
and, as he never forgets anything, is
probably the best informed person on
general subjects in this part of the
Catskill region. Kind, honest, indus
trious, reliable, no citizen of this re-
gion stands higher in the estimation
of all classes than Clark North, the
blind mail carrier of the Catskills. E'I-
change
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09
SODA INSTEAD OF COAL.

There are being constructed at the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Phila.,
four locomotives which are to run by
soda, which takes the place of fire.
Soda has much the same power as
coal without any of the offensive gases.
The engines are nearly finished, and
are to be shipped to Minneapolis, Mimi,
and run in the streets of that city
The engines look like ordinary pas
senger cars. Inside the boiler is placed
five tons of soda which upon being
damponed by steam produces an in
tense hert. When the soda is thoroug-
ly saturated. the action ceases and
then it is necessary to restore it by
driving the moisture from it when it
is again ready for use. These engines
are the first of their kind built in this
country. They have about the same
power as those of the New York
Elevated roads, and will readily draw
four light cars. Soda engines are
used in Berlin and other European
cities successfully and traverse the st.
Gothard tunnel under the Alps, where
steam engines cannot be used, because
the length of the tunnel renders it i'm
possible to devise system of ventiia-
ton that would carry off the foul gases
generated by a locomotive.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09

In the Spring of 1888, the Land De
partment of the Central Pacific Rail
road decided to make faithful expert
ment of wheat growing on the sage
bush land of Nevada without irriga-
ton. AT first the experiment was a
partial failure. but this year it has
proved most gratifying success, the
land yielding fifteen bushels to the
acre, and the quality of wheat being
good The result of this experiment
would seem to indicate that the sage
bush land of Nevada is worth some
thing after all, in which case the State
may become something more than a
pocket borough.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09

The little village of Parrottville, in
Cook county, Tenn, is in wild state
OF excitement over a frightful epidemic
which has made its appearance there.
The disease, which in every case pro-
we'd fatal, resembles fiuX, except that
the victims are attacked with severe
pains in the head simultaneously with
the pain in the bowls. The physicians
are unable to cope with the disease,
and the sick succomb in a short time.
Twenty-seven deaths have occurred
within three days
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09

The Rev. George o. Barnes, the
mountain evangelist of Kentucky,
says that he has made his trip around
the world with his wife, son, and two
daughters entirely on faith. He had
no plan when he set out but to preach,
had no invitations from abroad, no
promises of support no acquaintance:
even in the countries he visited Yet
he made the journey and wanted for
nothing. 1t is said that there is moth
ing of the beggar or dead head about
any of the Barnes family.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09

Ira Somers and Edward Shaner have
purchased the Mays Landing Record
and will continue its publication as a
Republican paper. Ira is a practical
printer, one of the best in the State
When connected with the Atlantic City
RecaeU, Il dozen years ago, he gave
promise of being II successful news
paper man. The writer, who was with
him at that time is glad to know that
he has made start in journalism, and
predicts for him great success in the
new undertaking.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09

A German bible, which is said to
have been the first ever landed in this
country, is on exhibition at the Gin
cinnati Industrial Exhibition, a cor
respondent states. The ancient book
is described as weighing about IS or 30
pounds, with map illustrations in good
condition, and record showing it to
have arrived in this country October !,
1868.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09

Cabin John bridge, near Washing
ton, was built while jefferson Davis
was Secretary of War. 1t is said to be
the largest single span of masonry in
the world. 1t is 1875 feet high and 200
feet long, spanning deep gorge.
There is brownstone coping on the
three-foot wall on either side of the
roadway, about foot broad, and bev-
eled on the two upper edges for an
inch ortwo. On Sunday last a bicycle
rider put his machine on the coping,
mounted it, and in this way deliber
ately crossed the bridge. In two
places the coping makes zigzag by
the widening of the roadway, and at
these places the rider had to steer his
wheel through very narrow space at
nearly right angles with his course,
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09

While the bark Thomas A. Goddard
which arrived at New York on Friday
from Auckland, was in latitude 36 de-
grees 30 minutes, and longitude is de
grees west, it sailed for three hours
through a cloud of dust, apparently
from the late volcanic eruption in New
Zealand. So dense was the cloud that
it was at times impossible to see the
length of the vessel.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09
,[}fe Rioneer.
$1.5O Per Year.

Published every Thursday morning. at No. 60
East Commerce Street. Cup stairs.)
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09

A Georgia paper prints remarkable
obituary notice of an old negro, who
died near Lumpkin recently. 1t says:
This old man was Il former slave of
j. a. b. Ward, and lived with the
Ward family nearly fifty years. He
was never heard to swear an oath, was
never accused of lying or theft, never
had dispute or quarrel with his wife,
never had a whipping during slavery,
nor was he ever known to take a drink
of whiskey. He was always faithful
and obedient, peaceable and reliable.
He and his wife had sixteen children,
and they lived to see 12O descendants,
who are now living. A clean record
for any man, black or white.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09

Col. Conway, who has been for
twelve years in Arizona, Colorado,
Wyoming, and New Mexico, says that
all the noted desperadoes that he saw
were blondes. He says: "Masterson,
the famous Sheriff of Dodge, who had
killed twenty-seven men when he was
81 years old, has light hair and blue
eyes. So has Doc Halliday, eXiled
from Arizona for trying to kill all of
Tombstone in one day. The Err
brothers could join ii Lydia Thompson
troupe if yellow curls were requisite.
Luke Short, notorious throughout
the entire West, is little fellow of
blond cast, and that is the complexion
of Mark Duggan and Jim Kinney, two
very bad men of great renown in
Colorado"
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09

The total loss to Texas, as far as now
known, by the great gulf storm last
week is estimated as follows; Human
lives lost, 3S; loss to crops, $1,000, 600;
loss to city and town property, So, AGO.
900; loss to shipping and harbor i'm
provements, .$900,0
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09

In China there is curious device
to make record of earth tremors One
of the instruments is thus described:
sit is of copper and is shaped like a
wine bottle. Inside is little pillar so
placed as to move in eight directions.
On the outside of the bottle are eight
dragon heads, each of which contains
a ball. Underneath these heads are
eight frogs, so placed that they ap-
pear to watch the dragons face, so
that they are ready to receive the ball
if it should be dropped. All the ar
rangements which cause the pillar
when it moves to knock the ball out
of the dragons mouth are well hidden
in me bottle. When an earthquake
occurs and the bottle is shaken, the
dragon instantly drops the ball, and,
the frog which receives it vibrates
vigorously. Any one watching this
instrument can easily observe earth
quakes. Once upon time a dragon
dropped its ball without any earth
quake, and the people therefore
thought this instrument was of no
use, but after two or three days no.
tice came saying that an earthquake
had taken place in Rosei.''
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09

American exporters, doing business
with Portugal, have been hurrying
their shipments owing to an expected
increase in the import duties by the
Portuguese.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-09-09

The Twenty-eighth Annual Exhibi-
tion of the State Agricultural Society
will be held at Waverly Park, on the
line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, on
Monday, Sept 18th, and will be contin-
ued for five days. Since the last Fair
was held on these beautiful grounds
the officers of the Society have made
many needed improvements; which
improvements will add largely to the
attractions of the Fair as well as to the
comfort of the visitors. The buildings
on the grounds, including the cattle
sheds and horse stables, have all been
put in thorough repair. The grand
stand has been overhauled and length
ened, making it one of the best of its
kind in the State. The prospects for
large exhibition were never better
than they are at present. The Horse
Department will have specimens from
the best breeders in the State, both in
roadsters and speed. The display of
thorough-bre neat cattle will surpass
that of the two preceding exhibitions,
which means great DEAL The entries
of sheep, swine and poultry are num-
erous from the best State breeders,
which will make competition lively
and exciting. The agricultural imple
ments and improved labor-saving ma
chinery, which is always an attractive
feature of the State Fair, will have
large additions this year both from our
own and adjoining States. The dis
play of fruits, flowers, grain and vege-
tables is sure to be large and superior
in size and quality.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-10
Ribbon Department.

Remember we cell no Cotton-mixed Ribbons.
Ribbons having come into use for trimming
to greater extent than Cor fifteen years, the
demand has exceeded the capacity oil the mills
end the scarcity has caused an advance In
prices. Having given our orders carly In tho
year we IRE prepared to supply your wants NJ
less than tho manufacturer can supply the
dealers to-day. I'D
Satin and eros Grain, fine quality only. No.
Q at 15c, No. 70 ut zoe, No. 10 at 25c.
All.silk eros Grain Picot edge Ribbon. No.
at zoe; No. II at 2Jc
Allsilk watered Ribbons, in all colors. No.
~ at 40. la..
Crepe DO Chene, Pioot Edge, all colors. No.
16 at loo: No. % Mt 20c.
Brocade, Satin. and Gauze Mixture, different
colors and designs, elegant assortment, %. 30,
BLACK and white Ribbons, new effects VERY
scarcel. 80, 90, aud csc.
6inch, Sash Ribbon. Satin and eros Grain
and Satin and Gros Grain Striped, all now
shades, 80 and CSC.
7.inch wide Block, Plain Satin, and Gros
Grain Picot Edge (new) 49,
7.inch eros Grain, oil silk, all shades, CSC.
finch Fine Imported Watered. all colors zoo.
SINGH Satin Ray Picot Edge, In all colors,
entirely new, Csc.
l0.inch handsome Brocade Sash, in pink,
white, blue, cream. and cardinal, 8. 20; actual
value 81 .oS Same In watered.
Black Gros Grain. Extra quality Sash.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-10
He Plead for Mercy.

"Haye you anything to say why sentence
should not be passed In your case2" asked JUS
tice Macarthur in tho criminal court last Sat-
urday of Battle Minor. The man had been
convicted of giving perjured testimony in the
Belt divorce suit.
~ ask the court to have mercy upon me in
the name OF God," said Minor. ~ did not
doing any wrong. My health is poor and
have a wife and six children sick, neither able
to help the other"
committing this serious and grelvious crime.
l shall have to give you the same sentence as
your co-perjurers received"
He was then sent TO the Albany peniientiary
for five years.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-10
THE COURT RECORD.

Equity Court-Juslice Merrick.-Walker VS..
Winter; pro oonfesso against defendant. Weir
VS.. Weir; testimony ordered taken before Ex-
aminor John A. Clarke. Gallagher vs.. Ander-
son CT al; rule on defendants returnable May
Is. Pollard vs. Carroll; delivery Of possession
ordered. Leach VS.. Moses; auditors report OF
March IS confirmed. Brown VS.. Pierce; per
mission granted trustee to fund certain bonds.
Mason VS.. Mason; decree settling rights OF par
ties and ordering distribution. Assignment
Nos 40, 16, Q, I2 II, 10. II, is, 10, and 20.
Criminal Court-Justice Macarthur ELLEN
Fitzgerald, unlicensed bar; nolle pros. en-
tered. Elizabeth Bell, larceny; recognlzance
forfeited. Charles Smith, hUnsobreaklng;
pleaded guilty; sentence suspended. JeH
Warfeld, blgamy; motion for new trial With
Minor, perjury: now trial denied five years in
the penitentiary. Assignment forto-day--Jn0.
HitE and Charles L. Prentiss making false eu-
tries.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-10

Charles ]. stott and Others heirs Of Samuel
stott, seek by a bill in equity to enjoin the
District from opening up Twenty-seyenth
from taking the land on the west side of square
Q for that purpose without consent or remuner-
alton. The land referred to Is reclaimed
ground near g street wharf, and which came
chase at a tax sale. II is now claimed that
this is District land, TO which private parties
have no legal title, and with view TO open
this street the District, not long since, directed
]. Maury Dove TO remove his coal yard which
occupies portion of the ground, aud, refusing
TO comply, has been brought into court TO an
swer the charge of trespass, which Is likely to
raise the question Of title.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-10
Housr FuRN1smSo GooDs.

Havlnrm adoexfenslve nrcraratt,,. .od iaia
in an unusually large stock We ars ,ovg me-
NOR rtvort keepers' boarliinS bSnss fs.,ers
and ali PARTIES antionefing Inc r,e,,,,i.sfs,, ~
their houses with Lace Curtains, Window Bya.
periea, Furniture Linens, Coverings, Ready.
made SHEETS Pillow and Bolster Cases &c. and
io,u. se , mat 70 mouse can name
IoMsI prices IMAM quoted ny Us, On tho same
gIaue o, goOsur we enumerale below only
a, st Oh .nS eTeeilent bhrgalns now being
shOMu ny ub, ~ pelng uDsOlutely necessary that
you snoul1 pay tnis department a visit IN order
togetinn sui,equalelueao OIL the unequhied values
conyalneu tnerein:, -,
=. qOpcs i9,lnch fine curtin Scrim, good quail
~ pcs; 4linoh Fine Curtain scrm, large
variety oil patterns, worth l0c, only l21Sc. per
yhIu.
50 pcs: il.inch Fine Imported Curtain scrlm,
worth eGS , 2Sc. only only lsc per yard yard.
gy yaIds rine Curtain Swiss very sheer and
pIss, nc w9 GdIaS SSe only &c per yard
ots warranted iast, real value lOc., only l2ISc.
PEI yaId. ,,.--,.,-....
, Wine en- cream ,li ana lemon Ourtan hadras'
"4 4ninc cyoi, onry S}G; PCT YARD o,,o,
styles, only SIC; per yard.
ao.lnon Ooloted "llm,a-Foo curtain Dra.
perry new, ana very pretty; 70, ~, and DOC per
yaId; -. .,,,.,.-.., -, a.,
0O'lneh Flgureu Ramios light elects, only
OVc; Per Sa M,c NH. NIL, =. -,,.
a, Oo-lSch Figured fetit POINTS, very rich,worth
Extro N Patti potnic oll.t aoid
at 81; only SLIGO per yard.
50.inch spun Silks light, rich effects usually
sold at 81 90; only sI. 90 per yarfl
Pinch Felting Cloth, In all the desirable
shades, best quality, only 81 yer yard
LACE CtrRTAINs WHITE Ann Fcptr
1,, .l,.s.isa, 49, -, - -
onSs W. 49, Vu1 ,Igs Pnsohe5e ol Inese
Sn-s eW o uys agv; peilig tne yaihnce OF an
or cet eSs ,ba, uu pS,g soiu ~ US nv?
noteworthy were as follows,
White Lace Curtains, worth sl.25. at SOC.
White Lace Curtains, worth Ell as, at 81 25
Ecru Lace Curtains, worth $50, al Sis.
No such good values as the above have been
offered by us previous 70 this sale
As an additional attraction we shall reduce
prices on our line OF Turcoman Curtains, with
5o.inch Garnet Turcomari Clirtains, ~ Yards
long Reduced from 50 to 81 per pair.
oV-lnCh 9hrnet Iurcoman Curtains, "a yards
long ke1uced from ~ 10 20 per pair:
1oinGh SaInet Iurc 90 la Curtains, ~ yards
56-ineh Garnet Iurcoman Curtains, 81 yards
S III It'll Eau sd, 70 Sy per PAT
az yards long ReanSed rom se, IN sSS ,,s,
IA s"'"' iO"s' H'uuseu mum go " Wv P''
Inv now az these lots are moi large "'1'' ''''O
WOOD IN snail si1es nSrtic,Iary anoron,Iate
for lace and muslin draperies. fancy loops and
lxings, and everything necessary Tor interior
READY-MADE BED WEAR.
The success of onr experiment of making lin
sbno,s piiio,s anI ole,nr 1ases ~ has hang ep
ronn rpw ana e SSses mas necn ws n
and will be on sale in alantItinq nj tho sanla
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-10

Alfred Sutton, a colored street preacher. was
at his usual place yesterday afternoon, Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue. He stopped
preaching for a fow minutes In order 10 take
up a collection. A white man named w. f..
Johnston put poker chip" In the hat during
the progress OF the collection with the remark,
mitted great SIM" expostulatedt the preacher,
and he went on TO preach on the iniquity OF
theworld In general and gambling In partlcu-
lar. Johnston became Offended, and before
the old preacher was aware OF II struck him
heavy blow on the head with n large cane,
Johnston then escaped but was subsequently
arrested by the police and locked up.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-10

The following lodges meet tonight at the
places named
Masonic-Dhwson, No. l6, Masonic Temple;
Stansbury, No. a. Brightwood; Armenius, No
25, Masonic Temple Mount Vernon, Royal
Arch, No. 4, Masonic Temple; Orient Lodge of
Perfection, Georgetown.
l. o. o. F.-Beacon, No. II, Odd Fellows
Hall; Excelsior No. IL, odd Fellows Hall;
Harmony, No. 0, Eighth street Hall, East
Washingtoni Covenant, No. 10, Georgetown.
Knights of Pythias-Calanthe, No. IL, Penn
sylvania avenue and Ninth street; Equal No
u, 3li Eighth street; Harmony, No. 81, Thir-
teen.and-a'half street aud Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
G. A. Robin f. Reynolds, No. 6, Seventh
and l. streets
10. ofR.-Heber Tent, No. 10, Georgetown.
knights Of Honor-Potomac, No. 1924, St.
Cloud building.
U. o. G. C.-SMeridian Commandery, No. IT'S,
Seventh and L streets.
/. %. M.-Harmony, No. TO- Timms's Hall,
corner Of Seventh and ID streets; Anchor, No.
9, Red Mems Hall, G street, between sixth and
Seventh streets; Columbia. No. 1, Grand Army
Hall, Seventh and streets.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-10
Untrimmed Hats for Children,
Misses, and Ladies.

Positively exclusively styles, to be found in no
other place In this city. We namo the Kit,
large brim. high crown, all colors; also, the
"Owl," "Ems, F" primrose" priscilla, /" "Lox-
ington, :" ''Fliit" "Belloz"
Large brim, high crown. all colors, Rough.
and.Ready," 21c
a new Roush.and. Ready, the bandit" Is
the latest.
Among tho most popular shapes we mention
;Tarchmont," 1Eudora, "Lenox."
In "Nlilans'' the following The Jill and the
Startle are Turbeps; 'Sayola," "Kathleen,"
Serb" 1.-THE Milliner," Yum YUM"
ovation -
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-10
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Chlldren,s Trimmed Hats,

-Four different styles shapes. and colors,
trimmed with Satin Ribbons, 19c.
White Pearl Straw Hats, fancy edge, trimmed
with Chenille and Satin Ribbons 4Sc.
Mixed Straw Sailor, plain, and Rough-and-
Ready Broad Brim, oil sizes and colors. 4So,
English Milan, mixed straws, trimmed with
Satin nnd Ottoman Ribbons, $40.
An English Milan, In Beige, Ecru, Brown,
and Navy, elaborate trimming. At 74c.
wide Satin and eros Grain iPloot-edge Ribbon
CSC.
We have in our stock the finest assortment Of
Misses Trimmed Hats (iroin to Is years Of
aQe) 10 be found in this city,