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huge ostrich egg, narrowly escaping with
his life A number of eggs were sent to the
doctor from Cape Town, Africa, in Novem-
Der, 1855, and arrived here last night. This
morning DIR. Barber proceeded to open the
eggs in order to preserve the embryo With
2 small file ne cut hole III the shell of the
eggs. Immediately there was hiss and an
explosion, which shook the building and
knocked the doctor senseless. He recovered
consciousness III few moments and it was
found that his injuries were trifing. The
egg was about eighteen inches in circam-
feTeuce and weighed above four pounds.
Scientists III the college have never heard of
such an accident.
The roads running through the northern
part of Minnesota and in Dakota are having
some trouble along the Manitoba line.
There is not much Snow but the high wind,
Wh1ch has attained the velocity of q gale,
has interfered somewhat with the running
oftrains. The Northern Pacific is exper-
iencing some trouble with the snow, which
is drifting badly and delaying trains.
Throughout the Red river valley the mercu-
~ is down in tho neighbOrhOOd Of zero. It
has been showing all along the line Of the
st. Paul d Pacific, bat the fall has not been
heavy enough to interfere with travel. The
Milwaukee, Omaha and other roads running
throughout the southern part Of the state
have had light tlurrIe5 of snow all along
their lines, but no delay has been exper-
fenced in running trains. The mercury on
those lines ranged from 10 to 80 degrees
above zero.
Senator Wade Hampton while deer hunt
ing on his Mississippi plantation, tmet with
an accident which might have proved fatal
During the day he became separated from
the rest of the party, who, toward evening,
suppOsing Hampton had left the field, re-
~. h0f psC
Hampton being still absent, a searching
party started out, and the Old General was
found short distance from the house very
much exhausted and painfully hurt, but
making his way homewaTd. About 3 o'clock
in the afternoon Hampton was riding
through thick wood where vines were num-
erOUs. A Subtle jack" vine caught his gun,
which discharged the load of buckshot, en-
tering the head Of his fine horse, killing him
instantly. The animal fell on Senator
Hampton, and in his manned condition it
took him some time to extricate himself.
He had been walking through the woods for
nearly five hours upon one good leg.
The knights of Labor have begun an inn
portant movement among the skilled iron
workers in Pittsburg, Pa, by organ
izing an assembly of skilled work
men at the Elba iron and bolt works.
This is the beginning of a general move
ment for the enrolment of skilled iron and
steel workTnen as Knights of Labor. all still
retaining membership in the Amalgama-
ted association. The object is to have q
duel organization, and thus increase their
power by being backed out only ny the
Amalgamated association, but also by the
whole order of the Knights of Labor. The
AmalgamGted association of iron and steel
workers are now considering the PROPOSE
ton to JOiu the Knights or Labor, made by
General Master Workman POwderly at the
annual convention last summer. The va
riOus lodges have been ordered to vote up
on the question. If the proposition is ac-
cepted the association would be made dis
trict assembly, and would still maintain its
separate organization and retain its present
officers.
General ". B. Hazen, chief signal off ser,
has transmitted to the secretary of war his
annual report, showing the operations Of
his bureau during the last fiscal year. The
cold wave signal is now displayed by Ordere
from the central Office at two hundred and
ninety cities and towns in the United States,
aud from these points distributed by tele-
phones and railways to about twenty thou
sand stations. An appropriation OF $4,000
recOmme nded for the extension OF the
ervice and the opinion is expressed that no
appropriation would be more acceptable to
the people. OF the 1,605 cold weather sig
mails displayed during the year, 81 or s. per
cent, were justified. The system of sea
coast telegraph lines is said to be of great
value, and its extension along the entire
Atlantic coast is recommended. Of the
state weather services, Hazen says: The
plan of organizing state weather services,
CO operating with the signal service, has
met with great encouraging during the year,
and the evident value of such organizations
in affording means for the rapid and eCOnO-
micaI distributions of weather forecasts and
frost and cold wave warnings of this ser
vice has led me to arrange for the establish
ment of similar service IN states where they
are not now in operation" The chief signal
officer hopes that congress at It's next ses-
sion, will recognize the successful work per-
formed by Lieutenant Greedy and his party
by providing promotions Of the survivors
and support for the families OF those who
lost their lives while serving with his expe-
ditiOn. The report closes with recommends
tions looking to the establishment of addi-
tional cautionary stations on the lakes and
the purchase, at cost Of S1O0,OUO, OF new
building for the accommodation OF the
bureau.
Advices from Dunbar, of November 3,
state that an apparently successful revolt is
in progress among the natives against the
Portuguese authorities in southeast Africa.
n Am ericsn missionary named Wilcox has
rrived ct Dunbar from the Portuguese set
Elements on the east coast about Iransval.
His report is as follows: The natives at In
| hambane rose up against.t the Portuguese
+ovo+ioD ou3 murdered the collector. On