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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

THE museums all over the country appear
to be doing well.
THE New York theatres gave no perform
ance on Good Friday.
VERDI has been at work on his opera for
five years, and it is not yet DONE
ENGAGEMENTS for 210 performances Tor
next season have been made by Edwin Booth.
CONGRESSMAN Hanback,, Of Kansas, besides
having a shiney bald head, issaid to be gifted
with a cultivated tenor voice.
ANNA RUSSELL, a charming Limerick
singer, has captured all London with the
sweetness of her face and voice.
THERE are said to be 600 American girlH
studying music in Milan alone, and hundreds
Of others in other Italian cities.
MIozL. a popular singer in Vienna cafes
chantants, receives for every nights per-
formance 500 horins-a little over 500.
Iris now settled that Mime. Nilsson will
come to this country next season She has
signed an engagement with Max Strakosch.
SOME charitable actresses in London have
started the custom Of sending all the flowers
they receive over the footlights to the h0s-
pitals
B. L. FARJEoN, the English novelist, is
writing his first play, which, when com
pleted, will be submitted to an American
manager.
QUEEN VICTORIA sent the royal coach to
the station to meet Liszt, the great pianist,
when he visited Windsor. This is an excep-
tional honor.
PAULINE LUccA made her first appear
ance in Vienna after her long illness in tne
opera of Carmen and was received with
great enthusiasm.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
DYNAMITE I'm CHURCH.

One Of the Finest Edif1ces IN Madrid
Wrecked.
The city Of Madrid, Spain, was startIed
few mornings ago by one Of the most das-
tardly outrages conceivable. Just as the peo-
pie were preparing to leave their homes for
church services the sound Of an explosion was
heard from the direction of the Church
Of San Luis. A number of people
who happened to be in The neighborhood
reached the spot, and it was discovered that
cowardly outrage had been perpetrated
The whole building was scattered With
debris, the altar demolished, and two sex
tons, who were in the edifice at the timH NJ
the explosion, were discovered in an insen-
sible condition. As soon a. the men were
supposed to be dynamite, had been placed in
one Of the large candles which stand on
either side Of ths grand altar, but the expio-
sion, instead OF taking pla-e while the church
was crowded, as probably intended, occurred
before the people began t0 arrive
for the service The building was
badly wrecked and for a time rns
filed with smoke and flying pieces OF wood.
plaster and ornamentat1on torn from sur
rounding objects. The two sections were
badly burned and unable to give any clue As
to the wretch who had committed the OUT
rage Naturally this occurrence, following
so soon after the murder Of the Bishop of
Madrid on the steps leading into
the Cathedral of San Isidore, has
out the city. During the day the scene Of
the disaster was visited by crowds or curious
people, who expressed their indignation in
loud and fierce denuncintions of the unknown
scoundrel who had wrecked one Of Madrid
finest buildings.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
MOONSHINERS WORK.
A Marshal Attacked-Two Men
KilIed-Four MortaIly Wounded.

A Marshal Attacked-Two Men
Killed-Four Mortally Wounded.
A dispatch from Manchester, Tenn, gives
details Of a bloody tragedy enacted there
shortly after midnight the other morning, in
which United States Deputy Marshal Webb
Purdon, and moonshiner named Clark
were killed and three other moonshiners
fatally wounded.
Purdon had accompanied Deputy Marshal
Hughes on a raid on the Illicit distilleries OF
Grundy county, Tenn, and captured and de-
stroyed several stills. Between II and
o'clock in the morning fifteen
moonshiners rode into Manchester
and determined to have Purdon's
life. Seven broke into his house and
the balance surrounded it. Purdon met them
as they entered with cooked revolver, and
terrible battle then ensued. Two moon
sinners fell to the floor mortally wounded and
the gang retreated, but they succeeded in
fatally wounding Purdon.
Disabled as he was, Purdon discharged his
doubled barrelled shotgun into the retreating
gang and two more fell mortally wounded.
Purdon then fell 6ead beside the body OF one
of his victims The gang carried off three Of
their wounded companions. A large posse Is
now in pursuit of them.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29

A most extraordinary memory is that
of Hans Won Bulow, the pianist; in fact,
it is said that there is no musician alive
who can approach him in the ability to
carry in his head piano and orchestral
scores. One of the most remarkable ex-
hibitions of his memorizing powers was
given in recent series of concerts at
London, where he played the Sonatas
of Beethoven, thirty three in number, at
the rate of five or six each night, with
out notes. 1t is said that on one occa-
sion he conducted a performance of
Wagner's famous "Neibelungen-L Lied, !"
which occupied four consecutive even
ings, and during the entire representa-
ton he did not require the assistance of
SO much as scrap of print or manu-
script. He knew every note of the mas
ter's composition, and all that he had to
do was to devote his attention to the or
chestra.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
A Justices First Charge.

He said; s'Gentlemen Of the jury,
charging a jury is q new business
to me, as this is my first case.
You have heard all the evidence,
as well as myself; you have also
heard what the learned counsel have said.
If you believe what the counsel for the
plaintiff has told you, your verdict will
be for the plaintiff; but if, on the other
hand, you believe what the defendants 5
counsel has told you, then you will give
verdict for the defendant. But if you
are like me and don't believe what
either Of them has said, then tai be
blamed If 7 know what you VIII do. Con-
stable, take charge of the jury
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29

"The sway of the gamblers, /" says the
New York correspondent Of the San
Francisco Argondut increases in New
York every day. Many Of the gambling
houses have been re-opened, and all the
Gardiner who have recently been run
out of Philadelphia and Washington
have come here. They are clannish to
the last degree. They move up md down
Broadway in pairs, infest the best restau-
rants, stare women out of countenance,
and stand in small battalions in front of
the St. James Hotel. They are we'll
dressed, scrupulously neat, carefully
gloyed, and polite body of men, but
they are unit when any one Of their
members gets into trouble. It is rather
odd that a gang of gamblers should
WELD such power in New York The
secret is found in the fact that a great
many have strong affinity for Wall
street men, and they are all hand-in-
glove with the local politicians.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
The Country Editor.

The importance Of the country editor
has never been fully recognized. The
tendency has always been to undersize
him, and more particularly is it apt to be
done by his brethren of the metropolitan
press, when in fact his position is the
only one Of true independence in jour
nalism, although the work of the country
newspaper is more limited than that Of
the metropolitan press. Still the editor
has the advantage Of impres sing his cx-
elusive individuality upon it, while
metropolitan journalism is of necessity
the aggregate work Of many. If the
country editor is a man with force of
character he naturally becomes a leader
of the community in which he labors. He
molds public sentiment and dictates pub
lie policy He is in reality the country's
law giver. 81. Paul Globe.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
A California Kid Dinner.

Lynch has friend who keeps an Ital-
ian restaurant, where everything is cooked
right. Once a year or SO he secures a
young kid and keeps it until it is about
six weeks old, feeding it on nothing but
its mothers milk. 1t never eats spear
Of grass, and is simply fat on milk. The
kid is taken off into canon, away from
the vile city, beside mountain stream,
killed and dressed and cooled, and placed
on sticks over the embers of fire, and
roasted, being basted and turned fre-
quently, and when done to a turn it is
placed upon an improvised table, camp
fashion, and the happy, hungry man who
has an invitation to that dinner begins to
get in his work. Well, we drove out to
the canon, several miles, and drank Of
the mountain air until there was hunger
depicted on every feature, and then we
drew up to where the friends of Carl
baldi were putting the finishing touches
to the kid, and when the odor struck me
where lived, was gone. Ihad wondered
all the way, whether I could
eat goat. 1 had thought Of
all the goats l had ever met around
livery stables, and could remember just
how they smelled, but when first got
a smell of that cremated kid | wondered
if there would be any Of it left for the
rest Of the party. have eaten many
delicious dishes in my time. have
tackled the Baltimore terrapin on his
native heath, the choice oyster of Blue
Point fame, the canvas back Of Chesa-
peaIxe, the baked bean Of Boston, the
pumpkin pie of New England, the gumbo
soup Of Louisiana, the whitefsh and
brook trout Of Lake Superior, the quail
on toast of every cline and the teal duck
roasted on a stick in Wisconsin, but I
never ate anything SO delicious as the
kid of 10 day, roasted by my italian
friends and aided by plenty Of mountain
air, while the mountain stream at our
feet sang SO joyously, and will go
further to enjoy another half Of small
goat, if / ever get the chance, than to
partake Of any meal that can be pro-
duced. .-Peck's 6un
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
LETTER SECOND.


BUTTERFLY COTTAGE, Monday, June 8.
DEAR Cousin MAUD: 1t is long since I
wrote to you. but growing family alb
serbs ones attention, and country lady
cannot expect to be without household
cares.
When pleasant things happen in the
family one naturally thinks Of those who
would like to hear good news Of one /;
and when Evelina came to me with her
cheeks as red as any rose, and said ]:
Mamma, he would put this upon nv
finger, I thought Of you, and how you
showed me Mr.. Portchester's ring before
anyone else had seen it.
To be sure he is n foreigner, and that
is an objection to anybody but count.
don't know when they viii be mar
ried; but it will be charming to know
that my dear EveIina is countess.
His fathers estates are on the Rhine,
and believe they are very wealthy. The
ring he gave Evelina is a very fine eme-
raid, and be has miniature of his esti-
mable mother on snuff hox.
remain, with regard, yours truly,
MARTHA BAMBRIDGE.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
BURIED ALIVE.

The Sad Fate of Three Children in
Illinois.
A Quincy Qlll dispatch says that the mys-
terry surrounding the disappearance Of Eddie
and Charles Klusmeyer, aged twelve and
seven years, and Charles Kallerbach, aged
ten years, has baen dispelled by ghastly
discovery On the 4th of last September the
three children suddenly disappeared
from home and their parents made
search for them in vain, and then offered
rewards for their discovery. 1t was the gen
eral opinion that the children had been
stolen BY river pirates, and advertisements
were inserted in several papers south Of this
place, but no trace of them was ever found.
A few days ago a man hauling sand for
foundry was loading his wagon near
the river bank, and on lifting his shovel was
horrifed at finding that he had cut the head
from human body
The man at once reported his discovery and
the Coroner was notified Upon further in
vestieation the bodies Of three children were
exhumed from the sand bank, and were iden-
titled as those Of the missing boys. 1t is
thought that the boys were digging a cave in
the sand bank, when it eaved in and buried
them alive
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

A Chinese bank note 1884 years old is
in the museum at St. Petersburg.
Jacob Twaddle, Of SteubenvilIe, Ohio,
blind from birth, can tell the color Of a
horse BY the sense Of touch.
In Spain, when person eats a peach
or pear as he passes along the road, he
Immediately plants the seeds. Fruit
trees are plenty and free to every pas
serby.
By japanese process seaweed is made
into paper so transparent that it may be
substituted for window glass. When
colored it makes an excellent imitation of
stained glass
The Bible used in administering the
oath to Jefferson Davis as President of
the Confederate States IS still used il
swearing in the Governors Of Alabama at
Montgomery.
1t appears that there are now inhabited
cave dwellings in Saxony. They are
dug in sandstone hill, have different
rooms, light and dark, as well as chin
neys, windows and doors, and are said to
be very dry and habitable.
White animals have been observed to
an uncommon extent Of late in Germany.
A white chamois was shot in the Totenge-
birge, white otter was caught near
Luxembourg, white partridges were shot
near Brunswick and white fox was
killed near Hessen.
A naturalist writes: 1--WE put in our
canary-bird's cage every day little mir
ror, as large as the palm Of our hand,
taking care that neither sun nor lights
shall dazzle him, and he will look at him
self for hours together, with as much
happiness as any young gentleman you
ever saw. When we want him to stop
singing we have only to give him the
mirror.
In the construction of a tunnel at
Stockholm cold air has been applied in a
novel manner. In passing under hill
of light, wet gravel, it was found practi-
cally impossible to underpin the houses
overhead. 1t was therefore decided to
freeze the gravel by means Of cold air,
and put in the lining while the material
was solid, the undertaking having now
been successfully carried out by the use
Of cold-air machines. None Of the houses
passed under have been injured.
An extraordinary colored man has been
lately attracting attention. He claims to
have two hearts, one on each side of his
lungs, and from the pulsations on each
side Of the body, good many people be-
lieve his assertions. He has also two sets
Of ribs, one over the other and both NOV
able. Endowed with more organs than
the ordinary run of mortals, he appears
to be gifted with almost superhuman
strength, as he can lift 900 pounds weight
with one hand, and can bend a rod Of
iron, three quarters Of an inch thick, by
striking it on his bare arm, and two
strong men could not bend the iron into
its original shape.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
LETTER SIXTH.
MAUD.

BUTTERFLY COTTAGE, July IA.
DEAR PoRTcHEsTER: Pm grieved and
you'll rejoice. Your Pompadour snuff
box is found.
The fellow who had passed himself
off as German count on these simple
Bambridges turns out to be our Hans
Plack.
I've had to do dreadful things. Think
of poor EvYy having my jewelry onl 1
knew it at once. knew who the count
was before l cast eyes on him. Come down
at once. Of course, it is terrible, but it
would have been worse had Envy married
the wretch.
Old cambridge has some sense. He
thanks me heartily. As for Martha, she
will hate me for life. Hans is safely
locked up. Your affectionate wife,
MAUD PoRTcHEsTER.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29

A singular enterprise is announced
namely, the formation Of company with
81, 900, 600 capital stock to dredge the
Carson river, in Nevada, for quicksilver
and amalgam. Eighteen miles Of the river
bed have been located. It is estimated
that ten per cent. of the bullion product
Of the Comstock mines has flowed as tail
ings into the Carson river, and that at
least $40, 900, 900 will be recovered. The
proprietor has dredges at work at New
Grenada which have been successful in
recovering much treasure from the river
beds.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
LErTER sEvENrH.
BurTERFI.Y COTTAGE. il


DEAR MAMIE: Come to me, my dar-
ling, and let me tell you all. The strangest
things have happened. Our count has
proved an impostor. am free of him !;
and dear papa has sworn that he will see
me married to an honest man before he
dies, and has forgiven me about Charlie.
I told papa how we loved each other, and
he clasped me in his arms and swore an
oath that he would not stand between me
and my true love.
He came last night. Darling, I do not
count three kisses in my memory now. I
do not know how many he gave me.
Mamie, darling, am almost too happy
to live. Your loving friend.
EyELINA.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
THROUGH THE MAIL.
LETTER FIRST.
BUTTERFLY COTTAGE. Nav

BUTTERFLY COTTAGE, May -.
DEAR MAMIE: ! write to you at the
dead Of night. Every one is asleep in
the house.
Shall I ever be ehappy againa I do not
believe I shall, for all that made me
glad has passed out of my life. could
write it in these words:
'He came, he saw, he conquered
just few visits; just few pleasant
walks; three sweet kisses-only three
Mamie; shall treasure them al nv
ilfe-and then dreadful scene. and
mamma said I must never speak 10 him
again. just think of it; never speak to
the man you love better than YOUR life
agalnl But one must obey ones mamma
! wrote him little note and begged him
not to call again, and told him why and
it was all oyer.
That was six months ago. | haven't
had the heart to write since; but / must
tell you what has happened. They have
engaged me to some one else. He is a
foreigner count. He is rich, and has
a castle and family jewels. He asked
mamma. Mamma said Eyes, . and told
me. I don't care what becomes Of me.
l am always unhappy.
If you ever see Charles-that is. if von
see him when all is ovcr-tell him the
truth; tell him never changed.
l read once of a bride who knelt down
at the altar living woman. She was
dead when they lifted her up. And Of
another, who, on the morning after her
wedding, was corpse. All, well-if /
only could hope that this would happen
to me, but have lived through SO much.
We loved each other. Charles and |
Oh, how cruel it seems that such love
cannot make people happy foreverl
In few days it viii be wrong even to
speak Of him-wrong to speak Of
Charles.
Adieu, darlingl Pray for me; Ineed
your prayers. Your friend,
EvELINA.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29

A travelling snake charmer says that it
is easy to win the confidence and affec-
tion Of youthful boa, or anaconda, as
they are not venomous or vicious, and
can only exert their power of crushing by
getting purchase with their tail on
something that will offer sufficient re-
sistance after they have completely coiled
themselves around the limb or body Of
their intended victim. If surprised or an
noyed, they may bite, but can do no seri-
Gus harm thereby. Their tongue is as soft
and slippery as velvet.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
On am Editors Waste Basket.

Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid
Some thoughts that proudly did TO fame
aspire,
Views that the code Of morals might have
swayed,
Or walked society to evils dire.
But knowledge to all eyes is not displayed
With all the circumstance Of time and
place;
Necessity repressed the noble efforts made,
And froze them out for simple want Of
space.
Full many an ode to Gentle Spring, !" adj
dressed
In the waste baskets chaos finds its goal;
FUN many a sketch here goes to its long rest,
Or finds its coffin in a pigeon hole.
Boston Record
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
MAUD PoRTCHEsTER.
LETTER rouRrH.


BUTTERFLY CoTFAGE, July 4,
DEAR COUSIN MAUD: / write again to
let you know that the wedding of my
dear Evelina is close at hand.
Ny dear girls dress is superb.
They are going to Saratoga for month,
and viii then live with us year or two.
We feared Alphonse would take Evelina
at once to his palace on the Rhine; but
he feels for us.
Dearest Maud, will you not grace the
nuptials with your presence. We shall
arrange a room for yourself and Mr..
Portchester. Do come.
Mr.. cambridge is a kind husband.
But he does not admire our AIphonse as
do. Mr. cambridge said the other
day that Alphonse ''put on airs"
MY DEAR" said, ''that is only natu-
raj in the aristocracy. Who should put
on airs if not they?"
Come and Judge of my son-in-law for
yourself. Yours, MARTHA.
PSI trust you have found your
things. It is so aggravating to be rob
bed. NIB.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
A BATTLE WITH BANDITS.
! nrs.ssn.. -. -. -, AIoxson

Five Killed and Eleven Wounded at
q Mining Camp i'm Mexico
A bloody fight occurred few nights ago
at the Dolores Silver Mines, in the state Of
Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The Dolores mining
camp lies a short distance from the town Of
Vallecillo, of the line Of the Mexican National
railway, a large and desperate band Of
mountain bandits attacked the camp for the
purpose of robbery at about / o'clock in
the morning. The camp is protected by q
heavy adobe wall, which the bandits scaled.
r. J Bogusch, superintendent Of the mines,
and w. S. Toal, engineer, both Americans,
rallied a hundred or more Mexican miners
and charged the bandits, but were repeatedly
driven back The battle lasted one hour.
The camp was finally saved by the arrival OF
Alcalde Garcia with posse Of fifty citizens
from Vallecillo, at whose approach the bandits
retreated to the mountain, having failed to
secure the expected booty.
Five dead and eleven desperately wounded
bandits were left behind. On the side Of the
miners none were killed, but dozen or more
were severely wounded. some fatally. The
wounded bandits were carried to Valleciilo,
where they viii be erscuted.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-29
LETTER FIFTH.

New YORK, July s.
DEAR MARTHA: Yours received. I'll
try to come. Mr.. Portchester can't leave
the city. Besides, he is furious about
his Pompadour snuff-box and the rest of
the stolen goods The detectives are at a
stand-still.
I send bit Of silver for Evelina by ex-
press.
Men are always jealous of each other,
but, my dear, don't make mistake.
Genuine aristocracy never ''puts on airs. !"
The Mushrooms do that. Hans Plack,
my dishonest butler, put on more than
any one else ever met. He was quite
overwhelming. Yours,
MAUD.