Iuka reporter., 1889-07-18

III tnose waters On the iron was the
name of the maker. Its brightness is
accounted for by the preservative action
OF tie whales blubber. The whale was
o large one and proved good catch for
the Cape Horn Pigeon.
The Baltimore American published a
letter from Capt. Thomas Robertson. Of
tie steamer Hawkhurst, British vessel
which details the thrilling experience Of
the master and crew while en- route from
London to Rio Janerio. On the 23d Of
March dense volumes of smoke came
out OF the hold. The ventilators were
at once blocked and holes made in the
decks. Water and steam were poured
IN; the flames seemed to have fastened
on the cargo in the lower hold. During
the next four days the decks were red.
hot I'm the cargo were 700 barrels of
oil talloT. The fifth day the port bunk
ers took fire and they burned for the
seven days intervening before port was
reached. The distance tlaye'ed in this
time was 1890 miles. In re ,ognition of
the. good seamanship and bravery of
Capt. Robertson, the Emperor wrote him
letter and decorated him with medal
OF the first class.
WILLIAM YoUMANs, of Delhi, N, Y.
thinks his cat can charm fish. One day
he caught the cat eating trout, but was
at loss to see how the feline had can
tured it. This set him to watching the
cats. In day or two he traced one of
the cats to the pond and, hiding behind
a tree, saw the cat approach the edge of
the water and fix its gaze intently upon
some object After remaining In that
position some little time, some strange
noise near by frightened the cat away.
Mr. Youmans rushed to the spot and
found good sized trout apparently dis
abled within few inches Of where the
cat was crouched. He touched it with
his cane, when the fish acted as though
1t had been niesmerized. It shortly
came out of its dazed condition and
swan slowly off to the centre of the
pond. His theory is that the cat mes
merized the fish by looking it in the
! eye.
HE National Museum has Just re-
ceived from A. G. Winslow, of Washing
ton, who was superintendent Of the me-
chanical division of the Treasury from
1866 to 1877, the first key to the Nation
al Treasury, made by Alexander Ham
ilton, who was Secretaryr The key is
of iron, about nine inches long, and has
three independent wards, two working
within the frame of the largest, and all
marked by intricate windings of the
metal, evidently intended to fit into sim
! Io,.,vy %x1y,
The shank is hollow, and each of the
wards is turned by seperate handle.
Mr.. ,Winslow says that the lock, which
las not been preserved, was opened
when the several wards were at right
angles to one another. The key is an
excellent specimen of handiwork, and,
while large, is not at all clumsy.
From Putnam County, Fla, comes
news of remarkable occurrence. Some
farmers in the field heard tremendous
rushing sound over their heads, and
looking up saw something "that looked
like solid column of fire passing with
tremendous velocity through the air
with whirring, Missing sound. 1t a2-
peared to be from eight to ten feet in
length and from four to five feet in di-
ameter. When first discovered it seem
ed to be several hundred feet above the
earth and was inclining in its course
toward the ground, profusely emitting
great sparks of fire. In an instant it
passed out Of sight and an awful explo-
sion took place that shook the earth for
miles around and was heard for dis
tance of fifteen miles"
NATHAN CoRwITH, for many years one
of the most widely known citizens of
Chicago, is dead. Mr.. Corwith, who lad
9 gagged largely in trade and banking at
Galena, came to Chicago in 1864, and,
with his brother Henry, began to deal
in land. He accumulated about 81, $780,
600 Of property, and about three years
ago retired from business. Last July
his son Gurdon, metal broker in New
York, persuaded his father to thy TO
make corner in the lead MARKET In
few months Corwith's money was all
gone, and an examination of the books
showed that not single pound of lead
was owned by the firm. Nathan Cor
with found himself without dol ar in
the world. lie leaves two cons and a
daughter.
ABOUT ten years ago some wealthy
young women of Berlin formed an anti
marrying club, each member pledging
herself not to marry under penalty of a
fine of 1000 marks. The club started
with % members, and soen had 81.
Then an epidemic Of marrying lroke
out, and the marks began to pour into
the treasury as the fines we're paid. This
year at the general meeting there was
but one membes left, and she had 26.000
marks remaining of the raid-up fines.
By advice Of the ex-members this sum
was divided into two parts, one TO go to
the Berlin hospitals, and the other to
the last member.
A CORRESPONDENT who has spent
many years in the wilds Of the Casrian
steppes, inclines to the opinion that the
color, not only of our white and black,
but even of the common shay hrcse,
Els a result Of artificial selection. The
hue of his wild relatives in Asia and
Eastern Europe varies from gray to a
crayish brown one might describe as
Sdeer color" Black horses nre seen
only among herds mixed with runaways
from the farming districts, and white
ones are born now and then (about once
in thousand times) by the same ca
nriee of nature which occasionally pro-