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The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-17
Saturday, October |, 1892,

At /? o'clock, M, the following valuable
town lots:
/. a lot in Durham, adjoining J. S. Carr
and J. b. Walker, lying on Burch and
Gattis avenues, it being lot No. 5 of the
Gattis land and containing one fifth Of an
acre.
.. One-half interest in two lots near
Five Points, in Durham, just east of the
residence Of Lucius Green, Esq. They
are lots No. , and 6 Of the Green land
and together contain about One-fOurth of
an acre. I3ucius Green is the owner Of
the other One-half interest.
3. A lot on Green street, adjoining j.
+. Mallory and the North Carolina rail
road, containing n twentieth Of an acre.
4. One-half interest in IN acre lot in
IIickstOwn, lying on the raiIrOad-the
other One-half belongs to g. \. Markham.
Terms of Sale-Onc third cash, other
two-thirds in equal installments Of 8 and
II months, secured Ivy bonds bearing s
per cent interest. Title reserved till pay
ment Of all purchase money.
w. L. FOSTER. Trustee
Sept. -, '92. of j. W. Markham.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-17
\ Lightning Calculator.

Professor Truman Henry Stafford, of
Williams college, is one of the most re-
markable lightning calculatOrs now liv-
ing. A gentleman who had heard of
his power and wished to test it said to
him one day: Il have a little problem
for you, Professor Stafford. l was born
Aug. 10. 1852, at 3 o'clock in the after
noon. This is June 20, 1888, and it is
Just 3 o'clock. Now. can you tell me
my age in seconds" The great man
frowned, bent his head, and began to
walk rapidly up and down, twisting his
mustache and clasping and Unclasping
his hands in his nervous way. After a
moment or so he returned the answer,
which was somewhere in the billions.
The gentleman produced a paper o
tanning the problem worked out, and
said. with a superior smile, We'll, pro-
fessor, I'll give you credit for great ge-
MUS, but you're several thousand out"
The professor stretched out his hand for
the paper, and running over the calcu-
lation, said contemptuously: "Humph!
You've left ont the leap years."-Boston
Traveller,
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-17
CONCERNING DYNAMITE.
Millions Of Dollars Invested in It's Man.
ufacture i'm the United States.

Millions OF Dollars Invested i'm It's Man.
ufacture I'm the United States.
Very few people have a correct idea
of what dynamite is, of what it is made
and the uses to which it is put. To the
French belongs the honor of its discoy-
cry and its practical use.
Nitroglycerin is the force of all high
explosives. Dynamite is the name most
usually given to these explosives, though
other names are sometimes used.
Dynamite is simply nitroglycerin
mixed with various ingredients. Nitro
glycerin is made by linking sulphuric
and nitric acid with sweet glycerin.
the same that is used by the ladies to
prevent chapped hands. Mixing the
acids and glycerin is where the great
danger lies in the making of nitro
glycerin. The mixing tank, or agita-
tor, as it is called by dynamite makers.
Is a large steel tank, filled inside with
many coils Of lead pipe, through which.
while the mixing is in progress, a con-
slant flow of ice water is maintained.
This flow Of ice water is used to keep
the temperature of the mix below
% dogs, as above that point it
would explode, and a hole in the
ground would mark where the factory
had been. The nitroglycerin is stored
in large e~arthenware tanks, which are
usually sunk in the ground to guard
against blows or severe conclusion.
The other ingredients for making
dynamite are, nitrate of soda (Which is
found only III Chilli, carbonate of mag
nesia and wood pulp.
Dynamite is put i'll paper shells usually
IL inches III diameter and 8 inches in
length, and weighs about one-half pound
to each shell OF cartridge. 1t has largely
taken the place of black powder for
blasting, as it is many hundreds of times
stronger, and consequently more eco
nomical. 1t is used chiefly in mining all
kinds of ores, coal and rock, and sub
marine blasting and railroad building.
Without its aid many railroads, espe-
cially those crossing the Rocky noun
tains, could not have been constructed;
without it He'll Gate, in New York har-
Dor, could not have been destroyed, and
without it the miner, at prices now paid
for mining ores, could not carr his
bread.
Dynamite will not explode from any
ordinary fall or jar. 1t will burn with
out explosion and freezes at AZ degs., 10
dogs. above ordinary freezing point.
The bomb is made of metal or glass and
filled with pure nitroglycerin arranged
so as to explode by severe contact with
any hard object. These bombs are of
course V made by a reputable dyna-
mite factory.
Five Or six millions of dollars are in
vested in the manufacture of dynamite
in the United States, and it's use is con
stantly IN the increase. The fumes of
nitroglycerin produce intense headache,
which can be cured by taking a very
small dose of it internally.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-17
Balzac'a Servant,

When Honore de Balzac, the novelist,
stated in early life his wish to become a
literary man, his father, who had des-
disappointed. Still he gave the boy two
years in which to --ove his fitness for a
literary life, and L ore was accordingly
installed in an attic near the library
where he proposed to work.
His mother believed that a little hard
ship would soon bring him to his senses.
but the correspondence which he there
upon began with his sister shows that
The man who was afterward to attain
distinction in his chosen work could
afford, as a youth, TO scorn such TRIES as
waiting upon himself. In the very first
letter he cOnfided to his sister the news
that he had taken a servant. He writes.
He is named Myself And a bad
bargain he is, truly! Myself is lazy,
clumsy, thoughtless. His master is
hungry OF thirsty, and often enough
Myself has neither bread nor water to
give him; he doesn't even know how to
shield him from the wind which whistles
through the door and window. As soon
as | am awake | ring for Myself, and
ne makes my bed. Then he sweeps the
room, and clumsy be is at it.
Myself!
Eyes, sir.
"'Look at that cobweb with the big
lily buzzing in it till | am half giddy with
the noise, and the fluff under the bed.
and the dust under the window panesr
The lazy beggar gazes at me and
doesn't stir, and yet, in spite of all his
defects, can't get rid OF that unintelli-
gent Myself"
And the same stupid. Myself" it was
who afterward enriched French litera-
ture with a series of wonderful works.
Youths Companion.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-17
DO YOU WANT
GOOD BOARDING ?

Those in search of Board and Lodging will
80 Wen TO call at the Cox House, on Morris
SvLLeet, and get terms from the proprietress,
u Is prepared to furnish first rate accom-
raVVuaatlons TO a few persons, at reasonable
iIt The Cox House has an established rep
sion, and under the new management viii
"HNet 10 increase its popularity.
MRS. r. G. GULLEY,
Prop"ietress.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-17
Labouchere's Narrow Escape.

Labouchere was in Mexico during the
rebellion, and he thought he might serve
humanity by secretly giving both bel
ligerents good advice. One night, as he
approached the tent of one of the two
generals, he heard the voices of these
rival pretenders in Creeping
close 10 the canvas he listened, and dis
covered that they had agreed upon a
truce in order to hang him in the morn
ing Is an example to both armies. In
the morning, however, this misunder-
stood mutual friend had naturally dis
appeared.-Cor. New York World.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-17
Speaking of the Late Queen.

James / disliked to hear cncomiums
lavished on his predecessor, lie Roi
Elizabeth" as the French called her,
and always deprecated her when posi-
BILE. On one occasion some one speak
ing of the late queen as a "most wise
princess" James said sharply, She had
wise counselors." "And, please your
majesty" said the speaker, did ever a
fool choose wise counselors?'-London
Standard.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-17

Once up stairs, Mangum building.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-17
Told Him Why.

Mr.. Nicefello (cautiouslyrWhy are
YOU so cold and distant:
Sweet Girl (quietly)-The fire has gone
out. and this sofa is too heavy for me to
move mp TO your chair.-New York
Weekly.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-17
Poor Blank.

Mrs. Jones-Men never know how
much they owe to their wives. Now,
there's Mr.. Blank, who is praised by
every one as a successful man, but what
would he have been if he had never mar
ried?
Mr.. Jones-A t~Sc-Aor. dear.-Phar-
m~aceutical Era.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-17

Marriage Records in South Carolina.
South Carolina is the only state in the
Union in which no official record OF
marriages is kept.-Charleston News
and Courier.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-17
SALE OF
VALUABLE lots !

As trustee of John w. Markham, and
under the authority conferred by his deed
Of trust to me, | will sell at public auction
at the court house door in Durham on
The record-union., 1892-09-09
TURF TOPICS.
BONNER WILL SEND SUNOL TO
BEAT NANCY HANKS.
Jay Eye See PAGES a Mile Under De-
cidedly Unfavorable Circum-
stances in 300.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
New York, Sept. SIN speaking of
Nancy Hanks record Robert Bonner
says: Il am having a special bicycle
pneumatic sulky built under my
own direction. 1t will be built of steel.
There is little doubt that l shall take a
shot at Nancy Hanks record with
Sunol some time before the end of the
season. Isn't it almost certain that Sunol,
always superior to Nancy Hanks under
ordinary circumstances, will lower the
record when she, too, has the advantage
of a pneumatic tire ball-bearing sulky?
l will make no prophecies. | never in
dulge in that luxury" said Mr.. Bonner.
Il will not give Maud :. another chance
this year. Next year | may take another
shot at the record with her; that is, OF
course, if she fails TO produce a foal. l
still think that Maud S. IS 2:0St on an ordi-
nary track, with an old-fashioned suIky,
is intrinsically the best ever known"
JAY EYE SEE PAGES FAST MILE.
ST. PAUL, Sept. S.-Jay Eye See paced
a mile over the Hamlin track this after
noon under decidedly untavorable condi-
tions in 2:09. His time at Chicago was
three-quarters of a second faster, but to-
day the track was slow and uncertain, a
breeze blowing diagonally across the
stretch and the air muggy and disagreed
bic. Quarters, O:32, l:O4, 1877, 200
AT sHEEPsHEAD BAY.
SHEEPsHEAD BAY, Sept. S.-Morello
won the Sea and Sound Stakes in a COM
mon gallop. The Bridge Handicap was
taken by Lamplighter in walk in
2:34 As.
Seven furlongs, Parvenu won, Nomad
second. Time, lbs.
One mile, Mary Stone won, Homer sec
ond, Count third. Time, LAO Is.
Sea and Sound Stakes, Futurity course,
Vorello won, Wormser second, Eagle
Bird third. Time, Ill 4-5.
Bridge Handicap, mile and half,
Lamplighter won, Fidelio second, Azera
third Time, 2:33 As.
Mile and an eighth, Diablo won, Now
or Never second, Key West third. Time.
I:544.
Mile and quarter on turf, Tom Rog-
ers won, Cleaning second, Prince For
tunatus third. Time, BIO.
AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Sept. S.-There was fast
track at Latonia. Six turlongs, bud
Hughes won, Maud b. second, Miss
Ballard third. Time, LII.
Seven furlongs, Selma D. won, Brace
let second, Calhoun third. Time. l:2o4.
Mile and an eighth. Bob L. won. Gu
gurtha second, Little third Time, I:54B.
Free handicap sweepstakes, one mile,
Ida Pickwick won, Elrayo second. Val
lera third. Time, Ia, equaling the track
record.
Five furlongs, Fay S. won, Southern
Lady second, Golden Hope third. Time,
1:034.
Six furlongs, Salvation won, Kildare
second, General Miles third. Time, l:l54.
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Special to the REooRD-UNIoN.

STOCKTON, Sept. S.-Miss Mabel
Wheeler, daughter of DIR. Wheeler of
San Francisco, was dangerously shot at
Copperopohs Monday evening by an
Italian named Anton Patti, who was des-
perately in love with her. He had been
persistent in his attentions to her, but she
only treated him civilIy.
She was visiting her relatives-the
Hodges, who keep the Union Hotel at
Copperopolis-and had but little acquaint-
ance with the worthless fellow. Wednes-
day evening, while walking with mar
rled lady friend short distance from the
hotel, Patti stepped out from behind a
hiding place and f1ourishing a pistol de-
manded that the young lady go with him
and that her friend leave her. Miss
Wheeler screamed and threw up her
hand. Patti fired, and bullet went
through her hand. She ran, and he fired
second time, the bullet entering her
back and lodging in her breast. Patti
ran to the hills, but was caught and taken
to San Andreas.
The young lady is dangerously
wounded. The bullet was removed from
her breast. Her father passed through
here to day going to her assistance.
Patti is a worthless fellow, who was re-
Gently run out OF Sonora.
STRONG FEELING AGAINST PATTI,
SAN ANDREAs, Sept. S.-Patti. who
shot Miss Mabel Wheeler at Copperopolis
was brought here to-day and lodged in
jail. The feeling against Patti is very
strong AMI threats of lynching are being
made
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Brownine,s Memory.

Few people possessed the gift of mem
Dry III higher degree than Mr. Brown
ing. | am reminded of this by what T
have been recently told by his friend and
mine, Mrs. LIE Poer Wynne. She tells
me that in company with Mr.. Browning
and Cotter Morrison they were one day
discussing Byron, of whom Mr.. Brown
ing was an intense admirer. He spoke of
Byron's extraordinary powers of satire.
and repeated at considerable length a
portion of the "Vision of Judgment
beginning with the words: est. Peter
stood at the celestial gate" When he had
finished, Mr. Browning said: 81 have not
repeated those lines for forty years: but
they are craven on my memory" Then
he burst out with the remark: byron
was one of the most wonderful men ever
created" and turning to Mrs. Wynne he
said, pressing her arm in the way he had
when much interested, ''to think of all
this coming to an end at ST."
q Cotter Morrison agreed that as satirist
Byron was unrivaled, but threw out the
query: us he great poet?" Mr. Brown
ing, for answer, recited with intense
feeling those well-known lines: ",Tis
we'll that should be unmoved," never
faltering at word. Mrs. Wynne tells
me that he asked her if she remembered
the dedication to Don JUAN" and pro-
ceeded to quote from it at some length
lie passed on to a criticism of the poem
itself, expressing great admiration for the
Haidee episode and the description of
Aurora Raby. Some chance remark
threw the conversation back to the time
of the EliZabethan dramatists, and again
Mr.. Browning's wonderful powers of
memory, and the versatility of his read
ing enabled him to quote a number of
passages familiar only to those who were
well read in the period.-Temple Bar.
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Thousand.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.


NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The cholera stu
alton at the quarantine is grave. Not
only are new cases breaking out every
day among the Storage passengers OF the
Inflated Normannia and Rugia, the
former of whom are on Hoffman Island,
but it has now settled well among the
crew ofthe Normannia, who are on board.
The cabin passengers, who have been
free from any sign of disease, are still
kept like rats in a trap, iuclosed within
the sides of the steamer, and cholera is
raging alongside of them.
"No ship TO put them on, no place where
can land Them" says the Health Officer,
while the agents, whose place it is to see
that passengers are cared for, say moth
ing. Dr.. Jenkins made strenuous eXer-
tons to obtain place to put the well pas
sengers, but up to the present time has
been unsuccessful. To-day he thought
he had everything arranged, but that gen.
tleman this evening showed a correspond
ent of the Associated Press a telegram
from Captain Goblin stating that the War
Department refused the use of Sandy
Hook for the cabin passengers, and this
blocked their plan to erect barracks there.
DR.. Jenkins said he had asked Gov
eTuOT Flower 10 annex flr6 Island,
which was private property, and let him
put the cabin passengers ashore at once,
and he thought it might be possible to do
so and have an appraisement of its value
made later. The Governor has advised
him to rent or purchase a vessel, put the
cabin passengers in, if necessary, and he
thought things might be Strengthened
out.
AS regards the situation at the lower
quarantine, things are no better than on
the previous day. In fact, they are much
worse in regard to mortality, eleven
fresh cases and four deaths being the
davis record.
On the Normannia six new cases We're
found, and on the Rugia three new cases,
all members of the crew and steerage.
They We're removed to Swinburne Is
land.
The Moravia was found for the fourth
time to be absolutely free from cases, and
the doctors are now confident that cholera
has been stamped out on board that ship.
AT Hotfnan's Island one of the Nor
mammals Storage passengers had devel-
oped cholera, and he was removed on a
tug to Swinburne Island. There it was
found that four deaths had occurred since
last night.
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1890 A. N. to-day, while dense fog hung
over the wafer, she went ashore on the
north spit, near the entrance TO Coos
Bay. The Inflated steamer at once began
TO blow distress whistles, which were
heard by the Coos Bay life-saving crew,
but owing to the density OF the fog pre-
valling, it was nearly noon before the
crew reached the vessel. The life-saving
crew summoned the tugs Hunter and
Liberty, and as soon as the fog lifted suf-
ficiently to enable them to proceed, they
started to the assistance of the whale
backs crew. The entire crew, number
ing twenty-five, were rescued and brought
TO this city.
The Wetmore left Tacoma on Monday
last, bound for San Francisco, with a
caro- Of 2, 400 tons of coal. Her cargo was
listed heavily to port.
Captain j. A. o. Brien and Second Mate
John {. North were on watch at the time
the vessel struck.
TheWetmore is now lying parallel with
the beach, and the breakers which roll
over the vessel are slowly pounding her
10 pieces, and there is scarcely a hope that
she will ever be tloated agin. When the
crew were taken Off she was breaking
badly.
Captain o. Brien expects to go or board
Win MS men tomorrow,
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JAKE KILRAIN.
Thinks That Sullivan Should Not
Have Fought Corbett.

Thinks That Sullivan Should Not
Have Fought Corbett.
BALTIMORE (Md.), Sept. 8.-''I was
much surprised said Jake Kilrain,
when asked what he thought of the fight
this morning, $50 sure was I that the big
fellow would win. L placed $500 up on
him. Sullivan did wrong to fight Cor
bett. When we fought two years ago in
New Orleans Sullivan knew then, all
though he remained champion. that he
had sufficient reason for retiring on his
Iaurels. Pm not only surprised at the
result, but Pm grieved as well. Sullivan
is much older man than Corbett. and
after the numerous fights he had [ would
prefer to see him wear the championship
belt. Corbett is young, and battle lost
would count but little. AS things now
stand, it would be hard for Sullivan to
secure hackers If he challenges Corbett.
a fight betweeHsAa champion and Peter
Jackson would now be of exceptional in
terest.'
When asked as to his own pugilistic in
tentions, sJake answered that he had a
good business, and did not desire to sac
rifice it by engaging in any kind of pugil-
lStic encounters.
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An English T,uIin show.

For the last sixty-seven years there has
been held a tulip show at the Orange
Tree Inn, Butiey, small village near
Macclesfeld, England. So popular is it
with the tulip fraternity that many adj
mirers of the flower are attracted to it
from Manchester, Macclestield, Stock
port, etc. The show is conducted accord
ing to all the old traditions; the flowers
are staged in ginger-beer bottles in one
room; in another sit the Secretary and
the exhibitors, and as the flowers are
Judged, stewards bring the Secretary the
blooms awarded prizes; the names of the
varieties and the exhibitors are entered
by him III book and the proper cards
aft xed to them; they are then returned
to the showroom and arranged on slop-
ing stage-like an old-tashioned plant
stace-placed at one end of the room,
where they are on view for few days,
being admitted on pay
ment of silver at the DOORS" Ii any one
would witness something of the old en-
thusiasm which stirs the tulip-growing
fraternity, he should pay visit TO the
Butley Tulip Show. One curious proviso
i'm the schedule of prizes is that growers
NAV be required to prove on oath that
the flowers they bring to the show were
grown and bloomed by them.-Garden
and Forest.
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THE McwHIRTER INQUEST.
Wordy War Between Leading Counse
in the Case.

Wordy War Between Leading Counsel
in the Case.
FRESNO, Sept. S.-The McWhirter in
quest has been the absorbing topic here
| to-day. The courtroom was crowded all
afternoon, and at times it looked as
| though developments were at hand, but
they always failed to materialize.
James Budd of Stockto is in attend
ance. watches the proceedings closely,
and examines everything brought for
ward, but it is not known whose inter
ests he is looking after.
Crittenden Thornton of San Francisco
is representing Mrs. McWhirter. He
| watched closely all that took place,
| but said very little until late this
afternoon, when he suddenly took
up the fight against what he
| termed an effort on the part of the
county officials, and especially Deputy
| District Attorney A. H. Welsh, to prove
that McWhirter committed suicide.
a warm exchange of words took place
between Thornton and Welsh during the
examination of A. Warnekros, a gun
smith. Warnekros had repeatedly stated
that the pistol with which McIVhirter
| was shot had not been bought at his
store. But Welsh continued to press
him and Thornton, turning to Welsh,
said: If 1t is your purpose to prove that
both pistols found on the ground be-
| longed to McWhirter, put me on the
stand. L can tell you something that you
don't know. If this is what you are
driving at, we can assist you.''
Welsh replied, 1--WE want all the light
we can get. If you know anything we
want it, and we will put you on the
stand"
Thornton replied, 'You shall have
light to your hearts content, or perhaps
your hearts discomfort, before this affair
is finished. We will tell you that Nc
Whittier had two pistols, but that the one
dropped by the assassin was not one of
them"
IL. C. Topper, who is assisting Welsh,
said, This is an insinuation against our
integrity, ana we will not allow it,
Thornton replied that he could not con-
troll the inquest, and Welsh said angrily.
Nobody is trying to control it. We
want the truth"
The excitement in the courtroom ran
high for while.
There is much public comment here
upon the apparent effort to establish a
suicide theory and it is the general i'm
preston that the facts so far elected at
the inquest do not tend to establish that
theory.
The principal testimony produced to-
day was that of several persons who
heard shooting at the time McWhirter
was killed. They stated that they
they ran to McWhirter's yard, where
they found McWhirter's body with
pistol lying beside it. The testified to
seeing boxes under the window, by
standing upon which they could
see into the room, and they also told
of tracks on the ground leading away
from the scene OF the shooting.