Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-05-16

away to another destination. The
clerk objected to reCieving the article
rs he had no notice of its coming,
but he was prevailed upon to let it
remain in the place.
The detectives entered soon after,
and having mentioned their suspi-
cions to the clerk, it was arranged
that they should hide on the premi-
ses and await events. On the stroke
of midnight the lid of the box
was observed rising gently, and out
came man, who walked toward
money-Safc and opened il with tools
he had in his possession, and having
supply of gold and bank
notes, returned to his original hiding
place. The detectives waited until
the morning, which brought the
porter, who was arrested, and the
box containing the Safe-breaker was
to the Office Of the Surete.
There the the thief, overcome with
was despoiled of his booty,
amounting to about eighty pounds,
and was quickly dispatched to the
depot.
FARRAGUT IN MOBILE Bay
The greatest naval captain of the
war was Admiral Farragut, and his
efforts at Nicksburg were vastly sur
passed by running the gauntlet of
the forts in Mobile Bay. At the
critical moment i'm that engagement
Admiral farragut, with his flagship
hartford, was attempting to take
the lead in the passage up the the
bay. The Brooklyn was i'm the way,
and the pilot when asked what was
the trouble, replied, Torpedoes."
1t was the critical moment of the
battle. There was no time for coun-
sci. The ships were fast drifting
on the line of torpedOes, and were
in imminent danger of sinking each
other.
Everything depended upon the
next order of Admiral Farragut, and
he was told that heavy line of tor
pedoes were ahead. Taking in the
situation at a glance, he shouted
" Damn the tOrpedOes Damn the
torped0es !! Go ahead, Captain Dray-
ton Four bellsu"
The effect of this command was
magical in restoring the line of bat
tie. Order grew out of chaos, men
flew to the guns with renewed vigor,
again the air was filled with bursting
shells, and the roar Of guns came
from the Union fleet.
Farragut's order was one of the
boldest and most courageous in ma
val history. AS the flagship went
forward an almost unbroken silence
pervaded her decks, as the officers
and men, in grim silence, stood in
momentary expectation of being
blown into eternity, but fortunately
none of the machines exploded, and
as the grand ship passed beyond the
fatal line in safety, one of the most
daring feats in the naval history of
the world had been accomplished.
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TIE WHOLE CONFEDERACY.-
Just after the battle of Perryville,
in October, 1862, Rev. DR.. Savage, a
strong Union man, was at one of his
appointments to baptiZe some chill
dren. There was large crowd, and
sturdy Southern matron brought
her -four children to the altar
Name this child" said the
preacher, laying his hand on the
boys head. "Simon Bolivar Buck
ner," was the reply, which caused a
smile to come over the congregation
but the brave preacher went on with
his duty. Name this child ;" TAX
ing the next i'm order. Pierre Gus
tave Toutant Beauregard, and the
smile grew into snicker, while DIR
Savage became red in the face. He
baptized the young namesake of the
great engineer soldier, and went on
with the ceremony. "Name this
one" he gasped, reaching for the
third. "Albert Sidney Johnston
came the answer. The smile be-
came audible and the preacher
apopletic. Heaving a sigh of re-
lief, he took the fourth child, a lit
tie girl, whose gender he fondly
supposed would preclude continue
ton of heroic reproduction, anC
said, "Name this child" "MarA
Stonewall Jackson Lee," came the
response that set the congregation il
a roar, while the Union parsor
thought that he had held in his arms
the whole Southern Confederacy.
A New DISCOV VERY.--Il
"Cracker" cabins in North Georgia
no matter how cold the weather
both doors, back and front, stant
open from day light to dark, tn
year through. This perhaps is &C
counted for by the fact that ther
are no windows in the houses, an,
the doors are kept open for light.
One bitter cold winters day, Will
hunting for workman, a Norther
superintendent of the Georgia Mar
bic Company went into one Of thes
cabins, and found the whole family
blue with cold, huddled over a fe,
pine sticks in the fireplace. Ever
door was open, and the icy wind wa
sweeping through the room unhiI
dered.
Before proceeding to business, tn
Northerner banged to the door,
threw several logs on the Goals, an
soon had things steaming. AS the
grew comfortable, ne remarked:
Now, don't you see how quickl
you warm up when you keep tn
wind out? See what a differenC
it makes to shut the DOORS"
The thaWed.Out cracker turned
: his wife quite energetically and said
: Wife, DANCED if hit amt so
} Don't forget it. When hits col
arter this, les shet the do"