The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-12
WHITNEY'S LATEST
TRUE FISH STORY
Tie Air Filled with Bullheads, T0ads
Frogs and WriggIing Lizzards.
STRANGE SIGHT AT DEEP HOLLOW
Another Coal Mine is DiscOvered..A
Glimpse ut the Political Field
Terrible Rattle Between u stallion
and Bull..Nuggets Of Susquehanna
NcWs..RailrOad Etchings.

and Bull..Nuggets Of Susquehanna
Ncws..Railroad Etchings.
Special to The Tribune.
Susquehanna, Aug. 11.-During a
heavy electrical and rainstorm in the
vicinity of Deep Hollow, six miles from
here, on Saturday, dark. SPIRAL
shaped cloud was seen swiftly ap-
preaching from the south. 1t seemed to
sway like a balloon, and in a few mo-
ments it collapsed, and the air was
filed with living objects. wriggling,
twisting and whirling rapidly towards
the earth, which was soon covered
with a great mass of catfish. toads,
frogs and lizards. Cattle upon the hills
being pelted by the objects, believing
ran to cover. and teams on the highway
and in the fields, craZed at the strange
sight, ran away. Springs and small
rivulets We're filled with the fish and
frogs. Some of the frogs had red
dish hue, and number of cycless fish
were discovered. In brief period
thousands of the fish and frogs had
disappeared INFO a nearby pond, but
on Sunday there Were places where the
toads and lizards were still visible in
great numbers. The strange spectacle
attracted hundreds of spectators from
miles about and several scientists came
on Monday to gather facts. Visitations
of this sort are very rare in Susque-
hanna county.
IN THE MIXUP.
I'VE are threatened" yelled the i'm
passloned orator, waving his hands
above his head, with still harder
times unless We do the bidding of the
plutocrats who claim to be our mas
ters. They will starve us into sub
mission! Before our eyes rises the
gaunt scepter of-the gaunt skepter--
the gaunt stepker-the gaunt spetker-
the gaunt specter of famine, fellow citi-
Zens, the gaunt specter, and l can lick
the hired minion of the capitalistic
press that's sitting at that table down
in front of me taking notes and laugh
ing! l can lick him out of his tooth
pick shoes, fellow citizens, with one
hand tied behind mel"
The impassioned orator paused, took
a drink of water, and resumed his
speech amid tumultuous applause
Anon.
SOME FAMILY REUNIONS
The Tingley-T Tiffany reunion will be
held August 26, at the residence of
Freeman Tingley in New Milford.
The Harris-Tucker reunion will be
held today at the home of Stephen
Tucker in Jackson.
The Cow family reunion will be held
at James Cows, at West Lenox, Aug
ust 81.
The Lamb Hall reunion will be held
on Wednesday at the residence of D. A.
Lamb, in Jackson.
The fourth annual gathering of the
descendants will be held at the home of
Amos Payne, near Richardson Mills,
August &c.
ANOTHER COAL MINE.
On the F'ike farm. on Meshoppen
creek. ii Is claimed that there are strong
indications of coal. Scranton parties
are on the ground looking the matter
up, and we shall see what we shall see.
If some of the new mines would pro-
duce cool, CASTLE soap, limburger
cheese, or anything else staple, there
would be more satisfaction in hanging
around during this red-h period.
MATTERS IN BRIEF.
Truman Perry, an old and respected
resident of Thomson township. died on
Monday morning, aged 20 years. The
funeral will occur on Wednesday MORN
ing
The funeral of William Kendrick, an
old resident and business man. occurred
from st. Johns Catholic church on Sun
day afternoon.
A Binghamton man named Richards
on Saturday morning fell from train
H. at Red Rock, five miles west of here
and escaped uninjured. The train was
running at the rate of fifty miles an
hour.
A wandering woman arrived here a
few mornings since, and, as soon as she
landed, gave birth to child. She is be-,
ing cared for by the poor authorities.
Her coming was very kindly heralded
by the Bnghamton poor authorities.
At West Susquehanna, at midnight on
Friday, William Lausdell, of Wellsville
n. T., who was walking the track from
New York to his home. was struck by
switching engine and quite seriously
injured.
POLITICAL GLIMPSES.
Up to date, l am not a Popocrat-
David Il. Hill.
The old Wilmot district is about to
give the Popocratic attired aggregation
one of its greatest object lessons.
Hon. George A. Post former Demo-
cratic member of congress from this
district. and at one time one of the edi-
tors of the Montrose Democrat, refuses
to eat his dish of crow, and will vote Tor
Mckinley. He has always been a
Democrat with big d.
1t is observed that the new style of
mugwump is vast Improvement on the
other.
Our guest, Ii Hung Chang. is glad to
note that one of the great political par
ties OF this country has adopted the
Chinese system of finance.
A rhymster adds:
Now Mr.. Bryan's rapid tongue
At no obstruction balks
1t starts itself and talks, and talks
And talks. and talks, and talks, and talks,
And talks, and talks, and talks"
A TERRIFIC BATTLE.
There was a terrific battle to tho
death between stallion and a bull
on stock farm near st. Josaph's, this
county. few days since. 1t lasted
forty-fivc minutes. The bull charged
again and again on the stallion. re-
peatedly thrusting his horns between
the ribs of the horse the full leassI,.