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In order to lure tho insurgents the more surely
to their doom, Major Browne was directed to
staplestown road and to retreat precipitately
on the appearance OF the enemy. This. 1t was
Hond Sna ae to
scheme worked only too well; >.
49, The Queens county anxiliarios. II seems
time but on arriving In the neighborhood Of
Graigue they learned that the bridges were oc;
sSd to in rense ss 9Y the seps c s adsa OF
Insurgents at Siewmount waited impattlentiy
heard I the li Ghiof 1 Capt. no Roche %
finally set his force In motion; hoping to capture
Ing Ing when when % the insGrsents @ reached % the y Staples
town road. The four divisions were massed in
one deep column, gunsmen IN front; pikemen In
the rear. Mounted on a fieot horse the informer,
Keogh, was meantime squirting TO tho barracks
to warn the Kings forces OF their approach and,
diers and watched tho effects of his tire lchery
G When In of the AsRS
ranged and took refuge in the barracks. The
column continued advancing. but with such
rapidity to lose all llar formation, SO that
1t entered Tullow street disordorcd mass.
Not a sound issued from the gray, closed'up
buildings OF the narrow thoroughfare; not soul
bore dead, deserted look. Elate over the pros
poets OF an easy victory, tho unfortunate crop
had its last echoes died away than, almost as Il
by magic, the window shutters on all Sides flow
open and fearful yolley brought down half a
hundred of them. From every house. from
every roof top IL rained upon the assailants; the
very earth seemed to yawh and TO yomit lead
and flame. Veteran soldiers have been known
TO turn and fec from less terrible an ordoal 80
should have quickly lost their self-possession.
In this shadow OF death, this mouth OF hell,
moved down by an invisible foe. they were
rush for shelter they plunged headlonR into the
royalist ambuscade In BaIrAck street. There
they were caught In another murderous cross
fire which brought down whole ranks at q time,
including every leader OF Importance. This
final blast completed tho rout; The poor
hail threw away their weapons and dashed int Q
the houses around. hoping to find security,
Zoe. Feeling that all danger Of hAAd-ao. hand
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sion by the assembled leaders, and this WAS
gufiicient subsequently, TO scal Sir Edwnrd's
fate. even though enough evidence was pro-
duccd TO disculpa,e hun OF any participation In
tho proceedings.
by cS iSS 9Gs Fssg ono e the SSu1O' ~ leader. Ss1Ss
coived word from Dublin to prepare themselves
for action on tho first failure OF tho inotropoli.
This vehicle always roachod Carlow about 8
oSoS u, II dS St GTS9 Sn My o
@ noiehborSood Ss SoiooE p' tSemseives % To- the Sp:
pointed rendezvous at Viewmount. BY even
Ing a force of l,l90 mon had assembied there;
pikemen from Bullion Ratbol. and Rathyilly, un.
der Capt. James Roche; 200 from Rellistown.
john MsrpsS sna 29B pfoR
Rennekcrry, Rutland, Johnston, Klllery. and
tSsse under capt sbSIe IN tsc eory S@g OF OF
the undertaking, such as 1t was, hence men,
In the meanwhile an auxiliary corps Of 600
pikomen and 200 ''gunsmcn," under Capt. VIII
linn linn MURPHY and Myles pnoran, were , assem- sem
Queens county corps were to march against tho
county town lrst, and having, arrived at
were to fire three successive volleys as a. sig
nal for their brethren. Thoreupon the body at
tn would rt go into d daSrion nt
oughfare called Tulow street.
IL the attack by raw levics on o town defend
ed by q superior force of trained soldiers were
Of itself n most hazardous enterprise, IL GER
tainly became hopelesss one when BY tho
basest treachery the plans of the nssailants
we're communicated TO the foo In time to allow
him to mako all the necessary preparations for
his defencei The Kings troops garrisoning
Carlow under Col. Mahon comprised de.ach.
nents Of the Ninth Dragons; tho Colonels
own regiment, the Armagh militia. the Durham
Fencibes, the local yeoman cavalry, and the
hated n orth Cork militia, in all about 1000
disciplined mon, according to the estimate Of
mentioned in q previous paper. A few days
before the outbreak q wretch named James
won the confidence of the rebels by his loud de-
nunciation of tho Orangcmon and by various
commander OF the full details OF the conspir-
acy. The informer himself continued to re-
main among the robels in order to render fur
ther service Of the same nature, for which. It
need not be added, he was paid literally by the
government. With, the greatest secrecy tho
put into condition not alone to ropel the in
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IN NARROW WAYS
air. GoaiinGton to the Men That Keep IN the
Middle. Blocking Those That Follow.

miuuie. biocktng Thoso ThAt FoiioW.
"If." said Mr.. Goslington, II could catch the
eye of them all at once should have to speak
OF this but once. refer to the habit that some
men have of walking in the middle of space
that is wide enough for only two persons 30 that
no one else can pass them, no matter in how
much Of a hurry he may be; for feel certain
that this habit Is due not to selashness an un-
conscious feeling OF self-impOrLanco, but solely
TO thoughtlessness. and that n simple reminder
will be sufficient TO induce them to abandon 1t.
This taking up oil this room Is. perhaps most
commonly seen on the stairs leading to tho plat
forms of the elevated railroad stations. which
are wide enough for the comfortable passing OF
persons only when they keep 10 tho sides; II
good.siZed man keeps the middle another cannot
pass. And yet IL ID not unusual o see men do Just
that; and they are oftener than not men who
move with deliberatlon. They start at the top
Of the S stairs and Steg with leisurely dignity
Is likely to become more 30 when his way Is
blocked, and he closes up on the man ahead and
moves uneasily from side to sido as the big man
deyiates slightly from the cePtre. seeking q
chance; no frets down tho stairs and gets clear
OF the big man only when that gentleman steps
calmly out upon the sidewalk. It may be more
aRgrayatinR still going up these stairs for then
tho man behind may bo hurrying TO catch n
train that 10 rolling into tho station at that
moment.
Sometimes we follow him along n narrow
sidewalk; sometimes over q crossing, He turns
out. usually, for those he meets. This Is to ask
him, with all politeness, to keep to tho right
AlwayA. ana give TO those wi ho may follow him
. chance to pass II they'wiAh."
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COZ. SHYL
How the Gentlest Man In starkviiIe Centre
Came by n Military Title.
From me 81. Louis Globe. Democrat.

Came by Military Title.
"I suppose" said Col. Calliper. that tho
most modest man that ever lived was my old
friend Seth Shyly who formerly lived at Stark
vile Centre. VT. Ho was q gentle. lovable.
quiet man. who never as serted himself, who was
in fact. inclined to underrato himself, and who
never took the rank to which he was entitled in
the community; he held that only as no was
raised TO 1t in the hearts OF his fellow citizens
He was not humble in The sense OF cringing. not
u bit; but ho was inclined to turn out and givo
the other man tho road, and he never put him
self forward at NIL; Oh the other hand. he kept
himself back.
There was a curious Illustration OF his ways
In this respect in his business signs. lie was u
cablnetmakcr. and ho had n little shop of his
own whore he worked himself, doing good and
faithful work. as might have been expected
He made repairs OF, all kinds. too, as we'll as
new work. and when he wanted sign TO show
that, he Went 10 the sign painter and told him
what he wanted. The painter suggested sign
"UmIm-m-m. That seemed rather high
word TO put up over his shop. and Mr.. Shyy
suggested making il Colonel Repairs, which ho
OF fact in his heart he thought it would be less
pretentious and far better: and he got the
painter TO make 1t that way, and thereafter
there appeared u modest addition TO tho sign
over his door which made IL read: Cabinet
making ana Colonel Repairs
Nobody ever % LAUGHED the !, # In this sign and eyeTy.
outcome Everybody that had business with
Mr.. Shyly began calling him Colonel. and very
Starkvillc Centre. And thus 1t came about that
tho shyest man in the town was endowed with
military title. imagine that tho first man TO
curious sign; but Mr.. Shyly did not resent 1t.
nor did he oyer resent II; True, he never ro-
sented anything, hut think the title rather
deop in hia heart. deeper than he looked him
self. he was much like the rest"
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FRONT OF CARLOW rRIsoN.

Lot the traveller visit tho county town on
the northern border and he will not remain
there long before 1t is suggested to him to cross
tho River Barrow to tho suburb of Graigue. in
Queens county. and see "Croppy Hole" tho
last resting place Of moro than 600 United
lfishmen who fell in action in the carly morning
Of May 25, 1898. Tho affair was moro O mas
gacre than battle, for. betrayed by one OF their
leaders, the assailents OF tho county town foil
into . verltablo ambuscado and wore moved
down by shot and shell OF smoked ont of their
places Of refuge and butchered like hunted
rodents. But although they had little oppor-
tunity for display of any lighting qualities,
they diod for their country and that was
enough for the patriots OF Carlow. who have
hallowod their memory by tho erection of tho
handsome monument. Ono side faces Ninety
eight street, an appropriate name. Tho railing
ds Of massive iron embellishcd with shamrocks
and Coltio crosses. and, thanks to Michael
Davitt's efforts It incloses at present q legally
constituted burying ground. solemnly conse-
Grated by the late Catholic Bishop Of tho do
cese. The wall and railing wore paid for with
funds raised BY Gaelic Athletic Association
tournaments all over the county and It is tho
antention in the near future to collect subscrip-
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most to champion the cause of these poor peo-
pie was Sir Edward Crosbie, a member of tho
Established Church, and owner of the hand
some estate of Viewmount about two miles
distant from the town of Carlow. Says
writer in the Irish Magazine. 1911, of this no.
bleman's personality: His figure was manly,
and his countenance dignifed and determined.
He was tall and well made. with penetrating
eyes. He saw no company. for ho could meet
with mono whose minds were congenial to his
own. He was no party man, but from his
hatred OF oppression he incurred the deep dis
like OF the aristocracy OF the county"
His opposition to the actions of the Orange.
mon It certainly was that proved his perdition.
for II does not appear from any noteworthy
authority that he ever entertained any revolu.
tionary designs himself or that he encouraged
such In others. Tho most he ever did In that
direction was TO furnish such Of the Catholic
country folk 10 tho neiRhborhoOd as suffered
from Orange depredations with pecuniary aid
or legal advice. As tho event sho wed. he might
as well have been Commander-inChief of the
united army for all the good his moderation
did him. However, It is an undeniable fact
that tho attack on tho town of Carlow was
slammed IN tho lawn Of the Viewmount man
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OF the Lord Mayor without coat hat, or shoes.
writing. Sho wns nslscd II sho know this man.
She rcpliod ohc did. Would no go homo with
hor ehe was nslSod. She thought no would.
Mr.. Havcy continued his writing. which ON
bodied all sorts OF accusations against Major
SIR, tearing up ench sheet OF paper as 1t was
dllod, and hinging tho fragments into tho face of
tho Mayors secretary. lie was finally in
duccd to 60 home with my GRANDFATHER, who
notified hls relations. He was placed in an
asylum, and died shortly nftcr, n lunntio.
am glad to state that no serious harm came
to any OF my patriotic ancestors, but imagine
Il must have been a rathor tight squeeze for
mon SO prominently engaged in tho enterprise
as thoy woro to escape the ropo.
THOMAS w. MURPHY.
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tended attack, but also to annihilate, II posi-
bic, the attacking body. 1t was decided that
every man belonging TO tho rebel force should,
II possible, forfeit his life on the spot.
1t would be better, thought the loy1lists, to
make q single job OF the business than to go to
the trouble OF setting the machinery of military
law in motion for the punishment of rebel prison
crs. Minute precautions were taken to assure
the success of this pious design. No detail was
neglected which might in any way prove effec-
tive In carrying out the general plan for the ex
termination of the foe. Damn the croppies
and no quarter!" was the order of the day.
quietly took up the positions assigned to them.
A squadron of Ninth Dragons posted them
selves on Hanover Bridge. while Graguo Bridge
was occupied by strong corps Of yeomen with
two nine.poundcrs and grapCshot. Two cem-
pnnics of the North Cork militia extended from
Brfdewell lane to Burrin street and the potato
market; another squadron OF dragons wero
stationed at the coal market and n strong de-
tachment Of the Durham Fencibles in the old
graveyard OF st. Mary's on Castle Hill. a COM
manding situation in Offering good cover for rifle
men. Most Of the houses in Barrack and Tul-
low Streets through which the attacking force
were expected to pass. were taken possession of
by yeoman infantry well provided with ammu-
cade was erected and manned by body of
troops with nine-pounder. Another forinid-
able stronghold, consisting of crescent-shaped
wall commencing at Barrack street. was
manned by tho Antrim militia. Wooden plat
forms were also placed in the interior Of the bar
racks to enable the soldiers to concentrate their
fire on the enemy from the winuows. In short
every point of vantage was occupied and
turned to g ood account.
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THE REVOLUTION OF '98.
The Great Irish Uprising Of a
Century Ago.
THE 1rhssAcREs IN oARLoW.

eCroppy Holso In Grnigue, ana what HAP
psuea There-sir Edward Crosbis's Part
or 600 Irish Patrists who Marched 1nte
TuIieyv Street on may %. l5es. aAo Were
ehet ana 200 burned 20 Desth-Two raun-
ared Rloro wero Tried and E1ecuted-sir
Edward Crosbie's Fats-Tho Gailows Yard.
In no part Of Ireland is the memory of the
men who fought and died in tho cause Of the
country's Independence century ago held in
greater veneration than In the county Of Carlow.
south OF Kildare. Tho good people Of the coun-
" town and It's vicinity have given sufficient
evidence Of this devotion in the past. They
propose to prove 1t. once. moro during the CEN
tenery.
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tions for tho erection Of a mortuary chapel
within the inclosure. "Croppy Hole" will be-
como q shrine to: many pilgrim during the
spring and summer Of the present year.
All this your cicerone tells you in q tone of
proud elation. conscious that in tho caro- of her
patriotic dead Carlow has shown herself more
0olicitous. moro generous, than perhaps any
other county of Ireland.
I'VE are all good Irishmen here" arc his
parting words. as he points to q slab on the
side Of q cottage near by. THAT memorial, for
instance, is the gift Of an Orangeman. Roland
McCromb. He was against us politically. but
It: did not prevent his feeling respect for the
poor fellows who died 30 bravely for the cause
Of independence"
Tho inscription roads: ''To the memory Of
the GAO United Irishmen who fell in Tullow
stYeet on May %. 179s." 1t was the tribute Of
Q generous foe. Would that his fellows Of re-
bellion, days had boon actuated by tho Same
spirit!
Judged from q military point Of view, the
fighting was perhaps of lesa Importance in
Carlow than in any other part of Leinster. but
tho affair of May 25 of itself will be cited as
characteristic example of the savage and un-
felenting manner in which the Kings support
ers upheld the authority of the crown. AS In
other parts of ireland. an unabated series of
Government abuses and the revolving practices
of tho members of the Orange order had
months betOre the outbreak sowed the germs Of
discomfort in tho minds Of the Catholics. Fore
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encounter was past, tho royal troops left their
proceeded 70 set fro to the dwellings, harbor-
Ing tho fugitiyes. Altogether l5o houses wero
tunato inmntes. Snch Us attempted 10 escape
woro cut down by the sodicry and thoir bodios
thrown back into the flames. There wns no
OF the Town had become huge slaughter house.
Every Orau geman who could shoulder q muskot
was at his window "sniping" tho wrotchod fuRi'
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There was received at tho Aquarium last
week from Kcyport, n. j.. blue crab with ono
white claw. This is something very unusual.
Albinism is not unusual among Holsters, which
arc sometimes found with one or with both
claws ligbt-colorCd, or with patches OF white On
the body, but albino crabs are extremely rare.
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orir and Grasso OF CatanIn Sicily to produce arti
hcla black marble OF superior quality have proved so
successful lead To the establishment of works
its manufacture AT that place. Common white sand.
stone Is first cut into the desired shapes; then the va.
rlous pieces are placed IN large square iron tank.
upon heavy wirc grating. tho latter resting few
inches above the bottom Of the tank in order to keep
tha stone from touching the bottom and 10 permit
tue fluid to penetrate freely everywhere Through an
iron pipe molten mass OF volcanic asphalt, mixed
In equal parts IL 2t into the tank from M adjoining
boiler until the molten fully covers the piece OF
sandstone, THIS liquid Is kept boiling In the tank for
period OF ih.rysx hours; then the stones are taken
out, placed upon brick hoOr cool of AMI dry on
ftrrward polls IN the same manner as othcr
marble. the new Product resisting acids ami all at.
n4Ospbcric Influences.
In reviewing the different m,tl.ods now in vogue
for obtaining Illuminating gas and man featuring or
fuel sarthe uyo kinds produced from coal by means
or the retor coke oven system-Mr, W, q. Irwin re-
marks in Casters NG00sine, upon the great extent
attained y this industry. 1t has becn estImat
ed. he saws, that for cach ton OF coke
produced upward Of 5000 cubic feet Of gas
are given OF; aud the entire product yielded
annually In the United States by the coking OF
coal. allowin ouehaf TO be consumed IN the coking
process. is upward OF sixty billions Of cubic feet.
but littl" less than onefourth OF the annual ma
tional gas production at the height OF It's -four
Shing period The by'product oven tar is superior
the tar which comes from the works-it contains
less ptch-the yield for each ton OF coke varying
from forty 60 ono hundred pounds. according 70 the
amount OF volatile matter contained IN the coal
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xorrs ON soIExcr AND INDUSTRY.

An improvement in tho process OF separating gold
aTd liver from the has been devised by Henry
Rhodes Of Denver. The prcpara ory method Is to
grind the gold and silver the desired nuentss
and then add certain percentage OF common gyp-
sum. also reduced to certain mesh. To the ground
ores and gypsum is addcd water, and the thorough
mixing or churnlng OF the primal ingredients begins
When this mixing or churplng reduces the ore aud
gypsum TO the consistency Of clay, the matter is
taken out and moulded into any desired form and left
todry. which requires but short time After tho
bricks or slabs have bee pmc sur1cionty dry they
ready to be dumped into tanks other reccptaclcs
and chemical soiution turned and tho matrices
being entirely porous the chemicals permrat, the
bricks, carrying away in solution from % to 90 per
cent of all gold in the ore.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-23
COTTON Markets.

NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-Adverse cotton
cables were expected this morning pui
the decline at Liverpool was inuS en- 49, -,
than any one had looked for. Inc Eng
fish loss at Tie weakest interval since our
market closed Friday was l l-lbd. IN the
urice Of spot cotton. ana ABOUT IVA lh INC
price of futures in the Liverpool market.
Refore our market opened this morning
loter ItvernOol cables reported partial
recovery. Vet our market opened weak
al q loss of 5d7 points. The weather ana
crop news was also OF most IaNortoIc
average. and adviCes from the interior
forecasted a very large Increase IN the
movement Of new cotton al an early da'e.
The heavy proportion of new cotton AT
New orleans and Galveston to-day WIS
one of the bcarish factors in influencing
the market this afternoon. After tnS
oueninp call prices further declined oGo
points The only support the market
seemed TO have came from the pears
themselves. some of the prudent being
disposed 10 cover and secure pronts rms
buying and little more buying by loCd'
traders. who thought they saw reaction
ahead. turned the market few points
from the lowest prices; but, taking the
dav as n whole, the bears had decidedly
the advantage. and maintained II to the
close which was easy AT the lowest point
az the day, a net decline OF 15qlo points.
COTTON-Quiet: middling, 5N; net re-
ceipts. $50 bales. gross. $50 bales eNpoit
to Continent. / $50 bales; forwarded IN
bales. sales. l.lo5 bales spinners' 80
bales. stock. 6l9iA bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, f.5o6 bales;
exports To Great Britain. 2,7G3 bales; 10
the Continent, 2,2iO bales; Stock lehooS
bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts. 1858 bales;
exports TO Great Britain. sos bales; 10
the Continent 1850 bales.
Total since September lst-Net receipts,
S.a3I 200 bales; exports TO Great bIlt9li,
zoos. 367 bales TO France. sl5.692 bales;
10 the Continent. 3,O0O26 bales.
COTTON-Futures opened steady at the
decline; August, 55t. September 9.o0;
October. $50. November 5.63; December
5G4. January. 5GT: February. $40: March,
575: April, ST.; May. 5.si; June. 6.s3.
Futures closed easy; August, a.4s, Sep
TENDER 5.4S: October. O.52. November,
81: December. $50: January. $50. Feb
ruary. 5.63; March. 5.G7: April, $40; May.
5.7S. ~.tStls6
go. middling gulf. q, sales, l,lO5 bales
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 22-cOTToN-
Futures quiet. August nominal; Septem-
her. , l60517; OctobZ', 5.lIn5ls; Novem-
her Q. 22Q5. "a: December. 5.26qJ.2T: Janu-
ary. 53oQ5.Sl; February. 5.33g535;
March. b.37Q3.30.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 22-COTToN-Spo.
cuiet. prices easier; American middling,
fair. z o. 22d good middling. 3 1872
middling, 5-l6; low middling, 3es' good
~ Inc day were 1000 bales. OF which 500
we're for speculation and export. and
included q 500 American. Receipts. none.
futures opened quiet. with a IN oderate
demand, and ciosed steady: American
niddiinx. / m. G.. August. 1A-aA ansers:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-23
STRUCK HIM WITH ICE HOOKS.
A Negroes Skull Fractured by.a White
Man.

IYNCHBURG, VA, August zz'-Spe-
cial-VVuliam Reed (cOiOred) was padly
wounded at o'clock this morning by
nalr of textbooks I'm the hands Of Andrew
Nolan a white employe OF the-Diamond
Ice Company. at whose factory on
eleventh street, the assault occurred.
An eve-wltness 10 the affair stated 10 the
renresentatiye of the Times that so TAR
% known there had been no previous
dlf8cultv between the men, but that
ped without provocation.. called Nolan
a vile name and the datter struck nun
two blows across the forehean' ~
decorating tho flesh and causing usV
wounds.
Tho injured man az once went 10 the
oaice OF DIR. Pitman and had his IN
b,rles attended 20. Nolan yas locked up
10 await the result OF the blows.
A careful investigation on the part OF
tho nhvslcian revealed A. compound com
,nunited fracture OF the skull extending
for about two inches just above and 10
tbs left OF the right eye. which. the doc
,or eaid must necessarily be- very dan
gerous.
II e. said that tho vis,Im, who y an
,ce-wagon driver for John III. kinnier'
baa made frequent boasts Of bis prowess
as a fighter.
During the funeral OF the late Edgar
II. Field yesterday afternoon az 'en'e-
nary church a dove that had Flown into
the church through a side window as the
procession reached the place, SAT upon
tho cornice just above the pulpit ana
cooed softly throughout the services