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j. A. BI'l'IKC, Editor and lublllicr.
HE IS A FIIKEMAS WHOM TUB TRUTH MAKES FREE, AMD ALL ARK SLAVES BESIDE,
Terms, $1 per year In adi ni.ee.
kLUME 3.
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1869.
NUMBER "39.
5)ENTISTRY?
DR. JOHN FRY,
AaiUted by hU Daughter,
Uiinff permanently located in Johimtown, la
.....ro.1 io answer all professional calls, and in-
Lrt .ARTIFICIAL TEETH ou genuine Rub
I ,r (Vulcanite) Base, or, it preferred, he will
S iert ihera on "old ( u cnrta tine), or BilTar
i'cbeniicalW pure) both of his own preparing
f fUtiua, Alumaium, Palladium, Coralite
i ij.malilllie. uuns i urueiain leein.
tttefuUj performed, avoid. ng all uuueceaary
'h bobM '-m ca" tt"nt'on to hia new mode
;.,, teeth with UK1 81AL HOLD, which is
ll,e beet preparation ever introduced for filling
L'etli. H u restore a tooth to it natckal
fHrs i"'1 lniB olJ mmi mHke tn filliDg as
LliJ r,ce 8(,1i cin Go and baro
our tectli sistained ever? six months at least,
tid if there is any decay about them haTe them
llled with Crystal Gold and you w ill uerar
efd artificial tecih. Artificial teeth are a good
fciUtit ue, but they do uot compare with the
jatural teth when in a heiltlir state.
All "crt done i uch manner as not to be
icelleJ in St)le, Beauty, Comfort, Lightness,
durability, nJ warranted to give satisfaction
ij b harmless to the mouth,
i Samplei of bis work inav be examined by all
(ho iei'ut to tee them. I he loJIowing speaks
ir ie!f : v . .
Tt'S i 1MU3 I A L.3.
VCi tb iiDdercfrned, citirens of Latrobe and
fjpjBiw, Westmoreland countT, I'a., chetrful-
ijiulimit the (nllowiu As expresaire of our
u'mate of Dr Fry's aliil'lile as a eotist :
iW regard Dr. Fry as 'tis':uVlJy adapted to
eprofeuijn of his choice'. Hfa tnechanical
Sgeouity la furnished to his art'Ciany lural
liljle moJitioation and improveme'tita, abd wt
m it uue to him and the public at larg'a "to
(pr that, from a long and intimate acqujfiit-
fice, we can confidently recommend him to all
bo may feel interested, as au able, fattufut
fiid eiptriencrd workman.
LiTH'BK Eli Ferguson. M. D , John Mc
fi.rr.il L . Rev Jerome Kearucr.J. L Cham
ht, VT. S. He-td. J )gcph A. Head, Micb1 Bos
bn. Vat'iiI Wiiliauia.
I I.I6ikb L. T Beam. M. D.. Wm. Aih-
1 I t y- 1 V t If ,l T J
tiiijier. I . Jd . Joatnh icrotrca. IJ. I).
Lu'cHLivSrows llubcrt Louther, Esq , A..
. Armor, P. M.
FiisritLU Dr. Jtaes Tsylor. my 6. lj
TEN rifiTliY. The imJer-igned, a
MJ graMuafe
11 the ruhi
tiore Cui'icpa
$ Dentil Fur
ery, respect
V.ly offer hi
luortsnioyAL
rvices tu the
piiieuj of Ho
tel urg and vicinity, which phicc he will visit
iothe yoLcrn Mu.vuai of each month, to re
im one week.
ATgl3. sXa'LBELFOUI) P. P.S.
)R.H. B. lYliLLER,
iituonn, Pu.,
perative arrd Mechanical. DENTIST.
CAce removed to Vir-'im street. onroaife
be Lutheran 'church. Prrjona ft om DamMi
fcuutv or eh e where wno iret work do'ne bv 'm.
p the amount of Ten Dollars and upwards, will
lavs therailrond fareUeduc'ed from their bilU.
In wu WAUAKikt.. Jan. 21, leCy.-if.
rKI). V. VAEGlJFM, Surgeon Dcn
f lUt, will visit EbeTubnrv n.-o-
pionally on the SECOND Mo fT' t.
ir of each month, and rcmaifiPyfiSeiS
l w vA'k . during which time he
aybe found at the Mountain Ho'ae.
' t?v Teeth eracted without "p un by the use
1 titrate Oxide, or Laughing G.-is.
; A. SHOkM AEKK..
. CEO. W. OATM AX.
IIOEAIAKEK & OATM AN, ArroK
O Kirs at La, Eheosotrrg. Pa. Ollice on
jfgh street, itituediately east of Huntley; 'd
rdware store. p8,'C.
irTORN'EY AT LAW, Johiou.-n, Pa.
I Oili.yj in Ihe Exchange building, on the
l-rnerof Clinton ami Ijocunt streets up
uirs. Will attend to all business cnniippt
jl with hi profnseioti.
Jfta. 81. lBCT.-tf.
L. J .HN-KTOX. J S. SCAKLAN.
JOHNSTON & SCAN LAN.
Attorneys nt Law,
LbeuKbuig, Cambria co., T&.
Oili.-e opposite the Curt Houso.
EWsburK, Jan. 3I..1867.-tf. "
JOIIX l LINTON,
JTTORNEY AT LAW, Johnstovcn, Tu.
uince in buildine on corner of Main and
.Tanklin street, opposite Mansion House,
pjti.l floor. Entrance on Franklin street.
Johniitou-n -T-r 1 18P.7 .ff
. "zrr"
WILLIAM KITTELL.
TTORNEY AT LAW, Ebensburg, Pa.
'-d m Mjionaue Kow, u:ntre etreet.
J. 81. l867.-tf. .
3. L PERSIUXG, Attorsey-at-f
Law, Johiistourn. ra. Office on Frank
4u street, upvstairs,' over John Benton's
ardware Store. Jan. 31, 1867.
WlTlI. SECIILEU, Attokney-at
j ' Law, Ebensburg. Pa. Office in rooms
ntly occupied by Geo. M. Reade, Esq , in
tomde Row, Centre street. aug.27.
i0. M. HEADE, Attorneg-at-Law,
iom il f1 on Centre street, two
fHigh street. .... raUj
doors
aug27.
Johnstown. '
T. W. DICK,
Ebensburg.
titttn d ' Ebensburg. Pa. Office with Wm.
E-n-. Colonade Ilow. I oct.22.-tf.
V T Ttt?TVI?v
'ceinColooadeRow.
5. 18C7tf.
JOSP
0ffi5,XE AT LAW Ebensburg. Pa.-
ce on Centre etreet. ormosite T.intnn'
. idan. 5i,,iob7U.
6fttf irect, anjoining hit resl-
Jtin fl, 12:.-f.
MT. GALL1TZIN SEMINARY
FOR S3I.4L.Ia IIOYS!
Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pa.
rpHTS INSTITUTION, under the direction
X of the fciisura of St. Joseph,
is situated in one of the most de
lightful and health; locations in
the State. The place is famed
throughout the country for its
bracing nir, pure water and magnificieut eceue
ry, in which it stands without a rival,
Eoys received between the ages of four and
twelve years. The discipline and mode of in
struction is adapted to the age of the pupil
Notour a FUtftsHx sit
TERMS PER SESSION :
Board, Tuition, Washing. Mending, &c.,.$-225.
no extbas-
Each child will be required to be provided
with four suits of clothing, (the uniform will
be gray trimmed with black, zouave pants,)
suitable to the different vcaaons. He must also
have sixchangcs of underclothing, six pairs of
atockings, four pairs of boots or shoes, a cloak
or overcoat, fix towels, six table napkins, a
tble knife aud fork, silver spoon and goblet,
dressing box furnished with combs, etc., valise
and postige stamps.
Bulletinc informing parents or guaidians of
the health, proficiency, etc. , of their children
sent every three months.
The Scholastic Year commences on the sec
ond Monday of September and closes about the
middle of July.
Iiefeience can be made to Rt. Rev. Bishop
Domenec or' any of the clergy of the dioce-e.
For further particulars apnlv to or address
MOTHER SUPERIOR.
Aug. O.
1SC9. tf. Ebensburi:. Pa.
M. L. OAT MAN,
DEAI.BU IX
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES
CoNf-lSTINO IF
gouMc feint Familn lour,
gra.x; FfeE,
BACON, SALT, PISH,
FllESII VEGET VBLE3,
ALL KINDS OF FRUITS,
SUGARS, TEAS. COFFEES,
SYRUPS, MOLASSES, CHEESE, &c.
Als, a large stock of the
Best Brands of Cigars and Tobacco,
store On High street.
Four Doon Eolt 6 Craivtird's lluttl,
KbciisTmrg, Pa;
EBENSBURG FOUNDRY
Ai Al I V IT'LL 11 L. AST I
NEW FIRM, NEWJUILDINGS, &c.
HAVING pnrt-hnsetl th well known EB
ENSBURG FOl N D It Y from Mr. Edw.
iUp, and rebuilt and eulurgeJ it almost cn
tirely, bcStdea reCtifeg it with now machinery,
the suboi-ilei-s a:e now prepared to fuinl5.1i
COOK. PARLOR S,- I1EAT1XO STO VES,
of th' Intest and most approved patterns
THRESHING MACHINES. MILL GEAR
ING, ROSE and WATER WHEELS of evert
description. IRON FENCING, PLOUGHS
and PLOUGH CASTINGS, and in fact all
m it line of articles manufactured in a first class
Fouiu'ry. Job Work of all kind attended to
promptly anil done cheaply. "
The special attention of Farmers is invited
to two newly patented PLOUtH3 which we
poa.-ess the sole right to manufacture and sell
in this county, anc which are admitted to be
the best ever introduced to the public.
Believing ourselves capable of performing
any woik in onr line in the'most satisfactory
manner, and knowing that we can do work at
Lou'ta nun 8 than have been charged in this
community heretofore we confidently hope that
we will be found worthy of liberal patronage.
Fair reductions mado to wholesale dealers.
ESf "The highest prices paid iu cash for old
metal, or castings given in exchange.
OCR TERMS Aid TBICTT CARn OR COUKTtT
raoDucE. CON VERY, V1NR0E & CO.
Ebensburg, Sept. '2, IbQS.
M GREAT PACIFIC RAILROAD
IS FIXISHCD!
First Mortgage Bonds
OF THE
union and Central
PACIFIC RAILROADS
BOUGHT AND SOLD.
DE HAVEN & BROTHER,
Bankers and Dealers in Governments,
lYo. 40 S. Third Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
A
WORD from JOHNSTOWN!
JOIIX J. MURPHY & CO.,
Have constantly on band a large and well
selected stock of seasonable
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Groceries,
and a ' general variety of NOTIONS, &c.
Their stock consists of almost every article
usually kept in a retail store, all of which
have been selected with care aud are offered
at prices which cannot fail to prove satisfac
tory. Call and examine for yourselves.
Fih. ?S, lSo7.-tf. 48
SDjje fact's gtpartnunt.
sOmefody;
Somebody lives in our town,
And a curious chap is he ;
He's posted on every one's affairs
Knows all about you and mo.
No matter what secrets you wish to keep,
Or what it may be about :
You may guard it just as well as you can
Somebody'il ferret it out.
He knows all about your family jara
And just how your business stands
Knows how much money you have in slock.
And how much you have on hand.
.,, i .. i
No fraud is detected or building burned,
Though the sinners were never so 6ly,
Dut Somebody knows all about it at once
Just how it was done, and why.
If you ever ("excuse me fir hintioa the thing)
Go out, as men say, "on a Itrk."
And flatter yourself that the wife of your
breast
Is skillfully kept in the dark,
You had better give up such a foolish idea,
And reckon the cost from the first,
For Somebody'il whisper the tale in her ear,
And, then, sir, look out for the worst!
N courtship was ever attempted in town,
., Though the parties weie painfully shy.
But Somebody knew it as soon as themselves,
And watclied them with vigilant eye.
'Tis Somebody seta all the scandal afloat.
And brews all the mihcbief that's made;
We should be happier far. I know.
If Somebody's ghost were laid.
n . " .i i
J From the New Yrk Weekly.
ALLEN KNOX-, the Young Engineer.
by natiias r. unsiin;
In the spring of the year 18G1, Allen
Knox was the youngest engineer employed
on the liitltimore and Ohio railroad. He
was only a little over seventeen, but by
his fidelity and skill had won considv;Vable
confidence and was frequently intrusted
with important trains.
The rjai being new, and much of the
rolling stock having been already smashed
up by bands of guerrillas the rebellion
then being in its incipiency they bad fre
quently to make up f jr lack of material
by transferring the stock from ona portion
of the nad to another with great rapidity,
in order tJ Lave as little delay as possible
in the heavy transportation business which
the repeated calls for troops and munitions
of war bad flung upon this impoi tai.t ar
tery of Communication between the sorely
beset national capital and the great West.
As tiie breaks w tfca trarck and in the
vast system of mountain tresser-work con
tinued to increase, thus frequently limiting
the company to the use of a single track,
temporarily, of course, these rapid trans
fers of material were of:en attended with
imminent danger. The switches were in
creased in number, the road-Sgnals were
fnuFiiplied, requiring wudi more head
work to hake out their meaning with ce
lerity, the calculations of time had to l)e
exact to a emgre econd, and, iu every
conceivable aspect, the perils of tlie road
bore no comparison to what had existed
during the years of quietness and peace.
At about dusk of the evening of May
13th, young Allen Knox, who bad been
recuperating for pome tweniyifour hours
at the mountain station of U , re
ceived a brief message trom Mr. McEwen,
the superintendent of the road, summ.on
ing him to meet him with all haste at the
station office-. Allen proceeded to the of
fice immediately, and found the superin
tendent waiting for turn with his usual
brusque impatience.
KJrood evening, Allen," he said, "glad
to see you on hand so promptly, for there
is work to do. Hope you're not altogeth
er tired out, for it'll be a long bump and
a hard one."-
"I'm pretty well fagged out, Mr. Mc
Ewen," rejoined Allen ; "but of course
I'm on band for duty as long as I'm able
to walk." ..
: "Well said. You have already gained
an excellent reputation for so young an
engineer ; and if you perform this job as
bang up as usual, I think I can guarantee
that you'll be made a station-master, with
a better salary and less work. Hat there
isn't a moment to spare, so listen to me."
He hastily consulted some telegraph
dispatches, which he drew from his poc
ket, then bis chronometer, and resumed :
"A rebel force is marching on Harper's
Ferry, and will undoubtedly invest, or
surround the place before daybreak. One
locomotive is already there, and I must
send another by you, to complete the re
moval of our rolling stock. .You know
there is only a single track on our lower
grade, since the last destruction of the
great trestle-work, just below the Black
Mountain cut-off. Hie locomotive will
leave the Ferry for J he .West by the same
track which you will pursue going East,
at midnight precisely. It is now almost
eight o'clock. Fire op the Vixen, (thft
name of the locomotive at thia point, I
believe,) in order to miss a collision with
the train coming this way. . That is, you
must reach the Ferry in four hours. The
question is, Allen, can you do it I"
Distance two hundred and fifty-sis
miles, scant; sixty-four miles an hour.
Allen looked rather blank at this pro
position, which certainly surpassed any
thing in his railroading xpetjtnca; but
he made a point of never backing out from
anything, and accordingly said :
"I shall, of course, make the attempt,
Air. McEwen,' perilous as It is. Uut I
should feel much more confident of suc
cess if I had a good fireman, and I'doubt
if there is such in ihe neighborhood."
"I have already provided you with
one," said the superintendent. "You
must have noticed the man on (ng way to
the engine-house as you entered life."
"I certainly did notice a skulking,'
hang-dog looking fellow, with a rough
cloak, peaked hat "
That's the man ; and he has been
specially recommended to me. from the
Cliffwood Junction, as a first-rate fireman
and thoroughly up in his work. Are you
satisfied 1"
"Certainly, sir."
AUtn shook the hand which was once
riiore extended to him, and then, without
another word, set off at a swift pace to
wards the engine-house, for be considered
every moment precious.
His prejudice against the new fireman,
though he was truly a most ill-favored
fellow, with a lowering brow and a pecu
liarly sinister cast of the eye, was tempo
rarily dissipated in the most agreeable
manner forj notwithstanding the short
time that had been allotted him, lie had
the 'Vixen' already on the outer track,
and was busily employed in throwing
aboard a goodly quantityof wood and coal
"You're the new fireman, are you ?"
inquired Allen, springing behind the en
gine and pulling off his coat for hard work.
lYees, 4urV' said the man, very gruf
fly, but speedily following to his position
on the iron horse. "I be's Tom, as the
superintendent said was to fire up for Har
per's Ferry. Coal, wood and water all
right, zur."
Young Knox sung out to the switch
man at the turning off. Twang! went
the switch, as the engine H-iahed by, arid
in a few moments it was whirling through
the mountains at a. wild rate of speed,
which Allen increased every instant, un
til it Seemed fairly to fly along the track,
while the eteep, rocky mountain sides re
verberated with its crashing advance.
"Hooray hooray!" shouted the new
fireman, casting the dry fuel into the fur
nace in treat quantities, and everv now
and then pausing to wave his hat over his
j head excitedly. "Hooray! hooray! now
we are going to destruction on the short-
cut ! Hurry up, ye iron devil! Faster.
faster, I tell ye !"
.And he again began tossing in the fuel
and raking the fire at a rate which bade
tair to make the engine red-hot in a few
minutes, while the dancing speed they had
already acquired was so furious that Allen
could with difficulty retain his feet on the
narrow platform of the rocking and reel
ing rlrtchitre.
He looked at the strange fireman at
first with more curiosity than alarm, but
soon observed, with a sinking terror at his
heart, that his eyes were ablate with the
lurid light of unmistakable insanity. His
whohj demeanor, as he continued his wild
shouts, was that of a madman, lint, in
this extremity4 the young engineer's .por
tion was too critical to permit of any dis
play of terror, so he spoke to him boldly
and harshly, ordering him to desist from
any further interference with the furnace
until receiving orders from him.
If Allen had had any doubts respecting
the tnental balance of his fireman before,
they were dow speedily dissipated ; for,
with a wild laugh, he was answered by a
flying billet of wood, which narrowly
missed his head.
He had never had such a terrible feel
ing come over him as at that moment.
The engine was going, as well as he could
judge, at a rate of fiftyeight or fifty-nine
miles an hour, and fro found himself con
fronted on the verge of fate by a furious
nadraan-, with murder written in every
lineament of his contorted face. ; Hut,
young as he was, he was prepared to sell
his lite as dearly as possible, and seizing
a stick of wood, instantly stood in his self
defence. With a hoarse cry, more like the infu
riate yell of a wild beast than the utter
ance of a human creature, the maniac
leaped over the narrow barrier between
them, and was upon him in a moment.
The lad met him with three terrible blows
in the face with his beudgeon, but he seem
ed to heed them no more than so many
taps from a feather fan. Allen then felt
himself rolled up in an embrace, which he
felt it would be impossible long to resist.
Hut he fought with the energy of de
spair. It was long afterward a matter
of surprise to him that they both did not
pitch headlong off the engine during that
brief and terrible encounter. Over the
tender, against the frail guard, down upon
the iron floor again, they struggled and
battled like two fiends, until at length the
supernatural Btrength of the madman con
quered the j-oung engineer. The club of
the latter dropped from his nerveless grasp,
and as the mauiac knelt upon his breast,
he almost strangled him in his bony clutch-.
He then, with his fiarcely suppressed
breathing, drew etrong cords from his
pocket, and bound him securely, hand and
foot. , ... '
During the contest bo had not uttered
a word, but now when Allen lay, gasping
and helpless before him, he sprang to his
feet with yells of diabolical glee.
Ob, you enemy ! I was prepared for
you !" , be cried. .""Ha ! ha ! b ! What
mutinous imp is this who would dispute
the sovereignty. of HeUV JtaUrua Kin?
Four thousand miles to the Ferry of the
Styx, and only three hours tu make it ml
By the furies we are too heavy laden I We
must lighten the train, to make the junc
tion at the Hades cut off! Overloaded
with useless luggage, eh I"
He seized the helpless 3'outh in his tre
mendous grip, and bore his frame on high,
with apparently no more exertion than he
would have swayed an infant, Allen
closed his eyes, and gave himself up for
Io9t a he felt his body swung to and fro,
as if to give an impetus to the fling- Hut
another whim appeared to take possession
of the madman's brain. He again dashed
him down heavily upon the rushing engine.
"Oh, ho, my mutinous imp 1" he shout
ed unce more. "I will make fuel of you
there is not wood enough :your bones
will burn and crackle like pitch-pine !
Good ! into the furnace you go I"
He seized him again, flung open the
furnace doors, and the unhappy youth ex
pected every instant to have bis head
jammed into the narrow entrance. But
etill another caprice 6eemed suddenly to
change the idiosyncracy of the madman,
and, after holding his victim befote the
furnace till his hajr was singed, he again
cast him heavily down, and reclosed the
doors.
Nay, nay, 1 have a still better use
for your carcass, you rebellious young
devil !" he laughed. Your eyes are bright,
and our lantern is but a dim one. Thev
a
shall supply its place, and light us thro'
the Vi lley of the Shadow of Death ! Ho,
ho, it is a capital idea ! a glorious trick !"
In Allen's lost, helpless condition of
both mind and body, he hardly compre
hended what the maniac was about to do,
until be had again lifted him on high, and
carried him to the front of the locomotive.
Holding him out with one hand, with the
other he lashed him securely, elbow and
heel, before the puffing chimney, just
above the lantern, so securely indeed that
he could scarcely move a finger.
-In this frightful position, tied firmly in
front of the tushing engine, and the hot
chimney scorching his back most painful
ly, with the taunting yells of the maniac
behind him ringing in his ears, he could
only gaze down the reeling road in a stu
pefaction of horror.
They weie going at a terrible rate of
speed, over a mile a minute, yet every
now and then Allen could hear the mad
man heaping fresh fuel into the furnace,
and "cracking on more steam," while his
wild yells and laughter rose incessantly
over the crashing or the tearing machine.
"Fire up, boys, fire up!" he roared,
"we'll soon have brimstone instead of
wood for fuel, and then won't we make
her howl? The old boy himself will pat
me on the back, aud say, . 'well done,
Tommy, you'r the crackest fiend of 'era
ail !' Hooray ! I see the blue lights danc
ing ahead, and begin to bear the demons
howl! Hooray! We're coming, Old Boy,
we re com ins I
Although the wind at first almost de
prived Allen of breath, and the heat at
his back vvas hardly bearable, the smoke,
cinder and dust, of course, flew far behind
him and left his vision clear. lie could
see far down the track, along which the
strong lantern sent a penetrating and
streaming luster.
The hills, and valley?, and rocks rushed
by him with the rapidity of a dream.
Now he would fly through a "deep defile,
or long, black tunnel, with a clatter and
a scream sufficient to wake the mummied
dead. Then with a more subdued, but
even deadlier horror, he would dance
along the curve of some dreadful precipice,
down, which he dared not even glance.
Kivers glistened in the valleys, and tor
rents burst around him; but still the ircn
sU'ed flijw on, spurning the road with his
ringing heel, with the wild song of its mad
driver echoing through the night.
Once, as Allen glanced forward he saw
a dark object standing between the rail,
far down the track. The flash of the lan
tern showed him that it was a cow, or
some other domestic animal astray from
a neighboring pasture. It did not move
at the engine's rushing approach, and Al
len thought that his hour of dissolution
was at hand.
But there was ouly a slight shock, he
felt the quick movement of .the cow-catcher
under his feet, aud then '.he object
whatever it might have been was re
moved, and he dashed on with unimpeded
velocity.
It seemed to Allen that he bad passed
many hours in this agony, when he whirl
ed around tLe sharp curve that descended
the steep grade almost to the edge of the
railway bridge at Harper's Ferry.
"Hooray," yelled the maniac "There's
the ferry of the Slyx. I see the devils
dancing in the fires big devils and little
devils ! Fire up, boys I Fire up !"
Allen couhl see the few lights of tLc
little town sparkling far below, and tho
winding river glimmering in the 6tarshiue.
As he gazed he suddenly saw what ap
peared to be a fiery, blood red eye moving
Slowly out of the town, and beginning to
ascend the slope before him. Prone as
he was to almost any unearthly b dief a't
the moment, he nevertheless, knew i; to
be the appjoaching train which Hie superi
intendent had advised him of.
The whole of the terrible truth, flashed
upon him like an electric flushj The en
gine had not been going as fast as he 4D
poaed wa., in faef, behind timei and the
ioidniht train was speeding toward it
from the ferry', ou the same truck!
tCrccly three rainutcs ciuH iutervene
befoie the apparently iutvitible collision.
In the agony of the thought he was in
epired with renewed vigor, and turning
his head, after the manner of a wild beast,
with a single snap of his teeth, he severed
the thong that bound his right arm.
'Ilie engine was just sweeping, and
something fluttered over his face. It was
the coid ifttacheJ to the steam-vhisile of
the locomotive, which was thus providen
tially blown into his grasp by the sudden
veering of the course.
He seized it despairingly, and as cling
ing to the chitLiiey, he disengaged hi. feet
and other arm, let otfn whisile . r rath
er, prolonged, demoniac shiiek, which
echoed through the mountain gorges like
the combined forcea of all pandemonium j
upraised.
As he released his bold of the rope, and
clambered over the edge o'f the locomotive,
he saw the maniac puuso for a moment,
paralyzed with terror at the unusual din.
Then, with a wild mournful yell,he sprang
from the engine and disappeared over the
precipice along whose dizzy verge it was
flying at the time. Going at this f-ariul
rate of speed, young Knox knew that it
would ba useless to attempt to "break up,"
and began to look out for a soft jumpiug
otf spot, when he became sensible that the
engine was slowly decreasing its speed
The wheels seemed to move as if clogged,
and presently the vehicle itself stood rtock
still upon tho track.
At once the truth flashed upon Allen's
mind. The wheels and axles had become
swollen, by tlie beat of the tremendous
friction they had undergone, to that extent
that they now refund to move.
Of course, having sene enough to con
jecture this much, he was n-ot such a fool
as to give them lime to cool before secur
ing all the breaks. He then sent forth
his whistle of distress again and again,
end fiually had the satisfaction of seeing
the approaching train back engine, and
move slowly back into the town.
Descending veiy shortly, he was soon
in the depot, whore he hurriedly narrated
his scarcely crodited story. But he pro
cured a sane fireman, aud the mission
upon which he was sent to Harper's Ferry
was faithfully performed.
It turned out that the man Tom"
(whose body was never recovered) had, in
reality, been recommended to the supei
intendent, but that, unknown to any of
the pa-ties, he was, at the time ol his as
signmenl to Allen's engine, laboring under
au attack of delirium tremens.
Allen Knox got his appointment as
Station Master, but he has never forgot un
the terrors of that night.
A TUKILdLIXG ADVCXIT'RE.
On Saturday evening a thrilling adven
ture befell the messenger in charge of the
car of the American Express Company,
on the night express train from Erie to
thisxfity. Shortly after leading the for
mer place he discovered to his consterna
tion that the contents of the car were on
fire. The car was packed full of the
usual assortment of express freight, con
sisting principally of dry goods and other
merchandise, and the bell rep connecting
with the engine had been passed over the
top of the car. Both ends ol the car were
crammed wiih packages, only a small
vacant space being left in the centre at
the door3, occupied by the messenger.
The perilous nature of his conditio!
cannot be fully realised. The train was
whirling nloii through the darkness at
the rale of 30 miles an hour, and fit e wa
rapidly spreading through the dry com
bustibles, fast tiding the car with heat and
smoke. He had no possible means of
signalling the engineer, and no means of
egress to the other cats or of communica
tion with their occupants. He might
shout himself hoarse, ;rid his voice would
be drowned by the roar of tho. train. Jt
seemed impossible for him to give any
alarm until the fue should have made such
progress as to bo discovered by others,
but in the meantime he himself must be
inevitably suffocated or compelled to take
the alternative ol leaping frojn the traiu.
To open tho doors of the car would bj bul
to admit the air and give a new impetus
to the flames. But the heat and smoke
were already stifling and something must
be done immediately or ho must perish.
Opening one of the doors he wheels
one of the iron safes to the edge of the
car aud let it fail. It was strung, by the
steps of the baggage car, producing such
a concussion as ;o al:nj u8 occupants.
Highlly conjecturing that something was
wrong, the envUeer was signalled and the
train soon came to a stop. The causa of
the ala'ui was soon discovered, the mes
senger being found leaning as far as pos
sible out of the car to oseape the smoke.
Every applianee at command, was speedily
bro'ught into requisition, and lb,e fife was
fortunately extinguished,. Th safj was
pick d up and the tr,ai,n resumed i,ts jour
noy, arriving a,t its destination without
further accident. The amount of loss is
not kno,vn, kut i,t is thought it w'lj! not be
very Uvge, TUe ire is supposed to have
originated from a spark from tho ci'gine,
.Cleveland Herald, 4 h.
A St xiY scuooi. TEApijWi wa, giving
a losao.11 on Tjijth. 1',c v,-an'ed to bring
out th? jjijjdness of Boaz iu commanding
the reapers to drop larger handsful of
wheat.. "Now. children ," she said. "Boaz
i did another very nice thing for llutlr; can
I you tell ni-i what it waaf ''Married
; ner," aii oneyf the b ,
PYRAMID UKU.
The peculiar rock formations, from
which this lake dcriVes its name, are re
markable even among the "Boclies."
The principal" pyramid lowers above the
lake to a' height of more than five hundred
feet, presenting in its general outside a re
markably perfect pyramidal form. Closa
scrutiny howa jkorUun of its tides to con
sist of volcanic tufa; which greatly resem
bles n' vegetable growth of vast size. In .
co'.cr the pyramidal mound.- vary with the
varying light. At some moments thy
convey the impression of a rich, warm,
brown tint ; at others the tint is a cool '
gray ttfat more nearly resembles the color
which a close examination will prove to
bo tho true one.
A v!.if to the largest pyramid developed
the fact that it was occupied by tenants
entirety capable of holding inviolate their
j rior fight of possession against all human
visitors. From every srevice there seem
ed to conic a hi.-s: The rMttlin, loo, was
thorp arid long continued. The Whole
rock was evidently alive with rattlesnakes. :
Iu every party that ever ventured into a
country fnfestfed by rattlesnakes are some
men who derive u great pleasure in kill
ing evfery snkkte that may show its head
or fbuh.l its t-atlle. A loud shout of
"Snakes ! rattlers I" brought out the band ,
of exterminators ; but such a number of
snakes came upn the field that it wag .
clearly beyond the power of our snake
haters to carry on the combat with any
hope of final victory. They gave up, and
abandoned the locality to the terpentine
tribe; which will probably retain the own
ership for a p riod of time indefinite and
unlimited.
1 he water of Pyvamid lake is clear,
sparkling, and very salt- It abounds in
fih, am ng which are the coutrr, a
sprightly fish, having flesh the color of
Stknon, and q'dte as game. In weight
this fish ranges f.ou three lo twenty
pound", and an occasional specimen rises
to th fly that will scale quite twentv-five
pounds. l'.sides the cott'tr there is rii
abundance of trout, not precisely the sppek
led beauties of the lake Superior region ;
neither do they bear a very close reetu-
blance to the tluggish, black, spotted trout
of our more Southern States. It is a
trout, nevertheless, which rises readily t .
the artificial fly, and is a pla.-ing uij.-.-.el
for the epicurian palate. Cooked in 'the
arioui s:yles known to the campers, this
fish will compare favorably with its east
ern brethren. O h r varieties of the finny
tribe abound iu Pyiamid Lake 5 but these
a; e the ones which will be most sought,
after by any courag-ous disciple of Iz ak
Walton, who leaves tho cars of the, Cen
tral Pacific Bailroad where it strikes th.i
Tuckee, and who ventures down to, its.
outlet in this curious lake, aytr's
Mugt:'iu 'Jor Stptnnhrr.
'TeRISIBLE ItAIMtOAU limp. The light- .
ning express train, Conductor Holm, on -the
Lake Shore and Michigan-Southern -road,
left Toledo on time, Monday even-
ing, wih a colored boy 011 bourd who rode
to Norwalk, under circumstances that
fairly make railroad men tremble as they .
contemplate his situation. At Fremont
he was discovered, for the first time com
fortably seated at the headlight of the en
gine, under the headlight. Being routed
from that position I10 disappeared in the'
darkness, and was supposed to Lave re
mained in Fremont. If the reader haa .
never traveled from Fremont to Norwalk
thirty miles on this fast train, fairly
flying at the rate of almost thirty miles
sin hour a vivid conception of the peril
ous position of the negro boy as he clung to
a truck beneath the baggage, blinded, cov
ered, and almost stifled with dust, cannot
easily Iw imagined. When the thunder
ing of the train had ceased, the inspector
of its motionless wheel? discovered the boy'
at Norwalk, arid broUght him out. His
face was so Whitened with prairie dust
that the impression of the finger upon .his
cheJi, drawn across the face, left a black
mark. The ride was miraculous ! IJail
road men say Ihey would hot have attemn
ttuLlV. feat for the Value of . the whole
Toledo road. Tie conductor called out
to the wheel inspector to bring the boy
iulo th'j baggage car. Supposing that he
wuld have to face greater , danger it the
hands of railroad men than he encounter
ed under the train, he shot oui i.?. (,!;,
darkness and was not heard from again.
The conductor wanted to give him a fr o
ride in th .-irdfiripg the remainder of
his journey. Cleveland Plain Dealer-
At a spiritual seance in Hartford rc
cently, the following conversation took
place between a disconsolate widow ar..
the spirit of her deceased spouse : Widow
"Are you in the spirit woildl',' : Tho
lamented;-"I am. '.'. Wylow ", IJo
long haye you been there ?" The Tamer."
ed(;Ofc some time." Widow 44Dor w
you want to come back aud be with yo
lonely wife V The lamented "Not ;::
I know myself. It's hot enoneh arou i"
t tt . --
here.
A Gekti.em.vn was seated with of
ana nip gentleman nrei alluded to t:' .
in what he supposed to be an almost
audible tone of voice: Awful paust '
"I guess. Mister," exclaimed the ind -rant
country !nst jumping up, :"yc: !
have awful pawp, too. if you had tyr a.
th.e scrubbing that I does,"
persons in a room where a cjotiiiffy .
et bolj cprigKr, ' 'arid utteaty silent,
(enoe, indeed, fell upon the entire pa:'
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