tl v t-1 i s i n T HateM. The lat-pe and rapidly Incrrtimr circulation or T" nam a comment! it to the favorable consideration of advertisers. Advertisement will ba inserted at the following rates: 1 inch, 8 times 1JW 1 " 3 months g 1 " 6 months. 3 u) 1 " 1 year joo 2 " months- a 00 2 " 1 year (. no 8 6 months g no 3 " 1 year 12 o co!"n 6 month. in 10 34 months . no " 1 year x, on 1 " C months 4" On 1 " 1 year 75 no Administrator"! and Executor's Notices... 2 so Auditor's Notice fun Stray and similar Notice l.SO Huslnesa Items, first insertion loo. per Irne; each .11 Dseouetit Insertion fk'.er line. "f'tif tons itr jrorfiri( of any rorjiora. fji.n or cirtyt and f'.ni mil 'dot 'tow- irnjnri to raUnltfntitm ttriiiumnttertf lnitei or inf trufual tntrrrsf, mut lrt faut fnr a aiireriinrmcntt. Job Printino of all kind neatly and expedi tiously executed at lowest prices. Don't for get It. IS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING At Ebenstxirg, Pa., by H. A. McPike. Guaranteed Circulation - 1,1Q8 ASP "Ha A BOOMING. MATCH IT? fclBStUIFIlON R.tTFM. n-ie fnnt, one year, cash in advance "fl.oO n .. if not p'd within 3 mos. 1."j .. " If not p'l within 6 mo9. 2.i .. if not p'd within year. . 2.2." tTn rrsnn "resiJind outside the county 9ti ffnt4 l'Jitionl per year will beclmrired to rv r-'-trt- no event will the above terms be oe ,,.1rt, 'l from, and those who don't consult their urn interests by parinv in advance must not ftp,.,. to be place.! on the same, footing as those h d . l et this fact be distinctly understood fr "i this time forward. v f "' your pfiper before you stopit, top it you must. None but soalawair do oth erwue." I'un't be A npjlawa- life's too short. H. A. MePIKE, Editor and Publisher. "HK IS A FREEMAS WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL ARB SLATES BESIDE. SI.50 and postage per year, In advance. VOLUME XIII. EHENSBUIIG, PA., FRIDAY, ATOIL 4, 1879. NUMBER 11. THE CAMBRIA FREEMAN I (flu l?f iiiM Pf flM"' 'Mi mm REDUCTIOX IX PRICES!! AT Till: KllKXSBl 11G Hartae & Honss-FornisMiij Store ! OW IX; to the larjfc increase in my g;ile? ?inee '. the Iat r'Mutmn in pr an-i the adoption ft the ca-iii ."y-ffrm. I fiml myself able to benefit my customer: hy a FttU (nnlier reinotion In the j yfcf "f all jf'm.'l r-onipri'iil in my lrve stock. ,icht vi'iiixjv 01 re : j A sroo'l No. 9 Cook Stove, trimmed complete , for only Jo.no. ' Oootl Ki-eacl CotT e at 2' I et-. per ib. ; best do. t i ts. per Ih. No inferior or dam- I nr'-ii cf? -c sold at this store. fio.i l .-utin? Stoves low a 4 I0. lir.od I'ta fi.011 :"l to M) els. per ll. j The Ih rw:- ifn-k oT floor ( i I t'loi !i in t he coun ty. t f-i'i 1 to :l y.N. wide Hnd Ironi j .( to ,0 it, per vard. Ilest 'iiai!ty Kntrli-h Anvils at 1'icts.perlb ;w : :t'((l(, hi t.-ts. per prtner fiord 1 iibt steel 1 ntilt Knive.i mid Forks a low as el-, per set. I'iii lit .jets, pto- pnper. B-r iiiAlity tt:ack-mitli Vis-nt 15c. per lb. tjooj rup Mnia'f-" at from 4d to to cts. per 'irrthon. j(o-i iif-or Loek nod Knn!i complete, a9 low J") cts. each . tiondf'otton Thread at 4 cts. a pponl. !! t (jii!it y 1 - im h M ill Snw I'iU s at 4u cts. each. 1 i.io 1 Kicciit S els. per lb. IU t 'iiiaiiiy Sole Leather at : to :u ets. per lb. I ifo--ti:ited Axes at M'.'Hnd upnard. I.n rsje-t sio k of St ir ii t 'mt hs in the cou n t y ut ct, per 5'd. 1 '!.... hard wood turned head; Clothes Pins for 10 cts. Ciark's '. N T. Machine Cotton at 5 cts. per spool. 1 i"o J !i;ii(r handle cas". steel Shove Is for 00 cts. e:n h. Oood zine VPtl Hoards for 25 cis. Lartet stock of Looking (Hashes in town, very low. Wnhini Sod.i at 4 cts. prr lb. nt i u uli ty tour-tined Manure l crks at t!5 cts. each. (i.iod Con) Shovels. 7. 10, 15 and M cts. each. Pearl Stm-eh t cts. prr lb. nave the UriteM stork of Qin-enswnre in town, at verr low prices. It -Jt Itakioir So.ta at f crs. per lb. I'.-t ti - In st nuality fi foot Cross Cut Saws, at t( "si. I have the largest strk ol Spi-vs in town, very low. Coo I roor Lstr W-s as low as 7 cts. each. Lara- Mock of TM- an'. Re4 Castors at low est rate. Good rimr at I .-In r er sack. I.aiv it stock of ;as-wai e e 1 Lumps in town, very low. A No. X Fnrrrnire 'ariiMi at tl 40 per rnl. ;om1 I iri St. 'els ut r ets. a pair, over l'o lentrrh and si7s Tire and Carrinle Holts kt pt in stoel; very low. H it Tot ne.-o ji the tnartff t. at t;5 cts. per Ih. L''' k n s Nai; nw l i stoek. t ;.i) rates, selected and timdi! ef best in.i'-k iron. No infer ior or stop iron nail- kept in sioek. I have ;ti Pet Ciirnrs In V on ti for the money, nver -ii si7-s of w 1 ndow 1 i lass kept in Kvk, very low f rires. Larire stool ?f liar Iron and Horse Shoe-3 r! ivevsf'ti tiatel.et low rates, liood t.oe 'tiifii t;o:?;is at r; cts. eaeli. I.srife sto?k ;-r T ilde li ' Clot hs 011 hand, very lo . V.- I.ujerd l): I. direct I roin Factory , at 70 cts i I'ui on t'' est F. F. F. I:; ie Powder. f'ict- p. lb. l n op mii. t a: o cts. per In. Ht ' i re.' n Co!"-: at cts. per lb. liiilviitT. - i I ' a I rtiii -k- as low as 50 cts, each. i,. id liT'o'ii Collie hi t'n i ts. per In, ll.-sr pj-e White Lea t it rj 10 to -,.L per kejr ( f C i lb. M.' Tipe. made of t.e l-o-t iron, reduced K: 8 i ts. per lb. A 1. : R-i.irtnioit e.f Tinware on hand, verr -i cap. li p iper Fftli" of ( "off ee f er 'Si cts. Lirj'-'; -f.M.kof T'ron'is nn l Vaiise in towc. vi r? cheap. A !s . norlmeTt of Wall P:per always c hand at lowrt prU-e. !-;( r "iVjii-iow Miades at li.". et. per roll. Tv':!: lit i V a-h i ror . a ps i ii r.d l,-w v anot y . I . Sto e-. trom I "i I'O u p to r.it. I .iiv i.-isortment of Hair. ' lothes anil Tocth liru-h.. H-iit Stoves fr:-; jlmup to t-15.00: very cae.sp. Fx t rn No, 1. Salt. tl.t" per barre I . Ko ' i r..:lvt.:inil'."i ti shots, t he largest stO-k f li. in si f.i up to i.ni:. ll.-'-t Carbon i in at Pi els. per gal. Tfc nf.'.ve arc only K-w of the thi.n.and- ot :i-'t. w ,n t)f. har twarand hou- furnish inir )i le w !.' 1 ani liirnishmr at e.iually b.w priei-s. I !..n : a.'.ver'ie to sl at per rent, cheaper, or I iiiiv i h.. ur. t tan ol to-r men do. a. thuk f -r :.-r t-i t !;t t)i l-i :. -lit! I ii a r tor the n. t'UT I il'i -I'trrr'iso to fil rn',i low an :i tt --jM an-i i-iiycm hun'lrcii cint n to- ! .I.ir. Nmt h r i i 1 llirdw nit a if xl ar a I i1 : rt c If -( if.M..j .v r th c-ui.t r at itr-t t-o t, " c- -n l t if-n f h;tr- two (.r t firep r -": 1 5 ' 1 1 . 1. '!!;' II pIm' to I.fiki' ll: f'r tilt l-.-. t i fp my ;n ieivr t- -rli yii'l- nt tlte la'W-'st 1.vt:h pre hr. an-i 1 Tr,:n:.-I' thi4 hci aaco 1 know t c tn f urn i.-h k.4 " .it ir;-r t h;V m ii t In tei ei. -i t- h'-ih 1 1-r r 'I huyor. nn-t n-: t irK?o5 Tlr li w..uM no fit t ip1 nun the ottir --Tli;iiiKf.rn ull f"r th; Ii'-'taI iiitronik-3 l.-Tftoiore M'ntr-rr'l a;'"n rut', an-1 ii'j.inif lor i cup.t nu.itice :m t i i.m a ! t h f;uie, 1 rem ic h it t ! v vnMr. iilAt. IIT'MLKY. KtHnr'uric N v. 'Ji. i T5. KANSAS lAKMS FREE HOMESl Tlr- KANSAS PACIFIC HOMESTEAD I - ; -i ' i -1 ! t-r i Is-.t.n- lpiirimfrst f the Kan- . - t, m . K i . ; wi r ( of fj.:iy , to -u (!' the larirC .ii- r - t j is ! i-!M;m t ; -r ir! t- trin; i inn a1 -tit KsV-.-. .iri i f;.t-'-:;il iy the luunifA-M'nt ImhIjt f U: is i'.i tc t y C'.vitrf.-- In ;mi of tho cB ' t ir r- i !. I bu- irr:int comprises. I 'i I i 1 lion ACltliS l.. N I x-i-l. . I i !nr of eve- 7 O'M pect ion in ei'h :aii(e t tr.nty mile. on httth t ' !: r ;ol, nr nr.o-tiuli i.( the l.inl tn a helt r u. it . wi.if. f itfiihuif tn I ! vf-r 'if y, i 'I- - i . : hu-i t . r i n i m ic a runt at ii-n ol the he It of ' i- T ii'.-h. tr -m r he A t iuu e,a?t west tvunl, i-i ! t -. m .-,,m.i4. i4il, mol every Tohic- - t.i I ure, the mt-n lavore-i. The Kansas Pacific Is III illlev lite Nliore Itotul front i lilt ii xi, Itjr to llnairr. 1 ;? : i, r . r jute o tr e t.arttl th best line to the A fun IlimKSTKAB wili mailed free : i. .i : I r-- -- t v :ij.i.!vinrf 10 s I. ItII.'mouk. Iin.l fooiir issi.iner. I'. 1! (i lei r. Sal na. Kansas. 'i-.r 1 pass, and Ti.'k; Ar.t. (. 'i U. !- -tn. 1 .a--a.- ity, -Mo- Removed lo Bank Building CARL RIVINIUS, Practical WatcMer and Jeweter, ' PA.. ils; .,n hanil a l.irae. vnrlert an! ele. Y I.i:S -i-i.-i.t of V. All II l:s. 11 it 'KS, SHU TAt.I-l-S. KVl:i5I. 1S.SKS. ;- t. . n.rs (.-r i..ilo at loT'-r ,.r;.' than ' " ' ' r .r t hi- C'ioi ' . l'ers"ns uilfnir if i,.. i i. k, el 1 ti jttve hiu. cal . j I'.- in'ii..-wliirii. , 7 ' " ii!-j-i.in .aal o rcj.s rinx ( lu-ki! ' . I 'ii-lry, ti-., ai,J t,i;Uctin kumm ' - -. .-.'h w.-rk iiil iirlee. GEO. W. OAT MAN, . ATTORNEY AT LAW. 1 ' , ma. Cambria Countij, I'a. K.Si.. i.s, ita.-k F. H,a ILmntT. Inercaseit '" i:.U.d.e.l Ii..m.!y. an.l'a II Military ml ,;iwn.iit of tati's nu, n-ie.l to. -..vu.ts, N,,t.:s. line liMis. .lu'ijiiient?. ii.-.-n-.i. urn i .oiiie rimiirht 'ii Lett ' '''''' "'I- L la, ..i..riifaL"-s. Airree. rnl Atturnev. Kuo ... ki . .-.pul. i r..i..i.i.r : rH-" ?i"'t"n" T: ii ti. a'i i.in.W..! i,,,,;,,'.,, i'. . . . '. ; t iur,:,7? ;-..1:;,.,.fr.,t..,,, '''''' - 1 m-- - ? A. SirOEMAk'FR Am,,c ml a. I Uital te.sine.n -r. In 1 1 v mler.,1. P. Ar.r u 1-1 1 '.v.,- . ..." . 'o-.I. enst .? 01 '-s, -i.-o.'-i7' l o , V- Vr ' nsi.i. n.u. M -I, .'..-tt. , ; ' '1IY1, .,.. . . I rKiiVo;! Arf ! i- . vp.Kti.v.-iu,-, h.juim. I ATTENTION EVERYBODY! We aenlre to inform the publican j general that ire have Established a Store. j AT j TUNNEL Hllili,! t And rcapcctfully invite attentioa to the fact J that it embraces j Much More in Quantity an4 Variety j tiian is usually kept in stores of the kind. 1 . , . Jt ever ttri ere coneeaen otf rio.ie ; irno nave given us a can mat 13 NOT EQUALLED FOR QUALITY, VARIETY and EXTENT by any othf r stock in the neighborhood, and as we shall from time to time add new fea tures and new lines of goods shall always buy in large quantities and al low no re duction in stock we hope by strict adher ence to (iiXH) coons. CLOSK Plilf f.s AM) S(,ir.KF. DKAl.lNO TO MAKKOLH STOKE THEGKEAT POPLLAS HEADQUARTERS FOR ATT T7T TtT TV ATI n rtATll 1 ' ALL KIND OF GOODS!! More than that, we shall endeavor to iniilM it the Interest of a.l classes to DKAL WITH I'SPKliMANKNTLY by on -vfully catering to their wants and w ishes rtol treating them as we ourselves won Id wish to be treated in all matters pertaining to business. T O 1" T?. L i: it V"c would say we have Rn unlimited demand lor all kinds of Bruin a-.id produce, and can offer them prtoes in advan .e of others in tfcs business. CfoH PAID FOR GRAIN WHEN SO BARGAINED FOR 5 y ",Ve enrnestly s'llici the pntrr-iaire of the y iblic and pledire our best efforts I l all trans it i lions. B. M. JOHNSTON &. CO. STORES : r-vce-T"" llliamttiurc, Annuel Hill. FLOCKING MILL-W"it.i.i.4MFBl HG January "4, 1-7H. im. ESTAHIJSIIES) FOirTiiillTV-iiilinEAHS. imnm null Yt ?liii-?i!S, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL oi Tin mttft, ANT) - Sheet Iron Wares ANn DEALER? IX IT, STOVES s AND Ii!.Lh-mcMMII.li bUili.'.N litAMULLi.. i ; s . - nt-n tl '.till r, A,X...- FlTIl 1111 .1 llinJT ill TlX.fOPPERiSnEET- :PROMPTLY ATT ENDED TO. : Nos.-278 2S0 and 282 Waliintoii Si JOHNSTOWN. PA. Adjourned Assignee's Sale. 1 V virtue of r. alias ur.ler of the ('imr! of Cora t :m n I'ieiisol ( amhria county, to me.lireted, 1 will c xii.e nt j.u sale on the rreinie. on t C A T I1D n A IT M D WW I I I r3 I M 7 CI xx?: , .w., CLO-K. to wit : aii tij.it oertin i.oT tii aw .Mi : r... ....i ... ...... , ,, . , . , I'a., fronting eo L et on M a' n street, rKHin.leU on the north iy lot ot pti Xolner. on tlie n-u'li oy t'hnrrh street ,ii the"en.r. havinic thereon ereete.i a ti,i glorv ! O A V HOI l. Wit I I 4 rt I V T 41 J m lot of Mrs. Alry Kayur. nnl extemlinir tiaok to tlmi story Frawk Hoi.se. with Caihkkt Shut tittsiehe.l. a Fr m R Sta iu.k. an. I all the necessary fc'it hnililtnir. nuw in the o -uiianry of A. J. Sto!t- Tkkms oi Silk. Oiiehir.l of the -ureii4s in-ney to he pain n the rnnlirmation of the sule, un thii-'l in one yer an. I the halance in two year llir-realter. li ierrel iayin,?nt to hear interest ami he secure I hy ILe hon-ls tn.) morticae el the liur..::ser. JtXK'S SI It:n. As.slirnee of A ham J. Sii-nz. fi-.r.-olltown, March ;, lS7ii.-St. KNOWLKPG K IS VOW ER The n n.lersitrnp-l wiuM rwniM full t inform a.i wbo pi-h to nt thtmr-eivca for ttie'teacher s . !r -Jir;.- phi, "T mr aiiv fiiitr ou "iiit-.-B iiiiii,r,iiiii i win ot, a id. m's h. c n.i Nuemal Issti- ; Tt'TK. to eoamenee April IS. at the 'ml.Iic i neh.,.,1 f.uildte in W ilrn.ire ooroui, h. arl continue lor a term of tn ve-Ks. In mi-lit ion to t he nsnal ! riV,,n- lf""?t?i,.en,,.V,?A,"hep "i: "r M -o 'leina ties wllj I he ii-Heil If .le-lred. For fur- J t-eU. n..K0..6t. Wll.n're. i'.uiVri." o-, V -trtiwin'iioi'cp m 1. t-nm'on " ! TJOOR, HOI jhKPIRKCTOR The - tiiKtersisneil oilers Iiiniself as a ctni'i- f"r u'e a,,,,ve o Uio iieenion ol the )emoerati County l.'oiivt-nt..n. Ifnomj. nate.l anl eleete.l he pl-lites hlmsell to perform u,e ,,u"- the nr'i rvDKKs y' Aii-henyT-p., -March al, i.,.,. F. THE PRIMER TO HIS BRIDE. Come to my arms, you lovely "quod," My channinsr little Nell ; My bride. I'll set" you in 'boureeoif," Trimmed round with "nonpareil." Your "form" Is beauteous to behold. And ruddy Is your "fnee ;" Your "'color" glows just like to one Heturnine: from the "chase." 0 hnd I "space" to tell you all The charms that, when n girl, You did possess, and ir.ive the "proof," In "aate" and in "petirl." 1 could not in a "column" write, Ol "pioa" or "brevier," The "measure" of your matchless worth. Or "justify" you. dear. "Ixmtr primer" it would take to do Your pic-tnre, ami not flatter; The "copy" to my heart I'll "press," J "or lack of I'ther matter.' Were you arrayed In costly "dress," A "diamond" in your hair. Or stripped just like a "galley" slave. You'd be to me as fair. And should a "minion" "round you fawn, On him I'd put a "head :" And with my tru-dy "shooting stick,"' I'd till him full of "lead." Happy throiiiili life, in every "case," This "rule" we'd rest ujion : I'd be to you true manhood's "type," And you my paniirnn.'1 j CLOSE CALLS. i PEOPLE WHO C AMI". WITHIN' AN ACE OF PKATIl AM) YET ESCAPEP. We pro'iosc to offer to our readers a j few incidents of hair-breadth escapes, by : : 1...: 1 1 "'Hill Dillon- iiuilllll ih-hi.t uir- "in saved iromdeatlu ! Colonel Ciliniir. relating the story -of a tight in which be figured, says, in his 'Four years in ile saddle :'' "Turning half-round in my saddle to call my men. I rece ived a sud.Vn shock and felt "dead ly siik. ami at the same time saw .a man trail his gun and run off. I killed him ! la-fore he had iri me three steps. Jlisball 1 p-usssed thr.n 'li two co tts md stuck ' . t- , . i . , t rt ;-.oi. ' u'V wi-ro M5itc vvr wr i mht not ' . ha. ! in : Tl even having "Uen broken ojn. The suits writ- each distinct. The bullet parsed throt-gh a!!, stopping .;u the la.-.t card, which was the ace of spades." Stu h am. t her literal illustration of Tie phrase "Within an ace of death"" is not : on record.; but hair-breadth escapes are common in war. At the battle of I.au, St !'. '.is saw a shell striit tlie horso of a Pru.--si;in .!?iitr. Entering near the shoulder, ii cau.i-d the jioor animal to make a convulsive spring and throw its ; rider, the fragments of the shell being 1 proj-'rU"! from all sides, wl-ile the ri der jumpe.lup from the grotuid unhurt. During the Crimean war, Cu mel "Wind- i ham. dispatched to rind out U-vw matters were going in the first attack on the Re dan, saw a soldier walking along the i trench two or three yards ahead of him. I'reseiitly, a round-shot came living over the ptrapet. and the man was hidden from sight by the dust. When it subsi ded the colonel was astonished to Jind himself ta-side a living man whose couxi ; tenance presented a curious admixture of frijht and joy. as. scratching his head, he exclaimed : "AVhy dash my buttons. ' but that was amazing niirh ! "Av av mv bov "' resounded tlwCol- -hateaubrnn, for he was not only con- ; swelling tlie tale ot railway disaster ; tor were allowed to ornament the shelves in , "t)h, Mrs. Rawley. Ion t lie frighten- wick, a shot trom one great gun . shat onel weM much Tn-tter be iHc-o-ir o- ' eiimed. but actually waited his turn at they are not always so lucky as the Et- ' the little parlor till they liecame too bad ed ; the horse has fallen down, and your ' tcred a tower that the gates wen at ..rr...r, trenchesat threejenee a rod in Norfolk?" -r . ...l. : i : . f I a . , - . jo which ins iei io -eouni rj man repi leu : , "What ! -ire yew tew from Norfolk ? Amazingly nigh death, altlmii", ;,, ' blissful i iioranee of the f-u-t w the Confederate statT-otlicer marked down bv a Northerner's rille. and only saved by the ollicer commanding the platoon hap pening to recognize in him a client of the insurance i.i oi i- oi linn lie ;ls s"- .1-. : i. i i iretary. and striking up th leveled weji ' poii with : " Don't shoot, we've got a ' jmlicy on him '" Dr. Rrydon. the sole English survivor ; of the retreat from Calnil. during the late Afghanistan war, was quite aware of the narrow nessof hisesenpe, but never could understand how it came about. After a long and terrible ride, he was just cimgratulatinghimself iiikiu having , at last got clear of the enemy, when he ' found himself pursued by a solitary ' horseman." lie had but a broken sword ' with which to defend himself, and with : this he managed to intercept a cut at his j head, directed with such force that it I cleft through the base of his blade, leav- : ing onlv the hilt, which the doctor hurl- ed in his assailant's face : and the next i moment the Afghan cut through 15rv- ,w 1,.. oi.i.ieee on.l ii,c t.ewr ,,;,,-. .aa ! had that morning jilaced inside it. ITn-; armed, half-stunned, and hopeless he ' mechanicallv stooid to recover his fall- ' en rein ; svhen to his surprise and relief. Shis foe turned awav and galloinvl off. i i leaving the Doctor to drag himself to lelabad. ; The sword of justice is not always , Tr. ij-i .. a 11..' ; ro..tei . and somet nies comes I near periietrating murder. A young New i i oi iei nan ici i 11 ens v ciil one e ell mg to Rooth-s Theater. Taken witii a fit of i rtlUiri,ing. he left the theater, intending ' to go home : but after going some little distance, it came on snow ing so fast that i with their backs tt) a broken wall, one he retraced his steps. As lie strode I 011' protesting his innocence as he was along, two men came rushing down the j dragged to the end of the line, licfore street, one of them dropping a gold watch j the fatal volley was fired he darted nimb ainl chain, which W'e!!s picked up and ; 1" round the corner of the wall and ran then went after the loser, running into ; along the front of the troops; but was the arms of a -lolicemaii. who marched 1 rec.iptured, and taken back to his allot- iu off to the stat toeplain matters, j . i Presently a messenger arrived in hot ! . . .. -, . n o t i i, haste, sajlllg thetllicfwas Wrtntftl at t he I'lf'! Vvenue Hotel Wells was taken tl'fre, and brought face to face with a .... i lynS.fi a lounge covered with '1'- "I this the man that Sfab- ' l'd you ?" asked the ollicer. "It is," ........ , ,..... ,..,. , ,. naid the hk)i- fellow, falling back, never to .siK-ak again. Wcllx was tried for the . , murder, tolilli i gill it V and Sentenced to 1 h la'el ; ami hangt-d he would have 1 teen .f a fo, t ,Hhl i-elu. t the day Jixetl for thc execution, a irisoiier in Sinp; Ship; had not confessed on his ieatli-led that he had rohbed the man of his watch, then stablied him and run off, afterwards dropiing the watch as he ran. Among the communists tried at Ver sailles was Jeaniaitiste ritferre. charg ed with commanding the riiing-jiarty who shot the hostages at La Tuxjuette. lie protested he knew nothing of the dreadful business, and was nut aware that the hostages had Ix-en shot until af ter his arrest. His denial went for nought. Tie had been denounced by memltersof his own party ; three of them on trial with him declared lie was at I -a Hoquette. M. Chevrieu, a prisoner there at the time, said he saw Tigerre fromhis cell dressed asa National Guard, trailing a scabbard after him ; his face was fixed in his memory ; and Soisson,a police officer, asserted emphatically : "That's the man." Only one voice was raised in Tigerre's In-half, that of the Communist judge. (Jenton. 'Vou can shoot me if yoit like," exclaimed he ; "'but Pigerre is innocent ; he had noth ing to do with it." The prosecutor 1 summed up, insisting upon l'igerre's j conviction with the rest : the advocates ' for the accused said their ineffectual say; ' and then came an interruption. A man named Jarraud. whom everybody agreed was implicated in the murder of the hostages, -and who was suilMsed to have lieen killed by the soldiers, was brought into court. Pigerre was ordered to stand forward, who conmanded That's not the man j above the tree-to-is, but only to plunge was unknown to them through the un said Jarraud. "Oh. 'tlown more suddenly between the tall approachableness of their own charac- no ; the leader of the band was Sic-artl' j The proceedings were susiiended, and ! that same evening Sicard was found in one of the prisons. It was evident he had not long to live; but they carried ' him to Versailles, to testify to Pigerres ! il,,"t,', n"-'p. 'T"! convi?K-e alUhe witnesses j sve the three communists that thev.luvl j l,fk1 Tnisl'(l -y extnmnliniiry resnai- blance between the two men. The pros- j editor at once demanded that the i.ccu- i sat ion he had formulated against Pigerre ' partly bottom up, w hen lie bade me slide j thought of relieving the ills of other little guessing the jeril then just hapjien- , Prance, though cannon are s;oki n of jn should I.- withdrawn ; and so terminated ; down into his anus. He was big and j folks. ing to her hu-band within a short dis- '-, a sea engagenii nt in the 1 -Jt 1 eem-ny what might have proved a fatal case of j strong. I slid down head foremost into ; Mrs. Figgins. theirnext door neighbor, ! tance from their dwelling. ' N-t ween the King of Tuiiis and . M -r- mistaken identity. Yet more singular Ids arms, and thus reached the ground; whose husband was down with brain fe- ! Having finished, she rose from her J ish king of Seville. 15yv.hi.ni the five was the esca-e of .a young Shropshire , unhurt. j versanti required constant watching day ! scat as some one hastily parsed her oH-n pieces of cannon were made is umerlain ; lady from an ignominious death. Stay- j Astonished as the deliverer of the dis- and night, had three of herlittle children door, and in another moment she heard hut I.e Rlmid. in his "Treat is, on Ai i i! ing in Paris during the Reign of Terror, tressed damsel must have la-en at coming laid up at the same t ime with intlainma- Mrs. Figgins's eldest girl explaining j h ry," says that the earliest guns "w t re slit- was tl ragged with other unfortunate "aristocrats" before one of the tribunals. She pleaded that she was an English wo- man, but was on the point of being hur- ried out to the waiting tumbril, when one of the judges asked her w hat pro- vinee in England she was a native of. Tn her fright she exclaimed "Salop," are- ply followed by an order to let her go ; and amid cries of "Salop ! Salop '." the dazed girl was hustled into the street, to run home, wondering that her head was still on hershouMers. little thinking that by uttering the word "Salop,"' she had effectually rebutted the notion of herlie ing one of the hated aristocrats, thanks to "Salop"" lieing a word then used to : designate one of the most depraved of her sex. Another remarkable escaj? of i that terrible time was that of M. le the guillotine, standing sixteenth in a line of twenty. i he fifteenth head had fallen, when the machine got out of or- - tier, and the five had to wait until it was n'llil'n'''- Tne f rowd jiressed forward to sf ' vn:tt- was 'i : and as it liegan to grow dark M. de Chateaubrun found : himself gradually thrust into the rear of i the spectators; so he wisely slipped! a a and meeting a man simple enough - : or charitable enough to take his word that a wag had tied his hands and run : off wh bis h:.t i,:m1 i.i lo.rwis froo and managed to reach a safe hiding- place. A few .lays later he put himself lK-yon.1 the reach of the executioner. Major Duncan vouches for the truth of the following tale. In 177, the f 'hrist ino Oencral Escalera was murder- at Miranda by the mutineering regi- ment of Segovia. Alnnit two months later. Espartero and his army arrived at -uranda; and on the .".oth of OctolK-r, tl"' whole force was paraded outside the town, the ragimeut of Segovia being nk(,l '" artillery and other regiments, Accompanied by his staff, Espartero r,M,e "P to it, and told the men lie had (',,ni to ask for his old friend and com- mander, their chief Escalera. "Where!11"5 lllue orince is he ?" he cried. Then iHiintiug to the . . . . . . "He is there, foully murdered, and I call upon all of you who are true soldiers to Pive "P the name of his assassin. Tw ice i lie In:,,, the 11'J1, and silence was the answer. Espartero then ordered the rt giment to be nnmliered off from the ; right, and every twentieth man to tie i bn night to the front and lie prepared for I in,n,n,li.iti n v . . 1 1 . ... i t,:.. , . ",- r ' "l " . i i n i o -i geiiiii stepped forward and named ten men as i the actual murderers of Escalera. These I were marched off and placed in a line ! ted plaee. A voice from therank. cried 4.4.14.4.1 1141 1 "t that they had the wrong man, the real criminal leing a soldier of the same name in hospital at Hurgos. Espartero ordered the man to Ik- removed, while the rest received their deserts. VjNin inquiry lieingmadeat Rurgos, the guilty one was found there, taken from the hospital and shot, his namesake of course leing set free, A snake once prevented a thief com mitting something worse than theft. A woman of Oude and her daughter once ue:i'1 '""Piander s resting-place, went;"1"1 '"''" - "e e.x.iaii.iiiou on : was easy: tlie artery was inil-etl.te.1 in the alighted at the station at irurdui, and hired a conveyance to take them to their village. "When they had gone half-a- dozen miles on their way, the driver pul- j s,uth D0Wn. though charmingly situ leti up in a lonely sjH.t, demanded their ! ated in one of the eastern counties of l-cdnr ' I T"l , t ,1,.,.., l...i. il.Tnnfllli I . .,1 I iii,i upia iiirii uriiiuiiiu, the pair to the vehicle and seized the trinkets. Then bethinking himself that dead women could tell no tales, the ruf fian drew out his knife ; but slipping from his grasp, it fell into a ditch, lie plunged his hand in the water to recover i ate vicinity of the chalk pits, we will the knife; and as he clutched it, a black j briefly introduce the reader to Adam snake fixed its fangs in the would-be Rawley and his wife, an old couple oc nmrderer's hand. He succumbed to the rum-inn- mm of ti litti rUvi;,, l)ison, and in ten minntes was past hurt- j ing anyliodv. The women were dis- covpreH bv qom vi1hio,f-r mul relpatseil I but the corpse of the driver was left alone until the police, coming on the scene, removed the body to the police station. On the 14th of October, 1877, Miss lizzie Wise made, her twentieth balloon ascent at St, Louis. She had no corn- panion, and soon after starting found it j advisable to throw out ballast. The balloon shot up a half a mile, but only to descend as quickly again : and the aer onaut determined to make i dart for earth. "'Now.'' says she. "came the most trying of all my balloon experi ences. I could not see a thing on earth. and the balloon made fearful.pl tinges j week coming in regularly and. engross through the woods, crashing and crack- j P,i jn their own concerns, they never ingthelimbsof thetreesasit went along, j troubled themselves about being neigh All of a sudden I was up several feet iriy ; thus lmich of the sunshine of life trees, w hen the balloon, tiecame hedged in, and I partly made up my mind to! i have a night's lodging there. In another 'moment I heard voices, and called out j for help, to which came the pleasant re- sponse ; Where are you V" I cried : "'P ht-re in the troe-top; help me down please !"' Mr. Sheva asked how he should it ; and I threw him a roK, and lie pulled and pulled, but could not get the balloon low enough. My car was now , upon a lady up a tree, his surprise was 1 T'ot greater than that of the wheel-ex- ' aminer at Rugby when he saw a man's , lf.tr from under one of the carriages of , : express train, and found that it be- ' longed to a sailor coiled round the break- j rod, who had adopted that risky mode f traveling for want of the wherewithal to pay his fare ; and was quite uninjured, , after a journey to Fust on, a distance of eighty-two miles, accomplished in a coup- le of hours; although when the engine while at full sia-ed took in water from Not even a kind inquiry as to how the ed by one mind they rushed in the direc the lK-tween-rail tank, there were only' invalids were progressing passed the old ' t pm of the chalk-pit. six inches between him and the trough! couple's lips; and as to a few of the! Mrs. Figgins alone stood stationary. a striking example of the foolhardi- ; new-laid eggs, that Mrs. Rawley's hens ' and her countenance paled when shesaw ness of Jack. Not but that railway servants are just as reckless as sailors. ; putting their limits and lives in jeopardy without the slightest necessity, and so tingshall signalman who, attc-uiiting to cross the Ime m trout of the "I-lying 1 Scotchman," was caught by the buffer "... of the engine and sent whirling over the : cmbaTikmen nearly twenty yards deep to come down on his feet unharmed. ' fmmbfr Juurnnl. -- HERO FACING HEATH. . . . .. . , , . Y . , --- 1 " 1 ." . " " , i'i,,iu, i ,iii,G i'j,.iii,r u - li.. Ti'.i who was :l ,,urs( in Uu' foi'ff''rate army during ' ttic late war, is writing a series ot recol ,('cti"lis The f,,llowinsr is f"e "f them : ' rriv;ite Fisher had remained through j lr,iXl 'su,ul' lrthl1 al"1 ; "'resting m appliance aim so genue- ' ninnerel and uncomplaining that we all loved him. Supported on his crutches he had walked up and down his ward for the first time since he was wounded, and seemed almost restored. That same night he turned over and uttered an ex- clamatioii of pain. Following the nurse to his led. and i r- .t i a .ii j 1 milling fiowinne ctnenilg, a small JCl fif blood spurted up. The sharp edge of thc splintered bone must have severed an artery. I instantly put my linger on - and awaited the sur- I Reon. He soon came took a long look . .... i ..i - .1 ,... ... ..: . and shook his head. 1 s"y 1 -r the thigh an.i could not ik j taken up. No earthly j tower could save : hi,n There was no object in detaining Dr. M- j.c ii.,. in, .i i.. mm ....- s,r('""1"- anl l,mS 1 f"'11 lne ,M,-V- ,m" conscious nmiseii mai anj sei lousiiomne w:ls apprehended, use Hardest trial ot mv tint v was Ian I ii not) mr : l lie necessil v - ' - of telling a man in the prime of life and fUness of strength that there was no I"'! f"r him. It was done at last, and the verdict re- : ceived patiently ami courageously, some j hvt fort,;e 1:t,.k of :,r,,IK r'l.ourishment. ! to-be-forgotten i.r,v ,-rept bv. as. Ik ,..! d.rect ions given by which his mother! T5,P iawlevs wen- not in ignorance as ing over the pit's edge. Mrs. Rawlev nm.ui.i .H'iniorme.101 insueaiu. aim men lie ituiieu ins questioning eyes upon mv face. "How long can I live ?"' "Only as long as I keep my finger upon this artery."' A paused ensued. God alone knew what thoughts hurried through that heart and brain, called so unexpectedly from all earthly hojH'S and ties. He broke the silence at last : ""Vein eon lot iro" l . . , . tl:. . . .- I Rut I could not. Not if mv ow n life had trembl ed in the balance. Hot tears iy eyes, a surging sound to my rushed to mv ears, and a tleathlv coldness to mv liis, "TltO li'inir j if ilia, iurr truu ci.ni-inl mo and for the first and last time during the trials that surrounded me for four years I fainted awav. THE OLD CHALK TIT. A TALE OF SOUTH DOWX. England, is not a place of general resort Here and there a cottage or two may be found, making a pleasing variety in a landscape rich in nature's loveliness ; but as our narrative has only to do with that part of South Down in the inimedi to this locality. Adam spent most of his days in cart ing away mud and rubbish from the roadside, and at other times he would work in pits, earning enough to keep himself and wife in comfortable circum stances. These old people lived on from day to day, from season to season, without change in their mode of life. Thev were quiet and orderly, causing neither trouble nor annoyance to their neighbors ; but for all this they were no favorites. The fact is, Deliorah Rawley ami her , husband 1 ivf'll OTilv fo liln'Ku tlii.mui.lvnc Possessed of every comfort for, lie sides the bread-winner's earnings, they had a little income of eisht shillimrs a ters. They were certainly a striking contrast 'to the rest of the inhabitants of I,ime ! Cottage, as the collection of little dwell- j ings was called among whom there was a feeling of friendliness, and many help- j fuldeeds made life's day brighter to i many of them. Jut the Rawleys were st rancrers to acts j of kindness, and so long as no misfortune ; happened to themselves the never ' tion of the lungs ; yet, in her domestic j difficult ies, she never vent tired on ask ing j aid from Mrs. Rawley ; but Mrs. Keen, j a busy matron, with half a dozen little ( ones of her own, and engaged nearly ev- j cry hour of the day in ministering to ; their wants, proffered the necessary helj ! even licfore it was solicited. i The whole community, with the ex- ' cept ion of old Deborah and her husband, j vied with one another in helping jioor '. Mrs. Figgins through her trouble, I supplied her with so plentifully, finding ' their way into their sick neighbor's ' house, such a thing was never thought ; of. Sooner than give them awav thev . to la eaten by any one. i I he faculty lor ierlormmg kindnesses certainly did not In-long to these jieople. All their lives they had closed their ; hearts to works of benevolence, and now, ; in their declining years, no gentle promptings trom eartli or Irom heaven seemed to arouse them to deeds of love. ' Once only an angel's whisper reached I Adam Rawlev, making him for a mo- i ,llent seemed troubled and uneasy ; but . .. . . . . ; ment seemed trounied and uneasy ; imt the brij;lt s,,;, wi,j-h. had he allowed i it to kindle, would have filled his rugged J Countenance with sunshine, wasipienclr - e(1 ,,s ,M, ,lMI(tero,i . "What is it to us if they do want new j ai(, es ? i,et them keep fowls of their OWI1 ., tiy-u evt s.,,,,0.0 . s th, Cfmiri1nieation which he had : ovorhc.ar(1 Mrs. ro'ns ,nakt, loa frioii t.nreri,ifl? thc requirements of her sick f.uuiIv WIS Molted from his mind , as he ; (.onvilirP(i ilin,self that it was not need- ! ful to bother himself with other eople"s : troubles. ; Vovertheless he relieaterf what he bud 1 OVerheanl to his wife, and as a woman's it!uence in whatever rank of life is all- 1L1K-rfi r,- iii,.v- T-....U- n J"'.,. ....... 1 . ? ; m,n nl faVor of a charitable action. might have done much towards its ae- ; eomiilishment, instead of which her ver- I ,,k.ti u.t lh,.m set 0f!e:ii for (imstdvos ; if thpv wanl theni strengthened her husband in his opinion that the matter I . . f ii...:... t was no eoiicei ii ui mens. So. wtiile others, with far scant ier ; ln,.;ms dennved themselves of even little : necessaries in order to relieve the lires - . .....,.ts of Afrt. F;.ris"s l.o,.sel,o',l . tnjs t.,n,j,je Wrio ill eolnli-if-isoii ..i i : e . - ... , i-iuim mut- g! en 01 i ueir aoimnaiice. j slmt U)eir ,.ves ;mil t..,rs l( t, j , , ' ,Hirs. e,.,.Ssitie.s, though more than one i J of the invalids might have lieen making : ranid nrogress towards Voti valeseetiee 1 t the f.-.ding of .lisfavor with which their fellow cottagers regarded thein- but what cared they ? Possessetl of all they required, able to wait on themselves, endowed with good health, they solicited favors of no one. and with blinded eyes, and well-nigh un thankful hearts, they lived for them selves only. One afternoon Adam Rawley had just I lrhiken of i verv comfortable tea. which his w ife had prepared for him. poor Mrs. 1-iggins's pale, anxious face. which he caught a sight of as she re- t"r"-'1 f,,n ,u r fi,':,!1,' "'keting, had ! !" means disinrl-ed his enjoyment of ' it. and with the same iniinindrul'.iess re- garding the wants of others he prepared j to set out for his work again. "You'll about have time to shell the ; jH-as and get the supjer on afore I'm ; back,'' were his parting words to his j helpmeet, and with no thought iyond the present the speaker started. The following nuarter of an hour was " 1 passed in fetching the horse and cart j from Farmer Kirby's. Then Adam filled i his cart with a collection of rubbish, j and, leading old Derry by the bridle, proceeded leisurely in the direction of the chalk pits. Steadily and quietly the willing ani mal plodded on, past the I.ime Cottages, down the curve of the road, to within a few feet of the deep hollow in which the load lie was carrying was to 1-e deios ited. Hut suddenly a loud "Whoa !" accom panied by a tug of the reins, announced that something was wrong, but this fail ed to rectify matters, for the horse, sud denly checked at the moment of slipping, was unable to recover his footing, and. after one or two ineffectual attempts, his knees doubled under him and down he went. Then ljegan a struggling and scuffling, as Adam exerted all his strength to get Derry to his feet ; but the ground, which was comiHsed of loose sand, was un favorable for this purose, and the horse's struggles brought him nearer and nearer to thepit "sedge. In lx-wildered dismay, the old man gazed affrighted around, as he endeavored to pull the animal back. In vain he shouted and called for help : no living creature was visible, and no ' sound broke the stillness as his agonized j tones died away without resj.onse. t "She'll Ik- over as sure as fate and ! drag me in," he gasH-d frantically, feeling : his strength failing with each plunge of j the horse. "While large l-cads j ration stood on his intenselv ; face, his thoughts flew to ohl While large lcads of jn-rspi- puckered Del a. rah. who was sitting in her kitchen, calmly shelling a tine gathering of marrowfats. something to Ik r mother, j The tones were hurried and the sounds ' confused : and she might have paid little ' heed to them had not her own name fallen, w ith familiar distinctness, on her ears. , "What have they got to talk alnnit me ! for?" she murmured somewhat grtitlly, as. proceeding to the door, she was going to close it ; but her attention was arrest- ed by what apjieared to Ih- the oui-iouring of all her neighlmrs. and as though niov- the look of fear that overspread old Dc- lorah's face as she inquired : i "What's the matter what's they all ' gone down there for ?" husband cannot get him up again and : we i Her listener stayed to hear no more; I ! with a wild scream she ran out, and ' reached the scene of the accident just ks. , with an awful crash, the lmrse vanished : over the pit s mouth, dragging along with him old Adam. The half howl, half shriek, which broke fromhis wife's throat, long raug.in .. . . ... the cars ot those who heard it i "My Adam! my Adam ! oh. let me j get to him and, had it not lieen for ; kind but 'vigoro ture would have igorous arms, the )MMir crea- thrown herself into the pit in her agony "Nay, stay ye here; he'll U- all right." Rut as the soothing words were spo - ken. thesjieakers looked around w ith ! w ildered faces, as they saw no possible way of making good their promise, for to use their own expression, "the men" were all awav. i Not a man was within call ; thc cot- tages were peopled by women and children ' .f tl,is l,nr of tl.e evenin.. thel.re:..! winners being awav in the field. : "If he's alive now, he'll le kicked to ',i.v,n, iu.fr,. i, k. .,-,t .,;t.,.i ." . 11". . OIO.I ; Deborah, as the lmrse gave a restless ' plunge, and once more she made desiier- ate efforts to reach her husband, i All unkind iK-havior and past disa- greeablcs were forgotten by the oor ; woman's neighbors as they wound their ...... .....t.. .. 1 - 1 , .. . i....el j- - , . . ; aiiu mh.iiii ijoirt iii'i, mining i. '. word and deed to moderate her anguish. i I "Oh. if the men would onlv come " i and springing on a high railing, Mrs. Keen who had already .sent her children seanqieriT'g off in all directions in search of them looked wildly towards the fields, as s! . waved her handkerchief high aliove her head, and shouted franti- ' eally for help. TTow sow lv t bos' i;in"iiiiU of never. i listened f-.r anv sign or sound t. denote that her husband was livh but onlv I i the I'ltinging of the horse was to Ik- heard, and. in the violence of her sor- row. the tlistrcssed woman might have j i!s square butt platted on the chest : the broken from her companions anil cast j third, from its muzzle ln-ing frequently le rself into the hollow lieueath. had not j dt crated with a dragon's 1 t ad hence a prolonged shout from Mrs. Keen lieen i the troopers who used it came Mil :se. followed by an assertion which sent a j quontjy to 1-e named dragoons. Tht- thrill of hope through every heart. "They're coming ! hold up, Mrs. Ra.v- ley ! we'll soon have him out now!"' she exclaimed, and still continued lo wave her h.andkerehief. Ere many seconds had passed, half a dozen sv.'arthv lu. n their faces illumined S wit h th1- -l s of the -ettiilg sun lioiind- ed over the hedge and rail to the sct ne of peril. Their brawny hands and arms wi re soon earnestly engaged in the work of rescue; and while the women comforted old Deborah, her husband was got of his very dangerous position. He made no movement ts thev lxre him to the surface, and then to the cot tagp, where it was found that life was not extinct. He was fearfully bruised and shaken, however, and was s.mie weeks in recovering his usual health. This incident wrought an entire change in the old couple. Whether the attention and sympathy of their neiirh lmrs had amthing to do with it. cannot lie said; but it is very certain that few are proof against kind words and oing deeds ; sneers and reproaches may hard en, but w ho can resist the sunshine of love ? Happily the Rawleys" heart wire touched by the friendly solicit ude shown them; and they evinced their gratitude in many ways. Selfishness gave place to generosity, and perhaps the final re covery of Mrs. TMggins's invalids was. in some measure, due to the frequent supply of new-laid egsrs which Mrs. Rawley's hens seemed to take as much delight in laying for other people as fur their own mistress. Ik1 that as it may. hearts which had la-en iong dosed to the sufferings around j them were now awakened to the honest j realization of life's duties, their tiirm-st - attention to which enriched them v, i' a higher appreciation of life's ii j sweetness and the secret of all hai ;i JSril ".-7i H'i'i k hinn. the iu:kixm; of m n. In la4'" cross Ihiws were in pretty j; eral use among the English. b:u a new era was to lie inaugurated, lor with the army of Edward III. (at Ctess ) cam. five small pieces of cannon, a sjh-i ies of weapon suppised to lie ;-ukii-Mi in of very clumsy and ineo;iveni-r:? lx-hig usually formed of several pi-ci -. f iron lifted together lengthwise, and ihen lmojH-d with iron rings: ;nil as t'.ev were used for the throwing of si..j.. - of prodigious weight, they were of enor- : nious laire." : 'aire" (17-si a The "Diction, ire Miii--; rts that eaiitb ii "w. -re known in France, authors, in 1:',:,. known of only. a.-cording to sme und.-r Philip. 1 ut NeVt-rtht less." sivs Voltaire, "t ill the reign of Charles VI 1 1., art illery cont iuued in its infanc . Thev did not make use of artill- ry in siege till the reign of Charles A'.. King of France; and the spear was their piincj- pal weapon till the reign of II. nrv IV." ! No more mention was made of eaiiicii in the English wars tint il 1 io.i. when ! we are told that, at the siege of p,.-r- once thrown open by the alarmed gaiii son. In the year 14i'.o. .lames the Sec ond of Scotland lost his life by the burst ing of one of these rude impleini n' s of war. At the siege of Roxburgh. s'::-.-ing in the vicinity of a gun which "a-1 alnitit to Ik- discha-ged. tl:- rude 'na -1 coiiiimsed of ribs of iron. bo;uid tg. -t! -r by hoops of t he same u.-i-;.;. burst .'s.;:v der. and a fragment st l iking ;he king u the thigh, broke it asunder, and killed him on the sj-.t. Hand g M;.s v, then invented, but at theb-i'tle of ( ii ing 1'arnet (1171) incut i is made A j .' Flemings anncl with hau l guns. , but of their coiistruc!i"i:l.i-torv .loesio.t ; tell. At the ba tie of Floddi n (l.'d ..'; ' James of Scot land had with himthiity pieces of artillery, whi.-h had b en can for him at Edinburgh, bv t!:-- masier gunner of the Castle. RoIm-iI p.ori hv. h k. Seven of these guns w ere of gnat liatit v, andwere known as the Seven s';stt i..f I'.ortliwiek." The cannon of tie- J-'.n- I glish wtretif inferior makctn ih-'si- us.-d' by the S,- its, being c..n ;is.-, .if hoops. and bars. The first cast-iron guns of English; manufacture were made a' Ctixt'-d in Sussex, in 1-"1'. by Ralph Hogge. ma.sti r founder. Alnitit this time th r- also, came into use guns called arqm busses, wliich were fired fr-.m a rest planted in- j to the earth The I'm nch were now ; making rapid st rides in the manufacture i oi mass guns, mr hi i.h.. wiicti 1 r.lili is I. was preparing to invade England. We f.S- tin him aecrding to Pete ivmi.-l . j sessing in his di et one shin carrv ing pxt ! brass guns. At the battle of Pinkie ; (l"l''u pistol-; ' Ccrmans and ; English army j provided v.i;'ri were in ti-.- a;a..ng t! o others emph.yj-d i'i t.a.j Tiie caimo"! v. t-r.- vnv i"on balls iiisK a..I . f llu )KiTiderous stone ones in use pr- -. ;. :is to this date. Hen- also we find im-n; i'.:i..t the whei-l-liM-k pistol. C.irbi:ns. p,.. tfonels. and dragoons are fre.n:Mith mentionid among the firearms of tin-i-'". The first was so named from hav- J ing l-en used in the ves.se ca'led car- abs ; tii" second from ln-ing tueil with wheel-lock hackbut was used in i;ij;'a Ivtli's ri'igi . with the rest forth" laavv matchlock, but tin j made up hi rases. Jsiwder w;s ii .w acli coiit'Miiiiig a ! complete chitlge. to facilitate the loading ' of the piece, and the strip to which thev were atta w:is naia'sl .- coll-i-b i ed. il i; i . t t 'Hi 1 FflT
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