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MFFLLNTO WN JUNIATA mm, n'K OCTOBER ,4,,1S71
WHOLE NUMBER 1251.
M
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B. F SCHWE1EC, " ' " ' " '"" '' " fTB o",T"T,o"T,i,.0",o"'"B ia '?,0,c""'"r ,H" rA4' J ... ; - , . , EDITOR A5D rKOPRIETOlC
business ; Carbs.'
OUIS K. ATKINSON,
.A.t.toi'iieyf at X-ayr,
' MlFpLIXTOWK,VpA. -' '' i
gQrCulltcting aol Conveyancing promptly
attended to.
Office, second, story of Court House, aboTe
rrothonotary'n office. L . ., ,
T"OBERT McMEEN, "
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MlFFLIXTOwj. PA.
Office na Bridge atrret. in the room formerly
occupied by Krra D. Parl-er, Esq.
MIFFLIXTOWN, PA.,
Offers bis services to the cilitens or Juni
ata, county as Auciooeer and Vendue Crier.
Charges, from two to ten dollar. , Satisfac
tion Warranted ' fnovlt-tim.
dr: p. a rundio,
PATTERSON. PENN'A.
August 18, lS??-lf. ' ' '
"THOMAS A. ELDER, M. D.,
MIFFL1STOWN, PA.
J2ice hours 9 A M. to 3 P. M. Office in
rSeiford'e building, two doors above tbe Stn
tintl ofFce, Bridge street. augl8-tf
!lOjLOPHATIC PHTSICIAS iSDRGEON
Having permanently located in the bt rough I
if Mifiliulown, offers his professional services i
to ibe eitirens of this place aad surrounding
country.
Office on Main street, over Beidler's
Drug
tfiore.
fang 18 1869-tf
0. W. McPHERRAN,
. !
ttornci) at au:,
601 3ANSOM STREET.
I ' . . . :J raiUDELPiiiA.
aug IS lj(,-3-1y . ... ; , .
QENTRAL CLAIM AGEXCV,
JAMES II. SELLERS,
144 SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
P11ILDH PHIA.
Ti. Bounties, Pensions, Back Pay, Horse
Claims, Stale Claim". 'c, pruuiptly collected.
No charge tor iuforuaiion, nor wheu money
is not collected. ocl27-tf
Dr. R. A. Simpson j
Treats all forms of disease, and may be con
sulted as follows: Kt Iub office in Liverpool
IV, every P Ul'RD.W and MONDAY ap
pointments on be cade for other days.
AtJoLnU. Lipp's residence. .Miflliniown.
Juniata Co., Pa., Sep. Sth, 1371, till even
ing Be punctual
toCall on or address
!R. K. A. SIMPSON.
dee" Liverpool. Perry Co.. Pa.
BLUOMs'BURG STATE NORMAL;
SCHOOL AND I
Literary and Commercial Institnte
The Faculty of '.his lustitutirn aim lobe;
very thorouga in their instroctiou, and, to
look earerutly aiir uie raauners, ueann wuu ,
zunrals of tne eiuwenta.
Winter term corortenees January 9, 1871.
Apply for catalogues to
- UK SRY CARVER. A- t
Sept 2S, 187i)-Cro Principal.
JEST CIGARS IN TOWN
l2oIlobaurh'8 Saloon.
Two for 5 cents. Also, tbe Fre-hest Lager, j
the Largest Oysters, the fweetest Cider, the j
Finest Dotnestio Wines, and. in anort, any- '
thing yaa may wish in the .
EATING OR DRINKING LINE.
t the most reasonable prices.
He has nlso
refitted bis
, BILLIARD JIALL.
4 .r :
eo'that it will now compare favorably with
any Hall in tlx interior of the Slate.
. June 1, 1870-ly
Sew Brag. Store
-IN PERRYSVILLE. -
APPLKBAUGH hss established
U 1
. th"ist and Prescription Store in the
above-named place, and keeps a general as
sortment of
DRUGS A Xl MED1CIXES.
Also all other articles usually kept in estab
lishments of this kind.
Pure Wines ana Liquors for medicinal pur
poses. Cigars, Tobacco. Stationery. Conl'ec
rions (nri-olasl. Notions, etc.. eic.
ftg-The l"Ctor gives advice free
A. fl. PosTLETtiwaiTl. i Jv C M'Sasobton
A. G, POifTLET n VV AITE & CO ,
....;-.''. i
Gcccral Commission Mcrtliaats
For.
THE SALE CF ALL KINDS OF COUSTKT
5 PRODVCg.. t
So. 3C1 South Front Street,
'marll-tf PHILADELPHIA.
WALL PAPERS j
Belly to the Place where yoa can buy
your Wall Paper Cheap. ,
T1IU Badersigaed takes this method of in
forming the public that he has just re
ceived at bis residence on Third Street, Mif
fiintown, a Inree assortment of
WALL, PAPEK,
of various styles, which he oilers for sale
CHEAPER than can be purchased elsewhere
in the county. All persons in need of the
above rtic'., and wishing . Sftve money, are
invited to call and examine his stock and
bear his prices before going elsewhere.
t3,Larg;e supply constantly on hand.
PIMON BASOM. '
MifiiDtown, April 5, 1871-tf
ALL KISDSOF BLANK WORK, Sc., done
at this OSca ia the neatest manner and
&t lew prioes.
HnrraKl Hurrah!
Great Excilcincnt at tbe'3Iifflia
,,.r,,- Cliair Works!,
I
WHT id it trial everybody goes to WH. T.
SN'YDKR when tbey art ia need of any Itind
of Chairs ?.
BECAUSE be keeps Ibe" 3s1 and Finei
Assortment of all kinds of Chairs dial was
ever offered to the eyes of the public.
Kesdcr. if you are in want of Chairs of
anr kind, yoa will do woll to call on the un
dersigned and examine hid Gne stock pf. , . .
Cane Seat ana Winter (Mrs,-:
of all descriptions, before 'purchasing else
where. Having lati-Iy utarted in busineaa, he
is determined o do the Tery best he can as
regards durability and cheapness, "and n-r-raat
all Krk ntnfattvrtd;ly aim.
Jpajf" Uem-inier the Sign of the UICJ-
RED CHAIR on the pole on tte
corner of vtaiu aad Clierry mroi, when ye n
want to buy good chairs.
WM. F. SN'YDER. '
Miffln'.own. Fb 8. 1871,
COAL AND LUMBER YARD.'
rpiIE ..nde'r,ignd begs leave to inform ti,o
1. public that he keeps constantly on band
a large stock of ..?., . !
Coal and Lnmlx-r.
His stock embraces in part, , . , ,
STOVE COAT.. SMITH COAL. A"D LP.IE:-
BCR NEKS' COM.,
At the Lovtst Oth Unlet.
Lumber of all kind-! sad quality, such as
Wh te Pine Plank, 2 inches thick, i
, White l'ine Uoards. 1 incli'-s thick.
White Pine Bar2. 1 inrh thick.
White lin B.nrdy ) inch thick,
. While Pi"e Worked Flooring,. ,
Jlemlo k Boird. i-c.niline.
Joist, Bnofinir t.itth. Pla'tcing '
! SaSh and Doors
;-i .-.i t ..mhr TimiWrJrt nt short i
Xoti-e.
I JQP" Persons on the east side of the river
! can be furninhed with Umburner's Ooa. . &c.
frsm the Col-vard ni the I nck nbovc V iiflin.
.,,.,,,'"1
S. B. LOUDON,
3IEICIIVT TAILOR,
"tTTOULP respecifuliv inform tlio ptiMioi
that he has removed I.., Ti!'in Es- ;
tablishiiieni to a foi.ni in Major Ncvi new
hnildine. on the Parker lot. ou Briiljre su set. !
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MilHtinowa, hu 1 h is .L-.-iie.i out a , ;
LARGER AND FIN Kit ASSOBTM EST OF
:i.o r us.
CASSIMMiES.
VESTIXGS,
Tiian ever vis before hrxight. to tiiia tt -
hich he is prepared to make to order in the
LA TES1 A VD uosT vri! 0 VED sry : F-
And in a lounni-r thai will defy all ccmp I ti-
tiou. He also u.aiiiit'iiciiiies l order, all
! sorts of
CUSTOM WORK
On reasonable trr's.
i By strict mi ution to buj'iuoB, lie hopes to
receive a liberal share of public patron
age Give hiin a cull and mspeci hi styles
of ciilt.-ag and worUiuaiiship betoie gouig
elsewhere.
The Place for Good Grape vines
IS AT THE
v, , li .TI. ,.
U1U3I3 Vitllfjl ' I C 1 II U C 5,
AND GRAPE.Vl.NE MIKEIiT.
I'TMIE undersigned would respectr-jlly in
! Jl form ibe public that he has started i
j Grape-vine Nursery about one mile northeast !
of JliHI'.nlowo. where he las hn teMing a
! large number of the different virieiie? of
Grapes ; and having bren in the business for
i seven jears. he ia now prepared to furnish,
VINES OF ALL THE LEAPING
VARIETIES,; AND OF THE
XOT I'ROMISING
KINL T
- - , :
. : I W a . B I ,
tbrthesinele vine, dozen, hundred or thou-
saud... All persous wishiuj; good and thrifiv
I vines will do well to can ana see lor tneui-
sclves. . ' '; ::: )?: .'.';- r- ';;:
Xi9?-0ood and responsible Agent, wanted.
Address, ,
"'JOVAS OP.ERHOLTZF.R.'
-! J yfllialown, .luniata.Co, Piv.
NEW DRUG STORE.Vi i
BANKS aTIIAMLIN, ....
Main Street. M-jflmloKu, Pa.
" T)R'U.ES IV !
:? BtjmDElUlXES,
Chemicals, , , ,v . , , , Pye Stuff,
Uila. " ' ' ' ' Paints,
Varnishes, ' Glass-, ' i
Tutty, Coa) Oil, . .
Lamps. Burners,
CliioineyB. Brushes.
Infants Brushes. Soaps.
Hair Brushes,, Tooth Brushes. '
Perfumerv, Combs."
Hair Oil. " .. ' " " Tobacco.
Cigars. " ' Notions.
I ' and Ststionary.
I LARGE VAPiIETY OF .
j PATENT MEDICINES,
i selected with great care, and warranted from
! biih authority. ...
,. t'urastof WISES .AS 1 LIQUORS for Medi
cal Purposes. , .
rl,ltESCr.IPTIOS compounded with
greafcare. malGTO-lj
Boot and Slioe Shop.
THE undersigned, fashionable Boot
Kb op .-maker hereby respeotlul-- J
ly informs tbe public thai he has lotaied.
in the borough of Paiterson. where he is pre
pared to accommodate the mosi fastidious in
LADIES'WEAIl,,
Gents1 Fine and Coarse Boots,
CHILDREN-8 WEAR, dLC, d-d
. . .. . . t f i j". ' -
Also, mending done "ia the neatest manner
and upon the eh or lest notice. ' A' liberal
shars- of puhlie patronage is respsoifully
solicited, i Snristaotion guaranteed "" '" n"
fST Shop located oa the east side of Tus
carora street. One door s'oatb lof Main"tret,
nearly opposite Laird i Bell's1 store.
. i J. W. DBA!t.
March 8. 1871-Iy . , , '
1 (9Jmtt KiitSTRHV $1,50 erveir
, A.festJe'will A'iagaira. :
l was standing ' about tliirty 'or forty
yards itr ndvaoce of tLe Cliftou, that ' is,
thirty or. forty yarda neaier tho Lorse
fLoe along the' brink of tliero'cka.'aud
opposite tbe American fall. ' " Tbe gr.iuiid
must bave been ' about the eame height
as 'the opposite (all,-bnt, owing to the
immense bill' down1 which' the rapids
rush, it was impossible to "distinguish
any object of tbe size of a boat a con
siderable distance above the fall, so that,
now as 'it was pointed out to me, I saw
in the middld of the rapids,' a hngc log
of wood. tb; trunk of a tree, which bad
lodged there some years before, and up
on it a black speck. This, after some ob
servation;' I perceived to move It was
j a man. Yes ho and bis two companions
bad, on the previous night, been rowing
j about some distance above the fall." By
some means or other they had ventured
j too near the ' rapids,' had Lift all eom-
,n'l(1 "f tbeir 1,,,at- nd hd htten Lur'
ried away to destruction. . It waa' sup-
od that about balf mile above the
fall the boat Lad btieu upset, and, with
two wietched ' unru still . clinging to it,
went over the fall at about uiue or teu
o'clock at night, while the third man
was driven againBt this log of wood,
climbed upon it, and fat astride ot it
through tbe datkne.-'s ot' tbe night ainid
the roar, the turmoil, ami the dahiug
j fpray of the rapids. , , ,.,
1 crossed the river, ascended -the rock
by the railway, and hurried to tbe spot.
where I found him so near that I could
..1
most distinguish his countenance lie
i was , theu lying along ibelog, grasping
it witii both arms, and appeared exhausted
to the last degree., lie was evidently as
I wet lruui the fpray, as though be hail
been etauding under water . liy this time
i people were aiimbliug, and diflerent
' tilans for bis re.-cue were tirouosed aud
,. , ,, . , , , i i
discussed oa ail Mies ; already, lud.ed
ut. cfloit bad been made. A tin 11 bo.ti
, , , i , i i . ,,., u
bad been lii'inlr laheJ to a f-trnng cable,
"
anil cropped uowu to mm iiom tue
bridge, which cri'Ssed the rapids between
the mainland and Goat Island, about
sixty yards above the log.
Ttio boat had proceeded a A w yards
in safety, was upset, spun ari.ntid like a
piece of coik at the end of a thread by
the force, of the water, which finally
snapped the cable m two, and the boi.t
' disappeared over the fall.'
But now a despitch had been sent to
Buffalo, (a distance of little more than
twenty miles), by electric telegraph, de
siring that a life boat should be sent by
j tbe fii-st tram, 9:30, A. .., and th;s in
j time arrived, borne on the shoulders of
about twenty men, and a spleu.lid bont
.-he was, large, built entirely of sheet
I f.i - .... .i . i i . . i . .i .
iron wun airtigui cuaiuoeis ; n imihl mm
could not sink. She was girt around
with strong ropes, arid two new two inch
cables brought with her.' All this ar
r.ingeme'nt naturally took'up much time,
mid the pom wretch's impatience seem
ed extreme, so that it wa thought ad
visablei to let him know what was going
on. This was done by means of a sheet
upon which was written in larga letters
n Dutch, (his na ive language) "the life
I btint is coming " He stood up, looked
I: i r. l.i .l.l.ul
inrrllliy lor liliilllir, nun luru ii,fii.,i
hh" bead. When the boat was at last
launched, the excitement was intense.
Two- - cable, each held ' by many men,
wer 1 let down- from fither end ' of the
brii'jre, so that they might have some
command in directing the course -f the
boat down the river. She seemed litter
ally to dance upon the surface of the w
ter Itkii a cwk. - . i! ;. , ;,,
The rapid consists of, a number, of
small falls, distributed unevenly over all
parts of ih river, so that there are thou
sands of , .cross , currents,, eddies,, and
whirlpools, w,hich it would be. utterly ira-pos-ible
to avoid, and in which lies the
danger of trausit for any boat between
tbe. bridge and log .The life-boat's
course, was steady, at first ; uhe ariived
at tbe first fall, she tripped v up aud
swuu rouud with a rush, but - continued
her course safely, only, half filltid, .with
water Again she descended wf;h safe
ty, but at length approaching the log she
became unmanageable, swinging either
way with immense force! spinning com
pletely oyer,, ai((l fiuullj dashed, against
t,Le log with such violence that I .fully
expected the, whole thing, man and all,
to have been uislodged antl hurried down
tbj , rapid. But, no, it stood firm the
boat had reached ila destination. Yet,
alas I how useless was its position, It
lay completely on its side above the; Jog,
and with its hollow; inside directed to
ward the" bridge, played upon by the
whole force of the, current, which fixed
its keel firmly against the log. It'seemed
immovable. The man himselt' climbed
toward it, and in' vain, tried to pull, lift,
or shake the boat ; nor was it moved
until both cables being ' brought to one
s'ide of the rive'r.b'y the united force ''of
fifty or sixty men she was dislodged and
swung 'down , the rapid upside down,
finally pitching ' headlong beneath an
eddy, entangling one ' of ber ' cables on
the peks," and " there lying beneath a
heavy fall of water, nntil, m the eourse of
tlie day, one of tbe cables being 1 broken
by the effort of ibe tneif to dislodge her,
aud tbe other by the sheer force' of the
current, she went over' the falls the
second sacrifice to the poor fellow, who
still clung to the lg swaying between1
hope 'and fear.1 The loss of this boat
seemed a great blow to him, and he 'ap
peared, as far as we could judge at a
distance, at times to give way to the ut
most desptifr. ' A third boat was' now
brought wooden, very- long and "flat-bottomed."-'
Its ps8ao;e' was most 'fortu
nate, and as she floated down, even
alongside the log wltliont accident, hope
beamed in every countenance, and we all
frit that tbe man might be saved. Hope
also Imd revived him. He stood for
some time u on ibe lg, making signals
to those who directed tbe boat. ' : '
He now eagerlv feized her, drew her
towards bim. jumped into her, and made
signs to them to draw him np This
was commenced, but some of the tackle
had caught, and it was deemed necessary
1 ... 1 p ? .' rrt .
to let It loose tor an instant 1 nts was
done ; the boat floated a few feet down
the rapid, swung around the lower end
of 'the log, entangling the cable1 beneath
it. and then remaining immovable fixed.
Oiice more tbe poor fellow's work began.
He' drew off one of his bootB and baled
the boal, he pnshed at the log,' climbed
upon it, arid used every possible exertion
to move the boat, bdt in vain I An hour
was spent in these fruitless efforts an j
hour of teniblri suspense to all who be-
held bira. ' He worked well, for he
vrorked for bis life: Tbree months af -
ter. this b at retained its position, nor
willit move until the rocks grind its
ca' le in two. nr the waters tear it piece -
meal into shreds?."
' Anrtrfior i.T;i,i mnaf. t i?pV?oi1 nnil !
. . , ... . . . . , . .
this, wrth 'American prompltude, wasi
'7
feet loiirr aid five ' feet broad 'was'
knocked together with amazing rapidity.
It consisted of two stout poles, marie
fist, five left asmi'ler, by nailing lour or
fipa rtifppi ni twn-Tnrh linani ar PAch PT-
t remit v
- . . . . m r
tnns trip midline consisted of a
sort of skeleton raft with a small stage at
either end. One of these Fthffes that
to which the cables (of which there were
two)' wore lashed was t'ghtly fixed a
large empty cask, for the sake of its
buoyance, on tbe other a complete net
work of cords to which the man was to
lash liimJplf alJo a tin can of fvf.-esh
iiients, he having taking nothing since;
the evening before; three or four similar
c.ms,"by the way,' had been let down to'
htm already, attached to strong pieces of j
new hue, but tlie cords nail in every m
stniicc been snapped, and tile food lost
Tin; raft was finished, launched, and
safely left down to the log. lne poor
- yje
',, ,
fellow enmmitt. d himself to its care,
lashed his lei's firmlv. and theu signalled
o -
to draw bim up; thus for the second
time thernpes bad begun to be drawn
up the raft advanced under tbe first pull,
but, its head, owing to tbe great light
cask, dipped beneath it, and as tbe raft
still advanced, the water broke over it to
such a depth that the man was obliged to
raise hiuself on all fours, keeping bis
chin well' " elevated,.' to avoid being
drowned. We expected at every pull to
to see his head go under, but alas ; they
pulled in vain, for the front of the raft,
pressed down by the weight of falling
water, ba.l come in contact with the rock,
and would not advanced The ropes were
8lackeiie(l,"she'feH back, but agaiu hitched
in her return. It was then di-ternvned
to let ber swing to another part of the
rapid, where the stream did not appear
so impassable This was , done, and a
second attempt to draw it up was made,
half way between the log aud the op
posite shore (a small island.) This also
failed from the 'earn 1 cause, therefore it
was proposed to endeavor to. let the raft
float', down and swing round upon the
island. ' This was commenced but with
the old result, the table, was caught in
the rocks and the raft remained station
ary. However, she was floating tasily.
and tbe poor fellow could rest. :, : :
ii Early : iu the day. for, the afternoon
was now far advanced, one of the , large
ferry boats (built expressly for crossing
beneath .the falls) , bad been, brough up,
but had lain idle.. ; This waa now put in
to requisition, and nobly she rode down
toward the raft, whilst in breathless si
lence, we all ; watched her as she dipped
at the several falls, and each time re
covered herself. ' I shnddered as she was
launched, fori began to sec that' the
man could not' be saved 'by a boat ; a
boat never could return against a rapid,
however well 'able to float down it. No
sooner would 'her bow come 'incontact
whh a fall than' It1" would dip, filC and
spin round, as did ' the first skiff, which
was Inst 30 7i' ' "'' !,:'"'
-Tlie poor Mow himself fwas getting
immlient-r vfrbly ' so-: i- ll. nntied his
iarbing. stood upright i upon the raft,
eagerly waiting a seize the boat,' and
jump into her "iShe badLbnt orw mre
fall to pass, and that fall was situated
just above;where" hffSto'ndT she 'paused
at the brink of it, swnng down it 1 ke
lightning. ' aud as be leaned forward to
serze ber, she roaeoa the returning wave,
struck, bioi in the chest, aud he strug
gled bopelescily in the overwhelming tor
rent. . .,..!,-, .... , it . , '
The exclamation of horror, for it ..was
not a cry, which burst from tbe thou-
sands who by this time assembled,. I
shall ne ver forget, nor tbe breathless, si
lence with which we watched bim. fight
ing with the waters as they hurried him
along upright, waving both arms . above
bis bead. We lost sight of him at ii.ter-
vals, yet a j rain he reappeared: and I
thought hours must have passed in lieu
of one brief half minute. -. But the I end
came at last ; once more I saw his arms
wildly wave above bis head. and. in an
instant, the crowd turned from the the
spot in dead silence. Tbe man was lost.
All the Y-o,r Around.
THE NEVADA STATE PRISON' STAMPEDE
Exciting
Battle Between the
v and the Hoard.
Prlsoners
From the Gold Hill New, Sept. 13. "
About si o'clock last evenintr ( Sun
t d j t,le convict9 at ,ne $tate pri.,OB,
I -
situated a mile and a quarter from Car-1
son ctfy, made the most desperate and
successful attempt ' to escape ever yet
known at that estal'lishment. 'On Snu
day the prisoners have nothing to do,
and tire permitted to stand outside thtir
cells in a common room allotted to them.
In addition' to this, their design of escap
ing was aided by the wind, which swept
impenetrable clouds of dust into the val
ley. Shortly alter, the captain of tbe
guard came into the large room to scat-
,uH :....,., ,t.H:r HiirWent cells to
j be locked up for the 'night ' He bad just
9,em,eA j,,,;,!- ,he door when he was
j knocked down by a blow on the head
! .;,. - t,otti 'h on(, the i.risoners.
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aimthor e.rix.ug nitn over the lett eye i
with a sWe-shot at tbe same time
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f,ll bleeding and al.tmst sensel.ss to the
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lot the convicts, and thrown into a cell
; near by and tin; door closed. This was j
; done without alarming the guard or any
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tier or emu, ana wun an axe cut, a nie :
in tbe roof large enough to crawl through..
i Each prisoner was armed with a sort of
slung; shot, made of bits of iron or other
; metal, sewed or surreptitiously tied up
in strips of cloth, while a f-w had knives
j made by themselves or obtained The
j roof was too l.lgh at tbe point of egress
j for them to jump to the ground; there -
fore, calculating the distance correctly,
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om the second story to the ground
floor dittino. a boh1 through the roof as
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hastily as possible, all the scamps im-
mediately jumped down through, -"d
V"? J(,wn lbu fairway, were directly
i in possessiou of the office and armory.
The guards and officers of the prison
were taken completely by surprise, but
as soon as tbe alarm was giveu the fight
ing commenced It was a desperate
hand to hand conflict, in which the guards
and. officers stood up to it manfully, and
the prisontrs fought with all the energy
of desperation. It was of short dura
tion, however, when the couvicts becom
ing master of ibe situation, twenty-nine
of them took leave of the prisou. There
were seventy -two in all confiued there,
but the remaiuder were secured before
they could make effectual resistance.
At this time Lieutenant Governor Den
ver, with his family and a .few guests,
were eatiug supper in the warden's room,
while I?ob Deilinan, a life convi. t, sen
fenced for murder, was serving the table.
Suddenly the clanking-'' of the prisoners'
chain were heard on the roof immediate
ly above their heads The whole party
thought it was an earthquake, and smarted
in dismay. Meantime the convicts had
cut through the roof of the next apart
ment at the head of the stairs ' The
cans of the uproar now became evident
Some of the ladies ran screaming down
the stairs, just ahead of the prisoners,
and info ibe' front yard, not knowing
what was about to happen. Two of tbe
prisoners c:me to the dining mom, when
they were met by Lieutenant Governor
I'euvi-rand Dedman.' Denver drew1 his
revolver anil shot one of them, t'lifford,
while Dedman drove tbe other back with
a chair.' Poth retreated down the stair
ease, bnt Clifford subsequently returned
and gave himself up. desiring to be bid
deti away from the rest, as be ss.id they
would kill bira because he had opposed
this break before it was made. The con
victs, now well armed,' were fighting des
perately with the guard below, and some
of tiiern tried to come up the stair-case,
but at the top were met warmly by Gov.
Denver and Dedman. Denver gave them
what be had itr his revolver, while Ded
man fought with all the chairs he could
get bold of, knocking them down stairs
one after the other. 1 One fellow came at
Bob three times with a lot g knife and
each time he was . knocked down;. The
third time he was knocked or pitched
over the balustrade head, first. - Mean
while Gov . Denver was shot through tbe
bin or fleshy part of the thigh, and re
ceived one or TWO teVere scalp wounds
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fuaiy, and would doubiless have been j
killed had it uot been for the bravery of j
Boh Dodm.'tn in defending him. .
When tbe ladies ran down screaming
j into the yard Matt Pixley, of the Warm
Sitriuff lintel. rlnKP bv tKp. (rati lipArin?
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them, ran to tbe rescue, with a couple ot
pistols, but was shot dead or. the porch
of the prison by Chaile Jones, oue of
the convicts, through a windo. The
j ball is thought to have been from a Henry
j rifle, and entered his head just below the
left eye, killing him ; instantly. : ' Tbe
prison guard generally, consist of but
five or seven men. and at the time the
) first alarm was given they were: mostly
(outfide the prison. One of theta, F. W.
Isaacs, formerly of . Virginia City, im
mediately confronted the motley crowd
issuing from the front door, with bis re
volver, doing some very effective eboot-
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in return, .. Ilia right knee was. broken
by a ball, which passed thtough it and
lodged in the rear portion of the left knee.
JohBny Newhoune,, another of the-guard;
from Gold Hill, rushed iuto the fray
regaruie.-s m uauKer, nguuug uu me
j "t'nost coolaeas and I.ravery. . He shot
Parsons, one of the Verdi railroad rob
bers, through the body, aud directly af
terwards was himself shot in the back
and the rear poi tion of Lis head, so that
he fell powerless. I'erasich, a Fclavo
nian, from Carson, another of the guard,
was outside the gate, but hurried to
"stand in" with the lest. lie did some
lively shooting, wounding several of the
convicts. He, however, soon received a
s"u,ir from a 1,1,11 iu tl,a Wt bip. pushing
downwards, inflicting a severe and dau-
gcrous wound. Another of the guard is
said to have been wounded. ,
Whose fault is was allowing these
I prisoners to make such a desperate and
mwmmiui " aayngnt re-
ra.iuis to be shown. Une thiug is evi
deut tbe gii'ird was hopelessly iuade
quale in numbers. A large force of . sol
diers had started from several points in
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SINKILAR MISHAP.
tw.,,..f So,. ..r ., r;-..,,-- i.r v: t t.
aud (irtj Iorst.s u,in,ea.
ThroKn a priva;u U.t;er ,h(, Mi,wau
. k(l(. fl,()n.ing H;lte
j IoM wh;ch h;,V(. le.
! fa,1(.n 0, J( jjg. whie
j j. WM' js ai)nu, tl)Ur lhr011g,, lhe
inlerior (f VioC(,IIsii, :
! .. 0jer combim.a a circus.
j .,. a,l m,.U3!r(.rie. and conspotientlv
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rcquirtu a larger iHirnurr 01 norses or
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of at
j hwn weie provj(Ied whh
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quarter? under
three large large ti nts on the place of
exhibition, each containing respectively
twenty five, twenty-seven and twenty
eight horses. About three o'cloc't in the
morning, when nearly ready to start for
Baraboo, the canvas men and drivers
went to the bote! for breakfast, leavine !
,,o nn in M.arP h,.t ho,tW h-lnna-i,., !
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to one of the side shows. Shortly after
their departure the tent on tbe eastern
extreme of the line, filled with straw to
the depth of three feet for bedding pur
poses, caught fire from a torch,1 and in a
short space of time nineteen horses were
roasted to d.-ath Twenty-one were res
cued in a damaged condition, some with
their eyes burnt nut. Some entirely skin
ned, and others with their hoofs so badly
burned that blood streamed from their
feet at every step. '1 hey were removed
to the stabli-s of the Mansion House and
Northwestern hotel, where, after itispec-,
tioni a number were put to death. Sev-
eral of the poor animals, wild with ex-
citement and pain, strayed off iuto the
country, and were found three and four
miles from the scene of the disaster. Tbe
horses belonged mainly to tne baggage
wagons,' the company losing one riug
noise.
" The fire was a severe blow to . Mr
Older whose loss is estimated at S10 000. ' ' o e. - ,
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.l . "j , -ii i-1 An angry Western editor wrote a
this untoward circumstance, will tnrougn ! . .
v i r A "i i poetical correspondent the other day:
the energy , of the proprietor, renew its j v t . 1
engagements for the season as' soon asj"If on di,a'1 f'P .fending to your
he can obtain a new complement of, -' poetJvI H pm.t a p.ecr of it
d. aught horses. The main tent, contain-1 some j with yonr namo app -nded in
ing the menagerie, escaped destruction." fuI1' a'1 9eud W t( yp,lr l" TbB
" ' I poetry from that fountain quickly dried
Somo time since a young gentleman' , ,
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weii Known aimui iowii, iveiu in rmtpuit
a legal gentleman about carrying off an
heiress. 'Vou c:,n do it without danger,'
said tbel.iwyer; "but lei ber mount a
horse, and hold the bridle and whip, do
yon' then gt np behind her, and be run i
away with by her, in which case you are
safe." Next day the, lawyer found his
daughter bad run away in the aforesaid
manner with hisehvnf 1 -:
; A lady's age happening to be questioned,-she
afSrmed she was but forty,
and called upon a gentleman that was in
tbe company for bis opinion, "Cousin,'
said she. ''io you believe l, am in the
right when I say I am but for'y?" I
'onght not to disput it. Madam."' replied
, be, "for I have beard yon 'say so thue
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'addhirfa.-Addirlg -to tWe's
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Pi
mple
familv.
Nearly 2C:0,0Crf , sherp browse on iitt
brows of the Calavfraa mountains.
Thirty thousand hordes were eten at
Mi tz during tie siege of that town.' T
Oh, for a thousand tongoes !" as the'
lad said when he cradled iuto a molasses
hogshead. : '-r..'dQR
A Bradford counfi man raised fifty
four bushels of wheat oue acre this
last harvest, i -
A Missourian and his -wifo and seven
children walked twenty-five r nrii(.s o
Kansas city to see a eircuA
A Mrs Brown died in Algonqnin, III.,
recently, from the effects of a stiug from
a black and whitet hnreet.
It is reported that two thonsatrd peo
ple of colrr are askin h-lp frtim the
American Colonisation
cociety to emi-
grate to Liberia.
The Swine Exposition at Chicago cl ised
last night. It was a grc-.t success .very
j ritrpi, nuanciaity. lue total re-
ceipts were S1,?00, and the expenses
$10,500;
A man cotfrting a yoftng woman was
interrogated as to bis occupation. "I am
a paper hanger on a large scale," he re
plied, lie m trried the girl, anil Juraed
out to be a bill-fticker.
The wife of U'iting Oifford, of Welfe
boro, hung herffclf with a skein of yarn
a few days agrt. She complained" of a
pain in her bead, and was soon after
found hanging, I'fe being extinct.
Cliristiarburgj Va , is laughing ovrr a
venerable turkey gobbler thai has built
a neJt.'arifJ is fmw gravely sitting upon
four apples. A barrel of eider is not
anticipated as th; result of the "se.: "
A big haul of sluiks was inade, by
Captain J. S. Biggs, of Greenport. L 1-.
last week in a purse-net be was draw
ing. Thirty of them, ranging from five
to fourteen fcrt; -were brought to shore,
bnt did mnch d.image to the net.
A Pittsburg caniag waslrr has just
learned that by the death bf bis brother
in Australia he is the sole L ir to the sum
of 81,250 t 00. lie will now stop wash
iug carriages for others, and employ
others to wash cariagea for him.
A telegraphic line is about be laid
across the Pacific Ocean, from San Frar.-
cisco to tbe Sandwich Islands, and thence
to China and Japan, which will greatly
shorten the distance, aud of course the
tlmn wMnir,, f , , ; - .
j time required fr electric corauiimuMtmo
John G. I'idir. of Galesbtug, Centre
county, went to Philadelphia the other
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? d ?pt an oculist to remove a diseased
e. He was chlnroformed. the well eje
rtir onr. nr mi. it, nrt ihi.a 1. ,..,. . .j
j , -no intuuni
to his borne in midnight darkness aud sor
row. '
An English jaily, travelling on the1
Rhine, recently drew the attention of a
waiter to the fact that, the egg he had
given her contained a chicken. Xiiing
abashed, the waiter replied that he trrusl
tnt chicken, iu her biH ini-tead
of an egg !
A poor emac'afed
frishmatl harfn
called in a physician in a fr?rrn hope,
the latter spread a largo inusWrd plaster,
aud put it on the poor fellow's lean chest.
Pat. when he; with tearful ryes locktd
down on it, said, "Docther, it strikes mo
it's a dale of trsustarJ for so little mate.'
A young Indyi of Amesbnry, Mass.,
some days since, while walking on the
beach, discovered in the sand, and in
shallow watet, a goM watch of the hunter
j pattern. TJcitnta'Ing to go in the water
ehe called a woman near the snot, who
J immediately walked in. secured the
j watch, and carried it away,
j t OIie of CooperV novels occurs the
j fjIowilg pa6Sap,; vl, dismount, d in
; frfnt of the ,, anfl ti,1(1 hu hnn f(,
j locust ' A French anihor, it,
. nrf.Hn th.paffe. rendetvd it tb8 s
J "He descended from his horse in front rf
t bia Kaf9tl nA tibi? 1.1m ,n T.r,o a L. -
A woman, named Theresa Sohafer, a
patient in tie infirmary of the Convent
of the Sisters of Mercy, St. Louis, ie
said to have been suddenly and miracu
lously cared of a tumor on her right side,
in answer to ippcial prayers. Tbe state
ment is accompanied by a medical certi
ficate. Tbe woman had been given up
by the physicians.
In Charlton county. Mo., one day re
cently, a little girl stepped upon a ratfle
eniko, when the reptile seized hold of
her leg and held fast with such a deter
mined grip that the services of the bonse
dng bad to be called into reqtiis'titwj,
which tore the monster from the limb.
Notwithstanding all was done that could
be the child died in about twelve boars
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