Bloomington Progress, Volume 3, Number 18, Bloomington, Monroe County, 1 September 1869 — Page 2

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Correspondence of tin1 lVee-ivs?. Jiriganrecrie Poach. J. All!;. 2('tt lM'0. J i,r.TTx:n xo. in. The islai'd of rbijrantceno, is cut off fro n the main land by an arm !' t!io si a. Vs e went across in a sail boat, capable of holding SO passengers, arid made- tlu trip, a distance of four mites, in two luur, theie being a dead oulm, and the Oaptaii. having to go in ou :iis nmsc.c with tho ours, instead of using bis sail. The sun was si ill partly eclipsed when we shoved out into ti e bay, and at short intervals we roi l: a peep at it. As we approached the shors, one of the passengers sent up some sky rtoke-s which looked very beautiful, rvll;e'eU on the water. Quite a company from die hotel came down to the holding to met t us, 1 have been here now nee. ly two weeks and will give you a description of nu. iters mid things in general. The principal bathing places on the New Jersey coast nre Long Branch, Cpe May, Long Beach, Atb.iuic City, and Brifjanteene. I have see;i pavlUs from all th?se places, who r-.iy :liat Uripu,teene beacli is the best (nit; s.il'et.t place to bathe of them all. The island contains about fifteen square mile?, fid t ic leach decends very gradually at the rati; of on'.y seven feet to the mile. List min er :heie were thirty persons drowned at Atl mtie City, while b; thing, also quite a nunirer at Cape Slay, bu; none here. The bh h house manager here, told me that he hi. 1, at ore time five hundred persons bathing at once, and had never lost any. Tin? le time to take a bath is when the tide is comi:tr in. If a person is too timid to veitun i i t but a short distance, he can sit down where the water is not more than knee deep and let the waves dash over his shoulders. Ihit the best way, and the most fun. is to j: on: until the water is waist deep, rtid the t v.- ion a large breaker comes fishing in, n;r:i your back to it and jump up high cnout i to keep your head out of the water. Tha Ladies and Gents generally bathe at the s;i:ne time, about eleven A. M. Tl.e forme wear a Bloomer costume, with oil eh th aps, and sun-down iiats. The lf.tter, pants a id shirts. Some of the Ladies present rather s. comical appearance, ?.hilst cooing out of t lie water. Hoops appear to be suddenly ign jred, and the fair daughters of Eve, who weio but an hour ago skipping gaily it the draw ng-r n, clad in fleecy apparel, are now wading out with streaming skins and heavy step." And as I.ga.ied upon tho sctuo w th unaecustomed eye, I thought thi;t all these Ladies dear, should be hung out to d.y. But I mist hasten or, suffice it to say, that to go into the OcCuD, and let the ever restless waves tumble you abou. hke a lictle toy, is tiuly refreshing, and enjoyable in the first degree. In stating here a few weeks, a person can see and get acquainted with almost every kind of a pe:sen you might call for, as there are visi :ors from many dilferent States, and even from Ilex ico, four gectlemen from the lattir place, made themsielves very agreeable, fis they were well educated, sociable ai d polite. Some Ladies, and gentlemen also, tome hero who are so proud and dignified that it would appesx dangerous to touch them with a tea foot pole, but such persons have but little enjoyment, they forget t'lat "lie that would have friends, must biow himself friendly. At night, th young people generally get up a dance, or some other kind of amusement, in the day time they go fishing, or riding, or pass away the time at the ten pin alley, shuffle board or some of t ie other games that are in vogue. This is greatest place to get different kinds of fiesli fish, and oysters in perfect abundance. Some times, for dirner, they have Irum 5sh, then Sheep head, then Flounder, anc naif a dozen other varieties. The othci evening Mr. Henry Snith (the Landlord) caught a Drum that w sigh 3d sixty pounds. They go out in the evening and wade in tl e sea up to their waists, fishing for Drum, 'iait their hooka with clams, and generally make a geed haul. One of the sailors h -ought in the other day, a large King Crab, vhieh was a great curiosity to me. it weigl :d about ten pounds. Eels are also abunc int here. Yesterday I, in company with a gentlemen from Philadelphia, visited the Go -eminent House, situated about two miles f. om here on tho Isldi.d. It contains a. gr ;at many article:, of in.erest, which are used for the relief f persons who are so unfoi" unate, as to be ship-wrecked on this coast. The: e is a life ooat which would hoid "ii'tv persons, which is u:sed by oarsnen, if 1 10 storm will permit, if not then two sin tiler ones are used. Taere is a mortar use-i to carry a ball over i.ht sinking vessel, to this ball is attached cy a wira a amall cor... If the ball goes over the Ship, the crew secure the cord, t'uec those on shore see i re a cable to it, which the vessefs ere pull on board, this cible passes throur. two rings ou the top of the life boat, when it reaches the vessel, four or five perse na ge; in, and the top dooe is shut down, and fastened, making it waterproof. Then tSoie on the shore pull it to land, and then t ie crew haul it baclt. it moving on the cable all the wjile. There are many curiosities here, some ff which I have oV-ai lei, and will exhibit at your Fair, if I set back in time. jours, Alfred HI'erini. Monroe County Bible '.Society. The annual meeting of ibis Society was held in the M. E. Church, on Sunday night, August 22d. Ilev. H. R. Naylor, presiding. The attendance was large. Reports of the officer;; weie read, showiug she Society to 2 n a htjalthy condition. Addresses were delivered y Ilev. K. R. Naylor, Rev. John Thompson, General Agent for the Bible 'Cause in Indiana, and Rev. E. Wright. The followinsr wcro t'eclared

officers, after the vote was taken, for the ensuing year : Rev. D. J. Shaw President. All ministers of tho Go-pc; in Bloomington, and vicinhy, contributing annually to tho finds of Monroe County Bible Society, are made, hy the Constitution of said Society, Vice Presidents of x. , same. Wm. F, Browning Secretary. Joseph M. Howe Treasurer. The meeting was also ad dressed by the County Agent. W ra. i . Browning, See'y. Valuable, John O. ''Irene, has gathered and sold from hisorchard, near New Albauv, during the past week, five hundred bmhch of peaches. The averaw -ni-irv. nl..

tained, has been about $1,00 per bushel. Mr. G.'s orchard contains aboafc fifteen acres of benriij;; peach

i Did Any of Tic km Get A way?

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: eondt'ftor who resides in this -i y. J it his absence his wile pnsenI ted him with a fine boy. t-onit' ; of h:s wile's friends, who are ' of a w.iggisli turn tf mint!, suggestitdthat they borrow two other baj I ies iti the neighborhood, and pi t -i sent the three youngsters to t iehappy father, on his return. The plan was carried out, and upon tlu arrival of the train in the evet int.:. the young husband, who had har l t hat all was well, hurried home. After fondly kissing his wife, lav asked to see the little strai gor. Imagine his surprise on beholding, three babies when the coverlet vr s t imed down. Aftergtizing at them in profound astonishment forseven.l. minutes, lie turned to his wile uul coolly asked, "Did am of them get away J ml. N Dtiiui. The- death of Judge MelVtial.l vacates the otliee of United S atis

District Judge for the fourth lime within ten years. Judges E'islut M. Huntington, Albert S. While, Caleb B. Smith and David McDonald, have all in succession hel l it for a year or two ea'.-h. Such tatality is unusual, and especially so in view of the fact that all tl e

appointees subsequent to Judge Huntington were men of no very advanced ages, and of vigorous coustitut "tins, which promised unusual length of life. .Judge McDonald has held the place four ytfars.-oitr. Wives are whipped daily, in New Albany, at an average cost of 0.01) As a piece of fashion intellig iue the Louisville Sun informs us that "silk dresses will be ,!.'-;; this winter." Don't borrow your neighbors newspaper. He may seem witting to loan it to you but he ain't. Got one of your own subscribe lor it yourself. They are a handy taing to have about the house. Two dollars will get lifty-two of them. Papers an going into e.xsfaeies over the new lifteen eentshinplaster. All these labels are nice enough until worn a little ; then they look like a mustard poultice. They are handy to ha,-e in the vest pocket, however. A clergyman, residing near Fort Wayne, whom we met a few days ago, casually mentioned, as a rather remarkable fact, that he had married one woman to five different husband's in fourteen years. She had been divorced from three, and one had died. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has decided that under no circumstances can revenue stamps be redeemed. It appears that a dealer in tobacco has asked permission to transfer stamps used on boxes, the contents of -vhich have spoiled, to new package!. The request has accordingly been refused. Evansville is in a tremendous fomentation on the Suuday question. The sckion keepers have organized for the purpose of prosecuting all who d j business on Sunday. Their position is this : "If we can't sell liquor on Sunday, all branches of business, including preaching, publishing newspapers, selling medicines, ete., shall be stopped ?" The Courier, of that city, is their organ. An English paper reports the invention of a "surgical luxury,'' beside which others are a mere bagatelle. This is a knife which cuts so rapidly that the patient has not time to feel it. The Tribune believes that "the idea wis undoubtedly borrowed from the celebrated story of the man who had his head cut off with such neatness and dispatch that he did not know it until he sneezed. It was reported that the new instrument was tried upon a rabbit, which wciit on caimlv

eating its dinner in front, while it was being cut into ribbons in the rear. The inventor, Dr. Richardson, explains, however, that this was not exactly the ease. He intended to try the experiment, not upon a. rabbit, but upon his own person, when, unfortunately, the knife broke at the very last moment. It can le mended ; and then we trust tho ingenious gentleman will be able to "eat his dinner in front, and be cut

to ribbons m the rear with all imaginable relish and satisfaction." Sherman, on the line of the Pa

cific Railroad, is the highest rt; ,1roatl station in the world. It is! eight thousand, two .hundred and forty feet above the level of the sea. It is up a grade of ninety feet to the mile. Like other desert statior;s it has a windmill some twenty feet! in diameter, which pump the water up into a high tank, beside the track. The tank holds 50,000 gallons, and the pump will till it in ten hours. Whei. it is full, the water lifts a little float that pull.- a wire, the wire shuts up the sail.-: of the w indmill, a dozen yards away, and it instantly stops. When the tank gets nearly empty the, action of another float opens the .viils, and the wi admill Kta?'ts again. T ie cost of the ingenious apparatus, all net up, is about ie;,r.if

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THE '-Hi Circus and Mmagi rie at b'h. fining ton on SatuL'day,Scpt.l The Gigantu Caravan and

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Rhinoceros in this ronn1r. tho rNTCOUX of Holy Writ. The s.inj;lc i-.-e hh-ii -t' the HIPPOPOTAMUSA Iliaro ELE P II A N T E S S ond 1iio INF A ST. Also a Litter of Lions,

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Will exhibit i;1 rlooinii2rto!i, aflern fiiti and -cuin, in connection nilh Bailey &.1 'o's Menagerie, and ivacttth the same pavillion, combin;ar under one canvass, and all for one price of admission.

MR. DAVE WAMBOLD, the veteran Comirjue and Vocalist. The R'our Dcnzer Itrothcrt, who have no equals as finished, fearless and graceful gymnasts and athletes.

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Mcmsi-s. Teese and King, Champion Frapczists. the modern Hercules, the strongest man living. SIGMOB FEBR&NTU The world-famed Contortionist. KriMMJ'BilE, the German Athlete and Rider.

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VELOCIPEDE RIDING ! AT THE COUNTY FAIR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1869.

M ' i". i 1 pleasure in an nouncin'r to me t-ffi ,irA THE ARABIAN BROTHERS, ; hat they have, iu addition i . ZL; 'V. K whose extraordinary feats of Bat- ; langfniet.ts with th celebrate

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The President and Directors of the Monroe County Fair, take great

' pleasure in announcing to '.he citizens ot this and siirrotnidii; co'int:

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toutc leai'in-' etc., are uneiualled. : t0 i'dltue and cxhib.t one of their mammoti. Bub ,.,-., o,; ;j-t

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The largest in the world, 25 Star Performers ! 5 Lady Riders ! 2 Female Gymnasts. ! A Troupe of Boy Gymnasts! 3 Mirth Provoking Clowns.

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The finest performing Horse, Trick Ponies, and acting Elejihants, ever collected for one exhibition. Among the Artists is included the daring and graceful M'LLL MAR I A ELOISE, from the Circpie Napoleon, Paris, the most graceful and finished lady rider in the world; also, LA SENORITA pAGRINO, whose performance upon the Freal Trapeze, was the sensation in New

READ AND REMEMBER : $3, These two exhibitions are given under one immense Pavillion, but form two separate' aud distinct performances.

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I-oi.oWid hy t r.-tinue of f.adies and Gonjtlrni' ii. i l "jjanti y ro..o:ir -.l and mounted, j !.,winu' this imum tiu- hmsr 'inc of vans, i d !! an ! ea res, ,-ach or.naatenii'd and decoI r:tt'-d in icri.-e! kepina wit! the scenes : and tiniut.-iis pres -r 1 1 . I and oxhibitod. ; J)r:nvitsr th - i.nd ehxi ois and ear.-i j are 1 .'. horses, th.- lire-st and mei-t symra;i tried tin- .v,,i ld ean prodm-p, or th:;t '.nonev 1 ean peii-iiasc m l t'urniin:; l y h.i means the i Ilea;!: iittriietive of the irrund aolidic exhi

bition. HE A D ! R EA D .' .' R EA D f ! ! I'NDEIi AN IMMENSE Water Proof Pavillion, Iloidiiitr S.OOO People! The iartri st and coolest ever erected in the United States, and for one price of admission and one ticket. Ql' AtjLIJeij itXlU VALKD CI ltd S will exhil.it. All who dt-sire can, in eonneetior, with the Menagorio and for one prior and one tieket ean witness the most unohjectional Equestrian Tournaments ever presented to an intelligent public. Obic Price of AdTo Menagerie and Circus. ADMISSION', - - 50cts CHILDREN, under 10 yrs, 25 cts

Miss Lottie St. Clair, The Onlv Female iEronaut iD the World, Prof. DENNZSTON or will make one of their

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1 HE RIFF'S SALE.

Bv virtue of in execution to me directed

In the Monster Balloon, "City of New York," capable of holding 100,000 feet of ascending power, and is the largest Balloon ever inflated, bciu 95 feet high, and 50 feet in diameter, and when inflated, one of the most wonderful, delightful and superb sights ever witnessed!

TICKETS FOR FRIDAY, 40 CTS.

In addition to the Grand Balloon Ascension, a id previous to th: saa&e a series of innocent and very amusiag Velocipede Saces Hy Male and Female Kiders !

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JOSEPHIN E ROWLAND, from Ashley's Amphitheater, London, and the dashing M'LEE ZELLINE, Hie of the most accomplished riders

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questriene, from the Ciitpie Impe

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and the Polri,- Ii -ardireet. from the Northern Ocean, a Brown Guaneos, a new vnrietv of 1 ,ai a, th. S .- r.d Cattle, a Lio.;:'-ss it.li enhs White I.aicjc'iiiK Hy-.-nas, I.ritziiJiun .'auii.-r-. S-li-'Kil .eopards. SoT.h Ani.-riea! i.-ne-os, Gaze-e-s, l'antkeri., Ca!.i,::s, lliilli Grizzi.-y 'ten:-, lila. k Wolv . -amies, Hhte'. .Hear.-.. Zebu oi-Saer. d ( A pih (-.mts. . itna.", Dwm-e.lari.-. JlUons, .ixis l.-er, Mnnkin Hwine,

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h ::i!l aira of Kx,,;j p,i,-..N, A pef, Monkey-, etc-.. t-.L-et , -r with 1,,-aiait'id BIBBS i'Y PATtAtViSE. And a lit id of 1M CAM lif.S. Sir-i lin.; nfornaCeir and m' ional aime-e-in'-iit are h -ie .- imhito d. anil in ! e-ldinr: tht ie won. Ie -I'll I spo.-i i -i.-n.- of the aniue l kingdom find tie: ar.-aie di:av-, old and y...ir.g r,u: -speii?n-4 A-Kiy FOJ! K V Kit.

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MR. BEN. MAC IN LEY, Euestrian Director and Shakespearian Jester, SKiNOR SEBASTIAN, the cham)ion barebtick rider of the world, ami his infant, son. liomco, only four years old, in their classic crjiicrt) tan i-orrx-s.

Nothing but incessant r :in or territic wind, wtl! juevent th; ;iMH-n-

If mvh should oe tho ease ui the d-cr advert tne a--.-'tsi .0

JAMES SMALL, Fres't.

M. L. ShooCiBas, S.-e'y.

fror.i the Clerk of the Monrie, Circuit, and i.iie from the clerk Montoe ( onnnon Pleas Court, I will expose at public sale to the highest hidder, on Saturday, Scptcmbi 1 s'.h, 1 St9,

lietween the lio.'.rs ot 10 o clock A. 31 nnd : . . ...,..,.,)- p i .,r ;.i . fi,., a,,. . r.r SlOU

the Court ilouso of Jlonroe County, the will be made n the next fav -rabie da', an I -'hi' ii arten bri rents and profits for a t. rm nat ex dins; : ,av advei tised. Will receive turds of aduussi 'U fl'rC. .......... fi, , r.,ii..,..:n , i . ai-,,-, i i -..i : J '

Il'Vt. u i ,ii . , I.H .; iiinun ui i ti. ,ti i i.'v.. .ui estt.te, to-wit . The west half of the sout'trwert onartcr

of section sixteen, township a n, iimne two j

west, ciMitan.ui.; eighty aer.-s. more or less. Also, pan oi tho northv.t quarter of the south. west .p.iarter of seetion lifteen, township ton, nmgo twe west, containing three acres mor.i or less. Also, the southeast- quarter of section fixteen, in town-hip No. i.0, north of rane;e two weft. Subject to the equity which Curtis, Earl & (Jo. hold in die said lane, by reason of their bavins released the said land from a sale to David Y. Buskirk, w'aieh redenip. tion was so nuubj by the n, as the creditors of Larkin M . SwalVord. And on failure to realize the full amount of judgment, interests nnd costs, I will, at the sane! time end place expose at public sale the fee simple of said rc-r.l estate. Taken as the property if Lnrkin M. Swufford at the suit of Curtis, Earl and others. Said sale will be made without any relief whatever from valuation or npprai.semont laws. LAWSON E. Mo KINNEY, mi.' 25, I860. S ieritf Monroe Co.

OT1I, DUNN & CO.,

DEALERS IN Dry fAoocls ainl ?iotSons,

BOOTS AM) SHOES, IIATS AND CAPS, &C. Oal! at the m.-th-east, coi-ier of 5th and Railroad street. mayU-y

W airrailtl)' Deeda ana Mortgages foi ab at thu Progress office.