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© PAPER MONEY. = .. | . .-~ e '. : < ‘ TR B OF i Bty MoOullontie Lok ture on the ‘‘ Represcntatives of Money.”] -, . | ~ Mr. McCulloch steps slowly, but with, an unerring purpose to. disppse of all paper money that is not based on' bonds, and to all.bonds that are not in-| flexibly payable in gold. He proceeds to speak of paper money. fiis first position is that, while paper money may be. bencficial as. an auxiliary to coin, it can never’be a safe substitute. This has been ‘the' dogma of every Hard-Money Bourbon since the use ofi money became general. The history of the world is one long and uninterrupted experience to demonstrate that,! since the discovery of printing, there has not been a single progressive steg tending to the elevation, education an improvement of the condition of mankind. Whole races of men have been enslaved to sustain thisdogma. Venice broke the first chain which anchored the commereial worlid to this theory. But Mr. McCulloch and all the wise heads called Professors in the Colleges, who live on ideas filtered through the Toryism of the bigots of the past, and who write to keep their places and pander to the bondocracy of the rich, commenced their tirades against paper money with the firstissue by Massachusetts in 1690. This was to repel savages. They follow up the formative period and curse our forefathers for resorting to the consolidated credit of the country to aid them through the wilderness -to civilization. It would occupy too much time to.go into a true history of our early paper money. It is enough to say of it that Franklin, and Otis, and the Ad-. amses, and Jefferson, pronounced it not only as an essential to civilizastion, but that without it the Colonies could never have attained either the strength, the wealth or the force of character to resist the oppressions of England. I pity the whole brood of tricksters who would turn back to the pioneers and curse them for using the only means to promote their safety, their progress and their well-being: The second grand illustration ‘of the worthless character of paper money is always found in the Continental ' money of the Continental Congress. We had to issue it or be Wh'ippe'fi and enslaved, and made the passive subjects of aninsolent foe.. We issiied it, we used it, we whipped England with it. Its glory culminated at Saratoga. DBurgoyne and his army, rich with the panoply of wars, and gor%eous with the splendor of its gold, and ripe in the conquests of the victorious, yielded to the Continental money and the Continental soldiers of the Continental Congress. You must tear Saratoga from the history of the/United States, if you would tear Continental money from its history. Gold was the Tory. Continental money was the Patriot. It performed its mission, but it is ant insult to Harvard University, it is an insult to all the patriots of 1776, to denounce Continental money, now that its originators and its fathers, who founded the Republic, are sleeping the sleep of death in patriotic graves. Again, it is a double-dyed insult to honest men, and to intelligent men, to resurrect the old skeleton of ‘Continental money as affording the slightest possible analogy in facts, in power, ‘in responsibility, with the present condition of the United States.

And yet Mr. McCulloch, wbose voice was still echoing with insults to the Continental men, turns with obsequiousness as Heapy as Uriah himself could desire tc laudate Alexander Hamilton, who, of all men connected with American financial history, is the most “clear, the most pronounced and .the most unequivocally in favor of establishing a system of paper money such as should render us entirely indepen--dent of European control. Mr. McCulloch turns from Hamilton to the United States and State Banks. It is unnecessary to trage the history of the Bank of Notth America, the United States Bank, or the State Banks. But it would be unjust not to pay a reverential thanksgiving to Robert Morris - for his unflinching devotion to .paper money. and to his manly patriotism in establishing the Bank of North America. State banks were, as a general ‘proposition, State frauds, based on individual credit, as precarious as human ambition, and as worthless as corporate honor. The experience of a century has culminated in their merited and almost universal over throw They are as dead institutions, dead as facts, to: no. more be revived. Why disturb their ashes or rake open the frauds which consigned them to the sovereign contempt of the people? 1 So, too, the United - States Bank .is laid away among the fossils of an extinct age of political antiquities. It is enough to say of. it that so long as the Government of the United States was l connected with it, not @ dollar was ever | lost by one of its bull-holders or one of its depositors. When the Government ‘ withdrew from i%% when it became the mere caucus chamber for politicali schemers, and when, although bearing the title of the United States Bank, it became the mere tool of individual am- ‘ bition, it died and was buried, and is as extinct from all ideas of the future ‘ in our finances as the South Sea bubble, or as John Law’s Mississippi scheme. ! All the time devoted to discussing the old theory on which the Uniteg States Bank was founded is thrown away. Paper money which has no . basgis but coin will never be issued in -the United States. We have outgrown the slavery and the littleness of the idea. The whole theory was a fraud. Not one dollar in five issued by goldbasis banks was supfxorted b%,coin. England, Scotland, Ireland, the United States, and the whole civilized world, have abandoned the humbug. It commenced its final and last gasps'in 1860. The moment the test came failure came, and we ‘hagpened at the time to have Salmon P. Chase at the head of the Treasury. He had brains, patriotism and a knowledge of ‘the past. His -only fatilt was that he dare not trust the people. He utilized the theory of Franklin, the principles of Jefferson, the Qnap%;l doctrines of Calhoun, the faith 0f Clay, and " when gold turned “traitor and capital was .remfy to let the Union slide, 111“2;’31%_&1@1 to ‘tw;)lc.‘ ‘ _Hn,\.rmgfi?“fl d' the Greenback. ‘He ~proposed to unite, consolidate’ -and combine all the credit of all the people with all the wealth, all the produection,

all the power, all the honor of the Natiod into a National money. He took a greéat step—it was a stride over the tyrannies of - centuries; his only fault was that l},e:‘stoYped half-way. His theory was a reve atiogy this idea a new light to "BW@K]’; away the clouds which tyrants and knaves and usurers and bankers had kept in the financial heavens to befog and deceive the great masses of the people.= - Mr. McCulloch says it does not become him to criticise Seeretary Chase, for he had a great burden to bear, and 1 entirely agree ‘with him; for; so far as statesmanship, a' comprehension of human rights, or human obligations, Secretary. Chase was as far above banks and bankers, and the whole carping, hard-money idolaters, as the sunisabove the thingitshines upon. Secretary Chase was-an innovator; he stepped on the corns of the past, hut he was afraid of putting the full weight of American power into American credit to make up an American Money. All the respectability of accumulated wealth: all the force of the gambliig thieves of Wall street; all the influence of the Red Shield Rothschilds, and German Jews, and money usurers of the world, was brought to bear to frighten him out of the idea of issuing Greenbacks. But he had courage enough to dare, and although capital crippled . the Greenback by forcing the weak-kneed Honorables of the Senate to place repudiation on the back of every bill and to limit the issue to $400,000,000, yet the greenback started on its mission, and it will go on conquering and win.ning, convincing and forcing the intelligence of mankind, until the Bourbonistic tyranny of hard money will be cursed by the good, battled by the hon- | est, and be drawn by the people from public recognition as a scourge and a curse.

Mr. McCulloch would force us back to a pretended compliance with the old coin bagis for paper money. With him there can be no paper money unless the bill carries with it the promise of redemption in coin. He would revive the old frauds; he would reinvigorate the pretentious lies, and give support to the damnable deceits by which banks and bankers have so long cheated, betrayed, insulted and tyrannized over the people. He belongs to the past. Let him and his theory sleep into oblivion, for any attempt to force the people back to the rule” of the rulers of coin is as certain to awaken the insulted energies of the Nation as the earth is to revolve in the grandeur of the power which said, ¢ Let there be light and there was light.””

-~ THROUGH FIRE AND FLAME. Thrilling Experience in a Forest Fire —A Ride for Life. : Between eight and nine o’clock -one evening last week, Robert C. Uffner, his wife and a dau%hter, twelve years of age, left Frackville: for Shenandoah in an ordinary farm wagon, drawn by two horses. After driving a short distance, Mr. Uffner, on looking ahead a half mile or so, saw that t%e woods were on fire on both sides of the road, but as the timber was small and the undergrowth light he thought he would be able to get through without much difficulty. When he entered the burning district the wind seemed to increase, the fire moved with such amazing rapidity he could hardly keep pace with it. - After driving through the fire three or four hundred yards,the smoke became so dense that the travelers were almost suffocated, and a few seconds later were compelled to lie down in the bed of the wagon to prevent being smothered. The smoke so blinded Mr. Uffner that he could hardly see the road, and, consequently, he allowed the horses to go along pretty much as they pleased. A half mile was traversed in this way, when the smoke suddenly cleared away and the flames on either side of the road increased in strength so rapidly that they almost roasted the now thoroughly frightened travelers. Seeing that, if they did not escape very soon, the entire party would be burned to death, Mr. Uffner tried to urge the horses to -a gallop; but the poor animals were so frightened that they hardly moved, and, at last, came to a standstill and began backing off the road. Fearing that the wagon would be pushed out into the fire, Mr. Uffner jumped out and, taking the horses by the bits, managed to quiet them until he found a stout stick.. Then, ordering his wife to take the reins, he proceeded to belabor the horses until they struck a gallop and dashed along the road into the very heart of the fire. Uflner succeeded in clambering into the wagon as the horses ran, and taking the lines from his wife urged them at the top of his voice. “This race was continued over the rough mountain road for several hundred yards, with the flames roaring on both sides, and myriads of sparks falling in and about the wagon. Mrs. Uffner’s dress caught fire, and her husband- dropped t%e reins to assist her in extinguishin%vit, when she fainted in his arms. hile he was endeavoring to bring his wife back to consciousness the horses were tearing along at breakneck speed, and the wagon swerved, jolted and swung around in anything but a comfortable manner. Mrs. Uffner became conscious in a few seconds, however, and just then her husband saw a cloud of dense black smoke enveloping the road, and knew that they had reached the outskirts of the fire :and:. were i safe. A quarter of a mile more and their dangerous journey had ended, and their oaming horses were pulled up and allowed g bneathinggspefi. The ftai'elers were all slightly burned, but fortunately escaped without receiving any serious injuries. Some idea of the . terrible ‘heat they passed 'through may be had when it 18 stated that the paint.on the ‘wagon was burned _ent«irel_g; off, and ‘the horses’ hair was scorched in hundreds of places by the clouds of sparks that fell upon them. On the same day. the omnibus that carries passengers from Frackville to Shenandoah ran the gauntlet, and the driver was séverely scorched, but at that time the fire was not as widespread as when Mr. Uffner j}nusused throufgh ~it.—Pottsville (Pa.) Miners' Journal. , ’

—Young men are circulating the report that entire families have been poisoned by eating ice cream.

Speeial Deputies at Cinclnnatl, . - The investigation at Cincinnati, by a House committee, into the Congressional election in that city in 1878, has already shown pretty plainly that the appointment of special Deputy Marshals to look after that election was s#nply for the purpose of assisting the Republican party. The Marshal, who made the appointments, admitted on the stand that if he selected a Democrat it was by mistake, and it was shown by abundant testimony that the names of the appointees were kept secret. The man who had charge of the special deputies admitted that none were placed in the strongest Republican precincts of the city, but that a large force was sent to nearly every strong Democrati¢ preecinct. It was further shown that, contrary to law, deputies were assigned to wards and preciucts in which they did not reside, and that a considerable number of them were persons whose past career was not well calculated to fit them for an honest discharge of their duties. In addition to the admitted partisanship which was the first qualification required, it appears that if a special deputy had ¢ killed his man,”” that fact in no way militated against his appointment. The evidence shows that at least three of the special deputies had been accused of homicide, and that two, at least, were guilty. How many there were who had been guilty of other crimes of violence does not yet appear; but with two or three man-killers at the head, the probability is that the number was large. This is the class of men whose duty it was to ‘‘ guard the purity of the bal-lot-box’’ in strong Democratic pre--cincts, leaving the strong Republican precincts to get along without such protection. A force of plug uglies under Republican partisan control was mustered for duty on election day; and he is a simple citizen indeed who believes that the purpose which actuated their selection was a desire to secure a fair election. A better chass of agents would have been selected if there had been an honest purpose to faithfully execute the provisions of a bad law. The Republicans would appreciate the situation a great deal better if at every Republican precinct there had been from four to ten Democratic speecial deputies,. selected for their unscrupulousness, armed with large powers and paid for by the people; especially if there were no Republican deputies at Democratic precincts. No voices would be raised more loudly than theirs against the outrageous character of such a proceeding, but it would be no more than the outrage to which the Democrats of ' Cincinnati were subjected.—Detroit Free Press.

Celebrating Things, Celebrating things is rather the forte of Zachary Chandler. The latest thing he has celebrated is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Republican party in Wisconsin. Zachary upon this occasion ‘“ divested himself of his great coat and pitched in.” Zachary observed in effect that the Republican party was a big thing. ‘¢ We,” he said, borrowing an image from his own dairy-farm, ‘‘were but mites in a mighty whole’’— (an evident misprint for ¢ mites in a mitey hole’’)—* in its formation.” ““ The Republican party was formed by God to save human liberty. No matter who was a day or a week or a month in advance in carrying out the will of Almighty God.” -¢‘The mission of the Republican party will never be ended until liberty prevails throughout every inch- of the United States.””” When Zachary speaks of liberty it is always to be understood that he means license, or at least local option. He meant license when. he said that ¢ thirty-six members of the House occupy their seats upon that floor without one single, solitary man for a constituency.” Many other things of this truculent sort did Zachary say, but we call attention to his speech chiefly for the sake of pointing out what he did not say. We have been quoting from what professes to be a' verbatim report of Zachary’s remarks, and we assure our readers that there is not a single allusion among them to that fair and businesslike cgallenge to Zachary as the Michigan, pet which the World published nearly two weeks ago. If the Republicans of Wisconsin prefer a ¢blower”’ to a sporting man who means business, we may pity and forgive them. But let us iask what would be thought of Hanlan if he should for two weeks neglect to take any notice of a challenge from Courtney, or of Mr. Dwyer, of Brooklyn, if he should make a publie speech without referring to the fact that an unknown of thirty pounds less than his weight was ready and anxious to meet him?: We dislike to give any counsel tending to a breach of the veace, butl if Zachary continues his present policy of doing his own talking and not permitting his money to do any we shall be tempted to advise our unknown that his only chance to test Zachary’s pretensions is to tackle him in a “rough-and-tumble.” —N. Y. World. : -

The Real Issue.

Both political parties are at variance /in their own ranks upon certain matters of public policy, and notably upon ~questions of currency and finance. But ‘there are definite issues upon which ‘both parties are units and these issues ' are vital in the coming National campaign. The Democrats in the States 'whose elections are to have a greater or less bearing upon the National eleetion should carefully weigh their duty ' in the matter. The best financial laws in the world, the most sagacious plan ’ of payinF National debts and proviging National ‘currency that ever was devised, will not keep this Nation together if the principles upon which it was founded, are to lose their ins(i;ira.tion and guiding force. In the hands of the Republicans that will be their fate. If .there was. any tendency atthe beginning of the present Administration to coneciliate the people with a polifg asnearly as possible like that which the rightfullyelected candidate would have adopted had he been allowed to take his seat, that brief spasm of virtué no longer controls the councils of the Republican party. It hasrelapsed utterly in every

part, and will be more merciless, arbitrary and unscrupulous than ever, from the fact that some of its prominent members were at one time almost yersua;ded to repent and do better. The. eaven, to begin with, was too small,. and what there was is now lost. There is no saving grace left. The party is’ joined to its idols by bands of steel which: repel all the efforts of virtue and enlightenment. The bemocrats have to oppose a solid ' front of political greed, tyranny, bigotry and hypocrisy, and it is their duty to consolidate all their strength against those da.ngers, leaving the secondary questions of the hour to be settled later. They can wait till this evil menace is dispelled.— Boston Post. 5 : ’

‘Was This a Nation in 18767 Just at this time the Republicans are vociferously asserting that ¢this is a Nation.”” One Republican state convention started the cry, another caught it up, and it is now runningalong the whole line. The corollary to *‘this is a Nation” is, as the Pennsylvania Republicans express it, that ‘‘the election of Congressmen and Presidential Electors is subject to the National control,”” or, as the Wisconsin Republicans put it, that *‘the elections of members of Congress are National elections,”” and it is the duty of the National Government to supervise them. We do not presume to takeissue with the Republicans on this Nationality matter, and to deny this is a Nation; but we desire to call' the attention of that amiable party to an occasion on which they themselves held that this is not a Nation. Do they remember the Presidential election of 1876, and the dispute that followed it? They would like to forget it,but they canrot, for it was only three years ago. At that election their Presidential cadidate was beaten, and the Democratic candidate elected. When the fact was discovered they suddenly forgot their Nationality doctrine and became furious champions of State-rights. - Nationality would not serve them in the work they proposed, for the Nation had by a majority of 257,000 votes, declared for Tilden and Hendricks. But they got round this by first suborning the mercenary Returning Boards of Louisiana and Florida to falsify the result in those States, and then organizing an Electoral Commission to solemnly decide that Presidental electors are State officers, the elections for them are State elections, and the National Government has no authority to go behind the returns of them and review the action of a State Returning Board; to doth is would be an unwarrantable invasion of Staterights! The State Returning Board ‘maight falsify the result! they might certify a fraud instead of the fact; they might send in the names of the defeated candidates for electors, instead of the names of those who were really chosen, and thus inflict a wrong, not only on the people of their State, but upon the whole people of the United ’ States. No matter; there was no remedy for such a wrong; a fraud committed by a State Returning Board must be allowed to stand, for there was 'no authority in the National Government to undo it! :

This was the Republican doctrine in 1877, and on it they made Mr. Hayes President. In fact, all the Nationality cosideration in the electoral dispute of 1877 was on the side of Tilden, and the only basis for his opponent’s claim was a wretched perversion of the Staterights doctrine. g 0 Do the Republican leaders imagine the people have no memories? Do they flatter themselves that the country has forgotten the enormous fraud they committed behind the mask of Staterights in 1877, and that it can be beguiledby their present affectation of Nationality?—S¢. Louts Republican.

Sad and Terrible Death of a Little Child from Hydrophobia. LirTLe NELLIE Cox, the six-year-old daughter of Mr. Crosby Cox, of this city, died at three o’clock yesterday afternoon, after suffering for more than five days the greatest torture from hydrophobia. = The little thing bore up bravely under her affliction. For about twenty-four hours before she died she became very restless, tossing from one side of the bed to the other and writhing in the most violent convulsions. At times she would become quiet and have all the. a.pgearance of going to sleep, when suddenly she would start up in great excitement and remain so for a long vime. The sightof any object, the appearance of any one in the room, passing a hand over her, or even a gentle breeze would throw her into a spasm. She had intense fever, and when she would ask for water to wet her lips or brow it was with the greatest difficulty - she received it. - She retained her reason throughout, and knew she ought to take nourishment, but when she reached for a glass or cup she would eatch hold of it quickly in a spasmodic manner, attempt to swallow its contents hastily and sink back on the pillow exhausted. Her most restless time was during Friday night. Saturday morning she sank rapidl?r. The frequent and continued convulsions were too much for her nervous system, and she began to lose strength. Her eyes grew dim several hours before she died. By noon on Saturday she was thoroughly prostrated, and threehours later she passed away quietly. Her parents are almost wild with grief from the loss of their only daughter. The citizens sympathize very much, for little Nellie was known and loved by nearly everybody. Mr. J. Rowland Cochran, the owper of the dog, was bitten by it about three years afio, and is much alarmed since the fatal result of its bite to the little %irl.-zialzester (Pa.) Cor. Philadelphia eCcora. : : 5

—When P. T, Barnum, a young man, poor and in debt, left Danbury, he sa.ig to Judge Whittlesey: I will gay that bill when I get rich.” The udge drew down his judicial features, and disdainfully replied: ¢ That will ‘be when a sieve holds water.” In a few years the visiomary young man was in a condition to pen the following brief letter to the Judge: ZTI have fixed that sieve,’'—Danbury ews.

Petty Gambling, SEVERAL of our exchanges have called attention to what may be justly characterized a %ro'wing and an alarming evil, namely, the increase of gamblin‘gfiupon a small scale in connection with professional ball-playing, walking matches and other athletic sports, and in the ‘‘combination pool”’ schemes which are found in connection with many saloons in cities and larger towns. It is true that the selling of pools is prohibited in eonnection with the trotting of horses and the results of elections, but such prohibitions apply to but & small part of the mischief incident to the extensive mania for betting, particularly among boys and younF men. There is, indeed, reason to believe that the older and conservative portion of society does not realize the extent to which this mania has pervaded large communities. 1n some locations it is almost epidemic. Itis stated that in a Cincinnati clothing house recently, six customers were waiting for some one to attend to them, when it was discovered that every one of the clerks had gone overto a ¢ pool room."” The firm immediately gave notice that the frequenting of such places would be regarded as a cause for immediate discharge. 1t is fair to presume that the evil was stopped in that particular house, and, if firms are prudent elsewhere, they will adopt similar rules when they find their young men frequenting such resorts. As a rule, boys and young men are not so dishonest as to take money of their employers without greater temp-. tation than is to be found in the regular routine of duty. The exceptions to this rule are rare indeed. Such crimes as till-robbing are generally committed ‘under some greater incitement than a mere temptation to appropriate the property of employers. Could the numerous and possibly increasing cases of the peculations of young men who are clerks be investigated, and the real ‘causes of the perpetration of the crime 'be agcertained, it would be found that i those who have finally become involved and ruined never had it in view to rob .employers. They had seen an opportunity to make money, as they thought, and have taken, or, as they consider i, ‘“ porrowed’’ small sums to engage in speculation. Nineteen of every twenty fail, and discovery and ruin is almost inevitable, whether the money is taken for a risk in a saloon *‘‘pool” for a favorite in a horse or boat race, for California mining stocks or for Wall street ventures.

There is reason to fear that this small gambling by one and another method 18 so rapidly spreading as to render it necessary that steps should be taken to check it. There are thcse who believe Legislatures can provide a remedy. Doubiless sométhing can be done by the enactment and enforcement of laws, but experience tcaches that such evils cannot be effectually checked in that way. 'The most effective weapons are in the hands of every employer. He can explain the matter to those he employs. and exact from such of them a promise that they will not engage in games of chance where money is involved or frequent places where such temptations are presented. The young man who intends to be upright and is sensible will not object to taking or continuing employment wunder such conditions. Furthermore, the employex has a right to exact such a pledge, not only for his own security, but in order to insure efficient service. The young man whose attention is engrossed with sporting matters and betting, or who frequents pool rooms until late at night, cannot give that attention to his duties that an employer has a right to expect.— Boston Journal.

What a Man Got for Interfering at a : Snake Fight.

MR. WiLLIAM BOWERSMITH, a farm hand, while working in a' field near where Owl Creek empties into the Mohican, met with an encounter a few days ago that seldom falls to the lot of man. Mr. Bowersmith had taken an ax in his ‘hand to repair some fences bordering onthe streams above referred to. Passing over a little bayou formed by the back water in the recent freshet, and over which a large sycamore had fallen, he came to a little unused piece of ground, deeply shaded by buckeyes and the common larch, and grown over by tall grass and iron-weeds. Mr. B. repaired some breaks in the fence and was turning to go away, when his attention was attracted by most peculiay sounds, described as something like the hissing of geese, mingled with dull thuds, like striking on an old boot. Mr. Bowersmith turned his eyes in the direction of the sounds and saw the grass and weeds were in violent motion and leveled to the earth, as thou(%h smitten with a club. He approached the spot cautiously, and by climbing wupon a stump close by his eyes met a sight never to be forgotten. Almost beneath his feet, locked in deadly conflict, lay two immepse serpents, hissing, writhing and twisting, while their crimson mouths exuded blood and froth. Their eyes gleamed like rockets and protruded from their heads like beads. They would twine around one another and lash the ground with their tails and, fastening their fangs into each other’s neck, would shake with the. ferocity of bull-dogs. Itsoon became apparentthat one of the serpents was about exhausted, and while making a desperate charge upon its opponent the other seized it near the under part of the throat and settled down upon the ground, where they lay writhing for several minutes. At last everything became quiet, and’ ,Mr. Bowersmith crept from his pagition, and, raising his ax, advaneced to dispatch the victor. He had scaroe}iy reached the spot, when, with the rapidity of lightnin%l, the remaining serpent sprang upon him, and in an instant had so entwined itself about his person that resistance was impossible, and at each Trespiration the snake drew his deadly coil closer and closer: ' Mr. B. sank upon the ground, his face ‘piemed in several places b’{ the sharp fangs of the reptile. How long he remained in this positiun he knows not, and in all probability would not have been alive to-day had not a makiigthr-'—"-iwho, with a cpmq:q firain sickle in his hand, and who desired to see ‘Mr. Bowersmith upon some important matter—followed

him to the spot and found him as above narrated. It was but the work of a moment for the neighbor to cut the body of the serpent in. twain and release the unfortunate man, who was restored to consciousness by ' the abundant application of water and the imbibing of a little spirits which the neighbor had in his possession.. The serpeunts -proved to be two large reptiles of the species known as the black snake. After straightening them out the smaller one measured six feet four inches from tip to tip, and the other eight feet two inches, and was thought to be some three "inches in diameter. Mr. Bowersmith -has now nearly recovered, although his face is still swollen from the poisonous effects of the serpent’s fangs, and the shock to his nervous system would have proved fatal to a less robust man.—AM¢. Vernon (Ohio) Bamnner. Riis : ;

The Danger of Diving,

A vERY singular accident, which may have a fatal result, happened' to John Mullon, Jr., of the firm of Mulfon & Son, ice dealers, last evening. Mr. Mullon, accompanied by. Martin Lippitt, Fred. Buck and two others, went to Van Rensselaer Island to bathe. -Some of the water in front of the dock: .is quite shallow. Mullon’s companions were first to enter the water, leaving him on the dock. As soon as he had undressed he walked to a point where the water is about three feet in depth, and plunged in head- . foremost. - His companions noticed that he did not appear at the surface for some time, and remarked what a - long time he’' was remaining under water. His continued absence aroused their fears, and . Lippitt swam to the place where' Mullon had dived, and -discovered the latter lying upon the river bottom. He immediately raised ‘his companion, who was found to be apparently unconscious, to the surface, . ‘ and, with the assistance of the- others, ‘he was put in a;beat and conveyed to the mainland. On landing at the dock . Mullon seemed to be somewhat revived.. As soon as possible physicians were summoned, who made an examination of Mr. Mullon, and dre of the apinion that the injury. snstained by his strikiug his head on .the bottom has produced a severe shock to the system, injuring the spinal cord, and may possibly result in paralysis. His condition “is ~considered zeritical and gives his friends much anxiety.— Albany . Journal. L _

- —An aeronaut was to make an ascension in Cincinnati. He stepped into the basket when all was ready, and then leaned over the edge to kiss his wife. Then he kissed another woman, - and so heartily that bhis wife was furiously angry. The balloon was .cut loose, and as it went up the aeronaut saw that his jealous wife and the other woman were fighting. The spectacle disturbed his presence of mind, and he permitted the balloon to eollide with a chimney. A rent and eollapse were followed by a quick descent, but the_ occupant was only a little bruised by| the fall. - His feelings, howeyer, were gerionisly hurt, . i cled i by

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