Doniphan prospect (Doniphan, Mo.), 1874-09-04

              D ONIPHAN PEGT. Volume 1. Doniphan, Mo., Friday, September 4, 1874. Number 12. Pros l'ublialitil Ettry Fruhty, S.HENRY SMITH, Proprietor, I F&ANK WATHEN, Publisher nmcK is roi iir inn ik. Sitbnrrtpllon Ttrn Itollarn per 1'iar In tldrunct. KATl-S OF AMVKllTlSlXU ; One s.iiarc. S linen, one ItiiTtion.... !?1 00 Kuril Milii'ipii-nt In.-i-i (iiiu :,o llii-ine eunK 1 inch pint', per yr.. In w Otn'Hii:irler - jIiiii 1 1 1 one year -.'(I ihi Oti.'-half column, one year U.'i (in (inu column, one year ti.'i 00 AilminMrator' Notiic 4 (HI Kiiial S'ltlc incut Not lot; ;l IK) Strav Notices, one mi! uial -I 00 Kaefi additional animal 1 00 t-jT-AII ti:inslfiit inlvcrtihin' nm-t lie paid for in advance. --AII .yearly udvcrtiM-i its jiayalile ' iiiarlerlv - All letters rciatinjr to otiiee hn- trZT "'""""""'"""' mr sugar-relineries than in This mass was on lire, andwaslently stopped there. I ,..uhl ; li-ynfoit will le cavne.l In.m ;any,ther in Ih-itai:.. That in j ,'ndingout dense v.dume, ofjfee. the hardened cake under ZtZ VUUm c'lftUOrt). which I was enga-.'d was the ! smoke; on the oiln-r side or us the water. I conjectured that , j,, vheii lit; will be left until Koirth Con'M-essionid )Mrict-co.m-!l:u'"''st iu in r1;i(V' on ac were wooden stairs, wh ieh led to they, lik; myself, had become , ,,,.-,'., p i,y u passing vessel ties '(.fWasKliiL'T.iii. st. Ki-ancois. ste. ecu-' cdunt of its size i here was a in. th-! various parts of the buildiim I unconscious, and had been ; j,. will carrv in a mbberbag ra-d'u;:; watchman besid-.s n.vself. I and these were also in llanies.ilmr.it to death hy the boiling J lions fo. one week and eigna' nmier.NiHidard. scon Mi--i..i1,,li. ., w ,jis I'.laekwooV he j The relinerv had evidently been 1 sugar. In the agony I was en- ' i"''1 ;iK. vitli a sect lo n.a Madrid, hiinkl n. 'eini-fi.t. i.'ipley and : wl ""u "c t. . . ,T ... M ...il. i stall twelve leetlollg for lUlSlllg or.-K..ii. was a widower: and his onl v ! hre f.r a long tune, and we 1 during, 1 enued them. Death , .. .. ii . 11 .1 ... l I- V ' ' - ... . . . , , i. . , , I lit III. rll. I N-naior iith IHstrl. t Ihoina K-.'x. ! in .ii. i,. -. iiau'ii.r. .. ..Liu- Iroiiioii. Mo. I .Iii.Il'.' circuit Court 2:M .lu.Ii.ial Cic- dill IE. I. Owen. Illooinll. ld. Mo. Ripley County OfaeiaU. heprcsenlalivi II. uliill. in nit Clerk!. II'. I Inlch.r-on. Colll'ty II' ll. Kile. Sherili'aild Collector A. P.. Kennedy. I'i'.i-ccMiinir Attorney Tims. .Mal.rey. l'rol.aie .'inle 1. Mai. rev. i o. Court .liisiices 1'. Jlaiiii'y, T. A. l'liiider and T. A. .WcKinncy. Canny Trca-iircr A. .. r.ni.ler. ' " A-ciir 1.. h. .'..hn-on. Survey. .r K l: i:n-ell. I'nlilic Adinini-'irator .lohn l'..iT', Com. of Com. schools ti. II. Kite. Societies. (..iup.lte I.ikI'.'.- A ! mi I M. No !"!'. ii .'H in their hali on Saliifil.-iy ii or he-fr. the fall moon in each mo.i.ii. a: 7 1-.! o'clo. U p. in. I' AToM.l.K. U'.W A (.! .Vel r I.I.I i. S-e'y. THOMAS MA15KKY, Attoi'llOV tit LilAV, " ; I lKlMI'JIAX. MO. Will practice in the c. unities of Kipl.-.v llniler. Curler and Oregon. 1 MA1UIKY, HT);i: ok iMtnr.AiT.. , - , , , , p. .. CcUMJJOnWfc&callL-Stntf Ob IioMPIIaN. Mo. Will liny and fell land on . omm.-ion. and pay lax. tor non-iv-iilcnl " Dr. Wm. Proctor, DOMI'IIAN, Mo. i 'eivcr .Ml call, profc.ion;iliy, " ' " ''." ktiy l'inliciilar tit It-nl ion to chronic ilU 'U-c. x. 1. ntiUYcn, 'hlir.iril iV ilint 11 . . . . v J A1 ' nnviPirw via i LM1 UA' . aniHtnuw? ""V' l,ro""""y- '' THE 1. 1 I.AC fitA IS. Oneu more the meadow' t cowslip hlonm The linikiilc willi lu iruM It Kturivil, And tf.iyly nod the ttiri 7' plume Thill ill ..L llu. I i I .. Ii. il... . I. The ..aim-old lilac in whose Vhaiie i.uiijf years iitf't u ihilil I played, A happy a tho Mrds llial miiiij; l'p"0 1 1"' clm-trci ovrrlicad, I broke tin; i liiiter.H down, and Mrimjr l lieir purple h!uom on a thr.-a.l. And made si eliain at frail a nviTt, Which withered tire it ih complete. Il dainty cold- would not stay 'I'ill vi"lhit I my limw coiil I deck tin pei fiiiiie had illlllown away liclorc I him;; ii round my neck: Hut Mill, a in th.xe cari li t'huiii . drown child, 1 jet am Miiuiiij,' Mower.-! Ih'W Itching ilreaiiH of love, Jov, frlciitls, A link on faiic y'H l.rilt lc iiirca i: What Im amy in my cliaplel lilemU! Ami ah! how soon IN charm lias lied! Kill sweet to make, though all in vain, It Hope's Ihrice-liaiaiil lilac chain! A MARVELOUS ESCAPE. About ton years ago I was employed as Ulght Watchman 111 a sugar relinerv in Ureeiioclc. a town where there an? lirobablv 1 . , .. .. . sun, oi j; ooui i w en e, useo oi icii , ... ,.,,. .,,,,1 ,.,.,, i t),,. lit rh 1 , l. . . room Where we Kept watch. : Tln-r.! was a large Newfound-i land d..g that was let loose at niirht. and used to walk all over : ' .In; relinerv, and was worth half,'" dismay. His boy appeared ! a dozen watchmen. Our princi- j pal duties, of course, wen? to guard against thieves and lire, W I . ...I....I. ncnriM lucir illegal inuiiiv ..,..:..!. I .......... 1 i : 1 1 ..1 t .1 1 ii i in , ii in i -i.iicu mm ma m the morning, at which hour the men came to their work. The I li.tle room where we sat was made ei.'i ially for tin- watch- ni-'ti. There w. is a lirejilac? in ; it. tlioii-h there wa never any : nee I i.fa lire. r.,r ll.esugardioi.se; . , was always no hot. that any al- dilional heat was unnecessary, Kxcept two hard w len benches, and a shelf in the wall I for a lamp, the room had no fur - iiiiture. There was no induce - j nteiit for th" watchers logo to ' ;!,.. .11 i In. v. !.!. .l:ivn.Vs bov when he came for the night. ; dash-d ourselves against it, and ; 1 heard a faint sound far above iled with the bodies 'JJ used to lie on some sacks and ' burst it open. How cool it felt, . me; this made me .eiiectly wild, -j, 'j,!m VliJ JiTko is des.Tib-his father's great coat, in a cor ! after the fearful heat of the fur- j There was a hammer, which my i ;S iu(lK-u;o. (.i,.al. iUui 1)Urf, uer. lihu-kwood and I took in ! nace we had.just left! Hut h.iw , hand had accidentally ,"i' an,l no mills i.soii it. The pel-...... , .l,.... i, i;,..,1j mii,1 u-i. ! I.mir w.mlil it reiieiin ko w;is the ! aeaiusl. and took it and be- icm. mills. and other lish rutin.!! .l.llir . II) il' l'i iiuunui.., iuim .... ! usl.lltolva,illtti11.S( ..oranews - U.aper, in turn, till it was two or three o'clock, and then dozed, 'till it was lime to go. All our sleep had to be taken during th , T,,.,.,. w,.n. cheap tl ipS oil "J ... j 1 ' the C'lvde in those days, as there " tire still, on S.iturd.ivs. r..a'k- wo.,.1 had prominsod to take his I son a sail, and aNk.'il me if ' I would accompany them. I did I 1 , . 1 . ..... 1 1 aa Njieiil a very pleasant day, ! and returned iust in lime to go BiiillllU l" ciii in in" a U..111UIK1, lUSt 111 lime to go to the su"-ar-hoiise. It was hot " , , . weather at the tune, and having done without our usual sleep, we felt very tired. The heat of 7 ill the sugar-house was not calcula - ted to refresh us, and we could 1 leu i" ' 'hardly keoDourevesopen. We ..:...! i: .. , i I,,, 1 IIUMl I fill 1 1 ( y.ilT ll.i.U, I Ml I 1 - i was useless. Before ll) o'clock Blackwood had fallen sound 1 n putting my hand to the lloor. asleep. 1 determined to keep , I was severely burnt. Th- , ,l ... 1 tit 'awake.and after a co.,,le of melted sugar and seal ing , hours or so, to rouse my com pan- .lasses were tlowiug clown the i io... and take a sleep myself, for : stair, and lillin- the place where I felt it would bo impossible to keep wntrh all night. 1 must, however, liavi' fallen asleep un-'oiicioiisly, and remained so for several hours. I dreampt that I was in the cabin of the steamer in which I had been that day, and that it was full of smoke, and that I was being suffocated, and could not pet out. I awoke as if I were struggling for life and found tin' room filled with a stilling vapor, and felt an intense heat and heard without the crackling of llaiu"S. The sugar-house was on fire. Blackwood was still asleep, and I knocked him up, and opened the door of the room. A cargo of raw sugar and molasses had just been taken in, and this was piled upon each side of th I . 1. 1 . ...,- vauiieii passage mat leu irym 11" main door ot the relinerv. ....,,1,1 , ,,. i . ,.ri,,. i m m i.i . .-n-mh.t v.. - . 'le wit hoi.t. We were surround-! . . ....... ii i ... i .1 (l 'V u" ".one.-, ami me iieai w as so great that it was certain we cou'd not survive long. Mack- wood and 1 looked at each other to be calmer than either of us, ; and suddenly cried out, "Father,; the beer-cellar. I 1 .1 :.. jiim mu'II iui huim'ii ill in.':""', 'r.i.ii.-.i .......... .... : ... .1! .... t f 1... t iniiin i , uil ill L oiiu t in uic f;n a. heat to which thev were subjec - ted. had a daily' allowance of beer, which was kept in a slum' cellar about twelve or fourteen fct underground. It was to this ilace the bov referred. The top of tin- stair which led to it , . was surroumte.i ny lire, mil wejine su-m-.- m ue.-a a .i-i in-- at once rushed to il. and de- pl.ee, an I the consciousness of 1 sceud.-d the steps. In passing 1 the presence of the two dead j the lhuues at the top of the bodies, had their effect on my 1 1 . ... . ! stair, my face was scorched and; ' my Iiair singed. The door of the j cellar was locked, but with the ' nieii.rih of il.-soeiatioii. we I ........................... itn. - sti - .n that Ulackwood ami 1 i 1 considered in a few hurried : words, We had hardly closed the door when we heard the ; frightful crash of the falling ' roof of the I cfille. V, and pieces . 1 of burnt wosd came hiss- i . ... . ing and cra. kluig down the stairs. We lolled two barrels behind Ihe door, which we del not fear would catch lire, as it : .. ..o with li on .-mil then ,. .10 v... v , : we waited, while it began to grow hotter and hotter. It was ' glow I.oi.ei- aiiUliouei. ii ,ij , unite dark there, although we ! 1 . .1 1 ..! ,l.f were so close to the blight j Haines. 1 could hear Blackwood i praying as he knelt on the floor ;nh..eell ir lie Wis 11. "ood : ot the iel ar. 11c wa a Boo,l . man, I believe, ami well prepar- I ed for the death that met i.im fh.i t tin. hi I ki 1011 fit ! litM'lmk ; -, - - - I . .... lug stench ot burnt sugar, and we were. The floor sloped considerably, and I retreated to the end fartherest from the dor. Theheat was growing intense, and the vapor was stilling. I became unconscious, and liow long I remained so I cannot tell. , , hen 1 i ecovered my senses the . t , . . i ,i heat had not gone, and there . i p was about six inches of water m . I l IT . I tue piaco win 're i was lying. This had come from thelire-engines, and was hike warm., I could not feel this with y hands, as they and my far e ! were fearfully scorched, but I j did so with my tongue. I had I ailed on Blackwood, but there i aa uoanswei,.iiiu i igyuiiH over with great pain for a few yards, 1 found both he and his sou lying dead. The scalding I... 1 ll .. ..I......1. f'W" mm n ium.-n iu-- i-i.i where they were and had appar - 1 en no m .iviin or Hie I ion. - The time diir'niL' which I re- . , ... ... ',. , ; maiueii ill inn piace seeiueu . like weeks. I had no hope of es- j cape, as I knew that above then ! must be an immense mas, form - j cd by the parts of the building ! ! that, had fallen lia.l llOl strength enough to reach tin; Moor. At last, when my pain I li.i.l il,.i e, ,i lilll.. 1 f.dl I noli f-itnllti. 1 en ll In i., I,.., r.. !...;.,., i ,..,,...,.( init " f- 'i nil;" 1 which; but w hen 1 awoke. I felt ; somewlsnt relieved, and a long - ! ing A,r lile. 1 also for the ,irst tini" lelt hungry. T nia:i:'.j.v.il to rvt s..n:e beer, which revived ; me con-ider.ibly. I tried to open th - door, but was unable, l-ri . i-i i . i .i weal; state, ami -l Um-w l was becoming delirius. I remember I laughed hysterically, and be- :ran to shout. When 1 stopped. - . gan beating an empty barrel h. ; livnzy. i lieu 1 heard a shout from above, but I was mad now; audi remember, as if it were yest-nlay, that 1 attemited to ' strike 1UV head with the halll- . , , . ,, 111 -r. and then I iosl ail lecoll.e- .... ... lion. a hen 1 regaim-.i my con s.-ioUMi-ss I found myself iu iiilirinary. luey told nc, that when the men were clearing 1 i.u-.'.v th( rubbish thev he.-inl n I . ...v- ,. sound, and remembering the Cellar had dug down to it. They eei la. nan uug oowii 10 11. imi , thought at first that we were all 1 dead; and it was not nil a niedi , (.uj S(i(n ,, ,,. s ' ' ' ' ! Was discovered that there , ; "'- 1111 h 11 111 1,1 1 lay therefor months, and - w o n,.v,.t dviwi ti-il tn riinvir. .u'tiiii In ulilv V:lhl:il) lr voumrand stromr coastii ut'ioii. ,, ... .:(.,-Ved nie iu "ot.d M , , ,. . .,,1 , . M I .'.id 1 asat la-I a"ie to ' owners of the refinery kindly procured for mo in Knglaud. Ten years have passel since 'then, and I am glad to say very few effects have remained of thai ! terrible experience, ODDS ANDENDS I . , , , ! It only costs as much to get i J ! your coat brushed sit a hara.oga , i hotel as it does to buy a wisp , 0100111. A little girl in Heading, l'a., recently saw an old drunken j,,,...",,,, pouring oll li.s lace ;m, u ,.,()Wd ofchildreii prepar ing to make fun of him. She took her little apron and wiped j1 " 1""1:"lJ 1 1'11411IIMV U' ill' tUIl lU.Hir, j1( ,.(.M;U j- Oh, sav, don't mr 1 1 i i i ; he is Homebody'K ! grand a." i , T, . , ; , ; ,v !t ,.w (IJ k inventor to m- 1 veriise a 1 i i saving dress. I ... t ... , i . . . . . ; l 1 lie lniuaio v.ominon vauuicu ha- made an ordinance containing the following provisions: "And each and every dog so go- illicit large slum have securely 1 Vut "u !l stl',n' f5111'''111 tiiil. and safe muzzle, so totffect- ,..11 - i .,-iiti t iii1 iln.r fcotll hit.. , .hi, nr onil the r.u'iie dfany dou found running at lltl I'l . I li' ii, ....... . larire contrary to the provisions of this section shall forfeit and ... - . j ' l'.iv iiii siou oi vi in i . a au , .(1, I j Husband aed wife who have i; ;.mm.L3c . vvj., jnx. ()r S,,,.!()W nu frmvr j ., ,., too,, ther. are not n.ifre- ipiently found curiously alike jr. j personal tipp. avance, nii'l it niii h and tone ot voice. Melius something feminine 1 1 i -1 1 brings his Inanliood in- to jun relief; she has gained ' something masculine which acts . J !l i 1 1 . ..1 ; a a ion lonei wom.uiuooo. . Somellnmr. nobody Knows j what, has Killed r.ll the fish in ! 'Washoe LuKe The .-hole is . fowls which have abounded ....... l . 1 1 im en l..ft I iii (Tilr "l-iiiii t i.Tn advlnn'el by tiro '.'.V, ' it, .,'t there liar b"-en at ; ,.,,,.,11011 ofsome kind of delate- rious -as from the bottom of the laK-'. AKf.nf Ti11.iiipk ; , . ..M;!'.'-; "t..t.I.'llrim '!l-!'i .,.,.,, ,, iy n imi... .,.' :v.x u u.r l.-m to thein-eie. a- th..-..-wi . hav i..-:!iii Th.-e who an'. ,, ,.1 1 .... 1 .11 .1 .... , il.,. ",,,1'r"Jl'r(.".1" r''',, mmi, that tlu v mv 1 :ind p'creaiioii m much that tiny mv aH M milk 11111.1: h..ie liie.u.r..- .-nt in n-t aim nviva- ' lion it Would lie ill' llio-t peai.llil i all. i , o.u ,. , ...1 ,i...ii.r. as ih. v -aouIc 1 M1UU fmd ..m if thc n ade a inal .f tht i life they think a-... ai.lc Onewi oi. ni.X(.r i.py ,ai; never enjoy nt. for t'?t , ,u,s ,;,,, ,,, ,,ri.viim, u,r,. a..d , . ,,,, ,,. w,.r u.1)t l(1 umU5 ,ug r.,-ive. ; -honld fm.l It mure wavi- -,," I .1... .1 ... I I. .!.!..., .....1 I'...-,.. ll: Mil llllllll L lli'l ,..i. ...w- i ll 111:1 rll'U IIS ,1 .. ;,u. ,-,..'1.. nott.i a- .-tit. Many 1 1" "l'K' " n'u-.h.wu ''','J".'1',,,lt; th.y r mr.dly .1.. , ... . . ... nl mar mi happv a imi, tll(1). B. ,!' K,ilU : 1 . retnni to Uuir old oivnpaiien, 10 1- ! u,,,, 0f Indolence