Road Agents

The Eureka (Ncv.) Mepublióan contains the followiup; thrilling account of au uttempt te rob one of Wolls, Fargo ACo. 'ts oombes, wtrich was suecossfully rcsietccl by thfi mcHsougors, ofie of wlioin - Browu - formerly tan ia aud out of this city. Tho stage, says tho licjjuölican, that left Eureka for Tylx on Monday afternoon, tlic 3d inst., containing Prof. T. Prioe, the miiiing expert, and J. M. Haskcll as paRsengers, the driver, Jack Perry, and au employé of the stage company, was accosted about 'J o'olock at niglit as it liad diawn up bcfore tho Willows station, forty miles south of Eureka, by three niasked men, one o whoni callod upon Blair to snrrender saying: " Eugene Blair, get oiï tha stngo and snrrender." Belicviug tha tho men in the station had got drank and that one of them wis playing a bluf game, the demand was not immediatel; oomplied with; besides the night was so dark that the speaker could not be dis tinctly seen. The deniiiud, howover was more peremptorily repeatcd, when Blair prepared to dismount, leaving tho driver and Jimmy Brown on tlie seat Blair had scarcely reached the grounc with lus trusty shot-gun, when he was grecteJ with a doublé discharge of shotgnns, one from üie rear of the stage auc the other from the corner of the stable both passing so near his head that th powder of one warmed his face. Blai returned the fire almost simultaneouely but, being partially blinded by th smoke, and not scoiiig his object plain ly, evidently without effect. The repor of his gun had not died away before tho eold mnzzle of a gun was placed agains his breast by one of the robbers, with th intention no doubt of making sure wor of the brave messenger. Blair caugh it and chucked it aside, and turned th robber, who was pulling the wrong trig ger, half round, when Brown, on th seat, watching his opportnnity, raisec his shot-gun as quick as a flash and gav the road agent the f uil contents of on barrel square in the back, and he fel over mortally wounded, loaded wit eight buckshot. Alraost sunultancously with this deadly shot, Blair had place his shot-gun squarely agamst the fel low's breast, and would have blown hole through him as big as the moon ha. not his brave companion performed th service. Brown, after firing the shot jumped irom the stage, bnt had not fair ly reached the grouud when he was sho in the calf of the left leg, inflicting painful but not serious wound. Th other two robbers then üred four mor shots at the messengers at close rang with shot-guns and revolvers, none o whieh, however, did any harm, thoug thoy oame uncomfortably close, and dis appeared in the darkuess. The firin having ceased, the passengers got out o: the stage c.autiously and took a look a the wounded robber, who was writliing in mortal agony, and implored, begget and prayed to be killed. A noise at tl station now attracted attention, and on proceediDg thither it was found tliat th blacksmith and rancher, who were i charge of the place, had been bound se curely and threatcned with instant dcat by the robbers if they would give an; alarm on the approach of the stage Tlie robbers had eome to tlie station about an hour previous, compelled th inmates to surrender, cooked a rneal an ate it, unharnessed tho horses that hat been prepared for the incoming coach and tlien proceeded to lay tlieir plíns o attack. A small fort was built wit boards at the corner of the stable, anc an old ftx placed handy for the purpos of opening the troastire box. Th wounded robber was taken into the sta tion, where all tho partios remaiued dui ing the night. The Telephonc in a Nutsliell. The New York World explains, iu way that any one shotild be able to com prehend, the telephone iu its simples construction, as now exhibited in New York, thtis: " The telephone is opcratct entirely without the use of the galvani battery, being tlms simplified to the las degree. It is in appearance a pear shaped piece of niahogany, with an ori fice at the lnrgo end, and with a flexible silk-eovercd wire emergiug from th small end. Beiug opened, it is seen to consist of a powerful steel niagnet run ning nearly through the instrumen lengthwise, and wound witli a coil o fine insulated wire, which is connectec with the line. In front of this magnei but not in contact with it, is a disk o soft, thin iron. The voice strikes agaiiis this disk and causes it to víbrate, and a it npproaelies and recodes from the raag net a'current of electricity is generatec in accordantje with a well-known law This current passes over the wire and attracts anti repcls the disk in the telfphone attached to the other end of th line, this same Rimple instrument beini used in sending and receiving jnessages or rather iu tnlking and listening. " This is the whole apparatus; but a tho head office of the compauy they have some' simple switches and an attachmen for attracting attention by means of an electrio bell, the electricity being gener atd by a niagnet, as is tlie cas "with the telephone. By attaching any number of telephones to the line a mauy peoplc can hear the message spoken at the other end. "Attracting the attention of the gen tleman at the Broad street office, the re porter was dirocted to npply the instru ment to his ear while a eonversation wa held between the two points. A roaring sound like that perceptible when a shel is applied to the ear was all that was noticeable at first. Then a voice was dis tinctly audible, saying, ' I hope the gen tleman is pleased with the working o the instrument. ' The voice sounded ex actly as if the words had been spoken from the floor below through anordinar fipoaking-tube. The roaring noise, í was explained, was the noise of the street, which tlie wire picked up on its way between the two points. ' ' The switch was then called into requisition, and the telephone placed in connection with the office at Broadway and Thirteenth street, aud a youug man auswered the cali, who not only spoke audibly, but sang a rollickiug song and Tvhistled ' Tommy, Make Room for Your Anntie,' which was so audible that it seemed a though he must be in the next room. He wasn't. The reporter looked. This telephone has been tried a diatance of eight miles with equally satisfactory results, and the owaers are confident it eau be worked a much greatcr distaiice." Are Soldíer's Tents to be Proscribe! The Avenir Militaire, commenting on some articles recently contributed by Gen. Lewal to tlie Journal des Science Militairen, agrees with this latter that tents niust bo -proscribed during war. A man requires, the Avenir Militaire remarks, during a night oí seven hours, two and a third oubio meters of puro aar, Eight men, cousequently, shoiúd have eighteen and two-thirds cubic meters of fresh air; but eight men sheltered by two tentes d'ahri placed together, as is the custom in French camps in bad wcather, have only about one-sevcntrenth of this quantity to brcatho, and iho csirculation of air through the tent is not suflicient to make up for the deii;iency. The men, therefore, must jreathc au impure atmosphere tljrough out the night, and their healtli must sufer in consecuenee. Even in the bellent, wKlch, rolativoly to the number of men who sleop in it, is of larger dimenBions, the amonnt of air is insuflficient ; and, moreover, the tents, being of considerable weight, must be carried in wagons for the men, and, consequently, would almost invariably havo to be left jehind during rapid operatious in the ield, Troops, therefore, on active vice will generally be obliged eiüier to bivouac in the open or to be cantoned in, towns and villagcs adjacent to tbe lii,c. of march. As a rule, the Avenir Mjj taire holils it will be possihle to flnd a,, coinmodation for the main body Of , column, but tho advanwd gunrds, aal espooinlly the sereen of cavalry -wliirj, should cover the front of an army, j]j i 1 nu ist always be obliged to bivouac. Out or the Frjinff-Paii Into the Fire. The Manchester (Eng.) papers teil oj pretty rough experiences tüere on tl,, part of the, party of carpenters who emi. grated thithcr from this city not Ion since, to wort for Robert Neill & &L According to the Kraininer, some ten or fifteen had been either frightened ocs of their engagement or pereuaded to abancon it b_v the siriüuR joiuers, L siirrounded thein immdiately yni their arrival, nnd pleaded .'at, twog of different uationalitie, tin-T' weie brother workmen, and should 1,; common cause ígainst a commoa enemv ïhe contracta undor whieh the Amen' caus carne to Manchestor, itwonldap. pear, were mgned befare they know tl ' auy difliculties existcd in tlic trade thero. Ab a guarantee of their performance of the contract, each of the mm surreudered to Messrs. Neill & Soes chest of tools varying in value from fU to LG0, and tliese tools are to be detabt-ii from them until they have paidtlieii advanced passage money. If uow th yield to the stinkers' persuasions, thg will find themselve deprived of üieir tools, ttnable to get a job of workat thoir trade, and without a cent in their pockets, 3,000 miles from their hoaKS and friends. On the other ham], if they go to work, they are hooted nt in t stroets and pointed out aa Yankees fc have come to England to take the brcaii out of the mouths of honest Britiil workmen. Nor is this all. Two i them have been stopped by some dm, who warned them to qnit work or "takt tlie consequences as soon as the dark nights came on." Af ter this, it is prtsumed, we shall hear no more nboi; emigration of skilled labor frons tlá country. The condition of the artka Itere, at the present moment, majm be us felicitous as it might be,but itbt is the use of bis "jumping froïu tliefij. ing-pan into the flre?" - iVciw Y'A Bulletin. Worse Than a Flea in His Ear. A short time ago a man named Thomp. son, living on Morris oreek, in the Sierra Nevada mountains, was engagal m makiug hay. While at work he got aa aJfilrea seed in one of his ears. He applijd to a physician, but he was nsaUe to iind or remove the seed. About tra or twelve days after Mr. Thompson chiinced to bo picking at his a%fed member, when, to his great 8urpri,k feit some soft substdDce protnidingíroo the cavity of his ear, and, pullhig at it, was surprised to pull f ortli a green alfilrea leaf. As soon as he reeoveral ivm his surprise Mr. Thompson proenred i mirror and made an examination, ii observed protruding from his eai fe tiny leaves of an alfilrea plaat Ths seed in his ear had sprouted and to growing. He secuied a pair of tweezcis and tried to pull the plant out, bnt tbe leaves were too young and tender, and broke off, and left Mr. ThompBon a greater despair than ever, as he foek that he will be compelled to let the plant make a cousidorablcgrowth before ho can remove it In the meanwbile, howover, he fears the roots muy penetrate to his brain and Juli him. Burniug (jarbagc. New York city is trying the eipcriment of buming its garbage, and ttere is a promise of succes. A furnace is usod, the fires in which, after betng stsirted, are led by the giirbage itseif, the flames being fanned by power ereated from tho heat genérated, so that the cofet is simply the wear and tear of tk apparatus. There are forty-three kwpts and forty guards employed at Sing Sing.