St. Louis Globe-Democrat from St. Louis, Missouri • 2

a 1. I 40. SI. 4 natig Alobt-gemixtlat BLID 12, 1870. i aa GENERAL AND PERSONAL.

BABY BLANCHE. The captains of these small crafts often buy their own cargoes and bring them to the city for sale, and can not, by any means, be considered as "slouches'P on-e trade. The masters Of the crafts are generally very I cautious sailors, and although hen the breezes blow" they generally do not "go below, they seldom venture far when the weather looks excessively use a nautical phrase. The number of these little 1 vessels can not be definitely ascertained, as no I craft under fiNe tons burden is enroliett in the 1 Custom House, and the majority of the Galveston bay "inusquitoes" are of less size. They, beyond doubt, give employment to several hundred Men, who are hardy, frugal and industrious.

3 WITHIN the past year sight Mormon girls have 1 i married eolored men in Salt Lake. If London the Fishmongers' Company has given rho to the Female School of Art. 'I TER London Musical Rerieto states that the Maharajah Dbuleep Singh is taking leitsons in harmony from Berthold Tours. A num English newspaper Is about to be pub: Bahed in Paris. It is to be called TA' garde, and will be issued weekly.

I IT is reported that the Marquis of Bete has quarreled witb the Vatican Metals, and will secede from the Church of Rome. I A pawabrober writes that. whatever I Ina, have been said to the contrary, ism ia London do not pawn their coats for drink. 1 Deur baby Blafiebe.thon roij bud of aireetnesk 1 hold thee lovingly upon my knee, And fondly gloat noon thy falr comp1eteisela-1 For Ilove Mee. borrowed thee, bright cherub.

from tby mother. For 1 yearn for till things fair and sweet. And babes end flowers are Meows another, Pore and complete. Thou art a bud of beauty voting and tender A rosebud desrer than the full-blown flower; And coon thou, boo, wilt bloom with all the splendor Ut beauty's dower. God grant thy lire may be as sweet as honey: May sorrow never dint thy eyes with tears.

But let thy paths be flower-strewn and sunny Through all thy pears. feel the holy induence of thy spirit Fall on my weary soul like cooling dew, And nesr my journey's end can. es 1 near it, Feel strength anew. 110 I FOR ALASKA. i i 1 1 I 1,, tt A SOLOMON.

WANTED. i '2, 't I 1 would clamber down the and, bitching the hand le thq gnu, pow theta up to those on the wharf. were building the wharf at the time, and were bothered so that it became a nuisance, and they put si stop to the sport. The LI is excellent eating, and cuts into drum steaks, like halibut. They were caught last epring from boats at Diamond Town Bank, on the bay shore, weighing quite seventy anti eighty pounds each.

I THE FIRST PITIE7PSWEAD. The first sheepabead of the season is generally caught on or about May 6 every year by Thomae B. Mete, the veteran steward for thirty years of Atlantic House, Cape May, and Mr. Hughes la ready now if the sheepshead are. They are taken from batteaux in the sewed', using oft-shell crab bait.

We heard our towasman, William Townseud, merchant, relating his experience in drum fishing on Two-Mile Teach last season, with Dr. Reed, of Sixteenth and Chestnut, your city, both ardent, skillful amateur fishermen. gtanding in the surf, Mr. Town-mind succeeded in hooking and landing a line drum, and the Doctor had his bait taken several times, and at last he hooked a fine one, but he broke the snood and escaped, much to the chagrin of his would-be eaptor. Both are adepts at catching the various game fish here, and very superior marksmen among our varied, excellent hay soon to become so plenty due May 6 to 11 in countless clouds, plover, snipe, curlew, willet, sea pigeon, robin breasts, etc.

They are shot from boats and blinds with decoys among the mud fiats of the nottuda and thoroughfares. Samuel linger, pilot, lone a resident here and an enthusiastic fiaherman, informs us that he has never yet bad the pleasure of landing a drum-fish, though hihly successful with all the other species taken; here with the hook. While cruising on the pilot boats he has captured many a snapping mackerel (blue fish of New England waters), boanish mackerel, boneta, codfish, the latter by the ton almost, when at anchor in their hauuta in winter. i I I CANADA'S DRAWBACKS. Small Thinks the minion Belongs with the United The followg letter.eddressid by Win Smith to Mr.

T. Potter, M. P. for Rochdile, is printed by the 3lanchester Ex- aminer: Gold- THE March VS, My Dear Fetter; The new Canadian tariff, which shocks you all so much; hi the inevitable outcome of the political situation. You must set it down to the account of the empire which you have Just been touting at the 1.ufferin banquet.

Canada is merely the, border of the habitable and cultivable pertlon of this continent. She Is not even an unbroken border by an uncultivable tract between this -Province Manitoba, and again. between Manitoba and Jiritish Columbia, by mountain ranges, through which the projectors Of the Pacific Railway have not yet found a practicable route. Cut off this border by a Customs line, front the rest of the continent and you will have commercial atrophy and iluancial deficit. The true remedy is commercial union with the rest of the continent; but this "empire" ferbids, and Po the Canadians, in a state of deep commercial depression, and with their government on the high road to bankruptcy, are forced to try something else.

i of the deficit which compels the imposition of fresh taxes, more than half may be charred to- the Intercolonial Railway, a politico-milltary railway 'constructed for the-purpose of the empire, in which some have been sunk, and which la till run at a loss. Of the Fest, a considerable may be charged to the military force which we are made to keep up the Americans. We are now going to sink in the Pacific Railway for the purpose of. uniting British let population of 10,000 whited to the Provinces on the Atlantic coast with which it has no natural connection what. -ever.

This will probably be the end. But thanks to the assiduous cultivation by Dufferin and Company of an Imperialist and anti-Republican feeling here, the end will probably not come without a convulsion, perhaps not without a bloody one. If Canada bad been in the Union, she would have turned the scale eo completely in favor of freedom agalk slavery that there would likely have been no civil war. If she Were in the Union now, she would in the same way render hopeless the attempt of the South to regain its ascendency in conjunction -with the which is apparently go-lug to breed fresh troubles en this i Leave the New World to its own destinies, and you will have first its assured friendship and then its trade. You have sent us, and are daily sending us, many good things of other kinds; but your political interference has been and is mkebievoun, alike to yourselves and to the communities of the New World.

inclose "Prof." Fannffig en court et- iquette, and one or two cuttings from the papers, which will give you some idea of a court in a col- any. Prof. Fanning is a Toronto dancing master, who went to England and interviewee the Lord Chamberlain in order to qualify himd nett the Beau Nash of the Court of Ottawa. I suppose you begin to see now what a humbug Durferin "policy" was. Yours, moat.

truly. s- GOLDWIN SMITH. P. S.Yon will Observe that the tariff is not so protectioniet, in the proper sense of term, aa intended to enforce reciprocity. Our du-.

ties are to be lowered again. if the Americans will lower theirs. But they will not lower their duties or do anythiug else-to foster a po- Wiest outpost of the British aristocracy and a possible source of future trouble to this coutiDent. The ease of the Canadian manufacturers was really a very hard one. They were abut out from the markets of the continent, and, at the same time, exposed to the influx Of American goods wherever there Imes a glut In the States.

If the quantity in the gate was not very large, the liability was enough to disturb their calculations; -1' 4 QUERN VICTORIA DI ITALY )0- ted ift Pi re et, ifie ble ine, vu ith ap; of leir Ion red Of Lye Of be are the at. tut rila ald vor aid the the the on Kn- mt. et, Ind of aCe et- 0111 Ve 01- tog Md of A PACIFIC SE SIDE. 1 I a I I i 4 The Parentage of a Child Claimed by Two Women. Mout the 'Potato fOblel Commercial When the case of Nelly Rivers Nvas called up in Police Court this morning scarcely any, eue anticipated a sensation not on the pr.gramme.

The complaint filed against tbe woman named above was that she was keep-, lug I house of ill-fame, and, after the exam-' ination of witnesses In the morning, the Court withheld his decision till 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The police claim that these mks are the most troublesome of proof of any that ever come up in the Pollee Court, and, judging 1 from the evidence in this case, it looks as if they were telling, the strict truth in the matter. 0 I At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon a visitor could have seen in the Police Court Clerk's office the Judge of the Court, the Deputy Clerk, the Prosecuting Attorney, and the defendant above cited with a child, the young woman claiming to be the mother of Said child, some ()timers, attorneYs and a reporter of the Commercial. 1 Just before Court. opened, Officer Stricker stated that be could produce a claimant for th.

parentageot the child that was then in the -1 arms of Nay Rivers, and he pointed to a 1 young lady who -gave the name of Lena Itiv- i ere-. Though, the names wersalike, IL did not I look as if there could be any celationship be- tween the two women, Nellie being a coarse appearitig-woman, whilst the other bad the aypearauce of being Of a Muck better class be soele 4 el Lorenz asked '4 quest-Ion or two 0 Lena 1 ie ivers, end thee there followed some cross-fire between the till the attorney of Nelly Rivers told her not to say anything about the matter, as it was not then un- der decision. -The judgment of the Court was then given. 1 and it was eta and mete againet Neily Rivers for the offense alleged against her by the city, but, at the request of herself by her attorney. sentence Was withheld till Monday' night to enable her to leave the city.

After this matter bad been settled, all parties left the and the further developments in the case were transferred to another field. Immediately after the above described scenes, Lena Riversttought out the law office of Ritchie, Howe Jr Ritchie and stated her ease. eke said that the child then in the I possession of Nelly Rivers was hers; that it 449 born on the 2Ist day of May 1878, and 1 i thee it was taken away by Nelly with her on the 22d day cif the same month. i In this consent, however, a peculiar inis- I representation had been made to. her, so she ,1 claims, and it was only through it she bad ever given permission to the woman to take i it Is ay Rivera, according to her statement, I had been a frequent visitor to the insane asylum hospital, and wanted a fair child, stating that she was the wife of a butcher named Brown, and she had letters addressed to her on Erie street in that name.

Her story, which has some appearance, of truth, is that she was educed a young man of good standing-in society, and that ho left her home to hide her shame and save her 1 I friends from the sorrow of knowledge of it. She came to Toledo, it birth to the child, i and. after leavhig It hi the care of Mrs. Brown, or Nellie Rive, went back to home; amino oile was -aware that she -had been a mother. state of affairehad 'gone on till the maternal feelings tkeame so: strong within her that She felt boupd to see her chlic; and a short time ago she came to Toledo de- termined to had it.

She badin some way got, a elms to Its whereaboute and wanted to get an officer to go with her to get it, and it was through this that she appeared at the Police Court yesterday. After hearing her statement, Judge now conducted Lena Rivers to the Court of Judge Sherwood, and the Judge, after taking her sworn statement, issued a writ' of habeas corpus for the bedv of the child. This was given to the and his ueputy obtained possession of. it test evening. It is now itt charge of a nurse waiting the decision of the Court, which will be given, after hearing the testimony, on Monday afternoon next.

The question that was puzzling to the mind, of all that heard this statement was, what did i Nelly Rivers want with a child. leading such a life as she was? After diligent inquiry, however, it was found. that she had obtained ever 4,30 from a man in Toledo, clannine that she was its-mother and that he was the father. It is also stated that she had been a mother, but the child so she obtained posses- sten of the child in dispute to palm off on the man of whom she obtained the money This I somewhat cleared the mystery and, has the appearance of being a solution of the problem. As soon as, possible after the decision of the 1, Court, Nelly Rivers made arrangements for l' jesting the city, and it looked as if the Sheriff's officer was none too soon in getting 1 possession of the child.

But here, agam, the matter took a sudden turn. Nelly Rivers pur- 1, chased a ticket for Detroit. and would have left Toledo, taut elm let a fellow named Wil- I liam Driscoll, who else had been ordered out l', of the city in the morning, take her ticket. and she eomplained at the Police Station afterwards that she could not find- him. What 'the did afterwards is, a problem still to be i 1 I Now Olaf Lena Rivers has found out what il kind of a place the child was ben brought 11 tip she: states that she is determined to 11 fight the matter Pont to the bitter end If, 11 however.

her statements are correctand names are given of many respectable wit- nesses to prove it---it scarcely seems possible I that Nelly Rivers will contest the case; but in i such a strange mat-tee it is venturesome to risk an opinion. I he whole matter will be decided, as stated before, by Judge Sherwood, -on 1 Monday next. It it a io ti 11 0- a I( a 6, I -a tl to a to 0 co ti wall sum aPP Cou jeav Shei post mat chat left of and aft she solv NI hint Alp fighi bow nam newt that an suet Mon Many respectable Wit- scareely seems possible contest the case; but in 1 it is venturesome to risk 1 matter ill be decided, E. Judge Sherood, on 1 1 i i i1 I i i at be appeared at the other. But a vigorous resistance Iron; boat-books and Pars induced him to resume his light in 'each instance.

By this time all hands on the ship were watching -the struggle, and the whaleboat was sent to our assietanee; lant for fully an hour both boots, lashed together, were towed without signs of exhaustion from the lisho the thrusts of boarding pikes seeming onlyto accelerate its Speed. -Finally its immense exertions told upon it, and it came to the surface directly between the two boats, where it Wee placed hors de combat by blows from an ax i and dyeing the water erimson with its blood, was towed ashore and dragged upon the beach. It required the united exertion of nearly forty men to accomplish this undertaking. A more formible looking monster' than; this devil fish eould hardly be imagined. it was shaped soniewluit like an immense bat, measuring IZiS feet in width by II feet in length; it WIN 29 inches thick and Weighed probably 2,000 pounds It had but one fin, unless the wing-shaned extremities by which It propelled itself can be considered as such, or that at the base of a long, thin tail, similar ie appearance to a riding whip, and which is preserved as a memento of the adyenturer Its eyes are placed in flexible projections, which seem to have been used to grasp and convey food to ita mouth.

The mouth, large enough to engulf a man whote, was destitute of teeth, but furnished with solid bones, that, in the dying agonies of the fish, ground large pieces of coral as a stone-crusher would stone. The skin of the fish was rough as a coarse tile, and of a dark grayish hue on the back, with white patches towards the head, and pure white on the under side. Several Mexicans preserit viewed the 'capture with great liatistaction, as they affirm that this creature is one of the most dreaded enemies of the pearl diver. e' The capture of a devil-fish seems to bo an event of rare oceurrenix. One was caught by the officers of the Narragansett iseveral years in this harbor, but with that exception none of the old salts onboard have ever before seen one Captured.

EXODUS. i t- Canadians Pouring Into the rotted 8.atesA Result of Hard Times in the (From the Chicago Tribuhe.1 ST. ALBANS, VT-, May Albans furnishes a broad field to notice the masses of all classes of humanity moving to and fro between the United -States and the Canadian Dominion. Just at this time when the great negro, exodus from the South to Kansas is agitating the public mind, and the movements of these poor refugees, who are seek-leg homes in the Far West, are eagerly sought out and chronicled in the newspapers, there is another exodus, of a far different class of People, passing through S. Albans en route to the I ar West, and a stall portion going to New England before proceeding further.

Every train south Is loaded with Canadians immigrating to the United States. For the past few weeks nothing like it MU ever before been witnessed. Entire familles--old and young, and many of them of an advanced intellectual classhave arrived, and proceeded npon their journey. until the arrivals have attracted much more than the-usual attention, and created greet and serious talk as to the causes of it. It has not heretofore bees an unusual sight to see the United States Customs Inapectors looking -over the baggage and boxes perions who eetue from Canada en route to the many manufacturing towns of New England, to work for several months, and then, after gettiug a few dollars ahead, return to their native land.

In fact, the faces of some of these people have titanium familiar, on account of the regularity of the yearly journeys'. But for aeveral weeks past another and far better clans of Canadians have bees passing through. in parties of various sizes, numbering in one instance as high as ill. Each party is usually accompanied by an experienced guide, and- rumor hail it that the men in charge of these people are repres, sentatiVei of various large Weetern Within the memory of man, emigration from Canada has never been so brink as at present. A neWspaperpubibilied hers to-day refors to the exodus as follows: "Every train is loaded with emigrants for the Cnited -States from Canada.

The- supporters of the Isational Policy' mutt be wofulty taken dawn when they view this mighty exodus, and Lye that the very best of the young men, Dot altogether the French. are being swallowed up by the ineatiable Western prairie and the New England workshop. In fact, it seem as if the very flood-gates of discontent in Canada were loosed." Last night another party of these people passed through here ea route --Westward. They were for the most part bound for Doll, and from thence farther West. Among the crowd I noticed some of more intellectual appearance than the usual run of those whom I have seen pass through.

There were etalwart men, with their familiesmew who have experienced-the toil upon farms, and are used tobard labor. And there were young men whe wereas one of them put it to i hi reply to my question as to. their to get into a free climate and warnier couMry. I took' it he meant a free country and a warmer climate. I attempted to glean from several of the emigrants what had prompted them to leer.

Canada and seek homes in the Western-part of the United States; but they were very reticent. The inference left was, they expected to emceed better in Ohs country than in ennuis. i Their route West seemed to be over the New York Central to Buffalo. then via tl4 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern to Chicago. and from Ciliate.

via the made toward Kan-as and Nebraska. The Canadian press seem not to be aware of this great exodus from Ste Dominion, or are willfully keeping the facts from the public. Sun Signaling. firrom the New York Poet. 1 The interesting extract from Nature which was printed in your columns last week on the use of the "heliostat." or signaling by sunshine, in the Zulu some facts and experiments Which have come under my notice, and may be worth inentiouing.

The die- Lance to which these signals may be sent if the glass, no matter how small, only adjusted at the proper angle, hi almost Incredible, and, Indeed, is only restricted by the dip of the horizon. During the work of the ICosat Survev some years lig( signals were repeatedly. sent from the dome of the college building at Princeton, Ni to the easternmost point of the Navesink Highlands, a distancoof thirty Coinmilniattion is kept up by Means of this flashing of the sun's rays between the Lighthouse Keepers at Fauikner's Island, In Long Island Sound, and the hills behind New Haven, a distance of twenty-five miles', and in 1863 the news of the death of President Linooln was transmitted in this way.I Last summer two young men, one of whoui resided at Mamaroneck, 'on the Sound, and the other tight miles opposite across the Sound, near Olen Cove, signified to men other every day of sunshine without difficulty by the use of mirrors, and they found a small hand-glass served the purpose quite as well as a larger glass, producing a brilliant flash of light. I have myself signaled from Staten Island to Sandy Hook point, 4 a distance Of eleven miles, with perfect ease. The Morse systenrof telegraphy is all that is needed, a long and 'bort flash answering to a long and Short dash, etc.

When a word is completed all that is needed is to shake the glass backward and if stationary, move the covering off and on. Much amusement and interest can be gained by this sun signaling. Yours truly, New York, May 6, 1879. T. Lovely Monica, Nene Los Angeles Health Bathing taking IngMappluese.

Iterem the, Chicago Tribeeel SANTA MONICA, April 30.When Senator Jones in Int dropped down to Los Angeles from Virginia City and. looking around, picked np a acre ranch front a needy Spaniard, to whom be paid he thought that be could himself no greater honor, nor bestow upon his cou-stit-u-ents, and their uncies, and their cowling, and their aunts no greater pleasure than to construct upon this shining shore of the Southern California coast a bathing establishment that should vie With the more pretentious establishments of a like nature in the East. Well, 1 need not say to you that SenatonJones is a man of action. Me acted in this instance. The result is that Santa Monica, 4 the Long Branch of the Pacific' Coast," is sat established fact.

I can see two very good reasons' for the entabliehmeut of this resort. The drat has its birth to the semitropical climate of this lovely spot: the second is the remarkably fine beach-emuch finer, 1 think, than Santa Cruz, or Long Branch, N. J.something, in fact, like Newport, or Cape May. At the time there are comparatively few people herea few invalids from the East, a blarated Britiah tourist or two, a half dozes Americans, and-the score or so of people who daily run down from Los Angeles for a dip in the surf. But I am told that the large hotel built by Senator Jones in ISM in crowded to Its utmost capacity; that excursions and picnics and tourist parties are of daily occurrence, and that tbey are all alike.

I find myself to be, after a few hours' stay here, full of prelims of the glories of the placethe gentle breezes, the gebial atmosphere, the Laugh- ing surf. 1 regret to say that soma of thou get full of other Influences, which they imbibe out of a glans bottle. But what Ls that In the "wonderful climate of California?" as McKee Rankin's Judos would say. 1 was looking over an exhibit of the temperature of Santa Monica, end dnd the following to have been a eon-set ehowingi for a year, taking six mouths in MGT and six months In 1S77 Deg. terat Deg.

July 1.aa Jvatourfr August tapper fli April As November ort hay December An Jane. te venligo for the year ...62 Average for itt75-1 st This Is an excellent showing, as many Invalids have doubtlens found. There le excellent fishing here, and quail, duck, black-tailed deer, and rabbite swarm the mountain aides and lakes near at band, while within a few miles are situated tint famous Los Angeles orange orchards, through which the train whirls on its way Irma Los Angeles to this lovely city by the sea. i To-day the surface of the sea Is ealm, bul the ever-ceaseless moaning of the waves may be beard on the beach as I write, while o'er the bosom of the. deep sail many pleasure boats, bearing laughing loads of excursionists front the neighboring towns.

Senator Jones beilded better than he knew when.he founded Santa Monica, and 1 assure you Lhave no ulterior motive in advising the tourist orhealthseeker who comes to California to visit Santa Monica by all means, and agree with me that the ancient elle of Paradtse is found at last. The time from San Francisco is but twenty-three hours, through a splendid country, and over a magnitle.olt railroad, over the far-famed "loop" of the Southern Pacific, and through the great San Tunnel to the 'City of the Angelesand thence through the garden of the world to Santa Monica. fire U. S. ReeenTr3---tter Bound for bitka.

Irrem the sae Fraireiseo calt.1 The r. Revenue cutter Richard Rush will sail for Sitke, Alaska, on Thursday next, the sib inst. 'Fire Rush has made to the Behring Sea which have at times been extended to the Arctic Ocean for several seasons past. be is an iron-screw steamer of 191 tons measurement, carrying two twenty-pounder rifled guns forward, together with a mu complempent of small arms suitable for a vessel of her size. She is sehooner-rigged.

well built; of an approved model, and will steatn eleven knots per hour under steam alone. The Rush is at preaent lying off Second street wharf. near Mission In the course of a conversation bad on board of her yesterday with Capt. George W. Bailey, U.

8. It. her, comtnander, a Call representative learned SOME INTERRSTING PARTICULARS regarding the voyage about to be undertaken and the objects sought to be gained thereby. Capt. Bailey said that he should not probably go farther north than Norton Sound, this pea-son, and from that poiut keep a close watch among tha Wanda and along the main land down as far south as order to prevent any illicit tmding with the Indians.

Ile will also overhaul and subject to close inepection all vessels sailing tinder the American flag in those waters: and if any suppliee of anus or stores of spirituous liquors are discovered on board, they win be at, once confiecated. In past years a greet deal of mischief has been done among the native tribes, those situated along the shores of the Arctic Oman, by nnserupulons traders, many of them tailing from this port, who freighted their vessels with rum which they verily bar- tered for the Ivory and whalebone conceded by the Indians and heretofore sold by them to the American whs.ere. The effect of their trade is said to have been demoralizing to the nation and many tales are told by whaling captallis of THE EXCESSKS COMMITTED by these people, naturally amiable in dirposalon, while under the influence of "fire water." A few years ago a tribe along the coast, west of Cape Barrow was a happy and contented people, living quietly in their huts during the winter and bunting and fishing during the summer mouths. Their induetry was proverbial, and they readily disposed of their stock of ivory and whalebone to the small eehooners visiting them for the purpose and to vessels of the whaling deets, receiving in return cotton cloth, tobecco, and other articles such as their needs or fancy might demand. But, slue, some of the more enterprising (i) of the traders wanted to exhilarate trade, and so they began reducing the stock of dry goods and tobacco and filling their vesselo with ruin.

Like all barbarians the brain-stealing power of the liquor soon affected and eormered the Polar native. Inetead or giving chase to the bow-head through the floating Ice and actually worrying the leviathans to death with their alone-pointed harpoons, they contented them-e ves with seeking barely food enough ux eke existence until the trader should or. rive with the longed-for runt. They wilt. not It raid, trade for anything and rag AOCURSRD hrapidly and surelytcmrrying theta off.

Our Captein, who had arrived on the coast near the headquarters of a tribe tun after the visit of a trader, says that among the indium who flocked over the vides of his ship. he noticed some with eyes blacked, and one who sp- peered to have cheek bitten as if by some wild animal- Tbo wound appeared to be quite fresh, and he asked for an explanation. The poor savage replied: "Chief he all same dog when be drunk," by word and motion showing how in a motnent of drunken rage his Chief bad actually bitten the cheek from his The Treasury Department has made strenuous efferts to have this traffic broken up, but with only partial success as seen; instead of getting their supplies from here the traders generally clear from the Sandwich Islands, and a single cutter like the Rush, especially if she does go through Behring Strait, is unable to apprehend them all. A Commission consisting of lion. John B.

Eaton and two ministers of the Presbyterian Church are now at bitka, and propose proceedingas far north as possib for the purpose of 1 INQUIRING INTO THR of the natives and their probable suseeptiliiity to religious training. In order to afford the members of this Commission all the advantages within the.power of time Administration, the Treasury Department has directed Capt Bailey to offer them passage on the Rush from Sitka to 'iodise and return. In reply to a question as to his opinion in regard to the situation of affairs in Bailey said that he -feared there might be an outbreak there at any time. The natives have always been held in check by at least a show of force while under the Russian Government, and now they are naturally, when left to theniselves. insolent.

Besides, they distill all the molasses they can obtain into rum, and are almost constantly under the influence of the decoction, a very little of which would kill a white meat. While intoxicated, they might become engaged Au a dispute with the settlers, and A SCSGIA SPARK might light a flame which would result in the massacre of the whole colony. The natives have, too, among other polite arts, become expert poker-players. For this latter accompliehment they are indebted to their usesociation with the United btates troops, who were stationed there soon after our sequin-of the the Territory. Instead of hoarding the money they receive from the fur company for the skins collected by them during the summer, the Alaska Indian uses, it, during the winter months to "blutr' his 'neighbor, or sometimes when of a business turn, will start a little bank of his own, where be will allow his friends to call, aud lose their money in reguier civilized style.

The Rush will take a full cargo of coal on board at Nanaimo, and will be absent about live nionths. amt. Balky thinks that Prof. Swedish explorer, is all right, and will be heard from early seamen. lie will, however, be ready, in pursuance of instructions received to that effect, to offer him any assistance, and will make diligent ineiniries concerning him as soon arrives In Norton Sound.

THE CONELLING 1 Rmteoe9s Stromlo Behavior About It What On. McQuade Says About, the Senator. 41 trues Letter In the Mirage Tribune. The cialet theme of conversation in Utica Is about Senator Conkling's strange behavior in regard to his only daughter's wedding with Mr. Dittman.

It seems that the Senator had remarked to some one who bad spoken of his new son-in-at "Not my son-in-law, sir, but Mrs. Conkhog's son-in-law. I don't know him." "Conk. don't know Mr. Oatman?" exclaimed Conductor on Mr.

Oatman's division of Samuel Sloan's Delaware. Lackawanna and Western Railroad. "Why. if I was in the Superintendent's place, I wouldn't recognize Conk. Ontinan is gentleman.

and everybody lakes him. Why, I knew Conk. thirty years ago, when be married Horatio Seymour's sister, and I tell you Horatio Seymour's sister married Roscoe when he warn 't half so much, of a man as Mr. Getman. I don't blame the Seymour' for not recognizing Roscoe at tirst, because be was rather a weak specimen; but Beside Conkling couldn't have married a better man than our Superintendent.

He's young and handsome, and a gentleman every inch of him if he did learn a machinist's trade." It seems that, through a ludicrous mistake, word got out that Roscoe conkling sent his congratulations the might of the wedding. One of Senator Conkling's particular friends In Utica is Mr. Proctor, the proprietor of Hogg', Hotel. Well, Mr. Proctor, who is a cultured young man, and a strong supporter of Roscoe, was one of the ushers at the wedding.

While he was at the wedding a big, fat, three-page letter mine to him at the hotel, from Senator Conkling. The clerk thought that, of course, it contained wedding-congratulations from the Senator, and sem it, on up to the reception. Mr. Proctor opened it, expecting to read a sweet, congratulatory message from Coukling to the bride and groom. Everybody helti their breath until the seal was broken, and then they found that the long letter was about engaging rooms for the summer at Richfield Springs for a Mrs.

Jewell. Mr. Proctor tried to keep the matter a secret, but a guest who was apart to to the disappotutmeut let it out. When I asked Gan. McQuade.s son of Gen.

McQuade who recently died in Utica about the wedding, he said: "Why, the people in Utica daren't talk about Conk. They are all bull-dozed. Conk. has bull-dozed. the whole town, and not a man dare WV a word above a whisper.

But I tell youCook.was always a sellisb dog. Wife! daughter? There's nothing sacred to him but Conkling. Nice fellow? Why, Conk. was an Idiot beside Dittman twentv-eve -yearn ago. Bessie Conkling has married well.

The Say. mount all like her. She is a Seymour all over. Bessie is. Tbe you know are plain, domestic people.

Why, Horatio Sey- moor wears the same hat ho has worn for thirty' years; and that old horse of his I've seen him drive for eighteen years. NoConk. is not a favorite here in Utica. He's got a certain set bull-dozed into going for him; but If he were to fall into the Causi to-morrow, nine men would, pass before one would pick him out." 1 "But Senator Conkling is a sound Republican, isn't he?" I asked. 1 "Conk.

a sound Republican No. Why, don't you know he refused to vote tor Fremont in Welt He got over in the Know. Nothing pasture, and trained around with the 1.111mm-item. Did you ever hear the joke Davie Hackett got on Conk. I told (ion.

McQuade I hadn't. 'Well. Conk. was finning for Congreei in 'fiEl. He was making a speech op at New Hartfordtalking about the 'red eye of and how the Democrats were 'gibbeted on the cross-roads of public and "Doe the Senator always use these I interrupted.

"Yes, alwaye. Well, after the speech, Davie Hackett got up and asked Oenk why be didn't vote for John C. Fremont. I was very busy, and was out of townand I knew the election would be so overpoweringly Republican that my vote would not be replied Conkling. amid Davie, 'I knew a man cmee Jake Mason--svho went to a donation where six lannere were to contribute a Jug of milk apiece.

Wall, one mana very mean man-- thought it would not make any difference if he contributed water in 'place of milk; so be tilled up a luir with water and took it to the donation. When be got there. be turned It over the bung, and it ran into a barrel where all the other farmers bad poured their milk. Now, what do you think was the result? Why, every one of the six farmers happened to be as mean as Jake Mason. Mem all brought wafer.

Now. Mr. asked Davie, where would the Repeblican party be if every man should be as mean as you and Jake "Hackett'," said Gen. McQuade, "used up Roscoe in Now Hartford. 'Did you know Roscoe when be was a yonng I asked the General.

we studied law in the same office. Conk. te not a scholar. Ile never went to college; but be was always full of glittering generalities. He was always a cuckoo.

Ile was always readylike Theodore Tilton-to shine in borrowed plumage. Do you remember speech on the Electoral Commission? Weil, that speech was all digested from John Bigelow's book. Conk. never got (Alan original idea in his life. tell you he's a parrot a cuckoo.

He'll want to come home and board with young Oatwan before be (Hint yet; 'mind what I say Did he give a bowie to his daughter? Some say I asked. No. Getman has rented a house here, and his wife, the Seymour. and Mrs. Conkling are perfectly bappy, while Conk.

is down at Washington gazing at the stars." CAPTURE OF A DEVIL FISH. 1 Exciting Struggle With a Monster of the Pacific Ocean. mom the Valle) (CA.) Chronicle.) An officer of the flagship Pensacola of the pacific squadron, writing from off La Paz, Lower California, December 9, communicates an interesting account of the pursuit and capture of an enormous sea monster resembling Victor Hugo's famous devil dub. The writer says: The most exciting event of our cruise thus far was the capture to-day of an immense devil fish. gver4 since our arrival in these waters several huge fish have been observed in the vicinity of the ship, and much speculation him arisen as to what they One making his appearance this afternnoon.

our gunner, George E. Cushman, decided to establish his identity if possible, and accompanied by Assistant Engineer Edwards, Mid- shiumen McDonald, Wood, Craven and Pay-master's Clerk Speulding, gave chase in the dingy. The fish, swimming slowly and near the surface of the water, which is very clear here. looked like a great brown mass. frequently throwing above the waves the thin white tips of its sides like the dorsal fin of a shark.

It allowed the boat to approach within a few yards of it without showing symptoms of hen it suddenly sounded. The harpoon, thrown by Mr. Cushmegi- struck, but not with sudicient force to bold, for the esti freed itself and disappeared, after ging the boat with great velocity for severe) seconds. Another was seen. however, after a short search, and was approached more successfully.

As it showed an indifference to our presence equally great to that of Its companion, we pulled the boat directly over, and no more thau a foot or two above it, and Mr. Cushman, standing In the bow, plunged the harpoon firmly into its flesh. In an instant that seemingly passive mass was transformed Into an infuriated monster, which first threw Itself bodily out of the water, and then, settling down to business, sent the harpoon-line whizzing out at a rate that would have made it decidedly uncorafortaele for-us had it become foul. The strain soon came upon the ilingy.and as wewere whisked along with 11,0 $. need of an express train, we felt as thowth mei applied the match to some mine, or we had been taken in tow by the gentieman in black himself.

It was a ride that for novelty and speed could rarely be equaled. Imagine our situation, in a lieht boat, with such a monster attached to it. which, as it rushed' along, now on the surface, and again diving deep, threatening to upset us among the sharks, and you can realize the intense excitement of the moment. The only available thing in the boat, a bucket, had been inade fast to the harpoon line to over some additional resistance, but the fish seemed to re-, gard it no more than a feather, and with the bucket out of sight under the water, continued to draw us up and down the bay at toll speed. During all this time its efforts had been confined to an attempt to escape, but as its load erew heavy it became belligerent, and several tunes turned upon the boat, exhibiting the full capacity of a mouth some two feet in and lashing the boat with its sides.

We made up our minds that if the fish decided to jump Into the, dingy, WI would quietly slip over on one hide 1 1 I IT is reported tbat Lieut. GOY. Long, of Massachusetts0 has made a metrical transla-- 1 'I lion of Virgil's 2Eneld, which is in preset; Tun Capitol at which was to have -est 14,000,0100. has sarsady cost 610.000.000 and IV; will require or a.000,000 more to Veto FirTT-TOtra thousand is the number placed. by Messrs.

Chickering Sons upon a piano I fin flood ished last week. Think of tile ot met- i'' 1, A dy created by 54,000 pianos! "GREAT heavens!" he murmured, as the r- 1- dealer named the price. "I don't want a Whole strawberry; I only want a small slice oft the I -round I' hiladelph la Herald. r' Ir LEAKY, who made his trom the Ludlow Street Jail. New York, on WednesI day evening last, la a heavy-weight butilar.

It'. Ile tips the beam at 240 pounds. It -t--- PitorNallOa says that yery great im- t. provement in the electlicas light must be re- 1 garded as luevitable, but be does not believe gas mill be beaten out of the field by it; there is 4 t-- too much use for gas. 11.

7 TnaCanon of Derry Cathedral in England it -has written a book, la which he asserts that "the divine rignt of episcopacy has atways been, and alw a) a will be an open question in the Church of England." I Tun printing press which Napoleon carried with him to Moscow, Met whieb fell into the bands of the Russians during his retreat, is I- now at Petersburg and the owner oilers to sell it for 1,000 roubles (MO)- 0, IT is stated that r. Frederick Martin. who 1 I was ones Secretary to Mr. Carlyle. oontemI- '-'t plates reannting the biography of the historian li.

which be commenced some time ago, but which was abandoned by special request. I. I -11TECUL1ta1TT of the climate of Gi1eon-4min winter and anti: late in the spring is the drop- 3 ping of what is called Abe "night dew." Dort, ing the whole night beginning about 11 o'clock i anti lasting till near aunties, the sound of a I gentle rainfali is beard Tan lovely Mrs. Langtry. has ceased to 00 draw" in London.

An enterprising manager souse time ago artfully advertised that Sirs. i LangtrIr would be present at a concert at Lana- i', habarn Hall. and a large crowd of esqunative persons were expected, but the scheme failed. i blomtv is wanted for the Beaconatleld golden ,,2 laurel wreath. Only thIrty-one towns have been beard from.

and there is a deficiency of WS The originator of the project "begs the Conservatives to sebd a contribution-no mat- ter bow ausall." The total cost of the wreath is 61 120 Tan Midnight hibudou In London report. i that daring last year 12.000 poor womea were I advised with to the ainety-two were adiatisted to she night refuges. sixty more apt 7.... totted for thirty-four were sent to I' homes. and.twenty-six "otherwial clisposed of or ant lc 0 ERNST C.

Iligallta, I yoRang Enellobtaan. le 4 In search of his father, who emigrated to this t- Isometry gyms years ago. The father. Charles i Feanall. Meager.

as a former offices la the triisa Armor a a pattevonear bet his postale has 4 not been. 'trews for two years.aad Um son fear 4 be has corn to an untimely datio.b. "Mu. A A. Botrsait.

eldest Imo of Robert Bon- of the Lager. will be married in a 11 few days to Miss Jeanette Pitch, daughter of prominent Indiana lawyer. residing In Law renceburg. Tile marriage edit be private, I cresing to the fact that Mr. Bonner is still in i i mourning, and will lake place in Cincinnati.

I 1 Ina Prince of Wales was so tickled with the I 1 mile shooting of Dr. Carver; the American, be- fore his august presence recently, that be sent him a letter of compliment, accompanied by a gold horse-shoe scarf-pin, studded with monde, and having In the center the Prince's 1 feathers. with minute colored precious stones 7, in the band of the coronet IT is said tilt there are fewer tramps in this country this spring than before In eve years. The allot-gun policy, combined with the stone 1 breaking occupation. has evidently bad its of- loci- It would be cruel, remarks the Rochester I.

pentoorat. to say that the greater part of them have been walking in a sawclost circle. cheered 4 AL i by thousands and eulogized by the press It: Scat a stalwart Republican as Elijah McCienthan; of Sigourney, is likely to motto too Brigadiers" tremble for the auceses of their cause in the next generation. Ha is the father cot twenty-live chilttron, twenty of whom 1. are now living, and has brought them all up in the sound faith of Republican doctrines.

Ile also bas fifty gramdchildrea and tour great- grandchildren. I i THERE are only twenty-three actual makers r- 'ot pates, de foie gras, the sales of whicii reach about a year. The geese consumes 4 very large quantities of corn, and a little anti) many is added to the grain to swell the liver. good fat. goose will.

after this treatment. 4 weigh 16 to 20 pounds, and bare a liver lug from 2 to 3 pounds The taste for this deli' 0 cacy steadily grows. i PAUL MORPHY is harmlessly Insane. Be -dentee that he knows loathing about chess, imagines that be is a great lawyer, and that he was defrauded in the settlement of his father's f- 4 estate. lie is living quietly at New Orleans, I stromenades Canal street daily, and if any I 1 quaintance rashly gives him a chance, re- hearses the long story of his wrongs.

Be is V. I well cared for by his I. Da. PAW, a distinguished Italian savant, advances the theory that the human Orgitilieet undergoes in the course of its existence a slow i oxidation, on the completion of whktis death ensues. This operation should require (acet, --t dents excepted) about 100 years.

To counteract A the devitalizing action, be recommends thesis few grammes of sulphate be taken every -morning, as furnishing a check upon oxide- it Lion-. .4, Da' Rosa and Mr. Candied drank two glasses of whisky in a drug store at Alliance, Ohio, and found it so good that they called for more. P. As they raised their glasses again the physician I' said: "Here's your good health." "Ob.

don't say said Canfield. "corutider your il st business, and visit this stun may make me 1 si -It." Thai' drank. and within an hour bcith Were dead, the druggist having given them ti -poison by mistake. Mit. 11.

Trams arrived in Albany, N. ,1 from Greenwich. the other day, driving ti his trotting borstl. Sam. Patch, the distaste l- being 100 miles.

and the actual time over the t. roadonly eighteen hours. The home did not seem much tatigneo. time from Kinder' hook to Albany, twenty miles, was made In two and one-quarter tours. The longest sin; 1 gle drive was from Brewster's, In Putnam Comity, over the mountains to Poughkeepsie, and through to Germantown.

seventy-ono mulcts, in even and three-quarters hours. (As obten-atory is to be erected on Mouut Et! rat this summer. The London Atkontstret states that a site boa been selected 9.652feet above the level ot the son, where there is now an oblong 1 budding. orlainally occuaied by the English 'ghee eeeePIled Sicily, in 1811., and repaired. I after having tailes into decay, when the pres! 1 ens King of Italy visited the locality in 1852- Both astronomical and meteorologicaj as well as seismological Observations are to be carried oat at this new observatory, which will be the t' PrbPerty of the university of Catania.

1 L. I I li 4.. 504141.0nli eurineen pours. The I seem much fatigued. The time I i book to Albany.

twenty nines. i 1 i two and one-quarter hours. The i I 1 gle drive was from Brewster's, County. over the mountains to Po 1 and through to Germantown. miles, in seven and three-quarters i (As obsen-atory is to be erected 1' rilt this summer.

The London AM. that a situ has been selected 9.652 fe level ot the sea. where there is nos i- building, orininally accueied by 1 I. when occupying Sicily, in 1811 an alter baying fides into decay, who ens king of Italy visited the local toth astronomical and meteoroloz as seismological Observations are St i ors at this new observatory, which i yrbperty of the University of i i I 4 P-0- I i t- 1 i i I fr 1 7,, 1 0 1: L' i ,,,1 1 I 1 1 4 f. r- ot! 1- -I i 4-4 7' P- I y44 A Mighty Mee Old Lady to I Mame Letter to Om -Alberto Roo diger.

Whilst, Nihilists ere mtenfpting the UM of the Czar of all tbe Ruse las, Queen Victoria of England is gaining every Italian heart at itaveno by her courtesy, nuttiners and general benevolence to all who approach her. As a Milan journal says: evollt, would beem as if Queen had come to Italy to be loved and admired. During the few days that she has been amongst us she has, given so many proofs of courtesy and effability that we -are finite bewildered' bhe goes cut every and often on foot, and then- stops to talk with the peasants, the poor, and the workmen and laborers. the looks on at the women In the fields mod questions them on their rivork, etc. And she speaks so.

kindly and gently to them that they answer her with au ease which would not disgrace a court lady. But this affability of manner has nothing strained or forced. It is natural to the Queen of England. One day she went to visit the little church of Baveoo, and, after visited the church, she visited the who had acted as cicerone to her, and invited him to come and see her. This hat particularly pleased the Italians.

During the Holy Week, also, the authorities tried to prevent the people and children frous making the ordinary noise of trumpets', horns, according to the custom of the country. But, when the Queen heard of this, she begged the children and people to make as much noise as they liked. and went in person to witnetts the ceremouy, at which she assisted with more-reser, once than the majority of Catholics present. a pity that this good Queen is a Protestant?" say the poor people around. The Queen, that is how she is called at 'Ilaveno.

I trow she will never wish to leave again; if it be trUe that she is contemplating a retirement from public life, she may divide the rest of her days between Scotland and Italy. Entre nous. that would be more preferable than to hold drawing-rooms and levees at Buckingham Palace. Do you not think so She has 'made some important purchases of M. Salviati, of Venicemore than M.

could dream of She bought nearly everything he showed her You may be sure that he only showed her the gems of his ntosaics -and crytals. The King and Queen of Italy have been to see her, and the to be behind them in politeness, intends, I healt to send Cardinal, Hohentobe to welcome to Italy. This reminds me of other Vaticau ews, 'namely, that the Pope is really having the Vatican Gardens' paths enlarged sufficiently to allow a carriage to drive through them. bo not carriages drive on the the Vatican Gardena are larger than the Pinch. i i I li II I I st Curious Instances of the Way Plants are Defended.

In a recent lecture Mr. Francis Darwin gave some curious instances of the way plants; are protected from insects and other dangers. Opium, strychnine and belladonna, be said, three of the most deadly -poisons, were all formed by plants as a means of defense to preserve them from cattle, etc; A curious use was made of tnis poisonous property. as recorded by Liviligetone, who Mates that at one place in south Africa the natives were ht the bit Of catching their zebras by mashing up some poisonolui plant in their drinking places. Poppies are protected by poison front the attacks of goats and probably of thee cattle.

The strychnine plant was a good example of the way in which poison was limited to the part of the plant where it was needed. Almonds were also protected by poison, cultivators generally sowing the hitter kind, a the sweet kind was eaten by mice. Other plants were protected, not by strong poisons, but by Nome aromatic substance. The fennel, anise and carraway seeds were example of this. which were net eaten by birds au that account.

The which was protected by this aroma, was able to grow wild and bold Its own anywhere, whereas the oragge, the citron and olive required to be carefully pro-served and watched. The mint was another example of a plant protected against cattle by this aromatic principle. Flowers are often more aromatic than the leaves of the plant on which they grow, and owe to this principle their safety from attack, and caterpillars will even starve to death sooner than eat the flower of a plant. the loaves of which they readily devour. Water plants are um-protected for the reason that Water warn protection enough.

Thit moat peculiar proteelion, perhaps, was that enjoyed by the common lettuce which, when pricked. even by an ant's foot, spurted up a sticky juice, and enveloped the intruder, who, biting the leaf from vexation, drew down upon himself a fresh shower of cabbage wrath, in which the unfortunate ant was drowned. I I 1 IL A Strange creak. (Prom the San Antonio (Texas) Express.) II Wiii. be remembered that the 'Express mentioned a few days ago the etriking of Mr'.

Northway's residence on Flores street, this city, by lightning. -Yesterday, as our 71 er passed Bell it Bro-'s ewelry store, he was called in ko look ttt a watch belonging to Mrs. Northway which ad. with other thiniTs of a conductive- nature been affected by this electric freak. Just above the stem of the watch 1 two small holes bad been melted through the easing.

The glass over the dial, being Wen sittiply Smashed to atomii and the dial smoked, While the inside works were not, in the least affected, and eon- tinned their regular functions. But the I strangest thing i in connection with the matter was the disappearance of the chain at- tached to the Watch. It wee' long geld chaiu, sucit as re usually worn by The chain was melted-from the stem of the watch and mysteriously consumed. Though doors and 'windows leading to the room were cloged, not even the most minute vestige of the chain has yet-been found. The rollers at- tached to a bed in a room upon which persons were sleeping were torn off, and lamps and other conductive articles In the room were torn to pieees.

Strange to say, no one in the in the house WAS injured, the only efftszt being efinomentary stun. Wonderful, the power of the eledric heat. Duribg the same night, In the vicinity of Fort Mcifavett. to the west of our city, about a belt mile of telegraph wire woe consumed by lightning, just as this watch i- chaiV was. Stimulate the sluggish Kidneys- In addition to its tonic and cethartle properties.

Bostefter's Stomach Bittersexercises a beneficial 1 I guence upon the kidneys find bladder. when they are II Inactive, by stimulating them to renewed CIECTtiOn" thus reopening, as itwere- a litilieR for the escape of 1 Impurities whose regular channel of exit le the organis i of Among these are eertain abnormal and litiammatory eletnenti, productive of Irreparable in- I pry to the system if not eultrely expelled The kid-fled and bladder thentselves' are also beninte4 by this stimulus as (belt IcactIcity is nsfially a prelitni- It. nary to their 'discase and disorgenization. Tiler also experience. in common with other portions Of the ll 'system.

the potent invigorative effects of the Bitters, which ilarthermore cortects disordered conditions off 1. the stomach twat sand liver. meu Nort city, er calls Mrs. of a elect watt thro bein atoms wonl bum steal matt tach wtrical creak. li Ito Crexas) Ex 1 Ted that the Exprets ago the striking of Mr'.

Galveston "Mosquito" Fleet. 1 Freon the Galveston (Texas) News.) Any person traveling down among the wharves can hardly fail to discern the numerous fleet of small craft lying in the shelter of the different basins, and unloading theft" cargoesof fire-wood, brick, vegetables, fish, charcoal and numberless varieties of country produce, but few realize that these craft, of insignificant appearance, furnish the greater portion of the delicious articles of food conumed in the city during the busy winter season, and many of the necessaries used in other portions of the year. The who, sticks his fork in one of the large and luscious Matagorda bay or Pepper Grove oysters, would probably appreciate the delicate bivalve stilt more if he could experience the toil and exposure undergone by the red and blue-shined men who labor at the oyster beds throughout the winter, exposed to cold and rain and the tempestuous waters of the bay and gulf. The fishing business alone employs a large number of boatsgenerally small "cat" rigged affairs, carrying from -three to five east their seines in all portions of the bay where the finny- denizens of the deep are supposed to befrom Hannah's Iteef, Vingt-et-rn Islands and Mose Lake to San Luis Pass, generally returning to the city alter nightfall with their Is exposed Tor sale in the markets or shipped to the interior the following morning. 1 The Ilft, it lo-bardiv necessary to statet is one fraught With hardships of every and the housewife who haggles over the price of a redfish at the central market, can.

scarce- ly have an itbia of the tribulation necessary be, fore his fishship was safely lauded On the mar ket stall. still greater number of these crafts penetrate the different rivers, creeks and beyous emptying into the bay within eighty or ninety miles of the city, and Manage not only to carry cord wood and brick, but potatoes, onions, sugar cane, chicken' eggs, charcoal, etc. Sonic of the sources from whence the supplies are obtained, are Bolivar- Point, High Islands. China Grove Smith's Point. Double Bayou, Anahuac, Turtle Bay and Bayou, NVallieville and other points on the Trinity, Old Cedar Bayou', San Jacinto- River, Buffalo Bayou, Red Blue, Clear Creek, Dick' insoo's Um-vials Bayou and thetas I Fishing at Cape Mat.

firma the Philadelphia Mules. CArE Mar, May grit drumfish of the season was caught here on Wednesday by Samuel Shields, a member of Life Station No. IN, on Poverty Beach, half a mile from the hotels, in the surf in front of that house. They are caught with book, line and pinker, baited with clam, thrown out beyond the breakers. They bite best on the flood tide, and if there is a gully or "sea pass" beyond the line of breakers they abound in it.

You let the line Be quiet until they take the bait, and, if booked, throw the line over your shoulder and start ashore. You stand in the surf knee-deep, with gum thigh boots on while fishiug, -and if you have hooked a black drum you land him easily, but if a red drum of good size he Is more likely to pull you in the surf than you are to pull him The reds light, run and struggle desperately, and no fish is more game or powerful. Great care must be need not to get entangled in your slack hue, as the fish may drag you brand drown you. An unfortunate colored man lost his life at Cape lienlopen a few years ago from tying his drum line around his waist. A large red drum pulled him in and be was drowned.

The one caught this tveek weighed. eighteen ponmis, but they run from forty to seventy pounds, and resemble the fish in appearAnce, though in weight the latter seldom exceed fifteen to twenty pounds, and re mostly under ten pounds. For an accurate illustration of Cape May surf drum fishing, see Howard Pyle's scene at hog Island beach, eastern shore of In Harper's Monthly for May, 181). Laat spring nearly 20O drum were taken from Denigot's pier, foot of Decatur etreet, here, over fifty people fishing at once. They would hook and draw them to the pier, aid, it large, Arkanems Silver.

Prom the Little Rock It la predicted that within one year's time there be almost a Leadville excitement prevailling in regard to the rich mineral de-poodle I of this State. The fact that' silver was not discovered in large quantities ago within our borders is by no means an assurance that it should not be now. We say this for the benefit of the incredulous. America was not discovered until it was, though thousands of Years passed before that lime, and the woild'a inhabitants possessed an that has not yet been duplicated. 1- Yeeterday fifty pounds of (oilier quartz were hyought to the city, and placed for exhibition in Kimball's hirness store, on Male street.

i The quartz is very rich, and one specimen, weighing about five pounds, is al- -most solid silver. The name of the discoverer and the place of the discovery ate eeorete, but the fact is admitted that tbe mine is eituated near this city. The reason alleged for keeping eeret the locatiou is that the land does not belong to the discoverer. With a view of land speculation, it would be but an easy matter to bring specimens from some other place, but the transfer of large quantitiee, filty pounds at a In any desired quantity. would be quite another matter.

For the benefit of the State, as well as those more directly interested In the discovery, we hope that enough of the metal may be billet' out to bridge the Amazon river. Poor Carlotta. rieront the ratistan.1 The Princess Charlotte is now settled in the Chateau of Bouchout, near Brussels. her mental condition does not give the slightest hope of a cure. The unfortunate Princess writes and paints with ineouceivable ardor; her correspondence is almost entirely addressed to sov ereigns and her letters are sent to their destination.

She says but little to her ladieaof honor. She constantly thinss that she at the Mexican court. receiving the grandees of the empire, Ministers, Generals and Einba svadors and converses as if she were in their midst. tier toilet is some. times of the most extraordinary description, and the most garish colors are those in favor.

Princess is very fond of the society of the Queen, whom she loves extrenutly. Her confidential servant is a Mexicad, who has not quitted ber since she left America, and he al. ways waits on her at, dinner. The fact may he remembered that for a long time the Prince, believed that people wished to poison her; and shortly after her return to Europe visit- lug the Pope, she had scaiusely left tin; presence of his Holiness when she returned to the Vatican, declaring that she would only con-cent to take her weals in the apartments of Pius IX. lier income is estimated at OW francs.

I 1 7 1 1 1 nusT4 REMEDY. Vasecul)lakert'e's tiYiLlt.riil,breti.l'Irild- 1 neY Ithidder, Urinary awl i.iver 'Complaints- IlilUN l'S iittcyt- .4. EIDY noires Pains in file flack or Lotus. Retention trr Incontinence of rrine. iieneral DebdifY I'S ratEmE-1 DY encourages Bleep, erestes sin braces up the system.

slot renewed health is 'the result- Physicians use 1117NT Is BBBBBY BOLD BY ALL DILUCIG13116 I 1.