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Poetry. THE WISE FAIRY. THE WISE FAIRY. BY ALICE CARY Ones in rougl), wild country, On tha other tide of the aes, There liTed a dear little fairy, And her home wu in tree Jl dew little, queer little fairy, And rich aa ahe oooid be. To Northward tnd to Southward, fine could overlook the land.

And that was why the had her hoUM in a fcrM. voa nuderatand for ahe waa the friend of the frtendleaa. And her heart waa in ner nana. And when aha aaw poor women Patiently, day by vlity, Spinninu, aplnnina and aplnning, ThAirlnnMwtme llvue awav. She would hide In the tax of their dlataffa A lump of gold, they aay.

And when ahe taw poor dltchera, Kiiae-deep In wnie wet dike, Pigging, digging and digging, To their very grave beuke, ah. wnnM hiile a ahininff lumn of ffold Where their tpadea would be aure to atrika. And when ahe aaw poor children Their goata from the paature take, Or aaw them milking and milking, Till their arma were ready to break. What a plaabing in their milking paila Her glfta of gold would make I Somearaea in the night a Saner Would hear her aweetlow call. And all at once a salmon of gold Bight out of hie not would fall; But what I have to tell you la the strangest thing of all If any ditcher, or fisher, Or child, or orjlnnor old.

Bought ahoea for hie feet, or bread te eat, Vr a coat to keep uiem irom ixte com, The gift of the good old fairy Waa alwaya truaty gold. But if a ditcher, or a Usher, Or apinuor, or child ao gay, Bought jewela or wine, or ailka ao fine, Or etaked hie trouure at play. The fairy'a gold In hie very hold Would turn to a lump of clay. 80, by and by the people Got orten their atuDid evea "We must learn to spend to some good They said, "if we are wise; 'Tie not in the gold we wante, or hold. That a golden bleating Ilea." Selected Miscellany.

MY BURGLAR ALARMS. the Northern Perhaps yon know Perkins. At any rate you ought to, for he is one of our most emi nent antiquarians. His well-known paper il. M.r- 3 if- a on uie ungm ana ijocuuuu 01 me jLuruesi Peanut Stand," which was read before the Historical Society, is only one of the many antiquarian and historical productions that cave contributed to make Lis name deservedly famous.

I am constrained to admit, however, that he has one weakness, and that is an excessive faith in the Patent Office. Not only hag he himself patented some twenty or more ingenious inventions 01 no earthly value, but he reads the Scientific Inventor, and is perpetually buying every new and easily portable article, whose invention he may have seen chronicled in that journal. Moreover, he never meets a friend without straightway inflicting upon him a minute description of the latest article deposited in the Patent Office. This peeulianty has rendered nis dinners a gnel and a burden to his friends. I ask you as a reasonable man, can when invited to dine with Perkins, he expected to eniov his reallv excel lent dinner, while he is explaining the plan of a new boot-jack, or an improved inkstand, and illustrating his subject with in comprehensible diagrams, constructed with supernumerary knives and forks? Why, I have known him to empty the entire dish 01 racusnes, merely to use them in explaining a new method of laying the Atlantic cable! But Perkins has very little to do with my story, inougn perhaps he might properly be included among what lawyers call the res gestae.

1 will, therelore, endeavor to forget for the present what I have suffered at his hands; and will proceed with the his tory 01 my burglar-alarms. Last Summer, my wife decided that her neaitn imperatively required that 1 should take a house in the country during the hot season. Of course I did so. We rented a little cottage near the city, and at a short distance from the railway in New Jersey, in point of fact and were so well pleased with it, that we determined to remain there during the Winter. When the Summer had positively gone, and the frost had locked things up for safe keeping during his aDsence, we Degan to secretly repent of our resolution, but still outwardly asserted that we really enjoyed the country in the Winter.

Alter a time, however, the novelty of oeing alternately snowed up and thawed out again, so that it was impossible for days to drive to the railway station, either because the deep drifts had rendered the roads impassable, or because a sudden change in the weather had converted the whole country into a swamp, fathomless with yellow mud, began to pall upon us. As we had but few neighbors, and those were for the most part incomprehensible Dutchmen, we found it, too, a little lonesome at times. In fact, the lonesomeness 01 tbe place so weighed upon my spirits, that I one dav aceented with rjlensura an invitation to dine with Perkins, and actually found myself looking forward with do- ugnt to the prospect or a dinner at Del-monico's Perkins and his latest patents. I forgot to mention, I believe, that he is an old bachelor. The idea of Perkins being married is quite preposterous.

He would harass his wife to death in less than year, by patenting new improvements in corsets, and new ideas for waterfall cush ions, and obliging her to wear the results of his inventive eenius. Beincr unmarried. of course he did not invito my wile; and though she urged me to go, I could see that ne leit annoyed that I was going to dine without her. "Bemember, dear," were her parting words, "what you promised me about the champagne, and come back to-night if you can, fori am bo afraid of Burglars. We dined at Delmonico's, and hence it i not necessary to state that the dinner was excellent; especially as tho quality of the dinner has nothing whatever to do with the narrative.

I will say, however, that the wine was above all suspicion; and I rather fear I forgot my promise to Clementina, not to drink but three glasses. (Query. To what extent is a promise given in order to avoid hyst to calm one's wife, I mean-binding?) We were sitting over our walnuts, and discussing some port, which Perkins said was bottled in 1586, if I remember rightly, when it occurred to me that I was treating my wife in a heartless and unprincipled manner in leaving her alone, and a prey to burglars. I mentioned the fact to my friend, and was startinor un ta cet mv hat. when he told me that it was hall-past nine, and the last train by which I could reach my family had started an hour ago.

80 I down again, and we drank my wife's health. Then we drink each other's health, and then the health of women in general, concerning whom I recollect rising and making a speech so eloquent and pathetic that it moved me to tears. By and by, again reverting to the subject of my wife, and her fear of burglars, Per-sans produced an article from his pocket, which resembled the cylinder of a three-barreled revolver, with percussion caps already attached to the tubes, "There," aid he, an invention that is perfectly invaluable. You put this over your door, 0 (illustrating with the castors;) a robber opens the door, and it falls and explodes, yon wake up and shoot him and there you are. Get a few of them, my boy, and your wife won't be afraid to be left alone; and well dine together three times a week, old fellow, by Jove." I took it and examined it carefully, for it really teemed to be a meritorious affair.

As I was handling it with great care, it somehow slipped through my fingers, and, striking my plate, exploded with a loud report, besides breaking the plate into countless pieces. Four waiters immediately rushed in 10 sea What was the matter, supposing that One Of US had Stteirinted in mtirrW the other. The matter wan finally explained to them, though not before the passage Ontario the door was jammed with isqui- of was like see cles that the once too, I out me I of tion or and sniffs. ment a would I Or: on Did not? was upon June's, burden to one wno from seu-compiacency. she wno of I am his Jane her.

with ready Ho endure out feelings after-dinner half-dozen shouted "I've by "if I was that joy sitive fellows, who were evidently greatly disappointed at finding no dead body upon which to feast their eyes. One of them said, pretty loudly, and in a tone of great disgust: "These drunken fellows never hurt themselves; more's the pity." It struck me, on hearing this remark, that Perkins was a little intoxicated, and that I had better see him home at onoe, I said as much to the waiters, who warmly applauded my design, and helped me to assist Perkins into the street Curiously enough, I remember little about the remaining occurrences of that evening, except that we found great difficulty in walking together, arm in arm, from which circumstance I conclude that Perkins must have been very drunk. I have a dim recollection, too, of our having another bottle at his rooms, and of his frequently presenting me with what he called a "bund'ann'm boy," from which I also con clude that he must have been very drunk, indeed, when 1 left him. hen 1 awoke in the morning, it was at my favorite hotel, and the first object that greeted my gaze was a collection of six burglar-alarms, carefully deposited in my hat, which stood near me on the table. Clearly Perkins had been warmed by wine to unwonted gene rosity.

My wile greeted me rather coldly wnen 1 reached home, and informed me that she was still alive, though it was a mercy that she had been killed in her bed, tor van Schoon's house, which stood Quite near to ours, had been brokon into and robbed the nicht before. Moreover, she said that she bad written that morning to Aunt Jane, inviting her to come and spend a few weeks with us. suppose that yon won't object to my having some one at home with me these long evenings, while you are away at your din ners, she added, in conclusion. What was already done was then past re- medy. Through I had always believed Aunt Jane to be the most oppressive of old maids, I felt that it was now useless to ob ject to her coming; and then, perhaps, af ter all, she might not prove wholly unend urable on a closer acquaintance.

1 therefore consoled myself by repeating the an cient adages concerning the inutility of lamenting over spilt cats, and the possibility that singed milk might prove better than it looked and acquiesced in my wife'B programme. "As to burglars," I remarked to her, "you need feel no further alarm, for I have an invention here that will render us rjerfectlv safe arninst attack." So saying, I showed her one of the alarms, and loading it, requested her to watch its opera tion. Carefully placing it over the door of the room, while Clementina shrank as for awav from it as possible, and intrenched herself behind a rocking-chair, I went out through another door, and returmng.caretully opened the door where the alarm was placed. Imitating as closely aB I could the cautious softness of a professional robber. 1 opened the door little by little, until the opening was wide enough for me to enter, which I did, and then discovered the alarm still resting on the top of the door.

This was annoying, especially as my wifo appeared to regard it as a joke, and began to laugh in a very inconsiderate manner. Determined not to be easily discouraged, I told her that I had not arranged it proper ly, but that the next time it could not fail to explode. Repeating mv burglarious ex penment. 1 was delighted to find the alarm fall heavily to the floor. "Is that all the noise it makes," cried mv wife.

"Whv. that never could wake you up; you snore louder than that." "If you please, my dear," I replied "I do not snore. The alarm did not explode that time, owing to the wav in which it was placed, Ii you wish to laugh, do so by all means, though I cannot see anything to laugh at." that exclient woman immediately be came serious and sympathetic, and advised me to make a third trial, which I did with great success; the three barrels going off simultaneously with a report that jarred ine window-lramea. 1 was quite elated with my final success, but concluded not to use the-alarni again, until I should have learned how to render its explosion a cer tainly. Aunt Jane arrived in a few days with a small warehouse in the shape of a trunk.

that indicated a long visit. For the first few days I found her not wholly unendur able; but before a week had passed I was couairainea to admit, that on the Whole. she was a less desirable article in the household than must have been the famous box Pandora. She was a prey to the delusion that she responsible for the government of the entire world. Consequently, she insisted upon reading my morning paper which I to find fresh and damp before I could it; and then retailed the Dolitical arti to me with inane comments of her own.

during the whole of the breakfast hour. Then, too, my morals were her especial I as not at charge. Did I not go to church twice every Sunday and attend half a dozen other vices during the week, it was plain to see she regarded me as one who was walking the broad road to imminent dertruc-tion. I like occasionally to take my wife to play; but Aunt Jane once made a few remarks of an hour or two in length con cerning the theatre, that made me feel at the utter impossibility of even alluding to the subject in her presence. So.

with cards. Why, one evening when had invited Wilkins and his wife to come to our place expressly to play a quiet rubber, my wife took me aside and begged wiin tears in ner eyes, not to mention whist in Aunt Jane's presence. "Of course had to promise not to allude to cards, and course I could make no possible explana 10 yy liKins, wno nas never understood forgiven the affair to this day. But I could have pardoned any of her peculiarities sooner than her inordinate aggravating proncness to depreciatory Her usual form of closing an argument with me, in which she had been worsted, or of ending an unfavofable com upon my character and conduct, was contemptuous sniff, For example she remark: "Your neighbors the Smiths, see, disapprove of cards: but you" (Bniff. 'Charles," (my name is Charles) "I presume you have read Dr.

Sleeper's sermon 'The Theatre tho Synagogue of I understand you to any that you had Indeed!" (sniff.) Naturally, there but one possible construction to be put this unpleasant practice of Aunt and that was that she intended thereby to express her strong disapprobation of my conduct I am perhaps a nervous man; but at all events, I grew so excessively nervous by reason of this perpetual sniffing, that life was fast becoming a to me. One day I had the boldness remark being rendered quite desperate "You know. I Dresnme. Annt that of Dickens' characters aays, 'children snin Detore company never go to But the a notation fell harmless the impenetrable armor of my aunt's "inckens, 1 believe. replied with cold severity, "is the man wrote wicnoias iwist and Son, a novel the worst character.

I need not say that not familiar with the blasphemies that low characters may repeat. Weeks grew into months, and still Aunt showed no intention of departing. Unfortunately for me, my wife seemed to like "She takes such care of the children, Charles; and besides, she helps me so much my sewing," she would answer, whenever I asked her if her aunt was not almost to leave us. to get rid of her, I could not imagine. To tell her plainly that I could her presence no longer, was quite of the question, for in that case the of my wife would have been outraged to an irreparable extent I was sitting in my study one evening smoking my cigar, and paintully questioning myself as to the possibility of my surviving my visitor's presence during another month, when my eye fell upon tbe drawer where I had placed and forgotten my burglar-alarms.

"Hurrah waving my cigar triumphantly. got the idea at last Aunt Jane was at that moment passing the door, and asked me rather sharply, was in the habit of drinking punch by myself?" She knew perfectly well that 1 not, but she merely meant to insinuate I was intoxicated. So I was, but with instead of punch. I carefully laid my plan of opertions, and opened the campaign by reading the next morning from the paper, a paragraph stating that a gang of thirty desperate burglars had been seen in our immediate neighborhood. (I took care to tear the paper in order to light a cigar before any one had an opportunity to discover that this parag raph was wnouy an invention or my own.

All breakfast-time I discoursed of robbery and murder, until the female portion of my household was in a delightful state of nervous apprehension, hat night, when I told my wife that the burglar alarms must be placed on every door, she acquiesced without the slightest hesitation. In the morning, I made a point of forgetting to remove them. Consequently, Aunt Jane, in opening her door, immediately exploded one, and with a direful scream fainted away. She came to again in time, and recovered sufficiently to explode several more in the course of the day. For three days I remained at home, and devoted my whole tune to secretly re-load-' ing the discharged alarms.

Like most of her sex, Clementina and her aunt were wholly ignorant of fire-arms, and thought they exploded without the aid of powder. My share in promoting the discharges that constantly rang through the bouse, remained therefore, undetected. It was' like a protracted Fourth of July, for hourly the stunning report of the alarm was echoed by the gleeful shouts of the children, who enjoyed the thing immensely. My aunt grew so nervous, that she declared that she dreaded to open a door. Still, she said nothing about leaving us, and I began to fear that ner courage would outlast my powder, when, on the third night of the campaign, fortune came to my support in an unex pected and docisive manner.

In spite of the coutinuous statements that I read from the paper, detailing horrible murders committed by desperate burglars, (I rose an hour before my accustomed time each morning, in order to obtain possession of the paper,) I need not. say that I totally disbelieved in the existence of robbers in tour neighborhood. On the night in question, however, I was suddenly awakened by the explosion of an alarm apparently in the lower part of the house. "Robbers at last," I whispered to my wife, and rising hurriedly, threw on a few clothes, and taking my revolver stole softly to the head of the stairs. It was perfectly dark, and I could see absolutely nothing, but could distinctly hear some one groping his way along the lower hall.

Convinced that it was in reality a case of burglary, I suddenly called to the fellow to surrender at once, or he was a dead man. There waa no reply, but the steps began hurriedly to recede, and in another moment the burglar fell over a chair with a loud crash. Almost at the same instant I fired in the direction of the sound. A ghastly groan answered the discharge of the pistol, and then all was still. I went back to my room, and procuring a light returned to the hall.

What was my horror at finding Aunt June lying senseless on the floor. I rushed to her side, and picked her up just as consciousness returned, and she be gan to cry ont that she was killed. 1 was really afraid at first that I had shot her, but soon found that, though badly frightened, she was uninjured. My ball had entered the wall at some distance from where she was lying, and, had done no damage except to the plaster. I gradually leurued that my unfortunate relative had risen during theuightin search of water, and that in endeavoring to reach the ice-pitcher ui the dining room, she had exploded the alarm which I had placed over the dining room door.

The noise fright ened her so badly that she was returning to her room without the water, when she heard my demand for her surrender. In her fright she did not recognize me; but in her turn mistook me for a burglar, am was trying to escape from the house when fired upon her. Nothing would convince her that I had not tried to shoot her, and though she did not directly accuse me ot an attempt ut murder, she sniffed incredulously at my explanation. She said that she would go goon as daylight appeared, for her life was not safe in mv house. I am inclined to think that she was right.

To be continu ally Bniffed at will render the mildest man desperate in time. She kept her word, and left us in the morning, vowing that she would never re turn. The next day I read to my wife nn imaginary account ot the arrest of the entire gang of burglars infesting our neigh borbood, and immediately thereafter dis continued the use of the alarms. As Aunt Jane will never pay us another visit, I do know that I have any lurther use for them, and will, therelore, dispose ol them half price, to any one afflicted with undesirable relations. Judiciously used in such cases, they cannot fail to drive out the most determined visitor.

Sothern Hissed for Burlesquing Otherllo. Three weeks ago a number of actors got up a benent in London lor an old come dian, Paul Bedford, who is now scarcely able to cross the stage from feebleness, and whose purse is all but empty. Tho van ous theatrical companies came forward with their usual kindness, and a remarka ble programme was the result. The liking for. the old actor and the attractions of the play bill brought a crowded and fashionable house, who were in the best of humors.

It happened, however, that the committee 01 arrangements, contrary to the advice of some literary friends, induced the comedians, Mr. Buckstone and Mr. Sothern, to appear in a selec tion from "Othello, Sofhcrn taking the part of the Moor, and his companion taking the part of Iago. The idea was that the incongruity of the comedian undertaking a tragedy would be amusing. Never was a greater mistake.

Mr. Buckstone is a writer and a man of information. At the last moment he felt the error, and when tbe curtain roso he played logo seriously and well. Not so tho other. Mr.

Sothorn, who has become a sort of spoiled child, turned uthcllo into a Lord Dundreary, and whilo keeping to the words of Shakspcaro, indulged in the antics and grimaces of the foppish fool in "Our American Cousin." The audience were disgusted, and hissed him so soundly that he was obliged to miiKo a speecn in scu-aeiense. so to to be Searching Chinamen. From the San Francisco (Cal.) Bulletin, Hay 33. Over 600 Chinamen arrived on the New York to-day, and a large force of customs officers was stationed at the wharf to examine the baggage of the passengers orrrtrm. Ac.

As each Chinaman' came to the head of the plank to go off, a couple of me omciais wouia run tneir nanus ramcuv and with great dexterity under his broad hat, his loose coat and down his spacious pants, mucn to the astonishment of the celestial. He would then strike ont for shore, stooping, swaying, and halting under his panniers. The shore reached, oth er officials would pounce upon him, pull the baskets off, examine the bamboo pole closely from joint to joint, roll out his blankets, stamp their teet on his light mattress, wring his spare pants, look' into the toes of his shoes, prospect his fiddle-horn, cram their eyes into his teapot, force open his shining mug, unroll his private correspondence and letters of introduction, and, finding no opium, sing out, "Go it John; you're all right," and then the Chinaman, conscious of his rectitude and glad to be released, would reply, "All litee, John; you shabbee muchee. For about two hours the din and confusion which these people make can scarcely be endured by the spectators. Express wagons by the dozen are constantly going and coming, each loaded to its utmost capacity with the Chinamen and their baggage, and in the crowd every man was moving and jabbering at the top pitch of his voice, so that one almost imagines that he ifl looking at a swarm of maniacs instead of sane people.

the of for of into to city in cent to last land. N.Y. lost. Milan the new Prince of Sends baa arrived from Paris, accompanied by Councillor Ritich and his tutor. The Prince was received with the greatest enthusiasm.

He was mot at the gates by me principal officers of the principality, and conducted to the Cathedral amid the acclamations of the multitude. with N. Miss city, of Iowa contains 60,000 square miles of land, and a larger percentage of tillable lands than any other state in ths Union. left with Casualties. TERRIBLE LAKE DISASTER.

Collision on Lake Erie between the Morning Star and of Both Twenty of Both Twenty Lives of the Lost and Saved Particulars from Survivors. Particulars from Survivors. the Cleveland Leader June 22. THE COLLISION. At a little before 1 o'clock yesterday morning, when about thirty miles troui shore, a dim white line' was seen at wide intervals, which the pilots supposed came from some vessel steering in the direction the "turner was going; but to prevent the Dossiuilitv of an accident, me steamer 1 course was changed to keep clear of the craft Suddenly the canvass of a bark was seen only a few feet directly in rront 01 ine steamer, and the ringing of bell was heard.

The helm was immediately put hard to starboard, but too late. With fearful crash the bow of the Morning Star struck the vebsel about forty feet Irom the stern, breaking open her own bow non zontally, and smashing a hole in the side of the bark. THE SCENE. No one who has not witnessed a similar occurrence can imagine the horrors of such a moment. ine dreauiui shock, woke evervbodv.

and all rushed from their berths with nerves unstrung by fright, ignorant of what hod happened, in a lew seconds one of the mates came up from the hold and reported that the steamer was rapidly tilling with water. Then all was dire confu sion. A frightful death stared each one in the face. Women and children filled the air with heart-rending Bhrieks. Men, wo men and children rushed frantically about, grasping life preservers, chairs, and whatever could be found upon which they could float, and prepared to consign themselves to the wildly rolling water.

With all possible speed, the life-boats were made ready. So quickly did the steamer sink, however, that, ere they could be launched and loauea, the lower portion of the steamer sank in about ten fathoms of water, carrying with it a few who had not reached the upper deck. Amoug these unfortunates were some ladies and children who had been advised to remain in their state-rooms, as there was no danger. Fortunately, the hurricane deck parted from the rest of the steamer, and formed a float upon which most of those on board the steamer were congregated. The wheel chains, running from the pilot house to tbe rudder, remained last, and the sunken part served as an anchor, which prevented the deck from floating away.

The life-boats were hauled upon the deck, and filled with as many as would get in, large number preferring to remain on the deck and take the chances of being rescued; others choosing to venture upon the lake with lift-preservers and boxes, rather than risk being swamped in an over-loaded boat. One of these boats, under command of a mate, put off with twenty-two souls, and made for the Ohio shore. The other kept in the viciuitv of the wreck until help arrived. All of this happened in a short period of time, the aiorning star having sunk in a few-minutes from the moment of collision. The bark which proved to be the Cortland, bound for Cleveland with a load of iron ore from Escanaba after the col-lixion drifted slowly away, gradually filling with water.

Word was paused from steam boat to bark to ascertain the. condition of each draft, but it was found that neither could help the other. Slowly the bark sank, and in about an hour and a half, when some eight hundred yards from the steamer, she settled and went to the bottom, the top-gallant masts only being above water. The crew, nearly all, or all. crowded into the.

yawl and launched out the lake, a THE RESCUE. About a quarter before three the B. N. Itice, from Detroit, was sailing near the scene of tbe disaster, and cries for help were heard from the water. The engine was immediately stopped.

The steamer put about and a boat lowered. Not far off were found a gentleman and lady, clinging to a large box. Thay were brought on board, taken core of. and asked the cause of their being in 'such peril. Their story was soon told, and every enort was then made to rescue as many as possible.

The brig Cotton also happened to be sailing by, and lent a boat to ussiNt in the work. All those who were upon the floating deek.and as many as were found in the water, were taken to the R. N. Bice, and kindly cared tor by the omcers and passengers 01 the steamer. Many of those rescued were scantily clothed, and were suffering from having been so long exposed in the water.

A few were so feeble that it was necessary to hoist them on board with ropes. The dresses ot the ladies were badly torn by the floating fragments, and they themselves were injured. Most of the men were partially undressed, though a few had coats. The darkness prevented the rescuers from seeing where they should steer, and they were guided for an hour or by the cries. Un every hand were fragments of the wreck, mattresses, pillows, stools, chairs, panels, boxes, lite-preserv ers, clothing, and thousands ot other things.

No attempt, however, was made save anything but lives. One dead body was found the body of Major Hutchin son, of the Detroit custom House and brought to this city. The B. N. Bice cruised about the place for miles, until the captain was satisfied that he had done all thut it was possible to do.

Then, at a quar ter past seven o'clock, the steamer headed for Cleveland, arriving at about nine clock. Some five miles from shore the boat which left the wreck with twenty-two of the passengers and crew was discovered, and all were taken on board the steamer. Tho news spread like wild-fire, and great crowd collected along the docks. Everything was done which could be mde make the sufferers comfortable The total number lost will be about twenty, a large proportion being ladies. About seventy have been saved, so far as heard from.

The list of lost and saved. which we give, has been carefully prepared and corrected, and is as accurate as it can at present The books of the Morning Star were lost, so that the exact number of missing cannot be stated, nor all the names 1 At about 4 o.clock yesterday afternoon schooner -Ada Medora arrived at this port, having on board Mr. Berry Tietsort, Detroit, who. was picked up at about 3 o'clock in-ika. jaonuBav- Secott -was also brought that an unknown schooner, bound Buffalo, had been hailed near the scene the with four other rescued on board.

It is further rumored that another vessel was cruising outside with some on board, but was not able to get the river at a late hour on account of rough weather. It is also stated that some bodies have been washed ashore at Black river, and two gentlemen have gone there take charge of them. This sad affair cast a deep gloom over our yesterday. Knots of men were collected the hotels and along the river and adja streets, discussing the matter and eagar render whatever assistance was in then-power. Some of the saved left the city night by rail, others remain in town.

was and the of ly ieei the ine-Doai ed in and had were as their in The lost 18G6. very 2,644 are ber the past show cent, of which Jape Pol total world loss year phia named his was once THE LOST. James Morton, clerkJ Mrs. Garrett, wife of Capt. Garrett.

Mrs. Mary Wamolink. Lorian street. Cleve Major Wm. Hutchinson of Detroit.

Mrs. E. Parker and child. Saginaw. Mich.

Tho Missea Patchen. two sisters, of Trov. 1 Mr. A. L.

ladings, of Cleveland. The chambermaid, Mrs. Addis. Moses Conger, bell The fireman. Frank Ten or twelve others are supposed to be out he his he He named THE DEATH OF THE MISSES PATCHEN.

One of the saddest incident connected the wreck was the drowning of Miss Carrie and Miss Minnie Patchen, of Troy, Y. These two ladles were cousins or Belle Tiffany, 1 who was married on Wednesday last to Mr. O. Cole, of this and they came West for the purpose attending the wedding, one of them being tbe bridesniaid on that occasion. They on Saturday night to spend a few weeks friends in Detroit They were daugh- and injured.

and woman sent and trs of A. D. Patchen, formely promi nently identified with lake interests at Buffalo, and were very charming and attrac tive young ladies. The last news from them is given by Mr. T.

B. Chase, whose statement we give 'elsewhere. Their loss will be deeply mourned by a very wide circle of friends. 1 STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN VICES. Cant Viger, of the Morning Star, states that be was on the hurricane deck at the time of the collision, standing at the window of the pilot house, Men were at each corner of the wheelhouse, outside, watch ing the lights.

Several lights had been passed, but nothuig was seen of the Cortland until the steamer was so close on her that collision was inevitable. A hard northerly wind was blowing, and a Drettv heavy sea was on. A few 'of the passen- fers were up, though most had gone to ed. There were thirty-three passengers on board. Some little confusion ensued when the steamer struck.

The bark was struck forty of fifty feet from the stern. a morning mr sunk in nve minutes after the accident The boat waa loaded with about ek'htv tons of irnn anH a liolir iuuu ui umer ireigni. Captain Viger declined giving further particulars before he appeared before the directors of the company to state the case to them. STATEMENT OF DOUGAL M'LAUGHLIN Mr. McLaughlin, one of the nilnts nf tho Morning Star, was at tho wheel at the time of the collision, and gives the following account: Ho could see what he would call a "dim bright light" once in a long while.

Supposing it to be tho light of a vessel steering tho same course, he aimed to steer one side of her. All at once ho saw the canvas of a vessel and heard a bell. The engine alarm was at once given and the helm nut hard tn nturhnarrl Vmt boat struck. The steamer was running at tier accustomed speed, tue wind was blowing hard, rain was falling, the lake was quite rough, and the night was very dark. The captain sent a mate below to see if the boat was taking much water.

The report was Drought that the steamer was filling fast. The boats were ordered out and the steamer sank in five minutes. STATEMENT OF CAPT. M'KAY. Capt.

McKay, of the E. N. Rice, cives the following account: At about a auarter before three o'clock Sunday morning, the mate heard cries from two persons but a few rods to the starboard. The night was very dark, ue supposed that the deckload of some vessel had been washed off and that a couple of sailors were floating upon it. ine boat was stopped and swung rouuu, uniting into a large quantity 01 lite-preservers, mattresses aud furniture.

The floating parcels indicated that an accident had happened to some steamboat. Two boats were lowered, manned and sent out to pick up all that could be found. The bark L. H. Colton was also near bv and assisted in the rescue.

He stood on the deck with a glaBB scanning the hori zon and directing tbe boats until all had been done to save lives whioh it was possible to do. The Bice cruised around until quarter past seven, and then sailed for Cleveland. The lake was strewn with stuff from the wreck for ten miles or more. At ve miles from shore picked ud a boat loaa 01 persons who had come irom the wreck. At one o'clock he started with the Bice to go back, at the request of some of ine passengers, and sailed some ten miles, wneu ne returned at tbe request of the same persons, all being convinced that othing could be done.

When the hurricane deck parted from the steamer, me ladies who were upon it rushed to the alter part and clung to the nag sum. mis caused that part to sink. and the pressure upon the pole broke it off. and the helpless ladies were precipitated into ine lake. Borne, it is leared.

were drowned. STATEMENT OF CAPT. THOS. HARBOTTLE. Capt Titos.

Hurbottle is an old lake cap tain, residing in Hamilton, Ontario, lie a passenger on board the Morning Star, was smoking on the after-deck when collision occurred. He heard the bells the Star give the signal for stopping, and tuen lor Hacking, and almost simultaneous felt the shock of the collision. He went forwurd at onoe, and saw that about twenty 01 ine dow 01 the star, on the cabin deck, was carried away, and about two or three feet of the bow at the water-line. He went at once to the hurricane deck and hailed Caot. Vigor.

Who was stnndiiirr nn pilot-house, telling him that the bow of was earned away. capt. Viger responded: "Who are you?" He answer by giving his name. Capt. Viger then ordered the boat to be put around, with her stern to the waves, so that she would take less water.

The boat settled raDidlv. went down, Capt Harbottle thinks, in about five minutes aftor she struck, going down bow foremost The yawl was launched from the hurricane deck, and Capt. Harbottle, with some twenty others, mainly members of the crew, jumped into it They only one pair of oars, and were kept oauing, as ine sea washed in upon them constantly. About i o'clock, they picked up by the it. jn.

Jttice. A Year's Casualties at Sea. The statistical committee of the British Lloyd's have published an analysis of wrecks and casualties during the year ls67 compared with it results from returns that the total number of casu- alties last year was 12,513, against 11.711 186G. The total losses were 2,343, of which 105 were steamers in 1807, against 2,234, of which 115 were steamers in 1806. cases in which the cargo was entirely numbered 1.1HS lost year, in The loss of life in 1807 contrasts favorably with that of the year pro of sue eeeding, the total being only 1,346, against tue the the in 1866.

The committee, however, observe that the returns on this head still more imperfect, tho actual num being in excess or that given in various tables. The month in which fewest losses have occurred for the ten years is July, the heaviest being November. An elaborate geographical summary of the wrecks and casualties, arranged according to the voyages performed, that of the entire hut of the total numbering last year 2,343, 20 per occurred in the British Islands; while the other sections, the heaviest that included the Baltic and the Gulf of Bothnia contributed only 3 per cent The colonies, the Persian Uuli, Australia, lynesia, California' and Greenland appear to have been almost blanks as regards wrecks of foreign-going ships in 1867, although they supplied a few cases of con structive loss. In the British Islands the number of vessels raised last year, after sinking, was 82, and in the rest of the only 20. There were five cases of from piracy in 1867, and 18 in the preceding.

lava an can Three Child beh Shot. The Philadel Press says: "A day or two ago a man Jacob Schoffebacher, who resides in Nicetown, went home and began abusing wife. Her screams attracted the attention of a young man named Reamti, who passing the house at the time. He at' entered and proceeded to render as to Mrs. Schonebache.

The hus however, did not like any such inter and attacked Reamer, who went and procured a porter bottle, with which struck Schcmebacher upon the head. Schonebacher then went up stairs and got gun, which was loaded with shot Reamer ran out into a field, followed by Schonebacher, who raised his gun, and as did so Beamer dropped to the ground. fired, the shot taking effect uppon three childern who were in the field. A girl Allen, thirteen years of age, was wounded in the head and. breast; John aged eleven yoars, and Susan Blumer, aged nine years, in the faae, legs, body.

None, however, were seriously Schonebacher was arrested by Policeman Beyrer aftor considerable trouble; after two shots bad been fired at him. Alderman Thomas held him in $1,000 to answer." this of time have 'some for meet at for as girls them hope the that The Ottumwa Courier says that in that place has been fined and to jail "for claiming to be a man wire roosting with him unlawfully." that and Foreign. Latest from tje Volcano. the Honolulu Advertiser, April opening in the side nf tho tunce of two or three miles. This dirt is By the return of the steamer Kilauea and the schooner Mol Kaiki nn Thm-mlav have advices from Kan and the crater of jvauuau luesaay tneglst The eruption had ceased, though the fire 111 me oraier was anil active, with but little boiling of the lava, and it was apparently cooling over in the crater.

The various streams had ceased flowing, and it is supposed there was a subterranean passage lormeu 10 ine sea, uirough which the lava found its escape, as dense steam wax appn off the south point No earthquake of any consequence had been felt during the last week in Kan, and none at all in Kona, and the probability is uint qiuci is reuvoreu so rar as that island is concerned. On Sunday. Monday and Tuesilav Uxt Hawaii was completely enveloned aimin in aense smoxe, wniou appeared to come from the sea. as no ulace waa found nn tlm in. land from which the smoke arose so dense ly.

1 he presumption is that it comes from some submarine volcano near, by; but where it is located is a matter only of conjecture. Captain Stone, of the brig Kamehameha reports Having been enveloped in this aense smoke vsv miles west of this port and Captain Bennett of the bark D. C. Murray, encountered the same phenome non juuo miles northeast of Honolulu, neimor vessoi naving Been able to get observations. The tidal wave before referred to spent its force on the southeast shore between Kaaha and the southern noint of thn'kl- anu, a distance ot lorty or fifty miles.

The sea receded five times. It appears to have made the most complete destruction of everything within its reach. Next to the magnificent lava eruption Kahuku, which for grandeur has probably uover ueen surpassed, and which lasted about eight days, the mud eruption at neaiwe appears to nave been the most worthy of observation. We have been unable to get the full particulars regarding this, which occurred before the lava erup- uuu uk Aauuiu, out it wouia appear that the mud and water was ejected from the of a finely pulverized nature, varying from imu a mue 10 one mile in width, ntty feet deep, and several miles long. What was at first a hot sulphurous stream of mud, lias now become a stream of pure fresh water.

In the old crater of Kilauea. the action in tne various lakes has ceased, and no fire is visible. Whether this will prove merely temporary or not remains to be seen. The Kahuku crater being about one thousand feet lower down, may have had the effect to dram the lava from Kilauea, or it may be found to exist still in the lower Puna craters, which have always acted as vents ior ruiauea. The high walla on the north hu1i nf tlm crater of Kilauea tumbled in during the heavy shocks of April 2d and 3d.

and have somewhat changed the appearance of tms 01a resort. The place where the lava first hnrul nnt above Kahuku on the morning of the 7th. is Oakihi, some eight or ten miles back of L-apt. xsrowns residence. The valley through which it ran to the sea is called Puunanaia.

This eruption does not appear 10 nave Deen accompanied with a fountain. or much light, but simply flowed over the rim of the crater. It continued ouly eight hours till the great crater near Captain Brown's burst out. Not a vestige remains of Carjt Brown's nouse or 0: anything about the premises all are covered with art streams of lava twenty to fifty feet deep. In addition to hiB dwelling and buildings, he lost about one Hundred head 01 cattle, Other parties and natives lost about two hundred head more.

Not less than one hundred houses throughout the Knil rllntriM have ll, nnn, pletely destroyed, while numerous others have been more or lens injured, So far as peril or danger from earth quakes are concerned, there is no reason to anticipate any more damage on Hawaii present The shocks of April 2d and 4th have never been surpassed during the residence 01 loreigners there, nor within the tradition of the natives. The destruction of life and prouertv which has occurred, is probably all that there will be at present, if we may judge from the past. The shower of sand and poniice stone noticed in our last paper, spread over a very large area. It fell on vessels at sea several hundred mues distant from Hawaii. and iu some places the sea was covered with it.

It is still an interesting object of inquiry where these came from. Nothing but conjecture is had as to the source of the phenomenon. During the two weeks spent on Hawaii. have witnessed more variety of scenes and enjoyed them more than in any two weeks spent in signt-seemg heretofore. Unable to cross over or around the lava stream after visiting it, we rode through the entire districts of South aud North Kona, Kawaibac, and up to Kohala.

the north point of the island, a distance by the road of about 125 miles, passing over roads and through districts we have never before visited, and gathering information which will be useful in the future. We were very fortunate in reaching the scene at ine greatest height ot the display. 1 left Honolulu on the 6th, and the erup. tion commenced on the 7th. In our paper May 4th for the Idaho's mail, we will is a lull history of this great eruption.

Ketzardins the lava flow which Mm. menced on the 7th, it appears to have ceased on the 14th or 15th, and probably now flows by a subterranean channel, entering ueiow water level, it is not lmorou- able that a new eruption or island may appear beyond Hawaii. Visitors- to tbe crater, will not be able now to see more than the remains of late eruption. Probably no fire can be lound in Hahuka, Kilauea or elsewhere, unless it breaks out in some new place. Since writing the abovo we have conversed with a native who came over from Hilo to Kan last Tuesday, and thence by steamer to Honolulu, who states that near road which leads from Kilauea to Rich ardson and about fifteen miles from Kilauea, there is an open crater of boiling which he saw; and it is not unlikolv eruption may take place there or in its vicinity.

The name of the place is Nuku- a and Or it is but of it In Country Daughters in Town. the London The mistake that mothers make country mothers, who bring a batch of girls to town during the season is in thinking that they get tnem on easier tnan in the country. There is no notion more delusive than this. of all, the young ladies enter the arena against numberless competitors. They have, indeed, a chance at the set out, but seldom lasts more than a dozen or so balls and morning concerts.

By that the men in the circle into which they been brought have criticised them thoroughly, and marked them down for special points, perhaps, but seldom more. Even the young gentlemen whom they have known in the rural districts treat them with considerable and almost impertinent independence when they in town. Then, again, the season is taken by them so rapid a pace that there is scarce time business. The aftornoon tea, if well-established, is about the only situation in which a young lady has a fair chance of using her power of conversation, though lately the opera has been found of set vice a talking place. There are thousands of in London at this moment brought Either simply for the purpose of enjoying themselves, and with only collateral views toward marriage.

But though their mothers may be- quite content to return with as the came, still there is a lingering in the minds of mother and daughters a superstition akin to that of peasant, who is supposed to believe our streets are paved with gold great catches are to be got in London houses during the season, and that luck propinquity may help them. Now the proportion of maniages which arise direct- his of use who they read "For ak is gives daily ation says war, i 'our a-filth." and tustod all Obia rich dttuKhters, but l'ke many other things it rnuim nn ungjiuat luucuoa, orclos imperfectly. Overcrowding is ly out of the dinners and balls given during tho season, are, we would venture to say, less than the amount of interesting events promoted by meetings at other times of the year. At first there is no doubt but thut the institution of the season was intended to relieve mother at dlis of the causes of this. The London season was, perhaps, never fuller than it is at present.

The number of reunions of all kinds has increased. The crush in the row is greater than it has been fur many years. Young ladies are lost in this multitude. Men cannot afford to give them more than a minute or two minutes at a time. There are so many more to attend to.

Two or perhups three balls have lu un uiiiiH iliiiii liih I'linrMM ill nioiiT. inn that part of next morning which balls claim. Iu such a whirl there is but a poor chance for a matrimonial triumph, and it is a wonder that some of tbe country mothers do not practically recoguize the fact Very; Impartial. A short while ago. in France, two lancers drowned an apothecary, and were sentenced to five years im prisonment, Shortly afterwards, Private Ulincr, of the 11th regiment, was sentenced to the same punishment for selling his trotu.cru No.

1 and replacing the same by trousers No. 2, stolen from a comrade. Either tho lancers' sentence was too light that of Ulmer too heavy, or apothecaries stand so low in a French court of justice that tho body of ono of them is only equal to a pair of military pantaloons. -A little boy lived for some time with a penurious undo. The lotter was one day walking out with, the child by his side, when a friend accompanied by a groyhound addressed him.

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