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A QRAXTED WISH. BT OLID GARTH. :' ' ' Us Inva save tat food-night kind, Aod (wore lo ba alwayi irua, And I bullafed lo bli loving, A nay woman would do. Bo I nit by the window, light-hearted, And WHtcb tba moon round od white, And with I oould ouly b Luna, To see blm onoa mora to-night. I think tbat tha moon mint bava beard me And my fancy It may be But ahe aeemt to grow tender and eadder, Aa if aha were pliyluf uia. i nd aomehow It makea ma reatleu, And aeemt to bring ma pau; Bo I lake a walk In mealiailows Of tba old eliu laue again. Two flmreioomeout of the darknem Lover, bow wall 1 know By tba obeeka ao lender ly touching, And tba two bead drooping low. Theu the moon ahlnea brighter and brighter, And peer through the tree abova, And look utralgbt at, tha eoolng lovera, And abowa me tba face of my love. 0 moon I yon may keep your vlilon, 1 do not want your light; 1 wlah I bad kept my faith In love, AuU bad not walked lu-ulgtn. Don Garcia that you were overtaken by the fttorm. and will spend the night with us." The next morning fonnd onr guest weak and .ufforing from a severe head ache. Don Garcia was sent for, and learned, for the first time, on his arrival, of his daughter's accident. He expressed much alarm, and advisod her to remain witli us a few days. ' lou are m the best 01 hands, my dear," he said, "and, under Mrs. War- ron's loving care, will doubtless be all right soon." We all added onr entreaties and she lord Byron's Wife and Sister. The new number of the Academy con tains a series of very interesting and valuable letters from the late Lady Byron and Mrs. Leigh, her husband's sister. Tliey form part of the papers of Mrs. Leigh which have lately been pur chased for the British Museum, and have been communicated to the Acad emy by E. Maunde Thompson. The let ters were written at various periods, be ginning on January 16, 1816, the day 1 Prairie Duel. Some five years ago, Adam Goldie left his native county of Shannon, Mo., were he was engaged in cattle raising, for Northern Texas, where he passed two years, and there one of the most exciting incidents of his career hap pened. His fame as a marksmen among theTexans soon became notorious. In the vicinity of Goldie's ranch lived Wil liam Darrell, or, as he was more famil iarly termed, Bloody Bill. This Bloody Bill was a noted ruffian and desperado. His feats in markmanship were likewise 1 Chamber of Death. Journalism la India, flna ly consented to remain. During the Lady Byron loft her husband's house, astounding and probably no man in the th , surface, but it seems a terri Orovllla Ifarnnry, Admit 1. Word was brought to this city a week ago this morning that the water hod all been pumped out of the Banner mine, and the skeletons of the men buried by the cave of twenty years ago recovered. T TV i m " w m .1 f . u. xx. Ayers, xoreman oiuie mine, oi- " ------"- ie, iBvervan 3 i.J a. ' l iL sometimes mere v nnminol .i.l ' B.n regions. We slled our good clothes, put V'? uu guiu uuuui uuu uuut, nu uiu uut, uuu clambered into the big iron bucket. Down, down, down we went! Two hun dred feet isn't but a short distanco on These native journals are verv Tn t affairs. They .re purely. pZefoft import of Western civilizaUon UL! Eastern mind. thA . P00 o the country bearing th j... .Ud, Their circukinn ... 3. 01 nmlna .nu '"""UI. MY MEXICAN SOUYEMB. BY RUTH. "Well, Hal, old follow, good luck go with you. I only wish I could give you the pleasure of my company on the trip." "Nothing would please me hotter, Goorge. I can assure you of a cordial welcome from Undo James. Can't I persuade you ? " "Impossible, my friend. Don't put temptation in my path. You may bring tne some memento of the don, however." "All right my boy. Nono of that sort of thing for me, you know. Of all silly, womanish tricks, the worst is the lasting souvenir business. But I promise if anything worth tlio trouble of transport ing presents itself, you shall be the re cipient." "Thanks. I shall hold you to your promise" i I had flnishod my four years' course at Harvard. Tho glories of UJass Hay and Commencement were already things of the past. I was about to turn my back upon the people and placos which had so long known me, but would know me no more. I had determined, before settling down to the practice of my pro fession, to visit an undo residing in Mexico, and the necessary preparations being few and quickly made, a couple of days later I set out upon my journey, reaching my destination without any de - tention or adventure, to bo heartily wel comed by my relatives. Aly undo s rancho was situated about fifteen miles from tho city of U , was well woodod and watered, and stocked with almost numberless liords of cattlo. Tho family consisted of my uncle and aunt, and their two children. Fred, the elder, was about my ago, a bold, fear less, handsome fellow. We became friends at sight. Gertrude was a beauti ful and accomplished girl of eighteen or thereabout, with a fair, almost dazzling complexion, which contrasted finely with Fred's Sjianish black eyes and glowing chocks. As tho rancho was one of tlio largost in tho region, the number of em ployes was necessarily large, and was made up of Texans, Mexicans, and a few half-broods. Fred and mysolf spent whole days hunting, ilshing, or riding over tho sur rounding country. It was all now and strange to mo, and presented zest and charm indescribable Fred rode a pow erful roan, and I a fiery black stallion. We would often race for miles, yet so nearlv were tho stood s matchod that we could never decide which was tho swifter of the two. One day I had ridden alono into U . It was nearly evening when I turnod my horse's head homeward. When about five miles from the house, a torriiic thunder storm burst from an apparently clear sky. The rain poured iu torrents, while the flashes of lightning runt tlio air almost continually. I was trusting to Nero to pick the way, as we were pann ing through a wood, when suddenly he stopped short and obstinately rofused to advance a step. In vain I coaxed, scold ed and pulled at the bridlo. There he stood and there scorned likely to remain. I was much surprised at this conduct, but on looking around, espied a horse Ivinir bv tho roadside, aimarontlv dead. He had beon struck by one of the bolts of lightning. Whore was tho rider? Dismounting and throwing tho bridle over my arm, and grasping my pistol, ncared the fallen horse. Suddenly Nero oguin stoppod and ap peared uneasy: at that moment I (lis tinetly heard a call for help, coming from a little toward tho right. I an awerod, and again heard the voice, evi dontly a woman s, The next flash revealed a woman lying by the trunk of a fallen tree, her faeo bathed in blood. As gently as possible I lifted her to my saddlo before mo, gavo Nero tlio reins and told him to tako us homo. A few more flashes, low, muttering thunder, and the storm lulled. Coming to the open plain, away we sped, like tho wind. In a short time wo were at home, I told my story in a few words. They recognized the young woman as tho daughter of Don Garcia, whose rancho joined their own. She had remained in a swoon all the way home, but on application of rotora tives, quickly revived. There was i bruise over tho right temple, as though sho bad been struck a heavy blow. Aunt Ellen bathed her forehead gently, 1 .1- 1 - !.-- . Il l 1 nu aue aroppeu into a trouoiea Sleep, Hhe slept but . few moments, and start ing up, exclaimed week which followed sho rapidly re gained her health and spirits, though a small scar over the right temple would always bear witness to her narrow escape. Wo had a very merry time "taking her home," as wa said, and delivered her over, at her own door, to her father. Don Garcia tendored me the warmest expressions of gratitude. After this I saw much of Inez, and learned to love her with the whole strength of my manhood, though I hard ly dared hope the beautiful girl would return my affection. As my visit drew toward its close, I naturally became anxious, and one calm evening, as we were strolling along the early twilight, determined to learn my fate. "Yours is tho life you have saved," was hor reply. As you may suppose this did not hast en my dejarture; when at last I did set my fuce homeward, my wife accompan ied mo. Going down town a few weeks after ur arrival, indulging in a whif, a hand was laid on my shoulder. Turning I encountered the laughing eyes of George. "Well met, old follow," said ho," Just got back? "Yes, and am heartily glad to see you. Have a cigar?" "I never refuse the weed, thank vou: have conscientious scruples against it." "By-tho-by," said I, in a pause in the conversation that ensued, "come and dine with me, and see what I brought homo." "My souvenir! What is it ?" "Why, tho truth is, George, I didn't soe but one thing that I thought worth bringing homo, and. I can't well spare that." "It won't do, Hall! it won't do! A bargain's a bargain; I shall claim the souvenir, so be prepared to hand over." "All nartios airreeinir." I answered an I turned tho key in the lock. As we entered the dining room a beau tiful young ludy, with a slight look of surprise in her eyes, came forward to greet us. "My wifo, Mrs. Norris, Mr. BiiRhnell," I said, adding: "My souvenir of Mexico, George!" His face foil, and to his credit, bo it said, ho has nevor referred to our one timo bargain since. and ending in 1851, just before Mrs. Leigh's fatal illness. There are also two letters to Mrs. Leigh's daughter, the last of which was written in July, 1852, after her mother's death. All these letters testify to the constant esteem and affec tion which Lady Byron entertained to ward her sister-in-law. The expressions of affection they contain entirely dis countenance the idea that the charges brought against Mrs. Leigh after Lady Byron's death, and said to rest upon her airoci personal testimony, nod any foundation in fact. Writing only ten days after she had left her husband, Lady Byron addresses Mrs. Leigh as "My Dearest Augusta," and concludes by saying, "Feel ings must now be indulged; but when ever I feel at all, it will be as kindly as you could. Independently of malady, I do not think of the past with any spirit . I . L 3 1 -i 1 II- in reneuuuuui, uuu ncarceiy Willi tne dense of injury. God bless him." There was at a later period a serious disputo between Lady Byron and her sister-in-law; but it arose on the appointment of a Trustee under Lady Byron's settlement. Lady Byron adp'ointed Dr. Lushington, in wliom Mrs. Leigh objected. The rup ture of their intimacy of 20 years clearly arose out of this quarrel. In 1851 a meeting was to have taken place between them at Iieigate in the presence of the late Kev. Frederick Robertson, but it Lone Star State excelled him in handling the rifle. He became jealous of Goldie's fame, and managed to pick a quarrel with him, which resulted in a challenge. After a short consultation, they decided that a duel should be fought, but, in consequence of tho extraordinary skill oi both, at a very long distance. On the open prairie, about two miles distant, grew two post oak trees. They were four hundred yards apart, and were the only trees on that spot. All around was open, timberless prairie. It was de cided that Goldie and Bill should both take up a position behind their respec tive trees, and then blaze away at each other. The Texans hoped by this means to prevent bloodshed, or at least a fatal termination of the duel. The prelimin aries being settled, the whole party mounted their horses and rode out on the prairie to tho selected spot- Goldie lished may run up tow. xds , ?h Of the 36 vernacular newsDsniri,U8flnd lished in the northwest proT nT ! tne average circulation was onlj lrjo .'- even of these the ?.1?-'nd targe proportion, chiefly fo 'the school teachers and to encourace U, t " ble efforts of Indian ioumZ .?!" . 8 fancy. The AUaMlmt G?ztCX the largest number of nhi M ii oo. i. . . .. - "wii;crs tin tunnel a distance of fifteen varrin. wn muu ooii, om of tliosn m,l nn came to a ladder leading up to the old tive! 100 copies were taken hvti;lea level broken into bv tha blasts set off a eminent, 38 by EuroDeans In,i R.,.ov' week or ten days previous. The top of ".c 4angef1fl0ne paP61". the BaddhpS? ii iiiniiHi rw ... a. . i. a,., "Ull-n lUOw.n. ble long way when descending a mining shaft. The bottom was reached in safe ty, and we scrambled out into a pool of water and mud about two feet deop. Candles were lighted, and following the tunnel a distanco of fifteen yards, we this ladder rested in a fissure hardly wide enough for a man to squeeze through, beyond which was one of the prospecting cross-cuts run by the min ers twenty years ago. Ten feet further on a drift was run off from the cross-cut a distance of about twenty foot which we ah, issued 105 coniM rr thA ffnVArnmant c a. Jaaal Samachar S V ! the ' ui . aii n il ..u were taken by the exchanged, 1 was taken by an E.'.mL.! atiu x dv a native. This is trulv th.T" oi small things. J3ut these tha we CI meiiuonea am rathar have seen fit to style, "The Chamber of Three of the native journals H. fMe8 TWfli fin a iio o ,ni. i.noL- n.... journals in thesesam. r rr, .",r;r:",rr, ""ine ?v nce?. each from AiviM .wo ui iymj unib iwu oikuic- tu iiiuivt) suDscnuers and in li uoiuie it. t...i - . ,. '".f r...i .u a -vwU uj0re took up his position behind one of the mTST SS," A&F&.fr tons. From appearance, tlio animated and Bombay, where public o Jin inn6?1 forma once Rnrrnurirlinir rtnrl nrwnnvinrs mora advnnrarl .nt finion is - o . . i jo , -- - - ni.v. cuuuuion mnra H;f did not happon, and some months later, when Mrs. Leigh was in her last illness, Lady Byron wrote to her doughtcr: Whisper to her from me the words, 'Dourest Augusta.' I can't think they would hurt hor; " and added a postscript that she was at Esher till Wednesday. and if she was wanted they were not to hesitate to send for her. The whole of this interesting correspondence, which throws new light on the relations of Lady Byron to her sister-in-law in the years after the separation from hor hus band, is entirely inconsistent with the theory Mrs. Stowe has promulgated as to the cause of that separation. Every reader of the letters will agree with Mr. Thompson that if the words have any meaning "they dispose of the whole cal umny and banish it into the regions of after thought." London News, July 18th. 'Where am I?" and almost immedi ately added, "I remember it all, now. Lad .pent the day in U ." she ex plained, "and returning was overtaken by the atorm. Mr horse, blinded by the lurid fhuthca that pierced the gathering darkness, and deafened by the thunder, became unmanageable and ran. Beyond that l rememoer nothing. I explained how I had found her. Her eye. filled with tear as she thanked me, in expressive words, for saving hor lue. I protested that I deserved so thank. I had only done what anyone else would under lite circumstance. "I think I had better return home, now," she said. "Father will be very anxious about me." "I cannot permit that, my dear Inei," aid Aunt Ellon. "You are far too weak to think of riding again to-night. I will dispatch one of the servant, to inform Pkruvian Templks ok the Sun. Of the early history of the Peruvians, we have butlittlo knowledge, owing to that bar barian policy exercised by tho followers of Cortes and Pizarro, in destroying everything belonging to the tribes which they conquered. Like the Mexicans, the Peruvians had advanced in art, science and learning, under tho administration of successive wie rulers, and their State archives contained written histories of their country, from the dawn of civiliza tion among them till the period of the conquest. But the superstitious Span iards committed these works to the flames, because of their heathen origin, and we are obliged to depend almost ex clusively on tho truth of tradition for tho knowledge we possess of the history of this people during the Inca dynasty. Tho most magniticent of all tho Peruvian temples wus that of the sun of Cuzco. The niodo of worship in this templo was similar to that of lleliopolis in Egypt, where this great luminary was adored. His golden imago occupied a larco nor- tion of one side ot the interior of tho tem ple, and before this the worshippers pros trated themselves with rich offerings in their hands, which were received by the attendant priests. Two or three virgins, selected from the first families in tho kingdom, wero in constant attendance, whose duty it was to make oblations of wino to the burning deity, and chant hymns of praise to tho great Father of Light. Like other aborigines of this con tinent, tlio Peruvians were nomadic tribes, and gained a subsistence by hunt ing and Uniting. Suporstitious in the ex treme, their objects of worship were as numerous as those of the Egyptians. Viiitk Womkm Sold as Slaves. The Constantinople correspondent of tho Philadelphia Telegraph writes: "There is a fair field hero for any ardont abolition 1st. who may desire tho freedom of tho white as well as that of the black man A few days ago a Pasha, whose name must remain a mystery, was desirous of making a few additions to his harem, and got iniormation that an invoice or slaves, male and female, principally Circassians. had arrived, and were stationed at the khan or warehouse of a widow, whose name is wen known in high circles in connection with the slave traffic. His name secured the noble Turk an entree into the inner rooms of this establishment, where, jealously, guarded by four eunuchs, and the harpy herself who directed this ignoble trade, were six cMs of crest ner snnal attractions, the flower of the flock The Pasha wa. astounded and dazzlod, anu ac tea tne price or one, having, ac cording to the disgusting custom of the slave market, examined her as a buyer wouiu a norse. ino sum named and ad hered to by the hag was so exorbitant that he left the building enrsired. and de termined to possess himself of the coveted fair one by stratagem. AecordiiiL-lv he revealed the existence of this "cache" of slaves to the police, who, unfortunately for him, raided tho establishment with such dispatch and thoroughness that, be fore the Pasha got word of the expedi tion, the house was stripped, the slave, divided by sexes and sent to two different orphan homes, and the luckless widow placed in durauce vile. Every human sonl has the germ of some flowers; and they would open, if they could only find sunshine and free air to expand in. I always told you that not enough of sunshine was what ailed the world. Make people happy, and there will not be half the quarreling or a tenth part of the wickedness there is. Jr. OiUd. Sea bathing is not indulged in by several ltuasi.n ladie. at AU.ntio City on account of the jealousy felt by the nobility againat permitting any familiar ity with tho serf. French Actohs in London in 1848. In 1848, M. Ilippolyte Hostein, the manager of the Theater Ilistoriqne, came over here to represent " La Heine Margot" at Drury Lano, the receipts of all places of enter tainment in Paris having been materially reduced through the excitement induced by the revolution of that year. The the atrical profession and the "patriots" were at once up in arms. The courtesy and isvor wiin which miss Helen fuucit and Macready had been received in Paris were seemingly forgotten. Charles Kean actually went so far as to request the Lord Chamberlain to interdict the intended performances, and before long a cabal was formed to prevent this and further attempts on the part of foreigners to interfere with native talent. The sceno which followed tho re opening of the theater can hardly be de scribed. Tiie audience seemed beside themselves with rage; they hurled mis sies on tlio st ago before the curtain rose, and the players wero relentlessly hissed. "The row," said tho Timet, "was a stupid row, showing not only the ii liberality of the rioters, but their paucity of invention. In the old 0. P. times there was some humor. A good joke now and then found its way into tho uproar; but this was a long, dull, dismal display of nationality which was effective from tho mere fact that it was wearisome. Two or three in dividuals in the pit thought it the height of humor lo put up their umbrellas, but the police deemed it a still better joke to conduct these persons out of the house, wnicit proceeding prevented a repetition of tho pleasantry. Never did wo see a number of persons so busy in attempting to degrade themselves in the eyes of all rational beings. We have reason to think that some of these zealots, worthy of bet ter exploits than those of last night, were really persons of standing and respectability in the histrionic profession; and these, wo lire sure, when tliev rise this morning, will look with regret on tho stupid scene of yesterday, and take espe cial care not to let their friends know they were concerned in such an exhibition." The players, on their side, would not bow to the storm. "lis eurent la Constance," say. M. Hostein in his HiMorirtkt et Souvmiri d'un Homme de Theatre, "de reci ter lours rols sans en omettre une phrase, au milieu de vociferations, de cris d'ani maux et d'injures." Iu a few hours, how ever, they wero on their way back to Paris, probably pitying us from the bot tom of their hearts. The Theatre. trees, and Bill ensconsed himself behind the other. The rest of the crowd then rode to a slight eminence to the right, where they were to remain as spectators. One of them was to give the signal for the beginning of tho combat by firing his rifle into the air. Goldie waited anxiously the detonation of the rifle, which suddenly sounded on the air. Then began a duel at the longest range ever recorded. Goldie advanced from behind tho tree in a kneeling pos ture when, whiz! his sombrero was per forated by a ball from Bloody Bill's riflo. Quick as lightning ho dropped full length on the ground in time to escape the other two bullets which came in rapid succession. He lay still, brought his rifle into position as he was stretched upon the ground, and then re mained immovable. Presently he saw a diminutive figuro which he knew to be Bill, advancing cautiously from the shel ter of the tree. Quickly taking aim, lie fired twice in succession, and then re tired behind the sheltering trunk. One of the bullets he discovered had passed through the lobe of Bill's loft ear. There was a cessation now of firing for some time, when Goldie espied his oppo nent's head and shoulders exposed. Quick as lightning his rifle was at his shoulder, and the detonating report was heard. Bloody Bill's hat was carried away by the bullet. Goldie now rather incautiously advanced from his shelter, and became the target for six bullets in succession, one of which made a hole through his pants and another in his coat-sleeve. He beat a hasty retreat. The duelist stood gazing at the distant trees, each watching for the indistinct form of his adversary. Each peered cautiously from behind the tree, en deavoring to get sight of the other. Goldie at last saw Bill again advance, and the former stepped rapidly to tho front, and quickly brought his riflo into position. Almost simultaneously the clear, sharp report of two rifles rang on tho nir, and both men fell. Goldie mun oged to raise himself and crawl behind tho trunk of a tree. He had boon wounded in tho left shoulder. Presently he was joined by the Texans, who had been witnesses of this most exciting duel. They had already ridden over to Bloody Bill, and found him dead. A bullet had penetrated his temple. it uuu iaiu uuwn Blue oy Blue in oueui- - "ur i tunca, puollslied Weekly t ence to the mandatory summons of the Calcutta a very fierce and spirited nfiu TVil. TT 1 it.- i I KllRflt. hlttnrlv onto..,--:...: . . '. .J iuuutuvu xuutu. ueru iuy tiiu muiv I . .j ...vcguuisui; 10 Inn b nirliak Li. :i ii..i . rule, never wpnrv r . . "ou -1..-71 t. i t i .i xi . riilfl novai aran.i. r.t . .a1 hh ii 1 1 fir rum 1 17 f 1 1 u Hum a niar. ni I mw.x. nvuii ui iiiiinriim :. . the other had rolled down the dirt pile ut8' and Lence" correspondingly dear to and found a resting place at its owner's feet. Four boots, from each of whom projected a leg-bone, were partially im bedded in tho mud at our feet. Picks, drills, and shovels were all neatly piled up together, jusfns though the brave men, realizing that escape was inossi ble, had put their house in order prior to closing up their earthly accounts. There was the piece of candle that flick ered out in all probability, even as the spark of life departed them slowly, peacefully, yet surely. The walls were coated with slime, the air was tainted with odors impure, our candles shed fee ble ravs nnnn n. Wlrrn nf nnarlr. nvor- head, nothing marred the deathly si- ""'on of inhabitants, it is only a very lonce Rnvn t.lin ninnninnnna drin Irin nf small fraction of these that can h . . i-jy-r ,,, v.. , . ,..-- lunrnst rirrnlnlinn .i 0 press, its subscribers numbering nnw.lj! of 1400. Kot all the native KM? this tone of dissatisfai-rlmi Uk u '.' rulers, but it is strongly characteristic if them. Tlio t .. m papers in this countrv is lo The chief traits about them which strika wuwtl duo inn Vlirnron power of American journalism are their -.w-.-w..,,.. ua cmerprise.aiid general dullness. It is easy to explain why thw are, as a rule, thus flat and uninterestini f heir scope is very limited iu every wav lhere is a great dearth nf iiv Though India has nearly three hundred til llinn if inknU:. . . wv I'angers of the Sea. Book About Uauibett a Anecdotes. A very striking and original volume, by an intimate friend of the ex-dictutor. and called "(Jambetta: 18o0-879." has just been published. The title recalls to our memories ino marvelous progress which the orator .nd statesman has made since he came up to Paris and took up humble lodgings with his pious old aunt on a fourth tloor in the Rue Bonaparte, XT. . I . ,., .. .1 io one men imagiueu mat ne wouhl ever achieve hi. present proud position ; and the persons who employed him to defend them in political trials used to prophesy that he would finish his career iu prison. As it is, he has grasped hich honors in a shorter time than any other living man nas ever uone. The new book sets forever at rest manv calumnies and absurd stories which have been circulated concerning Gambetta. It give, one anecdote which brine, out in strong light the singular sweetness of hi. disposition. He was one day beard re peating, with the passionate eloouence of which he alone has the secret, a new poem by a poet who ha. frequently said very disagreeable and untrue tnimrs about him. Wb.tr ..id a friend, "have vou al ready forgiven the poet X V Uambetu turned around quickly, with a strange .mile, saying: hom have 1 not rorgivenT Their, bemn br callinr GamrWta "furious fool," and ended bv recocnitina- him as one of the wisest parliamentary tactician.. Beneath the unsentimental tables of a blue book, recently presented to the British Parliament, lies a pathetic tale of peril, suffering and death. The dry but not uninteresting figures deal with casual ties at sea, not of the whole maritime but that great part of it represented by Great Britain, and they also cover vessels of other nationalities which suffered ship wreck, total or partial, on the coasts of British possessions. The returns are made out for tho twelve months ending June, 1878. They contain records of 5 total losses, 1G21 serious casualties and 3103 minor ones. There was necessarily con siderable loss of life in connection with these disasters. On the coasts of the United Kingdom the number of lives sacrified was 810, against 459 in the preceding twelve months. Abroad, however, there was a diminution in tho number of deaths, these bemg 1630, as compared with 2592 during the previous year. Beside those vessels in the case of which tho casualties had been definitely determined 88 vessels were reported missing, of which 00 belonged to Great Britain and 28 to the colonies. There are also records of vessels which have suffered mishaps in rivers and harbors both at borne and abroad. I ho returns in this respect re veal more disasters than might be sup posed, as many as 07 vessels having been totally lost, while there were 347 serious and 830 minor casualties. Tho number of deaths in connection with these occur rences was 13 in tho United Kingdom and 18 abroad. But while theso Blue Book figures tell a tale of peril and death, tney also record many a story or self-sacrifice and gallant rescue. Thus, the num ber of lives saved on the British coasts by means of life boats, rocket apparatus, ships' boats and individual efforts was 4070, while as many as 8121 were saved abroad by similar agencies. It is interest ing to note that of the shins which tier isbed.one had passed through the dangers and vicissitudes which a service on the sea of 100 years implies. Six were over 70 years old, 10 were over 60, 19 over 40 ana o. over w. One of the Spanish provincial papers receuuy puousnea a singular notice in iU obituary column. It said: "This morning was summoned awar the iew. eler, Siebald Illmaga, from his shop to another and better world. The under signed, his widow, will weep upon his tomb as will also hi. two daughters, Hilda and Emma, the former of whom is married, and the latter i. open to an offer. The funeral will take place to morrow. Hi. disconsolate widow, Veroniqne Illmaga." "P. S. This be reavement will not interrupt our busi ness, which will be carried on as usual, only our place of business will be re moved from 3 Tessi de. Teinturiea to 4 Bus de Missionaire. as onr fmsmntr I landlord ha. raised our rent." a little spring as it oozed out of the roof and splashed in a puddle on tho floor verily, if ever there was a placo deserv ing such a title, this is "The Chamber of Death." Taking a pick, the piece of can dle and a small lump of the plumbago strata in which the unfortunate men wore working at the time of the disaster, as relics, we wended our way back to tho shaft and took passage for the surface. Under the heading of "Two Men Bur ied Alive," tlio Butte Democrat of Sat urday morning, December 3, 1859, said: "At 9 o'clock on tlio morning of the 2Cth ult., a portion of the tunnel in the quartz claim of Messrs. Smith & Sparks, at Table Mountain, caved in, entombing alive, probably, within the tunnel, two ot the workmen, David Shine and F. G. Mathews "On the claim there is a shaft 165 feet in depth, at the bottom of which was the engine which raised the dirt and rocks, and drained another tunnol 100 feet be low the engine. The unfortunate men were at work in the lower tunnel, when the earth immediately under tho engino caved in, filling the outlet of tho tunnel, rendering tho engine useless, and all efforts to rescue them unavailing. It is supposed that the tunnel must have filled with water within twenty -four hours after the accident. "One cannot readily imagine a more horrible death than to be shut up, hopo less of escape, in the very bowels of tho earth, noo leet Deneath the surface, in utter darkness, with the water gradually rising, and a lingering death about to ensue, and ensuing. "Wo understand that it was against the wishes of the proprietors of the claim that the two men entered the tunnel on tlio morning of the catastrophe, as the heavy rains had so saturated tho ground fears were entertained of such an event as happened. But one of the mon was extremely anxious to give one more blast, confidently expressing the belief that he would thereby reach a lost vein of quartz." In our opinion tho writer erred as to the cause of death. We think tho men died from suffocation. The mine had beon settling for several days, and gnages had been placed in position in various portions of the works so that the work men could keep themselves informed re garding their safety. Shine and Mathews were running a prospecting drift on con tract; they were to draw half their pay while the work was in progress, and the remainder when tho lost lodge was struck. Both men were confident that they would finish the job that day, and announced when going to work in the morning that it was their last day in the mine. About half-past 8 one of the car men discovered on looking at one of the guages that the roof of the tunnel was Bottling very rapidly. The alarm was promptly given. Everybody hastened to escape, except Shine and partner. Dan Hopkins, who died a short tim. since at Cherokee, was the last man to leave the mine. He stopped at the mouth of the chamber where the victims were working and told them to come out that the mine was caving in. Shine was drilling a hole and replied that they wonld bo out just as soon as they got tne oiast ready to nre. Hopkins had not yet reached the surface when the tunnel was closed by the cave. From the fact that the tools were all together on top of the dirt thrown back by the men as they worked, and that the skeletons laid right beside them, our hypothesis is that the two men were overcome by the foul air, after having returned from a trip in the tunnel for their tools with which to dig oat. into nrrnnnf hvtlio .V.,i:... .. furnishing him with themes to wrih about, or people to read what he has written. The earthly history of nearly all these millions can be summed up in a brief sentence: thoy are born, they work hard to keep soul and body together for. Dnei period, and then they die. Then. iigum, uiuuere wnicn in a freo country are settled by the public, and hence need to bo publicly discussed, are here settled quietly by a handful of officials without iwijt Fuutiu uiscussiun at an. The Indian government is a bureaucratic despotism, tempered by the influence of public opin ion in England, but caring next to noth ing for public opinion in India. This is discouraging to a journalist of first-class ability who wishes to accomplish some thing in his generation, and tends to make the number of such who come to or remain in India very small. Further moro, the English-reading public of India, is by no means large; hence a really good journnl, to pay at all with so limited a subscription list, has to be high priced. To illustrate this, it may be mentioned that the Pioneer, the leading daily paper oi iuuiu, puunsneu at Aiiaiiauau, and Rpnrliniy nnt nhmt QOAft nnnl..a - A charges $24 a year in advance, and $33 in arrears. The friend of India, a secular weemy, published at Caleutta.chargesSU a year, and one of the religious weeklies iu uiu same city costs $v per annum, no other paper in the country has anything like the circulation of the Pioneer. There or four of the chief dailies in the presi dency towns have between 1500 and 2000 subscribers, hut the rest have to be satis fied with considerably less than a thou sand, and some have small pickings in deed. As a rule, the support is very pre carious, and the papers short-lived. They spring suddenly into existence, and strug gle for a while prosperously or otherwise, according to the ability or the money of the one man on whose shoulders tliey usually rest. When he trets tired of his burden or his whim, or for any cause de parts, the papers disappear as quickly at tney rose, A young elephant was recently brought Into the Court of Exchequer, iu London. He was accused of frightenioe a horse. and thereby damaging a young lady con tained in the carriage attached thereto, but hi. mild and playful behavior in Court, where he amused himself by pick ing hats on the t.ole. convinced every body that be did not mean to do it, and the case was compromised. The Duke of Sutherland, who is a thorough practical engineer, drove the locomotive attached to the tram which That nawmanor wit who revived -b0 joke about the lady who laced tight in or der to prevent wastefulness m - .; I,, h.. twn inform1 that recent explorations by Dr. b"r mann prove conclusively m sands of year, before Nosh laid the of the rk th. centennial of thi. joii celebrated in Egypt. tr .k.:.... f tha toOEC" conveyed the Prince and Priaoess of j when ,h J ,t their Wales around the royal agricultural Th- hihi.Mn,i thi. air! of the Bw how. Monntaina ia in Potter county, Colo Actresses in Lonpon. The Spanish King, when Cervantes' great work was yet a novelty, saw a man stretched on . bank of the Manzanares reading a boot and laughing over it. Ho declared him self satisfied that the book was The Ad ventures of Don Quixote, and he proved to be right. Any one who lately ob served two or three peoplo talking eager ly across a London dinner-table might have been warranted in assuming that thay were talking of tao Comedie iran caise, and of Mile. Sarah Bernhardt. We have heard of a small social circle in which it was made a formal condition that no one was to say a word about the French plays, or even mention the names of its gifted actresses whose genius and and whose real or imagined oddities were the subject of talk everywhere else. Th exclusion was in itself a compliment. Society would talk so much on the one theme that in the breasts of cortain per sons an inevitable revolt sprang up, na they absolutely set a bar on it. Kemble, at Lausanne, grew joalous of hearing' Seople always talking of Mont Blani. e thought they ought to have talked of him. He would not allow those oyer whom he had tany authority to mention the innocent monarch of mountains in his presence. The very prohibition only proved the interest that every one tool a Mont Blanc. If the mountain couiu have appreciated the compliment might have smiled complacently unw one of its sunny rosy sunsets, as s"0 j mountain is said to have done under tn influence of a different emotion. TJ members of the Comedie Francais nufM : hear with a certain self-satisfaction w in London people generaUyUlkso mna of them as to make a few people new and there impatient of hearing theu very name. London Jfewt. ' Opl tin tin an are has isoi tile taci frei ula Mo is o ing mei if tl hav the acct suit com dair Jool the the! of C time char fron Islai charj mile bot to th thest the i zie a equi to CO a vas in ar cham and i small this eince, 8 tab wdult stour feasit engin neerit appea rious Mockt floodii is not sible ( it wou cial a? Timbt within it. pra of Sor within rope. this sc for a has st Pointm