E0GEI1E CITY GUARD
TELEGRAMS.
EASTERN.
VKtart DcfctM m4 Slala.
Cmcaco, Oct. 28. A dispatch received
at military headquarters to-day gives
particular of Cel. Joaquiu Terra' vic
tory over Vlctorio' band of Indians.
The Mexican attatk! Vlctorio la tbe
Cattillo mountains, urroundingbi for
tified petition and by simultaneous attack
capturing it. Vlctorio, CO warrior and 18
women and children were left dead on
tbe field, Sixty eight women and chil
dren and two while raptive were taken,
and IDS animal delivered with all tLa
arm and plander. Ttrrnf lost three
men kill and 12 wounded. Thirty Indiana
escaped through being too late on the
errand, hot compelnt foroe ia porting.
Colonel Btiel, through whose Land the
dispatch passed aT, ThU i one of the
result of our movement Into Mexico,
and virtually end tbe war with Victono
I think 1 snail be Able to bead the small
party that ban escaped. I ahall re-orrn-fze
here, having colcmca for operauon
both taat and west.
A Pa Mm Saw.
Boktov, Oct y. John Iufl', thebnilder
fthe Hannibal & HL Joe and Union
I'aciSe lUl'.road. died thla morning.
Ilia property wu valued at four million.
Cqacatrlaaahlp.
Cincioo, Oti. 2T. In the twenty-mile
race between Miae Jewe'.t, I'mneo and
Buckingham, the former won in half a
aecond leu than one hoar. Mi Back
inghsm dropped out after going fire miiel
and alia Finneo claimed a foul end
topped on the 15th wile. The crowd
was large and wind very high.
A Tear Work.
Waahisotox, Oct 20. The bureau of
engraving and printing tbe hut cal year
delivered 7,1-Ml aheeta, note and se
curities, of the face value of $7M,2PJ,9;
15,252,200 sheets of internal revenue and
customs i tamp, conUining 2?fi22V)
stamps; and 765,251 aheeU of checki,
draft, etc., forthe treasurer of the United
htatee and disbursing officers of the sev
eral department, beaidea a large aoionnt
of miscellaneous work. Tbe a2sreiwte
expenditure for tbe year were, for salar
ies of officers, etc., on pay roll, 2-'y,Z;
tot labor and other expense, J5,171.
Th Draalb,
New Your, Oct. 27. The moderate
rain of the t-ast day or two have brought
but partial relief to the Industrie depen
dent on water power; the drying up of
atreamain the Atlantic State may be
said to entend from Androskoggan down
to the lame, and even some of the local
river, like the Delaware, are fordable at
point where audi a thing lua not been
known for many year. The drought,
however, i felt more seriously at the
eastward, and ita effect ere beginning to
be full in commercial aa well an manu
facturing circle. The Bonton Journal of
yesterday, says the acarcity of water in
having a bad effect opon nearly all kind
of merchandise, restricting the demand
especially for raw material. Cotton,
woolen and paper milla are all running
on short time. In Pennsylvania, New
Jersey aud Delaware not a few important
Inountrics bave been brought to a dead
halt by otoppage of the mills. The Pa
taic and liaritan are unprecedently low.
The brandy wine ia quite dry, and at
Wilmington and other place in that part
it the country several establishment
have been compelled to eliut down.
Summing up the Propcl,
CmcArto, CM. 27. The Timi-a.nutnmlng
us prospects of the campaign, says it lias
concentrated now in New York. liefore
the October elections it concentrated
elsewhere. Republican tactic i!o not by
any mean include abandonment of Con
necticut, New Jersey and Maine. They
are conducting a. fairly vigorous canvats
in those states also, so no-es-ary to their
aucceiaif they lose New York, but they
bave evidently determined to light the
enemy on his own grounds and make
their victory more crushing by carrying
liia center at the tame moment they turn
liia wings. The republicans can spare
New York and the demodrats cannot.
But, notwithstanding this, the republi
cans are making ten times more vigorous
effects to carry thut stute than are the
democrats.
A rirer.
I rovidejcce, Oct. 27. At a private trial
at Narragansett Park, this afternoon, J.
Ji. lSarmaly's trotter llillv I), with running
mate, made a mile in 2.131.
Great Wlailalorma,
A terrible southwestern galo reported
from Plymouth, lust night. Daybreak
ahowed gve vescls stranded but the
crews all saved.
At Plymouth the brig John May, fruin
Hull river, H. C, for Kriedrichstadt, drove
alongside the Uatttn breakwater this
morning and remains there. Cupt.
Mitchell was drowned while endeavoring
to go ashore on the breakwater. At Brad
ford there was a heavy ruin and hail
Htorm, and heavy trallic was impeded. At
Leicester the rain began to full Tuesday
and has coutlnued since, flooding the low
lying districts. Winlock experienced 3d
hours heavy ruin and many houses were
lloodod. At 6 P. M. the pa suddenly
went out, leaving the whole town In
darkness. At Oldham thero was a heavy
storm. At South Shields there was heavy
rain.
Flshlnn boats were unable to so out and
ships put buck to harbor. In wealds of
ISusHex low-lving Innds present the aspect
of lakes, while in Warwickshire the waters
In some pluccs extend as fur as the eye
can reach. Hundreds of acres ore sub
merged, roads under water and trallic
much interrupted. At Slrley last evening
the barometer full to 23.00.
Acqulttrd.
nu.... in Tkn trinl riff! V. Alton
J M 1 11) lvr. W tiiHi v v a a a a aa
formerly Union Pacilio agent at Kidney,
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VII wig i uurgv ui rtiiiu ihilvii. ici uiiiin-
4mA Uilitnail In hia ...ill it tut It will
be remembered that some montha ago
iihi iuui i I I i . . 1 1 : 1 M .. 1 1
91,ouu in gum uuiuuu auu m iiumi
mAiiht if pilrmnrv rAPlvait from tllA
Black bills en route east disappeared
i ..t ... 1 1 1 1. !1 I
Irom nil omre in iia-uuj wnno no was
at dinner. It hail been takeu through a
hole iu the floor. After some consider
able search it waa found hidden In a coal
pile under the otuce, except one gold
hrirlr anil ciirmncv amountina altogether
to about $12,000. The evidence against
Allen waa very strong, Dut not strong
nritrh' tnaaliuftf tha illfV whowere OUt
about 18 hour before coining to an agree
ment of not guilty. The partiea who took
the bullion and hid it under the office,
intended no doubt to come and get it at
tne um gooa opportunity.
Caotara aHndlaiu.
Fobt Kaoua, Oct. 30 Capt. JUgus
Lrought in Kain-in-tbe-Face aud 500 hot-
tiles. EiUie Ball sent word to Gen.
MUte to hold a twelve 4rfti. -hewuaT'Xuting
throogh 1J. Watoh
with tbe CanaJiana to be Ukea on exhi
bition through the atatea of Canada.
CntTEtf e, Wyoming, Oct3l-A special
to the Leader from tbe camp on white
river sas Agent Ber7 and party Includ
ing Meachem of the IU eommiation and
f.ur I'tee, arrived here on the th direct
from Los Pinos agency. Tbey rngbed I t
br aeveral days a evidenced by their
IraveUtained appearance, Berry upon
hU own report Is a moch abused individ
ual. Colorow.the White river chief, is
at White river with bis camp. Berry ar
rived at lUwlins thia morning and will
go to Denver via Cheyenne.
PACIFIC COAST.
A Salarr SatrlWra.
Bai Jo, Oct. M Lat night the
dwelling, barn and hay-staclr belonging
io Daniel NoUn, on the old infirmary
gronndJ.wtre deroyed by fire. Sir.
Nolan waaUentat tbe time, and bis
wife and foor children were as.eep.
When the mother awoke the booe waa
filled with Caajes and amoke. the got
out her baby and two other children and
went back a.Vr the four-year-old child,
frbebalsecored it and tad reached within
eight-fret of the outer door when ahe
fell suflVated. Two men who were pass
ing beard her moans, and at some peril
succeeded in getting her and the littie
one out The mother was literally roarted
about the fce and arm. Tbe child was
also badly horned, but will recover, whhe
there is no hope lOr Mra. Nolan.
A Ala la Snar.
RnFurwo, Oct iff. The Bulletin
aays: en Francisco sogar refiners have
to-davrulup prices Jc all round. Thia
is the" first cliar e since September ?th,
and is the tenth made this year. The
stock of raw suar here Las been scarce
for some t:me. and enforced delay in ar
rival of expected consignment from Hong
kong has made matter stiil worse, hut
for weaknc in the New York market
and the fear ol a renewal of imports from
that direction, prices here would bave
been advanced earlier in the month.
Bevioed schedule of American Califor
nia refiner from this date is ss follows:
Fancv extra powered In hhl 131; powder
ed li'J; cube enmhed and fine crushed
12j; dry granulated 121; moist granulated
extra golden c, 11; Eldorado c, 10 : Jlarip
so c, 10J; other yellow sugars, loj.
FOREIGN.
atrala la Pern.
Lima, Oct. 2i. The ministers of Eng
land, Lrance and Italy hvo taken Meo
to protect neutrals in tbe event of Chilean
occupation.
Canadlaa t'ablatt t haagra,
Ottawa, Oct. 30. Mr. Baley, minister
of eternal revenue, has reaigne 1 to take a
judgeship. Mr. Caron. of ti'iehec, suc
ceeds to the cabinet
Ureal Storm la tlia Baltic.
Copesha;es. Oa. J.-Oue hundred
vessels, of different sizes, were destroyed,
by the storm.
Hoanrocalte Freedom.
Lo.toox.Oct. 2C The erection of the
monument memorial to perpetuate the
of Thomas Clarkson, as advocate of slave
emancipation, was begun Monday at
Wisbeacb, when the Dint stone was laid.
VHMaimBMaajVaBljMBsmTl
Written Examinations.
A writer in an educational journal
aays: "Of all species of labor, whether
manual or mental, marking children's
examination papers is tho hardest. One
hour of snch work is equivalent, in the
ir tenuity of fatigue, to ten hours directed
to literary or clerical labor. Tho exas
peration at the blunders observed grows
iiko the pressuro of steam in a boiler,
without tho poor advantages of a vent or
aafety valve.'not even thut of swearing.
Persons of other occupations, however
laborious, have tho legal, if not the moral
right, to express in fitting terms their un
biased opinion of the mortals over whom
thoy have control; but the teacher must
grin, and proceed to mark with calmness
and deliberation, with judicious discrim
ination, the work that would break his
heart, or turn his head, if the pain wero
not somewhat evenly distributed over
tho wholo Iwxly. The fatiguo of tho
work commences at the boae of tho
brain, travels down the spinal colnmn,
creeps along the limbs, and, coining to a
jnmping-place at tho tip of the tingors
ana cnasoi tuo toes, uiaes one wihuui
look into the vast unknown, and then,
instead of running off, it deliberately
creeps back again."
Fall Honing.
The better tho preparation of tho
ground tho better tho crop. 1 he high
average crop of the English farm is no
doubt largely duo to the thorough pre
paration of tho ground before seeding.
Our climate is superior to mat oi Eng
land for wheat growing, yet a production
of Gl bushels per aero is not uncommon
among formers there, while bore 40 bush
els per acre Is an unusual production.
Two plowing, several harrowings, and
iu mauv cases rolling or crushing ; and
the excellent preparation of the soil by a
previous root crop must nave a mucn
better effect upon the soil than one
plowing, very poorly dono Iwcauso of tho
hardness and dryness ot our sou in mm
summer, and very imperfect harrowing.
It might bo well for us to luy out nioro
lubor on our vheat crop, and so prepare
the ground better, and raise our avorage
from Vi to at loostO busuola to tbe acre
The difference- iu the amount of wheat at
harvest would" pay for a great deal of
extra work in plowing, etc., and yet
leave a profit; besides the soil would not
forget tho cuncrous treatment in one
yoar nor two.
what tub Thi-md Does. Have TOU
noticed that when you want to tako
hold of anything a bit of bread wo will
say that it is nlwavi the thumb who
puts himself forward, and that he is
always on the side by himself, while the
rest of the fingers are on the other. If
the thumb is not helping, nothing stops
in your hand, and yon don't know what
to do witu it. Try, uy tne way oi ex
Denment. to carry your spoon to your
mouth without putting your thumb to
it, and ace how long it will take you to
get through a poor little plate ot urotn.
The thumb is placed in such a manner
on vour hand that it can faoe each of the
other fingers, one after the other, or all
together, as von please, aa with a pair of
pinchers, all object whether large or
small. The hands owe their perfection
of usefulness to this happy arrangement,
which has been bestowed on no other
animal exoent the monkev. man 'a noarest
j neighbor.
At Saint Helena, when the weather
va favorable, Napoleon always rodeont
cither in hi carnage or on horseback,
bnt aa soon as he became familiar with
the confined spar allotted to him there,
be often preferred exploring the secluded
roada. After having finished hi daily
task of dictation (for one of hia favorite
occupations waa the dictation of hi
memoirs), and spent some boon in
reading, be dressed about three o'clock,
ad then went out, accompanied by
General Bertrand, Monsieur La Cases,
or Gen. Oonrgaud.
Hia rides were all directed to the
neighboring village, which he took much
pleasure in exploring, and where he
found himself more free from observa
tion. Though the roads were in some
place almost impassable, hi taste for
exploration seemed to increase rather
than diminish even the pleasure of
ranging thU valley waa to him a spe
cie of liberty. The only thing to
which Le had an unconquerable aver
sion waa meeting the Lnglish sentinels,
who wa constantly stationed to watch
Lim. In one of these rides he found a
sequestered spot in the valley, which
af u-rward became to him a daily retreat
for meditation.
One day he discovered a neat cottage
among the rocka of the valley, and en
tered the garden attached to it, which
wa radiant with flower and geranium,
which a voung girl wa watt-ring. Thi
voung girl wa a brunette, and a
fresh as her flowers; she had large blue
eves of most pleasing expression, and
h'apoleon, always an admirer of the fair
sex, was much struck with her beauty.
"Pray, what is your name?" he in
quired. "Henriette," she replied.
"Your surname, 1 mean;
"Brow."
"You seem very fond of flowers.
They are all my lortune, sir.
"How is that?"
Ar T tike mv flowers to the
town, where! obtain afesr sou for my
bouquet.
"And your father and mother, what do
tbey do?"
"Alas! I Lave neither, replied the
young girl, with much emotion.
o parent.'
"'ot one; I am quite a stranger in
this island. Three years ago my father,
an English soldier, and my mother left
T n.lnn with TT1P for tho Indies, but.
atVWUVM a ' "
.i.. mr r.tt.or lirnl on the vovace. and
when the vessel reached this island, my
poor mother wa so iu mat sne couiu no
proceed further, and we were left here,
tshe was ill for a long time, and having
no resources left for our support, I waa
advised to sell flowers. A gentleman in
ti n tva-n vim ma le inaniries a to our
prosject. took pity on us, and gave us
this cottage, wliere my rnomer a ueauu
improved, and where she lived nearly
two years, during which we were sup
ported by the sale of flowers. About a
year ago my poor mother had a relapse,
and obtained a release from all earthly
sufferings. On her deathbed she recom
mended me to trust in rroviuence, anu i
feel a pleasure in olieying her last wish."
The young girl, having thus spoken,
bunt into tears. During this short re
cital Napoleon was much affected, and
when sue burst into tears, uo aouoeu
loudly. At length he said:
"Poor child! uat sins couiu you
have committed that you should have
len exiled here so miserably? Singular
fulfillment of destiny! Like me, she ha
no country, no fumily she ha no
mother, and I I have no child!
these words, tho
a I" a ,
cmporor again sobbed audibly, and his
tears flowed freely. Yes; this great man,
whom the loss of the most brilliant
throno in the world affected not, who
was culm amid desolation itself, wept at
the recital of this poor girll
After a few moments he resumed Lis
customary firmness, and said to her:
"I wish to take Home, wun mo a
souvonir of my visit to your cottage.
Outlier somo of your best floworsand
make a grand bouquet.
ITanrif.ttA nnieklv mado tho bonnuet.
and when Napoleon gave her five Louis
d'or for it, alio cried with astonishment:
"Ah, grand Dieu! sir, why did you not
come aooncrl My poor mother would not
limn Iiava 1inil!
"Well. well, mv child, those are very
good sentiment. I will coma and see
you again.
Then, Musing and regarding tho nve
tii'umi rJ irnl.1 Ifnnriptto renlied:
"But, sir, l ean never give you flowers
enough lor all this money.
"Do not let thut trouble you,"
anaini1 Nnnnlenn. smiling. "I Will
come and fetch them."
He then loft her. When he had re
gained his companions he informed
them of his discovery. He seemed
happy in Laving found one aa unfortu
nate us iiiinsoli to console; anu, uu iuu
snot, the young Hennetto augmented
tho special nomenclature of Longvood.
Ho called hor "tne Piympu oi ot. nei
Mi " fur am nn ir Ins friends Napoleon
habitually baptized all that aurroundod
him by a familiar cognomen. Thus the
part of the island wuicn ne most
freoucnted. ho called the "Valley of
Sileuco." Mr. Burcombe, with whom ho
stayod on his first arrival at bt. Helena,
was the "Amphitryon." His cousin, the
mninr wlm una about six feet hitrh. was
callod"tho Giant." Sir George Cock
Im rn was designated as "Mr. Admiral.
wlmn tho Einueror was uleasod: but
when ho had caiuo for COmidnint. hi
nntv titln wan " the Shark."
ij ..fiAw tliia viuit tt tlia fnt.
PUfllO UJ WIVI IUIO l.o.w v w
tago, Napoleon said, when dressing, that
ho would return to his pupil, and per
form his promiso. He found the young
girl at home; sho had learned since his
last visit the name ot her benefactor; and
much moved, not so much by hia past
il.mr a liv hia recent calamities, en
treated him to accept the hospitality of
her bumblo cottage, duo men Drougui
him figs, and water from the spring of
Ilia rir vallnv.
"Sire," sho said to Napoleon,"! have
waited at nome lor you aiuco jvu
last here, and havo, consequently, not
been able to procure wine for yon, a
your bounty will now enable me to do
so."
"And if vnn had " aiid the Emperor.
"I should have scolded yon well. When
1 come to see yon I wish nothing better
than your water, whioh i excellent On
this condition, I will revisit you. After
all, I am an old soldier a your poor
falhapvaa? anil tha aoldiar who 1.4 not
satisfied with figa and water ia no soldier
' at all.
v:- A.w V.Milnon did BO visit
the' ittSn
ot Dennett. On thee, oecasion. ahe
presented hia with W-!
quel, prepared specially tor h. and
S I Lttlo friendly ehat wi th her he
would continue hi ride, familiarly d
cussing with those who accompanied Lim
on the great and excellent qualities
which this young English gir poL
Ia the following year Napoleon began
to suffer from the attack, of tbe mady
which afterward proved fatal to him.
Henriette, not receiving the visit of
her benefactor, went to M1'"
health; and afr having left the custom
arybouquet with one of hi
return J home very disconsolately. One
day shortly afterward, a she waa sitting
in her earden, he heard the sound of an
approaching carnage, and. P"ing
oickly to the gate, found herself in the
presence of Napoleon. A soon a she
beheld bun her face assumed an ex
preasion of great sadness.
"You find me much changed, do you
not, my child ?" said he, in a faint voice.
"Yes, aire, I do, indeed; but I hope
that yon will be restored soon to health.
"I much doubt it," he said, shrugging
hi shoulders with aa air of incredulity.
Nevertheless, I much wished to pay
von a visit to-day, to ee you and yoar
flowers again."
He then slowly descend! from the
carriage, and, leaning on the arm of Ber
trand, reached the cottage. When he
was seated he observed:
"Give me a cup of water from the
spring, my dear Henriette; that will,
perhai-s. cool the fever which consumes
me here," (laying his hand on his side.)
n . ..nun firl hastened to fetch some.
When Napoleon had partaken of it hi
countenance, mi tnen cuuuuncu, w
came serene.
.Ti,.ii-a thanl-a! mv dear child." said
he; "thi water ha3 eased my sufferings
a Uttl If I had taken it sooner, per-
t,. " alded he. raising his eyea to
Heaven; "but it ia too la:e."
"Ah! replied Ucnnene, anecting
gaiety of manner, "I am a happy this
water does you good. I will bring some
everv day; it will perhaps cure you."
mvlMr child, it will be useless
ail ia nrpr. I fear this will be the
lnjt visit I shall make here. There is a
settled crief here which is consuming
ma lam! th F.mtKror touched his side .
an.l aa T rut never see tou again. I wish
in lAfl von a tuvenoir of me. What
shall I give you?"
' At f !,. morils the vounz cirl could
contain herself no longer bnt, bursting
nto hevtfelt tears, lea at me icei oi me
Emperor saying :
"lour blessing, sire:
v.Wi tiyu and blessed her with
becoming gravity, for he always had re
spect for tho creeds of other.
I rom this day Henrietta uiu coi iuii io
fim't Tinmrood resrnlarlv. She carried
rnirincand her customary
bouquet, but always returned home dis
consolate; foreacu day sne receiveu me
most alarming accounts ol tne neaitn oi
the emperor.
At the commencement of May, 1821,
when the sun shone more brightly than
usual. Henrietta was informed that Na
poleon was much better and that his
reason had returned.
She arrived at Longwood, but aiasi
1ia rliv wan the reverse of her hopes.
She found every one there in consterna
tion. This time, tearing mat ne was
AvinrT art il viutiin? to see him once
again, she desired to be admitted to his
presence, bhe was told mat ne was too
ill, and that it was impossible. Her sup
.,K.i;nni worn at first in vain: bnt at
1.1tV.'..ui nv.w miw -" - - r
enirth her tears and entreaties prevailed,
p . . ... i . a. i
and she was admitted to nis cuumoer.
Tt miKi at this moment that Napoleon.
surrounded by his faithful friends, and
. . . . - .i t , , ,i
lying on M aeam oeu, uau requesicu
them to place the bust of his son be
fore him. He then bade affecting fare
wells to his friends and to the French
people, whom he loved so well. His
rm tlmn rnntracted with Convulsions.
his eyes became fixed, while be gasped,
"trance: Jly son! men an was si
lent. Napoleon had ceased to live.
At tho words the flowers which the
young girl had brought dropped from
her trembling hands; sne ieu on uer
knees by tho bedside; then, making an
effort, she seized and tried to press the
hand oi xsapoioon to ner ups oui mi
med in telv her head fell back, her
mouth was discolored, her eyes fixed,
an she sunk on the floor, buried in
that sleep w hich know no waking.
Henriette was dead!
Tbe Duty on Sara's Wardrobe.
So prodigal is Sara Bernhardt with
Imr mnnev that it seems a novel bit of
pmnnniT on her nart to take measures to
do the United States Government out of
the import duty on the dresses she brings
to this country. Report has it that she
is now exercising herself in three of her
drosses each day, in order to bring them
through the Custom Houso as apparel
which ha been worn. lhore are
fnrt v-seven dresses, besides a larce cata-
Inmia nf femininfl anndries. The total
duty on this lot of finery will be about
$8,000. The Custom House officers say
that such a collection is too large to lie
called either wearing apparel or imple
ments of trade. H invoiced aa works of
art they can be admitted free of
Antt. nrovided thev are taken
nut of the country within six months
To this end it is necessary to put the
goods in bond. But if Sara's dresses
were locked in a bonded warehouse dur
ing her stay in this country, her bring
them would be iu vain. Therefore it is
ni-nnrmed to not the lodv herself to
gether with the dress in bond, and, in
afoul of locking her and them np in a
musty storeroom, to let a Custom House
ntlirifli- continually accompany ner. inis
would be in some respects a distingnished
hnnnF for inch an officer, but the honor
would hardly console him for the risk of
being knocked down wuenever tue Bril
liant Sara ahonld be in one of her petu
lant or frisky moods. The proper thing
for Sara to do in regard to me raimen
would be to bring it all in, invoiced at
tlia ntmnut nriflA aha Can DUt On it. and
bravely pay on tho whole lot the biggest
duty the Custom uouse people wm cuu
aant tn moniva. It would be a much bet
ter advertisement of all these fine clothes
to herald them as those which paid more
ntvthan an other clothes ever landed
in thia country than to let the public un
derstand that they dodged the duties.
Even if there I not much of Sara her-
aolf. there ia a good deal of her when
her finery ia taktn into account.
Tha lata am Ship Eallway.
Captain Jamea B. Ead. the well
known engineer who baa projected a ship
railroad across tho isthmus, arrived is
thi city from St. Loui a day or two ago,
and waa Tinted by a Tnbum reporter
yesterday at the Albermarle Hotel.
" "i haVe come to New York city," he
aid. "for the purpose of conferring with
capitalist and persona interested in my
enterprise. In two or three weeks I
hall start for Mexico in order to find out
whether I may expect any encourage
ment from the Mexican government. In
other enterprise the government La
given grant of land, and even subsidies,
and I am anxious to know whether it
would be disposed to aid n effectually
in the matter.
"A far as the route of my railroad I
concerned," Capt Ead continued, "my
preferences are for the Tehauntepec. It
is true that the ground to be coyered in
this region is far greater than at the two
other point proposed ; namely, Panama
and Nicaragua. 'But taking an American
point of view, we find that a vessel going
from New York to any point in Cali
fornia, would gain by the Tehuantepec
route 1500 miles over the Panama, and
700 over Nicaragua. Another objection
to the Panama route is that a belt of
calm reaches from one end of the coast to
the other on the Pacilio side, which
would greatly impede the progres of
vessels which had crossed the isthmus."
"What do you think of the construc
tion of the Tanama canal?" the reporter
asked.
"In my opinion, that canal wCl never
be dng at all, because the present age is
by far.too practical to incur the cot of
such an undertaking when the transfer
of ships can be accomplished more safely
and more expeditiously by a ship rail
road that will cost one-third as much as
a canal over any of tbe three routes that
may be taken for comparison. The larg
est ships which enter the port of New
York can be transferred when fully
loaded with absolute safety across the
iUthmus on the marine railroad. On such
a railroad the grades need be no steeier
than those on our chief lines, and the
road bed need not be over forty feet wide
nor have more than eight or ten rails
laid upon it to sustain the car or cradle
upon which the ship is placed. The
weight of the largest merchant steamer,
and their cargoes seldom exceed eight
thousand tons, and such a one would
easily be carried on a cradle composed of
five locomotives built for the purpose.
These would haTe about one thousand
w heels bearing on eight or ten rails with
a pressure of about twelve tons to the
wheel. The total weight of ship, cargos
and cradle would be distributed over an
area of roadbed 40 feet wide by 500 feet
long, and would be only 1,250
pounds for each square foot,
allowing 2,000 lor tne wcigut
of of the car. This is not -half the
tha earth under each tie
when each pair of the driving wheels of
an ordinary locomotive engine passes
nvpr it Aii ordinary freight locomotive
engine will pull about fifty loaded cars
on moderate grades Irom tuteen to twenty
mi m an hnnr. a tinmen oi aoout
Inm pnnRtitnti'nir the weight of the cars
and their load, is carried on about 400
wheels. The largest ship and ner entire
eariro. therefore, should not require
more than the power of a dozen such
locomotive enemes to move it at me
name rata of sneed over simUar grades
From this it must be evident that the
ship, once safely placed on a properly
tUUSUUUlCUVIU IWJU.IVM " . .... .. j
nf a anlmtantial and well ballasted road
bed, can be moved with certainty and
. aa.a )
ease at a much liigner rate oi speen man
would be safe in the very best canal that
has been proposed.
"I thiiik the actual ccst of operating
such a railroad would be, in proportion
in tha tsinnncA moved over it. considera
bly less than that of the most successful
railway line in this country, lor tne rea
son that the tonnage carried would be
exclusively handled by machinery, and
the ratio of paying cargo to non-paying
weight would be mucn greater, in pro
nortion to the tonnaee. the cost of main
tenance should also be much less."
JNew York Tribune
Tender Memories.
The following lines will touch a sym
pathetic chord in many hearts: "I saw
ifn nnll out the bottom drawer of
the old bureau one evening, and I went
softly out aud wandered up and sown
until I knew she had shut it and gone to
her sewing. We have some things laid
away in that drawer wnicn tne gold
kings could not buy, and yet they are
relics which will grieve us until both
our hearts are sore. I haven't dared to
look at them for a year; but I remember
each article. There are two worn shoes,
a little chip hat, with part of the brim
gone, some stockings, pants, a coat, two
or three spools, bite of broken crockery,
a whip, aud several toys. Wife, poor
thing, goes to that drawer every day of
her life, and prays over it, ana lets ner
tears fall upon the precious articles, but
I dare not go. Sometime we speak of
little Jack, bnt not often. It has been a
longtime, but somehow we can't get over
(lreamintr. Sometimes, when we sit alone
of an evening, I writing and she sewing,
a child in the street will call out as our
boy used to, and we both start up, with
beating hearts and a wild hope, only to
find the darkness more of a burden than
ever. It is still and quiet now. I lookup to
the window whore his blue eyes used to
sparkle at my coming, but he is not
thero. I listen for his pattering feet, his
merry shout, and his ringing laugh, but
there is no sound. There is no one to
search my pocket and tease me for
presents, and I never find the chair
turned over, the broom down, or ropes
tied to the door knobs. I want someone
to tease me for my knife, to ride on my
shoulder; to lose my axe; to follow me
to the gate when I go, and be there to
meet me when I come; to call "good
night" from the little bed now empty.
And wife, she, she misses him still more.
There are no little feet to wash, no
prayers to aay, no voice teasing for
lumps of sugar, or sobbing with the
Eain of a hurt toe, and ahe would give
er own life almost, to awake at mid
night and look at the bed and see our
boy there as he used to be. So we pre
serve our relics, and when we are dead
we hope that stranger will handle them
tenderly, even if they shed no tears over
them." f Rochester Union.
We are always anxious to know why
we are loved; they only care to know
how much we love them.
A STKI3G Of FEAELS.
When Tune area Leant v. .
plate it. -a-
Women do not read: th l;. ...
the eye. ' ' Wll
A woman would sooner mi. . i
than fill it; not so a man.
A woman listens to a tj!t i
mind and judge it with her senses.
It takes a much wit not to di,.i.. .
woman a it takes little to please her
It i rprUing how near age briuM
a woman to death and how LtUe it 3
pare her for it. pre"
The woman who confid
Ler partiality for another seek dri!
lata tlitn n uue
mtm B V V a,.
It tekes one lea time to get over on
own misfortune than to be reconciled to
a neighbor' good fortune.
The latest school understands hW
ture a much a the Eoglih do cookery
IU ideal is raw meat and plenty of co ji
menta.
How many of our writer most i,
vogue shonld bear in mind that if taW
supplement everything it can dispen
with nothing.
There are people with whom penitence
stand for rt-pentence people with whom
wearing mourning dispenses with feel
ing sorrow.
One should meet death a resolutely
aa a general would meet aa inevitable
conquerer. This is the best way to ob
tain easy conditions.
It is above all mvIoto that a feast is
not a good as enough. A wit insist on
revealing himself where he is only asked
to show himself.
The highest mark of esteem a woman
can give to a man is not to auk his friend
ship, and the most signal proof her in
difference is to offer him hers.
She is to be pittied who thinks to find
a friend other than her husband, if tht
be a wife, than her children, if she be a
mother, than God if she be neither.
The jealousies of friendship are in
this more exhausting than those of love:
there are only phantoms to fight, and hie
price of peace is merely a chimera.
Those women are to be pitied who pass
their lives between the world and the
theater: poor souls who Lave only fiction
a a relief from falsehood.
Friendship is a picnic to which all par
ties contribute, and therefore is some
thing women cannot understand. With
them one party or the other must stand
treat.
A woman's fall is something like that
of a child. The first intimation that the
child has that it ha tumbled down ia
conveyed in the fact of its being picked
up.
The customer is inclined to think that
a dollar apiece is rather an extortionate
price for watermelons, but he wouldn't
think so if he had to sit on the fence
every night for a month, with shot-gun
in hand, keeping off trespassers.
Killed by Inches.
The origin of the above expression is
thus explained in a recent English work.
Allusion is made in the phrase to
divers ways of prolonging capital punish
ment in olden times; e. g.
1. The "Iron coffin of Lissa." The
prisoner was laid in tho coffin, and saw
the iron lid creep slowly down with
almost perceptible movement slowly,
silently, but snrely; on, on it came with
relentless march, till, after lingering
days and nights in suspense, the prisoner
was at last slowly crushed by the iron
lid slowly coming upon him.
2. Tho Baiser de la Vierge, or tbe
"Virgin's Kiss," of Baden-Baden. The
prisoner, blindfolded and fastened to s
chair, was lowered by a windlass down a
deep shaft from the top of the castle into
the very heart of the rocks on which it
stands. Here it remained until it was
conducted to a torture chamber, and
commanded to kiss the brazen statue of
the "Virgin" which stood at the end of
the passage; but immediately when he
raised his lips to give the kiss, down he
fell through a trap door on a wheel with
spikes, which was set in motion by the
3. The "iron cages of Lquis XI"
were so constructed mat tue
might linger for years, but whether they
sat, stood or lay down, the position was
equally uncomfortablo.
The Chamber a uruce or u"'u5
room" was a heavy chest, short, shallow,
and lined with sharp stones, in w iion
the sufferer was packed and buried alive.
The "Bernicles" consisted oi a ur
tress on which the victim wss fastened
by the neck, while his legs were crushed
between two logs of wood, on the upper
most of which the torturer took his seat.
This process continued for several days,
till the sufferer died with the lingering
torment. Many other modes of stretch
ing out the torment of death might easily
be added.
The Old Forest Under the Sea.
t .i,irtta cava an Enclish
scientific pnper, where our shores i aro
shelving as near the mouths ol the lay,
the Hnber and Severn-after a more than
ordinary tempestuous day, we see quan-
.. llrinir mnttpr C(Wl UP
uuwu. . - FC-IJ r" , black.
oy tue sea, auu uio cumo kv- - ,
enedwith its triturated fragment. lj
f ti, loi-rror nieces 01
we examine but ui mid 6w
this black looking matter, we bnd that it
. . .. i n i vith Deal.
is mado up oi aara way " :
pieces oi woou, moosoo, bu."- -r ,
the like, the characteristic vegetation oi
' ... 3 Ti,;.;. cashed up
cold, moist grouuu. m "
by the sea from o d forest beds,
now submerged below the
of the waters. In excavations
for docks and bridges these ancient
floors are cut into by the workmen, tve
rywhere we find them to be composed of
Borne thickness of peaty matter, whica
lie prostrate trunks of the
and our common forest trees, the oU
roots of the monarch, of the forest stood
in place, and scattered on the ohJ I f orJ
floors lie the acorns and hazel I Mttg
dropped from the tree o'.,tbe w?
its prime, and the sub-fossd w"e"
thePdeer and elk that roamed the for
glades. The whole is u.uaU Ij buried m
dera much later accumulation oi sw
and clay, fall of our commonest sea
.hells, laid down by the sea . wate Uu
have overspread the aita of the old lor
es since it submergence.