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4 V HAND TO HAND CONFLICT. ! i !:,..... n r i . j. A Disastrous Defeat of the. Government Forces in Limn. Col. Torre Surprised by a Division ol Ocu. Curccrec' Army. Terrible Scenes of Carnage ami 31 unit r. Late advices froiu Lima give details of a battle at Canta on tho 12th ult. On the morning of that dny a detachment of gov ornmcnt troops, occupying tho town ol Canta, sixty miles from Lima, in tho valley running parallel to that of limine, was sur prised by a division of Gen. Carccro's army, and after a sharp action of Bevcral hours was forced to fly in disorder. Tho government troops operating against Canta were 3G0 men of lino with ono gatling gun, fifty cavalrymen and fifty wounded gend amies, tho whole force being commanded by Col. Torres. Cnnta had been occupied lor m-vurm miyn oy mo .MOlltencros. or irregular revolutionary fotviw, vho retired on uib approach ol tins detachment. . Onl'iiclay ovening news nrrived of tho approach of a considerable division of tho enemy, nnd upon Col. Bustnmcntc's nd vice it was decided to defend the town On baturdny at 7 a. in. tho hills enclosing viuiui were occupied by tno enemy, appar cntly l.GOO or L',000 Btrong, and with about S200 cavalrv. The latter were sta tioned at the outlets of the valley leading toward the coast and to tho interior, so ii - i i . ..... iiiatiiom uio lirst the government forces were cueciually corralled. I Col. Torres hnd nlneed his men in n bar. rack situated in tho principal square of tho town, having also small outlying squnds behind some of tho walls in tho suburbs. ,Carceres' artillery, four small field pieces, opened nro irom tlio Hills at Huay-Uhul Ium at 7:150 a. in., nnd in a few moments firing became general. Tho enemy de scended tho hills and attempted to enter tno town, but were repeatedly driven bnck. For two hours tho positions of tho combatants were unaltered, firing nil tho timo being very heavy. At midday tho defenders began to slnckcn their lire, for their ammunition wns rapidly becoming exhausted, nnd for nn hour they received without reply the volleys of tho attacking party. At Z o clock a desperate elfort was liuvuo to urivo the rebels Irom tho town, which thoy had entered at tho point of tho bayonet. Tins laucd, and their dclcat was accomplished. Tho fight was hand to hand in tho streets, no quarter being given, and most drcadiui scenes ol enrnago occurred Houses, where somo of tho defeated sol diers had taken refuge, wero broken open nnd all found within murdered, without distinction of age, sex or character, and men wero burned, a low ol tho most de tcrmincd of tho government cavalry, headed by (Jol. I'aclias, cut their wav through their opponents and mnde good their escape. Col. Bustamontc, to whoso counsel tho defeat, was due, seeing all was lost, blew his brains out on tho held oi action. Col. Tor res escaped early in tho night and tho cov eminent hns named another olllcer to com mand tho decimated "'Cagamaric." Of tho COO or COO men engaged ontliegovernment side probably 200 escaped by Hying to the mountains following Pachas. They aro still coming in by parties ol two or thrco, Very few prisoners wero taken, for, as has been stated, no quarter was given. Tho Cncorists wero commanded by Col Morales Bermudas, and it is stated Caceres with lus staff arrived at Canta tho day niter tno battle. Tho losses of tho revolutionary forces nro not known. From tho fact that tho Cagamarica batallion was decidedly tho finest in tho government service, partisans of Caceres aro jubilant over his success. and tho 5,000 soldiers in gnrrison at Lima aro not at all affected by tho rovcrse. The ollicers aro confident of their loyalty in caso an attack is made, on tho city. liner- getie precautionary measures aro being taken, church towers aro occupied at night oy strong detachments ol rillemen, nnd tho prefect hns issued a notico offering irom ou to l.OUU tilver soles to any who may denounce- the existence ol tho con epiratotsor aid tho police in their efforts. Tho government force has been withdrawn from Ghosicu, and is now stationed at Jbanta Clara, fifteen miles from Lima. Nothing positivo is known of tho where abouts of Carcerca. IMPORTS FROM COLOMBIA. Proclumntlnn by Kclatloii 1 tlio I'i-C!ldciil Micrclo. In Tho prcsidont has issued tho following proclamation: "Whereas, Satisfactory evidence has been received that upon vessels of tho United States arriving at tho port of Boca Del Taro, United States of Colombia, no duty is imposed by tho ton ns tonnngo tax or as light money, ami that no other equivalent tax on tho vtnnels of tho United States is impohcd at said port by tho Colombian government, and Whereas, By tho provisions of section 14 of an act approved Juno 20, 1884, to remove certain burdens on American mer chant marine and cucourngo American for eign carrying trade nnd for other purposes, 1. ! I . r II..IT..!I..IDl..l.. .! it. inu prunuiuiik 01 iuu uimnicuiiun im iiuiiiur- ized to suspend tho collection of customs of tho United Slates from vessels arriving from anv port in Central America, down to jvnd including Aspinwnll and Panama, of so much of the duty as the rate of 3 cents per ton as may be in excess of tho tonnage and lighthouse dues or othor equivalent tax imposed on American vessels by the government of n foreign country in which aiicn port iff hi tun ted. Now, therefore, I, Grover Cloveland, president of tho United States of America, by virtue of the authority vestoil in me by the net and section hereinbefore mentioned. lo hereby declnro and proclaim that on una imcr -nis vui day ol September, lean, tlio collection of said tonnage of 3c. per ton ahnll be suspended ns regards all vessels arriving in any part 01 the united States Irom the port of Boca del Taro to United states ol UolombM. In testimony whereof I have herewith et my hand and caused the seal of the United btates to be nffixed. Done at the City of Washington this 9th day of September, 1885, nnd of tho United States of America tho one hundred and tenth. Unovmt Cleveland. By the President: T. F. Bavaiid, Secretary of State. RAILROAD COMPANY RIGHTS. A. Circular I'rom the Land Office De fin 1 11 U tlio Same. A circular has been issued by the land o 111 co modifying the former circular issued by that bureau providing righta to rail- road companies in cutting timber from public lands. The circular states that timber can be cut only during the con struction of the railroad and immediately mjacont to the line ol road under con struction, No more timber must be cut than is actually required for the con struction ol the road-bed, bridges, cul verts, etc., and such Umber cunnot be cut for fuel, station bouses, sheds and itber structures. The trees cut must not be less than eight inches in diameter and none but authorised agents of the railroad companies will bo nllowed to cut timber. The railroad corananies nro not author. ' lied to sell timber bo cut to other compnn , ies or individuals. The companies nrepro minted irom cutting timucr on public mm erai innas, muinn reservations or public pnrka. The right of a company to cut timber within the section censes at the ex piration of fiveyenrs after the dednito loca tion of the section. This circular materi ally modifies tho old circular in limiting the territory within which timber can be cut to the immediate vicinity of tho lino under construction, as it mp been tho practice to cut timber anywhero within the torminal limits of the road, and another important 111 A! 1- . 1. - 1 ! ! 1 1 ! 1 ... I niuuiuciiiiuuia luriuuituuunoi umo wiuun wkish the companies may cut timber. Not His Denl. Tlrnnfclrn Eflele. "Aro you truly sure that we can al ways bo happy nnd contented to live together, darling? Do you really bc- inrn Tlinr. vnil nail ciw mi nil I m wnrlrf and its vanities aim settle right down aw . w - - ..w ... . 1 1 VJ t .... IV. liko a model husband should, love? lou will never wish to stay out all night 'with tho boys,' as thev call it. You arc quite, quite sure you will not?" and two blue eyes gazed a sweet inter rogative into ins own. "You can just put your wliolo stack on that to win, sis, lie murmured. "You will never, never sigh for somo other fairer ono than I? You will nov- er read mo poetry that you sent to your first love and hint that "a man can only lovo onco in a lifetime? You will nev er call mo by somo other girl's namo in your sleep? Ah, you will never do that, will you, darling?" "Well, you just copper anv one to lose that says 1 will, ' ho whispered. throwing his off arm about her more or less supple form and giving her ono on the hps for luck. "You will always tell mo everything mat passes m your busy nic, darling? You will have no secrets from your own little witof JNot a single little tiny one, you are quite surer ion win let mo read all j'our letters, and tell me all about your business? Wo shall bo truly and really ono in everything, shall wo not. duckv?" "Well, I'm just taking all they put up, out gal, that wo will," lie said, giv ing her another plump upon tho lips, with a good hug thrown in by way of interest. "You will never smoke in bed, or re fuse to mako calls, or dislike my moth er, or compel mo to iisk you lor money, or be cross because I havo a headacho in tho morning, or " "Seo here, sis," ho chipped in, as h's arm relaxed its hold about her form, "I should liko to ask 3011 a question beforo wo splice. Just one, and then you mav fire 'cm in on your side to tho end of tho last quarter. "What is it, darling?" slio chirped, getting hold of his hand and putting tho arm about her onco more. "You'll go your last chirp, yo ' , givo it to mo straight?" ho whi.spcted. "lou may trust mo always, love, sho lisped. "Well, then, on tho dead level, aro you a maid or 11 widow?" "Why, you horrid thing. Of courso I I I've never been married?" sho sobbed. "How could vou ask mo such a question?" "Weil, I kinder thought I dropped to too much knowledge in your ques tions," ho replied. "When did you catch on to so much wisdom, little one?" "Oh, mamma told mo to ask vou ' "That whip-saws me," ho said. "somebody else can havo mv chair. There's too much mother-in-law in this deal for mo to play it out," and he skipped. London Cabmen. Saturday Review. Cab drivers arc usually honest, nd even if they do not invariably return an umbrella you leave 111 their vehicle, hoy take it to Scotland Yard. Now, Scotland Yard is an interesting, mys- tenons placo to visit. A lournoy to tho great centre of all tho clues that leatl to nothing ought to bo a pleasuro to Hie curious. The statistician will bo pleased by tho enormous stacks of umbrellas nnd bales of great-coats which in Scotland Yard await their owners, and mutely reproach the casu- alncss of man. Cabmen are not usually cruel to their horses, A merciful cab man will frequently allow his beast to amblo at tho pace of thrco miles an hnur, especially if vou are in a hurry to catch a train. Thus our modern h.isto is silently rebuked, and a lessot n humanity to tho lower creation is enforced by example. Wo never mot but ono cabman whose horso would not go at all. Did ho "wallop it? Oh.no, no," as tho ancient chorus sings, llo politoty confided to us thtt this was his first day of experience as a cab driver, to which wo could only reply that tho uucuiusinnces was interesting as it ap peared to bo his horse's last dav of ex perience aj a cab horse. Many a cab- mnn lias a noblo pride in his steed's pedigrco and past performances. Wo wo acquainted with the caso of a cab horso which has known better days, and actually ran into a placo for tho C sarowitch. Another horse, almost as distinguished in a different way, ran into a place belonging to a ratc-pavcr, carrying away Bomo yards of a subur ban brick wall, and a good deal of tho covering of its own knees. Animal3 of this sort aro respected on a stand, nd gain a legendary repute, lino tno uorses 01 uustum and tho (Jul. A New Orleans judge r'ding in tlio cars recently, from a single glanco at the countenance of a lady by his side, imagined ho know her, nnd ventured to remark that tho day was very pleasant. Sho only remarked: yes. ' "Why do you wear a voil?" "I.cst I attract gentlemen." "It is tho prov 11 o of gentleman to admire.'1 replied tho gallant mail of law "Not when thoy aro marriod." "But I amiiot.'1 "Indeed:" "Oh. 1 o: I am a bacholor." Tho lady quietly removed hor voil, disclosing to tho astonished magistrate tho faco of his mothcr-in-lnw. lie has boen a raving minnao ovei sinco. Those who grow millet, sorghum or broom corn will find the seed tho bebt kind of food for small chicks. Swift fly Urn hours whon thou art nlgh- Too swiftly speed away; Vith rapid slrido Time r-ieos by, TIioukIi vto would have him stay. But when apart ah, slowly then On lraden wiiifts holl Uy". And obturate will bo, as ulien To stay ho'd hoard our cry. Nor can wo find a re nwdy Save thi 'tis cosso to lovo! But that's Impossiblo for 1110 Now wilt thou constant prove? Well, wo must take as boat we may, Tho storn decrees of fate, And hopo not distant is tho day TiVo need not soparato. AX OLD MAID, A lowering morning which mado ono wish for tho sunny South or for Italy, for any placo thich would mako ono feel happier than could this dismal morning in Wisconsin. And then to think that this train could not mako connection with tho eastward bound train 1 It is hard enough to stop at such a miscrnblo little junction it any time, but to spend throe hours hero this dark morning must provo tho vorv refinement of torture. Thero aro n dozen passengers who must wait and who prepare to mako tho best of their stay hero. Ono couplo, evidently just marriod, find tho clouds of a rosy color, nnd thoy wnlk out of tho smoky old depot to make a tour of tho littlo town, talking eagerly tho while. Two young fel lows wander uneasily about, reading all tho old tattered posters, glowing inducements to go west, nnd ancient timo tables, which invariably decornto tho stained walls of a country depot. Theso young fellows linnlly utter exclamations of impatinnco at tho droiry monotony, and go across tho street to tho hotel, hoping to find something thero nioro congenial to them. Two Indies at onco tako their departure for tho hotol, and othor peoplo stroll out about tho dopot, and tlieio aro loft two persons, a man nnd woman, who, after a littlo timo, settlo themselves to reading to pass away tho wonry moments. Ho roads his paper, she her book, and, occasionally, woman liko, sho casts a look at her silent companion, wondering what loved one? aro awaiting his arrival nnd whether he is impitiont to groot them, or if ho fool a man's stoicism in regard to it; wondering, too, how it is that each woman thinks tho mnscu lino lives connected with hers so full of mnnlv graces nnd beauty, and who could find manly benutv in iso rugged fonturos? Then sho turned her gcntlo oyos toward tho window nnd looked out nt tho droary landsenpo, looked with eyes which saw not outward objects, but wore intro spective solely. An old maid, common ly supposed to bo tho typo of discon tent nnd unrest; but bore, evidently, the tj'po failed, for this faco expressod tho utmost of content. Lifo hnd been filled with much of sorrow for her, all her bright plans hnd failed of fruition, ono after another sho had bidden good by to thorn nnd had turned bravoly again to face tho coming of a now fu ture, a future to bo poojiled again by her bright iancies tho old fan cies ail uenu and gono irom her except as thoy lingered in mora ory. An old maid sho ia, so far as years ago, but no homo is hnppior than her littlo ideal homo. She hns filled its rooms with bright littlo faces eagerly calling to mother and tho drea n-fathor is strong, earnest, helpful nnd loving. Her dronm-homo is hnppior far than many a fino lady's real homo, nlthough sho has not pictured any grandonr about it. Oh, no, sho dreams thnt tho carpets aro faded from much sunlight and worn from tho tread of many littlo feot, that thero is much planning to "mako both ends meet," hut sho has imagined un selfishness living in tho ideal home, nnd loving unselfishness can mako all trials in regard to ways and menus seem very slight indeed. Her companion in this dopot is nn oldorly person, n stout, largo mnn, with keen oyes and a mouth nt complete odds with tho oyos, not bo longing to them apparently. Often oyes do not hnrmonizo in coloring with tho rest of n faco, but gonernlly ex pressions aro strongly nkin. Tins man hnd a sensitive mjuth, onn with a mournful droop to it. Those who look ed nt him caught themsolves wondering a hicli would conquor keen, hard oyes, or sensitive mouth. Ho road for somo timo, then gavo a quick look nc tho thoughtful faco near him, and said, nbruntlv: "Not a vorv nloaHnnt. arrant?- j- t a a uient, this." A quick flush passed over tlio gentle faco boforo him a flush which his keen oyes noted instantly and understood a flush which told of tho girlishncss yet loft to this lonoly woman. "Tsot that it matters much to mo where lam," he continued. "Lifo can not givo rno anything harder than I've hnd." "That is a had thing to 8av,"sho said, in hor timid way. "A true thing, enough," ho respond ed, nnd tho corners of his sousitivo mouth drooped a littlo more. I feel as if I had nothing loft to live for. My wifo died a year ago and " hero tho voico hroko. Distress over calls sorao hotils out from their reserve, and horo was such a ono, and sho said, quickly: "Ah, hut you havo all those vanished days and months and years to remem ber, all tholovolincss of hor lifo to thin!: of now." "How did you know hor life wns lovo ly," he queried, n littlo sharply. Sho hesitated n momont nnd then said, simply : "It must havo beon, or you would not miss iior from your living so much," a tributo to the manly worth in the face sho saw before hor which was keenly relished by tho ownor of tho fdc. Ho sighed and then looked for time out of the smoky window, then yaiu: "After all, lifo is a btrango mud dle," nnd weiring n look of understand ing in rosponso to this sontitneut, ho went on : "Wo don't know what is right to do nnd yet we're punished bv fixed lows if wo tiont do tlio right. That dabsii seem just to me." "Oh, but it will como out straight in nnxt me," siiu cri-d eacerlv. "I don't know whether it will or not," he responded. " X haven't seen tho next life yet, and 1 don't know what it is liko don't ooven know if thero will bo a npxt life. I only know that wo aro hedged in nnd around in this lifo." "Ihit surely tho noxt lifo will tnko awny nil the rough places of this," sho said; it will mako us understand nil that seems no Btrango about this nnd there must bo a future lifo; God sure ly would not put us into this lifo and let so much go out of it incomplete, That seems to 1110 tho strongest reason for a future, that so many dio with their life-work only just begun." 1 'Is that n roason or n hopo with you ?" ho nskod. Sho hesilnted and did not answer, and just fhon ono of tho rest less young men who had been a fellow passenger of theirs enmo in and glaueo ed casually at the two. That glune made her self-conscious and a blush dved tho deliento faco and she turned, in a decided way, tho pages 01 ner book, as if slio wero determined not to lot this stranger get possession of her wandering thoughts ngain. Tho young man pasjed out of tho station, and tho olderlv one rose nnd walked rest lessly about tho room, knitting the sling py brows oeeaionnlly nt some troubled thought. Tho threo hours passed, nnd 1 o'clock came, and a train came. "Can I assist you?" ho asked gontly, reach mg out a naru, orown mum lor somo of tho nninorous bundles sho wns car rying. S'10 handed somo to him nnd foil j wed his sturdy footstops to tho train. Thoy wondored a littlo why their fellow pajsongers of tho morning wero not in grentcr hasto, but forgot them presently 111 tho bustle of depar ture. Ho secured a pleasant seat for hor and thon ono for himsolf nt somo distanco from hor. A fow minutes of waiting, of idlo watching of tho dark landscape so soon to bo among rememborcd things, nnd tlio train moved slowly out of town, and as it moved away nnother train stoained in. Sho looked curiously nt tho second train, but remembered that this was a junction nnd did not obey her first norvous impulse, which wns to go to hor whilom protector and nsk him if ho woro suro thoy woro on tho right train. Sho forgot tho train soon, nnd watched his stern, sot faco, and felt sorry for him, and wished he might feel as sure of tho futuro ns did sho. Soon, tlio conductor came, and sho watched him ns ho mado his wav towards hor Whon ho reached hor protector, as sho already called linn 111 hor inner con sciousness, that indivdunl gavo a quick start at somo words uttered by tho conductor after examination of his ticket. A troubled look sottled upon tho rosoluto face, nnd ho con vorsod oarnestly with tho conductor a fow moments, thon glanced nt hor and ro?o nnd enmo to hor. "I told you," snid ho, "that wo don't know whnt is right, nnd thon wo got punished by unaltorablo laws, and horo is n speedy illustration of tho fact, only that 1 feel now that 1 might havo known tho right , if I had taken pains to inquire, wo nro on tlio wrong tram." Sho looked deeply troubled, but said after a momont: "How can wo got bnck?" "It is of no use to go back to that junction. "Wo might ns well go on to Chicago now and go from thoro; it will really tako not much longer, and as you trusted to my loading in tho first placo, I will, if you will let me, soo vou snfo out of this trouble" "I am used to taking caro of myself," sho said, but hor hps trembled littlo. "Whoro nio you going?" ho asked, and upon receiving her reply ndded : "I am going beyond thoro, so it will bo no troubiotomo to seo you safe. I will telegraph your dilemma to your friends at tho next station; wo shall reach Chi cago in two hours, nnd tho conductor tells mo wo caii immodiatoly tako nn other train back, so that roally tho worst oi it will bo tho extra four or flvo hours in tho train." Ho remained Bitting with her, nnd chattod lightly for a timo, till hor mind was diverted irom tho unpleas antness of her situation. Gradually thoy wandered to deeper waters, and talked again, as thoy had carlior in the day, of tho problems of lifo, and into thoso queries nnd nnswors of theirs crept over and anon, a bit of tho por sonnl history of each. Ho learned what a dosolato lifo hors had suircd to bo; ho learned too, whnt a swoot, cheory courago must underlie hor vholo being, thnt tho desolatoncss should havo boon so ignored, nnd ho grow ashamed of his own repining over a lot which hnd so much of brightness in it. Whon tho train diow into tho great dopot in Chicago ho felt thnt ho had learned to know a puro soul,' and sho felt 11 dcop pity for the lonoly lifo that opened to hor view, And ns thoy took tho othor train, which wns to tako them rapidly to their destination, each folt a regret that a fow hours more would part them. Ho sat silent for a long timo af tor this, wondering if ho dared to do tho thing ho wished. Ho wns lonoly, sot adrift in tho great world by tho donth of his wifo, and ho wanted a truo, womanly heart to sympathize with his. Could ho do better than to nsk this lono ly woman, who hnd no kith or kin in tho world, to sharo his lot with him? Could sho do better than take him, sho who ovidcnlly had summer-land in her heart and could mako n bit of brightness whorover sho wns? Each surely noeded tho other. Ho asked her if she know anyone in his town, and finding sho did know n per son residing a fow miles from him, ho took his resolution quickly, "I hnvo n good farm our thero," ho snid; "0110 hundred and sixty acres un dor fino iiniurovemeut, house nnd out buildings nil (n fino shape. You can find out about mo from Mr." A moment ho hesilnted as hocaw that sho did not roullzo whut he meant; thou ho contirurdflfttno-itlv, looking down into I. - , !. . 1110 cieur eyes uuou so icar- lossly to hia: "I fed m if was looicmg into tlio eyes of my wifo. Am I mistaken?" " Tlio last words woro breathed rather than ut lered, nnd then sho understood, nnd tho fianm olor mounted over the deli cato feature onco inoro, nnd sho said quietly: "Do I look so much liko your witor" Ho wm liafllcd, nnd for n moment know not uhat to say, then rallied and said : "Sho Iim gone into the futuro. don't know what or where thnt lifo mav be, nnd I uni lost nnd lonely without hor. I want that which has gone out of my lifo, and I behove you can supply that want, lou aro alono in ilia world nnd I can mako your lifo plonsanter, J am sure." It wiw a temptation, such ns only homoless ones can understand; but, after a moment, sho shook her head, and thon, vending tho questioning look in thoso kflon gray eyes, she said, while tlio color deepened 111 her faco: "I loved onco, and hnvo loved over since, and it would not bo right for 1110 to marry any one, feeling us 1 do." Tho doer ononed, nnd the brnkomnn called out the nnnio of tho place where sho was to stop, und tho next momenta were spent 111 gathering hor belongings. Ho helped hor off tho train, mid grasped hor hand heartily as sho stood ono in stant thein: "I shall nlwavs remembor vou and your happy ways of looking at life, and jour faith will help 1110;" and then ho swung on to tho slowly moving train, nnd sho vnlked away in tlio gloaming, n tear or two falling ns sho thought of tho lonely days to come. Tho Current, A Erido's Suicido nt Monto Carlo. From tho U1111I011 Daily Nowh. Tho curious taloof a roeont suieido nt Monlo Carlo moroly illustrates u wido spread belief that women nro inoro rock less gamblers than mon. At any pub lie tablG they may bo seen playing high anil, at a rule, restraining tho oxpres sions of tho omotions at least as well as tho sox gener.'.llv thought tho sterner oinan, onco started cannot break oil, oven to bioak tho luelc, while sho Jinn five franan in her pocket. Uut on tho othor hand, womon want inoro starting than men. Their carefulness in small exponas makes them regard tho loss of n fow pounds as vory Bcnous matter, thus among decent peoplo, ladios vory seldom play, though when thoy bogin to loso, thoy back thoir bad luck with oxtrnor dinnry persistence. A clerk of n Gor man counting houso, passing his honoy- moon on that httus avaruin, tho luviern, enmo h Monto Cnrlo. Ho had 1,00(1, his employers' money, in his possession. Distriwting his own virtue, ho did whut is generally safe ho gavo tho sum to his bvido to keen for him. Thon ho left tho room for a time, nnd on loturn ing found that the unhappy girl had played away all tho 1,000. It (I003 not tnko long to got rid of that or nny other sum. Ho also learned thnt sho had ilrownod herself in tho sea at tho foot if tho rocks. A inoro dreadful ond to a honoymoon can not bo imagined ; nor can any ilofondor of nlonto uarlo ilenj thnt; but for tho tomptntions so pubhely offered, tho nusorablo woman might now bo a happy wifo. Mhar oil's Heart Bowod Down. Chicago llo raid. Private advicos from San Francisco say that ox-sonator Sharon is fast break ing down undor tho troubles forced up on him by Sarah Althoa and hor law yors. Tho old mnn was always ivcak jihysieally, but the mortification and chagrin, tho reproaches of his fiiouds and tho coolness of his children, all growing out of his relations with tho pestiferous Sarah Althea, aro more than human nature can stoically benr. It is said that his d.uightor i'lorn, wifo of Sir Thomas llesketh of iMigland, 13 no dis gusted with hor fnthor thnt sho has had 110 communication with him sinco tho suit began. Her own social position in Ihiglan J liar, been cruolly injured. As for Sir Thomas himsolf, ho is mnd through and through. Another compli cation is tho marriage of tho son, Fred Sharon, a fow months ago, undor cir cumstances which sot overy tonguo to wagging. The fair brido is tho daugh ter of a vory wealthy gentleman, and tho divorced wifo of T. W. 13rockenridgo, son of tho Into vico prosident. Tlio marriage was a hastily contrived affair. Thoy worn marriod, nnd tho samo night loft for Europe. Tho scandals which mvo beset his namo, tho dreadful cost of tho Hill litigation, tho possibility that 10 mav yet bo mulcted in half his for- tuno and tho torriblo nnnoyances of tho ast year promiso to loud the badgered millionaire undor tho sod in a vory short timo. Missed a Golden Opportunity. Tho president of a Wostorn railroad was latoly waited on by a couplo of di rectors with very solemn countenances, und after tho usual salutations had been exchanged ono of thorn snid : "Mr. Prosident, hnvoyou tho interests of this road at heart?" " Yos, sir yes, sir of courso I havo," was tho roply. "Jf so, why didn t you cut rates last week botween lilnnk and Ulnnk nt $1, and thereby havo our road advertised all over tho country?" "Why, sir, lust week we woro so snowed under that wo didn t movou train botweon tho points named 1" "Of courso l know all about it, nnuf was a golden opportunity thnt may1 novor come again. Whon you nrostucR, the snow is the very timo to cut rates. We gut tho advortisomont, nnd' tho public receives no benofit. Lot this bo a moral lesson to you, sir a great moral lesson." A French magn.ino nrticlo rolatea iow Goorgo Washington shot tho applo off his son's head at command of tho ty rant, and says it happened near Bt. Louis, RUSSIA ENGLAHD. A Uriel Sketoh of the Present Trouble Ra tween Those nations. From th Otolith's Companion. Ill addition to othor perplexities, England has lately been threatened with serious troublo with tho Kussians. For n long timo tho EnglisTi havo sus pected that llussin covots possession of India; and Russin has given ample rea son for this suspicion by her steady, unhalting ndvanco toward India through tho vast region known ns "Cen tral Asia." A glnnco nt tho map will mako tho present situntion nioro clear. It will lio soon that along tho western frontier of British India lies Afghanistan; thnt west of Afghanistan is Persia; whilo along tho northern borders of all threo of theso countries lies tho great region vaguely designated as Central Asia, tho eastern part under the govornmont of China, tho west boing tho Turkestan provinces of Asiatic Russia. For a great many years, nioro par ticularly and more" rapidly within tho last twenty years, llussin has been pushing hor troops and hor control southward from hor frontier, through tho steppes, deserts nnd rugged moun tain ranges of Central Asia. In 1801 General Tchornioff ndvnneed up tho valley of tho Jaxartes, which (lows into tho sea of Aral, and seizod Tnshkont, tho most northerly of tho largo Central Asian towns. Four ynars Inter Russian troops en tered Bokhara, to tho southwest, nnd dethroned its Emir, or princo. In 187U Itussia besieged nnd took Khiva; and threo years after seized Khokand, tho third of tho great Khanates, or principal ities of Central Asia. At each of theso stops England mndo a protost, and each timo Itnssia prompt ly assured England that sho did not in tend to ndvanco nny further. Yet, in duo time, forward wont tho Russian col uinns.iiiid in tho wnko of tho army always followed civil ollicers, who, us fast as n town or a principality wns occupied, sot up theroin a government 111 tho nnmo of tho Ozor. Noxt England, still vigorously pro testing, honrd that tho Russians had passed tho Bivcr Oxus. England had threatened thnt if this was dono, sho would declnro war. But when it waa dono, sho did not carry out hor threat. Fiually, a fow months ago, tho Rus sians ontorcd Morv, a great and formid able fortress noar tho frontiers of Por sia and Afghanistan ; nnd passed on oven further, to Sarakhs, which lies at tho vory junction of tho frontiers of tho threo countries. Still furthor south, fully within tho limits of Afghanistan, stands a woll nigh imprognnblo fortress called Herat. Owing to its situntion, Herat commands all tho groat roads loading southward from Central Asia. To hold it is to have military control of Afghanistan. Herat, on account of its commanding ?osition, has beon called the "Gato to ndia." It has earth and stono walls all around it 0110 hundred nnd twenty feet high. A small army could hold it ngainst a mighty host for nn indofinito period. England has lately been alarmed by indications that the Russians woro pre paring to ndvanco again, nnd this timo to occupy Herat. It was, thoroforo, proposed that tho English should nd vanco first, nnd soi.o tho groat fortress. An arrangement has consequently boen mado that noithor country shall push its frontier nny furthor. But Bussian promises of that sort aro 111010 often broken than kept. Tho English havo hold a sort of pro tectorate over Afghanistan. Thoy havo subsidized its ruler, Abdurrhnham, whom, indeed, thoy placed on tlio throne. But if tho Russians tnko Herat tho danger will bo that Afghanistan will como under ltussinn domination. Tho army of tho czar is, as it woro, a wedgo entoring nn opening nlrendy mado between Porsin and India, which tho vast power of tho ompiro soems de termined to drive through to tho Arabian sea. Soonor or lator, it sooms inovitnblo that war will break out between Russia nnd England. Ilussia will hardly fail to pursuo her object in Afghanistan. Sho will continuo to throaton India. When tho crisis comes England will cortainly dnfoud India nud tho approaches to it with all tho might of her wealth and her armies. Supposed Girl TiTotamorphosod Into a Boy. Prom tho Philadelphia Itocord. Asubjoot, apparently n young girl ol fifteen, nppoarod for clinical operation at Jciforson Medical College a short time ago. Tlio patient woro short dross- looked liko a young school miss and had tho manners of n girl. Tho trou blo with tho patient wns nn inability to retain sooretions of tho kidnoys. Dr. W. II. Pancoast mado nn examination. and discovered two oxcoodingly inter esting facts: First that his subject was not, as the parents had always sup posed, a girl, but a boy, and .that ho md been born without a bladder. Dr. Pancoast oxplained this to tho class before which the operation was perform ed and then proceeded to supply an artificial bladder, a surgical font first accomplished by Dr. Pnncoast'a father many years ago, and now not nu uncom mon operation. Tho paronts of tha Htipposod girl, now transformed into a handsomo boy, ut first refused to crodit tho facts rotated by tho doctor, and would not keep tho subject in boy's at tire, dressed in which tho professor hnd returned him to thorn. A furthor op eration was mndo at tho request of the paronts. This was dono, nnd so fully dovoloped othor organs that doubt waa 110 longer possible Now, in addition to this metamorphosis, tho lad has been given a boy's namo in oxohaugo for the lemaio ono, with wiuoli no was chris tened. Prof. Pancoast has recently al so had anothor caso 0: somewhat tha samo uaturo, although not quite no in teresting, tho subject being a boy of four yours, who had always leti sup posed to bo n girl. Tha op ration la each paie was about the samo, u4 hoik uutienU hnvo recovered.