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DR. SCHLIEMANN. Itecollcctlons of tho Vnmoui Explor er's JAto In Indlniinpotls Ills At tnlnuiontH ns a Scholar. In The Indiana Slate Journal of April 9, 1809. is the official notico of a. divorce filed by Henry Schliemann against Catherine Schliemann. Tho complainant was Dr. Henry Schlie mann, tho famous arclnuological ex plorer, and tlic circumstances surround ing tho case aro of unusual interest, both from the fact of the principal hav ing become so well known since that time, and tho real interest centered in tho peculiar relations of Dr. Schlie mann and Ids wife, and the causes lead ing to the complaint. Mr. Oscar 1$. Hord, one of tho attor neys of tho complainant, to whom Dr. Schliemann was well known, in speak ing of tho case to a reporter for Tlic Indianapolis Journal, said: "Tho grounds for divorce, as slated in tho complaint, as I remember it, was abandonment Mrs. Schliemann was a Russian lady, and was in St. l'clcrs burg with her children at tho time tho divorce was granted. Slio was a do votcd adherent of tho Greek church, and wisiicd to rear their family in its faith. Dr. Schliemann married her while a merchant in St. Petersburg, where ho carried on a largo business. Ho was in every sense a cosmopolitan, and chafed under tho bonds of any creed or doctrine that prevented tho full development of thought or tho in tellect, and wished to bo held sub Berviont to no laws of church or state. It was his desiro to givo ids children tho benefit of a broad and liberal edu cation, sucli as they might acquire- by Btudy and extensivo travel, and to this end ho wished to tako his family witli him whoroTcr ids fancy might lead lilm to go. His wifo, bolng born and brought up in a country where frco thought is littlo encouraged, and de voted to tho institution of her country nd forms of her church, and perhaps nothing of a remarkablo woman, could not bo Induced to leavo her nativo land, and, moreover, insisted upon tho chil dren receiving education under tho guidiance of tho Crook church. This, I think, was tho real cause of tho sepa ration. During tho wholo of tho pro ceeding! Dr. Scldiemaun never dropped a word of disrespect toward his wife, and scorned to consider tho affair as vory unfortunate. Dr. Schliemann sot tied upon his wifo and children a cer tain amount of property sulllcicnt for a liberal income Ho hoped that after obtaining tho divorce ho would bo ablu to got possession of tho children and givo them a good, liberal oducation. 'In personal appcaranco Dr. Sclilio mann was n typical Gorman of low Btaturc, heavy, closoly-out hair which was inclined to stand in all directions, an enormous hoad, a prominent nose, rcstloss bluooycs,an expansive forehead, and animation enough for ton men. Ho was a rogular stoam engine sort of a man, and could work twonty-oight hours out of tho twenty-four without fatiguo. It soemod that ho was always full of pont-up energy that was always struggling to got out. Hu never camo mi stairs like other men. 1 could always toll ids stop on tho stairway, fur ho camo up in a hurriod, blusteringsou of way, with a force that little belongs to tho ordinary climber of stairs. Woro you to meet him on tho street ho would" nttraut attention from tho ener getic way in which lie hurried along. Ho was possessed of unusual vitality and activity of mind, and was continu ally engaged in study or tho investiga tion of some subject. "His attaimunts as a scholar were as raro as tlioy woro ronmrkablo for tlioir dogreo of perfection. Ho was master of tits Gorman, Kngllsh, French, Span ish, Portuguese, Swedish and Russian languages, and greatly dovotod to tho study of tho classics, especially lireoK. "At tho thno ho was in Indianapolis, Dr. Schllomann was deeply interested in tho study of Grecian antiquities, and would frequently express his intention of making tho oxplorations which ho hu since mado. Ho jvas a firm boliev er in a roal Homor and a real Troy, and his recont oxplorations seem to conlirm his boliof. Ho was remarkablo in con versation, and enjoyed tho companion ship of frlouds, although ho became but littlo acqualntod in Indianapolis. Ho usod to call frequently at tho ofllco and talk interestingly upon tho subjects lie had given special consideration. He invited mo mauy timo to ids houso on Noblo stroot, but 1 never accepted his invitations, for, think of tho oxcruclat Ing position in whloh a man would bo compelled to sit and listen for hours to tho wild speculations, as it was consid ered then, of a thoorlst concerning tho authorship of a collection of Greek poems, or a fabled oity that was sup posed to havo existed three thousand years ago, or, if It ever did exist, had been covered up for centuries. No matter how hard ono tried to keep him away from this subject lie would bring it forward sooner or later. With all his learning he was yet jnodcat, and thought kindly of himself as n scholar. I romeiubor of his onco sftvinirthat ho had traveled about too much to keep up Ills studies, and thnt ho thought that wo proiessionai men hero in Indianapolis woro certainly much better scholars than he, as wo had muck leisure llmo whloh might bo i?lvoM to fctudv. As illustrating tills nolHt. Uu wue brought mo a book of . . . i t . l tl .....1. ItU, cfo&eripMu mi ins iruvvi uirt somo of tho Grecian states, printed in French, and in winch he claimed to havo discovered the homo of Ulysses as scon by Homer, and seemed utterly surprised at my inability to read the work. "Dr. Schilcmann was a man of con siderable wealth, having been engaged in some mercantile business of consid erable importance in San Francisco be fore ho came to this city. Also in Fort Wayne, this state. Wliilc in Indiauap olis he made some investments in stocks of difl'ercnt railroad companies, and owned some property in tho city, 'and perhaps yet still retains a part of tho investments lie made while hero. His residence in Indianapolis covered about two years. Soon after obtain ing tho divorce lie returned to Europe." THE NEW ZEALAND ERUPTIONS. Wonderful DlHpluyn of Latent Knot ty Tho Unrno Kxtcnt of Country Affected A I'orllous Adventure. The New Zealand Herald of Juno 19 says: Since the last monthly summary there has been a sustained activity in many of tho points of eruption in tho lake district, but upon a comparatively mild scale. On several occasions tliero havo been wonderful displays of latent cnorgy, but all these havo been very tamo all'airs as compared with the ter rible exhibition of foreo on the morn ing of tho 10th of June, which sent up tongues of llamo to the height of nine miles. Many of tho boiling springs, however, hare manifested an unwonted energy. Some of them have trailed at a lierce rate, and many of tho geysers havo thrown up water to a great height. The level of some portions of tho land in the lako district appears to be changed. Soveral of tho now volca noes winch have been opened up havo sent steam and llames to a very groat height on different occasions, some times to a height of upward of nine thousand feet, but these fits of energy aro of short duration, and tho resi dents in tho district givo littlo heed to them. Tho largo quantity of volcanic ashes which was thrown out in the first ter rlblo outbreak, and which has spread over somo L'00,000 acres, aro now found to bo not hurtful to vegetation. In places wliero the depth lias not been groat tho grass and other vegeta tion is springing up quite freely, and many bellovo the ashes will yet prove a benolit to tho district, and soveral pooplo havo tested tho fertility of tho debris thrown out by sowing various kinds of seed therein and watering with distilled water. In oach case tho seed has grown and tho plant lias thriven wonderfully in their new sltua tolu. So satisfactory indeed havo theso trials been that tho government lias granted a sum of money to have soveral portions of tho district (which aro covered with too groat a depth of volcanic ashes for tho covered vegeta tion to break throuirh) sown down with grasses and clovers as experi ments on a largo scale. If these aro satisfactory, as it is believed tlioy will bo, tho greater part, if not tho whole of tho covered district, will bo sown with arlifieal grasses in tho spring, bo foro tho warm weather sets in It lias now been ascertained Hint tho volcanic energy has been felt over a considerable extent of country. At sovorai points in tho South island in creased activity appears to havo occurred just prior to tho terrible out break at Tarawora on Juno 10. A boiling spring is roportod as having mado its appearance undornoatli ono of tho glaciers of Mount Cook. Uau poliu, tho giant mountain in tho North island, has a largo lako of hot wator on tho top of it, and Miioko t reported to havo been seen ris.ng from it on sover al occasions. The ertiVtlvo points on Tongarlro, and tho boiling springs on tho southern shores of Lako iaupo, aro all reported as having displayed an unwonted energy recently, and tho escapo of tho pent-up forces of naturo it so many dilloront points can not fall in soon bringing about a state of quiet without doing any material injury. Tho changes which have taken place, though tho pink and white torraces aro gone, aro expected to largely increase tho attractiveness of tho district for tourists, largo nuinbirs of whom aro expected from Australia na soon as tho winter is over. Tho following information is given bv Mai. Malr, who has roturnod from an expedition to tho native settlements: "After starting from tho landing place at Walora for Moura, tho nativo settle ment, wo worn accompanied by ava lanches falling from tho dill's, which foil into tho lako with terrible velocity and weight, causing tho hike to make a Bories of pulsations. They reached to tho Bide of Moura village, whore forty-live Maorics were buried. Hero the mud was in a liquid state, running in to tho lako with groat rapidity. Tho wholo side of tho village had been shot bodilv Into Lako Tarawora. Tho large grovo of liaraka trees which grow there was found iloaling a mile into the lake. All tho rocky points about hero appear to have battered or shaken to nieces Floundering through tho mud over '.ho village, ami llnding no signs of life, we wont on to Arikl. Tho wholo front of Tarawora on this side had luen changed by earthquakes. At tho base of tho mountain aro vast mounds of volcanic grit, Tho Arlki Inlet, between Tnrawera and Rukunaha is completely tilled up, luaklug tint raugu like ono and altering the contour of the country. Tho south end of tho Tarawora mountain is blown clear off, making an indentation like knocking in the front of a felt hat. This lias formed a largo crater, which is still active. The upper lip seems to be hundreds of feet deep. Immediately behind Anki, in tho direc tion of Rotomahana, is a very largo steam hole near tho White terrace in violent action, and from which arc springing immenso clouds of black steam laden with dust At Ariki tliero were thirty natives covered by this, thirty feet deep, with a top dressing of two feet of soft mud." Maj. Mair says it is evident that tho first outburst was at the south end of Tarowara, from whicli came all tho volcanic dust. Then camo tho top dressing of mud from the steam volcanoes round Roto mahana. The wholo country looks liko a vast bush clearing, except gray ash instead of black, and tho natural fea tures of tho country aro completely altered. Volcanic action, as far as Tarawora is concerned, seems to bo rapidly exhausting itself, but at Roto mahana Maj. Mair says tho volcanoes show every indication of being perma nent, and will have in future to be tho attraction for tourists instoad of tho world's wonder, the terraces. Cant Way, who lived at Wairoa, overlooking Lako Tarawora, obtained permission on Juno z-i to go irom Rolorua to his old homo to recover pro perty. The party consisted of six per sons, including Mrs. Way. They se cured tho most valuable offects and started to return, when the horses be came mired in the mud Hats along tho lako shore. Finally the party returned to Wairoa and ono of tho number, Arthur Warbrick, set out for Rotorua for help. A relief party was sent out, and the Ways finally arrived safe, after enduring great hardships. Mrs. Way was barefooted for noarly thirty hours in mud and water. Capt. Way is un able yet to wear boots, his feet being cue and his clothes in shreds. With tho exception of tho case of Mrs. Ilas zard, who loses her husband and sev eral children, tho caso of tho Ways is the most to bo commiserated. They had a beautiful property of tit tcon acres, overlooking Lako Tarawora, tho only picco of freehold and exempt from tho thermal springs act m tho district A tempting offer of $3,000 was latolv mado by a speculator for tho property, but was rcfusod. It is now simply a sand-mound. Capt. Way and his wife aro now loft to begin tho bat tle of life afresh with a young family, tlioir usual sources of income complete ly swept away. The Judge and the Horse. "1 want to sneak to you a moment," said a woman to a Dakota judge, just after court had adjourned. "My hus band is on the jury and 1 want you to excuso him." "That would bo impossible, madamo, the caso is nearly tmislieU ami n i should do that wo would have to begin ail over again." "But Ids work is being neglected and lie ought to bo at home." "Very likely, but I can't let him go." "One of his children is sick." "As Ion"' as-he is not dangerous ho will havo to stay." We aro out of wood and Hour and " "You will havo to arrange somehow, madamo, your husband can't get away at present." "Hut, judgo, ono of the horses is sick." "Which ono?" "Tho roan." "Tho big roan that I saw him driving?" v "Yes." "Well. well, that's too bad, I hato to lot vour husband go but ho ought to bo at homo at such a time as that, 1 sup poso. Say, you haven't tried mix voiu ica, I suppose-?" "No." "It's tho host stuff mado for a sick Tncf wnit n moment till 1 got liuiau. w ' ' - " ' 1 my hat and I'll walk ovor with you and your husband and help him givo tho horso somo." AswHwie veil. An Alligator Feasts on a Tramp. Lnst wcok a man, presumably a tramp, knookod at L. P. Thursby's door about 9 o'clock at night, aftor tho family had retired. Mr. Tliursby struck a match and responded to tho call. Tho man stated that ho hail walked fifteen miles that afternoon to tako tho night boat bound north and ,mt Lift, and wanted to stay over night Thurshv handed him a key and pointed to his barn, stating that that was tho i..st 1m could do for him. Not until aftor Mr. Tliursby had rotired did ho think- of tho ten-foot alligator Ids boys had in tho barn for the entertainment of strangers next winter, and worried nlilv about the man. As soon as ho dressed next morning ho hurrioi nut to tho barn to see about tho man lln found the door looked, with tho kv turned on the inside. Ho forced a side window open, found tho alligator in its usual comer, but the man w:u missing- Tho evidence gathered seems to point to tho destruction of ttio man durhip tho night as tho animal ate nothing whatever during tho next few days. 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