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au gam eStu=as graUnt SUNDAY MORING. MARCBOH 8, 16se. A RUadred Tem.e Ag.e, Where are all the birds that sang A hundred years ago? The flowere that allIn beauty sprang A hundred yean ago? The lips that smiled The eyes that wild In fiashes shoe Soft eyes up; Where, oh! where are Ulp ad eyes The maiden's smiles, theleyer'ts ighs, That lived so long ago? Who peopled all the eity streets A hundred years ago Who filled the elmreb with Nees meek A hundred years ago? The snoring tale Of ilster frill- The plot that work'd A brother's hurt; Where, oh! where are plots ar? sneers, The poor man's hope, the rich man's fears That lived so long ago. Where are the graves where dead men lept A hundred years ago? Who were they that living wept A hundred years ago By other mea That knew not them Their lands are tilled Their graves are lled. Yet nature then was jusot as gay. And bright the sun shone as to-day, A hundred years ago. Pageh oa the Alabama queOesso. otrTT! TOITT! Origiual Poem for the Inaut Minds of Master John and Miiss Uoltsmia ow now, my dear children, it's always the way, on can't be contented with innocent play; ut you wrangle and squabble, with tempers too bich. nd then there's a scold, and a sulk, and a cry. bt, are thee there no games you can take a delight in, ut sneering, and Jibleg, and scoffing and fighting ? '1' weary of telling you, time after time, That you re consins, and therefore, each quarrel's a crime. ohn, do what she ak's you, no surly replies, ou're older than she, and you should be more w ise; And Columb;a. my dear, don't speak pettish and tart, If he's surly sometimes, you've a place in his heart. on two, well descended, well fed and well taught. You should set an example, yes, that's what you ought; member how much on your conduct depends, ou're Christians and consias-there, kis and be friends. orNm Wa.hlkgtLa. IMPIxrACMNT AfI( L(L --,BOW TeoY WeasU E CaI\nD IN 'I1B SieATb--HOW TIes RADICAL8 RaeARD OBnAs'R ACTreN-vTn POLITICAL a54o TION STILL GOING ON. [Speeial Dispateb to aLe Cincinnati Eaquirer. W AS.INOTON, D. C., March 4, 1"6R. BOW THE IMFPACIIUENT ARTICLSS WaRn an CuvEn'. Mr. Bingham, chaIrman, read the articles, but notwithstanding their importance and the solem. nity of the occasitn, it made no more impression on the senators, members or crowded galleries, than sany ordirry event. At the beginning, Mr. Bendricks reminded Mr. Wade of the tourtesy due the speak er of the House, whereupon old len took tlae int Rst inovited Mr. Colfax to a seat be side him. Senators Sprague, and Patterson, of Tenneavee, slept sweetly during the reading. Thid Stevetr stood erect for awhile with 'us col. league, but berame so exhaou'ed he dropped into his seat. Mr. Butler clutched his felt hat convul allely, aid eqiluted uoe rascally than ever, if that was psasible. t'omeroy took his newspaper; Cenkling, who prides himself on his manly beau. ty, read a book attentively; Fessendes chewed bits of paper, and Boutwell, another manager, who had taken a fresh quid before entering, was more intent on enlacting its juice than hearing the articles in 9u~ tlon; Howard seemed to be etui'3ing the cl.,ef justice, which was a delicate rebuke of his ofiicious conduct in preparing pre maturely rules for the court of Impeachment; C'handler chuckled now and then; Reverdy John son yawned. while Pumner looked positively happy, as though negro su'trage was a law of the land, and as if there never had been a certain I'riuein urtnr in the legation at Washington. Aphtey and 8chenck were there too, and ex chavngd apprut lug winks ocosalonally, and this is no bu: esque of the scene in the Senate cham her. DvPARTeTRE OF THE IMPEACBHMENT MANAOERt. The reading of the articles having been co. cluded. Mr. Wade informed them the eaaste aouid rke due act.vn; whereupon Mr. Colfax ro:e, a: d with one or two extra winks, put 'min" ret! at the head of his radical cohorts and marched back to the House. .1E oF TIIAD'S FUlNNY nMAELC. On the way there, Thad Stevens said to some memtbers whu were carrying him in bhle chair, lbovys, wthat in the hell will I do when;:yea are dead? I won't have anybody to carry me," and his friends laulghed because it was so funny. To toorirw. as agreed oa, the SHente will constitute itself as a court of impeschment, and the pretil. dent will be auniutoned to appear to answer the chsrges il justice. (tIA~;..q i'hoTLIT--lliwr Trie RDICtAL REtGik. IT. Ir. (Cite's commnrication t) theo Benate, in dissenting from the rules adopted, and rebuking them for their hUasty procedure, has aroused anger an, rg the inmpacahment radicals, and they de. rorre him in thitter tarme to nirtht. Howard hIumnnr & Co. are bent on ruoing th4 senaUto It a5 t}cir designus, but other radicals expresa appre Leonsin tha tihe diussent of the chief justice wal lead to Stn.e tri utle not blthert, anticipated. 'Il;ere are ten ( r tielve radical senatooi who ,u'y dovsle dae dira ltetext to abo.. it the v,!e abortin. 'Thad Steverns doe nott conceal ii, chegrlt that he was not selected chairman of the a,'n. .irg c< nr.:ite. lie ,nly obailne l hns place tri.reu at Le earnest request. Ti' PllI ITt Al. !RACTIcoN. The new great Democratic tains in N'w York, ba - H etipahire and Maine. t gesther w't:i the int U .~Pellnc' t!.at lthe latter SUte !id. rseel thi- We tern tnrl ise'iitl ll· y and i:s sa.th ~r. t'endi*- ,, creates alrmn attong the radicals, and a crres I tilling feeling i sattisfaction among the Deem . crats. TOR PRIt tEtT'8 COIM01EL. Jut'e Curtis, of Ilotin, and Judge Black id 'i ,,ot, t un ic ad Tihuruta, of Oiiie, ,ure s-a al thn of ae his counsel. C' i i u ai r Al, \ i - . :, , i A n. - - h n o fl c · ' a t F"la wrt.ev 10 .e- Latitette dlu.) JoJUnrna, unblr tdae of IDec. i;: S\\e h ,ve a very easy time-no drillsa, audonly evertiy b.\il d. oi, duty. We have ao ollicar tf : v , . ' n aotirr of the guard. whib 1 am t,-uit:at. \We all try to enjoy ourselves as ,t11 at i ,':e a. h L atter m .yself we au-ceeded to, a el i ttt.:., .t',e. Jeff. C. Davis comr;Uands. Mlrs. leit s in ire: she is an excelteut lady, ai1 lit ii It ia.al. Maj. Weod, from rerse tiaut-. has his lady here. Col. Weeke, Mr. DAge, and Mr. Itaynor, are here with their ladiea; Com an-tder MclDougal, of the LUnited State steamer Jameiitown, alao has ha lady here. TIen, there as the plineess, who is one of the finest latlice. is every sense of t.he word, that I have ever had the pieasure of meeting, beeles several other Itue r n ladies, who are very pretty, yoaung, ald v, ly. I will take bak ev~rythaL I said in a fiirnlr letter aboot thek BRuIs females. I had tIl en lny seen the lower lase a many of whot are serie or had ben. t a estd the ladles hare awful names. Per Instance, my p lonlar isle) just now, is a young lady aboin tsweet sixteen,' tamed Kanopitaki. Shespeaks French, t;.m.inu, Fng!ish and RBousIan; plays the pine well and dances olaranagly. I atve had the honor of e orting her to two dances alredy. We have a party every wee&-lf M oun sa r prise party. Last night we had one at Gen. Da vi'. We get up about flte or tweaty eoapl and all try to mke everythbin plsesant for the tier as oecsitble. One of ar prettiet yoeag ladies (Miss GCosalins) eadismaa rw fo IAberia, auLd thence to;k~tis. The prl e. wEillse 1Me in a couple of months." bhepard, Abbott & 0o., 6 Oamp stremt, are sellig their stock at greatly reded prio, Fifty dollars! Bloat elliptle mwg machine trinmphant. Highest pranlm Iouls Btate Fair. For sale at 87 Canal greetk 1 enars t r byk 3cltu. -A vxmt0 Tr CA•IIAZ, COUNTa" . [Frem the New Tab Wad, rtb.Fe 37. SLeat oevr, at A way Hanl, M. Da chumls the celebrated Alfricea traveler sad banter, gave an account of his advetaures the Fass, a canonibal tribe of A dfia, ;ord by him der lg he texplefatseo of at ettesd. The waSl behind the speakar's desk was completely ov. ered with plorw a na., illatrave oA fri. can scenery, the salals which abound in the forests of that country, and the native lahabi. tants. There might be see the meosa sgorlia, the gibbon, the ouruag-otam, the hipasee, the termite, or whie t, Nat. e villages, black ma in dihbills, and sheletoes of the gorills and his oona ,ma, plaeod idd byile for ým l don. A little afar eight l. Du Chefuinwed and moade his bow. He is a sme deed, dark complexioned, gentlemanly ma, and spoke with a French accent, and not very fluently, but in a simple, direct and pleasming maer. After inatroduotery remarks explania how he came to visit the counatry of the FPs, he mid: "This country lIes in the moua tals near the wester coelt of Afria, about two dgreeo north of the equator, sad 1o handred and ft miles from the ooast. The vii lage (a Fan viage) stood on the top of a hill, and when I appeared l it the people gathered around me in multituds. They took me for a spirit, and called out, " Look at his feet, they have no toes; his feet ase black and his fne an other color; what is the spirit we ee? " I never before saw such wild men. They were all armed to the teeth with spear, poisoned arrows and knives. Their bodies were tattoed all over, their teeth were dyed black, and they looked more like ghouls than men. On the ground were the skulls of dead men, and bones were scattered all through the streets. The women were the ugliest I ever saw, and were much smaller that the men. The king did not want to me ae, beig afraid that he shoul die if he saw a spirit. The me did not seem afraid, but the women did. I saw one of the latter run into one of the hats with the leg of a man jut cut off. This made me feel an nd comfortable, and my only consolation was that I Ras very thin and not worth much for eat ig. At length the king came to me surrounded by his warriors. He was dressed with the skins of wild beasts and held a spear in his hand; he looked at me with wonder, and I did the same with him. He said he was not afraid of me when surrounded by his warrior; I put abold fhce on It and mid that tt spirits were never afraid also. They gave me a hut to sleep in, but I did not sleep that night-the woman with the leg depressed my spirits. In the morning when I arose and went out at the back door, I met with a grand reception. Cannibals Ircim every part of the country had come to see me. They got accustomed to me In time, and I to them, and we became the best friends. After a few days the queen came to see me. 8he was a lovely creature-teeth sharpened to a point, body tatooed all over. Cooked plantaim were brought to me to est. I toM them 1 never ate cooked s food; for I was afraid that men's flesh had been cooked In the same pot before. The cannibalism of thee peopleis of theworstkind. Theeatthe t bodies, not of their enemies only, but also of their own people. A man, however, does not eat the body of one of hie own family, but families ex change their dead with each other. In one case that I know of, a corpse five days dead was sold for food. They like their game high. I hey all agree that a woman is tenderer than a man- not the heart merely, but the whole body. Boys also are tender, but old men very togh. I myself could see no differencein the appearance of the flesh of men and that of the S orill, except that it was a little fine'r texture. But in spite of their cannibalism, they are In many respects the finest tribe in that counry. Their houses are bailt low, not more than fire feet in height, on accotat of the tornadoes. The walid are made of the bark of trees; they have a little - door in front, and a back door, but no windows. Polygamy is common among them, and the more wt wives a man has the happier be seeme to be. Sla n. very is known, but is not much practiced, because i men are scarce, and they prefer to eat them e rather than make slaves of them. They work r. iron in the most beautiful manner, and make Iy knives, spears, and very sharp axes. They are n exceedingly given to fighting, hence their fond nent for working in iron, and their expertness at of it. Nothing from the coast reaches them, except a few beads and ptees of copper.. They cover t. e bandles of their knives with skin taken from to aeodies of men. On parting, the king made me t.- aresent of one of these; it had belonged to his if :~:er, and was covered with human skin. It was r; considered a great mark of respect to receive such a present; it was a complmet similar to tshpre .d sentation of a diamond d box with as. These r, cannibal tribes always fighting: and are the as dread of all the pdbple that surround them, con g (querlng every tribe with whom they have come in e cortact. Some ten years ago they were some te two hundred and lifty miles from the coast; to-day e- they ate found within ten miles of the coast, hav t; i;g destroyed or driven away all the other tribes . '. tsen i tem and the ocean. What impeli them ly to mve towards the West I could not find out. to W ile among the lane I heard of other cannibal in truhs atosadsthenorthwest. One day Ijourneyed n. to that centry; they were called the Oshaibai. .- I could see no difference between them and the is Fans; they had the same appearance and cu* a. tome, and their villages were similar. They told rme that there were other cannibals beyond them. But not feeling comfortable among them, I ci ,L,enced to make my way towards the - c set. lhe Fans had got accustomed to me oe and were very sorry that I should g,, indeed, ax rt d to persuade me to stay among them. n We'l, at the test T left those go;d cannibals, and ad whtn I maue off they all said I ':ust come again. A large number of them, both men and women, sacompanied me down as far as these tribes where I bad been before, nearer the seas-hore. They n camne with me as far as my friends were, I was c nary much touched with their behacior. When "hey pasrted from me, they all set up eh ,utiug ti d a monotonous chanl "The spirit is gone, the ' rpitit is gine, and will be seen by uc no more. t We have seen what our forefathers never saw, t aid what our children will nevter see. The Spirit is gone, is gne.'" In reply I fired a salute wth my gun, waved my hand, and so disappeared from i. ny good friends, the FPans. I then pased through invariousn tribes, the Bondsa. t, Nbousha, and afew S'thers, and asme to a place where there was a r turibe called the Mongalana. I got sick then. I s. am glsal to spay I never was a day sick while I was in thle o' untry of those canntibals, and I was very at lad of it, for one didn't know what those Fans re. might attmrpt. Well, as soon as I got among the Noea I resutd myself at the chief's residence . for all those chiefs were sure to be my friends. I imuit tell y"> that I got on the good side of the , rmtn. snnd then everything was afe after. It is o mi tids country also. If you have the women, la he ladies, with you, you are sure to be safe. Well. I got very ill then; all this country down by the sea shore is so swampy. Day after day I tri~ed to break the chills down by taking quinine, ,bu it rseeed to have no efftct, until at last I was , eflectly prostrate. I used often to wander oat ': hice forers ts; I weuld ermetiales rest there at -" ,.hls. ansd :is I lockcd through the thick foliaie , , ,as thla I e sta rs. I wondered where my mother '-ht be, and het:lr she watchel for me. O0, ' 1I, so wnrtield; I had no one t. !a!k to, ni are who co u!d ta;k wtlt me ,f hmie and friends, .t !,'er a etw w.tuks I be hettert, anl on' dly n ai I Ias aoe yg ii bhat first. I :,t wak I up hby ai s' y of Iani-h 'qiu i- a strare k'i- I f t. I u "u ,no uoch bitten Ly them that I was hall den. An an elope had te enI kied the day before by :rng Bongo. which 1 had intended to eat. B3t t wan now covered with. oh millions of ant.! FI by aire te most wnrrful ine'-tf in the fne-s. 1: <y are the ptaue and dread of every lvinga :! a . '!in tLey attack a v'ge, the L peol!e ha, to Igt flires., pior hot water srid ard strew buruini a.h'- a aond, to )sot ra i f itfe little p. slP. They r r-a:ly w'nder " i c(relture( . Ihey travel by n:llho·es thr,"l.h hhe frtct. alwny n sinc'e li-,e asid sonetinmes I 'e 1 Ie is miles up n miles ii, length. The lI:ne isI .perrl y two ir hsa in breadth, ad: there are nil I ':T thronegout the en' ire "ii .ih keepini Swatch. so that none of those ants get out of line. I wa;cLcd a lne asstng rnu parti u ar -pot, nod S :t was twelve hocrs befre the last ',f those ants bis ad pssed. And as they go through the forest, heat a certain signal they ap:ead themselves out and s. 'ack everything that comes in their way. They d wil . sen g, to the tops of trees: sand the insects a and everything else fly away before the-l. El d phants, anteoues, gazeles. snakes. scorpions, all I a riin away as last as they con. In fact many a es time I Lave been warned of the comlng of these at bashiquss hy the insects and other creatures fly et ing away in an opposite directien. I got ready S for tirm by havimg the fires lichted. They .are the mst vora.lo'oe little cresturee you can imagine. If they foand a dead elephant oa their line of march they would atiack it and in a very sa ort time nothing woud! be left bht the bhues. a Souetiime oe chieer will have a man tied up to a i tree, and witbi an hour or two nothing would be left of him but the skr!lton. They certainly are the most voraelos creatsre I ever saw. One iul circumastance connected with them is that a theyre ahraid of the sun. If they come to a part of oraest where the l n shilalng, they dig a tunnel der that spot lsam it by that means, and so oatf e their march thrugh the forest, is re Bgie as befqre. Bnt after all thoes little ante are re sUL, or when they go through a village thLy cI4. cut all the inse tad vermla te theyIl the ga mie, and thoe m all t naks wia L#s'r e m ge to hids them selves away i tl houses, and which are so dngerous. Yaou e we have very ic t oenpedos in Elmstora A.. ric. Well, t aher si destroy everything twit kind; oand ybod is Iafter te ame lo. o orna -wsat to aoroe a fft pbyo s !drul tssudty-4t bi atmesto . I a't asmaso, curse large river. bMt say ltle eas, sy about two feet acreas. They get up em the l wer branch of some tres, aed thes a ember them swingl actoss, sad term a bridge; and the whole of the arm thea pases along he bodies; and whenI the fe ed, those othere that feor the bride el' to the opposi mde of ths 1 stram ae d so the entire body efects in passae. It mt be dmtted that they are extremely se ful io oslartog away a larp number of estuares that infest th enontry. If It was not for thoe bashlques, the eesntry would sot be lahabitable. N. do Challis proceeded to ive as aecount of other speets of the sat tribe, the rakes, and other curious urals, and ooncluded by thanking his andemen for their presence and kind attention on thi oceasem. The third lecture of the series will be given by N. du Challln at Stelnway Hall on Friday, when be will give some very carious and lateresting d. tal8s o regard to the catoms of the inhabitants of these coontries, their modes of worship, super stitlons, etc. Applegate. the eeeat 11eeal CandliaSe for *ewemoer of Alabama. HaIS SASCALr UzPOU D. The following letters, published by Col. Lowe, of Hunteville, Alabama, show what sort of men were attempted to be elected to offlce in Ala bama under the reconstruction bill : Lettar.] BUMTrVILLn, ALA, Dec. 24, 1865. lrs. Jacob T~hovmpos-You perhape reoolect that pn the retret of Gen. Grants Army during1 the ttintetof 1862 that Gea. McPherson ocupled your hos as Hd QtrQ for 17th A Corps & that when your Lan was Evaunated by the federals He left a number of his Body Guard to guard Sour house to prevent It being burnt I haponed to be one of that Guard on that ocuasion I recolect you treated me kindly, together with comrades A few days Later 1 passed through your place Il charge of Seven confederate prisoners under comand of Lient Gile You gave me a letter to carry to Col Jake Thompsom at Granada You showed us your corn pile to feed our horses & took nas int your parrl & ordored Dinser for " Yank " A "Beb " alike tht att a time when you were la no danger from federal bayonets for those kind nots the promtings of your own gene rone heart I feel like making you 8ome retors. During the occupation of your house by our army there was many things taken by the sol. diers among the many was the Private papers of your husband conslting of Deeds Patents, Plate of lands amounting to Several hundred thousand acres of land together with a number of valuable notes d other papers Books describing the lands entered sold & unsold these papers are yet is Existence & I Kno who has posesion of them. if on desire to recover them you can rite to me at this place & tell me how valuable they are to you as the party who has them thinks they are very valuable & will want a large reward for them but I think I can get poseston of them. I have the honor to be your Friend & well wisher, A. J. APPLOGATs. ILersa. HBnTsvxI.L ALA Feb 12th 1866. Mr. MaYon Thomp.on: ir--Your favor of Jan 19th was rec by me A its contents referred to my friend Ac. He author ized me to say to you that if you want the papers referred to worse than you want (10) thousand dollars you can have them If you conclude to except the oouditions here in named you can Express the money or Send me a Check on Cincinnati or New York and if this does not suit you tell me wat will immediately upon the receipt of said amount oru soon as it can be mad you papers will all be sent to you I have the honor Sir to remain your humble Set A. J. APPLETO(N. Finally, after much correspondence, (given In the Men phis Avalanche, from which we clip the above,) o nducted on the part of Mr. Thompson by Walker, Brickell & Lewis, attorneys at law, Applegate surrendered the papers for $300, and gave the following receipt: Jacob Thompson) 2 cta Int. vs. BRevenue - A. J. Appleto Stamp. ) A. J. Appleate hereby Acknowledges to have received of Jacob Thompson by the hands of Walker, BrichelDl Lewis, three hundred ($300) for certain patents, papers, note book, deeds, etc., which fell into the hands of said Applegate, dar ing the war, and now returned to said Thompson thiough Walker, Brickell & Lewis on payment of the aforesaid three hundred dollars, June 14, (Signed) a. J. APPLUGATE. The oew Coa.Stuttea of ArkansaU . Article 1-The bill of rights-asserts the right ful claims of freedmen, acknowledges the para mount authority of the United Stales as superior in its sphere to the State, and denies the right of secession. Artcle 11II deines the boundaries of the State. Article I1i lca.es the seat of government. Article IV divides the powers of government into three departments-legislative, exective and judicial. Article V prescribes the powers, etc., of the legislative branch. It prohibits lodentures and apprenticeships which carry with them involun tary servitude. and all manner of legislation which might by implication or otherwise be used to re store the old system of oppression under the slave Constitution. It provides that in conteoted elec tions only the auccess'ul contestant shall receive mileage and per diem. Article VI defines the duties and powers of the executive department. Ar'ile VII is devoted to the judiciary. Arii:e VIll delaea who ar., are not, and may become voters. Every nmale person twenty-one years of age, who is a citizen of th I Ulited States, ur who had declared his aintention to become a citisen, and has resided six months next preceding election mn the State, is an actual resident of the country in which he offers to vote and takes the voters' oath: that he will sepport toe Constitution and laws of the United States and the State of Arkanrsas; that he is not disfranchised by any clause of the Constitution; that he will not coua tenance secession, and that he accepts the civil and political equality of all men. It disfranchises tZLbe who during the rebellion took the oath of allegiance and violated it; those who are disran chised in the State or States from whence they came; those who during the rebellion violated the roles of civilized warfare; those disqualified t y the frnrteenth constitutional amendment and tie reconstruction act of March 3, 16t7; Idiots t ad criminals. It provides that those who openly Sadvocate the reconstruction policy and vote for it Sme)ay be relieved from some of the foregoing dies bilities. Article IX provides a board and Ihberal educa ti. n poltc.--duvotLg a puotiun of thLLe tate jrve Surs to the eupport of 'ommou schools; establish tog a -tate university, with au gr.cu!tar~al de SIartment ; meke. it obligatory on parents to sent it.h child to school at least Lltee years, betw-cei the ages of five and eighteen, or to give them in fstruc tin at home or elsewhere equivalent thereto. Article X relates to finances, tlaxes, and expen di:urea. Guards against the poll tax, made s3 o; pre!sive unter r'ie Jolns-n governmnent. Article X1 provides fora mnlitida, composed of all the able-bouied e:ectors. Article X II pruvidehmeetead exemption. Srfftle .:lil provides for am nd:ng tbe Consti. ution. Anrendulents may be introduced by the l gislatnre, and, if areed to by a majirity of both I ousles, it must then be submitted to the legislature h chosen at next general election; if they agree to the anteidunent, it may be submitted to the people. Arti! 'e XIV relate4 to districting the State for Snational and State representatives. Articles XV and XX II are devoted to miseellane cus local matters, declaring times of election, salaries, seal. oath of oice, etc. Mt TI.r OF T lna ILtIACisItLtN MANAsia.s --It is underetood that there was a somewhat exciting scene in the meeting of the House board of mana I gers for impeachment. The c.d antgonismn be 1 tween Blnghsm on the one hand and Stevens anl Butler on the other, broke out afresh, partly on personal rattcvs and partly on the proposition to present additional rtilcles of impeachment. It was inally arranged that Bingham, who had re Sceived the ligheet number of vutes In the caucus, sahould be chairman of the board of managers in place of Boatwell, who had been nrged by Mesrgs. tteveus and Butler. This snuaces of the moderate SBepublicans wu more than offset by the triumph of the original impeachers in forcing the commit Stee to present the new articles of impeachment, Sone reciting the president's speeches in swinging I round the circle, and the other his declaration to I the spokeman of the Philadelphia convention Sthat aogre a an unconstitutional body,haag ing on the verge of the government. Ashley, I btler sad other original impachers. are greatly p rejoeed at havIng thus brought the House to positions which have been twice before rejected. The moderates expreis a fear that the ntrod.uc - tine of the new artleleo will work great delay., but eleh that they can be withdrawn at say Se I .f ecesssr. The of Jessin b eomped@ of 816 r member. es seewa 100armer. the Jews iserle m aid to mber tW hnndre edi thetadt. Th hie es between ew York l Europe d dars 1887 iL.00S pese.n gers, 1,000tom of caro, d 68,135,0ooo00 eat year alldga predoued 183,000 behale u penmato. The UAl e Sates has 36,86 males of railroad It i eama$sdI that 1,000,000 sers aO wheat have beeu n own in California this rsie. An orchard of 100 acres belegi planted with soft-sheiled alonds near n Maryf, Callforas. These ae 3173 refierles of beetroot ager the cono eant of Europe, produoing sanmlly e6o00 toes 1 orye beitroot eager. There woe 1,251,470 beam of eofee shipped from ie de Jameire t the United itates Ia 157, Mr. G rh, the grt eperimentr in laot toes, bm raied over 16,000 seodlngs, of which number lees than ten erts have proved of value fo neral eltivation. Toe Wiseesin Bee r m Assoelatla' held their ars al meting at Madison on the 14th February. Wouldn't bee kenpi be proftable in r Lonisna If properly attended to Dickens has written to his frieds In Beglaad that he expects to bag £50,000 during his stay in America. A ottn factory has reaently been established in Oktibbehan osty Mise., whloh is tarning out 360 pouds of thread per day. It is stated that 400 years ago the Nestorlsa numbered 44,000,000, but under Rolem ruale have sunk to 9.000,000. It i. said that the Chicago Tribune Company netted $300,000 last year. The corn crop of Ohio last year was 86,3.8620 bushels, being an averape of S3; bushets to the acre planted. In Bras there is uas ense hairy spider, called the crab spider, which has a body sometimes as big as an egg. It has been known to kill young chickens and sock the juicee. There is said to be over 250,000 seeds of red clover in a pound. D. C. Scofield, of Elgin, Ill., in 1857, pleated pines less thn twelve inches long which are now over twenty five feet high. The Germans have invented a machine for ex tractlng boney from the comb; the frame of empty comb are returned to the hive to be re filled. An average crop of cranberries is 300 bushels per acre, and the price from $3 to SI per bushel. A silk plant has recently been discovered in Peru. The silk is inclosed in a pod, and is said to be superior in finness and quality to that pro dnoed by the silk worm. Townsend Glover has sold his Agricultural and Economical Museum to the department of agricul ture at Washington for $10,000. - An "Industrl Association" has been formed in Mississippi, "to encourage, develop and im. prove the agriculture, horticulture and the manu factoring and mechanic arts of the State," of which Dr. John O. Wharton is president. r Gilee B. Avery, of Albany, N. T., had last sea son, one hive of Italian bees which gave one swarm, and these two yielded 320 pounds of honey which sold for 40 cents per pound. The bones of a mastedon have lately been found in Noble county, Indiana. Mr. Asse riteassrae's Mestesa as Eave at China to the Treaty Poeers. The State department has received the follow ing letter from Mr. Burlitngame: SuiNonAt, Dec. 11, 1867. Sir-Yon will have learned from my telegram from Pekin of my appointment by the Chinese government as envoy to the treaty powers, and my acceptance of the same. The facts lnrelation t to the appointment are as follows : a I was on the Percepy, proceeding to the treaty ports of China to ascertain what changes our citizens desired to have made in the treaties, pro vided a revision should be determined upon, after which it was my intention to resign and go home. The knowledge of this coming to the Chinese, Prince Kung gave a farewell dinner, at which great regret was expressed at my resolation to leave China, and urg6nt requests made that I would, like Sir Frederick Bruce, state China's dificulties, and inform the treaty powers of their sincere desire to be friendly and progressive. This I cheerfully promised to do. During the conversation, Wenslung, a leading man of the em pire, said, "Why will you not represent as -of cially ?" I repred the saggestica playfully, and the coaveratUon passed to other topics. Sbe quently I was Informed that the Chinese were most desirous, and request was made through Mr. Brown, Chinese secretary of the Britis legation, bhat I should delay my departure for a few days. until a proposition could be submitted to me. I had no further conversation with them until the proposition was made in form, requesting me to act for them as embassador to all the treaty powers. I had in the interim thought anxiously upon the subjec:, and,. after consultation with my friends, determined, in the interests of our coun try and civilization. to accept. The moment the osition was formally tendered I informed my col r lesgies of all ,the facts, and I am happy to say' that they approved of the action of the Chinese, and did all they could to forward the interests of the mission. J. McLeary Brown, late Chinese secretary of the British legation was persuaded in the- com mon interest to act as first secretary to the mis. sion, and Mr. Dechamps, a French gen'leman who had accompanied Ping on a visit to Europe, was selected as second secretary. Two Chinese gen tlemen o the highest rank were selected from the foreign ofce to conduct the Chinese correspond ence, and as couriers. My suite will number about thirty persons. I shall leave for the Uite4 8tate-by the return steamer for California. I limit myself in this note to the above history of the mission, reserving my reason for accepting it to a personal interview at Washington. Imay be permitted toadd that when the oldest natioq In the world, containing one-third of the human race, seeks for the first time to ooae into rela'ions with the Wret, and requests the younger nation, through its representative, to act as a medium of such charge, the mission is not one to be solicited or rejeted. Dr. 8. Wells Williams, for the sixth time, has Sbeen left in charge of the United States legatton in China, and is in every respect competentto conduct affain. Permit me to request the govr ernment most earnestly not to name my succesor Suntil I can give it information which may be useful Sin making a selection. I have the honor to be, sir, Your obedient servant. £aNON BTRLINOAMe. Hn. Wra B. Bewno, Betacry of StatLe TrEODOL.E T)tLVtO A.D HIP W'AHIG BILL. SWhle lecturing at Waterloo, Iowa, s year ago, Mr. lilton forgot to pay a bill at his hotel. A dun sent by his landiord after the lapse of a year, Sbrought out the following spicy letter from Theo t dore: Cl.rvLten, Onio, Feb. 3, lt8. teer. Chapmans A Williavsm ,;e,"#no --Your e-ter o# January 24th, af'er astonishing my wife in Brooklyn, has finrally " wuag round the circle " and reached me here. S I ic!ose the amount of yJor bill; a debt which I had entirely forgotten-th,ngh I take it for grant ed that your statem nt of it is correct. So it appears that I ran away lngloriluiy from Waterloo, without paying for my washintg at the hotel 1 his fact, I confess had asqulallylook; and if ever I should be nominated for the presidency, (which may God forbid ') do not, I beg of you, revive the villainouas iuident atirist me as par of my "'record " My shirts were washed. This is fatal. It i* the " onwashe " who get into the presidiercy. I:d I It have a wll-ky till aionettled ? h o; I usee so little of that art le that I shall cer e tainly be safa against all chances of next sum mer's nomination. My third boast is that,wi:h the '.irts which you Swae-hed for me a year ago. I Etill keep a clean breast and good conscience. But why did you wait a who:e year without pie tenting your unpaid bill' Never. no. never, have I witnessed sumch a modeesy and forbearance in any other hotel. Therefore may good luck attend Syoua evermore. Truly yours, The bIoatrace Croposed between the University Sclubs of Oxford. Englasnd, sad Cambridge, Mes. a sachusetts, is likely to fall through. The Eonglass Sclub row with a coxswain to steer, and the Ameri t cans steer by means of the bow oar. The Oxford p. commiatee admit that the BHarvard system is pro I, bally the best, on broad and straight pliees of a water, but claim that it could not be adopted in the narrow, winding Esglihh river, and that, there. Sfore, they could not train for a contest on those b streams, although a course for the race might be f. ound at rsm distance from the University. They t submit "tbht it is not poheble to prove satisfac g tority the advantage of one method of operation Sover another, sad, at the same trme, ead by the n same test, to discover the superiority of one olper . ator over the other. To tmat the systems, the ep, ertor must be equal; to decade between the y operators, the methods mst be the nae." And~ o hence they decline the race, unless the Amerioan . club will adopt the ~ nglieh etyle of steering. i, ty dollars! 8Boat oUtptle sewig aehtie Striumpbnt. Highest premil eL State Fair. For sale at 8? Qanal stret. w g eseems dlaems. eral w bas e ootl atmed thes er d a-my _$ Ie; wan pseset M the bua Sf ir John eatr, Corma; wan wouadu n bh he Sdes or ram ar's s P lar L14y me, he Sash me Pseiwe ak iiMmaid Qoase I iras adWatetr, reeovlrg t woundla r to l as Ma ht e!g ahoo = of now-scrim sat le t h F ed ON ýt aiif 1857, a it LU h el~ dad' ed ON perty who mn and heed the oeeis h imser nP , M Well's Islad; all of which, sad the per of affty ars of arried ie. be has rived, oo ue "as well as y eealdbsebd. uaarinc actres Sstl coatinues, to the great soan a of the arb twasy of r repo. The latemi one of the ied is that the Arohdah Henry of Austria, seeond Scousin of the emperor, who espousd, oa the 4th h it., Miss Homau, af Vise. She had, how ever, been of the sage for two years previous. The aerohak is s fortieth year, his bride in her twe -sveaoth. S The oloers of the Pteslan army have presented Ku WIam, Inhoserbf theiteenathanntverswy hof en hanace into the Pruss armly, with a I eolid silvr column, mine feet high and of ix S Mid a aa ulhid eemeumsa to Tilteon: S What would you do, Mr. TMton, it you could not indisht dgtr fe ls the gnlt" sd t tomt ae e ooa .eeasma " - , w air, I Swold try to dtiagoish myself the floor I " other noble salawag as oeme to grief ka Esaud. Lord Jersey was the owner and toaser ty raceheree. At two-e-tweaty, after a I brilliant career that has lasted for rather more Sthan twelve months, he is forced to sell his stod and retire into private life. The money-leaders got hold of him while be was boy at school. One of them Induced him to aeept a loan of £8000, sad now has a ela fe pinpl and inte rest mousg to the modst smm e 80.000. The young man's liabilitie amount to about £300,000 d he debts contrated prior to his coming of age will probably be repudiated. Rev. B. H. Paddok, of Christ Church, Detroit, r who was elected a short time siace Episcopal mis sionary bishop of Orego nd Washgton Terri tory by the Hem of Bishops, has declined the of election. bThe Bpringfaield RepublHca thus chronicles the tramit of Aleonader H. Stephem threogh that city: "Among the gentlemen who ealled on him 1yeterday were Rev. Mark Trafton, who was with him ta Congrem previous to the war; John L. o King, C. C. Chaile, and others. He deoldedly avoided any reference to the political situation, and when his optalon was asked in regard to the d present ooaiot, he answered that he had not seen the latest papers. He looked as rusty as ever, and had his paats tucked into his boots. He was Salways a small man, ever weilhg over one hun dred pounds, mad now, In feeble health, his ap. t" pearanee is more than usually diminative. Sll his eyet asu bright sad piercg as ever, and to look at the upper part of hi e face it would be imposrleto toell whether he was a man of Stwentfive or seventy-five years." During the years 1821 and 1822 young Ben. Wade chopped wood, rolled logs and grubbed in the summer time, teaching a school in winter. Ia the fall of 1823 a drover employed him to assist in driving cattle, and Wade led a steer in trout of the herd nil the way from Ohio to New York. His little pack was tied on back of the ox's horns, and with a rope to lead him by. our future statesman jogged along day after day. While r- ridinr out not many years go with a colleague the old Senator passed a drove -of cattle, and when he heard the boy with the lead steer call out in the nasal twang peculiar to drovers, m "ome boys, come, a-ho--c, a-hbo-ao!" be d laughed heartily, and said to the distinguished gentiemn by his side, " that reminds me of when S was a boy, sad used to call the herd just so." l. " Champagne Charlis" is a revived sobriquet Sapplied to a wine merchant once living under the Opera Colonnade, Hymarket-a Mr. Charles Wroi Among the rnger and dancers of Her Majesty's Theater, Wright was very popular, and hi presents of cheap champagne originated the f elIn lie okasme of "Champagne Charlie." Late in life he labored under the monomania that one of his legs belongel to M'me Vestris, who at that time had made a sensation in the character of Pippo, sad exhibited a matchless pair of limbs. The Italian image-men made models In plaster of "Madame Vestris's lege," and did a lively trade in them-a circumstance which af fected the mind of "Champagne Charlie," who, Sn one eccaoiam whea the late Tom Cooke visited h'm, refused to make en attempt to walk. A New York correspondent says: " While on r valeseing from ay short, sharp and decisive oamn I a:gn, as the tate central committee always write, I was favored with a good deal of polii cal and social gosip from friends who came up to 3nurse and sympathize with me. One anecdote, illustrative of old Vanderbilt, I found quite samusing. He has a granddaughter in Europe by lthe name of Torrence-Miss Torrence .Well, this y young lad informed her grandfather that she had been dressed by the Duke de Preslin, ho U wished to ly the noble house of de Prestio with i the noble house of de Vanderbilt. But that to consummate this noble allisace it was necessary for the noble old de Vanderbilt to settle on his Sgranddaughter 821),00 a year. Old Van. took the propositoen under violent consideration, as Col. of Peter O'Sullivan would say when erecting abole m th~ ground, and responded that he (the noble s old de Vanderbilt,) world not give twenty cents. o Indeed, on further violent consideration, the old Sfellow sent he word that if she married a for signer he, aid V. aforesaid, would out her ou." Lotstanas atelelaenee. The Baton Bouge papers contain an announe-o aent of the death of Major A. M. Duno, a well 7 known cltlzeg. He was a native of Fust Feliefaua. ag The Gasette says of him: " As a member of the y legal profession, he was noted for hli abihlty, his 'a quick perception, his readinesP to core with the n most intricte and difficult points in matters of as law or debate, and his indefatigability in attend s, log to the busines of his clients. As a man he at was possessed of many gra.l, soclal and geuer d ons qualitiec, which bonlud hihn by the strongeet ties to all whbo had the privilege of sharing his s famnliar intercourse and fellowship." He was n burled with the Masonic honors of St. Jame. to James Lodge and Washington Royal Arch v Chapter. or Large numbers of blacks and some whites al have been in attendance during the past few days st the office of the freedmean's bureau, on Laurel street, receiving rations of meal aln pork. The majority of the applicants appear to belong to the country.- [Baton Roue Advocate. A Bga't-wrv' BAu, IN Panrs.-The Paris cor respondent of the Mornang Post describes a mag i oificent ball which took place in the Sal Valeu Stine, known as the cooks'a onnual ball: r The aristocracy of the .itchen, snd the more 0 beautiful wromen of the hlile, together with the yonthful knnihts of the casserole, mastered strongly. IIt no exeggeration to say that the toilets of the adies were worthy of the most arte or tecratic s(,los of 'srts, end diamon s and pre ly clous stones abounded, leaving me to eonclude e. that the culinary art in Paris tnost be very hJand II sorely remonerated. Sonme of the more beautiful it women of the fith market worn jiwelry which ml-at have cost somp th.,ousris of francs. Q Ia a drilles of honor were formed by the kings and be ,rine of high lHfe below stars, tho hoase foe ad their partners the more renowned femalq ari-to y,cracy of the ,onnle c'ii'fr. At the commence , ment of thz evening it appeared to me that a Ii haighty reserve and proud etiquette prevailed t ronpgctut t'e hrillint erciety; but as the even ;e ing advalced and neagus and punch were imbshni I ? by the vigorous dincers, a more fami iar langiouae r and an eailer attitude possessed both ladies and n- gintlemen. The cavaliers were dressed precisely in the' o mecane white cravat, white gloves, and embroidered tn -hirt sublimity which forms the characteristic aO. pearance of other noblemen of another class. T e- w pleasant to joln in the refreshing conversa ye tion of the belies of this ball. Instead of the in namb-pamb nonsense of other aristecratic cir e cse, R wsiateresting to hear one's quadrille partner, after the dance was over, in a vigorons -h e of 'his or that noble family, the phrases being sprked with epithets singnltrly expres ty sive. Icame to the conclusion that all classes of . sciety are very much alike, n that all inda'ge in en scandal, detractios, and abuses wnan they are na ri- 'ral. It was not until 3 o'clock that the carriages rd of the company blocked ap the BoRue t. Hoor o-and the servants of the guests arrived, sad pa of dually beckoned away the dancing company. The in utmost hilarity and o bredg prevafted. and e- I do ant belidve the kitchol staft or ay other s a tion of the world could have contributed so well be dressed, so well edoeuted, and so lntlte a moiety. sy It oenly wroaldthe preuence of the emperor aad ic- the empress to make this soiree as brdllint as any on given at the Court of the uerles. be Mr- Medical uthoritiee have annocoeed that not les he than one fifth of the entire population of the he United PRates are afflicted with neuralgia in sonme ad form. Borely theim who an ufely remove n suck a vast sgregate of pain is a great publio benefLctor. Sebc is Dr. Turner of Baston, to Meessestts. Hi "Untvesed Neurlgla Pill" e is proenoaed, on all hands, to be an entirely e harmlesm and perfeetly certeain remedy for this most tore i fd ll s dimeases. e /sageLýY U Y' S 1-W s a ft toa r tie p of an hoar? -j !-Lbr a ort iames mIn a ower; est jehle vsikal hreath sad die : e" -- e sadi a e tomb. als, sigh. 6-hb e t beh r Or te set to be, d -Thoegh a m'sn Ie may seem a tragedy; 7-B41t eae speak when amighty griets a -Th..e eiemb but shalew whence they come. 9-Your fa is but the eamom fate of all ; b Is- Uamlgiled Jeyr , here, to asm befall, . Il--natue to each his propwe sphere, a U-hP a r e sa ifolly her peonar care; 1d ll--.sm 4Mel net ea" roeeas overrule. S1-And throw a erastmn e on a fool. 16-li-LS evwl, how lg or short permt to heaven. 1-They who fegive met, shal be most forgiven. 1t -I - - may e s clos a e we cannot se 18-Vile latseems where virtue kha no place; a 19--The keep each paon dowa, however dar, r 20-Theo piedalm, betwixt a smile sad tear; a e 21-3er seasui a let faithlessw p as lay. d 22-Wih erau t ad lto ruin and betray ; . 23--ort ntee ho b to fall, but stoop to rise, it 26-We m1s to ii a itht we despise. S26-0. the, ehat Impious self-esteem ; I 2-Rches have wings, and grandeur is a dream. 27-Think net ambitibon wi beaouse 'ti brave, , 28-The paths of glory lead bat to the grave. I- 29-What is sambtiona-'tis a glorious cheat ! s 33-Only destractive to the brave and great. S31-What's all the gady glitter of a crown ? t 32-The way to blisas b ot om beds of down. h 33--ow lng we live, not years, but actions, tell; 34-That man lives twice who lives the first life well. S36-Make, the, while yet we may. your God l your iend. S36-Wom Christians worhip, yet not cempre. had. 1 37-The trust that's glves guard; and to your S self be just ; S38-For, live we how we na, yet die we mua. L* utbwsl; 1e. s;gt1 it CeaI; . '.s.e; ILt, Areatumg; 1e setlta; la, s r; 17.1 y 18heS w 8ems vU; it Donew mis e; r1 2 orsii., t. Cjwisdo, me r Las pa er; 34, Ooto;Z. :the ias Cowp; 2e7, tir Wast Dn Deeaut; a3 Ore; Mr Wiia: S3. addsoe; tSI. 3 rdse; It ; 38, W~a ia.; 4. r.c;3S. Wi'iaam ama; 31 ;, 3. -at.p S It strains a man's pileophee the wut kind wtae lrf when he gits beat. Awl ov we komplaia ov the shoratness ov life, yet we awl waste more time thea we use. sN Don't mistake aroga for widoum, meny peple ha thought thn was wise when lth wor S The man who kah t git shed without pullin others back, Lslimit\ed curs. t The principal difference between a luxury snd a necessary is the poloe s Wheneve ieoso p is n grief Itis taking root. Sand when It Is In smiles, It is taking wing. " Give the devil his due," but be oareful there ain't much due him. After a mau ha rode fust oust, he never wants et toro slow :MV or Faith b founddadona ares and a tr f fuel coavlmehmtt, is beautl to behold; but faith f that Is f ded simpl on courage, ain't enly thing more than goodgrit. n Evra sorrow ha It twin joy; the fuc Ov seratchin almost payes for havng the each. S Thoze famiTy who are realty fust clase never d r afraid that e shall git cheated out ev their repeemktsbtUl, while the seod"h family. a at - ays nervous lest the mite. a-It won't do to stir up a man when he s thtink. S atf, oeny more than It wl a pan or milk when the cream is rising. to It s eey emtorase to the devl, but be's a hard , rop to reap. to The onla sure resipee th govern manklnd with, S1 the rod; y ns ou it with flowers and Scbae It with velet., if y ples, but t s the rod after awl that des the birness. S We at told that a onuteated man is happy, and th we migb ha bia told at the same time theta Smodturtle could fly If it oala had wings. S Tron Aros or To Ltr.-The New York car. o repndent of the Beaoston Journal tells how the 1l Ifvl.g Astors e m egisg nd a ucreasing the Sgreat fortene which their ancestor left them, and w hat does It amount to The Astcre will probably hold their property for many generations to come. Willem B. was t ained by hie father to the style of busines which had gained hie forteu.e sd inoreased It. Since the death of John Jacob Astor the business has been continued in the same style that marked It before he died. William B. Astor has two ,r en , SJohn Jacob and WilUalem B. Jr. They have beea il carefelly trlaned to the saws syle of biei:eals . that ditia.ll e wd their father and grand e father. Ia the little on story Hbrink building i on Prone etreet, lookintg like a small jile with the o !ron b n front, the fither and two sone c-r be o e daily taking care of their Immense eate. d- The sass se qtuiet ad reticent likhe their father. te No bank c lTrk go e to his ees more steadly then they do. At a given hour In to e morcilg s they enter ther office At a given hour, ahrm tn Is arm, they wet down Broadwayr to Wall etrest. a Between 2 and they can e een retoalurning from o their down tow offic. They are eldom epar ib ate, They are caipble, Indostrious, economtcal and pre-eminestly devoted to business. Should Soheir father die to-morrow every thing would tbe Starken iup jst wbre be left it, and all how el ple • would be crried out, nor would a c hhan mtae be madleIo the mae o d3oing o thelidthe r lifetime.,br The ntmoart cts was takqe of their Uncle John Jacob, wrho died the Soth d verd. E ery bwish of his father in regard to nr him was srupulasoly carried out. His fline- re g deTuhe oe aokrteenth street with intsn garden ocou - rpying a whole lquroe, writh h oaches ad horsme, ertopro. Ir tebeiao totheta t. Ite is rare th re three ge'sall e of men exhibit A uch charater oe icltes.To o to oorcee, dit comnanding pdtuoa d Uoon would mae e te Astor HOuse a soulrce o e ren vente n such It never bectos ;les a hotel. - But the wishe of is founader. thouoh esd, still - prevaled nd ae hotel It awill be, probably, during is the fetime of li present owner. 1 ul "Eva A. Cuthbert" has been writig letters to :h vsrious gentlemen in Indiana. wtttig tirti how S lae had met 'a gentleman of your t,.'s anm from dof r y tote t " In Washintton, I 1165 : how her "be a loved fater" died a soarwerd in Parl", an she was S left "a iddy, thougles , hndsee girl, in that Ie gy ead MeestlmUs aaptti, enproteted;" how STshe "became arn easy victites to e crue deeivrer," d hbut, diocovering the Iblacknoess of his hetart. she - fled fr hm, aed is now "fallen from happnusea i and fsinoence to blaeck. t derpair sod wanmt." STrn le asks, with girrish i'teuuousnesa,."Are od you still unmarried ?" asid add8, gniasigly, "If you are sill alone, write and say that may come e' to you. will be your eonstan sLve--your grate d TIt, willing, loving slave." Alnd then comes a S ,nfesl.nA of penury, asd an urgent appeanl for aid ad oa m flt." "Enocl, e me a few dollrs, a end advie me bow to aet." A gentleman In he l.eafsyette rueived ce ofl theae leters, snd not I- beitg "still alone,' having no recollecelon of the lie safficted Eve ard e0 surplus steaps to lirest In us that way, and fearing the wife of lis hobom s migrht object to his poeselto Tf a "graet'ul, e wilhle. loving dave," of about ElV's dim-nsls, of e ent the document to the awepapars. Lre's In addresa is Winchester, Now flmrpBh:re, arnd - "se" is uandoubtedly "socsial evl" of thee ma es oulle persouaion, ad of the " conideac"' he Tn Ieransne eor Blwve x's Md ng-'.-- fr e ad br.ke out after midnight of the 3d In Barnuri'e - Museum, In the portion occupied by Van Am 11. burg's menaserie. So rapidly did the flsme y. erted that t ws feeldd mpousible to save any of ad the Mflrge snrals. The yells of the enimal as Sthe flame reached them were appalng, and they bhooded ohem aide to side. or darted madly aglmebt the here. is vasi effort to free thei Sselves. A few anImal., amng them a kangaroo, he a small leepard, a low mol'eys, together with me the pelicas end a varIetyo or.ier smail birs, wewere got out The eltctrlial machine was also ti saved. On the er sreet edde the police and e othe were more succs uL The giraffe, two eamels, apair of Jaeeses hop, a Burmese cow. y llama and a varkety uf s.nal[ animals, were got Sout. May of them had narrow geapes ant few wtaq skkl sged.