Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 9, 1875, Page 3

———————— THE CHICAGO TRIBUN i bof Jenakko, two-story brick, southeast corner of Gana and OLta sireria, 408t1 fect. ONTAIO BINEBET. Joon Ti, Mallory, thresntory and basement brick, Marlo atreet, Gixd? fevt (threa Buber), TWilliata Higrno, Lrnetory and Dasoment brick atable, at, NORTH feet. Ontaclo rt raiiors, fhirovatory, anit Desoment brick, ‘262 Untaclo atrvet, 44x21 feet, aaa Waldo, threo-atory and) basement brick, front, 227 Ontario ntiect, 20249 fret, stone fronts eemann, wo atory belek, 302 Ontario ry -Oets feet, phan F, Mi Laughlin, threo-ato prick, rontbeaat corner of Gut.tio ani x60 tect. atiske Manufacturing Company, four- MSTA HAO aaa er ariortetwees Fraublin story ferkot situate, iOs1 9 (three Humbe! URCHARD STREET. tad busement atopy front, 292 and baremont Tuab atrecta, 40 W, J, Davie noaizy ft A nircet, 20% fe 07; Nar Foyg. two-story Usrn, O70 Orchard atreot, 18x24 eds PEURY ATREET. C, Luring, two-story, 43 Perry stroct, 21260 feat, VISE BTRILET- W. H. Keough, (hres atory brick, 29 Pino street, 232 feet, ‘jamien 8, Kirk & Co,, two-atory brick barn, Pino aud North Water aireets, (axsu feet, RACINE BROAD. Henry Bock, two-at ty brick, Racine road, north of Giybourn avenue, 22244 fect, REELS STREET. Jobn Dell, one-story brick, luv Meee street, 20239 tect, BUSH ATREET, v.C, Larned, three-story and basement brick, 72 Rash strevt, 25x18 feet, ¥. 0, Lurued, turce-story and basement stouo front, 7H Rush atrect, 47x87 fect, Grant Goodrich, liree-atosy and havemsnt stone front, northwest ‘corner Hush aud Iiluoln streats, JWs14d feet (tive nttiabers Sldaey Myers, two-stor: sruen aud Superior atrec 1. ¥, Ciarke, three-story wee Riek aud Erie wtree's, 49x60 feet, E. A. Mice, thro--story wud basement atone front, orient corner Ruah and Iudlars tracts, wxd feet, George Kohlman, wix-vtory and biaement' brick, core ner tush and Blichigan stroois, 122%.05 feet. ‘s. Uf. Kerfoot, tireo-stocy aud barctent brick, wous Feats Tush stroct, near Hurun, 4)376 feet (two umber). ‘M. McNulta, dhros-story brick, corner Tush and Michigan atrecte, 40x:0 feet, SCHILLER STRERT. John Butherhanser, two-vtory Urick, Schiller atrect, post Clark, 44240 foet (two ntnbers), BLDGIWICR ATREET. J. Simpson, thrvu-story brick, 183 Sedgwick atreot, 11150 feet, ‘Alain Kebiller, one-atory and bssement brick, 4410 Fedgnick street, 22x44 fect, Wilts Kleawrwis, threeatory brick, 107 and 109 sdqwick atrcet. 14x45 fect, Wilam Burmetater, two-story and basomont brick, ssBedgwick etreet, Henry Moyes, three-story aud basement brick, south- eas corner Bedgwick and Blycl atreete, Qixtu feet. AIGEL STREET. {0.Portman, one-story and basement brick, 92 Sigel treet, 20250 fect, SOPMTA ATBEET, 4M, Komp, two-story brick, 172 Sophts street, 24x tifeel, Heury Straus, threo-story brick, 130 Sophia atreet, 22/0 tect, ind basement brick, corner 144 fevt, tune Front, south weat core Bartholomae & Yelcht, four-etory avd barement brick, Sophia street, west of Sedgwick streot, 1uyx60 feet (tive numbers). Lincolu Park Cougregational Chureh, corner Sophia tod Mobawk utreels, 6529 feet. ‘Wed. Davia, throe-story brick, corner Sophia and Howe strocta, 22229 fect. 1.8. Davis, shree-siory brick, Sophts atreet, be- tween Hulbort and Mobawk atreeta, 20x: feet, C, N. Hale, two-atury aud Laserent sone front, So~ phis stroet, dux34 rect (two nunsbera), BIATE BIREZT. Michael Ryan, two-story and basement brick, 02 North Htate atreet, Six feot, Johu H, Donlau, three-story and basoment storie {rout, corner State strect aud Chicago avenue, 116.40 feet (Ave numi.crs), P, Hartholomae, three-lory and basement stone front, North State atreet, between Vocthe sud Schiller, W130 fect, Lydis A, Sinclair, turee-etory and basemont bricis, None front, 366 North State wtrees, 2x10s fot, TOWNSEND S1BEET, FW, Roth, (uroo-story brick, 203 Townsend stroot, 10160 feet, WATEL BINCET, dames 8, Kirk & Co. three-story and basomont brick, 3:0 and 62 North Water streei, 603120 feel, WEBSTER AVENUR, A, Waldo, two-story und basumuut brick, 233 Wob- werevenue, 24338 feet, E. Albeet; tworatory rick, corner Webster avenue and Ward atzeut, 26x62 feet, Christian Multer, ono-story, Webster avenue, 21x45 feat. Halleck, two-atory, Wobstor avenuo, near Nursery Breet, duxiU fect. ‘MLB, Cleveland, two-story and baroment brick, Webster avenue, near Dayton treet, 42x40 feet, WELLS STREET, _doba Kerwin, threonttary brick, 277 Wella street 35 sasvct, W. Christ, two-story and basement bript, 565 North ‘Wella treet, 2428 feet. Jima Thunpeon, one-story brick, 143 North Wells reel, 1u1¥1 feet, John F, Kurz, two-story and basement brick, 539 Korth Weis street, 2035) fect. dcob Henricl,, dno-atury brick, corner of Wolls and Ragense streets, 10x00 feet. “Martin Paulson, two-story and basement prick, North Wells strout near Metiomiues, 84x45 foet (four umbere, Joeeph Stacy, throe-story aud basement brick, wouthe tat corner Welle and Kinzio atreots, 22x70 cot. Henry Zimmerinan, throo-story aud baaement brick, Walia and Goethe atroela, 34x10! feet, Willlam Erbe, two-ntory brick, Wells street, botweon Erie aud Huron, 86x64 foot, Meare, Hates e Co,, oneatory brick barn, Wolls treet, Latween Ulfo aud Indiana, 2251h fect Jacob Douy, two-atory brick, suiithousi corner Welle tnd Elm strecie, 6exis feet (threo numbers), WESSON #TRERT, tila Hott, two-story brick, 22 Weston street, 20x Beek Oud WHITING arnets areal iyme & O'irion, two-story brick, rear tin, Wavet, 20221 fect, 5 A BIT OF ROMANCE, Syxeitl Correspondence af The Chicago Tribune. Des Mowe, Iu., Oct. 6.—Tbodenouomoant uf a fils romance occurred boro a few days since, The citcumstancesy aro qual to tho average Tomance done up in yellow covers. 1t appears tbat, ovor tiwouty yoars ago, » man named 8. G. Carney lived iu Fremont, 0. Ho bad four dilldren,—three girls and a son. He waa tho Posreasor of a second wife, but did not like her. Taking hia two youngest daughtore, aged ro- Wétclivdy Band 7 years, he went nooo know ‘Where. The romsiuiug childcen grew to major- iy, and becama woparated. Tho father and the {rolittle ones bad long beon uunposed to be dead, Wort tine ago, 5 cuttie-buvor was traveling through this county, aud sto, pod at a farn-honwo 40 get cattto, While shore, a soung lady at- ted his attontion; and, tho more ho gazed bie her, tho more he became interested m hor, ‘Mong the stores over which Moiwory broudod mee xo-elmile of tho face before iim, fo Oquired hor name, and was tuld it was Laura,— ‘tumeho bad learned to love a acore of yoara Mo. He askod tor her toaluon vane, and waa 3 ¢ was Laura Carnoy. Wituont ono ord further, he lott the house, with a myateri~ Stajroblea aulvad. He knew her brothpr and Sitter well, and wav familiar with their Jonge <oulinned soarch for tho missing father aud two eR. Ho at once wrote tu the graudmothor Of the girl ot whac he bad discovered, ‘Tho wale, Tevidiog in Chicago, was wotuled, aud pe aueky caine to this city, where se mot en, and it took lt a moment t extabiish # identity, the long-lost stor was found, rt fom {ucldonrs which could bo remombored by oe waufe, it appoare that their father started them for Kauss, At Indtunapolis heleft them wetatge of two won named Hudson—who wore wae to remove to Katsas—to bring them Treo white their father worked blu way West, ath Were brought to tiie place, and absndoned K Getudsons, One ot them was finally adopted He iG. H. Van Horn, the other by Slr, A. Aer uch, —farmere living 9 few miles fom bs city, They were well carud for, grew to Treen and Hated, buy'ava now high- wives ad! Hal aus pivas aud! mothers, aged respeat 8 brother, who iv a practicing phyelolan at M Toute, was notified. and, s fow days vince, 4 family were reunited hese, except the fathor, He! bocaue of him is uot known, It 1 san- Pred that, reckiews from ins domomia troubles, regulleted in the Johu Biown war aud fell a en ou Kensay soit, Ono of the Hudyons who red the {ithe girls hev, died by vivlence, Moveral ye, ¥ i tins couuty.? ago, 1 Kansas, ‘no other died in Pe, Briuging scandal on the Colored deuce Panvir Correevondence Cincinnat Commercial. 'be colored people hero seem tobave bad \¢ burt of a grievance about the sdaiasion ie thelr children to the public uchoota; but they “Wroted the Repyblican ticket, with one ludi+ Reus exception, ‘This was a Mr. Hardin, who “Maerly tad » poution in tho Mut, bub was it ed out, he sayy, ‘because of wy race," but t ne tolla different etory, T avked an old pied Patnarch wily Hardin way evicted, who re~ adr Why, for rlooyin’ Ship pnts won eh T eyprossed my sinprige ath man bewg ihmed out of oftice furailttle thing like that, eee, Soformans said: “ [t brung “caudal on fur People, und wo wouldu’t hey bi represent he Tf the standurd of oiicial life is wo ue already smovg the newly-franchiwod, is nae duvger they will becoma the superior mile Usrdin enlinted on the other wide aaa ‘opteng, andinsde several gt quent a,sechox, heey, we: nat ébpear tohaye conversed any of bis LITERATURE. Aftviean Travel: Up the Nile and ‘Through the, Soudan. ‘“Home-Talks” by the Head of the Oneida Com- munity. Bartlott’s “Familiar Quotations "= Social Lifo in London, Old New-York Theatres---Majolica- Ware---An American Book in Germany, Plants at the Exposition---Another Chapter of Botanical Gossip. LITERATUR: AFRICAN TRAVEL, Forn Troveann Mites or AFRICAN TRATEL! A Pen. sosat Reconp ov a Jounter Ur The Nur ann ‘Ernovan ity Souvax TO THR Conrives or CENe quan Arnica, By AbvAx 3, Soutiwontit, Secto- tary of the American Geographical Society, “With Map and Miustrations, By. pp. 33, Now York: Balter, Pratt & Co. Whilo in Paris, in the summer of 1871, Mr. Bonthworth was suddonly roized with s manta for African exploration, The way was immo- diately opened for tho indulgence of this abrupt passion, by a lucky engayomont with the New York Jerald a4 foreign corres ,ondeut, accom- paniad witb directions to discover the whoro- abouts of Sir Samuel Baker, thon engaged in his expedition fur tho suppression of slay- Lory along tho White Nile, Mr, South worth sob out upon his journey ja o Towurely mannor, arriving at Aloxandria in October, and leaving Cairo for Khartoum the last of Decombor, ‘I'he Vicoray of Egypt tavor- ed bis enterpriso, and overy facility waa afforded him for carrying it out euccessfully aud oxpedi- tiowsly, A luxurious voyage up the Nile to the Island of Phite, and a swift transit acrosa tho Desert of Nubia, brought hin to Khartoum, without hinarauco or adventure, on the 6th of February,—thirty-one diys after leaving Cairo. Khartoum, tho Capital of Egyptian Soudan, is eituated on tho loft bank of tho Blne Nilo, near its confluence with tho White Nilo. In 1819, the mas Kelected for military pout, which baa since grown into a city of 40,000 f hatitante, Jt enjoys an oxtensive commerce, sud the pronnzo of an finportapt earcer in the futuro, Mr, Southworth remanmed at this point five months, Tho most notable oyoutof his sojourn was tho tranumission. of the Orst telegram over sent from Khartoum to America, or to avy uewspaperin the wold. Aw the guent and companion of the Govornor- General of Soudan, ho made a briof trip up the White Nilo in a sumptuous dahnbeal, ond from ita devk inspected the fortilo landson oithor shore, nnd gatherod, from conversations with polite oflicials, details regarding the resources and prospecta of Suudan. ‘Tho difticuity of extending his tourin search of Sic Samuel Baker led Mr. Southworth to abandon tho project of finding that illustrious travoler, and, in Juae, 1872, ho crowed tho desert to Suakin, ou the Keds 8ea,—oveupying twonty- threo daya ou tho route, Hero virtually ended hia African trayole, which, according to the boat light be gives ns, wera more pratitable to the young man, who found in them a felicitous op- portupity to satisfy bis roy tog disposition, than to aby otber partics coucorned, ‘The amount of trosh information presonted to his readora is insignificant oumparud with tho eizo of bis volumo. ‘Ihe route ho traversed has been so many times trodden, sud xo fully de- scribed by previous travelers, that siudious dil- ixonce wan uceded on his part to collect now factuto enrich his pages. Tyual caro was 10+ quivito to arrange these facts in compact shape, and to put them i oxactterms, Nottie batiles aud annoys a reador moro than to have stato- mente that pretend to bo valuable, and should be preeiwe, intons;ereod and diluted wits tho writ for's ondlegs suppoultions and trivial prattio; in abort, to have 10 wado turongh pages of personal and frivoluus detail to get un occasional para. graph of genuine intorast. Thin ia the fault of Mr. Southworth # book. Ho hada little valuable material to put jute it, and ¢ha remaining ya- ancy was filiod with padding of anv available ort. Having coneluded our criticism of the book, wo sua)l take from it a few nutes of iuterast, chaptor upon tho slave-trade, Mr. South- thi aro, nnboully history of thh of tho Northern African alavo-trade the most perplexing portions of tho ja_atroclous trstic. Yet, from iaiy nouroc#, Tthink T may be safe in saying that the er port of #laves from the country lying bet Hoa aud tho Great Desort i# 25,00) anmuall uted aw follows: From Abyssinia, carried’ to Jaffe or Gallabst, 10,000 fasulug by other routes of Abya- aint, 64037 by {ue Blue Nile, 3,600; by tho Witte idle, 700, ; ‘To obtain these 25,000 slaves, and well thom ta mar- Ket, tuorothan 18,000 aro annually killed, and often tho’ mortality reaches tho terrible furs of 60,000, It {so fuir cotimate to way thut £0,000 cuildren aro rtoln frum thelr parents every year by pere duns who have tho utes aud reputations of being civilized and educated, Tcanuot slop hers, The bor- rible Sigurea must marcb on, Ths abduction of these 5,000 causes heart-burnings at homo, aud great men~ tafautfering te, in Africa, tho moat’ potent caus of . Nocd We ogain xo forward and inquire to whut oxtuut theae alavea spread coutagiou,—a# ta how fur they aro un tnbealthy eloment iu tho country? If we extend the bounds of inqulry to the northern and weatern coanta, aud wherever tho suiling craft carr: off thelr curgoca in detlanca of law~lf 1 include all Afrh.o,—more than 1,0c0,U00 souls wit! be eomprined Lu tho nitmber annually carried away, kitted, or mado brokun-learted, by the alava-(rude, ‘Tho imagivation is drawn unon somewhat in thie catimato, yet one may pain from it = hint of tho horrors of the African wlave-trade, Sir Samnol Baxer computes the aumber of rlaves annually takon from Central Atriva at 50,000, © Tho result is bhorrivle confasion—dia rust ou all sides—treachery, doyuetation, and suis.” ‘The xoil of Soudan is represented by Mr, Bouthworth a4 of exbavailers fertility, A tract of 20u,000,0u0 acros is adapted to tho culture of cotton, Tho land necds but tho ecantiost tillage to yrold a coutinued succession of abundant har- veo 6. A Inborer can live comfortably at an axe pense of £58 year, and can, 1 that time, culti- yate 40 acres and harrest three craps, Planuny 10 acrey at a tia, ho gathers the crop from ous sectlon while that ov a second 1s growing, aod thus 1a able to gow avd reap the whole ground three timos over within the your. ‘Lhe snduco- monts for tho white man to undertalo tho civili- zation of Soudan are temptingly arrayed by Mr. Southworth; and yot be euucludes the whole by acknowledging that— ‘The effect of the climate of Africa upow the mind ta notaalutaty, Nearly every Europea who had ro mained fu Africa, and whoin E kuuw, wes posttively eccentric, ‘This 1 attribated to dixordera of the stomach and athur oryaus conuected with digestion, and which give Deut to thought and purpose, ‘Tho evil begins with plsywical decay, ending in mental dis- Organization, Elswhuro the writer statea that tho olimate {a fatal to 90 percent of the Europesus settling in Africa, Whilo Mr. Southwerth wan in Khartoum, & Eiingom sweps over the city, aud, in the midst of a July afternoon, darkenod tho rky with clouds of binding sand. It was the third time that the puenomenon bad oocurred in tne histury of tbo ity. ‘The storm came from the southern quarters A sharp wiud, ® torusdo, « hurricane, 10 succesadun, announcod the advance of that sparkling, burblvbod, red mountain which wus to M1 the air, tuo lungs, and our Hitly word, with darkness, It came wearer aud nearer, Tle front was absulutely perpendicular, aud, ouce enveloped, everything wae jn darktiod. 3 spread over the city.” To Lreatho was diticult and opprestive} and it was darker than (he darkuat wight C ever kouw, Sand covered the ground to the thickucey of ay inch, aud the whule oMert reumtuded mo of Puiny’s description of the fall of Pory eli at the begin- ning of the Ouriatlan era, Tt wes ay ataolute jsusda- thon of wend, A similar [enemenon occhrred goven: Yeare Ucture, aud alvo the great atmoams furty-wi_ht wigo. Abdel Kascen. tho yateran won of Abyu- tu, deeersved the Litter tuuudauon as the most ter Fiblo that bas ever Leeu huown, No ous knows bow many were buried in the desert; no one knows how many Ledoultie were overwhelmed by the wand, and Lo obo will ever know, A situcaus requizes no andere tekers (0 Milla, digy, Sud bile your grave at the wane ime, A portealt ofthe wife of Sir Samuel Baker, which Mr, Kouthworth introduces inte bis nar tative, will bo intoreating to «ll our readesus in stature neither tall ngr abort, 9 iaully inclined to embonpoint, Lady Bakes receyvos ber visitors with Suvest adule, abonlug lid sult Bit whlba toot, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1575.-TWELVE PAGES. am, with ni autatrotehed hand, peacefully pre these wha da not bow her Iuaband to him, On the Ony Lad the plengure of mo tug her, whe wore a silken drone of dushy-gold color; and, ae her hale tA Gf the (rate tich hue, am are also her exon, {le effect wan very hermnnlons, he tw diatin« gnished-looking fa appearance, atl very an handeomer {han Ler portiat, Mor eomple: in white, pure, and amooth, and tho features doliate and regolar; her manner ja engaging, Althongh fren frum einprosarment, you fuatinetively feel that @ ilfe of greater frocitoin from etiquette sud restratat would Ho inure to her tante,—-poralbly from the dintnt book An her eyes, Uke that required by much aa ive on the rea-nhora, Bho exprenned herecif at very much afratd of thorea’s but you realize, from ber ealn, fells mn~ taiued taanners, that she waa by mature the herolnn Bir Samuel depict ar bin guardian-anyel in his “ athert Nyenza.” Sho hee tho power to quell ravage nature; hor clear, golden oyas look you directly in tho fave, an does the Holess of the leopard, THE ONEIDA COMMUNITY, Nowe-Tatxs py Jone Howritner Novys, Edited by AurarD Danton and Guuk Sores SULLER. Yol,1, 12m0., pp, 98, Oneida: Fubliabed by the Community, Mr. Noyes is the founder and leader of the Oucids Community of * Perfactionite,” whieh was ostablishod iss LY. ‘The Society sow cov- tains nearly 800 members, aod owns, at Oneida aud Walhogford, estates comprising about 1,000 acres of land, with commodions snd substantial dwoillngs and shops. The Community carry on B vorioty of profitable industries, aud aro gradu- ally accumulating numbers and wealth, They Are repredented a8 an honest, staid, and kindy people,—di-ripating, by their quict, ioffentive ways, tho projudices of those with whom they have todo, Complox mariage fa the crowning ducting of their relixious creed ; and this, of cpa provokes o groat deal of houtulity againel them. Ju ordor to hava the means of spreading a knowledge of thelr peculiar beef, the Commun- otty have, from the Leguing, maintained a well-furnished priuting-olllce, from which thov send out books, magaz.nes, and journals, ‘Lbeir main organ, the Onctda Circular, 16 inaued weekly,—abont 2,000 copied being printed. It emptuces in its coments commuunistic and re- ligious teachings, extracts from Journals kept 1b the Bociety, “Talks” by Mr. Noyes and others, with matter of ® mitcollancous’ oliarac- ter, Tho Home-Talks" of Sir, Noves form & partof the ienular roligiaus oxercieoa of tho Community, although bourng no tolation to the ordinary sermon delivered froma pulpit. These Are formal aud y, ontavcous, and appear in the Circular without rovisio A aetection of these Talks” 1a ropriated in the book before ua, which 18 called Val. Lia anticlpation uf its forming the Linst of s sorles. ‘Tho discourses dwell alzogetber upon tha relig- ious side of the subjects treated, aud, tu a rhap- soatcal ¥a%, dilate npon the beauty of holines in innn’s relations to bis Crontorand to his brothers man, A belel io Spirituatism i promiventy indicatod, and tho dixtiactive social theories of tho Community are frankly broached. Yet throughout there is a cldudiness and an ambigu- ity in the langunge that leave with the mind very hazy porceptions. FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS, Fawteran Quorations: Herxa aN Attrurr ty ‘Taace to Turi BOUNCES Passages aND Pinasen IN ComMon Use, Dy Jann Wanrnrtr, Besenth Eulitlon, Wmv. pp. tol Horton Little, Drown ECO. Since tho first appearance of this volume, up- wards of & dozou yeard ago, it bas held tho highest place in the oatecem of tho #tudont and schulsr, Varloua collections of a kindrod unture havo at difforent tines challenged attention, but noue lave stood tho test of use lide this, and commanded such unqualified favor. Wath each now edition, tha value of* the work has been ine croaged,—the oititor aparing vo pains to oubanco its oiticiency, As it now comes ta ua, ayain ra vised and enlarged, it contains citations from many now authors, with lideral sdditions to the lines formerly quoted from Bhakspeare, Emor- von, Gibbon, Johagon, and other writers. Among the namea added to the oid list ate Jeremy Tay- lor, Robert Browning, Mrs. Muloch-Craik, Ben- jamin Dieraell, Abraham Lincoln, N. P. Wille, and Hartley Coleridgo. Owners of formor cdi- thona wil} not reat casy until they bave ox changed tho suporannuatnd one forthe very news ort, whtic those who nevir had the work must feck tat there tao great void in thete working library, which should be immediately canceled, Anta LONDON SOCIAL LIFE. Isepnrasions or Loxpon Soctan Live: With Ornrn Pavens SugogwThy BY aN Exautan iwirence. By E.8, Napa, 12mo,, pp. 233. Nuw York: Svribuer, Artustrong & Co, Tho title of this volumo is attractivo, as are the subjects of many of its chapters, euch os English Sundays and London Charchos, Engtish Court-Fostivitios, Two Visits to Oxford, and Ea- glinh snd American Nowapapor-Writing, This, with tho fact that tho author waa, for a year aud s half, Secretary of Logation at London, and consequently enjcyod favorable opportunities for observing English society, leads one to antici- yato agrecable entertuiument from the account of histmpressions, But thoxe impressions, ag set down in tho narrative, are disappoiutingly desultory and vagno. We fail to get from them any protitable nambor of important and definite aiens, In piace of tho precive information for which wo look, there 1s a auperaLundanco of rambling and unlogtructive comment. ‘Tho pa- pers were most of them originally published in periodicals, and thore their career should prop erly havo ondod, LAND AND MARINE ENGINES. Wanv-Boox ov LAND and Mattnx Enatnea; Incnune ING THY MODELING, ConsTUCTION, RUNING, AND Manactamst ov Lavy axp Maning Exaaira ann Horan, With Ulurtrations, By srerien Rovers, Hugincer, Author of “Nopects Mand-Book of vie Locomotive,” ete, ete. 1dma,, pp, 698. Philatel. phia: Claxton, Romson & Maulsngor, Price, $1.50, Wo commend this work to tho notice of practi- cal engineers. It containa ea largo amount of juformation regarding the structure aud work- ing of steam-ongiuey of all classes, that eau but be of great advantage tothe makers and han- dlers ofthese machines, It comprises a doscrip- tiou of tho separate paria of an engine, justruc- tions for coustructing and runving it, with ao oxplapation of the principles of Hydrc- and ‘Therau-dyuamics, aud 8 loxicon of central, uo- chauical, aud uatural foreea. Tho book is pro- vided with a table of contonts and on indox, is tastetully published, and conveniently put up in flexiblo and clasping covers. BOOKS RECEIVED, ¥on a Woman's Sanz; on, Sux BrsTraies oF TOR Caatix, ‘Trauslated from thw Gorman of Hass Wacxxniossx by M, 8S Tiluatrated, Boston; William F, Gill & Co, ‘Price, 75 conta, Tue New Dow Qurxocks Ob ‘THe Wonpenrvt AD- VENTURES OF TaBrAnIN oF Tamascon, Ly Au yuoxer Davprt, Traualatod from the Freach by G. MotaND, duio, pp. 1a owtous Willem 8 ZI & Co, Misrneas Juptrn, By C, 0, Faasyn-Tztien, Lako~ aide Litrary, No, 2. Chicago: Donuoliey, Loyd & Co. Vaper, ‘Price, 12 cents, PERIODICALS RECEIVED, North Amertoan Review—October (Samos i, Osgood & Co., Boston). Contents: “The Method aud Prov. foes of Polltival Eevnuny ;” © Googray bical Lud Ueo~ logical Burvaya;” Tho Twn Atupereas! Mow motte of Gen, ‘sherman 3" "tuto Univeraltte oles New York), Contents: “Tho Declive and AL Marriegu;" * Leanons of @ Hundred fe Pair g Elertent in Our iigher Edn~ Prebisturio Grevce;* “Shade-Treca iy *Roflows nad Criticlama;” * Tnauranco! Good, Bad, and Indifferent.” (Penn Monthly Associa- tlon, Philadelphia), Month ; * Tho Englieh Bitte and Ts Itevislons bethan Courtsblp ;” “The Eurly Literature of To- acto, New Beriea (Soule, Thomas & Wentworth, St, La Cniceraalet Quarierly—Octobor (Waive American Uooksel ers Guide for October (American New York), Literary Word for October (8, It, Crocker, Boston), Zicket'e Peutsch-Amerttaniscne Famihen-Blatter, Vol, Ourrout nambore of Littel'a Lien Ags (Littell & Gay, Bouton), and Apyletona’ Journal (D, Apyicton —+—— FAMILIAR TALK, Tho old Olywplo Theatro, situated on Froad- way, hear Howard streot, waa built in 1837, aud Willard ju the fal} of that year. It wae a pretty little theatre, aud completely furvished with the sud machinery. On account of the usrrownesy of the buitd.og, date” were dispensed with and ince been repeated by several larger theatres. ‘Tho first weason was uot prosporous, slthough its members Mr, Witham R. Blake, sotor aud stage-mapsgor; BMre. Conwsy, Mre. Hughes, the house into other hands in 1833, and its maosgoment was axanmed by Mr, D, D, * Critleal Ni National Quarterly Review—Beptember (Edward 1. ivigection; or, Cruelty aa an Exact Bel~ ” Charles O'Conor and the Court Penn Monthly for October Contente: 4 Th Uonal Reforma aud Reformers,” 117 a Elise Soutsern Law Review—Vol, 1, No, lat Pub- Haliing House, Boston), News Company, 4. No, 4 (8, Zickel, New York), & Go, New York), OLD NEW YORK THEATRES. opened undor the managemont of Mr, Houry E, latest novelties io atage soenery, appurtenances, thelr place eupptiad by *dropa,” w atyla that bad the excellent company wecured numbered among Are, Hlako, aud My, Kirby. Afr. Willard gave Kinney, and, after hun, by Elder Addams, ¥ho was by turns “ actor, lecturer, poot, tailor, aud Mormon preacher.” Still the cozy lito * theatro continuert to lack popularity mth the publia until, in 1839, the accomplished comodian Mr. Williaa Mitchell took it in Ine chargo and by dint of bis executive and histrionic ability gulded it inte the high tide of favor, During tho ten years or aa in whiet Mr. Blitch- ell continned bis counection with the Olymplo ity career wan generally prosperous, and many attractive playa aud excellent actors wera pre= fonted on its tage. It tm paid during thin period ‘no leas then 200 fresh dramatic productions were there for tho first Umo exlubitad ta the public. OCthese LUG were farces ; 11, Lurlettas 5 4, coie- chett: 7. oporas: 15, burlenquens ; 99, 16, oxtravogatizas; 13, cotmedics; baiietn; = aud =, travesties, Hore were originall: producel Dr. _ Northali's travesty of * Macteth,” with Dir, Mitchell pa the nobie thane, and Mra. G. B. Booth, Jr, #8 bis vuscrupnicus slio; Mr, Jlanche's “ Captain of the Wateb "3 ** ‘Che Devidin Parla,” in which Mise Mary Taylor made ono of ler frat palpa- ble bite ; and the “ Glauce at New York,” which ve Oy portuiuty to Sr, Chaufrau w become us in (ho character of More, and Marv ior ts becume alinunt as popular in the part of Lue, Auioug the actors besido these already men- tioned, whore namoe are found iy conspicuuus placer on the old bilta of the Olympic, aro George Hotiaud, Henry Russetl, George Loader, lender of the orchessr r. Conover, Mra, ‘Timp, Fanny Herriug, avd Mary Gaunon, ‘Yno Old Broudway Thiatro wan opened ton years later than the Qlympio—snatis, in 1647. Mieorge Bretow was leader of the orcnomras, George Barrett acting stage-mausgor, and ilen- ty Walack, J. Lester Wallsck, Harry Lynne irs. Join Sefton (taen Mrs, Watts), and Rose Telbin, were leading artiste in the company. ‘Ino theatre was from tbe opontog wight a propsunc- ed success. Duriug itn firet ecason Sits Fauny Wallack, George Vandenhomf, Mr. Murduch, Madam Atna Bishop, Julie Harton, James WW. Wallack, Jr, 8am Lover, aud Johu Brougham, Were among the strong attrac.ions of tho houne. Iu 1850 William Davidgo and F. Lb. Conway joined the com.any. For several yoars Mr, Forrest played long and succesttul engagements ere. Mrs. Barrow mado hor first aprearanco in New York at this theatre in 1851. At the clore of the fwamo year * Ingomar ™ was produced upon the for the first time in Now York, with, Mine, as Jarthenia, apd Mr. Conway as dn- Tn 1652 Juha Dean, and afer Ler irs. ay yed Partlunia to. tho eptember, 1554, Mr, E. gomar. Anna Cora Blowatt, rame Ingomar. In Davenport played an engagement at the Broadway on hw return from a tix years’ abe I. Nd, reneo in Europe. A little lator Miss Jean Mar- garct Davenyort achievod a great success ad Camille, iv a version of the Freuch play mado by herself, Sho hud brought out the play o sear before at this house, and with almort the samo cast, but for some inexplicable reason it had fwiled to win the sympathy of the audience and was withdrawo, "Tho carcor of Burton's Theatre in Chambers alreot Waa inclosed betwoen the yeore 1M and 1856, Among the actors who appeared in that evor-popular house dunng its eight searons wore tho Blakes, tho Broughams, Mre. [ooy, Mrs. Vernon, Alr, Laster Wallack, Mr. Holiaud, Charios Fisher, J. 11. Stoddart, und Marv ‘Taslor. Aftor the abandonment of tho Chambers ¢trcet houro, Mr, Burton was for three years maunger of the Metropolitan ‘Theatre, on Broadway, At the close of tho year 1850, a new theatre at tue corner of Broome stroct and Brondway way opened by Jobu Brouguam under the name of * Brougham's Lycoum.” This house had but a brief career of two soasone, aud enjoyed but partial success, although the stock company comprised several of the most talented actors on the New York stuge, and the manager tasked bis terhle ingeunity i the produchon of a series of brilliant entertsinments. Amoug the notable events in the history of the Lyceum was the in- troduction on the opening night of John Oweua to the New York public in the character of alr, Fright in “ Crimson Crimes"; the production of the lighly original and amusing piecu called A How at tho Lycoum"; and the engageinent of Miss Catherine Binelair (Mire, Edwis Forrernt) at the time when the Forrest divorcu-caso was tha leading sensation in New York, In the fal} of 1852, Mr. Brougham having ro- signed the managemont of the “ Lrcoum,” tho Youxe was uponed by Jamea W. Wallack, ‘tho Elder." who named it + Wallack's Lycoum,” and afterwards ** Wallack’s ‘beatre.” atroug company and a carefu) preservation of standard comedies immediately secnred for the thestro uuder its now administration goacral patronage and an oxcellont reputation. ‘Lhe plays produced on the opening night Were the coweay of * ‘Lhe Wey to Get Married,” and the farce of the “Board. Ing School.” Botween tho plays a © picturesque pas-scul™ was danced by Mins Malvina.” o young lady who earlyin the eneuing year tecame Mrs. W. J. Florence. The long list of tho pop- ular actors who have from tiine to time appeared on the boards of Wallsch's ‘Lientre embraces the uames of Sirs, Hoey, Mr.Hothorn (orginelly Sr. Stownrt), Mr. Holiaud, Sara Stovens, Mrs. Ver- nop, Laura Keone, Mary Gannon, Mrs, Jon Wood, Charles Fishor, Jobn Gilbort, tho Blakes, tho Broughaims, aud somothing like a halt-s- huudrod others. MAJOLICA, lt ie dificult to realize that, prior to tho six- teenth century, earthen table-ware was almost unknown in England. As wo read of tho splen- did military display of tho foudal Barons, the ‘numptuous courts of Royalty, their showy ap- parol and coutly retingos, it is with an effort wa bear tu mind that, whon the noblest and wealth- jest individuals in the realm gat down to their daily board, they ato from wooden or metal plat- term, drank from born cups, and helped them- selves ta the various viands with horn spoous, coaruo knivos, and thetr fingors, A few utenuis ou tho most Iuxuriona tables wero of silver or gold; but glass, utlesy a stray cup or goblet had beov procured froin Venice, aud porcelain, un- leaa a rare picco bad beoo biought from tho Enst, wos uever preveut, The rudo potory, ebieily unglazed, waa manufactured in Eugiand and in Earope during tho modinval ayes, was seldom or uvyer molded Into veduelu for table- use, and few or no specimens now exlyt to show it was employed for auch purposes, When the Sloord came into Spain, jn 711. they Drought with them the art of enameling earthen- ware,—probably derived from the Ruitaua. Ta the decoratiun of tho Alhambra glazed tiles were plontifully employed. Tho oldeet exany Ica of tesa preserved to the prosent time beiong to tho thirteenth century. With the capture of Majorea by tha Pisars, early in tho twelfth cen tury, the psinted poroaiain from the manufactory of the Saracens waa introduced inte Italy, bates of this ware wore used to embellish tue churclies of Pisa and neighborivg cities ; and they may still bu soon sot in tho walla of Ban Kisty, Sto. Ajollunica, and other auctont cathedraly, ‘Tbe musuufacture of thia porcelain continued in Mn- jores for somo tame alter the island passed unger Christian rule, "Thoro is no evidence that stlempts wore mado to produco porcelain im any part of Italy unit tho boginning of 1400, shen the colebraved ware oalled Majolica came into great repute, through the genius of Luce della Hobbia, Authorities dinayree au to the real orig uf thia waro, somo believing it to have beeu derived, aa the oauo nodoubtedly wad, from Majorca; and others, that it was an invention of the manufacturers of ¥aonza, Maly, or of Fayence, Frauve, where it was very oarly produccd, Its alsoa matter of dispute whether Luca della Hobbia inveuted or adopted tbo wits ouamel which bo sod tn his productious ; bul ho bas, at least, thu credit of being the fleat to cast rattevod aud figures in pat- ter's clay, and apply chem ag sculpture to the ore namentation of buildings. Vor a century the nawe of Robbia isconnected with the bi-tory of Majolica,—ity mauufacture Delng continued jo the family, Girvisino delle Robbie adorned the palace near Paris in which Francis {, epont Lis last dave, wih onatmelod torr cottas, far which be rovoived about ¢73,to0, Hut Majolica reached ity bighont pertection about the middle of the sixteenth coutury. ‘The prine cipal wagulactones were at Pesur.o, Gubbi Castel Durante, aud Urbino. Tuv porcelain often been calicd Raphael ware, hecause deviyuw Ly this great master wore frequently a m decorating it. ‘Yue tradinon that Rapbaul bun- welt painted the pieces which are adurued with tctiios of his creation la conside:cd without foundation. Othor bands probably ae upon tho pareelain tho favorite works of tho Italen panier. Tue entire gamut of colors waw vot employed in painting Majolica, Ouly tha shades uf blue, yellow, green, aud purple, and, ju @ few ine Btauces, Tuby-red, appear in the #pecuiens er~ tant. ‘Ino Tuauufactory supported by the Duke af Urbino, which produced the tinoat Mujulica, was partially ebandoued after 1550, as it dew too heavily on the exchequer of its vable patron, and thenceforth only luferior grades of the ware icsued from the estaoliabment, In the agvoutecuth century, Majolica was manufactured. fu Veulce and Naples. Ap attempt was made to revive the ware at Poeario durivg the last cen- tury, but without nermapent success, Au ex- ocligut amitation of the best Mejolscs, and said to be eveo Aner in excontion, ly pow mauutes- tured in Italy by Count Ginort. AN AMERICAN GOOK IN GERMANY. The work of Prof. C.K. Adaaw an ''Demoo- raoy wand Mouarchy in France," noticed favorably | Bhere apy guite us old as itn leaves. In our columns rome months ago, haw been translated and onblished in Cormany, Lt tn thas mentioned tn tha prospects: The pening plitosphical mpirit of the anthar, who atiolied in Germany and Lecatne famitar ¥ ith tha Gere man tinder of thought atid tnvestigetton, te everss pareut,qun the one bani, in the eklUfal pros fentation of acts, which net hie Mieorles iu the right tyht; and, on the other band, ia log extraordinary pervert of peuerslization, by tmesia of which he. pot Cnty examines part! , but alro from thew deduces ech general j rn iyie It i not often thet an Amarican book recoives ko high commendation in Germany; txpucially inthe field of history, wbero tio Ger- Jo theimselsoa on their superiority over other uations. STFA' ENOINES, Tt in entimatnd that, at the close of 1874, 207,- 677 meam engines. ot stl clas-es and descriptions, were in use throuebout the worl, Thene nnited engines reprevented 16.000,020 horse-power: that is, wan equivalent to the powerof 25,100,000 horses working nicht audday, or to the lavor of 200,000,000 of meu. Tha amount of thea epeam- power einvloved by Gieat Uritain say equivalent, to 3,500,000 horsepower: and, by the Uuited btater, 3,000,009 hurae-power, pete es: SPARKS OF SCIEN PLANTS AT THE EXPOSITION. Mort Lower-lovers are familiar with the Cissus, 8 beautiful tine with slightly Leart-shaped and long-pointed leaver, riehly variegated nish chapgeful tints Of purple, Bat who would us- bect thia imperial oxotic, iu whone veins the life and heat of the Tropics #0 platnty glow, to be a near relation of tha American Ive (Ampelopsis qningutfolia), mara commonly called Wooduino, and alno of the grapo-Leating vines? They are all members (thera are abuut 250 of them) of tho wamu family (Vilacee), united by similar Labite of growth and intloroscence, The Cissus isa native of Brazil aud of New olland, shero it adds to the strange beauty and the denwe uo- derprowth of the teeming furcets. A specimen uf the vine is conspicuous im the conservatory of tho Exporition. Forming a bright, bandsone border around the baso of tho s:and on several sided of tho conaervatory, and scattered about lore and there, are clumps of silvery, satin-leaved Jie- goniaa, ‘Iho plants of this large aud interesting family are decervedly popntar with tho floret, Thero aro many erecles,—the botanists enu- merate 163,.—all of which are rendily recognized hy the obliquo Lase of tho leavea aud the pretty pink flowers. ‘Tucre 1s a great variety in the foliage, both in ize aud color, Tho spocies having small and plain yreen leaves gencrally flower the wont profusely : white, to keep the balanco even, those which have ornamental leafage are not laviel bivomers. Tho common varieties are hardy, and will reward by their plentifal and enduring panicies. bung with pink- winged flowers, tho #light care bestuwed on their culture. Tho Zeyonias are nearly all tropical. A emall species peculiar to the Himalayas is often fuund growing on the trunks of trees. Another bag tho odd habit of ecrambling up trees and shrubs to the height of feet. Tus Beyonias Lave vo much vitality that, in many cases, sec- tions of the leaves will etriito root when set in the earth, aud in thid way various species are propaxated. - ‘The different varieties of the Coleus make a brilliant show in both garden and greenboswe. Thoy stand fit among the fulage-plante that have within Into years como into high favor, Tueir beauty lies wholly in their gay-colored leaves, for their spikes of inconspicuous flowers call out ansthing but admiration, Yet what can be expected in tho way of bloom froma member of the homely, humble Mint family ? ‘The tribe aro usefal,—we must allow that, av wo rin over the virtues of Rpcarmint, Peppermiut, Catmint, Motuerwort, Horehound, Thyme, Sago, Balm, Pennyroyal, Lavender, Sweet Marjoram, and a host of other herbs valuable in commerce, cookery, aud pharmacy. Bat wo do not giro thon a place in oruamontal grounds, ‘They dro classed among weeds, and, if cultivated for the ako of their pungent juices, are bauished to the kitchen-garden, Tho Salria and the Coleus aro nmoug tae very fow Labiatus that can rank with the utistucrata of thu vegetable kinydum,—thoy whose tuain purpose in hfe is tosdern. not serve, society. Tue perfume kuatn aa Vatcuouly ta oxpressed froin stint growing wild at Ponang,— the J'ogoslemon Patchouly. Amovz the representatives of the Lily family (Liliae), not mentioued in our previons arti- cle, we note the Mhornium tennz, or New-Zoa- land Flax. The fibres cf the jong and. broad Jeayen of this ;Jant area used in Now Zoaland for making busketa, cordage, ete.; while itt roote aternid to pusrers valuable medicinal properties. Its orauge blossomy sre borne iu large, close buochee, The Santecvera Zctanica is another of the hard-leaved plaute of chis race. The genus is scattered over the tropicy of Africa and Lndis, sud id vaiucd for the exceedingly tough fibres obtained from it, and called African Hemp, or Bowstring Hemp. The Lily fay is both use- fal nod ornamental. Berides tho large tribe beuriug the name of Lily, it affords us the Hyacuth, soils, Tolip, Star of Bethiehem, Colchicum, Yuces, Lily of the Valley, Asparagus, Look, Chivea, Schallott, and Quiou. ‘The Sand- wich-Islandors detive their chiot substance from tho roow of que of the Litisecu—the Ti or ‘Yok plant (Dracenu terminalis), When baked, the roots aro sweet sud wutrittous; brumed, mixed with water, and fermented, they yield an intoxicating Loverago; distilled, au” ardent apirit; avd boiled before ferme:tation takes place, sirup only leas rich than sugar. ‘Tho Ieayea furuet thatch for houses, food for eattic, and ninterial for clovs. The Fuchsias are nll natives of America, growing wild from Mexico to the Straits of Ma- gellan, The species bearing Jong trumpet rliaped flowers come from Mexico aud Peru, ‘The most common varicties, “hich have been multiplied rdefinitely by the torivts’ ait, and the cultivated forms of species beluneing to Chill aud Pucgia, ‘Phe F. arborescens becumee astout sbrib tn Mexico. Inu worm countiiag, theso jlunte attain a large and sturdy growth, ‘Sher relatives inhabiting our latitude aro the Yellow Eveving Peimros # (.Hnothera), aud the Dink Willow-Merbs (Biilobtam,) The Lantana, which is go free and pretty a Dloainer, with cluatens or heads of varying shades of rod, yellow, aud purple, im aluo pritely Anion cau, Wo get tho differsut epectes from the Wot Indies, Hiotida, and) Urazil, It is a cuouan cf the common Verdenas of our gare duns, of the Vervaing of the wayside, of the Lenton: Scented Verbena, and of tho great ‘Fens trco of the Eaat Indios, whoso umber, abvoundiug ua tio, bas no rival in Aria for durability, What curious alllaucos exist be- tioun plants that, to the untutored eye, appear to hays uo #imil.tude im etracturo or habit { The Lautaua andthe Verbona aro of ove race; and poate the Banaua (Musa Cavendishit), the Canna dnudica. and the Sirelitzia Juncea. Tho leaves of the latter plant look like long-hondled, thullow- bowled spoons xot upright im the earth, [tis one of the oddest iudividualy in the nbole con- wet vatory, and its loug orange-yellow flowers aro Ibis a native of the tape of Good Hope,—a locality whence wo do- rive somo of the most singular and showy of our exotics. Tho Canna Indica attracts uotico bv ita oblong, frtutet Icaved, measuring trout 6 to 12 inches 1 length. end by ite wakes of Lright-rea flowers, It ta commonly called Judiun Shot, from ite hard, shat-like veda, The Cannay belong to the Weotern dteunsphere,—oue species growing in South Carulina, aud othoruin Weru aud the West Indies, A wort of sriowrovtis mauulactured trom their fleshy conus by the natives. The soeds of the Indian Shot ars sometimes ved av a vubstitute for coffer, anda puiple dve ta alsa eatracted from the Ginger and cardamony aro products of kindred tu the Cannas, Altare ombraved tu the ocdur Scvlainines's and with them ate cliswd the varivus spociey uf Lsnans. ‘The fruit of the Muza Carendishilis the Ban- ava ofour matkots, and ts always eaten ripe, A fant iy flower 13 prominont fo the collection oshitited by tho South Paik Cowuiselon, ‘This is a dwarlapeciew, aud the ove privcipa ly cult ed tor tiuiting. ‘Lhe vawe Bausus has beew indircritninate'y epphed to tho other speciea of Sluea, bnt they are more correctly nawed Plaine tains, Tho usa Paradtsaica derives ite 9; o- cifle name trom the tradition that it was tho Troe of Life etaudiug in the cautre of Puradieu, from which our Hirst parouts plucked the for bed. deo fruit, aud trow ‘shoce leaves they made thumeelyeu apron. ‘Tho a em of this species iv commonly 16 or 20 feet high, aud the blade of ity lvaves s4 wometiines IU fesg long aud4 feet broad. ‘The fruit iv from 8 to 12 iucheo long, and a augie spike, bearing from 150 160 trusts, bob Upcommonly weighs 70 pouuds, ‘Yhe f1u t of this aud othor Plaiutsing is gou- erally cooked in order to bo estou. It is baked, or fricd in olicew, or boiled, aud te as froqueutly used before eu sftar it miso. Tho groun fruit iv often dried and powdered, and the weal thus 0) Das @ fragrance ike orms-root, aud a tanto likn wheat-A2wer, Jt is mada into gront variety of palatable sad nourishing diahoa, Tho Vlaintnin arrives at maturity and Slowera in from oikut mouths toa year from the time of plant ing.” Aftor hearing a ringia sem of fruit, it is out, or dies down ta tho grotnd, and ig succeeded by now shoota from tho sna root, which ia porrennial, Hum- hodt calcutated that the food-product of tho Plaintain wan to that of tha potato aa 44 to and to that of wheatas 133tol. A ringls sero of Vlaintaloe ill surply food for fity people the year ronnd, The top of the stalk ie of.on used a4a boiled veyotable: the tibres of the stem are Woven Into coarse: cloth; the green part ie fed tu cattla: and, in the Molnerar, a kind of hnon ts made from the leaves, The Afusas yrobsbly onginated in the Eest Indic, but they are 1ow fpread in all tropical aud sub-tropics coun‘ ries, ‘Tho Mf, Cacendishii Nourishes in tbe climate of Tho Inbel Ficus elaatica, attached to ® tall plant with obining, Ieatuert leaves, brings wu dter our consiteration a family remarkable for varied and valuable products. ‘The species before un in the India-Iubber tree of East India, Iu its native coaniry it becomes o faige trea; but, iu the oonservatore, It attalny a fimited growth, and rarely Hower. ‘fbe milky juice of tho tro 1 obtatned by meintone aooot & foot from th: ground, aud 60 oun-es yi) 15 ounces of caontchone Other 4:.ecion of Ficua, growing in Jays and Amoics, “vid the game substance, ‘Tao Juice of the Fy saurn eana id eo abundant sitd so Liand that itis ved ag a beverage, aud lgnea the trae ig rankea amaug the ey-called cos-trevs. Tho juice of the Ficus caricu 1s acrid, vet ita fruit ia the common Fig, that 188 favorite artivio of food the world over. ‘Tho reus India wtho famous Banyan, which fiow ity branches sends down sboots that pene- trate the earth, . routing, form enduring sHtemx.-—thus, mm the process of time, spreadius over a great mufsce, One huatorical Banyan bax Lean described ay haying 350 stems that wero an largo as good-sized oaks, aud ag many aa 3,(00 tinaller ouce, while tt covered axpacd {a which 7,0KM) perneus could tind roum to stand. A pe- suliart y of the Banyan ia, shat it xellum takes Ue rive Teom tos ground, but xprings fiom #eods deported in the crowns of Palme, Sending branches down ty tho ground, these claxp the sur portiog alia, eventually killing it; and the Hau tag iy thenceforth indupendeut aud well-sus- aitin ibe Fiens religiosa im reverenced by tho Hin- door, sho call it the Sacred Fig. [¢ is planted by every temple, and ite leaves are carefully treasured as thoy fall, and sold ay amulets to iouw Buddiinws. "An indivigual rtaudiny in the racred city, Anarajapoora, in Coylon, is paid to be the oldest tree in the workd, | It war pinnted #45 B.C. aud ia now a venerable patriarch of vwome 2,163 years, ‘The trea ix known as the Peo: ul, and dlko as the Bo tree, in diferent parts of the Kast. It rexembies tho Bangan. bat ite branchoe do not root, and ita heart-shaped leaves are extended to a long point. Bhuwe vations axpecuuen uf tho Sacrod Fig at Lata-Tulies, in Java. fram whose brauches ho gathered tuitty= four diferent «pectos of parasites and air-plunts, aud these were not ball that might ave Leen collec.ed ! It hay been eupposed that the mummics of Egypt were inclosed in cases nade of the alinont imperimhabie wood of the Ficus Sycumorus, bit tho fact is gow dixputed. Tne trco i4 consid- ered to be tho Svcomore of the Sible, and t# abundant in Eyypt and Asia. Its umbrageous crown sometimes covers a space 49 yards in diameter. It fruit is top-ehaped, and pieasant- Jy favored. Some of the Figs exhibit remark- able tenacity of life. A specttuen of the Ficus Austraha once lived and grew, suspended in the air, ina Emopean conservatorr, without oarth for cight montux. The Urage-Orange, a native of Arkansas, and tho Mulberries, are allied to tho Figs. None of tho family (Morac) ae European, but a number of epecies ore Amuri- ean, The Diack Mutperry was obtained from Peraia, and tho White from China, Tho sicus Carien (common Fig) grows an far north os Phitadolphia, but duea not fruit. The Ficus repeus in a delicate vino from Clima, and grows iu our conzorvatories to 4 lopgth of 20 tect, The list of leat-plants in onr conservatories received 6 valuable accersion when the Colindi- was were jntroduced, 8 fow scasuns ago, They are of the family of Arabs (raced), which in- eluje the Indisn Turnip, or Jack-in-the-Pulpit of our Northern wouds; tho curious. but not ele- gant, Bhunk'y Cupbage,—tho first flower to tlor- som in the spring: the Sweet Flag (Arum Cala- mus); and tho beautufal Exyptiuo Calla, which is uurcasoungly cated Egyptian, ay it lea va- tive of tho Cape of Good Hope aud of tha Inlaud of St, Liglens, where 1t grows in rich oil on the margin of rivers. We havo p Calla (C. palustris) in cnr own bogey lands, which bears a stroag likeness w the haudsome exotic, but ts greatly inferior to it 11 size and beauty. The Caladium bicolor, with ita many variotion, igo gift from Panama. ‘The loaves of thiy plant are bo strongly spotted, and splashed, and striped wb crimneou, purplo, aud white, that Obe can uever quite get Over the suspicion that fome tricky forist haa shaken @ psint-brush ever them. Nature does vot often leave her colors in dauvs #9 crudo that the ganninoness of her work is doubted; hut, from tmpatience, caprice, or burry, ehe certainly botched the job men she painted the Caladium aud same spe- cies of Cockatoo. The pigments are laid on iu dale, as if with tho kuifo instead of tho braxh, and in violent contra-ts, as though tho artidte wero Dhad or frenzied. The Colocasia, » vearty releted genius, bag been confounded with tho Caladinns by our florists. It ig the plant recently become common in gardons, with hugo peltah feaves, from 2 to 3 feet acroew, borne on petioles from 3 to f feet lugh. The root-stalhe of various epocies of Cuwcasia and Caiatium abound in starch, and sre used for food, Ther havo tho taste of potatoes, and are sometinies called Yams, but more often Coccos, or Kddues. ‘The roots bave the acid principle that charactonzes tho Arum family, but this ia expelled in tho process of roasting or bailtug, In these laut daya of tho Exposition, tho in- mates of the conservatory plainly alow the 11 effecta of the regimen of pax aod cold wator to which they have been subjected, The Fan- Paim has turned a sickly hue, aud dropped wev- eal of ita mafertic leaves, Mauv of the more {rngilo oxotics louk weak and norveleas fiom tho protracted stiaso, whily nut # fow specimens of Coleus and eimilar delicaio species have uttorly given out, and been set aside that their strickop condition might not offend the sight, The conection must feel their pulses tril with eati~ faction when restored to the equable, tropical temperature of thou quiet homes again. INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS. lu rolating his experiments with iusectivorous plants, Dr, Moore, of Glasnevin, states that, in ono inetance, bo found i auingle pitcher of a Aepentiesa tho remains of 91 ante, 16 wanps, + lasge blue-ties, 1 cockroach, 6 ear wigs, and 7 wood-Hve,—in all, 125 insects,—bosides a putrid mass of tho dead bodies of creatures toy duculn- powed to be recoguized. APOLLO IN TEMPE. When, exiled from the Olyraplan hall, ‘avolla kept thy dooke, Adinetun, all the day aud al Fhe night-ide, pliutive, musical, Me uted to tho rocks, q In troops the attentivo birds eat ronud, ‘Aud hungering wolves dist pros, Mild with the magic of the souud, ‘atid fearless sheep and many a browned Shepherd aud shepherdess, Till, on a day, aupernal light ‘Thoay Unbrages iuuies, And dark delts ktutle aud grow light With unexpected! Hersues’ ttt ‘Earthward on glowing [lumes, Drother," be cries, "thy penauice o'er, Olympia tock agains Bhine ou our frante as heretofore ‘Mets out the moniug ; sud restore ‘Thy £y divuvea ber wtratn,!” And, a the misstoned god declares * "Hie grateful errand, fall Apollo's wees | a forts Ho baras Kayiug with Deity, and Weare A beamiy coronal, arprebenision grew that pastoral throng ¢ 460 epare us, for tudeed we rio Que rash famtlarnesay” © Yo do Tumortel bowie wrouy,” Smiling, tho gentle Power replied ; “Fair clildren of the eada, If vodliiu "twetw to wtaud avidy Arca butuan frieudship, wou but Pride . And Foily would by gods.” —London Examilner, But ave an On all Arctic Expeditions The Britiah Arotio Expedition disappeared behing the iseborgs at bali-paus 6, on the evel ing of July 1G, aud nothing wore will be beard of thei tor one of two sears, At thot women, thoy were starting for Godbaven, and the Valor- oud, their cutmpauion, siaried fur boue, where whe ban just ariived. ‘Tuo tluw ut the lee is thought tu be favorable, aud ono of the shits ox- Pects to winter as Ligh us s4 degrees, Wiutor patties will be seut out to ospiory Tuutes aod do- Podit provisions, and sbout the lst of April an attempt will be made (o reach the polo, on the ico, by » party fitted oat furan absence of 112 days anda Journey of 500 miles. ‘The Atert is to ke the advatice ship, aud she is to go through aud come out on Lhe other wide If possible, whiie the Discovery will He in reserve, cumung howe in AcKuet, 1477, whether whe hoara auythuing of her consort OF HOb ———— a ._ BADWAY'S REMEDIES, Fr. IR... ER. 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