Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1857, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNUON, (EXCEPT SUNDAY,) AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, orast of Pennsylvania avenues and li‘h street, By W.D- WALLACH, is served to subscribers by carriers at SIX IND A QUARTER CENTS. payable weekly te the Agents ; ye served in packages at 37'4 cents per moat! To mail sabscribers the sub- «ription is PHREE DOLLARS AND FIF- ¢yY CENTS a year ia adraarce, TWO DULLARS or six months, and ONK DOLLAR for three months; for less than three months at the rate of iy cents a week i SINGLE COPIES ONE CENT. Elen VOL. IX. YEAKS’ PRESEN?S. OHN H. SMOOT, No. 119 SUUTH SIDE Bridge street, G wa, D.C , has received a great er of usefal and seasonabie GUUDS, te which he Invites the attention of both ladies and geatiemen who may wish to make a Clrist- mas aad New Years’ Present. EMBROIDERIES. Rich worked Cambr‘c Sets (Collars and Sleeves) po do Muslin do do Do do Muslin and Cambric Collars do A great variety (low priced) i oO Worked Linea Sets and Linen Rich worked Muslin Sleeves Black and waite Lace Sets and Collars Worked vamuric aud Mustin Bands mbroldeed Linea Cambric Handkerchiefs Hemstitehed, tucked and plain do Black Coantilla and French Lace Velis Worked, quilted and hooped Siirts. aLlso— Moire Antique, Emorotdered, Satin and other Clea nos, plaid Merinos iuiel Mous £.’delatnes ist Perts Kid Gloves, all numbers Kid and Buck Gauatlets Ladies, gent’s aad children’s Warm Gleves Ro Sloslsry, of every kind tunonnates, and ladies’ Cabas « Lisen, Cembric and Silk Peeket Handkis = and f:ney Silk Cravats, Scarfs end Ties 2awis, Merino and Woolen Srarfs *s Ralt Palmas and Woods eats and boys’ Comforts. &e aany other desirable goods, which will be svid low to Cash or prompt customers dee 23- H SMOOT Ti TUSK'S apreved Sewing Machines. 3 Suporiority. IMPROVEMENTS IN nine bassimpiiged them ia many respects. atecapadl sof oxecuting twice the amoan < we z they did formerly in any givea time. 2 bey are Wituout question tue only Viashines ca- wing every warlety of » 204s perfect; s eavy trace fer harness can be ae a ‘ha mm a fault. and families wili dng ines te parohase, as they ag 84 durabie, and aot likely to order. v2 caasalezs: ae oes get ontor ks, galiers, &e. NS ; oa hand, at the lo Verses desirous oft ¢ Nachiees will please address i. M. SINGER & €O., 185 Baitimore street, Baltimore. Terms li- for old machines of any kiad md tais a bereft Indeed. STANDARD SILVER WARE. AM NOW MANUSACFURING PURE SIL- ver Spoons, fo-ks, Ladies, Butter, Fish, Piz, Cake and Ice Urea Knives, Sugar Shovels and Tongs, Napkin Rings, Cream, Gravy, Mustard aad Jatt Spooas, &c ¢ , 02 my Owa premises, and d> not p z ue pablic Nortuern man- ufactared artic (2ich canaot always be re ited oa as genuine) for my owa, bat every articie ha mde in my 2atcan and will be war- ranted az above. waTc ND JEWELRY nf in great variety, con setving fresh aretvais al- (i3 &s) Gald Watches, £8 wo $5), and warranted correct ume- Coral, Can iets, Pias aad r-rings, (In sets or oy the } Goid Vest, Pod, Guard, Coatalata e i x » Lockets, Charms, and a general assortment of goods usually kept jn a Jewelry Store Fine Waton Repairing done by an experienced and competent work man, andali work warranted to give satisfaction at 4s Pennsylvania avenue. dec 24- H.O Borie SUAWLS! SMAW# : LARGE AND SELE rOCK OF Stella and other styles of Shawls, suiabie fur approsching Spring, now or hand, and will very low price, by the sadseriver, 244 f-b 2-eoias FRANK A. We NOTICE. TIME ts WVUNREY. Ca — CLOCKS '!—CL£ at the Great Ciocs Emporium, Browns’ Hoetel, and see the greates' meatef CLOCKS tails Good Clocks warranted Also, all kinds Clock Matertals. Olis, Cords, Balis, Kya, Weiguts, ec The trade supplie! at wholesile pres. Ca-b or Clocks vivea in exchange for old Silver of Gold Watches Also, zood Watches for sale low. Casi and see for y: tves, at J ROBINSON’S, 249 Pa av., opposite Browns? Hotel. MILK AND CREAM. E-H MILK AND CR M, BUTTER, > ESE, EGS, HONEY, and VEGE- tantly on »a-d. in any quantities, trom one of the best Dairy Farms la Maryland, at 475 10th street, near the avenue, by jan 2i-la® HN ANDRUS. CITY OF KEOSUK (1OWA) BONDS pele SUBSORIBERS, AGENTS FOR THE jan 27-2m securities eeat per acnu aterest. Fe Coupons are pav- able ta New ¥ , and also received in payment of Taxes to tee city of Keota nd the Bonds are sccaret by aa cqaal a:nount of the stock of tue Keokuk aad Fort Des Motacs Ratiroad ant 4 the best Wer der. z thes in the saaract PaiRO & NOURSE, feb 5-Im 15th strect, oppo T ea-ury Dept. CUAL KE*e UNDER COVER. 2,290 ids to the Tom OW ON HAND. THE PEST QUALITIES LN of Watts Ash, Red Asa aad Lenigh COAL. Warranted to give satisfaction rom @lit Also, Hickory. Oak and Pine WOOD. ¥T.3.& WM. GALF. sta and U streets, No siz, Ove squate south of Pa. avenue, BOUK BINDING. Carner EB even N. W.. corner 1: deo 20-tf SUWAKRD LYCErf AESPECTFULLY IN- 4 forms the sudscrivers to Srowa’s Bible and Saakspeare, now just completed, toat he is pre- pared to biad thos? works in a superior style of elegance, strength and solidity, and upoa musa more reasonabie terms than can be done in Balti- more, Philadelphia, or New York. A letter ad- G@:.esed to him (per post) willenable him to ex- bibit to the subscribers blading. Every Kind of Book Binding neati - ccuted. sev-tm hy gee PICTURIAL HISTORY OF THE LN United States, for rehools and families, by Beason J. Lossiag, author of Pectorial Filed Book of the Revotation. illu.trated with over WO tine Engravings § Pric2<) ceats. Just pub- Usned, and for sale at . TAYLOR & MAURY’S feb 17 Bookstore, near 9h st, STUCK IN THE OLD DOMINION COAL CO UPANY, KANAWHA COUNTY, VIRGINIA. USSCRIPTIONS WiLL BE RECEIVED x Ns) attae Bankiag House of Chubb Brothers for the rematatng stock of the above company, be- Si0,000 (dollars,) of which $70,000 has been subscribed. The mines are now for active operations, and 6 per ceat interest will be guranteed upon tue stock now offered for sile oy the original stockaoliers, for the perlod of two years Spee rhoy a the stock, and Its pros- pects, wi mate Known u: aj ication to CHUBB BROTHERS a jan 27 uf P DANDRIDGE, Agent. 20 000 PREACH TREES. A f£ TEN DOLLAKS PEK HUNUDRED—POR Sale at aay Nursery, near W ashingtoa ‘The above wees are ali of fae growth, and Of (ue vest select fruit Aiso,a jeneral assortment of ORNAMENTAL, EVERGHEEN, SHADE, and FRUIT TREES. eng JOSHUA PEIRCE ese OrEsa GLASSES, SNUFF AND LIG@4R Boxes, fine Goods for Presents, &e , at HJ. MeL AUGHLIN’s, 33230 tf = No 29, betweea fin aad 9b ste. 6 Zighest Awardot ion, thereby receiving Fis MA- s by acimplechaage acr that the with caages attached, fer edies,52., oasiantly ] orination regatdiaz Sew- 3.—WWe ste prevared to exchange these ma- 543 WhO Qave ceca laducedto purchase bimes under the pretext of belag sale of these Bond, request the attention of persoos wisbing t» make safe Investments, to these ‘They can o€ sold so as to piv 19 per be converted Into said stock at the option of be d thein as one of the very Delivered tree pecimens of iis style of ing three hundred shares. The capital stock is SUITABLE FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW ‘To ALL THAT VALUE THEIR SIGHT 8 ‘TO CALL THE ATTENTION to all that suffer with defective sight, caused by sickness, and particulariy from lasses in} jousiy selected, to his superior SPECTA LES and GLASSES carefully ground by himself to a true spherieal accuracy, and bril- Want transparency, stilted precisely and henef- cially to the wearer according to the concavity 07 convexity of the Very aumercus are the {ll effects caused to precious organ of sight from the commencement of using glasses in not bel isely suited, by the use ofan Optomeater ; an he tice of many years enables him to meas- ure the focal disease of the eyes, and such glass- ez that are absolately required will be furnished JOHN vontas caren the ibe. p acsno’ e very - ral e! it alread 7 obtsined and further solicits the of those that have not yet availed themselves of his aid Persons that cannot conveniently call, by send- be, bie glasses tu use, and state how many iach- es they can read this print with their spectactes, can be supplied wits euch a3 will improve their sight. Tannmérabie testimoniais to be seen; and 1af- erences given to many who have derived ‘be greatest casv and comfort from his glasses Circulars to bs had gratis, at his office, No. $12 SEVENTH STREGT, three doors Srom Odd Foeliows’ Hali, ur stains. 5 NonvcLx, September 7, 1/54. Sir—The Spectacies you made for me sult very well, and seem to have improved my sight more tr! than any other I bave Ist Tie - LIPS. W. FAZEWELL I have tried a pair of Spectacles obtained from ‘Wr. Tobias, aad find them of t assis_ance te my sight, and corresponding with bisdescription of the focus. { recommend hii asa skil!f:! op- telaa. RENRY A. WISL, Haviag teen induced by a friend to visit:hs es- tablishment of Mr. Tobias for the purpose of tzy- Ing his glasses, | was furnished Z im with « pair slightly colored bine, which have aforded me more relief and gratigeatioa thaa any | bave evertrica. My sight, originally very good, wa- injured by wriiing and reading at night, fre gently to a very late hour; bot with the ot ese giaszes | can udy almostes late as over and (hatioo without! the pain I have previously suferea. JOHN WILSON L ‘cramissloner Gem’ Laud Ose, Desera>sr it, 1855. { have u:ei Mr. Fobias’s Spectacies fer thre: or four imoathe, and a leasure in say lag that I am yauch pleased with them. I have beca much beaeRtted by them MeySik, ss. GEOR. P.SCARBEL I was recommended to Mf. Jobn ‘Feb!: skillfci optician; able pec: tty, i Toblas seemed to comp tion and some sight me 38g and as i haveeyes of remaik Was gratified to find that Mr aend them by inepec rement, and he hat that suits me ad- y- A. P. BUELER. July 11, 1356. Wiitneton, N. C., Jan. 27, 1854 Mr.J Teztas: Dear Sir—i am happy to say that the Spectacles wich ! obtained from you lasi week are entirely satisfactory. Froman inequal- ity in the visval range ef my eyes, I have herete- found Fy Giticulty in getting glasses of ihe Proper focal distance. itaifords me pleasure to State that, by the aid of your optometer, this dimi- ealty hes deen happily obviated so that the glasses you furnished me are decidedly the best adapted to my eyes of ah 1 have ever yet used. Vevy respectfully, yours, . B. DEANE, Rector cf St James’ Parien. Duran7Ment or INtTzRI0R, May 7, 1855. From natural defects and the unequal range of my eyes, I have been compelied to use giasses for several years. I have tried different pica Without obtaining glasses [gl fitted to my eyes. Four monthssince Mr. Tovias made two pairs especially for me, which I have found to serve me Cate a By the use of his optometer he fs enabied to adapt Glasses minutely to the eye, 1 most cheerfully reco: od Mr. ‘Yobias to all having occasion to cre glasses. and bear my bestl- Tony as to his ski!! as an optician. HENRY &£. BALDWIN, Assist. Sec’y to sign Land Warrants, P. 8S —OPERA GLASZER of TELESCOPES @ MICROSCOP WATCH MAKER GLASSES, and many other articies in = iine ai very low prices constantly on band. vy ly "RUTECTIUN AND INDEMNITY fRUM LOSS BY FIRE: PIRE, MARINE, AND INLAND INSURANCE, futhavieed Capitzl and Surplus...$1,358,151 13, ‘“ARMERS AWD MECHANICS’ INSUR- éKCE CO.,0F PHILADZLPHIA. ice nazt ices corner Pennsylvanza avenue and 11th street, Washington City, D.C. DIRECTORS, a. Thos. B. Ploresce, Charles Dingee, ge it. Armstrong, ‘Thomas Manderfield, 3A fubicam, Edward R. lielmboid ‘eorge Heimbold, F. Carroll Brewster, faioes EB. Neall, Iseac Leech, Jr. TYOMAS BD. FLORENCE, SuWA2D KR HZLMBOLD, Secretary. LOCAL SURVEYORS. Walter, No. 397 D siree:, opposite City it variety, jemi. Jao. ae —— Piratetrectand Virginia wo, Isiend. Villiams, No.22 Youraad-a-halfstrcet. veles, No 501 Thirteenth street, below aula avenue. MABINE SURVEYOR, Capt. J.P. Levy, No. 387 Pennsylvania avenue, ite National Rotel. GGNZBAL SUPERINTENDENT. John Thomason, eas OF this Cormpeny will compare fs sn the Inost succcasful of similar institue n the United States oma tne ist day of August, 1855, in five months, Jauuary, 1956. the premmms received ti ge sum ofone hundred and eight thousand, one huadred aud fifty-one dollars, with only seh Fei hundred and sixty-six dollars losacs eport R itn theze evidences of success and good raan agement, the directors feel jusiiGed in soliciting a share of public patronage, believing that the secu- rity off-red is amoale and that ali fair claims will be adjusted More according to oquity than lege! techni- “ene 1 ct poli a e company 13 prepared to issue policies agains! ia) 5, y bre on DWELLINGS, rons I MA UPACTORIES, WARE , descriptions of BOILDI end nts, or all kinds of MRECHANDISE, transporied by VESSELS, STEAMBOATS, CA- NAL BOATS, RAILROADS, and the usual con veyences to or from any portion of EUROPE aad AM@RICA, and onthe hulls of STEAMBOATS navigating the western waters The rates of premium wil! be as low as other companies, and in firing thern eve: improvement in construction and arrengement will be takeu into consideration. Ail louses speedily adjusted and promptly paid. Oifice north west c.rner Pennsyivania avenne and Seventeenth street, Washington city, D.C. Insurance nay also he effected at the Hon ce west corner Walnut und Second Streets, Phila delphia, and in other principal cities of the United by authorized offi of the company, je l#-1yt HATS! HATS: HAND A FULL r with TAYLOR'S » Worth $1; & first-rate Hat, $2 0. s ‘Phe best materials and the best workma. shi ee ae luce a $5 Hat, which ts sold for $3.50. Wedoacash business, meet with no los- Ay éach customer full value for his elt Hats unusually low Agent for Driscoll”. Balm of a Thousand ie 25 cents per avenue, Agent fora New York Hat Company. 20 6 -1f = ———$_$_$_~— "=" SECOND-HAND MELODEUNS, BUT 3 in use a sbort time, for sale or rent, very low, at our great Plano streets ses, but NB Fi lowers. ANTHON Pi a street, near Store, between 9h and loth JOHN F. ELLI e INQ NO. 1,279. OFPrIiciaAL, ‘Tarasuny Derarruert, Nov. 29, 1855. Notice is hereby given to holders of stock of the loans of the United States, that this deparument will purchase the same until the 3d of March next, unless the sum of $1,500 000 sha!l be previcusly obiained, aad will pay ia addition to the interest accrued trom the date cf the last semi annual divi- dend of interest thereon, together with one day’s additimal interest for the money to reach the ven- dor, the following rates of premium on said socks: For the stock of 1842, a premium of 10 per cent. For the stock of 18:7 and 1848, a premium of 16 per cent; and for the stock of 1850, commonly called Texas Indemuity Stock, a premium of 6 per cent. Certificates of stock transmitted to the depart- | ment, under this notice, must be a: jigned to the United States, by the party duly entitled to receive the proceeds Tf sent between date hereof aad the Ist day of Jaquary next, the current ball y: ar’s in teresi must be assigned by the present atockholder, Orit will be payable as heretofure, and a corres. ponding deduction be ma ie from tire amouut pay- able for the stock. Payment for the stocks so aseigned and a “emit ted will b+ maids by drafts on the Acsistant Treasu- rersat Bostou, New York, or Philaielphia, at the option of the varties entitled to receive the money, which she expressed in the Ictters accompa ny.ug the certificates. JAMES GUTHRIS, Secretary of ihe Treasury. IMarcht BANKING HOUSE CHUBB BROTHERS. DE POSITS.— DEPOSITS RECEIVED AND Checks paid withont ctaree. Draits on the northern seaboard cities received on Deposit et par, ard i<xchange on said Cittes furnished to de- Positors without ctarge INTEREST ON URPostTs — Interest will be al- lowed on Deposits at such rates as may be agreed upoa. Derostts in VinGINta AND UNCURRENT Mo- NEY — Deposits fa Virginia and other Uncurrent Slouey received to be checked for, payable in same fund?, or in specle, we charging the iegu- iar Exchauge. Discounts —Notes, Drafis, snd Hills of Ex- change will be discounted. ana Loans made on serie Boads, and Securities, at the market rate LET?ERs oF CrzviT.—Letters of Credit will ai dee 1c be furni- hed, negotisbie in the different Cities cf the United States, on Depos't of Money or Collat- erals, and Interest allowed if Mone y and charzed if Collaterals, on such | be agreed upon. TRAVELING BiLis oF Excnancs —Travelers will be surnished wita deatts in such sums as may be desired negotiablein the disferent Cites of the Union BILLs aNd LETTERS OF CREDIT ON ENGLAND IRELAND AND EvROPs —Bils of Exchange and 1 prs of Credit on England, Ireland and ku- rope, farnisbed at the market rave for Exchange, in sums to sui: Bonos, Stecxs, &c.—Pords, Stocks, and Se- enritles paying from 6 t: cent , always for saie, cr bouzht in tke diferent Cities at a com- missioa ofa ¥ Y cent. Where Stocksare bought upon orders, we reserve the right to call for a de- poritef 10% cent. on thecozt. Bonds ur Stecks Will be ordered by teiegraph. RAILROAD, CITY, A_D STATE Bonps — Rall- read, City, and state Ponds can be piaced In our — for negotiation either Ja this country or Purepe. with Bonds. Lanp Warnants.—Land Warrants bonght at the market rates All Warrants sold by us are S¥aranterd in every respect Land Warrants located on commission Land Warrant quotations regularly furnished Uf requested. Warrents will be forwarded to Western Houses on orders, or sent for sale on commission to re- sponsibie parties Raat PsTaTK anp INsurances.—Real Estate bought and sold, and fusurauces «ttected CLAIMS ON THK UNITE TATES, CouRT OF Crains, CONGuRss — ims on the Unilea States, before the Court of Ciaims or Congress. deposited, rime as may intrusted to us, will be prosecuted by able and | Prompt attorneys. CHUBL BROTHERS, _jan £7 Opporite the ‘Treasury. GREAT GIFT BOOK STORE, UNDER DEXTER'S HOTEL. An Immense assortment of New Hooks will be opened This Day, AND AN ENTIRELY NEW List OF PRESENTS Will be distributed to our patrons hereafter. EMBERS OF CONGRESS Land STRANGERS wiil tind Booxs worth thelr attention. itis the largest and Most valuabdie assortment ever opened in this | city, comprising Standard and Miscellaneous ' Works in ali the departments of Ancient and Modern Science, Literature, aad Art. Also, all the latest Publications, Annuals of the Season, Bibdies, Prayer Books, New Editions of the Po- €ts, &c., &¢ ,in Turkcy Morocco, Antique, Vel- | vet, ana other rich and superb Bindings, ele- gantly titusurated. A PRESENT, Worth from 25 Cents to $100, will be given (Im mediately after the sale) to every purchaser of a Boc x for which we receive 21 or mere. £7-5 per cent of all our net receipts will be pce in the hands of His Honor the Mayor of Warhington, to te distributed for the ben- fit of the Poor of the city Atthe Gid Stand, under Dexter’s Hotel, sign of the Ked F J PHILBRICK, Ag nt. jaa 8-tf Rectifying Establishment. HE UNDERSIGNED TAKES THIS method of informing HMquor dealers tbat he bes fitted up aRBOTIF YING ES'TABLISH- MEN F tn this city, an is now prepared te sup- all those who may favor him with their cus- ‘oan. He bas on hand 8 larze stocx of Mandies, Gin, Wines, and Old Whiskeys, which he can sell at as low a Heure as they can be purchased for either in Baltimore or Philadelphia N 5. ‘The subseriber has also on band, a larre lot of Foreign end Domestic a PETER FEGAN, No. 95 Louisiana evenue, near 10th st. Jan 14-6m* es No. 367 Pa ave., eppesite National Hotel. JONAS P. LEVY, IMPORTER AND DEALYR IN FINE WINES, BEANDIES, GROCERIES, AND CIGARS E sortment of Champagne in quarts and pints, IXL; and Tresan de Bausey, ana other desirable Brands; Brandy in cask and botties Md 4 1777 to 1840; Rums of ell kinds; Whiskeys 15i0 to 1856; Holiand Gin of a’l kinds; Claret Wines of all brands Burgundys do do Pattiae : do de Bherry do do Mageria do do Port do do German do ¢o Hock do do italian do do Hungarian do do English Ale and Porter of all brands ~ Cigars do do Cordials do ¢o Croxs & Blackwell’s London Pickles and Preserves of ail kinds Cotfee Sugar, Teas, &c , &e 367 Penn avenue, opposite National Hotel. Jan 23-ly JONAS P. LEVY. DANCING, SECOND AND LAST QUARTER. ROP H.W.MUNDER,RESPECTFULLY announces o his friends and the public yenerally, (hat his second and last aarter will commence from the Ist to the ith offebruary All that wish to p: forthe @rand May Festival, would do well to enter their names immediately. ‘The Fancy Dinces this season, will far excel any tnat has ever been introduced in this city by blinself or any other teacher His agreeable Soirees, which has been f0 ex- poor fe! g ized this sessan, will continue EDNESDAY EVENING, (weather per until farther notice. jan B4w NORPORATION febi3-a STOCKS for db; CHUBB BROTHERS, ® Ruilrocd Irom purchaved for cach or | CITIZENS, | our stock of | A AS IN STORE A VERY CHUICE AB. | EVENING STAR. A SNAKE TALE. Here is a snake tale of extraordinary, fas- cinating, thrilling, entertaining, absorbing, crushing, almost devouring interest. Those who like such things—and almost everybody is fond of Snaix—will be hugely sia with the noble and agreeable anit with the novel and original expedient pent hunting which this tale unfolds. It is told by that indomitable sportsman of the jungles, Capt Mayne Reid. ‘Groot Willem,” or Big William, is a Datch Boor of Southern | Africa, and is one of a party of six whose , hunting expedition into the interior is related | in a most veritable and graphic manner by | the Captain. This adventure, besides deep! interesting, tothe reader, and diverting his attention trom the discomforts of the scason by fixing it on the Boa and the hot plains of Afriea, enables us to ili up a space whicb, in the absence of all news, we find it bard to fill in any other way: QROUT WILLEM AND THE PYTHON. Groot Willem awoke from his nap (in camp) before the others. It ctill wanted neariy two hours of suneet, and the hunter, observing 2 | reddish object ata distance that lovked like some animal, shouldered his roer (large Dutch gun) and proceeded towards it Ho took with him one of the buck dogs, a well trained and favorite hound, that ususl!y eccompanied him —even va a stulkirg expedition. | ‘The red cbject which he had seen was r the edge of the valley, and at the bottom of a rocky previpice that houuded it on that side There were some trees growing along tho foot of the cliff, and the hunter calculated on be- ing able to get a shot at tac animal, whatever | it was, from behind the cover of these trees He continued on up the valley, and ai length got near enough to tell what he wos stalk- | ing at twas asmall antelope, with little erect horns fourinches in tength The upper parts of its body were adecp red and underneath white. while its snout and fice were black. pane little creature was higher at the croup | than at the withers, end entirely without a j tail, or with atail only ene inch long that Wore the sppenrance of a stump. Groot Wil- lem was intent on stalking it, aad having its tiks for a roast ut supper. He was ablc to pproach & without any difficulty, as it was ciose to the bushes, and appeared not to be very shy. There was but the creature itse!f—a jittle buck : and rarely is more than one. or at most two of these antelopes seen together Groot Willem waa at length within range. and was about to level his roer on the game whea the movements of the little animal caused him to hold his hand Its actions were very cdd indeed. Lt was not brousing—it Was not standing still—it was not running away from the ground—and yet it was in con- sient motion As already stated, it was close in to the edge of the timber, where a number of amall | clean trees atood thinly over the ground. in | front of these the le buck was darcing | sbovt in a very original manner. Now it ran to the right—anon to the left~now zigzag— i ted suddenly backwards—then ran in--all the while its eyes turning 2 and shining briliiant- ly, ag if the animui itself was in a ciate of un- usual cx-itement (root Willem looked to discover the cause of this odd manouvering on the part of the at- telope; something among the olean trees seeme? to attract the notice cf the animal. On this something the eyes of the h rest- ed with wonderment; and for scme wemonts he was unable to make out what it was He could perceive a large glittering mass near the bottom ef one of the trees, but this mass at first sight appeared without any ticular form, and lay perfectly motionless As Groot Willem continued to gaze upon it, however, it gradually aszumed a form, or j rather his eyes gradually traced one, for the ma:s bad nut yet moved A kideous form it was-though smooth and of regular proportions—it was the furm of a reptile-—a serpent! j A serpent of encrmous eizs ; for the mars of its body, gathered up ina tof irregular col, covered the ground for aspace of several square feet, while the body itself seemed thicker than the thighs of a full grown man! The head of the reptile rested upon the top of the coiled body; and on running his eye slong the mottled and glistening outlines, Groot Willem perceived that its tail was doubled around the stem of the clean wood, and held it with a firm grasp; for the serpent belonged to a family whose tails are furnished with horny claws like hooks, giving them a power of prehension in this member equal to that of ;aharnd This is the family of the Koide, or *boae,”’ to which the one in question was generally related. It waa a python—the Py- ; thon Natalensts. i Groot Willem only knew it as the “ rock i ' i snake,’ and thatis its ordinary designation, given it on account of the fact of its being a dweller among rocks and stony places. It might very preperly be called * rock boa,” which would distinguish it from its cousins of America, the Anacoe: the true bos, which ia 2 denizen of the forest, aud which would therefore merit the title of \ tree boa ” i ! | Notwithstanding the difference of the dwel!- | ing place of the boas and pythons, their habits are very similar. They lie in wait for theic | prey, capture it with their strong retractiie , teeth, and, crushing it to death by or i ! tiom, swallow it whole, theagh mal swallowed ‘a much large an the diame. t ter of their own bodies Their elastic musecloz, ' however, enable thom to ¢Meet their purpose, | aided by ths slippery saliva which is copious ly supplied from their glands When Groot Willem first saw this groat , python, its head was lying over the coils of ite body, and motionless. Presently the heal was raised up with the neck, and several feet of the body; and the parts thus erected moved gently trom side to side, with a sort of vibra- lory motion The jaws were widely extended, so that the sharp retractile teeth were plainly visible, aud tbe forked topgue at intervals shot forward and gleamed in the sun. Theo eyes of the reptile sparkled like fire. Lt was a fearful object tolook upon! And yet the antelope did not appear to dread it On the contrary, it kept drawing nearer and | Bearer, excited either by curiosity or fascina- tion! There are those who ridicule the idea of fascination on the part of serpents. Bu. whether we are to believe in such power or not, we cannot deny the fact. Certain it is, that whether it be curiosity, fear, or fascina- tion, both birds and animals are moved to ap- proach not only serpents, but crocodiles, until within reach of the jaws that are opened to devour them. Certain is this, and vouched for by the testimony of many a correct ob- server. Groot Willem witnessed the strange phe- nomenon. When the buck got within some six or eight feet of the python, the head of the latter suddenly shot out, and before the ante- lope, which now appeared making an effort to escape, could spring out of the way, it was saized by the teeth of the reptile, and dragged towards the treo! a A number f quick contortions followed, and when Groot Wiliem looked again, the red body of the little antelope was almost hidden under the thick folds of the spotted python, that writhing around it was crushing it to death. Now it chanced that the sight of the great serpent was very gratifying to the eyes of ae Willem—far more so than any antelope. The reason was, that a friend of his, a young doc- tor, who was fond of the stady of herpetology, bad requested him to bring home the skins of such rare snakes 2s he might fall in with—but especially that of the great ‘rock snake.” Weete aces PanGe SEED EHR ENE DECERC EOE Es LEUECS CRSdE GETEES CTL DEDS 1D ban pin Deu UAE DRED GS UPPCEEDNECE Go cneon SOoCEES DREEroTT Here was a chance for the skin, which, up to = time, good Willem had searched for in vain. He had another reason for being gratified ; and that was the splendid trophy it would be, vided he suceeeded in obtaining it. To ill a snake twenty feet long, and half as thick asa man—for the python appeared to be both—would be no small triumph! The antelope wes forgotten and the snake became the object of the hunter's skill. Good Willem hed no skill about him. He knew cf no mode of attracting this new sort of enemy, except dealing with it as he would with a quadruped—that is, sending a bullet into it—and t he did the moment after His roer was leveled, and glancing through his ivory sights, he fired the large bail through the thickest part of tho reptile’s met f The latter felt the shock, and euddenly un- folding itself, dropped its victim—now nothing more than amangled carcase, with scarce a whole boneinit The rapidity with which the snake glided of showed that the wound had done it bat little harm The hunter thought of reloading agaic, when he perceived the sorpent fast making to the rocks in large masses lay piled up near the bottem of the cliff. Among these was its retreat; and if it once reached them, Groot Wiliem saw that bo should rever set eyes on it again. Without staying to reload his gun, then, he ran in ong the irees, and followed the direction taken by the serpent Altheugh the snakes glide along with cen- siderable rapidity, they can by no means go sy fastasamin,; and in less than a dozen seconds (ir thon, and for upon its tail. There he was, close beside the fearful took- ing monster, but without the knowledge how to attack it He began by striking at its body with the butt of bis gun; but although his blows were delivered fairly enough, the metal shod heel of his roer only glanced from the slippery skin of the snake without harming it in the least, or even retarding its progress towards the cliff. It made no attempt to retali hot oniy seemed bont on eseaping to its lair It was almost successful ; for althouzh Groot Willow pounded away with all his imicht, it reached tho rocks in spite of him, and buried half of its long body within a crevice (no deubt the entrance « hunter the It was n i wi Willem. Another instant, and the remainin, half of the snake would slip out of eight, an then good bye to it. A new determiuation te succeed came over tho hunter ‘The snake viscous One, und therefore the en. ull not be very dangerous It might bite him, but he had battled with many a biting creature before now, and conquered i njatter migat have trodden them too He would try his strength upon the snake. Casting bis roer aside, he stooped and caught the python by the tail and com- menced hauiiag upon i At the first ‘‘pluc he drew the reptile several feet outward; but, to his surprise, it then held fast, and notwithstanding hie great strength—Groot Willem wasa powerful man— he was unable to draw it a foot farther. The creature hed, no doubt, got the forepart of its body around an angle in the reck by its y skin, was enabled to hold fast Groot Willem pa th all his might. A Sailor in a storm conld not bave hauled harder upon the msin brece; but all to no purpese, as not another foet of that part of the python that was still visible, could be lengthened. About the half of it was still outside; but the other ten t were buried within the dark recesees of the rocks For several minutes Groot Willem continued to exert his ngth, dragging the long cylin- der until he couid hear us certebrw crack, but without gaining an inch! On the contra- ry, he Iready lost several inches. Every time that he relaxed his hold, the python was enabled to move forward 2 bit, and this ground it never gave up again. If Groot Willem al lowed it an inch, it was sure to struggle for snell! 1t had ail the advantage on its side, as it pulled with the eran, while its antago- nist Was exerting hir strength asarnst it Groot Willem telt confident he could hold tho python in this position, aslong as he could stand upon his feet; but what good would there bo inso doing’ He could not kill it in that way. If he were to “let go’’ for but an instant, he very well knew that the nex: in- stant would chow him the lact inch of the tail disappearing into the crevice! No, he could not let go, and ke wus resolved not to let go, until he should at least try the patience cf his opponent. May Leit would tire of being thus held upon the ‘ stretch,” he would let him pull it out again If there had only been some one with him to administer a few smart blows upon the ereature’s body, it would have been all weil; but the camp was at a very Jong distance off, and behind the trees. His companions could neither see nor hear him. After standing on the strain a considerable time, a bright idea entered the brain of the hunter. There grew a small tree beside him— in fact he was close by its trunk. The thought occurred, that, if by any means he could tas- tea tho tail to the tree, he could then go to work with a sappling, aud beat the snake to death at his pleasure. Hie was a ready fellow, (iroot Willem, and a few moments sufficed bim to mature his plans. He chanced to have a strong “ cord’ iu tho ample pocket of bis jacket, which would serve to effect the purpese, if he could, only ehow to maho it fast tu the tail. id it partly tu loup the the thing was fua minute wore the other end of the cord was tightly kaotted argund the trunk of the trae Grovt Willem now beeke off a sappling, de- termined either to beat the hinder half of the python to a jelly, orimeke it surrender and show its head fle had not delivered the third blow when it adopted the latter alternative; and the whole cf its body now glided rapdiy beck out of the crevice—so rapidly that Groct Wil- len was not able to avoid the onset of the on- raged retile, and the next moment he was gathered within its coils So qaick was the ect that he scarce knew how ithad been accomplished He saw the head, with its open jaws extended, dart to wards him; he sprang to one side, but feit the cold scaly Ae against his limbs a: if pulling him towards the tree; and the moment after, fe was swept close up to the trunk, and pressed tightly againstit. Ile had just time to perceive that the folds of the serpent were around his limbs, and algo around the trunk of the tree—just time to feel that they were gradually tightenimg upon kim —when the head with its extended j and terrible teeth, came right appecies te \ and the eyes of the monster gleamei right into his. A horrid spectacle it was—a horrid situa- tion he wasin! but Groot Willem was not the boy to loose either courage or presence of mind; and finding his arms still free, he clutched forward and seized the reptile by the throat. To hold its head was just as much as he was able todo with both hands and with all his strength ; bat he held with the grasp of despair. Fortunate it was for him that the tail of the python was secured by the rheim ; and it was thus beld fast at both ends! Had it been otherwise—had either tail or head been free, so it could have used its powers of constriction—in a few seconds more, Groot Willem would bave been crusbed as he had seen the antelope. But now that both tail and head were fixed—the one by the cord the other in the strong grasp of the hbunter—the gerpent was unable to exert its terrible power; itd folds remained loose around the limbs of its intended victim | Willem had overtaken the py- | th Groot | THE WEEKLY 8TAR. This excellent Family and News Journal—con- taining a greater variety of Interesting resding than can be fonnd in any other—is published on Saturday morning. * TERMS. Stagle copy, per ananm.. sos eeeeer owen eh TO CLUB OF" Casa, UP -Singlecoptes at the counter, 1 iy Paper Price—Tuarx Ceyts. PostMasTEXs who act as agents will be allowed it. INVARIABLY IN ADVAXCR. (in wrappers) can be procured y after the issue of the acommisston of twenty per cen it writhed its neck, and wrigglea i end changed the spiral rings Sn ancl wry another,—but all i in. It could do him no harm! How long this terrible struggie might have lasted, would have depended upon o long the strength of the two could have held ont. Groot Willem could not free himself from the folds of his antagonist, as 4oc/ his legs we: bound to the tree; and had he drop the head of the python for a moment, he knew it would cyosk Bm to death. The snake, onthe other lvand. could not free itself. as it was held fast at both extremities What was to be the result? Which would be the con- queror? The serpent must have conquered in the end; though it might not have been able to ree itself, as its tail was fastened to the tree But Groot Willem wes not able to strangle it, with all the compression be was exercising upon its throat, and his strength would have yielded in time. Most certainly would be have fallen a victim, but for a plan that beat length adopted to get himself free During all the continuance of the fight be. tween him and the serpent, he had not at- tempted to use hisknife He had not thought of such a weapon against such op enemy Not dreaming that he would be brought into close quarte:s, he bad almost forgotten tbat he car- ried a knife. By good fortune he had one and it was in his belt. Even though one or two folds of the snake were around his breast, he could see the handle of the knife xbove them; and making a sudden grasp, he laid hold of it, and drew it forth The bt chamcod to be almost as keen as arazor; aud although the serpont now suc- ceeded in twisting its head p-rtiaily free, bo fore it could tighten its fuld, the sharp edge of the knife had fair severed its body ia twain! Asecond gash was made in another part, and then 2 third and still deeper one; and the resolute hunter had the gratification to see the spiral rounds that threatened his destruo- tion fall off and drop heavily at his feet. In a short while the python lay dead upon the ground; and Groot Willem, although |e , | felt that he had secured a great triumph it the spot with some regret that he had spoiled the skin GRAND NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY BALL, AT CARUST’S SALOON, MONDAY EVENING, February 23d, 1557. 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