Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1880, Page 2

GIVE ME THREE GRAINS OF CORN, MOTHER. {This powerful and pathetic piece was sug- gested a many of the Painful incidents of the memorable Irish famine of 1846. The title was the last request of an Irish lad to his mother, as he was dying of starvation. She found three Ins of corn in a corner of his Tagged jacket, and gave them tohim. Itwasalishe had. The whole family were perishing from famine.) Giye me three grains of corn, mother, Only three grains of corn; At\will keep the little life 1 havo ‘Till the coming of the morn. Tam dying ef hunger and cold, mother, Dying of hunger and cold, And half the agony of such a death My lips have never told. Tam gnawed like a wolf at my heart, mother, A wolf that is fierce for blood. — Allthe live lonz day, and the night beside, Gnawing for lack of food. I dreamt of bread in my sleep, mother, And the sicht was heaven to see, — Tawoke with an eager, famishing lip, But you had no bread for re. How could I look to. you, mother, How could I look to you, For bread to give your starving boy, When you were starving too? For I read the famine in your cheek, And in your eye so wild, And I felt it in your bony’hand, ‘As you laid it on your child. ‘The Queen has lands and gold, mother, ‘The Queen has lands and gofd, While you are forced to Sas empty breast, Askeleton babe to hold, — A babe that is dyin As I am dying now, With a chastly jook in its sunken eye, And famine upon its brow. want, mother, ‘What has poor Ireland done, mother, ‘What has poor Ireland done, ‘That the world looks on, and sees us starve, Perishin, one by one? the nen of England care not, mother, ‘The zreat men and the hich, For the suffering sons of Erin’s Isle, Whether they live or die? a brave heart here, mother, it and cold, cross the channel, mother, many that roll in gold; ‘There are rich and proud men there, mother, With wonderous h in view, i And the bread they fling to their dogs to-night Would wive life to me and you. Come nearer to my side, mother ‘Come nearer to my side, And hold me fondly, ax you held ‘My father when hé died; Quick, for I cannot see you, mother, breath ig almost gone: M; Mother’ dear mother! ere die Give me three gains of corn. —____---______ A STRANGE CHART. The annual meeting of the Anthropological Society was held Tuesday evening in the re- gents’ room, Smithsonian Institution, Major J. W. Powell, president, Prof. Eimer R. Reynolds, secretary. ‘The following gentlemen were nominated by the council and elected: Col. F. A. Seeley and Prot. A. L. Guss as active members and A. F. Berlin, of Allentown, Pa., as corresponding member. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: President, Major J. W. PoweB; vice presidents, Dr. J. Meredith Toner, M. A., Colonel Garrick Mallery, U.S. army, Dr. Wills De Hass, and Dr. George A. Otis, U. army; secretaries, Professors Otis T. Mason, (Columbian University), and Elmer R. Re nolds; treasurer, J. C. Lang, esq.; curator, Frank H. Cushing, Smithsonian Institution; council, Dr. Elliott Coues, U.S. army, Prof. J. M. Wilson, Dr. C. A. White, G. K. Gilbert. esa., Dr. H. C. Yarrow, U.S. A., and Prof. E. M. Gal- laudet, National Deaf Mute College. Lieutenant Commander N. Bainbridge Hof, U.S, navy, read a highly interesting paper on “A Strange Chart,” In which he stated that while attached to the opee squadron in 1869 he was shown a chart, in the Arcenal da Marinba, Lisboa, Portugal, that had sufficient novelty about it to be worthy of spectal notice. It represented the Indian and Pacitic oceans lying between say 3 and 5:° E. latitude, and extending sufficiently in longitude as to brace the eastern African and ASiatle coasts and the western coast of America. It had been provered by a Spanish Jesuit, who dedicated e chart to “Jesus Christ, the Master of the World,” and had preceded his signature with a [osm The text was in Latin, and the date of e chart was somewhere in the first quarter of the seventeenth century. Tne extraordinary feature of this map was that geographical positions had seemingly been laid down aft random, and that any correction for latitude and longitude applied to any one point did not answer for another. Nearly all the results of late discovery were on this chart but entirely adrift as regard to their proper loca- tion. This would lead usto belir+e that the chart? had been intentionally dis:orted—and ‘this proved to be the case. The map in question was constructed upon Mercator’s projection, but instead of the parai- lels and meridians being straight lines at right angles to one another, they were arbitrarily drawn curves. It was of cours? necessary to have a key to this chart, which, upon being fi nished. proved to be very elabor: B giving proper diagrams of the arbitrary I ave the constants to be applied t indivi focalities and their corrected latitudes a gitudes. On the chart ttself was a Statement of the nec dt E. points ot th: “Tam constrained to belie that the Englisb, Dutch and French—one hu dred years later—must have made use of these distorted charts. For although Cook, for in- ‘stance, claims that on charts prior to his vo. - age no land ts laid down where he found a still groups of islands of the same nur: rand general geographical relation are four on these Spardsh charts, but distorted as gards latitude and longitude. These charts, considering theonc described as one of a number, were made for the use ot the treasury galleons, to enable them In case of capture to ‘keep as much information as was Possible trom their victors. * * * ‘That the early Spanish navigators, in assing With their treasure-ships from Manilla the western ceast of America, fell in with nn group a hundred ‘year prior to Cook's time, is rendered probable from the fact that an archipelago was laid down on their charts, which, when allowance is made for the longitude, determined by inferior instrument: would undoubtedly identify the group of “L: Mesas” of the Spanish navigators with the “Sandwich Islands” of Captain Cook. Ido not suppose that the Spanish set much store by this discovery, since they could not obtain gold there, which seems to be the ru! motive in their work of discovery. Howe: they left their mayé on the Hawailan langu: especially in those words ordinarily used in ter; as, for instance: English, Spani Hawaiian, Good. Bueno. Pono. Mal. Baaka. did not discover Cook really belongs the honor—still this Spanish intluence on their lan- guage could be accounted for by the supposi- Uon that some Spanish yessel from the dian Spanish possessions were wrecked on these shores. T learned of a case of this kind, where a junk had been found stranded on thé coast of the Island of Ranal, one of the leeward islands, whose sole surviving member of the crew was a young woman. ‘She was found to be from the island of Java, and had been many months at sea; had experienced snow and cold. ‘The rest of the crew had died probably from the fright and terror produced by their appreciation of their position, while the ignorance of the oung girl of their dangerous condition had Btoodner in good stead. Here was a vessel that had been swept up the China coast by the prevailing simoon into the Kuro Seivo, or Japanese current, across the Pa cific by this influence and the Californian north- West wind. down the Californian coast, until the northeast trade wind was caught, which took the vessel to its destruction on the shores of the Sandwich Islands. This woman became the wife of a prominent white man in the Islands. ‘Too Much Inference. {Detroit Free Preas.) hand three pennies to the stamp-clerk post office he infers. Hts inference is (at you want a three-cent stamp, and he F 3 one at you rather quicker than light- . His inference holds le penny, and he Sout of a hun bod on two cents ts tt ninety-nine He, however, got left ” . A bulky, slow-moving old woman “in with halt a dozen things to mall, and art move Was to band ina Shree cont *. He retaliated @ green stamp, but hoved It back with the Teniark: 7% Who said I wanted a three? Give me three * licked them on with great care and then din three pennies. The clerk this time out three ones, butshe rejected on3 of with the indignant protest: hat gre you trying odo? Iwant a two xone!” ‘) ©ue time she had licked these on as well, ~ _-aen she handed in four cents. The clerk e hed his head, hesitated, and threw out a > here, Young man. you're getting per- reckless!" she exclalined a3 oe naoed ae cere “I want a stamped envelope for RELIGIOUS NOTES. —SMage Thomas Sergeant, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, once said that “if it were not for the women this word would be a hard world for painférs, paper-hangers and cler- gymen.” —We like the Bible for everything except its criticisms on our daily conduct, as Locker said of Jenny Lind that he lHked everything about her except her singing. —A habs 3 having applied for a position as chorister in a Brooklyn church was terse- ly told, the ”. ¥. Herald says, that Christians were alone sulted to sing Christian hymns to Christian congregations. At last week's meet- ing of the Clinton Street Syn ie an order was made to remove the non-Jewish choristers from that choir. —The Free Will Baptists will celebrate in isso the centennary of the existence of their denomination. Their first church was organized at New Durham, N. H. —The Rev. Rowland B. Howard, associate editor of the Chicago Advance, has received and will [ees accept a call to the Congrega- tional Church at Rockport, Mass. — The Bishop of Rochester, in a pastoral let- ter, calls upon the church to “doff the some- what chilly sedateness she has inherited from generations of high-backed pews,” and calls for lay evangelists who shall usually minister by themselves in unlicensed rooms or the open alr. The Bishop thinks that one of the results of the movement will be to compel churchmen to appreciate and esteem—though not in ail things to concur with—those whom ‘once they fancied to be their foes. — Dr. W. S. Smart, of Albany, has just finished a good campaign in his church, by his own per- sonal effort raising among his’ people, without, outside aid or great public appeals, the sum of $25,000 to pay off the mortgage on the First Congregational Church of that city, which, with $1,000 raised by the ladies’ fair, provides fur the entire indebtedness. — The Catholic Chureh has been strengthened by another convert from the English com: nion. ‘The kev. Arthur Wagner was a minister ot ily parts and of distinction in the Brighton. fold, and his conversion seems to have thrown his late parishioners into a condition of unc trollable frenzy. It 1s sald the reverend gentle- man will be followed by several of his late coa- gregation. — The following are the estimated numbers of religious denominations among English-speak- ing communities throughout the world: Epise palians, 13,000,000; Methodists of all descri Uons, 16,000,000; Roman Catholies, 13,500,000; Presbyterians of all descriptions, 10,250,000; Baptists of all descriptions, 8,000,000; Congrega: tonalists, 6,000,000; Unitarfans, 1,000,000; minor religious ‘sects,’ 1,500,000; of no particular re- Hgion, 8,500,000; totals, 82,750,000. —Children are often puzzled by questions which are not understood by their eldars. Dur- ing the late Franco-Prussian war a Sunday school scholar read about the prayers with which the Germans and French were petition- ing Heaven for success to their arms. “Mother,” asked a little girlof her parent, “I don’t see what the Lord can do under the circumstances, do you? He can’t give the victory to both of them, and it seems to me like a terrible dilemma to be placed in.” Her mother, who was not en- Urely satisfied with the role which Great Britain played in the affair, remarked, ‘* Well, my dear child, perhaps he will do as the English do, and remain neutral.”"—. ¥. Heraid, — The circular which announced the appear- ance in Rome on January 1 of a new dally paper to be called The Avrora denied that it would have an official character, the denial belng due, no doubt, to rumors that have been widely cir- culated that the paper would be an organ of the Vatican. Nevertheless, it is said that public opinion in Rome still regards it at least under the protection and auspices of high authority, and believes that it will draw its spirit from the Pope himself. Without anticipatiag his Inten- tions, or ba’ the alr of fore! his hand, it will alm directly to follow his policy. In style it will adopt that temperate tone which at present prevails in all Vatican utterances. — Archbishop Purcell is failing rapidly under the weight of years and the great calamity which has over::iken his diocese. He has given up all attempts to administer the affairs of the church and Js in retirement at the convent in Brown county. According to recent reports he has grown so feeble that he has to be helped from one room to another. No special disease is afflicting him, but there has recently been a very perceptible loss of strength, and grave fears are entertained that he will no. be able to recover It. His Grace is in his eighty-fust_ year. ‘The financial troubles of the past year would have broken down many men in the prime of life. The venerable prelate has the matter con- stantly on his mind, and with the disappoint- ment at not having been relieved months ago, by a coadjutor, of the great responsibilities of his office,there comes now a prospect of a forced sale of the churches of the diocese which it has been the work of his life to build. — The theological arithmeticians are again at work with tape measuresand blackboard,taking the area of heaven. Some time ago a Lutheran minister gave the world the benetit of his caleu- lations, Which showed just how many persons the heavenly city would accommodaie, giving each of the redeemed a room about the size of a hotel bed chamber. Another genius 1s now heard from in the New York Obser I So liberal in the matter of accommodations, but makes his reckoning for “standing rooin only.” This expert in mathematies states th g heavenly city will have an area of square Iniles, which equal: Allowing three square feet ‘for’ ¢ son, would give standing room for persons, and two square feet for e3 would give space for 24,502,500,000. to such a computation, heaven will hardly b> a desirable place. The Lutheran calculator nade it something like a jail, or a cheap lolg house. The Obzerres’s man makes { fortable as a streetcar. It is not v aging to a company of weary and rt christians, sorrowing over tlie fs of U life, to teli them that there is a glorious he: before them, where each one will be allowed a space of two or three square feet to stand in. ‘The weary might reasonably hope that they would at least be provided with something sort and substantial to lean against.—. ¥. Sin. —Under the head of ‘Ministers’ Heartache: Dr. Cuyler, of Brooklyn, tells the lay readers of the Erangelist some plain and unpalatable truths regarding their treatment of ministers. He has received ral letters on the sub; chietly from pasters in the west, who complain loudly of the disloyalty of thelr people to them. Instead of rallying to the aid of their pastors and sustaining them in the Master's name and for the Master's service, they straightway begin to find fault and pick flaws, and within tio or three years worry them into a resignation. All the caviling criticisms of irreligious pewholders are eagerly Caught up and hurled at the pastor’: head, until his usefulness is destroyed and he 1: driven off with his wounded heart into some new and equally tormenting field of labor. As long as the novelty of a new minister lasts the church makes a temporary headway; but pres- 8 ently all th ciemn installation vows of the fickle flock are forgotten, and the ambassador of Christ Is “badgered”’ into a reluctant re- treat. — The base ball reporter of a datly paper was once sent to a choral service, which he reported as follow lelodious Praise—Grand Choral ‘S—Religious circles have been on the qui vive for some time On account of the new choral service to be brought out at the Church of the Excellent last evening. The sacred edj- fice was crowded in every Vos by a very fasli- ionable congregation of ladies and gentlemen. ‘The coup Wail ot the fleld trom the scorer’s stand, on the left of the organ, was indescrib- ably beautiful. No sooner was the game opened than it was apparent to all that a champion nine were getting in their work in a masterly way. AS soon as the organist’s hand warmed to the bat he sent a daisy cutter to the soprano, whose voice ts capable of the best flelding seen in this vicinity for several years. The tenor was caught out on a fly by his voice giving way, but his bad play was Compensated for by the magnificent work the basso did as shortstop. The nine pare well together, and were under the complete control of their captain.” ys the United Presbyterian:—“ It chris- Uans do not like scientific ple to speak harsh- ly of religion, they should not set them a bad example, Neither should they forget that what are now the plainest scientific truths were once fought against. and that many men were burnt for asserting what no on? now thinks of deny- ing. Inapy case, the spirit of love will domore than bitterness.” — Every one has observed the intense activ- ity the—‘“spurt,” as Prof. Shedd calls it, Dor- rowing an apt figure from eee with which skeptical theories, and skeptical criti- cisms, and skeptical literature, gre being into public notoriety. ‘This d andin various ways, and in a manner that must, at any rate, com- mand the respect of all.—Cnicago Advance, THE WOMAN WHO STARVED ‘ELF TO a autopsy of the remains of the wo- has diseased con- dition of the stomach. The fact that she lived for thirty days without using any nourishment whatever would rat the Copa siaemen —_ ns possessed of stro} power an faving the haltucination OF delusion that they are sufferin; Se een ee bodily i ‘until the Dody is en- had a eee will, and she & delusion it she had no stomach, and therefore made mind that she, would not take con’ Ej 5 rather when one makes {ts appearance it THE HOUSEHOLD. iD silk handkerchiefs are ‘THREE-CORNERRI popular for oe wear. ny the ARE AGAIN gradually assuming shape, round and , instead of an long narrow breadth tralliny r the wearer and seeming as if it ht be the result of an accident. and carriage wrap is made of chenile cloth, in large, four- end laid, cut as a round cloak or very ae with small, round cape, trimmed with ball fringe. The texture of the cloth is as soft and thicker than velvet. ‘Tne Latest THING IN INDIA SHAW1S fs an em- broldered spine up the middle of the shawl, so that it looks as though the wearer’s backbone was showing clear yu ! Noruine 18 More Deckctive than measuring fiuids by dropping; since the drops from the Up of a vial vary, chiefly according to the differ- ent force of the attraction of cohesion in differ- ent liquids. The graduated glass measure by apothecaries is the only certainty. ‘THOSE WHO Have Goop DIGESTIVE ORGANS may partake of nuts quite freely during the winter, A certain amount of fat Is necessary, and the oflsof nuts are purer than those ob- tained from animal food. ‘THAT PLANTS IN Ltvina Rooms are injurious is an idea about exploded. The amount of car- bonic acid they can throw off 1s so small that injury from it is impossible. The plants suffer in living rooms, but the people do not. Ear-ACHE.—Flora caught a severe cold while she was staying with me, and one evening eried with the ear-ache. I was completely at sea, and could supeest nothing to relieve it ex- cept keeping the head warm, as it is an ache I know little about. When Charlie came in he airected me to roast an onion, from which the Leart was removed and fnserted in her ear as botas she could bear it. I arranged warm flannels for her head to lie on, and covered her snugly, soon finding all her pain was forgotten in sleep.—Conntry Gentleman, Liquip GLvg.—Take 50 parts of the best white transparent glue and break It into smail pieces and pour on just enough distilled or pure rain water to cover it (or 67 parts) and let it stand till the pleces become soft; if any pro- Ject above the surface push them under. mass is then melted over a water bath, and nl- tric acid added very slowly until about 80 parts are added, stirring constantly. If the acid is weak, the mass may gelatinize on cooling, in which case add a little more acid. But too auch acid wiil make it thin and weak. A glass vessel 18 of course necessary.—‘‘Wern Remedies.” SSow Eating aND CATARRH.—The practice of eating snow and ice, s0 commen among the school children, isa fruitful cause of catarrh. ‘The hard palate which forms the roof of the mouth also forms the floor of the nostrils, and is no thicker than pasteboard. The chilling ef- fect of snow and tce brought freely in contact with this thin partition, the upper covering of which is a sensitive secreting membrane, made up mostly of fine blood vessels and nerves, pro- duces congestion, often succeeded by chronic inflammation. As a consequence, snow and ice-eating boys and girls have “colds in the head” and running noses, A NICE AND SimpLe DESSERT.—Take halt "a pint of rice, which must be put into a little cold Water, and boiled until nearly soft; now pour into ita pint of rich milk, and boti again, stir- ring it all the time; sweeten with half a pound of Sugar, and season with a little rose-water to your taste. Dip blanc-mange moulds in cold water, and fill with the rice, which should be cooked to the consistency of stiff mush. It will harden in a short while, and turn out iprewtily upon a flat dish. Eat with preserves and cream, cream, sugar, and nutmeg. or syllabub; custa d ever may he used for varlety’s sake.—Harper ZA. Larricep SHELVEs ina frame, some six inches apart, that can be shoved in and out like a drawer, in a cellar that is not cold enough to freeze, and yet nearly so, is the best place to keep apples through the winter. A layer of lime three or four Inches thick at the bottom will dry the atmosphere and help preserve the apples sound. We have eaten fine-flavorod fruit py this mode, in May.—Germantown Tele- graph, To UTILIze Featuers of ducks, chickens and turkeys, generally thrown aside as refuse, trim the plumes from the stamp, inclose them in a tight bag, rub the whole as if washing clothes, and you will secure a perfectly uniform and light down, excellent for quilting coverlets and nota few other purposes. WoRK HORSES AND THOSE kept for driving purposes often receive permanent injury at this season of the year, between wheeling and sleighing, by being shut up and depaved of ex- ercise. Lung, bowed and foot diseases are frequent penalties of neglect of regular exer- cise when not in use. SLEEVED APRONS.—I think these are Indispen- sable articles in any little boy’s or girl's ward- robe. Jennie and I were talking over some she was making for her little daughters and she quoted a friend's words: “My little girls wear them constantly. Mary and Lou can wear their blue cashmere dresses, that were their nice ones last season, all winter without washing when protected by long aprons. Even the dust of school life will scarcely soil them.” They may be made very plain, care being taken to fit them nicely, which is the chief beauty of any garment. According to the present fashion, no extra fullness is allowed, and two yards of prints or _ginghams would be sufficient for a girl 6 or 7 "years of age. Cut in sacque form ihey are more easily made, but unless well fitted, will not look as nicely as a gabriella. For little boys a belt is needed. 1 have in my mind’s eye the last suit I made for Freddie. It wes brown gingham, the apron reached nearly to his krees, was open in front. and the belt fastened with a button to keep It in its proper lace (which, by the way, was not close under hisarms.) It was a bias belt, lined, crossed and buttoned behind. The drawers were of the Sain¢ material, and the entire suit wa3 trimmed with plain brown. I do not think that for a boy of ilve a neater every day suit could be de- v4 “Gussie Thomas,” in Coury Geulle- HOW TO CLEAN F —Eimine and mi can be cleaned with a plece of soft flannel and flouror bran. Rub the fur well against the grain, then dip the tlannel into the flour and Tub it gently until it is snowy white; shake of the flour and rub it with another piece of flan- nel until the flour is removed. By this process the color of the ermine is restored, the linings not being removed. Sable, chinchilla, mink and squirrel can be cleaned by warm bran heat- ed carefully in a pan so that it will not scorch. Rubit well into the fur with a sott brush, then shake it until all the bran is removed. Brash it softly, and repair the moth-eaten holes.—Land and House, CatTcHING Ravs.—It is almost nauseating, if not amusing, to see the old modes of catching rats, traveling through the papers all over the country, as if they were something new, and by which premises are to be kept entirely tree of these most. destructive and offensive of all rodents. Yet we feel sate saying that scarcely one of them has proved to be of much service, and in the end not at all. All poison- ing resorts, also, besides pe dangerous to dogs, cats, and even to the famtfy, do hot meet the requirement. But then it will be asked, What does? We answer eats, cats—nothing but cats! Ifthey are of good stock—and gen- erally the mongrel stock is as good as any—the premises can be eleared of rats and kept so. If properly managed the cat 1s the most cleanly animal in existence, and neither bites nor seratches, except that which it is expected to do. Our own premises have been greatly in- tested with rats before introduciag’ cats, and since for many years none are to be seen; or al- iowed a short shritt.—[Germantown Telegraph. Manuring Lawns. We refer to this subject more frequently than to most others, because here, inthe face of the y of Philadelphia, there are a great y elegant residences with large lawns and many more of diminished dimensions. Every year the beauty of a well kept lawn is becom- ing more and more recognized and popularized, and maby ways are adopted to fertilize them with a view of “keeping them up.” One of the nost obfectfonabie modes, but one most gen- ally rcsoited to, is the use of stable manure us a top-dressing. We have now in our mind’s at least half a dozen that we have seen within two weeks, which are disfigured and in- jured by the heavy lumps of this manure, thrown here and there, and left to remain in that condition. The gardeners elther know no better—most assuredly the owners do not—or they avoid labor by neglecting to break the lumps and spread the ne manure evenly over the space where it is probably intended to go. By this indiscriminate way of throwing the manure in huge lumps only about one-! the ground is covered. and this half, when the Spring opens, is seriously injured by the weight of the lumps, causing the grass under them to become yellow and tender and very tible. to the cold snaps in March and April; the whole resulting in a sort of piebald lawn, mak- ing it sometimes have bare spots and requiring to be resowed to bring it up. ‘Thetruth is barnyard manure, as a rule, is not by any means the best for top-dressing lawns nor is the autumn the best time to apply. any fertilizer. We ee eae! the spring, and a quane, ashes a dressing of gypsum, and every ano, ashes, & g , ry ive or six years a nt dressing of lime. But in the ee Dy grass every ten when it has grown two or sow any bare places, and then, if 8 first-class geass-plot it will not glecting the best methods to obtain mantowon Telegraph. far-Mr. &. G. Gregory, of Albany, announces that he will have in 60 days a a a an a it.—Ger- Tate of sa"The congregation sang ‘“‘We are name c,d tory ins Weoted, aaa to dyed deacon, said ina loud : ’ SF ae tnduced taal paraiyats in aman ea Hair : | lett, Merritt, Jones & Co. THE CARPET-BAG EX-SENATORS. Blow Mest of Them are in Basket and Store. 13. B. Young’s Wi Letter to the Phila. Alabama has not gained anything in the loot io of her representation in the Senate since cer, the famous Vbageer, Te= ured. le was a young, active pular fellow, who could secure favors for Magee where others failed. Since Spencer left Senate he has been e! in and [ toid that recently he c'! aciean half mil- lion of dollars in the sale of a Etah mine. I the am would not be surprised to see him to turn up soon as a delegate n Congress from one of the | Territories. I. remember talking with him on the day his term expired. Sald he: “Iam glad | to get out of politics, fora while at least. Tam | how going to devote my time to making money, and I am going to succeed, too, and in iess than tive years you will see me back as a member of one or the other of these wings of the Capitol.” Spencer is not over forty-four years of age. ‘The fact is, the majority of what were called the rf ators have been prospering rsey, of a Arkansas, who is only fifty years old, le quarter of a million dollars in Kansas Pacific stock when the road was purchased by Jay Gould. This money he put into a cattle ranch in New Mexico, covering eighty-six thousand acres of Mr. Copeland, who visited the ranch last summer,told me that when he arrived he was astonished to find a commodious house capable of accommodating at least twenty peo- ple, furnished with the taste of a city resideace, and having most of the conveniences of the same. On one occasion, Mr. Copeland says, Dor- sey and his wife had’at the ranch twenty-five guests at dinner, which was served in courses, and was as good as any first-class restaurant dinner. He says there was an abundance of champagne ice cold, with cigars and lquors of all kinds. Dorsey Is also interested in several cf the Leadville mines, and his friends say he wil be worth miilions before long. . He Is now at hs home at the Hot Springs, in Arkansas, fixing up a delegation from that state to the Chigago con- vention for Grant. Mark my word for it, Dor- ‘sey will be in Congress again before many days | Shall have come and gone. Dorsey says tht he | Would, just for the fun of the thing, like to come back here, simply to annoy some of the fellows who hounded him when he was down. > Clayton, Who was Dorsey’s colleague In the Senate, is prospering, being the owner of one of the largest cotton plantations in Arkansas. I saw him the other day and he told me that the day is not far distant when the republicans will again be in controlin arkansas, He said that in | the event of Grant’s nomination the state would surely go republican. Ex-Senator Patterson, of South Carolina, is now living in Baltimore, the president of a street railway company, in which Don Cameron has a large pecuniary interest. Patterson tells me that the road is paying handsomely, and that he is ina fair way of recovering the for- tune he lost in investing in South Carolina se- curities. not been’ so fortunate. Tne former is now a clerk in the Treasury Department, while the latter is a special agent in the service of the same department. Pinchback, the colored politician from Louls- iana, who came so near being a Senator, is here. He wants to be made naval officer at New Or- leans. Sherman wants to appoint him, with the hope that he will help fix the Loutsiana del- egation to Chicago for him, but the President is opposed to Pinch, for the reason that it is said that he is the owner of three high-toned negro faro banks in New Orleans. NOTABLE AUTOGRAPHS IN THE PERIS “MUR- cra,” the paper sold at the festival to raise ee- Het funds for the drowned-out people of Murcla in Spain, are thus written about by Edward King, in 2 letter to the New York Evening Post: It is a species of album, to which almost every European celebrity bas contributed, and nis or herautograph appears in fac-simile. In addi- ton to this Gustave Dore, Meissonier, Bouguer- eau, Detallle, De Neuville, rome, Madrazo, Bastien Lepaye, Vibert, Jean Paul Laurens, Carolus Duran, Cabanel and Clairin, as well as a host of artists not _so famous, have furnished noteworthy pictures. Dore’s design, which represent the angel of charity descending over desolate and hali-drowned Murcia, is notabiy fine. euler apn of great men are always In- teresting. Here are pages of them. Here is Gladstone’s traditional postal card, with a clumsy but firm script, in which he dcelares that he has “rescued” a moment to thank the committee for their great work of charity. The pope sends a Latin motto, in a cramped, scholarly writing. Gortschakoff informs us that “his conscience is his judge,” and signs himself beneath this sentimentin a painstak- ing chirography which shows no tremulous- ness jot age. jtelar’s letters are long and nicely looped, like those of a lady; itis evident that he takes pleasure in making “copy.” He has contributed a sentiment, however, which Is fit only for a school-girl’s album. Gam- betta’s handwriting is fine and nervous; there is also a touch of legal accuracy about it. Prince Orloff writes characters proper to adorn acircus poster. Alfonso of Spain and his mamma possess a plain “running” hand which has no especial character. Isabella ob- serves in her sentiment that as her ancestress Isabella gave her jewels to ald in conquering the Indies, so would she give her life for her “dear Spain;” but these are merely words. The autogr of the kings and queens of Portu- gal, Hol and Belgium, and of hereditary, and reigning princes of Europe, are all dis- figured by some official flourish which usually covers more than half the name, and scarcely allows it to be seen. Field Marshal Von Moltke and Gen. Von Manteuffel are the only Germans Whose autographs appear. Moltke tnforms the world that “Charity knows no difference be- tween nations,” and writes it in large letters which look like the beginning of an official re- port. Garibaldi’s writing seems to have the St. Vitus’s dance. Canovas del Castitlo’s is clerkly and particular. Von Beust writes like an American miss In her teens. The Maryland Gold Mines. The Rockville Sentinel gives an interesting history of the various attempts at gold mining near the Great Falls, in Montgomery. As far back as 1827 Professor Duchatelle, a European mineralogist or some note, declared that the region ae strong indications of the presence ot gol A few years afterwards, when Mrs. Trollope was writing out her notes upon Ameri- can manners while on a visit at the residence of Miss Stone, a German consul, Mr. Hitz, found traces of gold. About 1365 a gold. hunter from the Pacific slope found samples of free gold; and soon after a company purchased a tract of land and secured many samples. Next the “Maryland Mining Company” commenced oper- ations with machinery that cost $45,000; but the quartz contained no gold, and thesheriff wound up that undertaking. Another company sunk several shafts on the Forrest property, but failed to find gold in paying quantitics, A company from Washington and Baltimore sunk a shaft one hundred feet deep on the canal, and ended in nothing. In 1s70 ex-Gov- erncr McClurg, a member of Congress from Missouri, caught the gold fever, but after much prospecting gave up the effort. So it may be safely said that within the short period of five years, over $100,000 were spent within this sec- tion tn prospecting for gold, ail of which turned out to be a permanent and worthless invest- ment. In 1si1 a lad (the son of Robert G. David- son), while hearding some cattle on his father’s farm, picked up a stone four or five inches long, which contained free gold, and sold for $165.45. ‘This led to further examination, and a rock of twelve to fourteen inches was found containing $700 in gold. Mr. Davidson pursued his mining until in 1876, when work was stopped, the re- sults being unsatisfactory. ‘Two or three years ago Mr. Davidson sold sixty-five acres to Bart- for $7,000, half cash, and ’the ‘balance in a certain in- terest in the mining privileges and pro- ceeds, These gentlemen, after working a while, sold to a party in Baltimore, Md., who formed a company, known as the *‘Mont- mery Mining Company,” and elected William . Brown, a an extensive druggist in Balti- more, as president, under whose management the work has been pushed forth vigorously and regardless of cost. ey have now some thirty hands at work, have sun‘ five shafts, varyin from eighty to twenty feet in depth, from whic! have been taken 500 or 600 tonsof ore. Two es of fourteen-horse power are kept constantly going; various outbuildings, board- ing-houses and superintendent's house, stables, etc., have already been erected. A large ten- stamp mill, ““Knowl’s patent,” will be finished by the 19th and in fuil operation. From this mill the gold bars will be en to the government mint for refining, and then to be stamped. H. C. Harrison, esq., @ practical miner of many years’ experience in Nevada and Colorado, has entire superintendence and management of the works. How She Began the Year. rasa 6 uary 1.—This is the first day of the new year. Itisa nappy. New Year’s Day. On this, the beginning of a new Year, 14 am gel to De. to a diary 1c we es I had a beautiful New Year’s present. is. the second day of the new year. I resolved to keep a diary of its important events. John called. %. ad interesting vo keep. diaty ot (th ‘andiam resolved to do 3 january It is useful Sawyer, of South Carolina, and Conover have | 4 LEAP YEAR “ GERMAN. femphis Avalanche. riveree accorded by due advent of Of the leap year the sex divine have not been slow to take advantage. Sometime since the suzge} ear ‘was whi tion of a year German 3] con- fidentially in “society” circles, and this was followed by jous conferences whenever two or three of the fair conspirators happened tomect. Finally, the place, the time and the nature of the entertainment were determined, and at the ninety-seventh committee meeting the programme was fully matured. ‘The German was given last Thursday night on the Boulevard, at the elegant residence of Capt. H. A. Montgomery, by whom and his family the company were most hospitably en- | tertaired. As might have been anticipated, the usual order was reversed, the young ladies hav- ing invited their own partners, on whom, throughout the evening, they bestowed all the | courtesies ordinarily received on such occasions | from the “lords of creation.” “Nothing was omitted to give the entertaigment the genuine “leap year” stamp, and the effort was bril- | successful. The German was beauti- | fully led by Miss Willle Belle Taylor. ! Subjoined is a list of the ladies who partict- | Pated: Mrs, Julia M. Doyle. Misses Lulu, Lizzie | and Jennie Montgomery, Willie Belle Taylor, | Emma Stratton, Maud Duval, Minnie Spicer, Bertha Apperson, Lucie Vance, Belle MeComb, | Maggie Apperson, Minnie Treadwell, Efie | Davis, Bessie Bethell (Columbia, Tenn), and Miss Read (New York). ‘The toilets of the young ladies were exquisite —of courre—y: t it must be confessed that they | appeared ute commonplace as compared with these of the gentlemen present, which were just too lovely. An Aralanche emissary, well disguised, and who, while the guests were ar- riving, cecupied a Brominent position on one of the gate posts, with ample facilities for minute ob:ervation, made copious notes of the toilets of the g'ddy young creatures as they alighted from their carriages. and, covered with blushes, were consigned to their respective fair enslav- es. Coiumns might be written in the way of elabc rate description, but a few leading points must suffice Mr. A—n.—Sky green’ sult, vintage of 1873; hair powdered and banged; ornaments, cotton. futures, relieved by a large soltalre diamond cluster, He was the confessed beile of the Ger- man. . Mr. D—1.—Pompadour de Polynagie ; trous- seau de corned beef ; pearls and pie crust trim- ming. He was the envied belle of the German. Mr. C—s.—Evening tollet; pigeon-tail, gen- carmed colored wheel of fortune necktle, and artificial bouttonier. He was, everybody agreed, the belle of the German. Mr. B—e.—Swallow-tail coat ornamented with sun-flowers ; pants a la Princesse, cut last fall during the overflow. Ornaments, violets and gympsum weeds. He was, par excelience, the belle of the German. Mr. E—s.—Vermicelli ringlets, laid back in plain braids, parted in the middle; vest color de Elephant’s Breath ; Moon on the Lake kids, and prunella slippers. He was—no dispute— the belle of the German. 4 { Mr. B: .—Sour mash vest, Rye and Rock rigging, cork ornaments, coat cut according to his cloth, and patent leather canvass ham colored kids. He was, by odds, the belle of the German. Mr. H—t.—Gum elastic stripes, bead trim- ming; Nécholson necktle, gold chain, with four- und watch attached; pale chameleon pocket jandkerchief; very striking. He was the belle of the German. Mr. M——w.—English box walking sutt, with polonaise to match; bugle Perante hair Tichochet ; ornaments, sewer pipe. He was overwhelmingly the belle of the German. Mr. B—d.—Snuff-colored black evening suit, wiih puffs inlaid with scallops a la Empress Eu- genia; hair parted bias; no ornaments. He Was unquestionably the belle of the German. Mr. H—h.—Evening suit. coat caught up with garlands of wiener wurst; golden slip- ornaments, sunbeams, spangled with He was without doubt the belle of the German, Mr. C—r.—Doeskins; elaborately fiounced with honiton lace; clawhammer coat smoth- ered in bugle trimmings—very unique, No or- naments. He was the belle of the German. Mr. H—s(Sr.).—Plain black sult cut en train, with scollops; hair Pompadour; orna- ments, shells of the ocean. He was voted the belle of the German. Mr. J—y.—Regal black, with swallow-nar- rative coat trimmed with point lace. Ornaments. Strawberries and cream. He was considered the belle of the German. Mr. H—s (Jr.)—Bran-new ulster, cut bias, demi-train, with box pleatings down the back. Ornaments, crackers and cheese. He was uni- versally regarded the belie of the German. Mr. T—r.—Magnificent evening toilet ; color, ashes of roshes; Clawhammer coat, jet’ trim: ming; hair crepe. Ornaments, ten-dollar gold pieces. He was by a large majority the belle of the German. Mr. S—d (Sr.)—Cutaway coat with osnaberg. facings; brocade vest, trimmed with guipure lace; hair au_ naturel. Ornaments, diamonds and pearls. He was the proncunced belie of the German. Mr. J—+s.—Full dress; swallow-tail coat, bias seam down the back, with herring bone stitch in the center; hair plain, no ornaments, He was certainly the belle of the German. tail coat with maroon velvet facing: vest with oyster shell buttons, hair scrambled ; embossed slippers ; ornaments, heavenly smiles. He was, in everybody’s opinion, the belle of the German. Mr. McN——t.—Double breasted Prince Albert claw-hammer Coat, trimmed with rare old lace white satin necktie worn bias; hair en frizze satin suppers ornaments, forty-dollar gold te es. He was without debate declared the elie of the German. BATHING IN VIENNA. The frials of a Modest Man Not Ac- eustomed tothe Waysof Germany. Mr. Prentice Mulfordthus writes to the San Francisco Cyronicle from Vienna: After awhile I discovered that the Viennese did wash them- selves allover at the great public baths, and not in the little pany plcbees of water they keep in their bedrooms. So I went to a public bath. I did not know wnat to ask for, but I know Ger- man enough for water. I went in and said “Wasser.” “They took my meaning immedi- ately, or they might have seen that I needed washing. Ideclare the ridiculous amount of Water they furnish one leads to dreadful re- sults. ‘There are two passages leading into the great five-storied bath barrack—one for males, the other for females. Of course, I took the wrong one, and was shoved back by a woman with a towel. I didn’t see that it made much differ- ence, for the attendants on both sides were fe- males. Marie showed me to my bath-room. Marle was a big, brown, black-eyed Austrian maid, in round, short skirts. She went ahead of me with an armful of towels. She opened my bath-room door. I weytin. She came in after me. I was quite unprepared for this. But she wasn’t. She seemed used to it, and went to work. She spread a sheet on the bottom of the bath-tub. I don’t know what it was for, but they always doit. At all events, it takes off the rough edge of the zine for one’s skin. Then she turned on hot water and waited. I waited als ut of regard for the proprieties I re- noved only my hat. I would not even take off my collar before Marie. The water seemed a Jong time running in. It generated a cloud of steam, which gradually filled the small bath- room, and through which oe atmosphere | Marie and I saw each other dimly. Finally she save me all the hot water I was entitled to and jeft. Relieved, I sprang to the door, There was no lock upon it. I hunted in vain for some kind of a fastening. Isat down uneasy. Then I removed my coat and collar. Then Marie burst in aga with another towel. Then she went out. How was I to bathe in peace with that confounded girl continually intruding on me? Then I tried to turn on some cold water and couldn’t. By this time I had removed many of my garments and barricaded the door with my jackknife. In steadof having sensible faucets, by which a man could regulate his own flow of water, these require the use of a wrench to turn them. The wrench, I suppose, was kept by the attendant outside. I did not know any German for if I did, dared not call for one with the prospect of the young lady’s bi it. Solsat down ae chair, which I symp: bofled lobster. I suffered extel MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC, ‘The concert to be devoted to Mr. Arthur Sul- livan’s works will be ven at Steinway Hall, New York, on the 3ist inst. Among the artists en are Miss Henrietta Beebe, Miss Winant, Mrs. Fairlamb, of Washington, and Mr. Court- ney. —One of the most novel entertainments given in New York was the grand matinee ben- efit which took place at the Grand Opera House last Thursday afternoon. This benefit was gotten Epa: by women, and no man’s name appears in the delightful programme which was arran; for the occasion. In fact, no ad- mirer of the fair sex could consistentiy absent himself. “’Twere you do so much for charity,” if not for beauty. The performance in question was in the interest of the starving women and children of Ireland. The ushers were handsome ladies. — John McCullough has had great prosperity this season—having already earned over $20,009, as his own share, clear of expenses. Yet we read in print that ‘our tragedians receive less favorable support than in former years.” Non- sense! The best actors were never so well paid as they are now, in this country, and they never received so much attention as they do now, from all classes of the people. —On the 23d ult. a concert of remarkable hts- torical interest, was given at the Brussels Con- servatoire by M. Gevaert: The music consisted entirely of compositions of the sixteenth, seven- teenth and eighteenth centuries, ali the pieces: being performed on, or accompanied by, the in- struments of their time, belonging to the fine ecliection in the Conservatoire. The programme included pieces for the clavecin Rameau, Bach, Van den Gheyn, atas by Handel and Boccherini, a RP rot, an air from Laulli’s * Amadis,” noets ofthe seventeenth century. —E. Evangeline Rice has a new idea about or- chestras: “Each musician 1s seated upon a mo- | vable marble trap. When the leader notices a poor substitute who is playing badiy or proaching indications of a dryness In the co or French horn, he touches a button and the bad musician or thirsty individual ts silently | dropped below to his nof Beethoven, beer amd bliss. The entire orchestra can be dropped in tive seconds, thus avoiding the annoyance of thelr going out singly at every opportualty, as Ly at present is too frequently the case.” }h —Mr. W. D. Howells, who has come promi- | nently forward as adapter of that very success- ful drama, * Yorick’s Love,” has written a let Preudonym, and I do hot know his real name. he play was got for me from Spain, and I translated it with such changes and addions as Mr. Barrett and J agreed upon.” —A letter to Col. Mapleson, dated Dee, 17, from Bologna, written by Dr. Gardint, the hus- band of Mme. Gerster, states that this favorite artist has not sung at all this winter, and will not do so until next season. She expects to | join Mr. Mapleson’s company in London in the fall, and to return to this country to sing before “the kind and intelligent American public of which, she preserves so many dear remem- brances.” — Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance’ has met with uninterrupted success throughout the past week, the Fifth-Avenue Theater, N. Y., being crowded at every performance. It will be presented for some time to come. — “First Life Guards” seems to have won fa- vor at the Broadway opera house, N. Y. It isa bright medley of music and nonsense, and it is performed by an interesting company of singers and actors. — The Imperial Parisian Circus, N.Y., in spite | of Its wonderful name, has proved very attract- | ive to the people. It is an excellent circus, got | up with taste and spirit, and managed in a’ lib- eral fashion. It has provoked the N. Y. aqua- rium into new and better life. — Leadville, Col., has four theaters, and one of them is run by Jack Langrishe, who will be remembered as the manager of the “Black Crool “The Sea of Ice” was the last thing produced, and the local paper says “it 1s mounted with a metropolitan splendor.” Miss McAllister “was a perfect Lady Macbeth in her | intensity and force. — Emma Abbott's week at the Grand Opera House, St. Louis, was a remarkably successful one, financially and artistically. She had sat- isfactory audiences each evening, and the public who listened to her were delighted with her voice and charmed with the performances. — “An Arabian Night” will be played all next | week at Daly’s N. Y. Theater, and for the last ume on Monday evening. On the following evening, Tuesday, “The Royal Middy” will take its place. The new piece will be presented in the most careful manner, and with a strong cast. — Dr. Laird Collier, in a sermon on the drama, preached before the members of the Bradford (England) Mechanics’ Institute, said:—* To see Mr. Jefferson as ‘Rip Van Winkle’ is a means of grace; it’s better than a prayer-meeting.” — Tom Jefferson, son of Joseph, has made a very favorable impression as *‘Anatole,” in “A Scrap of Paper,” at Wallac! New York. — Miss Neilson, Miss Mary Anderson and Miss Lotta will shortly be acting in Boston, simulta- neously, at different theaters. — Harry Jarrett is organizing a company sim- lar to ‘The Tourists,” entitled “On Board the Bristol, or A Night on the Sound.” Miss Agnes Halleck and A. Kirk have been engaged. — Adele Belgarde, the New Orle:ns Jewess, who te viaying Rosalind,” “Hamlet,” etc., out west, has i a three weeks’ engagement in San Francise —In San Francisco, the Colville rlesque Company closed an engagement at fe Bi street Theater. The Melville Englisn 0; Company open for a season at the same pl The Great American Four are at Baldwin's. Clara Morris will follow them in “Man and Wife.” Herrmann, the sleight-of-hand man, remains at the Standard. Patti gave three con- certs at the Grand Opera House, and thea sail- ed to Australia. — Dan Rice, as an evangelist, is carrying his ideas of circus advertising into religion. On his Jetter headings it is sald a circus clown ts gaud- ily pictured On a skeleton horse, with these words in letters of red, ‘Dan Rice’s new depar- ture—a jump from the ring to the rostrum.”’ — The new playin which Hardie and Hoey will star next season is entitled “Western Union Telegraph.” The first Performance will proba- bly take place in Philadelphia. — Colonel John A. McCaul, formerly a promi- nent Virginia lawyer and politician, and now of the Baltimore bar, is the fortunate partner of John T. Ford inthe New York production of “The Pirates of Penzance.” — Arrangements have been made to carry English ballads into the heart of the French metropolis. A company has been formed to give a series of three baliad concerts at the Conti- nental hotel, Paris, and Mme. Sinico and Mr. Campobello have been retained as chief artists. ‘The first concert will be given January 30, — A queer performance of “The Hunchback” was given by the Belgrade company at Louts- ville, according to the Courier-Jonurnal,—George Metkiff. the “Master Walter,” and W. H. Mitch- ell, the Bed canes several original read- ings. In the second act, where **Ciifford” kneels at “‘Julla’s” feet, Ronene. out burning words of passion, “Master Walter” was suddenly seen to appear, in defiance of the author, and bend over “Julia,” remarking in accents loud enough to be heard in the house, ‘You have made a mash!” ‘The ludicrous effect of this may be imagined. At another place “Master Walter” has to take a letter from “Julia” and tear it up. But this “Master Walter” did nothing of the sort. The pron.pter cried, ‘Tear the letter,” “Julia” whis- percd behind her delicate handkerchief, ‘“Tear the letter, tear the letter;” but the idea of such a thing seemed preposterous to him, and with a burst of eloquence he cried, ‘I will not tear the letter; if you want the letter torn, why tear it yourself.” . —Aurelian Scholl, a Parisian writer, is making upon certain familiar phrases of the dra- Tate reportory. The following have been laced under the ban: My poor father!—Keep tt m him! Ruined! aye, ruined! The rich banker at London to whom I intrusted all my for- tune hasfied. Whoam [? Thou wouldst know my name? My name is icy Jonge Your father is Innocent, I tell you, and here are the papers which = prove it. my child, a i ] i= a is SEewess | hall, 400 by 100 feet, and from thirt Another ——- Cave Discove [Baltimore Bylletin.} _A oo) Hacnt Writes from Newmarket, Va. the following description of a newly = covered cavern in that neighborhood: cg About ‘Six miles southeast from Newmarket Station, in the foothills of the Masanutton range and on the land of Mr. Reuben Zirkle, a farmer of independent. means, Indicatons of a cavern have been noticed for years. A few Weeks ago Mr. Zirkle and one or two members ot his family were strolling about the place, and removing a few stones that they thought might cover an aperture. revealed’ a J: dl opening descending almost, perpendicularly. Having procured lights, they descended, and at the depth of thirty feet found themselves In a roomy chamber, Exploration has been vigor- ously prosecuted by Mr. Zirkle and bis two sons, J.C. and A. E., and they have up to this date penetrated to the distance of nearly a mile in a direct line. The descent into the first chamber is now made easy by means of a wooden stairway. ‘This apartment 1s about 100 feet In length, and its ceiling, which ts welve or fifteen feet high, is studded with pure white stalactites of mam. mary or beet-shaped form. A side room, fif- teen feet wide and high, with a smoothly arched cetling, extends from this for a consid- erable distance. Proceeding through a long passage varying from three to fotir feet in width and from five to seven in height, and crossing at right angles a long, low gallery, then going through 2 auger passage and making a sharp turn, the second hall Is reached. ‘This 1s tWeuty-tive feet wide, 200 feet long. and from nty-five to fifty feet high, with smooun Stepping then to amueh lower level, a room is entered Which Is of a very irregalar crm and cumbered with enormous blocks of reck which have fatlen from the roof. In the ceiling is a wide fissure extending upwards out ofeight. On leaving this scene of chaos tae course Is toa level twenty feet higher thro an intricate em of chambers, the la forty by sixty feet and fifteen feet high. Descending from thence over a succession of shallow basins which in rainy seasons are filled a est with water, you come first. toa hall 100 feet in length. with a smooth vaulted ceiling, and from this pass Intoa grand chamber 500 feet tong, filty feet wide and thirty feet high, with a floor covered with angular masses of stone. An apartment following this ts about forty feet 300 feet long and forty feet wide, and this weceeded by a room 109 by fifty feet and tif. eet high. From this a beautifully arched passage leads toa chamber fifty and thirty feet high, in of the wonders of the be seer. The floor is divided mense fissure, which extends in a se form to the next apartment. A stairway has been constructed to the bottom of the fssure, fifty or sixty feet below. where Is founda ) stream of pellucida water five or six feet in width, The next chamber, called the “diamond | Toom,” because of the brilliancy of the tncrus- tations on its walls. 1s 225 feet long. fifty feet wide, and forty or fifty feet high, with a level ceiling, and following this is a Soe Sea to forty feet in height. At one end of this apartment is ane fifteen or twenty feet in oe and depth. This is the farthest point to which a path has been opened and any one can comfortably go. With great difficulty a person can say 2 over asteep and slippery surface between the pit and one of the walls, and then by crowding himself through a small opening can reach another interesting feature of the cavern. This isa gallery formed in a perfect circle, 300 or 4€0 feet in circumference, with a floor as level as that of a ball room, and a ceiling six or eight feet high, arched with the utmost accuracy. At a point nearly opposite the entrance are two Wells, with perpendicular walls leading to a lower level, and here exploration in this dl- rection had stopped. From the bottom of the pit before mentioned a narrow crevice leads to aseries of low chambers 100 feet below the allery, Which have not yet been investigated. The formation in this cave comprise all of those which are common to the other caves of Virginia. Tie resemblances to statuary are numerous. In one of the chambers tsa stalac- tite, brown in color;with a figure in pure white of the exact form of a mouse upon it. The characteristic feature is the presence of a vast quantity of fine, perfectly limpid crystals, cov- ering large sections of the walls and floor. IST OF LETTERS REMANIING IN THE WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE, Saturday, January 24th, 1880. EE-To obtain any of these Letters the applicant must call for “‘ADVERTISED LETTERS,” and give the date of this list. 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