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MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
SEPT.  2 
The  ch'^mher  Is  kept  constantly  full ;  and  when 
the  wat^.r  becomes  suflQclently  impregnated  with 
salt,  which  Uhu  illy  happens  after  a  lapse  of  from 
throe  to  6<x  weeks,  the  valves  are  opened,  and  the 
lower  set  of  pipes  brought  into  use.  The  floor  Is 
then  leveled  .and  hardeneJ,  and  other  prepara¬ 
tions  being  complofe,  another  inundation  followe. 
Every  chamber  Is  again  and  again  used,  until 
from  some  cause,  as  ihe  partition  between  two 
chambers  becoming  weak,  the  room  is  rendered 
unsafe  or  valueless." 
The  brine,  w’Uen  drawn  off.  Is  treated  as  before 
described.  Wh'-re  briny  springs  or  strata  of  rock 
salt  are  not  available,  the  eubsiance  Is  obtained 
from  the  sea.  This  jirocess  Is  very  slniple,  con¬ 
sisting  merely  In  collecting  the  w'aier  In  shallow 
pits  dug  on  shore,  and  leaving  it  to  evaporate. 
When  this  has  taken  place,  the  salt  depo.il ted  Is 
carried  away  to  sheds,  and  there  piled  In  heaps, 
to  get  rid  of  the  chloride  of  potas.slum,  which 
melt-s  find  runs  off.  The  salt  la  then  rcdlssolved 
and  nryatalll/cd. 
There  li  another  way  of  obtaining  salt  from  the 
sea,  namely,  by  a  freezing  process,  when,  on  the 
Ice  being  removed,  a  very  strong  brine  Is  left, 
from  whi’h  toe  .stit  laobtila  .-  l  by  boiling.  Eut 
such  salt  fiiipuro,  cont  lining  clUorllcs  of  alum¬ 
inum,  of  call  I'iin  and  Of  magneblum.  and  the  use 
of  It  li  therefore  apt  ti  give  scorbutic  dtifi.a.sP3. 
Beslles  Iti  value  as  an  mil  :!e  of  food,  and  for 
the  preservation  of  meat  and  tlsh.  salt  Is  an  excel¬ 
lent  manure,  wiiioh  !■*  rather  a  cnriou.s  fact,  con- 
si  itn'lng  that  It  was  a  cU’-tem  with  partljularly 
spiteful  conquerors  10  raze  cill  "s,  which  they  took 
at  very  great  CO Ji,  ti  the  ground,  ami  then  sow 
the  eaith  with  suit,  to  Insure  perpetual  desola¬ 
tion.  I  do  not  know  that  ih©  mineral  Is  appllad 
to  many  other  jnirpoics :  there  are  people  Indeed 
who  build  their  houses  of  rock  salt.,  but.  that  Is  In 
very  dry  countries,  like  Arabia,  where  there  Is 
little  fear  of  a  sudden  shower  dissolving  their 
homes. 
Salt  mines  aro  always  objects  of  curiosity  to 
strangers  visiting  th  dr  neighborhood,  since  the 
glittering  nature  of  the  walls  and  lonflug  causes 
them  to  be  capable  of  brilliant  effects.  The  mines 
of  WIellizka,  In  Polaud,  must  be  wmll  woiLli  see¬ 
ing,  some  of  the  cliambers  being  300  feet  high,  in 
our  country  the  large  mines  at  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
and  Saginaw,  Allch.,  aro  too  well  known  to  need 
description.  n.  h. 
HISTORICAL  ENIGMA. 
I  AM  composed  of  28  letter.? : 
My  6, 1, 11.  5, 7, 13,  21, 9, 12,  3,  3,  2,  6, 13, 16,  an  emi¬ 
nent  composer  of  music. 
My  6,  l-i,  23,  25,  22,  12,  S,  3,  24, 28  a  Revolutionary 
general. 
'  My  18,  2T,  8, 10,  2, 1  the  originator  of  vaccination. 
My  26, 19,  IT.  17  a  modern  writer  of  music. 
My  lo,  2,  8,  IS,  80  a  Virginia  8tal«.sman. 
My  5, 12,  3,  4, 3, 11,  9  a  great  astronomer. 
My  18, 16, 15, 10, 17, 10, 22  a  President  of  the  United 
States. 
My  6, 12, 13, 1,  6, 17, 19,  28  a  noted  abolitionist. 
My  1,  6,  S,  24, 27  a  ConfeJeratc  general. 
My  6,  7,  2, 14.  23,  2  u  German  poet. 
My  17, 16,  5, 11, 3  a  Union  general. 
My  IT,  12,  8, 14,  23, 12. 10,  28, 25  a  Me.xlcan  general. 
My  whole  should  urge  us  W  serve  God. 
Answer  In  two  weeks.  Little  One. 
HIDDEN  FRUIT. 
1.  The  cur  ran  twice  as  fast  as  the  nag. 
2.  Miig,  rap  every  lime  you  call. 
3.  If  I  go,  you  Shull  go  too. 
4.  Uand  me  the  map,  ple.ase, 
6.  Some  who  joined  the  church  err  yet. 
6.  1  c.tll  this  cheap  lumber. 
7.  Do  you  go  to  m  1  lo  case  jv/Ur  mind  7 
8.  That  siyll.ih  looking  chap,  lUc  Othoily  Is  a 
flirt. 
9.  You  would  look  well  in  a  turban.  Ana. 
10.  Dy  j'ou  know  what  number  Uyan’s  Is  7 
11.  Such  cheap  ear-rings  cannot  be  good. 
12.  Brother  Ira  is  In  Philadelphia. 
Answer  In  twowoe'.vs.  c.  s. 
-I  - 
DOUBLE  CROSS-WORD  ENIGMA. 
Mt  fli'st  Is  In  sane  but  not  In  mad. 
My  second  Is  In  trample  but  not  In  pad ; 
My  third  Is  111  well  but  not  In  sick. 
My  fourth  is  in  you  but  not  in  Dick : 
My  fifth  Is  In  hound  but  not  In  cat. 
My  sixth  Is  In  pitcher  but  not  In  bat ; 
My  seventh  is  in  skin  also  in  skull, 
Two  large  cities  {of  the  U.  8.)  form  my  whole, 
sy  .Answer  In  two  weeks.  A.  B.,  Jr. 
TRANSPOSED  AVIARY. 
1.  Oeod  fling.  2.  Big  drum  iilmn.  8.  Finger 
shlk.  4.  Hinge  latlng.  5.  GUt  rans.  6.  Og  pine. 
7.  No  calf.  8,  Slow  law.  9.  Tan  shape.  10.  Tripe 
gard.  IBOLA. 
Answer  in  two  weeks. 
- ♦  - 
PUZZLER  ANSWERS.— Aug.  19. 
Tennysonian  Enigma.—  , 
'•  8o  passed  the  ntrong  heroic  eoul  away. 
And  when  they  burled  him  the  little  port 
Had  seldom  seen  a  costlier  funeral" 
Square  yvoEC.—  labs 
aloe 
B  O  B  E 
SEEL 
Mythological  Enigma.— Pined  away  until  noth¬ 
ing  was  left  but  her  voice. 
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Notwithstanding  the  cry  of  “hard  times’' 
wliich  has  been  eclioiug  through  the  land,  the 
rural  iwpulation  seem  to  be  able  to  take  their 
paper.  It  may  not  be  known  to  many  of  you 
that  at  the  end  of  each  year  and  half-year  a 
newspaper  changes  a  large  number  of  its  sub¬ 
scribers.  Some  old  ones  discontinue  and  their 
places  are  filled  willi  new,  so  tliivt  while  the  list 
does  not  diminish  in  numbers,  the  change,?  fre¬ 
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scriptions  expired  with  the  last  number  in  Juno, 
and  of  these  every  one  has  renewf^d  but  six. 
This  is  something  unprecedented  in  the  annals 
of  a  newspaper  office,  and  is  the  most  flattering 
indication  to  the  new  management  that  their 
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make  the  Rural  still  bettor  than  it  is. 
The  Literary  Departments  w  ill  he  kept  up  to 
their  standards  of  excellence  and  morality,  while 
the  Practical  Depai'traents  will  continue  to  Vie 
miide  up  of  the  most  straightforward  common 
sense  which  can  be  obtained.  In  those  matters 
the  aim  will  not  be  to  make  them  so  scientific  that 
they  may  not  be  readily  understood  by  every 
one ;  but  it  will  bo  our  constant  endeavor  to  pub¬ 
lish  that  which  is  absolutely  correct.  Now,  all 
that  is  needed  is  for  each  subscriber  to  get  an¬ 
other  and  our  list  will  at  once  be  doubled. 
Infills  of  fj)t 
HOME  NEWS  PARAGRAPHS. 
The  series  of  races  la  the  International  Regatta 
at  Philadelphia  have  been  Inaugurated  by  a  four- 
oared  race  between  the  AUantas,  Columblas, 
Beaverwycks  and  Vespers.  The  Atlantaa  and 
Colnmblas  won  the  heals,  and  are,  accordingly, 
candidates  for  flnal  honois.  The  single-acull 
heals  were  won  by  Akerman  and  Courtney. 
Fish  or  nil  kinds  is  very  scarce  and  bring  prices 
high  In  the  New  York  markets. 
The  Kepubllc-an  (.V.  Y.)  State  Convention  have 
nominated  K.  D.  Moigan  lor  Governor  and  S.  S. 
Rogers  for  Lieut.  Governor.  Mr.  Morgan  was 
nominated  on  the  first  ballot.  The  convention 
was  held  at  Saratoga  Springs. 
Clouds  of  grasshoppers  are  flying  over  Kansas 
in  a  southerly  direction. 
The  mint  in  8an  Francisco  coined  In  July  $4,606,- 
000,  the  most  ever  done  In  a  month. 
The  remarkable  bird-track  slab  uncovered  at 
Turner’s  Falla,  Mass.,  ineaisui«s  ii8  feetsquaie, 
and  contains  eight  large  tracks  going  In  one  di¬ 
rection,  and  nine  la  another.  The  slab  will  be 
taken  to  Yale  College. 
The  new  4J^  per  cent.  Government  Loan  Is  suc¬ 
cessful. 
Heavy  lighting  Is  reported  at  a  point  north  of 
the  Black  Hills,  Losses  large  on  both  sides.  Re¬ 
sults  favorable  to  the  troops.  Report  not,  bow- 
ever,  confirmed. 
Reduction  of  coinage  at  tbe  Mints  Is  reported. 
Jos.  R.  Underwood,  ex-U.  8.  Senator  from  Ken¬ 
tucky,  is  dead. 
The  English  catalogue  at  the  Exhibition  has 
been  general l,v  commended  for  its  completeness. 
There  Is  one  omission :  fJio  huge  rats  la  tho  Mam 
Building,  which  are  supposed  to  have  been  im- 
ported  with  the  British  exhibits.  Possibly  they 
came  from  Norway ;  evidently  they  are  not  bomt- 
bred;  undoubtedly  they  xvould,  If  Introduced, 
make  tho  International  dog  show  still  livelier. 
Twenty  thousand  citizens  of  New  Jersey  cele¬ 
brated  Jersey  Day  at  tbe  Centennial. 
The  Grangers’  estimate  of  the  surplus  wheat  In 
California  this  season  is  600,000  tops. 
Later  intelligence  reports  Yates  as  having  won 
the  sluglo-^ulls,  and  the  Atlantas  ee  claiming  tha 
four-oared  championship  at  Philadelphia, 
A  grand  tournament  is  being  arranged  by  the 
young  men  of  Richmond,  Va.,  to  bo  held  at  the 
fair  grounds  next  month,  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Lee  monument  fund. 
Georgia  has  forty  cotton  mills  In  successful 
operation,  running  full  lime,  and  paying  hand¬ 
some  dividends. 
The  Blackfeet  In  Canada  give  Sitting  Bull  the 
cold  shoulder  when  he  entreats  them  to  Join  him 
In  his  xvarllke  enterprises.  M  lth  characteristic 
Insolence  he  threatens  them  with  severe  punish¬ 
ment  as  soon  as  he  has  finished  with  the  Ameri¬ 
cans.  The  Indian  subjects  of  the  Dominion  have 
always  been  treated  an  subjects  and  not  as  ene¬ 
mies  or  Independent  tribes.  It  is  hard  to  drag 
them  Into  a  war.  Our  Government  has  issued 
elaborate  instructions  to  tho  Sioux  Commission. 
It,  might,  have  added  one  clause:  Study  the  con¬ 
sistent  Indian  policy  of  the  Canadlane.. 
The  tramp  ns  a  tramp  la  a  horrible  nuisance,  but 
the  tramp  as  a  tniln-wreckcr  Is  a  devil  Incarnate. 
The  dastardly  attempt  to  wreck  an  express  train 
near  Rochester  amply  Justifies  the  stern  measures 
which  t  he  New  York  Central  Railroad  has  taken 
to  protect  its  lino.  Other  railroad  corporations 
ought  to  be  quite  as  w.ary. 
Tho  coal  combination  existing  between  the 
large  coal  producing  companies  ha.s  been  ruptured, 
and  the  article  Is  expected  to  decline  largely  in 
price. 
The  Summer  school  of  natural  history  of  the 
late  Prof.  Agassiz  on  Penlltese  Island  having  been 
abandoned,  the  property  has  reverted  to  Mr.  John 
Anderson.  He  proposes  to  make  it  his  Summer 
residence  ng.iln. 
Under  Instructions  from  the  Attorney-General, 
all  ponding  whisky  pro-secullons  are  to  be  taken 
up  .and  disposed  of  at  the  next  terms  of  courts 
having  them  in  charge.  There  are  a  number  of 
persons  under  Indictment  who  have  not  yet  been 
put  on  t  rial.  These  arc  to  be  arraigned  us  soon  as 
possible.  In  the  ca-ses  of  those  who  have  pleaded 
guiUy,  District-Attorneys  xvlll  be  Jnstructod  to 
move  for  sentence. 
The  Instructions  to  the  Sioux  Commission,  ap¬ 
pointed  under  the  recent  act  of  Congress,  relate 
the  provisions  or  t  he  act,  after  which  the  letter  of 
Instruction  calls  attention  to  tJie  fact  that  Con¬ 
gress  has  expressed  its  dotorminailon  to  appro¬ 
priate  nol.hliig  further  for  the  subsistence  of  the 
Sioux  Indians  unless  they  shall  agree. 
First,:  To  relinquish  all  right  and  claim  to  any 
country  outside  the  boiindurlcfc  of  the  permanent 
reserv.it  ion  established  by  the  treaty  of  Isas. 
.second:  To  rclliiqutsh  all  right  and  chal.n  to  so 
muchotthfllr  said  permanent'. reservation  as  lies 
west  ot  the  10.1(1  meridian  of  longitude. 
Third:  To  grant  a  right  of  way  over  the  penna- 
nent  reservation  lo  that  part  thereof  which  lies 
west  of  the  103  meridian  of  longitude,  for  wagon 
and  other  roads,  from  convenient  and  accessible 
points  on  the  Missouri  River,  not  exceeding  throe 
In  number. 
Fourth :  To  receive  all  such  supplies  .as  are  pro¬ 
vided  for  by  said  act  and  by  said  tretity  of  1869,  at 
such  points  and  places  on  their  said  reservation, 
and  111  tho  vicinity  of  the  Mlssoui'l  River,  as  the 
Pr*iSldent  may  designate. 
Fifth  :  To  ent-erlntosucbagreementor  arrange¬ 
ment  with  the  President  of  the  United  States  as 
shall  be  calculated  and  designed  to  enable  said 
Indians  to  become  self-supporting. 
The  following  order  was  sent  to  nearly  all  In¬ 
dian  agencies  by  the  Indian  Commissioner: 
Washington.  D.  C.,  Aug.  22, 1S76. 
Sm:  YnuftfO  mlviiicd  that  all  salesof  arms  or 
amraunUlOu  to  cither  whites  or  Indians  bv  parties 
holdiug  llcenso  as  Indian  tnuJers  issued  by  this 
iijiist  fc*  stojipf-d  insiNutly.  You  will  «o..ih>- 
urt  yo  ir  traders,  and  will  be  vigilant  in  wolng 
that  no  riolailon  of  tills  order  la  allowed.  If  any 
Instance  of  auch  violation  nccin-.s.  you  will  revoke 
the  license  or  me  offending  party,  and  report  the 
case  to  this  office  for  further  action. 
A  case  ot  yellow  fever  Is  reported  from  Boston, 
An  Interehtlng  and  valuable  case  of  what  Is 
called  hydrophobia  hosoccurredatSt.  Louis.  Miss 
.Mary  E.  Cruth  s  was  bitten  by  a  large  Newfound¬ 
land  dog  about  a  year  ago.  The  abra.slOM  of  the 
cuticle  was  very  slight.  Eighteen  days  after  the 
bite  the  patient  exhibited  all  the  symptoms  ot 
hydropnobla,  except  frothing  at  thenioucU,  After 
an  Illness  of  a  fortnight  she  recovered,  seeming 
to  be  entirelv  well;  but  last  week  the  attack  was 
renewed,  and  at  the  last  report  Miss  Cruthls  was 
at  the  point  of  dcatlu 
Ills  not  often  Unit  an  actor  is  .also  a  scientific 
schohir  and  an  orator.  Mr.  Henry  Edwards  of  the 
C.illiornla  Theater,  San  FrancLsco,  has  shown  him¬ 
self  lo  be  all  of  these— having  delivered,  at  the 
opening  of  the  Elevenih  Industrial  Exhlbi'lou  of 
the  .Mechanics’  Institute— at  Wade's  Opera  House 
In  that  city,  on  the  8th  Inst.— an  oration  on  “  Iron, 
and  ItsRelutlous  to  ClvHtzatlon,"  whlehL?  fraught 
with  learning,  practical  ideas  and  a  broad  appre¬ 
ciation  of  a  great  subject,  and  which  Is  expressed 
with  the  true  eloquence  of  earnestness  and  slm- 
plloity.  The  most  ringing  passages  in  the  oration 
are  those  descriptive  ot  the  multifarious  uses  ot 
Iron,  tue  sad  condiilon  which  the  world  would 
lapse  Into  v  Ithout  It.  and  the  future  that  awaits 
mankind  In  the  fui  thcr  development  or  Ks utility. 
The  main  building  of  the  Soldiers’  Orphans’ 
School  at  Phllllpsburg,  Beaver  County,  25  miles 
below  PUtsburgh,  on  the  Ohio  River,  has  been 
totally  destroyed  by  Ore.  The  loss  Is  estimated 
at  $20,000:  paitlally  insured.  The  origin  of  the 
Are  b  unknown. 
Large  tires  are  reported  In  the  woods  around 
Andover,  Mass. 
Tbe  union  or  the  two  great  branches  ot  Episco¬ 
pal  Methodism  in  the  United  States,  which  Is  fore¬ 
shadowed  In  the  address  of  the  joint  Board  of 
Comail3S' loners,  is  one  great  religious  event  of  the 
Centennial  year. 
The  steamship  Erie  has  arrived  in  New  York 
with  a  lai’ge  importation  ot  sheep  from  Euginnq 
There  were  thirty-five  Lord  Walslughara  South- 
downs,  twenty  Cotswolds  from  the  Royal  Agrl- 
cnltui-al  Collage,  twenty  Oxfords  and  fifty  Berk- 
shires.  Tho  Oxfords  and  Berkshire.?  are  tlie 
property  ot  T.  S.  Cooper,  the  Pennsylvania 
breeder,  and  the  others  are  lor  exhibition  in  Phil¬ 
adelphia. 
The  whai-ves  and  bulkheads  lii  the  neighborhood 
of  the  towers  ot  the  East  River  bridge  were 
thronged  on  Aug.  25  with  people  eager  to  witness 
the  first  passage  ol  a  human  being  from  Brooklyn 
to  New  York  by  the  new  route.  .\t  1:20  a  large 
flag,  30x20  feet,  was  hoisted  on  the  Breokljm 
tower,  and  a  few  minutes  later  another  was  dls- 
I  played  from  the  tower  upon  the  New  York  side  of 
the  river.  In  the  mean  lime  everything  was  put 
In  readlncs.8  on  the  towera  and  piers  for  the 
attempt,  and  at  1:25  Ma.ster  Mech.inlc  E.  F.  Far¬ 
rington,  the  perstm  who  was  to  make  the  trip, 
took  hts  seat  In  the  “  boatswain's  chair,"  which 
was  ro.ade  fast  to  the  “traveler  rope.’’  This 
chair  was  a  board  two  feet  long  by  ten  Inches 
wide.  It  was  hollowed  out  In  the  middle  so  as  to 
make  a  bettor  seat,  and  In  each  corner  was  a  hole 
through  w'hlch  a  half-inch  rope,  four  feet  long, 
passed  upward.  Knots  on  the  ends  of  these  four 
ropes  kept  them  from  slipping  through  the  holes, 
and  supported  the  board.  The  ropes  were  tied 
together  at  their  upper  ends,  and  were  made  fast 
to  the  “traveler  rope.”  Tlie  start  was  made 
from  Brooklyn.  Chief  AsshtantEnglneer  Martin 
standing  near  the  front  and  on  the  top  of  the 
anchorage  pier,  controlled  the  running  of  the 
engine  In  the  yard  below  by  signals  with  a  red 
flag  which  he  held  in  hts  hand.  He  regulated 
his  signals  to  the  man  in  charge  of  the  engine,  by 
those  whmh  he  received  from  the  towers  and 
New  York  anchorage,  made  hy  men  stationed  on 
them  for  the  purpose.  The  Etortlng  signal  was 
given  at  exactly  im  o’clock,  and  in  another 
second  .Mr.  Farrington  was  swinging  over  the 
tops  of  the  houses  between  the  .anchor  pier  and 
the  tower.  Hearty  cheers  wont  up  from  those 
assembled  below.  When  about  h  ilf  way  between 
the  anchor  pier  and  the  Brooklyn  tower,  Mr. 
Farrington  raised  himself  from  a  slf.ilng  to  a 
standing  position  In  the  chair,  and  taking  off  his 
hat  waved  It  to  the  people  who  were  cheering 
him.  The  first  pari  of  hts  Journey  took  three  and 
one-half  minutes,  and  was  concludod  amid  the 
enthusiastic  chcors  of  all  beholders.  Its  success¬ 
ful  termination  wa-s  announced  by  the  firing  of  a 
gun  on  the  New  York  bulkhead.  Jlr.  F.irrlngton 
was  received  ution  tho  tower  with  congratulations 
and  expressions  of  admlnttlon.  The  workmen 
moved  the  chair  over  to  the  river  front  ot  the 
tower,  and  when  It  was  again  In  readiness  Mr. 
Farrington  embarked  once  more,  and  amid  the 
good  wishes  and  hand-dapping  of  those  on  the 
tower,  he  was  launched  Into  the  space  between 
the  piers  over  the  river.  His  appearance  was  the 
signal  for  everything  lo  the  shape  of  a  steamboat 
to  make  all  the  nome  In  Its  power.  The  shrieks 
ot  the  whistles  and  shouts  of  the  spectators  were 
deafening  even  to  persons  at  the  great  lilghtof 
the  .summits  of  the  towers,  and  .Mr.  Farrington 
waved  his  hat  again  and  again  In  reply  to  them. 
The  trip  between  tbe  towers  occupied  sU  and 
one-half  minutes,  and  tho  receptlo.i  ot  the  cour¬ 
ageous  traveler  upon  tho  New  York  tower  was 
more  enthusiastic.  If  possible,  than  on  the  Brook¬ 
lyn  tower,  while  the  people  upon  the  wharves 
Joined  In  the  vociferous  welcoming.  In  a  few 
seconds  the  third  stage  of  the  Journey  (from  the 
New  York  tower  to  the  anchor  pier)  was  begun. 
I’hls  occupied  about  tho  same  time  as  the  first 
stage,  and  was  equally  sucoesstuu  Although  it 
wua  pracucally  certain  that  the  rope  would  sup¬ 
port  a  much  greater  sirfiin,  as  It  must,  or  It 
would  be  uaeleas,  It  was  necivssary  that  some  one 
should  go  out  on  lU  and  tho  master  mechanic 
thought  It  b(«t  that  he  should  prove  himself 
wllimg  to  do  a  thing  whlcli  he  will  soon  call  upon 
his  men  to  do.  His  trip  gives  courage  to  tho  men,' 
proving  to  them  that  it  is  without  any  real 
danger. 
A  quantity  of  trees  and  ferns  were  sold  at  auc¬ 
tion,  recently,  by  Young  &  Elliott,  N.  Y".  About 
s.oou  plants  from  Dallas  Bros.,  Bridgeport,  Conn., 
brought  fair  prices.  A  large  Adlantum  Parley- 
ense  sold  for  $27,  and  a  Latanla  Borhoulca,  14  feet 
high,  for  $56. 
The  heaviest  rain  known  In  Wheeling,  'W.  Va., 
for  several  years,  fell  on  the  night  of  Aug.  24. 
The  houses  on  MalnSU  were  flooded,  causing  an 
Immense  amount  of  damage  to  merchandise  In 
cellars.  Bildgas  In  the  souebern  part  ot  the  city 
were  carried  away  and  many  corn  Ilelds  seriously 
damaged. 
Eight  hundred  ounces  of  gold  dust  arrived  In 
Cheyenne,  Aug.  25,  from  the  Black  Hills.  A  solid 
piece  of  quartz  was  consigned  to  the  Paciflc  coast 
for  exhibl'  lon.  It  brlsUes  all  over  wllb  pure  gold. 
The  piece  weighs  about  25  pounds  and  It  Is  esti- 
malee  contains  tluo  In  gold.  This  1 1  from  the 
Alpha  mines.  The  telegraph  line,  which  has 
been  making  slow  progress,  oivlng  w  the  absence 
at  an  escort  tor  the  working  parries,  la  now 
making  headway.  All  the  polos  are  set  to  Hot 
creek,  60  miles  beyond  Laramie,  and  the  work  of 
stringing  the  wire  has  begun.  The  flr.st  commu¬ 
nication  over  it  was  sent  on  the  night  ot  Aug.  24 
from  Platte  River.  The  Black  mils  Pioneer,  pub¬ 
lished  at  Deadwood,  gives  very  encouraging  news 
In  regard  to  the  gold  prospects  in  and  about  the 
Black  Hills. 
-- 
FOREIGN  NOTES. 
Intelligence  received  from  Belgrade  announces 
that  the  war  party  have  Anally  obtained  the  as¬ 
cendancy.  Beslles  dispatching  Ool.  Montverde 
to  Belgrade,  urging  the  continuance  ol  the  war, 
Gen-  Tohernayeff  sent  Prlnoc  Milan  dispatches, 
undertaking  to  regain  lost  positions,  to  drive  the 
Turks  completely  out  of  Sorvla  and  to  carry  the 
war  Into  Turkish  territory.  He  also  formally  pro¬ 
tested  against  Prince  Milanii  pacldc  leanings. 
Tbe  Servian  mlriLters  supporting  Gen.  Tchernay- 
eff,  the  Prince  at  length  ylilded  and  ordered  the 
hostilities  to  continue  Both  parties  claim  victor¬ 
ies  belore  Aiexlnatz. 
The  King  ot  Dahomey  again  threatens  to  kill 
all  the  English  la  ills  kingdom. 
It  Is  said  the  Prlnco  Impel  1  il  of  Austria  will 
make  a  two  years’  vlilt  to  thlv  country. 
It  Is  officially  announced  that  the  Servian  troops 
under  Gen.  Horvatovlch  recaptured  Gurgusovatz 
and  occupied  Treslbaba  on  Aug.  23d. 
