firing  station  vrltli  his  staff  many  friends 
forward  to  congratulate  him  and  them  ti 
success  of  their  labors. 
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ORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
SEPT. 
ing  the  marks  of  us^e,  others  polished  to  the 
brightness  of  new  silver,  form  quite  handsome 
ornaments  for  the  tall  “chlst  o’  drawers.”  On 
the  opposite  side  of  the  tlre-pluco  Is  the  cupboard 
used  for  dlshe-S,  some  of  which  .are  displayed  on 
the  table.  Suspended  half  across  the  fire-place 
was  what  I  took  to  be  the  real  V.'j.iikee  doughnuts, 
but  closer  inspection  proved  them  apples  dried 
whole,  with  the  core  removed.  .Strings  of  sliced 
apples  and  pumpkin,  mingled  with  every  “  yarb” 
you  could  mention  In  use  at  that  time,  ornament¬ 
ed  the  celling.  There  is  more  to  tell  you,  but  will 
wait  till  next  time.  C.  Estelle  Peirce. 
Aquadale. 
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LETTEE8  FEOM  BOYS  AND  GIELS. 
From  a  New  Source. 
Dear  Rckal;— I  have  Just  been  reading  the 
letters  from  the  hoys  and  girls,  and  not  seeing 
any  from  Now  .Market,  I  thought  I  would  try  and 
see  what  I  could  do.  1  have  atUimpted  several 
times  before,  but  tbls  Is  the  first  time  1  have  suc¬ 
ceeded.  I  am  boarding  at  New  Market,  and  we 
think  of  staying  here  untu  October.  I  am  very 
fond  of  llowcrs,  and  wish  the  Cousins  would  write 
more  about,  them.  Wc  go  to  the  woods  very  often 
to  gather  ferns  or  grasses,  and  often  I  find 
many  pretty  wild  Ilowers  which  I  would  like  to 
learn  the  names  of.  l  am  thirteen.  During  the 
winter  l  reside  In  Brooklyn,  L.  1.,  and  also  attend 
school  there.  Hoping  you  will  receive  me  as  a 
Cousin  and  print  my  first  letter,  I  wlU  close.— 
Floy,  Nero  Market,  ,V.  j. 
POBUSHEE’S  NOTICES. 
TO  SDBSCEIBEES  AND  AGENTS. 
The  following  is  a  graduated  scale  of  prices 
for  small  clubs  according  to  the  reduced  rates  of 
subscription  for  the  Edbal  New-Yorkeb.  This 
is  done  for  the  benefit  of  the  smaU  clubs  in 
thinly-populated  districts.  Let  each  subscriber 
add  two  or  three  names  to  his  own  and  remit  for 
all  at  one  time. 
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Price. 
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Olube. 
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Jlrius  of  t|f  Mffh, 
HELL  GATE  EXPLOSION. 
Don’t  Like  It. 
Dear  Editor  .Jok  Steklk  wants  the  Cousins 
to  tell  him  what  they  think  of  the  pretty  parlor 
amasemimt,  In  Rural,  Sept.  9.  1  for  one  donT 
like  It,  heaauso  I  think  It  comes  too  near  swind¬ 
ling  and  cheating.  My  father  says  It  isn't  right 
to  take  money  without  giving  something  or  doing 
something  for  it,— “  vuW  1»’0  vwo,"  he  calLs  it,— 
unless  .somebody  gives  It  t/>  you  right  out  aa  a 
present.  1  sliould  think  any  boy  that  would  Lake 
five  cent.?  In  such  a  way  would  fool  mean  when  he 
came  to  think  about  It.  Tt  Is  JiLSt  like  grab  bags 
and  lotteries  at  fairs,  only  maybe  worse— for  you 
wouldn’t  do  It  If  you  dldnT  think  the  chances  were 
all  on  your  side.  I  would  as  sOOJ)  pilch  pennies 
for  keeps  .as  to  do  It.  And  don’t  you  think,  Mr. 
Editor,  that  a  boy  who  begins  In  this  way  Is  In 
danger  Of  being  a  gambler  when  he  grows  up  7— 
Ben. 
[We  think  Ben  Is  right.  If  a  boy  tries  to  be 
fair  and  honest,  he  will  get  good  habits.  Money 
that  is  gained  In  dishonest  or  underhand  ways  is 
often  a  curse  to  Its  possessor.- Ed.j 
ILLUSTEATED  EEBUS. 
£2r~  Answer  In  two  weeks. 
MISCELLANEOUS  ENIGMA. 
I  AM  composed  of  17  letters  : 
My  10, 11,  7,  5  Is  used  In  printing. 
My  12, 13,  9, 16, 10, 13, 14  a  liver  of  New  Jersey. 
My  3,  2, 16, 10,  ft,  12, 15  an  arUficlal  well. 
NIy  6,  2, 1.  4  a  young  girl’s  title. 
My  10, 3, 9, 12, 13  the  Latin  lor  earth. 
My  8, 17,  s,  13,  7,  6  Is  to  get  away. 
My  whole  Is  the  motto  of  a  Southern  State. 
Answer  In  two  weeks.  Isola. 
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CENTEAL  PUZZLE, 
1.  A  NUMBER.  2.  Sorrow.  3.  Quickness.  4.  A 
sweetmeat.  5.  A  weight.  6.  To  forsake.  Words 
of  five  letters.  The  centrals  form  a  large  city  of 
Europe. 
csr  Answer  In  two  weeks.  Berbix. 
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PUZZLES  ANSWEES.-Sept.  16. 
BreLiOAL  Enigma. — “  Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart, 
for  tliey  shall  see  God.”  i 
CRO.SS-WORD  Enigma.— Bible.  I 
Id  The  work  at  Hallet’s  Point  was  consummated 
a  on  Sunday  the  24th  Inst  at  2:50  P.  M.  At  the  ap- 
—  pointed  moment  the  mine  was  fired.  An  immooBe 
u  umber  of  persons  thronged  every  available 
point  of  observaOon,  The  calculations  of  Ocn. 
Newton  proved  correct,  and  the  explosion  caasi;d 
18  no  loss  of  life  or  property.  There  was  no  tidal 
)r  wave,  and  only  a  slight  disturbance  of  tlie  utinos- 
T  phcrc.  The  vlhratlon  of  tlie  earth,  though  very 
1-  generally  felt  throughout  the  vicinity,  was  not 
it  suificlent  even  to  excite  alarm.  The  water,  rocks 
g  and  planking  Uirown  into  the  air  by  tho  cxplosloo 
_  fell  vertically  again  into  the  river,  and  the  local 
a  disturbance  of  the  surrounding  water  quickly 
C  subsided.  The  prominence  which  had  been  given 
e  to  the  posslblliiiea  ot  danger  led  to  a  very  general 
8  adoption  of  Gen.  Newton’s  suggestions.  The  wlu- 
u  dows  or  buildings  were  lelt  open  throughout  the 
e  upper  part  of  Manhattan  Island  and  on  Long 
5  Island  near  Hallett’s  Point,  and  many  persons, 
.  even  at.  a  considerable  distance  from  the  scene, 
3  remained  In  tho  streets  or  parks  for  safety.  The 
-  explo.slon  la  asserted  to  have  been  entirely  suo 
ces-sful  In  breaking  up  the  reef,  and  the  depth  of 
3  water  near  the  sliore  Is  already  much  Increased. 
At  2:20  p.  M.,  half  an  hour  before  the  blast,  a 
3  gun  was  fired  from  tho  Government  scow,  to  give 
notice  to  all.  Vessels  had  ceased  to  pas-s  iiio 
.  Point  about  1:30,  the  Pleasant  Valley  being  tho 
lost  to  go  by,  as  she  sloamod  up  the  river  to  her 
iwsltlon,  just  a  UtUe  above  the  firing  point.  Ten 
minutes  before  the  explosion  anotiier  gun  sounded 
Its  warning,  and  at  the  same  time  Mrs.  Gen. 
Newton  arrived  at  the  firing  point,  accompanied 
b.^  a  nurse  who  carried  In  her  aroLS  mtle  Mary 
Newton,  two  years  and  four  moniba  old— a  pretty 
little  child  with  blue  eyes,  fair  skin,  and  light 
oiirly  hair,  Tho  baby-girl  looked  around  upon  all 
with  perfect  self-possession,  while  the  party 
passed  Into  tho  shed — wlilch  was  constructed 
without  sides,  that  the  view  might  not  be  ob¬ 
structed— and  took  their  places.  Two  or  ihi-ee 
minutes  later  Gen.  Newton  came  from  the  bomb¬ 
proof  with  Gen.  Abbot,  Capt.  Mercur,  Mr.  Strled- 
Inger  and  others.  The  oDfleers  and  civilians 
stood  outtirte  the  shed  and  close  at  hand,  while 
Gen.  Newton  frequently  consulted  Uls  watch  as 
he  talked  In  a  pleasant  way  with  Mrs.  Newton 
and  his  staff.  Not  a  lino  In  his  face  betrayed  the 
slightest  anxiety.  Twice  he  turned  to  Ids  little 
daughtor,  whom  the  nuroe  lield  in  her  arms, 
patted  her  cheek  and  taking  her  hand  In  his, 
touched  with  It  the  keys  which  was  to  give  the 
finishing  stroke  to  the  great  mine.  As  he  did  tills 
the  eye  Involuntarily  turned  to  the  mine,  but  the 
batrory  plates  were  still  out  of  the  acids  and 
consequently  the  touch  was  harmless. 
After  looking  at  hts  watch  again,  he  said, 
“Como  my  lluJe  girl,”  and  lifting  her  from  the 
nurse’s  arms  stood  her  by  the  side  of  the  keyboard 
upon  a  box  placed  there  for  the  purpose.  Once  , 
more  he  took  the  child’s  hand  and  held  it  with  his 
light  hand  Immediately  over  the  key,  the  specta-  i 
tors  looking  on  in  breathless  suspense,  mingled  j 
with  a  reeling  of  awe,  at  the  thought  of  what  that  i 
little  hand  would  .soon  accomplish.  Gon.  Newton  \ 
stood  wltli  his  open  watch  In  his  left  hand  and  : 
hl8  child's  hand  In  his  own.  Silently  he  watched 
the  seconds  pass.  At  length  lie  shut  his  watch  i 
and  returned  it  to  his  pocket,  said  something  to  t 
Mre.  Newton,  which  was  Inaudible  to  persons  c 
outfilde  of  the  UtUe  shed,  and  pressed  the  Utile  e 
hand  of  his  child  upon  the  key.  j. 
Tlie  result  was  Just  what  he  had  confidently  c 
asserted  weeks  ago  that  it  would  be,  A  column  s 
of  water  was  seen  to  shoot  up  to  the  hlght  appar¬ 
ently  of  75  or  5(1  feet,  carrying  a  part  of  that  dls-  e 
tance  a  few  stones  of  small  size  and  several  por-  t 
tlons  or  sections  of  the  coffer  dam.  The  report  s 
followed  instantly,  and,  at  the  firing  station,  was  h 
not  so  loud  as  that  caused  by  the  discharge  of  two  e 
or  three  pieces  of  ordnance,  while  the  Jar  was  no 
greator  than  that  felt  from  such  a  discharge  at  li 
the  distance,  say,  of  mo  feet.  The  commotion  of  ir 
the  ivuter  was  great  for  a  few  minutes,  and  the  d 
earib  of  wlilch  the  coffer  dam  was  partially  com-  h 
posed  ma<le  it  very  muddy,  while  pieces  of  timber  gi 
and  boards  were  thrown  over  and  over  tin  I  Us  siw-  U 
face  in  such  a  manner  as  to  show  how  greatly  the  b; 
element  was  stirred.  More  than  oO.noo  pounds  of  tt 
powerful  explaslves  had  been  fired.  As  soon  as  w 
possible  Gen.  Newton  boarded  the  launch,  leaving 
Mrs.  Newton  to  follow  on  the  Star,  and  started  fc 
lor  the  scene  of  his  triumph.  Before  he  left  the  U 
i  Qf  The  Auburn,  .Me.,  shoe  factories  are  running  on 
full  time,  and  to  the  extent  of  their  capacity. 
hi8  Orders  arc  coming  in  faster  than  they  can  be  filled, 
jjj  The  Bhlpmento  the  past  week  have  been  1,877 
cases. 
tier  A  dispatch  from  Los  A  ngeles  narrates  a  terrible 
for  s'UTcrlng  on  the  Colorado  de.sert.  Henry 
Smith  from  St.  I/iuls,  with  one  companion  and  a 
pack  train  left  Vuma  for  l/os  Angeles  and  wan- 
j —  dered  four  days  In  l,ho  ilcscrt  wlt.hout  walA?r. 
I.  Smith  opened  a  vein  In  his  arm  and  drunk  Ills  own 
20  blood  which  clotted  In  his  throat.  Ho  then  cut 
Q,  Ills  windpipe  to  remove  It,  and  died  In  a  few  hours. 
gQ  Ills  eomiianlon  reached  tho  station  In  the  last 
stagi.iH  of  exhaustion. 
QQ  It  is  certain  that  negotlatlon.s  are  pending  for  a 
I  new  treaty  with  Great  Britain,  which  will  be 
chiefly  dovotort  to  extradition,  it  Is  undenstood 
Dial  the  liiitl.ii  stops  have  been  taken  by  Great 
Brituiu.  I(.  Is  safe  to  say  that  In  any  new  treaty 
which  may  he  submitted.  Great  Britain  will  be 
bound  to  place  I'nltod  States  officials  upon  the 
same  footing  with  lier  own.  This  has  not  been 
the  ease  under  the  treaty  which  Is  now  abau- 
donod. 
Tho  wheat  export  movement  at  San  Francisco 
Rtnne  the  opening  of  the  season  has  been  quite 
lively.  There  were  tsventy  cargoes  of  wheat  and 
one  of  floui  cleared  for  Europe  In  July,  and 
twenty-eight  cargoes  of  wheal  for  tho  same  dav 
Itnatlon  In  August. 
Tho  Rtoain.  hip  Rebecca  Clyde,  which  is  now 
ashore,  salted  from  Wilmington,  N.  C.,  loaded  with 
na  Vitl  bl/ircs  and  cotton.  She  became  disabled  Off 
Gcracokc  inlet,  2o  miles  soul.b  of  Ihattoras,  on 
Sunday  morning  about  7  o’clock,  frotn  tho  roiling 
Of  Hie  dock  load  which  broke  the  steering  geer, 
the  hishliigsol  the  deck  loud  becoming  enta  ngled 
In  the  propeller.  She  heoamo  a  total  wreck  and 
more  than  half  the  crew  were  saved. 
Two-thmis  or  i.he  willow  for  the  manufacture  of 
wlllow.ware  In  this  country  is  imported  from 
Europe  at  a  roar  of  $.-.,000,000,  Tho  cuJllvtitlon  of 
Mu*  willow  Is  contemplated  by  some  Americans, 
they  thinking  that  by  cultlvuUng  superior  grades 
of  tho  basket  willow  they  can  mako  a  profit  per 
acre  of  $I50.  A  manufacturer  asserts  that  fully 
5,000  articles  urc  constructed  from  willow  suoota- 
chairs,  sofas,  and  baskets  being  tho  most  com¬ 
mon. 
TheTrlbuno  says:  tho  managers  of  the  New 
York  State  Fair  lost  money  Hus  year,  and  men 
who  bought  the  privelego  of  selling  certain  arti¬ 
cles  were  not  repaid  for  i  heir  ventures.  The  chief 
cause  of  the  loss  was  the  placing  of  i  iio  admission 
'ee  at  so  cents.  Hundreds  of  farmci’s  who  had 
come  with  ihelr  team.s  many  miles,  refused  to  pay 
ho  price  demundod  and  returned  home.  On  the 
reduced  to  25  cents,  butthl.s 
ictloTn’rr-  too  Into  to  be  of  much  benefit.  Wc  are 
ncllncd  to  think  however,  that  tUo  two  real 
jauses  were  the  Centennial  and  t  he  bad  weather, 
ind  not  the  luleo  of  adml.ssloii. 
An  Immense  Iron  pavilion  will  soon  be  erected 
n  Boston,  in  which  lo  liold  tho  revival  meetings 
If  .Messrs.  Moody  and  Saukey  during  their  ap- 
iroachlng  visit,  to  the  city. 
TUe  people  of  sutrenis.  N.  V,,  witnessed  ary-  ' 
aaSkable  gulden  wedding  several  days  ago. 
ames  SulTern.  ^vho  was  married  to  .Marla  Winter  ' 
n  Sept.  9, 1S26,  by  the  Rev.  Jefferson  Wynkoop,  ' 
ras  remarried  by  the  samo  clergyman  on  the  ' 
fUeth  anniversary,  Sept.  9,  1876.  The  brides- 
mid  and  groomsman  of  J.ft26  also  were  present 
nd  servwl. 
A  Herkimer  County  tailor  ivho  storted  out  to 
0  fishing  In  I8ia  got  back  ono  day  last  week ;  but  c 
e  didn't  bring  home  any  fish.  f 
The  sidewalks  lu  front  of  the  leading  stores  In 
ilsclty  are  blocked  up  with  merchandise  await  i 
>g  shipment.,  ivlilch  aff()rd.s  evldeucc  that  New  s 
ork  Is  still  Hio  great  Jobbing  ceulro  of  the  couii-  t 
■y.  The  neai-by  t.rade  has  also  begun  to  show 
an  p  toms  of  imprt  ivement.  C 
A  lot  ol  Caiiadlan-hred  horses  recently  sold  to  S 
’eat  advanmge  in  Enghmd.  They  w<-re  shipped  K 
Oui  this  (Jlty  In  ,a  steamship  having  a  patent  o 
iparaius  which  econorn lice  room  on  shipboard,  p 
Id  onsuresthesafetyof  the  animals.  Thcfrelght  n 
a,s  $50  a  head,  ’fbe  unlmal.s  were  all  warreuted  si 
drive  or  ride.  ’I’he  average  jirlco  in  Canada 
as  1126,  and  the  average  selling  price  i’275.  o 
Lucy  Manks,  the  murderess,  Is  working  out  her  S 
le  of  defence.  I'lie  Lowell,  .Mass.,  Courrier  says  e: 
e  “held  her  head  bowed  down  while  In  the  ti 
urt  room,  and  seemed  much  dispirited.”  and  c( 
erybody  who  sa  w  the  young  w'oman  hold  her  ai 
ad  down  and  look  bluo,  concluded  she  w'as  L 
izy,  and  about  two  years  from  now  she  may  be 
shooting  another  man.  ti 
As  Goldsmith  .Maid  had  alremly  done  the  swlfte  sc 
est  trotting  on  record,  the  attempt  to  force  her  Q 
this  year  to  faster  time  scarcely  deserved  success. 
She  has  attained  an  age  that  would  fairly  entitle  sc 
her  to  rast  upon  her  laurels.  Does  Mr.  Bergh  at 
ever  go  on  the  trotting  track  7  th 
The  readiness  ivirh  which  bhls  are  raada  at  the  Oi 
large  trade  sales  In  this  city  has  been  already  re-  w 
marked  as  Indicating  a  recovery  troni  business  th 
deprasslou.  This  was  HiriUer  lUastraii-d  in  Uic  he 
last  auction  sales  ot  carpets  and  hosiery,  at  which  or 
good  pric(:.s  were  easily  obLaliied.  of  lai.e  there  at 
has  been  hardly  wind  enough  to  blow  that  straw 
by  Which  the  direction  Is  Indicated.  Thereseems  to 
to  he  hope  that  merchants  can  now  raise  the  At 
wind.  ■  J 
Another  periodical  proposition  has  been  made  Uc 
for  the  reorganization  of  the  Erie  Railway.  This  i 
time  It  Is  a  call  upon  bond  and  stockholders  for  a  Fr 
a  per  cent,  contribution.  Don’t  you  wish  you  may 
e  get  It? 
Duncan,  Sherman  &  Co„  tho  bankers,  who  fulled 
sometime  since,  have  applied  for  a  discharge.  Do 
they  want  more  widows’  and  orjihans’  money  with 
which  to  pay  personal  expenses  of  fi5O,009  per 
^  year  ? 
A  train  on  the  Utah  Road  wa.s  boarded  by 
ma.skod  men  and  the  express  sate  was  robbed  of 
;  $15,000. 
'  Robert  Barnwell  Rhett,  8r.,  died  lu  SU  James 
^  Pari.sh,  La.,  recently,  at  tho  age  of  seventy-five. 
,  A  recent  count  of  Red  Cloud  Agency  shows  only 
4,900  Indians,  where  there  should  he  13,000,  Other 
agencies  show  similar  figures.  Gone  to  meet  Sit¬ 
ting  Bull, 
The  Bankers’  Convention  will  meet  on  Oct.  3  In 
Philadelphia  to  complete  tho  organization  or  the 
American  Bankers’  Association.  Ex-.Secretary 
Hugh  McCulloch  will  be  one  of  tho  lions  of  tho  oc¬ 
casion. 
'I’ho  old  .South  Church,  Boston,  ha.sbeen  sold  for 
$400, (KtO.  It  win  he  used  as  a  museum. 
It  is  estimated  by  Treasury  officials  that  the 
National  Banka  will  replace  at  least  seventy-five 
of  the  one  hundred  millions  of  six  and  five  per 
cent,  bonds,  held  as  security  for  their  circulation, 
with  four  and  a-half  per  cent,  bonds.  Tho  de¬ 
mand  for  the  new  bonds  is  Increasing  dally,  the 
desire  being  to  poasess  thorn  before  the  premium 
increases. 
It  costs  two  cento  to  bring  a  bushel  of  wheat 
from  tho  lakes  to  this  city. 
On  Friday  the  isi,  3000  Connecticut  troops  and 
their  friends  went  over  the  Pennsylvania  Ratlrond 
to  tho  Centonnlal,  On  Tuesday  tho  lightning 
express  from  Plttoburg  to  Piilhidclphla  had  loi 
cars  drawn  by  cloven  engines  Inasmany  sectlous. 
The  cars  contained  6010  pa-ssengers.  The  entire 
train  run  through  a  distance  of  35.5  miles  In  ten 
hours,  making  only  two  stops— on  schedule  time. 
This  feat  has  not  a  parrallel  In  tho  history  of  rail¬ 
roading.  On  Wedne.vlay  this  road  carried  I0,0i0 
passengers  out  of  the  Jersey  City  deptit  between 
7:80  and  10:30  A.  M.,  to  the  Centennial.  On  Thurs¬ 
day  24,060  passengers,  occupying  40i  eaiw,  were 
carried  by  this  line  from  New  York  to  Philadel¬ 
phia.  On  Monday  the  New  York,  New  Haven  and 
Hartford  Railroads  gave  the  Pennsi’lvanla  Rail- 
road  ninety-nine  car  loads,  or  5.394  paasengers 
During  1.110  w'eek  22,000  visitors  from  Connecticut 
alone  went  over  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  to 
Philadelphia  and  return.  To  carry  these  sixty 
trains  were  run  dally  each  way,  many  of  them 
running  tlirough  without  a  stop  in  two  and  a 
quarter  hours.  The  same  number  will  be  run  t  his 
week  for  the  accommodation  of  the  visitors  from 
JIass.,  and  the  East. 
As  far  as  a.scertalned,  the  losses  by  the  late  fires 
on  Frctlericd  and  Baltimore  streets,  Baltimore, 
Md.,  will  foot  up  a  little  short  ot  three  hundred 
thousand  dollars. 
A  strange  and  fatal  disease  has  broken  out 
among  tho  cattle  In  Wayne  Comity,  Pa.,  causing 
much  alarm.  The  cattle  arc  Infested  by  a  singu¬ 
lar  lick  whlcli  bores  deep  Into  ihc  fiesh  ot  the 
creature.  Infiammafion  sets  In,  and  death  follows 
In  a  few  hours.  Some  thirty  head  have  died  at 
Hawley. 
The  rifle  teams  who  participated  in  the  Inter¬ 
national  contest,  with  the  exeepuon  of  the  Cana¬ 
dian  team,  who  have  returned  home,  had  an  in¬ 
formal  reception  In  Uio  Judges’  parillon  on  the 
Centennial  grounds  Sept.  23.  President  Grant, 
Secretary  Fish,  colonel  Sanford,  of  the  British 
Commission,  and  George  W.  Childs,  of  Philadel¬ 
phia,  were  present.  The  rlllemen  were  Introduced 
to  the  President  by  General  Hawley, 
FOEEIGN  NOTES. 
The  Princess  Constance  Bonaparte,  daughter 
of  Luclen,  Prince  of  Canlno,  and  a  nun  of  the 
Sacred  Heart,  h.ts  Just  died  at  Rome. 
Within  three  months  cholera  has  carried  off 
nearly  twelve  thousand  jteople  In  the  city  and 
suburbs  of  Damascus.  Alost  of  tho  victims  have 
been  .Mohammedans. 
Windsor  Castle  was  struck  by  a  thunderbolt 
during  a  thunder-storm  unaccompanied  by  rain, 
Sept.  7,  and  a  portion  of  the  stone  parapet  was 
Knocked  off.  As  the  thunderbolt  burst  It  threw 
out  a  shower  ot  sparks,  and  resembled  a  shell  ex¬ 
ploding.  There  was  great  fear  shown  by  the  In¬ 
mates  of  the  castle  for  some  time  alter  the  explo¬ 
sion, 
A  Spanish  capitalist  advocates  the  connection 
of  Africa  and  Europe  by  a  tunnel  under  the 
Straits  of  Gibraltar.  He  desires  to  obtain  for  the 
enterprise  *20,{»o,ooo,  aud  says  that,  with  this 
tunnel  and  the  one  betM’een  Calais  and  Dover 
completed,  the  railroad  companies  might  .soon  be 
advertising  that  they  would  take  pa.ssenger8  from 
London  to  Calcutta  “  without  cUange  of  cars." 
The  Correspondencla  states  that  Dorregaray, 
1  the  Carllst  leader,  will  shortly  come  lo  .Madrid  to 
solicit  pai-don  and  recognize  King  .LItonso.  Ex- 
Queen  Isabella  is  expected  in  Madrid  soon. 
A  fine  lot  of  Canadian-bred  hortee  were  recently 
sold  to  great  advantage  lu  England  where  they 
are  reckoned  better  suited  to  the  market  t.hgn 
those  of  Kentucky,  They  were  shipped  on  the 
Oulon  Line  of  this  city,  in  a  patent  apparatus 
which  economizes  room  on  shlpboanl,  and  ensures 
the  safety  of  the  animals.  The  cost  was  ^30  a 
head.  The  animals  were  all  warranted  to  drive 
or  ride.  TUe  avei’agc  price  la  Canada  was  $125, 
and  the  average  selling  price  $275. 
I’he  Geographical  Congre.s3  at  Brus.sel3  decided 
to  form  an  lutemutlonal  as-soelatlon  for  exploring 
Africa  and  suppressing  slavery, 
Russia  has  abolished  the  separate  administra¬ 
tion  for  Roland. 
A  writer  In  the  International  Review  says  a 
Frenchman,  Jean  Gautherln,  once  an  Illiterate 
