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LETTERS  FROM  BOYS  AND  GIRLS, 
Comicalities  from  Our  Poet. 
I  SAW  two  women  in  the  street , 
■VValkinff,  walkiuK , 
I  saw  two  women  in  the.  street, 
Talkinir.  talking : 
One  was  all  riblKins  and  bows, 
And  the  otlmr  was  in  her  old  elothes. 
Says  the  one  in  red  to  the  one  in  brown, 
“  I'eggy,  I’eggy ! 
Why  do  you  wear  sue.h  ii  horrid  old  gown  ? 
I’eggv.rcggy!” 
“  I’ve  another  for  Sunday,"  Brownie  said, 
“  But  why  ilo  i<oa  dress  in  your  ribbons  so  red 
‘‘  Do  you  supiiose,"  answered  she,  with  a  toss, 
“  Hpoimey,  Spooney  ! 
That  for  line  clothes  I'm  e'er  at  ii  loss, 
Spooney,  Si>Ooney  ! 
Your  jtenetraUon  must  he  very  small. 
If  1  couldn’t  dress  better,  I'd  not,  ilrens  at  all 
c.  u  c. 
Of  Course  He  Willi 
Mr.  EniTOR 1  will  endnuTor  lo  write  to  the 
Cousins.  I  have  never  read  tho  Kcrai,  before 
tills  year,  and  I  am  very  much  pleased  with  It.  1 
always  read  the  boj's’utid  girls’ letters  (Irst.,  and 
I  think  they  are  splehdht  1  agree  with  Gtphy 
Bku.k  In  regard  to  piecing  (pilius.  I  pieced  one 
when  I  was  quite  small,  u  iul  mamma  used  to  say 
It  w'iis  good  to  keep  little  girls  out  of  rntsehlef.  1 
am  iltU'cn  years  old,  and  have  dark  hair  and  eyes, 
but  I  will  not  JLitlor  myself,  as  did  Uoit  Kov,  tiy 
s.xylng  I  am  what  the  girls  would  call  rather  good 
looking.  I  should  think  Yocnu  I'oet  might  favor 
us  with  some  of  hts  poetry.  1  like  Towers,  and  it 
always  makes  me  feel  sad  lo  have  .lack  Frost 
come,  he  Is  so  de.si  ructivc.  And  now,  dear  Uncle 
Tkce,  I  hope  you  will  receive  mo  as  a  Cousin  and 
print  my  llrst  lelter,  .and  oblige— M iss  Low. 
More  About  Quilts. 
Dear  Uncle:— With  your  permission  I  would 
like  to  say  a  few  words  in  regard  to  piecing  quilts. 
In  the  nr, St  pl.ace,  1  would  ask  Yorso  Editor  If  he 
ever  piece.d  a  quilt?  and  ff  not,  how  he  comes  to 
know  so  much  about  It?  He  says,  In  his  letter, 
“  Girls,  I  will  give  you  my  opinion,  and  notchargo 
one  cent."  I,  for  one,  don’t  think  It  Is  trorih  a 
cent.  Perhaps  he  w'lll  not  be  quite  so  conndent 
that  the  boj^s  ran  "hold  their  own”  with  the 
girls  so  ea.slly  when  he  sees  all  the  letters  that 
disagree  wit  h  his.  I  notice  a  good  many  of  the 
“belles”  arc  against  him.— May  Belle  E. 
An  Economist. 
Dear  IleuAi.  cousins:— As  my  brother  Is  going 
to  write  to  you  1 1, bought  I  would  write  too ;  then 
we  could  send  thorn  both  together  and  save  throe 
cents.  Maybe  you  think  l  urn  stingy,  but  1  am 
not.  I  believe  In  taking  care  or  the  pennle.s  and 
the  dolLars  will  take  care  oi  ihemsolvcs.  I  am  a 
farmer’s  girl  and  like  to  live  on  a  farm.  I  go  to 
school  winters  and  study  Geography,  Grammar, 
History,  Analysis,  Arltbrnetlc  and  Composition. 
This  is  tlie  first  l  have  written  for  the  Rural,  l 
guess  1  will  go  to  the  c:critennlal.— A  Farmer’s 
Girl,  John^totim.  .V. 
An  Acquistfion. 
Mr.  Editor:— I  have  never  written  to  the  Ru¬ 
ral  before,  so  I  thought  I  would  write.  1  am  a 
boy  and  live  on  a  farm.  Father  has  taken  the 
Rural  ever  since  he  has  been  ma tried,  and  his 
lather  lias  always  taken  It.  I  have  two  sisters 
and  three  brothers,  so  you  see  wo  can  help  father 
a  good  deal.  We  liuve  our  corn  almost  husked. 
I  Sturt  for  school  soon  and  will  conl-lnue  imtll 
March.  I  am  t  welve  ycara  old.  I  hope  to  sec  this 
In  print.— Eugene  V.  .h,  Johnutoinn,  A',  i  . 
HIDDEN  DRUGS  OR  MEDICINES. 
1.  Brino  me  a  pillow. 
2.  Did  you  i:all  my  friend  Ilomer  cur?  Y'es,  I 
think  you  did. 
3.  f  sw'am  tlio  Po,  Ultlce,  In  Its  narrow  part. 
‘I.  Come,  Rob !  fist  ere  the  echo  dies  aw^ay. 
6.  I  saw  a  penny  royally  handled. 
6.  Be  a  true  man,  Nathan. 
7.  Let  us  visit  the  shops  and  sec  if  we  find  It. 
8.  Our  church.  Loro,  forms  a  cross. 
0.  You  asked  In  regard  to  qul  nine  times  In  suc¬ 
cession. 
10.  I  shall  not  wear  that  fur  hat  any  more. 
11.  Just  see  there,  Nellie. 
12.  On  the  side  oi  Mt.  opl  umber  grows. 
C5V  Answer  in  two  weeks.  Little  One. 
SHORT  ANAGRAMS. 
1.  Pace,  Miss  Jane  E.  2.  .Sad  bee.  3.  Mar  not. 
4.  Sip,  Pat.  5.  Mice  dine.  fi.  Red  mane.  7.  Am 
tin.  8.  Uo  date..  0.  Do  not,  .Sam,  lo.  Ask  Bet. 
11.  Ere  can  Turk.  VL  T,  sun  pad.  13.  Red  pip. 
14.  Rob  mo.  15.  Boluck.  16.  Blate.  17.  Lap  It. 
18.  Mad  nlnk.  19.  Mary  Hon.  ‘20.  A  colic.  21. 
Sande.  '22.  Slap. 
CTf*  Answer  In  two  weeks.  b. 
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WORD-SQUARE  ENIGMA. 
l.Ai'LOWEK.  2.  One.  8.  A  fruit.  4.  Organs  of 
the  head. 
Answer  In  two  weeks.  Berbix. 
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PUZZLER  ANSWERS.-Oct.  21. 
Decapitations.— 1.  Laroh— arch;  2.  Slate— latp; 
Snail— nail ;  1.  Fox-ox;  5. Ball— all;  e.Teasol  -easel;  7, 
Oaimt— aunt;  8,  Swell— w»ll;  9,  Wheel— heel ;  10,  Glass 
—lass;  11,  Flame— Lnuc:  12,  Acorn— corn. 
,’MISOKI.I.XNKOUS  Eniujix  -TliP  T.oril  will  proviJe. 
PUBLISHER’S  NOTICES. 
TO  THE  EAUV  KKAIIEItS  OF  THE  KTKAE. 
SPKCI  AIj  offer 
OF  RARE  PLANTS  AND  SEEDS 
Having  a  few  choice  plants  now  growing  in 
the  Rural's  Exubrimental  Grounds,  wliich 
we  think  would  be  desirable  to  some  of  the  lady 
rcivders  of  tho  Rurai,  Nkw-Yokkkr,  we  make 
the  following  offer : 
Those  who,  in  renewing  their  own  subscrip¬ 
tion,  send  ns  an  additional  name  (not  already  on 
our  list)  with  the  sum  of  S4.D0  for  the  two,  may 
select  any  two  of  the  follow iiig-nanied  plants 
and  a  paficr  of  the  sood  of  the  Molucca  Balm. 
Those  who  receive  tbese  premiums  can  divide 
with  their  friends,  or  keep  them  all,  as  they  may 
agree  among  themselves,  as  onr  object  in  mak¬ 
ing  the  offer  is  to  indiiee  old  subscribers  to 
send  us  now  ones,  l.heieby  increasing  our  list. 
The  plants.and  seeds  offered  are  very  clioice,  as 
will  be  soon  in  description  given  below.  The 
jilanfs  will  be  sent  by  mail  free,  and  carefully 
jiacked  anil  forwarded  imme<liately  on  receipt  of 
subscriptions. 
Abiililoii  ISoiiIe  <Ie  — Tho 
best  of  the  AhutUoiis.  Its  llowers  are  large  and 
white.  It  blooms  throughout  tho  wholo  your  and 
thenffore  is  alike  desirable  for  tho  conservatoiY 
or  garden.  Its  growth  is  rapid— small  {dants 
attaining  the  bight  of  five  feet  during  the  sum¬ 
mer  months.  In  the  fall  it  may  bo  cut  ba<?k  to 
any  desirable  size  and  potted  for  tlic  wlnku-, 
when  it  will  ffuicldy  recover  its  symmetry  and 
resume  its  ever-blooming  habit.  Its  quick  and 
oxe.eoding  popularity  is  a  Bullicient  guarantee  of 
its  merits. 
ui'ic  I  joiiioiiic. — Among  a  hundred  or 
moro  varieties  of  double-flow'erod  Pvlnrgoninms, 
now  and  old,  this  is  as  yet  unrivaled.  The  indi¬ 
vidual  (lower,  of  a  delicate  rose  color,  as  well  as 
the  truss,  are  the  largest  of  thcii*  class.  It  is 
difficult  to  select  a  more  attractive  plant  than 
Marie  Ijemoino  wlioii  freely  blooming.  Every 
truss  is  ill  itself  a  bouquet.  Tho  leaves  are  large, 
Eoncless,  vigorous.  The  plant  is  compact  and, 
lii:o  AhutiJon  Boute  tk  N'riijr,  is  invaluable,  either 
for  tho  conservatory,  window  or  garden. 
llydruiiptMt  paniciiliilH  ftrand- 
irtoi-a.— So  much  has  been  said  of  this  new 
Jaimncso.Blirub  during  Gio  past  year  tliat  littlo 
need  bo  adde<l  now.  It  lias  stood  2(5’=’  below  zero 
unharmed.  It  begins  blooming  in  early  August, 
continuiug  until  after  hard  frosts.  The  thyrses 
of  flowei-B,  first  grecnish-whito,  then  white,  then 
rose,  often  measure  a  foot  in  length  ami  twenty 
inches  in  circnmferouco.  Every  skni  being  thus 
terminated,  the  striking  appearance  of  an  en¬ 
tire  plant  may  he  conceived.  'There  can  be  no 
doubt  that  this  ib  one  of  the  most  valuable  of  all 
porfeoUy  hardy  shi’iibs. 
Vjiriejfaled  Ampelopi^isi  or  VUis 
JicttTOphylla  varirtjaia. — We  do  not  hesitate  to 
pronounce  this  one  of  the  most  attractive  vines 
in  cultivation.  Tlie  leaves  are  deeply-lobed  and 
variegated  with  white  and  green,  nimffi  as  Abu- 
tilon  Thornnoni  is  variegated  •with  green  and  yel¬ 
low.  From  its  racemes  of  llowers  are  formed 
fruit  as  large  as  currants,  each  one  of  which  is  a 
different  color  in  shades  of  claret,  azure-blue  and 
green.  These  benies,  which  are  fii’st  as  soft  as 
a  cm’i’aut,  become  finally  as  hard  .as  bullets, 
Tho  pretty  stems  aio  also  variegated,  green, 
whitish  and  rose.  I’he  root.s  are  poi-fectly  hardy, 
and  the  vino's  growth  so  rapid  that  it  will  cover 
twenty-five  feet  square  iu  a  season.  For  con- 
servatoi’y  walls  or  fiillars,  for  trellisoa  or  rock¬ 
eries,  it  canuot  fail  to  please.  It  has  been 
growing  in  the  Rural  Exi’EUIMEntal  Grounds 
for  several  years  'itithout  the  least  protection. 
’Vlidiiccella  laevis.  — We  will  send, 
also,  to  ALL  who  are  entitled  to  a  choice  of  any 
two  of  the  above  plants,  a  package  of  the  seeds 
of  the  singular  Sliell  Flower,  an  account  of  which 
and  an  engraving  were  given  in  the  Rural  of 
i  Aug.  17,  p.  117. 
Ilriijs  of  tljf  S'tllwh, 
HOME  NEWS  PARAGRAPHS. 
I’UE  day  has  come,  when  manufacturers  can 
take  calves  feel  and  work  them  up  into  delicious 
strawberry  jelly,  and  raspberry  Jam,  but  that's  as 
far  as  they  can  go :  -when  they  can  tackle  a  calf’s 
head  with  success,  some  folks  will  be  missed  from 
society. 
By  way  of  preparation  for  Air.  Moody's  meet¬ 
ings  In  Cbl’.ago,  which  began  Oct.  1,  all  the  fami¬ 
lies  In  the  city  have  been  visited  and  an  invitation 
to  aliond  left  ivith  each.  In  this  visitation  the 
Young  Men’s  Christian  Association  have  largely 
cooperated.  A  choir  of  500  singers  has  held  two 
rehearsals  a  week  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  H, 
C.  Stebbln.s  of  Boston. 
Judge  Younger,  an  uncle  of  the  outlaws  of  that 
name,  apologizes  for  hts  nephewrs  and  charges  all 
the  blame  to  the  James  boys.  He  Raj'S  tluii  they 
were  going  to  tho  UrlUish  Dominion,  where  they 
hoped  to  get  .something  to  do  and  settle  down  In 
peace.  On  the  way  there  the  James  boys  got  to 
gambling  and  lost  all  their  money;  they  then 
bornnved  whatever  money  tho  rest,  of  ilie  p.irty 
had,  which  they  also  l(xii.  The  James  boys  then 
swore  thej'  wouldn't  travel  without  money,  and 
resolved  on  tho  bank  robbery. 
The  R.Tn  Francisco  Chronicle  has  tho  exclusive 
information  that  England's  defence  of  Turkey  Is 
only  make-believe,  and  tbat  a  great  empire  Is  to 
be  c.stabIlKbed  between  the  Bosphorus  and  the 
Adrlaiic,  with  the  Duke  of  FAliuburgh  and  hl.s 
Ru.salan  wife  (the  (.'zar’s  only  daughter)  on  the 
throne.  The  problem  Is  now  solved,  thanks  to 
tho  vigilant  entfTpiisc  of  the  Chronicle. 
1 1  haR  sovera  1  times  been  reported  that  the  com¬ 
panies  connected  with  the  lately-disrupted  coal 
combination  were  to  suspend  operations  at  their 
collieries,  but  nothing  dotlnlte  has  been  done  In 
that  direction  until  within  the  past  few  days. 
The  operators  have  lield  meetings  tn  the  various 
regions;  the  sentiment  of  the  inajorlly  was  to 
allow  each  Individual  to  do  as  ho  deemed  advisa¬ 
ble.  f(ome  of  Hie  independent  operators  In  the 
Schuylkill.  Lehigh,  Wyoming  and  Lackawaiiria 
regions  have  shut.  down.  They  eoniplaln  that,  the 
market  is  glutted  with  anthracite  fuel,  and  there 
being  no  pn.ispccl  of  an  elevation  ul  prices  to  a 
profitable  mai-gln,  they  consider  It  unadvlsable  to 
continue  mining  lor  the  pre.sent. 
Now  that  the  InilJvIdual  operators  have  stop¬ 
ped  production,  the  great  coal  and  tLansporUitlon 
compaules  have  determined  to  adopt  the  same 
policy.  The  Delaware  and  Hudson  Coal  Company 
has  stopped  work  at  all  mines,  and  lo.non  miners 
and  laborers  are  thrown  out  of  work.  The  Phila¬ 
delphia  aud  Reading  Company  has  reduced  Its 
operations  about  orio-hall.  The  whole  number 
of  unemployed  persons  In  the  coal  Helds  Is  somr.- 
where  near  23, (HK),  and  accessions  ans  being  made 
to  thpt  number  dally. 
Red  Cloud  and  8.1  warriors  lelktbclr  agency,  de¬ 
termined  to  go  on  the  war-path.  Gen.  Mackenzie, 
receiving  Intnnnatlon,  surrounded  the  entire  hand 
and  disarmed  them.  The  warriors  surrendered. 
Red  Cloud  wanted  to  fight. 
The  Phlladelphlii  Times  states  that  a  new  clue 
to  Charley  Koss  has  been  discovered  by  the  arrest 
ol  one  Samuel  Benners,  a  trlcnd  of  Mosher.  Becr 
neis  was  examined,  and  after  several  InUTvicwp, 
s.ald  that  Charley  Koss  was  In  Pennsylvania  and 
had  never  been  out  of  11 ;  that  he  was  not  many 
miles  fi*om  the  city,  and  that  he  had  seen  him  not 
longer  than  throe  weeks  ago.  Where  iheboyls 
Benners  will  not  say,  but  the  officers  who  made 
the  arrest,  and  those  wlio  have  been  on  t  he  look¬ 
out  for  tho  last  forty  days,  think  that  the  boy  is 
probably  In  Wrlghtsvllle,  or  lutne  neighborhood 
of  Lanoa.8te)  or  Columbia,  as  tn  going  to  and  fro 
between  Harrisburg  and  fdilladelphla  Benners 
alw.Aj's  stojiped  at  ihosi.’  places.  Wrlghtsvilie  is 
a  loanulactuiing  vllliige,  and  the  officers  are  of 
tho  opinion  that  the  gang  made  It  lUdr  principal 
liuiulquarters.  Other  lu-rests  are  in  prospect,  and 
Itlss-ald  the  jKilice  have  been  more  actively  at 
work  la  (be  case  tor  the  past  month  than  at  any 
time  heretofore. 
Stove  coal  at  the  last  great  auction  sale  went  up 
to  W.ioper  ton. 
The  conllnenlul  Life  Inf.  Co,  of  New  York  has 
failed. 
Now  York  is  promised  a  new  Opera  House,  to  be 
called  the  luternutlonal  Opera  House :  cost $5,000,- 
000, 
fi'he  murderer  of  Alaggle  Bauer,  McConocble, 
has  made  a  voluntary  confession. 
Work  on  the  Mtsslsslppl  Improvement  at  Cairo 
Is  to  be  commenced  shortly,  under  $30,noo  appro¬ 
priation  from  Congress. 
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FOREIGN  NOTES. 
TiiK  international  walking  match  between 
O’Leary,  the  American  pedestrian,  and  Crossland 
of  Sheffield  Is  looked  forward  to  with  eager  Inter¬ 
est.  Crossland  Is  the  favorite  In  the  betting  at 
£10  to  £8,  with  few  takei’s.  O'Leary  has  been 
suffering  from  Indisposition  for  several  days, 
which  renders  his  success  doubtful.  The  match 
takes  place  on  November  l,  and  will  occupy 
nearly  three  days.  The  distance  is  300  miles  and 
the  stakes  £200  and  the  championship  of  the 
world. 
The  Turkish  Cousul  atTlflls,  and  his  wife,  were 
lately  murdered  hy  robbers.  Russia  Is  mak¬ 
ing  every  effort  to  discover  the  perpetrators  of 
the  crime. 
.Spain  wants  an  extradition  treaty  with  this 
country. 
ifellgloos  Hgitallou  has  been  b-igun  In  Alorocco 
with  the  object  or  procuring  help  for  Turkey, 
The  proposal  to  settle  tho  terms  of  peace  by  a 
confcrencB  at  which  the  Porte  snail  not  be  repre¬ 
sented  Is  opposed  by  England  and  Italy. 
col.  Vuleuiliie  Baker  of  railway  carriage  notorie¬ 
ty  Is  now  regularly  engaged  in  the  War  Office  at 
Coitslantlnople,  and  Is  busy  Organlsliig  a  plan  for 
the  remodeling  of  the  whole  'i'urklsh  cavalry.  If 
hts  ECheine  is  folloAved  out,  tho  Ottoman  mounted 
branch  of  the  sen  lco  will  become  one  of  the  finest 
bodlo.'3  of  mounted  troops  in  the  world.  Part  of 
the  proposed  scheme  is  that,  at  any  rate,  for  some 
years  to  i.;ome,  conuuands  iu  both  cavalry  regl- 
iaent.s  and  squadrons  ace  only  to  be  given  to  Eng¬ 
lish  officers,  or  lo  onioei’S  trained  In  English 
cavalry  reglioebTS.  It  is  believed  that  arrange¬ 
ment  will  ncit  only  give  employment  to  a  con¬ 
siderable  number  of  half-pay  English  cavalry 
officers  In  Turkey,  but  will  also  Induce  many 
young  Turkish  officers  to  go  to  England  for  train¬ 
ing  In  cavalry  regiments. 
A  severe  cyclone  passed  over  the  Central  Amer¬ 
ican  States  on  the  3d  and  4th  Instants.  The  town 
of  Managua,  in  Nicaragua,  wits  inundated  on  tho 
4th.  About  409  houses  were  blown  down  hy  the 
hurricane.  The  Inhabitants  had  to  climb  up  on 
the  tops  of  their  houses  to  prevent  being  washed 
away  by  the  flood.  Afany  jA'erc  drowned  by  tho 
hou.sf8  falling.  The  total  damage  done  Is  esti¬ 
mated  to  be  about  $2,990,noo.  The  town  ol  Blan- 
lleld,  on  the  .Mosquito  coast,  In  Nlcamgua,  aLso 
experienced  the  hurricane.  Over  three  hundred 
houses  were  blown  down.  The  Governor  of  Grey- 
town  visited  Ihc  spot  subsequently,  c.arr5  lng  pro- 
vlftlons,  Ac.,  for  Ihc  relief  or  the  sufferers.  The 
same  storm  passed  over  the  Lake  of  Nicaragua, 
causing  an  Immense  amount  of  damage.  'I'he 
loss  on  the  coffee  crops  has  been  e.silmatwl  at 
000,900.  About  tivonty  lives  were  lost,  the 
Avliole  district  around  being  completely  flooded. 
I  he  Times  has  the  following  special  from  Ber¬ 
lin  :  The  liberal  newspapers  hero  aie  almost 
nnantmoiis  In  vigorous  docIar.atlons  against  the 
establishment  of  Russian  power  In  the  Turkish 
provinces.  Tlie  rof^'a  urges  the  propriety 
of  placing  reform  therein  under  English,  lastead 
of  Russian  control. 
A  despatch  from  Berlin  to  the  I'all  Alall  Ua- 
zettesays  an  apparent  1  mstworthy  announcement 
is  made  that  Ruissla  haslntlmaled  her  willingness 
to  accept  the  Forte's  latest  armistice  proposaLs 
with  certain  modlfloatJons  not  calculated  to  Im- 
IXTII  the  desired  result.  The  proposal  to  settle 
the  term-s  of  peace  by  a  conference,  at  which  tho 
PorU!  shall  not  be  represented  is  opposed  by  Eng¬ 
land  and  Italy. 
'J'hc  building  or  the  “City  of  Health”  on  the 
Courllands  e.stiitc,  about  a  mile  and  a  half  we.st  of 
Worthing,  In  England,  w  ill  be  commenced  In  the 
spring  of  next  year.  In  tho  “  City  ol  health  ”  an 
.attempt  aviu  be  made  to  carry  out  the  idea  of  Dr. 
Richardson,  as  expounded  In  his  description  of 
“  Hygla,  or  the  Model  city  of  health.'’  at  the  Social 
.science  congress  at  Brighton  la.sl  year. 
'I'liifey  has  1  lO  post-offices  in  Eurojie  and  170  In 
Asia.  Of  these  ‘250  have  existed  only  since  1868. 
Immediately  around  Constanlliiople  there  Is  an 
efficient  suburban  postal  service. 
Tho  Prince  of  Wales  Is  going  .to  stay  with  Lord 
Londesborough,  at  whose  house  he  caught  the 
fever  which  so  nearly  cost  film  hJs  life,  but  fhe 
visit  this  time  Is  to  be  at  a.  different  place. 
When  races  first  came  into  fa-shlon  in  France, 
the  many  went  for  fun.  l.hc  few  to  bet.  Now  the 
belting  clement  has  assumed  uu  nlarinlngly  large 
proportion,  and  great  sums  are  lost  and  won. 
Some  Argus  birds,  described  as  the  most  bcau- 
tliul species  lii  the  Avorld,  have  reached  the  Jardm 
de.s  Plantes,  Paris.  They  hall  from  the  Philippine 
lalKS.  n  Is  only  within  fifteen  years  that  the  first 
flying  specimens  came  to  France. 
The  following  telegram  give  the  gist  of  the  Eu¬ 
ropean  news  of  the  Aveek 
The  Montenegrins  have  cut  Moukhtar  Pasha’s 
communication  AvitU Trcblnjo  and  investod  Nlpslc  . 
(ireat  distress  prevails  In  .Montenegro,  notAAUb- 
staudiriR  the  military  succeases  because  of  the 
necessity  or  maintaining  a  largo  number  of  re¬ 
fugees.  * 
Tlie  Roumanian  chambers  are  convoked,  meet¬ 
ing  Nov.  2d. 
'I'he  bullion  lu  the  Bank  of  England  has  de¬ 
creased  £163,090. 
“  I’he  Bank  of  Franco  has  Increased  lies  deposits 
16,563,000  francs. 
Tho  British  Arctic  expedltlOD  under  Capt, 
Nares,  comprising  the  naval  sieamei’s  Alert  and 
Discovery  has  returned  to  Valentis.  Progress  to 
the  North  Pole  Avas  found  impracticable.  Capt.. 
Nares  reports  that  no  land  could  be  discovered  to 
the  northward  of  tho  highest  latitude  reached, 
namely  83  degrees  '20  minutes,  but  In  other  re¬ 
spects  the  expedition  wils  successMl. 
The  Alei’t  and  Discovery  left  Port  Foulke  on 
July  29, 18T5,  and  entored  tho  ice  off  Cape  Sable. 
After  a  severe  and  continuous  struggle  they 
reached  the  north  Bide  of  Lady  Franklin  Ba.y, 
AA'here  tho  Discovery  was  leftln  winter  quarters. 
The  Alert  pushed  on  and  reached  the  limit  of 
naAdgatlon  on  the  shore  of  the  Polar  Sea.  The  Ice 
varied  In  thickness,  being  in  some  place  150  feet 
deep.  President  l.and  does  not  exist. 
The  .Mert  wintered  in  latitude  82‘'  27'.  At  this 
point  the  sun  was  Invlulblc  14‘2  days,  and  a  tem- 
peraiure  the  lowest  ever  recorded  Avas  exper¬ 
ienced.  -A  detachment  aa’IUi  sledges,  Avas  dis¬ 
patched  northward.  It  was  absent  70  days,  and 
reached  latitude  83*  2i)C  Another  party  rounded 
Cape  Columbia,  the  northernmost  point  ol  Amer¬ 
ica,  and  traced  220  miles  AvestAA’ard  from  Green¬ 
land,  and  also  explored  far  to  the  eastward. 
These  sledge  parlies  met  AVlth  no  game,  and  suf¬ 
fered  ft’om  BCurvT.  No  Ksfiulmaux  Avere  seen,  nor 
were  any  icebergs  met  Avlth  beyond  Capo  Union. 
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