The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-19

air not drawing through the whole length In 1917
M Guerin Meneville received from M. blanche
director OF the tobacco factory, small packet oi
dry segars. eaten into holes, with certain NUMBER
of insects found in these cigars and in other lobac-
| co. One insect alone was alive. Some of the Sc
insects were common TO all countries; but some he
could tell at once were from peculiar localities No
| segar smoker. however experienced, could have
told the precise tobacco of which the segars were
made; but nj. Guerin could at once state that the
segars came from North America and Cuba. In
some he found xyetine serrlcorne, (xyehnus serri
cornie) iitle insect common 10 Louisiana; in the
others he found the body Of longicorne The ella.
pbidion arose (elsphidon irroratum. Fab.) pecu-
liar TO Cuba, and some blattes, or kakerlacs, az
well as scorpion, also peculiar TO the island of
Cuba. IN another Havana se.ar he found new
inst ct which, like the xyetine, belongs to the ia
miy OF the terediles OF Latreille, family of In
sects accustomed to make holes in wood. NJ.
Guerin has named him the catorama du tabac,
from two Greek words, signifyiDg to seek below.
Smokers have not complained Of any mi urious eff
f cts from these animals, and yet they are poison
GUS in similar way TO the cantharldes. But the
fire purihes all this M. Guerin is engaged in ex-
sminipg " neither some means may not be found OF
destroying them, or OF prev enrg their eating into
Der in the course of the year to the great loss of
the administration Jcnas's British and Foreign
Adr1tfser.
LOLA Monies AN AUTHoREss-Lola Monies
has made her debut in the literary arena, by the
publication in the fextueton of daily ne wspaper of
the first portion of what she calls her "Memoirs"
Judging from this first chapter, which takes the
shape OF quasiimpertinent epistle to the ex-king
OF Bavaria, Madame Monies, Landsteldt, Heald
or whatever her name may be, promises a good
deal OF scandal about the royal, noble, POLITICAL
and literary personages with whom she has come
in contact in the course OF her adventurous career
AS a mass OF scandal, her book may sell; but if
the introduction be a specimen of the whole, il
will be dead failure, literary production; for
more shpshod, scimble. scamble stuff it would not
be easy TO find Paris Correspondent of the Lon-
don Atas.
The LIVERPOOL CorToN BRoxERs-A meeting
of the Association of Cotton. brokers, in Liverpool
took place on Tuesday, for the purpose of endeav-
oring to adopt some plan to prevent repetition Of
the errors IN the amount OF stock al the termina-
ton of the year. After a very animated discus
sion regarding the various modes suggested, il was
agreed TO, upon the motion Of Mr. George Holt,
that a committee should be appointed to examine
evidence, with view OF raining the practical
blity of takpg the stock more frequently than once
ayear; and, in the course of their investigations,
to discover, if possible. the cause Of the dscre-
pansy. in order to prevent its reconnaissance
pool NerCny
DEATH OF THE AUTHOR OF "WuD SPORTS OF
TIE WEST Maxwell, the Irish novelist and au-
thor of innumerable humorous sketches in the
periodical literature Of the day, expired the 18th
OF December, at Musselburg, near the Scottish
capital. His generally vigorous health had, of
late broken down, and he crept into the retirement
OF this secluded village to die. He had been, in
early life, captain in the British army; he sub
sequenty entered the church, and was some years
Prebendary OF Balla, wild Cennaught church
living, without any congregation or cure of souls
attached to it; though it afforded what he was ad-
mirEby capable Of dealing with, plenty of game.
of q warm hearted, kind, and manly temperament,
ne made friends Of all who came within the range
of his wit, or the circle of his acquaintance. He
was the founder Of that school which counts the
Harry Lore luers' and others among its humble
disciples; but The Story of My Life" and "Wild
Sports of the West" will not be easily surpassed
in the peculiar qualities Of that gay ofI-hand, and
rollicking pie of permanently, of which he was
the origin atOy-L,oadCn Globe.