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think of the offer Seeing that his end was near Sonor LARGO
sa;d Farewell II IL only once and plunged IN the
ter lie quickly drowned 49,
The body OF Martin OMera Irisbmau, also lost
he had many friends in New Orleans DR. Shaw, who
among the passengers back to Mexico by the way of
la Paz and Mazaan he was carried out by the under tow
of the surf beyond the steamer bnt eventually reached the
shore by incredible exertons When he had landed he
threw himself upon the beach and wep like child After
the Independence swung round broadde TO the beach her
coal took fire. and the sight will long be remembered by
those who saw IT, The of coal became Thoroughly
igned and through the blackened ribs of the SNIP
gave her the appearance of gigantic crate OF coalhre
We shall furnish readers with still further interesting
parcuars respecting the loss Of the Independence IN o
municatons from the passengers who may wish 70 MAKE
any statements concerning the affair sincerely uu'
that this dreadful occurrence will be thoroughly Neo
gated 10y the public authorities as IN me case VI e
ton in 1888 and in that of the Rendeer ana Henry Gay III
later years large number OF felowbeings nave oeei
suddenly cut off from existence by the terrible agency OF
fire and shipwreck OF the cause OF TINS lamenaoe ais
aster we are not yet prepared TO speak:
We hope however that in the investigation about To be
made nothing NAV be elected 10 the confidence OF the
public in the proby Of the Vanderbilt Line or lhecapa
btv of Cant Sampson and his officers The sacred trust
of hundreds of lives imposed upon spmaster requires
his part skill and ability 1t is useless for to disguise the
fact that these questioned BY the surviving passengers
of this steamer Let condemn uphold the character
of Cant Sampson as the evidence shall dictate In our
opinion want of honesty and the blacklist corruption are
not more worthy of reprobaton than lack of those
qualities that constitute the careful and experienced sea
captain The destruction of the independence is probably
one of those untOward accidents which are liable to beia
the carelulest seaman
Treasure SnrMrNT FER CALiFoRyIA.-The following is
a ft,a( 'alI nrpfa
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BRrr.H CONSULATE GREYrows. April |. 1858.

ENTLEMEN have acknowledge receipt notification OF this
sgued the Mayor OF the city BY which am gwen
that Provisional Government has been formed by the
maintenance of law and order aud also including list a
fhcers elected to carry this into effect .
hin GeyseY mention his acknowledgment Of the jurisdiction and
the Provisional Government tie extent and
n the same manner that previously IN force
On my part behalf Of the British Government slo
eey recognize tie authority Of tie Provisional Government be-
have the honor be your obedent humble servant
ISigned JAMES GREEN, ii. B. "a Consul
To the Worshipul Mayor and Council Of GrcytowR
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SfocI, Market.

since our report transactions Stocks have been eXteme
light small of State have Pmce at 3t aud
lot Of City Bonds have sold t9 May oil Their
have been other operations worthy OF note
Ssbjoined quotations Of oW principal STOCKS
State 2 Temporary Losn La cent discount from
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Cleared.

Stamshps Pacific seabury, San Juan del sud- hmus
Harris Bebicia sap Robert Lewis lBr Fullerton Cao bss
William ILL., tDu Nanderburg Batavia Deyona BTD Gibbs Cal
lao big Triumph Rogers Port Philips schr r. s. Lamont Hoe
March 6-sbp sansonne Fr) Ar Cslao; bark John Laird
OBJ valpaIasoi brig Decision IBr Cohs Celao
chs Higgins Caao bark pacco (Ch Polanco Reaeo
hres Lyon, ) Day, Port Philip Bertha smb yorgensn
VEGA Nex) Baquzo Panama; sloop Jill, Strickland Stockton
Penhaow CAlaO Lady Louisa
OBI Griffith Calso baTk Flora McyOr (ch Wngate aparssO
Ortoan Carlisle Sacramento Ann O. Doyle Bovine Sers
Mach 9-steeuhp Ohio Briggs San Diego ships Game Coch
Hollis Calico CAPITOL Oorham d. eiuge (Br) Stubs do Sym
metry OBJ Aikenhead, Mazaan bark Madonna, Russell T4ahua
Agnes OBJ Nichols Valparaiso; schrs Pilgrim Mayhem
Portland, OF Pomona, Terry Trinidad.
March ship Napoleon Chaied Cacutt1; bark Ella Frances
March l1-Brgs Juliet Coshel Butinore Daniel LsDeu Port
lond OT w Hayerer, Bagley do ss Hannibal Hmb Hey.
rorg Kons uadIatus Common ST. Heen Water Witch
Mach -BarEs Aurora (syy) Wennerur Hong Kong Anna
bella Chl Nlsseng Nalpa00 schs Loo ChOO. Charles, Saut
Cru; Flowing Gale, Andrew, Stockton.
March 2Shps Cumberland Hooper Caao; Mercedes Monies
Ch) Nepaaiso banks Luna DE- P iCa Barrett Port Phillips
salem Mlet Csao schr WaIsaw, Sacameno steamer Maj
TOmpkins. Hunt, Cruz.
March l5Sps Ph0Dx amb Lassen. Honk Kong Telegraph
Pousland Valparaiso bark Orkney Las tBr Martin sydoey; brig
Fanchta. Mex Ramelot. Nazailan
March 6P ~ steamship Columbus tielns Benicia ships Ting
qua Nbampoa VIM. Penn Folger Calcutta; A W Law
BtaIte Caa0 Telegraph Pousand Valparaiso barA Green
Point CoIuck CalaO Elena let (Ohl tbs Valparaiso Russell
Russell Cootey whaling Aabame Faukenlnrg COumbi
River Naumkeag Johnson Portland o. T. brig Francisco Bailey
schrs Noasco Worth Pacific Ocean, keuna Folsom Astoria,
O. r.; steamer Goliath Haley San Diego.
Mach 2G-Sbp Whwnd, Burgess, Csao; bug Emily Bourne,
Patters IluuOlat oop Mary BuIdett. Allen Stockton.
March GSteamer Nevada Tuner, San uan Cortes Crop
rer Panama: California, Whiting, Panama ships Rowena Puget
Boston; Anss Dodge Caclta; trg4ntne Rebecca B Parsons,
Port Philip; schr. }. T. Haven, jacobson, stockton
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Treasure SHIPMENT PER CALiFoRNIA.-The following IS
the specie list with the names OF shippers by the California
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tow ,oas.,. from Nsw-Yol Mss To~Giu. H.nt from

,cv ,o2asy. from NewYoI hssr Tonhin Hsnt
mMs lBss Abo, Brl Ferguson days from Hong Kong;
powbsisn Mine from Cape flst'ery Wallace liaw) aG days
ifom Htnou.n ,,.,.s ,h.s
Mach sssusbp Sierra Nevada Itnner.
,hr Notheruer Isns, Psnsms stnr Goa, Wnsh from
n.on f9m Pugets Sound Franklin Adams Collins do scb
RSbisI Woodbury. from Tomaes Bay Victos, Bonas
Bay. - , AZ ,...u.h;u. cot,,,h;. n.u e. a. - a..
ma Whiting brig Col Fremont Esne ou san
Ws Woodeon, 40 de- Rodslev
I Shell Hong Kong brig Copspo, MEX
4. fyr sam Bias schr Bay STATE, tn Santa Barbara
la,b asbips Tam oSbAn Soule 3D De I'm Boston; Navano
Or Paige 81 fn Hong Kong brig John Dunlap E
Cruz schr DIEGO Grafton fin Monterey schr sash LAWNS
MAIL h-Brig Arab. (Br) Jackson, ts7 ds fm. Liverpool
Msch "a No arrivals reported this day.
March SlSuamer Major Tompkns, Hunt I'm Santa Culz ships
sbou opper Itlefed, ij d. I'm New York; Helen aca,
Limit I6S d. NewYok via Valparaiso; Andes Hill l5 d.
Pbaelnba, Cato Henry lJ9 DE- m Boston Mercedes (Ch) Loft
IS IA I'M VALPARAISO Damb ) Blanchard 1863 Dis I'm Hsyte via
VALPARAISO r. w Bruno Lands b5 d. n New-York Meteor
J,re, fn Island Of Mssra with the OF the
steamer Independence 600 bbls 900 ibs bone erts Lander
b Marks m Tacuhana Castillo, Peruv) tieedier 81 as
I'm Lombsque Peru Louisa (Chi) de fn San Antonio Virginia
fn julia tal Paris % de- I'm San Bes Paaam
(BT Mcleod 70 d. m Hong Kong bg Henrietta sophia DAM
Lnhod I'm Valparaiso iarebe Br) Hicks, 81 d. I'm do
Dsarado Belenger 81 ds I'm Mazsan; Gen. Patterson ds I'm
nmboldt Bay; Eliza Taylor Edndgc III I'm La18ins scrs
Union RATIO "a de- FIN Mszatsn Ratio Kiar tn Santa Cruz
Teresa Campbell n Bodega soop w CLARK, Riley, I'm Bolna
Bay.
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acquitta'-Just;ce must be administered.
1t is 70 be hoped that there will be no
m"ckcry ofthe law, in n second trial
and that the people who have been
sh cked and outraged, will at once
takc rctribnLion into their own hands.
and inllict the most extreme punish
mcnt upon this demon. They must
be justified in the act, under all the
circumstances. Should they be driven,
however, to second prosecution, we
are glad 20 learn that no defence will
be :aadc for him. There is nothing
to prevent the conviction according to
Law, of his confederate in guilt. We
are told that much excitement prevails
IN the community, and stern resolve
to secure the ends Of Justice. This is
right
Since the above was written, we
have been corrected in an error into
which we had fallen. The eases of
both negros arc in the same condition.
both having been tried on the same
charge and acquitted - Carolina Spar
{UH
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!starNcrcrS Detected.

IN February last, near Cross An
rhor i'll this District, North Carolina
wHg9oncr, by the name of iIatlncr,
was most brutally murdered in his
camp. Up to within few days, the
most searching investigation were
made to dIsco,": the iicndish prrpc,ra.
tors "tthc deed, and justice seemed like
y to he cheated fhcr great demands.
We gather the following particulars
from reliable sources. Shortly after the
Innrdcr was committed: suspicion fast.
ehed itssciiupon 4 negro named Charles
th" property OH. ID. Montgomery. esq.
Charles ";.s prosecuted, but the cvi-
dcncn being insufficient :, ,'>'abIish his
gull, he was acquitted unon the cIlary,
"i murder, but scntu"ccd to receive
some six hundred stripes for certain
mlsdemcanors, aud ordered to be re-
moved from the State. subsequently,
and only a icw days ago Il sum OF
moncy, answering the description OF
Ih't seen in llalincr', possession, short
ly before he was killed, and pocket
knife, having his name cut upon the
handle. Were found under one of the ne.
gro houses ON Mr.. Montgomery
premises, and under such circll,n
stances, rs connected them directly
with G aries. Upon being Informed
Of the discovery Of this additional evi.
dcncc, MIR. Montgomery, acting in a
spirit of prompt deci ION, and HIGH re-
gard for his duties rs citizen, imIncdi-
aicIy dispatched on agent, with The
amount Of money for which he had
shortly before sold the negro, refunded
to the purchaser, and procured the ar
rest of The boy, and his lodgmcnt in
l.aurcns Jail, where he is now confined,
and where, since his arrest, he has
mad" II fall confession In this con.
icsslon, negro, belonging to DIR. Bo-
bo, is implicated, and charged with
being the actual murderer. lie aC-
knowlcdgcs that he took the money,
Nc, from llatincr's pockets. Although
difficulties may suggest themselves, rs
standing in the way Of a legal convic-
ton, arising from the former trial and
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SlNGuLAR PuESoMLSA.-Our road

SINGuLAR pnESoMESA.-Our read
crs age aware that on WalInut Hills
excavations are being made, on the
line of the new Short Line rail road.
The wu.kmcn have in excavatinr
passed through layers of crystalizc1
limestone, and soap or slatcstonc al
lcrnatcly, in which very little water
was found. \ few days since, how.
ever, when they were about one hun
drcd and seventy feet from the earth,
the flame OF q candle or of a burning
match accidently came in contact with
liquid supposed to be pure water,
that had gathered in one Of the holes
drilled in the rock.
Much to the s-rp~iso ofall present,
the apparent water instantly took fire,
not after the manner of intlammable
sas, but sent up strong, clear, and
steady fame, as if it were composed
of some kind ofoil. On applying fire
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10 the liquid which was in the othe,
drill-holes in the vicinity, it als.,
burned in the same manner. Sine.
that time lamps ond candles have been
entirely dispensed with in the subtcr.
rAnean apartment, the substu..cc con.
tInuing TO burn steadily, and emit an
excellent light. Many persons whose
curiosity is excited visit the spots dai
y to witnc the singular phenomena.
Inc liquid gives no unpleasant odor
while burning.
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victim of offended justice hung be
tween Heaven and earth.
lie fell abolt two feet and half,
and it was thought Gislocated his
neck, as with the exception of u
slight contraction Of the cxtrcmitics,
the body remained perfectly motion
less.
Thus has ended this bloody tragc.
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From the Boston Olive Branch
"A Cfa;.pter fOr Nice Old Far.
pntGrS.

Can any body tell why country pco-
pic $" universally and pertinacionsly
persist in living in the rea. ot' tie
ho"ses Can any body tell why the
front door and windows are never Cd.
ened, save on 4lh Of July and at
Thanksgiving time? why Zcdckiah, and
Iiin"thv, and Jonathan, and the
old farmer himself, must 90 round
the house, in order to get into it9 why
the Who'll" family (oblivious of six emp
ty rooms } take their "vapor BATH"
and their meals, simultaneously, in
the vicinity ci' a rcd hot cooking range.
i'll the dog days? Why the village ar.
tist need paint the root, and spout, and
window frames bright crimson, ard
the doors the color of mcrrnaid's
tressns? Why the lctestabIc sunflow.
cr (Which can never forgive tom
Moore" for noticing) must always
daunt in :he garden? Why the un.
graceful rrim poplar, fit emblem of
a still old bachelor, is preferred to
the swaying elm, or dropping viii
low, or ma jestic horse chestnut!
should like to pull down the
green paper wimdow.cnrt;.ins, and
hang up some OF snowy muslin.
should like to throw wide open the
hall door, and let the south wind play
through. should like to 90 out IN
the woods, and collect fresh, sweet,
Wild flowers to arrange in vase, in
place OF those dcilirct dried grasses.
and old maid "cvcrIas,inys." | should
lik" to show Zcdei;ah how to nail to-
gchcr some bits Of board, for an
embryo lounge; | should like to stuf'l
with cotton, and cover it with a
neat patch" | should like to cush.
ion all the chairs after the same
fashion. Then should like, when
the White haired old farmer came
painting up the road ut twelve O.
clock, With his scythe hanging ov-
CT his arm. to usher him into that
cool, comfortable room; set his bowl
Of bread and milk before him, and
after he had discussed it, coax him I'm
stead of fitting back on the hind lccs of
hard ch;ir,) to take q ten minutes
nap on my "lnodrl' sofa while kept
my eye Oh the clouds, to see that
no thunder shower played the mischief
tn his hay.
should like to place few com
mon sense, practical books on the
table, with some of our fine daily anu
weekly papers. You may smile; bu,
these Inducements, and The com.
Portable and pleasant air Of the apart
mcnt would bring the family OF:
tcner together after the days toll; bv
degrees they would litt The covers OF
the books, and turn over the news
papers. Constant Interchange of
'houSht, feeling and opinion, with
discussions of the Important and
cngrossing questions ofthe day, would
OF course necessarily follow.
The village tavcrn-kccpcr would
probably trown it; but will venture to
predict for the inmates Of the farm
house growing love for nome" and
an ad ted air Of intelligence AMI
refinement, Of which they themselves
might possibly be unconscious.
FANNY FERN.
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BEAUTIES OF EMANcIpAr1os.-A late
Demarara paper tells the following
tales of crime in that locality:
The records of criminal sessions
show an amount of crime unheard of.
in the history Of the Colony: for
save the bntcheries under martial
law, it has never been known in TINT.
country that five persons forfeited
their lives in expiation of violations Of.
the law, of character so heinousi ass
TO preclude the hope of mercy. In two
OF the cases which have been tried in
the recent sessions, the accompanying
circumstances have been invested with
a dI"bolical malignity which have
rarely been equallcd. In the one, "a
native OF the colony, deliberately
dashed out the brains of her own child 4
because, from natural infirmity, it was
backwards in the development OF
mind and body. In the second, a.
Coolie, in fit of jealousy, c,,t his
wi in pieces with salcutlass and main
taius his right to do SO, avowing his
intention to act in the same manner by
tho men who had aroused his sussi-5
cions." Il +. s. al I'd -. IL SIS
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n BRIaHr PRosrEcT.-l.icut. AZ

n BRIaHr PKosrEcr.-I.i lieut., Mau.
ry says, Japan is to be opened to
our commerce; China is to hc chris
tianlzcd with her millions our people
are to buy, sell, and get gain Aus
tralia is to be mighty nation, and q
so 'd customer; and all the Islands of
the Pacific are to attract our ships,
hail our flag as the emblem oftrceGom,
and court friendly alliances with us as
the champion, by example. of the
rights of man."
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Sa"rclli"M!" Saloon Fisheries.


The li>l; Z interest IN the Sacrc.rc..
to at TINS p"int is increasing and ,x
pa"d with ASTONISHING. rapjdity, rom
year TO year, a, Il from month to
month. TIE water of the River must
be alive with salmon, or such ri.lnhc,s
caught daily would scnsibIy reduce
;hclr n@n'bcrs. But experienced fish
crIncE inform us while the run lasts.
so countless is the number, ;l.at no
matter how many are employed in
the business, or how many are taken
daily, no dninutinn can We preserved.
Even the 'lilic," between this and the
C'E.sl Range are rc"ortcd t. be filled
with salmon. lie run thls year is
sad to % greater than ever before
known, at i!.:: season The cxtraordi
nary RI" of the present time is only
expected t" continue for some time like
three weeks. They seem to run in
immense schools, during which the
numbers taken are light, as compared
with the q"antity taken during a time
like the present. No account is KEEP;
OF the nu'nb"r engaged in fishing, or of
lhc amount caught, and all statements
reIa'i"c thcrct" are made from csti.
mates obtained from those who have
experience in the business, and proba-
ply approximate correctness.
these estimates give the number of
men employed nov in taking fish in
the oacremcnto at about 600; the num-
her OF fish taken daily on an average,
81 @,ooo; their average weight II lbs.
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per day. Two cents per b., which is
probably moro than the average price
by the quantity, would give daily in.
come to those employed of $3.50, not
very high pay. Either the number of
men engaged in the business, we irnag-
inc, must be ovcr.estimated, or the
number of fish caught undcr-cstimnted.
1t requires two men to mama boat.
which would give 800 boats for GOO
men: 1900 fish Il day would give to
each man u fraction over three rs his
share. We presume few are fishing
who do not catch II good many more
than that number. We saw boat
load, the product ofthc previous night,
consisting os 6j salmon, weighed yes
tcrday morning. They averaged
fraction over II lbs, and gave 33 as
Tie number caught by each man, in
stead Of three as estimated above
Say that the 600 fishermen Oh an
average, 200 boats night; the average
number caught by each boat put Mt 20.
and the sum total would be 1000 fish,
instead Of 1000 rs estimated. Our
impression is that the latter comes
near + the mark than the iorrucr, rs 3.
good many of the fishermen send their
fish directly to San Francisco; others
take them to different points for sail
ing. Large numbers are salted down
!"lly, several firms and individuals be-
ing extensively engaged in this branch
Of the trade. The fish are put down in
hogsheads, which average when filed.
about SEQ lbs. From 1000 to 5000
lbs. are put down daily by those en-
gagged in sailing. An acquaintance has
Tiled 90 hhls. this season. The most
OF those engaged in sailing, live or tie
Washington side of the river, ana salt
their fish there. Including those en-
gagged in sailing, catching and selling,
probably the fish business furnishes
cm"loyn ent for | ,009 men.
The saln"n fish is found in no other
waters in such vast multitudes as arc
met in rivers emptying into tho Pacific,
On tic Atlantic side the leading fish
feature is The run Of Ehad in the spring;
on the Pacific side. sahoond ascend our
river al AL seasons, in numbers beyond
all computation. In Cali@vn;, anI
Oregon our rivers are alive with them:
The great number taken by our fisher
men are but drop from the bucket
.Abovc this, on the Coast side, tribes of
Indians use no other food. As Il table
luxury the are esteemed by most
persons the finest fish caught. Unlike
nany fish, they contain but few bones,
and the orange colorcd meat can he
served in slices to suit customers. 1t
is 'nrhatically the meat TO- the nil
lion: 1t costs SO little--not a quarter
that OF other mcats--tha; rich and POOR
men can feast upon salmon rs often in
The day as they choose to indulge in
the luxury. In the course of y few
years salmon fishing will extend itself
I" all the prominent rivers in the State.
Catching and curing salmon will then
have become Il systcmzcd business:
In" fish consumption will then have cy
tended itsrlf generally ovcr'thc STATE,
and more than likely become in the
meantime an important article of .x-
-Surrcn1ento Union.
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REcIFE FOR CHRONIC D1ARRumA or
DYsESTERY.-Wc have been furnish
ed (says an exchangc) with the
following recipe, by gentleman
who vouchcs for it's efficacy in sew
erai instances in which he has known
it tried:
One quart of hickory ashes, one pint
OF SCOT, and one or of pulvcrized
rhubarb-on which pour a gallon Of
boiling water, and let it stand 10
''ours-strain oil. bottle up, and keep i,
well cotkcd. One wine glassful to be
given after each meal to grown per
son-to children in proportion.
"A JOLLY BARoNEss.-In one of his
recent letters from Paris to the N.
.. Picayunc, Mr.. Kendall relates the
following curious incident:
''ln my account of the grand ball Civ
en- by the Legislative body to the
emperor and empress, written last
week: omitted one interesting
event which then and there transpired
Late in the night, and in the midst of
the dancing, beautiful and dashing
woman was quietly arrested and
walked off to the lookup, causing not
little excitement, as may well be
supposed. II was given out at the
time that the lady was suffering un-
der mental alienation, but the
true history of the affair has since leak
ed out, and is not without interest. 1t
seems that the woman in uucstion
young and exceedingly pretty, has
been figuring extensively the past sea-
son as baroness, and that She was
accompanied to the ball by gen
tlem"n of high distinction, and
one well known in fashionable
circles. For several hours she was
remarked for her grace and beau
~, dancing several quadrilIes in
faultless style, but after supper she
entered into the spirit ofa Redowa with
rather more adunt1on than is recogniz-
cd as sccnlly or bcii;ting in houte so
cieHe. Another qualril!e came. when
her style WAS even more hirhialu,in
it would have been admired at
the Jardin Mobile: Grande Channliere.
or or Chauteau Rouge, but there was
little too much OF the caacen about
It for the latitude OF the Tuilcries. Her
conversation, too, became Il little
bolstcrouS, and many OF her expires
sIons, however they would have
sounded in the Quarter Breda or
Notre Dame dc Lorcttc, seemed
rather out OF place in the severe and
classic meridian of the Eaubourg St.
Gcrnain. Tho ladies immediate.
ly near her were shocked, the gen.
tlcInen stared ut her in astonishmcnt.
and finally the baroness became SO
hilarious in her speech and SO ex.
travagant in her action, that it was
deemed prudent to rid the ballroom of
her presence. TO smooth the mat.
ter over, it was given ont that she
was suffering under mental alienation.
and that she was subject to such
its, but the real truth was that she
had been imbibing altogether too
freely Of champagne at the splen-
did supper, and that the wine brought
her out in her truc character. Her
case was duly investigated by the
lynX-eyed and mdeiatigablc police,
when it was nsccrtaincd that she was
the wife of It iarrer living near Paris,
and that in order 10 enable her
to carry out her assumed title of
baroness, she has bocn for some
time past leading most dsreputu-
bic litc."