New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-30

catsnouut and paaker Of the Borth. The teis al
them has not prevented ne from visiting at night the
weeds where bad seen their tracks for night plants
OF ali tie pocturnals zone have been a greater an
noysuce 10 me than the goats. They can 70 wherever
dog can and take particular delight IN going wners
they ought not. More than once have caught them
in the oven, where had paper drying. have toard
the beasts in nv room aud on tie beds. Bat could
sll tGs they would keep out of my piazza 81
n.ht Not that particularly complain that II locke
Ike shesPpen for an hour or two every mcTainsi
but the noises they make are too dIabolc thst Is 30
say too human Not content with initiating perfectly
the cry Of their decent neghhors the sheep they ap
proNimaie the human cry Of snguish. hiccougb blow
ing the nose. &c. Often they intstsihe violent cry
ing of babe and call the mother in haste to her dar
lrg.
Oxen and pigs roaming about at night are minor
evil but the dogs here make up in numbers whateyer
they ray sck in tslents when compared with the cats
~ New.Ysrk. There is hardly night in which there
IS not general tight which consists more in barking
than biting The dogs are small and eowarily bat
much inclined 10 threaten any one they may cstch Of
his beat The other DAY was beset by about dozen
curs All living within musket shot OF the house and
s,es,ing from il at every chance. On these VISITS tney
are particularly meek, and seem to say 10 me; Dont
kick me, please" But this time was on nev
ground. One began to bark the others gathered 10
from the neichboring huts till began TO fear beng
surrounded snd my rear, il not ca or at least bitten
into contriyed 10 defend my self with my hat tll
negro came with stick, when they all ran different
wsys.
OF nocturnal birds have seen only an owl and a
canrimuleus the genius to which belong the night
hawk wbpoor.will, and chuck-wills-wldow. ine
voice so peculiar TO the latter t~o is heard also IN
South America but have not yet heard 1t.
Contrary TO first impressions, many insects too, are
nocturnal. After dark we have a cricket here i"
vociferous as twenty al home. "A cricket on the
heart would be the end of sll conversations only
there is not perhaps heart in kitchen or parlor IN
all New Granada. The musketo (zancudo) quiet
only by day. In patches of this valley they are a6unt
apf-nct more so than have seen in New. York. Ey
cept in the lower Mogdulms, have met them in BAT
two spots and in one of them bet very few wish
could saw as much for the feas but they are as &C.
tive as Yankees and like them busy everywhere. The
Irsln an tells Of the difficulty of catching the flea
that is but half the task suppose, for argument that
syou put your finger on him." and BY mistake he Is
there what are YOU 10 do Crush him Let me SEQ
yCu do il Know that the flea is hard she'll. use
tho word trembiingly for know not It's modern sls-
nifcat0n BE that what it may, the cuirass OF tea
will resist any pressure OF cushion OF flesh and blood
Ccu bnne tLus with singular perfection the ADVANTAGES
Of heavy armOr and light wage no offensive war with
them. The only weapon they fear Is water. wct
finger dexterousy applied often reaxes 'he springs OF
their locomotives and a floor washing would DO 10
them a public calamity. This they fear not, for the
Granadisns do wash their floors except by spltng
On them and they might spit good many times with
out killing flea l generally put on boots as nigni
cones and trek my pantaloons within them, 20 sha'
uD We'll as nay DC a stairway tuht N'AtS"'NN
climb as much as ever boy did that IN Trinity
steeple When do not put on boots tie my psntar
looms firmly about my stockings.
Speaking of nocturnal insects, they have one here
tLai they call chiDche-the CimeS lecularius. They
are sad 10 be abundant in places but have not seen
one yet here. But the last night spent in North
America suffered more from this insect than nave
suffered from all insects any night IN South America
more than all have suffered here from aea: or
nsuas. Goaded at length to desperation retghtsd
4 4 :. Il. att..-a, md naV
"to grease and vengeance as my candle could mold
But enough Of nocurnals. Of insects generally
there are fewer here than expected The centipede
/ have not Yesterday in place OF It they showed
me harmless creature which we know under tho
nan of acknowledged worm. l found q scorpion
in nv wash-basin at Honda did not meet another
tall tie week after entered the valley OF the Cauca
Then saw two Yesterday mentioned to the SER
wants that wanted more. They have brought me
two already and have not breaktasted yet or bat
teIfies there ninity None are larger than
our largest and but two are more beautiful than our
best But in beauty and variety they are INFINITELY
sup, ricr to ours ! have fixed upon new way OF
preserving insects. | wash them with solution OF
corrosive sublmate in alcsh0l. This kills them ana
preserves them from other insects. then put them
among my plants.
Ants are innumerabl5 in variety and numbers. l
believe have spoken of their long, wide, welDeaten
roads leading perhaps to the topmost branch OF some
tree where each ant cuts of bit OF leaf third OF
an inch square and bears it edgewise to his city.
have slsO sesn procession of them-each bearing
little fOwer. The other day ono bounded into ths
field OF my microscope, and seized on Hover was
dissectng, and carrying it of, when he met the
fate the flower undergoing. The an has strong
propensity indirect suicide Whatever be his stand
iug in the world he relnquishes It without hesitation
for a foOtbod human skin. There, II MS feet do
not call your attention lie begins tO bite with venom
In his Jaws nor does he cease TIL your hnger mas
rolled him into an ndistngushabie mass.
Mollusca are rare here. Two snails--0ne nearly as
large fist the other Of the size OF silver dol
lar-sre common here and in all parts oi New
Grenada have seen. Here are scarcely no Others.
One claushell UJnO) and two halves discovered IN
the La Payta few weeks since, were considered so
great curiosity that feared at first should not got
possession Of them.
Mammals are not numerous, and except the monkeys
lave lot seen the same species twice. Ihe sioth
met, tied to stick carried by negro have
seen one squirrel, and q sort of weasel / have
not seen an armadillo nor the formidable ant-bear.
The other day negress brought me an Dseetivorous
sLima OF the opossum tribe lt vas tied TO stick and
had on its back young one L0ok MN on, gfsasy
10 the distress of the mother. The little fellow ran
about as if distracted, running over his mother Win
out stopping. Even when picked hn mp ana put
him on her back he would run of again. 1t was only
by holding him to bis place awhile that ne TOOK hoM
again and peace was restored in the family
II said that the birds Of the tropics are more br
liant ard less musical than ourA They are indeed
much more brilliant, but do not perceive tho supe-
rerty of ours in song. They are very tame, oen en-
telinQ NY room. Hunming birds are not 81 nuiaercas
as expected but there large number Of species
while have but one or two
Reptiles are rather rare. Near the CArrioean
Sea lizards abound. You them darteg along
the bet sand, dragging after them their long
tail, apparently made for no earthly Use ous !"
furnish as Cuba would in the United States conFe
nient place for an adversary TO take hoa; some
times hear frogs but have but two, snd only two
tads | saw one water-turtle in the riser, aud swo
.;,L.. an f,pn;Ix ,rho called IN paSs the n2ht In