New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-29
FRANCE.

The Moui,eur thus notices the "bot,le story" re-
Gently referred to as having connection with the ioss
of the steamship Pacific:
The Maritins RSsfeat Ns g7oft me Navy and the
Co,o' les note written with pencil in Eoglish, and
which inclosed In glass bottle, found on the th
Of September, 1867, on the Strand Of Melon, in the
Syndicate Of Porspoder Department Of the Finis,ete.
Great interest is attached this note which appears
to have been written by passenger on board the
American steamer Pacific, supposed TO be wholly lost
with all hands, in 1856 and we think it therefore our
duty TO publish its contents verbatim:
steamship Pacific Edrdee commander Smith passenger.
stssnsp Ps'c run between iccberss. All hands lost
On the Is, of April 1855. Just going down, Ppm
The word April is written over o word efaced, for
the author Of the note had first commenced with cap
ital VI, as if about TO wIite March"
The Paris correspondent of The TINES say the
health of NJ de Rsynevs If delicate that it is said
il will be impossibe for him to proceed to St. Peters
burg before next Summer II has even been supposed
that his destination will be changed and that mill
taIy man will be sent az French Embassrdor 70 the
Russian Court.
II is said that az soon o. the question Of the Princi-
palities is dsposed Of that of the Suez Canal will BIS
again officially presented to the examination Of the
Ottoman Porte.
THE NECROMANCER IN ALGERIA.
Every one has seem or heard speak of the great
Robert Houdn. Beside being the prince OF oonjur-
en- b. il able mat ,eins.cian and mechancisn and
his electric clock, made for the Hotel de Vile Of his
native town OF Blois. obtained medal at the Pans
Exhibition. L. is not generally koown that he was
sion connected with the black art-prJbaby the first
time that copjurer has been allied upon 70 exercise
his profession ID Government employ. Some details
of bis expedition have just been published. IT. OBJ
ect was 20 destroy the influence exercised among the
Arab tribes by the marabouts-an influence often
mischevously applied. BY few clumsy tricks and
impostures these marabouts pass themselves OF as
sorcerers no one il was justly thought, was better
able TO eclipse their skill and di.credit their science
than the man Of inexhaustible bottles One Of the
great pretensions of the marabout to nvulnera-
biliiy. At the moment that loaded musket fired
al him, and the trigger pulled, he pronounced few
oabalistc words ana the weapon did NOT 60 off, Hou-
din detected tie Trick and showed that the touchhole
was plugged. The Arab wizard was furiohs, and
abused his French rival !. You may revenge your:
sclf," quietly replied Heudin, at take q pistol, load
it yourself; here bullets, put one In the bar
rel but before doing SO mark it with your knife"
The Arab did as ne was told. " You are quite GER
tain, now" ssid loudin that the pistol Is loaded
ard will 90 of. Tell me, do you feel no re nosse in
killing me- thus, notwithstanding that i authorize
YOUR "You are my enemy" cooliy replied the Arab;
81 will kill you" Without replying, HoudIn stuck
word to fire. The pistol was discharged, the apple
flew far away and there appeared ia its place. suck
on the point of the kuf the ballet the msrsbout had
marked. The spectators remained mute &om stupe-
faction; the marab0u. bowed before his superior;
" Allah is great he said, 81 sm vanquished." H.
stead OF the bottle from which, in Europe Robert
Houdin pouIs endless stream of every description
o. VINE and hquo he cilad for an empty bowl, which
the Arabs would taste It. for they msae sure that it
came Greet frI III the devils own ooffee.po. He than
Told them that ia his power t. deprive them of
all strength, and 70 restore il 10 them at will AMI he
produced a small box, 60 light tina. child could
iit II with its finger; bit it suddenly became 90
heesy that the strongest present could MT
rsise it, and the Arabs, who prize physical strength
above everything, looked with terror at the grsat
magician Who they doubted not could anniha:e the
by TIE mere e1ertion Of his viii. Thew exo-ss. al
this osheii Aoudn confined them 10 it, aud promised
that en- day appointed, ne would convert one OF
them into smoke. Tbs day came; tbs throng was
piooisious fanatcal ma,sbou. had agreed h give
himself up 90 the soroerer They msls him stand
up,n table and covered him with tran.paren.
gauge; then Houdn ard another person lifted The :,
bic by the two ends and the Arab disappeared il
oud u smoks The t5rroS OF ths speoi ,tors ga,ln
desc,ibsble they rushed ont OF the place. snl RI,
lorg distance before some OF the bots't though. ofr,
tmLil TO LOOK alter the n rs )u lacy found him
gear The place where DO haa bcer evipo:aJsd balhs
could tel shem othipg sat wss Ike drank ma
ignorant % what bsd hsppecec t. hin. IGsnc-fl-
- ard uosia wss venerst,d aua TIE msri0 lats DE-
susf tte CHI G.. cf tls sTep4t GSWrn,ne1t rss c'n
p et, y .'isi-eG The fsstoo o. 'espc9li1s htv-
1y y sipea.s ifs -,f' SseG - Ac.h', n1meer o.
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