, 1864-08-26
LTElU 3.

The most curious instances ofa change Of H.
stie:: is mentioned BY Dar win. Tue beas
carried to Barbadoes and the Western Islands
ceased to 10y up honey after the first year.
They found the weather SO fee, and the ma
teri.ls for honey 60 plentiful, that they quit
ted their grave, merchantlIe character, be-
came exceedingly pro1tgate and debauched,
ute up thtir capital, AID resolved to work no
more, and amused themselves by flying
about the sugar houses and stinging the
negroes.
Acurions lightning accident lately occur
ntar GiVors, says Galgnani, was struck BY
lightning. a lal5's maid, While passing
along ono OF the galleries, was killed on the
tpot. The tnp pfa silver cont, in her hair
was pierced with numerous holes, aud seye-
1al OF its teeth were melted.
Cocknesisms. "Weal vine, and wenison,
Is VERY g0ud Hitt:ls, WOW. But harftcr
hall, give me- supper OF 'am au' hegg's,
topp'd loG With q piece q, happle pie! i
likes 1t VASTLY. Hexccpt ven Pm has 'uu-
on mug o harf and a.rf, With AN aend-
vitchee, an some 'eadcheese. But ven him
sharp set, gtnerslly goes in tor beefstea6s
an hontons. Harfter that, likes to topp
-1uE With 4 dish O. huJsters, an pepper an
sslt I'M winegar!"
The Harp is soon to be introduced into the
torical Of instrnm ents Is finding many adYo-
cates, and the Court journal says: Several
pre1ates Of authority hnve- considered the
point involved most fayorablg, and musicians
orc as one IS to the solemn and beautiful
effect 1t u i'll have in occasional ace3mpaai-
ment. ~
An unusual feature Of the specie shipments
from New York last week, vas SIC, 900 In
eoep6r coin. Our foreign relations hereto
fore have been content NTH gold and, silver,
but now they are taking from us oQr c<7.ts
even. But email numoer Of "nicklss' ara
sert abroad, and in view of the present
scarcity Of that particular description Of coin
It certainly Is d mystery what becomes OF
them.
Rev Dr. Eerfoot has decided to accent tie
appointment Of President Of Trinity CoIie.e.
Hartford
Enormous buckles have come into fashion
With the Paris bellies. Some measure iu
length several inches, and ofcourse epornouB
" vide Wristbands ure required to accom-
papY them. These waist tbands u,e faspioned
ct silk and m4ue to fit the figure very lise
short stay; small strips Of whnlebone arc
inserted between the silk and linia.,
Commudore Vanderbilt, the millionaire,
has perhaps the finest staole of fa:t horses ia
this country. At ~ tSs;Eatega Springs, during
S75 COO. He also has span Of mares. for
Which be h,s 70 n offered S17, CO.; theg have
maze tnelz m,le in ? 23 ana ::,24. Post
Boy" another Of bis horsee, he values at
SIS. Geo, and co.sidera him the fastest horse
10 tbc world. g. hss made his halt mule in
harness, with "Rockinyham," in Ito and
LII
RI wonder where these clouds are going :''
sighed Flora, penslvelVs as she pointed With
her thin, delicate finger TO the heavy funeral
messes that ttoated lazily IN the aky. ~
t4ink they are going to thunder" sad her
little brotner-
It is said that recently a.pigeon aentto Exc
ter. England. by railroad, and let loosa at
1915 a. m, flew back to it's home 10 Peck
ham, distance III miles, arriving at 1886 ?.
~, The TACT Is considered verified by the
circumstances that there vera great many
more than half mile uinute-
Tho Emperor Maztmtllan's present po :u-
larIy Is sa!a to be merely the gloT Of the