The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-27

nearly or quite two months to complete the work of
receiving andstowing this cable in the Greal Eastern
Aden furnishes two OF the best harbors in ASIA Just
at the northwestern terminus of the Gulf of Alden,
Wiere the Indian Ocean is united with the Red Sea
by the straits of Bab-el-mandeb IL is therefore a
most important point. It was so regarded by the
Turks when I'm their glory and was strongly fortified
Dy them, about the middle Of the 10th century.
But IKE other fortified places of the en-
plre, 1t was suffered TO go to decay,
until 1t was reduced to utter insgnihcance
and was sold to the East India Company In 1899, for
stopping and coang station for their steamers be-
tween Bombay and Suez The Notifications have
SINCE been rebuilt, and 1t is gradually becoming
Canal Will greatly enhance the fmportance Of this
British port in the East; and telegraph with Bonn
bay one OF the greatest British commercial emDo-
RUINS of the East, has Of course become a great
desideratum
The SensOn Thus Far.
Up to this time, over Al 900 carloads of neaches
averaging over 500 baskets to the car, have come
over the Delaware railroad, for New York and other
Northern cities 100000 baskets by railroad alone
Is no trife, and it is probable nearly an equal num-
Der were shipped by water The railroad company
has been peculiarly fortunate this year, as not sim
gle car has been thrown from the track during the
whole season, notwithstanding the large amount OF
shifting In making up the Immense trains. Cars
loaded with necessary material to lay temporary
tracks around any wrecks have been in waiting
throughout the season. but have never been called
into use.
PartOn's View of Morals.
People who, on reading Mrs. stoves article on
Byron, have felt great asonishment that the publi-
cation should ever have been made will be still more
astonished at the new view of comparative morals
on which the publication was advised by Mr. James
Parton. Mr. Parton has written long letter to the
Tribune, signed with his own name, from which 1t
appears that he does not consider incest such very
bad crime after all. In fact according to his own
language, he considers incest which costs nothing
Vrtue compared with some more ordinary kinds OF
vice. Mr.. Parton says-and we quote his own words:
Moore relates worse things of Byron than Mrs.
Stowe has revealed. Compared with his beastly life
in Venice where he spent his wfes fortune on the
lower grades of haros, his incest to the rank
of yirtuous attachment" There's morals for you'll
N. Y. SuH.
The Florida Indians.
The Indians are in council near the Big Cypress
for the purpose of selecting chief in the place of
Tiger Tail, who some time since committed suicide
by hanging himself and for the purpose of selecting
adelegate to represent them in our State Legisla
ture. They are the remnants of three tribes-Sem-
noles, Tallahasses and Miccosukies-represented in
the council each having an asprant for the chief
ship, but the Miccosukies the most numerous
and it is supposed that the chief will be selected
from that tribe. The Talahassees, who live the
| headwaters of Peace creek, have dwinded down to
| thrGy all told six of whom are warriors and the
Seminoles fast being Incorporated with the Mic
cosukies From the best informa ion we have there
are not more than 125 warriors, including all males
upwards of sixteen years OF age now remaining in
Florida of the powerful tribe which for seven
years defed the authority of the United States
| Tampa (FIG) Peninsula, Sept. 16
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