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the approach is so gentle, with grass all the
way and not n rock in view. It is q really extra
ordinary pass even for merely rolling coun-
try, but when we recollect that it overcomes the
great mountain range of n continent, it is mar
vellous. 1t is easier far than two, il not three,
OF the local divides on the Pittsburg and Steu-
benville Railroad. All the way from Deer Lodge
City there is fertile, wide, grass-covered,
gently-rising valley, affording wonderful facii-
ties Tor the cheap construction of a first-class
railroad for forty miles, and down Divide creek
ten miles TO Wisdom (or Big Hole) river,
just the same. The road to the summit
on either side is as perfect rs the graveldrve in
Central Park, composed of fine gravel so com
pact and hard that 1t never cuts into ruts, never
is muddy, needs no repairs, and is, in fact, just
as nature made it, with the exception that the
grass is worn Off and it has been used ten years.
am sure 1t will be difficult, If not impossible,
to convey to the mind of any one in the East
who has not seen the Rocky Mountains a correct
idea of the true character of the country. On
either side of this pass, about two miles from
where crossed, the mountains rise up and back
OF them some high peaks, snow-covered, APP
pear.
Owing, however, to the all-pervading smoke,
we could only see the nearer mountains dis
tinctly, with dim outline of those further off,
etc To-day, on our return, we examined the
'Ditch" more carefully. The water is taken out
OF Divide creek which flows into Wisdom river,
and the summit is cut to the depth of Is feet in
the deepest part through easy clay.
The who c length of the cut on the imme-
diate diUide is only about one-third of a mile;
although the ditch is afterwards carried around
on the side of hills for ten or twelve miles
among the gold diggings on the west side OF the
Rocky Mountains.
! call this ''high larceny" stealing water from
the Atlantic to pour it into the Pacific. We
boiled some of the water--it boiled ut POI 2'lO
deg. ut our camp, nine miles below the DIVIDE
creek, it boiled at POP deg. full. We judge,
therefore, that the fall in the nine miles is not
much, if any, over $50 feet.
We have Travelled about 200 miles in the last
four days. and have seen about $50 miles of one
of the routes of the Northern Pacific Railroad
under very favorable circumstances
Respectfully. w. MILNoR ROBERTS.
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AVENGED.



The Hdiid of Naples gives an account Of the
death of the brigand chief De Martino. This
man was one of the most ferocious bandits that
ever infested the Abruzzi, and was always ac-
companicd in his incursions by woman even
more inhuman than himself. For some time
past the royal troops had been following his
traces, and had II, last learned that he frequently
quilted the band to indulge in wild orgies in
small valley cont tletcly locked in by mountains
on the territory of Paglietta. Some days back a
detachment, while searching that district, dis
covered in n thicket sort of hut made OF
branches. One of the men approached silently
on his hands and knees, and believing he heard
q noise inside returned aud informed his com
panions, who then surrounded the spot and
called on the persons concealed to surrender
The reply was II gun-shot. which struck n car
bineer named Caruso in the leg, but the flash had
set fire to the dry bushes and the flames spread
with such rapidity that twas impossible 20 enter
or leave the hut.
few minutes later n woman rushed out
through the burning branches and fell almost
inanimate before the troops, who recognized hor
as the mistress of De Martino. She made signs
that there was another person in the flames. but
the soldiers could not approach until the fire had
burned itself out, when the cbarred remains of
the bandit were found with the barrel of his gun
and the blade of his poiguard by the side of him,
the rest of those arms having been consumed.
During the conlagration repeated detonations
were heard as the cartridges of the brigand eX-
ploded. The woman died half an hour later,
and the two bodies were buried the spot
where this horrible tragedy had taken place.
The wounded soldier il in a critical state, and
little hopes are entertained of saving his life.
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FROM NE W ENGLAND.
The TnllapOOsu Party.


Despatch to The EUening Telegraph.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 31.-The U. s.
steamer Tallapoosa left to-day for Portland, with
Admiral Porter and others on board
General Sherman and daughter arrived at
Portland last night. He goes to Bangor to-day
in the steamer City of Richmond.
Accident Oil Train.
Despatch 10 The EUeniIlg Telegraph.
BosToN, Aug. 31.-Samuel Preston, conductor
of an oil train on the Boston and Albany Rail
road was badly burned last evening by falling
into an empty tank which had exploded in con-
sequence of the gas generated therefrom coming
in contact with lantern in the hand of the con-
ductor, who was standing on the tank. brake
man named Lockwood escaped serious injury
Preston was sent to the hospital. He has q wife
in Worcester
Narrow Escape from Denth.
On Friday, while w. G. Blanchard, Boston
Agent of the Associated Press, and Howes
Norris, marine news eporter, were out fishing
in boat off Holmes Hole, they were run down
by schooner that was sailing fast under a fresh
breeze. AT the moment of the collision Norris
seized hold of arope hanging from the schooners
bows, and was carried for over mile part of
the time wholly submerged i'll the water. He
managed at last to climb part of the way up
the vessels side and make his perilous situation
known. Mr.. Blanchard and the boatman, who
remained in theswrecked boat, which continued
to float, were taken in tow by the other sail
boat and taken to Holmes Hole, whore they
found Norris, who had been landed by the
schooner's boat.
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AT LARGE.
A GoriIIn Rampant in Kansas.

NJ s. Trimble writes TO the ST. Louis Demo-
crdt from Arcadia, Crawford county, Kansas,
August 15:-"We are having new sensation
which may lead to some new disclosures I'D
natural history, If Investigated as IL should pc:
1t is nothing less than the discovery of wild
man or gorilla. 1t has at different times been
seen by almost every inhabitant of the valley,
and il has occasionally been seen in the adjoin-
ing counties In Missouri; but it seems to make
its home in this vicinity. Several times IL has
approached the cabins of the settlers, much to
the terror of the women and children, and espe-
cially If the men happen to be absent work.
ing in the fields In one instance it approached
the house of one OF our old citizens, William
Armsworthy but was driven away with clubs by
one of the men. IL has so near resemblance to
the human form that the men are unwilling to
shoot 1t. 1t Is difficult to give a description of
this wild man OF animal. IL has n STOPPING gait,
very long arms, with immense hands or claws;
IL has n hairy face, and those who have been
near 1t describe 1t as having most ferocious
expression of cOuntenance; generally walks on
its hind legs, but sometimes on all fours Ths
beast is us cowardly rs II is ugly, and it is next
thing to impossible to get near enough TO obtain
good view OF It,.
'"The settlers not knowing what to call it,
have christened It Old Shelf. Since its appear
ance our fences are often found down, allowing
the stock free range In our corn-felds. sup
pose Old Shelf is only following his inclination,
as 1t may be easier to pull them down than to
climb over them. However, as it is, curses loud
and deep are heaped on its head by the settlers.
The settlers are divided in opinion as to whether
it belongs to the human family or not. Proba-
bly, it WI be found to be q gorilla or large
orang-outang that has escaped from some mena-
gerie in the settlements east of here. At one
time over sixty of the citizens turned out to
hunt it down, but 1t escaped; but, probably owing
to the fright it received it kept out of sight for
several days; and just the settlers were con-
graduating themselves that they were rid of an
lntolerable nuisance, Old Shelf came back again,
seemingly as savage as ever.
''If this meets the eye of any Snowman who
has lost one of his collection of beasts, he may
know where to find It,. At present it is the ter
ror of all the women and children in the valley.
1t cannot be caught, aud nobody is willing to
shoot it."
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE..
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TEIEoRAPHl

Tuesday. August 81 1863.
Currency was in quite active demand in our
market to-day which Is distinctly traceabe 10 the
improved activity in the stock market ana the dis
position manfestng itself to invest in local stocks.
The result upon the market Is an increased demand
for call loans on Government securities and less
pressure on the outside market The usual bank
statement is very unsatisfactory showing a decrease
of deposits to the amount OF S705,543, and in loans
of S225,974.
III anything like the same ratio the deposits.
This has been the Gas for several weeks and is
counted for by inc eased Indebtedness to outside
banks. This week Il increase due to banks is over
half million, which is so much additional capital at
their disposal. This exhibit s very unfavOrable at
this period, but there is remedy for IL but TO be
guided by the usual law of supply and demand.
tOns are very firm, and, with an increased demand
for stock investments, there may be further adj
vance.
Gold opened weak at 1885, and closed at noon
weak, at 1885.
Government loans were rather more active, and
prices quite strong.
The tone OF the Stock market was decidedly
stronger, and there more activity. In State
loans the first series sold at 104. City loans were
steady at 1919 for the new issues, with 81 bid for
the old.
Reading Railroad was in little demand and ad-
vanced, selug at 1886, D. o., closing however, at
4Slf cash. Pennsy Nania Railroad was taken at 81;
tral Railroad at 49s. 37H was bid for Catawlssa
Railroad preferred, and SO19 for Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad
Canal shares were less active but firm Sales Of
Lehigh Navigation at 3716. 1SH was offered for
Schuylki Navigation preferred.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven d Bro, No. 40 s, Third street.
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CnnndInn Shnrnnes-.

A party Of young men left Webster, Monroe
county, i'm this State on Monday, Aug 2i ON a
fishing and hunting excursion among the Thou
sand Islands. On Tuesday the party encamped
on the open shore, twenty miles below Oswego,
cooking their supper as best they could. On the
evening of the next day they got on board the
tug Simon Davis. aud started for Kingston.
Here the captain of the tug, Mr.. Davis, reported
10 the Custom House officer the arrival OF his
own tug and the Robert Mcfarland the small
sloop which the adyenturers had left Webster
i'm. CAPTAIN Mcfarland, of the sloop, reported TO
the Custom House officer that his vessel was n
Canadian vessel, but manned by an American
crew; and because OF this fact the very oiiicious
officer of the port deemed II his duty 70 seize
the sloop At the time of the seizure three OF
the Webster's crew were In possession OF the
boat, and were detained four hours: The rest
of the party escaped the vigilance OF the Cana
dian officials, and went to the Thousand ISLANDS,
Rochester Express.
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FROM THE WEST.
a New Railroad Project-Bnse Ball.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3l.-A large convention was
held at Springfield, Mo-, on August IS, to con-
slider the propriety of building a railroad from
Kansas City TO Memphis, Tenn Most of the
counties along the proposed route assented, and
much interest was manifested. A resolution
was adopted setting forth the importance of the
road. a temporary organization was effected
and board of directors elected, with Colonel j.
NJ. Richardson as secretary.
The Forest City Base Ball Club of Rockford,
ILL.,, beat the Unions of this city to-day. Score
A to IL.
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Anolher InlernnrIonnI Rncc.

Our special correspondent in Yokohama,
Japan, writing on the 2Sth of July, reports the
following interesting international aquatic con-
test:-A boat race fol { 100 a side was rowed in
this harbor on the 10th inst, between the cutters
of the United States steamer lroquols and her
Britannia Majesty's frigate Ocean. The latter
beat the former In five mile race four minutes
tWenty-eight seconds This result again gives
the boast to the Britishers In these waters which
was won from them about year ago In a con-
test between the Ocean and the Oneida
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DcntIIa Ia BOsInn.

ItoINIIUTl 10 INo EUtFIIFJ IfIFVTuDh.
BosToN, Aug. 3l.-.Conductor Preston. who
fell into a burning oil vat last evening, died of
his injuries this morning.
Robert Waterston, for many years at the head
of a large dry goods importing house, died yes
terday aged 96
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Reported by De Hayen Il Bro, No. 40

JAY COOKE co. quote Government securities as
follows:-U s. 6s OF 1851, 12SAG9l2313 620s OF 1852
1881 @l23&; do, 1854, 122H@l224; do, NoV 1865,
l22S@1221; do, J1ly 1862 1tSai,4@l2lH; do 1867,
Iibx Currency Gs, 1l11@11l1. Gold 1884,
MEssRs. DE HAVEN BROTHER, No. 40 g Third
street Philadelphia, report the lollowin quotations.
u s. 6s OF 1891, 129Aa123H; do. 1862, l. - la
do. 1885, 12919@l224 do; 1855, l29k@i9sk do 1866
new, l2iA@iiss @ So' 1861; new do 12l4@l9l do
80 Year per cent Cy., 11lA@1il%; Due Comp Int.
Notes, 19A Gold' 1SSH@ls8A; Silver, l2s91s0.
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The lakes of Maine have not been without
their visitors this summer.
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LATEST By TELEGRAPH.
A Gre at Disaster.
Conflagration at Cape May.
The United States and Atlantic
Hotels, the American Row, and
Several Cottages and Stores De-
stroyed-Narow Escape of
the Largest Hotels.
ERAL NEW s.

Panic on the Paris Bourse-Fears for
the Life of Napoleon-The Great
International Boat Race-The
Banquet Last Evening-No
Executions on the Sa-
bine as Reported
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-29

+: Extract from a letter from Hon. NATHAN
LINDSEY, County Judge Of Shelby Co.,
Iowa, dated Harlan, April IL, 1867 1t is
decidedly preferred to any other Imminent
sold in this section.
Extract of n letter from SAMUEL. s.. Hurp,
dated Fallsburg, Ohio, July II, 1906 In
Juno last Henry Saf1lo had yearling colt
that had what was supposed to be Dipthc-
ria for more than ton days, so that it could
not eat, and tho throat swollen almost shut,
and by tho use of three or four applications
of the dollar bottles did the desired effect.
From A. G. MEL, louisville, Coschocton
Co., Ohio, March,, 1852. / have used you,
Gargling Oil for tho Scratches on my horse,
and it cured it with ho first application:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-29

MEN AND WOMEN AS READEns.-In the
Boston Public Library, among those regu-
larly entitled to draw books, the females
bear the proportion to the. males Of about
five to six. More than two-thirds of the
females have no business occupation while
less than one :twelfth Of the males are in
that category. or 1872 females with reg-
ular occupations, 300 were pupils or stu
dents; 375 were teachers, or Of other pro-
.fessional empoyments; 587 were engaged
in some mechanical vocation; and tho rest
weressaleswomen, users of the pen in some
capacity, or of various other occupations.
OF G. 054 males, 1.645 pursued some trade
or manufactures; 2,025 were in some mer-
camille employment embracing OIL clerks,
$50 statesmen, 800 merchants, 22G book
Keepers, &C.; 523 were of some profession
al occupation-as log lawyers, SO editors
and reporters, 50 clergymen, 100 teachers,
152 physicians, surgeons, dentists, &C.,
1923 public officials; 237 Of the laboring
classes; 1913 of artistic pursuits; 224 deal
ers of various kinds; $50 pupils and stu
dents; 200 shop or store boys, &c.
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Wonderful Effects Of Magnetism.

A Neso Science Discovered Money Refund
Ell i not EeneGHed-Dv. c.. NJ. Wood, the Re-
alO,oned Magnetist Located in Mil,ra,tkee.-
Those desiring magnetic treatment may DO
benefited or curod by sending in an onvel-
ope ono or more pieces Of flannel twice its
have worn over inc
netism is returned with directions to use SCI
entifcally. For rheumatism, female and all
chronic diseases, 1t works wonders. Blank
certificates returned with fannels, which, if
no relief is had is filed out reliably, signed
and returned to postollice box !, 1853, when tho
money will DO returned. Price, ono pioco Of
flannel $500, four pieces $500. Personal
treatment given at his Office, Nose Wisconsin
street, up stairs.
Extract Of Opinions.-Dr. Wood is a gentleman,
in every sense of tho word man doing mucl, good
Rev: J. E. Fitch, pastor NJ. E. Church. Upper
Iowa Conference. - =
He has performed wonderful cures on persons Ia
US woll known.-Ed. Grant Go. Herald.
on tho thousands no has treated, few have re1lstel
his power Of curc.-Darlington, Wis. Union.
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SWEARING CH1NAAfEN. admit tho

SWEARING CH1NAMEN. admit tho
testimony of Cinnamon in Idaho Territory,
and tho trial of An Choy and All Sam for
tho murder of All Son, in Silver City, is at
tracing much attention on account Of the
novel mode of swearing witnesses. A roos-
ter's head is hacked off with knife, sau-
Ger broken. the oath written on yellow pa
per. burned. and the smoke, in which is
supposed to he tho spirit of tho burned
oath, blown up to heaven in each case.
Tho prosecution and defense each sworo
five witnesses, killed five chickens, broke
five saucers, burned fivo pieces of paper,
etc. After killing tho chickens they nre
thrown away by tho Cinnamon, and consid-
cred unfit for use; but having had thor
throats cut, nicely blcd, etc., tho Ameri-
can heather considers them mono the
WOra0.
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Attus ano Mistellamu.
THE AVITUR.
UaAorAptl0n Of tho New AIR Ship.
! - From the AAn Francisco Alta.

A number Of our citizcns, on Saturday,
received invitations from tho Secretary of
tho Aerial Steam Navigation Company, to
attend n private Wow Of their model car
riage, which has for a long timo pnst boon
in tho course reconstruction ut Shell Mound
Track, in San MAtoo county. Among
others, We concluded to accept the. invita-
ton, and tho $50 train of the San jesse
Railroad Company landed us ut tho track
yesterday ut 10 o'clock, q. M.
We found tho "Avitor" inflated, and the
cnginccrs and attendants leading the stately
little fellow. from the shed where he was
constructed ont into tho open mir. Unfor-
tunntely stiff breeze had just sprung up,
and it was too evident that the managers
had their own doubts rs to whether he
should DO allowed to soar aloft. Under
such an adverse circumstance, nothing was
left but to return him TO tho shed, where
no was put through measured pace We
looked something like failure, and a
feeling of regret, rathcr than of riiliculo
pervaded the company present, by tho
lowering of tho hopes that had been raised
by its over-sanguine inventor.
Tho Avitor can DO briefly described
simply Oh balloon of tho form Of a very
short and thick cigar, its extreme length
being about ninety.tive feet, its height ten
feet, and its width Mt tho center about
seven feet. A delicate framework of light
and strong wood passes longitudinally
through it, and serves to hold tho guides
for regulating its movement in their places.
At the nftcr end of tho frNmo the ruddor is
placed-an ingenious continuance for
directing it's course either vertically
or horizontally. The propelling
power is furnished by a very small
engine md boiler, Of tho very lightest
weight, and certainly of no more effective
force than could be produced by turninga
crank by man Of ordinary strength. Tho
engine and boiler-the latter fired up with
alcohol-arc in dangerous proximity to
the balloon itself, and are placed in niche
shafts and gearing, tho power is trans
mitted to a couple of propellors working
in the framo first mentioned, and num-
Der of lines, bands, ribbons and network
nll of the lightest material, serve to bind
the fiame'to the balloon and preserve its
contour.
Tho inventor has evidently made his
gaeatest error in supposing that any procti-
cal speed can be obtained from tho applic0-
ton of SO little power to SO great mass.
1t is apparent that togive any velocity to a
balloon relative to the air through which
it travels-the air in front must beremoved
and passed to its rear, 80 that a bulk of its
own size must be moved Ivy its propellers
in order to force i to move its own length.
Tho scale upon which tho machinery is
constructed is SO very trifling and made
quate to do this that its failure cannot DO n
matter of surprise; in fact until some
Othor power is discovered that can DO con-
lensod in far less compass than that of
steam, we fear the success of tho present
affair is hopeless.
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RID. TAYLOR, of Concord, Ky, says the
Gargling Oil cured horse Of his, injured
while blowing by attempting to stop over a
stump, almost sovering the thigh from the
body; also that lle has used it in his family
for fifteen years, and it is the best remedy
for Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Frost Bites,
Strains, Rheumatism, ETC., lie ever used
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@ ~

From CRuMr & Bros, Cochrane Landing,
Ohio, Nov 20, 1856-We are pleased with
your medicine. 1t has been the means OF
curing great number of different diseases
upon persons MS well rs upon horses. We
think it cures all you recommend it to do.
We want You to send IFS the larger proper
ton of the variety for ':Family Use," in
small bottles.
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A Country Where Everybody Steals.

A Vienna papers relates the following
occurrence, which recently took place in q
provincial city Of MoldaviA;
A merchant there had received several
thousand ducats in gold tor goods he had
sold, He brought the money to his house.
On the same evening two gentlemen, with
masks before their faces, came to him and
threatened to shoot him with their revol-
vers, and ordered him to give them the gold.
The merchant, although he was greatly
surprised, had sufficient presence of mind
to resolve upon tho best course to BIO pur-
sued under these singular circumstances,
and said to them: ''The money is in the
old chest yonder. Here is the key, open
it and help yourselves to all you want to
tako from me-" While two villains were
doing 80 tho merchant seized his double
barreled gun, which WAS standing in cor
ner. It was fortunately loaded; he aimed,
and shot ono of them.
Without losing further time, the mer-
chant fastened out of tho room, locked the
door, and ordered his servant, who was just
coming home, not to allow any one to ell
ter or leave the house, whereupon he re-
paired in haste to tho house of the Chief
of Police, and, not finding him at home, to
that of tho Project, and. as he was absent,
too, the house of the Police Commissioner.
After informing the latter ofwhat had &C.
Cured, the merchant returned with the
Commissioner and some policemen, to his
house, where the servant told him that,
during his absence, no one either entered
or left his house. The door was opened.
The two masked thieves wore lying before
the open chest, without giving any signs
of lifo. Their masks were removed, and
the thieves were found to be the Chief OF
Police and the Project, both of whom be-
1Onoe1 tn the ROvar claaa