, 1869-08-05

A tradcsInan In Zurich, Switzerland, paai.snc
an advertisement n which be bsotaSSS T. n.
lqa AlGg determined to dc as soon a, m .st,,o
hiaif eeli my goods at such low rutes as hay, ne,
ef before been heasi off,
| a sllange nsh was caught In Lake Ontario n fe,
I uats aso- 1t waB between four md nre re., /,
length, the bend being about eighteen luches long
IL "as provided with 1ns, and the back Eas coT
laeA1eu. Ibe bead was something like m a,ltoa
LUZ y "Hh immense Jaws, and double roH q
ecu a1o1aa 10th tho upper and lover jaw. Al
.he extremity OF the upper jaw WAS slight pro
lecnon, something Ike q snakes head, In which
we're the e5ea,
II toe Aafhor OF New Haven, few df5s Etnce
several young men were out IN q fishing smacS.
When one Of them, In playful manner. cauvht
nolo OF another, saying, ave q good notion To
thfow sou oEerboartL" As he gTasped hold of
MN, the feet Of both Joung men slipped on the
oeeA' ana ooth 1eu osernoard- A hard wind was
prevailing At the time, and 1t xas With the rreat,
est difficulty that ihose on board succeet,sI IN
fesca!ng one Of the men lEuua the Eayes The
other one KA drowned.
Al fs1glnia City, Sesado, a squirting match for
<2,o0O Side has been made between Ytmnv
AucEfea Engine Company No. and EauIe En-
gfne No. 3. The latter company Won 1be cham.
p'oh oaagc on the Fourth Of July, beating the
stream OF No. By about i've feet, aut tho latter
u 10.
Was beaten In hose race on the Fourth OF JULY,
py No. =, Tor the prize Of q silver trumpet has
challenged that company to another run to, f2go a
side.
man IN In New jersey has invented de7ice
lof Watering horses when travelling o. Ut Eork.
" Which thtlr thirst may be assuaaed Tttnout
1'oNP,ns. ~ appea1a 70 be more particularly d.
Sighed 1of The btne1t Of the draught horses OF
city Street cara The blt OF the hflite or head.
etaa Is made hollow, md has attached to 1t q 1cx
i''e tube connected With q tank carried tn or m
''e seh'cle. bg pulling strtng the ma4r IL
caused 10 10" Into the bit, and thence through
suitable oE0ce INTO the horses mouth.
.At bridgeport, Conn, recently, Frank TaJlor
nnd two other men werc bathing, hen thcy dis
covered thark In the Eatez short datancc
from theu, which nctcd na II 1t would u,e
to have tusEIe with them. Tay,or
eelzetl huge knife which he happened 10 have IN
h'F pocket, and walked Equaro up to the battle,
WHICH #a1ed hot and heavy for awhile. Taylor
eot the best Of hts abarkslnp, however, and sue
ccfded In capturing him and bringing him safe 10
land. The shark measured four feet IN length.
10 tellese kail ycasels becoming bccalincd, 9
eco'chmah mas conttiTed an apparatus which Ia
hoH htlns applied 70 . new ship nj Dundee. 1t
consists OF fouE-bladed screw four feet In diam,
eler, which, whun tho vessel "a orcrtakcn by a
calm. Ia 10 be nIcd to the ruddc1 and Ia propelled
by sktllfut Adnptaion OF puicrs leading oycr the
eern o! the Vessel 10 q steam winch which La used
III Inc loading md dlscEargin9. Tho propeller can
be shIprc'! and unBhppcd with Errat case. II IN
calculated TINT It Will giye the vessel spcct OF
TWO OF Three Knots per hour.
Iho London Afhen1um describes somc t1ter.
estfng experiments with Run-coiton at tho Woot-
"lch A1Scnal. pafAatle was built Of oak tt1ubcrs
q loot thick. firmly 11ed In tho gruuut, aud sup
pofted IN The rear by strong trussea UtskA of
Tuh-cofton we're placed along the face Of tho nall.
*hnc. Auodt loot hborc the ground aud Teso
hrfd ~ battefy III tue usual why. The raliaa1!e
ms Htcfnl'J blown AwnJ, amidst dcascn!nu se-
port, aa II the uapaiSe tinahrrs offered no mora
fePatancc OF one side Of the gun-cottpu than tho
atmosphere on tho othGr The disks tu3u!re uu
Eathf merely laying Oh Ii sufficient. Sulld Doeks
u ltbh md Stone Can te Blllfcrcd into flayEucnts
ny hfitIR disk taIti OF the top.
a cel0rtd man III Richmond. Va, sone Eighteen
years ago bought ils FREEDOM Vi Ills master au,t
working hAfd. easly aud late, soun was able Il,
''uy h's Vile lie ftns bccu proAperlng e!ncc. au1
fEo" oNiih tue 1nest Yrr5 Md Iark stnud III tho
sth'e. fls fortune Ia cflituaiesl at aluut S3Ou,s
liH Old il1nster who, al the lime Ut lhs eyacua.
fint VI Renmond, was worth half q million, be.
came ruined. The turner slave, being spur,s,.,
of h'A nttfurtuncR. took him to his uu.e auli rave
l'ln eserJ'hinK he desired Shustly after tbls ,he
''' n''' dletl Ills funeral WAS ; large and *.
PFhHt+e one and liz wnA borne 10 d cemclerY nj
pail sef ~ ' Old slave, w1o a1ao IaIl Tor hIs III.
neral untlhJ. atl'l over HIN WAS rsrct haDtlsvtus
tptnnnleht, paid fur With The colorrd nnus tpoi,.
y. lhe widow VI Tho .herfRsel Shareholder
lives Ill h0usc presented hY tho r.lu1rJ mau.
y no also supplies hef Hllb etrfJ comfort