Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-05

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ANIMALS OF THE GALAPAsos.-Azc CORES
ponient with the Agasslz expedition furnishes
an interesting account of the visit TO the Galapa-
gos A1chipclago The following description OF
the animals and insects found on the islands
will be found interesting.
One OF orr most interesting adventures was
landing in i little bay full Of seals, SO tame, or
rather so little afraid of men, that we could
tramp past groups of sleepcrs on the beach
without awakening half of them, and without.
appareutly Tightening half of those that We
did awake. They seemed to be ford of crawl
ing under bushes just above high water mark,
and sleeping Two or three 10 d place, huddled
close together.
Under one bush lay mother and her two
cubs, so fearless that one OF our officers held q
piece of cracker to the old one, and she. smell
cd it in his fingers as tearlessly as If she had
been a pet dog. The. cubs quarrellcd with
each other as to which should cuddle nearest
the mother and they all three snared and
snanpeI m at the flies in the manner of sleepy
dog. and all this while party OF ladies and
gentlemen, creatures as large as the seals, and
which the seals could scarce. have seen before,
stood looking on within touching distance;
These seals had much more length OF arm, and
used their arms more in the manner OF quad
ruped than [ had supposed any seal could
do | saw them walk on the beach with the
whole chest clear OF the ground, and even
lump upon the sand Their favorlte gymnas-
tic exercise, however was to lie upon their
back and roll in the manner OF horse.
The tameness of these seals and OF many OF
the land birds was very surprising the Blunt.
noses were more shy than we had expected:
repeatedly put my fingers within half an inch
of little y, low birds and hnches, and within
six iuches Of mocking birds. On James Island
the birds were SO numerous and so tame that
while l was trying the experiment. whether
whistug to yellow bird would divert his at
tention SO much as to make him allow me to
touch it, six other birds, including two mock
ing birds, came up and aghted on tw gs with
in two yards of the yellow bird, to sec what was
going on between US. As Tor the flies, their
tamcness and pertinacty of adhesion, at the
Galapagos, goes far beyoud all travellers ac-
Eugland who affirmed that house flies could
not be driven out ola room unless you struck
and killed one or two, in order to show the
others that you we're in earnest. You cannot
drive the Galapagos flies from you even with
that expedicut.
The birds and seals arc not frightened by be-
ing stoned or shot; they don't know what
stones and guns mean and the flies are not
frightened or discouraged by having any
amount of their comrades killed. When a
boat was coming off shore, the usual occupa
ton, iu order to- prevent carrying the null
sances on ship, was for everybody to be pick
ing the flies off themselves (amost as they
would burrs), killing them and throwing them
into the water from the time of leaving the
beach to the arrival on the deck OF the ship;
and the last fly slaughtered before you go into
the cabin is no more afraid of you than the first
one you slew at the beach, They are not at all
biting flies; VIC have escaped trouble from mos
ouitocs and biting flies during the whole voy-
age, but they are crawling, tickling, adhesive,
tantallzlng creatures.
1t was pleasant to find here at the Galapagos
species of penguin, smaller and more sober in
dress than our old friends of the Straits of
Magellan, but with the same winning, cunning
manners that made the birds in the Straits
such tavorites with ourparty. And while speak
ing of the birds of these islands, would not
forget the splendid famingocs, six feet high, OF
which we got many fine specimens. They sail
ed about in parties of II or 20 birds together,
making long lines of scarlet flame floating
through the air. We tried their flesh on the
table, and found it the most delicious game,
fully equal to the canyasback, as 1t seemed to us.
JOSIE MANsFIELD's MANSION IN New
YORK. -JoephiDe Mans6ed's house, No $50
west sd street, was sold on "Wednesday to S.
j. Terry, for S35 600: After entering through
unusually massive and heavily carved black
walnut doors, you enter the drawing room,
which is furnished with Orieutal splendor.
Turkey carpets covered the floor, and the rich
est satin dalnask couches and easy chairs were
distributed in costly abundance around the
roous The finest lace curtains tell 10, graceful
folds from heavy moulded cornlces. The cell
incs were frescoed inrather loud and fantastic
shapes, while on the walls were four panel
paintings of nude female figures, representing
ancient goddesSes, but certainly quite human
in appearance Mirrors and vaces of rich de-
sign adorned the mautes. The rooms above
corrpsponded in elegance with those of the first
floor. The apartments were furnished in suites
and with magnificent chamber sets. The bed
linen was trimmed with ruthes, lace, and hut
ingS; dainty spreads of the finest MarSelles and
the most elaborate patterns covered the beds,
while white curtains lined with pink threw the
faintcst tint OF. the rose over the room. The
furniture is chosen with exquisite taste, while
the paintings and statucttcs bear unmstakable
cSNleucc vi aui ullei uIoieSaio vi eou'on wa
usages and proprieties in their selection. Josie S
photographs in bewitching styles aud various
striking attitudes were lavishly displayed, while
photograph of Stokes, life size, adorned. the
wall of yosie's own room. The house IS OF
brown stone, twenty-five by sixty feet, with
lot 100 feet deep. ...,.... .ps /
4 NASHVILLE "WoMAN IN WHITE: =
Nashville has nightly sensation in the shape
of white something" which g!ides through
a certain ravine near the city, from 9 p. m. to
early morning. 1t has been repeatedly chased,
both by boys and policemen, but manages to
clude capture, how we are not told. The
colorcd people are greatly excited by its appear
auce. They declare it to be the ghost OF
cnlnrnd wnman who Uas hnrnnd to death last