The Lambertville record., 1872-12-03

collection Of scientific apparatus. The Cha1.
lenger will sail from Portsmouth for Glib.
ralter, and will frst be engaged in dredg.
ing the bottom of the Bay of Biscay for
marine deposits. The tim assigned for
the voyage il three years and half, and
the vessel will visit regions concerning
which little is accurately known.
Kansas City has become the great depot
of the cattle trade by rail from the region
beyond. This season 100000 head of cattle
have reached there by the Kansas Pacific
Railroad $4,000 by the Missouri River,
Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad, and by the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
81 900, making total of l52, 900 head, with
$4,000 head yet to come in. As conse-
quence of this concentration, Kansas City
has become an important point for the
Strengthening and packing of cattle. Last
year 5000 head of cattle were slaughtered
and packed there. And this year the
amount will be larger. i
One morning during fhe late war, an
officer riding through the woods of North
Alabama was attracted by a tall, lanlS
countryman, who seemed to be using his
best endeavors to reach the top of large
hickory tree. Scarcely had he gained the
summit, when, rapidly descending, he
started up another treea few yards further
off. This strange proceeding was continued
at least dozen times, the eountrynnan
climbing and descending one tree after
another for nearly a quarter of a mile.
The officer at length overtaking him, in
quired the cause of his eccentric gyrations.
" Wal, stranger he answered, 81 was
lynn asleep under yon hickory, when
darned squirrel dropped shellbark into
my eye. I'm goin' to worry him till he
leaves the settlement, if | die in attempt"
San Francisco has been interested in
strange insurance case. A laborer decided
to insure his life for $1,000. and went to
the local agency Of New York company
and took the necessary steps The agents
forwarded the papers to New York for
policy, and in a day or two after the papers
had been sent the man was murdered. The
agents then telegraphed to New York and
prevented the issue of the policy The
widow sued for the amount ofthe intended
insurance, and the jury was unable to
agree. One moral can be decided from
this curious case, and that is that home
institutions should be patronized. Had
this unfortunate San Franciscan been
insured in local company he would have
received his policy in time to be murdered.
Mr.. Alfred s. Robin son, of this city, has
come into possession of an elegant set of
ivory chessmen. The Kings, Queens and
Bishops. are made to represent human
figures, and are about five inches high
the royal pieces standing on ivory globes,
in each of which are number of horse.
men, the Rocks are elephants with castles
on their backs, and the Pawns represent
infantry rmed with spears. The work.
manship is elaborate and the carving done
in the finest style of Chinese art. If not
otherwise disposed of Mr.. Robinson may
offer them as prize to the Hartford play
ers in the forthcoming handicap tourna-
ment.-Hargord Times. m #e.
Gne of those eccentric characters who
broughttinto prominence by startling
crime occupy the public attention by pecu-
liarities that are striking and psychologist
cally puzzling, is at present in the peniten-
tiary at Sing Sing. Every now and then
we hear of her as Mrs. Henrietta Robinson.
the "veiled murder ess.p Eighteen years
ago she was tried and convicted at Troy,
N. Y, of murder by the administration Of
poison. At her trial she kept her face
veiled beyond recognition; and when
compelled to remove her veil, still man.
aged, with curious and almost insane per-
sistency, to screen her naturally handsome
features in some other way from the gaze
ofthe court. She is not insane, however,,
according to medical testimony She has
turrsi her cell into conservatory, and
seeks to obtain from her flowers the long
lost bloom of youth. No one can obtain .
clue TO her origin, and she is, among the
prisoners, an object of respect mingled
with a certain awe. 4rsat sli.
Within three years, lead minine in Mis-.
souri, has largely increased. Newton and
Jasper counties are the seats of the richest
deposits, and new veins Of surprising
richness are being opened. The mineral
is not confined to these counties, however;
it is found in half dozen neighboring
counties of the State, and it is known to
exist in large quantities in the adjacent
part of the Indian territory, though our
present relations with the Indians prevent
any considerable prosecution of mining.
The winter in that region is usually mild,
and rangaments are being made for an
industrious prosecution of work during the
winter months at all the mines. Living,
too, is cheap and both wood and coal being
abundant the miners are not only thriving
themselves, but making the district one Of
the thriftiest in the State. =
The English newspapers report the
opening of the annual cat show at the Lon
don Crystal Palace. The present show, we
learn, is regarded as the most, complete
collection of home and foreign animals of
the species that has yet been brought
before the public in England. The range
of specimens of this class of the feline
tribe is wide, there being importations from
Siam, Java, smyrna, Algeria, Archangel,
&c. There is also specially in the shape
of a tigercat from Santos, in South Ameri-
ca, which, while in repose at any rate, does
not look very fierce. Among the prizes
gained was one for an Angora cat, and two
others for the best tabby and white he.cat
belonging to working men. Some curiosi-
ties are notable--namely, a singular color
ed cat from the Azores, a characteristic
example, from Java, which has one eye
blue and the other green, and there is one
remarkable animal, which does not lap
| milk but putsit into her mouth with her
paw.