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The New York herald., 1873-09-09
EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LONDON MONEY MARKEL-LoNpoN Sept. s-l2:3O p.
Erie Railway, shares 4s, s:so ?: M-Ere Railway
new hves, ylh; Erie hallway shares, 471s,, =,
PARIS BoURsE.-LONDoN, Sept $500 p. M.-Advices
4Sf 15c.
LIVERPOOL CoTroN MAREEE-LIvERPOoL, Sept. s-5
p M.-Of the sales to-day 10000 bales American
Sales of upiands new crop shipments on the basis Of
basis of low middings at 3D. Sales OF Orleans on the
basis OF good ordinary deverabs October and M S9vem
5000 OF which were sold after the regular closing Of the
I'D. middlng Orleans, 9Sd 9hd: Sales ISo00
bales, including 5000 for :, speculation and eX-
port Sales OF upands, on the basis Of low mid
dngs deliyerabe September st Sad; do on the basis
Orleans new crop shipments on the basis OF good ord
nary, at 91sd.
S-4 p. M-The MARKET Tor breadstufs is steady.
LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS MARKET. .-LIvEhPo0L, Sept. B.
4P. M.--Lard, 3gs Sd. per cwt,
LONDON PRODUCE MARREr.-LOND0N, Sept. 8-Even-
ing-Linsced oil, ESQ 9s per ton.
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3NLS 4 M 4 NM
CLOSING pRIoRs-s O'CLOCK p. NJ
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

Flour Firmer Wheat Quiet Corn
Fairly Active-Oats in Speculative De-
Rand-"SpOt" Cotton IiEher-.sFu-
lures" LOwcr-COffce StrOng-Sugar
Firm-Naval stores and Petroleum
0uiet-FroiG hts Quiet.
MONDAY, Sept. Sc p. NJ.
The week opened with firm markets Tor almost
all descriptions OF merchandise and good degree
OF activity prevailed. Dry goods were in good re-
quest and the market was sustained. On Change
-four was strong. Wheat was quiet, the decline in
gold and the enhanced views OF holders precluding
business to any extent. Corn was fairly
active at unchanged figures, except for
choice high Mixed which sold rather bet
ter Oats were decidedly higher, under an active
speculative inquiry. Whiskey was also held up
under better demand. The demand for "spot"
cotton good and prices improved, while ''futures
declined trife Groceries, naval stores and petroleum
were In general features without decided change.
CorroN on the spot was fairly active at advance Of
fully &c per H. for all grades with but few sellers at the
Improvement For future delivery the transactions
to fair extent at an advance of ll6c which sub
sequenty lost closing with sellers than buyers at
tre under the rates current at the close OF Saturdays
mn rka n M q
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HOW A NUISANCE MAY BE DESTROYED.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
do not claim to be philosopher able TO invens
a planp for the annlnilation OF the "croton bug"
But gladly give my own experience, having been
one of the greatest sufferers therelrom' and "sug-
gest that Others go and do likewise" Extreme
cold freezinr weather viii completely destroy the
pest: extinguish fires, and remove everything that
they feed upon. and can safely warrant speedy
eYterminafion and ''accept the thanks oil the COM
mnnityu Powders, liquids and all compounds are
smply bugs of ano ther kind. will add that mil
i,nns 1f hugs were found dead In one house ON one
~ ,be cold ireezing nights OF last December; not q
bug seen since. 1t Is worth the trial of all house,
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*F0urth week estimated.
The total gross earnings for the past eight
months on the above roads were 1884, LOT, ,963, as
against $75,644 S04 for the same period In 1872,
showing gain OF $s,462, 1859.
TEE STOCK MARKET
was one OF the most animated of the season.
From the beginning it was evident that severe
pounding OF stocks had been determined upon,
and the programme was followed until near the
close OF. the day. Then reaction set in, and a
general rally ensued About 2l1,oOO shares we're
sold, chief among which were Western Union,
74,lo0; Union Pacific 10000; Wabash, 6,10O;
Pacific Mail, 30,5OO; Ohio and Mississippi, Il, 100;
New York Central 1880; st. Paul, $500; Lake
Shore, 1880; Erie, 6,5l0; Northwest, $500;
Rock Island 1900; c., c. and !. c., 3OOo
The decline In the early part OF the day
was from u to per cent. the recovery
in about the same proportion. The principal
changes were as follows Western Union sold
from 907S to ssH, rallying to 907I. and closing at
90x; Pacific Mail sold at 43 a41H q 425< a 4Oz a
425s 42X Rock Island at 1O7 a 1867 1O75I; Gen.
tra declined to 1929, advanced to 1O4k and closed
at 104H; Lake Shore opened at 91k, went to 90JS
and closed at 91H; Union Pacific went from 20 to
245s and closed at 257s; Ohio and Mississippi was
firm at 375S 37t4 3sH 3s3s 3sK 3sx North
west common sold at 60l4 59h 81, do. preferred
at TX 70, st. Paul at 467f 46I As 47h, G. G.
and G. at 2S1s a 20, Erie at 5sh o 5SZ 5sk a
5s%; wabash opened at 652l; sold down to 64x and
improved to 65. The rest OF the changes were i'm
material
HIGHEST AND LOWEST.
The following table shows the highest and lowest
nft n ha dav
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invelngent citixenA Ine following were vne quo
tations to-day :-rennessee skies, new, SOY; Geor-
gia sevens, new, SO; North Carolina sixes old,
27h: do. do. Funding act. 1885, Is; do. do, 1868.
IS; do. special tax, IL; South Carolina skies, 27K;
do, do, April and october, 23; Louisiana skies,
levee, IS; do eights, do, 55; Alabama nves, 1883,
A.; do. do, 1884, IS; Arkansas skies, Funding act,
38
GOLD LOWER AND FLUcrUArING.
The gold market to-day was the scene OF much
animation, bulls and bears struggling with more
than usual vehemence for the supremacy, the
latter, however, successful, inasmuch as they re-
duced the price from 112X to 1l2, with close at
l12H. The transactions were very considerable
and the clearings the largest made since the day
preceding Black F.iday, when the aggregate was
$a25 OOO The following were the fluctuations OF
fha
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THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The balances in the United States Treasury at
the close Of business to-day were:-
Special deposit OF legal tenders for the
redemption OF certificates OF deposit. 33o25, 900
Including in coin certificates. ......... 47,7562Oo
Outstanding legal tenders. 35o, ,000O 900
The receipts for internal revenue to-day were
$623,333 The receipts from customs at this port
amounted to $540,OO0. The Assistant Treasurer
paid out 600 account Of in terest and 100000
in redemption Of five-twenty bonds.
RAILROAD BONDS
were n0ttceably firm and the sales indicative OF
activity. lis singular and yet not an unnatural
Iact that, while prices of stocks iuctuate in the
course of speculation, and even government bonds
yield in sympathy to the changes in gold, railroad
bonds generally hold their own and testify by this
exhibition OF strength the confidence felt by the
the following sales:-Lake Shore consols, coupon,
95 Central Pacific gold bonds, 1O0H a 100 1OOA;
Union Pacific Railroad first mortgage bonds, sOA {;
do. tens, income do, 591S; Western Pacific bonds,
921S; Hannibal and st. Joseph eights, convertible
bonds, s5; QUINCY and Toledo first mortgage do,
9l1s; Morris and Essex second mortgage do, 80;
Ohio and Mississippi consolidated do, 91; Mil
waukee and st. Paul eights, first do, 106h; Co.
lumbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Central first
mortgage do, 89H; do. do, second do. do, SO (;
Boston, Hartford and Erie first mortgage do, 3OA;
Cedar Falls and Minnesota do do, II; Burlington,
Cedar Rapids and Minnesota do do, SO; Louisville
and Nashville consolidated do, 9S; Toledo and
Wabash first mortgage st. Louis dividend, s97s.
The following were the bids as amended at the
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Wheat extremely quiet and prices nomInally
hs p;nS gsa a. 8 81
81 y Tor amber all September Corn was in good re-,
bushels 65,sc 66c rail- mixed tsc ae4c Tor warm
and 6ec for damaged white, in store, oats were n good
sspseay or prime mzed The sales rsaesd
e Bushels a at w sf G1 m sols in store @ % 9s
Rye was quiet Barley and malt were in light demand
FRilenTs The market for birth freight; ruled que
firm Tor grain, but more IN shippers favor for provisions
vessels adapted the wants Of the grain and petroleum
trades At rather higher igures especially toward the
soo 1ysbes es gram az zd 49, 600 boxes cheese 81
BY sies@ 1905 bb ouP at R 3D. 100 hd
tobacco al 52s. Cd. BY sail 80 bbls rosin at s. 3D. TO
1850 boxes cheese 7os steam The charters comprise
two NorwSsap ars to car aTrye to s USrk or
3D. another Also to arrive with so CARERS DO at os
reG vSSase S % nsae ssaP
S be refined s. sD 3D. IenoA an
Safk 10 b hence @ 70 LONDON w
1850 bbls. naphtha, both on private terms; German
refined petroleum, a American bsrk, IRON PSiia
ddep1a de o vae srh to arr
Phladelphia to the Continent excluding Dutch ports,
sns Tls SS
YIN T sapac ense %R to- sTs na ss q @
and another O. LOO tons resser same & voyage N ana rate
Tor boiling purposes for the want Of suitable stock We
eayed' &c sSc. DO muscovado M refining, m 2c @ s Sc
iish Islands 2Sc. SOC New Orleans SIC sscail
pretty rmy but there i very little dsposon to oper,
I on on &c. s L. noha Sa af a
sence OF business strained rosin is strong but quiet
and ss g bid for arrive sales 1000 bbls
50 20 and 40 bbs 81 30 The fine grades are dull but
holders
r@ Ptsh 81 selling Ell moderately IN jobbins way at
PEIhoIsvn;-ine marSet or all descriptions remained
S day d and not s,osr enasd sd with
considerable hrmness at l6fc 6c but other deliver YER
and rm at ioc Tor city Adviees rom the groducing
prices in buyers iavor when changed crude bulk
c for 6b AZ Phaaephs the market aet
and steady iSc for deliveries sSansS % sS Of the yea
dPf and bece@bcr aelivsTy q! iss wv ~'''' 0''D''
ad The pork pork ws a in
aJobbng way go bbs were sold Al s7 80 s7 s2l
e ss "a 81 SS'' @1%s
%eTe pcssd hams at ls Zoo Il city picked shoulders @
sysrsss sss is dS b; aysTass, On brivas
about the paS prize M for long clear on the spot 30 boxes
closing 7%c Lard was easier with sales Of 1900
and cheese were in fair request mainly export ut
former prices.
RIcE-The market, aside from small transactions in
jobbing parcels was destitute OF activity, but prices
well maintained The sales comprised about 10 uerces
Carolina at SIC a9e U0 bags Kangoon Al sac. &c.
srnIsfsS duh and weak al SIC. for prime in erces
tierces at SIC.
SgeARIhe continued decline in gold served check
business IN raw sugar, and In absence OF trans
actions the appended quotations are nominal.
quest We quote :-Cuba-Rehnlng Interior to com.
mon, aAc, 1>sc fair TO good fair SIC; sAc good
prime 70 choice SIC ec centrifugal hhts. and boxes,
Sac a9'sc molasses hhds, and boxes, &c. a Sc me.
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included in the above are GAO bales to arrive. For
future delivery basis low middiing the sales were as
isac November 100 al II Sis2c. at lsc December,
pad q 10 oetoSer Or ssp
tem6er a aes Today up 3 to thTee re SeloeE a seP
10 Lite Coz 10 3sc 700 &c., 100 at ls2c 100 at
l9c 100 at l9 l32c. lO at l9 Il6c, 5oO at " lS2c,
az s s 81 lss & SSSnSF at s % os 9; at e @ SO .
at is bloc 2o0 at is 92c COO at lsj4c at is 5f6c 800
a a. Is asG 30 "a as Is G6e 100 IA a. Is Is 9f sc No@xsmber @
IS2c., 100 is l6c 100 at Is BE- 200 at sc Decem
beT SO at sc 4o9 100 at Z 100 a Z zoo a.7
l's Total H. o 's Bales Grand total E bales
follows :-september, 1891; October, is2a Novem
bers 1925; December, l7sl; January, 1922 February,
ber 200 at is slice March 200 at issc. Total bales.
100 a 4 iS TGs bales TSs
iSk si Nsw York S Boston Ss Total bales
CoFrEE.The market for ali descripuons continued
firm under light SlIerngs and fair .s 9emand We note
n sais at e Sass do
latter al 22c. = We quote :-Rio ordinary car
Ssssc.: eStremO range, for lots 501.c. S2a4c.,
Cow n1r bass & @ ' DO l grass mats &
Sa1ac. 25Sc.; singapore, d. &c a Sse: S1,eYylon.
2S s Jam s sS &c st SSnso e
Porto Rico, 2lc DC; Costa Rica, 2lc 22sc Malabar
% as ss Ss1f@s @ 0 Ms9s & S 6arasSa ss
2lc: &c, gold. at sixty 70 ninety DAYS credit o
f1oqn "a aSp s p S lay S sspres
meal 10 barrels and 22b sacks; rye, 5000 bushels
The flour market was frmer under continued good de.
higher The sales were about H. 600 bbls including 26O
bb extra STATE for last nall September and all October
quiet sales OF 800 bb Western at So 90 We quote
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RAILROAD EARNINGS.

RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The condition of railroads at the end of each
month is always important subject of considera-
ton to the many share and bond holders inter-
ested. 1t may be consoling fact to all such to
know that the reports lor August are generally
favorable. The grain movements have been early
and large, and other business indicates an i'm
provement at once profitable ana promising The
following are the gross earnings for August
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STABBING AFFRAY.

John Reilly OF Thrty-nlntt street, near Eighth
avenue, was stabbed In the shoulder, yesterday
afternoon, by Jonn witter, OF 335 Seventh avenue'
during an alteration In front Of No. 335 seventh
avenue. Reilly was carried to his home hy some
friends, and Wltter was arrested by Capt. McCul-
inugh oi the Twenty-ninth precinct police
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70 D<c $50 do 10 to H. s,<c. SIC. do. - TO IN
sfS g.s .h, ao Is to r. Sc e.c; do 10 to 20 osc
q prime dtc ssc; grocery fair to choice SIS
yavs5Duch standard, Nos. 10 to IL sc &c. Manila
superior ana extra SUPERIOR. 7xc. Sc
owing to the decline IN gold aes 10 hhds prime city
b,5c. and about 5000 ibA out town stock re Ste
WHsxEv more active and nrmer. sales lS0 bba At
96c.. and 100 bbls at 961sc. &c.
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vNuE FIRM OF PEIGNE zACHARIE is HEREBY
dissolved bv mutual consent Mr. Ptigne 70 c0ntnuae
the business in his name the od plcc "a East fourth
street. ..-.
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DIssoLUTIoN OF CoPARrNERsHIP.-THE FIRM
H. OF Brown Bros, In New York and Paterson, n. D.,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent Jo'Spn IL =;
Brown will continue the business In Paterson N ani
Mannheim Brown will continue the business IN asw r9rA
NEW YoRx, Sept ], 1873 MANNHEIM BROWN
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$1,000 Cen Pac gold b.. II
1000 Tn Pac Isl me-. :
3UO0 =, TT w Il G I'd. 10
80 shs VI a. Trad's Bk.. /,
2O0 Y ) Express. -. {
400 Erie Rk. C !.
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A "HOssn DoCToR's BuL-The follow
ing elegant extract is vouched for as
genuine document presented to 4 horse
owner in st. Louis:
''Sant Lewis Genewerry Id 1873. Mr.
to james Han Kox yetturerinary ply
sican and Sergeant DIR. Too mediklc adj
vice twict; 8 dollars; Konsultion over n
ded mare sed to hev he'd the epizout. -
cents; Coin to see two sick bosses in the
mite very colJ, ? dollars; to treatment
of a kream kolored boss two days with
medisuns, dollars and so cents; To
making an obstetrikul examinashun of
bosses throat, dollar so cents; To settin
UP all mite in a barn with sick boss, 2
dollars 80 cents; To writin preeskripshun
for bolts. and alsoe one for spavgni,
dollar To holdn postmortum examina-
shnn on boss who afterwards recovered
dollar 80 cents; To givin my opinyun
one day on the street regarding the kause
of the zoot, dollars. Total, 90 dolrs Is
cents"
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KENNEBEC COUNTY.--Ia Probate Court a
gustd on the fourth Monday Of Jnne, 1873.
LNZRA S. SMITH, Trustee under the will Of j
IL +. Ordway, late of Hallowell in said COZ,
deceased, having petitioned for license 10 sell
+ flowing real estate Of said deceased, the pro-,
TO be placed on interest for the benefit of the
ties concerned, VIZ the homestead of tht
ceased -
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given \
weeks successfully, priorto the second MOntf]
July next in the Daily Kennebec Journal, a 4
paperpIinted in Augusta, that all persons int
ed may attend at Court OF Probate, then
holden at Augusta, and show cause, if any,
the prayer OF said petition should not be gran
ii. X. BAKER, Jut
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs, Register. Jug
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SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS.

STATE OF MAINE, LAND OFFICE,
BANGOR, May "a, 1873.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following town.
~ ships or tracts of land, situate in the county
of Franklin, set apart for sale under the provisions
of tile Revised Statutes, Chapter 5, Section 49, will
be sold agreeaby to the direction of the Governor
and Council, on Monday, the first day of Septem-
Der next, at Il O'Clock, noon, at the Land Office in
Bangor, by sealed proposals, to be received at any
time previous TO said time Of SALE no proposals to
be received unless ten per cent of the minimum
price Is paid into the Land Office with the proposal
The following is list of the lands to be sold rs
aforesaid, with the minimum price per acre for
each, VIZ:
Township number Three in Bange Five, west OF
Bngham's kennebec Purchase the minimum price
fixed being 25 cents per acre.
All that part oftownship No. Three, Range Six.
lying within the limits of the State, the minimum
price fixed therefor being % cents per acre.
All that part of township number Two, in Range
Seven lying within the limits of the State the min.
imum price fixed therefor being twenty cents per
acre.
Payment TO be made as follows viz: Onc-third
of the purchase money in cash. including the ten
per cent of the minimum price deposited and the
bas nee by notes for three equal sums, payable an
nuay, in one, two and three years, respectively,
with interest, and bond with sufficient surety for
the payment of a fair stumpage of all timber to be
cut thereon, to be applied to the payment of the
notes. Deeds to be conditional, in the usual form
of State deeds.
PARKER p. DURLEIGH,
may27- !&wtseptl Land Agent.
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Auction Goods |!

Kid Gloves. Only 40 Cents.
Linen Table Covers, Tewets, H"pnhs,
DOylies.
Ladies' Summer shirts only 70 cents.
Ladies' White Hose cents pair
Ladies' silk Neck Ties for % cents.
Good Linen Towels for cents.
SILK and LINEN FANS at Lo,c Prizes.
Linen Table Covers for 40 cents
French Corsets (l6 Bones) only 80 cts.
Red Table Coreriag by the yard cheap.
Gents White Shirts, Gents Oyershir!s Undershrts
Drawers Overalls Jumpers.
Berage and Silk Wells, lair Braids, IL ,mburg
Edgngs.
1000 yds Hamburg Edgings from to 80 cts. cd.
QUAKER BlTTERS ONLY 20 CENTS.
Gents Paper Collars for cents a box.
Large Bunch Mixed Yarn y cts.
Adamson's Cough Balsam. % "
Ladies' silk Neck lIdfs. MUCH UNDER PRICE.
Elastic Cord, only cent yard
csses ood H hns sosp for IS Cents
Atwood's Vegetable Jaundcc Bitters, .
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment, only 70
Perry Davis Pain Killer only 70 cents "a p cee
Gents, hdfs AZ linen and Az r neTnd ~ cent? cent?
chdren's Round Rubber Combs, 10 cents.
Men and Boys Neck Ties and Suspenders.
Selling 0at our Jewelry AT COST shr, untors ccnts
| Lace Collars cents. Pearl SnHs button" . Genus
! Kennedy's Medical Discovery only i.io
/ DR.. Schenck's Seaweed Tonic, SLID
Ayers Pills 20 cts: box. lerrck's Pills 70 cents
Schenck's Mandrake Pills, 20. Holloway's 20
| An other Kinds of Pills only 20 cents box.
Halls Hair Remover. IS cts. Knowles Restorer 60.
! Arctusne, (or Canada Bears Grease) only 80 cts.
Birneu's Cocoaine for the Hair, Is cents bottle.
COTS Best Alpaca Braids, Is yd sticks) cents.
Best leo yards Machine spool silk 10 cents spool,
Kid Gloves (perfect ones) 30
Spool Cotton, Warranted 200 yds.) 30 cts. dozen.
Good Note Paper, cents q IRE.
Nice Quality Note Paper, 10
Nice Tinted Initial Note Paper, 20 cents Il box.
Nice Periumery, 10 cents. Good Hair Oil, 10 cents.
Best Lily White, 10 cents. Tooth Brushes, 10 cts.
Toys, Bibles Albums Playing Cards.
Elmwood Paper Collars iHea c0rered) y cts. box.
Thomas Allcocks Porous Plasters, only 20 cents.
Ladies' Nets cents.
Miss Sawyers Salve, 80 cent size for 40 cents.
! Gems Undershrts aud Drawers at LOW Prices.
Mrs. Wnslow's soothing S-rup, 20 :"
Magnolia Balm (for TIE complexion) 10
Plantation Btters, only 10 cts.
Ayers Sarsaparilla and Cherry Pectorai each IS
Peruvian Syrup preparation OF from e. ct,
Russia Sarsapariila and Iron, CGeap.
! Vinegar Bitters, 20 cents. Ncgctne 8 cents.
% Nice Envelopes for 10 cents.
Hembold's Buchu 3d. SmolaHdA's 3uci:u, cheap.
Hoyts German Cologne, very nice Bnshs and
Batchelder's Hair Dyes.
READER Con idering the Tact (Which cant 6e
denied with truth that our store has Reduced ne
! Prices more Than 81 per cent. on the goods tce
deal ia don't You think you ought to pdtr0nfse
our store and ENCOURAGE rs TO KEEP THE PRICES
DOWN at
COOKS CHEAP VARIETY STORE
I Next Door to Thomas shoe Store,
! ianl6-ttues&thurs&w IIauOwel.
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Misfellailfons.
THE ISLE OF BIRDS,

lar south. In the Indian ocean, in the
midst OF almost eternal surf and spray.
rises what is appropriately termed Danger
island. Of all the lonely spots on the
globe whose existence has been aseer-
tanned. this is probably the most lonely.
Once only since the creation has it been
known to have been visited by m an. The
sea for many hundred miles rolls and
flashes over shallow bottom till, arriving
at certain degree of latitude, the floor
OF rock abruptly terminates, and the ocean
becomes in moment of unfathomable
depth. On the very edge of this abyss
stands Danger island, which. the least
touch of an earthquake, or an unusual
stroke OF hurricane, may some day topple
over into the bottomless gulf. From this
persuasion possibly man has never attemp-
ted to erect his dwelling upon it. There
it stands in the midst of the surge, over.
canopied by the bluest of the blue skies,
surrounded by boundless expanse of
waves, generally shining and beautiful,
but Us little specked by sails as If they
girdled an uninhabited planet. Yet
though no gale is astir the pillows inces-
sanity fret and foam against the cliffs of
Danger island, which on all sides descend
sheer into the deep, SO as to appear from
u instance perfectly inaccessible. a sur
veSing ship, traversing the ocean in all
directions ior scientific purposes, once ap-
preached this wild rock. After rowing to
a considerable distance along the foot of
the mecipices, one gentleman discovered
a small tissure. through which he felt con-
fidont they conld climb to the summit
and The boat being pushed quite close to
the rocks, two or three of the most daring
landed, and after no slight toll and peril.
reached the top. The prospect which
then presented itself was truly extraord-
nary. Rendered green as an emerald by
the agency Of hidden springs, the whole
surface OF the islet was thickly strewn
with eggs OF innumerable oceanic birds.
which, rising from the task of incubation.
formed a canopy of tiutterngi wings over
head. The eggs were of all colors-white,
light chocolate, and cerulean blue, dotted
with brown or crimson, or turquoise, or
black Here and there little bills protru-
dea from the shells and the mothers,
though scared away for moment by the
unusual apparition Of men, soon alighted
near the young, being, in spite Of the
name of their home, thoroughly unac-
quaiuted with danger. 1t might also be
said that the whole surface of the isle
formed but one nest, divided into several
compartments, where the naturalist. if he
could live on eggs, might study the ap-
pcarance. habits, and character OF half the
winged dwelers on the Deep aa