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EUROPEAN STEAMSHIPS.

CTATE LINE.
- NEW YORK TO GLASGOW. LIVERPOOL.
BELFAST AND LONDONDERRY
These elegant ClydebuiIs steamers will sail from
pier ~ North River as follows:-
A. turuAys nOv -
Lf ANA SAturu8Y, NOW ~
And alternate saturday thereafter taxing passcn
gers at through all parts Great Britain
land, Norway sweden, Denmark and Germany.
Drafts for 81 and upwards
For freight or passage apply to
AUSTIN BALDWIN h CO., Agents.
No. ~ Broadw&y.
steersge Passage o1ice. No. As Broadway.
fNHE HAMBURG-AMERICAN PACKET COMPANIES
, iron mssl steamship
GzDtainC. L. Brandt, will sail on Thursday, November
~. St2P. M., Tor Hamburg,
takysg passengers from New York Plymouth, London
Cherbourg and Hamburg.
rrstcabin' Lover Lover ssi"Sn sa,"on. s72 s7s'
stsserage, $50, payable in United States gold.
huNhAkDT CO., c. b. RICHARD 4 BOAS..
:, General Agents. General Passenger Agents
The noLsArIA Will sail November 20 = -"
The BAVARIA, Is extra steamer Noyembor l5
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U,oR NORFOLK, CITY POINT AND RICHMOND
The Old Doniinion Steamship Company will despatch
from pier 81 North River their elegant sidewhee steam
ship WYAN9KE. Couch, ecmmander, for Norfolk CisY
M giving through bills Of lading to all points South and
South Through tickets to all points Ac.
Once. lS7 Greenwich street, corner OF Dey.
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the exchange disposed OF and the freight
engagements made long time ago. the out
now was without influence on the market which
was du unsettled and declining nearly all the week.
Corn was dull and prices declined day day, with
moderate business. Oats also Irregular but gen.
eraily lower Provisions somewhat huctuatiHg
ana uuii On Change Saturday, the markets were
very quiet and scarcely anything done save IN ex-
ceptona cases Flour dull and lower for most kinds
wheat was In moderate demand and advanced about lc
per Dushel on spring. Corn was also u tribe hrmer
oats were slightly easier resulting In fair business be-
ing consunmaed Provisions were dull, pork still being
nominal and lard shade better Groceries were gen,
changed Cotton was in fair request and Prcess were
Petroleum and naval stores were neglected and nominal
hc. per gallon, with moderate transactions.
prices nomlnally the same We quote RIO, ordi
dnary cargoes l9Sc. lyzc.; fair do, aAc. 2J1c;
good do, a1sc. akc prime do, 2ss4c a 22,zc; ex,
reme range lots l9c 22c., gold, ib Gu and 30
days credit Java government bags 25c 26c grass
ats. 26c &c; Singapore. &c 2c.; Ceyon, &c.
23c Maracaibo &c. 23sc. Laguayra, lyc. l9'4c
Jamaica, zoe Gle: st. Domingo, &c q 23Lc. Porto
Rico, 20c. 22sc; Costa Rlca, 2Uc z2ac. Mexican,
2lc 22c Sayania, 2l5Sc. 23c. Curacao, 215c 22c
The stock OF Rio and Santos ut this comprises 6
bags
CorroN-The market for cotton on the spot was hut
moderately active the advanced pretensons of holders
owing to the higher ruling of future deliveries checking
business Quotations were advanced &C per lb, AT
which the market closed quiet and nominal. For for
ward delivery prices were marked up ac. &c. per b.
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EoR NEW ORLEANS DIRECT
The Cromwell Steamship Line.
The steamship KNICKERB0CKER, Captain r. v. Ga
ger will leave pier No North River on Saturday No
rates given 20 Galveston, Indanos Rockpor Aranxas
wharf, Brazos santiago and St. Louis. Cabin passage,
$50; steoragc, SIS For freight passage apply 70
CLARK 4 SEAMAN, e6 Wall street -
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we take this essasion 10 thank sur
friends for past tav0rs, and respect
fully call thcir alteration 10 our Inn
mensc stock, which We are just rosets.
Ing dirce, from the principal nan,s-
iAetarers Of ihc North ana West, par
chashing direct from tir.t hands far
cash on The spot, and awaiting ous-
selves oil every advantage by shiI,l,in1
In ear loads unicr special contract.
and by our own labor almost freeing
ourselves from store expenses. We feel
confident fn our ABILITY 20 offer 10 our
friends ansi 80 the public generally our
immense stecR ~ better ratcs and
more uniformly low figures fissn has
ever before been offered In she iutevler
Of Texas.
As basis and iaundation 81 cur
business, VIC guarantee every article ~
he as represented, or money refundeai
al our expense of transportation.
Our success Ia business depends en-
tirciy upon establishing u Wholesale
trade In Northern Tcxas, aud we only
ASIA fair and Impartial trial, and q
close Gem fsarison OF uniform prices
With those or Shres cport. Galveston,
and Rev Orleans with rreishts added.
nnd We ehcertnIIy abide ny the deei.
sion of the same.
GARL'NGr0S, WAIsALIs 4 90.
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PACIELC COAST.
ARREST or THE MURDERER BUTCHER

SALT LAKE, July 26.--Butcher, VINO
killed Cotton and his two sons, nus
been arrested. The youngest son was
shot five times with a revolver anu
once with % gun loaded with buckshoti
the eldest was shot five times and cut
in several places with q knife. Stories
about the terrible affair lead to the be-
lief that the Cottons were the assaii-
ants. The people of Brigham Canon
seem To Justify Butcher.
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WASHINGTON.
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR CARRYING NAILS

WASHINGTON, July 96-it is stated
TINT the Postmaster General has
awarded the contract for the mail be-
tween Charleston and Havana, via
Kew West. The contractors propose
establishing line of steamers between
those two points, and claim they can
save sixty hours.
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Kansas city Live stock Market.

KANSAS CITY, July "A
Cattle-receipts 52s; shipments Gso'
Prices to-day have ruled weak, Eastern
buyers being disposed to operate with
unusual caution. The market closes
steady, with sales as follows: GA extra
native steers, av 1878 lbs, at "a S7l; 40
good wintered Texan cows, av s2s lbs,
atss IS; "A good wintered Texan cows,
av sO4 lbs, at So 95; "A wintered Texay
steer. ays Jas ms at e ea..
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FOREIGN.
RELEASE OF TaE CREW " IHB vlcILlSIR

MADRID, July 26--The Germans
have released the crew of the Nigi,.
lante, hearing that the German Consul
and family would I've shot.
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latter fur sale. And here, too, j. n lit
lie plano TINT looks HE The one we
saw IA lhc apartments Of Frederick
the Great. with tho keys OF the natural
scale IN bluck wood, the shnrps and
nais IN white How queer II looked !
We touched The keys, Int onlya faint,
unmuscal sound responded Who In
former days has awakened glorious
harmony from those quaint heys9
What merry feet have danced TO lis
tones? Wbpt joyful voices sung TO it,
accompanimmt2 Bat tp-dayi Ike
oThc harm that once through Tuus hpll
Tho soul of music shed /"
Il stands rs mulc rs "if that soul were
dcud,r But we are thankful the soul
of music can not die The mortal
hand may decay, the instrument he
come silent aud worthless but the
soul ofmuslc Is Immortal.
In connection with this additional
Exposition isthe display OF "Womens'
Work. as separated nom 'hA' OF men
Here We iInd the cmhfolierleS uoHe III
glrl,' schools, the laces made by the
peasant women of di0trcniproylnccs,
under-clothing and outer-clolhing, in
iact, everything Imaginable that can
bc made wi'h the net"e' A'a''y OF
,thcscWc sent nom the institute Tor l'lo
education Of girls NN teachers III
Prague or nom the "Nohlol'S l'u9i'
ness lnion' OF Inc same eily' O'l'''s
are from y IKE "lilslh'ss mon III
Vienna, and accompanying mem are
hooks descriptive OF their h'othous ol
teaching Also, books giving cuts OF
garment" WIN measurements III" Nv
scriptlons hpr cutting DOCKS WIN
specimens of work from the Wo'
mans liusincssHnd Telegraph Nchool %
and specimens Of housekeeping ny t'i'
pupils Of such schools, ihe necessity
Of such institutions, as wen US the good
results, are shown III AL branches OF
mercantile business where women are
largely employed.
But women, itseemsi do not coniine
themselves 60 tie needle, or TO trade
Thcy also busy themselves with arI IN
various forms. lead loncll drawing,
beautiful architectural designs oil
paintings, photography mosaic "ofk,
paintings ON po1ceNini straw maldlhg'
fabrication OF flowers IN dlltrellV ma
tm.nls brccdlug of sllk worms, wcay-
t,g nointirD az fans. and wood cary
iuy One most cXani.itr model Of u
.n.,,h,,. church in wood carving, being
.nnt hN an ltllsc Muller.
\yomm or. f,und In confectionery
establishments stae, peu factories, In
r,onufoctorins of .chorcolnte. in fact.
n,oro comma "a be mu few filings in
,,l,ioh ,ynn,oo bas no hand. from the
nrodnot;,r of the raw material, to the
r,,ly co,onlated article ready to put in
>, H,orkot aud thou in The selling OF
II and nf,cnyoul, in making IN, using
-. ,,o,,;nr n Ana chon we sneak OF
,,,or,,n,. wo,l, connection with Ibis
~. ,5f4,,n III ,n,.t unt foryct that
f,,t ,roo, lniId;ug itsnlf IL Ia n certain
a,t.u, IN, ,yor, NJ wom.n,s hands.
n,u,1, toi,.yorn bonds. 70 be sure.
rhn', non,a mn, wia,d fine delicate EN-.
'r,i3or,, no,dln or tho brush ortbe
I'M, 80 r,oy ,..,,o ,,ou,n,s hands.
,,o,,or,holo., and wc ,yi,I rot withhold
r..,,, Am, Nan ,,ooa nj, pralse f,r
NJ to.,o,i f,in,o,,I, IN t,e a,rrving Of
,at,. mnA ,,iv,nn or mortar. also
-. "" ~ an,.rnd;,r ,r ina oro,mds
,,5 - o.o o,,,,n,nuts Of one division OF
.b''N "'N - l'''''' -
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Precinct 80, |, Geo, u. Holland DIN
Wellbone, Precinct No, 2, W, y,
Thurmond, VIM. Sproule, Prcclnt No,
., Mr. l., d. Gracy,J ], Z, Cole, Precinct
No, 4, j, y, Strattan, VIM, Harris,
Precinct No ., a. u, Kirby, NJ, NJ,
Thompson, From the cou liy At large
$, IL. Gilbert, elias, \. Morrlssi and
John Good,
The nominees came forward, on cali
and returned their thmks TO the Con-
ventlon in neat and appropriate
speeches.
II was moved and carried that the
HERALD and News he requested Ia
publish the proceedings OF the Conyen-
ton.
On motion the Convention adjourn
ed sine die, ID, DAil.i'l'
President,
= ,u,ft.taFA.Ar,t lt.....t.....,
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J. NJ sTEMMoNs, Secretary,

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS YOU
stupid rellow, what i the next word 7
What comes after cheese sr"' Dnll
bOy--"A mouse, sir"
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pAwNBROKER's sALE.-sAM FOREST, AUCTION
l. eer win sell tomorrow (Monday) ct II Buwery, 600
lots Men and Womens seasonable Clothing. Blankets
Quilts and other goods. Order OF Hilbert Seventh
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ITO RENT-A FURNISHED SECOND FLOOR TO 4
small family for Housekeeping, at $50 per month or
Rooms TO gentlemen, with Breakfast only. Y3 West
Thirteenth street, Seventh References
quired.
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I'd OF ENGINEERS OF THE FOURTH AVENUE

OFFICE, GRAND CENTRAL DEPor
NEw YORK, January 2 1873
Notice--The proposals work between Forty ninth
street and Seventy ninth street not being
this Board proposals for the will again be received
by the undersigned until two O'Clock p. NJ. OF Monday
the 18th inst No offer will be considered unless the bond
ALLAN CAMPBELL,
A. w. CRAVEN,
EDW'D II. TRACY,
J. G. BUCKHOUT,
Board Of Engineers Fourth Avenue Improvement
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ANARsHAL's sALE-,L BOaART. AUCTIoNEER--
VI Monday Jsnuary 9 1873 at II O'clock. ct ~ Broad
way the Stock and Fixtures and Effects OF first cla
and old established Book and Stationery Store consisting
OF Journals, Ledgers. Day Books Blank Books Shak-
CAL Religious and other Books, Gold Pens, peEho)derA
PENCILS, &c. tu JOHN u. HITLER, Marshal
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9 HERMAN, AUCTIONEER.
-. Auction sale OF Wines, Liquors, Champagnes, q.
gars &c ON Monday January 9, at l01 o'clock, at Is
casks nd Gin Rum also % casks Of sherry Port
hon. Rye, Scotch and Irish Whiskeys; also l25 cases.
demijohns and bottles OF Liquors. Vines Chanpagnes
Cigars de- Sale positive. Dealers invited.
Also one iron Safe Desks cases Of Leaf Tobacco and
Cigars BY order OF L. RINDsKoPF, City Murshai
WILLIAM O. HOFFMAN, AUCTIoNEER.-oGDEN 4
w CLARK, Broadway, corner OF Seventeenth street.
prepared to sell Estate and Household Fur
niture auction and beg leave solicit the patronage
of their friends and the public.
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THE SIXTH ANNUAL BALL OF THE PRIVATE
i Coachman's and e. Society Of the City and Comfy
Regiment Band Tickets 81. :
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MUsICAL.

A THE AMERICAN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.
IA I'll Fourth avenue, next to Clarendon Hotel.
HENRY SCHROEDER, Director.
New classes forming for piano. vocal culture
and reading music. VIOLIN harmony and foreign lam
guages. &c. Every branch $40 term TfF~f m
The Normal Department. established for the study of
organ, 426 per term Of twenty lessons ~
The most eminent Professors teach at this Institute.
Herr Charles Tradel, the pianist and composers Herr
Gutter the well known organIst Mr. W Mills the tai
Francais Signor Scbastaui and many other well known
artists For particulars and prospectus apply to F..
BUSS Secretary.
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THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL BALL
OF the
New York Caledonian Club

will be held in Apollo Hail. Twenty eighth street. near
Broadway on Friday evening, January TO- 1873 Tickets
81, admitting gentleman and two ladies' sale at tho
Club House. 1le Sullivan street. and at the hall entrance
on the evening OF the ball.
JAMES A. CRAIG. Secretary Ball Committee.
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VNANTED-wTLLCox GIBBS SEWING MA
w chimes dealers need not apply. Call Oh POLLACk
Lux, 4a Broadway.
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INFANT ASYLUM
GRAND BALL
Ac xI1l e Slv 81 q" a ihs

NEW YORK,
THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY IL. lGa -
Boxes can be obtained Of Mrs b. II. Van Auken. ~
Fifth avenue, aud Tickets admitting one, - from thd
following foley MSnagers:.Mrs Garrison, New YORK H
Dexter Hawkins No. West Thirty fourth street
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desire to knock him down but being wo-
man, 1 could only bow, and bid him "good
morning"
They left the room, apparently without no
ticing Mary; but from the minute account of
the affair, which was circulated throughout
the neighborhood, am convinced that Hen
rietta was employed in taking mental notes,
which, with the assistance of fertile imagina-
ton, she soon made, of a few plain facts, a
romance to be equaled by the adventures Of
a certain "Baron Muuchausen," of the olden
time. Ny brain was in a perfect whirl, as
seated myself by the side Of Johns wife.
What could have been the cause of her at
tack? 1t was worse than useless to conject'
ure; and as she appeared to be entirely re-
stored to consciousness, decided to give her
an opportunity of telling me. So said
"What was it,. darling, that made you
sick :"
She closed her eyes as if to prevent me from
seeing them, and said
"Nothing- is-nothing lean tell you.
II hope it is something you can tell your
husband, Mary"
"No, cannot tell john"
turned to make what I fear would have
seemed harsh remark, when, on looking at
her again, I saw the large tears rolling down
her pale cheeks. The promise had made,
"always to love and care for Johns wife,
flashed through my mind, and only bent
over and kissed her. I could say nothing.
Before either John or the doctor arrived,
Mary was quite herself again. She was ap-
parently very bright and cheerful, and gave
John very laughable account of my send
ing, post haste, for physician, because she
felt little tired.
"Ycu see, John," she said, "you need never
be uneasy about me, so long as 1 am with
Matte. She takes as good care of me as you
do"
mot quite, Mary" I said; "you know
there are times when husbands love and
protection are worth far more than sisters
care. John could have done more for you
to-day than did, if he had been with you"
She gave me reproachful glance as if to
say-"Don't betray me, and placing her arm
in Johns, she led him gently from the room.
I afterward fancied she acted in this way to
prevent me from speaking to him. 1t was
needless precaution on her part.
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ANECDOTE OF WEBSTER.

Daniel Webster was firm believer in di'
vine revelation and close student Of its sa'
cred pages. On one occasion small compa'
ny of select friends spent an evening at his
house. Tea over, the Bible and the relative
beauties of its several parts became the topic
of conversation. Each one of the guests had a
preference. When the turn came to Webster
he said; "The masterpiece of the New les
lament, of course is the sermon on the mount
that has no rival, no equal. AS to the Old
Testament writings, my favorite book is that
of Habakkuk, and my tavorlte verses chap;
ter iii II, 1S. Although the fg.tree shall
not blossom, neither shall the fruit be in the
vine; the la bor of the olive shall fail, and the
fields shall yield no meat the flock shall be
cut off. and there shall be no herd in the stall
vet will rejoice in the Lord and join in the
God of my salvation This" continued
Webster, ii regard as one of the sublimest
passages ofinspired literature and often have
1 wondered that some artist, equal to the task,
had not selected the prophet and his sense OF
desolation as the subject Of painting
'"When in Paris, some years ago" continued
Mr.. Webster, "I received an account OF a
French infdel, who happened to find in a
drawer of his library some stray leaves OF an
unknown volume. Although in the constant
habit of denouncing the Bible, like most inf
del writer's, he had never read any part Of it..
These fugitive leaves contained the above
prayer of Habakkuk. Being man of fine
literary taste, he was captivated with its poet
ic beauty, and hastened to the clubhouse to
announce the discovery to his associates. Of
course, they were anxious to know the name
of the gifted author, to which enquiries the
elated infdel replied "A writer by the name
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er and his wife. Matters went on thus for
some time, the mysterious disappearances
meanwhile becoming more and more frequent
Fathers, sons and brothers going to or from
Charleston would suddenly...b be missing, and
no possible clue to their whereabouts could
be obtained. Public excitement as may be
supposed, was wrought up to the highest pitch,
until finally there came sudden and horrl-
BILE solution to the mystery. ,
One night-so tradition saith-a belated
traveller, on his way to Charleston, stopped at
the inn. Sitting at the inn, in the bar, sip
ping his toddy, it suddenly occurred to him
that the actions of his host and hostess were
somewhat peculiar. The fate of other travel:
ers in that section probably made his sense OF
danger more than usually acute, and he re.
solved to be sharply on the alert. He was
shown to his room by his obliging host, and
when the steps of the latter died away on the
stair, he made careful inspection OF the sur
roundings. He discovered, among other
things, that the bed on which he was expect
ed to sleep was ingeniouslv fitted in slides, so
that it could be lowered with ease to the
ground-hoor beneath. Other circumstances
convincing him that he was in trap of some
kind, he blew out his light and patiently
awaited developments. A little after mid
night, he Heard stealthy steps on the stairs,
and he Immediately put himself in position
to defend himself The steps drew nearer
and nearer, and finally the door, which was
guiltless of either lock or latch, was cautious
" opened, and the hospitable host stepped in.
The traveller felled him with chair, and
made his escape to the city, closely pursued
by both man and wife, who followed him near
ly to the city limits. Information was at once
conveyed to the authorities, and guard was
sent out to the inn and the wretches arrested.
The investigation that followed revealed a
pit below the room in which the traveller was
to have rested. In this pit we're found the
remains of all who had so mysteriously dis
appeared. The spectacle was most ghastly
one, and the revelation of such atrocity
created, in that primitive day, much more
intense thrill of horror through the country
than the Bender butcheries, and justice was
swift in overtaking the murderer and his &C
complce.
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"I am much Obliged to YOU for the sugge

II am much obliged to you for the sugges.
ton, but do not care to enter the lists against
you"
"Oh! YOU need not be afraid of me. I am
not at liberty to do anything of that kind"
AS she said this, she gave Mr. Howard a
meaning glance. He must have noticed it, but
was apparently perfectly Indifferent to our con:
versation. think he seemed rather annoyed
that Henrietta should have mentioned, so ab'
ruptly, the subject of our new neighbor to me
for as soon as she had finished speaking he
said
"You must not believe all you hear, Miss
Matte. I should not be surprised, now, il
you knew more of this gentleman than any
of US. He is the person who was making Sc
many enquiries of Owen Morris. regarding
your family"
"Did you say his name was English !"
asked.
Eyes; William English"
"Then, I do not know him never heard
the name before"
"It is strange he should be 80 much inter
ested in you, when you do not know him,
said Henrietta.
"Perhaps he was friend of my fathers
You know he resided in Cuba for several
years, and I suppose must have made many
acquaintance while there"
"Very likely that is the reason he takes
such an interest in the Elmwood household,
said Mr.. Howard.
The last remark was made in such sneer'
ing tone, that I looked at the speaker in as
tonishment. I then saw what I had suspected
all along-Owen Morris was not the only
one who knew our family secret. This man
knew it also. 1t would have been needless to
tell me that "Mr. William English" was my
step-father, for 1 felt convinced Of the fact
already. I was not surprised, when, on
taking leave, Mr.. Howard said
"Miss Matte, with your permission, will
bring Mr.. English over to see you. He has
requested me to do So
ave can have no objection to receiving
any friend of yours, Mr.. Howard" said I,
looking him steadily in the eye. He bowed
and thanked me.
fro BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
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ELECTRIC FIsuEs.-The action Of electric
fishes may be likened to that of lightning, in
being independent of our intention. The
shocks of the gymnotus are particularly for
midable. Alexander Humboldt relates that,
having put both of his feet on one of these
fish, lust taken from the water, he experienced
so violent shock that he felt pains in all his
Joints the rest of the day. These shocks throw
the strongest animals down, and it is necessa-
ry to avoid rivers frequented by the gymnotus,
because, in attempting to ford them, horses or
mules might be killed by the discharges. To
capture these fish the Indians drive wild hors-
es into the water, stirring the eels up out Of
the mud by their trampling. The yellowish,
livid creatures press against the horses under
their bellies, throw down the greater part, and
kill some of them, but, exhausted in turn,
they are then easily taken, with the aid of
small harpoons.
The savages employ them to cure paralysis.
Faraday compares the shock Of a gymnotus,
which he had an opportunity to study, to that
of strong battery of fifteen jars. A live eel
out of water, when touched by the hand, COM
municates shock strong in proportion to the
extent of surface in contact, and the stroke is
felt up to the shoulder, and followed by very
unpleasant numbness. 1t may be transmitted
through twenty persons in chain, the first
one touching the back and the last one the
belly of the eel. The fishermen discover the
presence of an eel in their nets by experien-
cling shock in throwing pailfuls of water on
to wash them. Water is q good conductor,