, 1875-08-21

| nnuuou nv ,,,r. r.tus ~ tt,o sor} ynt Invuptat.
| S,rodsI;' mntnnrogr,nl for nr;t,i,e, II, nunhrra
sho n.raas ~ rr . wat mlh tt,r5monnters
iaah.,s ns ,,d H. forna ~ tho ,.ia,tj A., In.
s,r,n",t for actarmininr tin locality Of beds OF
ira,' n.o ana Nnhnsa ,nsn of chmrchos etruck
I hy I,nh1ninr il, Nnrwav frnp man bhowu that
- i,,,,chh, .,n ~ ,,,ct t,v rtui,,p every ,ftoe
v"s-. nm ~ lin tS, hcinu utteriy ucstroyej.
sn1 III. r. - cnrn+rv w1,crn thuudar.storu,s ara
"on "nn,nsrs,iyciv nnrs ~ i ] i'.frnt'uent.
- f,.s i,acn ,ntimatai ,v tho Austrian Commits
o,n. tat III Tia tonka tIiny bayo cot,tritutp! 10
| lin Fronrh (;coprspbical Society. Tueir cxun-
rio viii probably bo followed Ly other Con,u,ls-
aons Rnd thus lilo permanent establishment Of
Il noble ueoBsaPn!cat a.. L'ntA.y "l' w ono VI 'Ao
'@e'''0"' 'eoa''' ~ ~ oo1e'0''
STRANGE ANIMAL.
A Tasunnnian Devil haA arrlyel ut Washington,
md was al last accounts vigorous aud sprightly.
1t haa taken Up it's l,eadaunttara at tho Suiish
sonian Institute, and, st1nugo aa 1t may scent, III
q most welcome guest Of tho venerable Prof.
uoury. It is tho fsst living specimen Of its
| canrn TINT has erer reached tho ptoyes Of
s,nar,co ,na !, oo,uonuonf,r exritoa lin ,irc,;-
| '''~' m ,. ,,.I. a..
cst curiosity. Tho Eclens'Hss ha'e atyiea tae
thing Idsyuras nrsfn"a and cla'aod it with tho
| ,ua,yupias, family distinguished tor carrying
| tboir ,mnature ro,,,r in nbdoniua, pouches. 1t
:. s".1 a,.,., l., v..' n;,,,,o,,, 1n,,,t ~ r,oa.
sou''" uu - 49,, 10 na-aa h,,nos;.o,, a,a da-
a. %l,n 1.rt5
atfuct1Fo hasuse' nHH hits tuc .luu.o ot tn9 Dos"
| badger, with stout hguro ano ta,l hail ma
length OF lth bodY. II "eafs eoa.
eoAtso .r-n,s, y, III ,1ra,nI ,,arsr c,;,nf.
;nm trcoa artnr tha ,na,.nct n Tia nnosi,m' #
is Nocturnal In habit, and proys upon au!tnus as
| large HI the sheep Colonista have suffered Et,
severely from ~ aepfeaa!'o'a IL sness ausa5 ut'u
s,v", !; ,,ylr nn,nos L is aait, tn no matcl,
e.. ar,t,n.-r A., T., 6,,I,;nt, nnwa,. ,n,l Itu
bite il worry severe Ono Of iii odd tricks is to
sit OH It's llatluches anl comb Its head With ith
forepaws. Anything no Aun,g1, would hardly 10
cxrcctcd in vicious msraupial.
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FORESTS CT HONDURAS.
The Official .eport latoly made to Lord Derby
~, t,,n t;,uher nf Honduras 1eclares that tho
! .'. .x.. ,.,,o,,. non t,,,. ~. ,,;}o.
forests cosui aa asoa ~ 4"u'' 1'oo' .'.uo
These include tract 50 miles IN width along thu
t,c pacific cnest. Tbs greater ia art Of this forest
,a,,d ia ovrcl hv the Enrljsh Government
,norot, s-n. tr,.ta ,,clonr II, nrivato n]ividua,s
T,,,o 9orasts o,nnnd In tree. nj Tim ,.l,us1 ya1uo
a. ,;,,hor Tin ,,vo.wo,d ,ust,. ifoyus fiue-
fo,.;n, II dascr;ha, a. renr,v ,mneriHl,ahe, su-
ros;nu y, n,I o,l anhut,nto for ,eal, m sbi,,-
i,,;,,,;o. n, ,ho .t,ntir co,at tr,e uof, il m
fortio and tho ci,tuhto so moist tha. cleared
patches in tho woolantia aso clothed KNOW with
timber in d vGry brief lime. It ii os:lmatud tint
60 600 009 to 3U 010 snpettieia! teet of timber
might be cut nunuG!ly without injury to tho
foreHts which IN inAny lcrs uro 70 thick hrt ~
to be i,npenotrabe. From 7.000.f01 tn B. Rn.G COO
except reserve Of abuut 600 .u13 feet. Unr'
inc lie lust ten years tho nun, total Ut wood
exported amnunsa to about 450o0. 900 teet. %
thls, 81, G00, QUO foet was mahogany h,Got GUa
oa ~ M o.n,o n,,a i'm nca lin, "notu hf
s;,eJ stethu as aa .sae s6f,as't, NJ tbjs e,