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a Short Recital Of the Crime, and De.
tails Of It's Punishment.
The Legal Process Of Death Admins.
tered With Rare Absence OF Horror,
A Distinguished Citizen Of Burlington, la..
Receiving Liberal Mcntion.
Frenziod Appeal Of q Doomed Man
at St. Paul.
HANGED At CLEVELAND.

GPsElut A*lHtcH ~ %He ftueH&
CLEVELAND, o., June H!.-Hilltam Adm who
tnur,lcrc,, h,p ,x,fc hi. stc,-,a,rhfrr o,u1 Mrs.
1ss.,,', T.. " s,,,, 49,. ~ H., ~ - naa.n,.n~
"cn'o''' ~ '"'a wy on t'c ~" ~ nce.".'t'
last, was hanged III tic area III the City l'rl'nH
to-day. The crime WIS one OF the tnnst cold
blotsied AMI brutal an record. The murders
.rrr,, ,,,n,n, ~, vnrx ,,,~t, l., IN, ,,,,,r,r, III
o... ,i,,a.' H. ,., ,., - .' Wv H.. ha. halo
iifst kllie'l s'lS vile Will al TX hnu h'i heF ooHy
behind tle Kitchen stpvc. This was ut llis hunt
on the South Side lietct. Will the utmost .1,u!-
rrsa harncv.r,n,, hIs hnrs,, o,u, ,t,.ttnra heavy
i.,",ar ,u.,' ~ ,.,,'r ,.'.n. sr.,,s ,,.. ~
-, .,a''''s' '''p, '"e "n'"'', no'e "o'''' "es W
Forest strcct- IN tie E1st SIDE. where ms
daughter was staying with Mrs. Benton. GatIt-
tt,r entruuce u, thc house, he Immediately At-
t,ct.,t lin ,.,,,n, 1odv viii ,ho h,mnpr' nn3
NV 3ou"s ,s.. W., -. ~. ,..'u a,
""e" 'Nls' nt".ol l"','is'eu' ls nsohe ~, 'sun
by rcpeatcd blows, and, having flushed his far'
rid work, droyc back to bis llotne, where hc WAS
nromnttv arrcxtr,. tIc waa trIrd Mt TIM Fe,,-
.,s,,, - .t,n c,'np. ~, ann+.,,"s =, h.
."a9' .e'"i W t.le -ou'.' n'0 aenssneeu ~ 'e
t1angcd On the "a VI June. Adm was an e.
prcss'nan, and, up to the date uf his
crime, was regarded a qutct, inoi1ensve
nm, 1,,a.,,poti,,,. f,r b,. orrcpt}on bn,, l,.cn
"'1t. ,4''"...t.',1.s,o.. =, c,..,wyv,..
n'aac ui!aer hesnpef''teuoc"ec" VI eus''4 "."e-
low, anil, rs the hour approached, the neigh
borl1ood of tlu prlsou was 1lcd with 1T, anxious
cr,r,, Ahm,. ouc lunlrut prrsuns werc
.a.,,,,., -. ,,,. .,l,ra ~ .v.s,t,,r ,,b.r,,
, 1876-06-23

haa had nothing to tlo with the case, and that
sltrn Bell has tlroppc'l the ease Lees exam.
mutton On tho last Charge las been set for hczt
Monday.
, 1876-06-23

Ai.MY APPOINTMENT.
viESsA, June o.. - Ficl,l-Marsl,al nylandt
Vhctdt has been appointed atnis!nr Ut War.
, 1876-06-23

M Feminine Attraction IN No Seductive ~ =
lovely complexion such Impaired by Guuraud's
t,lymp!au Cream. lrlcc. ln lIrgc bottles. rodneul
u 81.
, 1876-06-23

RUN OVER AND KILLED.
ispecfal DttpaseA 10 2As Tfitun&-
DETROIT, Mich. Junc IA man named
Thuu,as Hoggs, engaged a. swltct,snan ut Gran,l
Trunk junction, was run over and killed by cars
tf51nv
, 1876-06-23

BRAZILIAN NI99lON,
NovE. .1une 42.-Manxisnos lsoueetl!, who
WIS the I'apal De'u"atc 10 the United States
lust year. Is Ening 10 brazil, fpr tlc purpose Of
negotiating With the Govcr,tueit ili rcgu1d to 4
LuuruEl14t.
, 1876-06-23

Premature I.nss If tin tinlr, which IL sn
cnmniun nowadays Inny III entirely prevented BY
the txc u Il,tr1eLt's tnc.1inc.
, 1876-06-23

NO MORE COMMUNIST rRosECCTroNs.
PARIS, JUNE :.-1t is expected that President
Macsfallon ssill In n few days ca,asc to be pub
lslcd In the JoH'7.al DRcial lrtters addressed by
hn to ". Dufuure, President of the Council
md Minister af Justice. nnd Gen. Dc Cissey,
Minister of War, requesting thc1n to order no
further prosccttottS agninst Communists, cx-
ccrt III CERTAIN very scri,us eases.
ACAnEMtCAL lfOSORa.
n. ,1ulcs Simon wiss to-day rrvtivc1 ns mcm-
htr Of the French Academy. In thr course Of
Ills speech r pronounced III enthusiastic eulogy
on ex-Psesiffeit Thitt~.
NEWSPAPER PROSECUTION.
The manager of X i';en jubiic {newspnptr)
llas bceB sentenced to three n.Dtlths flnpFisOu-
ncnt fur Insulting tile Catholic religion.
, 1876-07-08
10 BEER Or NOT TO BEER.


CLlNToNy1LLE, ILL.,, July 3.-Aiany citizens Of
Elg.n have hecomo quito Indignant over the
Sunday picrics which have been held by German
residents Of Chicago, quite frequently for some
tina past, In pratt's troutpark, north Of tho
city. Tho plcnickcrs bring plontcous supply
Of bccr with them, which thcy imblbo pretty
freely, and alao sell to young men {ninorB) from
Elg,fi. They dance, slug, Aaloo, aud laye
tzens dt THO plpif City are making Efforts to
have tho thing done away with, They have aC-
pea'e<i to the 1hilFoad Company, without effect,
not to let tue picntckera havc ears to come out
with; and |ast week petition, sIgned by many.
prominent clt!xens OF EIgIn, was prcailtcd u
br. ". A. Pratt, requesting him nut to ALLOW
tho ,lso Ut hs park for these Sunday p!rnlcs.
Dr.. prutt drclinesi to comply with tho request;
whcrcupt,n $75 WIS raised on thu spot, aud mora
vii! be fatsed soos,, to try law On tt3 question.
pxs W JSfy 1ro = 81 the
law regulating the tFatllo In liquor, wins, and
Nrr, In thla State, Is tho study OF those who
lmbibe; and their wits are shatpened ny tho
friction OF q keen appetite, Tho latest dodge
turns up In Henry County, at tho Athcns uf
Iowa, Mt. Pleasant, wher6 tho sa!u Of beer Is
regniatsd hy lireuse, and retailing prohibited.
A club tn furInrd VI l0O pcrsuuy, eacll of whom
,,ays u for silar0 of stock. liz exchange arO
received 20 tickets, antit1Itu; the holder TO 20
glasseo Of beex. An agent employed WHO
, 1876-07-08
WISCONSIN FEMALE COLLEGE.

Fax IAxr. W,a.e ,July 1.-The anniversary q,
~ nN, "ia'' ou,,s "s ,.'..a =. ~. "
Wisconsin femaie Coi'c:o, M !oa'tca a. ta's p'ace,
took place yesterday This Institution opened
whom have hccn In Attendance thts wear. Under
). oa,, ,,,,ue,o,,",t ~ s.c,ns ~ ,,ov. cn,c1cJ
ns ~" ''ahate",e, ~ s.,s W 'nso ."ss'sa ,a,,.
upon ncw era OF prosperity; anu so'no r,ahs
were yesterday completed by the Trustees which
IL Inst ~ sunday. thu naccalaurcato Sermon va,
,o,as.a7 Su1"'' w., ~. ."' p.i,a1 % .ho NV 'A "" ~
delivered ny thc fF!hc'pa'' tho Rey' a. "
Wright On Wednesday evening J. F. Tuttlc.
Jr., gave an Interesting address before the Lit.
, 1876-07-08

rents room, purchases tho beer by the barrel.
sales. '~' ~~''S VII WIG
Ths articles q association nro Ms fo1lows:
I: We, thu undersigned, hereby aRrco 10 Inv and
deliver to lagsr.bror In Tho icg. ii tho Ria a,:s II
~ sssa t. :' d '''ss s H. ~ sss 'es ss s
II, Tint ,,o ,he :ss.; u se,,yet sa
a!d peer ont In equal shasea to as, a. VIC mny cal
That aid - shal1 mt rel, or give swav .nr o,
sa1d beer 70 tny person whomroeYor.
,o'has I'has fh.s arrangement II rnsdc 20 thin! we tAs
inlntiy hny what beer we nced, without having L
ony for our own account 10 largo m AT0nnt al Ia
tsn,pt III to drink to into1ica.on and to prevent
m a, wn sGss'ty .y G hps,elss'nE .ueh Quantity Of beef
~. We agreo Jointly 10 nay saiti - dollars 10,
month for hls services as our Steward 70 take cart
q and deal out said beer in equal qnantitcs as be-.
dollars rer month rent for NJ use Of tfu room Il
which Te , R'opo.s to ,a,'s k,esep Pr ,si oeer
a9 9s e o.ds.nses ds sss, hs Ell q,
felt his ss'ary and rents,
The matter was recently brought before tho
Courts BY the arrest IT thc party who sold bcc1
law. The defendant set u[ tint he sold only at
wholesale, which llc had Il right to do. Tic
Mayor decided N favor Of tho defendant, and
se cit2 LII appess,esd to The Circuit Court Tha
the Supreme Court. It II claimed by the prose.
cution That the club system Is only m evasion
Of the law.
A to the lay npon this subject, It Ia clear
that tho u!ty has tho power BY ordinance 10
regulate tho snlo Of Wine and beer In the caso
Of Huntington ~. keilar, IS Iooa, 81, It wna hell
that city Inay rcgulatu the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors within its limits, to tho extent
Of prohibiting such sales by persons
Who ase not licensed therefor, though
the sato OF such liquors bo not
prohibited by the lava Of the State. Tho char
scra Of citlra, under tho general law, giro to
bce! in sait "a. ,1sresr, 5, % 1o,aa, ~ 4o5, It waS @
held that person who aets Us agent or employt
of club, to kcep and deal oit Its liquors te
members purchasing and presenting tickets,
pay, be indicted and pun!al'el for violation o}
the ProhibItory L!quus law. Ths was case
precisely ssnstar to That above, except that Il
was an evasion Of n State Law. where tho otlsc.
IL an evasion of n city law. The Supreme Court
81 this State vcry strictly CONSTITUTES tho Liquor
laws. and permits no possible evasion nf them;
| lose their game, with hehyy Gusts.
, 1876-07-08
SPARKS OF SCIENCE.

FLORA HOUND AlsOUT CHICAGO.
TME PITCHER rLANTs-1t la probably tao lata
to pluck tho tlowers Of the Sasraynia pnrzuYas
{pitcher-Plant, or IIuutsman's Cupl this Season,
-thcEr mouth fer blossoming Is June,-y0t tta
curiously-ahapcd leaves rcndcr tie plant All oh
ject Ut tnteEcat IN ovcry stage Of It's growth;
hence, whcn the botan!st is cleaning among this
hogs at Tolieatou, Ind, or near rino Station,
aud happens upon specimens, he will be npt to
stop and give them careful inspection. THO
plant grows In tnarsly plae1s, whcro there is no
lack Of watcr; yet, as II the greedy trinkcr
could not take up liquid enough from the wet
soil by the porpctualIy'plying pumps ut work In
lts roots, nor add to this supply sufficient
amount Of molaturo by absorbing It through the
ordinary avenues Of tho porcs Of blade-ltke
foliage, its leaves arc constructed III the form OF
cups, which. when young and fresl,, arc usuhlly
ha'f.lllcd with aull that the uniuftlated would
calf water.
1t Is not pure water, however, nor II 1t clear
water,-ior II generally contans abundant re-
n,alus Of insects that have been lurcd to drank
Of H. aud too late found they wcro begutled by
cunning device into a trap from which there IL
no escape. Tho inner surtace Ut thu upper part
Of Tho cups Is liuod with stiff hairs, painting
downward with sinister fingers. 1t Ia casy for
the unwary insect to travel over these to tho
abyss below, hut, when 1ts brink Is reached and
thu thirst ia Qucnchcd, retrcat % Impossible.
Iaxe hedge Of bayonets now bfietlo tho strong,
stiI hairs I'll tho face Of the unlucky victim turns
Ink on !ta stepa; and, ctlarge Ut them with what
fafy it may, It Il horc!essly environcd with the
pltlcss wall. No alternative IL left but death
by drowning. A soou ~ tllr strenEtll 9f tho
iiaert to exhausted by bnttlcl etIorts Ut releasc,
4 t,yal tumblr Into the autd ends all.
1t Il satd, IN tllu authority of Dr. hcllichamp,
Of South Caru1lns, thAt tue karratezl44 sarlola-
q Pitcher Plant peculiar 10 thu Southern Btates
, 1876-07-08

them, but for tho benefit of persons 80 shaken
Sy m@lc,n sr!ttsIsm ;h .;n1, r;'n's oncc he'll /"
tng in many instances. against their VIII, Into
hM ma!e ~ !h.na wh.cn = a,eii'cf bect nor hhH
"et' "at pt'ao'o perp'c1ty'"
A Southern gentleman and latty, nov living
In Boston, have recently bcen dcvoting them,
sclvcs to circulating through the soutl, Charles
sumncr'a book 3t Prophetic Voices Canecrn-
nnilon of this book among tic yout.1 of Tie
Eoutl, Will do muci, 70 make them good patriots.
In this View subscriptions 10 considerable
ninount have been male BY prominent Dostoni-
ans, including Longfcllow, Lowell, Frank Bird,
and others, and over one thousand copies have
already been circulated there, especially among
the educational institutions. TlIi. il tho book
q wilicl, Tho Anal r1ools were found In Nj.
Tim London d,b.,uu,o .ny, Tim ,,t,, NM, nm.
c,rnr yni,,mn of tlr ny nn.n,cr,cs 1I u ~ t,n
1iest,r5tlun !, Il nn,v fni.n,1 nnn .i'o,,, rco1s
fnr ntilicat,on X rnans ~, NY ~ '"u"s u"s,,r tE6
nars n" ixinc ~ tbnt .'nrca ~, s 10 "taf'S ~
DroIlcryn lisU. ian AntLiuis Hgnin,t N"lst'.
, 1876-07-08

Atlatcst alyiccs, thu German Nortl-A siattc Ex-
pc1ition Ind reached SctnipalatiHsk, IN Siberia,
under favorable circumstances. Anlong fth col
lcct!ona thus fur obtained ara living specimens
Of Tho largc Argat, sl,ccp Of Linn@us.
stgnor D'AlbcEtt's expedition up The Fly River,
New tluluoa, was expected to Rtart from Sy.l-
ncy, Australia, tho lptt, Of Aprll. Tho aim u!
EH16 l,ml hccn raised To aid tlm enterprise; at.l
Tits, with tlt. l.ial, from. tho tioycrntlIent of
New soutt. Wales, of II steam, launch, cnal,lcl
him tn undertake. tho exploration with encourac-
Ing prospects.
The boring of the shafts for the Angla-Frcncil
A pump has l,ccn crcctul for tho druning Of thu
works, anu water tlaa been met, although
lepth of hut u feet has bren reached. The tn.
funded level IL 10 feet lover,
, 1876-07-08

Helen o, Mathcr Is the nainu Of this author OF
"corning Through thu Ryo," II novel heretofore
attributed tn Miss Rl,oda Broughton.
New editions 1T Hans Chrstsan Andcrsscn's
stories, in SIX volumes, and thosn OF tho Broth.
cra Grimm In four, will be published by James
Miller Il Co. III the fail.
Tho Chauccr socicty's proposed "Concortl-
nnco to Chaueer's Worka" Is advancing. Mr..
II. II. Gibbs reports hta rortlon-the general
prologue alld tho knights Tnle-rcady lor tho
press.
Mr.. Longfellow is not q candidate for the
Board Of Oycraeers OF Harvard College. lie
writes to friend; ~ beg you not to nomi-
nate tI,c, a.Il not to vute Tor inp II nM uoml-
nutel.n-Dastpl Adperttser.
Charles LatImer, ot Cleveland, Chief Engl-
nccr Of tho Atlantic s. Great Western Railroad,
Inns written aud pHb!'shcsl M essay entitled
ssrhe Dlvlniug Roll" III which well-kiiown
superstition Ii explained aud accounted for.
u. F. Do Costa has published, at Philadolphta,
littlo pamphlet c9ntai,n!ng % soms letters from
llslled, which lie was permitted to copy from the
originals In tho British Museum.
Mrs. Anna II. Lconowens, author at "An
Englis! Ooverncss at t'lu Court Ut Stun" etc.,
lIuS III preparation u 1lpw volume OF llt1 and
iii by Joseph ii. Coutes & Co, u Pllllaiol-
phIa. -
Pratsing Mark Twaln's new volume, "The
Adventures Of Tom SawyCr,n the London H.
as,ar observes that .'ts chief fault is Its bfey-
ity.n Mother "The'Alyontutcs 0f Tom Saw
has also sppcared In England, will probably DO
published In this country for soine mouths yet,
It Is reported.
III the preface to Ills volume, Just published
IL London, entitled " The 0reat Problem Can
i Do Solved I" @. X. Gtcig, PrebendaEy Of g..
Paul's, says: "Thls book Is not intended for
the use Of men and women strong In thu faith,
! ~ from childhood it Inns been presented 10
, 1876-07-08

THE INFLUENCE or TIE BLUE RAT OF
TlIE SUNLIGHT. AND or THE BLUE COLI
OH or TIIK RKY, IN DEVELOPING ANIMAL.
AND VEGETABLE LIFE. IN ,AK1sEsT!N0
DISEASE, AND IN RESTORING HEALTH,
Ere, ETC.: An 1LLlIarnATEn nr TnE kxrKAI-
,tHsrs or t'EH: 4. j. EIEAHAHT0N. ANT nTHkEs1
BETwxxs THE YKAua la8t and 1916. Addressed
TO thc Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agsl.
culture. ayo;, ,pp: 1a,. phsladelp',la: clax.
Mtt.lufE 4: Co. Price. $1.
TA1NTOita ROUTE AND CITY GUIDES: THE
CIrr or Nav YnNx. Illustrated with Map aud
Wood. Cuts. limo. rapar. Now York: Tun-
sAfsAToaA iliiisrRArEp: Tnn vn.ron's
t,ntnx or s.n$ToH. %,;t srM,S, i,o. r.. LII:
TlIK COMPLETE POLITICAL WORKS OF
HENRY WADaWoRTlI lnSGFELLOW. With
Numerous Illustrations. Paper. Uoston; James
Il. Osgood s ca Price, 81.
HIDDEN rEn1Is: Nny3,. gy MAnr Gxr..
Papcr. Now York: Harper & Brothoss. Price,
III cents.
LAKESIDE LIBRARY, No. 40. MISS MOLLY.
lily HKArIiEE MAr UuTr. Chicago: Donnolley,
Lloyd l. Co. Price. 10 cents.
, 1876-07-08
BUILDING At DEs MONIES.

Sptefal tbsrsep0Hdshes a. Ths 1fs5ahs.
Dks MONIES, L., July a-0yer IT, ,ooo bHeR
per day ara made 10 this city; and, ovesy week.
building Is dolayol for want Of brick Aota
building Is now being douo here than IN -
other cities In thu Htate combined. Nothing
lku 1t has been knnwn In tho history Of the c1kJs
Over Sc, O0,UVO Will bo e1po..tled this scAsor
and it Is all home csptal, which formerly .sa4
through b. Allen's bank-lappers, and haap4
tho city not ons cent.
, 1876-07-08
"A SWISS CENTENNIAL.

Tie Society OF Aria Of Gcncya, which wns
founded In l7B by II. Il. Dc eaussurc ind so,no
Of his co,,trcrcs, celebrated It's centennial ami
yersarv on the Int Of dune. A signal feature ot
tho twc4ss!on was an Int crnailonal competition
In rl.rnnonictry. Tho number Of competitors
vas large, and stx i1rat-class prxcs we're awanl-
ctl. The excrcfacs OF the general session xctc
concluded witl. n banquet, at which about 4ro
members Of tho Society wctu present. This
WIS followed BY ronycfsazionn m the tc.race
nt Or. II. TIL. Dc Saussiru {granllson ot the
founder OF tho SEirty), thu exact spot on which
the Society held Its first meeting, Just century
llso.
, 1876-07-08

1'EIE3UJ1N1z111s5 1kI1O1EV ' EI7s
Southern Ln,p Neuaetp-Jniy C.. !. Jones d Co.,
81. LoNta). ' ~
literary Horld for July Is. n. Cracker, nostonl.
Illinois Hrhootmdster Tor July Cook l. lIewett,
Normal, M.
AnerieaH HooksA,er for July (An,crican News
Comruuy, New York;, - ...
An,trican iafHralst for July III. o. IIoughton d
Co., E0AtOni.
Globe fnr Juno (gnfTnlo). ~
National Ifdch.rt Monthly for July "a. 3. Darnes
d Co., Now York anl Chicago).
, 1876-07-08
ABRIDGED Histories Of Greece and
Rome-Emerson's Essays.
The Story Of Capt. Asgill...An Ep'
isole Of tho Revolution.
u.ora Round About Chicago
The Pit9her-P1ants.
Centennial Anniversary Of the So
ciety Of Arts Of Geneva
Switzerland.
LITERATURE.


-r,,,,,n,7Dr
LlIEltAIU1tE.
--
r,rr Arnrs Ann TIE M AMAzoNs: on, Aenoas
a!rM Tisu 1osT,nrNT a. snur,t AMxntcA iy JAMEs
OnToN, 4. H., rrofct.or Of Natural 1iiatory IN
setss' etss Is As%S5 EStrs e.
largcd CONTAINING Notes OF = seIonI Inv I""' nnS
Ae1 s Go"tRfnS, tS wo sr Meps md Nc.oms Num-
1il,sttatoas 11iks aatss' l. mo-, Pr. 045 NeT Ysrk:
i!s:gsf VIII i;!etsssl' ea'easo: '"n''D' h'o''Fs
~ IS Ioluom = tnas a,,ouma,on So " an sloarly md
much Interesting ma9smat'o oo, ~ ths s'1 roror1inr @
mctbod!cay prcsea'ea, rs @oes =. .np, p,.' ~ T., ~
so,,o,nroi Andes. md in the Valley Of tic
s.a"r,rs Tvo 1nurncvs acrosa tho Continent
a'azos, o. sa,,, ru A,noyI"o ;naIa with Tho direct
paP0se ,,r.1d Of aeaofe ia n.oSst, "pa the
~,oarcc,s m'o of thc vast region watcrcd
Gy tho Great ntvcr, hayo resulted in tho acct,-
mutation Of mass OF novel anu Vo!aaole 'acts'
which tho Professor Inns lad the skill to cor1l-
mun'cntc in highly pleasing md efficient man
~ ION, ,a..a ,,',,,,,,o .nor+,v oftor thn rctnrn
III 1904, "elo Puo"h.'ou e ., u"o'''y a.'o. INV
Of the traveller; and to them arc now addca
report Of tho second journey, which was per
formed tn the summer Of 1873. Illt memoranda
o1 1he Two erpn' u,.,u :" .'s ,,,.,'s, s,.' .. su,
ct'tnpoae most complete anu la'thiuI account
Of the physicnl aspect, tho resources, and tho
si''. - ,,a sa,,.,nr,, cont;,cnt ma att"n,
ppt"o,, =, Wv sous''el' .",, - $50" ass =.
taon o1 commerce, as We,! 49, as o. ssioaee' @ Is
rssS 70 a s ms "p,soas % ana e.ao,e 1sfas s an st
satisfy. M far oa nossib1c the intcrrogations of
sa,s w . u bp h""n thu oh,oat u t,o
BON 'hqp'fef'' Aas pce" ''o opJos' u 'ao TX
p'91e,' a River Annxons !. navtpob1e nv vc.,e,s .,
1oreo sizo for n Distance Of g,00o miles. Two
tho'lsoud ,nilos from its mouth its channel bas
OCCURS no fall to Interfere with tho smooth pas
sacc Of shipping. Tie river has twelve tribu-
turtes, each oyor 1,ooo miles in length which
ufe ah'sea oy . ,. nUtwo!k 0. natnia! canals IN
crcasing the 1aelItty OF intcrcommuntcation
Steamers were placed upon tho Amazons in
1863; and, twonty years later, tlirty-dyo were
of1oot. vnrvtno IN tonnage from II IN aaI
Twenty OF these steamers are owned by three
companies, and ply between their ports at
regular intervals. between Para and Mapaos,
tr,aa NJ Int ul,0 m nconie. Jvhon Ma ro,1ron,1
t''"'1 y. wv p.or''. "Nei t',o ta''so.a =,
now 10 process OF construction around the falls
Of the Lower Malolrn Ia completed, Bolivia will
have an outlet through the Amazons,
and the traffic Of 100000 pooplo
will ho added to that which now passes
over this greas: nuvial highway. The Ann:
.9ns w. oen1y l opeafa to tho p
to vessels carrying the Brazilian tlag. It is ex-
pected that alf restrictions upon It's navigation
will urc lung, bo removed, and that tho COM
tho S es Il the Se Mex #olla nafa Vii
Ealidly grow to Imposing Dimensions.
Para, u the laryost city on tho largest river In
, 1876-07-08

In the Valley nf the A,nnzona. tlrrc arc to be
lA'l, for tlc trouble nf l,aryratIng. tho pro'lrIs
Of Industrial, medicinal, and io."! p!ants, he
yn',l rnun'cra;f9,, prof. Orfnn dcsrIllr, ahUyo
drugs. dyes, g,lns, md textile plants without
number. Tic crnwnIng glory IL The snutll-
american forest is tho palm.tFcc. Iiumsnl'lt
prullonnees this Continent tlle most beautiful
portion OF tic palin-world." 1ntlin alone can
conpare With Il, OF TITO roo epecfcs now known,
277l, arc fnuud IN the Western lIcmfepllcrc, aud
probably u 0f these arc peculiar to the Atnn-
zons Prof. oEtot, tfeyotcs chnpter To de-
other chapter i given to the geology Of Tho
hnazons; another To medical notes drnun from
the experience Of q Ihyssclan who enjoyed an
extended opportunity for studying the diacascs
of tf!e At'lazos MID Its trih1ltaIcs; and, finally
for tho tourist who mny desire TO make trip
up tho Grent River ami across the Andes.
TIC ctittre expense OF q tour Of five months
from Nov Yark aud back, by way Of Para, the
Amazonss tho Andcs, Lima, and San Francisco,
a'owing Tor sl'or. stnJain tho cities, Is set down
At $500 In gold: The dangers Of such journey
do not exceed those attendant upon travc1
everywhere, mil tho hnri1sl[ps arc far moro
tllnn balanced by tho delights af viewing tho
tto1l, Of magnificent tn0untan-sccncry, nnd the
remains Of an ane!cnt and astonishing eiviliza-
hon. "!hc acn-llke hfnazona Ia the symbol Of
rcrosc; the river Ans'cs Ia the emblem OF con-
telligcnces faktnE n mnterlal ahape, md draw
Ing aro'nu tlicmsclvcs n drapcry, Of awful gram
acur.' II q traveller cnn ascend tho one and
cFoes tic other without having his soul filled
with new world vi lslcas and sentiments, verify
tlis elght must he vacant starc md Ills heart
neither intl,stnnc."
From Yurimaguns, Prof Orton Travelled, In
his second journey, up the Farana-pnra tn 13atsa
Puerto by cntnE; thence on foot through tho
forest to Mnyof,atnLa; atnl by mule on 10 Gaia.
mnrca, which Is distant one day from. railroad
lending tu the coast. This portion Of Ills Jour
soycrcst, was not the least interesting, part Of
hla experience. For nH account OF tliia, ns of
lis solour,' lii Linn and Ills visit to Lake It'll.
cnea,-n narrative rcpscto with entertaining NJ
Is referred to tho pngea Of Ills charming volume.