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STOLEN GOODS FOUND.

Edward Haniy, of No 81 Hudson street. found ycs-
tcrday morning IN West Broadway ,wo boxes, con-
tanning forty-eight dozen OF iinen hanfkerchiefs,
which no took tho fnh precinvt station house, In
Leonard street These subsequently, Identified
as portion of tho proceeds OF burglary al No. liz
Franklin street, commttcf few duys ago Tho bur.
glars tnat chased py othcef and 10
crop % portion OF the siolc0 goods, OF which Hanly
found tho nandk erchtcfs, as stated.
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HmerfcNh ttondard OF
0 running In quality moro
than half grade above or below the grade quoIsd:

delivered conrsst $40 bsIcs For future delivery the
sales Enthusiastically after two NJuy 100
bales ut H. 2ic August. 4l At IL 2tc.. 500 l225c
oetobsr 800 at II coo. scat 16c 100 at lLe7c; No
= = ,o M-JsIy 49, b"ios !" =, ~ 2sc; 20, q
400 at I2.;s1c SOD Ia2os. 400 1t iz2sc
IL poe. loo zoe i0Jst ~ me sssisms-r $500
IsDa i2 Zoe GOD ia l7c 200 At u ,5s, os,oser
1880 ss iL7Ss;' Ncvs%,bsr 900 ~ y 4ss, 40,
ii.s,c., 100 q li.ssc. January, 100 q. iLelc.
The rscsipIss tho rcrs. were IS follow. 90
ton II Norfolk IV7; Now York. 81; Ihiiadsphia. ~.
Total, Az bales This day last week, fi ibis day last
year. 45e Total since sep.smbcr sos se bales 20 last
steam. fc, conprssed To HAMBURG by stean. 49, com
pressed TO bremon. by steam. bloc compressor 10
Li,crpoo I'D a0I2d. w steam; by SAIL, % compressed
FLOUR AND uRus-Rece'pss Flour o.aos bills. wheat.
292s bushels corn meal 7i5 bbis and 10 bags; corn,
l72os2 do oats. ass1 DO re IA no. BARLEY. $500
10. barley malt, 1900 DO The nour marko, dull
and Irregular Some sales we're At lover prices BY Zoe
DC per bb yet the general market called steady.
The SAFES including state Western and southern were
lions Rye -four was ss hrn rhe sales 900 bills
uIi prices Corn meal also Arm and lzriy active
The sales about LOO bbls and bags At iu raios We
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PITCHER AND CATCHER.

Dog Catcher John Marin, OF No. 3s5 West Thirty.
eighth street attempted TO take spas dog on wedncs.
day afternoon belonging to Peter Mich. The owner
chased Marin with brck In hts hama and not being
able catch him, sent the brick whizzing past the
dog oaichers ear He dropped the dog and turned on
his A-paIanL Mon was taken into custody, and ar.
ragncd before Judge Morgan yesterday, who naed
him $40
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PHILADELPHIA STOCkH
Tho closing prices VI Pniladephia stocks wsrs:--
xiSrSc SHARES,

The following were the opening quotations Tor min
ing stocks at San Francisco to-day Gould Curry,
9%; Savage, 6N; Uholar Potosi, ~ 0phr IA; Hale 4
Norcross. An Crown Point, 3; Yellow Jacket * tas
sessed sly; Becher, 81; Imperial 1; Virginia Conso-
dated, 2S; California, 81; 0verman, 10A; Raymond
Ely, 81; Eureka G. ", 3; Best Il Be:oher, l4Hi Ken
tuck, az; Union Consolidated, s; Alpha, 10; Meadow
Valley IN; Sierra Nevada, 5x; Mexican. 6h; Csedo.
MIA 81 Silver Hill. Eureka Consolidated, 261s; Jus.
toe, TX; Julia Con sodated, ~.
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COMMERCIAL.

LstynrooL. July 10. b r. ~
Cotton The sales Of The day ipclnde $50 bales
can Futures steady upands log midding clause July
and August dcii,ory. oasd
GLASGOW. July no. 1871
sugar Is strong At I'd. advance A good business was
done.
IoSpos July 1875 80 +. ".
Produce Refined petroleum. I6,Id icssa. per gallon
sugar 3OA. 3D. Jb, M. cwt Tor no. ~ nntch
dard on the spot aud 30s. sd ;sJs ID do. anoat
LIvsHPooL, July Ip--J 40 r. N.
dies.
Produoo-spnts Of turpenne 25s 3D. 2eA Cd per ewt.
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THE BAR AT THE TONES.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE

lied perjury, and turning Mr.. Howe) the Supreme
Court disDnrred you for eight months"
ut Is faise," retorted Mr.. Howe; 'the Supreme
Court fully approved Of my conduct. The charge you
refer to was brought against mo by disreputable
woman and the investigation failed to establish the
charge"
10 this Mr.. Hathaway proceeded to reply, when The
Jusce raped loudly with his gsvcl and emphaticay
declared that tho discussion should stop
"Do you imagine that you In barroom 2" said
he I'll there over time when such language
permitted IN this Court II has gone by"
His Honor proceeded TO lecture the belcosc lawyers
upon the necessity OF upbodng dignity OF the pro-
fession. He had been member OF the Bar himself he
said, and he knew what decorum should obtain IN
should be discussed outside both men paid tho nnc,
and the Court declared that Mr.. Hathaway could not
properly appear In the ana must retire.
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The Stock Market Quiet and a Fraction
Higher at the Close.
GOLD WEAK AT 1O5 IL A los IA.
Government Bonds Lower--Rairoad
Bonds Firm
MONEY on CALL EASY At 1 ia 2 PR CENT.
WALL STR EFT,


THURSDAY, July 1916 P.M)
For some untold to-day has turned out one Of
the duIost Of the season. Tbs voice OF commission
brokers' who rendered suggards by force of
cumstances, was scarcely heard. except in complaint
Of tho lack Of orders, while the Cheap Jacks OF the
market bcmoaned the loss OF their twoand-sixpenny
speculation. 1t was quite evident that the Fifth
ivenuo bulls had pulled down the blinds Of their bow
window for the day least and betaken themselves
10 fresh hclos and pastures new, quartet OF them,
least, TO the brny, there to study the mysteries OF
lut,ock shrouds anu tho physiological results which
attend sighting the sun over tho mainyard and tho
OF them perhaps to accept the ten days free
tor board and lodging the Branch which, It stated
has been generously offered by of their brokers'
Howbelt, Taurus was absent to-day and Ursus much
out of sight mis- family "Drper" Is In tho daytime
Lacking the presence OF bull and bear the market
lett to It's devices. which turned out OF little i'm
portanco, either 10 nuctuationsor transactions In
fact latter but slightly exceeded 900 shares
and tho former mostly expressed by fractions OF
per cent Early prices were somewhat lower,
subsequent ones somewhat higher, while those for he
rest OF tho day pulsatod within the limits Of eghihs
and quarters Items OF financial interest wero as
mcagre meal on jour maigre and may be summed
up as folows:-London subscriptions the tour per
cents exceed 1000 The Treasury win call for
slo.0oo,o0O 1ve.twenty six per cents now and
S15, 000, 600 more shortly The Rock Island Railroad
gains in earnings for the second week In July were
SIS 0Oo over tho period last year. The apocry-
phal bank in Broadway won't burst while there Is
pretzel in the locker
THE SALES TODAY
The transactions ut the Stock Exchange today ag.
yrcgabed 107, $50 sharcs:-New York Central 3, 100;
Erie $780, Lake Shore, q, 800; Northwestern 900; DO
preferred. $780, Rock Island, 1347o; Milwaukee and
81 Paul, 2,OOo preferred, SsoO Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western, "a 700; New Jersey Central S42
Delaware and nucson Canal, 1900; Morris and Essex,
1900; Michigan Central, $50; illinois Central, 200;
Hannibal ana st. Joseph, 700; do preferred, 800;
OHIO and mississippi, 300; Panama, 300; Western
Union, 1l,2Oo; Pacific Mail, 5Oo Quicksilver pro-
fcrred. 100
OPENING, HEST AND LOWEST
The following shows the opening. highest and lowest
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HAVANA MARKET.

- HAVANA. July II. ISL
Sugar In good demand, bat Hat Spanish gold inch
Exchange has an upward tendency on tho United states
~ inys. currency. pa prepirn hort sight, do, 3aH
preminm: 10 days goia. ~ prcnumi s,oft sight d..
~ vprema'n; On London. i9x 10 premium Paris
"a n rr.n
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MEMORANDA.
The Treasury has decided 10 call but ten million
bonds to-day, and issue another call for nteon millions
in few days.
The Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Railroad earn.
nes for the second week Of July show increase OF
$780, 600 over corresponding period last year.
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CLOSING PRICES
The following wero the closing quosasionsfor aosvs
ADvAsoE AND DEcLISx.

ADvAsCE AND DEcIINE.
The following shows the advance and decline in tho
closing quotations oil the principal active stocks TO-
doy as compared with those Of yesterday
ADyAxcE.-Now YORK Central, "a Erie, n: Lake
Shore. Il Northwestern, "a do preferred, u; Rock
lslend, "a Fort Wayne, "a Morris and Essex, u !;
Michigan Central, 81; c., &. and l. c., u; Western
Union, "a Unliod states, *.
DECLINE delaware, Lackawanna and Western, y:
Delaware and hudson Canal, "a; Hannibal and ST.
Joseph, u; do preferred, q; Quicksilver, x.
MONEY MARKET.
Money call was in abundant supply at TX . per
cent The following were the rates OF exchange on
Now York at tho aforementioned cities To-day
Savannah, buying 3-l6, selling 5-l6; Charleston
easy, Il y premium; Cincinnati, steady, buying
par, selling ITO; New Orleans. commercial par q
lilo premium, bank u premium; 81 Louis, so
premium, and Chicago, Ito discount The amount OF
exchange drawn In this city on London thus far
against nre losses at ST John IL about 81 000, 600
chiefly by the Bank Of Montreal. Foreign exchange
closed steady, with actual business at 4s5k .
%sSx for BANKERS sixty days sterling aud 4sex .
A6J for demand.
MARKET
Gold opened at l06h, declined 70 1851. and closed
a. 1o5k Tho borrowing ratios wsro 2, TX, ana per
cent and nat, and the carrying and per cont
Gold cearings al tho National Bank OF tho State Of
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following salos were made yesteTouy On tOsO
nv =.
Supreme Court foreclosure ssie-E. H. Shaer ret
of the brick house with lot @oJxt- gu
West lvsh -. "a. 80 IL ". Of 9TH Av- 70 "a soo
Lydia VI. Greene plaintiff 70 Nv
n y HAnsErf.
Supreme Court foreclosure sale John A. 'ooaett
referee %: four story brick h"psc with LOT -nS
sheridan plaintiff ......... ..-........-- l2oS
A "a. MULLER AND SON..
rpfsree OF he w" four story aansard root and
Fin -ish basement brick houses with lots EACH
lo.v<'s.S. Nos ~ nni ~ W est -pth ~ ~ leo
s4 E o. mn ss 81 no. ,oJ AndTsa. ssesna mort
sAse' J. T. sri.sss
Supreme Cont foreclosure sale--John W. sampson.
referee of plo; Of land 22i>looxlssxv). On
tirani Southern Boulevard. n. W. corner Locust
West farms cath ward. to 5iss W clifford -
and others trustees and PLAINTIFF lOo
-
Total sale, fot the day $50. AZ
rRAssysRs
McDonad 10 n Costello ....................-. $500
i.s . s. & : 2: as T. OF OF s H'" av SosiS: Carl
Neck aud vile to Carl Biehi. ..... ........ 10000
la6th st.. =. la IL. of sd av.. iSx75; l.. n.
lomruy lreereeI H. A. Streeter. 4.Do
4sth st. H. 8 80 II. q. Of 10Th 2jxs3o: j. l..
Carpenter efcrec) TO O. beta ................ 9,OO
crotoi 4. W. corner 81 contiai av., 77xiO3S t24th
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l1cx $1,000 Y s $50. r. 81. losx
). tVsse 5000 Us SIS, G, ~. DC M
4. iD5ls fno)o Us s1ss. c. 1871. lu~ta
. los1 2o)Oo L = cur 6's. 49,. 125&
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BRAZILIAN COFFEE MARKETS.

RIO JANfiRO. July Is, Ih11.
Coffee rkct quiet downwa tcnd Hia good nrsts,
7.2Dh 1897 refs per 10 klos EXCHANGE on London 3fA
Average daily receipts 500 shipment, ot the
weck-fo lie thannel an ORTIZ Of Europe bags
the United states 2s baas: ~ the Mediterranean. none
Snlrs o the week For the hanucl and North Of Europe.
1908 bnes: tor tho United states 10 oD bags; for the
Mediterranean, none. stoc'. 81 ono bags - -
SANTOS, July IL. 1877.
Coffee market quiet; prices m,inianrd no change. "a
porior >ano., 7oD 100 rrs per 10 kiios Average
daily receipts. 500 bafs shipments OF the woekTo all
cunhrics 40 bags 20 the Channel europe and Medi,er
rAncsn 1900 bags safes Of the wcck-fof Europe. 1000
bags; for tGs United States stock, 5000 bags
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GOVERNMENT BONDS,

tiovsrnment bonds IN the earlier dealings were q
fraction lower. and closed quiet ~ The following quo.
tatons:-Unitot States currency SKIES 12sx y 1876;
do. SKIES, 1884, registered. 11OX HOY; DO do do,
soupon lllK ll2k; DO do, 1854 now, registered,
1864 1o6x; do. do, do, coupon, 1904 a 106k; DO
do, 1867 registered losK 1osx; do DO, do.
coupon. losx losx; do do., 1858. registered, Ill
ALA; DO. do, do, coupon, Ill liz; aa scn-orucs
registered 1l2h llzh; do. do, coupon, Il2E a
llS; do. nves, 1881, registered, l0ex a 1904, do.
do, do, coupon, lily nix: do AVS 1891,
registered, loSx iosx; DO 40, DO, coupoo, 1881
. 10sk.
RAILROAD BONDS
In railroad bonds the st. Paul issues wore nrm.
Northwestern consolidated gold coupons advanced
e7sa, Michigan Central soycns TO lo3x, Central Pa
ci1cs 70 i0Sjx and Hannibal and st. Joseph convert.
bles 10 ok. but subsequently fell on 70 o1Js. New
Jersey Ocpsrais declined 70 lax for nrss new 50 for
echsoidssd ana 81 u for converibles Chicago, Bur.
nston and Quincy sinking tund AYES advanced 70 cox
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A~wxRr. July 10. 1877.

! AUWERF. July I'd. ffIJ.
Petroleum, 30isc for fine pale Am 'riean
SEw YoaK PRODUCE xxcuAScF REPORT
IIvrHroot- July ~. 1877.
Pork-Eastern dali At 7os.; Western dali NJ 32s
Bacon Cnnh rlrnd steady NJ 32 short rib steady
35s long clear stsHiy 35s lid saor steady at
49, iIamsLong cut steady nj ts SHOULDERS stead, ~
- Beef-india moss steady At ssi> extra mess
svhly MS prime mess steady - eis Lard Prime
Western dull at a.. % Tailpw Pine city hriner al
fOs 3D. Turpenno-Sprits steady ut 2,s. Kosin--tom-
du a, - duiI At los Cheese: American choice
state steady SIS Whent spring steady ~ ias Sd
No do scsdy l2s. Id. winter southern, none In tno
Mixed soft steady At 26s ID
FINANCIAL.
LosDos, Judy ID N.
Paris advces quote i've 1917 72sc for tho
account.
Lris RAILWAY shares. ~.
Exchange on London 2of. 1899. for fhori sight
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$1,000 Mo 81. long DDS.
5000 do. be
1000 Tenn IS. u ser.
2oDoO Dist Col =, (S5's.
1000 Chi a III 4 4 rs
1000 Del & II c rs. "a
5000 iian&stJo s's, c
5000 I'm l'ac Is. lg,.
GUoO I'm Pac 5 fund. h. .
1000 North Mo ist....
1000 @, & 4 &c LIST. :.
lO shs Del 4 Hud. be
2n do $780,. -.
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GALVESTON July 10. 1871
COTTON nominal, adding, 1lhc low midding. ii1fc
good ordinary 1oc Net receipts GO bales Stock io4o5.
NEW ORLxAEs July ~, 1877
Cotton auie arm; mddng, lisSc. low mifdiing, lie
good ordinary. tOc Not rcceIps Il baes gross, 46.
Exports coastwise. 1919. sales, $50 Stock. 4i63i.
MosLE July ~, 1877
Cotton nominal: middling, Ike low idding IOz{c
good ordinary O,ac. Net receipts bales Exports coast
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supreme Court foreclosure sale--iohn W. sampson
referee of plot Of land 22isi5oxissx6o On
Grani Southern Boulevard. N. W. corner Locust
nv West Farms C24th ward. to siiss W Clifford
and others trustees aud plainttfsj
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-14
MEMPHIS TENN. SATURDAY EVENING APRIL IA, 1871

sides of the river. They often be-
come bewildered by the bright light
from a blast-furnace, aad fy round
and round it till daylight, calling
to each other all the time, and keep
ing up such a constant and loud
noise that they can be heard a mile
or more away. Many of them be-
come suffocated by the gases from
the furnace, and fall to the ground
SO dizzy and helpless that they may
be caught without difficulty. Young
ones caught in this way or in any
other way which does not injure
them, are easily tanned, and soon
associate with the ordinary tame
geese on the most friendly terms,
appearing to entirely forget their
wild life. But when the wild geese
begin to fly north again in the
spring, these partially tanned ones
hear their calls, and all their wild
instincts awaken. They become
very uneasy and restless, and unless
their wings are clipped, soon bid
farewell to their tame companions,
fly up into the air, and join some
passing flock. Nuttall gives the
following story, which could hardly
be believed if something similar to
it were not narrated by others: ga
Mr.. Platt, of Long Island, having
wounded a female wild goose, sue
ceeded in tanning it, and left it at
large with his other common geese.
It's wound healed, and it soon be-
came familiar and reconciled to its
domestic condition but in the fol-
lowing spring it joined a party OF
Canada geese, and disappeared until
autuma, when at length, out Of a
passing flock, Mr.. Platt observed
three geese to detach themselves
from their companions, and, after
wheeling round several times, alight
in the barn-yard, when, to his aston
ishment, he recognized in one of
the three his long-lost fugitive, who
had now returned, accompanied by
her offspring, to share the hospital
ity OF her former acquaintance"
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The Chinese, or some one who
represents them, appear to have
been teaching the English some
important lessons in naval warfare.
Using English skill and material,
they have had built four small gun.
boats of light draught, adapted
especially for harbor defence, and
carrying each a twenty-seven Or
thirty-eight ton gun, whose shot
will pierce an eighteen inch or more
plating. The trial of these boats
seem conclusively to have suggested
to the English the uselessness of
their enormously burthened iron
men-of.war, which thus far have
been more dangerous to their crews
than anything else from their fire.
quent propensities to make a port
at the bottom of the sea. Indeed,
a vague suspicion begins now to
dawn upon the English mind that
these so-called triumphs of naval
architecture are in reality triumphs
of clumsiness. Thus far they have
been mainly distinguished for
laundering and running into each
other. They occupy about the
same relative position in the war
fare of the sea that the over
weighted armor- plated man did in
the land warfare Of three hundred
years ago.
Be it on land Or sea, the side
which can WELD the most powerful
guns and shift them the quickest
from place to place will have ad
vantage. Thus far the gun has
proved superior to the armor-plat
ing. A shot from thirty-eight
FOUNDER on a Aimsy gunboat, cost
ing only a few thousands, may sink
the frigate costing as many millions
The gunboat's place is easily sup
piled. 1t is the mosquito annoying
the OK. The OK is heavy enough
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MOsenIhnI.

MOsenthal, the popular German
poet and librettist, died in Vienna
a month ago. He was one of the
most honorable men, an excellent,
reliable friend, and altogether more
popular than the success Of his
works, which were received with
varying favor, would have led one
to suppose. The press, as well as
the public, accepted only few of
his numerous productions on the
stage with particular favor. He
was endeared to us personally by
the rare qualities above mentioned,
and his great love for his wife and
family. OF his Lima" he speaks
in his will in the most touching
terms. "My happiness, he says,
"has been borne to its grave more
than fifteen years ago, together with
the coffin that hid my dear wife. l
stand alone and solitary, like a SEN
tinel, who, faithful to his duty, is
bound to wait until relieved. ! am
a guest In the hotel called the
World, where you can ask for moth
ing but what you are prepared to
pay for, and where the people have
TO treat you courteously as long as
you owe them nothing. am not
ungrateful for the kindness of
friends, and forgive all these who
Intentionally or unintentionally
hurt my feelings. l wish to be
buried with the satin cushion Of
my dear Lima under my head. Let
no painted crest or showpiece de-
grade the hearse. Bury me next to
my dear wife, and let me have
flowers and music while you lay me
by her side"
The funeral was one Of the most
brilliant ever seen in Vienna. High
and low, ministers of state, literary
and musical celebrities, combining
to do honor to the beloved citizen.
The throng in fact was so large
that the gates of the cemetery had
to be closed, all the available room
being taken by the numerous
friends and depulations.
He was poet and Jew, and
popular nevertheless.
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EnEllsh Unlversltr atnaen,r.

Of course the great event Of the
past week was the installation of
Herr Joachim, the great violinist,
in the honorary degree of doctor Of
music, at Cambridge. The invest
ment of the degree was enlivened
by the proceedings of the under
graduates, who, in their gallery,
fired off, as is their custom, volleys
of chaff at the chief actors in the
scene. The poor Bedell was spe-
cially marked out by these young
sprigs of the nobility for practical
joking, and his steps along the SEN
ate house were accompanied by the
"left, right" Of the students. The
young gentlemen amused them
selves by whistling the melodies Of
"The Two 0badiahs," Tommy,
make room for your uncle and
"He's jolly good fellow; and
when Professor Joachim appeared,
he was greeted by volleys Of cheers,
and the melody Of "Don't make a
noise, or else you'll wake the baby"
The popular " dons" were cheered,
the unpopular ones were hooted ;
and in the eyes of the assembled
company (many of them ladies',
these young gentlemen offshoots
of some Of the best families
IN England behaved themselves
precisely as young gentlemen
should. An admirable Latin ora.
ton, speaking in praise of Herr
Joachim, Of Frau Joachim, the dis
tinguished contralto singer, OF
Schumann's lieder, Of Sterndale
Bennett, of Maclarren, of Haydn
and of Walmisley, was declaimed
by the public orator of the uniyer-
sity. Apassage was formed through
which the new doctor was to pass
to be presented to the vice-chancel-
lor, and into this passage, while the
public orator was speaking, some
highly facetious gentleman in the
gallery threw a penny. A toy yio-
lin had been provided for the espe-
cial delectation of Dr.. Joachim,
but the crush on the stairs smashed
it, and the instrument proved of no
avail.
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Mirrntion Of the WIG Coos .

The migrations Of the wild goose
are especially interesting. When
the time for migration has come,
the wild geese assemble, and spend
some time in a loud and animated
discussion Of the journey. Then
they all rise into the air, and ar
range themselves in two long lines,
meeting like the sides Of the letter
V. The leader takes up his posi-
ton at the point where the lines
meet, and the birds begin their
flight, point of the V going first,
so that the leader is in advance of
all the rest Of the flock. He is
always an old gander; only, as this
position is very fatiguing, one leader
does not occupy it very long, but,
as soon as he becomes tired, falls
back to therear, and allows another
to take his place. Geese, while
upon their migration, fly very
rapidly - according to some esti-
mates, at the rate of one hundred
and twenty miles an hour, or two
miles a minute. They generally
rest by some pond or river a part
Of the night, but sometimes they
fly all night as well as all day. In
he daytime, when the weather il
clear, they fly at a great hight, Otter
so far up that they are invisible tC
us, and their loud clamor is the
only sign we have that they arr
passing. At night, or in foggy
weather, they fly much nearer tht
earth, and when the air is yer,
foggy they often become lost, anC
settle to wait for the mists to cleaI
away. At such times they some
times guide themselves by follow
ing the courses of rivers; and occa
sionally a flock, going south alonl
the Niagara river on a dark
foggy night, flies directly into tn
falls, mistaking for a cloud tn
mist which rises in front Of them
; OF course they are instantly killed
and their dead bodies are sometime
found thrown on the rocks at tn