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jumped in. He was pulled out the sec
ond time, and then left the river, going
up apparently into the city.
Gehringer formerly worked in the La
fayette Bl every, on McMicken avenue,
and boarded at VIM. Kammerer's, No.
695 Race street, afterward moving to
Hess boarding house.
1t is supposed he drowned himself on
account OF dependency, brought on by
enforced idIeness.
This morning Mr.. Jacob Jeckel OF No.
50 Martin street, Identified the clothes
as those of Gehringer. AS they were
wet, it is supposed that he first went
into the water with them on.
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CALIFORNIA. q

Another strike in the Miami Stove
Works. City prices is the basis OF set.
tlement.
A fire was discovered In the upper
story OF V. BartholomaPs grocery
about II O'Clock yesterday. 1t was ex-
tinguished before much damage was
done.
A boy about twelve years old, named
Ripley, narrowly escaped death by
drowning in the Ohio River at the stove
foundry last Saturday. He was sinking
the third Lime, when he was rescued by
Jacob Riegen, a molder, who happened
to be On the bank OF the river at the
time.
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Death Record.

The following deaths have been place
Oh record since our last report;
BENZ. Remig, 80 yrs. city.
Agnes Mentrup, 16 mos, city.
Elizabeth Koelng, 6 mos, city.
Henrietta Levison, 8 mos, city.
Mary Fox, mo, city.
Mich. Conrad, 80 yrs, Germany.
Alice Jones. 10 days, city.
John 4. Sandtord, % yrs, Maryland.
Samuel Jenifer, 81 yrs, Ohio.
Ripley II. McGnee, 10 yrs, Ohio.
Ii. Marks. u yrs, Germany,
Mary Watson, 6 mos, CITY.
Clara Bingham, IA mos, city.
Sophia Loveland, mos, city.
VIM. A. Labaree, 70 yrs, Indiana,
Geo. Schmltn, A mos, Kentucky.
Infant Rons cheln, still-born, city.
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FINANCIAL.
CINCINNATI, July 9-i:&

CINCINNATI, July 9-i:3 P. NJ.
Gold steady. Buying to-day at l05X and
selling at 1859. Gold checks on New York
1U515.
Eastern exchange quiet at previous rates.
Dealers are buying at par and selling at l-lO
premium.
Sterling steady and rates UNCHANGED. Sight
drafts drawn at 81 9Oh, aud sixty-day bills at
"a IS per { in gold.
Governments steady and quiet, with no ma
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active: new mess IA 20al4 %; June, SH oja
IA 10; August, SI4 I5a1f Q. Beef quiet: packed.
ISk als ss: middIes, 7c for Western long clear.
ard: easier: new prime steam, &c; August,
9AlOc. Butter heavy: Western. Da20c.
Cheese unchanged. Whisky nominal at 81 II.
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Live STOCK Market.
CINCINNATI, July 9-2 P. N

The following are the receipts and ship
ments OF live stock for the past AZ hours:
Ronai,ata to
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In ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE EASTERN
ADVERTISERS IN THE STAR, MR.. e. DUN
CAN SNIFFEN, NO. Y AST0R HOUSE, NEW
Y0RK CITY, has been appointed our general and
special Agent for the Eastern States. This will be
branch Office OF the STAR, Mr.. sniden being au-
thorized TO make advertising contracts on our be-
half, and receipt all collections therefor In our
name
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IIOGS-Mafket urn To-day anu IrcCIy HcIIVV'
Common selling at 81 25ai ~ medium "a s'a
4 81, good 10 choice 81 B5a4' o. per GENITAL.
CA1rLt,-rherc is fine market and fair
demand. Selling 50 25a3 for common, So 25a4
for medium, "a :5a5 80 for good TO choice, and
S. 50ah u for cxtIa per Genital.
SIIEEl'-Markct steady and moderate de-
mand. Common to fair sell at ~ 50a3, and
good to chOlee s. 25a4 25 per Genital.
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For PomerOy.

THIS DAY. 9th. at 5 P. NJ. POSITIVELY,
60 hOIIO No. 4. ban. Moore, Master.
L64Ns Freight received at all hours os
''saaszzazssssz& W harf boat, foot Of Broadway w
honshullV Superintendent.
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For New Orleans.

18th, at P. M. POSITIVELY,
Ns~ hGOLDEN CITY, j. d. Hegler
ls6iss$ssassaST Master. Apply on board, or ia
d'llssis2;szzaaA Rcyse & Mosset, Geo. tbanss
j. Z. Dorman, Agents.
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Nor MennhiS.

WEDNESDAY, nth. ats p. NJ. POSITIVELY.
~ hJAS. ID. PARKER. Chas. b. Russell,
Master Apply on board, or to
sfG1sze11s4 Royse Il Mosset, Agents
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For Louisville.

THIS DAY, 9Th. at Z. NJ, POSITIVELY,
~ m the U. S. Mail Line steamer UNI
I-aRssssSgsT TED STATES; =. David, Master.
<xssszzEsas3 Freight receivedI on Wharf boat,
DOT OF Vine street. X. NJ. Wade, Supt. L
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For Huntington.

For huntington.
THIS DAY. 9th, at z. M. POSITIVELKo
o. n the C.& O.R.R.Packet B0STONA,E
Bryson, Master. Freight received
a1sszs<ss-sss at all hours on Wharf-boat, foot o.
Broadway. w. Honshcli. Superintendent
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For NeVay.
WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, 3P. NJ.
H% hGE0. w. CHEEK, w. II. Kirby,
I-ssNsssg IA Master. Apply GU board. or at A.
d aaiiaaasisaaA KeunelFs, cor Main and Water sts.
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LITERARY NOTES.

"A History Of the Fcnian Conspiracy is
announced hy n prominent London house
A volume of "Sir John BOwungs kecoIec-
tons" edited by levin j. Bowrng Is III press in IN
gland.
Mr.. Bagchot's articles in The London Econom@
on t rrrpciatouo I sverarc 20 be reprinted 10y Henry
s. kiuc * Co.. London, iu volume toim'
Gen. II. W. Hallccll's work on " international
Law is shortI, 90 Doe rcs,ued i'm England, revised WIN
additions by sit Sucrstou Baker Bart
The English Society for Promoting Christian
knowledge which seems 20 believe that cleanliness a''
health arc not only next TO hut part OF goodness mas
now issued three ~ its shilling manuals ON h,!l,' ON
"Vat,r. Air and UIs.ul,ctsuts, Persona '".o ~,
Health" aud Food" AMI has In prgpat"uY" one ''
Health and Occuuauon," by Dr. y. w Ii'ili ''i''
At the sale of a remarkable collection oil
autographs 10y Bangs CO.. opening June L. there VIII
also he offered number of noteworthy cxtroiustFa'e'
books of especial interest TO collectors ln American
history The most remarkable Is copy Of Miss Boom
History Of the city of Ncv-York. extended TO u v"
nm. In The insertion ot over 1000 plates ana md'''
neatly poo autograph letters &c, copies oil carry news
papers. specimens OI paper money, play hh-' 'ui"',
pamphlets Sc. Among the currency Is sduhc OF tu't
fsSucd los t.C Water Works Company OF ptth tunes
Another work Co he offered at this sale Is unique MS
tory OF the rebel ion. made mp hy clipping the DAY news
from each copy Ol one OF tIC ND"-Ncth htWSIdts 'H
mouutiuL tc cuttings Zoo uniform shape with Whcu are
1000 pltl.>, maps, &c.
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Counlrn ilcal Cstatc for Sale.

Il CROTON LANDING. FOR SALE.
~ desirable AH oi 20 acres. suohr fora gentleman b
country The property is located on taC w0si soc
station views of tr Hudson laNtt
The land Is fully covered with apples poat~ ami other oman
fruits, l under cultivation lnr niD4aE' t.inifs
roo3 barn. c, house. and other outrJdug-; tc house con
particulars address EDWARD CLA EkE, Tribune office.
BOATING. BATHING, and FISIIiNG.-5O-
~ IAHi. 90 miles tnu city, i.lr stations EHoi cot
front ON river. P.ir-. $4,000: ~ 900 can remain.
ALIH-b EEEMANtE. Jos CiHmber--t.
TORNWALL, N.Y.-Farms, , to 400 acres :;
E0R SALL-A COUNTRY SEAT, 53 acres,
u tlo beautiful village of Geneva; situation e.telirut,
Foot buildings ant a1u.drnc. OF irat; n.lc ,.ar,, for "a
fcrruIa desiring country home. Apply To- "iI-I'-I i.
SMITH, Crury-. y. y.
GREAT BARGAIN at Plaiufcld, y. j.
~ HOUSE, stable. ON" grounds; an mcucru improve
mtuts. al great -I.ii.c Arp los E'nl, 40 HrtHtNa r.
HUDSON RIVER. near kin1-ton-A FARM
and COUNTRY SEAT. beautiful location, Ilv'l 'front.'
acre. good lutng-, horses ctir- ce Imcc @l2oCO
bee smIust
BONNEVILLE, y. J.-4O-acIe FARM, first
- class lulldue- ami. iiom C,i",, -1r SALE OF abar
gan. hILA%b WHITING, irrkuensL
SIR 0U1 CASH, or $500, half casb, hal-
10 East SIuuoshlig. Penn, ore milo ir1m depot
order; house and stables workshop hrauc}. ami
other outbud,ics a Kinds Of choice fruit Trees; cI land
suitable fuI tru,S farm huldugs worth tAc money. Al
drcs, f.. POOLE. Boz 49, T.. SroJdsDuI, Penn
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SYRIAN SUNSHINE.
nY rHnMAs G. APPLEroN.

Readers o. Mt Appetou's "Ne journal" win be glad 10
renew their acquaintance with him n these notes II travel in
SYRIA country about which is much present interest
"sv,n sunshine form. the 4tA in the "Iown and
County Series" Price, 81.
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BY A. Bronson AIcott. author OF Tablets "Concor
DAYS" Records Of school" one handsome l6mo volume
gilt TOP, bevcea boards Price, 81 80.
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Sales bn Auotl0n

by JOHN II. DRAPER & Co., Auctoncers.
ID The DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WEST
EEN RAILROAD COMPANY Wil sci.
10000 TONS SCRANTON COAL,
at public auction. TUESDAY, Nav % at - o'clock noon,
M ti ENcinuer.place. SAMUEL SLOAN, President.
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TuE CIIILDREN OF LIGnT.

BIS Rev William W. Fairs. Being the second Fletcher Prn
ESSAY for which Dartmouth College awarded $500 IN accord
ance with the WI Of the late Hon Richard Fletcher ont
volume uniform with The Christian in the World" Price
q
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Alar5!e Gno Slate dIdntels.

ERATES and FENDERS.-Ihc largest manu-
fttrcr, of les and f lp down Crates trr either uaI
OF sl coas with dumping and shaking attachments Brass
frames TENDERS ana Of auq design Tor wood
al. LOGS Screens. ~hoyelS TouE- dt wholesale and
tai send Tor aalogue P,eLisL Liberal discount TO
Tie adc. j. 3. CONONLI. CO., 3Uo Canal o., CIV GA
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Cost au0 (ouu0.

| OST-PASS-BOOK No. 7G.O3j of German
IL savings Bank Finder will please taycit al bank
STOLEN-From foot of 23d-st., n. r., Il
- foot KOW.BUAI, branded "W. Manly
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nc lOllONlHp HSJ vi DlOpCllg Mao o'iN Wv
the Exchange Salesroom today;
Bu Wm. RenncilU .
ono threestory brick house and lease o. lot No ~
Motts s. Pe lot 2iX31s, leased uhul .o ooo
May 1850 Jacob Hamil .-----. s@'VVV
plot of land OF Boulevard, block 'front.' bet
Sfth and ~lthts 2GlloXl0O Mutual LIE ms OofOU 'oV
one four story brick house. front ami rear win tease
Of lOt 40 l-2 T. 3d.st. s. 1928 70 ol ANtlueA,
I b1r a1,I0 4 I Kc oI y' $500
BU T. 4. Laurence q %.
one 1c6 o' In p Of y Ils' 10 II u i''l'' 81 900
Five thrccstoy brick buildings, with lots 81 81 Mott-
Elm ~, go III Oh b'''1's1 io' 5000
On b. J. HHrhct
church building. one fuursiorY Dick store. anu
tIre-.toIY frame house, with our lois 30, W.
ard IOf East IlOh-st cor 4taye lots %oAfo ooo
each o.. Gently
IN 4. H. ffHier g. Son.
One three story and basement brown stone house WIN
lo SO 3U1 East 3utas t'9i Oh -uaNt' lot
2LGxgS g Alfred I-Gt Iu%1V
By Ua. H. FrrHtII's SDu.
one Tom. ana basement bruwus1he mouse, WIN
Io 80 Last ODD 20. 100 1t 81 Jtayc lot 2JN 40 ooo
lOUJ Life ms Co
BuJ /. Utlis
one lot. f Of Siavc, so 70 Of l35thst 2jXlOOi Jas
Brady ~''i''
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RoHrRrs ERorHERs. Boston

Sold everywhere by all booksellers. Mailed postpaid by
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Rcdl Gsiatc 60 Grcharee.

VALUABLE FARM, $50 acres, free and
clear % mics from city, u good order, good buildings
would DE c.t lau. UG .r city property.
El LA%u 6 WHITING. Bc'kuau--t
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Ccacncrs

A IL wanting TEACHERS. schools or Pupils,
- address, Amer Educational Union 7tf Br-ti"HE. g. ).
NoIa' introducing F.t do every state. lst'i-n'a I-5t
A COLLEOIAN, competent to fit young men
~ for desires 90 take few pupils 20 amy umc a,fr
June Z: refer t' Professors Columbia College Address
". G.. r., Tribune Office.
A GRADUATE of YALE, with experience,
q desire. position Principal on Teacher Of matthew ato
classic or political economy also rs private tutor e4I4t
~ Cr'"u--i. N,".Iiar'u Conn
EDUCATIONAL BUREAU, 50 Unjon-squaro
engagements made oI Teachers. No charge 10 schools .d
families. ANNA RANDALL DiErL hanarrr.
EUROPE.-Summcr tours for ladies. Address
~ Dr. J.. c. LboH U.s.. Teacher Agency. - iulnsquuc
New-Yoih may he sc-n personally Saturday, IL " J..
EONERNE$S. &c.-A person of experience TO
light household dlu,, Aa.rts- NEW.LNolA>H' Tribune
Uptown uac,. L25~ Eraa"ay.
EOVEENESS.-Ay young lady, native of Swift
lrrl.ul WI.lc, company tafIv fgIJpc
oruoss. che speaks English French, ANA GERMAN and refers
70 .r present employ Jog iLI'-eI PARTICULARS Ad"I'sS u
1ERS. ANNA RANDALL DIEHL, teacher of
vi Reading ana Dramatic Action, 50 Union square.
MRS. LOUISA b. CULVER, Teacher of
w PAINTING Landscape, Flowers. &C., "lu receive
Later. "a t.s., Will be- formed for tie country.
References D. Huntington, NJ. Vim. Hart, Mt James
". Hart
C,PANISH LANGUAGE taught thoroughly by
- Prof a. DL ToENoS, ga otlraVc
~ COTESWORTH PINCKNEY'" AGENCY
fsr es WIN competent teacher NI.ii position
cIcasInc demand or good tccl,s. Apply early iJ Autumn
vacancies send stamp 70. AR ,. IN rI,,gIxrv
80 Union square st2ve sire, near lth-stl Now oIE
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COLLEGE,.

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.
TIE yarinat oss u She esss win De- hold At the College
JulGilg Masis3urFc aud Fort ninth ~ beginning
MONDAy, May -. ~ $50 q. 20.
The examination OF candidate fJr admission Will bcgia
WEDNESDAY. June q al 20 -. Dee,
A. which Lu. candidate are requested 10 present them
fsYr- a.. .. MN. .t.-
DAY. June iJ, at 80 D. ~. . 49,, -, r, ,,-,,.
HOLDSMlTH'- NEW WRITING PAld-ORS,
( n Aixfave below Fortg-e gh.st.-l Private iusiIuc
fi.H dDtbie-eniry DO0kKtt4h8i separate
-r.OIs f0r ladies' SUCCESS sia4suteed
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NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE,
REAL ESTATE.

EKw-YoRK Tuesday, May %, 1877.
The following list of property was sold at
the Exchange Salosro0m today:
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In state bonds. Louisiana cuu-0s t.lI 90 "''i b.s-
trIrt of Columbia 3Gjs being steady 90 ,i.-. aHi
lrnucs,ces Jt asa.
I'M ,it, bank stocks. Central National sold ~
1uOls for . shares. Manufacturers. and Merchants
.2W al go. Merchants IN,Aaage lOl 90. 80. aud
Commerce noe. zap to ! -.
Railroad bonds were active again. aud P1t.ics
were at tur best duoatou oi Yesterday Union tr~f4
being higher go IO7 3D., ST. Paul sinking funds strong
al N1l-4 ST. aud fists, la Crosse Division, hIsh,r
mi lO3Is Hannibal and ~. Joseph percent cone
yertbIe, advanced 90 - ~tl. Harlem hr-t- selling
az IFS NorthNcstcrn gold consols sold up to 90 b,
and then at -. and Western Unions OF 1900 40
1919.
The & per cent loan Tor 100000 Of the Cts Il
Auburn was awarded 10 Sir. Geo. X. Sistarc.
The following new view ot late news iron Cincin-
natl is OF general interest 10 the mercantile cOmulG-
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THE MONEY MARKET.
OFFICEAL REPORT " y STOCR EXCHiN9E SALES
MY % 1877.
1n 4. M.-sALEs BEFORE nm CALL

North Western &C
Gold BIDS
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as II they were not needed ii the world
and were here slowed away by themselves.
in solitary grandeur and death,like reposa1
-Four hours aud half Of this uphill
work brought US to the top Of the noun
tain, and passing over it, by the lit,le inn
that offers hospitality to travellers, We dc.
scended 10 few minutes 70 the level Of
the most glorious section Of the Glacier Of
the Rhone.
1t is not sea Of ice; it is mighty tor
rent, tcssed by tempest into the most
fantastic forms, and suddenly congealed |
As Coleridge puts it, @motionless torrents,
silent cataracts" Yet even this Is not
the fitting simile; for from It's surface tall
spires Of clear, shining Ice spring into the
air solid shafts, Of irregular heights and
shapes: and looking down upon il, as we
do from our point Of observation, deep
chasms, long ravines yawn before US, and
reveal the horrors Of an ice grave FOR these
who venture to cross this dangerous field.
One large section, slightly more worn by
Che sun and rains than the rest, was tinted
with pink and blue, and in the shadows,
cast by passing clouds, falling on some Of
the pinnaeles, and the others being in the
bright sunlight, showed the most variega-
ted, rosy and greenish hues. Many Of
the columns were translucent, and Of ex-
ceeding beauty. This glacier stretches
fifteen miles upward between the Gelmer-
horn, and Gertshorn and exceeds all the
others in the grandeur Of its features and
the sublimity Of its surroundings. 10
give the names Of all the peaks to be seen
from the point whence we are studying the
scene, would be like reciting the geOgra-
| ply Of Switzerland, 50 many and 50 faiDil-
lar are they.
While we were on the mountain, VIC
observed the gathering Of clouds, and
thought it might rain in the course Of the
day. Our visit to the glacier being ended,
we went back to the Furka inn for dinner,
Presently the mists rose from the vale ana
enveloped the house in gloom. Then it
began to thunder and tighten. The rain
came down in torrents. The winds blew
and then hailstones came rattlingupon the
roof 1t was almost dark at midday
When it held up, and we had made Q
short dinner, we came down the mountain
Il was quite another thing from going up
The suro-footed horses trotted squarely
turned the sharp corners steadily, and il
los than two hours brought us safely L
! Audermatt. The next morning, fine
bright day, We drove down the St. Goth
ard road, to the boat at FIueIlen, and wer
soon in our rooms at Lucerne ~. J
O6serpr.
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Autumnal Tints.

1t is very curious to observe the regu-
larity with which we arc told IN the au-
tumn that "the FIRST frost viii change the
color of the leaves whereas the frost has
nothing to do with the change. 1t has,
indeed, sometimes happened in New Eng
land that the foliage has changed, as if by
magic, in single night, 50 that, upon
looking out Of the window in the morning,
the eye was surprised with the spectacle
Of the world wellnigh on fire; and since
this transformation took place in connec-
ton with the mercury at low point, the
whole affair is referred to the agency Of
Jack Frost. But why not refer to this
prestidigitator the growing tints Of the
apple, the rich crimson Of the velvet peach,
and the purple Of the plum? Many years
ago this error was pointed out by an emf
nent botanist, who showed that the gorge
ons color of the autumn leaf came in the
regular process Of ripening; and, though
botany is generally studied in schools, the
old notion comes back with the beavers
every year, showing that error, in common
with truth, especially when supported by
the uOS popali, win "rise again" however
deservedly crushed to earth.
Leaves fnd their parallel in man, as
already observed, aud like the human spe-
cies, they may ripon suddenly. If, how
ever, any one chooses to make a mystery
es- the iateisity Of the antumnal colors,
there should be no great difficulty in ex-
planning the rariety. Indeed, the appa-
rent superiority over the strength Of color
in the foliage on the Continent Of Europe
may be attributed chiefly to this variety.
In Great Britain the climate is evidently
unfayorable to the production Of bright
forest tones, but in parts Of Germany the
briIliancy of certain kinds Of leaves i
quite equal to that Of the corresponding
varieties in North America. AT the same
time the greens Of Europe are quite differ.
tnt from those Of our own land, where.
beginning with burnt green in the
South, we pass northward along the At
lantic seaboard, reaching the true green Of
the greatest Of the hay-ppducing States,
the State Of Maiao, Eyhy one has noti.
ced the unparalleled green of the AEmer.
aid Isle, which becomes pale ca.gruen
in iieOslaud, whitish)sreen in tho south
Of England and in FAuce, only to change
10 an ashen green ~ qfGermany and som.
bro olive in Che Italian states.
But we were reHarking upon the variety
Of the aatnmnal ilnts in our own conntsy.
This is eFplainef BY tho fact thss, while
in EuroRs 30 are onlg forty trees thai
Natal -. obi of fhs<lv go i, Ns~ti,
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There are the traces Of not fewer than a
dozen at San, the ancient Tanis, in the
Delta, and all were Of his time. They
varied in size from about thirty feet TO
twice that height, and were, as usual,
placed in court, and close TO lofty build
ings. After the reigns Of the family Of
0sirtasen, or the twelfth dynasty, of the
family Of Amosis, or the eighteenth dynas
ty, and Of the family of Rameses, or the
nineteenth, obelisks seem to have gone
out Of fashion. A great monolith, ninety
feet long, lies half hewn out Of its native
bed of pure red granite in the quarry
near Syene. II may have been ordered
by king of one dynasty before a revolu
tion, and countermanded by his successor
Of another. Near it is similar monu-
ment, halfcut COLOSSUS, perhaps intended
to be- the match Of tho great statue now
lying in fragments at the Memnonium at
Thebes. In the tomb Of an official Of the
court Of Osirtaseu, not far from Benz
Nassau, there i approximation Of the
removal Of such a colossus, a statue about
twenty feet high. -Four rows Of foreign
captives, forty-threo in each row, are made
to drag the sledgc, and seven companies of
men are waiting to take their turn at
the ropes. If 50 many slaves could be
secured for the service Of subject, how
many more would be employed by king
like Rameses or queen like HAtasou.
The Romans seem to have loved obe-
lisks nearly as much as their original in
ventora. All the pains and expense which
have just been taken to bring Cleopatras
Needle TO England fade into insigni6canee
when we read that Augustus brought two
from Heliopois, Caligula one, Claudius
two, Hadrian one, Constantine one, and
other emperors the rest Of the twelve
which still adorn Rome. The argest now
stands in front Of st. John Lateran, and
i nearly double the height Of the Needle;
but it is unfortunately broken into FIVE
pieces aud lost some of its prodigious
length when Fontana set it up for Sixtus
V. The Vatican obelisk, however, in the
court Of st. Peters is perfect, and is about
half as long again as Cleopatra's Needle.
1t came also from Heliopolis, but is with
out inscription, 1t is probable that it
was originally made by Rameses IL.
Pliny and Suetotonius mention the mag
nitude of the vessel in which it was brought
to 0stia. They would probably have
made very lightof our modern engineering
difficulties, and would have trusted rather
to an unlimited supply of men than to any
other power. IL may be aquestion for us,
when the money is spent and the mono
lith is safe in our city, whether for the
same, or even smaller sum, still larger
stone, Of a shapelmorO pleasing to modern
eyes, might not have been quarried and
polished at hOme, A few years have in.
troduced great improvements in the art Of
cutting and smoothing all kinds of granite
Every building of any pretentions to mag
nifcence is decorated with polished col,
umns; and, though no single stone Of
forty feet in length has yet been produced
one much larger could no doubt be suppl.
ed if the demand for it existed.