New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-04-02

chance OF success had gone. He now
went on slowly, and by $50 had
knocked off % miles since midnight,
leaving him forty to do and six and
a quarter hours to do it in. He rest.
ed till 1O.2 for breakfast, where he
started and walked out three miles
on the Maiderhead road and back;
this he repeated, making twelve
miles. He then retraced his steps
two and a half miles and back,
which, with an extra half mile into
Slough, made seventeen and half
since breakfast. While resting here
time, 45, expired, his record for the
thousand hours being 1,9Ht miles.
He left at 5. Is in order to finish his
distance. About 1890 he passed
through Hammersmith. He expect.
ed to reach the Royal Exchange a.
bout midnight.
The London Stereoscopic Company
has now on view at its premises in
Regent-street a very curious and
complete collection of trophies from
Zululand, which have been brought
over and are now being exhibited
by DR.. j. B. Camping, late civil sur.
geon of the oath Regiment. The
collection, which is made doubly in
teresting by the present state Of our
relations with the Zulu people, COM
prises every description of article of
attire used by the South African
natives, both male and female, eth.
ther in peace or war; while. not a
few of the specimens attaches Ger.
tain romance IN connection with the
recollection Of the adventures gone
through in effecting their capture.
In this class figures conspicuously
the skull of a Kaffr Chief, together
with the whole of his warlike &C.
coutrements including even the
powder and ball found in his horn
and wallet at the time that he fell
prey to Dr.. Camping, who was OBJ.
.iged to shoot him IN self defence.
The gun found in his possession IS
one of the old fashioned flint fire.
locks, which according to DR.. Camp.
ling, is the most generally distribu-.
ted of all firearms among the natives
Of the cape. The rest ST the collect.
ion is formed of the various portions
of men and women's attire, their
waist belts, caps, &c. Another fea.
ture of the exhibition, although
nominally mot in the programme,
is bright handsome looking Zulu
boy, brought over by DR.. Camping,
who captured him during an engage.
ment on the Perie Heights; the lad
seems very happy, can already speak
a little English, and is altogether a
remarkably intelligent fellow.
The City editor of the Times re.
fleets very severely on the American
contractors of the Madeira and Ma
more Railroad on account OF the
hardships endured by the men who
were taken out to build it. Instead
of abusing the Collins Brothers of
Philadelphia, who undertook the
work, the Times should look nearer
home. It is the cantankerous bond.
holders of London, the Bears of the
Stock Exchange, who, by laying an
embargo on the money, have pre-
vented the men from being paid,
thereby causing no end of misery and
the loss of nearly two hundred lives.
When Colonel Church had raised
some E60O, 900 on Bolivian Bonds
expressly for building this road, and
supplemented it with loan of E40,-
600 from the Brazilian Government,
and deposited the money in the Bank
Of England, he was perfectly justified
in assuring the Messrs. Collins that
the money would be Forthcoming
as the work progressed; and they, in
turn, were justified in employing q
thousand men to go to South Ameri
ca to build the road. tits Mr.. Ray,
and dog-in-the- manager COMMITTEE
of Bondholders,' who have caused
all the trouble. Nevertheless Mr.
Collins, who is now in London, as
sures me that the great work will bt
accomplished in spite Of all obstacles
The commerce of the valley of the
Amazon is prize worth fighting
| for. ALPHA