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terror: Prince Auersperg and Herr Unger Will
secede. The other Ministers remain.
TIE SPOTTED TYPHU5-
TRIESTE, Feb. 15.-Afaritime' authorities, IN
the order abolishing the quarantine against
Turkish ports, urge special attention regarding
spotted tYphus, which is spreading in salonica-
, 1879-02-16

tpSc1d1 U7Sp0!CH 70 1Ht 7376Une.
NEW YoRK. Feb. ia g1oye-ight that h,,
been arranged for this evening between two
local hruisers was stopped BY the police before
it had begun, and about 100 hundred WalI-strrat
brokers and gentlemen about town.who had
paid $40 for seats. were ordered to disperse hr
the police The principals were under corer ~
neighboring saloon, and escaped detection.
, 1879-02-16

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 15.-The State Board of
Public Works to-day removed from Office Georoe
McCurdy, Collector Of Cana1-Tolls and Yater.
Rents, at Akron. S1cCurdy is charged with an.
propriating State funds 70 the amount of s.. .4o6
Suit will at once be instituted by the S,ats
against his bondsmen to recover the money.
, 1879-02-16
UNITED STATES LAWS.
1e11 V1A1 VIV-S 4UEIH CVNUIFlUN,
Special Dispatch 10 Tie Tribune.

Special Dl&pdfch 10 Tie Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 15.-The Commit
tee On the Revision Of the Laws has submitted
to the Senate i report which will be interesting
everywhere as well as to all citizens generally.
The report, OF which the essential parts are sub
Joined, contain statement Of the present cou-
dition OF the Federal statutes.
Inc Revised Statutes embrace the laws, general
and permanent in their nature. in force Dec. /,
and we're not published and given 10 the public
until 1879 In the meantime legislation mad been
going on, many Of the laws Incorporated therein
had been repealed. altered, or amended, and wien
the volume came into general use it was two years
behind the enaclments Of Congress. In March,
1st7' IN act was passed for the publication OF
the latter part of the year 1873 and includes only
the specific amendments, adding to OF striking out
sections or parts OF sections. which passed by
with references to some other acts It does not
contain the great mass Of general laws enacted
during the past s1 yea!s, and it has references
cress; 70 that the Revised Statutes oven with The
second edition. do little more than bring the lnws
eoS o the to ps 3 S1 I'D At the
IN arrears. at no other period Of time OF equal
length has general LEGISLATION been more extensive
nor more difficult to trace ont, much OF it being in
cluntd in annual appropriation acts, into which it
has become d not infreQuent practice to introduce
provisions OF permanent and general 1aws. More
fsc1* Lie 1uuEAC3 10 CLa[GEe3 Lafne. WhfEhat
the eud OF The present session will be in three VOL
umes, since the Revised Statutes, embrace all the
laws, general, special, and private, as well as
treaties p1ocamations, etc., combined, rendering
1t difficult aud uncertain task to ascertain cxactiy
what alterations have been made to the general
laws, 1t Is obvious that some provision should oe
made for tue publication aud distribution of the
permanent and general statutes in a convenient
form brought down to as laIe date as possible and
separated from ,le acts which are Temporary in
their nature or Of no general and permanent In
teresL
The Committee have examined work prepared
BY judge William A. Richardson, and now ready
for the press. With the exception Of the laws OF
the present session, whicn to be added thereto
Immediately after the adjournment, and are OF the
opinion that it meets the wants and necessities OF
the case. Its title Indicates its contents ana rs
follows:
''Suppcment to the Revised Statutes OF the
United States, embracing the statutes general and
permanent IN their nature, passed after the Res
us I'd Statutes, with references connecting pro-
1isl 'as on The same subject explanatory notes
tita ions OF judicial decisions and reneral index
Legislation OF the :FortY third Forty-fourtn. and
Fo1ty-afth Congresses. 4. D. 167+lS1o."
The Committee recommend that Congress
adopt this supplement- to the revision, so that |
the laws can be brought down to date
, 1879-02-16
THE PLAGUE,


MADRID, Feb 15.-Two British ships for Bar
celona, from the East, arc auarantined at Port
Mahon.
, 1879-02-16

KILLED HIS FATHER.
WATERTowE, n. Y, Feb. 15.-1ra Stewart.
living near here, was shot aud killed THURSDAY
by his crazy son George.
, 1879-02-16
ROME.

ROME.
THE VATICAN.
LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch from Rome
says that cordial letters have been exchanged
between the Pope and the German Emperor.
Concessions are made on both Sides The
Cardinals oppose the Pope's acceptance Of the
civil list. His holiness decides, nevertheless,
that ecclesiastics must obey the laws.
TRANSFERRED.
ROME, Feb. 15-Parocchi 1ntransigente
Bishop Of Bologne, is transferred TO Ancona, in
place OF Antonucci, deceased.
, 1879-02-16

ORDERED TO RETIRE,

LONDON, Feb. ia portion Of the force at
Candahar has been ordered to retire to Pisheen.
, 1879-02-16
TTT1TL1O
1OhAGI L
ms nm 1yv--

LONDON, Feb. 15.-The De Tocqueville
scheme Tor assisting Turkey Is declared to be
such as should not receive the moral support Of
the Governments Of France und England The
scheme is to arrange a loan for the unifcation
OF the debt, to be guaranteed By customs re-
ccipts.
THE DEFIN1TIVE TREATY.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. i5.-The defiuitiye
treaty OF peace ratified By the Sultan reached
here to-day.
, 1879-02-16
FRANCE.

FRANCE.
WILL BE ANNuLLED.
PARIS, Feb. 15.-The Government will prob
ably annul as ulira vires the Municipal Councils
vote OF 100,0 900 francs to Victor Hugo's Commit
tee for the relief Of the Communists.
, 1879-02-16
FOREIGN.
Additional Particulars Of the Brit.
ish Defeat in South
Africa.

Fifteen Thousand Natives Against
Six Hundred English
Soldiers.
The Liverpool Strikers Show an 1ncli-
nation to Yield to the
Employers.
The New York herald., 1879-03-15
DIRECTORY FOR ADVERTISERS.

AMusEsESrs.l2 p.ss.l;s s;s i; and I'd col.
ssl6EERssvwiasS soHR6ERs wiaSrEp-sp iS5a PAex-sd ss. col
B3R mp kEaG EsaTA
sysSsss Esssss s.f s
CRY cri REAL estate FOR sxLEIsD PAe.-i.. col
coxsTwisE sTEAMsHiPs-i21H PAcE-5th and eth
SssSfSs s.sF F....a
DOGS. BIRDS. &c,Misr PAGE 4sh col.
Housss 70 GET AND
EuR6PEHa sps COL
EGDRsTaIs ESeTRsIoSsIfi.ssI f.sni'.s F.ssosth sos COL
EN- FFInNANCIAL.llIH PAGE
as6 f' TO
EEES r.s.ss and .A
pssss and and 81 sss coll:
horsEs ROOFS rsssSf pTaoEs OF BUSINESS &C.
1ssrStoTToR-sD MANToRsD P.ss-sth P.ss-sS eS, col.
LOST AND FoUNp-Isr pAck-ad col
MAsRIHEsxTR MAsREE RxYTRssD rsest'a faes4,h col COL
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s1ASSSSsTEss SkASs g. .sn5,s .sss4'A ss col
F'srTss Of THE CITY FOR SALE OR TO
RENT-2p PAGK-1st aud I'd coils.
REAL ESTATE At AuCTIoN=2p PAGE-2d col
REAL ESTATE TO EXCHANGE-2D PAGE-2d col.
REAL ESTATE wANTED--2p PAGE-2d col.
RELIGIOUS NOTICES-lsr PAGE-lst and I'd coils
REMOVAI.S-2D PAGE-3d col.
REWARDS-1sr PAGE-2d col.
SALES AT AUCTION-lsT PAGE-6th col.
SITUATIONS WANTED-FEMALES-l2rHP PAGE-3d col.
SITUATIONS WANTED-MALES-12TH PAGK-4th COL
SPECIAL NOTICES-lsT PAGE-2d, Sd and 4th coils
SPORTING, BO0KMAKING. &C-lsT PAGE-4th COL
STALLIONS-lsr PAGE-4th col.
STORAGE--12rH PAGB.6th col
THE TRADES-12rH PAGE-5th col -
TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES-2D PAGE-2d col.
TRAVELLERS GUIDE-12rH PAGE-6th col
UNFINISHED ROOMS AND APARTMENTS TO LET
2p PAGE-3d col
WANTED TO PURCHASE-lsr PAGE-6th col.
WATCHES, JEWELRY. &c.-2D PAGE-3d col.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY PROPERTY FOR SALE OR
TO LET--2D PAGE-lst col
YACHTS STEAMBOATS,. &c.-10rH PAGE-6th col.
The New York herald., 1879-03-15
HORSES. CARRIAGES. &C.

4 1.-TWO OF THE FINEST HORSES n NEW YORK
10 s.y sHs 40 IVES. sS St hands also
A CAR LOAD OF WESTERN HORSES, SUITABLE
Afor cart truck express grocer doctor, family any
matched; top Phaeton. Harness. Sc bargain 4o7 West
SD st.
Dtension top Phse,on four; Brewster spring
Buggy top Pony rhaeon Double and single so.d 70. Ha
aiss asss . ns" owner '''"s '''' '''s' west
CnEAP-BREwsTER LANDAU AND WOOD BROS,
East s5th st.
EoR sALE-sUPERIOR ROAD HORSE, SINGLE OR
IS dark ssnSS os
L1oR sALE-A GOOD LIGHT TwO-HORsE TRUCK
@RRRs 'I,f packing house. ''A''' south
FoR sALE-PoUm HORSES. l51z HANDS, SUIT
grocer express, farmer any business; $40, $6O war
rantcd. l4s Spring st. tsaoon)
LroR sALE-A GOOD YOUNG, SOUND AND KIND
sorssl Horse 5. hands, suitable for grocer EXPRESS
L,OR SALE-TEN HORSES SUIT FARMING. TRUCK
ing any business from 81 546 West ST.
EoR sALE-.THREE HORSES, sUITAsLE FOR ANY
IL kind OF business; sound and kind lsO Cherry st.
LoR SALE CHEAP-THREE CANADIAN HORSES
hands "a vandam ST., store.
Hest Harness Store New York has removed from Bar
s st. to s o I ss sf s
Harness. 81. Truck Harness. single double $ Stable
Kicaah6 5ns
HAND MADE HARNESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION;
% G s hs .nss or
york. " osBosSs % W bTskR @ Barclay st. store " 40"
HANDSOME TwosEArED PARK PHAETON, FINE
sSd and ssns 3 waste sis . tEI ladies' M hands sold
r ANDAULETs BROUGnAMs. COUPEs.
LII have fine of the above carriages which
s'rns
.ApY's TURNoUT.-HANDsoME, GENTLE HoEsE.
II51s neat. nobby Pony phset9n, gold mounted Har-
M will sell this day il o'clock sharp 427 West 24th ST.
: Express Wagons, Truck Harness; sale positive By
order of attorney tor mortgagee.
NOVELTY BABY CARRIAGE, SEND FOR
LIP TIBBAEs. $40 % Broadway, New York.
Beware of limitations
DONY WAGON OR PHAETON wANTED-SMALL
1 and light, for Shetland pony l2h hands; must be in
S f"
CECOND HAND LANDAU, COUPEs. LANDAULETs,
DBrougham. Clarencss Coaches fourscat and sixseat
surrey Cart Village Cart top Pony Ph.e!ons and few
ss sGsz st.
GREAT E4EJiS
DITiON TO IT'S REGULAR EDITIONS, Will ISSUE
EsSzsTsFs sS T5 raH n5S@ y a5is
To LET-2o SPLENDID STALLS. WITH ExCELLENT
ventilation @ and hygsns conditions a. BREpEEs
by first class rates low Isl Chryste ST. Rv
ington ST.
$3Oa Mhp sas .S
Pony Phaeton. pole and shafts, very low Stable 100
o10O Tor BUGGY AND HARNESS; COST FOUR
sTlCU.mcnt ago $50; also top Pony Phaeton. Io7
DRY GOODS.
T AIDES KID GLOVES FOR The MATlNEE, 25C. 4
Ipair also Hosiery all colors. 4l9 Broadway between
a,th and 4oth sts. Gut this out
The New York herald., 1879-03-15
PRICE THREE CENTS
SALES AT AUCTION.

4 uCTIoN SALE At PRIVATE RESIDENCE,
"A I2O WEST 23D ST. NEAR 9Th Av.,
THIS DAY SATURDAY.
COMMENCING AT 10 O'CLOCK.
MAGNIFICENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
27i5 octave Pianofortes. Steinway and Chicksring.
superb Parlor Suits. in satin. a
35 pieces and costly Bronze. =
Marquetry Cabinets.
inlaid and Sienna marble top TabloA ~
20 Paran marble Statuettes.
2 Sevres and OrmoIu Mantel Seta
Pier and Mantel Mirrors q
Is Window Lace Curtains.
10 choice Paintings by eminent artistG =
Is velvet and Brussels Carpets. 9
elegant Library Bookcases. "a
Library Tables to match
ladies Escritoires and Workboxek p
Turkish Lounges and Chairs ,
500 volumes of choice Books.
3 solid walnut Extension Tables.
2elegantly carved Bullets. Q
"a Dining Chairs. covered in leather. =
. China Dinner and Tea Sets.
40 pieces Sterling and Plated Ware. o.
IL magnificent Bedroom Snits. gilt and plain 2
20 white and black curled hair Mattresses. :
"a French Pillows and Bolsters, &c 4
n. B.-Goods packed and shipped '
The New York herald., 1879-03-15
WANTED TO PURCHASE.

WANTED To PURCHNSF.
EYL1NDEk DESK WANTED; PRICE NOT TO Ex-
Occcd *2S Send Dimensions, &C. to loi Waer ST. city.
CECOND HAND SAFE WANTED. ADDRESS j. q.
DWILSON, Warwick. Orange county, ~ u
rV,o PRINTERs-wANTED A DOUBLE CYLINDER
Taylor Press. Address SUMMERS, 7i2 SAMSON ST.,
Philsdeiphia
VlyANTED-A GOOD SECOND HAND HARP AND
w Telescope. Address box ~. l." Grange Ga
VlvANTBD-oNE OR TWO GOOD SECOND
wv Water Tanks. with n capacity OF 500 10 lu. .
Ions. Address E. A DENNisToN, superisscas. -. -
Nicholas, rA
The New York herald., 1879-03-15

DECEIvER'S SALE.
Ill New York Supreme Court
In the matter of tho
application for the appointments
of Receiver
National Trust Company
of the city of New York.
In order made aud entered In the above
entitled 4th day of March. 1870 William
j. Best Receiver therein named will sell Mt public
ton the Exchange salesroom. No Ill Broadway In tho
Of New York by H. Smyth Auctioneer the 10th day
March, 1879 IL W. of said day hundred and 6fty
Second Mortgage Income Bonds of the Waikiki Valley
Railroad Company numbered respectively to hun
dred aud hfty inclusive, of the par nominal value OF
81 each Said sale will be made tor cash and subject 70
WILLIAM J. BEST
Receiver.
7. SMYrBE,
Attorney for Receiver,
~ Nassau st.
Dated NEw YoRK March 10, 1879
The New York herald., 1879-03-15

DECEIvERs sALE.-NEw YORK SUPREME COURT.
IL In the matter of the application for the appontmcne
Of Receiver of the National Trust Company ot the city OF
New York
In pursuance Of an entered in the above
the 2Sth day of February. 1sfo William j.
Best the Receiver said named will sell at public
auction the Exchange Sacsrooms, No III broadway,
York the 2ist day of March, 1879 at
~ VI. Of said day. by u Smyth Anctionecr. tp First
Bonds of the Ohio and Mississippi Railway Com
pany Spring field division of the nominal value OF
81 each numbered respectively 2p1 to nt both
inclusive 25i R both inclusive; Ot to 400, both
elusive: 4n 500 both inclusive. S~2 to 6~ both in
elusive; 2ITl to 2I7H. both inclusive, OF said
bonds raise the OF hundred
thousand dollars with interest thereon from tho ist day
of February. 1917. and the expenses of such sale.
said sale will be made subject to the approval OF the
Supreme Court
Dated NEw York, March ~, lsIa
WILLIAM y. BEST. Receiver.
=. SmyrH. Attorney for Receiver, ~ Nassau st.
SyHERIFF SALE.-vAN TASSELL A KEARNEY,
OShcris Auctioneers will sell this day 10 o'clock at
northwest of s6h aud ,h by order OF Hon.
David McAdams of the Marine Court the entire stock o
class Grocery Store consisting of Teas Soaps Canned
Fruit starch &c &c also Wines and Liquors. Horses.
two trocery Wagons and two sets Harness.
h. GALiieAS, Deputy. BERNARD REILLY, Sheriff
TUE GREAT lNrERNArIoNAL WALKING MATcu-
l THE EVENING TELEGRAM TODAY, IN AD-
DITION To ITS REGULAR EDITIONS, WILL ISSUE
ENTliAS AT Z ~ AND v;3u 4. VI. WITH Full. PAR
TtCCLARS AND RECORD OF THE TIME MADE BY
THE CONTESTANTS UP To THE HOUR OF GoiN0
TO PRESS.
The New York herald., 1879-03-15

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Iels HANDS BLOOD BAY.
blaek points by lambleonian out OF Lady Montague by
Mambrno Chief of Bellamira by imported Monarch
of Kitty Heath, by American Eclipse ont of Pomona.
will make the of 1919 at Waverey Park Hotel
stables, Wavercy, N. j. Terms. $50.
MONMOUTH CHIEF (winner Of the three year old colt
Stakes the New State Fair In September ast 10
hands, bay black points by bismarck dam by Millimans
Befounder he by the Morse Horse will stand at the
place, limited to eight terms. S25.
The New York herald., 1879-03-15

SPORTING. BOOKMAKING, &C.
sTLETfBELr.-BooKs OPEN AND HOURLY Bull
"A Aletins at Thomas turf Exchange. THOS. O'RORkE,
Barclay ST.
A WINNING TICKETS ON THE WALKING MATCH
will be cashed the Brewer House. Broadway
and 18th st., Monday, from 10 A. NJ until r: ~
T. Is JOHNSON.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-05
A GAME OF COURTESY.

bashful lover tried 10 WOO
A maiden fair and slender;
She trified at the interview
And scorned his accents tender.
Said he, aside: II will invent
little necromancy:
I'll launch at her q compliment
To try and catch her fancy.r
Quoth she. with careless pnconcsrn.
Your words they may be ,rue. air.
L wish that / could make return
And say the same Of you. sir.-
"Oh /! you can do that very well.
And do IL now-provided
That you make up your mind 10 tell
As big lie ~ did
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-05
Comets.

The comets on record exceed 500
What are called "short-period comets
are: Encke's, whose time of revolution
is st years; De Vicos, 81; Winnecke's,
Oh; Brorson's, 81; Bida's, 81 D'Arrest's,
81; Faye's, u; Mechain's, 1871; Halley's,
769.
The long-period comets are those of
1880, whose time of revolution is 1914
years; that of 1744, 1858 years; of
1870, 1914 years; of 1911, 5000 years !;
OF 1910, 1864 years; of 1874, 102,050
years; of 1S47, 1898 years; of 1868,
1000 years; of 1860, 1854 years.
Bielas' comet divided into two parts
in 1916, and in 1852 those parts were
1,250,000,006 miles apart, and had en-.
tirely disappeared by 1866.
Coggia's comet was discovered in
1874. 1t is non-periodical and was 1884,
100000 miles from the sun when dis
covered. In July of that year it was
within 62,000,000 miles of both earth
and sun, and its tail was computed to
be 100000 miles in length.
Donati's comet, discovered in 1853.
had a tail 40,000,000 miles long, and
its main body very nearly collided with
Venus. Although supposed to be va
porous, this comet was calculated by M.
Faye to have the weight of sea 327
feet deep and 10000 square miles in
extent.
Halley's comet has been identified as
identical with the comets of 1881, 1907,
1865 and 1923. It's temperance is
prognosticated for 1912.
Gucke's comet possesses no tail,
usually. In 184S, however, it presented
two tails, one toward and one from the
sun.
LexelPs, or "the lost comet" was
caught or entangled among the satel-
lites of Jupiter in ITO, reappeared in |
1873, again became entangled, and has
not been seen since.
The superstitions of all times and ma
tons have regarded the appearance of
comets with dread, AS being omens of
disaster. The spectroscope fails to
show their chemical composition. It
was shown by Schiapavilli, in 1872, that
are sometimes contested with
meteoric showers, and his discovery has
been Endorsed by noted astronomers.
Lycho Brahe discovered that comets
are extraneous to our atmosphere, and
Newton that they are subjected to the
same principle which guides the
planets.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-05

The Rev. DR.. Macleod, father Of DR.,
Norman Macleod, passing through the
crowd gathered before the doors of a
new church he was about to open, was
stopped by an elderly man with "Doc-
tor, If you please, l wish to speak to
you" Asked if he could not wait until
after worship, he replied that it was a
matter upon his conscience. "Oh.
since it is matter of conscience, Dun
cam said the good-natured minister,
Il will hear what it is." well, DOCTOR"
said Duncan, "the matter is this. Ye
see the clock yonder on the new church.
Now, there is really no clock there, only
the face of one; there is 10 truth there,
only once in IL hours; and in my mind
that is wrong, very wrong, and quite
against the conscience that there should
be lie on the face of the house of the
Lord" The doctor promised to con-
slider the matter. But" said he, "I'm
glad to see we looking so well, man.
Ye're not young. remember you for
many years: but you have fine head
of hair still" "Eh, DOCTOR" exclaimed
the unsuspecting Duncan, snow yere
joking; it's long since / had my hair"
DIR. Macleod looked shocked, and an
swered in tone of reproach: "Oh,
Duncan, Duncan are you going into
the house of the Lord with lie on
your head?" He heard no more of the
lie on the face of the church
Chambers Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-05
THE OLD HOME.
BY q. W. HArros.


Where the ash tree, and the elm, and the maple
Iies a waste of rocks and rubbsh--the place
And II looks so very lonely, so very. very drear.
rm sad to look upon IL, IL hlls my soul with care.
Prone on the ground decayins' lies the old hickory
fused TO climb so often-how dear it was to mel
Naught but the trunk is standing of the noblest
The large majestic elm that grew straight and
tall.
And thought it bowed to greet me, responsive to
my JOY.
I thought its tallest branches almost reached the
sky.
Some vandal hand hath girdled this monarch in its
pride,
And the cruel blows were deadly. for the grand old
tree has died.
Where the stream kissed the hillside. in it's
genti5, steady flow,
Is world OF weeds and elders as thick as they can
grow;
Far off the shore l hshed from on many a sunny
day.
I'm surely not mistaken No; this is the maple
Whose branches kissed the water, and fondly shell
tered me.
The spring looks very natural the very same of
old,
And the water, clear as crystall How cheerful to
behold,
Az it flows with gentle ripple DER its rocky bed.
With a sound sweet ever, though many
year has fed.
The thorn tree the stileI loved il most of all
Not for its size and beauty-twas neither large nor
tall
But because my father loved it, and rested meath
its shade
On seat of rustic fashion which he himself had
made.
Twas for his sake loved it, for side by side have
Sat hours and hours together, beneath that pre-
cious tree,
Talking of men and nations, of statesmen, Lords
and Kings.
And the sorrows that oppression 10 the human
family brings;
For he hated Kings and tyrants the soldier only
Who has fought against oppression and for his ma
tive lana.
This sacred spot lies vacant; nor tree nor post
vine
Remains to match the picture that fingers in the
mind.
Ills the way with all cherish, with all the heart
reveres:
Our landmarks fade and perish with the lapse of
busy years.
COLUMBIA. Mo.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-05

A Phiiadeiphian's Perilous Ride-A Won
derful Railroad.

A Phiiadeiphian's Perilous Ride-A Won
derfui Railroad.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press, writing from Chicla, Peru, says I:
Here l am among the snow-capped
peaks of the Andes, acclimating myself
to a trip over the mountains, whose
highest point, 1850 feet, 1 intend to
scale. Leaving Lima this morning
with party of officers, I came over the
celebrated Oroya railroad to Matucana,
and from there by the light express to
this place, the present terminus OF the
road. The building of this road was
one OF the greatest undertakings the
world has ever known. 1t is only COM
pleted eighty-six miles, and cost $780,
100000. From the sea-coast to the
summit of the Andes we passed through
forty-four tunnels, and over many
bridges, one of them 900 feet high.
The road follows the valley of the river
Rimac, crossing and recrossing it many
times. From Matucana to the top is
nothing but succession of VS., rs and
doublings. Some of the places are
truly frightful. AS You pass around
mountain peak you can look for thou
sands OF feet below, and still above you
can see the lofty peaks of the Andes.
Even here at Chicla we are still 5 900 feet
from the top, and the railroad tunnel on
the summit will be over $4,000 feet
above the sea.
Chicla is the highest railroad station
and within few feet of the highest
city in the world. In Lima or Callao
the iightest clothes would be very COM
Portable, but up here i wear double
suit OF heavy underclothing and large
ulster With all my clothes l am
nearly freezing, and a red-hot stove
close by, at that. Less than a week
ago l was in the tropical seas of the
equator--quite change. Most people
here are troubled with what they call
"soroche," headache, nausea, and some
times bleeding at the nose, mouth and
ears. The air is so rare it is difficult to
breathe.
At the invitation of the roadmaster,
| took ride with him down the road.
We were just ahead Of the regular train,
and We started of like streak of light
ming. / have been in good many tight
places in my life, but never in a posi-
ton to make my hair literally stand on
end as it did in coming down the
Andes on hand-car. Never till nv
dying day can 1 forget that ride. Start
ing among the very clouds, down, down
we came: disappearing like flash in a
tunnel of pitchy darkness and out on to
a frail-looking iron bridge over mighty
gorge from 200 to 800 feet deep. We
stopped In long, curved tunnel to look
at some work that was going on, and
did not hear the train in our rear until
it was in the tunnel. We could not
lift the hand-car off. so we made
spring for it, cut loose the brake, and
made dash for our lives. And truly
it looked so, for she came in full view
before we were well across the gorge;
and on she came at the rate of mile
a minute, but we were going by this
time much faster than that, and in a
short time we left her far behind. We
reached Matacuna, twenty-three miles
from Chicla, in safety, but since come
to think it all over I would hardly dare
to try it again.