, 1880-01-10

crossed tho Wckkarl River, and, con'Idcntct
ne pas; a % sma1 ,att o1a AT hs tafsS s eSer
bndy sn!l, hut paid no attention. and strollSd
""'ntry "s an " wss apicntid: Va were n MI III;
nss n1Mi Il G' o az sGt s"'' k%sss k'i%?s @
former guide q gart|, ,G wHs net net t9 ,nes eS
were row IN tho country Of tl,s
fra'n 't i; t tiiat saitan silt ts Anron hal na power
there; alld TINT tho wlID1c caravan were cor
WINGED that they were lost the G,unt te!!s
us llow ~ Immediately ratssi , !.is .,1. .k,,f,
across the fnce. lie excuses tl'ls procee,linK
nn the ground Of necessity. 1lo WIS t'okfnE
at some bnsbab trees, when he suddenly PER
cetvCtl mn undn1atinn III the grass, nl,tt then
forc. liz knew thai, according to custom. the
caravan would only be attacked tic next
morning before dawn The position Wns f. very
s9tca for the H. wsfe y rnckst ~
wllIcl, he Ind by chance Il, one Of tl!5 alnnll,-
and during the, night two parties made
s9rls rinS S fls scas g"S ~ %e (9st sSsls iS
the aiars, md then descended fl q golden
shcaf. u A wild cry OF, fright arose from the
plain" Tho pigmics Ind seen tho wondef
nsas na 5s5sats ID s G5segsae NgEef ss sssess see @
sinco bcen discovered 6y French commercial
trayelcrs) were greatly ofstrnsted by the
jealousy nf tile English, and he y very bitter
Es %qs s rps at XstG{ Ha aSan Wa ! se' pGs e
the centre Of conflict between European peo-
pie. Yl!c Count, gives his most hearty Al.
lladycrsian tn two pests Of tho country
r"Ha utoes the AM Il t6st s% "ss sarees Ss
lii size, lo considers the smaller plague
for 4 bull) Tho African ,.,osqptso, renders
,nesllcs; If tho net il llcnyy, The sleeper ,will
lle sutEocatcd. One Of Ills attendants died,
tho second day nftcr lis arrival at the Niger,
from mosQnlto-bites; and 50 ve1,ot1l0ls was
balloon. The lilppopotainns Is gteat op-
]onent to bcusts on the Niger, aud makes
prncticc Of smashing my oiie 1t sees. me
traveller l,n4 several narrow escapes 1tnM t1'ia
part nt Africa Is, he ,says, mere cali com
uarct1 to the Algcl1nn lion, and never attacks
imam. lie has no malle, alld his Skill III red
dish. -, ..
WHAT TIE GERMANS ARE DOING IN AFIllCA.
Germany y not g2ing e abdic9te Meth the hiSt'' '
other African explorers have given Yer. IMo y
members of tho expedition sent out by tho
German African Socicty; 9Fe !!t, n62It ,ts to
Nachtigaii- tic least antonE. Afrieal,,
jl0hIis and Dr. Stecker made, acco1.ling to
!sttcrs ie had received, saolnlles III loH hours;
h1ey ra pnai a nq to %Gfa nIseio IL S and Tf ees ss men
nights; and, wl,cli the the travellers arrived.
no greater rciresllrnent was to pc laa ta1a1i
Taer and aHs ATGiad II FoIoef se
hours. Tic book OF Pr Pogge-9ne ot ttlt
two travellers above alluded tn-is entitled
ain The Land Of Alata, Jalnno." nni Is sai.
Lux, tle other member Of the expedition
gave a lecture recently at Praguc; Ills WORK
II entitled "From L0anda to Kfmbundu
but, so far as | can Judge from his lecture
"a esmeron o sE LIZ fosia sna' military srtkes!rss
the Portuguese to . grcat distance Inland
Nothing made deeRer Impression y. q w,t si,t
snS Snu7s 5e panys bsssn e M nyScTer SnS tss ntaai ,
larry made by Mnta Ynilco. and the execu
tloner always performs M long long dance 6ci0F, i,
European on his deattl-bed ~ the lntcrio1.
whose only consolation was In fctich. 1
heightened residence nmpng snvngcs IS al
most certain to result iii . weakening o
civilized Ideas.
4 FRENCH RELIGIOUS WRITER.
. Louis Vcuilt0t-tlle editor of tue Unfuers
md the author of lilo Il sOdeurs do Paris,
doctrine Of 1.-THE immaculate Conception.
,, Tho French press n,nkcs, for obvious relson.
;; little comment on it, a few enthusiast
p9ssagcs may he translated "Mlcn & l'll'
heavy clouds flarkcned tho Roma, sky. Til
vnst basilErao Of st. Peter seemed n tlark plact
. But, at the precise words Of Ills definltion,
, ray Of light descended from OF high, Hun
; illcd the face and ycstments Of the Pontitt
| and lu appeared like .at1 Angel declnrlng II
i DiMno secrets: 4 thrill run. through IL
temple, through the city, aud through tt1
: world. und ended with .pr9tes,ttqtions Of obe.l
, forth the great dogma of the Ronlnn Cnthol
! Church; md "'.Now," writes Venillot, "atte
) fifteen years, the movement Is extending. "
!. come, and those which threaten; will not b
: reInxed; hut terrified Europe will take refine
/ in the hands Of 1lnry. Monstra te csse IN,
t trem.'"
= Pore DIdon has received orders 70 curta
i his lccturlng OIL "Dlvorce," for the slmp
a reason tl,at tho Roman Catholic religion II
i mits no discussion Of the elemental artfcl'
q OF faith; aud here, ut least, she Is right
= | IL T. r.