New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-17

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young lady the Relay House, and they Smh&se uN4
the river 10 . row-hoat In atnmprns 70 lsn6t1exG -
amcnE the shadows. and we're hung ~ ~ ~ - n
on sand-bar, wish Wide exphnse Of Hntef TIT
lying between them and the coveted Shore 1ho 09eo<
spirited spectators refussd 70 to their asssape an
laughed the situation. By wetting hls feet sal
dignity and rescusd his fair charge a about sixty
ths hour the Lady left 70 broi the cum In mo a.
he removed his shoes and stockings and pulled tho peS
ashore. amid laughter that was then hardlymspsoed
Two York State seamen are about to repeot
the foohardy attempt to the Atlantis In dosy
and expect to sail from Gloucester In juno Their cs
which has been named the Little westerp IN contrsst
to the Great Eastern is the smallest that has yet uns
taken the voyage II is about 10 feet IL inches over
1914 feet keel ana feet wide, slooprigesds vita
mast i6 feet HIGH bowsprt feet long ana mainboom
Of Is IL feet and will carry heavy mainsai fore
saysa jb, gatopsail and square sail The house vlil
be three feet long, rising ten inches above Deck ana
win be built with alright compartments, end
exercise by the nsvlsatOrs who win also when the
wind is moderate. -
The Art Autograph Is an attractive thirty.
page small quarto pamphlet. containing facsimile ~
productions OF sketches, writings etc, from public men,.
artists, authors esc Some o. the contributors were
evidently not advised OF the special purpose Of the pub
location, which Is 10 add 10 the fund Tor the
relief OF irish suffering; but most Of the
contributions turn that theme. DR.. Holmes.
rather wickedly furnishes "rhe Album Fierd."l
Helen Hunt and Sidney Laner send new poems
relating to the Irish distress The President significantly
chooses as his trituon single sentence Of his
orable message on tie Panama Canal AUTOGRAPH col.
lectors will also be interested IN the facsimile letters
OF the Secretary Of State and other Cabinet officers Of
Mr.. Whittier, Mr.. L0nRfell0w, and multitude Of
ohers while the reproductions OF sketches or Rotures
by Eastman johnson. Eiihu vedder, Walter Bhirlaw
and thirty forty more give artistic value TO the
work For Its merits and for Its cause deserves wide
sale.
The Paris correspondent of The Boston.
otxag says the passion for lottery gaming 10 growing
In the gay capital Even the city authorities have fed
the fever OF speculation by attaching large prizes to
certain bonds when loan s put on the market When
certain number Of these bonds called In at stated
periods possessors Of tho lucky numbers get
Of 10000 10000, 10000 or 10000 francs. and the
result is that the always to subscribe
Superstition plays large part In the operations OF
lottery Spectators and the serving class OF Paris spends
It's leisure In calculation of numbers and In the observa
ton Of omens good story Ia told Oft preacher In
French church who day preached rousing sermon
against lotteries You fancy" he said to hts hearers
that you will have luck because such and such mum
bers mentioning tho first two three series OF 6gnres
that came into his head, will be drawn. but you ars
entirely mistaken" After the Sermon as he was taking
of his robes In the vesIry OF his hearers came IN
would you mind repeating the numbers that you men.
toned In II - "What do you want 10 do with them -
asked the preacher. would like to get them II cam"
was the answer, for feel cure that they will win"