The bee., 1882-12-23

dealer in cattle, horses and wild beasts,
florist, house agent and draper to all
mankind, and will supply tiger and
rosebud with equal ease and prompt
ness. His success has been largely due
to his recognition of the fact that there
was growing up around him 4 popu.
lous community, which, could he meet
its wants, would be gladly saved the
trouble of going farther.
The following story, told by the
Sydney (Australia) Mail, is a horrible
illustration of the inhuman barbarism
that may still be found in certain quar-.
ters of the world: A young police
ofllder was out with a detachment of
colored "boys" hunting for some of the
Myall tribe Of blacks who had been
suspected Of stealing quantity OF
-four. "They came upon a camp of
Myalls," says the account, surprised,
surrounded them, and forced them to
be hospitable. They ate their kan-
garoo, drank their water and made
them corroboree. After all was ended,
that the blacks might not get away
in the night and steal more sheep. the
officer said to his boys Just yuu pull
out your revolvers and shoot them
The boys did not like to at first, but
the onieer was peremptory, and
was obeyed. when The Myalls
were killed there were three old
women wailing, who did not seem
worth keeping. Kill them, too, said
the officer, and they were killed. Three
young gins (wives) were not killed;
one of them was handcuffed about the
ankles and tied to a sapling. The boys
rode on in the morning, leaving the
officer and the yo'lng gin THUS secured.
Presently a stranger came along (and
it is he who tells the story, and the
two ate and drank together. Wheh it
became time to move it was remem-
befed that the young gin was tied up.
we must loose her first, said the chief,
and felt for the keys. He had no keys;
the boys had taken them away. What
was to be done? I cannot lose my hand
cuffs ne said, and before there was
time for remrtstfance he had drawn a
pistol and shot the gin through the
brain, and then hacked off her feet at
the ankles, and so saved his irons"
Prepare for destructive storm
early next March President Arthur
has received the following letter,
signed by Professor E. Stone Wiggifis,
LII. D., astronomer of the Canadian
finance department "May it pleaS6
Your Excellency-on the 23d of Sep
tcmber last / announced through
the Canadian press that great storm
would occur III March next; that it
would first be felt in the Northern
Pacific, wotld appear in the Gulf of
Mexico on the 9th and. being DETECTED
by the Rocky mountains, would cross
this meridian from the west at noon of
March II, 1893. No vessel,
whatever her dimensions, will be safe
0ut of harbor, and mono of small ton
mage can hope to survive the tidal
wave and fury of this tempest. AS the
wind will blow from the southeast the
planetary force will be sufficient to
submerge the low lands of the Ameri-
can coast, especially those BORDERING
on the Gulf of Mexico and washed by
the Gulf stream, while the air cur
rents for several hundred miles along
the east side of the Rocky mountain
range, owing to the great atmospheric
pressure in those regions, will spread
universal destruction. The New Eng
land States will also suffer severely
from the wind and floods. No point
outside of harbor in the whole area of
the Atlantic, especially north of the
equator, will be place of safety, for
this will be pre-eminently the greatest
storm that has visited this continent
since the days of your illustrious first
President. In view of this event, there
fore, ] take the great liberty of repre- t
'enting to your excellency the ad- /
of ordering all United States
ships into safe harbors no. later than
the 5th Of March till this storm be /
passed"