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Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-23

\ yer, full account OF the terrible railway
,.iii.i,., i..,,,.,, t.,t.,t.,; ,,,l ,v,utr M;
appeared IN last MONDAY AaNe''s-h Inc
account is so much the best of those which
have app,ar,.f that the essential facts therein
~, rh,,...t,. H.. ,,,t, ;,.,,,, ,,.,i,
consisting Of nine car, len Eahului about 40
Pm. The first car contained merchandise,
the second passengers, the lmrd, Ieufln' MN
snJ .i.h,h Inn,ta, wy ~ -
6xt2. The ninth and last chr ras.cppsr,. viz.
Mrs. Brown, her tro children and baby Mrs
il''e a'li heI 'Hi9S chi'ien, ana MS raiNei
Wailnl,, ,,,d ,.,,,,,, H.. H.. ~, H.,
ter minute, alter tins tram started another
tram followed, consisting Of an engine and five
clrs Ioaued WIN wood. Upon lhe hrs' tam
rars sSyen in nrnnI,,, ,,.r. ,,,,,,',i'. All
imn,.,,tsiy h.',,, ~, -, L. w.. i,,Ii,,,
,,y',,i" E,t,,ls; G ~ ''''' t',,i
,;n,e T., ,,a, ',,, ,b, ~, :,
nil. s''''e 's - '''
m, cngina.r p,,t., ...;,,, ,h, ,,,
r,,, ina, mi Lnn,i,,, ,h., IL. .,,,ti,,'i..
followed viii his c5,,inr II,nsin,, III. ,,h;s,i.
and ,,.,ynri H., Unit. ,i,ii
hs ir,,.r,ii,, c,,,s,r' ti,'C..',;,,.i,,
he r,iIe,l in sn i,ing Th,',.,.,, .,rl3i
Jnu,, I'M, i,,.iin. :, ,.r,,G'. 81 INN
in,ws1i,,cl,, isin,, ,b,' ,,ii9i.'n ,,,..i
a, nbnni ~ milo. an honr Th, g., m,,,,.
a,trnJs ,J,nnt lbr.n',n,,,.,. -, LII a ,i,,
-,I ~ chill ;sa H. ,,',,, =, - ~, IL
.,ipt that tb,. r,,liisinr ,,a,,,,,,,.t ,b, w.,
,in,e, nI the ssronI t,,' NO, li',,, ~.
Ga, wac ,,,,,,,rhin, h;n, vi, Nv;
mali, The ninth ear IN tbe G,., ,,,i,, .,s ,h..
e., =, crn,,. ;n,c r,li;' ;on "a, ~, ,,
the second train The engine driver Of The
second train, on seeing and realizing the i'm
Pfnui'g ua'lsei, qua an IN ms power 10 avert
snfilient ,,m or ,nac,. IN, hin, T." a, ",
his object before the crash came.
Mrs. a. w Brown and her Two children,
Mildred an[ NuS,I' II; brown were hiiled IN
were sn sc,;onsv inin,ed ,b,, ,b." az, m,
pected to live. Mrs. Parker, wife Of The en-.
gineer, who was also one Of the party, jumped
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-23
Merrhanl vess.la Nnu IN pnrt


BsemEN, Ger TX. sricA HOLMAN
Due April io-l5. ilackfeld Co, agents
GLASGOW Brit bs. BikANu. ............ WIZ
Due April IS G.. w. Maclart,ne K Co., agents.
HuMuoLpT, Am tern u. S. WILLIAMS. ......... Olsen
Due now.
JALuir, Haw. sctr JuLtN.. Trip
Due in all Feb. a. T. Cooke, agent.
LIVERPOOL, iirt. bk. CLNS GRAEr.......... ------
Loading Jan. 3.
Nav YoRE, Am. BIZ. ABBfe CNRvER .... .Pcndeiton
Due, April ao7s. Castle Cook, agents.
SAN FRANCISCO, Am bk CAfHAErgN. ....... Hubbard
Due now H. ilac.eld * Co., agents.
SAN FRANCISCO, Am. IS. CRY or SYDNEY. Dearborn
Due Feb. a. H. Haclleld ,S 60. agents.
san Francisco. Am bk ID. &. MURRAY ...... Berry
Due Marchr-s. II. lIackied < Co.. agents.
SAN FRANCISCO, Am bktnc EugEeA............... Ice
due March IS. II. ilacdeld Co., agents.
SAN FRANCISCO, Am bktne Discover. ..... Peniman
Due Slarco ioTs. H. iIackleld ~ Co, agents.
HoNGkusG ------- hk IiFLFsA ............ -----
Due March $40 Il tileIeld g Co, agents.
PoRr BLANEIN, Am bktne AMgLTA.. Newhal
Due March IS 6lt.n 4 Robinson, agent1.
DErARruRE BAY, Am bk c o. WHrMuRE Calhoun
Due Fab a5 ~ Allen & Robinson, agents.
NewcAsrpR, n SW Am tern EXcKISioR. =. .---
Loading Feb. 4.---------aecnts.
NEwC AsrLE N ) W. --MAttACR. .....
Loading Feb. 4. Wilder y Co., agents
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-23

PASSENGERS
Arrivals.

L, L,,,, - ,yi,. - I- A, l \,
al"u Ni'ii ,,u "a''''' per James H'Ree' req
'" 49, 10 n'' ,'- i,l,i is,t,, n. a.
rl'," n I ~ r. i~'i, 'et' NJ ~ non hlpei'
p a'hGSi jpu" a,S nS i i JInn TSI, ms ~
40 i ~e ~ IN !, ' 10 Io',,; 10, na,uhob, non
b',,, Al n',;,is NJ in's H'.yA' ~
i jts, > ~, w i'i , ''' Nuu''
III H. ~, " ,i Nf = ''''Sip r
Inn; WI t is N''l" agp'L{ "
~ -. ~" N Meo', ,h W. 1n'u '',I our
VI g., IT, -, S,p, i3v, ~, ~ y, tIs''e,
l, III i x 80 ',e' p'sniop 1
II XII :, SySe p Nialse ~ ,, vi n'%He' I
''N''t - '-.'Pt 'it1it1t " \
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c5tncral advertisements.

eDrllcral Advertisements.
I M DAT. JR. q co
5 8 3 :
Sfoiiopers ond News Dealers.
HAWAIIAN GAlErfE BLOCK, u MERCHAN.
Have lust received, cs Manposa. a fine assortment
STATIONERY,
Among VIII Oh may be found
LETTER PAPER.
NOTE PAPER
FoOLsCAP,
LEGAL car,
BILL car,
Broad and narrow, by the resm blocked, o, b, quh-
MEMoRANpuM nLoCks, Sc. Sc. SC
BLANK BOOKS.
hull Bound
Ilalf bound,
Bound to please
1NkSrANDS
Banker, argr Banter. small,
in iUt We have intt iot all.
Iosr OFFICE LETTER SCALES
INKS:
Carter, Combined Copying and Writing,
in quarts, pins, and hifpinti
IApTIpfe ,,utttsfy ttt,,.
in quarts, piui,, halfpints, and cones
VIOLET iNk, quarts, piuts, htlfpints, and cones
GNDELIBLE INK, assorted
ARNoLDS WRITING FLUID.
in quarts, pnt' half pni. and cone.
StAffORDs, ia quart, and pnts
Egyptian perdmed Ink
MUCILAGE:
In quarts pints halfpint,, aud aone,
Perfeet aIueilage Bottle
MAINS COPY BOOKS
XIs, iull bound and hallbound,
y, full bound and half bound.
MAINS Copying Papr.
PENS and HOLDERS in great varieties
Automatic Pencils, Copying Pencils
fabeis Pencils, DiNons Pencils, Sc
DRAWING PAPER, plain and mounted
Manila Detail Paper
ENVELOPES 10000 assorted.
Playing Cards. round corner aud plain.
MEMORANDUM HOOKS, large variety,
Time Books assorted,
Gnmnied Labels,
Shipping Tags, Tourist Tags
INVITATION PAPER, aud Envelopes to snatch
Ball Programme Cards, pencils and tasses,
Menu Cards.
LETTER PRESSES, large and small
Rubber Bands. all sizes.
BASE BALLS and BATS,
Guides and Score Books.
BIRTHDAY CARDS, POCKET KNIVES. aud
many other articles too numerous to mention
Vs.. SUBSCRIPTIONS received for any foreign
paper or Magazine published any time. Also for all
the Local Papers and Magazines, Seasides, Brook.
sides, Family Library, ETC. always hand aud spe.
cial numbers Or to order.
u. SPECIAL ORDERS received for BOOKS, etc
Also,
RED RUBBER STAMP AGENCY.
and Agents Tor the Encyclopedia Britannica
". All Island orders filled promptly -ut
NJ. DAT, Jr, and CO.,
t6o.f Gazette Block, IS Merchant Street
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= ATIJISDAY PRESS

Pubeatioa 56ce is az % Merchant stree; Ed
torlal rooms al &c Fort treet.
Subscriber sad Advertisers will please address,
THoS. G. fHRUM, Publisher aud Proprietor.
Al natter f5r the Saturday Press should be
addrea III 20 the SATURDAY PRESS
Notice 1' any events Of interest Transporting on
the other land. viii always be thankfully received
for publication. Correspondent lre requested IN
append fbei, trsl n1mea 20 80 communica lions,
not for public .t,1n nrces arly, bat as guarantee
that the writer citing 10 good faith
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-23

There was pleasant, social at the house o
Nh ;. l.. Coan, llilc, ON the ilih instant.
The attendance Was large and the amusement
aud interest general. "Mn. Jarleys Max
Works " were shown 10 an adn,iring audience.
Miss stabella and Ms. J A. Becksilh doing
the showing. Ailer the wax works came sing.
ing AMI Instrumental music, by Mrs. ). l..
coan, Miss Anne IIi,chcoek, Miss Austin,
Miss Lucy we,more, Miss iiiidehard, Mis- IL.
Deacon, Nj. c. II. ". Hitchcock, MI J. A.
Beckwiih and oihrrs.
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SHIPPING.

HONOLULU STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
There was no meeting of the Stock and Bond Ex.
change last Wednesday
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-23

CRAY "a Ns,luln. Alani fehssasy u, 1885,, klrs
Athy Ann ',lss, y, lle tisrnty e.sAfh year u hes
age, ban N Nos ilaal's., Coanessaui, March 81
,5A .hs ~. se~d, aai eiiiisc % 10 and hrl
dead, ~..s ps-eshi and a-pss sNs~ London l4pers
please eop,)
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-23

For Maui and Moloksi. per Lehua February IS
ID g \ saw,on, J AieCraeken
For iiamakna, ler q 4 bishop, February ISL
Mcclure, h W BaTtcls. K S Richard
for kalnui, pes kilauaa lou, Fehrua,y 20 Capt
Tho u Hebron, Dr 6 iIossean, W = Powell.
fos Maui aud Alolskai. pr iehna, February ~
u iutfan, / tampbcll and wife, u ID baldwin.
FOR Kauai l,sr J..s Make, February IA Hebbe,
" Kama, 4 Enifelage.
For iaTai and iaul per , kinau, February 10
lhis = pAqss Aiang' Jons,i Aa,s;rlaeh,
Soaa AMI vile and child, Hon J " HAua, w u
Ccrnvcl, Capt iiayisy, Aiiss Annie Bsers Miss \
heer, J Fscdsiord, y y lindst,, " y Homer, o 5
Shipman.
~ klhalui, p-i Kianea nou, February ig--E c
WinloW, Miss ,ailisier.
toi an Francisco per Auslra, February ~ 5 "
NJ a kg.fesp " \ lierpel, ir Mis- May He.nel,
hns Saddle Homer, Makcc, Nj Jeffrey, W Peck.
haa, : nslv, q oasrn,ans Jn9 Rabbit !.
II /, n p,ne..s l..lnslainol and ~nite. Nj. s3nhi,
Sheldon, loaih ilsleiuhr Mis kuhnAnu, Mss l.
Aii'ehsll, johnson, VIM chail.on
IMPORTS.
From sle fs4pei-ea. per Anna, February y Geo
qad' u lss.ea a.' ~ esa. * b az - and
O., ~ hi. Lne laierlslspi Steam Navigation CO,
Is BIB tssl ~ hfan >, bales hay, q hrs .lupa
50, hds Tine s.o,a hsicss tiAll q Son, 90 ~,
,au q " haaast,ns q Co. no als hay y sirons.
f,ea Australia, pr Australia, fsbio.,1 ,s Iisa
>chlaeser * 10, - 8 BRAID, q W IaciaiiaAr 8
60, % - ,pnis CicghHn a Co. - merchandise
a. sandy haeliqli 4 ca soa cas-. rum Geo iAa'
% s,sads "a transit is9e iasot. ia, s.o DIS Vol
rs hides IS e',aH ,alio~, Ise eoln u ~, suniss>
EXPORTS.
for saf t,9seisss, pa Aaslfala, February - sos
W. :. .--. 800, =. . O, ....- ..-... .---...
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-23

The late Wendell Philips is to have statue.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-23
Y OCULAR CASH SALE.


S""'""Y' ieor"ary x5rd'
~ SNIhSNo'M
Sure Ctor,tnc
HAS and Caps
DENNIS
White and Brown Collar.
OIiuenl
Flannel shirts
chs,'.i, '', .a'i -. st;.,.
Heads aud Runs,
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-23

f. p. ADAMS. Auetiouesr
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27
some Foreign Notes.

Mr.. Gladstone will be asked TO grant q
small pension to the widow and family OF
the late Blanchard JerrOld. The Queens
bountv-fund, which amounts TO $4,000 per
annum. is generally distributed in sums OF
from $3.50 TO 800.
The quantity and value OF the anthony
exported from New South Wales in 1881
was JOB tons, Of a value OF nearly Sl5O,-
600. Ores are now found in several parts
Of the country, a common form being oxide
md sulphidc OF anthony, which occurs in
punches.
An eminent japanese parsonage Is on
his way TO Europe for the purpose OF
STUDYING and reporting on dOck-yards and
other naval and military things. He car
res with him large number OF fans and
tea-sprvIces OF excellent japanese make.
which he intends to give away rs presents
during the tour.
Returns OF the destruction OF wild beasts
in French Algeria show that the work OF
determination is making rapid progress.
In 1881 rewards were paid for G47 animals
killed, but in 1882 the number rose to
l,GjG. Among the number iackals figure
Tor the largest proportion. their total for
the two years being 1869. only lions
and lIonesSeS were killed. The pauthcrS
1l9; the hyenas, 1916.
1t is matter OF history that the passage.
in 1853, Of the FOrbes-MckenZic act was
followed by an immediate and marked de-
crease in the consumption of intoxicating
liquors in Scotland. and now the same re-
suit appears to have followed experimental
legislation in ireland. Taking the period
Of ten years QS74-S3, inclusiye,) and
comparing the "Iri>h drink bill " for five
years before the Sunday CLOSING act with
the five years following its enactment, and
the figures show total for the former OF
EGG. 1873, 902, and for the latter period
total OF E61. lj2. 942. ora reduction OF about
527,j0O,0 900 (Gj,jO0.OOO) in favor Of the sum
aV-cloSing period.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27

form, truth which tie author Oh
the pessimistic philosophy too re
quenily forgot. The Schopenhauer coul'
mttee seems disposed to claim for the pes
sImistic philosopher the sort OF veneration
which might have been his due haa ne
been the founder OF new and benincen.
religion. He was not, however one el
those teachers whose precepts gain torce
from the example Of their own blame'eSs
lives. OF the virtue Of patriotism ne
seems TO have had no conception, ana,
equally with the cholera, he dreaded the
possibility Of being called upon to deienu
his country against French invaders. ne
will probably have some sort OF statue
erected TO him. But had such proposal
been made fourteen years ago. at the time
OF the FrancO-German war, II would nave
been rejected Indignantly by the whole
German nation.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27
A NEW TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.
The Improved Plan which Has Been Exhib'
ited In Boston.

BOSTON telegram says: A new tele-
groph system. by which the present code is
sImnIified. has been exhibited here. Chem
ically-prepared paper. moved by clock
work. receives the record OF signals sent
over the lines, which are represented by
dots and dashes as In the Morse code. On
the moving strip OF paper rests the points
OF SIX fine iron wires, or slyluSeS, ana the
chief feature of the new system CON
sists IN enabling the operator at The
transmitting station TO make a sig
nal through whichever one OF the
six styluses he may choose. although only
one line wire Is used. and in this way TO
make the position Of the mark which is
recorded in the chemical paper play part
in determining its meaning. The new sys-
TEN is the application to telegraphy OF the
system OF notation employed in music.
just as the pitch OF half-note is deter
mined by the bar in which IT occurs. so 4
telegraphic character il by this method
given six different meanings, according TO
the STYLUS through which IT IS sent and
the position i'm which it is recorded. The
bars OF the staff are ruled by copper sly
luses, which make red line on the receiv-
ing strip as il is moved forward, Il constant
current from local battery being passed
through them for this purpose. When a
message is TO be sent by hand six keys are
used at the Transmitting station, each cor
responding to one OF the styluScs at the
receiving station, or one key pivoted
to swing easily over SIX contact
points may be employed. As each
signal has six different meanings, ac-
cording to the bar on which it
occurs. only One-SiXth as many are required
as in the Morse system. and for these the
shortest and simplest are selected. Thus,
a dot is used for the six letters which occur
most frequently. In this way the acluh
time occupied III making the signals re-
quired to send a message is reduced fully
One.half from that required by the Morse
system, so that the speed OF transmission is
doubled.
Among the advantages claimed by the
new system are the readiness with which
il il learned. the ease with which mes
sage can be translated after it is received,
and the imposslbilty Of stealing it from
the wires during Transmission by the use
OF sOunder. The process OF sending
messages has been still further Simplitied
by machine Just completed. in which
each letter is given a separate key, by the
depression OF which the proper signal. is
sent over the wire automatically, thus re-
curing no more skill TO send message
than TO operate Typewriter.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27
An Opinion Of SchOpenhauer.
ILOndOn Stand1rd.I


Philosophers, to judge from the names
hitherto published, take no part in the
present movement ito erect statue to
Scopenhauerl. Hartman, the author Of the
PHILOSOPHY Of the Unconscious" who.
next to Scopenhauer. has on like subjects
engaged the attention OF the studous
in Germany, makes no sign; nor among the
English names do we find that OF Mr..
Herbert Spencer. Whether Mr.. Her.
bert Spencer finds anything TO adj
mire In Schopenhauer NAV well be
doubted. Schopenhauer would have
but little sympathy with Mr.. Herbert
Spencer, and would have laughed 10 scorn
his belief that the world improves, and
that we are gradually advancing from an
imperfect TO Il less imperfect state OF things.
Whatever philosophers NAV have decided
on the subject, the world we live in need
not be regarded as either the best or the
worst OF all possible worlds. BY dialectics
IL can be proved TO be either. IL is safer.
however. for ordinary people TO look upon
10 as place In which we have neither much
happiness nor any intolerable amount OF
to expect. Ii Is world
a which we have duties to per-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27

oroo, a., =, nateut leather will be
used on ladies'; shoes for this season.
Shoulder canes Of oriental lace will be
worn by ladies with their white dresses
Handsome frills OF lace and narrow tI !, I'D,
bon are worn at the throat WIG" '"' o''''
Is high.
Panels will be still worn on dresses, ana
loops OF silk cord are seen JOINING THESE
panels together.
Escurial lace is ~ much used for this sea-
son as last, and a great dea' vi " WIN w
used on parasols.
Satin, split and rough straws come III
the various fashionable shades. we also
find the MANILA and leghorhs'
A new spring color much in vogue Is
champ'gnOn, or mushroom 'oi oon"o''
this color Is much called TOT.
The golden spikes used for bonhets are
being worn by ladies rs lace pms lhey
are very snowy and stylish.
The Moliere vest Is becoming more pop
ular every day. They are used OH the pc
lisse rs well as on the costume.
Silks for summer are the tailetas, smooth
lustrous. and cool. Some are changeable
grounds and some checked and dotted.
Figured stufs are much mixed with
plain this season. The patterns on the
figured goods are mostly large ana odd
looking.
Figured japanese silks. having white
background, with sketchy effects IN oIlve'
gold. and crimson, are used mostly for the
sash curtains.
For handsome street costumes we nave
the RhadAmer silks, with fiat ribs, and the
favored shades are Rusee gray, smoke
brown, and other tints, grave and rich.
For silk suit it takes from sixteen to
twenty yards Of plain, changeable. glaze,
or tinely-checked silk to make up with
four OF the heavy brocaded dots, rings, or
other patterns. The brocade is used for
the front breadths of the pettcO1t, and for
the reverse on basques or polonai>cs. The
latter, with the basque and all the bOrilanl
drapery, is made OF the plain ana checked
silk. These can be had at extremely cheap
prices. and the effect is good, since the
rich material is employed wherever the
goods fall straight, leaving the thinner six
for the loOpings, quillings. and poniied
drapery OF the costume. The foundation
skirt is either alpaca or silk silesIa.-Phtta-
deiphia Ledger.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27
Scientific GOSSIP.

Marus Johai is about 10 write a book ON
The ethnOgrapby OF the Austrian Empire
at the suggestion Of the Crown Prince.
French artificial diamonds, made Of a
variety OF flint glass and graded to conform
to carat sizes OF real diamonds. are called
"heiolaS.'
The France system OF boilers without
furnaces has been applied TO the tOwage OF
boats on the Rhine and Marine canal for a
length OF five and bali miles, OF which
more than half is in tunnel.
1t is expected that the Arlberg tunnel
will be finished by the end OF May, and
the Arlberg railway by the end OF Oct0-
Der. The total length OF the tunnel is
found TO be j.6S metres less than was estl-
mated before the boring was completed.
Boots and shoes NAV be rendered water
proof by soaking them for several hours
in thick, soapy water. The explanation
is that the compound forms a fatty acid
within the leather which then acquires
the property OF resisting the penetration
OF moisture.
During 1888 Professor Tacchini made
solar observations at Rome, indicating a
prolongation OF the maximum OF the sun
spot period, and as compared with the OBJ
servationS taken in the preceding year, an
increase in solar activity. The number OF
spots was not very much greater. but the
number Of groups and the size OF the spots,
especially from the last quarter OF 1888 up
to the beginning OF February, at least,
were considered signs Of exceptional COM
motion IN the centre OF our planetary sys-
tenn.
Mr.. j. Aiken, OF the ROYAL Society.
Edinburgh. employed the following eX-
perimentS in illustration OF the tendency
Of dust to move from hot and To deposit
Itself upon cold surfaces: Two mirrors,
one hot and the other cold, fixed face and
close to each other, were placed in vessel
flled with dense cloud OF magnesia. made
by burning magnesium wire. After short
time the mirrors were taken out and eX-
ahmed. The hot one was quite clean.
while the cold one was white with magne-
STA dust. In another experiment a cold
metal rod was dipped into some hot mag
nesla powder. When taken out it had a
club-shaped mass adhering to its end,
While hot rod attracted none. This tells
us, among other things, why the walls and
furniture OF a stOye-heated room are al
ways dustler than those Of Il fre-Warmed
one. In the one case the air is warmer
lhan the surfaces, and in the other the sur
faces are warmer than the air.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27
ANECDOTES or AGASSIZ.
The Insect Sting That He Valued at Over
$1,000.


$1,000.
Il remember him when thirty years and
more ago he was rendered a Government
vessel to make coral and sponge investiga-
tions oil the Florida coast said a gentle
man in Hartford the other day, speaking OF
AgaSsiz. For six weeks 1 was associated
with him. When the Government was
about TO tender the vessel to him, The Secre-
tary of the Navy told Commodore Rogers
John Rogers, but recently dead not on any
account to point out 10 the naturalist
anything strange in the ocean. "If yOu
do" he added, "he will jump overheard
after it; you can't stop him" The Com
modore took great care TO obey the iniunc.
ton. When the vessel reached the Florida
coast AgaSSiz was placed in the cutter ana
rOwed toward the shore. The water was
as clear rs a crystal; you could see every
pebble on the bottom. This was about the
hTst OF AgaSSiZS acquaintance with cOralS.
and rs he observed the delicate growth>
lie exclaimed in rapt admiration "Oh
what beautiful specimens" When the
boat was in about fourteen feet OF water
he saw a tine lot Of coral, and immedI-
atCly sprang overheard, clothes and all.
OF course he went down, having miscal-
cuIated the depth. but be soon came mp
putting, and grasped the gun'ls. lie
wouldn't reentcr the boat, but retained
his hold until his feet touched bottom;
then he Immediately made for more speci-
mems. | remember he was Stung in the
palm of the hand by some unknown speci-
men Of insect that had been liberated from
a large mass. He had finished his superb
clal examination, and was about TO throw
ii into the alcohol when 1t turned upon
him. He fell instantly to the floor. When
he recovered he said: . wouldn't take
81 900 for that experience" He was like
wise highly elated when stung by a coral
insect