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THE STORY OF A SEAL.
Having Made Friends On Lasa. Il Hefasss
to Retura to the Sen.
From the San Francisco ehyontcle


The steiner Gypsy had very peculiar
IT, sp III; Sab, wS.S
On "a shore az Paeias aroys,
strange barking In the yard. The cause - q
Which ersse1 the 81 esey sss
o. a mile B., nway wa. during the night, and had
TEs bo1 'e o
mush and milk for breakfast. The animal was
tis h' hs
cd himself out on ihe law1. where be SLEPT, and
would dle i Kept oat 81 tue water. carried Il
The seal was lotth to remain there. The boys
wsdsd III II and pSshsd hin opt some
they gave up the task. and the little seal
@ n. So S If I'D ss%. % s as
1sseSea 0sS Saea
arrival there be seemed once more confentsd.
and and tool took nan Of four hours. After the nsp
soF s srn s Ssss .5 %
ha9 sos the boy1 ss4rsd
The LAM ipvins seal oyer the .osks and they
dry land again W.
Finally tho persevering little animal won bis
own way again and reascended the hill. re-
turning strsish; 70 t4s Boardman residence;
was outeide foppsd rtghf In and made him
saoks. where he slept auie.Iy ali nishs. The
Gypsy. and was brought up Is far ~ Nov
Years Point. whore the seals brssd. and Was
thrown Oh 70 ,soq he tribe fsop which Re
tie sesl. which weighed about fity pounds and
was about three mouths old, became lost aud
wondered down tho coast to Monterey. tits
Boardman residence BY the barking OF 9 dog
there; which might have led the little fellow to
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had come and with n welcome click the steel
boits new back and the vaults were open, Then
II was discovered thai the time look had been
set an hour ahead This mistake was the
The last Congress- appropriated $4,000 to nay
the expeD,es ot Ru invest fGation OF the oondi.
ton OF the Treasury vaults by committee ~
experts. That committee has been NJ work
for some time and will make . ROBOT rs aeon
~ some experiments to test tue strepgth OF
certain iron and ste plates can 10 made. Tha
commute ", u ~ ohHlly recommend that new
entrances o bull for NIL the vaults and that
the gold and tond vault. be refined. All OF this
will cost the Govnri ment probably sJLOOL
II hayo received six comni,inicati"ns like
The QUO that was pubi she'd. said Treasurer
Netek,r and Rave besn In orice only four
months. They all have gone to the waste bas-
kCt Most OF tha others warned me Of y piAn
for tunnel ne int tho vaults. 1t would hardly
be possible 10 do this. Looking at tho matter
seriously, 1t would lie necessary TO havo aono
place to deposit the dirt taken out. They
would hardly try to TUNE! fr.m a, sewer aud
moth side Of tho Treasury building there are
only Governmcnt buildings ana banks: on the
west, tho White House grounds; on the SOUTH
the Treasury grounds. and on the east across
Fifteenth street a row OF big business build-
ings Besides. the gold vau Is near the centre
OF he building and tho silver IL 100 heavy to
he carried away In large quantities. stiil. the
vau,ts should be modornihed and Congress
will he asked 10 make an appropriation Tor
this purpose at its noxt session"
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susaer Temperatures In Death Valley.
kf0a he Rorflond areaaaian


Keller. Aug G-R. H.; Williams. assistant
observer ut tho Death Valley weather sistiou
arrived last night from Furnace Creek for
medical treatment, having been Frustrated BY
the intense heat In letters received from Nj.
Clery. he tells OF some of the horrors OF sum-
mer iE that region. Here are his figures
In June the hottest was 100. coolest so, and
mean temperature for the month. 81 degrees
In July the hottest was l32. he lowest ~. and
monthly mean lOl degrees. lu juno there was
30 OF An inch OF rain. and IN July. with thun-
dor storm every day during the last week Of
the month. there was bit ut. July "a. the
temperature was above thu hundred mark for
a few moments only In the morning. when it
went down to %.
Mr. Williams SAYS tho greatest drawback IL
cooking. Biscuit baked IN the morning are as
hard as u stone In TWO hours. and II Is impossi.
bio 70 keen them soft unless dam cloths arc
spread over them all tho time. II is Impossible
to COOK except In the early morning. POTATOES
dry ND in two davs and are useless. Eggs. Mr..
Williams says dry up in the shell 10 two days
and become worthless unles, eaten the same
day they nre laid. Tho TWO men drink duly
from two to three and u half gallons OF water
each. which they Keen in stone iu!s 10 cool by
evaporation. Clothing is IN Rgravation, aud
ifey wear little else than sort OF u gown or u
night shirt, There ne q few II. trees there,
but the fruit Invariably dries UP GU the trees
before riprninE.
Mr.. Williams lays one is compelled tn drink
so much water md perspirs SO freely that he
becomes vrry weak. and n not very cautious
prosiratlon result. Ho viii return again in Il
.ew days alter recruiting his strength.
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EAGLE AND PELICAN FIGHT
The King OF tho Sky Receives More tn a.
lIe Wants from the Water Fowl.
From the san Eranasco Chronicle.


A most remal kable battle took place in
Golden Gate Park yesterday morning. 1t DOS
sessed great interest to the few who were 50
can near the HaIsht street emf ance INV WIZ
sailing in the air and hoSerne over The park.
They have been known to catch quails in the
5sy
sas S On s s9a Th
inaccessible elf on which to build it's nest. aud
|, is thought the pn!r Of mara,rlers in question
have or had th.ir & some point
served these Two large birds horerinR over the
dimini shins circles: rising higher and Siehesr
Thsn sSaadenl, they dissDDssrsd from view
Perhaps half mn hour had passed whom the
people seated on tho bepohss watching the
resting motiopiess on The water. wers startled
with nessle.s rush All x .h. duet. .n sea III.
Eied to the edge Of the pond and hid in the
s eHs of I daas PELICAN alone remained un00n
LIFE . HASH tae eagle. for such IT was, fast
ened If talons In the nelicans buck and at-
eaeleio carry, and alter a rise Of slight or ter
its hold upon It's prey. which dropped BACK in i
he water; The eagls Was not to BE- robbed Of
s pr ,i: 0wet Ss III ~ nsae aaotner swoop
It's surprise Ii got into fighting position and
received Its enemy with outstretched neck and
ilapping WINS. TIL. eagle failed to secure
bill Of the pelican that caused it to fly away
screaming with rage and p.in
Again the eagle pressed the attack. As IL to
gain some advantage. the Lsiicnn reached the
land md awaited tho onslaught The eagle
accepted tho challenge and for u time all that
could be seen was n niy sd-uu mess OF feath.
ers. III: long neck Of The pelican proved TO De
On eflesti,e W w! however and tho hard bill
times knocking 1t over. Only once did tho
eagle get u hold with Its beak ana talons hut
Was Immediately shaken or by the biz bird
Finally the battle when lasted about four
beating u I, retreat IN u dlnpidatsd condition.
The mclean " ~ almost as good condition
a few feathers and after, the battle it sale
about tho pond with u digniled stroke MS Il
conscious OF its clever victory.
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They Easily Anbihiinte u Company Of NJ ext.
cans NIthoat Kesorting 10 Firearsas.

From -. fnr, War Gd:t.',.
cnlHr.HrA. Mexico, Aug; 5.Ienacio iarrH
q rron,inent mogchant e Hsrmila: = small
says, that tHs people q MIS- section arc having
tribe is ons OF the Forrest in the whole rerub.
lic. anu has never been su b ugated, The hone
h; n .sso.s.s an aS s hes Sd !s
These Indians number atout ,s00o: ard
10 this country. They ars "a large
entirely, on OF their nvignbois. From their
mopniain home they descend into the valleys
a sssi is ss ii s9 ,Sa ssenS ls ds
hSnarsds g, Thousands Of aoiisrs worm 81
roons but s5 The eHs os s vhis6 ,hes
havo rendered almost lmpre. .nabls, and there
gre Lost to their pursusrs. who a;e iu constant
Ssrra says thu. about month ,. ago yoIns
70 aw ss
men and D carsisd oil four woinea when they
pursuit.. being only three hours bshiod and
be! cd with the csr,nrol stock which they were
driving. on arriving at the foothills the
troo, pr cssdSd csrSIlIy sending cut . an al
iHss SiRs se S tas vs
After consull alton it was decided to send two
men TO see II there was any appearance OF am
bush. These men followed tho trail through
Il nf Sss,! = !4s oSt ,Ss
toward q village which nestled In the foothills
on the ether side. The scouts hastened back
,ermined to push on and attack the village.
The whoe party went into the canon. but had
gone only short distance whom Que ~ the SOL
ss III the up ths
once gave n shout OF warning and ran back to
the entrance MS fast rs he could. The warning
was too late 70 benefit hts companions. for as
tumblinc down into the narrow cahon. and the
Indians Kept M such a peltIng with stones
aud bnnlders thnt not one OF those who We're
in advance were alb to get ut. The solitary
death md ESCAPED with two slight wounds.
He told HIS Stnrv ~ tho Tort. and the Colonel In
command NJ once sent a detachment OF SOL
diers. one hnnd ell strong. with two Calling
gnn. 10 the y, en-. of the massacre.
the nrnbushoI -"id ers al all hazards. and II
possible ma punishment on the Indians.
Wh.r tn"v rnrd Mt tho scene o. slaughter
the' !0Lnl cat the iu'iians had horribly nn-
tia ed h" dead -o'diors. Bcaliiuy all OF thsm.
ant emitting and -!a-hing their fnces and
throwing balls frnn lii. Gatlincs into the
rock. and t. "nmnd" an n ivnn"e into tho pass
" hen they had !inreedad about q Gunrier o! q
mile t.ey found Ike way hlori e.i with large
lhev beau tearing d"wn tho bari icade. bmt
we're >ub ecte ! 10 u calling fire from hidden
in,iinns ani lost ih-re NOR" men without be-
Ing nhs 10 soc their r esrmss or ,s'l where the
Tint he WINS fighting losing battle. and re:
tn. ned to tile fort with The twenythfeo deau.
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HYPSOTIZING RABBI1S
Attracted to the slaughter Pen by Jing-
ling String or Iron Rings.
Prom N, San F'osciseo EzamI,ieE

From me San Fropciseo ErdmI,sr
Australians arc rejoicing now because new
Its is fast running out the troublesome little
al'MnIs that intest the coloniss John chm Murray
nj aa srsS. q SeTs aS which
paapers ihe other Iay which stated that thS
saas and making tho life o. The sheen raiser
easy Of the rxpsnss OF the fsuit GrGwer, sa dl
Years Know on Se ssH % sy
be great deal Of truth IN that. let II had
known as much about rabbits then as DC now
would have taken tho contract 10 XII al the
very simpls matter 10 get rid 81 The little creat-
In Australia the rabbit pest wa. matter Of
even more COM e1uence than II Is N California
n Gut ~, 10 sy so
THE Victorian Government was SO much
Inspector. was appointed undor an nc. called
the NerinIn Destruction act and great efforts
were made ny him to IND some method Of ex-
Much palms were, taken to advertise the
matter and a. a result SUGGESTIONS were .. t.
ulnr ono which has proved such Godsend o
the country came from Bengal. l. ny renc2l.
X. m AID she MAI '
sent out aud now all over Australia the rabbits
are the sans YAK to the number
smother big bunch Of small Iron rings. each
gcthcr. The Others carry clubs or air guns
usually air guns. The party goes very quietly
thero between &. nm / 0 O'clock In the evening.
Tho men with lanterns aud rings choose "a
shelter. forming u circle about twenty
yards in diameter aLout tho two. The
iisll%E with the rings sets up q g Isn
idly around the circle. This cha ms the
rabbits and they como from al direcnons
toward the light lust as moths rush TO candle.
They can be dubbed TO death. lor the lantern
and the ringing sound seem 70 stupefy them:
known Elk men to Xiii thousands OF rabbits In
two hours. went into tho bush &c, my nncle' 8
range last April 10 attend hunt. There werr
ton OF us and We chose IN omen snRce Just at
the edge OF q " owe OF gum ITees. had no
rings. and NO sooner began rafting them than
tho rabbits broke cover and came jumping 10
their death By hundreds"
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y was hot Sunday. Few neople in Chicago
WI dispute the statement i. IL. Hanm'll,
who resides nn farm at Ninety n m st eet and
Western avenue, said 70 terday: We reside
Just west OF The sone oil Blns Islnnd ridge and
nave all the discomfort Of tho warm prairie
br.oze. The hired man. with othors. went 10
the orchard on Dr. Kelloags IN IN in the az
uoticed that many apples facing the sun wer.
haxsd; And filling 1neir pockets. brought
mem 70 the boqse The apples wete baked
the same fRv...r Of those baked 10 an ovsn."
NJ Hammlll produ.sd several Of he apples
q the snEiAcs 10 baked. and, when cnt. She
nnvor X Ike thai Of sn apple baked 10 an
SSsep. Inc 9pples we're pot much more than
berg quite green,
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their children. and did not know tho year nor
how long they had lived IN that cnndit,on;;
wsrx O. yersd with the Indian moccnsin.
Whom We apoks OF taking him hack. Her.
n ma went bitterly and l never saw man y,
10Y or regret l did Tot learn. but presume OF
joy. for ater three iays' persuading he coi,-
sented 10 return with .us, and instead OF four
being In oar party We had eight.
had NO trouble In knowing our own
on reaching our atnr,ing point At l.aho
Okeeohoi.re We remained on he lake fishing
and hunting. arriving at kissimmea Aug. z
OF civilization. We arrived In town during the
enrly evening. when l Went un to one OF tue
stores and bought our new friends huitab ?
clothes. Next morning we left for Sanford.
aud arrived In fnlatka yesterday morning.
At Sanford we gave Hornendez enough
money fer himself and family to reach Cubn
smelly. whore ho expects to lind n father.
mother two sisters and three brothers. lie
his family TO see US next summer"
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THE RATTLER's FEA 7HERED FOE
A Qacer New Mexican Rird ssst Corqwers
the Deadltest OF Snaacs.

From fhs ~. LplS Gtobt. Democfu'
to irnveiiers and n; ie,iaSa,s OF New Mexico. the
bird known as he 'iondrunnci, or chapmmnsrA
sps L aas so arss u &.
ant bong Of more slender g , IT. w,in HSs
diuary pocket knifs, aud on log the ron runner
Is ALMOST a. s s as hawk on ths T'n ,.a
almost iratneiless wings, which G,ea,ly en-
Being caught up with ihay i,avs been hnow5p
to alinin to height of eight or ten ieet 10 seek
xins Cactus Old resaents 81 tho country
never Kill a roalrnnner. i being well knoW5
Sy linen as"t o fhI Se are most saS " reptiles
the rattlasni!ke. While u gr"up Of miners ware
RECALLING each other %i,h s,Nr or "a few evenings
summe r on the west siIc Of Tho Black Range
about wrere New Lea lv'io nov ttands, o 10.
count of wntor. and 'hen wo would lie gone for
Soms,ines ". wouid be as az away ~ Twelve
miles from camp. ami tne,n wo had to push
Sss I" g.. %a :" an W
ono dag. Well. we were out this wa, ir"",
nSs oS day snn Te 6na rM
faster .than We. wore aware, or y was
near nm and s4ve whoon ri to s.s %Y
! sat down on a big boulder t., wait bic coat
lUE 10 a'aTL uOu1S. 'lTcl't eO'n
hls cIn,trr and misc Town nudor some shelly.
ing roc& below me: The noise wa. 20 great ut
ro 5ss sn and ,assn E"s e'fo
another moment saw roadrnnner emsrae
nnse =, Il ryns so to ' Es %
the same place and again The noiso. rs If u
lsrrib:c strnsse VAS in progress.
.livi,y, / saw nothing but the bird stalking
telling blow, stood atiii and watch I'd. Pres
entity the rrizc lighter made another. sally 70.
Ing 'q lex se 1t somehins or o.her r.6ounded
Ike 2 rubber nan out Of the way Il
o 81 ,Ss S %na,s to SAs5: 'f
hell one Of tho biggest kind OF ,attIesn.Ses
sc. !. ss I'M. bird to as th:
seemed to pick Mp new courage. 70, and md, I r.,
aiew punches and he bsaan. to nnooil ,hi!nssIi
saa 'Hek ' S NV sses to 4.
in which hsd hsnrd that =. ehapEcsrsl cock
sImsef rom Under The Bushes sS"at hs hs
:ssss %h tn: q help ssf scs
movement Tie bra again ,poane:d urea
He snake f Ssa 0gfSh BACK
under the bushes when I T r n, hIm an an
oDsn
gained. would have made good his Escape. for.
besides the bushes and grass the ground was
his escape fast and the bird saw Il was his
last chance. and. summoning all his remaining
snuarely upon tho rattlesnske. When the bird
fell back again there appeared for pomenst tn
was out In twain u the mock. The mouth OF
the reptile opened two or three times and then
closed forever. put his tail kept up terrible
rattle for some little time.
The good roadrunner seemed near exhsust.
ed from his long but successful conflict lnd
arroyo from ne. where We lett him sitting ON
rock enjoying . good rest. Ny partner bad
stripped the snakes tail Of It's ornament. hinh
numbered sleven rattles and button. liver
since then have hated to hear OF any one kill.
ing one ofthose king Of rattesnAks birds"
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\ Tragedy OF Errors.

BrnMINsHAM: Ala; Aug. 6.-While Dr. G. b.
Grove OF Marion, Ala WAS paying u profess
Hionni visit 10 u patient living iD the country
near that place last night his negro buggy
driver. Frank Jones Tell asleep in the vehicle
at The front gate having to remain longer than
no expected.
DR.. Grove went to call his driver to supper In
denly swak snsd drew pistol and fired ssvsral
times at Grove one shot taking. affect IN
Grove then drew bis pistol and fi1ed tWice'
The negro fell fatally wounded. He says he
did not know who Grove was, and thought he
was being murdered when he awoke He APP
pesrs more troubled about Groves condition
than his own, Grove will recover, He has not
one OF the most prominent physicians.
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BATTLING WITH swoHDFIsH.
A Adventure 81 Three FisAernes 0assad
the GOldoa Gate.

fVUnS TN MN fVuNchsS0 t"YsHsC'e
:, A huge swordlsh and throe fishermen had
terrible encounter outside the Golden Gate.
opposite Point Reyss. early YESTERDAY, morn.
drs ErSqs Of %: @
s!s,sd Of Frame rnS Pst,o aSsn snd 1 Js
Ing description OF the encounter and the NAH
\: ssa s csss
aes .seus $50 Ssss so TSer.s
WIN {. sssa the SEA was D''
"suddeniy there sppssssd about tx.nsy nv;
ron ~ port shs nsss ss
rssoDearins sssln. coming directly toward ii:
tIsasht. Tho biaak In nsxt spCsared ns.r tho
mna s.. Gov as s sunx ss pa
the hook to The Az in its hack: n: monster
soanS eSss I1 We're asiszs With fury. Z md 5
f aossn lni b.. Da1 sesssd ~ ea sas
peon and. stsndinx ,smidships. awaited sq-
denly .ls boa. was .srqck fairy a. the bow
and was raised out Of the water. sliding do!a
sas hs ss
Eor tuiiy i've T mnSsss The ask ciroiad abou.
the the, boat which Pin" was tryins bic qs . 70
the hoAt Mottini sank his harpoon fully ten
inches into it, back. The t1sh EVAN . short
distance away and sank beneath the surface;
its course being marked By strsak OF blood
While We were waiting for another onpor.
hesd H2psaT h ae9ve TasSE on the port d :ids Q!
tho boat terrific blow just At the water lima.
its long tpsk Or sword peDetrasinx tina PLANK:
as though they we're pensf. Pine was heard
noticed that the sword had passed. through
the nssh aud crunchine the wood Of
the boat a. il paced out Water began 70
tie horror q sinking va. addel 70 tho dan;
sacks iDao The hns IS Gucki1 10 Sossbs and
bfandased n.Gs Leg which vas bleeding p fo,
might and nsln until We reaehed shallow
water. when We pulled to the Block Point Cove.
to hts hut and summoned medical aid"
Pino's wound 10 dangerous: the ariories arc
severed. aud 1t will DO almost . miracle II bis
leg should DO saved.
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Settled at LIZ Ut.
From the Indianapolis journal,

"Ha! ha! We are alone at last"'
In tho sandy solitude VI Western prairie
stood two men
They gszed at each other with CHANGES OF
concsn:rated rivalry. Looking cautiously
about him. tho one who had spoken the words
which open this story continued:
has been five years since first we met
And never until TO day. have We had the chance
10 sBtt,o. once for all for our own Batisfact on
who 10 tho better man None are near to spy
upon our scti9ns. The gage Of battle IL dung
II DO" answered the man addressed. who up
to this time had rem lined silent.
Stsp on your dist nce"
IN grim siisnro tho distance was me assured.
and then eusned-not u light bur n loot race,
They weretwo spIintrrs who had hesn rum IN z
1J0-ysrd dashes in various small towns. but
never before had they had q chance 10 run an
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Here ia San Jos law story from the oxteu-
sive rerertory OF W. j. GIL: A voun. lawyer,
friend of his. not noted Tor in'rilig ence sue
ceeded In having u client uc i,Iitted ~ murder
Meeting him a few dn,s aftorn1rd Gill was
mute warm IN ccngratnlat'ons.
:" j got him OH. but 1t MAS u narrow escape"
"A narrow escape! how inquired tIiiL
"Ah. Tho highest s1nee'O YOU ever saw. You
know. examined ihp witnesses and nude the
argument myself. the pea being eli-defenes
Tho Jury was out Wa whole DAYS Finally tho
Judge called them bet2re him. ANA asked what
the trouble was
"'Onlv one thing. your Honor replied The
foreman Was the prisoners attorney retained
mo. ccDtlsmen: the prisoner H. q man OF
means. snid the Judge. ami hired his own
could not see what bearing the question
had on the evidence" continued Mr.. Gilrs
:n 'hus II
What ?" asked Gill
Why, not guilty. on the ground Of insanity. I"
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Brohe the o~sa-bslist,c Record.

Fort DODGE. Aug. 6.-Ths record in SOM
pambulistic feats has been broken by Henry
In n somnambulistic trance at any early hour
IN tho morning and walked eiRbteca miles be-
fore h. awoke. IL was aenrly noon when ths
ploddipg along the highway near Aisons.
Several nsighbors met the man during his
hip without Rrousipg him.
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DOCTORS Mccoy AND WlLDMAa,

East 42d street. near Grand Central Depot AND
Broadway, corner lam street. New ork. and 1877
enusas street. Broot,ya where al! durable e.. .. Ar
for SYMPTOM blank. Addross all matt to East Al
street once hours-0 to ii NJ, , u p. IL. ROVE
u. daily. sundayA . to ~ A. u.