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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-09

know, Miss Lizzie, if you takes look
Ing glass on the first Of May and goes
TO the well and holds the mirror over
the well, back down, the face of your
future husband will appear on the sur
face of the water
THAT is an old superstition in Virginia,
you know. Mrs. Deycr and Miss Lizzie
laughed at the notion and dismissed 1t
from their minds. The following day.
Monday, however. Susan started TO the
well 10 draw pail of water at noon,
when Miss Lizzie picked mp Il mirror
and followed her. Laughing all the
time at what she regarded as the alb
surdity Of the thing, she held the mirror
In the position indicated. and Susan look
ed into the depths of the we'll at the
same time. In an instant she and her
mother declare they saw 4 hand wearing
a diamond ring steal across the patch of
shadow thrown on the surface OF the
water 10y the face of the mirror. and i'm
alarm Miss Lizzie dropped the glass into
the well. They fshed the mirror out
aud spent that afternoon holding The mir
TOR over the well and saw a number Of
things faces of people, flowers and
beautiful white caskct.
COULD FIND 40 EXPLANATION.
81 was away from home mt the time
IN Richmond, and when | returned a few
days later my wife and daughter told me
of the occurrence. ! laughed at the story
exactly the same as You gentlemen are
doing now, hut did not laugh when that
afternoon my daughter took the mirror
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-09

SOUTH AND SOUIH W ESI.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST %, 1892.
LEAVE RICHMOND:
TRAIN NO. II, 20 \. VI.
- OUTHERN EXPRESS, daily for Danyille,
y Greensboro. Winston Salem. Connects
at Keysyillc fer Clarksvlle. oxford, Hen
derson, Durham and Raleigh Through coach
Richmond 70 Raleigh, Salisbury Ashe-
vile. Hot Springs. Charlotte Columbia.
Aiken, Augusta. Atlanta, Birmingham Mont
gomcry, New Orleans. Texas and California.
Pullman palace sleeping-car Richmond TO
Danvile and Danville 10 Asheyille and Hct
Springs; also Danyile to Atlanta.
TRAIN No. o. 300 +. NJ.
Il Asst MAIL daily. for all points South
Il and Southwest. Connects at Danyille
with Pullman sleeper for Augusta and At
lanta; at Greensboro for Durham. Ra leigh:
&c Connects at Salisbury for Ashevtlle and
Western North Carolina stations. Washing
ten ard Southwest Nestibue Limited, south
bound leaves Danville $50 A. VI.
TRAIN Nc Il. 600 p. NJ.
A MELIA ACCOMMODATIONS daily eX-
"A cept Sunday fer Amelia Courthouse and
intermediate points
ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
Train No. - 6:1S A. n; No. 10, $50 p.
NJ; No IS, $40 a. NJ.
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A TLANTIC COAST LINE.

a TIT
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAIL
ROAD TIME TABLE.
Commencing SUNDAY. OCT. 3, 1892, at
A. NJ. trains on this road will run as fol-
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
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DICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND
IN POTOMAC Schedule com
menclng APRIL 20, 1892. Eastern stand
ard time.
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menclnS AFRlL 70, lo92. Eastern stand
ard time.
s:o4 A. NJ. Leaves Byrd-street station daily,
stops only az Ashland. boswell
Milford. Fredericksburg Brooke
ana Whitewater. Sleeper Wash
ingt0n and New York Arrives
at Washington at 1901 L. NJ:
dclpbia, s4s ~ T. ~ New M E 9ol2.
G.30 L. NJ
1850 4. NJ Leaves Byrd-street STATEN daily
except sunday. Buffet Parlor
Car Richmond 10 New YORK
Arrives at Washington At 4:l0
T. NJ; Baltimore 5.24 =. ":
YYh hll. Gdp,6l p - =. NJ; New
7:o5 P NJ, Leaves Byrd-street station daily.
Sleeping Car Richmond to New
York. stops only az Ashland
Boswell. Milford Fredercks-
burg Brooke and WMewater.
steps at other stations on Sun.
days. Arrives OF Washington
at no =. NJ. Baltimore. 50
A. NJ; Philadelphia, 3.t1 A. NJ;
New York. $50 A. VI
$50 a. NJ. Arrives at Byrd-s;rect station
daily. Sleeper from New York.
Stops only at Whitewater,
Brooke. Fredericksburg MI
ford boswell and Ashland.
stops at other stations on Sun
days. Leaves Washington al
2:ss p NJ. Arrives e, al at Byrdstreet STATEN
daily. Stops az Fredericksburg.
Sleeper from New York 10
Washington and Washington to
Richmond. Does not stop AZ
Elba. Leaves Washington &C
1881 A. NJ.
9:35 p. NJ, Arrives at Byrd-street station
daily except Sunday. Buffet
Parlor Car New York 10 Rich
mond Leaves Washington at
5.O7 =. "
FREDERICKSBURG ACCOM- lion.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY,
AGO L. NJ, Leaves Byrd-strcet station, ar
riyes at Fredericksburg NJ 6:38
i. NJ
s.40A NJ, Arrives Mt Byrd-street stauoni
leaves Fredericksburg mt 6:03
A. NJ.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Gas A. NJ, Leaves Elha: arrives at Ash
land ut :33 A. VI.
6:12 Z. NJ, Leaves Elba arrives at Ash-
land ut G:j3 y. VI.
6:45 A. NJ. Arrives at Elba; leaves Ash
land at 6:O5 a. VI.
sos T. NJ, Arrives ar Flba leaves Ash
land M 5:1S l.. ".
c. A. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager
r. r. D. MYERS. General superintendent
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RAILROADS.
n + T. HaTio|kaHasts1nR,

n = e !: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JULY IL, 1897.
LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY,
BIKD-STREEf STATION.
900 A. NJ, DAILY, RICHMOND AND
No RE o l. n NESflBULED
LIMITED. Arrive Norfolk IL IS
A. NJ Stops only at Peters
burg, WWeriy and Suffolk.
BOO A NJ, For Lynchburg, Roanoke and
intermediate stations. No cen
nectOn beyond KOanOke except
Tor HinstOn-Salcm division.
2:2O L. NJ, For Roanoke. hadf0rd. Pulaski
bristol and all points South and
West via the East tennessee
Virginia and Georgia railroad
fanOr car Petersburg % Roa-
hOAe. and Pullman sleeper Ron
hOke 70 Memphis via Knoxville
ana Chattanooga, and through
coach from Richmond to Lynch
burg.
2:5s Z. NJ, Daily FOR Suffolk, Norfolk and
Norfolk AT q +. NJ
5:45 P. NJ. Arrives at Norfolk mt 9.2o p. NJ.
IL 40 Il. NJ, For Roanoke. kadford Pulaski
Bristol Also fer Bueield. PO-
cabontas, Elkhorn aud stations
on Cinch Valley division. Also
f,r Louisville and stations on
l.; and y. railroad via Norton
Also for Rocky Mount and an
stations on WinstOn-Salem divi-
sion. Pullman palace sleeper
between Richmond and Lynch
burg. Berths ready FOR occu.
pancy at 300 L. NJ Also Pull.
man sleeper Petersburg to
Louisville via Merton
Trains arrive Richmond from Lynchhurg
and the West daily at 7.4i 4. NJ 2I5 +.
NJ and ! 70 p. NJ; from Norfolk ana ths
East at 1890 A. NJ. 2:15 p. W. ana YES
TIBULED LIMITED G:3S T. ~
Washington and ChattauOOga Limited"
train OF Pullman coaches and sleeping
cars runs daily via .Ienandoah valley
route, stopping only ut Luray, Shenandoah
Basic Roanoke and RadfCrd.
r. ". COURTNEY
Passenger Agent.
w. Is. BENTfL.
General Passenger Agent
General Office Roanoke Va
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SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST %, 1s0

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
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General Passenger Agent
General Office. Roanoke. Va
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-09

JOHN ID. BOIlS,
Division Passenger Agent.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11
Two Big New Fish.

Those who sail upon the sea and fish
in the waters thereof have always eu-
joyed exceptional advantages in the dis
covery OF wonders. The fisherman who
make their headquarters at Gloucester,
Mass, often catch rare and interesting
creatures on their travis while pursuing
their occupation at the Grand Banks and
on other great schoals off the coast. Ac-
cordingly, the United States Fish Com
mission appealed to them recently for
aid in preparing a collection of marine
and fresh water fishes, which is to be an
important feature of its exhibition at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. AS result,
one exceedingly rare and another entirely
new species has been secured.
One of these is called the "lampris, "
and is the first of its kind known to have
been taken in these waters. 1t look,
somewhat like the common sunfsh OF the
brooks, though upon an enormously ex.
aggerated scale, weighing fully 300
pounds. In color it is most brilliant,
being painted in vivid tints of red, white
and blue. The fins are crimson, the back
sky blue and the sides OF an iridescenl
whiteness.
The other fish is the "escolar" of the
Canary Islands, which is so highly priced
there for food that it is considered cheap
ut 81 pound. 1t is not so very uncom.
mon in the warm waters of the globe, but
has never been caught here before. In
appearance it is not very striking, being
grayish brown in color; but its body is
completely covered with an armor OF
small bony plates, each of which projects
outward in two sharp points. The speci
men captured measured over six feet il
length and had mouth big enough to
take in fair-sized salmon.
Both Of these fishes were taken on the
Grand Banks in water more than 1000
feet deep. Their skeletons have been
preserved for the National Museum. BE.
fore being dissecied models were made
from them and painted for the collection
to be shown at tie Worlds Fair.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11
An Unassuming Monarch.

"The Emperor OF Austria Is one of the
most unassuming monarchs in all Eu-
rope" said w. Z. Eldridge,
gentleman recently returned from
Europe. "While in Vienna l had
oqcaslon to visit the = palace and.
found the Emperor's audience cham.
Der crowded with Generals aud no.
blemen who had come TO thank
his Majesty for promotions and decora-
tions; but mingling with these were au-
thors, inventors, professors, widows and
orphans seeking pensions, and number
OF very poor men aud women who had
petitions to present. There are few
countries in which persons of this latter
class would ever chance of seeing their
sovereign; but in Austria anybody who
has anything reasonable to ask OF the
Emperor is sure of an audience. On one
or two days week his Majesty receives
all corners who have applied to be re-
ceived, and he receives them alone. Ev-
cry applicant takes his turn. A master
of ceremonies opens n door, the visitor
walks in aud finds himself face to face
/ 'AeA VIZ Nhp 10
! tended. The door closes and the peti.
titioner may say to the Emperor what he
! likes. There is no chamberlain or secre.
tary TO intimidate him. The Emperor
stands in plainly furnished study in
undress uniform without star or grand
Gordon, aud he greets everybody with
an encouraging smile ana good-na-
tured gesture of the hand, which seems
to say, 'Tnere is no ceremony here. Tell
me your business, and if l can help you,
l will The Emperor of Austria has a
clear, penetrating eye, aud quick catch
ing manner. BY glance he makes peo-
pie feel at home, and by word draws
from them what they have to say. Then
he gives his own answer straight out aud
fearlessly, but generally With an acqui-
cscing smile, aud whatever he promises
IS faithfully performed. There is moth
ing petty or evasive in him. He is u
monarch who replies by Yes or No,
but always with the greatest courtesy.
A most lovable trait in him is, that
whenever he sees anybody nervous in his
presence he makes the audience last until
by his kind endeavors the nervousness
has been entirely dispelled. st. Louis
! Star Sayings.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11
a FooL,s ADVICE.


Let us look on the beauties OF nature, nor
school
Ourselves TO be happy by rote and by rule;
Let us deem the earth iixed, and declare the
sun rolls,
II you please. with the moon on his arm
round the poles;
Let us draw on the skies
No meridian lines.
Nor straining our eyes,
Seek divisions and signs;
Let the day turn to night without counting
its hours,
And the seasons be known by the blossoms
and flowers.
o, let's not endeavor TO fethon the laws
Of motion and matter, nor seek for the
cause
OF form and Of color; it's useless TO care
Why heavens above earth, II IL only Il
there:
We shall only perceive
The design of the whole
Was the heart to relieve
And to gladden. the soul;
Let us live in this world unannoyed, unper.
picked,
And willingly wait to be wise in the next.
Eva MacDonagh, in Harper's Weekly.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11

islv be shouted, and there was kla'
shout in response. Then Sarah's tus
band and Mr.. Briggs came up.
Amt you found her yeti" pa9tc,
Davy half sobbing.
"Found Who'll" cried he, father slial
ing him.
"Car'Iine."
"Car'lino"---she was found all right
She want lost. She didn't run far
She went back to the house whilst hel
mother was gone, an Sarah found hei
eatin' grape jelly when she got buck
She'd eat whole tumbler, but guess n
won't hurt her any. It's you we'r,
huntin' for It's IL o'clock at night
What did you come in here fort"
III was huntin' for Car'line." Davl
was so tired and bowildcred now that b,
was crying like baby, although he wa.
twelve years old. His father grasped hi:
little cold hand fast and pulled hin
alone. "Wcll, there's no use stand;n
talkin'," said he. You'd better re
home. Mothers got some supper waitiu
for you. Mr. Briggss team ia down
here little piece; so it won't take long,
and you won't have to walk"
Davy would not have walked far
Sarah's husband took hold of his othel
hand, and he and his father nearly carried
him between them TO Mr.. Briggs's wagon
which was tied under an oak tree. ''lt'i
lucky he amt no older" said Mr.
Briggs, rs he got in, cor he'd no;
his death with rheumatic, sleeping ou,
there side OF that swamp"
Davy fell asleep again as soon as the
wagon was under way. lie never knew
how he got home nor how his father
pulled off his little damp jacket and
wrapped him in his own coat, but the
flash of lights in his face and his mothers
voice awakened him thoroughly when he
got home. Sarah was over at her
mothers waiting, and Car'linc had been
put to bed on the sitting room lounge.
Sarah hugged him and cried, but his
mother hurried him into the bedroom
and took of his damp clothes and rolled
him in hot blankets, then he sat out by
the kitchen stove with his feet in the
oven and drank a great bowl of ginger
tea and ate plate of milk toast, of
which he was especially fond. Every
body stood around him and petted him.
They didn't have the party tonight" I"
said his mother, "they were so upset
about ycu. They're going to have it to.
morrow night, so you won't lose that" T"
Sarah leaned over and stroked Davy's
little damp head lovingly. "To think
of Uncle Davy's going out to find Car
line an staying out till midnight" she
said, tearfully. "Sister'd never forgive
herself If anything had happened to
him."
Uncle Davy looked up at her suddenly,
his honest face cleaning out of TIE folds
of the blanket. "You mustn't feel so
bad, Sarah" said he. ~ united Car
line. Atlanta Constitution.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11
Superstitlons Turks.

Notwithstanding the progress the
Turks have made of late years in the
arts of civilization, all, from the highest.
to the lowest, over the length aud
breadth of the Ottoman Empire, are a
prey to the deyoutest superstition. The
office of Munejim Bashi, or Court Astrol.l
oyer, still exists. The mans duties arc
not of very complex kind. but they
have an important bearing ON political
and social movements. For every action
Of the Sultan and his ministers he has to
calculate the most propitious day, hour,
and even minute; and he publishes an
nually an almanac, in which, for the
benefit OF the whole Mohammedan pop
ulation, the days are specified on which
it is best to have the hair cut or the
nails trimmed, to take medicine or to be
bled, to visit friends, to buy houses,
lands or slaves, to undertake journey,
and even to do nothing. Next to the
Koran no work is more widely studied
among the Sultan's subjects, aud it is
very doubtful whether even the great
Evangcl OF the Prophet is more scrupu,
lously obcyed. - Once .A-Week
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11

4 story is told Of now celebrated at.
torney, VINO, when he first appeared be.
fore the United States Supreme Court at
Washington, to argue case, started in
20 make a speech such as he had been in
the habit of inaicting on juries. lie was
at once stopped with the rcnark "Couu-
eel will please coninc himself to the law
in the case; we have no time TO listen to
oloqucncc. This, remarks the New Or.
leans Picayunc, would BE- awNward Tor a
lawyer who has nothing but his elo-
qgeuce to stand on.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11
CURIOUS FACTS.

A railroad depot in Berlin, Germany,
cost S4,o0c, 900.
More than twenty-five per cent. Of the
freight of this country Is coal.
Queen victoria's household is said to
consist of nearly one thousand persons.
A century ago there were only four
teen newspapers in London, England.
The penny weight was the exact
weight OF the old British silver penny.
The smallest parish in England Is
Wilcot, Oxon. It contains seven per-
sons.
A hunter in Pennsylvania the other
day shot buck aud doe with one dis.
charge of his gun.
All petitions to the British House Of
Commons must be in handwriting and
may not be printed
The largest Lima bean ranch in the
world is said to be one of 1900 acres in
Ventura County, Cal.
A London tEngland) cabman was re-
Gently lined for carrying fourteen per-
SONS III MS caD at one time.
A girl in Nashville, Tenn, giggled
herself to death the other day because
her brother was intoxicated.
The best class of oysters come from
the smallest creeks, while they increase in
coarsenes, the farther they are found out
ut sea.
The curious information Is given that
the crown of England, which is valued
at $500, 900, has been in pawn -four
times, once for $4,000.
The Chinese not iufrequently con.
,demn u prisoner to keep awake until he
dies. A criminal in such circumstances
usually lives nine or ten days.
The University OF oxford, England,
has the reputation of having been
founded by King Alfred in S72. II
numbers at present about $4,000 mem
bers.
Humboldt County, CAL, has q timber
reserve Of redwood, pine and spruce of
1886, 900, 900 feet, being greater than
that of Michigan, Minnesota aud Wis
consin combined.
The ship.caual from Paris, France, il
TO be about one hundred and fourteen
miles in length and twcnty-three feet in
iopth, and the estimated cost is thirty
million OF dollars.
A petrified "grecn" pine limb was
found recently by Georgia man near
Buena Vista. "Ths limb is perfect,
showing where the straws made indenta.
tions and the grain Of the wood. 1t is
somewhat white and resembles coral
wreath"
Probably the youngest woman evange.
list in the country is Fannie Edwards,
flfseen-year- Louisville, (Ky.) girl,
who has been preaching the Gospel to
Tennessee mountaineers. She is very
attractive in appearance and quite elo-
quent, it is said.
The Shah of Persia has more than
S35, 900, 900 worth of ornaments, GENE
and precious stones in one strong room,
20x14. There are scabbards in this
IfssrxS Tayttn 800 SG99G0 G99G0 -eatI.. lie
finest turquois in the world has case
all to itself. When leaving home the
Shah locks up his jcwclry and "travelf
In Daste."
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11

As one result Of the English protecto.
rate in Egypt, ncH irrigation works
have been pushed in all directions, and
the agricultural productions OF the coun.
try greatly increased. Last year four
hundred millions OF pounds of cotton
were produced in Egypt, being nearly
onc.quarter of the entire quantity con.
sumcd in Great Britain.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11
Killing Insects by Use Of Fungus.

Professor s. A. Forbes. State Euto.
mologist of Illinois, has imported from
France package of the germs of de-
structive disease of the white grub, dis
covered there by DR.. Alfred Giard. The
disease is produced by a fungus very
similar to one OF those which have in-
tested the chinch bug of Illinois for
several years. The package received
consists of the spores of the fungus.
These can be grown artificially in gelatin
and SO obtained in unlimited quantity.
Professor Forbes has begun the artificial
culture Of this fungus, and will expert.
ment with 1t on American white grubs
and other insects to test its value as IN
insecticidc. Chicago Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11

(Which succeeds better, the city or
the country boyi'i is said to be favori;e
question for discussion in country de-
batting societies. "Tnc general trend of
opinion seems to be- notes the Phila.
delphia Record, "that the country boy
succeeds better, but only after he be.
comes a city boy
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11

The Boston Herald thinks "a perma-
neut Census Bureau would probably not
materially increase the gross expense OF
taking the census, while the results
attained would be much more accurate
aud valuable
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11

Says the New York World: Our
school rooms are filed with spectacled
children. This was not the case before
optical records and visits were made.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11
THE MlDDLEBURGHp POST.
MfDDLEBUR0, ~. FEE. II. 1892

In 1884 the popular vote was 10000
600; in 1888, II, 400, 600, and it will
probably reach 13,OOO,OOO votes in
1900
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11
UNCLE DAVY.
BY MARY Il. WILKINS.

Davyi" asked Sarah
Cobb OF her mother.
She had run over
bareh dc d and
came hastily in the
north door; her
hands were all pur.
pie with grape juice ;
she had been max.
ing grape jelly.
"He's out under
the butternut tree.
WhyT
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11

One OF the big redwood trees in
6equoia Park, in California, is "a La
feet in diameter and $40 feet high.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11

The annual mortality OF the entire
human race anoUnts, roughly speaking,
according to a French medical journal,
to thirty three millions OF persons. This
makes the average deaths per day over
ninety one thousand, being at the rate of
$3.50 IN hour, or sixty-two people every
minute OF the day and night the year
roand. A fourth OF the race die before
completing their eighth year, anl one
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11
9 NJ ena oI fhe scveRY Yenth

year; ~ The average duration of life is
about thirty. eight years. Not more than
one person in hundred thousand lives
to be ahundred
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11

In sounding for u marine cable or tho
Ha Saiian Islands recently, the crew Of
the United states steamship Alba;ross
brought up some twenty-five new species
of fish. Among them was douuder,
six or eight lacle3 in leas,I, with an
elongated Jaw and pouch like pei-
cans. \ specimen OF the rel sea horse,
or Hippocampus, found 100 miles north.
east oil Honolulu, is in the collection
and is the only one known to have
been found in that region. Two or
three new species OF Mncrurus, or great
tail fishes, were caught in 40 fathoms
of water on the slopes OF Oa.u, and
several eel-like fishes we're found at the
same time. An octopus, Weighing be.
tween forty and liIty pounds, was caught
in the dredge and is nov preserved in
alcohol. Specimens OF the batiish, with
slender hns, that look like legs and with
gills in the back part of the body, and
crabs with globu,ar bodies aud limbs
covered with sharp horns, were also
brought to the surface and have been
preserved in alcohol. The collection is
to be sent to ichthyoloyists at Washing.
aeon, and to Professor Smith, OF Yale,
sceai .A.assiz. OF Harvard.
Of the lhten~
nson, Cose, Mich,