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“MW , ,, V Sing prison, where she remained until 1873, when she vas removed to the asylum for in‘ wine m'iininels at Auburn. Here she remains o-dLLy, and it was here we were permitted, through the kindness of Mr. Mellonald, the superinteznlent, to visit the notable crimi- nul. The doctor said that she is very moody, at times being not at all social, but 'ztther sulky, while again her conversation has all the eagerness and gushing sentiment of a young girl. The story of her noble origin "an hardly be credited, as she cannot write. d reads with difficulty. This latter. how- ever, she accounts for by saying that she was educated in France. She 15 an enormous eater, eonsuning sometimes seven slices of breed at a men], and other food in propor- tion. She embroide on cotton almost conâ€" stantly, and seems to take great delight in the work. She is not disorderly herself, but smnetimes inei :3 the other patients to mis- ehievous nets. ller uppcncance is refined, :md her words well chosen when conversing with you: her manner-gentle, and you would hardly inmgine yourself in the pi sence of am inmate of :L lunatie asylum, unless by chance you ventured upon the subject of politics. Then she begins toronse and rave Mid if the name of Seymour is mentioned lter work is dashed to the floor, and the mest profane words peurfroxn her lip. The storm of passion is soon spent, and she resumes her old manner. She likes her present home, and nothing annoys her more than the thought of a possible removal. 1 I\. L,_..):\ _ Are we sure of s‘eing her, Doctor?" we inquired while ascending the stairs. “Net atall," was the reoly. “She was pleisunt this morning, but cannot venture to prom- ise for the afternoon.” But we did see her, else this article would never have been W] izten. A whit“: covered bed, a cushioned rocking-chair, a liome-nizule rug, and in the eentre, htisy with her needle, gi gentle-loon ing woman, a, neat «lre something thrown about her shoulde s in gminl-inotherly fush» ion; :1 face, the skin of which looked fair as 21‘ ehild‘s, and hair done up in an indescriba- ble Slyle of eriinps and pulls. sueh as we see in old-time engravings, and Henrietta. Rob- inson was before us. in at nnnnent more we had been introduced and were talking with her. “1: noticed her embroidery, at which she seemed pleased. “I do love to do it,” she, *anl. “,lt amounts to :1 passion wR'h me A little girl with us curriedvher us :1 gifit some stamped cotton. Mrs. Robinson Wis much delighted. Taking the little one in her lap she ki std her, and putting he' baby head on her shoulder rocked back and firth saying: “I do lore children so!" She talked to the child about her dolls in real m3ther fashion, and when we proposed going sh) said: “Oh! please let me hold the baby a few minutes longer, I do love her so!” Two or three common-place remarks, 3. requ est that we come soon twain, and the interview with Henrietta Robinson was over. LOCKED UP FOR. LIFE. The Crime for Which £113 Veiled Murder- eu Was sentenced to Death 7 Twenty-eight Years in a Lumtic’s Caller, Twenty-eight years have passed since the newspaper reading}r public were made ne- quainted with the “Veiled Murderess." Heating amid the very dregs of society, a frequenter of low drinking places, and on intimate terms with the keepers thereof, this woman, then possessed of youth, a. bean- tiful face, and certain faculties of mind which, if properly directed, might have started her on a far different life-path, com- mitted a. crime, and was thus brought into immediate notice. The deed was done in Troy. Mrs. Robinson had attended a. ball at the house of Timothy Lalidrigan, a saloon keeper, and was apparently ill the best of humor. The next morning she called at the saloon, and, on account of some fancied grievance, secretly deposited poison in the vessel into which inndrigan drew beer be- fore serving it to his customers. Landrigan drank of the poisoned beer, as did a. female who was visiting 111m, and both died in great agony. Itis unnecessary to recall the particulars of the trial that followed, during which Henrietta cc nducted herself in such a manner as to win friends in spite of the dreadful crime she had committed. Her per- sistent refusal to unveil her face at this time gave her the title of the “Veiled Murder- css.” which still clings to her. A book was written concerning her life, which, if I re- mcmbcr rightly, led one to believe that her origin, though shrouded in mystery, was far above what her previous life would lead one to suppose. Indeed, the idea was advanced that there was noble btcod in the veins of the “Veiled Murdcrcss.” The only one who could throw any light on the subject per- sistently closed her lips. r- x ,‘IL ,,,1 The \‘i'onmu was at last found guilty, and thc death sentence pronounch by thelatc Judge Harris, when, for the first time rc- moving her vcil in court, and assuming an attitude of defiance, with frenzied manner 3110 cxclaimcd: “Judge Harris, the Judge of ulljudgcs shall he yom'judge, sir!” The cntcncc was afterward commuted to im- <0nmentf0r1ife. She was sent to Sing . I . .1 10") m] t. J Lord Derby is continually investing in English real estate, notwithstanding the enormous amount he holds. The part of the human body which shows the greatest variety of color is the iris of the eye. But rudder roses shallcome with spring, Sweeter and larger than these by far; And new, bright mosses (1m wzu'urs will bring A fresh face shine for our beacon star. The tide gm‘s out and the tide (5011105 in. And gulls hung whitcly about the short. Our cars grow used to.thc water's din. _\ ud we heed the bird's quaint flight no more. A m1 so with friends that are dear and trueâ€" “'0 love them. ayl with n love-like flame; But, when they pass from our daily View, ’I‘is noun-uh, melis it, quitezâ€"Ahe sumo. \Vc gather moss fun!) the rollin waves. 0r pluck a rose that is red an rare : \Vhile their comrades sink into nameless graves We lay these by with a careless air. what doc-s it. 'mmnt that the sun goes down That waves roll out, and the roses full. That eyelids close over smile or frown I ;\_\'!\\'1)St,d()l:§if, ’count us. after all! â€"-‘-‘”‘->OO~â€"" We put, the thought of their love awaym A picture, flower, 2; ring, a hook: \Vc breathe a. prayer that they used to pr; And shrine in our hearts a tender look. he roses bloom and the roses fade, The green leaves wither and brown and fall ; ‘ms brook from its oldvtime course has strayed, And what does it matter, after all! ‘v > nu A Fancy. as indicating, in a, rough way, that each of these cities has a character of its own which distinguishes it iron) the other. The same thing may he said of the great cities of the South and West. There is but one New Orleans, but one Chicago, hut one San Fran- cisco in America, although these last have their would he rivals. 1 have selected the principal Atlantic cities, because, in revis- iting America, these are the ones where my time has been spent, and I have nothing to other in this article but personal impressions of a non- 'itlent American. Un the first (la of next year the regular trail service will )0 fully established through the St. (lothurd Tunnel. The workmen em- ployed in the construction of this great en» gineering work have come chiefly from northern Italy, and forwuges amounting to about sixty cents a day have risked their lives in an atmosphere which killed almost every horse employed in the tunnel for three mzmths. The well-filled cemetery at the Jtaliun end of the tunnel contains the graves of hundreds of these men, who died from (“$0150 and from accidents caused by falling rocks and explosions of dynamite. The completion of the tunnel will cause much distress to the hardy mountaineers of the canton of Url, whose dangerous turd; it \ 115: to keep the St. Gothard puss open for the passage 01 the nails in the ' winter months. The withdrawal oi the subsidy annually paid for that service will out ofl' the village of Anderinalt from the rest of the world for six months in the year. New York is the most cosmopolitan, Philadelphia the most provincial, of our cities; Bosqon the most cultivated, Washâ€" ington the most American. Society in New York is based upon wealth, in Philadelphia upon family, in Boston upon intellect, is “'ashington upon official position. There in most extravagance in New York, most com- fort in Philadelphia, most philanthrophy in Boston, most etiquette in “'ashington. New York is the great commercial centre of America: \Vashington has no commerce. Philadelphia is a city of manufactories, Bos- ton is the business centre of the manufaetor- - ies of New England. New York is Demo- cratic, Philadelphia Republican, Boston doubtful, and \Vashing‘tou disfranchised by the national Constitution. The Germans avoid Boston, the Irish l‘hiladelphiagboth congregate in New York. The negroes pro: for Wash" "ton. Boston is the place to study Unitarianism, New York Catholicism Philadelphia Quakerisni. Such general statements as these might be extended in- definitely, but while they are strictly true they are liable to mislead. Any man may find congenial society in any great city, and the impression which he carries away de- pends very much upon his own taste in the selection of associates. (u‘cneral views are always more or less partial or imperfect. There are men of high culture in New York perhaps more than there areiu Bostou;therc are rich ignoramuses in Boston, still it is true in general that culture reigns over so‘ ciety in Boston and money in New York. There are old Dutch families in New York and old Puritan families in Boston ; but no- thing to compare with the exclusive Quaker aristocracy of Philadelphia. There are those even within this charmed circle in Phila- delphia who have heard of places not reach: ed by the Pennsylvania Railway ; but they feel no personal intei est in them. Boston is the seat of Unitarianisin; but it is not a Unitarian city. Catholicism rulcslNow York; but nowhere in America is Protestantism more vigorous and active. Philadelphia is the Quaker City ; but the Quakers are a small minority there. The general state- ments which I have made are valuable only Iwill briefly indicate the thermometrie features, say at a central position like Allahabad. In January the indoor temper- ature will reach its minimum, perhaps standing at 54 ° . The rise is very gradual, and gets. into the “eighties” toward the middle of March ; when steady at 85 ° punkahs become necessary. Above 90 ° the heat is oppressive, and at 95 ‘3 horribly so. This is generallyq'the temperature indoors dur- ing the lull between the monsoons. In excep- tional years 1 have known pillows and sheets to be uncomfortably hot, requiring sprink- ling with water; and I have similarly retir< ed to rest in drenched night-clothes. But the hot weather is mercitully interrupted by two remarkable meteorological phenoim cua. lfirst, at its commencement we have almost always violent hail-storms, which beneficially cool the air,and then at its acme we have those very remarkable electrical (lust-storms which impress fresh life and vigor all around. Let me describe one. Nature seems subdued under the great heat and is in absolute repose. Not the faintest breath is there to coax the faintest move- ment in the leaves: silence prevails, for even the garrulous crows can’t caw because their beaks are wide open to assist respiration. Suddenly the welcome cry is heard, “,Tufan eta!” (A storm coming!) and the house servants rush in to close the doors. Anx- ious to witness the magnificence of the ap- proaching storm,y0n remain out to brave it, and soon feel its approaching breath on your check. Looking to windward you see a black cloud appr'oaching,an«l before it leaves and sticks, kites and crows circling in wild confusion. You now hear its roar, and, while rapt in admiration, you are enveloped in its grimy mantle, and have to look to your footing in resisting its fury; and this is nojoke, for eyes, nostrils, and cars are oc- cluded with dust. As the blast approaches you may see a flash of lightning and hear its clap of. thunder. and then feel the heavy cold rain-drops which sparsely fall around. Tarkncss, black as Ere ms, surrounds you, Darkness, which literally may be felt, for clouds of dust occasion it, and if you are within doors night prevails, requiring the lighting of lamps, The storm passes, light returns, and you find everything begrimcd with dust. Every door is now thrown open .to admit the cool, bracing, ozone-charged air, which you eagerly inhale with dilated nostrils, and feel that you have secured a fresh lease of existence. The project for Lonstructing a railway lvc- tween central Europe and Italy Via. Switzerâ€" land was first. mooted in 1830, but France opposed the scheme, and not until 1101' pow- er of interfermg was destroyed by ‘the Franco-Prussian war was the undertaking commenced. The St. Gothard Tunnel. A” <«-.>o¢»â€"â€" India. in Hot Vleather. American Cities. rvi 4‘-’> ov The principal production of the farm is butter, of which the most ismade in the winter months, when from 575 to 600 pounds of butter are produced each week, and of so excellent a quality than market has readin been found for it during the past ten years at the rate of ninety cents per pound. The dairy and all its appointments are perfect for the uses for which they are designed the dairy room being absolutely clean. The cows are. kept with the most scrupulous care, be- ing led with corn and meal in the summer, and in winter with meal and chopped hay, steamed. In this dairy the cream is set about twenty-four hours; and, if it sours, the milk and cream are churned togetherto prevent loss of cream. The churning is done at 58 degrees in the summer and GO in the winter. The dairy is managed by Mrs. Hewitt, who is u. daughter of Mr. Peter Cooper, and who justly takes great pride in her work, particularly as her mother and mother’s sisters were expert butter makers before her. The practical work is done by an experienced Scotch dairy woman, Whose husband, Mr. James Mounigan, a thorough. 1y experienced farmer, has the immediate management of the farm. Mr. Hewitt, it is appropriate to state, is the largest individual employer of labor in the United States, having four hundred families on his estate at Ringwood, and mm ploying three thousand hands at his different manufacturies, and durng the hard times from 1873 to l8?!) he never disoharged a man on the ground of “no work," although for three years he sunk in his business $100,- 000 per annum. He kept them employed, when necessary, by buildingstone walls and tearing them down again, and he is there- fore esteemed by his employees as a most generous hearted man. His firm, Cooper Hewitt & Company, own between 20,000 and 22,000 acres of land in the neighbor- hood. A King-st. dry goods firm advertised for a. smart buy, and they got him, They )ut the smart boy behind the counter. The i01- lowing is the conversation that passed ho- tweeu him and his first custonmi': Customcn' (picking up a pair of gloves )M ‘ ‘What are these?" Smart ])0y7~“(§]0\:0s." Customer “ch, )‘cx, hut how much duyou ask for them?" Smart boym “We don‘t ask for ‘cm at all ; customers do that.” ' Customerfi “You don‘t understand me. How do they come?“ Smart hoyw‘WVhy they come in pairs, of 0011 '89.” Customer “No, no: how high do they come?” Smart BoyvA‘fi} list above the wrist. I he- lieve. ” ~ ‘ Q‘Zby ‘20 feet. Adjoining is the ice house, by means of which the temperature is kept at thgpropqr p‘oin‘t. ‘ Mr. Hewitt owns some carria re and saddle horses of thoroughbred stook, ut his chief pride is in his Jersey and Holstein cattle. Of the former he has twenty-four cows, and of the latter four, one Jersey bull and one Holstein bull. The Holstein cows are very handsome, and were purchased from Judge Fullerton's stook. The dairy is a pretty building of the Swiss chalet style, and is one of the finest in the country It is sup- plied with a large stream of runningr water drawn fromalake above, enteringthehuildiug on the second floor and descending to the basement, after supplying power for a water wheel which does the work of the establish mont, including the churning. The walls are stone, with a cemented floor, tiled sides, and hard wood ceilings: the room measures Customcrw“]‘.ut when; do you get for them ‘1'” ‘Smart buyâ€"“Me? I don‘t got nothing for ’cm. Boss pockets all the money.” Customer (losing patiencckri"What is the price of these gloy‘cs pol-pair?" ‘ -~. A Smart boyw:“0h, Athaiz’s yer lay, is it “Thy didn’t you say so ufore‘.’ 0110 do! lav.” The Mansion and Farm of the Hon.Abxa.m _S. Hewit 1n the Wyanobkle Valley. At Ringwood, in the \Vyauockie Valley, is the residence of’ the Hon. Abram S. Hew- itt, containing 1,000 acres, about equally divided between bottom land and mountain pasturage. The narrow valley in which it lies is fertile and beautiful. The mansion occupied by Mr. Hewitt stands on an eleva- tion in the midst of a beautiful park of elms and maples, and is further adorned by afine shrubbery and by a number of acresiu awell kept lawn. Here are also a valuable grape- ry and hot house and a large numberof fruit trees and choice plants, the verandas, which are very spacious, being filled with rare plants and flowers. The house itself, is built of wood, in the architecture of the Ellzabethan period, and is recognized as one of the finest country residences in the United States. There are doubtless residences in the country built of stone that have cost more money, but none can present a more beauti- ful architectural picture or be more perfect in its interior arrangement. The main hall re- sembles that of \Varwick Castle, Er. land. It is 18 by 40 feet, finished in hard wcm . The walls are ornamented with specimens of nearly every description of arms used in the late war. On the left is a capacious open fireplace, with antique audirons, cushioned setees hereand there, unique chairs, tables, and other udormucuts. A staircase of mar- vellous beaut and elegance leads from the rear of the hall'to the uppcrfloors. Opening from the hall, on the right, is an elegant dining room. The music room, billiard room, sitting room, school room and library adjoin. ()n the left are drawing rooms and Mr. Hewitt’s study, filled with a great colâ€" lection of practical and scientific books. The rooms are furnished with every possible ar- ticle for use and luxury, and the walls of every room in the house are adorned with pictures, steel plates, water colors, or oil paintings. On the first floor are fifteen rooms, the second nineteen, and in the attic eight. The older portion of the house is more than a century old. A hundred yards distant from it is a small brick building, still in a perfect stateof preservation, which during the Revolution was used by VVasll- ington as a blacksmith shop, and is still used for that purpose. The grounds sur- rounding the house arc adorned by several small lakes. ' A NOTABLE COUNTRY RESIDENCE. A poet is bomr not paid. «"40'bnx A Smart Clerk. It is reported that the growing fame of \Vashington as an unhealthy city has pre~ vented the acceptance of positions in the Cabinet by several gentlemen of prominence in national politics and has seriously em- barrassed the President in his endeavours to organize his administration. If Malaria has really calmed the fire of desire in the breast of the office-seeker it has at last disclosed :1 benefieence which none of its victims have discovered. if the Potomac flats will keep the hordes of oiiicc~seekers at home it is doubtful whether thcv ought to be reclaimed. A traveller bought an excursmn ticket from \Vashington to Toledo, and, owng to detention of trains, for which he was not responsible, its limit of time expired while he was still on the way. The. conductor on the terminal road demanded regular fare, and put him OH" the train when he refused to pay. He sued the company whose agent sold him the ticket, on the grown] that the contract was made with that official for the entire journey, and the jury, on the direc- tion of the Court, gave him a verdict of $500. A most ingenious plot to steal $60,000 from the Erie Railway was fmStgated re- cently in Jersey City. A dischm‘gcd tele- graph operator of the road obtained control of the Wires from Jersey City to Paterson, and telegraphed such orders that the pay: master of the road was about to deliver the $60,(X)0 into the hands of a confederate of the operator. The scheme was very shrewd- ly planned and carried out to very nearly aehievelnent: but the Superintendent dis- covered the plot just in time to prevent the robbery. Mrs. Maxim], an English woman, has ll.\'0ll four years In Portland, Oregon, and in that time has managed to acquire a great deal of knowledge about the private lives of Port- land people. Latelya fortune teller, calling herself Madame Lonrmanrle, put out a. sign in the city, and was soon doing an enormous business, because, though professedly 2i straueer, she was able to surprise her call- ers with remarks about their private affairs. This went on until somebody discovered that she was none other than Mrs. Manual, t 'uns formed into an old French hag by means of a wig, painted wrinkles, theremoral of false teeth, and a foreign accent. _ 74‘ e. 4...; o¢â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" In Charleston, 3. (3.. the business of tur- pentine and rice factors has so materially ex- tended that it has been found necessary to erect a mammoth barrel factory in the city limits. This year, according to existing contracts, 100,000 barrels of 390 pounds caâ€" pacity will he required for the rice crop alone. Reasons for Dre; sing Plainly on the Sub- bath Day. I. t would lessen the burden ofnmny who find it hard work to maintain their places in society. '2. It would lessen the force of the temp- tations which oltcn lead men to barter honor and honesty for (hsplay. 3. If there were less style in dress at church, people in moderate circumstances w<mld_bc more 11101111011 to attend. (i. It wouidlesscn on the part _of' the rich the temptation to vanity. 7. It would lesson on the part of the pour the temptation to be envious and mali- ciou$. 4. Uuivm‘aal moderation in dress at church would improve the worship by the removal of many vandermg thoughts. It would enable all classes of people to attend church better in nnfavpmlxlc “ml. the)". - Many of the villas and houses in the sub- urbs of San Franciflco are connected by teleâ€" phone with the nearest police-station. This 18 said to afford perfect immunity from the attacks of burglars, as by this means a body of police can be immediately concentrated upon the spot attacked. A few days ago an exhibition of patent car couplers was giwn at Hartford, Conn. The Legislature is about attempting to force all railroad companies to provide couplers that will work without a. man between the cars, and the Commissioners, to whom the matter was referred, invited this unique comâ€" petition. 8. It would save valuable time on the Lord’s day. 9. It; would relieve our means of a serious pressure, and thus enab‘.e 113M) do more for good enterprises Senator John S. \Villiams of Kentucky re- cently sold a crop of tobacco, raised by him- self in that State, which is said to have been the most extraordinary one for a crop lot ever sold in the Cincinnati market. It; netted upward of $23,000 for the product of less than ninety acres. Tu 1-; Jews’ Free School,L0ndon. is attend- ed by 2,203 chlldren, and is the largest cle- mentary school in England. The barrooms 9f Tcms are now rcq Hired by law to be closed from S to :{o’clnck on Sun- days. “This arrangement.” said an advo- cate of the measure in the Legislatui‘e “will give liquor and religion just about; an even chance, and may the best of the two win.” \Vine is now made from oranges in south» em California. It is said to be amber e01~ orcd, and to taste like dry hock, with an orange aroma. It, however, requires the addition of spirits toj make it at all like wine, and is better for vinegar than for a beverage. v The finest railroad station in the United States is said to be the new one of the Penn- sylvania Company in Philadelphia. It stands in the heart of the city, and is de- scribed as a “magnificent specimen of Gothic architecture.” The annqu revenue to the United States from Applcjack alone is in the neighborhood of $60,000, and above two-thirds of that is fromISusaex County, N. L. Au Alton railroad train was stopped on a dark night by a man wildly waving a burn- ing paper. He had discovered an obstruc- tion on the track, and improvised a danger signal. The Mormons are obliged to pay to thn ‘. WhiteMenon Kawalmni’lamutions Whiz.- church onc~tcnth of all they miss, or make. ' pet! from Siek-Beusto Work. or can]. , ' ‘ Mm fl’x'nncbmi'hronide. A man put his head and some atoms into in bag at Constantine, Mich, tied the open end closely around his neck, and leap- cd intoa pond. ADIERICAN NOTES. o. «o» oo»~ Ship-building a Thousand Years Ago. It was not to he expected that, {L llelie: to structure such as this Viking ship could rcâ€" nniin for eight or ten centuries buried many yards under ground without sustaining some damage, or that she could perfectlqu tain her original lorni. it is rather a mat ter of surprise that the damage is so small as it is, Thanks to careful handling and ,a judicious arrangement of supports, there ii“; reason to believe that, apart from local strains and contertions of form, the hull as it now stands represents very closely the ship as she appeared when put into the ground. Mr. Archer has taken off her lines with us much accuracy as circumstances would permit. and, referring to those lines, he explains the chief peculiarities of the construction. The principal (limensionsare: Length between the. rabhets at gunwzile, 77 feet 11 inches; breadth, extreme, Hi feet; 7 inches; depth from top of keel to gunwale amnlships, 3 feet 5'! inches, The vessel is clinker built, and the material all oak. There are Hi strakes of outside planking, the ordinary thickness 1 inch, average breadth, zunidships El.‘_. inches, including 1 inch land. The lengths vary from 8 to :24 feet. The scmitling is not, however, uniform thrmgh- out; thus the tenth plank from the heel is about 8 inches broad and 1,1,» inches thick, and forms a belt forthe beam-ends. The fourteenth plank from the heel, or third from the top, is ahent 10 inches lirele and H, inches thick. This plank, which we may call the “main web,” is perforated with holes for the ears, 1.“) on each side, about 4 inches diameter, and provided with a. slit at the after and upper edge to allow the blades of the ears to he passed through from in- board. The two upper strahes are the thin- nest of ail], heing scareer more than 3 inch. The gunwale, 3 inches by 435 inches, is placed in the usual nmnncr inside the top Shake. The heardszire throughout united to cach otherhy iron rivets about the thickness of an) ordinary 3-inch spike, placed from 6 to 8 inches, with large flat heads 1 inch diame- ter. The riveting pluteszu'e square, or near ly so, g‘inch. The nails are driven from the outside, except near the ends, where riveting inside would have been dillicult from the sharpness of the vessel. The nails are here driven from the inside and riveted outside. The larhonrd strake is fastened to the heel with rivets of the samekind {LS those u: for joining the strukes with each other. There was a powerful big; i'oi'wegian there. He managed t0 escape, and living upon paws and what he could pick in of usher things for about ten days, reached the other side of the island and made arrange- ments to get off to Honolulu by the steamer running from that side. Before she sailed he returned to attempt the deliverance in like manner of seven of his friends and countrymen. They were betrayed and he was taken. Two m‘erseei‘s took him into a. room and beat him terribly, and ended by driving him to the field, bruised, bleeding, and l)lIl)(lC(l as he was, lashing him at every step, and cmnpelliug him to work in that condition. rdâ€"â€"â€"-qoo<<®.>oobâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"~ :\N interesting discussion is now going on in the English Scientific journal Aditurv, up- on the question whether the heads of Eng- lislnnen have grown smaller within the pest twenty-five or thirty years. Evidence has heen obtained from the lnttters which shows apparently heyond donht, thth the hth worn at presentawrage one size smaller than those worn a generation ago. The attempts made to explain this by u change in the style of hats and in the manner of wearing the hat and the hair appear to he satin \e- tm'y, and some have thrown the blame nopn the disregard of physiological laws cntaikd by modern fashions, especially among wo-x men. In connection with the discussion the appended list of the sizes of the hats wom by some famous men is give; - Lord Chelms- ford, (5!; full; Dean Stanley, . ; Lord Bea- consfield, 7; the Prince of “"3103, 7 full; Charles Dickens, 7%; Lord Selhorne, 7%; John Bright, 7},» 2 Earl Russell, 7?} ; Lord Ma- caulay, 75; Mr. Gladstone. ; Louis Phil ippe, 7?;the Archbishop of York.S full. With the Chinese they do not dare do it, because the Chinamen would unite and re- sist it. One overseer attempted it on a Uliinaman in the field one day. All his companions joined in an attack upon the overseerwith their hoes. They hurt; him considerably, and would have used him Fowerful rough if he haan taken to his leels. But he and some of the other 0V0!“ Beers afterward got the Chinaman that he tried to whip in a room away from the other Chinamen and they ave him a terrible whaling. They not on y slashed him across the face with the lashes of their black- snalies, but hit him on the head with the loaded butt ends till he was more than half dead. Min ancbm 1 'hronicle. l). F. Smith, an old San Franciscan, for many years in the employ of \V. T. Uarmtt, Homer: Davis, and others, returned about two weeks ago from the Sandwich islandi Mr. Smith signed an agreement in Augu- last to go to Maul it work as a nmclflfiist for an indefinite period of time. He said to gCL'ln-ozzic/e reporter yesterday : I have seen these Norwegians, Swedes, South Sea Is- landers, and Portuguese drugged from their sick-beds by ovorseers and lashed into the fields with blacksnakss to make them work. I've seen men whipped to their work in that way who were unquestionably sickâ€"you could see it in their races, and that without beinga. hysician. Anyone could tell at a. glance t at they n ere sick men, whose place was in a hospital instead of working out in the sweltering sun and terrible red dust, without water fitto drink. Oh, that terri- ble, killing red dust! l’ve been here two weeks, lmsides being away all the time of the passage, but I haven’t got that dust out of my system yet. I’ve seen poor sick fel~ lows repeatedly lashed across the face and beaten ever the head with the butt end of a heavy blaeksnuke, filled with small nails, by brutal overseers, and g0 bruised and bleed- ing at every step, tottering out to work in the heat and that terrible killing dust. It is worse than any slavery l ever read of. l'vc seen them tie the plantation hands to a post in one of the sheds and flog them, but generally the whipping was done in the houses. The overseers were a little careful about lashing and beatingr in the field where many hands were present. LJLND OF THE LASE. ;â€"â€".â€"'u «w» Oohâ€"7