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Pb-r: to New York the .53" Is Blown Into 9:1 Arctic. in by the gales of the far rifting for weeks in the 1123 over the shores of Exitinmht sun the bat-qua p New York on Saturday. ea for 108 days, and for £110 trace of her had been u ended what. is probably tween Hamburg and n the history of shipping. 0 get. anxious about, her, ere from fifty to sixty 1 no topgallant. bulwarRs of and with one man row. She had plenty of t her crew were on short d only by the strictest. m Taylor save his men of thirst. Lthe capstan bars and she wls had hardly stopped hard the roar of the tem- frollinz under the Broom- mary 15 the foresail sh of which had inst it from foot. to head, 5 staysail and mizzen away. For the crew gly uncomfortable on forepeak was flooded e1 with the deck. one of the tank pipes became brackish and ade from it were al- he water auprY was hen the barque had my days, and it- was us each day. And it the Broomhall reached LII-nan, v... \‘v- v--v ~_-___ {e lashed into an angry three days out. There the south southeast on bich sen. her staggering bwer :opsails. E a storm and the storm [e was no escape for the ma brought to the wind >avoid the blows of the Luattar. Then the gale , northeast and strgck .3 face for a short while hid in darkness. The lied by the gale which 1‘ rig4ing and flooded ing spray. wept her decks fore and rel fore and aft: like a ry. It, swept over the as tide and then poured Ms embrace it carried bung German seaman. bding near one of the , He was hurled against pding and. unconscious, rifted to the northeast. er the united influenza uwesc galea. The days barque drifted into the {ales from every point: 'ly until February 27, ed 03 to north-north- bderate breeze, which all toSandy Hook. In Lys she had ninety days now counting the cost ‘ He. finds 01d Ocean is the following :â€" ls. two upper topsails rsail, one main topmas: n stavsails, one main 5 star boardn cathead ron rails twisted and I torn from deckhouse, 36 feet ofsta- board top- h rails, 120 feet of port a and one life boat. FURY OF THE CALE. 3 mass of water btoke at her bows. It wrench- ancnicns, carried away brt. bulwarks, tore the k wood from the deck the cabin doors and id cabin. it shifted and gave the 3rd list. Tons of water n and pantry. a vessel’s decks clean of 1d capstan bars. in the storm. The crew wet topsai‘ls, and bent The gaie blew them en began the laborious anew. 13}! making sails and the we as diligent in dispos- Broomhall lost nearly mvas before her voyage man who was not abso- Ie handling of the ship 2 Mexico that a. move. a establish a large col- Anny in that county. yndicate of capitalists l Booth and his schemes the Mexican Govern- Dacres in the State of Mexico, on the Pacific . will soon be perfected milieu, mostly English, a said to b: excellently DI". 0F AKTILLERY kizfiugh, {hat we left from Iceland to Sandy 3 anybody to mention is to me for a. week.” wk in keeping tints in :2"; we got here without Lp to profit and loss a. apstan bars which, he rsappropriated. a damage the Broom- ! not. lose a soar. I Army Colony. art. which caused her tremble. lower topsails and rip- ails from their gaskets. over on her starboard was a trim and ship- she weighed anchor at the Elbe for the open LOUT VOYAGE ‘ _VV__.â€" -- ___â€"»-.-=-‘ instanze of the invention of any snare, pit;- fa.‘.l or trap of any sort for the purpose of capturing wild animals. Since steel traps have come into the country, and since the coming of the white trappers, the Indians hue learned of their use, but before that time such things Were unheard of. As the wolf, the mountain lion and other leash-eating beasts of prey are taught from infancy how to approach and capture their food, so it is with the Indian. Almost as soon as he can run about he begins to prac- sise the ways of the hunter. It may be the dogs and horses about the campthat are the object of the lesson, but he is taught to creep and crawl up to the animal as if it were a veritable hunt that he was being in- dulged in. As he grows older he becomes possessed of a bow and arrows. These lat- ter are blunt, it is true, for there is too much danger of some member of the tribe being made the recipient of a wound, but he kills small birds, rabbits and such small animals as he can slip .upon and surprise 11‘} this while he is learning the habits of the game that one day he will follow and kill. He learns the different sounds of the forest or plain. He learns the tracks of the deer and of the bear and knows just how the; velvet pad of the panther impresses the]I earth. He finds where the deer feed in the morning and the route taken by the wild turkey in its regular round. He learns nature. ~ What, to me, is the strangest feature of in Indian’s existence,“ be fact that no one f them ever advance‘u' ar enough to invent a trap. The nearest approach to} trap, or other device for capturing game, that I know of among North American Indians is the fish weirs of the Kootenai Indians of British Columbia. These peculiar baskets are. exactly the same now as they were de- scribed in the account of the Lewis and Clark expedition, ninety years ago. In all or my experience with the Indians, and with all the Investigation that I have been able to give the subject, 1 have failed to findasingle Instanl‘e 0f the invnnf;nfi A; on“ «snow-A n$4~ finally crawled up on the moose and shot it at 20 yards. An average white hunter would go insane with nervousness were he to attempt such tactics, but with the Indian it made no difference to him how long he continued on the trail if he were only sure of getting the moose in the end. It was use- less for him to go back home empty hand- ed, for the tepee was also empty and he had nothing to do but 9:0 on until he killed something to take back with him. I have known Indians to sit for two days without eating by the side of a. trail where they expected a. deer to pass by. Their patience was finally rewarded by getting the animal. much caution in approaching the trail as he would had he known the moose was there. He continued this procedure for hours, and fi_- __r--~v-vu gvvu unu- ter,” howaver, must be taken with several qualifying adjectives. He is a good finder of'gv me, but the most ordinary white hunter will kill ten times as much in the same length of time. As a rule the Indian’s gun is oi interior make,and his ammunition is limited to barely enough to supply him flit}: food it every shot is successful. He has no powder to throw away in practice, and as a result he is a very poor marksman. In the old days when he depended upon spears, bows and arrows, his accurancy in shooting was marvelous, simply because he had plenty of ammunition and devoted days to practising upon every conceivable sort 1 of target. 1 have seen some shooting done 1 with a bow and arrow that would seem al- most miraculous were I to tell of it, but I have never seen an Indian who could use a rifle with anything approaching accuracy at any distance more than 75 yards. The question then naturally arises.how does an Indian get his game? He does not get much. i It is always a case of game or go hungry l with the Indian, and he goes hungry oftener than he gets game. I l HUNTING THE MOOSE. In “ The Camp~Fires of a Naturalist” Prot. Dyche gives a descrpition of how the Chippewa Indians about the Lake of the Woods hunt the moose. This animal is conceded to be the wariest and gamiest animal of all that are to be found on the North American continent. The Professor tells how the Indian found the trail and then, instead of following directly behind, , he went ozf a. hundred yards to one side and followed in a parallel line, keeping well to the leeward. 1 l At stated distances he crawled carefully through the underbrush toward the trail. His movements were so careful that he fooled Dyche, who thought the animal was feeding near where the Indian made the stalk. The fact was the Indian used as I I! Is a. Case or Game or Go Hungry With 3 the Red Ian. So lie Geis Ciosé Before J 110 Shootsâ€"A Pom- Marksman, but a Good Finderâ€"Indian Running lethods. Time is a commodity that has no value to I an Indian. This, in connection with his ‘ stealth, cunning and knowledge of the habits of wild animals, makes the red man a. good hunter. The expression “good hun- .A_ ” L-_,, Time is No Object TA UGHT FRO M IXFA NCY . INDIAN BOYS STALKING ANTELOPES‘ lie 13 on the On the morning of the second day from the return of the runners the buffalo were sighted. A herd of seventy was surrounded and the entire number killed. It took three days to annihilate the entire herd, and on the first day’s run e'even Indians were throwu from their horses, two had their legs broken and one was shot. The men left the carcasses where they fell, and the squaws attended to skinning and cutting them for transportation. The meat was The camp fairly went wild with joy, the excitement, singing and dancing sontinuing until far into the morning, Strict orders were now issued that no gun should be fired until the. general command was given. Some unlucky members of the tribe were unable to resist the temptation to shoot a. deer, but the punishment visited upon them was so severe that others were de- terred from trying it. They were severely beaten with clubs,two of them having their ribs broken, and their guns were taken from them. The main body of the Indians collected about the fires, singing and beating tom- toms, While about 100 of the best mounted young men dashed out to meet the runners. They escorted them to camp, yelling and circling about them with every evidence of joy and welcome. Arriving at the camp, the chief assisted the runners to alight from their horses and took them to the seat of honor close to the fire. The pipe was passed around while the chief invoked the runners three times to tell the truth about what they had seen. The runners had kept silence during all these preliminaries. and after the request to speak the truth they reported that they had round buffalo. Im- mediately all was pandemonium. These men had their faces blackened and were well mounted. They rode on either flank of the main body from one-half to a mile away and were accompanied by a dozen “walking chiefs” Another party of“walk- ing chiefs” preceded the main body and ‘ conducted the march. By walking they were able to tell when the women and ‘ children would become tired, and the halts were frequent and marches short. The outriding guards looked like well-mounted bodies of cavalry. On the evening of the first day a party of runners was sent out who were to push forward until they found game. On the evening of the second day these runners were seen coming toward the camp. They were received with great ceremony. , ‘ conducted the march with all the care that is exercised in going into a. hostile country. Two hundred young men were appointed guard and were divided into two bands, whose duties were to conduct the march and hunt and police the camp. \Vhile the game was small and the area of country hunted aver insignificant in com- parison to a. fall buffalo hunt of the Sioux, I could not help drawing a. comparison be- tween t-he’two on account of the military character that obtained in both. In the fall of 1880 the Indians of Standing Rock Reservation obtained permission to make their annual hunt for bufialo, which Were still tube found in scattered herds along the foot hills_ of that country. The Indians The antelope began to show signs of uneasmess, and the old buck stamped and whistled, which brought the band together ready to fly as Soon as it discovered the direction from which to expect danger. Leading off from the band in one direction was a. little draw, and at this point I saw that the greater number of moving bunches of grass had congregated. Suddenly on three sides of the hand there arose an Indian boy, waving his arms and yelling at the top of his voice. Like wind, the ani- lmals were 0E down the draw, and all but one were soon out of sight. The one that remained was on the ground, rolling l and tumbling, with his feet tangled up in a :lariat which the youngsters had skilfully thrown as the band was passing. It was quickly despatched, and the little fellows half-dragged and half-carried their booty to the village in triumph. The oldest boy of the lot could not have been more than 12 years, while the youngest was about 7. The campaign was planned an 1' carried out entirely by the little fellows, and not one made a false move. I was lying on a knoll a mile or so from a Moqui village in New Mexico, watching a band of antelope one afternoon, when my attention was attracted to a moving object off to my right among the grass. It puz- zled me for some time, as it appeared to be Ia bunch of grass that had the power 0: i moving from place to place. Soon I saw a similar bunch moving in another direction and then fully a dozen were moving. The ground seemingly was bare and sandy with clumps of bunch grass growing over it and It appeared to be an impossubility that ‘anyt'ning larger than a. rabbit could hide, but with my glasses I finally made out the forms of a. lot of Indian boys, who were trying to stalk and surround the antelope 1 which had excited my cupidity. Fully an hour I watched those moving bunches of grass, and then saw that the band of ante- lope was surrounded and the circle was drawing closer and closer. I was puzzled to know how the boys expected to kill the antelope even if they succeeded in getting close to them, for I knew that their weap- ons could be nothing more serious than clubs, with perhaps an old bow or two. A BUFFALO SLAUGHTER. Nahum” HEM}??? \ \‘A-Tmrti'é ‘ég'uul‘fl M 5“ The Congress of Norwegian Physicians which recently met at Christ'iania. instead of hiring .a. hall‘held its'sessions on a. large steamer which moved from place to place, so that they had fresh air and change of scene while they were holding their delib- erations. Thus they were hygienic as well as scientific, and possibly less depleted in purse than if lodged in hotels. Honor to those wh help us in our daiiy In spite of the scepticism of Mr. Tyrrel Smith, the Bombay Gazette affirms that the existence of cannibalism in India among the revolting sect of the Aghori is placed beyond a. doubt, both by the testimony of travellers in the past and the records of the Indian Courts of Law in more recent times. Re- ferences to ancient Sanskrit literature show that human flesh was sold publicly in the markets. The Aghoris, it is proved, still exist, and practise their foul rites. The astonishing thing, in the opinion of this writer, is that these ghouls are permitted, or were until quite recently permitted, to frequent the burying ghauts of Benures and in Nassik to levy blackmail, which was given them lest they should devour the re- mains of the defunct. ‘ To them, it is said, there is no distinction between casts or be- tween the righteous or the unrighteous. Their “doctrine ” is to reverence no one except God and the “guru,” or religious teacher, to have no care in life, to sleep any- 1 where, to have no scruples about anything, ; to subdue the natural tastes by eating hu- ‘ man flesh and all else that is human, as well as the carrion of reptiles. A London Detectives Story. “ I have watched the movements of this man for three years, and from the evidence in my possession I hope to be able to bring home to him the charges of the Whitcchapel atrocities.” So spoke an inspector of the Metropolitan Police to a London newspaper representative. A theory was elaborated and a story so circumstantially told by the inspector as to almost impel conviction. Briefly told, his investigations are as fol- lows :â€"“It was while 1 was on duty,” said the inspector, “in the vicinity of ‘vVhile- chapel, that I became acquainted with the outrages upon women that bailled the police and shocked the sensibility of London. I became a detective in more than the ordi- nary sense. Dates, clues, suggestions,and 1‘ theories I eagerly devoured. My pertiuacity was rewarded. After a time I secured evidence, in my judgment, ample to lay before the Scotland Yard authorities. I have in my possession now,aud have already submitted it for inspection to the Scotland Yard authorities, the knife with which I g shall endeavor to prove the Whitechapel % murders were committed. The Scotland Yard authorities believe in my story to this , extent, that they have allowed me a bonus for the information I have supplied. I do not, however, rest satisfied With that. The manis incarceratedin the Dartmoor Asylum, and has been there contin uously from the date of the last Whitechapel murder. In my possession I hold the knife, oi Chinese manufacture, with which the \Vhitechapel crimes were perpetrated. I at the same time can disclose the movements of the man, Whom I am prepared to name, during the intervals between the murders. I am 'able to trace him to the asylum after the last crime, and although he is now aban- doned to insanity, he has yet remembrance of the past, and all his conversations and confessions are relating to the East-End horrors. All I wish is that the authorities may be moved to interest themselves in my Investigations, so that my story may be either confirmed or refuted. JACK THE RIPPER IN AN ASYLUM Wnexi the oil of beech and walnut wood is extracted hyether,the sparkgoes through easily. The dead wood of starchy trees is more easxly pierced than the living wood, a fact which militates against‘ the common idea. that sap conducts the discharge. The bark and foliage of trees are, according to M. Diminre, bad conductors. One branch of the experiment afforded a singular confirmation of the wisdom of the recent introduction of oil as an insulator in certain departments of electrical work. It is shown that pines, which contain a good deal of oil in Winter, but have little oil in Summer, are much more resisting in one season than in the other. In Summer- time the wood is as easily pierced by the spark as oakwood, and in Winter as diffi- cult to penetrate as beechwood. The observations made agree in a general way with statistics of lightning strokes in Europe, Thus, in the forests of Lippe, from 1879 to 1885, and in 1890, there were 159 oaks, fifty-nine pines, twenty-one beeches and twenty-one other kinds of trees struck. M. Démitre’s investigations establish the fact that the starchy trees, poor in oil, such as oak, poplar, Willow, maple, elm and ash, offer much less resist- ance to the spark than beeches, walnut, birches and limes, which are “ fat” trees. Al‘renchman's Interesting Expertments With Electricity. Some interesting experiments have been made in France by M. Dimitre in deter- mining the effect of lightning on different trees. Specxmens of living wood of equal dimensions were subjected in the direction of their~fibres to a spark from a. Holtz electrical machine. Oak was found to be easily penetrated by the current, while black poplar, Willow, and especially beach, were more resisting. In all these cases the heart wood was the least conductive, and behaved like laburnum. The mysticism of an Indian plays a. great mrt in the hunting excursions. He is ;- neat believer in signs and omens and never l ;oes to hunt when the omen that he looks l for is bad. The flight of birds, the falling of a. feather or the craning of snakes are of import, and, unless he has belief in theâ€" eficacy ofrhis amulet to overcome adverse circumstances, he will not go after game until a more propitious time. The Indian being very susfiptible to cold, does ver; little hunting during the Winter. He i: not hardy, nor is he Warmly clothed, con- sequently he prefers the scanty warmth or his tepee to the blasts of the plains o: mountains. iivided by the chiefs,assisted by the young: soldiers. and the return march began in a: similar manner to that of the invasion. LIGHTNIN G 8TB. UOK TREES- A Congress on Shipboard. Cannibahsm in India.- [302m u ‘ m‘ deeds thus “ Na, na, Eny man ; when l feenish a. job I aye put it an my window (me show my work ; so ye can jist dae the same.” Good Advice- One day recently a Scotch publican was endeavoring to remove from his spacious bar one of his customers who had partaken not wisely bgt too well, when, noticing the shoemaker passing the door, he called to him to give him assistance. But the man of leather replied : ' The Boksburg station was, says the Johannesburg Standard and Diggers' News, on the morning of the 25th the scene of a disgraceful affair. It appears a lady hail- ing from Benoni, Whose complexion is not of the fairest, has been accustomed to travel in the compartment. set apart for Blanken (whites) for years, being well-known as a highly respectable woman although a little dark, and she was without let or hindrance allowed to do so. But this morning, when she had taken her seat for Johannesburg, a guard ordered her out, and commanded her to take up her quarters in the compart- ment used by niggers. This language not being understood by the traveller, she of course did not move, whereupon three of railway officials caught hold of her and literally dragged her from the train, tear- ing her clothes from her back, leaving her standing on the platform almost in a nude state, and inflicting several nasty bruise on her. ' A member of a well known club in Lon- don lost his umbrella in the club and was resolved to draw attentxon to the circum- stance. He caused the following notice to be put up in the entrance hall :--“ The nobleman who took away an umbrella not his own on such a date is requested to re- turn it.” The committee took umbrage a the statement and summoned the mem- her who had composed it before them. “ Why, air,” they said, “ should you have supposed that a nobleman had taken your umbrella?” “ \Vell,” he replied, “ the first article in the club rules says that “ This club is to be composed of noblemen and gentlemen,” and since the person who stole my umbrella could not have been a gentle- man, he must have been a nobleman.” Good manners, which give color to life are of greater importance than laws, which are but one of their manifestations. The law touches us here and there, but manners are about us everywhere, pervading society like the air we breathe. Good manners, as we call them, are neither more nor less than good behavior, consisting of courtesy and kindness. In is the man of voluntary or compelled leisure who mopes and pines, and thinks himself into the madhouse or the grave. Motion is all nature’s law. Action is man’s salvation, physical and mental. He only is truly wise who lays himself out. to work till life’s latest. hour, and that is the man who will live the longest and live to the most purpose. It is a strange and solemn power which conscience wields. Conscience comes to us in lonely hours. It wakens us in the night. It stands at the side of the bed and says. “Come, wake up, and listen to me.” And there it. holds us with its remorselesa eye. If I were to say what I had really been to the Germans in general, and to the young German poets in particular, I should say I had been their Liberator. It will be very generally found that those who sneer habitually at. human nature, and affect to despise it, are among its Worst and least pleasant samples. I don’t like those mighty fine preacher, who round ofi' their sentence: so beautifully that they are sure to roll off the sinner’e conscience. Next in importance to freedom and just- ice is popular education, without which neither justice nor freedom can be per- manently maintained. The first main thing a man has to do in this world is to mm his possibilities into powers, or to get the use of himself. Serene will be our days and bright and happy will our nature be, when love is an unerring light, and joy her own security. Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, "enerosity, modesty or heroism. Let truth and falsehood grapple; who- ever knew truth put to the worse in a. free and open encounter? A man’s nature runs either to herbs or weeds; therefore, let him seasonaby water the one and destroy the other. The two most engaging pbwers of an author are, to make new things familiar and familiar things new. Every real and searching effort at self- improvement is of itself a lesson of pro- found humility. One day at a. time! It’s a. wholesome rhyme; a good one to live by, a day at a time. The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance. In every age there are a. few men who hold the opinions of another age, past. 01 future. We are ashamed at the sight of 0. mon- keyâ€"somehow as we are shy of poor re- lacions. Who lives to Nature rage] y can be poor ; who lives to Fancy never can be rich. The showy lives its little hour ; the true to after-times bears raptufes ever new. He that can not forgive others breakr~ the bridge over which he himself must pass. A smile is the color which love wears 1nd cheerfulness, and joyâ€"these three. Words are an amazing barrier to the rc- laeption of truth. If you would have the nuptial unio. last, let virtue be the bond that ties it ‘ast. Take not too short, a time to make .- vvorld-wide bargain in. Men have sight ; women insight. Earnestness commands the respect 1 :nankind. All human power is a. compound of tin md patience. Conceit may puff a. man up,but can neve grop him up. Only One Deduction Possib e Colour at the Cape- PEARLS OP THU I'H. Bifl'ers (dolefuliy) -â€"“ Y-‘c-s, she has given me notice.” Wanted a. Change. 7 W ifl'ersâ€"“ How de do '2 ” Bifiersâ€""Congranulate me, old boy I I’m the happiest man alive! I’ve got a. wife who can run a whole house without the least bit; of help. I fnarried a servant-girl.” Wifl'ers (a mbnth later) â€"“ Hello, “Tim-‘5 the matter? Trouble wig you: wéie ‘3 "' The result was that the harvest was saved in such good condition and so much earlier as to more than compensate for any deficiency in the acreage under cultivation, which, after all, was but slight. The total ‘ extent under cereal crops was 1,489,393 acres, and under green crops 1,153,527 acres. The extent under clover and grasses was 642,056 acres, being an increase of 18,- 170 acres, and under hay or permanent pae- ture 1,525,108 acres. showing an increase of 6,184 acres. There is also an abundant supply of sound potatoes and of turf, which are appreciable elements of comfort in the smallfarm housesandlaborers’cabins. These advantages have had a tranquilizing and encouraging effect upon the agricultural classes, who are heartily tired of political agitation and disposed to apply themselves to more profitable pursuit. There are many satisfactory signs ofa beneficial change in the moral as well as the material condi- tion of the people. Not- the least impressive of these are the willingness and comparative punctuality with which rents a’generally paid, the utter failure of the stat“ opts which have been strenuously made :3! revive poll- tical excitement, and the greater readiness to adopt the practical suggestions of those who are competent to give good advice and have no selfish object to gain. APcacerul, Prosperous Your. According toEnglish Authority. The year which has just drawn to a close has been remarkable as one of the most peaceable and prosperous which has passed within the century. In view of recent occurrences it can hardly be considered uneventful, but these occurrences wer exceptional and do not afiect its general character. The people, as a. whole, have neVer been freer from distress and the evils which follow in its course, according to a. correspondent of the London Times. Since the year 18:20, which is treasured in re- membrance, they have not been favored by so dry 8. summer or a season more favorable to agricultural pursuits. Although the total area under cultivation showed a decrease of 5,305 acres in cereal crops and 21,236 in green crops, and some of the crops were light and thin for the want of rain._vet the drought was not felt so severely in Ireland as in England, the soil retaining a large store of moisture from previous years, which was drawn to the surface and pre- served the vitality of the seeds and roots. The administration fit this penal colony is a remarkable system of rewards and pun- ishments. Invariable good conduct secures better food, increased comforts. and final-1y wages for days’ work. Twenty years a! obedience to the rules secures a pardon fir life convicts. Pardons are often granted for deeds of gallantry, and murderers, red- handed and with weapons ready, have been seized by their fellows, who risked their lives to gain the Coveted freedom. The at- tempt to assassinate the chief oificial of the colony may result in restrictions that the convicts have hitherto escaped. TRE M ENDOUS VOLCAN IC DISTURBANCE of modern times was in progress. Years ago the ship Runnymede sailed from Aus- tralia. and the ship Briton from England, each having on board a. battalion of the Eightieth Foot. The regiment was to be reunited at Rangoon. One dark night a terrible storm caught both vessels near the Andamans, and a. great wave carried them high on the shore. Next morn- ing, the regiment, without a. man missing, was reunited on the island. The battalions had travelled around the world to meet, and a stranger meeting never occurred. Even in this isolated place a. remarkable incident occurs now and then to vary zhe monotony of incessant road making and forest telling. Nearly eleven years ago gounds Were heard like the firing of My suns, and in was thought; a. war ship had gone ashore on South Andaman. The sta- tion Steamer was sent to carry relief to the crew, but no wreck was found. The noises came from Krakatoa, 1,500 miles away, where the most -,-_-_ .1â€"â€"â€"-. The hundred or more boats and canoes required for the work of the settlement are far more carefully guarded than the pris- oners themselves. There is no chance to escape, eXCept by capturing these boats. Even then there Would be little hope of freedom, for the Andamans are far from land and lie in a. region of tempests. The only refuge is the forest, where runawrys are sure to die of starvation, if they are not shot by the natives. The authorities, therefore, have so little fear of any attempt; to escape that as many as 500 of the con. victs are often sent ten miles away with out any guards except their own officers. - TH E ATTACK. upon the chief oflicial of the islands is all the more noteworthy because, since the settlement of Port Blair was started in 1857, with the mutinous Sepoys as the first colon- ists, there have been only two murderous assaults on Europeans by convicts ; and yet L0 guard this army of evildoers only one company of British infantry and several hundred Punjab police are employed,a very small force when it is considered that there are no prison walls, and that the convict barracks are scattered all over the settle« ment, which is several miles square. m, _ . . . - 7 {here Ihe Criminals or Brit-Isl: India 3!". Sent. A few weeks ago a. convict at Port Blair, J the Andaman Islands, rushed upon Col. Iorsford with an axe, cut off two fingers of .is left hand, and wounded him in the head -efore he could be disarmed. Col. Horsford, vho is the Chief Commissioner of the is- ands, has since been reported as out of lauger. Thirteen thousand convicts are living at: ’ort Blair, which is probably the largest genal settlement in the world. The Anda- uan Islands are in the Bay of Bengal, and .9 Port Blair is sent the refuse of 260,000,- 300 people. The worst criminals of British indie and Burma, if they incur long sen- .ences of imprisonment, are sent to Port dlair. Over 8,000 of them are serving life sentences. HS GREATEST OF PENAL GOL- ONIBS. IRELAND IN 1893-