ONE THING AND ANOTHER.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 371, 10 February 1880, Page 3

ONE THING AND ANOTHER.

(Collated from our Exchanges.)

The Wangaratta Despatch states that a rumor is afloat that Sullivan the murderer, who caused such a sensation in New Zealand some few years ago by the way he used to murder and rob the gold diggers, was seen a few days ago at the farm of Mr. J. Sloan, which is about three miles from Wangaratta. It appears some young men who were harvesting on Mr Sloan's farm, and sleeping in the hut at night, were awakened by a knock at the door. Upon the door being opened a man entered, who was immediately recognised as being Sullivan, the New Zealand murderer, by one of the young men who had met him before on a station in New South Wales. He looked very miserable, and asked for something to eat, which was given him. He then demanded a coat and trousers, but this could not be given him, as the men had no spare clothes. Sullivan said he would not leave the hut until supplied with them, and the young men rather than argue the question out with him—for he was not unarmed, as be carried a long sheath knife—went away and left him in possession of the hut. Before they left, Sullivan asked them where he could get a horse, as he wanted to get out to Warby's ranges to transact a little business. On the young men returning to the hut in the morning Sullivan had decamped.

Love and appreciation are to a woman what dew and sunshine are to a flower. They refresh and brighten her whole life. They make her strong-hearted and keen-sighted in everything affecting the welfare of her home. They enable her to cheer her husband when the cares of life press heavily upon him, and to be a very providence to her children. To know that her husband loves her, and is proud of her, and believes in her ; that even her faults are looked upon with tenderness ; that her face, to one, at least, is the fairest face in the world ; that the heart which to her is the greatest and noblest holds her sacred in its inmost recesses above all women, gives her a strength, and courage, and sweetness, and vivacity which all the Let a woman's life be pervaded with such an influence, and her heart and mind will wealth of the world could not bestow, never grow old, but will blossom and sweeten, and brighten in perpetual youth.

A wee laddie was brought before one of the Glasgow bailies, who asked, "Wheredo you learn so much wickedness ?" — "Do you ken the pump in Glassford Street?" "No," said the bailie. " Weel, then, do you kcu the pump in the Briggate ? " —" Yes, sure," was the reply. "Weel, then, ye may gang there and pump as lang as ye like, for I'm hanged if ye pump me ! "

A peculiar diamond robbery is thus related in the Cincinnati Commercial: — "AMr. Hawthorne who came from New York on a visit, has had an experience on Broadway which is simply unparalleled, Setting off his handsome dress was a 600 dol. diamond pin, the diameter of which was about half an inch. Whilst sauntering up Broadway he stopped in front of Haggcrty's produce establishment, and bent over a pile of coops to watch the antics of some of the chickens which were feeding. The diamond caught the eye of some silly fowl—a hen, of course—and darting its head between the laths it seized the gem. Unfortunately the fastening was loose. The hen swallowed the diamond, and Mr. Hawthorne's attempt to catch it gave it such a fright, it rushed among the other chickens and lost its identity so far as he was concerned. He went into the store to complain, and was delayed somewhat. When he came out again the coops had all been moved, and Hawthorne could not even recognise the GOO dol. one. A conference was held with Mr. Haggcrty, and it was agreed that the only way to make sure of the jewel was to kill all the chickens in all the coops. This was not a great undertaking, for the house supplies hotels with dressed chickens, and would not have much trouble in disposing of the lot. So Haggerty agreed that if he was allowed 25 cents a dozen for killing immediately, he would tine! the diamond. The coops were carried to the dressingroom, and the seventy-two dozen chickens were killed. The 858 th chicken had the diamond carefully stowed away inside, and Mr. Hawthorne gladly paid 10 dol. to the woman who iound the diamond."

Two very queer specimens of humanity have been discovered in Morgan county, Kentucky. They are two boys named James aud Henry Elam, aged respectively eight and twelve years. These bojs talk rationally, are ordinarily intelligent, but are peculiar in having no hair on their bodies or heads. Their skin is covered with heavy scales, like fish. At the elbows, knees, and foot joints the skin is very thick, resembling the skin of an alligator. They never perspire, but turn right blue when they get heated. They take to water as naturally as fish, but strange to say, can't swim. They dive and crawl along the bottom with

great activity and delight. They can't walk barefooted, their feet cracking open, and have to wear shoes all the time. Their eyes are large and round, not almond-shaped, and the lids are very red. They never wink, and sleep with their eyes wide open, and are always in motion when asleep. Their features are said to be very good and regular. They have to keep their bodies greased when not in the water. When the body becomes thy the skin cracks open. Their heads are covered with scales in lieu of hair. The boys can handle snakes with impunity and delight, frequently quarrelling over a single reptile, but satisfied when each has one, and snakes have no antipathy to them, but follow them like a dog does his master. The mother of these monstrosities has borne eight children. Thewlest, a daughter of sixteen, is beautiful in form and feature, and the other children are not at all peculiar. She cannot account for nature's freak in these cases.

Becoming Rich by Accident.—The Pittsburg Telegraph tells this story, which it says is reliable :—"During an excursion from Pittsburg to Niagara Falls, and while at Cleveland an incident occured which will never be forgotten by those who heard of it. The Kennard House at that city was crowded with guests, when an eccentric and witty druggist appeaaed, late at night, at the hotel office and demanded a bed. The clerk replied that there were only two vacant beds in the house, one wherein was quartered a Pittsbnrg morning newspaper man, and the other in a room wherein was a Pittsburg evening newspaper man, who were both with the excursion. ITo tell the truth, they are both drunk, so you may take your choice as to which room you will sleep in.' The druggist said that on general principles he would take his chances with the evening journalists, as they excel the morning men in more ways than one, and he would doubtless be so drunk that he would lie dormantly quiet all night. He went to bed and was soon sound asleep. The journalist, however, awakened about twelve o'clock, and, thinking it a long time between drinks, dressed himself unconsciously in the druggist's clothes and failed to make a night of it. Ever and anon he muttered a& he treated all present: ' Funniest thing I ever heard of. When I went to bed last night I only had twenty-five cents to my name, and now I've got over a hundred dollars ' showing a corpulent roll of bills), and I'm bound to spend every cent of it before the morning. "He did."