"CAST IN THY MITE."

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 177, 29 July 1870, Page 2

"CAST IN THY MITE."

Smallest words when fitly spoken Unto those whom thou wouldst win, Are a glorious golden token. Of the kindliness with : n. And I would that thou shouldst cherish Tender thought and gentle deed, Yearnings o'er the souls that perish, Sympathies for hearts that bleed. Mighty power to thee is given, Humble as may be thy birth, — Through the strength derived from heaven,. To sooth the bitterness of earth. Each new morn, returning, brings thee Something kind to do or say, — Time, in passing, ever flings thee Some fresh duty for the day. Do thou, then, whate'er thy weakness, Manfully perlorm thy part, Looking unto God in meekness, For His strength to nerve thy heart. Sigma...

As far as the results of crushiugs at the Thames for the month of June can be ascertained, it appears- that the reward of the combined efforts of labor and investment of capital for that period, has been nearly 11,4300zs of gold. Making Sure. — In. a new town in lowa all the deeds stipulate that intoxicating liquors shall never be sold on the premises. A young painter who was copying a celebrated painting in the Dresden gallery was asked by a travelling cockney what was done with the old pictures when the new ones were finished ? Late Habits — Nightgowns. The Oneida Disastee — the Divers at work. — The Yokohama correspondent of the Sacramento Union gives the following graphic sketch of the descent of the divers to the wreck of the ill-fated Oneida: — " On the 24th February, the 'borrowed' steamer Aroostock, with Charles and J. S. Lougee, practical and experienced divers from San Francisco, went to where the Oneida lies, in 123 feet of water. After the usual preparations had been concluded, and by sounding it had been ascertained that the deck of the Oueida was 123 feet beneath the surface of the bay ; after every caution had been given to eight strong sailors to keep the air-pump in constant motion, and allow not an instant of stoppage to occur, as thereby depended, the life of the bold diver ; and after Charles' Lougee had been helmeted and shut from air except that supplied through the slender tube of coiled rubber, with a lifeline around his body and leaden clogs to his feet, with ' Good bye' and 'God bless you' from all on board, he was droped over the side and slowly disappeared in the blue waves, while a nervous tremor shot through our frame as we realised the fearful risk undertaken by the man who was seeking for truth in over 100 feet of water. Away to leeward, borne by wind and tide, came floating bubbles to the surface — life signals from below. The men laboured manfully, but becoming fatigued, attempted to change for fresh hands, and there was a stop. ' Great God ! You will murder my brother ; Quick, for Heaven's sake, quick ! ' And as the men now commenced the revolutions of the air pump, the elder Lougee, with blanched face and trembling lip, gave a signal for a life-line below. For an instant there was uo response, and the face of that brother seemed to turn to marble ; but then we saw two quick motions from the submarine station, and knew it was the welcome signal * All right,' and then Lougee turned to the man at the wheel who came so near sending death below and simply said * My only brothers' life depends upon your efforts in keeping that pump constantly in motion — stop again at your peril ! When the diver came to the surface he reached Minister De Long a sword and lacquered box, and then was his helmet loosed, and our party crowded round to hear of the gallant ship. Among our party were many of the survivors of the Oneida, who were intensely excited to learn the tidings. Said the diver: ( The water for the first seventy feet was quite clear, as the sun gave excellent light, and although my supply of air was checked for an instant, I reached the stern of the ship just astern of the mizzen-mast, and close by the mess-room hateh — the tide was ebbing quite strong, and I was compelled to hold the lines from the rigging to keep from being swept forward. I first examined the sides of the ship ; she was cut from the mizzen rigging to an angle of about forty degrees across the whole stern of the ship, her timbers, far below the waterline, being crushed and broken ; the captain's cabin cut in two; the wheel and steering gear all carried away ; and, in fact, the whole side and end of the ship is stove or cut away.' Lougee expressed the belief that it will be impracticable to raise the ship, but that the splendid battery, personal effecl&, &c, can be saved if the Government see proper. The opinion of the United States Naval Court at Yokohama on the loss of the Oneida was sent to Congress to-day by the Navy Department. The Court finds the Bombay wholly to blame for the collision, and characterised her conduct afterwards, in disregarding the signals of distress, as wholly unparalled."