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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 167, 16 July 1874, Page 2

A Roman paper says that in the course of the excavations on the Esquinal, a lump of artist's colour was found about as large as a closed band. It resembles the blue used in the Pompeiian frescoes. The Archaeological Society of Rome intends to have it analysed. Some of the reports that have leaked out about an autographic telegraph i just patented in Washington, but j withheld from publicity until patented in other countries, intimate, says a j contemporary, an improvement that must be very convenient, and some- < times exceedingly so, and may lead to ! a radical change in telegraphing. The principle is apparently analogous to that discovered by a Mr Bakewell in England several years ago, and that has been employed with imperfect success in France — perhaps elsewhere. At each station a cylinder is attaohed to j

the transmitting and receiving instrument. The manuscript to be sent ia wrapped around one And ins'antiy duplicated on the other, no matter how di&tanr. Tbe process is almost an equivalent of photography, a „d is instantaneous. It is perceptible at a glance that long despatches now sent at so much cost would be forwarded by tbis means m cheaply as the shortest, as they would occupy no more time nor any more labor. It is rather fearful to think what an amount of crude news, wiih all the worthless details, may be skurried about when this method is iv operation; but there is an equivalent in the expectation of receiving President:.! messages, loyal speeches, official and business reports aud statistics io accurate form and without delay. Something like this has been needed. If the American improvement or discovery surmounts the European difficulties, it will not be long before it will revolutionise the existing state of affairs. It is notified in the Victorian Government Gazette, that a reward of £100 will be given for the discovery of a safe and efficient means of signalling in mines. A board will be appointed to examine any inventions submitted for consideration, and to report to which; the reward should in their opinion be given. The reward will not be payable until the iovention approved of by the board shall bave been tried for six months in one or moro mines, and shall bave givon satisfaction. We (Birmingham Post) give the following exactly as we have received it : — " Sir— l hove a hold dog (bat is worn out and I am going to bave it disstroyed but I wish to try sn experiment upon it first. Sir 1 wish to see how it would act upon ratts when it was mad if you will oblige me by letting me know what will do it through your paper I should feel thankful." Jf the Bociety of such an amiable owner doea not drive the poor dog mad, wo do not know what would. The New Yo»k papers contain particulars of the explosion on board the Arctic steamer Tigress. This vessel was fitted out for a seal fishing trip, and was returning south at the time with her catch, when the terrible disaster deprived her of all steam faculties The captain of the ship says : — " On the day of the explosioo the

weallxsr wag dreadfully cold, with a autf breeze blowing and a heavy swell ou A number of the men had gone below after watch, aud had turned ia on top of the boiler for the sake of the warmth. Nineteen of the crew wora reposing in thia way when the crash occurred, and aoroe of them were literally scalded beyond recognition. The consternation waa * fearful. Iho two engineers were on duty at tha time, and both were killed." An extraordinary notice appears ia «he Otago Daily Times, vi_.:--o_e thousand miles in one tbo___nd hours. Mr and Mrs J. L. Wiltshire will comraence walking ia a few d_ysy _. wbich due Bouce will be given. Canbaseea before walking at the Crown Hotel. Id the political portrait of Major Richardeoa, the Speaker of the Upper House which appeared in a _ate i aBUO ofthe Otago Daily Timet, the gallant* I J? r« VP reeented'"•• a youtMul cob. The mistake 'a so apparent as being a typographical error that we need- not scarcely inform our readers tbat the word intended is "sub,'' tha sentence reading:-" This habit^rried into private life, is rather, enjoyed by hia friend^aU;of whom-and there are many—cannot fail to like and honor the hearty and genial old soldier, 'who is as ready for apy f Uo at three-score, as be ever was w^en a