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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 291, 2 November 1875, Page 2

By the Jessie E«adman the Otago Museum has received from the British Museum, by way of exchange, a large case of animals, reptiles, and fishe»« among which are 15 specimens of monkeys, consisting of baboons, apes, and howling monkeys. There are also antelopes, a beaver, a leopard, an American jaguar, . a chamois, and 35 specimens of reptiles, including frogs, tortoises, and other things. There are 27 different kinds of fishes, among which is a specimen of the ganoid fish from the Upper Nile. The Olago Daily Times states that Madras has beaten Wheatstone'a duplex telegraphy, Winter, the telegrafiU engineer, has duplicated the

duplex system, an^ introduced a quadruples mode by which four messages caa be sent afc once. The plan has beea tried on 80 miles of the Madras line " with triumphant success." The mailnQWfs socaa time ago broa>ht the sad intelligence that Mrs Lincoln, widow of the late President of the United States, bad become insane, and it is stated that when a life-long friend of,, the . anforttsnate c lady *. went £o her - lately and told her plainly, that she was insane, and that her beat friends felt that it was best she should go to the asylum, the unfortunate woman said : — •• It jnay be so ; and if it is so, what wonder ia it? Havn't 1 had enough to derange any woman's braia ? Did I not see my husband assassinated before my eyes? : Have I; not been homeless for yjeara, and have I not baried all my children with the exception of Robert? Da you wonder that I am deranged ?' The Morning Post f saj9 that as a " firse oiasa misdemeanant " Colonel Baker wai in the Srst inulftnce placed in a different reception ceil at Horsemonger lane Gaol io the other prisoners and tbroughonl his term of punishment he will be kept separate from them. He is allowed to wear his own clothiojr, to buy his own food, to furnish his rooms — he has had two alloted to him — with what is reasonable, necessary, and not extravagant; to have wtoe, at his own cost, not exceeding one pint, or malt liquor, not exceeding one quart, per diem. He is not required to do any work, to clean his apartment, make hia bed, or perform any menial office, all these being done for him by an officer of the priaoo. He may have any unobjectionable books or newspaper* he cboses. He may write or receive letters, or papers; but all sucb, sent or received, must in the first instance be examined or read by the governor. Lastly, he may see bis friends, in his apartment between nine a.m. and six p.m.. '-■'■' Don't talk about this world's, brightness and sunshine to a man with tight boots. A theological student has invented a " seductive," which he calia the " Paroxysmal True Inwardness." It is a wonderful fluid, with milk, eggs, sugar, water, and something else, which°he calls spiritual comfort. According to the Herald of Health, marble-top tables are unhealthy though we never heard one complain of feeling unwell. They look just as healthy and strong as the other kind.