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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 51, 4 March 1864, Page 3

A New Pass Across iTHE, Andes.— ln ; .the City Article of The Times, it . is stated,, that by tlie advices from Buenos .Ayres on Wednesday, it appears that the 'topic -whieh ; h*id' atthiofced Atttntibii there since the last iMil cohiiitect in the alleged discovery of a, nfew pass across the Andes, which may hiive a great effect 'in' facilitating the traffic from the Atlantic to the Pacific; The pass is situ- ' ated to the south ofthe ciiy of Mendora, and is in the same latitude as Buenos Ayres'. It is affirmed that tlie Andes here diminish into'insignificant hills, and that the route is throughout practicable for wheeled vehicles with. the exception, of about half a mile, where a 'road 'woiild require. /td ; be'made. ; Sup- ' posing the discovery to be corroborated, it will toa* terially alter the direction, and increase tite value and prospects bf tire Ro&Mi'6 fthd Cordova Railway lately conceded tb Mr iWheeUmgh't,' which would then probably be directed so as to communicate ultimately with the. Santiago and Valparaiso' Kail way, instead of the Copiapo. , "From Cordova to Mendoza and on to the Andes, Mr Wheelright's line," it is .said, " wonld be practically on a dead level, and would pass through a rich and fei-tile country, while the distance would be mnoh ; less than by the Copiapo route." On the whole, the commercial interest of the question is extremely great, since the interchange of products between Valparaiso attd Buenos Ayres would tie very large were it -not for the difficulties of the transit. The practibility of the road may moreover henceforth, create an entirely new direction for passenger, and other communication from Europe to the Southern Pacific. A Modern Moses. — A singular incident caused no little excitement last week at St. Bazeille (Loteta Garonne). The late rains having caused the Lot to overflow its banks; the stream was- covered **' with a great variety of objects, and among them was one of considerable' size, wliicli especially attracted attention. A boatman put ofl* to ascertain what it could be, and was astonished to/find that it was a cradle containing a fine boy about six months old, fast asleep. At the child's feet lay a large A Angora cat, which seemed hfdf paralysed with fear. The child and his companion: were conveyed to the hospital of Marmande, and will be.kept there until tlie parents can be discovered. — Galignani. ' ' I wisli I had your head, " said a lady one day to a gentleman who had solved for her a knotty point. "And I wish I had your heart," was his reply. "Well," said she, "since your head and my heai-t can agree, I don*t see why they should not go into partnership." A person complained to Dr Franklin of having been insulted by one who called him a scoundrel. "Well," replied the doctor, "and what did you call him ?" " Why," said he, " I called him a scoundrel, too." "Well," resumed Franklin, "I presume you both spoke the truth." Voltaire and the King of Prussia were veiy intimate, and as his Majesty was writing some odes, he sent them to Voltaire to correct and' transcribe. Happening to have a quarrel, Voltaire expressed himself hi the following bitter words — "I was his washerwoman, and was sent for only to clean his dirty sheets." A Sleeps Fellow. — I there learnt that a man, a farrier, at twelve o'clock of the last night, being drunk, hacl fallen overboard. In the six or seven minutes, during which he was in the water, the boat was lowered, and he was picked up ; his eyes, however, were so sealed .with sleep and gin that he did not awake until he had been on deck some time. He now remembers nothing. How delightful this turtle-sailing must be ! He was, however, in my opinion, an unlucky fellow, as he did not sleep through the voyage. There is an Irishman employed as a porter on the Great Eastern Railway wlio brags of having a watch that keeps correct time. He was heard to remark, a few mornings since, upon pulling out his watch, " If the sun ain't over that hill in a uiinnet and a lialf, he will be late. " ' ■ At a public meeting ia a country town an eloquent advocate of popular education thus delivered him- - self: — ."Mr President, I rise to get up, and am not backward to come forward in the cause of education ; for had it not been for education, I should be as ignorant as you are, Mr President." A philosopher and a wit were crossing from Dover to Calais, when, a high swell rising, the philosopher seemed under great axiprehensipn. lest' he should ge to the bottom. "Why," observed the wit, "that wiU suit your genius to the letter; as for me, you youluow,»l am only for skimming the surface of th'n.f.s." ■'''*'.' * | , .i Bachelor's Idea bf Wedlock, — One of the ca lal-ties of life. ' ! ■■-'; .** * aside Note. — The desire "for bsthing is a very w! iy-washy sentiment. ' , .A, western hunter, who has always - been victor in ■h's grizzly fights, thinks there is nothirig -like an ov disposition. L A member of the Society* of Friends was accosted in the street the' otiier day by "a sturdy mendicant in :i state of inebriety, who said, he wanted a little aid.! The Friend recommended lemon-ade. ' >- A Pike's Peacher, writing to a Minnesota journal, says the miners are 'very much) discouraged' in-" that region ; they have to" dig through, a solid : vein 7 of silver, four feet thick, befor^-ffi'iy^reach- the gold." A traveller was'lately 1 boasting df the* luxury of arriving at night after a haM'^^s/ptameyy topaf■talce ofthe 6njo3n3ient-o£-"^weU-cat. i liam*ajiAlieleft legjof a goose. Tray, sir, what is the f peculiar luxury of a left leg?' askeda gentleihan; -^Sir]f said the traveller, 'to ; conceive'its luxury yo&'must -■ findj that it is the bnly-leg ; that is; lefti- ;p- ""•!*(/ -^ 7A 4. spendthrift borrowed five shillings' '-'oi adadjj and of course f orgot to pay. : After ; waiting months the lady duiuied Mm&rthem^^ my [neglect, ' said he, >" f the fact is;- jonA jpitse\it are theicause of your not being l paid?^ : '''Hdwlfeo ! .?*-asfeed thejlady.' hei' ; 'when I forget all worldly matters— in short, I imagine my« self in paradise.' J The Best Thing Ont.^-Oiitrof Debt. "'■>&£ z~~ ' The Worst Thing Out.^-Out of Temper, t|