MISCELLANEOUS.
•Signor Hunry Balloni, an Kalian, hat astonished the . visit ors at Niagara Falls by crossing the ohaam on a tight io[>f, ns Blwkltu did yean ago, and subsequently diving from the middle of the rope into the river below -» feat whicu hit predecessor did not atte>> pt. The rope, IAOO fojt in lcrg h, says an American p.i| • , was stretched fi<«n Pmapecb Park, on the A merit: m wide to near the Clify)U. House on the other. Abtrat four o'clock Balleni appealed on the Cinatlhn side, and began to walk out, but after a few stop* returned and ordered the cable to be tightened . When this was donp, at 445 o'clock the itart wuii tuade. At 1.5-1 o'clock Bullem reached the middle of the rope, where lie halted to return ihis salutation to. thrtreinentiotiffapplalso which greeted hit exploit. After resting Iwmself for a brief period the signor started on ln» tramp. That was the only' •»t op made, and at s*lo the perambulist, looking as pate M death, had readied the American end'oC hi»rope r h« baring made the- trip in twenty-Jive minute*. Aflor another rest of thirteen minutes, Signor Balleni again took bit pel* ira hand, and w«» off to> the middle of the rope to make thd iiteat leap. It took him. J*wt six minutes to anir« at tho Centre of the rope, and wlirn there lie ut onco be^an making preparations to jump. While thus engaged ho lout hut b dancing pole, which fel! into tho water and sank. A cord six ieet long, made of rubber bands, was attached- to tho rope, at a point just 115 fcetr above the surface of thn water. 13 illeni caught hold of one end of the elailic cord btfore tho snect'iton thought lie was ready to 20. He descended like an anon, and the rcco\erui£ Mia 1 of tho rubber was almost aimullanc.us \> 1 1 1 1 tin; loud splash of his full 111 the water, No sooner was the splash heard than the head of the signor came pet- ping out of the watpu, a>ud> he struck out vigorously and heartily low aid* the boat which wa»* thci* to pick him uu. He was quickly lmule<i into blur little, croft, carefully wrapped up with heavy blanket*, and rowod to shoro. The conTiet Weechurch, who wo* sentenced to death nome time ugo for un attempt to kill the Inspector of Penal lis.ublislnnents, which sentence wai commuted to imprisonmeut for life, appears, according to the Melbourne Daily Teli-yraph, to be tlm mine of considerable annoynncu to tho nutlioritic* at Peutridge. Two wardens must be present whenever liis cell requires to be opened ;. lii=i liienlg linre to be careful) v riamined beloice he recpivp* them by a senior 1 warder. He is not allowed to mix with I lie oilier prisoner*^ Tho yard where he exercise*, and his cell, require to b» si rnt.lv aeaichcd. Whenever hi* clothing is changed. tho came cxiininat 10.11 is necessary. Writing material* wero tillowed him, but hud to be taken from him in consequeneu of h'w fibusiii^ the privilege b\ witting a. 11 inn bar 6/ fal»e" statements about the Inspector General and the Superintendent. At times he pretends to be religious, and calls for tho clergymen who attend the establishment. Although tho sentence of deatli wns pulsed upon him, and was coinn.uted to impiisonmpnt for life, i.ot. from any extenuating circumstance* connected with the a-siult, >ct a prospect of libeitjr h m hi en offered him, winch he forfeited by his misconduct. His father having written to him, oilering pecuniary assistmice, if he required it, he was allowed to reply to this letter, .uul was informed that if hi* Intli'T petitioned the Go\eminent for his releiibc, it would be gi anted in nil probability, on condition of Inn leaving the colony, andgiring security that he would never return. This chance of freedom he hat lost by repeated acts of misconduct, such a* throwing soup in the officers' face, ringing I he bell of his cell unnecessarily, &c In nil probability he will remain an inmate of the prison for life, und continue to be a trouble to those who hare to 'ook after him. Yoiiiiir women in the Snn Francisco market, says the Commercial Advertiser, brought one day $450 ; middle-apedi women, $200; and old women $100 eueli. Tim sound* rather strargr, but in a fnle of twenty. two in the California* metropolis the other cliiy this is what they brought at auction They were Chinese women, with delicate feet, and fondnesafor rats, we bupposr ; but we are not informed m» to the nativity of the purchasers, and we conclude thnt the latter were fccnrcclv confined to the almond-eyed Johm alone. Who gol the monr\ H Who profit* by this trade in thewouien and 1 girls of the Celestial Kingdom ? Is it not a trifle disgraceful thnt. a city like San Francisco — boasting some of tlio bravest and most intellectual men and women, and' nnmbern of the best newspapers in the country — should be cuiltv of permitting such a scandalous proceeding within it» jurisdiction ? We are inclined to think this an unusual occurrence ,- but if such auctions are ordinary aflairs, it would be well to have reiiulnr quotations in the California market «, *o thnt the world limy knww precisely how tnuclh ile«h nnd blood sells for in the El Dorado of the wrst. Pickled ( j»<r« are delicious, us everyone knows who'll** ♦ ried Hieui. Tl*irs is how to do it :— Get one bushel of clean lump lime, Irre fiom dirt and nil foreign matter, four quart* of fine caff, ami bixtei-n ten-quart pails of pure water, hard jor sott, nnd oh fiee from vegf table matter as possible. Slake I tie lime with two or three pails of the wuter, and dissolvo- • the salt ii>n pa>l of it ; then add the palt and the balance of the wutir. Stir the prepnration well ; hi it stand a short time, nnd ptir it ngnin three or four tiinei. Finally, let it settle, and dip- the ele»r pickle into the cistern or CHfk \o* ; are to pieservu in, filling it. about half full. After this baa been done, dip tli<* esu» into the pickle with a dippor or hnskrt mnde for the purpo.-c. When the cistern or cask id nearly full of egns and they are i»e)l covered with pickle spread a cotton cloth over them, and spread on that a lajer of two or three inehm of thr. filnck lime that is left after tbe clear picvle has been dipped off. Be sure that tho rggs aro well covered with pickle while they remain in il, and the lower the temperature of the pickle is kept the better tho eggs will come out. The brst. arrangement for preserving rggs is to build a vs* or cistern, beiug eareftil to get it well mnde, tight, and from bix to senen feet long, five feet wide, and four or five fept deep. Eggs pickled according to the rrcine given hare been known to keep wrtl far two yeni*. The following Moiy is told by the Taiwan ian Tribune :— " It. is a well-known fact that horses which have oneeserveJ in a cavalry cor| s will always prick up their ears at the call of the buL'lr, and endeavour, to tule np their pface in the ranks of the squadron whence the well-known sound proceeds. A feeling of a somewhat similarehacacter must liar* animated a oner celebrated Tasmanian Bushranger who witnessed the performance of ths ' Laws of Lancashire ' from^. the pit of our theatre the other eveni g. In the New SouUv Wales seme, where Moonbeam, the bushranger, hotly pur*sued by a band of diggers, half ktarred, nncr with his clothe* nil torn, rushes into I he presencAof Ruth', and asks for arms and money, tlm ex-bandit gazed upon the stage representative of his fate ' profession ' with a contemptuous eye r ' You're a pretty bushranger ; why don* you steal the arms, as I did?' The words fell fronr Martin Ciish, once the t-rrror of Tasmania, but now a respectable farmer residing at GVnorchy." Some attention has been arousrd in the mtdical world by the treatment of cancer which is now being pursued in London. The doctor who introduced this method- i» a Hungarian named CloK He contends that cancer is not a local hut » general dispose; and that it arises from tht presence of a poison, in the constitution ; and that the knifs-will never cure the disense, but only postpone its fatal effect. Hi* reme'lv consists insetting up another n*fsea>e — feTer,, under the influence of which the blood )K)ison which causes thecancrr is thrown off. Wo are told that he baa made somelnarvellous cures. The Armed Constabularr force Mtationed* ou the Toupo ' line have resolved to set Napier a good example, and havo *üb«erib"d £150 for a rane meeting to be held in January next. We hear that Captain Smith, A.C., has sont to Auckland for a hnroft to compete for the prizes to be offered, and that several of the constables havo also determined to obtaitv a h >rse to match the importation. Both subscriptions and 1 horses from Napier would doubtlet* be welcomed by theTaupo sportsmen, and we trust, the plucky effort to relieTe tho dulnrM of the military stations will receive encouragement and support.— Telegraph.
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Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 250, 16 December 1873, Page 2
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