MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 27 September 1880, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

'Hi, pnnny,' said s keen- looking Chicago business man ; ' what are job looking for? Let me see thafc letter." 1 No, I can't let you have tbit letter y there's bonds iv it.' 'Why, I've been waiting for you th's half honr, to bring me those bonds — I bought 'em of what's - bis name.' Upon this the lad took oqfc a bis envelope marked 'J. Smith, E?<j. Present ;' jn the upper corner, ' 2500d01. U.S. 5«205,' and in the lower porwr, ' Commission due, sdol. Pleas* remit by hearer.' • Thai's all right, sonny,' said the keen»looking business man, as ha hauled out a scantily furnished parse, s;nve the boy a 5d01,-bill and a quarter, and said: 'There, sonny, that quartern to reward you for your cleverness and fidelity ;' and putting the envelope in his breastpocket bo talked leisurely round tho corner, aud, hailmir a car, was whirled away nt a comparatively liqh^ning speed, > Not till he had reached Union Park did he draw the precious envelope fron* hi« pocket an 1 'ear it open. He then found 5 that tbe en-cloy- 1 rn-ntniied a ropy of theChicago Times, which he cnnld have pur* chasr-d at the ofßce for 5 cents. * Thef iS h is bi::n^ yery numerously today !*■ said ' soa;iy,' takius another big envelog©. •roui Li 3 j;ock«t.— American paper*

i * An almosfc perfect house has been lately disentombed at Pompeii. It is probably the best preserved of all the Boman dwellings hitherto discovered. There are two atria and a very spacious peristyle, in the middle of it there is an ornamental fountain, there is also a complete bath, which must in the arrangement of Roman baths. The paintings in the interior of the house seems to have been exe*cufced with considerable taste, and they are in good preservation. Those on the first fijjr, representing for the •- most part marine animals, are especially interesting. The frescoes also which are contained in the wings of the building are excellent repreBentations of scenes from animal life. They are so admirably preserved that they cannot fail to shed much light r on the condition of paintiug among the Romans at the time, although they also give evidence of the in- "*' fluence of Greek art. The Marquis of Waterford was warned not to attend a Royal Agricultural Society's show. If be did he would be shot for voting agaiDst the Compensation Bill, He was present despite the threat. , A terrible riot took place at Dungannon on Sunday, 15th inst, in which many police were wounded and the ! r ranks finally broken. -^ There is much less excitement afc present, August. 24, owing to the ex- * tremely good accounts from tbe barvest in two-thirds of the area from i north to south. Through the central I districts the harvestis in full occupas tion, and the demand for labor excessively brisk.