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OCEAN STEAMER WRECKED. Arrival of the Passengers of the Amsterdam. THREE OF THEM LOSE THE IK LIVES A < . i ..I'M, I '! -i-i i>ii- MI of the Diseuttor. A Halifax despatob says the Gevers- ment steamer Newfield arrived lati oiyut from Bable Island with a;i passengers aud crew of tbe steamer Amsterdam, which bad been wrecked last Wednesday iiigvt on a sand bar, fifteen milee distant from tbe Island, while on her pannage from Amster- dam tor Nkw York. Tbe only officer who came up by the Newfield from the wreck was the mats. Captain Lnaas, of the ill- fated ship, and toe remainder stay ing at the soene. BTOHV Of THE MUSTEK. From tbe third officer and passengers of tbe Amsterdam the following story of tbe disaster wai elicited : The steams* sailed from Amsterdam on Saturday, July 19th, with two hundred and twelve steerage and twelve cabin p*sseu- ears and a crew of fifty -four men. Tne weather was unusually foggy for tbe season daring tbe ran across, there being but two clear dayi, and the sea also was rough. On the day before the occurrence of toe disaster tbe sky was clear Sjcd tbe captain obtained good ohssrvaMoue. Next morning, however, broke thick, and tbs weather continued foggy throughout the day with tbe exception of one abort period. About fifteen minutes to 10 tbe ship sud- denly grounded on an unseen bar. No laud or ught-souss was viiibls iu u> direction, and, an il was afterwards discovered, the island was hftaou mileedittaiit me steamer when she struck being some :<"> miles out of her course. The shook ou striking was a very slight one, bat caused great excite- ment on the crowded vessel, the pAaseu^ers btcoming greatly excited, aud rt-jumiigall tbe exertions ojf Canute Lucas attd uia offlcsra to dispsl tfccir fears. Tie 'sjtjfciuiaud .V*R given u open tLe hatsbeiTsud jet- tison tbe cargo, wbioh was commenced at onoe, and a number of tbe passengers joined in and" assd-tod tbe crew. This continued until noon the following day, but, though no watjr had yet shown below, without success. At tbat hour, the com- mander of the ship finding bis tilwt > unavailing, ordered tbe boats t j be got tu read! u ess for launching. Toe weather beoomiDK cUar enough for those on board 13 make out the land, which was observed UJlue-southweet. No water began tu enter Iks hVd until afcetjt t, ocloek, -wheu tbe mgt t beiag lavssabls as f tr a* tbe Neat tier was concerned, ; bough tbe sea was very rough, tbe oupuuu Jocided to lower the boats. All ou board were crowded in j six small craft i and beaded for tbe shore. Tbe first reached tne beach without accident at 3 o'clock in tbe morning. Tbe second ote, however, was not so fortunate, being swamped ju* ss sbe was about grounding safely. Three men ou board her, two steerage passengers, one of them named Dix, and a fireman belonging to tbe ateamer, were drowned, but tbe rest were picked up by tae other boats or dragged ashore. Tbe accommodation pro vided tor the shipwrecked px.r'.e by those on tbe island in described as very poor and inadequate. After landing, without having eaten anything for two days, tbey were compelled t ) wait some boon before pro visions could be obtained from she main station, fifteen milee away. Tbe weather continued moderate tbe succeeding days, and Cs plain Lucas and bis otlioers were able to visit the Amsterdam on several occasions to obtain effect! from on board, bat they found tbe water hung and filling in her hold, and satisfied themselves there would be no hope of saving her. The name* of tbe cabin passengers on board tbe steamer were : Constantino Ludurg, wile and three children and ser- vant ; Rev. Father Cursamins, Mr. Ulders, Mr. Fahrenwaldt and wife, Mr. Opliuger and wife. Tbe only name tbat can be ascertained of the three men lost is that of Dix. Tbs steamer Amsterdam was owned by tbe Netberland American Steam Naviga- tion Comi<ny, and was five years old having been built at Dumbarton. Bbe was of 2,000 tons register, 3.000 gross, aud her dimensions were : Length, :<21 feet, breadth 3 feet, depth of bold 31 i feet. A Halifax, N. S., despatch says: Ths Government steamer Newfleld arrived at Bable Island, the scene of the wreck of tbe steamer Amsterdam yeturday, and Ibe work of salvage will be begun at once. A telegram for the New York agent of tbe line says that nsarly all tbs Amatsrdam's cargo was jettisoned. He asserts tbat the vessel cost from 50.000 to f.0,000, and tbat she will not be a total wreck. The Manes at tbe Imrnigrati .u bbsds last night have been most pitiable. The scores of men, women and children of all ages and sizes, huddled together upon bare floors for two Buooessive nights, vainly endeavoring to seek refreshing repose, presented touching spectacle. There being no ac- commodation other than tke naked bords, detained immigrants are ex p wed to great privations and sufferings. An interne^ with Constantino Ludwig, a New York rs> preHentative of several German bouses, who, wit a bis wile and children, were oabin pan engern, elicited some tttraoge facts about his experience at the noene ot tbe disaster. " Wben the steerage passengers were landed on the island, be said, " they were found in possession ol mush Valuable jewel- lery and clothing, wbioh tbey obtained by breaking into the oabin and rilling bag- gage. For the victims to complain or demand tbeir own would only have seen to preoipilate mutiny, so everything was given up. The captain was utterly power- less, and was in no way to blame for tbe calamity. The officials on the island were also very tardy rendering assistance. Tbey admitted it was nearly twenty-four hours after tbey saw our signals before their life- boat arrived: If a storm instead of a calm had prevailed I do not believe one of all on board would have Oeen saved. Tbe matter requires thorough investigation in the interest of humanity. Wben they did land, the addition of 250 souls to tbe popu- lation of the island caused a scarcity of pro- visions at the various stations. When this was learned the crew of the life boats were sent to tbs wreak for provisions, bat oame back drank, and remained in tbat condition till after ths passengers and crew were taken off tbe island by tbe Newneld. While Captaiu Luoas. was to the ship trying to s tte the small luggage, they prepared iu|pr for him, but a party of island official* oame and stole all the food we had. Next day complaint of this was made to the Govern meut. Two dsys afterwards two young men, members of tbe lifeboat orew, oame to me asking if 1 had complained, auJ threatened tbat tbey would kill tbe man who made the complaint. Tbey swore that be woold uefer leave the island. \Vbi n they said tUi the v were perfectly toDer. I'tii of tbe Amsterdam's crew united with the inland officials in stealing tbe liquor and provisions lauded. Captain Lucas aud part of his men are still on tbe ialand. but bow tbey will tan among the liquor orazed islanders no one can tell." TUB nu> u 1 1 I (JAMB. The I-. t..,u, i . i i, ,ii K . ,1 niiii the oil. n. . Is Prats asuMUsef A Dublin cablegram says : There wu a dramatic aud unique scene at tbe Court of Queen's Bench yesterday morning, when GaorgeC. Cornwall. James E. French, Dr. Fernandes, lames Pillar, Charles Little, Capt. Kirwan and Malooltu Johnson were called up to plead to the indictment obarg ing tnem with unnatural offences. Toe prisoners bad been arrested separately, and met tor tbe first time since tbeir incarcera- tion in the felon's dock. Their manner exhibited a marked con erast. Cornwall maintained the utmost elf- possession. lie seemed cool, calm and collected and had smile on bis face. He was dressed with scrupulous care, and bis gray moustache was carefully waxed and twisted. He bowed to the judge, and bis carriage throughout was that of a man thoroughly at ease. James Pillar seemed utterly unnerved. His face was pale and his Dpi cilorless and tre- mulous. He stood with difficulty and with his head bowed down. French bad all the outward appearance) of a lunatic. Hie hair was unkempt, bm beard uittbaved, bia eyes wiU ant] bis mouth drivelling. It ia said by the Parnellitee tbat in these sppear- ances the prisoner was ehammiog to avoid the oonseqasnoei of bia crime. The indict- ment was read. It not only charged the prisoners with specific acts of crime on particular occasions, bnt also with con- spiracy to commit the same witii other* not in custody. Wben called upon to plead t} tbe indictment, all the prisoners pleaded not guilty, except French, who s| i ,-arsd .juile unconscious of the scene going on around him. Finding it was impoetiible to obtain any answer from him, it was moved that tbe medical experts engaged in tbe case should have further opportunity of considering their decision as to bia sanity aud counsel re- quested that tbe trial be postponed for some days, in order taut during the in- terval French ii.itfht be closely watched and a clear medical certificate given of bis sanity or iBsscrty. '1 be coajrt jraotod the motion and tbe trial was adjJtrsed until tbe IBrti last. In the ml suttee French will be carefully watched by tbe doctors in tbe OSM, and if they conclude tbat be is shamming, tbe court will order a plea of not guilty to be eutersd in his name. With a view to the protection of tbe public morality, having regard to tbe horrible uat jre of the details of the oase, the court will probably sit in canwro, and neither the prsee nor tbe rmblle will be admitted. ^ FLOODS. A New Jrer 'md b the Urrai Over. It.." < U HI. I A Nsw Orleans despatch says : Tbe water in the Mississippi lliver has fallen about twelve feet below tbe highest point attained last spring, and le praotiaally within its banks at all point*, save Davis crevasse, in Bt. Charles ]>irish, right bank. Tbe break occurred March tub, and all efforts to close It proved futile, and the crevasse bad its own way, flooding thou- sands of iuare miles of cultivated lands, wrecking building* and doiu^ damage esti- mated at millions of dollars. The water still goes through the broken levee in a stream 2. WO feet wide, but the deeper chaAcels are on the sides, while the centre of the otevassa shows shallow water, through which many mud lumps are visi- ble. The up-river channel is 400 feet wide, and on tbe line of the old levee tbe water is very deep. Back of that lino tone 900 feet the channel is shallower, but U is still as as muck eighteen feet deep, a line of sound- idgs at ths shallowest point showing fifteen, sixteen and eighteen feet all tbe way across. Tbe channel on tbe down-river side of ths crevasse ia shallow on the line referred to, but tbe uj'-river channel will require an eighteen foot fall in the level of tae river before its flow ol waters will oeass, and this is impossible, since the river at that point cannot fall much more tban six feet below the present Aure, aud a total decline of more than eighteen f -et below its high water line. This would leave still flowing the up river channel of ths crevasse, a per- manent stream several hundred toet wide and from ten to eighteen feet. At the line of the shallowest Bounding and beyond tbe line of submerged railroads where tbe two channel* of the orevsass oorae together a a d pib of forty to forty- two feel was f JOD 1 all tue way across a wide area tbrough wbish a powerful current is rushing, a large aud navigable stream, in fact, on t) the Oulf of Mexico. Uealmng tbe fact that nature has asnerted berseK in this grand cut off or outlet ia a manner to defy ths engiuuers, tbe officer* of tbe Morgan line and Texas Pacitie have built permanent bridges on trestles over the stream, wbioh promises to carry off a much greater body of water than either bayou Lifoorohe or buy on I'taqui'Diine. In thovt. new river has foriued as outlet of the MlvHiHippi mere important in f*ile and depth than any treaui Btttrtb of tbe Had river. During > July tfce British import] decreased 117,000 compared with tbe Bame month last yew. Iks exports decreased 1,300.000. A little girl who was witching a balloon ascension suddenly exclaimed: "Ma I saouldii'i think God would like to have tbe men go up to heaven ah vs." The New York Toit't Washington del patch says Postmaster Genera! Gresham it making further investigations into the alleged irregularities in his department. It 11 said that diaoloanree folly as sensa tional as any that have yet been made will soon become public. -.110 I I lltKM i.H "lit BMNDB). r. I'M nl. Vlrw .. ud Hii. % oi.im ' i A New York despatch says : Two piBt >1 obits awakeued William 11. Revere, of -M East lift a street, at 3 o'clock yesterday morning, lie threw up bis window aud looked out into tbe utreet, listening intently. Five minutes later a girl oame wavering along tbe sidewalk btluw him. lie watohed her aud saw her stop in (rout of tbe house at 206. He dressed himself and went down u the street. The girl lay seunelw* on tbe n jue flagging, and blood flowed from a bullet wound iu her right temple. Police- man lioylo ran up at this moment and Kevere left tbe girl in his care, aud be burned to tbe 10i;h street station of tbe Third avenue elevated railroad aud telegraphed to vbe Ninety-niuta Street Hospital for an ambulance. A group of peo|>i< quickly gathered around tbe wounded girl. While tbey were watching her a large man with bandeome features- walked past them witaont apeakiug and hurried to tbe 126 th street polica elation 1 1 am John \V Funk, of 224 East 112th street," tbe man said to Sergeant Reynolds I think I have shot a girl, and, if neces- sary, I want to give myself up. I am col- lector for George Ehret, the brewer, of East U2nd street." be continued, and often I have large amounts of money in my bouse. The many burglaries com- mitted in Harlem lately bavs made me cautious. After tbe robbers broke into tbe nouaeof my next door neighbor, John Shir- ley, I bought a pistol. Last night, as usual, before going to bed I laid the weapon OL a table beside me, and left tbe gas burn- ing low. About 3 o'clock this morning my wife aud I were awakened by tbe barkiug of uiy small terrier dog. 1 got out of bed, grabbed up the pistol and listened. . beard a noise on tbe front porch, and opened the parlor door. A front window was put way op, and I thought 1 saw a crouched form through tbe slats of the blinds. I oould not tell whether tae object was a man or a woman. P reset tly tbe dials moved, and I tired. Nothing stirred aud I fired again. No sound followed the abot, and I crawled back into bet. 1 lay a while, but finally 1 obeyed my wife, and got up and dressed. I went oat on tbe front porch, which m overgrown with vines, and down tbe high front steps, and into tbe basement area way. Nobody was visible about the house, aud I walked out into the road. I' p tue street I saw Home policemen bending over a woman. 1 saw blood on tbe woman's face. I did not stop to speak with the meu, but hurried here to tell what I bad done." bergeaut Reynolds told Mr. Funk that be would have 1 1 lock him up Mr. Shirley, Funk's neighbor, followed Funk to the sta- tion, sud told the Sergeast be ought to let Funk go on his owu recognizance. Meanwhile the girl was taken t) the Nintty-ninth Street Hospital. She had been recognised by tae police as Louisa Huh/man, IU years old, of 303 East 111th street. They said she was known in Har- lem by the name of French y. In tbe Harlem police ooott yesterday Funk was arraigned on tbe charge of felo nious assault preferred by Policeman Boy lee. Dr. T. H. Weidon, of the bos- pit *l, sent a oertinoate to the court saying that tbe girl was in a very dangerous oondi tlon and might die at any moment. George Kbrst, Fuuk's employer, and Nelson Craw- ford, a real estate dealer in 12,V.h street, offered to furnish bail tor tbe prisoner, but Justice Welde refused to accept it, and oommitt-jd Funk to await tbe result of the girl B injuries. Mr. Funk's lawyer request ad him to make no itatement to reporters. Tbe mother of Louisa Hnltzman wsnt to tbs 126th atreet station yeat jrday forenoon. Hus said her daughter bad been living aome time in the service of Mrs. Smith, of 1 . '. 1 Third avenue, but on Monday left work, whether voluntarily or because sbe was turned away sbe did not know. She re- urned to her home, her mother said, and er father pot her ont of doors. Mr. John Shirley told a repoitx tbat be heard tbe sbote and met Mr. Funk on bis porch. Mr. Funk told him, be said, tbat he had himself raised the window and fired at tbe object when it was only a few feel distant. Aa> KpUeask ! \.inf \t Id... . The Brabmas, or reformers of India. have succeeded only too well with t in r en terprise, it appears, says tbe London (Hole. For several years past tbey have been begging and beseeching young Hindoo widows t j remarry, if so inclined, in spite of what tbe priett* might say as to auob marriages being contrary to the sbastras. At first this strange doctrine made no converts, but after a time two or three youthful widows made tbe venture, aud no ill consequences ensuing to them plenty of others followed their example. Ho far the Brabmas oould afford to rejoice at tbe work of tbeir bande, but their neaeon of gladness was short. For there wont throughout the length and breadth ol Bengal a report tbat tbe Brahma Society would afford protection and maintenance to all widows desirous of remarriage. This news speedily produced quite a rash of candidates for protection, and, according to the Indian Mfiifn-ir , the reformers are suf- fering severely from an epidemic of young widows. From all points of the compass do they flock, with tnoughts direct ou matrimony, and tbe Brabmas are com pelledto cry " Hold, enough !" for want of room in tbeir houses. -..I, 1,1. ! ihr lull- A Niagara FalU despatch says: A stranger wbo arrived here yesterday after- noon on the Sunday excursion from Buffalo committed suicide by jumping inti the rapids from the Third HIM jr Island on tbe American aids, lie took oft bis coat and vest and lay down under one ol tbe trees, apparently for the purpose of cooling him self, when be suddenly sprang up aud threw himself ii.' > the rapids. From paperx which were found in his pocket his name is learned t i be Woodke. but his resi- dence is unknown. The body was seen going over tbe Horseshoe Falls by a num her of people on the Canadian, side, and afterwards was lost sight of. In Alabama it a China tree ten feet in circumference. Its top was torn away by a storm ; bat six feet up the trunk two more tress have taken root and grown a* high as the old tree is. Half way up tbe trunk of tbe original tree a poach tree Hindi out, and is now filled with trait. t.lt. II I > I M. AT 'l 1 . rreaks on ih. Wlrr luiht I In, . ni 'liuioi n. Fm. A Mttamoras, Pa., despatch aays : While Seymour Caykeudall and bis family were sitting quietly at dinner at noon ye*tday, during a terrible thunder kurm, tnree excited neighbors burst into the house and wanted t} know if any of the family were hart or killed. Tnat was tbe first the Ctyltendalis knew taat li^bt.iiug had struok laeir house, and tbat tbe fluid bad been playing ail over aud about it. The bolt had struck tbe roof near the chimney, tearing a bole through it as big as a tub. It did not ectir ths bouse, but divided in three p*rts, coursed in different direslioue over u. Uue portion of the current flmbed along tbe roof to theaouiti end of tbe faouaa, another travelled uoit i, and tbe third took an eastward oouree along tbe ridge- pole of au utanaion. Tbe current taat went south slid down a veranda pott, which it scattered in slivers about the yard, and etitsred tbe ground. Tbe division of the current which took tbe opposite direction also started for tbe ground on a veranda post, but, wbsn half way down, met the end of a wire clothes line which was fastened to the poet. Switching off on to tun line the fluid was conduct 9d ts a tall poet at tbe other end of tbe wire. This pott it made short work ot, and then leaped to the ground at the side of a c jl bouse in an adjoining yard, twelve feet away. Ploughing a channel for it elf in under this ooal bouse from one side to tbe other, tbe fluid turned upward and struck a chicken coop at tbespjt where another wire clothes- line was fastened. Tearing away a portion of tbe aiding on the heu bouse, tbe current followed tbe wire to its terminus ou an outhouse, which it scattered about this (ardeu aud than buried itself in the grooud. another wire line ran parallel with the one on which tbie jurtion of the origi ual bolt made it i last journey and five feet distant. A linen handkerchief was banging on this line, and as tbe current pissed it ontbeotlur wire tbe handkerchief parted in a zigzag tear aoendiug from tbe bottom M tbe top. Tbat portion of tbe il jid wbioh lad i>atsed along t je ridge pole it the exten- sion left the roof at one corner, aud in passing down also oame in contact with a wire eli : jsliue, followed it to another yard, where it tore an outhouse to pieoes and diraiijyearsd in the ground. The elect rioal display at Caykeudall'e house was hardly over when lightning struck a tall pole in Charles Leppert'a yard, on tbe same street. There tbe par- tiality of Matamoras pecp'.e for wire clothes-lines came in good play again for the lightning. One was attached to the pole, whence it extended to the corner of the bouse, and then to a hen-house at the lower end of tae garden. Next to the bun- bouse was a bop- vine, next to tbat a fliurishing gra|>3-\ine aud near tbe two a gay colored bed of tliwers. Tbe fluid ran along the wire to tbe oorner of tbe house, and tore off a portion of tbe siding. Il then passed along to tbe heu -house, where U did but little damage, played simulta- neously about tbs bop-vine, grape-vine and flower-bed, and then disappeared. Tbe vises and plants leaves, stalks, flowers and all were here changed to a coal-black in tbe twinkling of an eye. At the moment tbe lightning struck tbe corner of the dwel- ling Mrs. Leppert was in a room in the second story. . She felt a severe blow on tbe right side of her bead, wbioh stunned her lor an instant. Then a peculiar numbuees passed over her left side and leg. This soon passed away, and was followed by a burn- ing sensation in two spots on the hip. Mrs. Leppert found two round black aud blue spots tbe size of a dime where sue had felt ins burning. The play of electricity about the village daring the storm was almost unbroken for twenty minutes, bat no other damage was dons. 0111. I HI- .1 < H.hloll*. London Trutk says : " Tbe young Duch- ess of Feltre and her sister, the Cooutaes d'Albnhra, have set tbe fashion of wearing whits muslin dresses onoe again. Tbe skirl is mads with innumerable tiny box i '.eat*, edged with Valenciennes lace. The bodice, also pleated, with a V shaped opening and short sleeves, is veiled by a fiohu ot Valen- ciennes lace, of which tbe ends, lied behind, form a very pretty pouff. A straw bal, trimmed with black velvet and wild flowers, is ' your only wear ' with this dress of Arcadian simplicity." A new kind of jacket for evening wear at tbe seaside has made its appearance, aud is worn with a skirt of batiste aud laoe or vicugna, as tbe case maybe. The jtcket, of gray or blue, is tight-filling, wilh dark velvet collar aud cuffs. Very smart jackets ot the same kind are made in while cloth, with chestnut velvet collar and cuffs and gold buttons. For vary slender figures there tre pretly Hungarian vesta, short and tighl, and covered with gold laoe. Tbe old- ! whioued cache jioussiere is now quite ex nloded. and is replaced by the Ciraiid Duobess rediogoU or pelisse, of a light gray material, covered with embroidery of the same color, and as long as the dress. At Vichy, tbe other day, several blue and many red dresses ot some light material, trimmed with liulgtriau scarfs ot bilute embroidered with gold thread forming im- possible varieties of flowers. At ths Casino ball tbe " carnation " dress was really a pretty thing. A profusion of small flounoes on tbe skirl, pinked out and striped (gener ally in two shades of pink) so as to pro- duce tbe effect of tbe flower. Tbe bodice, wbioh bad a tquare opening iu front aud behind, with short sleeves, was of crepe d chine of tbe darker shade of pink, with vel- vet carnations on tbe shoulders, on tbe bosom and at the left side ol the waist. l)ii. Kuril, tbs Gernan scientist now the leadiug authority ou the cholera, has returned to Berlin alter his vimt to Lyons and other plsgoe-itrloken districts of France. At Geneva, on bis way home, he was forced to submit to tbe process ot fumi- gation, although be believes it to be usleas, and so told tbe authorities. " Useless or not useless," said one of them, " you must be smoked like other travellers." In the Dublin Zoological Gardeno a fine lioness has eaten her own tail. One day sbe removed twelve inches of this sppen dage, and after an interval renamed her repast and swallowed more. Bflorts ware made to heal tbs bleeding etump, but tbe lioness continued sating it. Tbs tail bae almost entirely disappeared and she bat now begun to eat one of her forrpaws. The poor creators will probably be destroyed. I lit BAHTINAB-O. Ho., Araks Are l-uui.b.d > Turku* I'... hu.lU K t .|.l Mr. Hillaire Gay, a Qeuevan i^nntleman, bas published a brochure in which be relates his experiences of torture in Egypt : " Tbe second time tbat I presented myself at tbe Prefecture." be writes, I was compelled to witness, much against my will, the pun- moment ot Ibe batt.uado inflicted on Uiree unfortunate Arabs, and on several subse- quent oeeasions I bad to undergo a similar ordeal. 1 hesitate to deaoribe these horrors, which to us Europeans recall the darker days of mediit-val times; but it being my duty as a faithful okrouicier to set forth ths moat striking facts that oome under my ob- serve '.ion, 1 must auk my readers U) overcome their repugnance aud accompany me to the plaoe of torture. His Excellency, Osman Bey, is seated on tbs divan of a large room of oold and sinister aspect, the floor covered with large slabs aud lighted by high windows looking on tbe street. He wsars the itramoouline, or official oostume, a black frock ooat with a straight collar, white waist ooat, black trowseri and tarboueht. His face, ot a light olive tint, is adorned with a scanty black beard and whiskers; t lie nose is strong, the lips are thick, tbe eyes dark and deep. Though rather tout, he is well formed and above middle height. When Unman Bey imiles his countenance becomes pleasing and amiable, but when the smile is absent his regard is oold and stern. Near him, before a Uttle table oovared with green bail*, sits bis secretary. As I walk up tbe room a clock strikes the hour of '2. Tbe Prefect offers me hu hand, aud at his invitation I take a. seal by his side. Then a negro, clad in a long white robe aud wearing on bis bead an enormous yellow turban, brings me a little cup of coffee and a bundle of cigarettes. As 1 baud back my cup to this uuno*ing tervilor three Arabs, escorted by two guards, are led before tbe Prefect. These unfortunates seem to belong to tbe poorest ot tbe people ; their feet are bare, tbeir clothing is worn and ragged, their hands tremble convulsively, their eyes are haggard, aud their faces twitch in apprehension as they listened in mournful silence to the words addressed to them by the Prefect. But tbey answer bis questions with feverish vivacity, and after the exchange of a few words two ot the prisoners are led fro n the room. Then five men enter. Tkets are tbe torturers, and nothing more fell or bang-don than their looks can be imagined. 1'our of them seize tbe Arab who is still lauding before tbe Prefect, and tbe poor wretch, as be is oast on the ground, throws at him a glanoe eloquent with agooy and fear, but tbe great man's countenance remains tiled aud impassive, and he makes no sign of grace. The victim was then placed on one of tbe blabs with bis cheat resting ou the stone, in which pjeilion be was held by two of the executioners. Two others next raised his legs until bis feet were in a borizjntal position, a position in which they were rtt lined by means of s cord fastened to either end of a stick. Each man held the stick with ons hand while with tbe other be kept fast bold of one of the Arab's legs. In the grip of these four l> jwerful and expert men it was impossible for him to move and almost imp jesible for bim to writhe. Os this the tif iu torturer, wbo bad taken no part in tbe preliminary proceedings, oame forward, holding in his band a sort of lasb consisting of five) strands ot twisted gut or hide. Tbe faoe of this man was eingalarly bideoos and repulsive the yellow and tawny skin, ths low forebsad, tbe round eyes, doll and tixed. tbe thick, black eyebrows, the unbearded obin retreating from coarse, thiok lips, tbe creased and farrowed cheeks imparted to tbe countenance of the obief executioner an air of ferocious and bestial itjpidity. Tbe tormentor raised his arm and struck with tbs regularity of a pandulum the upturned feet of bis helpless victim. At the fourth stroke tbe Arab uttered a cry of pain, and at every other stroke the cry was repeated. But soon ths cry was a scream, tbe flagellated flesh visibly shuddered, and tbe soles were seamed with red and livid streaks. Sitting silently on my cushion chewing mechanically the tobacco of my extinguished cigaaelte, 1 oould not help shivering with horror at tbe sight of so much suffering. I fsll as if I were under tae influence of some terrible nightmare. Osmau Bay, bis Secretary, the live execu- tioners, with tbeir stern and sinister feature*, looking unmoved on so cruel sight, seemed for a moment rather tue creations of a dis- ordered imagination tban beings of flesh and blood ; but Ihe heavy thud ot the strokes and tbe screams of tbe victim reoallid me to the sad reality which I was so reluctantly witnessing. Then the pun- ishment ceased, and the Arab, with ghastly faoe and body shaken with a feverish trembling, had to incline himself reipeot- folly before tbe man by whose order he had been so cruelly tormented. Helped by a guard, for bis maimed and bleeding feet refused to support bim, be was then led, still moaning with agony, from tbe torture chamber. Tbe two other Arabs were after- ward punished in like manner. It was now past 9 o'clock, and His Excellency, put ting on his nsma r/laasant amlls, ajave me bis orders concerning tbe service of tbe p Hoe. 1 then ssUted bim and hurried away from tbe place where I bad teen tbe practical application of a barbarous juris- prudence." >' M .., i.i.,,. ihr r,. .. " What nort of a season did you have ?" asked tbe old oyster of the little straw berry. ' Pretty fair, 1 thank you, air," politely rtplied the strawberry. Did yon get many press notices?" " Ob, yee, sir , anv number of them." " Not as many as ioe oream, tbough. Tbat fellow bogs tbe whole press. Why. be is so disgusting people with hit puffs tbat 1 don't suppose I'll be able to get a single line in for my Sunday sohool festival stews next season without paying for it," growled tbe old oyster. " Yes, sir, I i>aifeotly agree with you," responded the little strawberry. " The way some of them work tbe press Ii per- fectly disgusting. There is the little green apple" Oh, don't mention him '" oried the old oyster. " He is too low. I never saw a notioe of him in a better role than a small boy's stomach!" Pitttburg ChromeU TeU-