Show interesting Dis DISCOVERY covery covEnY the herculean labor of removing a cairn of 25 feet in height which has been carried on for nearly five years near the village of Alexandr opol iu lu the russian province of has just been completed and led to the most important dir dis covery of numerous articles of gold goldscher silver sliver bronze and clay as also of iron shafts and rods nails skeletons of horses and ornaments of goi gold the whole are in an excel excellent left of ples pres preservation tion and although traces of an attempt made at some remote period to effect an entry are plainly visible the number of objects now brought to light is very considerable in comparing the well weli known passage in herodotus respecting the burial place of the ki gs with the present discovery it is clear clean that this thin is ode one of the catacombs cata combs men 1 tione tinned I by hi him mand and sanguine hopes are entertained that the success attendant on this first attempt will lead to further and even moore important discoveries HARDSHIPS OF TIIE tile WINTER winten capt Gil gildord rord of oi the south shoal light ship sup bup writes to the nantucket inquirer it has been a winter that will never be ro for r gotten by me or those with me full as it has been teen of heartrending heart rending scenes I 1 have seen men call cal for help heip when it was im possible impossible 10 toren render derit it alfid an d assistance asked for which I 1 I 1 have given and there have been vessels the crews crows of shiell have hav 3 probably beels beet washed overboard leaving their bai bal baik balk k to di drift ft by our vessel for two days the ice twelve inches thick and bowater na water wafer in sight expect expecting every moment to have to let our boat go to keep the vessel aud and the lee ice from I 1 over cs im worse than all I 1 have have seen I 1 bodies go by and on life lire preservers preserve js tog top fro from boyhood bave bavo been on the ocean but never before aw saw sa sad bad I 1 as ibis this winter presented 0 fa GENTLEMAN onee asked the celebrated dr abernethy if ho be thought the moderate use of snuff would woula injure the brain no sir wes wen prompt reply for no man with a single ounce of brains would ever think of taking snuff remember judgment ia is at band hand ar d |