£aryv p 25- x2 S* "Vol. v. no ia SALE OP THE CUNA.RD STEAMER ABYSSlXIA. We publish this week a lino picture of the latiTCunard steluner Abvailnla, which Iiiik juat been purchased by me Gnlon Line, and will bq put on the regular, route be¬ tween New York, and Liverpool. Tho Abyssinia haa alwnya been a favorite vessel in the Citnuid Line, and In the busy months of European triiuel has always Wen full. She Is a suporlor ship In evel vrjwtpect mid has been a paving one to lierlatowner*. who dlsposo of her to make room foi the new fleet now building for them. Wo ap¬ pend a brief sketch of her dimensions: south iiiid longitude 00 degrees east, a sen- man fell nvei boaid from the starboard gang¬ way. The bark was scudding along with a rough aim and moderate wind, i>nton the nlarin ol "until overbornd" being given ahe was rounded to, and the starboard lifeboat was lowered, manned by tho chief officer and four men. A search for tho unfortu¬ nate man was made, but owing to the rough- nesi of tho sea he could not be discovered; but the boat steered to the spot whore he was last s»eu. Hero they found lilm floating but exhausted, clinging for bare life to the leg* ami wings ol a hugo Albatross. The bird had swooped down on the man while the latter was struggling with tho waves bird's feet, tho sailor awaited his ohnnooof rescue. Presently ho heard Ills comrados shout from the boat, and In a few minutes more was safe on board the bark, though a great deal shaken and exhausted HOW A YANKEE SHIPPER CKLE- ' BRA TED SI'. PATRICK'S DAY. Onco upon a tlmo says the New York Truth, Captain B. S. Oabon, now tho pacific¬ ally disposod editor of the Nautical Gazette, commanded a Yankee ship, which lay In Dublin bay on St. Patrick's day lu tho morning. Prom Dublin town was wafted I over the water the martial strains and patrl- J2.00 P«n ANNUM ) ■ was manned again, and the lieutenant, mora stiff and starchy than ever, came over tho aide once marc. "I thought I tojd you to pull down that flag." "Did } ou f* "Aye, sir," said the lieutenant getting red as a turkey cock. "Well, I'd Itko to oblige, but loaily, now, I can't," said Captain Osbon. "Well, then I'll haul It down for you," was tho Irato reply. "Yubadam!" imswerod'thd captain, Inv parting (lie name ol a beautiful village in the Golden State to tho Englishman, and adding, "If you do you'l get hurt." Tho Abyssinia waa bulk In 1870, by J, & G. Thompson, on tho Clyde, and Is 3,370 gross, and 2,160 net tons, and Is 303 feet 5 firchos lu length, 42 feet 2 Inches beam, and 20 feet 5 Inches depth of hold, lias 500 h. p. engines, and a capacity for 202 cabin pas¬ sengers, and 1,008 steerage. The new own- era have taken her lowor cabins out of her, including staterooms, with bertha number¬ ing from DO to 174 Inclusive, which space has been converted Into freight room, leav¬ ing 30 staterooms on tho main deuk. Sim has made In tho Cuuard aorVIeo 00 lound voy¬ ages, crossing the Atlantic 108 times, 1ier average trips both ways being made In nine days and two hours. She was originally sold by—thtrOunard lino to her builders, the" Meiers, 'rhoinnsgn, who In turn sold her to W. H. Boas, & Co., of Liverpool, and they in turn selling her to tlie Gulon Lino at a tiIfllng advance In piico.—Nauhoal Gazette, Deo. 1880. ::£i:«?«ft.asf=; GUION STEAMER ABYSSINA SAVED BY A SKAHIRD. A singular story has boon related to u's by the muster of tho bark Gladstone, which ar¬ rived from London. On the 22 of laatniontli, while tho vessel was in latitude 12 degrees ;;nrcess,,diy;^f;;Kb^0;;^-;^,proy b»«llng with two enomlea-the wZr and ttrax^th^S Its mo„.. fanned Us'We wl I Kid"/ In tho contest tho sailor was be«^b|„ok imd blue«ndcruelly lacerated,TitheleM l| own and slowly the bl,d qulvo ed , I d died. I ho carcass Honied lightly „„ „ suZrt ,,hm"""",S ,0l,",l"» »»«"» «$ support loi the exhausted man, who hnt^ai narrowly escaped , lingering ,1„, |,'%,.' anotherdaugof«Wlrtted l.l.i,. lu ius , much ol a swimmer, and the ox^temen o the oxtraoi.Iin.ny conflict began«, t"l in- on litin. lie was luh.t «„,| g.oWl dv I with one*™ around the i.lbatr'o 7i.ody -•"•lor the wing, and one 1,„,„| clutching the otic shouts of tho "thrue Olrlsh luds a-shole- bratln' tho day." Tho captain must have tumbled out of bed In a sympathetic mood that morning, for ho ruinagcd the eljrnal locker until ho ifnnnd a groat big piece of green bunting and then painted on It a moat dazzling harp In yellow ochre, after which he'ran up his colors apeak and folt much hotter. It waa only a little while after, and be tore the vollow harp had (It led In the bree/e, that a bn.it fell from the davits of a neigh¬ boring British /nan-of-war, and steered for tho American. Tho atilf and starchy lieu- tonnnt In her stern sheets was received on Mard with all duo courtesy^ and after a brief Interchange of naval conventionalities, Bald: '\l must request you to haul down that flag." "1 want to know" said tho American com- fnndi'r. "Aye, all, you u'ven't h'any crown h'on It, don't you kuowr"' "Oh, Is that all; we'll fix that was the captain's highly satisfactory answer; and the British¬ er wan ushered over the side with all due co.i.tesy. Tho green flag eamo down, and the cap¬ tain aitlatically painted a- yellow crown abova the harp and hauled her -up again, Pretty soon the British mnji-of-war's boat | c,i3nl80n0it',,,,'tyo';6™lt'*'»«'« the Ktalntra'lIlrboJrn^^'ar tloonecompaiedwlth'thc1, "pi? °'ald^ [ r„ ,' "bm,t the, !>r°P°'"°»e of my regards I Tor the crown and the harp tho wav Tfeel his morning," 8„|„ tho ' £ "\l\™ tenant gavo up lu disgust!. - ° "°u" Ihe next morning tho Dublin oaners <l«- voEed severa "sticks" eneh .1 , W1 ,Ue" aklppor, and every boy Mlok?„ nf.hn att£* Imtl enough coin of tho realm "eft to" h, hl" quart of potheen, and "J,.,,1'! uinjo of. to give tile Y.inkeo'ivl o dofled tie British navy, „ „lp ol the «r....l crathur." bottom slde-wheel stcamo fo, 1 o„ ,iV^" and on tho rivers. Slio willI hi1 , "">}>ny feet long and will be,"lt„dbersZm,eM*,, eveiy reapcilt> uml u , cxpeutod S 1 tf will draw over two foot ofTiterV hf T