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THE OBAVE’8 VOICES. Busk as In dreams, and Io*t In anxious thought My footsteps brought me to thia lonely spot. To whom belonga the field? thia flowery bed? “The deed." * v Enter thou in, my aonl; why sbouldst thou feer ? Nought but sweet buds end flowers ere blooming hiKe Whence comes the essence (or these sweet per fumes? •From tombs.” ' See here. O man t where ell thy pith's must end. However varied be the way they*wend. Listen 1 the dead leaves speatr, ay. hear they must “To dust.” Where sre t!?» careless heirts that on the earth Tremhied m p»fn, , : . f i.; s u jnirth ? Those in whose breasts the flame of hatred smoul- “ Mouldered.” Where are the mighty who taho life iyr slotiu ? Who e'en to heaven’s heights wild wishes form ? What croak the ravens on von moss-grown wall? « Burled all." Where are the dear ones in death’s cold sleep lying, To whom love swore a memory undying ? What wall yon cypress trees?—oh, hear’st thou not? “ Forgot.” To see where these once passed, did no eye crave? May no wild longing pierce beysnd the grave ? The fir trees shake their weird heads one by one; “ None, none." The evening wind amid the trees is sighing Fettered in dreams, my saddened soul is lying, The twilight falls, the red glow paleth fast— ‘•’ns past.” JESSE POMEROY. Details of HU Recent Cunning Attempt to Re- cape from Jail• Jesse Pomeroy is now more than ever the sensation of Boston. The interest which his autobiography caused, an abstract of which has been published in the Herald, has been intensified by an almost successful attempt of the young murderer to escape from the confines of the Charles-street jail. It is scarcely necessary to add, when the story of this attempt is read, that the feelings of sympathy which were active for the young wretch have almost wholly dis appeared, and it is almost certain that he will suffer execution for the cifuel butchery of young Horace Millen and little Katie Curran. If he were an in sane person, as waa claimed _ at his. trial, the malady has developed itself into a form heretofore unknown to the pro fession who have made , insanity a study. For a boy of his age he has recently shown himself to be a genius •in cunning,‘ and has, within a week, made for himself a reputation for facul ties that are rarely found in one of his years, and which are proof positive that he is not only in the lull possession of his senses, but has an extraordinary adaptability for conceiving bold and desperate schemes and plans for de feating justice, and the nerve to attempt their exeontion. Believing that he is to be executed, and that such an event could only be thwarted by escape, he has made one of the most remarkable attempts at jail-breaking on record. The circumstances are as follows : Pom eroy lias for a long time been confined in a cell which is on the second tier in the south wing, the door and .window ■facing toward Charles river. It is about midway between the r tunda and the barber shop; the door and window can be seen from the officers' desk. The cell is a large one, sneh as is used for the detention of debtors, mid contained an iron bedstead, on which there was the usual mattress and clothing com mon to the others. It also contained hard wood chairs, two buckets, a tin washbasin and an iron spoon. The other artioles of the room were books, papers, and a few small artioles which nad been presented to the oconpant. the discovery. It is the custom of the jail to have the cells thoroughly eleaned out twice a week. This work is done by prisoners under sentence, and in the presence of an officer. Yesterday morn ng, while cleaning out Pomeroy’s cell, a piece of white paper pasted to the front wall by the top edge fell to the floor, when, lo and behold, there was a large hole in the wall, with three bricks removed and thro* or four others in such a condition as to os taacn out with a few minutes* work. The disnlacea bricks were at the right hand side of the barred win- dow, on a level with the bottom. The wall at this point is about two feet thick and brioks were removed from the in side. His mode of loosening the brick was by several pieces of Btrong wire, which were in the outer rim of his wash bas ; n. He had somehow worked this tire out, and had broken it in pieces of various lengths, with which he dug in the mortar, thus leaving the brioks free. As stated, there were threeor four bricks beside those entirely out which were nearly so, the plaster being dug out to the ends. By bending the wire a little he could work on the back side of the bricks and thus loosen them. His other instruments were the cover te a sardine box, whiehgave him a sharp edge, and his iron spoon, which was mnoh worn, twilted and bent. One of the rounds to his chair, very strong, had been wrenohed pfi', ana this was held as a lever to pry the brioks. Its strength, as well as Pomeroy’s is shown by the fact that one of the bricks was broken in two pieces in the middle. The mortar and refuse were carefully concealed in a pa per, which was placed under his mat tress, There was, however, a considers- ’' •. quantity, say a pint, on the floor of his cell when the discovery was made. The break was in such a position as not to bo seen from the outside. The win dow edge was covered with an atlas, braced up by another book against the bars. The hole on the inside was cov ered by three sheets of white paper pasted together, and fthe top sheet pasted to the wall by soap. When the workmen entered the cell to dean it, Jesse stood with his back against the break in a careless manner, and when told to step aside the soap paste gave way and, of oonrse, exposed his scheme. PUT A FILE INTO A BANANA. It may seem strange how Pomeroy was allowed to get possession of the instrument with which to out the iron bars; but after he was removed from the cell another remarkable discovery was made. Among the things found by the officers were two letteis from Pom- eioy, one written to his mother and the other to his brother. These letters were quite lengthy, and described in full his plan of escape, going so far into details as to give diagrams of the section of the prison in which he was confined —the rotunda windows and everything which was to be cut away for his escape. In these letters he begs them for God’s sake to bring him a file, and describes the kind of one, as told about before, indicating that he had talked or written about it previously. He wanted them to pat the file into a banana, as frnit could be passed to a prisoner without examination. He even goes so far as to state that he would have plenty to eat after escaping; that he should go to Canada and become a citizen of that country; that he should travel by night; and that each a thing would be much better than wasting away his life in a prison, even if his sentenoe should be commuted, as he had no hope it would be after the vote in the exeentive Council. He adjures both his mother and brother not to divulge the plans he has made even to each other, but begs and implores them to get the files mid bring them to the jail the next time they come (which was yesterday). Mrs. Pomeroy OAlled to see Jesse yesterday, bat was not allowed _ in his presence after wnat had transpired, nor has she since been granted an interview. REMOVED TO A STRONG CELL, After the discovery yesterday Pom eroy was searched and placed in one of the strong cells in the lower t er of the north wing, where he will temain for the present. These cells are built of* large granite blocks which no one conld eat throagh in a year. When his scheme was known he appeared defiant, but soon settled into stulennessand indiffer ence, and said bat little. In reply to a question, Pomeroy said he‘had Been at work in the break since Tuesday, the 13th inst., and expected to make his escape last night.—AT. Y. Herald's Bos ton Letter. A Monster Turtle.—The fishing smack, Sylvan Glen, Keeney, master, has captured a monster animal resem bling a turtle, off Montauk Point, and brought it into this harbor. The ani mal is 7 feet long and 2 feet through. Unlike the ordinary turtle, this animal has no feet, but large fins projecting on either side, which measures 8 feet , and 6 inches across. The head is un- i questionably that of a turtle, but is i crowded with teeth which are of an elastic texture. The animal is incapa ble of drawing in its head. Its neck is about a foot long. The back is jet black, and ridges run horizontally at equal distances apart. Its shell is not thick, and resembles gntta-pereha. It is estimated that it weighed! from 800 to 1,000 pounds. Old sea captains,' who have traversed the seas for life, shook their heads and declared they had never seen its like before. In the evening it was put on exhibition at the Peqnot House, and will soon be preserved for the benefit of science.—New London Telegram. ENGLAND'S NEW RIVAL. Rapid Development of Cotton Manufacture in India. The manufacture of cotton is rapidly inoreaiing in British India, and as con siderable profits are realized, the ten dency is toward continued investments and the extension of this great indus try. It is now manifest that Manches ter has lost its former control of the eastern markets. In the single presi dency of Bombay there axe twenty-five cotton mills in full operation, working 600,0fK> spindles and 7,000 looms, The spindles produce about 130,000 pounds of cotton thread a day, of which about 50,800 jn<uu«i) ate used to produce cloth. These mills are chiefly in the Bombay Island, where a new spinning mill, just opened by a wealthy Hindoo, and working 25,000 spindles, makes a total of seventeen working mills. Up oountry there are several others—one at Surat, two at Broach, two at Ahmeda- bad, one at Jnlgaum, one in the* native etate of Bhownugger, and one at Ma dras. Extensions are also rapidly going forward. Eight extensions are in oonrse of construction at Bombay, chiefly on share oapital, and these will provide at least for the working of 40,000 more spindles and 1,345 looms. The machine ry is always of the very^newest and most approved construction, and no efforts are spared on the part of the Indian producers to enable their goods to com- S eta - uccessfully with the choicest pro- uotsof foreign manufacture— United States Economist, Beautiful Villas Up the Hudson Beg ging for Purchasers. Within the past season a well-known estate on the Upper Hudson, beautifully situated and carefully laid out, wbioh cost the owner $100,000, was sold for less than the mortgage upon it, or for $30,000. As the traveler sails up the Hudson from Newburg he will within a short distance see three flue properties, one of wbioh belonged to a British embassador,, another to one of our foreign ministers, and the other to an equally prominent person, all of which are in the market, unsalable and unrent- able—one, indeed, being turned into a brick-yard. Passing still farther up the stately river, the traveler will be pointed to other splendid properties belonging to old manorial estates— some whose titles came from the British crown, and pthers whose deeds were signed by the Indian chiefs—now utterly worthless as sources of profit, the ex penses of keeping them np exceeding any rent possible for them, and they themselves not finding a buyer at the prices of the mortgages upon them These places, too, it should be re marked, are among the finest in the northern states, with handsome lawns and gardens, old trees and parks, and superb views of river and mountain. The houses themselves are perhaps old, but not unoomfortable, and they are easy of access by boat and railroad. The same state of things prevails far ther from th4 river. There is one place in Dutchess connty which is said to have cost $25,000, and whioh could not be rented, and probably not sold, for a third of its value. In the ulterior of the state there are nnmerons other estates in the same plight,—N. Y. 'limes. basis, dividing the amount left for clothes, the young husband and wife have each jnst seventy-five cents every month to purchase clothing with. They must be more economies! there, or clothing is much cheaper, or they wear less than we, for certainly no young couple could drees on $150 a month. A Mutilated Stamp. Daring the latter days of the session of congress an old gentleman visited Washington to arrange some matters in relation to a patent. One day ariulu visiting the eapitul, he made the ac quaintance of one of the employes, who showed him much attention and de voted several hours to conducting him through that* stupendous edifice and directing his attenton to all its various beauties and attractions. The old gen tleman was completely captivated by the young man, and formed for him the highest attachment. Congress ad journed, and the young man returned to Ids home in Ohio; bat the old man re mained in the city a few dayB and then visited Baltimore. While there he was taken ill and immediately hastened book to Washington. Growing worse, he resolved to make his will, and having none but very distant and unknown relatives, he determined to bestow his wealth upon the young man for whom he had formed so great an attachment. Desiring his presenoe, and having his address, he wrote a few lines, giving information of his health and request ing a visit from him without delay, as he had a gratifying surprise in store tot him. The letter was inclosed and stamped with a postage stamp, the only one he had, whioh was slightly torn in sepa rating it from the pocket-book, to which it unfortunately adhered. An acquaint ance and daily visitor was employed to mail the letter, who oalled the attention of the old gentleman to the rigid ad herence of the postal department to its own rules in relation to mutilated stamps; but he would not listen to the suggestion, saying the stamp was genu ine, had not been nsed, and was good as ever, and be would not waste its valne. The stamp was accordingly used, and the letter duly mailed. Now comes the sequel. The letter was detained here for postage, solely on account of the trifling mutilation re ferred to, and the party to whom it was addressed was, in about four days, notified of the detention, whibh notice was received six days from the date of the mailing of the letter with the torn stamp. The following day the young man left his home, deeming the with held letter of no oonsequence, without even carrying the postoffice notice or paying any attention to it. Ten days subsequently he arrived at Washington, and then recurred to his memory the detained letter, and he wrote home for the postoffice notification. On its ar rival he procured the letter, and in much excitement of mind hastened to the hotel of the old gentleman. Alas 1 when he arrived he learned that bis in tended benefaotor had been dead four days, and the old gentleman, not hear ing from or receiving the wished-for visit, had first felt hurt, then slighted, and finally indignant, and in that frame of mind had made a will in favor of a poor old lady in his native state who had 01106 done bin an act of kindness# This was told him by the lawyer who prepared the will, and was the party that mailed the letter. The old gen- tJeman’s wealth*amounted to $53,000.- Wilmington {Del) Commercial. Japan vs America. A Japanese student who for some time past has been educating himself in the United States, in conversation expressed great surprise that “ so many Americana no marry.” He desired to learn the cause of the army of bachelors, and wished to know if ft was “ too much ex penses to get married here.” When told that that probably waa one reason srhy many of bur young men remained in the state of single blessedness he seemed greatly astonished, and said: “ So diflrrent in my oountry.” When asked how much it cost to get married there he rervlfc* • •• Net one ***** ; * necessity. ^ '** ?*** no minister‘to pay. Her parents, my parents talk, then we talk, make cere mony—mamd.” A lady present then asked him how much it cost a young couple to live In Japan, all were con siderably amused by the answer: “ Five dollar a month.” “ Oonld they hve well on that?” she asked. “Oh, yes, fish, rice, tea—much better than m America; all time plenty, dost three dollar half a month for eat—rest clothes.’ It was suggested that if married life was so cheap every one there was er ought to be married. ‘‘Almost all married— rh, poor, little,fineall married.” the Japanese statement as a A Rat Plague.—Strange news cornea from the Hill Districts of Burmah. English authorities—commissioners and chaplains qf Rangoon and others—have sent out a pitiful appeal for help. Ten thousand villagers are starving. It is not drought, as in Bengal, protracted cold and untimely rains, as in Asia Minor, nor grasshoppers, aa in Kansas, that has broaght so manypeople to dire > («rate. An ares of six tare miles has been ovornm with these* “ British vermin.” which have spared nothing in their widespread devastation, The appeal declares that the people ate entirely destitute; their accumulations have been exhausted, and they have no oocupation’but husbandry to depend on for daily food. With rats so nnmeroas as to eat up everything, nothing short of aid from without can keep the people alive. Aa nothing is said about subsisting on the enemy, it toto be presumed that the up oountry Burmese are, like the lately afflicted ~ confirmed vegetarnma, and