July 26, 1886. Be warned and countermand the fete. Your lives are now in our hands and the responsibility shall now be with you. On receiving the letter, Aldrich H. Mann, Managing Director of the Sea Beach Bailroad, put it carefully away for future reference. He said nothing to the Prince or to the invited guests, evidently thinking it a mere scare, and showed it to the reporter only when be felt confident that the danger was fairly passed. He was careful, howev er, to take precautions for the Prince's safety on the boat and the island, tho' they were not so thorough as to pre vent a narrow escape from the bomb. About 200 people were on the boat. In the excitement of the moment some one rushed to the stern, where the Prince was sitting with some friends. "There is going to be an explosion," he cried, and then hurried back again. The Prince took it coolly, but the Con sul-General was shaken up considera bly. The midshipmen closed about the Prince and Siguor Mendonca, and a littlo crowd pushed downstairs and forward to the gang-plank before half the passengers knew that the boat was fast. The prince was on bis way to the Almirante Barraszo which lay at anch or off the battery. The Consul- Gener al and family drove away, too, with all possible haste. Grace, Martine, and Fellows did not join in the paity, and only Coroner Messeme gave official sanction to the trip.
EIGHT DAYS WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER.
