Our English telegrams recently an nounced that the Govornor of Charkow, Russia, had been carried off by the Nihilists. The following further parti culars are supplied by a Dondon journal: — •" A young man, iv the full uniform of a Procurateur's secretary, called on the Governor-General. Courteously saluting, said he, 'M. the Procurateur begs your excellency to be so good as to come at once to his office.' l Anything very im portant ?' was the answer. 'We are on the track of Prince Krapotins' murderer, and your excellency's presence is most necessary.' ' Good ! I will ring and order the carriage.' 'Pray do not trouble to do so, the Procurateur has sent his own carriage for your excellency that no time bo lost ; everything depends on ex peditiousness.' The Governor and the young man got into the carriage, drove off, and were not seen again. The Governor had himself fallen - into , the hands of tho Nihilists^"

The Bruce Herald says : — " Mr Thos.; Reid, bf^South Tokonlairiro, brought to our office two fine specimens of chicory root grown on his property. It may be remembered that he greW. about three quarters of an acre of the same last year, which realised £6 10s per ton. This year he has eight acres in crop." A quick-witted rogue has recently managed to rob the director of a London banking establishnient Of a travelling bag. containing 4000 ddllars hi gold. While On his way from London to Paris. Having remarked that a man seemed to follow 1 him with suspicious persistency when he arrived on board the boat bound for Calais, the director took the precau tion to place the preeidua. bag! 'on one oi , the seats in the cabin. ,aud , to use it as a pillow In Ibis position lie fell asleep, but -was suddenly awoke by a tug at the bag. He jumped tip ; but as the man he found near him simulated 1 drunken ness, he kept his suspicions to himself ; On reaching Calais the traveller placed the bag dn the ssat of a first-class car riage, and as he w^s its' duly dooupant, sfcddct ds sentinel at the door. But the ingenious thief was not to be outdone. 