A confidential agent of this company, to whom, it is reported, immense sums of money were intrusted, and who failed to pay over the amounts due on the purchase, has disappeared, and, it is thought, passed over to the Pacific.

He is believed to have defrauded the company out of nearly half a million of dollars." "So dies a splendid scheme," was the editorial remark in the New York paper.

"Certain parties in this city are largely interested in the Company, and have made investments of several hundred thousand dollars.

More than one of these, it is thought, will be ruined by the catastrophe.

Another lesson to the too eager and over-credulous money-seeker! They will not receive a very large share of public sympathy." Mr.Markland read to the end, and then staggered back into a chair, where he remained for many minutes, before he had the will or strength to rise.