Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 20, 1872, Page 2

B e T | " PERIODICAL LITERATURE. The Galaxy for November. The Wetherell Affair---French Scenes, Customs, and Characters. Historic Lovers---Some Great English Lawyers---The History of Emancipation. R In the Galazryfor December, J. W. De Forest, t16 sutbor of * Kate Besumont,” begins “The Wetherell Affair,” & DeW serisl story. Mr. De Forest's vivacions manner, his familiarity with the machinery of novel-msking, and an ineight into the development of events, if not into the inner workings of human nature, added to close study of American society, make his stories very readable. Edward Wetherell, ¢ the Kew Yorkdandy, snd men about town,” malkes his appearance on the promenade-deck of the steam- er. Elm City, bound from New York to New Haven. Nestoria, the daughter of a Persian missionary, is there, too; znd an acquaintance beging, which will grow into something serious, if the reviewer may be accepted as any judge of such things. 7. Durand writes of ** French Scenes, Customs, 2nd Characters.” One of them would bear imi- tation : Tive years ago I happened to be again on French =oil, and this time in the City of Paris. Looking over the Gazefte des Tribunauz, whiie laking my breakfast ©onp morning in a cafe, my eye encountered the follow- ing verdicts: . %lnmbnr one’ was the condemnation of & desler in milk o 50 francs fine for adulterating milk with water, togelher with the cost of printing and posting twenty notices of tho sentence in the vicinity of the place whers the milk had been sold. Numbertwo was s similar penalty for the same offence againsta woman known as ¢ Mother Eve ” (femme Eve), and by profesrion a nurse. ‘Number three was the same pepalty on another of the same gex, with the addition of six days’ fmprison- ‘ment, because she had put s good deal of water into her ‘Several others followed against woren and men for adulterating wite with water,—the retailera being obliged to pay fives of 50 francs, and wholesale dealers fines of 1,000 france, Many offenderswere sentenced for desling in_cor- ¥upt meat and fsh; one, for eelling crsbs in 8 state of @ecomposition, to forty-cight hours in prison; several iving in the countrs to the ‘ike imprisonment for ‘sending to market the flesh of animals dying o natural death ; others for selling counterfeit goods,—one belng imprisoned 2 month for disposing of fale coral for Teal, and another, & grocer, for selling by false weight. T test the integrity of thess verdicts, I went to one «of-the ehops indicated, in which adultersted milk had ‘been sold, and found it shut, the legal notices duly posted, and, necessarily, the bisiness of the proprietor Qestroyed. 5 “Life on the Plains™ is by General G. A. Cus- tar, and describes the campuign with the Indians on the frontier in 1868. Canon Kingsley, who i8 said fo have intro- ducedalargeimaginative element intohislectures while Professor of History at Cambridge, has re- cently ebandoned historic studies, on the ground that he had beeome more and more convinced of the impossibility of ascertaining the truth with regard to any historic event. There is less incongruity, if this be true, in the opposite char- actersin which J. W. DeForest appears in this number of the Galary, as novelist and historian. In an article entitled ** The Growth of Giant Pope,” he portrays the rise of the Pontifiral ower, from the arrival of the Apostle Paul in me, A. D. 61, to the sssumption in 642 by Theodore L of thie title of Pontifex Maximus. Romeo and Juliet ; Petrarch and Laura ; Gil- ‘bert 2’ Becke (father of Thomas o’ Becket) znd the Saracen maiden Timura ; Agnes Sorel, mis- tress of Charles VIL; Queen Elizebeth ; Alfieri =nd the Countess of Albany ; Mirabeau, eaid to résemble “ a tiger who hiae had the small-pox;” John Wilkes, another homely man, who needed Balf an hour to talk away his face ; and Goethe, are the * Historic Lovers” of whom Junius ‘Henri Browne reveals the amatory pangs. One of the best articles in the Galazy i8 “Some Great Eng- lish Lawyers,” by JustinMcCarthy, the Prince of magazine-writers. The end of lagnl ‘ambition in England is a seat on the Bench. To this, the shortest way lies through the door of ‘the Hounee of Commons: “One brillisnt speech in Parliament brings amen nearer to the Bench thexa twenty years of patient plod- Qing in the Law Courte, * °* * " Of course this system has its defects. It frequently places on the Judicial Bench aman who has really to learn his law When be gets there. In one case, which was recently very prominent, it made a Judge of a bold and clever adventurer, who knew, when ho was thug suddenly elevated, a little of law as he did of morals. I have no hesitation in ssying that I allude to the Irish Judge, Mr. Justice Keogh. Nobody could deny that, hen Keogh was made a Judge, after 3 brief and bril- liant Parlismentary career, bis knowledge of law wos estremely scanty, while his choracter might fairly be called infamous. The public opinion of his own coun- try at first looked on his elevation to the Bench 3s ons ‘might regard some brutal practical joke. The system of electing Judges is, to my mind, quite indefensible; ‘ut it must be owned that no community, how= ever reckless or debased, would have_then thought of electing such a man as Reogh {o the Bench of Justice. Since then, it is undenisble that Le bas studied law and retrieved his character to some extent (I dow’t en- ter at all into the recent controversy about him sud the Galway priests); but it is evident that thers must e something defective in a system which made euch an appointment at such a time not only possible, but ‘slmost inevitable. 2 Bir Alexander Cockbarn, who has— = handsome face, bright, sweet manners, clear voice, free and facile style, was almost unknow to the pub- lic st large until he had left his youth far behind him,. He was nearly 50 years old before hewon his celebrity ; and hewon itall inaflish. Hehad found 3 seatin the House of Commons, and made not much of & way there until the famous “Don Pacifico” debate in 1850, This wss {be memor- mble oceasion when Lord Palmerston, defending & ypart of his foreign policy which had been arraigoed for highhanded arrogance, captivated the House and the country by his boast fhat a citizen of Englund might by virtue of his protection, parapbrase the im- mortal “ Civis Romanus sum,” * < < * Buteven Y:].mmm‘:):ipge:h was thrown_intothe shade by the unexpected brilliancy, powen, spirit, acd grace of the speech in which the aimost unknown advocate, Alex- ander Cockburn, surprised and delighted the House. When the new orator sat down, the Ministerial benchoa were in & moment almost deserted, such was the rush of members to congratulate him. ' That epeech was the sensation of the gession. I doutt whether any speech delivered within my memory ever created such a semsation, For, although there ‘Thave been many far greater speeches, yet ihese came from lips to which the ear of the House already turned with the natural and well-justified anticipation of great things. But Cockburn rose to speak that night au ob~ scure mman, and he sat down 3 celebrity. The success ~was like that which aome realls great actor makes when be gets his first chance of playing a fing part, and, ‘coming on the stage 3 nobody, lesves it with fame and fortune at Lis feet. England is governed by Parlis- nentary spexking. It wouid not be easy to convey to ‘any stranger & full idea of the influence on a man's career which one remarkable speech in the House of Commons may have. Cockburn’s way wes made by hat night. 1n & few months, he was zppointed So- Ticitor General; in & few months more; he was ralsed 2o the rank of Attorney General. Sir John'Coleridge is another lawyer in Parlia- ment: ! He spoke, I think, for some thres weeks in the Tich- borne case st least he occcupied overy day, from the opening of the Court to its closing, for about three weaks, in the delivery of his address, and there seemed to the listeners no particulsr reason why, if he chose, be might not go on for three years. He s terribly dif- fuse, - Compared with him, Gladstone is _concise and Cardwell laconic. 1t seemsas if he were positively incapable of answering the simplest questions in a few clear words, Obviously, he is enamored of his own style of speaking, and Joves {o hear his own voice. Tho | soice and style are both, 1 own, very charming. John Bright once called Coleridge the most “ besutiful”™ speaker in the House of Commons. A better descrip- tion could not well be given, The speeches are * besu- tiful.” Coleridge’s voice is sweetand pure ; his man- mer s full of ease 2nd grece ; the words and sentences fiow out like & swilt, clear, melodious stream, _The orator, & tall, thin, bald man, looks all the while so enigaly self-satiefied, so serenely conscious of his own gilts, graces, and general superiority, that it seems 8 eweet condescemsion in him_ to conset to imstruct mero common men, ¢ * ¢ Perbaps it is needless to add that Coleridge 18 not a great favorite in the House of Commons, Men don't relish that tone of swect and bland superiority. Some even declare that they find nothing in the matier of the Attorney Genertl's specches to warrant such a style ; that he 18 50 utter failure a8 a politician ; that for law reform ho has never done anything more thn to graciously demonstrate its mere impossibility, aod the dull fatuity of those who believe in it - that they would like something more in & great Parllamentary officer than & beautiful voice, 3 choice diction, and a vast self- conceit, and that, in fact, they consider Sir Jobn in Parliament a5 a good desl of & humbug, I do not say whether suchis my opinion or mot. ButI doubt whether it would be possible for any man to bess cise, virtuoue, and eloguent as Sir John Coleridge ooks. . “*Saved from the Normons " is finished. There js about this marrative a life-like realism that makes it difficult to doubt that the writer i tell- ing an “ower true tale” from her own expe- rience. 3 Gideon Welles tells ““ The History of Emanci- pation.” Mr. Lincoln declared previous to his election, and reiterated at his inauguration: “1 bave no purpose, directly or indirectly, to in- terfere with the institntion of Slavery in the States whera it exists. I believe I have no law- ful right to doeo, andI have no inclination to do go.” But the problem how to treat the o conciliate tho Border States, which loved the - him that a change of policy in the conduct of the war glaves who were captured, or who came within the lines of the Union armies, became more and more embarrassing. Eversthing that humanity dictated was done for their comfort, but the Gov~ ernmont besitated Lo proclaim any fixed policy, in the unsettled condition of affairs, “It was evident to most of the dispassionate and clear minds of the country that the Secessionists had by their own acts struck & fatal blow to the in- stitution of Slavery, yet the country was not fully prepared to pronounce freedom toall slaves. The orders of such officers as Generals McClel- 1an, Halleck, Dix, and others, prohibiting the {fogitives from coming within the army lines, caused great dissatisiaction in the North, with- out appessing any st the South.” The property rights of slaveholders were re- spected long after it was known that slaves were being used in war against the Government. One resson for this forbearance was the desire Union, but bated Abolitionism. Mr. Lincoln at firat conceived the idea of compensated emanci~ prtion and dspartation of tho megroes, for bo elieved the white and black races could not dwell in bharmony on the plane of equal rights. After the reverses _before Richmond, President Lincoln * became convinced that the war must be prosecuted with more vigor, and that some dccisive measures were necessary on the Slavery question, not only to reconcile public sentiment and to coa- solidate and make uniform military action, but to bring the slaye-element to our nid, instead of having 1t turned against us.” Hitherto be hed always disclaimed any xight on the part of the Genéral Government to move in the matter of emancipation. Mr. Welles thus rolates Mr. Lin- coln's firat intimation of a change of polic; On Sunday, the 13th of July, the President invited M. Seward and myelf to accompeny him in_ his car- ringe to the funcral of an infant child of Secretary Stanton. At that time Mr, Stanton oceupled for 3 summer rosidence the house of o maval ofticer, some two or three miles west or northwest of Georgetown. It was on this occasion and this ride {hat Lie first men- tioned to Mr. Seward and myself that he had about coma to the conclusion that, if the rebels persisted in their wir upon the Government, it would be a neceessity and duty on our part to liberate thelr sleves. He was convinced, he aid, that we could not carry on & successful war by lcnger pursuing a temporizing and forbearing policy toward those who Qisregsrded law and Constitution, and werostriving by every means to break up the Union, Decisive and ex- treme mensures must be adopted, His reluctance to meddle with this queetion, sround which there were thrown_constitutional eafeguards, and on which tho whole Southern mind was sensifive, was great. He ad tried various expedients to escape issuing an Ex- ecutive order emsncipating the slaves, the last and only alternative, but it was forced ' upon him by fhe Rebéls themselves, He saw 1o csca) Turn which way he would, this disturblng element which caused the war Tose up sgainst us, and it was au insuperablo obstacle to peace, Hehad entertained hopes that the Border States, in view of what apfesred to him inevitable if the war continued, would consent to_some pian of prospective #nd compénsated emancipation: but all his sugges- tions, some made a8 early as March, met with disfavor, althotgh actusl hostilities hed then existed for a year. Congress was now_about adjourning, snd had dono notling finel aud concluwve,—perhaps could do nothing,—on this question. H had, since his return from the army the last weck, called the members of Congress from the Eordér States together, and prescnted o them ' tbo dificultics whith he encountered, nhopes they would be persuaded in the gloomy condition of affairs, to take tha initiative step toward emencipation; but they hesitated, and, e apprebended, would do nothing. Attached, 08 ‘most of fher and a largs majority of their conatitu- euts were, to what they called their labor system, they felt it would bo upjust for the Government which they supported to compel them to abandon. that sys- tem, while the States in flagrant rebellion retained their elaves and were spared the eacrifice. A move- ment toward emancipation in the Border Btatea while slavery was_recognized and permittedin the Rebel Btates would, they believed, detach many from the Union csuse, @nd strengtben the insurrection, There was, ko presumed, some foundation for their ~apprehiencion. ‘What had been doce and what he had heard satiefied was necessary, und that emancipation of the slaves in he Rebel States must preceds that in the Dorder States, The blow must full first and foremost on them, Slavery was doomed. Thiswar, brought pon the country by the slave-owners, would cxtinguish slavery, but the Border States could not be induced to Tead in that messure, They wonld not consent to bo convinced or perauaded {o take the first step. Forced emancipation in the States which continued to resist the Government would of course be followed by volun- tary emancipation in the loyal States, with the aid wo might give them. Further efiorts with the Bor- Qer Btates would, he thought, be useless, That was Dot the rond to lead us out of thia difficalty. We must tske a different poth. We wanted tho army to strike ‘more vigorous blows, The Administration must set the army ap exan:ple, nd strike at the beart of the Rebellion, The coustry, he thought, would be pre- pared for it. The army would be withus, War had Temoved conatitutional obligations and restrictions with the declared Rebel communities, The law ro- quired us to return the fugitives who escaped to us. This we could and must do With friends, but not with enemies, We invited all, bond and free, to deaert those who were in flagrant war upon the Union and come tous ; and, uniting with us, must bo made free from Rebel authorities and Rebel masters. I there was no constitutional suthority in the Gov- ment to emancipate the slaves, neither was there zny suthority, specified or reserved, for the slaveholders to Tesist the’ Government or secede from it. They could ot ¢ the same time _throw off the Constitution and invoke itanid. Baving mode war upon the Govern- ment, they wers subject to the incidents and calami- tes of war, snd it was our duty o ovail ourselves of every Deceseary measure to maintain the Union. If the Rebels did not cease thelr war, they must take the coneequences of war. He dwelt ernestly on the gravity, importance, and delicacy of the movement, whigh'he had spproached with reluctance, but he 3w no 6vidence of a cessation of hostilties: said he had given. tho subject much thought, and bsd sbout come to the conclusion that it wus 3 ‘military necessity, absolutely cesential to the preserva- tion of the Union, e must free the slaves or be our- eelves subdued. Tho slaves were undeniably on elo- ment of strength to those who had their service, and. e must decide whether that element should be with us or against ns, For 5 long time the subject had lnin Deavy on his mind. His interview with the ropresen- tatives of the Border States had forced im slowly, but Do believed correctly, to this conclusion; and this ‘present opportunity was the first occasion he had bad Sf mentioning to any one bis convictions of what in his opinfon must beour course, He wished us to stato frankly, ot immedigtely, how tbe proposition of emancipation struck us, in case of the continued per- sistent resistence to Federal suthority. A full account is given of ihe discussion in thevarious Cabinet meetings relative to Emanci- pation. A very interesting incident is recorded by Mr. Welles, which goes Tar_to_contradict the stories of Mr. Lincoln's irreligiousness told b Mr. Lamon in his life of Lincoln. Before r ing fl.\eglroclamniuu at tho Jast Cabinet mecting at which the subject was discuesed, Mr. Lin- coln— among other things, ssid in 8 somewlat subdued fone, hie had looked to a Higher Pawer for aid and di- Tection: He bad madea yow_{hat, if God gave us the Victory in the impending battle, be would receive it as 2n indication of the Divine Will that it was bis duty to o forward in the work of emancipation, I 3 manner Balf apologetic, he exid this might seem sirange, but there were occisions when, uncerfain how to_proceed i hen it was not clear to his mind what he enould do e had 1m this woy submitted the disposal of the subs Ject to o Higher Power, and _abided by what scemed The Supreme Wiil. Events at Sharpsburg had con- firmed and strengthened his original purpose in regard %0 omancipetion, and ke had Do hesitation in_issuing {his preliminary order; the States interested would decide for themeelyes 35 to its consummation. This was not the only occasion when he manifested the peculiar faith o trait here exhibited, Y Gossippy peragraphs by Philip_Quilibet, sci- entific miscellany, and reviews of recont books complete the number. = ANOTHER AGUE-CURE. To the Eiitor of The Chicago Tribune : St= : In o recent issue of your valusble jour- nal, I observe a new cure for theague. Itisajy “ movemen} cure,” and consists in crawling down & flight of stairs, head first. WhileI do not question the efficacy of this method of treatment, it is, in my opinion, open to one objection : The modo of progres- sion is mecessarily slow, and if the flight of stairs should be long, considerable timoe would be consumed. * Time is money.” It occurs to me that the }Sropaaefl result can be secured, in_an increased ratio and in less time, by the adoption of the plan I now heve the honor to suggest : 3 £ Let o straight, smooth pole (hickory will answer) be procured, and firmly planted in the ound. The pole should be, sy, 32 feet in hoight; or any multipls of 16 will apswer.* The latter condition being ob- served, the actual height of the pole is a mere matter_of taste. Let the ]ilntlent then climb (head first, if preferred) to the summit of the ole; by which time & gentle perspiration will ge 4nduced, in ordinary cases. The position should then be revereed, so that the base of the polomay be easily sod_quickly reached by & sliding movement, head downward. (A mattress may, at option, be placed at the foot of thepole.) This will equalize the accumulated action, and 50 diffuso an agreeable glow throughout the en- tire system. The exercize ehould be_taken im- mediately before and after each meal. 1 can searcely doubt that the foregoing 8ug- gestions will be approved and carried into prac- tice by the more intelligent part of the com- munity. A CONSTANT READER. $The reason for this 18 obvions, npon scieatifio prin~ ciples. The velocity of descent doubles for each six- teen foet pacsed over; heuce the benet of the method will be in a geometrical ratio to the height of the pole. ST i —Charles McTirath, the present State Auditor of Minnesota, has been appointed, by Judge Nelson, receiver of the Bauthers Minnesoea Railroad, under the lats proceedings in the United States District Court. —Volk is ordered to produce 2 life-sized statue of Governor John Wood, the i City of Quincy: , the founder of the VETERINARY SURGERY. How to Protect the Public Against Unqualified Persons. An Excellent Letter from Dr. N. H. Paaren, Veterinary Surgeon. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Sie: The state of the public mind at this time on the question of disensed horses, will, I trust, be s sufficient apology for my iroubling you with this communication, and asking you to giveits place in your valusble columns. In the report of the Illinois Humane Society, for the week ending Nov. 16, the President, Edwin Lee Brown, Esq., saya: Qur agents zre more than ever convinced that a gen- eral weeding-out process is ncaded among tlie veteri- Dary practitioners in this city (and everywhere else)— and wonld suggest to the educated veterinary surgeons that they shonld organizo a society, to coneist only of such members 0 can pass & strict examination by o competent board of examiners. In this way, the standing of this highly important profession would 800n become raiscd to its true dignity. Let the Illinois Humane Scciety, who have thus started the idea of organizing a Veterirary Medical Associstion, go one step farther, and from among the professors of our medical col- leges select three, who would volunteer to con- stitute a Board of Examiners, assuming the duty of eliciting the amount of professional knowl- edge which it isexpected & properly educated vet- erinary surgeon onght to possess to quelify him to practise the voterinary art successfully, and seo that the public, as well as the veterinary profession, i protected sgainst the mischievous Tesults ensaing from tho practising of unguali- fied porsons, or quacks. N Some plan ghould be devised by which distinc- tions will be lost smong those who have been duly educated at the different recognized schools. Thén organize a Vetorinary Medical Association, and secure & charter from the Legislature of the Etate of Illinois. Such an association would become a centre of union, each membor provoking the other to works conducive to the advancement of the pro- fession. - Politically, it is said to be suspicious when, instead of talking of what is to be done, we “ rest and are thankful ” with what has been done, 28 this implics thet nothing more remains to be donme. So_itis with science—it indicates indifferonce, which indulged in would in the present doy leave us stranded. The association, if formed, I should wish to make some great effort, and accomplish some- thing worthy of the city in which we Lve. Tho usefulness and dignity of such an association depends entirely upon its own members. Though small in number, we would have within our- gelves tho germ of ell-conquering power. Bcientific knowledge, combined with close obser- vation, should light our path, and open our eyes to & world which the charlatanneverenters. o may practise the veterinary art, but veteri- nary acience—never ! Nor would he, if he con- tinued in practice for & thousand years. This is the sort of unity we want, unity of }mrpose and design, not union of opinion mere- v; but upity of principle; its tendency is to show up a man in his true colors; to cause him to oxtend the right hand of fellowship, and no 1un€er g0 on hating and envying his neighbor without knowing why. 1 am not one of those who take a dosponding view of tho vetsrin:u’g prefesgion. That we do not stand o high in the cstimation of the pub- lic 58 wo have a right to expect, I am quite wil- ling to acknowledgo ; but tho fault is principslly owing to us as individuals, and not as mem- bers 0f the profession; for, although the pro- feasion does not prevent a gentlemau_ from be- ing received as gue, yet, unlike either the cleri- cal, legal, =and medical, it dies not give lim o _stalus in society, unless De individually, by his prvate and professional conduct, deserves it. "It is, there- fore, the bouuden duty of members of the pro- Tession, who have the well-being of veterinary science at heart, to do all in their power as inde- viduals to raige the profession to the position it bes a right to occupy. This can only be done by showing to the public that w sre really what we claim to be,—thoroughly scientific men, will- ing and sblo_to keep pace with all collatoral ‘branchesofscience,with which our profession isso intimately conuccted. This alone will enableus to prove the worth of an educated veterinary purgeon over the farrier or the charlatan, who onlyexcels himby tho numberofunimals ke Lills. With the essential requisites to success in every profession,—in none more than our own,—the empiric cannot continue to compete in the race with the well-trained understanding of the educated veterinarian. % Without controversy, the state of a profession is whatits individual members make it. There are, doubtless, many who would critically watch our doings, and who would jusflg anticipate that, having made those advances by which we have been lifted out of the darkness and uncer- tainties of farriery—the mud and mire of ignor- ance and pretension—proofs should b given by us of the benefits that are to be derived from the light of science illumining our pathway, and governing our sctions. ) With & Veterinary Medical Association found- ed, let the next step bo the establishment of a veterinary school,—not & one-professor institu- tion, but let veterinary science be taught a8 'a branch. of ono of our medical colleges, eccording to a fixed curricolum of study. Let o suitable hospital be erccted for stationary clmical purposes, managed like simi- Jar instifutions at the veteriuary colleges in Europe. No doubt sucha hospital would far- pish plenty of material for practical instruction, and, if more was noeded, thero would bo suffi- cient in an ambulatory clinie in the city. T have not the lesst doubt but that, in & very short time, the Velerinary College weuld Lo more than self-sustaining ; for the public would prefer patronizing such an institution rather Than to submit to exorbitant charges by practi- tioners of riuauficnuble ability. The public would not be slow to recognise such an effort, aud especially the_ scientific por- tion thereof would hail it with delight and ex- pectation of sugmented good resulting, Within 2 few years the collego would be able to uurply the want of the Stute of Illinois. Suitablo laws should thon ho" enacted to banish all guacke: and promote the interests of stock raisers ane owners of domestic animals, as well as for sani~ tary purposes. g Tt seems to me that people mix up questions 80 a5 £o logs sight of the only oao relevant to thet of the way to make the most accomplished body of veterinerians, suited for all the demands of lia gocial commonwealth, and ablo to advance its own status amongst the institutions of the land. Very much the same kind of knowledge is acquired by the student of votorinary as of humen medicine, both es to kind and quantity ; and 28 much time and labor is necessary in the one case 28 in tho other; the essontinl differ- enco consists in tho field of practical applica- tion. These differences in the calling, lile that of the aspirations and earlier aims, tend to the modification of manners. One man passes his days and nights bfiflt\:e sick bed-side of his fellow-creatures, while the other learns and ractices his art amongst the lower znimals, and bt Tequired to be trained, in accordance for the worlk, tomuch physical dexterity, in addition to a well-balanced mental culture and thorough knowledge of the fundamental parts, which are variously. sgukenof as veterinary science, theory, etc. Without those pillars, amongst W snatomy end chemistry especially hold the first places, a man cannot begin to k or under- Btand 'snything of the practice of medicine, no matter to what living creature applied; with them, and much more that is closely allied, he may form a theory—a thought ; idess will arise, the practice will” be regulated on the basis of correct knowledge, and a constantly incressing fund of sound thoughts wiil spring up. 1 will not magnify the difficulties which beset the way of mastering & knowledge of veterinary medicine and surgery in all required details; nor yet unduly exalt my notions of the position which veterinary surgeons should hold as mem- ‘bers of the community. But with regard tovet- erinary empiricism, I would remark that what- ever be the amount of practical knovledge an empiric may have acquired, it is oftentimes used erroneonsly. In every such case he is a danger- ous man, and what is_more, he will continue such 0 long as he is kept in ignorance and grov- elling in the dark. Society i all the time sua- taining an unknown amount of injury from & cause of this kind. Now if this ovil bo admitted, and I believe no one will deny it, then Isay it is plainly our bounden duty to devise & remedy. I would say, if the veterinary empiric is to be aliowed to practics =t all, it he really is irre- presgible and must be tolerated, then’ in that case he should be mado a3 useful a member of society as possible. Allow him free access to sound views and correct principles. It has not been yet proved to me, that the empiric by ob- tlininfi & diploma, becomes either & less usefulor valuable member of society. Indeed, the fixed impression on my mind is, that anless all men intending to commence practice should choose to embrace the opportunities thus placed within their reach, they should be by law prohibited from practicing altogether. 3 By all means legitimate, let us try to raise the - and the \figfis are nne; veterinary profession in the estimation of a dis- cerning public. Yours, H. Pasney, V. 8, Veterinary Editor of the Prairie Farmer. THE FARM AND GARDEN. Shall We Efavs the HorsesDisease in the Couniry?—A Horse Barn Im=- proved—How to Make the Walls— Suggesiionsin Begard to Brick Walls and Skilled Workmen-—Our First Snow Storm. From Our Agricwliural Correspondent. CHAMPAIGN, TIL, Nov. 16, 1872. The horse-disease is the one great topic of the day among farmers. Will the disease reach the country ? Most undoubtedly it will. Why not? Aro there not flthy, ill-ventilated stables in the country ? And are not our horses often over- worked, left exposed to cold currents of air after & herd drive, and otherwise ill-fed and ill-used ? It may not be so wide-spread as in the city, and many horses may escape, at least those well cared for, for these will be less susceptible to disease than are those more exposed to changes of weather, ‘We must congider this disense similar to the influenza in the human subject, and treat it ac- cordingly, not by active measures, but quiet and warmth; warm rooms on the one hand and warm stables on the other. Our horses often take cold by being left standing in the-wind for even & short time, especially if they have begn driven rapidly; and, in this case, & slight cold will be liable to result in the disease. With proper care, the disease will result in laying our teams up only for a few days,—an inconvenience that wo can'ill afford, it is true, just ot this time,—one of the most busy scasons for their use. Corn-husking, fall-plowing, and hauling grain to market, are just now active duties; and to have the tenms laid up, even for a single week, will put us out to an inconvonient extent. Bub the peoplo of the city have also thoir busy sea- son, and tho horse-disense comes in tho very midst of it. Yestordny, an old lady suggested that it was & long-delayed punishment for the continued sbuse of that useful servant, the horse, in our cities ; and that the diseago would touck the country lightly. Perhaps so, and this may ba the proper solution ; at least, i mane doctrine to believe, especially if it will Jend to better treatment of the animals in the future. We bave too many brutal drivers who overload and whip their teams ; and it is a ploasure to see such men harnessed to the dray and the truck-wagon, and beuling goods to and from the depots. Cer- 1ainly these things ought to bring a reform, and make us more careful of the health of thoso animala that this short infliction has shown to e 8o indispansable to our use. FARM-STABLES. Some years since, I had a horse-barn that was 24 by 30 feet, withaloft overhead for the storage of hay. This stable was pronounced one of the best in the county, foritwas made of stock boards and battencd, and the outside painted; ‘but, after all, it was_cold, ill-ventilated in sum- mer, and inconveniont on account of the emall storage-capacity for hay. It did not come up to my igzns of a warm, comfortable stable. In order to keop out the rats, and to protect the sills from rotting, it stood on posts, two feet from the ground ; and this_was another objec- tion, as, every time the stable was entered, thia two feet of rise had to be _overcome, or, rather, neatly three feet, for the sill and the plank floor made it nearly three fect, There was a wing on each side, of 12 feet,—one for a cow-stable, and the other for the storage of implements. This mado the building 30 by 48 feet. The question came up, what to do with this ill-planned stable, Zhot quito suitable for & stablo, and yet too voluable to pull down. - It was concluded to raide it up, and put in & brick basement of 10 feet, and to use the whole lower part for stalls : First, an alley of four fect in front of the stalls or feed-boxes, for the convenience of feeding both hey and grain ; then, the stalls ; and, bacl of them, =space of 16 feet, through which a weagon could be driven. The floor was made of wwell-rammed clay, and the pack for the floor of tho atalls 1aid on this. Of course, the stableis ontered on & level with the ground. The doors aro on rollers, and double, being five feet each. Some of the stalls are single, and some double; but the singlo stalls are preferred. The sides of the stalls are bonrded tight four feet high, and sbove this arc rounds of hard wood. In summer, thia stable is cool,as it can be most thoroughly aired; snd, in winter, it is warm, 8 it can be closed, and it does not freeze. For the past soven yeers, since this change was made, I do not recollect of hlvin%l horse suffer from a bad cold, and we_use no blankets when sbout ordinary farm-work. We now have all of tho old stable part, which is now & loft of 24 by 30 foat, with 16 feet posts, for the main part, for'tho storage of hay, which ars filled from & door in the side, by the aid of & hay-fork and s hay-carrier, In passing through the country, one cannot fail to eee hun- dreds of stables thaf might be made valuable b adding a basement of brick or stone, at a mnfi cost, when we copsider the advantages. Very few of our horsé-barns have the needed space for the storsge of hay; besides, they are cold and ill-ventilated. As many, and perhaps all, of these bnildings are susceptible of great im- provement, this ia a most proper oceasion o call &ttention to the subject. HOW TO MAKE THE WALLS. I you consult s bricklayer how to makea good wall for the basement of your stable, ho Fill tell you tohave it s foot in thickness, aad to lsy up in the ususl msnmer; ind that the cheapest manner of doing the work is by contract per thousand laid in the wall.. Tew people are aware that there i8 & small cheat in this lan of proceeding; but, in fact, there are af ch two respectable cheats. One of them con- sists in using soft brick and brickbats; and the other is in the measure, or mason’s count. And thia is the difference between the actual number of brick used, or kiln-count, and the artificial measurement. In the first place, one stable wall should be hollow, and the double wall need bo only four inches on each side of the hollow, or what is called an_ eight-inch wall. To make this wall will require 14 brick to each square foot of wall. Suppose we have a building 30 by 36 feet,—a very common size for a horae-barn. " We thon have for the side 72 feet; the ends, less thickness of wall, 58 feet; total length, 130 feet. Now, multiply the Leight of the wall, 10 feot, in this sum, and we have 1,300 square feet of wall. We now deduct openings for doors, 10 by 10, make 00 feet ; four windows, 60 feet. Doduct this from tho above, and we _bave 1,040 square feet of actual brick-work. We now multiply this by 14, the number of brickto tho squate foof, which gives us 14,560 ; add for base of founda- tion, 520 total, 15,080, The contractor messures the ontside, nor does he allow for the ogsnings. His mensure is as follows, outside of Luildings: Sides, 72 feet; ends, 60 feet,—132 feet. Height of wall, 10 feet; to- tal, 1,320 feet. Multiply this by 15, the number to the square foot, mason’s count, and we have 19,800. ~ Addextra for foundation, 520, and we have the total mason's count of 20,320,— 2 difference of 5,240 in favor of the contractor. That is the difference between the actual brick- work and the nomital amount which you are to pay for. People in the city generally under- Btand this kind of ley erdenmin,%nz few of us in the country do so. nt thisis not all that we have to look safter, for the manner of laying up the wall is another imporiant point. ¥Your con- tractor who finds material and lays up your wall, besides working in a large per cent of poor materinl, cheats you in the work itself. He puts a narrow margin of mortar on the face side of the brick, mnot more than _two-thirds sufficient to fully cover the brick, and often so imperfect that you may see through between the bricks in an eight-inch wall. we contract to have the brick laid by thethousand, either kiln or masons’ count, we should be careful to stipulate that all the joints be filled with mortar. Of course we shall have to pay an extra price for thig kind of wor_kl 28 it requires more fime and more mortar; but the better way is to buy your brick at the kiln, and tske none that are not thoroughly ‘burned, a8 these soft brick are of little value for awall: ' Employ your workmen by the dsy, and see that the work is well done. _ The truth s, that all, or nearly all, brick- work . done in the comntry is of the worst possible description. A'neighbor put 1] 2 brick house the past summer. ga urchase Tmaterial and hired hands by the day; Wik 50 8e- customed were they to do poor work, that he had to discharge several workmen before he could have the work done in a proper manner. Another neighbor laid up his_cellar-wall, and no one wonld suspect that the job was not done by & good workman., He found that he could lay up nearly half a8 much per day as an ordin: work- man at the beginning, and nearly a full day'’s work at the close. This is & lesson to the so-called killed worlmen,—skilled in lesrn- ing how to best slight the work, and to do the poorest work for the most money. The use of soft brick, and poor work, are not s good thing in any building, and should be dispensed with. Itisa very common thing for the ‘brick- maker to be also the contractor, aund I would warn persons to keep clear of all such, :;Pm tohave a good, honest job done for omm. ‘We are beginning to -use brick quite freely in the’conni‘ry. and we shonld avoid the errors of the city in the use of material. we refuse to purchase soft brick and brickbats, they will cease tfo be offered to us, and we shall have a good article. The former, by hauling his brick, sand, and lime, and making the mortar, ‘and tendjn% ma- son himeelt, will find that the cost of putting & basement to his horse-barn, and even to the large farm barns, is nota very expengive or mys- terjous undertaking, A stable that you'can drive your team _inside, when you comoe from market on & cold day, is quite ‘agreeable, bothto team and driver, and aoften saves them from bad colds. There 1s no particular resson why the farmer should not make himself and’ team comfortabls, st least when it can be done at asmall outlay of ready cash. These economies are much in de- mand at this time, when the farmer is 8o poorly peid for his labor, and, at present, the only way out of it is by making the best possible use of our means. We cannot afford to hire skilled workmen at skilled prices, but must tum glkilled workmen ourselves. A bricklayer at $4aday and board, in the country, with corn at 18c, is a littla rough on us of the myral districts. I very much doubt if thege gentlemen of thetrowel andthe saw would take the best hundred acres of corn 88 a present. In the harvesting, chelling, and hauling to market, they would sink many if they paid the ssme prices for the work as they de- Tand for theirs. For this state of things, wa maust havo a change,—one that will place the skilled labor of the farmer on & par with the skilled Iabor of the mechanic. OUR FIRRT ENOW-STOR. - Most people hove an abiding faith in the equi- noctial storm, but the genii of the weather, or some other *cause, often omits this sup] osed annual visitation, and & defsult is entered, and ahe wise ones exclaim : * Well, T declare the old equinoctial is being put off.” But no such thing occurs in the case of our first snow-storm, ‘which has a regularity that throws the equinox in the ghade, From _the 12th to the 16th of November is the period of our first snow-storm on this line of latitude, 40 degrees. For more than fifteen years I have obsorved this, and do not remember 2n omis- sion. Volunteer storms come in advance of this, a8 was the case on the 17th of October, 1870, when we had s touch of_winter that cos the farmers 2 large share of the =pple and pota- to crops. Ihaveno reasons to qffer for the regularity of theso storms beyond the fact of their occmrence, and that the _sessons’ changes paturally bring them. No doubt, now that the thing is well eatablished, the weather.wise will be able to account for their regularity in the an- nual calendar. re try to religiously observe, and that is, to have the apples, potatoes, and vegetables all housed before the 12th. But this_year, on account of the shortness of help, and the 'heavy crops, the apple crop was only secured on the 9th, and it would require three days to yet secure tio pota- toes. Scturday, the 9th, was & lovely day, and there was no premonition of our unusual snow- storm. Monday had slightly changed the appearance, which gave warning to all potato- diggers, and the work in hand was hurried up, ‘Then came Thursday, yet more threatening, and one of the boy-pickers left the field. A was called in from other work to take his place. Wednesday mornjing was cold and threatening, and neither of the boy-pickers, who had been in the orchard day after dasy for four months, Eut in an appearance, and all the other hands ad to turn into the potato-pateh, which was cleared before night, and Thureddy, the 14th, the storm came. It had been travelling from the farther North, and at Dubuque. on the 13th, gave ample warning that it had not delayed its annual vigitation. Thus comes the first shock of winter, the triumph of the north wind, that tells us, in no gentle whisper, to hurry up the work of the sea- &on, and to put things in order for the re; lock-up that the Frost-King is preparing for field, and Bg:\rden, and orchard. ~But, after a few days, we shall have mild, gentle weather, in which to complet tho husking, tho plowing, tho pruning of the grapes, and the pruning of tho orchard; and we should not forget to visit the murseries if we are in need of fruit, shade, or forest trees, and to either set them out, or heel them in, that they may be ready for the spring-planting. If they are planted, bank them up & foot high, to keef off the rabbits,’and to praven heaving out Dy frost and the swaying of the winds. RorArn. _ . THE STATE CAPITAL RING. The Scramble for Office—The ¢ Ring”? Candidantes — Oglesby and Washe burne. SearscrreLp, ., Nov. 17, 1872, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Bm: The leeches which have fattencd upon the people of this State for the past dozen years areagain whetting their appetites in anticipa- tion of the feast of fat things which, usuaily fall to their lot during the sessions of the General Assembly. The members elocted to the Legis- lature are already receiving numerous applica- tions for all the elective positions in that body, and there are about ten applications from in- dividuals of this city for any office, either elec- tive or tobe sppointed, from Speaker of the House to Page or Porter. Every one of these gelf-gacrificing patriots is willing that the State ehell bleed even to the uttermost postage- stamp, that they may be rewarded for their ex- ertions in defeating the re-election of Judge Trumbull {o the Senate. The “Ring" are alive and ready for the pay. The * Glee-Club,” ars reported to be fixed and provided for,—one, Major W. I. Allen, tobe Clerk in Colonel Har- low's offic “E. G. C.” Jack Allen (brother of the Msjor), to be a Mail Agent as soon 88 & vacancy occurs; and, the third mem- ber, Mr. Poole, to be Policeman of the Homse. Colonel Bturgess, of the Tanners, i3 booked for Postmaster of the House ; Captain Ames, Policeman of the Senste ; ““Soap” Crane, Fireman ; Charley Par- ker (colored), Assistant Postmaster of the House ; Charley Stern, Enrolling and Engross- ing Clerk of the House; Ar. Irwin (defeated for Sheriff), Enmllin%md Engrossing Clerk of the Senate; E. B. Hawley, Postmaster of the Senate ; Captain Emery, Doorkeeper of the House; Pap Stevenson, Eerfiemb-nt-Armu of the Senate ; and Iast, but not least, Shelby M. Cullom, Spesker of the Honse. These few posi- tions are olaimed by our citizens,according £o ru- mor, and of course the rest of the State is not to be much benafitted by the money to be disbursed by the Legislature. The question of whether Oglesby or Wash- burne shall be United States Senator is exciting congiderable attention here, and it is not consid- ered at all a settled thing in favor of Oglesby. For ‘‘ways that are dark and tricks that are vain,” commend us to the * Bpringfield Ring.” Influences are silently &t work that bode no good to “ Honest Dick " Oglesby, and it would not be at all surprisingif ke to content himself with a four-years’ term as Governor. President Grant does not trust Logan, and Oglespy is nof tho kind of & man to act a8 an instrument of tha President in the Senate. The ‘‘spies” of the Administration have started the ball; let “ Honegt Dick” take warning. PoCOTIEIPO. e EUROPEAN FIRE DEPARTAIENTS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Ste: Ever since the destruction of Chicago. and especially since the Boston fire, the public’ mind seems to have been stirred up about the efflciency or inefficiency of our Fire Depariment. Permit me to tell you my experiencoin this re- gard, derived from practical observation in European citios =~ In almost every large city in Russia thers is in every ward s tower,—generally a Wwooden one,— about 150 feet high; watchmen being stationed on top for day and night duty. The top of this tower has a strong pole, about 30 feet high, with s double iron arm, having pulleys fastened toit. As soon as the watchman discovers a fire, he pulls the alarm bell, leading below into the engine-room,—a certain number of pulls denoting the ward or precinct in which the fire is observed. Besides this, the watchman sus- ‘pends from the pole, by means of s chain run- ning through the pulleys, one, two, or three canvas balls, painted black, and about four feet in diameter, or & wooden cross. One ball de- notes the First Ward ; two balls, the Second ; three balls, the Third ; the cross, tho Fourth ; one ball and the cross below, tho Fifth, etc. If a public or Government bu.ilfl.iniia on fire, then a red flag is raised on top of the upper ball— this meaning a general alarm. This is the day arrangement. Atnight, inplaceof the balls, they quse large red lanterns ; for the cross, & white lsntern ; and, for the general alarm, an iron kettle, filled with tar, is lighted on top of the apper balls. It seems to me that this could be a3xpted to Chicago, using prominent buildinga —such as the tops of hotels, shot-towers, eleva- tors, etc.—ns such. mtch-:owg. o Berlin, the_drilled firerdien are justly the pride of thio_ citizens, —nay, of_all” Europe. erving ir the Guarde Artillery, I was detailed as asgistant to Mr. Kluze, the Drillmaster of iho ¥iro Dopariment Jn_the Braiten Sirssce and Fire Marehal (Brand-Director) Scabell ‘Thero is a moral to this that I-| knows fall well how we performed our service,— with'great satisfaction. ' 1 read in to-day's TRIBUNE the timely sugges- tion of Mr. F. W. Huxman, and I should deem it & pleasure to drill our firemen, if the ;mper au- orities should deem it necessary. The Board of Undervriters and ttl)ls Fubt tMma!ml shoula make the first move in this matter. CHARLES W. ZAREWBA, Noy. 15, 1872 e THE CLARK-FEWELL TRAGEDY. Acquittal of the Murderer of His Sis= ter’s Scducer—His Story of EHow He Shot His Victim in His Prison Cell. Brentsville, Va. (Nov. 14), Correspondence of the Balti- d < ‘more Sun. The trial of Lucien N, Fewell for the murder of Jumes F. Clark, which has attracted such general atiention throughout this State, was concluded last night by the acquittal of tho ac- cused. Judge Thomas, wn his argument on the part of the defence, reminded the jury that thoy were expected'to verify that pet maxim of the law that every man's house is his castle, and show to the world that when ome under- takes to enter that stronghold and defy the pro- tection it should afford its inmates, hie must be gr?nred to take the consequences of his act. u_tge Thomas based the ground s of thedefense, 25 General Payne had done before him, on the two pleas of justification and insavity. "To sub- stantiate his first &nsifion he commented with minuteness upon the evidence adduced in the caso, and cited the cases of Ayer, Grant, and Pollard, Bowyer, Richardson and McFarland, and others of similar import, to show that the high- erlaw—as ho termed it—public opinion, had always extenuated such dceds as Fewell com- mitted. Judge Thomas was followed by Genoral Epps Hunton, who also based the request for s verdict of acquittal mpon the iwo pleas of Lumficgtion and insanity. To sustain the first, e recited the circumstances attcnding Miss Fewell's abduction, and took the ground that when aman’s wife or daughter has been seduced, the laws of Virginia confer uglon the injured arty tho privilego of taling tho life of tho se- jucer, To maintain his second plea, he read from Dr. Hammond's opinion in tho McFarland trial, with reference to tomporary insanity. General Henry A. Wise closed the argument for the prosecution. At about 7:30 p. m. the jury rotired to consider upon a verdict. At the expira- tion of five minutes theyreturned, and through their foreman, John S. Ewell, presented the fol- lowing verdict in writing: ** We, of the jury, find the prisoner not guilty as charged in the in- dictment.” L] The verdict was greoted with long-continued applause by the large number of spectators who Cmcaco, hod essembled in the court-room to await the: closing scenes of this famous trial, After his acquittal, the accused came out of the prisoner’s box and received the congratulations of many {riends, who formed an escort of honor and con- ducted him to Reid’s Hotel, where he eupped, and was afterwards driven to Manasses, in com- ‘pany with your reporter. During the ride he conversed without reserve upon his movements before and after the homi- cido, and stated that instead of lurking along the by-ways, as was asserted by the prosecution, he hed come by the most public route from Bristos Station to Brentsville, on the morning of the shooting, twice stopping to telk with. friends that he met, to one of whom he commu- nicated his full design. Arriving at the_jail, he fonnd the door open, entered, and walked up stairs to the debtors’ cell, where he had been in- formed Clark was confined, Not finding him hers he inquired of the occupant of the room, & small colored_boy, who sdvised him where his victim was. Retracing his steps, ho went to the door of the front cell on the lower floor, where he found Clark reclining upon his couch’ in the corner, and fired. At the report of the pistol, he said he saw lint fly from the shonlder of Clark’s shirt, and 23 he jumped up and ran to the right-hand corner of the Toom be perceived a little blood trickling down from his shoulder, The apartment is emall, ten by ten, and the door ia so constructed 2nd placed with reference to the room that the sssailed could in no pert of it find protection against the assailant's bullets ; hence, a3 Fowell ‘was armed with two revolvers, it became 2 mere question of time how soon Clark would fall. Fe- wwell assertod that while he was firing the pris- oner made desperate attempts todefand himself, by first endeavoring to grasp the pistol, which o succeeded in doing, and then trying to wrench it from him.~ When ho found this to be impos- sible, he gumped to & table in the center of the room, snd, catching & lamp snd salt-cellar, hurled them at him through tho grated door, - Mr. Fewell further stated that after he fired the last shot he walked deliberately out of the jail door aud turned in the direction of a little elt of pines in rear of the court *green reaching this cover he stopped and reloaded his istols, and then returned to Brentsville, pass- Ing immediately by the jail. Here he saw a carringe, driven by Mr. Varnes, of Manassas, in which he took s seat, and the vehicle started, but_before he had gone fifty yards some part of the harness broke; he got out and assisted in ropairing it. _Fully fifteen minutes, he eaid, were consumed before they finally drove off, during which time persons were continually assing, none of whom offered to arrest him. o assured me that he could have escaped at any time during his_incarceration, and to con- firm his statement, told me the jail was go inse- cure that frequently during the ‘night he would take off his shoces, raise the door of his cell from its hinges, and walk in the passage. A FAMILY TORTURED BY BURGLARS. Bound, Gagged, and Ironed-~Tloney Extorted by Threais of Death--The ¥ousc Sct on Fire nnd One of the Inmates Dreadfuly Burned. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Nov, 16), Correspondencs of ths New P P (Vo eratas o gha Titnaville—in’th oil regions—is in & state of -eat excitement to-day over & most daring rob- ery which was perpetrated there last might. Whils tho family of Jobn Wateon, residing on the hill opposite the old Hinkly refinery, were t supper, a party of men, numbering five, entered the house, ans A;g:mnching Mr. Watson with pistols in hand and masks on_their faces, de- manded his money. They cautioned the family 1ot to make the least noise, telling them that it was their money they wanted, and that all must submit to be bonnd and gagged, and thatif they ‘made the least resistance they would call in the ‘balance of the gang, who were guarding the en- trance outside, They proceeded to handcuff tho fomily, spplyiog logirons o the men—John Watson and Archibald Stewart—tho lattor the son-in-law of the former, st the same tima gag- ging them, and then tying the entire family to- gother, They next ordered Watson to open his gafe. The latter replied, ** My money is zll in Warren, deposited with my brother.” They re- plied, *43Ve know whom you refer to, but your money i8 in the house, and we must have it.” ‘Watson thereupon, with the muzzle of alhuge revolver PLACED AGAINST HIS EAR} opened the safe, and something like $2,000 wera abstracted. After the safe ha family were tied in a long row and compelled to follow the thieves down in the cellar, then up through every room in the house, and, at the | peril of their lives, information 2s to where | valuables were kept was demanded and given. - After 5 thorough search the family were con- Gucted back to the dining room. DMrs. Watson, Susan Stewart, and Archibald Stewart were | placed on s lounge, blindfolded, ironed and gagged, and tied to the stove in such a manner that if they moved the stove would tp over upon them. The fonds then.left the hous having remained about an hour and a half, while the balance—nine in v on the ontside. In the hurry to depart thelight- ed Jamp was upset, and. THE HOUSE SET ON FIUE. The robbers then returned, and, taking olothes {rom the wardrobes, threw them ou the burning ortion of the dwolling, end with the ntmost ifficulty succeeded in extinguishing the flames. Mr. Waison was severely burned, but the rob- bersmade po endeavor to pull him from the flames. James Stewart, a member of the fami- ly, arrived home after midnight and found the family in & sorry. plight. The irons on Watson cut him into thé bone, and he was bleeding pro- fusely. Those on the other members of the family were also very painful, and were taken off only by severing them with a file. The thieves had handcuffs for every member of the house and their pockets filled with handker- chiefs. Thay had also a plentiful supply of log irons. The police were notified, and at 3 o'clock this morning all the hotels in the place were searched and the town ecoured, but no arrests ‘ave so far been made. The villains have so ef- fectively,done their weok 23 to give no clue to their whoresbouts. The greatest excitement ox- ists in the oil regions over this devilish outrage. Itis veri evident that the Elrty ‘were aware that Watson had money in his house, a8 he had neg- lected to deposit s sum the exact amount of which he does not Imow. None of the family wera severely injured but Mr. Stewart, whoso feet and hands are dreadfully burned-by the up- setting of & lamp. % Three Children Burned to Death. From the Markham (Canada) Economixt. On Friday last the 8th inst., Mrs. Psrsons, the wife of & farm laborer, .left hor cabin on the 4th concession, Scarboro, and went to hér neighbor’s, Mrs. Ham, about twenty. been robbed tho ! ouse, | all—were standing watch | rods distant, to borrow some soft soap, having left her three children, two bo; ged three years, and & girl two years old,—in the bed ssloop. Afterremaining about 15 or 20 mirutes, and getting the soft soap, she started for home. On reaching Mrs. Ham's door she discovered smoke bursting from the sides of her cabin, and ehonted to Mrs. Ham that her house wason fira. . am ran Wil all possible haste, &nd Mre, Parsons rushed st the door’ and _ opened i, when s vol- ume of smoke and flame burst in her face, which cansed her to fall. She rose and a attempted to go in, but the whole interior of the cabin was in & blaze Mrs. Ham raised the alarm, and Mr. Murison and 803, and Mr. Ham, who wero working in a fleld sbout 120 rods off, heard her, saw the shanty on fire, and ran to as- sist her, but when they reached the cabin, the fire was bursting out of all the crevices of the cablir, and the heat had become so intense that they conld do nothing. So soon ag the building. fell and tho fire conld be subdued, the remains of the three children were found completely charred, sing In the position the ‘mother placed them in the bed. The cabin was 2 single Toom, the floor open, and 28 dry as tinder. It is supposed that the fira was caused by cinders dropping_through the cracks in the cooking stove, which was very old and much broken, down the crevices of the floor. ROBERTSON. Formal Statement of the Presbytery in the Case of the Rev. Gilbert H. Robertson. The Presbytery in the caso of the Rev. Gilbert ‘H. Robertson, having heard the testimony and the pasties at full length, and regularly foliowed the course of procedure E‘rezcribed in the form of government, find as their judgment in the cage that— In reference to charge first, viz., violation of the Sixth Commandment ; in this, bo is gnilty of drunkenness; specifications one, six, and seven were found true, and tho charge itself sus- tained. In reference to charge eecond, viz., frequent violatign of the Seventh Comr=andment; in this, he is guilty of lascivions conduct; the specifica- tion was unznimously sustained, 2s was also the chargo itself. g In reference to cherge third, to wit: repeated violetions of the Ninth Commandment ; in this, ho is guilty of falsehood ; specifications one and nrlc; were maintained, as was also the charge it- self. And upon fall and prayerful conferenca, the censurs necessary for the vindication cf the honor of religion, and the best intcrests of the offendar himself, were, on motion, determinedto be: first, deposition from the ministry, and, socond, suspension from the privileges of the Chilreh. Accordingly, it is ordered that the said Gilbert H. Robertson be and hereby is declared by this Presbytery, under the suthority of the Tord Jesus Christ and our form of government, to be deposcd from tho office of the Gospel min- istry, and to_be suspended from the privileges of the Church; and this euspension to be con- tinued until he shall give satisiactory evidence of repentanca. - “While pronouncing this sentence, the Presby- tery bave eiflmuse the convictions of their judgments, they wish at the same time to put on record the expression of their deep compas- sion with Mr. Robertson, aud their fervent, prayerful wishes for his speedy recovery and his eternal welfare. The eoniregufion of the Chestnut street Pres- byterian Church in the City of Louisville, and the Stated Clerk is directed to furnish the ses- &ion of that church and Mr. Robertson each -8 copy of this entire minute. A REMARKABLE EXPEDITION. Savana to Circumnavigate the Globe. Tho expedition sbout to be despatched by the British Admiralty, to undertake a scientific cir- cumnavigation of the globe is described at great length by Nafure. The vessel et apart for this purpose is the corvette Challenger, of 2,306 tons, under the command of G. 8. Nares, R. N., well known as the author of a valuable work on ses- ‘manship, who has seen a great deal of activeser- vice, formerly in Arctic exploration, and Iatterly in the Suez survey, which he now leaves to head this expedition. On the scientific staff are Pro- fessor Wyville Thompson, F. R. S., as Director; J. Y. Buc of Edinburgh University, chemist; H. N. Moseley, of Oxford naturalist; Dr. Von Willemoes Suhm, of Munich, neturelist; John Murray, of Edinburgh TUniversity, Naturalist. The three naturalists take charge respectively of the invertebratss. the vertebrata, and botany. Professor Thomp- son assumes the charge of the general zoologi- cal work. A photographer is also assigned to duty. The whole expedition is under the imme- diete direction of the hydrographic department of the Admiralty, and the ship is fitted ous with s magnificent collection of scientific apparatus. The Challenger will sail from Portsmouth for Gibraltar, the first haul of the dredge being made in the Bay of Biacay, if the westher shoul chance to be favorable. From Gibraltar she will proceed to Madeirs, thence to St. Thomas, the Behamas, Bormuds, the Azores; fromthenca to Bahis, touching at Fernando Norohna; then acroes to the Cape of Good Hope, and, after a_ stay in that neighborhood, southward to the .Crozetts and De- tion Islands and Kerguelen’s Land. A run sonthward will then be made as far as possible to the ice, and the course thence be made to Sydney. New Zealand, the Campbell and Auck- land groups, Torres Straits, New Guines, and, | New Ireland will then be visited. A long cruise of perhaps a year will then be made among the Pacific Islands ; thence the expedition passing between Borneo and Kelebes, and vieiting Luzon end its neighborhood, will proceed to Japan, where a 8tay of two or three months is expected. Thence northward to Kamskatka, whence a run will be made northward through Behring's Straits, and thon through the Aleutian Islands, southward to Vancouver'sIsland, and so through the deep eastern region of the Pacific by Easter Tsland, and possibly by the Galapagos Archipel- ago to the Horn, and thence home. The voyage is expected to take about three and & half years. It is difficult (says the Nafure) to over-esti- mate the immense benefit which science must | derive from an expedition such s this. Apart from the results of intense interest which may be expected from the deep-ses work, the princi- Fnl object of the expedition, and which must ar to elucidate a subject on which our knowl- edgo ia st present of the most imperfect descrip- tion, abundant opportunity will offer for the sc- curate investigation of the animal end vegetable | life of many highly interesting nd g'et imper- * fectly known or totally unexplored regiome. The investigation of the floras of such islazds 25 Fernando Norohns_and the Marion and Cro- zett groups cannot fail to yield most instructive Tesults ; and it is needless to spenk of the in- tense interest which centres in New Guines. — PERSONATL. Andy Johnson will reside in Nashvillo, Tenn. . —Alex. H. Stephens now owns and runs the i "Atlenta Sun alone. —Governor *Hadley, of Arkaness, has gone Tast, leaving Clayton to count the votes. ~Gongressman_Averill, of St. Paul, will be* detained at homo by his broken leg. V. S. Blanchard is the name of the gentle- out from Boston, by the Associated Press, on ! the night of the great fire. —Speaker Blanchet, of the Quebec Legisla- ture, has dismissed a pumber of Sessional Clerks for interfering in elections. This may do in Canada, but it would never do here. Just think of dismiseing all the Department Clerke—end e Homtor ed st th 0. Monte, two years ago employed st the Wyoming Hotel, Omaha, gy htefy sold an in- terest in & mine in Utah for £50,000, and got his money. | _—The clection of W. F. Cody, alizs Buffala ! B, to the Nebraska: Legislature, will ke con- tested by bis upfio‘ncnt. . P, Ashburn. —Clinrles D. Robinson, of the Green Bay Ad- wocale, is President of the Board of Trustees for the new Insane Asylum at Osbkosh, for which a Superintendent is yet to be selected. & —James B. Beard, of Council Bluffs, is reosiv- ing agent of the:Texas & Pacific Railroad at Shreveport, Louisiana; and Frank E. Lawreace purchasing agent of the same road at St. Louis. —Jesse C. Yox, a member of the Tllinois Con- stitational Convention, 1869-70, and since a res- ident of Nebraska, died at Plattsmonth, 1ith. —Colonel John W. Crockett, a Kentucky Rep- resentative in the Confederate Congress, died at Madisonville, Ky., last week. —Judge William C. Dunlap, a Tennesses mem- ‘ber of Congress, 1833-87, died, the 16th, at the residence of David Greer, in the suburbs of Memphis, "—The President has appointed William Pat- rick, of St. Louis, District Attorney, in place of Chester H. Krum, elected City Judge. —The JTowa Code Commissioners, Mesars. Hammond, Seavers, and Knight, are in Des Moines to complets their work, which the Legis- lature meets this winte.rxgecinuy to act apon. —David Clark of Hartford, V., is the victim of a mistaken identity. It was not Marshall Jewell, after all, who told him_in March, 1866, that he didn't care a snap whether Hawley way elected Governor or not; but Marshall's brother, Pliny. Over-confidence in his own memory b8 cost Mr. Clark the neat little sum cf s?,roo. which will no doubt come very handy te the Tucky Hartford charity that is to Docket it. men who made up the excellent despatches sent -