Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1872, Page 8

8 e T T 'THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1872. THE ICE-KING. Eis Persistent Tyranny and Des- potic Exercise, of Power. - Yesterday's Metecrological Oh- servations ---Where it was the Coldest. Effect Upon Railroads, Gas and Water Pipes, E War Department Prognostications for To-Day, Reports from Various Paris of the Country. CHICAGO, Boreas still persists in sending mercury to the lower end of the thermomoter tube, thereby provoking Mr. Frost to lunch on people’s eRTS, aad to insinuate himself where his company is not ardently desired. This persistent tyranny and despotic exercise of power is becoming well nigh unbearable, and will shortly terminate in a cry of rebellion, if not in rebellions acts. Perbaps the worst feature of the case is that Boreas i8 no respecter of persons, and is not to Le “fooled” with by besuty, wealth, or high eiation. Boreas really insuits every subject who rresents himself before him, by blowing cold breath in his face, and tramping upon his toes, end, indeed, it seems better for one to bear unmurmeringly the severity of Boreas’ messures than {0 plead for mercy and relief. Yesterday the mercury, as observed by Mr, L. Manasse, optician, 2t No. 33 West Madison etreet, stood as follows: 8 deg. below zero 7 deg. below zero § deg. below zero 2 deg. below zero 7 deg. below zero 1 deg. below zero 3 deg. above zero b 6 deg. above zcro 4:30p, m.. 8deg. above zero £:00p. m., A 8 deg. above zero It will be observed that during the day the mercury went up very gndn%uug, and with ‘much revul;xgcy, the average in each half hour being only 10, 5 Obesorvations elsewhere indicate more severe weathor, At Evanston, at 5 o'clock yesterday morning, the mereury stood at 30° below, and 2t 8 o'clock 22° helow. At 7 o'clock, on War- ren, néar Ashland gvenue, it was down to 229 telow. On Ashland avenuse, near Union Park, it w25 230 below. The geverest weather indicated was by a thermometer at the crossing of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Chicago & Imigimu. Central Roads, Which marked 330 below at 6:30 yesterday morning. A communi- cation from ‘the Illinois Industrial University ehows that the standard thermaometers of tho meteorological station of the University regis- tered a minimum temperature of 31° below zero on Mondey. THE RATLROADS. X The cold snap” bas seriously interferad with the time-tables of the various railway lines com-~ ing 10 and leaving this city, all of them being coneiderably behind time on acconnt of the dir*i~ culty in watering the iron borses, and of brokem rails ; yetno sccident worthy of mention bas bappered, owing to the greatcare and precau- tions taken by the managements of the ¥arions lines, Two freight trains were off_the track on the Chicago & Kock Island Railroad, and a pas- Eenger train Tan off the track on the Milwaukea & St. Paul Railroad, dislocating the shoulder of 8 pessenger, but othérwise doing no injury. The Union Pacific Railroad has as yet experienced no trouble, and is making regular irips through to Ban Francisco. On Tuesdsy morning shout 2 o’clock the night esprees train bound south, cn the Wisconsin Di- wision of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, when abont four miles north_of Harvard Junc~ tion, was thrown off the track by 2 broken rail. The engine was partly “ditched,” snd the ex- press, baggage, and smoking cars were set off to one side of the track. The fireman of the en- gine and the conductor were slightly injured. The pasgengers were taken to Harvard Junction by a relief train sent from the latter place. The wreck was not cleared away until late in the day, delssing all traffic on the road about twelvs hours. Earlyon Tuesday morning a freight train was thrown from the track by a broken rail, éwo miles from Lawrence. By 10 @. m. the care were sgain on the Arack. Farther than these trivial accidents the various lines of the Chicago & Northwestern Road. comprising sbout 2,000 miles, have es- <8 all accidents occasioned by the cold ~eather. The 8 5. m. train on the Pittsburgh, Fort ‘Wayne & Chicafio Railroad did not reach the <ity until yesterdsy afternoon at 3 o'clock. The delay was occasioned by & broken ril in the vi- ity of Delta, Ohio. The morning traina of the Chicago & Alton Road did not reach the city until noon. Reilroad time tables have been mach tampered with, and the result is that hotel proprietors do not know when to anticipate the arrival of guests, and keep smoking meals dur- :ing the whole day. THE WATER AND GAS PIPES. Not content with exclusive jurisdiction out~ wide, the Winter King has gone witiun doors, and has blown his icy breath into the water an gas pipes, producing darkness at night and dry- ness day and night. The household cry has not proceeded from the baby’s throat, but from_the mouth of the good mother, whohas repeated, 25 often 28 her husbahd has been within hearing, “Go for the plumber.” Plumbers have been one for, but being requested to call at every Eoufle on the street at the same hour, have not always gone when called for. Their place of business have bcen guite as popular 28 toy stores and cendy shops, 2nd proprietors have employed double the force they ordinarily worl. Not a shop, however small or large, hes the capacity to _serve its customers 18 they have ordered, and from the suffor- ing and inconvenience prevailing in the house- hold plumbers are resping rich profits. In some shops thero are 200 orders not, filled. Yes- terday the cold was so intense that water froze whilo running, and, in ono case, a plumbor went to the NMasonic Temple, on Washington street, and, having completely thawed out the pipes, went home to dinner. When he returned the jenitor of the building Wwas waiting at the lumber’s office to inform him that the pipes ad frozen up 2gain. In blocks which are heat- ed by steam, water-pipes and gas-pipes are not frozen up. Plumbers ssy that if people would use their water apparatus properly, Do pipes would freeze. They direct thatf, upon the ap- proach of cold weather, the water should be hut off, and the water then lob cut of the pipes, ‘“When water is wanted dflfinf the cold spell, it should b turned on ouly long enough to et put the quantity nceded at that time, and then the water-cock should be_lert open until the pipes are emptied. Following thia plan, no ona would suffer the deprivation of water dur- ing severs weather. Thero aré two ways of thewing out pipes. The ordinary way is to dzsh hot water_upon them ; but this is_subject 10 many objections, not the least of which is that it freezes to the surface of the pipe before it melts the ice inside. The surest way is to pour benzine over and down tho pipe, and then ect it on fire. It is estimated that enough ben- zine hae been coneumed in this procese in the 1ast twelve hours, by plumbers, to blow the city to the vicinity of certain brilliant luminaries. The use of benzine ig, of course, sttended with great danger, and we almost hesitate to an- nounce it as an efficient agentin the thawing out of water-pipes, lest eomo housshold may be lost to sight, and the much-anticipated festivi- ties of the holidays postponed indefinitely. TEE DOCTORS OF GAS PIPES . are likewise rushed with » large practice, which it is only safe to Euuua during the day,—the resence of a light near by a gas pipe. even 3n which tho gas is frozen, not insuriug absolute safety to those who may be in that vicinity. Last might thero were many houses in compara- tive darkness ; for the light of a tallow candle jsn't much, despite the fact that it was used by our forefathers. . Gas pipes do not freeze solidly, 88 water gipes do, but the gas is con- densed by the cold into a frost, which so fills up the pipe that little %au can pess through. The principal remedy used is_ alcohol, slthough in one case yesterday, where this was not at hand, a workman emptied a flask of whiskey into & pipe with good effct, both to the pipe and himself. The alcohol is generally ped in, and seldom fails to rid the pipes of Tie Frost,” Tho greatest difculty is found m eaching the spot where the pipe 18 frozen, and s quart of alcohol pumped in & pipo at the top H o house often runs just where it is not + one foot. wanted, viz: out of the gas burner which is sus- ended over the dining table. The gas men also ave preventatives, which, if nsed, would obvi- ate all dificulty from cold weather. They say that if inside pipes were prop- erly laid within the walls of & house, they would seldom freeze. They also would call the attention of customers who have unnecessarily patronized them during the past fow days, tothe act that every gas meter is provided with an al- cohol cock, which would doubtless receive the melting spirit from the bands of a member of the household with tho same good effect as if poured in by a gas-fitter. The frost clings to a8 pipes with great tenacity. The Gardner House pipes bave been treated to alcoholic spir- its for two days past, but demand more yet. At the Putnam Clothing House, on Madison Btreet, the pipes were actually flooded with alcohol yesterday, without in the least warming them. But, if warm weather ever returns, the Yo King will speedily releases his hold upon the gas-pipes. Notso with the water-pipes, how- ever, which will not be released until tga.wefl out by warm water or benzine. 1t is to be hoped that the grip of Boress may be speedily relaxed everywhere, snd milder breczes prevail than have been experienced during the past few days. —_—— ELSEWHERE. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. GRAND Rarips, Mich,, Dec. 2¢,—It was the coldest weather ever Lknown in this valley last night and this morning. On Sunday morning, at 7 o'clock, the thermometer showed 15 below zero. Just after noon, it was 2 above; at 5 in the afternoon, 4 below; at 8 it was 6 above; went down to zero, and oscillated just above or below until about noon yesterday. With a light snow fall and o terrible driving wind in the af- ternoon, it fell below zero as the wind died away, and 2t 8 o'clock it was 10 below; at 11 o'clock, 20 below, and at 2:30 this morning 82 below, and beiween 6 and 7, 38 below, which is 10 to 14 degrees colder than the oldest residents have record of. Indeed. all say nothing like it was ever known in Western Michigan, Many fear that the peaches and grapes are killed to the Toots, even peaches soverol years old. Spring only can determine the full extent of the dam- age that must follow such temperature. No cases of freezing to death are reported, as dur- ing the night and morning no wind was blowing. Trains on the Grand River Valey, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, Chicago & Michigan Laoke Shore and the Indiana Railroads were obstructed yesterday and this foronoon, but to-nightareall on timeleaving tho city, and nearly on time arriving. The sloeping coach for Chicago over the Chicago & Michigan Lake Shore Railroad left all right. The tracks are reported all clear. The Detroit and Milwaukee trains have run on time all the time. The Milwaukeo boat arrived at Grand Haven all right this morning. ‘At 10 o'clock, this evening, the thermometer ehows sbove zero, snd growing perceptibly warmer. Prrrsauacs, Pa., Dec. 24.—Tho weather con- tinues cold. The mercury was at zero at 4 o'clock. Tha river continues to recede slowly. Special Dezpatch to T'he Chicago Tribune, Kavrawazoo, Mich., Dec. 24, —1It was the cold- est weather ever known here on Sunday morn- ing—25 deg. below zero. On Monday there was a fearful wind, with the mercury from 2 to to 10 below. ~This morning it was several degrees colder thazt ever before. The mercury was 34 ‘below zero m the wilkuge, and 18 to 20 at the In- sane Asylum on the hills west of tho village. The grest depth of fhe snow, 18 inches, pro- vVented the frcezing of the water mains. Trains ere behind time on all the roads. Tho_telegraph wires, swhich held on during the cold of Sunday morning, snapped asunder, though not to an alarming’ extent, yestorday morning and to-day. The range in the thermom- eter Sunday was thirty-five degrees; to-day it has been forty-foar, that is, thirty-four below to ten above. The tailronds sre in botter shape this winter, especially the Central, to meet the cold wenther, baviig now a_much’ better track, 2and thirty-two miles of double track in use, an a‘much improved cliwes of power. The water supply bas frozen at many places along the roads, The power on the Central to-day was supplicd from the village hydrents. To-night promises to be another **isubzeroic” night. Mewems, Tenn., Dec. 24—To-day was the coldest known here for & ¥enty-five years. The mercury ranged from 5 b 310 above zero during the day. The river is filled with heavy ice, and navigation is entirely :suspended. Drxisox, Texas, Dec. 24, —Old settlers say this waa the coldest morning ever experienced in Northern Texas, the therzaometer standing 10 degrees above zero. 3 ‘Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. Forr WATNE, Dec. 24, —The weather has moderated considerably, and the trains are running nearly on time. Crrcaco, Dec. 24.—The Bignal Service ther- mometer reports at 6:33 o'clock this morning are as follows: Sun Francisco.. 21be|Pittsburgh. 21 be{Buifalo .. 2ab 20:¢ | Burlington, V. Ghe 17 be|Portland, Me, 23b 17 be|Boston.. .. St. Lous, Tv....14 be[New York 1ab Grund Haven, Mbch. 10 be|Philndelp 91b Detroit, 14 be[Washington 80b Saginuw 5 be|Charleston, 45 3b be|New Orleans, Special Despat *h to The Chicago Tribune. LxsING, Mich., 1 Yec. 24.—During the past two deys was the colda 3t Weather ever known here. The thermometer, a » Sunday morning, stood 22 egrees below zero, 1with high winds. On Mon- day morning, 4 below ; Tuesday morning, 30 to 34 helow zero, in dit Terent localities. At the Agricultural College, jon Monday night, a self- Tegiutering thermomete ' showed 45 below zero. There was much wind to-day. Few ears and noses frozen. The fall «3f enow has been about There is no se rious blockade to rail- Toxds in this section. . R Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, LaSaLig, Dec, 24.—It \was 24° below zero #his morning, in this city. & Special Despatch to The 6 ‘hicago Tribune. Berorr, Wis., Dec, 24— Thisis the coldest day for nine years, the therm¢ meter standing at 88 briow zéro, Special Despatch to The Chics, 70 Tribune, OrrAwa, Il Dec. 2&.—Last - night was the coldest of the scason. The theimometer tver- aged 279 below zero. The westk er is moderat- ing. Nine o'elock p. m.—It is .now at about zero. New Yopx, Dec. 24.—Last night was the cold- est of the season thus far. There is considora- ble ice in the harbor. All vesscls arriving with- in the past 2¢ hours report severe wuather off +tho coest. A CaxcINNATE, O., Dec. 24.—A special from Wa~ ‘bash, Ind., saya that ubward of 60 locomotives were frozen up and out of water botwreen Hunt- ington and Pera, Ind., for nearly 48 Tours. Cat- tlo, hogs, and sheep were frozen to death. No fatal casés of freczing among employes has been reported, though many had their limbs badly frozen. The thermometer here was at zeroat 7 o’clack this morning. $1. JosEPH, Mich., Dec. 24.—The storm is over, and all the mail and express traing will bo Tun- ning by noon. 4 : St. Lours, Dec. 24.—Last night and this fore- noon were the celdest of the Beason, the mer- cury falling to 8 degrees below zero, by Sfignal Scrvice thermometer, and to 12 and 15 below by ordinary instruments, accord- ing to location. To-night, however, the tiemperature 'is much milder, being .several degrees above zero. The river above the bridge piers is frozen strong enough for the: _passago of teams, and the transfer companies are Inying a plank roadway on the ice preparas tory to the transfer of freight. The river bolow .the bridgo is cpen for s distance of several ‘blocks, and the ferries are doing their usual business. Peonia, Dec. 24.—The thermometer was 24 de- grees below zero this morning. DzesMoixes, Dec. 24.—The thermometer was 28 degrees below 2ero here this morning. JacesoxviLiE, I, Dec. 24.—The mercury stood at 23 degrees below zero, in this city, this morning at daybreak, being the coldest expe- Tienced in this region for fifteen years, Mapisow, Wis., Dec. 24.—The weather is in- teneely cold here. Laat night the thermometer ranged from 30 to 83 degrees below zero. There is no wind, but the thermometer stood 18 degrees below at noon, There is only about an inch of 600w on tho ground. BATE, Me., 24,—The weather for the past fow days has been bitterly cald. It is now (8 o'clock p.m.) 6 dogrees below zero. At Richmond, at % 2. m., it was 9 degrees below. There is prob- sbly more 800w on the ground in this vicinity at this date than for the past twenty-five years. Special Uespatch to The Chicago Tribuné. E=zokuk, Iows, Dec. 24.—The weather is the coldast that has been experionced here for years. This worning the mercury indicated 24 degrees below zero. MmLwAGEEE, Dec. 24.—The weather to-day ‘beals the memory of the oldest inhabitant, the theymometer going down to 30 deg. below zero, modierating this afternoon to zero. the coldest day in nine years. The river is frozen over. PROBABILITIES. Win DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF TRE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, DIvistoN oF TELEGRAMS AND REPORTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMERCE, Wasnivgrox, Dec. 24.—Probebilities: For the South Atlantic States, northeasterly to -somth- easterly winds, cloudy weather and rain, and Dprobably snow over Northern North Carolina. «For the Gulf States, northerly winds, and partly cloudy weather, with rain from Soutliorn Louis- iana ‘to Florida and Georgis, but clearin weather _on Wednesdny ~ afternoon ang night, For tho Middle States, winds vecr- ing to easterly, with increasing_cloudiness and with, probably, snow from Virginia to Southern New York, For New England, north- erly fo_easterly winds, and increasing cloudi-~ mees, From Tennossee to Ohio and nfichigan, southerly winds, rising temperature, and in- creasing cloudiness. ¥rom Missouri to Lake Michigan and westward, diminishing pressure, Tising temperature, incressing southerly winds, and cloudiness, and yery probably threatening weather, but in the afternoon. Telegraphic re- ports from Dakota and Minnesots ara missing. Rl B THE CITY IN BRIEF. Jenkinson & Ketty's store, No. 259 State street, was broken into by burglars on Tuesday night, and robbed of $300 worth of pictures. The detective corps of the™ Ceniral Btation was on duty last night about the large" jewelry and toy stores, where the immense crowds of purchasers favored the operations of thieves. . Mr. .M. Clemenslaid downhis valiseina Mad- ison street candy store, yestérday, while pur- chasing some Christmas "caramels, and when he looked for it again it was ygone. The contents tents were valued at $100. A. C. Cady, of No. 2 North Wells street, had a sharp trick played upon bim in a jewelry store, yesterdsy. He put u $20 package of silver spoonsin his overcost pocket, and & thief ab- stracted itwhile he was paying the clerk. “ Our Boys” for January is out. Itis full of bright things and full of promise for the new year. The illustrations are good andthe read- ing matter entertaining and instructive. Thore can be no more appropriate present for *Young America” than a subscription to this oxcellent periodical for the ensuing year. The saloon No. 91 South Clark street, owned by Ed. Gray, was robbed of S18 in money and 2 quantity of cigars, on Monday night. The burglars attempted to blow open the safe, but gave it up as o bad job. They piled up the silver waro in the centro of the floor, but they n;glected to carry it off, for some reason or otlzer. ‘[wo such calamities as finding & wife and lenm]f one’s favorite meerschaum do not often befall an individual in the course of a week. Dr. Ben C. Miller has experionced both, and is in a terrible state of agitation. In fact, ho is su lfering fram a mild attack of insanity, De- teative Sam Ellis is looking for the missing Bli2e, and hopes, by its recovery, to_restoro the o ctor to his customary rugged physical con- ditiion. "The stockholders of the vhicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad held a meeting yesterday af- termoon at the offlce of the Company, No.. 502 Michigan avenue, and voted to lease the Bur- linggton & :Missouri River Road, the lease to talte_effect Jan. 1,1873. W. B. Strong, Esg., who has been the Assistant General Superin- tendent and General Froight Agent of the Bur-~ lington & Missouri River Railroad, has been ap- pointed to the position of Assistant Goneral Superiniendent of the consolidated lines. e e T CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. To the Fditor of The Chicago Tribune : $31r : In reply to the * Rubber Pro Bono Pub- lico” in to-dey's T1zuNE, I accept thechallenge. I guess any of tho hospitals in this city would be willimg to let the “Rubber” try hisluck in cur- ingall nervous diseases by simply rubbing. If the ““Bubber” can perform this, without any medi- cation externally or internally, or by any other approved means,—say, {. i., Medical Electricity, then all menkind will Bless him and among them your very obedient servant, Dx. Cras. W. Zaneysa. Om1caco, Dec. 24, 1872, Suicide. Specicl Despatch to The Chicago Tridbune, IroxToN, O., Dec. 2+.—On Saturday morning the daughter of Martin Damoclk, who lived near the Hecla farnace, committed suicide by drown- ing. She was 20 years of age, and threatoned several times to kill herself, but no notice was taken of it. Thatmorning she took the milk- peil, went to the barn and milked, then hung the pail on the fence, went to tho creck o short distance off,and finding an open place frec of ice, Aelibarately . drowmed. herselts Tt 18 sup- posed she held her hoad under water to sccomplish _it; thers was but little water in the place. About 11 o'clock her continued sbsonce cansed a search to_be made, and she was found as described. Her clothes had becoms water-soaked, and' were frozen 60 that it was with much difficulty her body was extricated. No cause is known except despon- dency over little difficultics in the family, snd thinking she was expected to do too much work. ConaY, Pa., Dee. 24, —Last night & man named J. Barry, s shoemaker about 40 years old, hav- ing awife and child in Canads, cut his throat three times with a shoe knife, and by the ap- pearance of tho floor of his room, died in great agony. The cause was a deprezsion of sprits on account of money matters. s b Sudden Deaths. Peorra, Ill., Dec. 24.—John Schwab, an old resident of this place, and at one time City Trensurer, fell dead at his residance, yesterday, from over-exertion. He has.tsen an invalid for some time. DusuQuE, Dec. 24.—AIr. Y. Winters, Station Agent on the Milwaukes &-St. Paul Railroad, at arion, Tows, fell dead at his desk, yesterday noon, from an attack of epoplexy. -The Philadelphiz Common Council Indicted. PuitApereoma, Dec. 24.—This afternoon the Grand Jury returned a true bill of indictment against all the members of the Common Coun- cil, cherging them with maintaining & nuisance in permitting Girard avenue bridge to be opened for travel in its present condition. The ©il Monopoly. PirrspurcH, Dew. 24,—The potroleum market continues quiét #ad unchanged ; crude at $3.00; rofined, Philadelphia delivery, 27 cents; New York do, 2734 cents ; Pittsburgh, 20 to 22 cents. At a meeting of the producers and refiners at Oil City, to-day, the producers sgreed to pump only 12 hours per day, and not to ope. any addi- tional wells for ninety days. —— < NMarine Disaster. MmLwAukEs, Dec. 24.—The scow Scottish Chief was waterlogged and capsized off Mani- towoc, The crew saved themselves in a small boat, but nearly perished with the cold. She was hlnded with hay and supplies for Whitehall, ich. e Frozen to Death. Mrwaokee, Dec. 24.—A woman, named Erash, was picked up, this morning, on River street, frozen to death. She is supposed to have fallen down in 2 fit of intoxication. —_——— Snowed Up. EANA3AZ00, Dec. 24.—The trains on the Kala- mazoo Division of the Michigan Southern Rail- xoad were snowed in on Saturday night, and #gain on Monday morning, on Pigeon Prairie. e A Lesson for Eve. The era of reform in regard to the toilettes worn by Parisian actresses hasbeen insugurated by Mlle. Pierson, mn the Dame aux Camelias, which was revived at the Gymnase last Satur- day. Inthe first act, she wears a costnme of sky-blue silk, the tunic being looped ap with sprigs of mmeuiu1 and the body up square in front. Drooping sleeves, 2 la Louis XV.; hat of blue velvet, with a bunch of camellise, ard an English bow; au opera mantle in dark biue vel- vet, lined with sky-blue silk, and trimmed with old point Iace; ornaments—peerls and dismonds. In the second act she appears in s petticoat of brown velvet, with a tunic in Indian cashmere, the whole trimmed with brown_and gold fringe ; high body, faced sleeves, and a bluomantle, mada of some Algerian material, and braided with gold. Tius toilette is completed by a blue hat with a bird of paradise, and sopphire jewels. In the . third sct, whero she is_represcnted as living in quiet re- tirement, she has a white muslin dress trimmed with Valenciennes lace, a high body, and a straw and mauve-colored sash. In the fourth, this un- pretending_ toilette makes way for a dress, the apron of which is embroidered with white camel- Cmveryyatr, Dee, 24—The temperature is | Jigs, and the skirt of which is made of white sinking rapidly since dark. The thermometer | gatin. Tho tunic is of white blonde, and is has fullen to 2 deg. below zero at 8 o'clock. looped up with camelliss, which also LinziE Rocs, Ark. Deo, 24—~This has been | form a comulete cuirase around A body, The head-dress is composed of loaves, flowcrs, and dismonds, and behind them a coronet of camellias transfixed by an arrow in diamonds, with necklace, earrings, 1nd bracelets algo in diamonds. Mlle. Pierson goes through the death-scene in a dress of white cashmere, trimmed with Broges lace. This refreshing sim. plicity of attire will, no doubt, obtain many con- verts to tho worship of Sainte-Mousselice.—Pall 2all Gazelte. —_— THE FIELD AND STABLE. Causes and Origin of GlandersssPerie od of Xmcubation--Spontaneous De- Xulnpmenl--s;mrcs Found in Glane exs, From Our Own Correspondent. MANIATTAN, Kan,, Dec, 20, 1872, CAUSES AND ORBIGIN OF GLANDERS. Last weck I gave a brief description of the most characteristio symptoms of glanders ; at present I intend to make a few statements re- specting the causes and origin of that disease. T havo been induced to choose this topic by some accounts in Now York papers stating that the at-present-prevailing influenza has in some cases terminated in Glanders. - e Glanders, s is well known, is & very con- tagious disense, and sn infection, to say the least, must bo considered as the most fre- S““" cause. A contagion is produced in every case, and at any stage, even during the stage of development, but is the most intensive at the height of the disease, especially where the course is an acute one, or whero the disease has led to & general cachexy, or a collapso of the vital powers. It is bonnd mainly to the animal substances, but is not absolutely fixed, for in a limited degree it is also volatile. Gerlach succeeded in producing en infection with the perspiration through the skin, and also with the exhaled air. He caught and collected both in a large glass tube, con- densed them, and inocnlated the few drops of & limpid fluid which he received into the submu- cous and eubcutaneous tissues of healthy horses. The result, in cach case, was Glanders and Farcy. The contagion is most concentrated in the matter produced by the dlcers on the mucons membranes, consequently in the discharges from the nose, and is contained also, though less concentrated, in the blood, and in all secroted and excreated fluids, even in the urino. Nextto the discharges from tho noss, the exhaled air and the sweat seom to be the most contegious ; which explains why a com- munication of the disease is generally so soon effected when a glandered horse is worked together with heelthy one. Brought into the stomach, the contagion secms to be harmless. Gerlach mixed the discharges from the nose of & glandered horse with marshmallow-root powder, ond geve this mixtare to healthy horses in the form of pills, covered sufficiently with marsh- mallow-root powder and with paper to prevent the possibility of an infection in the mouth, Thess pills did = not produce any Glanders. Gorlech mede some more experiments, for the purpose of testing the vitality of the contagion, and found that the same is destroyed very -soon, not_only when treated with carbolic acid or with chlorine, but also when exposed for some time to the influ- ence of dry air. Inoculations, made with masal discharges, that had been dried on a piece of glass, and then powdered, were ineffective, not- withstending that one drop of the discharge from the noso of the same glandered horse, inoculated into the mucous membrane of the nose of a healthy horse, was effectivo in producing Gland- ers. If, however, the matter, or other bearers of the Glanders-contagion, are kept in a moist placo, where & drying Of the 6amo is pre- vented, the contagion remains effective for a long time. A picce of the nasal mucous mem- brane of & glandered horse, inserted into tho subcutaneous tissue of & healthy horae for two ours, was effective in producing glanders, not- withstanding that it was putrefied and had been wrapped up in a wet cloth for more than two weeks. According to clinical observations, the conta~ gion, under certain circumstances, must be able toretain its vitslity o long time, especially whers it is kept ina moist place. Funke observ- ed & case, in which & horse was infested with Glanders in a stable that had bhoen oc- cupied by a glandered horse five months before. Gerlach “mado similar observations. Welch claims that tho contagion is able to maintain its vitality fora whole year. Numerous experi- ments—which to mention would lead too far— nave proved that the contagion is able to main- tain its vitality a long time in a low temperature and in a moist atmosphere, but loses the same very 8oon when exposed to dry air. An infection is soonest and easiest produced where the discharges from the nose of & glan- dered horse come in contact with very tendor or sore parts of the ekin, and with mucous mem- branes, axc;s};t those of the stomach ard the di- estive canal. The inbaling of the moist ex- aled air of 2 glandered horso produces a_direct infection ; therefore, the working together of healthy horaes with glandered animals, snd the keeping of the latter together with henlthy horses in a warm, moist, and ill-ventilated stablo, are extremely dangerous ; whilo a keep- ing of healtby horses with one that has the Glanders, in & dry, cool, and well-ventilated stable, frequently fails' to produce an in- fection in 'a long time, A mediate infec- tion may take place by means of har- nesses, saddles, blankets, etc., that have been used on glandored horses, but especially by means of pads and cushions penctrated with swent ; and further, by means of balters, curry- combs, brushes, and other stable-utensils, that are, or have been, used on horses with Glanders. Finally, a mediaté infection may take place in stables sometimes, 26 has already been mention- od, oven after a long time. Although the contagion is rather intensive, and although an infection is sometimes prodace in a very short time, it has the appearance that some horees possess much less prodisposition than others ; for, among horses that sro kept under the sume condition in one and the same stablo, it may heppen thet somo become infected within a few days, others only within weeks and months, and now and then it happeps that some remain exempted altogether. The susceptibility for the contagion of Glanders is, however, not limited to the animals belong- ing to the gonus equus,—horses, asses, mules, etc.,—but all other snimals—cattlo, perliaps, ex- cepled—have also more or less susceptibility. Sheep probably have more susceptibility than sll others; and, next to sheop, cats seem to have the most. ' Human beings also are not excepted ; on the contrary, men are easier infected than any animal not belonging to the genus equus. Of the latter, asses and mules have still more sugceptibility than horses,~—at lenst, are easier infected, and succumb soomer. PERIOD OF INGUBATION. The outbreak of the disease occurs sometimes sooner, Bometimes later, after an infection has taken place ; and the period of incubation, or the time during which the contagion is latent, seems to vary according to the degree of snucog- tibility possessed by the animal, according to the intensity and the quantity of the contagion that has been taken up, and also according to tho diet, and the mode and manner in which the ani- mal'is kept. Weather and season, £0o, seem to have considerable influence. After an inocula- tion with the discharges from the nose of a glan- dered horse, the disease comes to an outbreak within five to fifteen days, seldom later. After an accidental infection, the period of incubation fianornlly will last & litfle longor, and may be set lown as from two to three weeks. 8till, the characteristic symptoms, which indicate unmie- takably tho presence of Glanders, may not make their appearance before several months. All that is abld to advance or to hasten the oc- cult dovelopment sccelerates also the course and progress of the disease after an outbreak has taken place. Hence, where the period of inmcu- bation haus been a short one, the disease is fre- quently fully developed within a few days,—for instance, after an inoculation, or where the con- tegion hes been faken up ina wound. Where, however, the time of incubation has been a long one, there generally the symptoms, t0o, requirs a long time to develop themeelves, and, in such & caso, the diseage may remain a long fime in a rather uncertain stage. SPONTANEOUS DEVELOPMENT. ‘Whether Glanders ever develop spontaneously, —that is, otherwise than by means of an infec- tion,—is'yot an open question. A great many authors claim the possibility of & spontans- ous development,—among ‘them _especially, Hering, Roell, Spinols, and othera; while ' Gerlach, for = instance, is of the opinion that a spontaneons development has never been proved,—at least, never been proved beyond & doubt. Hering insists that Glanders can be produced by on absorption of matter:. and Renanlt also claims that he has once, but only once, succeeded in producing Glanders by sn injection of innocent matter into a vein. Whether these assertions deserve full credit in every respect, I will not decide. I will, however, remark that Glanders was a very common dis- ease in France at the time when Renault made he | his exnerirgents, and it is thaxafora noasible that | opncluded. the horse on which he mede his experimenst had the Glanders elready in its occult stage- Spinola and Guenther have made more injec. tions with matter into veins of horses than any- body elge, and none of them ever sceceeded in roducing thereby a single case of Glanders, but always ulecration in_ the lungs in consequencs of thrombosis. In - my practice Ihave had an ogrorh.uit% to_observe a great many case8 of Glanders, but have not secna case yet where an infection could not be proved, where a spontaneous dovelopment could bé proved, or where an -infection could not_ have taken place. Ono thing is certain, evenif we want {0 admit the possibility of a spontaneous development, that is, that, in 100 cases of Glan- ders, at least 99 are caused by infection. Before the evilwasin our country,—atlesst so Iam informed by men who had 2n opportunity to know,—Glanders was an almost unknown disease in the West; and at presentif we take the trouble of making thorongh investigations, almost ovory caso can be traced back to con: demned army horses. The advocates of a spontaneous development distinguish an_idiopathic and a deuteropathic Glanders. They accuse, s a cause of tho former, bad and rotton food, damp, dirty, and badly- ventilated stables, hard work, exposure to the inclemencies of the weather, repcated taking cold, poor care, continued wet and cold weather, eic. As to the secondary or deuteropathic Glanders, the grimnry diseases from which, it is thought, Glanders is able to devalop, are con- sidered or belioved to bo some dyscratic dis- eases, such as typhoid fevers, influenze, disbetes, and such diseases in general, whioh develop in their further courso & dyscrasy, for instance, inveterated mango with an extensive degonera tion of the slun, extensive ulcerous destruc- tions,-chrtilage, fistules, caries, ulcerations, ofc. Still, I think it is an idle task to repeat all the différent theories how_Glanders is_supposed to Do developed from such primary diseases ; for, oven if we admit the possibility, one thing is a fact, that is, that there mever will be much danger that the horse will get the Glanders as long as an infection is prevented. It seems to be & prevailing opinion among farmers that common strangles, or distemper; under certain circumstances, can terminate in Glandors ; but this is erroneous, for distemper not only is & disease entirely different from Glanders, but it also i not, and never has been, thesonrce of the same, unless we mistake tho first stage of Glan- ders for distemper. - Thoro ocour, bowerer, cir- tein cases in which it has the appearance that Glanders is developed from another disease, that is, whero Glanders is existing, but'is yet in the stage of incubation, or in its ocenlt stage, and where, at the samo time, another discase makes ita sppearuace, which has the effect of bringing the Glanders fo a plain putbreal, for, in such a caso, Glanders may appear £o be a consequence ‘of that disease. Further, there is no doubt that a complication with another disease, and also such injurious influences as ere able to canse sickness or to weaken the constitution, are able to bring occult Glanders to an ontbreak, and to change a slow and chronic courso of the dis- eago to an acute and more violent one. - SPORES FOUSD IN GLANDERS. ‘Whether those numerous micrococeus cells and mycothrix threads in the blood, lymph, and in the discharges from the nose, and in the matter of the Glanders and Farcy ulcers, are the cause of the morbid process, and constitute the agency which communicates the disease,—that is, the contagion ; or whether the eame are merely ac- cidental, as some authars seem to be inclined to suppose, I will not decide, for that hes to be left to further investigations. I will, however, men- tion that if theae micrococcus cells and myco- thrix threads constituto the contagious principle, and, consequently, the cause of the disease, the properties of the Sontagion, tho period. of incu- ation, etc.,—in short, the whole conrse of the disesse,—can find an explanation, while other- wise all these processes and peculiarities remain wrapt in mystery. Invesligations in that field are carried on with unabated zeal and energy by by some of our most scientific men, and we have to await the result. VETERINARIAN. ORIGIN OF WORDS. A Very Curious and Interesting Rec= ord. Most men, and women too, desire fame or no-~ toriety, Yet s great name may come to base uses. ~ Bt. Etheldreda’s name became shortened to St. Audrey, from whence comes the word “tawdry,” eignifying cheap and gaudy, It is said that the images of the snint were so much over-dressed by her votaries that they thus uncon- sciously fumnished tho English luagusgo with this vory expressive term. And further indorsement was iven to the world by fuirs held on St. Etheldreda's day, at which articles of female finery were sold. Another eainted lady who lived in the same century, the seventh, ives a household name to the cat. * Tabby” 1ssaid to come from St. Abbe. Two towns in England are named in her honor, Tabley, but come from the corrupted name ‘“Tab.” ¢*Bos- ton,” as some few people know, is St. Butolph’s town shortened, and thers is in the American as well as_the English Boston, a streer named “ Autolph ” aftor the saint. Among the most curious derivations is the Turkish name Constantinople, Stamboul. The colloquial phrase among the Grecks to designate the place was ‘“‘eis ton polin,” “to the city.” Of ihis the Turks made * Istambol,” and finally Stamboul. In zn effort to produce English words in Turkish cheracters, 8 Turkieh scholar could get no' nearer to ‘‘scoundrel” than ‘*Aeconderel.” The transformation in this case i8 as curious as Stamboul, pronounced Istamboul, from “eis ten polin.” York, from the ILalin Eboracum, would seem to present ot first glance little resemblance toits original. The process of chauge in common usage was something as follows : Eboracum, Etrauc, Eoforwic, Eorc, York. This is almost equal to the derivation of the name of a pickle from Jeremish King : Jerry King, Jer. %fing, girkin, But colloquial changes are not always %o be depised. They mean history. Tho com- mon expresgion **a game leg” for a lame leg, would geem to be making game of a misfortune, Tho true word is “gam,” old English, meaning defective. We 'have Cambridges in groat numbers in the United States, in_places where there is neither a river, cam, nor a bridge. Every machinist knows that a ‘““cam” is the name given to a piece of machinery which causes an eccentric motion. The River Camis a crooked river. 7 Names of places in this country are meaning- Iess in their application, except & in tho case of old towns, showing whero the first settlers camo from, like Chester and others, There are many Nottinghams, but those who date their letters in those towns do it without consciousness that they are moting the fact that the respected ancestors of some of us were troglodytes and Lived in caves. Snotincgahsm, the original name of Nottingham in England, signified **the home of the dwellersin caves;” and antiquarian ex- aminations have found traces of the residences of these cave dwellers. Such are a few of the curious transformations to which words and names were Bubject, while as yet people wore unshle to rend. The sound changed the orthography, and thus meatly every _iraco of the original _disap- earcd in the course of time. If the world were in like condition now, with no printed books and newspapers to preserve the correct spelling, wild work might bemade even with prominent names. Fel-del-fy would hardly be recof ed by the founder, could he return. Baw] er would be a puzzle to Lord Baltimore. Two other leading cities, when montioned together, seems to havein the sound of their names a dis- tinction as to age, namely—New York and Newer Leans—though the latter loses s syllable in the secoad word to the enrichment of the first. —_—— The Consciousness of Dogs. From the Quarterly Review. . A dog feels anger precisely as wo do, and, after ‘provocation, is kometimes yindictive, ‘and some- times implacable, according to his individual character. He is susceptible of hatred of the bitterest kind. Heis so excruciatingly jealous that his life becomes a burden in tho presence of a favored rival. His envy continually leads him to eat what he does not want, least another animal should take it, and to illustrate the dog in the manger. Gluttony holds out to him temptations under which even his ‘honesty sometimes succumbs; but, on the other hand, from drunkenness he is_nobly emanci- ated. A dog mentioned by the Rev. Thomas Jackson (“Our Dumb Compauions™, having been once made so drunk with malt liquor that ho was unable to walk up stairs, ever after de- clined to_taste the pernicious beverage, and growled and snarled at the sight of a pewter pot. Again, as to love, Don Juan was a cold and unenterprising character compared to adog ; and a8 to maternal affection, tho mother dog Teels it with heroic passion, starving herself to death rather than forsake her offspring. Gratitude may be almost said to Lo a dog's leading principle, supplying first the spring of allegiance to his mas- ter, and ever after reconciling him, with true mugnanimity, to take evil from_the hand from which he has accepted good. Regrat and_grief he feols g0 deoply that they often break bis Dbeart. Fearis a passion which dogs exhibit with singular variation, some broeds and indi- viduals being very timorous, and others perfect ‘models of courage, the latter characteristics and fortitude seeming o bo more characteristically canine. A grayhound has been knownm, after Dreaking his thigh, to run on till the course was As1Q hope, 10 0no ¢ap okaerve the | seems to lull the enkkgs into a watching for his master's step, as in =~ Landseer’s picture of ~4Ex- pecation,” without' admitting that he Imows the sentiment as well a8 we. _Pride in a success- ful chase may be witnessed in every dog, and felt in the quickened heartbeats of a grayhound when caressed and praised. Thet dogs have persoual vanity appears from the fact that thoy are so manifestly dejected and demoralized when | dirty and ragged by long exposure, and recover thoir scli-respect immodiately on being washed and combed. Chivalry and megnenimity may earlyalways be calealated npom in dogs, and wife-beating is an offence to which the four-footed beasts never descends. The: stories are endicss of big dogs penerous- Iy overlooking the insults of small curs, or taking them into water and giving them & good ducking as » puniehment for their imperti- Tence, end then helping thom mercifully back to land. Sense of property, bifarcating into both covetousness and avarice, is common to all dogs. The kencel, rug, collar, water bssin, or bone onco devoted to- his use, no dog can see trans- ferred to another withount in 'grmtiou, Fre- quently he ‘covets his neighbor’s house,” and attempts to ensconce himself in it surreptitious- ly; and almost universally he covets his neigh- bor's bone, and purloins it, if he dere. Even from avarice he caunot be wholly exnonerated, observing his propensity to bury his treasures. Shame, after transgressing uny of the arbitra- Iy rules.imposed on him, & dog displays with lu- dicrous simplicity’; bvt of the decper sense of ‘violated modesty which in kuman beings accom- Eaniea, the commission of sin, the dog evidently nows nothing whatever. Humor, 8o far usit can proceed without language, the dog catches readily from a humorous master, and also the enjoyment of such games as he can understand. As & baby crows with gles at “ bo-peep,” 80 1 dog barks with delight at *go-fetch.” DMake- believe runs and false starts, romps and tack- lings, throwing & ball for himto catch on the 235, O & tick to fish out of a lake, all supply gfm with pleasure perfectly analogous in their nature to that which boys acd men find in blind- mean's-buff and prisoner’s base,tlordly cricket, and lady-like croquet. Lastly, faith in a belove superior is perhaps the most besutifol end af- fecting of all the attributes of a dog. INDIAN JUGGLERY. ‘I'ne Skill of Oriental Magicians, Fanny FendFe, writing in Lippincott’s_for December, of ‘"Oriental Sports,” seys: * Jug- glery is another amusement of Which all Oriens" fal nations are extremely fornd. So numerons and varied are ihe feats practised by the per- formers in this line that Indian ‘Jugglery’ is famous the world over, and their wonderful dexterityinall matters rogquiring unusual sleight- of-hend, has passed into universal proverb. A visit at the housa of 2 wealthy Hindoo, on the occasion of his son’s marriage, gave me an opportunity of witnessing some of their rarest feats in this line. The wedding comprised two whole weeks of banquets, pro- cessions, and entertainments of all gorts, with a most extravagant displey of jewels and torches, flowers and silks along the pathway of the bridal. party, the whole costing, it is said, nearly a lakh of rupees, or somo 845,000, But then, the bride- groom was an only son, sud there is no other occasion on which an Oriental will so lavishly pour out his wealth as st the birth or marriage of a son. During the day the time was divided Dbetwoen eating, dancing, theatrical exhi- bitions, concerts, gambling, and jugglery, 2nd at night there was always & brilliant display of fireworks while the festival lasted. But, of all, the jugglerim the modt wonderful. Grass seed was sown before our. eyes, and in five min- utes thereafter a beautiful green lawn of smooth shaven grass lay outspread at'our feet. A tiny, two-leaved plant was handed us to look ot ; we saw and felt it, and perceived that it was & gen- uine orange tree, having but two imperfectly developed leaves, with a portion of the seed still adhering. half an hour we ate of mangoes ‘plucked spparently from this very tree which had seemed to grow before our very eyestillit towered above our heads, budded, blossomed, and bore fruits that tarned from green to io].{en, almost s rapidly as they could be plucked and eaten, A bronze basin of clear water, which we had the privilege of examining, was placed on a stand, and though, when we thrust in our hands, there was found nothing but the water, in a littla while o lotus or water lily sprang up thereon, endlo! its huge blossoms, pink-hued and fral grant, were before us—mammoth flowers, eigh- dog in teen ' inches in diameter! The _ spec- ftators wero in ocstacy. Young sad “old, even tho natives, who. had scen thé wonders before, clapped their hands with de- light ; only tho magicion himsell was quiet and reticent. Presently he held up & piece of yel- low tissue paper, perhaps 6ix inches square, and after turning it ronnd and round in various positions, he formed of it quite & natural look- ing* butterfly, wings and all. Holding the but- terfly on his open fia.}‘m, he g0 arranged twowax lights as to allow him to wave a fan rapidly be- tween them without affecting the flame ; and then, by & more gentle motion over the insect, he started it into_ spparent life. First it moved slowly toward the fan, as if testing its powers of locomotion, then tripped more lightly along the edge, and finally bore = awsy, wheeling and d.ip%ing toward a vase of flowers that stood near, then floating away in very wan- tonness, and presently returning, lighting and coguetting among the deinty blossoms like a thing of life, the wings fairly quivering with ex- citement. Just thon & mate was supplied to the lonely excursionist by the eame magic power that had given the firat ita frail being ; and to- gother the fairy tourists set forth on their tray- els. Round and round they wheeled aud floated, but always within the charmed circle about 'the - conjuror's hesd, sometimes kiss- ing his cheeks and lips, together or singly lighting on the outspread fan, or re- turning to flutter among the flowers, then flirt~ ing and coguetting with each other, putting their tiny heads together in mutual caresses, and shaking their gauzy wings with all the pret- ty airs and groces of live flirts. The scene ended by the magician faking 3 small peacl box out of his bosom, opening it, and holding it toward the butterflies, They seemed to observe the downy cotton with which the box was lined, and in circling curves they moved toward it, and crouched down, with wings still outspread, upon the dainty couch prepared for them. Tgn juggler closed the box at once, and as he did 8o we saw sested upon the top a _live canary that cerolled forth_sweet songs until its Tittle throat seemed ready to split, 2 if striving to compensate for the departure of our butter- fly favorites. Suddenly the song of joy was changed to - piercing notes that betokened hor- or or alarm, and we saw at the conjurer’s foet & deadly cobra de capella, coiled asif for a spring, and with its glittering eyes fixed on the bird, that seemed spellbound to the spot, either too frightened or fascinated, to move. The man waited till the spake was in the veryact of sprioging, and thon, with a few words spoken in low musical tones, and & gentle drop- ping movement of his hand, he seamed to throw the cobra into the same trance-like state that the bird hod evinced, while the latter roused up and_lew eagerly into the juggler's bosom, which had been opened for its reception. From tius same capacious receptacle, apparently exhaustless in its resources, was drawn out an- otber cobra, and, after allowing them time to make each other’s_acquaintance, sometimes in- citing to anger, and again soothing to quietude by his soft words and droning motions, the juggler wrapped them both about his neck and armé, sod stood with exultant pride, allowing them to touch his nose, the tip of his tongue, sud in one instance even the pupil of is eve, with their vibrating tongues. But 21l this whils he held a small lute in his hand, and when words seemed to fail he played a few notes on the in- strument, which eoon reduced the reptiles to a state of dreamy quiesence. After performing various daring feats with them, to show the andjence that the snakes had been in no way mutilated, he threw a large chicken. between them. Both struck it, and it died in about five minutes. o 1 afterward saw more of this snake charming in Bangkok, and in this particular branch of jug- lery the Siamese are said to excel all other Oriontals, _ 1 havo seen them hang half & dozen different kinds of serpents—cobras, hooded sun snakes, and vipers—about their necks at once, placing & whole coil of them in their bosom, an even taking the reptiles’ heads in their months. Then they will place some ten or fifteen of as many different species in & deep basket with a loug, marrow neck, and, without looking in, thrust down their hands, draw up one or more, toy with it for s whilo, and then, throwing it back, take up another, and so on aslong as thoy can obtain paying spectators. These jugglers _devoto themselves exclusively to tho study and practice of thoir profes- sion, and each company tries to outdo all others in dexterity and daring. They are highly esteemed, exert large influences in the community, and aro accredited by their credu- lous compatriots with authority over all diseases, which they profess to summon or drive off at will, a8 well as evil spirits, ghosts, and genii. Despite the palpable absurdity of these preten- sions, the reality of the power they claim over tho venomous reptiles admits of not the shadow of o doubt, though how this power is maintained i8 not 8o easily shown. It is doubtloss, to some extent, the effect of music, which is always employed by jugglers to throw the reptiles imto ‘o eort of wpell during thelr per- formances, aided also by a monotonons waving to and fro of tho charmer’s body—a motion that amy, ;esmer- | © QU Cotbarine Ouinn 3 an - ictince, in which thay can be kept for dsys to- gethr. "In addition to this, the snakes ars very« careqly tended, never suffered to become hun- - BTY, or yet fed to such repletion as to occasion elthEem-flor or a habit of hankering after blood. The jugglers also keep their own bodies Emeare with some oily substance, the nature of which oy will not divulgo, but we may in- for it i3 ymething for which the snnke has & natural &ipaihy, or that exerts a narcotic in- fluenca okyg nerves. These combined infla- ©RCCS BeSBugito sulficient to produce the mar. T, velous pov* exercised by Oriontsl snalke charm- ¥ ers. Tt is Slgtely cortain that the poisonons fangs are no\xir;cted, 98 some nseert, but the reptiles are buygh: wholly unmutilated icto the ¢ erena. I haveivgelf geen them perform with © snakes they hadever before tonshed, end which ~ = havo been Teturty to me as perfect as I handed them over. S08 of these are now bottled in my cabinet. Buln“an ‘7-; ;‘:ient American City. 70m the Deny (co1y Neres, Dec. 19. Colonel W. T, Roliye, who et domm to Zona with the Mike ri¢ party hunting aft dismonds and thing\ Loy 3oma. vosderty: stories £o tell upon hiS'rigal home, concernis tholand through Which's pagged, the people sav, hardships end.red r the party, and di coveries made. s Roberts tells strange &7y of a strange city— - « or the remains oy 0ne—aw, down in that deso-, late lond. It was while eimpting to find hiy way out of the gorggs. into hich the party ha? - i- stumbled, that Roberts cam out upon & mes - 2nd was astonished to find bére him the ruins ¢ what wes evidentlyonce s popous city. It cover ed an area of abgut threo sq\re miles, and wa inclosed by & wall of eandston neatly quertie and dressed, ten or twelve feetyick, and whicl - judging by the debris, was fifte: or twenty fee - high before its fall. In mos places it hat crumbled away and fallen, and W covered with sand, but in many places it wasiill standipg ' six or eight feet above ‘the sandanks whil: had drifted around it. The entirerea inside of this had.at one time been coveredsith houses, built of solid sandatone, which Slm;d excellent masonry in their construction. %is ancient | in city is_situated in Arizoua; about wety milea from the boundary lize berween Uta and Ari zona, and the same distance from t westerr Colorado line. It has the appearancéof being a0 old Aztec city that has been desertdfor hun | dreds of years and fallen to ruins. It lentirel; of stone, and not & stick of worked tiner is te be seen among the ruing. Nothing but ye welle are standing, =ndnone of them are nw left more than eight or ten feet above thi gan which is eight or ten feet deep. The wak s Desr the traces of many hieroglyphics, cddeep into them, showing varicus Indian custom and superstitions. There are also the ruin of stately monuments, built of squzre block ynd- stone, well quarried 2nd showing good masary, which are worked with notches and crosseseat into them at regular intervals. \ The cityis covered withsand, which itis thoujht ’has blown there from the desert. The sand fas become golid and packed by the rains. Undr the sand is a Iayer of blue clay six or seven feit deep. No bonee, implements, or - relics of any kind were found, with the exception of soma Eiecss of pottery of dark color. 280 WEre em- ellished with paintings of flowers pnd ornamen- tal figures in blue colors. The coloring miniter is of & blue mineral pubstance of some kind. Tt is perfectly indellible, and pieces of the pot- tery which have been exposed to storms which have worn away the solid masonry of the walls of the city show their colors fresh and brighs to all sppearances 12 when new. The pottery iteelf has been fouad to be perfectly fire-proof mpon trisl in crucibles and furnaces. R — The Athanasian Creeds A fow dayssince the Deans of Chester and Canterbury, representing the Northern and Southern "Provinces of England, respectively presented to the Archbishop of Canterbury a memorial, signed by 8,000 clergymen, ‘ praying: for some alteration either inthe compulso Rubric or in damnatory clauses of thes Athanasian Creed” An English exchange says: “Among the subscribers to the memorial wer-y fourteen, deans, twenty-five archdeacons, one hundred and ninety cathedral digmtu:iez‘h one hundred and_eighty of the metropolites clergy, sixteen school inspectors, and twelviy Queen’s chaplains.” } The statement of the petition is that “‘thp compulsory use, in its present form, of the con~ fession of our Christian_faith, commonly callecd the Creed of St. Athanasins, is’ a cause Of seri- ous disquietude to many conscientions church- men who are firm believers in the great and precious doctrines of the Trinityin Unity, anc} of the incarnation of our Lord Jasas Chri i MARRIED. \ PEASE_SMITH—At the residence of the bride's pa- rents, 141 South Wood-st., on Monday evening, Dec. by the Ray. H. N. Povers; D. D., rector of St. J Charch, Benj, L. Pease, Esq., and Miss Marian Smit bota of this city. DIED, JOHNSON_Deo. 24, of membrangas croup, Mabel, eldest daughtor of Willam F; ana. Neowt: 0. Johnson: d 5 yoass, 1 month, aad 10 daya, Fancrel Friday, the 21ih, st 3 Sclock p. 1., from 14 Vincennesar. : ‘Providence, R. L., papers please copy. : INN_On tho 3ith Inst., Emma, daughter of AL ané uneral from tie resideuce of the family, 91 Spath Jof ferson-st., Thursday at 12 o'clock ., by carriages to Cab vary Comtery. PITKIN—Dec, 23, little Walter, bild of Geo. T- and Minitg R Biikin, AF0d 176es Bad 0 montin. < Funeral fron the residonce, 14 Centre-av., mas) moraing at 11 o'clock. Family frient HEMENWAY—At the Tremont House, Hamboidt, Ean., of typhoid poeumonia, Tuesdsy, Deo. 17, Arse ‘Anai Hemeuvway, wile of James M. Hemenwey, aged o3 years, 1 months, snd 10 days. The deceased was un her rag with her husband from their late home in Grandy Gounty, 1L, to visit her relatives i Howsrd Conay, . Kximy—u Bis residonce, 162 Mulligan-st., Joha credy. Funeral to Calvary Cemetery on Thursday, 2th, at 113§ a.m , by cars. '~At his residence, 895 Stato-st., on_tho 2ith thé braia, ‘this (Chris?. ds are invizad. SPRATT- inst., Honry Weight Spratt, of cungestion ‘of aqodd7 yoars and 6 months. _ finperal Friday, 20th tast., at 2 p.m. Frieadsaoia- EASTMAN-—At his residence, 171 Calumet-av., on 223 tnt., E. G. Eastman, aged 59, Faneral on Tharsday, 26th. Services at1:20. Fricnds are fnvited. AUCTION SALES. By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO. 55and 57 South Canal-st. OIL PAINTINGS, THE SALE OF ALEX. VON WENDTS COLLECTION, NOW ON EXHIBITION AT 288 STATE-ST., ‘WILL BE SOLD On Friday Afternoon at 2 o’clock, and evening at 7.o’clock. 3 ‘WAL A. BUTTERS & CO., Aucti aneers. 2,000 Volumes of MISCELLANE - CLASSICAL B AT ATCTIO On FRIDAY, Dec. 27, at 10 ol At 55 and 57 South Can: ‘WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., By W.0. HOFFMAN, Av ¥ G 7 B A AT AUCTI IMPORTANT SALES OF TEAS. L.1 e EON & CO. will sell'cr. ‘WEDNESDAY, Jou, 8 1873, af At Roberts’ Salesroom, Nos. Water-st., New Yo: order of the importer, 13,00 pack gc’n:cg:’l're:a, m&; risiog invoices of Gro: S 4 aad smplas will be raady i nuctioneer on and after the 2d of Jam Salesroom two days provious to salo. By HARRISON & Mortgagee’s At No. 220 West Madison-st., undr W'LH ;ell; %fl S.illttll’dlé. Dec. Ei at 951 . ‘2 o o, containa : Sisting of ELEGANT NEW FURNTTL ; Jor and Chamber Sets, Chairs, Tallet o [ Klogant stock, and sale pocemptory. HARRISOY & CQ ! Advertisements Received Too 1 = fication. RO seasanab)