Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 6, 1873, Page 6

-6 TIIE. CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY,; JULY 6, 1873 NEW YORK. The Gray-Hecksher Duel---The Com- batants, tho Cause, and’ the Consequonce. Hostile Meetings to Be Substituted for Assassinations---Another imitation of French Fashions. The Late ITorace F. Clark---Com- modore Vanderbilt’s Opin- ions on Health, Horace Greeley's Monumentss= Dressing on the Stage. From Qur Own Correspondent. New Yonx, July 8, 1873, Tho socloty-duel, aa it Is ealled, which, though fought last Tuosday in Canads, was not gonor- ally known until Friday, i still talked of in social alroles, and Is the subject of much gommont aud ariticiam in and about Wall street. THE LATE BOCIETY-DUEL, A farce isa tragody oscoped ; and, inosmuch 8 noeithor of the principals waa killed, or oven soratchod, the andnoss which would havo accom- panied any fatal result is turned to Isughter and oatlra. Everybody but the immediato frienda of the partica favolvad speak of tho duel as aito- gethor noedless and wholly absurd, A hostile mooting is a rare ovont in this community, and, though no blood was shed in this instance, the bigh social standing and antocedonts of tho priacipala causo it to be a thomo of tho widest ond deepost intorost. Honry Winthrop Gray olaims, I think, to bo of the best New England lineago ; hins boen, and i still, n prominent oporator in Wall stroot, and a distinguishod leader of fashion. Mrs. Gray has Mho roputation of a besuty, and was ono of tho bolles of Baltimore, boing the daughter of William R, Travers and the granddaughtor of Roverdy Johnson. Jolin A, Hocksher, the son of & woalthy coal- merchant, is almost entiroly a man of society, and has been a prominent figuro in motropolitan drawing-rooms for a number of yoars, Ho mar- tiod, not long since, the granddaughtor of Stepher Whitnoy, tho once famons millionsiro, wilo, to the end of his days, lived in ono of the old mansions in Bowling Greon, and died thore, ~the vory luat of tho fashionable residonts down town. % Both Nr., Gray and Mr. Heckshor are men of family, and still young, belng sbout 85. While they may not, porhaps, bo called faat, thoy are almost entirely given over to social and socular pursuifs. Thoy bolong to a number of clubs; own fast horses ; havo yachts ; ara skilled bill- iardists, oxcellont dancers, good ehots, and con- nodissours in fino wine and fominmo beauty. ‘Thoy pride themsclves on their social accom- plishmonts, and Lave s Inrgo following among the beaux and gallauts of -tho town. THE COMUAT. The seandal which gavo rigo to tha duel is anid to be of throo years' standing. As usually hup- pons in such cases, it soom that Mr, Gray was- tho last to hear what had becomo a well-worn themo with the mombers of his sot. Belloving, a8 tho phrase is, that. his domestio honor had been outraged, wud tho sacrednoss of privato hospitality invaded, Lo chal- engod Mr, Hockshor, who lad been his intimate Irieny, to « combat which he intended shouM be morial. As the two ndvorsaries wore oxcollent marksmen, tho roconds so arranged the duel thnt the affeir shonld end after the first firo. It is thought that Mr. Gray designed to kill Mr. Heckehor, which ono would supposa ho might cagily have done with & Derringor nt six paces. His bullot_grazod the hoart of his antagowiat, possing through his waistcont aud ohirt. Dir, Hookshor rosorvod his fire, and, after allowing his wespon to boar lnnE onough apon his enowy to indicate that e might hit him it he chose; ho dischargod hia pistol in the air. Then tho ducl could not very woll go on. Bo the principnle aud seconds, with all formal and -out- ward courtosics, withdrow from the flold. TIE PROBADLE RESULT. Tho current _report is, that Mr, Gray will now make application in the courts for divorco on the sole ground for which divoreo ig grauted in this Btate. To comploto this most infortunate business on a strictly chivalrous basis,—in othor words, to make the best out of tho bad,—Mr. Hocksher should marry Mra. Gray; but then thore is & Mrs. Heckelior,—not to speak of Lier children,—who is more to be pitied than all the ros. This dnel, foolixsh as it appoars, can hardly fail to be rogardod ag an improvemont upon ssnassi- oation, which hias Leen 8o common iu this coun- try in eimilar cases. Tho Gray-Ilecksher com- bat has boen after tho .Freuch pattern. In France, when a gontlonan Lias reason to boliove that his _wifo is unfaithful, he challenges her lover, and sacks legal uupnra{inn afterwards, In Englaud, an apggrieved ‘husband suos-the sup- posed seducer for damnges, sometimas subne- quont and sometimoes anterior to tho obtainment of divorco, In Americs, tho almost invariablo custom has been for any man jealous of his con- gort to fix anuliflclou upon any other man, mur- der him in cold blood, and- then be acquitted of . hiscrime on the ground of smotional insanity. TIE PRECEDENT. . It iareported that Mr., Gray, being of influen- tinl family, and occupying a high sooial position Wishied to batablinh b tho" Republio. n Nifferont ' and loss barbarous procodent, and, Botwoon, dueling and assassination, thoro certainly s a! choice. The rocent duel, it will bo obuerved,. “wag conducted altogethor in tho Parisian mode. " Thero bes boon no card-wriling, no publication of correspoudence, no affidavits of friends, no’ _m;os‘tgl‘ no holding to bail,, no_privato nor. printe with oxtremo disoretion, entire sccreoy, and, 88 advocates of the ducilo would put it, in & man- nerbefilting gontlemon engaged in & porsonal quarrel. ‘Tho combatunts observed the closest:|. * etiquetto. - They put tho affir altogother in tho tiands of their friends, who wero abualutely po- 1ito in turn, aud lifted their Lats ot exactly tho proper porlod, very much as Count do Grammont or the Marshal Duke do Richetiou would have done In liko condition, Tho oxamplo of tho Gray-Hecksher ducl may make anoun,{ tho vogue Lorealtor in tho Motrop- olis. I fear it will become quite provalont if all husbands who fancy themmolves n.;irinud imi- tato the pugnacious stock-brokor. ‘The enomies of Mr, Gray doclare that thore are husbanuds who hiave just aa much reason to call him out as he had to call Mr. Hecksher out. Cynics nssort that, if the procedeut bo followed, thero will ba 10 ond of dueling in Now York, View it as we may, Lo whole thing is oxtromely unfortunate, sud must bo deeply doplored, not so much in itsel! as from the consequoncos leading to it. RUMORY, All sorts of rumora ara aflont as to the result of this molancholy history., One of the reports that s rifest is, that Mrs, Gray will go ut ouco to Europo, aud malke no resistanco to the divorce her husband socka ; that Mra, Hcokshor will suo for a logal soparation; and that hor lego will then go abrond likewise, marry Mra, Gray, and Jive pormanently on the other”sido of tho sea, If it should happon that Mra. Gray sud Ar, Heckslar should be drawa togethior by the law which many persons bellevo aliko oxistent in buwaunaturoand in chewmistry, Gootha's famous talo of tho ** Eloctive Attinitios™ would bo sub- stauially reproduced. VANDERUILT AS A IYGIENTAT, The recent death of florace F, Clark was alto- stlior unexpected, as ho was not only ono of he most capable and snargotic railyyay managers in Wall streat, but one of tho most hoalthful and vigorous. He hud 80 much faith in bis natural- ly robust constitution and eoxcsllent physical condition, that Lo is said to have rbusod them. Iin fatbor-in-law, Cornelius Vanderbilt, who ancribos hia kctivily aud strongth st bis thno of lifo—ho s not fur from 80—to the adinirabla caro hs takes of himeelf, fmputes the desth of Mr. Clark to his rogulny irrogulnrity of living. Bome months ago, 88 the story rang, s certain banker called ann the Uommodore, saying he winhiod to see Glark upon pasticular Lusiness. The kour was 10 o'clock In the morning, and Vandorbilt remarked ; ** Hornace lan't up{o“— Lo nover gets “Y till about noon ; but, if you want to seo lLim very much, wo'll go to hiu houss and got tho boy out of bed." ‘The banker and the Commodors wont, Clark had not rigen ; but he made a hasty toilet and descended to tho Ionlinst-room, whera the two were waiting, Tho mesl wiw »0 ample and elaborate that Vauderbilt gusconade. Tho matter wns managed!|. obacrved, in_his brusque way: **Iorace, you oat too much; you koop bad hours, too. ¥ou onn't stand it, my boy, strong and lmn\thy a8 (nn ato. It you don't stop thia ¢ ing it will ortalaly kil you, I'd have boon dead fitty yours ago it I'd llvod ko yoy. Yoople_wonder ‘at my vigor, and con't undoratand why I don't go to "Groen- wood, The simple reason is, that I am prudent. T go to bed early, and got up early; I don't oat vory much ; I tako nbundance of oxoraigo, and I don't worry, Now, Horaco, you must stop this if you want to live. I tellyou whatl'll dos It youw'll live ns you ought {o,—Iif you'll glve mo your word thot you'll eat with moderation, that on'll go to bed'and get up as awhito man ought 0,—1'll qh‘n you right hore a chock for $1,000,000." biark would not promise, and Vaudorbilt's prediotion wag vorlfied. BALMAGUNDI. It in roported that soveral wonlihy admirors of Horaco Grasloy contomplato contributing mone; onough to insuro the building of a splondi monument to tho doceasod journolist.. Thoy havo beon Inducod to this by learning that tho genoral subsoription fund to that oud has boon vory slop in aconmulating, sud that tho smount %0 rased 1s ot likoly to bs auflicient. Privato latters from Vionna say that prices in that city aro now_much moro roasonablo than they are cithor in London or Paris. The exor- bitant chiarges which tho Viennose made at the outaet have kept 50 many away from the Expo- sition that tho peoplo "have learned s muoh- neodod losson, It iy hl%hly probablo that the attondanco at the Falr will bo vothing liko what lias boon suticipated, aud thet the Austrisn hopes of 8 golden harvest will be doomed to, bittor disappointment. 5 Not loss than thirty womon, it is sald, are re, ularly employed upon tho daily pross of this ecity, at walarios varying from 220 to $560 a weok. The number of fominine journalists hora is stoadily incrossing, as ia natural cnough, since thoy cah oarn more money in such capacity shan in any other department of labor. Elaborate aud exponsive dregaing on the stago has grown to bo 80 much & part of dramatio rop- rosontation, that it is said tho management of spme of our leading theatres ask an actress, bo- foro ongaging her, how much she can afford to spond on hor wardrobe, After that, thoy begih to considor her histrionio ability. A Milan correspondont writes that Rossi, the Itallan tragedion, 1a positively to visit this coun- try next sutumn, to fAll a professional ongoge- mont. If this bo true, ho will come 1nto direct compotition with his follow-countryman, Sal- ‘viani, whose lpll:nnrmca noxt sonaon has alroady been announcad. Tho forthcoming ‘‘Black-Orook,"” it is de- clared, will bo porrectly bewildering in _color, brilliancy, and stupendous oftect. It is odd thal the namo'of a spootacular ballet should bocomo %0 fanious s to couse other similar perform- ancos to bo aimilarly baptized. CoLsTouN, ——— THE FIRST STEAMRBOAT. Fraveling on the Xudson River in 1808, The firet steamboat on the Iudson River ‘passed the City of Hudson on the 17th of Au- guat, 1807. In tho Hudson Bee, a newspsper in that oity, the following advortiromont was pub- lished in Juno, 1808: STEAMDOAT. For the Information of the Public. The Steamboat will leave Now Yark for Albany every Saturday aftornoon, exactly at G o'clock, and will pass’ ‘Waeat Ioiut ahout 4 o'clock Sunday morning. Newburgh, 7 o’clock Sunday moraing. Poughkeepsia, 11 o'clock Sunday morning. Taopus, 2 o'clock in tho afternoon. Red Hook, 4 o'clock in tho afternoon. Catskill, 7 o'clock inthe afternoon. Hudwon, 9 o'clock in tho evening. Bho will loave Albany for Now York every ‘Wodnosday morning, exsctly at 8 o'clock, and ass » Hudson about 8 in tho afternoon, Tsopus, 8 in the evening. l‘au;i',hksopslo 12 at mighit. Nowburgh, 4 Thuredsy morning. Wost Point, 7 Thursday morning. As tho timo ot which the boat may arrive at the different placos above menlioned may vary an hour moro or leas, according to tho advantago or disndvantnge of wind aud tide, thoso who wish to como on board will seo tho nocoasltf of being on tho spot an hour bofore the timo, Per- sons wishing to come on board from auy other 10uAINg thRN thuss Loio epecifed oan caloulato tho timo thio boat will pass, and be ready on uos arrival, Innkeepers or boatmen who bring pas- seogory on Vonrd or take thom ashoro from any part of the river will bo allowed ono ehilliug for oach peraon. TRICES OF PABSAGE—FROM NEW YORK, To West Foint. Now York..uueees oo . All other passengors are to J’ $1 for overy twenty miles, an overy meal thoy may oat. Childron, from 1 to b yearn of ago,to pay one-third price, and sloep with tho porsons un- der whose cero thoy are. Young porsons,” from 5 to 16 years of ago, o pay half price, provided they sleop two in a barth, snd .whol p.ica for'each “ono who re- questa to ocoupy wh~ » borth, Borvanta who pay «nu-thirds prics are ontitled to a barth; they .pay half price if thoy do not ey b yiog full prico ia sllowod 60 ** Evory person payiog full prico is allow unds -of ba gugo;‘ff loss "than whelo price, 0 pounds. Theyare to pay st the raio of 8 conts'a pound for surplus baggage. Storokeop- ors who wish to carry light and valusble mer- clmndllfle ean be accommounted on psying 3 conts a pound. . - Pasgongers will breakfast bofore they como on board. Dinner will' bo served up exactly at1 o'cloclt; ten, with meats, which i8 also suppor, at 8 in tho ovening, and broakfast at 9 in themorn- ing.” Noone hasna claim on the stoward for victuals at any othor timeo. —————————— URTIL NOW. - 7.00 ny at the rato of & half dollar for Bomshow I have lived without you All thuse year ; Nover deesined n dream about you, Fall no foars; Nedthor miased you'not required you, 1lad you not nor yot desirud you, 1Dave dealt with mirth or mourning Day by day, Loving, liting, prizing, ncorning, au'a old way, This would charm or that would cheor me ; Life wus life, And you not near mo | Wall, tho months waro measured duly ; T drow breath. Tewanlifo; on, truly; truly, Lite ot toatt, Yot auch lifo as lacks tho giving Of oue grace to maka it living. —Independent Daniel Webstor'a Farme Tho following: letter addressed to the Otiawa sm‘) Republican seems to_sottlo the locality of Lo farm bought by Dauiol Wobster, which way stated by hia historian, Mr. Q. 'L Curtis, to bave beon in Bangamon County: Pruy, Juno 24, 1073, Eprrons Reruarioa: In rnrly to your in- uirios, I would sny that Daulel ‘Wobstor owned ?l'oln 1,000 to 2, acres of land in Buresu Connty, two milos_wost of Poru, IlL, which o bought of Cols H. L, Konney in 1836, Hisson, Fletoher Wobstar, cae oui and rosided on tho farm till the winter of 1841, and, after Harrison's olection, he received a Governwont appointment at Doston, aud removed to that city, z 1t waa not the undorstanding here that Daniol ‘Wabstor aver contomplated coming Weat to live, ‘but that ho booglt this farm for bis sou. In the fall of 1847, on Lis tour through tho West, Mr. Webster vislted tis placo, coming by ateamboat from Peorls, sud staying with his son on the farm n day or two. o hold tho laud till 1849, It thon pessod into the hauds of Dlanchard & Ruggles, Now York City, who di- rectod B, 8, Staats Taylor, who lived of this time in Chicago, .to woll the land for them, o om- ployod mo to_sct as agent for himin dis- posing of is, I sold part of it to four diffarent farmers, who are still living on tho propurty. The romainder, on which the houso stoad, and cam]sriulnfi botween G00 and 600 Reres, and which was known for & numbor of yoars— indeod is atill—as tho Wobstor favm, w sold to parties living in Kontucky, They Lave eince a0kl the land, through their agont, Mr. Camp- boll, of Ladallo, to William Mitcholl, Thomas Ward, and 1. E. Marks, I never know that Daniel Webator ownod nny farming land in this Btato exoopt the tract ro- ferred h:, below Peru, 'The name Saisbury waa nover applied to it, It wau always sfokon of ag ¥ Tho Wabstor Farm,” 1n 1636 I sold to Hon, Henry Hubbard, United Btntos Bonator from Now Hampabirs, one-tenth interost in the Ninawa Addition to tho City of Poru, Ho sold half of his intorest to Danlol Webster the ssme yoar. A fow yiry subse- ueatly I bought "Daniel Wobstors Intereat, ours truly, T, D, EREWSTENR, FAMOUS LEGENDS. Atorios Which Appoar Common to the EInman Kace. < JFrom the Nation, Ourloun aa it may be, it was ontirely to be ox- pocted that far away undor tho equator, on the banka of tho Amnzonian stronms, tho Investiga- tor of folkloro should como upon the same tales that aro told to clildron in nursery rooms under tho Arotio circle. Tho adventurs of our Jack tho Giant Killor, who challonged tho Welsh giant to eat with him, Prof, Hartt heard rolated in Tupt Ioogusge in o Brazilisn forost; tho , !mrupirnu " aro anthropomorpbic wood- spirita charactorized by roverso foot, who lead the travelor natray, porhaps to destruotion, but - who, though gonorally maloficont, somotimes do & man n good turnj many myths relate how tho hunter has boen _Presentod by one of them with unerring arrown that cannot miss tho mark. Man may somo- times outwit thom; and it is told of them that s hunter played on him Jack the Glaut Killer's trick, and induced him to cut himaolf open and thus commit suioide. 8o, too, tho Tupl Olars, or water-sprite, like the mermaid or lurly of North- orn mythology, enticos human baings to her lomo beneath the water, Again, tho Amazonisn Indians narrate tho story of a match at running botwoon tortolse and o deor. Tho formor sta- tions her rolatives along the course at short dis- tancos, and boats her antagonist,—¢ A fablo found algo in Africs and Siam,” romarks Prof. Hart; foundalso in tho Sea Islands, wo will add, and subatantinlly tho fablo ovorywhoro found which illuatratestho goneral truth that tho race is not alwayas to tho swift. Tho swan maiden tho Indinns havoalso; only with thom itiss dross of parrot foathors that tha ng(rit laya asido ; she is #oized by » man boefore she can ro- sumo It, and bocomes hiis wife and the mothor of & now tribe. Bonats and bird-mythe, Prof. Hartt found numerous in the Tupi, “One of thoso is about s second wiso tortoiso. He wngors with n big fish that he can pull tho fish .aslrore, and then going to ‘o tapir, ho wagors that ho can r{mll the tapir into the wator, The tapirand tho tortolso thon pro- coed to the wator's edgo, whero the flsh awaits tho contest, and tho tortoise, tying both of thom togéthor with a sipo, wins {ho wager, for, after along strugglo, both fish and tapir confess themaolves exhaustod by the endenvor which, aa ench suppos, ho hiae mado against the effort of the pernp[cnclnua tortoise. The ibls, in aloss ingonions but equally effoctivo manuer, chonts the night-hawk. Oncoon a timo tho night-bawk spoke like poople. Iis shirt was vory protty, becauso it was 5o rod, but tho ibis' shirt was black snd ht-hawk, and the night-hiawk's shirt. the of side the night-hawk., *“TLend thy shirt to mo,” ho said to the night-hawk. ‘Why dost thou wish to borrow 1gy shirt? ¥ The ibis answerod: #] wish to amuso mysolf; and go to danco.’ “Until when?" the night-lawk asked. To this the ibis answered : ' Until throo days aftor.” The night-Lawk took off his shirt and gave It to the ibis, * Horo it is, do not cheat mo; I await thee,” The ibis wont away ; nover did ho roturn; he went completely “nway ‘from tho night-hawk ; nover did he sppear in his sight again. The night-hawk awaited him but ho ap- peared not, And the night-hawk wopt; bo criod and eaid s Iblg, bring baok my shirt to mo!” Always ho criod on account of the ibie. This is “hi tho night-lawk goes olad in som- Dro attire, whilo tho ibis is of gay plnmu{;u, and port.apa it in to auswer tho quentlon: Why i the ibis rod ?” thattho fablowas inventod; if go, it goos into o lnrgo clasa—as, for instanoo, tho olays containing the fablo which makos tho aspon shiver bocauso it furnished wood for tho cross of Christ; the one which marks the haddock witha thumb-nud-finger marl, becauso Saint Poter held him by the right hand, and took the tributo money from the fish's month with the loft, and s thousand othor similar fancics, known to moro ambitious poets than thoso of the cavd, and hut, and hearthstone, as woll as to thess. Wo donof know cnough of our Tupi to gnoss whether tho demana of tho night-bnwk for his shirt resem- Dblos his natural cry, and Prof. Hartt doea not in- form us. 3 —— AN EASTERN ROMANCE. Mr. J. M. Franois, our Consul at Afhens, @Groeeco, writes to the Troy Times as follows: A fow yoars since thoro lived in Bobok, & vil- Iage on tho Bosphorus some six miles above Canntnnllnolflo, an olderly Greck gontleman namod Teholby Yorgaky. A warm-hearted, gon- il old gentloman was Mr., Yorgaky. Ho was the possoagor of somo proporty in roal ostato, and s sufficiont incomo wes dorived from this source to mmgly tho modorate wanta of himsolf and his amiablo wife, leaving a balenco moro or, less which wasdistributed far charitable objects. Thoy had no childron, Tho vonorable couplo werovery happy in each other’s sooloty; thoy hiad few intimato associatos outside. But among these was a friond of ours, an eminent American citizen, who for somo time residod near their dwolling in Bebok. vited to spond a social evening with 'Mr. Yorg- aky, tho lutter saying thal if agreeable ho would || on this occasion rolate some facts of his family history which might possibly prove interesting a8 constituting a strange chapter of real lifo at tho East. Our friond prompily sccepted :the invitation. a8 any live Yankee would have done under this stimulus to ouriosity. The old gon- tloman's statemont—and our friend vouchsafed for Yorgaky's character for truthfulnoss after an intimate scquaintanco with him for many years—ywas substantially ag follows : My fathor's namo wos Yohnunis. Giros. His father carried on tho bakery business, At quite au early age Yohsunis was omployed as broad- soller at hia father's stall noar” the Egyptian bazaar at 8tamboul. Thera ho mado tho ac- quaintance of a Turkish boy of about his own &go named Ibrahim, who was employed o8 sales- man in his father's tobacco shop closo by. A ro- markablo friendship grew up botween thesa two boys, Al their leisuro time thoy spent in each other's sooioty. They indulged eports to-, gothor, They talked over plaus of business by which in future yoars thoy mlght not bo nopar- atod o einglo day. They would achiova fortune, ond sharethoir wealth together. Theso were tho day dreams of = Yohaunis and Ibra- him. imo wore on, The boys had attainod the ago of 17 or'18 yoars. Ibrahim's father: gecurcd for his son n situation as tchiboukgi (pipo bearer) to tho Pasha of Bagdad., This was reat honor for a boy in humble circnmstancos, ut Ibrahim did not desire the Elm for it would tako him far, far away from Yohannis, Parontal deolsion, however, was omnipotont in the case, and go ho must. But before soparating tho boys bad o long confarenco togothor. *‘I must go,” #rid Tbrahim, ‘‘but I slall return to Coustauti- nople asapasha, and then you will sharo my houors nod fortune,” The eoparation of Yolans nig and Ibrahim was painful, When tho final adiou_was spoken, esch plodgod the othor that Lis friondsbip should remain coustant so long ne lifo ondured. Yohannia sorrowfully returned to his businoss at tho broad-stall; Ibrahim accom- penied his master on the long journey to Bagdad. Yenara Eaund by; Yshaunis succoeded to the humble business of hia futhor on the docoane of tho lattor; he married, and was blessed, as tho oor,atg uo often blosad, with many childron, y stondy iudustry and strict economy he was barely enabled to support his Inrsa family com- fortably. Hinmind froguently dwelt upon the sconos and lovos of youthful days, and tho Turke ish boy Tbraham wag always o contral figure in those “memories. A dozou {vcnu prior to this tite o hoard that hiu dear friond of boyhood's days had disd, but the memory of that friend was reverontly chorishod Ly him ; and 8o doarly Tovod in the forvor of youth could not b forgot- ton by the gencrous-hoarted Yohaunis oven amid the cares and struggles of « life of toil. Ono aftornoon, whils partaking of his frugal moal, and surrounded by his loving family, Yo- hanuis was startled by the eppearance of a vary unwolcoms visitor—thio chie{ policeoflicor of tho Bublime Porto, 'Cho ofiicial aunocunced to Yo- Tionnis that Lo must accompony him linmediate- Iy to the Yorto. In those barbari days such summona meant condomnation and death, often without auy asvignablo or known caunso. Yo- bannla_and his fumil{ woro terrified ; they pleaded for dolay, Bul tho officor was {noxor- ablo; Yohaunls was dragged away amid tho piteous orios nud pleadings of his wifo and chil- dren, Arriving At tho Dorto, Lho officorcone ducted his prisoner through o long hall with guards atatloned on eithor side, to the door of an apartmont, whero at a givon signat tho door openod and Yohaunnis was at once Lrought face to faco with the Chand Vizior. ¢ This is our sublimo mastor, tho Grand Vizlor,” said tho officor. Yohannis lmmedintoly prontrated himsolf Lefore that Auguat porsunagg, eud commenced plonding vory enrnoatly for his life. * Bpare me, Bublimo Mastor, spare mo,” ho ejaculatod; ' spare me for tho gnko of my iunocant and ' depondont wifo and ehildron, it not ou account of my innocence of all wrong- dolog. Why should I'bo brought here to bo tho victhm of tho bowstring or the axe? I have boon boon a good and poaconble Aubjoct of His Majeaty ; T have oarnod Lread for mysolf and family by lonest labor; I have wronged no mau, Lot mo go, and you shall have their blosa- jug sud my prayers, in roturn for your meroy, One day our friend waa in-- ' which It T am killed ihey will die, for thoy eannot earn bread to support life.” '“You caunos go back to your business,” eald the Grand Vizlor, ealmly. *'Thon, sir," responded Yohannia in & more resolute tono, * tho blood of an innocent man and hia family you aro about to murder be on our garments ; tho avenging powor of Almighty ustico purauio you, sir, to the oud; your erlne shnll not go unpunished,” *“Yohaunis,” roplled tho Grand Vizior, 'arlao, and auswer my quostions.” “Yoa, uire, nublimo mastor.” “\Yhen a Doy, you served s broad woller for your father, clogo by the Igyptian bazanr 2" *Yos, giro, oud I now kaop that eamo atall.” *You had a friond pamed Ibrahim, who at- luml?ad Lis father's tobacco shop very noar you#” * Ob, yos, siro ; oh, yos," anaworod Yohannls, noarly overcomoe with emotion. 't And you and Ibrahim, on parting, plodged each othor to friondship for life; 1brahim enying that Lo ehould return some day with the honora and wealth of a Pasha, and howould share with you the benofits of his position 2" * Most truly you havo spoken, sublimo master; but this was long ago, and poof Ibrabim I shal soon moot him in s bottor world than this—has ‘boon doad those many, many years.” #Tbrahim is not dead," sald tho Grand Vizier ; ** ho Jives and is in good hoalth ; ho remembors Yohannis Giros; he nover forgot tho Eludgo mado to him at the tims they parted; and now he has ihe ability and detormination to make ood that pledgoe, Yohannis Giros,” oxclaimed is Excollenoy, rising from hie seat and extond- ing his arms,” *‘ Yohannis Giros, bohold in mo your friond In boyhood, Tbrshifa tho tobacco sollor.” Tho two ombraced and kissod oach other; toars flowed frooly. Yohonnis was almoat orazod by the mental roaction, Ho sobbod and oried like a ohild. Tho great heart of tha Grand Vizier waa fillod with gladness, As soon 88 tho emotion awakened by this oxe'(ung scone could be controlled Ibrahim said to Yohannis: “ Now -you aro nppointod to & rof post ; you will bo my saroff (banker). You will nt oncorecelvo your outfit of drers. When properly attirod go hence with tho attendants of my staff to your home and tell the good nowa 10 your wifo and children, The horso aud equip- ago suitable to your rank are roady for you. ou will at onco bo provided with all - the moana requirad to place your family ina position be- coming the dignily of your situation. Attend to theso dutics to your family first of all ; close up your little busincss, and thon report to me onsible for'duty. Yobapnis and Ibrahim are reunitod ; 'I.l‘m glodzo of boyhood is fulfilled. Groat is the ox God, and Mahomet ia his prophet, Yohannlo' wan thon arrayod in the glittoring ‘uniform of his rank ; a boautiful Arabisn chargor handsomely caparisoned was furnished , and with porsonal gervants and a guard of honor he rode rapidly to his humble dwolling atStamboul, hiaving boon absont little moroe thon two hours. Tho family could soarcoly oredit their own gongos when' Yohannis roappoared so won- dorfully changod externally, and with his reti- nuo of attondants, Thoy were overcome with Joy. The scono oan bo batter Imagined than do- geribed. From that day forth they enjoyed hap- piness and prosperity. Ibrahim’a courss had beon thia: From tho hurblo position bf tehiboukgl (or pipo-bearor) to the Pasha of Bagdad Lo was siicoeasivoly I}’m- moted to bo clerk, Becrotary, and Koyba 3 thon a8 Pasha, subsequontly as Pasha of Bag- dad, sucoeeding his former mastor; thon =e Pasha of Alopo, and fnally, i recognition, of Lig great ability and succossful administration of sfairs, e was appointed by the Hultan 1s Grand Vizier of the L'urkish Empire, “And this,” said tho old geutlomsn to my friond at Bobek, “is tho trus story about my fathor, which I promieed to tell you, and which, I think, preponts an oxamplo of Aubfime fidelity in fricndship. As I bloss the momory of my noblo fathor, so also do I bless tho memory of his bonefactor and friond, the truo-hearted Turk lhx"fi“im, onco the boy- tobacco-soller ab Stam- oul. I have given this narrative as related to me, without ombellishment. 'I'he property owned by Toholby Qorgalty at Babol way inhorited by him from his fathor, and the Iatter became its poa- eesvor from that pledge in boyliood exchanged botweon Yohannis aud Ibrabim, A TWILIGHT MEMORY. Onco, 2 fell the ovening's glory At tho clowo of ono calm day, Bat we in tho love-hushed silence, T the old time far ayray,— 81 v 'l the bright sard gllsten'a *34d tha twilight soft and gray, Wa had watched {ho sun sink slowly "Yond the hill-top bathed in light ; Biarked tho moon come forth and fondly Laumo tho deep-dark vault of night, ++ Whilo tho peacetut atiliness, hovoriug, Wrapt our souls in Love's delight, Then I Hstened to tho story “Luat {hoso lipa %0 falsoly told,— ‘Words that fill'd my soul with rapture,— Vows I deomed would no'ar grow old,— Plodges, (hen £o warmly uttercd, Promired nover to grow cold. * Now whon sunsot trafls its splendor ‘Wheto the Wostern hilllops glow, Comos the mern'ry of that love-tala Sweelly murimur'd long ago, And each throbbing hoaw-string ochoos To i1s musle, swoot and low. Tlopen that once broathod of fruition ay in lasting ruin lie; ‘Time mey seamn the brow of beauty ; ‘Aga moy dim the brightest oye ; Tt the honr’ firat, hollest passion 1s iwmortal,—'twill not dio. Owxx A, WiLsox, Jn, Onioaao, July 3, 1873, 9 Paganini’s Pecullnritios, Physical ‘osuses actod at times oddly and in- stantly upon his brain; at othora thoy found him liko stono. Mo was not always opon to im- ressions, which at cortain moments would find him 50 receptive that he became the utter incar- nation of them. He was fullof contradictions, which ho cared little to explain either to himself or to others, Ho travolod with the utmost specd from place to place ; in the hottest woathor Lo would bave all tho carringe windows closed. A.llhuu%!: latterly his lungs affected Lis voice, came thin and foebls, ho delighted to talk loudly.whon raitling ovor the ronds ; tho noise of the whesls socemod to excite him, and wot his brain going. . Ho never entered an ibn on | tho road, but would it in his_carriage until tho. horses wore "rondy, or walk -up and down, wrannd-m his grost cloak, and resont being spokento, Arrived at his hotol, he would throw all his doors and windows open, and tsko what ho called D air bath, but he never coased to abuse the climato of Gormany, and eaid that Ttaly was the only placo it to livo, 1. His luggage was ox- tromoly simpla; & small napkin might have cou- toined tho wholo,of his wardrobo—a coat, & lit- tlo linon, and o it box ; & small carpot-bug ; & £liabby trunk, containing his Guarneriua violin, his jowoly, & dlonn shirt, and his monoy—thaf was all. Ho carriod papers of lmmense value in arod pocket-book, along with concert-tiokets, lottors, and accounts. Thoselastno ono but him- solf could read;,as Lo kow hardly any arithme- tio, and calculuted, but with _groat sccuracy, on some mothod of his own, Ho cared littlo whero Lo slept, andseldom noticed whtat he ate or drank. Ho nover oomplainod of the inni—overy placo soomed muah, alike to him—out of Italy; Lo dotostod them ‘all equally. Ho seldom notlced sconery, or carad for tho ightn of foreign towna. To hiwmself ho was the onlx importunt fuct every- whoro, Is often started without food In the early morniag, and romsinod fasting all day. At night o would lake a light suppor and some camornilo tea, aud sloop goundly until morning, At times hoato ravenously, Hoe remained taci- turn for days, aud then ke would have all his moals sont up to his room ; but at some hotels ho would dino at the tabla d'hato, and join frooly in conversstion, Ho lay on his sofa doing noth- ing tho groater part of overy doy; but when nulilug plany for the publicatlon of' hia works, or tho founding of & muwical justitniion, which at ono thne occupiod muok of his flmuuhlu Lo would shids up and down his room, and talk in = rapld and anitatod mauner, Atter dinuecr ho habitunlly sat in his room in totul darknoss until half-past 10, whon ha wont to bed, Somoetimos eixty or eiglity paoplo, eagor to seo him, would wait uk\on him at his hotol in tho courso'of tho duy, Whon compelled to sco visitors ho was polite ; but the intrusion of airangors fatigned and uunoyed him, and he of- tou rofumd himaelf to ayery one, ile would bolt Lis door, aud nat take the “loast notlcoof auy knocks. He would sit for hours almost motiou- loss in akind of trance, and apparontly absorbed in doop thuui:ht 5 but o was not always avorso to socioty, 1lo was fond of couverslig with & fow frierds, aud entored iuto whatavor gamos ond recrsutlons wore going on with much zost ; butif any one moutioned musio bo would ro- Inpso iuton sullon sileuco, or go off to somo other purt of tho room, e dialikod dining out; but, whon lie acceptod, he usunlly ato lavgely of overything on tho tabla. Altliough he imixed frooly with the world, liko Chopin, ho was o solitary man, and roserved to - the lnat degree, No ono stomed to bo in his coufidonce. e had on oxcollout memory,—yot cortaln faces scomed to (puml_ from lum “absolutely, His fidelity to both his parents was not the leaat remarkablo point in his strange character, and, althongh ar- dontly attached to money, ho could ho generon, at tha eall of what be consldorad duty, and ovel Iavish when charlly was concorued ; ludeod, he froquontly gavo concorts for the bonafit of the poar, remombering tho timo whon Lo had boen a poor man kLimself, i e i, UNSATISFACTORY, # Havo nthor Tovers,—ssy, my love,— Loved thia boforo to-ilay 27 4 Tiyey may havo, you, thoy may, my fova Not longago thoy iy, 4 But, though they worshipped theo, my lova, Wity amestons HeAvt Teom fopagir v T vy 4 Dn't ank too miicl of mie, my lova ; Don't ask too wuch of me,” ¥l i s you and T, my love, Lova's wings no moro will fly 7 HIf Lovo coulll nover dio, my Tove, Our loye aiould never die,” “ For shamo and {8 this z0, my lovo, And Love and I must go?” # Indeed, T do not know, ty love, My life, I do not know." # You will, yo muat be true, my lovo, Nor look and lovo anow I “ T} neo wlint £ can do, my love ; T'll sco what I can do,” —Haemilian's Magazine, b S AP HUMOR. Insoription for a foundling hospital—* Thus far and no farther.” ‘—A Massachusotts Pontmistross has resignod Lior oftico, as & matter of honosty, becauso ehe cnunot find time to road ali tho postal-onrds and attond to hor othor dutios bosides. : —A_Clington (Iowa) clergyman startled his flock last Sunday evoning by tolling thom that +¢ Hell wns not 8o full of men and wouon aa mon and womon wore full of holl,” —A Tenneasoo lady prosontod her husband with & pair_of twins and in duo sesson addod triplets. ** Door mo,"” exclaimed an astonishod noighbor, *I s'pose Mrs, Btebbing will havo quadrupeds noxt, aud thon centipedos,” —At the dopot, Monday evening, an csger looking man jumpod from tho train and clasped & waiting woman in his arms, ' Heavonal my wife,” said ho. * Mem{l my rufllos,” said she. ‘Which showed what both wers thinking of. ~—A corrospondont wants to know if wo can toll bim how to keop his glasses on his nose. Wo suggost that he sandpapor his proboscis, —A mill-pitohor thrown by his wife at a Nol- son niroot man, on Mondsy noon, missed the aim, and ruinod » handsomo frame which in- closed the words, * God bless our homes.,” —A {fashionable young lady accidentally dropped one of Lier falso eyebrows in her oporas box the other evoning, and groatly frightonod. hor boan, who, on soolng it, thought it was hls mouatacha. —An Amorican paper says : ‘ Massachusotts {s noted for two things—intelligence snd patent modicines.” 'Wo presume the intelligonce s dis- playod in selling, not taking, tho physio.—Punch. —An oxohange thinks that a little thoughtful- noss aaves a donl of trouble. A young msa_on Nolson atract will not atap into the grass whon it is wet and his boota are blacked. Ho says Lo docsn’t mind the blacking, but Lis mother {s got- Mn[.én"ld and lumo, and can'’t work o brush as sho used to. —8ald a tipsy husband to his wife, ** You nced ~—neodn’t bl—lame mo! 'T'was woman that firab- temptod man to eat forbiddon things." * Wom- an may have tompted an to eat forbidden things,” said his wifo, * but ho took to drinking of his owngaccord.” —A woman novor roalizos hor necessitios till nho attends an auction snle. Thoy toll of & wom- an in Baltimore who has provided bersolf with 800 pairs of stookings, woolon aud cotton, Bho Is evidently intouding to organiza a hose com- pany, —An old Indy selling eggs iu Bavannah, Ga., asked, ne usual, * What's tho nows?" ‘‘The Intest,” anid tho obliging clork, * i, that tho Yankoes bavo got the Modacs.” The old lady struck her knuckles on the counter and ex- dl“i’tnlm'l 4 **Ihopoe the last ono of 'em will dio of it 1" —The editor of the Newshas recslved sover- ol ordors for tho now book, ** Life in Danbury.” Tle wishes to inform these 'poople that the pub- lishers, Bhopard & Gill, Boston, and their agouts, goll tho book. Beyond humbly admiring it, Lo has nothiug to do with the book now that fa is printed. Ile in but a simplo child of vature—n roturned Quliforniau, as it were.—Danbury ' News. --ir. Carpenter, of Marquotte, Mich., had not tho slightost idon that he was about-to croate an atmoapherical disturbance when he knocked tho ashes out of his pipe on the head of a powdor kog. And when a follow-workman _conyoyod all that was loft of Mr. Carponter to Lis wifa in a bag, sho quiotly remarked: **Just hig luck ; hang bim up in the wood-shod, whero tho cats won't got at Lim, till night.” ~—The Warocham /Veres man gays & former prin- cipal of Biddleborough Acndemy, at one tine, on tho approach of & tempost, insulatod his chair on four pieces of glass, and, as ho Hmugim, po- litely invitod a young lady’ to sit iu his Iap for safely. To shiow the popularity of the man of letters, tho young lady repliod she would rathor bo struck by lightning. —A rich old follow in o provincial town, who ownsmoro houses than any one man inthe place, was waitod upon by & committeo for & subseription to rebuild tho foncoe about the cometory. His roply was charactoristic as well a8 humorous, ‘‘ Gentlomen, I have slways made it & rulo in my businoss. nover to make any ro- pairs until tho tonants begin to complain.” —It in an oddity of Scotch humor that it ]’fll{l continually around the sovorost roligious faithin the world. Any reador of Dean Ramsay is pro- ]mmd to believe tho story that this notico was utoly posted in tho vestibulo of & kirk in Scot- land: ““The person who stole ‘SBongs of tho Sanctuary' from pow No. 82 should improve the opportunity of singing thom here, as he will have no occasion to sing thom horoafter.” —Clerieal presumption.—Coal-Mine Ovorlook- or (to Curato)—‘‘1 can assuro you, sir, that thoso ‘oro colliers, now they'ro in full work, can ‘moke thoir ton an’ twelve shillin’ a day!” Cu- rato—'*Dear mo! Ah! It's actuslly more than I got1" Ovorlooker—¢ Moro than you got! Wiy its moro than I got I"—Punch. —A_fow weeks ago s well-known artist hnd, ucordmfi to custom, thrown open his studio to his friends and patrons for a private view of his pictures intonded for the walls of the academy. One ropresonted a merry imrty dancing, the host's face beaming with pleasure as ho raisod 5 pglass of champagne to his lips, X don’t know,” eaid the artist to a friend, *‘what on oarth to call this picture, or how to ac- count for the happy evpression on the faco of the host.” *'Well,.if I woro rou," roplied the visitor, “I should simply call it, ‘Doath of & Mothor-in-law.' " —DPrepared for Anything.—TLondon Friend— “Up iu town all by yoursolf, eh? Whoro's the migsus?” Good Old Soul—"¢ Oh, sho be mortal bad a-bod, poor thing?” Friond—* That'll 8poil your holtday, eh?” Good Old Boul— ‘“Well, no, air; it she pop's off guddon, thoy'ro to writo up and let me know." —Benodick—**Yos, but four guineas, hang it! Why tho bonnots in the window aro ticketed oightoen whillings!” kmo. Amaranthe (nce Robingon)—*‘ Yes, my dear andnmnn; but, candidly, “would & chonp artiolo Lo suitablo to such a slugularly boutifal porson a8 your doar lady?" Aforal.—IIusbande, don't sccompany your wives*on guch oxpeditions as thia. —A pocket diary has beon pioked up in the stroot, and now is in_the flndor's L{muenslnn. awaiting its owner, From tho following ex- tracts, it appears tho losor was a medical man : ‘“Xnso 280, Mary An Perkins. Bisnos, wash- woman. Bikness in hor lod. Fisik some blue Exla a noaperifik ; age 62. Pod me ono dollar, 1 uartor bogus. Aind get good kuartor and mak bor tak mo fisik. Knse 281, Tummes.Krinks, Bisines, Nirishman, Lives with I’ndfi Molvuny whot keepa & dray—Siknese, digg in ribs and tow blak oys, Fisik to drink my mixter twict a doy of -caslporily baro and jollop, aud fish ilo, with nrifedity to make it taote flafi:}a Rubed his foce with kart groee linimont, aged 30 yoarn of age. Drinkod tho mixter and wuddat pey me bokaso it tasted nasty, but tho mixter'll work hiy innards, I reckon, Kauo 232, Old Misees Boggs. Aint gol uo bisncs, but plonty of monoy, Rik- nes awl a humbug, Gy hor sum of my celo- bratod * Dipsoflorikon,” which she said “drank liko cold ten—wich it was too, Must put sum- think in it to make her fool sik and bad. 'The 01d Wommen Lus got tho roka.” Age of Krout, The Nowark Couricr says thut flsh culturists will be intorested in knowing that somo doflnite evidouco hias beon rocoived as to the age of spocklod trout, Bowo yoars siuce, Prof. Agassiz auggosted Lo Goeorgo Shoppard Pago, of New Jorsey, Prosidont of tho Oquonsos Augling As- s0ciation, & menus of dotermining approximatol the ngo of tho famous Rangelys trout, whicl{ grow to tho romarkablo weight of soven, eight, and oven ton qnqndu‘ Tho modo adopted was to tako a smull platinuo wire, pointad at ono end and {lattoned ut tho other, and marked on the flat end with the wai‘(iht sud . yesr, 'Thon insort this wiro in the dorsal fin, solectivg mark according to tho weight at_the time, aud return tho fiuli to the water, —In 1870, Nr. Page and others marked aud Hborated somo fifly trout in this way, and the practice has continned oach ronson sinco, No marked fiah has boen captured until this sorson, whon, fu s lot of tront Dbrought back by thoe artist Moran, who was ouo of alarge party who visitod thouo watorn early this mouth, ono fish waus found marked “ 1870, - balf_pound,” and weighing, whon capturod, nearly two pounda and a quartor, showing that the trout lind grown nearly one and throu-quar- ter pounds in threo yoars. The inoident ooca- slons much Interost nong all trout fabormon, THE AMERICAN FLAG. From Harper's Magasine for July, The American slandard, tho omblom of the londing ropublic of tho world, has for nearly # coitury commandod tho homagoe of natlons throughout the globo. TIts lustory ombracos many intoresting faotn and atirring incidonts connooted with the oarly daga of the Republio aud tho Amorican Uotonles, Tho Colonies, up to tho Revolution, in allogi- anco to tho Mothor Govornment, rotained tho siandards of the old country, with the addition of somo local emblom which .was thoro- on inseribod as s distinetive foaturo, || Massachusotts ndopted tho pino-tree, which dovice was placed on tho coin ns woll as flags used by that colony. Dut not until tho poriod approaching the Revolation doos thors scom to Lave boen any attontion pald to the - subject of indepoudont standards by the sovoral colonios, Tho Colony of Connectient adopted, July 1, 1776, tho motto, which was inscribod on ite standards and drums, ** Qui (ranalulit sustinet, which was construed as follows—* God, who transplanted us hithor, will support ne." To March, 1775, a % Union flag," with o red fleld, was displayod at New York on the liborty- polo, boaring the inscription, * George Rex, and the Liborties of Amorioa;" and on tho reverse, " No Popery." Frothingham asaya this flag was algo displayed on tho liberty-poles snd on the famous liberty treo on Boston Common. About this timo standard was adopted for the thirtoon colonies, combining tho crosses of 8t. Goorge and Bt. Andrew, with thiricen stripes, alternate red and white. (The baunoer of Bt. Pat- rick, the emblom of Irclaud, was not combined with the crossca of Bt. George and Bt. Androw in the standard of Groat Brifain until 1801, tho yeoar of the union with Ircland.) The first Indopendonce flag displayed in Bouth Osatolina was that usod at tho taking of Fort Juckson, on Jamos Island, Bept. 13,1775, “A flag being thought necessary for tho purpose of signals, Uol. Moultrio, who was requestod hY the Couneit of Bafety to procurs one, had a large blue flag madoe, with o croscent in one corner, to be uniform \ith the traopa.” Oot, 20, 1776, Col, Reed, with tho co-operation of Cola, Glover and Moylan, dosignad s flag or slgnal to be used by the Amorican crulsors, which was adopted. It is @oscribod asa whito flag with s le-lruu in the centro, and bearing tho motto, **Appoal to Heavon.” Tho London Ohronfcle, an anti-Ministerial’ paper, contains & paragraph, January, 1776, doscribing o flag of this oucrlgunn ‘onptured with a provinoial pri- vatoor at that timo, “Feb, 9, 1770, Col. Gadaden prosented to Congress an olegant standard, such as s to E‘; used by the Commandor-in-Chief of the Amorican navy, boing a yollow fleld, with & lively reprosentation of - a rat- tlosnake in the middle in tho attitude of E'Dhlp to strike, and tho words undornoath, *Don’t troad on mo.’ : ' Ordered, That the said standard be caro- fully gsosnrvnd and suspended in the Congroaa- room. Beveral accounta lead to tho bollof that at the battlo of Bunkor Hill standards of various de- vicos wero used by the patriotic army. From ono statemont wo loarn that *‘ tho Amoricans displayed s flag with the cross of St. Goorgo, tho ground being blue, snd in the upper cornor nearcat the stall Yum-trnu." Anothor writor says thot Bunkor Hill was fought under o red lag, bearing the motto, * Come, if you dare.” Sn the 14th of Jumo, 1777, Congross took action, viz: * Resolved, Thut 'tho tlag of the Unitod Btstos ho thirteen stripos nlternately rod and white; that tho union be thirteen stars, white in a blue fleld, representing a new constellation.” It was also proposed to insort alyro, sbout which the thirtaen stars woro £ be groupod, as embodyiug the *‘constollation Lyra,” signifyin, harmony. DBut this suggention was not carrio out. - The bluo field was taken from tho Cove- nantors' banner in Sgotland, likewioe signifi- cant of tho league aull covenant of the Unitod Colonios against opprossion, and ine cidentally involving vigilance, perssyorance, and justico. Tho stars wero then disposo in & circle, symbolizing tho porpotuity of the Union, tho circlo bolug tho sign of etornity. I'ho thirtoen stripos shiowod with tho stars the number of the United Colonies, and denoted tho subordination of the States to and thoir depond- ance upon tho Union, as well a8 oquality with themsolves. Tho whole was o bleuding ‘of the various flags used provious to the war, viz, the rod flags of the army and white colors of the flonting battoris the germ of our navy. The rod color also, wh with the Romans, donoted daring, and the white purity. The five-pointed atar, from the heraldry of Holland, Franco, and Germany, was adopted for the flag, but the designora of the early coinage of tho Unitod Statos mado uso of tho mix- pointed star, a8 found in English heraldio Innguago. Tho sizoef tho flag of tho army is 6 foot 6 inohes in longth, by 4 foot 4 inches in width, with seven rod and six whito stripos, ‘The first soven stripos (four red and throo white) Dound tho square of tho blue field for the stara, the stripos oxtending from tho oxtromity of the field to the ond of tho ilag. The eighth llxlga is whito, extonding partly at tho base of the field. By the Unitod Statos law of Jan. 18, 1704, it was onacted * that from nnd after tho 1stof ay, 1705, tho flag of tho United States shall be fittoon tripos, altornate red aud white," and * that tho union bo fifteon stars, whito, in a blue fiold.” This wes our natioual flag during the war of 1812, g On the 4th of April, 1818, Congross altered the u;% r]? directing n retumn to the thirteen stripes, as follows : W Bo it enacted, eto., That from snd aftor the 4th day of July noxt the flag of tho United Btaton bo thirteen horizontal stripos, nltoruste red and whito ; that the Union be twonty stars, white, in a blue fleld. * And be it furthor onacted, That on the ad- mission of a now Stato into the Union, one star Do added to tho union of the flag ; and thas such addition sholl take offect on the 4th of July next succeoding ouch admission.” Tha roturn to tho thirtcon stripes wsa by renson of tho anticipation that tho addition of a_strips on the admission of oach Btate would make tho flag-too wunwioldly. The old number of stripcs, also, Yarpntuntld the original number of Btales of ' the Union, while tho addition of stars showed the Union In its existing stalo. The construction of the first national standard of the United States, as & design, from which tho *“Stars and Stripes " was afterward adopted, took placs undor the poraonsl diroction of Gen. Washington, sided by & committeo of Congress ¢ authorizod to dosign »_suitablo flag for the nation,” ot Philndelphis, June, 1777. “This took placo at the rosidence of Mra, Ross, s rolative of Col. Ross, in Arch streef, botween Sacond aud Third, whore Gon. Washington and the committea nnméxlumd the design, and em- Eloyud Mra, Ross to oxcoute tho:- work., The ouse is atill standing (No. 239). Mra. Ross way aftorward Mra. Olaypoolo. Hor maidon name was QGriscorn, and, according to the fashion of tho times, she was called * Batay.” Betsy Griscom had, before the Revolution, aoquired somo knowlodge of tho ‘‘uplolder” trade, a8 it was then callod,—an occupation synonymous with that of the modorn upholstor- er,—and at the: timo mentionod Was _carry: fug on business on her own account in bor littlo shop, OQue duy, probnbl; Lotwoen {he 230 of May and the 7th of Juno, 1777, during which period Washington was in Philadolphis, there came to bor tho Commandor-in-Chiof, tho Hon, | George Boss, and othor gentlamen, mombars of Congross, who -desirod to know ‘whother she could make thewm a flag according to o design which they would produce. Bhe intimnted hor willingness to try. 'Tho dosign wae for o flug of thirtoen red and white stripes, nltornato, with thirteon six-pointod stars, Mra, losy expressed Ler willingnosn to mnke tho flag, but suggosted that the stars would bo moro symmotrical and plossing to tho oye if wmade with five points, aud ahe showod thom how such & star could be luade, by folding & shoot of papor and producivg tho pritorn by & singlo ut, Mor Plan, was approved, snd sho at ouce proceeded to ke the tiag, which was fnishod tho noxt dsy. Muys, Ross was given the position of manufage’| turer of fiags for the Government, and for some yenrs sho wae engagod iu that ocoupation. Tho busiuoss doscendod to hor childron, and was car- xlod ou Ly Lo daughlor, Clarlusa Claypoolo, who voluntarily relivquishod it on beooming a mem- bor of the Socioty of Friends, lost hor Landiwork should bo used in timo of w ‘Whatover may bo said of the aim or result of tho Vienua Fxposition, 1t has certainly boou the means of bringing together the choicost pro- dusts of the world, and of giving tho poople of various nations now {doss concerning mattors of which tl\n{ havo never before thought. In no direction has 8 widor rango beeu given thun in tho mauufacture of glasy, and new forms, do- signs, and usos of thiv material sro now pro- novol, and many objections might bo made to { on account of tho fragile matorlal, but iu reality" tho glans In much strongor and more durahlo than tho delicato matorials now in use for the BAII0 pUrposo. "Phieso articlos, as may bo lmllifilnud, como from Tohemia, and thoy havo alroady gainod a fair share of popularity, Specimens "have beon sent. to Paris and Tondon, and, that we should not he babindhand in o important & mattor, an enter- prining firn in this country have imporled quita o numbor, and will immodintely bogiu their manufacturs, to o rendy for tho fall soason, ‘Cliose hints aro of tho inoat dolicate and boautl. ful designe, and such is tholr adaptability to all costumes and ocoaslons that they will probably #oon como fnto univorsal une. 'Tho body of the bt Is made of looso plooos of fino glasn, fastened closaly togethor by & gutta perchs_band, whioh allows it to conform to the lead. Ineide thore s alining of silk, which is the only pleco of fabric used in the manufactura. Tho trimmings on the outside nro after tho provalling mode, conaisting of wroath, flowers, fonthors, and ribhons, all mnde of delicately~ spuu glass of wondorful bosuty, Of courso all the trimmings havo thelr natural eolors, and by & stont prooea tho glasny appontanco {6 50 woll - subdued that the materinl is not suapected, The most boautiful humming-birde and flowers are usoed for ornamentation, and colored so matu- rally that in appearance thoy are superior to tho usunl artificlal goods, It in almost incradible tho small smount of fl“! that onters futo the conatruction of ono of hoso Lats, for the thread is 6o fine that a gront spaco 18 covorod without any percoptiblo incrossa in tho wolght, Thoy wolgh but & few ounces, or about ono-fifth of thoaverage welght of the pres- ontatyle. With tho care that ia usually given by & Iady to a new hat, those new articles will out- Iaat tivonty of them, for there is mo woar to them ; molsturo will not etain them, and it dust should nottle to dim thotr bonuty, It is readily removed by a singlo spray of water. Thoe oolor Ia 8o blonded that for ordinary occasions the; presont & gonoral neutral tiut, but at a small ad- ditional oxpense they can bo made to flagh and sparklo liko dinmondg, oither in tho sunlight for & carriago costumo, or in the blazo of a ball- room, or at the opora. Thoir cost in insignifi« caut, and aa it is understood soveral well-known firms are going into tho business oxtonaively, thoy may apon bo expocted on our stroots. It {u robable, howevor, they will not bo readily nown, ag tho resemblance to the gonuins ma- torials is #o grost. e THE SONG OF A HEATHEN. Scfourning in Galilee, A, D, 82, If Joans Glirlet is & man,— Aud only & man,—1I esy ‘That of atl mankind I cleave to Him, And to Him I will cloao alway, ) 1t Joaus Cbrist s a God,— And the only God,—I awesr Xyl follow Hilin throtgl heavon and hll, Thio carth, tho acs, aud the air! ~—Seribner, PP N—— The Emporor of Austrin’s Stables. C. C. F. {n the Baltimore American, Having procurad tioketa of admission we pro~ coodod this morniug to the Royal atablos, aud woro astounded at their dimensions. I stated in a former letter that thoso buildings covered und about four timos na large as Frauklin . quare. Wo found upon ontering thomn that cight times tho spaco of Franklin Squaro would be nearer the corrcct figure, Thoe number of blooded horses in the stalls is 400, and they aro all, with a fow excoptious, English horses, Hore wora the Emlmmr'u riding horsow, and tho Emporor's riding and bunting lorsos, tho Emprose' ponios, tho Prince Jmporial's - riding and carriage horscs and ponios; white horuos, to the number of over ons hundred, for tho royal carrisges on stato occasions ; over o hundrod brown and sorrol horsos for light car- ringes, about fifty coal-black horsos to bo used for’ funorals and whon tho royal family is in mourning, and about twonty mules, including sevoral pot mulos hulunglnfii to tho Quoon, Tho number of royal coschmon i3 soventy, pontilions forty, and 200 grooms for tho horscs, with slout fifty stable-boyu and laborors. Tho Em- peror and Empross aro both passionately fond of horecy, and can * tall horso" with tho best Jookoya in the land, It is evidont that thoy do ot intond this to bo rogardod as & *‘ ono-horag country.,” Thero is a hospital for horses, with a profosgor nud students, and o large horse . npothocary shop amang tho buildings. Wo wero noxt takon into the earriago loft, and here were two hundrod carriages, aboutono-third of which wero immense and pondorons veohiclea coverad all over with gilt, somo of thom espo- clally for grand state occanions, and othors for daily ueo, all as bright and bonutiful as if just from tho factory, There was nlso the grand gilt chariot bullt for Maria Theresa, tho pancls of which wero painted by Roubens. Thon ‘thers wore tho gilded sleighs and the smallor chariot” of tho saintod Marin, with o dozon littlo pony phostons ugsod in_their day by the Em- peror and tho Empross and “a host of other great folks whou thoy wero little boys and girls. Thero was algo in this loft,the mourning hentse upon which the romaind of Maximilisn woro convnfild to tho tomb, and the mowning cnrringo in which the Emporor and Empross rodo on that oceasion. In anothor building wa wore shown an immonso array of gilded liarness, hundreds of sets, all roady for’ uso, with tho euits of livory to bo worn by the conchmen and postiliona, with oach sot of har- noss. Thon thoro was a vast numbor of sets of Darnoss for funcral aud mourning occnsions, Tight Liarnoss, snddles, &c., innumerable. The saddlo used by Maximilian in Mexico was alao ahown us, with othor matters partainivg to the horso too numerous to moution, We aluo visited, iu a large building, the royal riding-school for 'uso in wintor, whore tho boys and girls of royal blood are taught to rice on’ Lorsabeck, Itis an immonso hanll, 210 feot long Dy 120 in width, with & ganopy box for tho Eme peror and Empross to eit and witnosa the per- formance, It has s carefully-prepared turf floor, and tho walls and ceilinga aro clogantly ornamented. This being only for winter uao, furnaces are placed under tho floor, zwith Nues for heating it. 'Tho whole establishment is al~ moat a8 clogant 84 tho palaco, andt “",’S“‘i"‘i cloan and in fiue order. Tha horaoes are kep! in broad stalls, with oushioned eidos to them swinging from » bar, Tho main building is abouk ua long as from North atreot to Eutaw, and thoro ara g haif-Jozon immonso buildings in tho rears Carrisgos with tho royal coachmen and postil- ions can bo socn flying about the city ot all hours, and the Emperor and tho Empross, and the father of the Emperor, appear almoat oyory day either on the strocts or at the Prator, — Symiposinc Jottings. Sir Flonry Groy, who lived in London in‘1770; was & romarkablo gourmand, aud had s pie sent him from Howick, hia country seat, which was nine foot in circumferonco, weighed twelve stone, and was pushed about the dining-room on o kind of platform on four whoels. 3fra. Dor- othy Patterson waa the namo of his cook, and employed in maling this chef d'cuvre two bush= els of flour, twonty pounds of butter, four geeso, two turkeys, two rabbits, four wild ducks, two woodeock. six snipos, four partridgos, two nents' tougues, two curlews, sevon blackbirds, and six pigeons, " * TLelaud montions & fesst givon by the Arch~ bishop of York, at his installation in the reign of Edward IV, at which was caten and druuk 800 qre_of wheat, 300 tuus of alo, 100 tuus of wine, 1,000 shoop, 104 oxon calyes, 304 #wine, 2,000 geaso, 1,000 capon, 2,000 piga, 400 swans, 104 peacocl, 1,600 hot vouison pastics, 4,000 old and 5,000 Dot custards, *Buch one tertalnments aro a picture of mauners,” saith tho chroniclor. 7 0ld English cooks must have Lad lots of prac- tleo at thoir art, Doth Htow and Holinshead aro filled with dotails of *: luscious eating," aud May's ‘‘ Acoomplivhod Cook,” published in 1665, profosnud to teach *ithe rurcst ways of dressing of all muunor of rosst moats, either - flovh - or fowl, by sea or lnud, and divora ways of drodging’ ieats to provant tho gravy fiom too much ovaporating.” Bon Jouson, in the * Alchemist,” paints Bir Eplours Mammon s gloating over a promissd fortung; and reveliug iu s gloriony droam of ficurmnnqlz- ing, Lvon Archbishop Oranmeor has loft bobind him o curioun relic of the intorest the Church took in gastronomy, It scoms from this doou- mont, as quotod by Wharton, that an Arohblabop was allowed to lave two swans or bwo capons on u digh, & Bishop ono; an Archbishop six blackbirds at once, a Bishop flve, 4 Denn four, an Archdeacon two. If & Lesn has four dishes iu his frst couras, ho iu not to lhuve custards or frittors altevward, An Amhbluhal) may havo six Hnipos, an Arohdeacou two. Rabbita larks, phonsants, and partridgod are allowed in thouo propottions. A Canon residontiary is to have 8 swan only on a Sunday ;s Roctor of six- tonn marks only threo blackbirds in a wook. Tuor Reotor| what & moagre nllowance of small birdal and how thoughtful of tho Archbishop to arrange all this by soniority! Sewlores priores with @ vengeance! Hir William Lowthor has the orodit of having i:lveu the biggesat ‘' dinner-party"” over known in ingland, pou thoe doath of his fathor, Hir Jauos, hostood fortho shire of Oumborlund, snd ontorcained 3,050 gentlomon freoholders at a dinner, at which wore cousunied 708 gallons of eented to the world for the fivat time. Conspic- uous among those is s lady's bonnet or hoad- dross, which, for elegauce and besuty, canuot bo excollod. The idewof » zlnss Lst 15 certainly wino, ‘1,458 gallons of alo, aud 5,814 bottloa of s-mch. This Iattor jtam puts us in mind of Pin- ar's mylxu;l “‘Denth, as woll a8 pleasure, dwelly with puuch."—Zinsley's Magazing,