Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 7, 1873, Page 1

- The bhicogo Daily Teibune, VOLUMYE 26.° CHICAGO, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1873 NUMBER 321. REAL ESTATE, SPLENDID Mhmrlan Froper LAKE FOREST, Only One Hour’s Ride from the City. A Iargo numbor of tho bost Lota in Lako Yorost ars for salo on vasy torms, Many of them ara on th Inko shoro, € feot. abovo tho Jako. Also, two Hotols, both of thom Allled to ovorflowing with visitars. Ono of them has an Actealan Well noar it, affording an abundant supply of tho Lowt wator, Bevoral privato rosldoncos can bo had on onsy tems. Tho proparatory collogiato dopartment of Lako Torost Untvorsity, for boya, ls andor tho caro of ‘most ozecllont and sucocasful school; and a collogiato dupariment for young Indios, un- der tho oare of Prof, Woston, {a ano of tho bost fustitu- tions In the country, For boalth, boauty, and oduoativnsl tacilitios, Lako Porust lias no suporlor fn tho Northwost. ‘For partioulars apply to SYLVESTER LIND, Agont, 100 LaBallo-st, HOMES NORWOOD PARK. Bplendid lots for snle on monthly payments. Parties aided to build. F. C. VIERLING, Room 18, 126 Dearborn-st. Fing Residence in Highland Park. BARGAIN, ON EASY TERMS. Hopse now and very convenfontly arcanged, 11 rooms and batl-tuom, 18 closots, Imllduln'hr?fl Sanirios, Taro guuble parlor, bpsaing onlo piszze 8 fnot wido atid ovur 100 fout long, lrigk collar oot high undor whola liouso, Wit lsundey, dryroom, furnace, and fuol roome, hiot and oold wator up and down stalrs, kas machino and fur- ance In succosstul oporation: lot %0 fout on cornr, 35 geros, with fino grovo, 1 flag location; & model botuse ‘ucius on anwlication 0 ownor. Offioo 217 Nouthi Olinton-st.y corner VanBuron, Chicago. Snecnlators & Othars, READ THIS! "Wo have threo tracts of Suburban Propor- ty which we can soll at avery GREAT BAR- GAIN, if called for soon. Ono tract is on Droxol Boulevard, another on Cottago Grove- av., and the other noar tho Northwostern Oar Bhops—all or oithor of which will bo sold atloss then auction prices. ‘Terms reasonable and title atonco to CLARKE, LAYTON & CO., 120 LA SALLE-ST. PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS WANTED. To Builders and Contractors, Bealed proposals will bo reocived until the 17th day of 01y TEid, 83 0 olook p e of (et day, by the Wer slgnod Bullding Oommittes of Grace 3. E. Churoly Jol- dot, Tll., for the furnishing of all tho matofials and lsbor Todessary to construct aud fintah a church cdifion at Jol. dot, IIl., according tu{)llnl specifications and torms to Do eearat tho alligg of tho {ton, Wim, K. Honry, Jollot, a with apirovod socurity will bo roquired for tho taithial oxocutlon of All Gontracts, tho Drayosod sesurity 10 b roportod itk proposals, Tho Commition horehy ro. sorvo thu right to rolevt any or all bida or proposala ‘st thelr optlon. Printed coplos of cifications and terms (et mludiag plane, draiiigs, ‘6c.), Turmitied on ap- 0 Gommitteo, B. I'. ALLEN, L DILI AN, WAL i, HENRY, Building Cominltteo, porfoct. Apply Joliet, July STOVES, RANGES, &o. BOYNTOINS HEATING FURNACES! “Qur Yuvorite? Runges, *Tho Cabinet? Coulc Stove, Buliimare Heaters, Heutlng Stoves, Tultle & Builey’s Realnters, Sc. Thiogo goods aro tho vory host manufactured, and aro solinido i ovory reapat. Tho BOYNION FURNACK Bna ot OV 6 diforuht aitos nkind for eat: ing buildlags of overy description lul‘lnfilflfl vontl- ik promitly atten Jietimatas made on short zotids. W lavito the aitention of dealora and thoto ‘wanting ap orfoct working furuace or cookiog arrango- meut to call and gan us or send for circulars. BRIER'E BROWN, 6 Lkost.. Chieago. ___LOTTERY, $300,000. Oapital Prize, $50,000. Missouri State Lottery. - Grand Singlo Number Schomo. Lol W eleteR nonh: B nrizn manat 5 000 M hiolg ticRats, $10; Halvas, 6. sifeular 16 MURKAY, MILLER & GO, Diox 2446, Ser uls, Mo, LAKE NAVIGATION. GOODRICH'’S STEAMERS For Racine, Milwaukee, Sheboygan, ete., daily, Sundays excepted, 9 8. m. Saturday Excur- sion Boat for Milwaukee, cte., do'n't Ieave un til 8 p. m, For Grand IHaven, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Spring Lake, Fruitport, Manistee, etc., daily, Sundays excepted, 7 p. m, For St. Joseph, Daily, Sundays excepted, 10 a.m, Baturdays, Boat ‘don't Icave until 11 pom For Green Bay Ports, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 p. m, Wednesday's Boat goes to Escanaba. FOR BUFFALO, And Iutermediu’te Points, Lis Bt JAPAN, Oapt. MoD: n:fv‘?f.".frfnk Y1508 of Morih Lakatlont:s Blondar, duy sk N Byistern Transportation Company's steamor IDATIO, Qant Ponmy Joavos deok £00t of Norih Dostbora.at., Tuoaday, July 8, 37 p. m, or %nn'i nd Pastige Tickots, apply at 76 Canalst., ) AT A. A, BAMPLE, Passanghr Agon STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS. Chicago & Alton Railroad Company, Ouroago, July 8, 1478, To tho Atockholders of tho Chicago & Alton Rallrond Compnany 3 Grxriesen: Yoo aru botoby notifiod that a mooting of om- tho Bwokholders of the Oltloago & Alton Ralirosd pany will bo' hold ‘at tho Oitiog"nf said_ Company, in Ot eago, Hlinols, at Nos. it Van 1 B0 1t day of Bentowier, 4, D, 181, of sid day, for tho yurpows of Y t 10 0'olook a. m. nto cousidoration takin, tho'aspodichor of autiiorising i Caation of an indubte edness not sxceodlng oight inlillons of dollars, and secur. ing "the i by meriyauo or daud”of {riut: i ordse o ¥aliro and cancol thio prosont bondod indehiodnoss af (ha mpany, and to furnish the means for proouring steol Falls, douible track, rolling siock, and ransporta: o tacliitios, 0 ‘s o, provis conutuating ai taoroascd Lo o o order of tho o to thny, for h tho groatest degroe of Diryotars, . BLAUKNTONT, Prosidont, _Sl'i!i;PING TAGS., DENNISON'S PATENT SHIPPING TAGSH, Ovor 200 millfous have boen used within the H o Bl fuchas ™80 e Bold by Printers und Stutloners Everywhere THE TURF. B Dexter Park. AMERICAN 6IRL TROTS This Afternoon. HandicapRace To-day. $4,000 RACE Comes Off This .Afternoon ! Dexter Park Races This Afternoo State-st. Oars lead to Dexter Park Races this Afternoon, Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Ohicago Trains to Races To-Day, Rook Island Trains run to Racos this Aftornoon, Fifty Thousand Pooplewill visit the groat Baoo To-Day at Doxtor Park, 7 LOOK AT EM ! American Girl! Bashaw Jr. ! Henyy Todd! . J. W. Conley! Bensation! 5 Fred Hooper! Dexter PflI‘K:T!iS Aftérzon. American @irl has a record of 2:10, and trota this Aftornoon, A : . If you want toseoa Big COrowd, go this Afternoon. FINANCIAL, COOK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK OF CEHICACGO, NORTHWEST CORNER Washington and Dearborn-sts, United stmepository. CAPITAL, - =~ $500,000 OFFICERS: B, I, ALLEN, President. 0. T. BOWEN, Vico President. 0. G. BULKLEY, Cashior. A general Banking Businoss transaoted. Accounts of Banks, Bankers, and Marchants scllolted. Partioularattontion givon to colloctions. ills of Iixchiango on tho princival cltics of this coun- try and Ruscpe. IREEGTORS: Hon, Lyman Trumbull, Ohloago; Pot- ter aliner, Olivagoy Hon. i, O, Guok, Chicagos Than, . Dobbing, Chieago: Chas. Stowart, Nuj mul} il i ¥. Allen, Hon, W. Bushnoll, Ottawa, Lil.; O, T. Hoiwen, Ohicago; D. D. Bpencer, Chioago. Cook Comty Savines Bank 103 WASHINGTON-ST., Northeast Jor. Clark, opposito Court-Houso, West Sido Offico—17 MILWAUKEE-AY, DIREOTORS—Willam B, Ogdon, F. 0. Tarlor, Rod. mond Prindiville, N. 3. Bouton, Georgo Taslar, M. 1. n, Honry R Titinkia 8! Qgdon, Hor Payson, Benj. V. Pago, £z Monoy can bo dravn at any tima, with fntorost st tho rato of six por cont per annum on all oums deposited ong or moro moutla, TETE United States Mortzags Go, 7 UNION BUILDING. Loans forlong periods on bond and mortgago of improved real estato, without commissions. ALFRED W. SANSOME, Sec. KOUNTZE BROTHERS, Bankers, New York, issue Circular Notes, and Letters of Credit onthe Union Banle of London, available in all arts of the world. Ilide and Leather Insurance Com- pany of Boston, Mass, A dtetdond of 1§ por cont on al apnrovod claime swill bo payablo on and aftor Juno 25, at the of of the Rocelv. ers, No. 10 Devonsliir-at,, Hoaton, Aln UNESTER 3, REED, JOHN W, GARTWRYGNT, OLIVER'H. COLE, fteolvers. ‘WANTED. ANTED~-AGENTS-.YItOM 875} | %0 8350 por month, everywhoro, ta soll onof | of the most usoful artlolos ovor nvonted fi nooded In overy family. Bond for Cirou | lar, Address, I BICOMB & 00., 167 Stal Cittoado, Til, BLANK BOOXS, &o. J. M. W. JONES, ‘Wholosals and Retail Stationor, Printor, sud Blank Book Mauufaoturur. Raflroad Work and Otfieo tationery Apoctaltios, Nos. 104 and 108 Madison-st. TISTTING XD BOSIRESS CARIDS PRINTIED TO ORDER BY COLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & (O, 118 &120 Monroe-st., Chicago. Dr, A, 8. v. MANSFELDE Has, singo tho flrst of this month, nothing to do with my business ar- rangoments and transnctions any mor'o, py K]_E‘:_’.'[_‘Z, ‘Widow, MEETINGS, Masonic, Regular mosting of the Chicago Masonio Board of Re. 1laf, this (Manday) evenlng, st o'olouk, in parlor of Orlontal I1all, 12 for busiuoss. Nroont au fi anoo v doslrod Tt ovury Lodge'fu the Gty Bave & roprosentative prosant: EDWD 000K, Bocrotsry, RECENT STORMS. Much Property Destroyed in Ilineis, Towa, Missou- ri, and Ohio, Houses and Bridges Demolished--- Grain-Flelds Suffer Much Injury. Six Persons Orushed to Death by Folling Brildings, 81, Louis, July 6.—Accounts bogin to srrive giving somo dotails of groat atotms fu tho Wost, In tho vicinity of Desdoinos, Ia., the country waa deluged, and wheat and onta brokon down, Along the lino of the Rock Island Railrond the hail-storm it still grontor damago. A farm- houso near Stowart Station was blown to places, and another one cloge by blown down. 3iva per. sons wore soriously lnjured. At Aloxandrin, Mo., sovoral houses wera blown down. The bridgo of the AL, F. & W. R. R, dross- m% tho Dos Moinca River was blown down, g:n:nm wero washod awsy, and great damage In Mancook, 1ll., farm-houses and barns wero blown down, and two childron killed. At Augusts, the Christinn Church was lovelod to the ground. Tho stecple of tho Prosbytoripn Church _was Dblown _down, groin olovator blown over, homsos unrdofod, and much othor damogo dong. ~ At Ciirthago tho high achool and part of thio col- Tego was unroofod, and_fences, chimbeys, ofc., domolished, At West Point tho dwolling of Dr. Carril was forn to picces, and tho stores of Wolf & Cordin and Frank & Howorton destroyed, A school houso was blown down, and o cnrdlnf;- muchiuo factory and flonring-mill unraofed. The dwolling of Henry Gufuot \Z\M blown down, and Mrs. Garnor, hor child, and sistor killed. At ‘Warsaw sovoral housos woro demolishad, CrxeinnaTy, July 6,—Tho Enquirer's special from Athens reports immenso damage to crops in that vicinity by the rocout storm. Tho snlf worka of Joseph Howell wore damaged 10,000, and otlher works of the kind were nlso damaged. The Whitewater Valluy ltond has suf- forod noar Elizabothtown, Obio, - Reports from all quarters ropresont gront damsge to crops, orohards, and forests, ' THE INDIANS, A Marauding Band Enters the Mexle can State of Ohihunhun == A Once Yowerful iand of Arizona Indians Broken Up ==Surrendor of Anothor Batch of Moddcs--5ickncss Among the Modvo Privoners, Bax Fravcisco, July G.—Advicos from Ari- zonn, via Han Diogo, stato that Fatacas’ band of 200 warriors, locnted fifty miles south of Apache Pass, on the Cochiso Roservation, rocontly left for Obihuahun, intont on war. _Agont Loffarts has gono to invostigato tho matter, Coohiso dacs not ncknowledge the band as bis, though Lo has pormitted thom to remain on the rosorva~ tion a long timo. The band has a bad roputa~ tion, but bad the protaction of the resorvation. On the 24th_of Juno, Capt. Randall, of tha Twenty-third Infantry, and command, with ity Apnachio scouts, surrounded s ranch, fired, and captured twonty-five warriors, with Bquaws and childron, Tho next duy, Dolchny's camp was surrounded, aud ho, with tho remaiuder of tho onco formidablo band, to tho number of 181, enrronderod. Delchsy says it is impossiblo for tho Apnches to ovada their own iraitors, Thoy follow night and day. A Pico band of Apaches which recontly left tho Dato Creck Rescrvation waro followod by troops and Orogon gcouta from Yort Whipplo, and driven into tho Colorado Resorvation. Thoy have boon taken to the Vorde TReservation, Siclncss ia reported among thn Modoo pria- oners at Fort Klamath, Cloio coufinement is commencing to toll on Capt. Juck and Curly- Ilonded Doctor. ‘The former is weak, gaunt, and nompluininy . Ynexa, July 6.—Mr. Blair, Buperiniond- ent of Tairchild's ranche, says on Wed- nosday morning last threo Modoo bucks, ombracing Miller's Oharley, ono of Capt. Jack's fathers-in-law, and a yonng warrior, como to lim west of tho Louso and eallod out tho ranchmen and formally surrondered. The Modogs wore anxious to know what they should do. Fairchild told them to bring in their women and children about the lava-bed, and then await orders from tho military authoritics. The bucke startod for tho squaws and childron on tho fol- lowing day. Col. Lovwis, of Red Bluff, attorney for the Mo- docs charged with murder, leaves this evoning. He intimatos that ho has entored tho case at tho solicitation of Judgo Bteole, and is nuxjous not only to show the provocation of the Indians for mpfllntn struggle, but the causos of all tho hos- itien, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, WasuINGTON, July 6.—Tho roport that oither the Bocretary of the Intorior or the Presidont intond to intorpose in bohalf of the captured Modacs, at the instance of tho Iudian Commis- sion, is without foundation. Bo far as is known, no member of tho Poaco Commission has com- municated eithor with the Prosidont or tha Boo- Tetary of tho Interior on tho subject, Tho gen- eral impression at the War Dopartmont is, that whatover tho findings of the court-martial eolectod to try the Modocs may bo, it will bo ap~ proved by tho President. NEW YORK. Mr. Beechoer Takes His Annual Vaca= Mling Off in Newsp: wMiscollancous Iteme, Spzcial Eispateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Youx, July 6.—)r, Beecher to-day preach- ed his fareywoll Bermon, provious to his annual vacation, Ho mado no allusion to tho Bowen- Tilton scandal, [To the Associated Press,) NEw Yorg, July 6.—Tho erald publishes the report of tho State Park Commission appointod Dy tho Inst Logislaturo, who favor tho convor- sion into a State Park of an immones tract of land slmost ontirely in the Adirondacks, much froquonted by tourists, and covering about 834,000 acres, which, when finished, would be tho largost park in the world, but ono, the United Btates Park on tho Yellowstone Rivor. Sinco the abolition of the frauking privilege, on tho 1st inst., thore has been a marked do- cronso in the amount of mail matter pssing through tho New York Post-Offico. The Post- ‘mastor snya tho reform bLas causod a falling off of 18,000 froe newspaper exchonges during tho weel. Bix thousand immigrants arrived hero the past wook, Joft Davis loaves on Tucsday for Momphis. Donthu for tho woeak, 630,—an incroage of 166 ovor tho %ovlouu waoek, Capt, ‘William Wostern, of the satoamship Aragon, was arrosted yostorday on a chargo of loving committed &u outrago, during a voyage, in 1871, upon a young woman, namod Margaro 0'Contior, now o residont of Brooklyn. ~'Iho Captain ofaima bis ontiro innocenco, iy aftornoon tho body of a Gorman named Carl Kustner was found floating in tho North Rivor. Tho police aro eatisfied that Lo has beon robbed and murdered. Kustner was a traveling [ 'elfit !m;,l: flxl'rfllhiu EI\‘!INIII, Hl"l arrived in I“In\v ork on tho of Juno, aud was a guest ina hotal in Hobokon. ! & s ‘The Now Comot. ALnany, July 6.—Tho now vomet_discovered at Vienna, Austria, ns announcod by oablo through the 8mitheonian Institution, was readily found at tho Dudley Obsorvatory, in this city, at 3 o'clook thiy aftornoon, by Prof. Hough, As geon through the comet-seoker, it appoared as o faint nebuloun mass. Ity poajtion is no hours T minutos right asconsion, and 4 degroos 84 minutes south declination, ——— Fatal Encountors, Bynacuse, N. Y., July 6.—John MoCarthy was fatally atabbod this ovening by Jamos Corbin, ALnany, July 6.—William Coruellus met his donth last night in Greonbush, while engaged fu u straggle with Police-Ofticor Murphy, OnanLESTON, July 6.—Harvoy Wost, an osil~ mable man, was shot_dead fu the most unpro- voked munuor, in o bitlard ealoon, on ll'rrd»y night, by John A, Duffors, a youth of 18. Tho inquost ‘to-day resulted In & verdiod of willtul murdor. Duffora s In jail. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, QronoETOWN, O., July 6.—Ar affray occurréd horo in a saloon on tho night of the Fourth, be. tweon Nowton Kondle aud Jobn Young. The Inttor waa Intoxicatod at the time. Kendis struck him blows over the hond and jasw with e hickory olub. Hecannot possibly survivo the (njuriés, EMANCIPATION. Correspondence Rotween Sumnor aond the Iinytlen dent, ‘Wasnmaron, D, 0., July 6.—Tho following lottor of Losage Segot, Prosidont of the Ropublie of Haytl, to tho Hon. Charley Suminor, bas been rocotved t Rerunuic or Ty, Pont AU PaIxOR, Hopt, 4, 1873, Bixty-ninth yoar of Independenco, Lioxonauis Seator: 1 soizo sagarly, tho good op- portunity offored ma by the departuroof our Minister, Uitizon 8, Proston, to pray you to recolvo tho toatid mony of iy high gousidoration whicli doos mot ceaso 10 grow by reason of emincat service whicl you render daily to tho noblo enuse of an opprosecd peoplo, I #hould consldor Imyaolf a8 falling in ono of my most imperious dulfes ' §f I did mot oxpress to you tho eentimonts of gratitndo which your namo awskous iu_tho hoarls of overy ono bolonging to tho African race, 1 g defanso of tho rights of {hia peoplo, gulded by, the most_gonerows sontiments of your rich virtuo, by a sincero love of Justice, you have acquired an immortal titlo to_gratitiddo of Al descendanta of tho African Tace, Pleaso to receive this fooblo exprossion of my Ligh eateom for tho noble character of an Hllustriovs citizen, and beliove fu the dopth of tho sentimont with which T doclare myuelf, honorabl Sepator, your doe voled friend, Lusaaz Tho following is Mr. Sumner’s answer : Wasniwazos, July 4, 1 cantiot at this Into day acknowledgo tho fottor with ‘which you havo_honured mo without cxplaining tho renson of my delny, Owing fo abenco in Europe, whero I had gono for health, T did not recolvo your valuablo communication until somotimo in tho winter, whon it was put i my liands by your oxcollont Minia ter, Continning fobly in beulth, I roluctantly pont- poned this acknowledgment, 1 now talko advaniage of convalescenco (o do thus tardily what my felings rompted atan oarior day. Ploass rysccept my tlionks or your generoud approcintion of what 1 have dono, and your kindness in lotting mo know of 1t under your own hand, Bt I bog you to undorstond I do not” do- gerve the pralo with which you honor mo, In adve- cating tho causo of an_opprosscd peoplo, T Liave only acled acoording to my consclenco; I could not havo done othersie, Aud now my oly rogrol (s that, 1 havo donoeo littlo, T wish I had donomore, In tho Distory of mankind tho crimo apsinst tho Afriean raco will stand forth in-_terrlblo eminenco, al- woys obscrved and nover forgoiten. Jusk in proportion 6 civilization provails will thls ctiormotis _wrong bo Apparont in its truo charactor, snd men will rosd with astonishment how human boings, gullty only of boing black, woro nold fnto slavery, And then, such was_tho continuing in~ Justico towirds this uutisppy poople, how, when slav- cry cossed, thoy worostil treated with {ndignity by peraons whose lordly protonsions wero founded on the #kin oply, As theso things aro seon In incrossing light, they will bo condomniod in no uncertain words, nor Wwill tho denial of cqual rights on account of color cacapo the judgment awarded to slavery itsclf, Iu- 1nau conduct on this question fan measure of charac- tor whoro tho African raco in onalavod or dograded, whoro ft s orposed to mny ind or shut out from that equality s o primol right of humanity, Their civilization ls atill feablo, To tho certain trinmph of civilization I look with constant hope, It issuroto come, and ono elgn of its arrival will b0 that provailing sentimont which ‘Tecognizos thio porpotun! obligations of equal justico to all aud thoduty to ropair post wrongs by compensa- tion In the futuro, In tho groat debt of tho whites to the blacke, thorofs o bank from which for generations to come the lattor can draw, Accopt, Mr. President, the oxpression of my ardent hopo for tho Deace, prosperity, and Lopplnesa of tho Topublic of Haytl, and allow mo to subscribo mysolf, with truo rogard, vour faithful friond, Ouanges Busnen, To tho Prosident of Hayts, &c,, ke, &c. —_— OUR CENTENNIAL. Note Addresscd by the Sccrotary of State to the Reprosentatives of Fors cign Governmontu. PHILADELPRIA, July 6.—Tho following is the form of note addressod by the Sccretary of State to reprosentatives of foroign Governments in the Unitod Btateat Scnator Erosi= EaCT, WASHINOTON, July b, 1873, S1n: I have the honor to inclose, fof the luformation of the Government of ——, o copy of the President'a proctamation aunouncing th e and placo uf lutd- ing an international exhibition of arw, wanufactures, and products of the aoll and mine, proposed to bo held in the year 1876, Tho oxhibition ia designed to com- ‘memorate tha declaration of the independence of tho Unitod SHiates, on the onc-hundredth snniversary of that Intercsting snd historical event, and at ibe sanie timo prosent o Atting opportunity for much display of the rosults of art and fndustry of oll nations ms will sorve to ilustralo tho great ndvancea attaled and successes achieved in tho Interest of progress aud civillzation during the contury which will bave then passed, In tho law providing for tho holding of tho exhibition, Congresa dirocted that copies of the procla- mation of the Prosident, setting forth tho timo of its oponing and place at which it ia to be hold, together with such regulations ss might bo adopted by tho Commissionors of the Exhibition, shonld bo commu- nieated t0 tho diplomatle ' representatives of ol pations, Coplos of theso rogulations nre herowith transmitted, Thas President iudulges tho hope that the Government of —— will bo pleaged to notico tho aubjoct, and may deem {t proper to bring tho oxbibltion and it objects to the attention of tho peopla of that country, and thus oncourago their co- operation in tho propoded colebration ; and ke furthor Liopes that tho opportunity afforded by the exhibition for an interchango of uailonal sontimont and friendly intercourso between the peopls of both nations may re- sult In still greator advantage to eclence nnd fndustry, and at the samo time sorvo to strengthen tho bond of ppeaco and good friendship which already bappily sub- sisto botween tho Govornment and pooplo of — and thoae of tho Unitad Statos, 1 havo tho honor to bo, sir, with the highest consid. eration, your obedient gervant, HasiLzon Fisi, — e T ST. LOUIS. Xmportant Railroad Litigation«=A Moncy=Order Forgers 8. Lours, July 6.—A suit hns beon filed in the Cireuit Court hore, B. G. Kitchon, of Bt. Louis, D. L. Liggott and Dwight Roborts, of Now York, aud othora, against tho North fic- souri Bailroad Company and the 8t. Louis, Kan- aas City & Northorn Railway Company, to sot asido tho deeds of trust and conveyance, with the congoquont salo of the rond, made Aug. 26, 1871 to Morrla K. Jossup, of Now York, on thio ground that their doods of trust, conveyance, otc., aro void, bocauso they woro executed without logal authority given by the stookholdors. The bill rooites tho ciroumstances undor which the road pasaed into the hands of ita present posecssors, charged that tho Dircctora of $he old North Mis- sour] Company made uso of their position, and tho trust roposed in them, by means of tho fle- titlous purchaso of illegally-issued bouds, to becomo the absolute owners of the road and its franchises, whilo defranding the stookholdersof thoir rights, Anothor item in the bill prays the Court to ordor the prosent Compnnbynn othor dofendants to account for about 28,000,000 of earnings and rocoipts which havo coms into their bands since the so-called #alo of 1871, Routitution of the road and ity appurtenancos is also asked, ohn D, Gillespio, olmrgud with !urqiug Post- Oflico ordors in Farmington, Minn,, last April, was brought here_yesterday from Poplar Blufls, Missourl, whore ha was arrostod, aud will be sent to Bt. Paul to-morrow. e The Acton Roy=Murdorers ‘Boston, July 6.—Tho boy of Goorge Edward Onrtin, cbarged with clubblng to death tho Lano child, 8 years old, in tho woods of Acton, I8 about 13 yonrs old. Ho came from Now York some fif- teon months ago, whore ho has a mother, tolive with hia unclo, Maurico Lano, father of the child ho is accused of murdering, It is eald ho was sont to his unclo to provont, if possiblo, his following in tho footstepa of his two older Dbrothors, who have been inmates of tho Stato l’rl:gu. Tho Coronor's jury is investigating tho murder. DEPARTMENT OF B'rln'z,} Large Roliglous Meoting in FPorts« mouth, N, ¥, Pontsaroutn, N, 11, July 6.—The groat Union Praiso Meoting, Lold this sftornoon, Was a won- dorful gathering. Thousanda of people thronged tho big tent, and liosts fulled to gain admittanco, All the clrchos in the oity wore closed, and nearly oll tho pastors, siugors, sud congro- gations wero thoro, ‘horo has probubly beon no rull{;loml colobration hoie oqual to this sinco the Whiteflold excitement. —_—— Peoxas Rteny New Yonx, July 6.—A dispatoh from Hounton, Toxas, Gth, eays the woather {a now more favor- ablo to tho cropy, and worms no longor appoar in Toxas, Two-thirds of the orop of cottou uud corvals aro vory flne, "he biacks liad just adjourned an exclusively colored State Conyentlan, and refusod to indorso Gov, Davis. g e LA MOUNTAIN'S DEATH. PO Particulars of the Acronaut’s Fatal Ascension at lonfa, Mich. The Balloon Collapses at the Height of Fifteen Hundred Feet. The Fearful Descont---Condition of the Body. Spectal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune, Dernorr, July 6.—Mail reports give somo in- toresting dotatls of the fatal nccident to tho soronaut La Montain, at Ionis, last Friday. ia baltood waw what {8 known ns o hot-nir one, and was simply flled with rariflod air, and not gas. Thoe convas had somowhat of a worn appomrance, as if the worse for being filled with heated alr too of- fon, At tho summit, whora tho canvas was sown togother, a block somo ton or twglve inchen in diamoter was fastoned, and through s holo in this six guy-ropes woro socured, Lang- ing down ovor tho sides of the balloon, being at tho Dbottom somo soventcon foot apart, and thoso wero tied to tho basket by the Professor himealf. There wero no ropes running around tho balloon horizontally to koop the guy roposfromelipping, or to provent tho wholo thing from sliding out betweon the ropeswith s gust of wind. At8:55p. m. tho Professorstopped Into tho Daskot, and tho balloon tool o sbioot up lmost {»orpundiculnrly, with the Professor swinging his hab to the crowd, all apparently enjoying the sight. In o fow momonts moro, however, the mouth of tho hatloon was obsorved'to wave about wo or throo times,thon to pass betweon tho ropes, cnrooning, over on tho sido, whon tho ropod broke oud from their fastoning at tho top, and the fall commonced. Labountain was noticed to bo apparontly moking some offort to get the bagket abovoe lim, and F( possiblo to broak tho fall, but ofter the firat struggle he foll mo rapidly that mothing could bo distinguished bt tho falling body, bis Lat coming after him, about 100 feet or moro bohind, tho old canvas, noarly collapaed, fall- ing down gradunlly. ' The body struck the ground hnfi»n-dozuu feot from tho porth- west corner of tho jail building. 1t struck with such o terriblo thud that it jarred the ground for fifty rods around, and mede on indention in the solld ground eight inches in depth, Thero waa scarcoly & bono in tho wholo body nmot broken into fragments, It was as limp as o rog. Thoro wero vory fow fracturos of tho Alkin, oxcopt tho right foot; the bono of the right log being driven through tho ‘bottom of the foot. Tho ‘body was Inid out on a couch, a circle formod, and a procossion of all who wished to view tho romains passed around. ‘Tho Profossor is a brother of the colobrated acronaut who died 4o or threo yoors ago. ‘This ono's namo wos Edward LaMountamn. Io wae a jowelor by trado, and lived at Brooklyn in this State. Ho had esid just boforo o wont up that ho wishod to ‘tako tho train for home ss scon ds possible attor coming down, as his wifo was vory sick. Ho hitsolf bad not had hie clothes off for ton days, Thoro wers from 10,000 to 12,000 paople who wit- neesed this horriblo tragedy. 1fe way scon by paople four milos from the city at an angloof thir- ty-d’vu degroes. The bost cstimutes malko tho lioight from which ho fell from 1,000 to 1,600 foot. Thoso who were on the hill back of the town enid tho strangest sight was to witness tho peoplo swaying back and forward like a fleld of Whent moved by tho wind — . The Vienna Exhibition. it of Jurors from the United States, Tho following is a list of tho jurors who bave been selected to represont_tho United States in the World’s Exhibition at Vienna : Group 1, Mining, Quarrying, and Motallurgy— Thomas P, Eggleston, New York, Group 2, Agrlenlturs, Hortlcuiture, and Forcstry— J. A, Warder, Ohio. Group 8, Ghemical Indusiry—J, Lawronce Smith, Kontucky, Group 4. Bubatances of Food as Products of Indus- try~—E, N, Horeford, Massachusctts, Group 5, Textile Industry and Clothing—Elisha Dyor, Rhofle lstand. Group 0, Leather and India-rubber Industry—Geo, W, Allen, Wieconsin, Gr‘:up "1, Metal Industry—Howard Psintor, Pennsyl- vanla, Group 8. Wood Industry—N. L. Lowo, Massa- chticetts, Group 0, Slone, Exrthonware, and Glass Industry— ‘Thoodoro Lymann, Nassachusetts, Group 10. Stoal)'Ware and ¥anoy Goods—Frank D, Millet, Massachusctts, Group 11. Paper Industry and Stationory—Alfred O, Borres, Now York, Group 19, Graphic Arts and Industrial Drawing— ‘Thomaa Nast, Now Jerscy. Group 13, achinery and Means of Transport~R. H. Thurston, New Jeraoy, nud Joseph E, Holmes, Now York, Group 14, Philosophical and Surgical Instruments— R, D. Lincs, Massachusotts, . Group 16, Tho Art of War—Rufus Ingalls, United Blatos Army. Group 18, Civil Engincering, Public Works, and Architecturo—Alfred W, Cravou, New York, Group 25, Fino Arts, Group 26, Education, Presidencs—J. W, Hoyt, Wia. Philbrick, Massachusetts, consin; 3. —_— Killed by Lighining. Fonr WAyNE, July 6.—A young man, by tho name of William Robertson, who went ont hunt- ing on Fridsy morning, did not roturn as expect- od, ond his friends bogan search for him. Ilo was found this afternoon, about two miles from town, Iying about fiftoen foet from a largo treo, which Iind boon struck by lightning, His hon was goverod from his body, and tho two wore lying somo distanco apart. The verdict of the oroner’s jury is that Robortson toole sholter under the troo with Lis gun upon his_shouldor, thoraby drawing tho eloctricity upon himself. Kinasron, N. Y., July 0.—During tho thunder storm on Friday, Fraucls Hall and son, John, working in o flold near Brooks’ Crossing, wore struck by 13gmuing. The young man was in- stantly killod, and the father sovercly stunnod. Obituary. Brue RinaE 8erixas, Va., July 6.—The venora- ble jurist Judgo Robortson dle floslemay at Mt Athos, hig rosidonco, in Campbell County, in hig 88th year. CLEVELAND, O., July 6.—Dr. Henry L. Hitch- cock, ox-President of the Western Roservo Col- lego, diod at his residence in Hudson, 0., to-day. e e Crushed to Death. TFont WAYNE, Ji Ifli 6.—A worthy young man by tho namo of David Philabaum was suddenly kill- ed on Saturdsy whilo unloading s freight car. ‘Tho car was moving along, and while he was leaning out of the door, and ero he was aware, his head was canght betweon the car and froight- hiouse, and torribly mangled. ———— COharge of Arson, PrnovineNck, July 8.—Joromiah 8. Remington haa been arrestod and held in 5,000 bail to answar the churgo of setting fire to the promises of Remington & Perkins, in the Phouix Block, on the night of the 28th ult,, with intont to dofraud tha jusurance companics. — 5 Enrthquake Shoclks. Burraro, N. Y., July 6,—Theroe were three dis- tinct shooks of earthquake this morning; one quite strong ot 5, anothor nbout 7, and a third, quita strong, at 9.30, causing consldorable alar Dy rocking of buildings and shipping in the hurbor. —_— The Cholera, Mesrents, Tonn,, July 6.—Thoro wero fifteon intermonta to-day from all disonses, and six from aholers, five of whom woro colored. OrNoINNATI, July 6.—1'wo doathu from cholora roportod to-day. The Penn ania Conl Trade. Prorsuonon, July 6,—About 2,000,000 bushels of caal loft to-dsy for Cincinnati and Louis- villo, There i n good stuge of wator, and it is likely & largo amount of col will got out on thiu o, | PRy oA Nuiclde. Special Dispatels to The Chicugo Tribune, Broominuton, 1, July 6.—August Mohucke, a young Gorman workman of fhe Chicugo & ton shops, shot himuelf through tho head with & navy rovolver ahout noon yesterday. No canso can bo Il\nalr{llm'l for tho dood, a8 Mohucke wae in good loalth and circumstances. e was un- marriod. Bynacuse, July 0.—Amos Wentcott, dootos of dontal surgory, of which bo stood at the hesd, comimitted “sulcido this morning by shooting. 1Io bad boon for two or three yoars sufforing from bypochondria. FOREIGN. FRANCE, Pans, July 6,—Tho train boaring the Bhah of Dorain and suito ontered Pasay Station at 6:90 | this morniug, whero tho dlstinguishod visitor was rocolved by Presidont MacMulon and the Duko do Droglio at tho Arch of Triumph. Tlie 8hah was mot by tho Profect of the Being and Municipal Councitiors, . Van Train mado an addrosn of welcomo, to which tho Bhabx briefly ropliod. His Mojosty was then oscorted to tho Dalniso do Bourbon, whoro ho wns roceived by M. Buffot, Progidont of tho Assombly. Tho crowds of speetators wore immonse, and thoShah had o warm popular racoption. ~ B TURKEY, CoraTANTrIOrLR, July 6.—The Bultan intends to mako o long visit to the Khedive of Lgypt. — ITALY, RoxE, Ilaly, July 6.—Iresh shocks of onrth- q.minkln’ are roported this morning in Bollano and vioinity, The 8hah of Porsia has accopted the invitation to visit Italy. CUBA. HAvVANA, July 6.—~Tho lolegraph cable to Porto Rico is working. 3 Seoveral hundred vagrants recontly sent to work on tho trocha have doserted and joined the lusurgenta, SPAIN, Maoni, July 6,—The v'gnrnufl ‘mensures talon b{ the Government have provonted the declar- ation of indepoudorncs, which tho irreconcilables wora intonding Lo issue at Barcalona. WEATHER AND WATER. ‘War Departmont Weatlier XBoport. LOOAL ODSERVATION. Cirtoaao, July G, 1673, R Hour of ob- sevvation, Direction and| force of wind, 3 sy oy g H N u 5020 50{a5[, W., fresis, | .01/Clondy. Traah, Fat 30.10| 63|77 30,081 _6alra Biaximum thormoreter, 63, BMinimum thermometer, 63, WENERAL OUSERVATION. 8uNDAY, Jduly 6, 1873—10:18 p, m, 10:18 pom. l Creals, Hintian, M. |'I’hr Wind (Rain] ieather. Bufialo,. 60, light, Cloar, GSE., frosh, .01 Glear, 0N, light. Clezr, 60,Calm., air. 70[8. E,, fresh, Fal 59[8. W, light, Glear., 7|8, E., fresh, Threaten's. 67| Calm, Fair. 63]E,, acntle. Clear, PRODABILITIES. Wasnmarox, D. U., July 6.—On Monday, for the Enstern, Quif tand South Atlantic States, fronaraly olae and vory warm voathor, witl ight winds, mostly from the north and morth- onst. For tho Middle States aod Now England, rising buromotor, northonst and northwest winds, and generally olear, cool wonthor. For tho Low- or Liko region, partly cloudy and clear woather, with light winds, gonorally from the morth and onst, For tho Ohlo Valley, partly clondy woathier, with occasional local ' storms in Wost Virginia. For tho Upper Lake rogion, falling baromoter, northonst audsouthwest winds, high- ex tomparaturg, ana parlly clouly wentlicr. Daily roport’ of the stngo of wator, with changes in the twenty-four hours ending 3 p. m., July 6, 1873, ADOYVF. LOW OHARGESR WATEDS Rise, I Fall. W. 8, KAUFAAN, Obsarver, TRoom 78 Major Block, Chieago, —_— e A Young Piusburgh Jewceas Admitted Into the Roman Catholic Ohurch. At Pittsburgh, June 27, a very intorosting coremony took placo at St. Paul's Cathodssl, being nothing more nor loss than the reception of & convert from Judaism to the Catholic Church. Tho convorsion of » boliover in Juda- ism_is rare, and when it occurs invariably awakons no ond of sousation among tho broth- rouronounced. The convert was o young lady pamed Agnos Schmidt, daughtor of a wonlthy Jowish morchant, who at the presont momont, With bis wifo, I8 traveling in Europo, and copsoquently is ignorant of the atep, takon by his daughter, who favorite ~ child. 8ho as modestly was o WASHINGTON. Gen. Howard’s Back-Pay Justi« fied by Gen, Howard. Btatistics Regarding Our Railway Moil Bervice, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Trfbune, TITE HOWAED UNIVERBITY—ITH FINANOES. ‘WasunaTon, July 6.—At o mooting of the Doard of Trustees of the Howerd Univorsity, hold yestorday, s roport was read by Fredoriclk Douglass, in roply to the recont oharges about tho fustitution boing overwholmed in dobt. Tho roport ot forth thnt n dobt of nbout $100,000 hnd heen contraoted, but it is claimed that thore aro aspots that will fully mect this smount. Nothing was eald in the roport mado by Mr. Douglnys about the hncll-[my alleged to hava boou voted Howard an Prosident of the Univer- sity by tho Trusteos. Gen. Howard himselt wag ansnnt, ond made n etatement on this branch of tho charges, whoreln ho claimed that ho lLad pnid to tho University os much monoy ns ho had rocolved from it. e produced o bill of {tems in support of this state- ment, nmml;{ which wero expousos of a lunuch to tho Donrd of Trustees, and of two or threo ro- coptions givon at Howard's private rosidonco for tho benefit of tho students. THE OFFICIAL IORNTAGE BTAMPS. All of tho Dxccutive Departmonts of the Govornment mado requisition upon tho Post Offics Dopartmont prior to thoe oxpirntion of the frauking privilogo on tho S0tk ult., for a supply of tho now officinl postago stamps, and it was supposcd that tho firat ot furnished would moot the domanda for govoral woaks, buk the Trensury Dopartmont, which was thon supplied with $200,000 worth of ntamps, made uuothor roquisi~ tion on tho 3d inst., and received au ‘additional 2208,000 worth, mninn% inall, up fo_thistimo, $408,000 worth of pogtago stnmps drawn, the groator portion of swhich hiavo alreudy boen usel or distributed among tho various branches of the ‘Frensury. DUDLEY, TOE MAIL RODDER. At tho lataterm of tho United Statoa Court for tho Southorn District of Pennalvanin, elovon indictmonts for forgory, robbery of mails, oto, woro prosontod ngainst - Robort L. Dudloy, who, about a Imouth ngo, wae arroated in Massachusotts, whoro ho was' living in fino_tylo upon tho wenlth which ho obtnine Dy abstracting money and other valuables from mails in Ponnaylvanis, Olio, and othor locnlitics during o poriod extonding over noarly two years. Fho trial of Dudley and his accomplice, \W. It. Walos, on the shovo indictments, aud of Duds ey slatrem ao accoesory, L boon postponed until the Novembor term of tho District Court. OUR MAIL BERVICE, Thore are in the Unitod States 03, 514 miles of railway mail service, that being en incrense of 0,603 miles eince the samo poriod last year. Massachusottsis the only Now England Stato in which there are 1,000 milos of railway mail gervico, that Stato having nearly 1,700 miles. Doluwaro has 248 miloy, winlo of tho other Middlo Statos, Now York Lag 4,720, Now Jorsoy 1,184, and Pounsylvania 8,676 miles,_Of tho Sonthern Statos, Arlanagas, Flor- idn, and West Virginio Lave loss than 5,000, swhiflo in tho othors there ara from 1,000 to 2,006 milon. Tllinois ks the largest railway mail ser- vice,—6,626 milos ; Ohio noxt, 4,877 ; Now Yorlk third, Pénnsylvania fourth, and Missouri fifth. In the lattor Btato thoro aro 8,340 miles. {70 the Associated Press.} JACOD THOMPSON'S ACCOUNTS, Waswsatox, July G.—Tho Sccond Auditor of tho Treasury Lios just_comploted tho sottlomont of tho necount of Jaoob Fhompson, Secratary of the Interior under Buchenan's Administration, and_acting at that timo us Trustee of tho Indiar fund. ItIs shown that thore Is o doficit of $21,000, Tho statomout I8 made that it has nat Deen posaiblo to take up these accounts until re- contly, owig to tho fact that all provious oc counts roquirad toho sottled boforo roaching M. Thompson's caso. 'The slooks of tho Unite Btatos and of cortau States hold in trust by the Scorotary of tho Intorior amount to sbouf $5,000,000. Tho annual interost, nearly S281,. 000, is transforrad and npplied to tho bonofit of ho'Indian tribes owning the securition. Louis XVI, Golng to Bed, At 11 o'clock oame tho officor on duty and the courtiord, Everything wan rondy; a splendid toilot-table with Ince and gold brocado, tho dross- ing-gown of whito embroidored Liyond wilk on a ohair of red morocco, tho chiomise wrapped 1 o picc of tafoty ; on the railing o doublo cushion of the cloth of ' gold, called sultan, with tho nighteaps and kandkerchiofo on it. By it wore the lippors of the samo material 8 tho gown, placed, oax pogos of the clambor, slanding against tho railing. “The monarch arrived, the first gontleman of tho _chambor removed his Lat and sword, and handed themto an undor oflicial. Tho King commencod a convorsation with the courtiors, that was longer or shortor according o8 he found it plonsant, and was often much t0o long for our sloophioss and woary logs, After tho conversa- tion was finishod, “tho Xing went within the railing, knolt with tho Chaplain in waiting sloua, tho beld a loug. tapor-atand of ilvor gllt with two tapors, whilo tho Princess could only linve one. The chaplain reclted tho prayer Quusmus omnipotens Dous; and, whon the prayer was finishod, tho tapor-stand was handod To 2l frat sorynnt 'of tho' chinmber, and ho, at tho King's ordors, gavo It to_any gontlomar to attired, and seomed very morvous ab the important step which she “was nbout to un- dertuke. Bl was accompanicd by sympathiz- ing frionds, who stood with hor throngh the ritual of nwnpllmnu into the bosom of the Catho- lio Church. The convert was under tho instruc- tions of Fathor Graco, snd tho ceremony was porformed by the Rov. Father Roardon. A groat soneation has boon made in Jowish circles by this young lady’s ronuncintion of her ancestors, and “whon hor parents return homo trouble is approbonded, Bt cortalnly Jooks, from prosont indications, that the young lady will Lave any- thing but an easy timo in walking in tho new path she Las chosen. It is also said that love is at tho bottom of the affair. —_——— The Viconna Crashse Vienna (June 19) Cwnlg)figdcml of the New York ‘orld, The * orash,” a8 an ovont, is ovor, but the af- fects still lingor on. Thoro is no disputing the fact that monoy oporations (n Vionna are par- alyzod, Ono of tho best nowspapers, tho Ger- ‘man Gazette, bies mado & caroful estimato of tho total loss during tho past two months. The cal- culation is basod upon o compariton of the quio- tations of all the stocks of the Vienna Exchango on April 19 and June 16, In othor words, it is a summing up of tho dopreciation of values. ‘I'io aggrogato i tho enormou um of 569,000~ 000 tloring, ey ©284,000,000. Noris thla nik Thora word heavy lossos that _caunot bo clagsi- flod under stock quotations. Imwoan protested notos and oheoks, business falluros, insolvent privato compauios, and the liko, It would be 8nfo to add 15,000,000 or 100,000,000 to got tho total amount of perturbation, The principal ftoms in_tho long lit, which of conrso T cannot quoto_ontiro, aro tho’ Anglo-Austrian Bauk, de- proclation 11,000,000 ; tho Loan and Trust Gom- Pany, 16,375,000} the Union Bank, 16,575,000, e i S Polographlc Brovities, A two-story hiouso foll in Mt. Carroll, Tik, yos- tordny, and “threo persons were injurcd, it is fourod !nnllly‘ Tropoller Philadelphis, grain-ladon, is reported as having struck a rock and sunk in shoal water, off Bar Point, No lives loat. "The Trustoon of Woonster University rocentl oloctod the Rev, A. E. Taylor, of Cincinnatl, TProsident, vico the Hov, Willls Lord, resigned. Trank D, Lano, of 'forre Hauto, accidontally ot himsolf ot Ionderson, Ky., youtorday, Tho mg“ enetrated his abdoman, "and it is foared ho will dia. Aloxander Dingwoll, of Datroit, foroman of tho Detroit & Milwaukeo Road, was taken to hig home yonterday doad, having been lalled by fall- ing from his train, i Trutat Muardoer. Special Dispatch to 'Tha Chicugo T'ribune, Arnoars, Ind,, July 6,—A brutal murdor was committod hoyoyostorday by o man named Jamos Ables, who boat out the brains of a young man namod Waltor Williman with a olub.” Willimun Jind iwloood at ALles us ho was pussing slong on horseback, when Ables diamounted and killed him. Groat oxviloment was csused, and the Jynehing of Ables way ouly frustratod by his be- ing unn"iml out of town by tho oflicors to ancigh- ‘boring couuty jail., be distinguiabod. This Lonor was g0 much ap precisted in Franco that many aspirants could :"m‘l. ;\tlsgnlne their disgust if ‘thoy did not ob- ain it. Aftor the prayer, the King took off his coat tho right slecve being bold by tho Grand Masta: of tho wardrobe, the Dule de Liancourt, and the loft by a mastor of tho first rauk, M, De Dois gelin or D Chauvelin, and ulways in deaconding ordor, if tho higher officers wora nob presont. Thon the King took his shirt ; it was givon him by tho irut gontleman of tho chamber. DBut if ono of tho L'rincos of tho blood was prosent, il was he who had the right _to guz on tha night ghirt, which was considored a greal Lonor. Then tho first gentloman of tho chambor presontod tho drossing-gown to the King, whilo o took tho purso, an immense bunch of Leys, his tolescope aud Lnife, from Lis pockets; thon lot his small olothes fall down upon his heels, and, standing thus, would ofton again convorse for'a long timo. At lnst bo sat down in at arm-chair ; o sorvant of tho chambor on the right, ono of the wardrobo on tho loft, kuoelt down, aud oach took one of the King's feol to pull off his stockings ; tho the two pagos of fho chambor advanced and put onhis slippors, That was tho time for doparturo; tho ushor gave the signn), soying, * Pass, gentlemon.” No one romained but’ tho Princos, the special servico, and those who had tho little entree. ‘Chey talke to tho King whiloin Lair was boing propared for tho night. That was tho time for ploasuni spocches and littlo anocdotes, and the freo, noisy laugh of Louis XVI. ofton struck on our cars ic tho (Bl do Bwuf,whoro we awaitod ordors for the next day. Iefora Louls XVI, was absorbed by his trou. bles, bodtime was his time for relaxation nnd fun, He played tricks on tho pages, tensed Cupt Laracho, and made thom tickle an old oflicer who wis 80 sensitivo that he used to run awny for tho fenr of it,—Iecollections of a I’age of th Court of Louis X VI, A New Use of Postal Cards, From the New York Kvening Post, The Courvier des Etals Unis is authority for tho statoment that the mlo!»llnn of tho postul- card fsystom has greatly increased the traflic in sympathotio inks, » dopartment of trude which hias hiorotofore attained only insignificant proportions, as o ministor to_clandestine corro: u{muflcncn ‘botwoon impressible misses and Polish Counts in braided coats. 3 0f courso, in tho nse of the liquid as ordina- rily manufacturod, thero it no scevocy whatever, but merely n momentary protonso of It, Cilro nico inls, for example, culls for nothing mora {hmx tho ordinary hoat of tho hLund fo de- volop it in rod upon ordinary puper; while tho sympathotio iuk of commerce is made to ro- voal ftaolf by monns equally simplo. Tho Intler is gonorally compossd of ono part sulphuric acid to_twenty parts wator, and though perfactly colorless whon hold agninst tho light, yields nn intonso blacle whon hold boforo the firo or sub- jootod to & Loat-current. Tho prinoiple is vory mimplo : tho portions of the papor impregnatad with acid are carbonizod at a comparatively low temporature, e 1f tho statomont of tho Courrier iy suthontio, thoro i, then, room for considorable invontion in bringiug this'orude ides to o kiud of elvilized perfeotion.