Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 12, 1873, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1873. TUE QTATT OARITAL. Work to Bo Dono by iho Staio Doard of Equalization, Roturns from Nineteen Counties Yet to Bs Received. A Railroad Car Burned While in Mo- tion by Incendiaries. Spactal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Srmixoriery, 1, Aug. 1L.—The State Board ‘of Equalization meats here to-morrow, five members of which havo slready arrived. Tho othors, it ia oxpocted, will arrive iu the morning, mnd nlthough thore are a number of countios— ‘pighteon in all—that have not forwarded their smanossmont returns, tho Scorotary of the Doard, I2r. Willinm Staddon, I of tho opinion that the Board will not adjourn, but will at onco proceod o tho coneideration of railrond prop- .orty, tho duty of asecesing which is tnow devolved by law upon them. Tho sottlo- ‘ment of thie momontous quostion will occupy thom somo days, and can bo discussod and sot~ lod without reference to the returns which aro 'till out. No railroad lobby has as yet put in an ‘mpp caranco, yot it will bo strango if ono docs mot. Tho Bonrd meots in the hinll of the Houso ,of Ropresontativos, at 10 o'clock in the morning, .and will, doubtless, organize Ly the oloction of Gon. Charles B, Lipplncott, Auditor, ox- officio mombor of the Board, as Ohairman, 28 ho hns filled that _position ob pach sossion of tho Bonrd sinuo -bis elcction as Auditor. Thu{ caunot_disponse with thoe sorvices of Mr, Stadden as Socretary, and he will thorefore bo retained. Mr, Staddon ‘hus, to say the lonst, porformed satisfactorily ,the mechanical work of tho State Bonrd for "sonrs, Tho urinnllzed areessod value of proporty of tho Stato last yoar was $505,676,811, ~This oo it will not fall short of #1,600,00,000, and sthis, too, notwithstanding & numbor of countios aro assossed lowor that last yonr, Tho nescrsed waluoe of all the railrond property of tho State Jwns $26,670,000.42. It is gnfo to sny that this will bo multipliod at lonat six times. Mncmflnin County “will hava o lobby horo to provent the Loard from raising tho assessmont of that county. It is s« soiwod at n little over £5,000,000, and Bangamon at 33,000,000 It will donbtless bo raiged sharp- ty. Tho countjes not yet roported aro Aloxander, Cools, Edgar, Fayotte, Ford, Fulton, Jofforson, Jorsoy, Macon, Mason, Monard, Marcor, Monroe, Pike, Pulaski, Rock Island, Vormillion, William- ®on. As an oxcaralon train on tho G. 0. & B, R. R. was roturning Iast night from tho Barclny camp- eoting ground, at Gilman, just before the arrival of the train_ at " Chestuut, tho roar conch wans discovered fo be n fire, the flames broaking out through the water-clogot, in which the fire wos started. The sonductor, Mr, Bouther, attempted to pull tho ¥opo, but tho rope had boon cut. He rushed the ‘paasengors forward into anothor conch, and then »tartod forward through the cars to signnt the "animocr to stop tho train, but found the doors llocked. He, however, climbed ovor tho top of Hha cars and succoodod in stopping tho train and ieutting the car loose before the firo had Tonchod tho noxt oar forward. What- ovor the design of tho flond who sot tho firo was, it was defeated. It was sup- ‘posod that pockots wero to be picked, but thoro was no confusion and the design failed. The conch was a new one of flno builg, and was a to- tal loss. In consoquence of trains runuing on this rond yosterday, to accommodate the people ‘who wanted to attend tho camp-mopting, the Tanagers rofused to hold'sorvices, as they ywould ‘not divectly nid in doscerating tho Eakbnth. Zhera was about 10,000 people on the ground, but nothing was done. COL. R. P. MORGAN. teply to Certnin Strictures of o Chi- cngo Paper Upon IRis Acceptance of n Nominuation from the Antisfonop~ olisty, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Brooxuxaton, M., Aung. 11.—Col. R. P. Mor- gan to-dny publishes s lottor to an obsoure Chicago paper, in reply to its novero stricturcs ‘upon his acceptance of the nomination of tho anti-monopolists for County Treagurer, in which ‘hio correots someof tho gross orrors upon which tho shoot in question bases ils romarks. In roply to the statement that Col. Morgan hesitat- ed four dnys, and thon went down, ho replics : 1 d1d not hesitato o moment, but nccopted vorbally nt anco, T'ho nomination was made quite late in tho aftornoon of Friduy, Aug. 1. I walted Saturday for a Sormal notico of my’ nomination, which was uot ze- celved, in consequence of the sudden illness of the Becretary of the Convontion, This I learned on Mon. vlay morning, the dth inet,, and nt once uccopled the namination on informal notico, so that it should bo ‘dune before the Ropublican Convention assemblod, In roply to tho Chicago papor's assortion that * Now he fulls into tho urms of tho mon whom tie alloged thon sought his overthrow, becauso thoy desired to provent the faghful oxacution of the lnw," Col. Morgau snys: This statoment is entiroly erroneous, I knew, snd still know, kome meon who worked agninet my reap- pointment on the Board of Railrond and Warchousa ommissioners, sud necessarily the defeat of tha Triendly sud carnest efforts of tho peoplo in my bebalf, but, unfortunately for your statemient, tho men really cosponsiblo for my dofeat wero of the Ropublican party, Tho convention which honored me was com-~ prised of citizens of McLean County, bighly respecta— lo citizens ‘and farmors, representing all shados of yolitical bins, thougl mainly Kepublican, Tho puper in question has eald that Col. Mor- gnn onca declared that the strongth and efii- cioncy of the farmors’ movemont dopendod upon 1ts singloness of purposo, aud upon its abati- <once from political umlmtfon, and he roplies - 1 biave for several years Lelioyed it fmposgit 3 °n‘;n. tain udoquato rolief for tho ovils prodyier, Ot o iafing nopolic of tho country through thesollioh wae ol olitical partics, Doubtless gy Tained from tho fact thite *facd Senator Strong in 3 Sest billa for a o gruwing ono of ™ Rajlroad and_Warehouso overy offort to ses fihing & Bor %t R adoption _ of ' suctlon of Commlssigy- st Jrostilug it the Sonimiselonors. should, 16 MNiioved for cuso only, It wus hoped thus to freo fhem from tho political influunces which I belloved wonld sorfously smpatr ho uacfulneas of the Board, o concludos as follows : 1 can only nuswer by snylug, though unsought by e, T regard tho oflica {ho nomination for which haa been tendered mo as an honorablo ono, nud of high trust, Whatover clso T mny havo loat, a8 you predict, T anticipate belng permitted to oxpress my opinions, and ahall study 1o do o without such disrespoct o the apinions of others n you oxhibt, Your encers and dnsinuations in rospect to myself oro alile uujust aud uncalled for, NEW YORK. [To the Assoiated Dress.) New Yok, Aug. 11.—Tn & it of jealousy lant evening, in Brooklyn, William Anderson, aged 21, stubbed his intonded wife, Ann Cuuningham, agod 18 yoars, soven times, and thon stabbed Jmeelf three times. The girl, it is thought, is fatully wounded. Michael Bavago, an old man, foll from tho Btops of his malfiunco, in Brooklyn, last ovening, and was fatnlly injured. His wifo waa 8o nffoct- :d by the occurrouce that she died ina short imno. 1n tho cigar-manufactory of Steinhart Broth- ors & Behonlank, 666 Vesoy strect, this morn- ing, Ephraim Steinhart, s brother of one of tho propriotors, while standing ho- Lind Samuel Bclionlank, shot him, anfi then wwullowed the contonts of a bottle of poiton, and whot himself, Stoinhardt came from Ohicago n fow wooks ago, and wes loarning the cigar busi- noss. 'I'ho only reason Bchonlank gives for the shooting is, that he told Bteinbardt to keop away from his omployes, and had discharged him on Friday last. Schonlank has a wifo and soven children living. Bteinhardt s young and unmarried, Schonlank is in fair way of recov- cry, but Bteinhardt still continnes vnr{ low, “I'here is no n})pnmnt reason in tho rolations of tho two mon for either tho murder or the sul- cide. Onoman ocannot, and the othor will not, toll anything Loyond (he baro ntatoment thab there aro ** family mattors " in the casa. A motion was made before Judge Nolleon, of Tirooklyn, to-day, to cnjoin tho ‘lrastoes’ of Tvergroon Cemotory from oxercising any furthor control oyer the grounds, aud that n Rocoiver bo appointed to tako tho enstody of tho property. Jmt-ownors make afiidavits “that the grounds linve boen desecrated b{) the cutting down of shndo treos in privato’ burial plots, and that vows, horsos, and cattlo have been allowed to ronm at large over tho promises, The damage nlloged to have beon done is estimated at 200,000 Tho Trustecs dony the wholo chargo. Jdgo Neilson has roseryed his deolsion, 'l'hu Fxclvo iCommissloners have complotod their oxumination of applications for liconsen of liquor-donlors in tho First, Bocoud, and Third Wardn, No liconses have boon {ssued to keopors pr procovicn, uo [T otors of saloons where ue Gaues s grauted a pro- oircumstances will o licons priotor of a concort-snloon. MADISON. ‘Tho Reor-Sollors Concludo to Ohoy the LoweThe German Sunday Commit= tee Talko Notos of Othor Vielntions, Speeial Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, MantsoN, Wis,, Aug. 11.—On sober second thought, tho Gormana of tho Constitutional Unlon hero engngod In snloon-keeping, .cou- cludod not to maintain the attitndo of law-vio- lators foreshndowod Snturday and yostordny morning., To the surpriso of many, notably the writor of the communication to Acting-Mayor Ohapman in bohalf of eald Union, whoreof the ossence has boon sont you, tho saloons and broworles in the oity were almost all closed, and tho ealo of liguor suspended during tho day. Only ono complaint for sclling has boon mado, viz: at Bartol's boor-gardon, in tho north part of tho city, whore tho salo was opon during the day. Tho Union's Sunday Law Committeo of 20 wero busy spylng about the city to deteat viola- tions of the Bundny law by thoso engaged in other avocations than liquor-gelling, aud Euough tho Sabbath was bottor observed than for many years, it Is said thoy have some fifty casos of violatlon to report, complains of whioh to tho ?rosmungo co will depoud on the prosecu- ion by liquor-sollers, Tho quict and good or- dor of the ollg‘yuatunlny could hardly hiave boon surpassed in Now England. Frank Bnitz, complained of for solling o weok ago Bunday, was triod to-day and acquitted, tho prosooution failing to prove tho salo of liquor, and the complaint not including gift, which was illogal and proved. THE GRANGES NOT POLITICAL. Minnesotn Granges Forbldden to Talke Any Part in Political Movomonts, Special Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, 8r. Pavr, Aug.11.—Grand Mastor Parsons, head of tho Patrons of this Btate, calls upon the Grangos which havo scleoted dologates to tho Owatonna nnd othor potitical conventiona to withdraw thoir appointments. Ho claims that tho Granges aro prohibited by the rules of tho Ordor from engnging in politics, but individual Patrons, connty counoils, and farmera’ mootings moy nct na thoy please. Dakato, Rico, Fillmoro, ‘Mowor, and othor counties are n‘:undy providing for full dologations at Owatonnn, Tho plan pro- posed in Dakato, and being adopted in othor countios, is for the Granges to call public town meotings to soloot dologatos, with which plan Parsons’ protest doos not contlict. DETROIT. A Man Polsons iy Mother=im~Lawe-= Efor Property the Motive. Speciat Dapatch to The Chicago Tribune. Derrorr, Mich., Aug. 11.—An Owasso spaoial of to-day statos that n Mre, Wertumbory, living about threo milos northwest of this city, died last night very suddenly, Sho was taken with vomiting,;and a cat, coming into the room, ate somo of the contents of her stomach, which sho bad omitted, and died in & fow minutes, A dog also died from cating a pleco of broad of which gho bad partsken, Charles Bfooro, a son-in-law _of tho docensed, ond _his wifo, have boon tmken into ocustody. Mrs. Moore eays that somo time sinco hor husband brought homo somo whito powdor Iabeled poison, and told her that, if eho would not say anythig, ho would toll her what ho was going to do with it, Sho promised, and ho then in- formod hor that ho wns going to'givo it to the old lady, tho decensed. Hor prapurt{ln sup- osed to havo been tho motive, Moore hag con- essed tho murder and exculpates hia wife. WEATHER AND WATER. War Department Weather Report. LOOAL ODSERVATION. Gittoaco, Aug. 11, 1673, SIEE 5 = 515§|5 ®El 8§ Hour ofob-| S Direction andl g o | £ | 3| aruind |25 § W 8 Bl H 6:53 &, m. 11118 o, m. ;77 G5IN. 'Ifl‘flfl N. L. 6 72IN. E,, fresh 72l80(N. Ei, lght. %12]80|Calin, Maximum thormomoter, 77 Minfmum thermometor, 66. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Ouoaao, Aug, 11—10;18 p. m. Sation, | Har.|Thr] _ Wind, |Rain] Weaher. Dreckour'dg[30.00) 67|8. Wlight. Fair, Buffalo, 20,03 7018, l\'., {fresh, 02{ Cleor, e lm, 28383888352 T Tleiror tho lower laki Aug, 11,—Ior the lower Inkos, oy ASHTNGZON out Virginia and Enstorn Kon’ tucky, I-# baromotor, northeasterly and sonth- oner>£1y Winds, cloudy weathor, aud local rains. cor the Enstorn and Middle States, falling barometor, northeasterly and southeasterly winds, incrensing cloudiness, and flslnfi(umpnm- ture, with occasional rain in New Yorlk and Now England, TFor tho South Atlantio and Gulf Btates, lower baromotor, southonstorly and southwestorly winds, purtly cloudy and warmor weather, and local rains. For Tennessce and Missonrl, and thoneo to Indisna, Ilinois, and Towa, low baromoter, southwestorly to morth- westerly winds, cloudy sweathor, and local storms. For tho Northwest and upper Jake re- ion, northwostorly winds, cloudy weather, rising Enomotur, and oceasional rain, STAGE OF WATED, Daily roport of the stage of water, with fimng in the 2¢ hours ending 3 p. m., Aug. 11, 78 OlIANOES, Rise, Fall, 11, 3in, rrssengees 6in, “*liclow high water of 1871, . B, RAUPNAN, Observer, ‘Room 78 Aajor Block, Ghicago, —_— Ocean Stonmship Nowns. Livenroon, Aug, 11.—S8tenmships Novada, City of Antwerp, Wostphalis, Ol mrlu, and Kong 8verre, from New York, and Frussian, from Montroal, have arrived out. New Yonx, Aug.11,—Arrived—8teamor Idsho, from Liverpool. et A ¥atnl Street Ansanlt. 8r. Lous, Aug. 11.—Miochacl Gadolske, or Qodatzowitz, whilo walking along Main_stroot, botwoen Bates stroet aud Cnss nvonue, late lant night, way ausaultod by threo unkuown men with stonos, aud go badly burt that he died in a short time. e i e Decline in Potroloum, TiTusviLLE, Pa., Aug.11.—Market domoralized and lowor. Now sbrken ; suloy at Ol Clly, $1.26; Titusville, $1.25. —_— Gono to Mualne. Lona Baawon, Aug. 11,—Tho Prosident loft for Maiue to-day. ————— The Vienna Exposition. VIENNA, AHE. 11,—Many strangors are leaving Vionua, and the number of visltors to the Lxpo- gition decroases daily. _— Grain Transportation, Yorrvitre, Kendsll Co., Aug. 11.—J, A, God- ard, the grain doalor, sends forward six car- louds of grain por day at the presont time, Tho wom smuiusy TRy LURKO W10 Prico B0 conts por car lowor on grain from Yorkville to Chiengo than rates horotofore, On most of the articles, Thowovor, tho rato is about 20 por cont higher. DES MOINES. Thoe Rankin ¥arm Mortgage to Bo ForcclosedselRnilrond Itom. special Dispatch to The Chicugo Tribune. Dra Morses, Tows, Aug. 11,—The morlgago givon by B, E. Rankin for £9,000 on the farn then owned by him, but now held by tho Stato Agricultural Collogo, will bo foroclosed during tho prosout wook, if not settled. Tho mortgnge was given just prior to tho timo of tho Collego taking é\ofluuusion of Rankin's proporty. The City Council to-night, by voloof 8to7, rofuscd {o approprinte $10,000 to grado Last Fourth stroot, so as to onablo the railronds to connool with othor ronds insido of tho ity limits. JACKSONVILLE. Stabbing Affray nt n Camp=Mocting-= WUnsuccessful Suit to lecover i Dona= tion. JAcksONVILLE, Ill,, Aug. 11.—Yostorday, atn eamp-mooting near Waverly, in this county, two boys, nnmed Bowyor and Roach, quarreled, and finally Bowyor drow s knifo and atabbod Roach in threo places, Inflicting wounds whioh aro bo- loved to be mortal, ) Some years since, Mrs, Elizn Ayors, of this clty, aonatod t6 sn associntion known nstho Protostant Doaconosses tho Beroan Colloge roporty, located loro, for o femalo orphnn 86y- lum, The proporty Is worth somo $40,000. The ssytum wna ostublished and is now in suc- cossful operation. Rocently Mrs, Ayera for somo ronson institnted s suit to linve tho donation sot saido and recover back tho propor- ty, which would have broken up tho Orphans’ Tiomo, Tho caso was Inst wook tried fn the Cire cuit Court, nnd this morning Judge Eplor ren- dorod his docision, which was advorso to Mra. Ayers, aud fully confirms tho titlo to tho prop- orly o tho Associntion of Donconossos. Tho docision ia & source of univorsnl gratification to tno peoplo of Jacksonvillo, and frlo'ndn of tho Dm{:mu‘ Homo everywhere. ST. LOUIS. Sult to Rccover Yosscasion of Four ‘Thousand Acres of Land--Railroad Track Torn Up. 3 §r. Lou1s, Aug. 11.—Col. J. L. D. Morrison, of Tllinols, and his wifo, and his wife's Trustoes ontorod suit to-duy in tho United Btates Court to cject Willinm H. Benton, Georgo E. Loigh- ton, J. R. Shopleigh, and four othor gontlemen from some 4,000 scres of land in 8t. Louis County claimed by plaintiff, Somo weeks sinco the City Council passed an ordinanco roquizing tho Atlantic & Pacifio Rail- rond Company to romove their track on Poplar, from tho Sevonth street dopot to the loveo,with- inn cortain time, That time expirod yoaterday. As tho Company did not cnmg]y with “tho _ordi- nanco, Acling Mayor Elong G Smith and City Enginoer Maulton, with s gang of labor- ©ors, tors up tho rails in soveral placos this ovoning. This action will probably be followod by b suit with tho railrond company for dam- agos, thoy claiming under thoir _chartor tolay n{ld ‘maintain tho track on cortain streots in tho city. CALIFORNIA. Trinl of the Chincso Conspirntors in snn Francisco--Murderer Capturods 8ax Fraxcisco, Aug. 11.-—Tho trial of the Chi- neso memnbers of the Hip Teo Tong Socioty for conspiracy ngainst Yet Sang was resumed by the jury to-dny. Sevoral witnosses corroborated Yot Bang's statoment about tho uoclety's charaotor, gbjacts, and tho monnor in which lio was tronted \om. yWfl‘l’ium Nash, the murderor of Martin Gera- bach, of Contra Costn County, was captured to- day ot Battlo Mountain, Mo offered no rosist- anco. & 8aN Fraxomsco, Aug. 11.—William M. John- son was shot by one Curlin this morning, snd diod to-night. Curlin's daughtor was in fuu at the time tho murder was committed. PEORIA. Preparations for the Stato Fair. Pronia, Iil., Aug. 11.—Over 2,000 excursion- jats wont from horo to Bloomington yesterday, to nttend the Turner fostival and picnio at that lnco. i ‘Tho Stato Fair grounds are rapidly npslml\ph— ing complotion. When finjshed, thoy will, with- out doubt, bo the fincst in the West. Amplo sccommodation will bo made for the visitors. Tour Jines of steam and horso-cars connect with tho grounds. i BOSTON. The Coe Fallnre-=ITealth of Vice= President Wilson. Bosroy, Aug. 11.—Tho creditors of Jamos A. Coo held o socond mooting to-dey. Claims proved, and allowed smount to $278.137. Vico-Prosident Wilson was in Boston to-day. Hisimproved apponrance indicatos steady pro- fgrens toward rostored hoalth, THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. The Linc Located to the Yollowstono Iiver. From the Minneapolie Tribune, Aug. 9. A gentleman connected with tho Northorn Pacific Burveying Expedition, who loft tho same b the crossing of the Yellowstono Rivor,furnish~ o8 us the following : The line now bulnq run by tho Northern Pa~ olfic survoying pacty fios along tho valley of tho Yollowstone River, which valloy is from throo to fivo miles wido; giving o boautiful and easy routo for a railrond, Whon tho e~pedition renched tho Yollowstone, the wagons wero immediatoly orossed to allow tho steambont, which was under pay at tho rate of €500 por day, to roturn to tho Niesouri River, and whilo this was boing dono, tho ongmeors, with one battalion of infantry, prococded with the location of the Tailroad line on the right bank of the Yellow- stone, to Powder River, whore it is dosigned that tho road shall cross, Tinding tho wagon- rond dlficult on the loft bauk of the Yollow- stone, from Powdor River to Btanloy's camp, it was doomed best that the engineers and their o8« cort should return from Powder River and join the main column, and the whole, marching around to tho north of tho dificult ground, coma in again_to the Yellowstono a fow miles above Powdor River. This plan_was adopted by Gon. Btanloy, and it was whilo making this detour thot the difiiculties, referred to in tho dispateh from Bismarcl, wore encountered. While the Vnhoy of tho Yellowstone gives an ensy railrond routs, it is to bo oxpooted that tho wagon-train of Qon, Stanley, which is composed of 281 six-mulo wagons, will meot mony ditlicul~ tioa bofore it ronches I’nmyn{'s Pillar, sod very many aftor it lonves tho Yellowstone fortho Mus#clsholl rogion, but it is believed that no ou gineering difficultios of a serious naturo exist. Tho line is now locatod to tho Yellowstono River, ''ho routo is direct, the work light, aud grades oasy. The country through which it nssos west of tho Missourd ia better thun tho Bakutu Division on this side, is well watered and well timbored, and abounds in conl of au ox- collont quality, which oan Do minod at small oost, ——————— Moss Tweod in Iappy IRotirement, Greenwich (Conn.) Curr;‘?'mndmu of the New York nea. A brick walk brought mo in front of the Twoed mansior, and I was ‘informed at the gato that Mr. Twoed was not in at tho time, but his family wero I the houso, and Lo was ut home nenrly 0“3 day. A sign was displayed on a treo for- bidding “strangers to onter the grounds. Tho grounds are migalfiontly Inid out, and tho zosl lonce is of & princely ohnraotor. Tho art of tho landscapo gardencr has boou cailod into re- uisition, and thore are smooth lawus, bods of lowers, clumps of foliage, and a miniature wind- mill, and stntuos sl arrangoed in oxcollont tasto and order. T'ho house Iu of & handsomo stylo of arohitooture with Mansard roof and towers, sud siands back somo distanco from tho roud, Horo tho Boss onjoya himsolf under tho soquired vine and flg treo, aud the protection of his counsel, Is undisturbed by writs, and with his forcod contributions from tho City I'reasury, Iu suppliod with ovory luxury. Ilois wwlui( much stouter, and is said to bo In oxcellent health, Trom the tower of the Club-houso, near by, & viow for a long diatanco in every diroction is ob- tained, and & watohman stationed there with a spy-glasy could readily givo tho alarm of the ap- proach of suspicloun "charnotors. There is no doubt that the Olub-house hins beon mony timos & placo of temporary concealment for the *Ioss™ and his fellow-conspirators when warranta have, beon issued for thoir arrest. A halt dozen yochts float in front, and on the steambont whart o cantion {8 planted, whethor for defonse or for firing salutes is & wattor of spoculation, AMUSEMENTS. M'VIORER'S THEATRE, The auspleious opening porformancoes at Me- ‘Viclker's ‘Theatro, aud tho correspondingly Inrge sudionces oatled out by thom, woro sucocoded 1ast ovoning by & houso quite disproportioned in polut of numbera to the merit of tho dramn upon tho hoards of thia popular placo of amuso- mont. *“Tho Romnuco of & Poor Young Man " i tho somowhiat awkward titlo of n play which porsossos considerable morit, nnd would - ho found of intorost to tho lovors of tho logiti- mato drama. Tho original pieco, of which the play undor consldoration is & very clover adapta- tion, is French, Strange to ony, it laoks the po- culiar Fronch flavor of ungodlinoss which. do- bnsod appetites hunger aftor, substituting in placo of very littlo plot and much immorality tho rathor unusual merits of ingonious construction and purity of iutention. Tho nttributos of un- ‘cleannosa which havo recently beon shifted from tho Fronch to tho English sohool aro ontirely wanting. Horo wo havo o drama full of intorest throughout, excollont in tono, and capablo of Ieaving upon tho sudlonco an clovated mood. 1t 14 o phonomonon of Fronch dramatia literaturo to those who aro accustomed to judgo tho French stagofrom ¢ Artlolo47" nud kindrod productions, It is the simplo tory of a young mon of rank, whoso failing fortunoa place bim at the meray of ciroumstances, o nccopts o position asstownrd ina woalihy fomily and falls in lovo with the holress. Bho rociprocatos his passion but con~ conls that fact from him, not daring to vonturo a proforence for ono of obsouro originand ponniless future, His devotion is attosted by horoio sacri- floos, and tho discovery of his renl rank and for- tuno, of whioh he hos boon robbed by tho parent of hls idol, londs to 5 happy consummation of his wishos, Tho pieco is full of strong dramatic situntions, the dolincation of charactors is able and forcible, and the construction of the pioco mastorly. Itis justsuch & dramo ns ono would oxpoct fo find ot MoVicker's thoatre boforo the arrival of thocomingatars, snd worthy thoserious spplication of his company. In the rolo of Afanuel, the horo of tho piece, Mr. O'Neil dis- plays to gront advantaj Eia ability in molodra- matio parts. Ilis ia full of adventure and solf- sncrifico, It is o daring and ambitious part, and adaptod especlally to his uliar method. Mr., O‘N‘::fl makos lovo onchani lnqu, andif anything ty it is_this. Wo Floyd's ability can bo rogarded as his spocial have already mnoticed Mr. in prosentiug upon the stago an eosy, graceful gontloman, whothor & fop or o benu. In tho charactor of Af, Do Be- wannes, Mr. Floyd oppenrs 58 a_gontloman of that ga'unnt andoxalted type poculiar to Franco. To be polite s & Fronchman's first considora- tion. o roprosent such a gentloman would bo to most actors a serious and laborious task. To Mr, Floyd ftis onsy. Naturally gracoful in his actions, ho assumos the charactor of the polish- ed man of the world with consnmmate ease, Thore is mnothini forced or unnatural about him, other bowin, to o Indy or makin oxplanations _to & gontloman, Mr, Floyd 8 o nql;lg oful, diguifiod, ond onay, ‘Thorois a finish nbout his ncting which ronders it moro doplorablo than ovor that his stay in Chicago s 8o briof, Mr. Rainford a8 Dr, Desmarels makos up well, and ncts throughout in kooplnfi with the charactor. ‘Mra, Btonoall, always good, rendors tho part_of Aadame Aubrey with oxcollont judgment. Bho is consistent” and watchful nob logo n point, and adds groatly to tho success of tho orformance. rs. Barry plays the part of AMarguerile, tho adored of tho stoward, and in soveral oxacting situations ox- hibits & 'ull appreciation of tho cheractor. If thoro i8 anything wanting in Mrs. Barry, it is force. Bho doos not alwaysappesr to throw hor- Bolf entiroly into tho part. Thia was noticoablo wovoral times in tho part sho played lnst ovoning. Mrs. Allen, as Aflle, Helouin, acted with the samo wpirit and ovident desire to ploase-,by good act- ing that has charactorized hor efforts sinca the rooponing of tho theatre, Bho is ovi- dontly on her mottle and the stimu-~ lus of compotition has been of won- dorful Borvico tohor, She displayed a ,copacity uite surprising to those who have seen her only uring 1ast sonson. Tho remaindor of the parts wero fairly takon, none calling for espeolal men- tion. HOOLEY'S THEATRE, It waa the opening night at Hooley's Treatro 1ast ovoning, and it scemed asif the wholo city was koonly awaro of that fact, for neithor love nor monoy conld have secured o sent after the curtain rose. The houso was among those which tho management chook off on their diary. a8 “corowded.” It wns not altogethor to bo won- dorod at. Thoy had promised to bring out #Divorco” with scenic accessories and o strongth of cnst surpassing anything they had hithorto achieved. With a xecolleotion of tho oxcollont ncting and suporb mounting and drosaing of ploys at thi¢ thoatro during the past goason, it i8 not surprising that the lovers of aonteol comody gathered unanimously to do- cide for thomselves whother DMr. Hooloy could redoom his promiso, If they did not leave the theatre with a verdict in tho af- firmative, thoy must havo beon of & very fogtidious bent. Burely nothing more tasteful or elogant in the way of mounting has boon scen in this city. Tho furniture, of which thero wore govoral sots, was entirely new. It was rich, ole- gont, and tasty. It waa in no way opon to_the chargo of vulgar ostentation. It was in porfoot harmony with the drossing, and was con- uontly & triumph of scenio offect. “Divorce” is n comedy of refined so- ciety, witty, satirical, and pointed with amoral. Whilo thoro is littlo or nothing of that washy sentimont doscribed a8 ** goody,” there is cqually little of latitude in morals, Tho losson it polnts is wholesome, and is reached by o keon entiro upon tho prevailing folly of tho ago. 8o puro and dolicato is it that many claim that it could nover have originated from the pen of the author.of ‘ Under the Gaslight.” If it did, it, shows the vorsatility of that glonuemn, and tho possibilitics of journallsm, It is alrcady par- tinlly familiar to our reador, and wo will nob worry thom with & synopels of it, for those who have scen 1t already will go again to criticiso 1ts performance undor new and far more dazzling suspices ; those who have not will pre- for to follow out the plot for thomselves. Thoro in not very much plot, tho merit of the pleco consisting In the artful control of sentimont and morality depicted by tho author. * Divorco” posscssed an interest to the audionce boyond the worits of the pieco itself, because it was to in- troduco to them tho now ffi?mu of:Hooloy's Then~ tre. It wos admirably calculated to do this iu the most favorablo way, and tho result was most finttoring. Mr. Sullivan, onc of the rccent ad- ditions to tho already strong company, mado his bow to tho audienco in the role of Aljred Adri- anse. He was recoived with a round of ap- plauso that must have done much to impross upon him tho onthuslastio warmth of a Chicago audionco, Being totally unpreparod for such s rocoption, Mr. Sulliven was rondered yory norvous, and, though tho fool- ing of slrangeness woro off o8 tho icco procoeded, he had not altogethor divested imself of it whon the curtain foll on the lnst act. Inthepartho played, howovor, ho had a goad opportunity to show that he had mastorod tho soorot of being a gontloman on tho stago. His voico was rathor faint at first, and tl\uuih ho rocovored golf-posscssion gradusily, ho sonrcoly succooded in filling tho nuditorium, iy nction was gracoful, but ooeasioually rath or molodramatic,—a failing bo will probably hovo recovered from after s fow por- formnucos. His appearance {8 very good indaod, and his drossing unoxcoptionablo, gln 1u tickot~ od o8 a through Rl.:wnsw to o high place in ublio esteon, . Otis a8 Capt. Lynds scarco- y camo up to tho antiolpations entortained of his ability, Ho wag somowhat stiff and formal throughout, but as ho i a new arrival great al- lowanco must bo mado, Tho tasto displayed ina srecn neck-tio and groen kid glovesis vory quoe- ionablo, Mr. Otls {s au ologans dressor on the streot, and should know bettor than to appear in 80 ubusual a hue upon the stago, Mr. ‘iion'hs, a8 Hev, Marry Duncan, actunlly drossed fault- lossly, o actod, too, far better than would have boen expectod, Thore always is a sort of clorical obtusonoss about Mr., Norris, which in tho part hoplayed last evening was especially Docoming, Tho appoarance of the now comodias, Nr, O, B, Bishop, in tho role of Z'empleton Jilt, o divorce shystor, was the sienal for another outburst of applause. Wo have boeu accustomed to rogard My, Jitl as n cadavorous, lanky, bony bird of proy, but the vulgar oroature, us soon in dr. Dishop, wns oxceodingly ludicrous, 1iis roting wos without apparent” offort, and yot ho kopt the houso iu o rour of langhter. Thore wis loes facinl contortion and more grotosquo humor in him than in tho ocomodian that ooloy's hns hitherto boen glfted with, Mr,” Bishop is alrendy o favorito, snd dosorved that position. Mise Mook, aftor an absonce of some manths, roappeared n tho rolo of Fanuis Ten E;éck. and roproscuted tho chsractor admirably. Bhe drogsed in oxcellont tasto, and oxhibitod n plentitude of wardrabo quite astonishing, But, abovo all, sho noted with hor nsual consciontiousness and effect, loaving littlo to bo desired. Misy Emma Olino as Lu Ten Li)ck was searcoly ag successful, her volco being hard and unsympathetio, and her maunor botriylng her uncasinoss, Ithe part is one rathor boyond her scope, and a sovero tax upou " nim. lor, However, n fow porformancea will romody somo of theno dofoots, Mins Donin ns Mra, Ten yck could gonrenly have drossed in bottor tnsto, bt abo evidently shrank from the reaponsibility of boing mothor to Fannfs Ten Eyck. In othor words, sho Insistod .on drossing” twonty yoars youngor than gho should have done, B8he doos not liko eritlcism, but invariably courts it, whon tho oxeroiso of hor jndgment would roadily plnca her at & ronsonsble distanco from it. 'I'ho peculinr hardness of hor voleo was in a monsira toned down, and will bo suitod to tho thontro in timo. It ian pity that eho noglactod thono important points, for other- wiso sbo apponred to good ndvantago. Lifo ls vory short, it Ia true, and ladics cling to tho ago of ‘conquest whilo thoy can, oven tho bast of them. Dut docs not 6o actross sworl- flco what should bo hor chiof atirao- tion, hor nart, to a vory unworthy aim whon sho clings to hor natural impulso ?* Miss Mollio Maoder na Grace was vary protty and charming thiough not, profoundly’ artistlo, and tho othor charnctors all moro or leas desorving of praiso. As o whole, “Divorco” should ho Boon b‘y ovorybody. Noxt weok * Tho Now Mag- dalon.” OFEN-AIR CONUERT. Tho following programme will bo played at the open-air concert to bo givou at Union Park this ovoning : . ‘PART I, 1, Jubilco March, 2. Qvorturo, " Post And Teasant.” 8, Cavatinn snd Chorus from * i1 Guiramento," Fantasio from “ Norma." ‘Arlo from * Stradolla "—Solq for cornet, Black-Cap Waltz, 10, Polkn, 11, Pluto March, 13, Potpourri, Natlonal Afrs, TIUE INSTITUTE CONCERT, The sccond concort of tho National Normal Institute takes placo this ovoning ot the Univor- sity Place Daptist Church undor the dircction of Cotl Zorroshn, Sovoral numbers will bo given from Costa’s * Eli,” and » miscellancous socond part, including Barnaby's *‘8woot snd eLow " and Sohumann's besutiful * Gipsy Life.” LITERATURE. Xailrond-Storics. ROMANCE AND HUMOR OF THE RAIL. A Book for Rallway Mon and Travelors, Represonting Lifa on tho Raifway in Every Dopartmont of tho Rallway= Servico, with Skotchea and Rbymes of Romance, and Nuniorous Anccdoles and Inchlents, By STermEN . S, Now York: G, W, Carloton & Co, 1873, The work entitled above is what iis name in- dicates,—n cyclopmdis in briof of rallroad-sto- ries, grave and gay, humorous and romantio, both in prose and vorse. The author and com- piler—for tho work boors o doublo character— is Mr. Btephien R, Smith, a nephew of ** Extra Billy” Bmith, of Virginia, formerly con-~ nocted with the Southorn pross, and now quito well-known in Contral Illinois as a jour- nalist. Considering that tho work was done in tho scanty intorvals which can bo snatehed from the pressing duties of nowspapor-life, it hos boon dono woll. The storics aro brief and to the point, some of thom very humorous, snd othors vory melancholy, with several romantic skotchos sandwiched in botwoon. Tho pooms aro of all descriptions,—four very rough rhymes of therosd, which would delight an ongineor in bhis cab, or fill up o plessant hour of round-house reading, to somo vory choico Dbits of pathos and sontimont, which tho first-class , passongor will onjoy. Barring o fow narratives of railrond aocidents, and somo rathor pro-Raphaolite doscriptions of viotima who have suffered from theso accidents, thio book is well adapted to whilo sway tho todi- ous hoursof travol. The pasgongor on the road, howover, hardly likes to be reminded of runnin, off switohes, plunging down embonkmonts, an colliding with other trains, and will very naturs olly skip such unploasant nu%gostlonu. From o litorary point of view, thero is littlo to be snid. The author mokes no protensions in that rospect, and, in fact, is rather compilor than author. His work Lns been mainly the col- lation of anecdotes, which he has odited with caro and good tasto, and his publisher has pro- sonted thom in vory attractivo form, and made thom still moro attractive by illustrations which are remarkably good for this class of book. It will bo mainly intoresting to railroad-mon ; but, 88 we have said, the traveler also will find much that is vory plessant in it, apportaining to orory dopartment of tho railroad, "T'he volumo is ded~ icated to tho Hon. Francia Colton, 'late General Pauscngor Agont of tho Unlon Pacific Railrond, sud may be obtained of all booksellers. Astronomical, COMETS AND METEORS, 1y Daxter KImRwoOD, LL. D., of tho Inalana Univoruity. Philadelphin? 3. B, Lippincolt & Co, This little volumo, of only ninety-six pages, is a vory intoresting treatise on the phonomens of comote and meteors, giving a concise, yob com- prohiensive, view of their history, and of the groat dicoveries made within the pnst foriy yonrs. It is only within that short space of time that man has koown suything definite of motooric astronomy, and it {8 not yot 200 years ginco the truo place of comets in tho universe was moro than suspected. Henco this branch of tho oldest of all the sciences is comparatively new, snd Prof, Kirkwood has rondored a service 1o the world in presonting the main factsin rola- tion thoroto in readablo form, with ample illus- trations. The book containa fow faults among many ox-~ colloncies ; but one of the -former is o grave that it should not pass unnoticed ; especially a& it ia & mathomatical error, nurpulrnlm" by a Pro- fossor of Mathomatics. Tho author says, pigo 18: “'A fow comatary orbits are hyperbolas, moro ellipsos, and a still groator numbor parabolns,” The fact is, wo have tho bost of reason to bo- iiova that casos of parabolic motion among_tho comots nro a8 raro as _circular planctary orbits. The parsbols is simply the limiting curve bo- tweon the ellipse and the hyperbola; and its curvo can only be described by s body which is moving with a velocity exacily oqual to that which would bo acquired in falling from an infinito distanco towards the foous,~—n condition against which the Erobnbflitlna aro almost overwholming, The truth of the mattor is simply this: There are ‘many comots the eccontricitios of whoso orbits oro 80 nunrlfl oqual to unity that thoy movein ourvas which diffor but very littlo from tho para~ bola in that small portion of time during which tho comets aro visiblo to us. It is usual to make tho approximationa to & comtary orbit of gront eccontricity by rogarding it as o parabola, simp- ly because motion in the {mmhn o can be calou-~ Iatod much more raudil{ han in tho greatly olongated ellipse, or in the Lyperbola, Swedish Romanu To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Bin : Perhaps tho highost province of novels is just bogiuning to bo realized. Whon thoy are no longer regarded as the swoetmeats of lit- erature, but tho most solid, montal food, public rospoct for thom will bogin to rise, and ono fit- tod for tho callivg of novelist will bo regarded as ono of the world's most exalted tenchors, Everythiog can be canveyed through a novel,— philosophy, morality, tho laws of right and wrong ; but, as in lfé, it is by monns of action and ovents, not by dull homilics aud theoretical abetractions, Life doos Mot drill us through sormonizing and inortin j it sonds us a sharp- edgod circumatance to spur us in the right direc- tlon. Thereforo, novels aro 1n accordanco with natural mothods, and gonius {8 but another word for roceptivity to nature, The bost novel is the mout diroct transcript of naturo, tha most porfect resomblance to real life, in its inner as well a8 outward nspoct ; nothing is true which doen not ponotrata boueath the surfaco, Judged by this standard, vory fow novelists can be accopted. That I rogard Madamo Bohiwartz worthy of a world-wide ciroulation is my solo rongon In introducing her works in Amoerica, DBoth in motive and porformanocs sho {s fully up to the highost roquiremonts, With her, itis gouius conscorating itselt to a noblo As overy good work succoods, she haa novor failod to reach tho hoart of humanity, Phat my part in the work might not bo un- worthy or defective, I have strivon, in the intor- yai since I published “1'wo Family Mothers,” to bring to boar tho most favorablo circumstancos and oouro the most able co-oporation, I_think 1 have douo so: at any rate I will make the oxporimont. My entire Boandinavian ontorprise 18 transforred to Porter & Coaten, of Philadelphis. They will bring out the sovouth novol of the ‘ Sohwarts" sorios— “The Bon of tho Organ-Grinder "—tho Iattor part of August, on a stylo worlhy a staudard author,—library form, 1dmo., with a fine por- trait of Mudano Behwartz, and a sketoh of hor lifo nud writiugs by Robort Byr, a noted Ger- s eritic and noveliat, Aftor I have fairly startod the * Behwartz™ novols again, 1 will dovote myuelf to tho historie romancen of Z. Topolius. 'Hicso aro n sorles of pix, ontitlod *“Tho Burgeon's Btorlen,” compris- ing the hintory of Bweden anl Finland from the timo of thoir joint efforta aginat Cntholiolsm in the ! Thirty-Yonrs' War," ho last volumo is during tho roign of the brilliant and orte loving monarch, Gustavus ITI, This work 18 rogarded na the chef-d'mwro of a man who stands unrivaled ns n poot anl a writor for chil- dron. As tho highost pralse it somotimes Lo sy nothing, I will follow the cutom of Luropo In rogard to Topolius, and sinply concede his L — orthorn Lighta,” my firat juvenilo, will ro~ prosan tho Shiideon isentumiof o Nodh & branch in which tho Scandinwvian antions sur- P“fl nll othora, Porter & Coites will publish i, a all my ofhor translatios, and will mako it vory attractive in appoarance. It ixn rich col- lootion from nll the bt writers, including AMndomo Behwartz and %, Topeling, leautitully ilinatrated from Hwedish designg, It will bo published early in Boptember. Manie A Brown. THE GALLOWS. Exorcution of Inrdy Joncs, o Yorth Carolinn Negro. Newdern, N, C. (Aug.8.) Correspondence of th New e York Herald, The torrible but spoedy mode of oxocting condomnod folona o succossfully used in York was for tho first time brought into roquij- tion hore to-day in tho case of Hardy Jono, colored, who oxpiated the orimo of murder wit higlife. Bot into thowall of tho jail building, at on_attitudo of about thirty foot from tho ground, was ahonvy beom, through which ran, by moans of &zm , tho ropo, with the halter at tho ond. To the othior extremity of this ropo was attached 8 400 pound weight, resting on adrop and sufficiently high whon lot fall to Jjork tho criminal ton feet high into thoair. The Plan was conoeived in a just pirit of humanity, aud with o lnudable disposition to lessen thio tortures of the condemned wrotch, but ita oxo~ cution was bungled and barbarous, owing to a Inck of oxperience o tho part of the ofiicials who conducted this logal tragedy. During tho morniug tho prisoner's cell was vyiated 'by sovernl poople, among whom wero throo colored {)mncuors and tho roporters of tho local proas, all of whom romained until the fatal hour had arnved. In the convorsation that took place the condomned man said that ho did not mean to kill Miller, and that he was very gorry for it:; thnt he felt at penco with God and man, and ho bors malico toward nono, and, to use his own oxpros- sion, ho folt * sort of tolerable.” Almost tho entiro moming waa spentin devotionnlexorcises, including singing, in which tho prisonor heartil; Jolned, and by which ho scemod to bo much af- footed. After uttoring tho prayor he oxclaimod: “Ilave morey upon mo, a sinner, oh, Lord! ‘Thank tho Lord! Oh, savel oh, eavo mo |” All this timo tho prisonor was_scated in a corridor fmntmfi the_coll in which ho had boon so_long confined, and at times he trombled and shook, aad, {udglmz by the ghastly and torrifiod ox- prossion of his countenance, be was_in groat mental agony. Ho was unattended by any living relative, his wifo, the faithful part- nor of his life, having died heartbroken sinco hia confinoment~ in Jail. When tho tragio proparations woro fimally com- plote, at 16 minutes nst 11 o'elock, tho Sherift propnundnd to the condemned man the question, * Hardy, sro you ready?” to which ho replied in “a" tremulous and failing voico, * Yos, sir.”” Ho slowly arose from his sont, and, oxtonding his hand,; took a Inst grasp of tho hands of the proachers and others around him, and, bmdluF them all an oternal farewell, solenanly ho was led forth into the jail yard, at- tonded by tho Sheriff and his doputios, and, ar- riving under the ominous timber protruding from thoe wall, with its pondant Ymngmau‘u noose, ho viewed it curionsly and with an_aspout of tho most intonso torror. Tho Shoriff then proceeded to read tho death warrant, with that gort of Im%maslva solomnity that evor startloa under such awful circumstancos. At the oxpiration of this lognl coromony & Inst prayor was offored up, sud this was followed by singing a fow hymns, which lasted nearly 15 minutes, Within the enclosure, among the few spoctators, there wns perfect silence, ™ The un- fortunato criminal, who now tottered aud shook violently, wna placed in position undor the ex- tonded boam, aund tho nooso was adjusted In & looso mauner. Following this the exocutioner's hood was drawn over tho head and face, and Ilardy Jonos saw the last of this bright and benu- titul day. In nuother instant, but to the spoota- tors it soomed soveral minutes, so groat was the ngony of susponse, tho death eignal was given, 5 11;1 y sod ot minutes post tho body of tho condemned msn was shot up into tho air fully ton foot, robounding back four foot, aud then swinging to and fro with a motion that made the spectaclo more horrible and ghast- ly. Tho neck waa not broken by either of the {wo torriblo jorke it had received, though tho body remained so perfectly motionloss for n mo- mont that the impression provailed among tho witnosses that ko was dead. After that timo there wero a fow convulsivo movements and then all bocame still. The knot had not been prop- orly placed, and thus there was another vieti: of logal strangulation. It was twonty-two min- utes beforo tho attonding physicians pronounced lifo extinct, but the body was allowed to hang :gfiimm;lt;a, ;v;ilmnuh wu! otll:’t dg!]:n, 'p]licufl ina , B0 ircotion of tho Bheriff, int i 16 Potters Fiold. p B EXECUTION OF WHITE MEN FOR MURDERING INDIANS. Brooxatow, Ill,, Aug, 0, 187, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune ; Bmm: In Tne TnimoNe, and in many othor papers, thero have appoated statoments to the offect that James Pickott, of Idaho, lately sen- tonced to bo huog for the murder of an Indian, would bo_tho first white man exocuted for tho murder of an Indian. In the “Lifo of Miles Standish,” by J. 8. C. Abbott, rocontly published by Dodd & Masd, of ?2‘}" York, there appears ‘the following, page Aftor tho closa of tho Pequot war, a young fellow, Iunty and desperato, by the namo of Arthur Poach, who had dono vallaht servico in cutting down the In- dians, felt & strong disinclination to return to tho ‘monotony of posceful life, Hobecamo thoroughly dis- solute, a wild adventuror, ripo for sny crime, To es- capo tho conscquonces of somo of s misdeeds, ho undertaok, with threo boon _companlons blmaelt, t6 aacago to tho Dutch colony at tho mouth of tho Ludson, As they wore travellng through tho oods, thoy toppod to fest and, Kindiing a firo, sat down’ to smoke thelt pipes. Indian como slong who had a quatity walie pum, which had become valuable recogmized by all tribos, They invited him to sit down and smoka with thom, ' A tnoy worothus smoking to- gothor, Peach aald to 11 companionn that bo mennt to kill {hio Indian, # for the rascal,” said he, * has un- doubtedly iiled many whito men.” Tho Indion, who aid not understand Engllsh, was unsuspicious of d gor, TPoach, watching his opportunity, thrust his sword through his Loy onca or twice, and, taking frani bim bis wompum and semo otlior valuables, lo und bfs companions hurriod on their way, laving bim, a8 thoy supposod, duad, Though mortally wounded, the Indisn so fsr ro- vivod a8 to roach somo of his' friends; when, haviug communicated the facts of the murdor, he diod. Tho men woro all arrested, ‘The proof waa 8o positive that thoy made no denfal of guilt, They woro condomned, uud threo wero exccutod, ono Laving modo his escapo, Francis Baylios, in his *' Momory of Plymonth. Qolony," says of this ocourrence : This oxecution 1s an undentablo proof of that stern sense of duty which was ohorished by the Pilgrims, To put to death throe Englishmen for tho murder of ono Indfan, without compulsion, or without any ap- prehension’of consoquences,—for 1t doea not appear thint any application was mado for the punishment of {ho murderers, and thoy might havo been pacitied by the death of ono, and probably without {hat,—denotes a degreo of moral culturo unknown in now sotile. ‘ments, ‘Tho oxcoution of Arthur Peuch and his com- panions ocourred in about 1636, Yaur{o‘} T 58 bad o8 of na currency PROPHETIC FIGURING. James Jamiron Bhossgreen, of Dallas, Polk County, Oro., has lssuod o *‘ mathomatical ohal- longo to all tho world,” and requests us to pub- lish. Wo do so cheorfully, a8 follows, but must Dbog to bo excused from publishing tho longi ar- ray of flgéurns ‘whesoby ho ousays to prove that ho, Mr. 8hoasgroen, can perform the valuoloss foat: To produce the ‘mrmndlonln sum of an events which ovont, divided by fts sum, will be aqual to A, D. 877 to prodtce tho sum of Aiyo eveuts, whoso sumy divided by five, will be equal to their fourth number; ‘whoto sum, mititipliod into taclf, wilt be equal to their Bucond nurabor s whoso eum, added perpoudioularly Wiil bo equal to the perpondichlar suw of an event, of which the fourth numbor will bo oqual to five-sovonihs of tho same ; and whoso perpendioular sum, multiptied by any nunibor (vonfirued by two notablo ovonts), will b equal to A, D, 167 N Caes S S Two Itomances. There has boeon & bit of romancs in the life of tho Hon, William Allon, whom tho Btraightout Domoerats of Ohlo have nominated for Govern- or, and it involves anothor. The Columbus State Journal tells tho two stovies thnss Ab tho boginnivg of tho politien] campaign iu 1850, when Allen was nominated for Congross by tho Demaoorats, and MoArthur, the Whig.Governor, waa a candidate for re-election, Allon was the lover of MeArthur's daughtor, and botwoso them there wan an onm\;{umunl to Lo marriod. But it 8 said that aftor” McArthur's dofeat, the Govornor:broko off the mairimonial ongage: mont, and the lad}r marriod a Kontuek: gnnfi - o) man, who died _boforo tho oxpiration of Atlon's torm in tho Houso. Gov. MoArthur died about the samo timo. At thls point comos in anotlior littlo romanco. A gentloman who was an-ultrn Domocrat, and o groat admirer of the then rising young man, Allen Q. 'Thurman, had o doughtor, who, much to bor fatlors chagrin macrlod a Whig. In mnking Lis will, tho old gontleman disposod of the proporty in such a way that the \l’hig husband could not acquire {itloinit, This Indy also bocamo n widow 5 eho afterward met Allen G. Thurman, and is now Mrs, Bonator Thurman. Tt waa abtho wodding of Judgo Thurman that Mr. Allon agaln mot Mius MeArthur (by this timo tho widow of tho Kontnoky gontloman). Tho old lovo was renow- od 5 they woro mnrried, aud Jivod happily togath- or until'tho dooth of Mrs, Allon, which occurrod before the ofillrntlun of Mr, Allen's Bouatorial torm. Mr. Allon hng siuco boon a widower, A Xfonso Rulit in n Dny. The newspapors of Laucastor, Pa., contain an account of the building of a brick dwelling-housoe in that city in ton and o half hours, the matoriala having been propared and collected on the site provious to the commoncoment. The houso is 20 foot by 80 on the ground floor, two storios in height, and contains oight rooms. Thero wore in allupward of 100 workmen employed, The cellar foundation was alrendy laid, and at precisely 6 o'clock Tridey morniag tho men wont to work. Tho Examiner thus doscribos tho labor: Mr, J. T, Ronding, photograpier, was prosont with his :Epnnuxn, and took views overy 16 minutes of tho building and the workmen while in, motion, 'which, of courao, produced some ridiculous pic- ureg—mon, white and colored, in alnost overy psition, aro to bo secen roprescnted. At 8 Olock &, m. tho structure way advanced to the hight of ono story with two floors—gronnd and : scond—Inid, partftlons In and Inthod and partly rlmma doors hung, stairways up, and a view akin vith tho Doctor in tho midst 0¢ his work- mon. ‘o scono jsa busy ond comic one—tho brickiayes orecting scaffolding for the second story ;10 Velock 4. m., viow taken of tho woestern front on Pingo stroot ; sccond story brick-work, two-thirds 1, with carpontors ready to lay floor and plastoreh commonco lathing, westorn front painted and bick ponciled of firat story, sud masons run slixt, of brick, and then somo dolay in cnnaolflunm,\mt it was remodied in o short while. At1lo'cock a, m., the brickluyors are up to square collhg for third floor, with cornora ralsedto tho hight-oquired to rociave the rafters for roofing. Tinnts waiting. Tho procoss of whito-conting i8 ney about comploted in the firat story. At 11:18y, m,, first raftor for the roof Inid. At 11:11 wo Inst brick was placed upon tho chimnoys, an\ the bricklayers arodone. TRoof shenthed and tintrs begin to lnimoflug. ‘At 12:50, scaffolding all-omoved from building 3 2:30 p. m,, sash in windiws of first story and paintors finishod up, Whh-boards down snd rubbish oleared away. Afthis writing tho tin- nors aro loaving tho bnilding; roofing and spout- ing completed. Plasterers till at work in sec~ ond atory. Tho building hesbeon insured, and, tn thetcuma of a fow hours, sill bo ready for & onant, MARRIAGES, e PRATTNIOKS_Tn thls olty, Ay 10, by tho Rov. OB Loimon Mr: Uhasies Trie o b EbtS0r A ui‘ikfh'tm‘mengtfi? 5% tho 11¢b tnst., Trtha Rov. Robort —GRAY~On tho 11th Inst. 3 Gollyor, Mr. Gnorgo W. AoKeo and Aiis Alios . Grar, ot of this oty DEATHS. SCHTOSSMAN—On Monday, Aug. 1l at b p. m., Bonedist Olivor, infent son of ‘Josoph B. wd Paulin E. eiuan, Fanoral fram rosidonce, 1002 Tndiana avauo, Tuosday, st3p.m. Friondsof thd lemily ato rosporfully invited attond, BOGUE—At Konwood, Bunday mornlty, Aug. 10, Mary 8., wifa of O. A, liogue, sued 33 yoar) Tncral on Tuosday, at 4 0. M., from "thol) roslden eornor of l"cl'((dd'flllfl.\ streot and Egandde avons Frionds of thu family fuvited. PETTEE—Aug. , at 3:0p. m streot, Goorgo Warren Potteo, oy usnnu. Funoral from_tho rosidonce, Tuesday morahg, at 11 o'clock, to Rosohtil. MoGLASHAN—Aug. 11, at MaGiashna, of (b oy, afod &7 Funoral notico horea st 81 Bouti Morgan Fruitport, Mioa, John yoars. ATCTION SALES, 5 By DUNCANSON, DOWLING & - Auctiongors, N, W. cor. Niuth aud D sts,, Washlngton, Vol Stiumian Propery AT PUBLIC AUCTION. Wo will soll at Pablio Auction, on TUESDAY, 25th day of Aukust noxt, an tho promisos, st 6 o'clock p.'m., that salusblo Proporty, contalnlng 6 acres, on Rook Urack, Adjoining Kalorama on tho wost, Goorgotown on tho north, atd ovorioukiog Quke 11l domotory, Washington City, and tho Potamag Rivor, It can bo fatd off sdvan. tagoously, in bullding lots, or for a cemotery or nationai park, and possossos somo 6f tho finost viows (n tho Trct: “Tho nassage of tho P stroot cars rondors it sca: blo, and brings it in closo contiguity to I Patroot cirolo, protont tho mot mproring part of Wosbington. Thin Proporty has on it o Iargo manslou, containing 18 roorms, all m ro improvoinuntaand convonionoas; grounds woll faid oiit, with chiotca fruits, Llowars,vorgrocas, &0.,ond having SmoKo-hous, los-houso, CAFEiago-llonss, stab Lon ro 13 ity Siakos 1t b orory rospeot s iira.ciass oridonce. i Yargs morchantmil, in good ord a bast most improved machivery, Hour por day, “horo s and s ‘with the wholo wato: also'n valuabl qu pocalators., no-third oash ; balanco 1and 2 years, 8 por cont tatorost, payablo soml‘annually, For farthor information inquire of RVAN LYONS, &8 Watorat., Georgotamn. INOANSON, DOWLING & CO., Auctionsers. GENERAL AUCTIONEERS, SALESROOMS, BOWEN'S BLOCK, Nos. 16 & 17 East Randolph-st. Sale of Buggies, Oan TURSDAY, Augut¥), at10o'clock. Sale of Dry Goods, Clothing, &c., On THURSDAY, August 14, at 9} o'clock. Sale of Household Furniture, &e., On BATURDAY, August 16, at 8% o'clock. BUILDINGS AT AOCTION Nos, 11262729 end 31 Prircar, On THURSDAY, 10 A. M., ON TIR PREMISES. Tho abova bulldings will ba actd for cnsh to tho highest bidder, to bo moved oft tho lot by Baturday, Avg. 18, W3, A. BUTTERS & CO.. Auctionests. BY GEO. P. GORE & CO., 68 & 70 Wabash-av. AT ATCTION, DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING, Ladies’, Gont#’, and Ohildren’s Underwear, Hoslory, Whito Quilts, Hats, and Notions, On TUESDAY, Aug, 12, at 8 1-2 o'olock, GEO. P. GORE & 00., Auctfoncors. FALLGOODS AREARRIVING, AND AT OUR AUCTION BALIK Wednesday, Aug.13,at91-2a.m. WE BHALL OFFER A FINE LINE OF BOOTS AND SHOES MADE FOR FALL TRADE, Buyers who are in sdvance of the RUSH slways gob bargains. GEO. P. GORE & 00., Auctlonoors, 63 a0 70 Wabas By T. 8. FITCH & CO. Desirable Residence Properly o Hyde Park AT AUOTION on WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 1673, at 2 ‘a'slook . m., at snlesraoms, 163 Washington § lota 1t Bouth Bhora Subidlvislon oa lake shoru; 1o st *rils proporty s onrored with besutiful geovs, u Hohortson's Subdivision st Woodlawn, 8 biooks of tho Btationon 1. O. 1, T, and dirvotly ad- tha Bouth Vark, TR LS\ and frame duolling in Bleok 36, Bhofflold's Addition, none tho Relling Mill, on Wood-st, = s 3 8 8- I, naw, cunlatning sbout 10 "A good bargxin, porfect. or urihor pard [t 153, Washingt roome, Halo peromptory. Morohants' Bulld S v WILLIAMS, B\%-flfidfifl?«zfllfi-‘m‘fl Houth Cansbats . 15, 3595 'olocky &, m.. wo have OB Trodneaday, AN L ot hand Prslinro and Tiwasfold Goods, Garpela, dej alio, Qifice Unake. Wo. - will alao otfor tq s (800 & \WILTIAMS, Auotiomogrs. Advertlapuents Ro acatlon, ANTED—A GOOD STRONG GIRL FOR KITOH. D=4 (00 bisc. st Tihoral wages, at 17 Soutty T Aae -4 e sl _