Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 24, 1873, Page 6

18 CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST BRIGHAM YOUNG'S WIVES, No. 17 and Twenty-nine Others. Mary Ann, Imey, Clara, Marriet, Eliza, Elion, Susan, Jomima, Margarot, May, Bmelino, Zina, Ann Eliza, Auclia, Ete., Ble. Who They Arc, Iow They Live, and What They Do. A Glimpfie at the Prophet's Harem. From Our Own Correspondent, Otana, Nob., Aug. 18, 1873, It is not n little curlous that Mre. Aun Lliza Webb Young, wife No. 17 of Brigham Young, should have boen wholly unknown until bor di- vorco suit brought hor to notico, Wo know of mauy Mrs. Youngs, but never hoerd of Ann Eliza until quito Iately. Thoro ia or was Mary Ann Angell Young, Lucy Decker Seely Young, Clara Decker Young, Harriet Cook Young, Lucy Bigolow Young, Mrs, Twiss Young, Martha Barker Young, Harriet Barney Young, Eliza Burgess Young, Ellon Rockwood Young, Susan Buively Young, Jomima Angoll Young, Margarot Alley Young, Margarot Piorco Young, Mrs, Hampton Young, Mary, Bigelow Young, Emoline Freo Young, Eliza Roxy Bnow Young, Zina Huntington Young, Amoliu Part- ridge Young, Augusta Cobb Young, Mra, Bmith Young, Clara Chase Young, Amelia Fol- som Young, and one or two othors ; but nowhoro do wo find sot down among the wives of tho Prophot, Boor, aud Rovelator, such n person as Aun Eliza Webb Young. Yo that she ia ono of tho many wives of Brigham is cortin ; and thot sho should Lave oscaped motico is by no means surprising, a8 who could koep tho tally of such a cloud of A, Youngs 2 Even the Prophot {s not to bo blamod for neglecting her,—for what husband could divide his time among twonty, or ovon ten, wives, #0 ns to make ovary ono think sho hnd her full share of nttention ? Now that Brigham s bonght Aun Eliza with 2 cool $16,000, wo ought to inquire who TIE REST OF TUE MRS YOUNGS aro—for, with such an examplo beforo them, it is hardly possiblo the othera will remnin quict, and Drighnm will no doubt soon havons many divorco-suits ontered ngainst him as thero ara indictments in Now York against Boss Tweed. First wo bave Mary Aun Angell Young, who is tho first and legal wite of Brigham Youug, and who ranks ag wo. 1 in the Prophot's housobold. She does not live with Brigham, but occupies a scparate housa. She has fivo children : Josoph, Brighatn, John, Alico, nud Luna. Josepl, Brigham, ond John aro 8aid tobo tho emartest of Brigham's chil~ dren. Alico is the wifo of Hiram Clawson, and Luna {6 also marriod to n Mormon gontleman, Mrs, Young No, 1 i o large, Suo-looking old lady, with gray buir, hazol oyos, aud most digni- tied mnuners, N0, b— Lucy Deckor Seely Young—is tho firat piural wifo of tho Prophet. Her first husbend, Isnae 3eoly, by whom eho lind two childron, was a Mormon'and a man of dissipated habits, Sho oft hor husband “to becomo a wifa of the Prophet in this world aud a quoon in tho noxt, 3he is o fat, good-natured little woman, with o {air faco, Lrown hur, datk eyos, and small features. Bhe Lins o ron by the Prophet, who is zalled Brigham Hober Young. §0, 8— Slara Docker Young—ia n sister of Lucy, and 1aid to ba much moro agrocable, intelligent, and u every wn{ superior to Mrs. Young No. 2. Sho # also short, thick-got, quite good looking, and + fayorite of Brigham. ?ho bhas threu children. o, Harriot Cook Young. ined Brigham at Win- ser-Quartors, on tho Migsouri, nud, thore boing 30 polygamy nt that timo, was sealed to the Prophet. Bl is tall, bas light hair, blue oycs, fair complexion, and & sharp nose. Khe hag ono son, Osear, by the Prophot. o, 5— Lucy Bigelow Young—is o lady-like porson and o good talker. 8ho 8 quite protty, has blue eyes, brown hair, aquiline noso, pleasant smile, eud affablo manniers, Sho drossos well, is lively, and loves socioty, xo, 6— Mra. Twigs Young—has no_children ; is stout, low-uet, freckled, red-hnired, and a good wife, Blio does up the l‘l‘ophct'; linen, xo, T— Marthn Barker Young—is o q‘niel woman, with a quick Lompor ; droeros woll, but is not smert ; i8 low-sot, and l,‘g“ black bair and oyes. X0, 8— Harriet Barney Young—is a tall, slonder wom- an, with hazel oyes, brown hiair, and & ploasant, wild faco. Inthe world, sho would Lo callod handsomo. Hho left her husbaud to become Brigham's wife. She bad three childron by her first Lusband, bul Lns nono by Brigham, X0, 9 Eliza Durgess Yom‘f, wna an English girl whom Brigham raised, hor parents both dying &t Nnuvoo, wbhoro they bad immigrated from Manchester. Iliza lived soven yoars with Brig- bauw, aud then ho conldu’t spare her. NO. 10— Ellon Tockwood Youg—is o slonder woman, with light air, brown” oyes, fair comploxion, uud quiet mannors, Wan {he danghtor of & Utab ‘official. Sho’is delicato, lovs meodlo work, and seidom geos Brigham, Sbe has no childen, No. 11— Busan Snively Young—is an oldigh woman, with dark comploxion and haie wnd stool-gray eyes. Is vory quiot, and has no childron, N0, 12— Jomima_ Angell Young—is a sister of Mra, Young No. 1. 8ho is old and fat, Ior firet hug- band died out, of the Cliureh, 8o sho wanted to bo eonled to Brighem to malke n suro thing of envou for bornolf, Brigham don't postor hor any. N0, 18— . Margarot Alley Young—was a long-faced, mild- countenauced and smooth-mannered porson, with light boir and eycs. Sho died somo years ago; and loft two children, Tt in raid sbie died of Luelauchuly, caused by thie nogloet of hor huy- aud. . No, 14— Margarol Piorce Young—-has a sbarp noas, Lluo wyeu, light hir, and variable tempor. Hus sevor- al childron, but tho Prophot is said notto caro for Ler. NO, 15— 5 Mrs, Hampton Young—iy & fino woinan, of no- ble prosonco, with lurgo eyes, round fontures, darl masaos of hair, and fuir comploxion. Was a widow before she married Drigham, and lnd six childron by Hampton, who died,’ sud then Brighawm seizod—no, kealod hor. NO, 16— llurr Bigelow Yonng—wan soaled to Brighnm at +* Winter-Quarters,” and came to Utuh with him. Hoon aflorwardy sho ran nway, and what beeame of heris not known, If liviug, sho will now no doubt tura up aud omlm1 !imr 816,000, ¥0, 17— Emelino Froo—TTero isu conflict frropressible mits maturo, ''wo bodien caunot occupy the samo #puce at tho wnmo time, noithor can two wives gceupy tho samo husband at tho same time. According to my count, Emolino Froo is the soventecnth wifo of the Irophot, hut T BUp= [luao wemust admit Ann Eliza’s chaim io No. ) ‘eco” Lmoline, and ‘‘raiso her ona. Ewelinois tall, gruceful, mild and sweot as a violet. 1ler hialr curly naturally, aud sho hns bosutiful oyos, The Proplict is vory fond of this woman, aud sometimes calls Loy * the Joy of his heart.” Xo, 18— * BEliza Nloxy Buow-—is a litorary woman, and called © Tho Bweot Singer of” Turae)l,”’ Sho writes Church verses very well, and is foud of boola, birds, ond flovers, I etaturo sho Ja rather amall, has davk oyes, lair stroaked with gray, and is quito Jadylike, and dignifled in hor manners, N0, 18— Zina IMuntington Jacobs—is & fine, largo wom- an, woll formod, nnd has hght hair and oyes, Bho Las threo childron of hor own,and takos éaro of two others, the orphuans of & doad wifa of Drigham. Hor first husband was Dr, Jacobs, " who, it i8 said, Young wont on o mission, and, whilo ke was off, n{lpl‘nprlnlod tho wifo and chil~ dron, Juoobs was living not long ago in Cali- fornia. NO. 20— ¥ Amells Partridee Young—Iia a tall, dark- oyed, dark-comploxioned, dark-hairad woman, of most aminblo disposltion. ' Blo was & eorvant In Jomoph Bmith's, family. Amelis ling four childron, and is dovotod to thom. Sho inn goud and vory lovable woman, - NO, 31— 3 Auguats Cobb Young —is a_handsomo Iady, of “vefinod mpnunors and digniflod addross, 8ho formerly liyed in Boston, but left hor lus- band and a good home to join Bilgham. lHor dnughtor Charlotto was, a fow yoara ago, said to be the hnndsoment girl in Utali, Mrs, Cobb fa o #plrited woman, and’ onco in n huf? loft Brigham and wont bnol to Boston, whoro sho stayod twvo years, but finally roturnod to Utah, Ilor Aon, Jumes Oobh, a vory smart_voung man, {a nlro & Mormon. . Ho canio out fiom the Ensh to bring away lifs mothor and_slster; but ' Tho band of God fell lm\vlhy upon him," and ho himeolf bo- camo.a dovotod Mormon o, Mrs. Smith ' Youtg—is - na oldorly * lady, who loved and admirod Brothor Drlfx!mm,' and, to plongo hor, he soaled her to himself for time, and to Josoph A. Smith for otornity, Ilo caros not a atraw for bor, i No. 23— Olarn Ohase Young—beoame n maniag, Bho is enid to Lave boon of a sonsitivo disposition, and, whon sho saw Brigham lnviah his affections on other womon of the harom, it drove her mod, DBrothor Dxlfi. was kind to lior, ‘but could not re~ concilo hior to hor twouly-third part of a hus- band, 8ho was small of stature, had dark hairand oyos, low forohand, and a molancholy faco. Bho hindl fonr children by the Prophet, two of whom l;l:fl lhvimg, and aro takou care of by Mrs, Hunt- gton, DR No, 24— Amolin Folsom Young—ia snid to bs the favor- ito wifo of tho Proplct, and the only ono in the whole bateh, oxcopt Ann Eliza, ho eannot man- ago, Bho I8 young, tall, well-formed, with light hair and eyes, aud sings’ and plays woll. Bho is palo and vindiotive-looking, sud, it is snid, gots Violontly angry and breaks things oceasionally, 8ho loves dréss, Loraos, socioty, aight-soeing, and is & woman born to shino wherover she £008, I am told shio has * brought old Brigham out™ sinco sho married him, Cortain it is, ho drosses botter, wears Jowolry, and is moro Of o man of fashion than _over boforo. Thoy eay she almost mado him go to “tho “men-shors this monson, and tako hor to tho oxclusion of all tho othor Mrs, Youngs. Only think whnt o sensation Mr, and | Xirs, Drigham Young, Salt Lake,” wonld croato at Long Branch or On{m May! Poople would hold their broath when thoy read such an entry on the rogister. And thon what n timo the ‘other twonty-nino Mrs, Yourlllgl! would bavo at homo_while tho fair Amelia and hier lord woro off at Long Branch onjoying thomsolves, Wo venture to say Brigham will nover go to the sen- shora with ono wifs, and leave the twonty-nine others to pine alono at home, LORT PLEIADGS. At tho timp Amolia was marriod, It was given out that sho 'was tho twonty-nintli wifo; aud, if this statomont bo corract, wo can give no ‘ic- count of Nos. 25, 26, 47, and 28, Ono of the missing Ploindes hoa como to light in tho refrac- tory Eliza Aun Wabb Young, !unvlu[r' only throe to bo nccounted for, and, no doubt, it not dond, they will all turn up in due time, = Sinco Brig- nanv'a marriago to Amelin, tho papors have mar- ried him threo times, which would give him thir- ty-two wives in nll, thres of whom aro doad, one run away, nnd one Bueodud,—luuving him o do- mesticity of twonty-sovon wives., If I am not correct, Brother Brigham can casily correct mo, and I know of no man in America’ from whom Tur Tinuxe would rather hear occasionally then Brigham Young. OURJOBITY OF TIE BEX. Almost evory Enstorn womnn who goos to Salt Lako nearly breaks hor meck to find out Low many wives_ tho Prophot has, and how thoy all Lvo.” Qeuworally, tho information thoy obtaln is vory moagro, for Brigham Youug is not commn- nicativo, and his harom is n sealed book to tho outsido world. Only Mrs. Waite, Mr, Ston- houso, and_ono oflier have boon ablo to got n glimpso of life in tho “ Lion Houso.” . Of tho ladies I Linve namod, twonty live, ‘or did livo a short timo ngo, in tho Prophet's Block, or Harom. It consists of throo-storiod building, of Gothic style, aud cost over $30,000. Such & building in Ghicago would cost 260,000 so it is avery flno residenco for a private gontloman, 1t has forty-oight apartmonts, including collar, pantry, ‘halls,” servants' roums, dining-room, kitchen, slooping and sitting-rooms, and parior, DRIGHAM'S BOANDING-HOUSE. Tmoline occupies room No. 2, and has a draw- ing-room attached, with a little hall leading to the Prophot's private oftice. 8ho was once in No, 4; but, a8 Brigham had to poss othor wives' doors in visiting her, it excited remark and joal- ousy; 8o lin had hor removed to No. 2, whore sho could pet and carcss him all the day, and the other wives would think ho was hard af work in Lis offico, Mrs, Cobb lived in room No. 8, but now ro- s1dos in & coktage, No. 4, furnighed with bedstead, stand, mirror, onk chairs, red and white curtains, tables, cars pet, wardrobe, and bureau, waw poor Clara Clso the maniac's room, . No. G is whoro, Clars Decker 'lives. Tt has damask ourtains, Venetinn Llinds, a bosutifully carvod badstend, an oil-painting of Brigham, and othor things in kooping. < No. 6 8 Lucy Docker's room, and is plainly furuishied with Tog carpot, ok chairs, wardrobo, cupboard, bedstend, ad mirror. 0, O kmily Partridgo lodges, snd is & vory plain but comfortablo spartment. No.10 was Aunt Fanny Murray's room,—a widowed siator of Brigham. 8lL6 i now do- coaged. No. 29 is Twiss' room. It isin the third story, and hay carpot, ouk chairs, common bodstend, toilet-atand, small mirror, avd white, crisp must lin curtaing at the windows, b No. 82 in Mrs, Hampton's; No. 83, Harriet Goolds ; No. 85, Lliza Suow's ;' No. 87, Margarot Dloreo's ; No, 30, Harriet Bumoy's} No. 40, Lliza Burgess' ; No. 41, Harrict Soely’s. In No, 42, Mivs Charlotto Gobb, tho protiy danglter of Atra. Cebb, lived. No. 43 iu Zina D, Hunting- ton's ; No. 44, Murtha Barkor's ; No, 47, Ellen Ttockwood's ; No. 48, Busan Buivoly's, Non, 30, 46, and 43 'at last’ nccounts wero vacant; #o Brigham has lodging room for s fow more, if the ladios aro inclined. DIVISION OF TATOR, What do tho women da? Woll, thoy do over thing thoy can to pase away tho timo, aud Bri haw's household s not a placo of idlencss. Imeline sings and plays; Roxy Bnow writes pooms; Zine Huntington takes caro of chilaren and muses thom ; Uwiss washos and sowe; Emolino Free takes oaro of her children, of whom sho hag or had eight; Bllon Rockwood works ombroidery; othora | spin, some atill weave, othera sow, road novols,.and aleep. On riging in tho morniug, onch wife cloans up hor own room, dresses bor childron, and pro- paros for breakfast, At the ringing of the boll, llm whole family assemble in the parlor, an ving togothor ; Youny praya forvently and thoy go, to _bronkfast. Tormerly the Prophot ato with his \riveu.—-fim( and their childron boiug raugad aloug tlio tablo in the grent dining-hall ; but now Brigham bronkfasts alone, hiy morning moal conslsting often of only some bread, buttoer, and & oup of milk, TUTURE PROSPEOTS. The wivos are generally woll-drossed, neat, and tidy. Thoy work hurd st somothing, ‘aud, their mindas being occupiod, thoy are less liablo to bo- como disoontonted and unbappy. T'lio women are infatuated with thoir religion, and live rather for tho world to coma thau this one, DBrighan promises thoy shall oll bo queena in otornity, und, a8 ench woman is to be_quoen, world witl- out end, over lier own offepring, it behooves hor to have as many children as pousiblo while in the flosh and on earth., Thoss who have no childron aro in rathor a bad flx, but Brigham says tho shiall not ba wholly overlooked in the next world, it they bokave woll and help take caro of chil- dron while in this one, % Drigham liau a school for his children, and thoy are taugnt Euglish, Frouch, musle, and dunciug, A BPINITED OCOASION, Many amusiug incidents in the lives of Brig- ham's wives might bo roluted;Lut this lotter is already too long to make room for nu‘{ but the following : One' ovoning, Amolla bad & lady- friond to tea with hor, awd tha favorito wife bo- liaved quito naughtily to Drighmn. Ater tha tray was removed, thoy romainod at tablo oating nuts aud confections. Ameolia Lnow hor hulls ocrosd the room and out of sn oiwpoulhn window, Ilor husbuud, annoyed at thiy, flually snld, * Amolis, dagr, don't do that; put your sholls by your plate." ' “ shan't do it,” ro- pliod Amolia ; ¢ I'll throw them whore I plenso,” oung for & time was silont, but, bocomiug torri- Lly aiinoyod, ngan eald, * Llowso, Amalia, T wish you wouldn't do that any more,” ' #1 don't care,” suid tho protty Amolis, pettishly; “I'll throw my shells whoro I pleaso, und I'lI'do as T ploage, and you may lmlll yourself ;" and Imlllug the sloovo of hor visilor, sho enid aloud, ! Come, lut us go up atairs, and leave him hore to grunt it ou(” Iu Brigham Young's Lonae, on tho third story, in roomn No, 84, lives, or did livo, » Mra, Weston. Who ehe iy, or what sho iy, no ono can or will toll. Bho may bo ona of Brighant's many wivos, but noither Mra, Htonhouso nor Mra, Wuite Lunows anything sbout hor; and, it they can't toll, who can? DBrigham Young ia roally one of the most ro- markublo mon of modern fimes, and, if he had lot polygamy nlouo, or would put it away yot, Amoiica would be proud of kim, and delight to Louor him, Kazox Aour, PENIKESE. Professor Agussiz’s Island. The Anderson Sohool of Natural History. Deseription of the Island---The Bulldings ===Courge of Study-«-Professors aud Students, Speciat Correspondencs of Tho Chicago Tribune, LENTRESE, Binss,, Aug, 6, 1873, ‘Two woeks ago thero waanot ono person in flve hundrod in Ghicngo who know whoro Pent- koso Tsland waa situatod, or how to got thero whon tho locality was known; and yoi every fow dnya tho papors have accounts of donations nnd work t the fsland, Tho corrospondont of Tur Tamuxe loft Chiengo tho 1stof July to visit tho fsland, with tho mncourato knowlodge of tho placo that it was on the the Atlantloe const. After paying » Vst to tho Smitheonian Iustitn- tion, whero thoy aro supposed to kuow eyorything, and gotting no botter idons whore tho places wns, I wont to tho Const-Sur- voy offlco, and tho iuformation reccived was, thoy did not know any such place. Quito dis- Loartonod at such success, Philadelphis oppoar- od ag tho noxt placo to apply for information ; but thoy know losa thera than at Washington, With oqual sucoess in numorons citios, I arrived at Salom, Mass,, adll recoived the nocossary in- formation a4 how to got to tho island, and tho prayora of tho writor woro duly thankful that night, Btarting fn an ontly train for Now Bodford, I arrivod thero in tho morning, and, on inquiry, found thoe Parker 1Ifouso was tho hend- quartors of tho visitors to the island, Tho boat on which you start for tho island runs but twico a wook,—on Wednesdsya and Saturdays,— and connecty with a boat from the luland, a8 it runs within a couple of miles of tho placo. Mr. Robort Slack, Llio architoot of the build- ings on the island, asked mo to accompany him in his yncht to the island ; which invitation was gratofully ncooptod. The dny was very ploagant ; and a good breozo, added to which was a good stook of eatablos (whoro the drinkablos came from in this Stato— Massnchusotta—is o myatery), made the trip vory plonsant as long as thoro was no occasion to food tho fishes. ' About noon tho boat drow. alongslde of tho wharf, and tho island was at Inst bobold by tho oyes of tho poor quill-driver, To sy Ponikose Island ia lovoly, or a boautiful summer-rosort, is ontiraly falso, as thoro is not o bmz{‘l on the island over 3 foet Ligh, aud vory fow ot that, TIHE ISLAND, The island is a barren, rocky place, with small hills. Tt was kopt livoly in forwor years by the original inhabitunts, of which there aro onuu(ih laft,—tho gulls, who kenp tho air incossantly fillod with thoir scronm and family_quarrelss aud would make o good placo for a Ohitcago di- vorco-lawyor,—tho only thiugs ralsed in tho placo boing o fow potatocs, and o fine erop of gulle, who ocensionally loso thoir dinner from toa-sickuoss, and in that way may lave givon tho numo Puko Inland to tho placo, which it is somotimes known by. Puno Island is another namo applied to the plnco, The oxtont of the island is about 100 acres. It I8 ontirely rocks, with littlo goil over them, and in rather desolato. I'ho tide is not of groat ox- tont, but affords numerous fino opportunitios for tho collestion of murino spocimops and the study of murine life. Tho plice’ is cool, and al- wways bus a fino brcoze, and s endurablo during the sumumer, but rathor out of tho question in wintor, Itis the most southwestern of the Elizabeth Islandy, and somo 16 miles from the town of Now Bedford ; aud, of courso, that town Eulu on nuwerous airs thst it is wo houored by aving Agausiz's school near it, 7 2N, ANDENSON'S OIFT. . In thia island aud school uno of the wishes of Aguasic's lifo has boen anticipated. At tho openiug, which tool placo Pucsduy, April 23, tho on, William Girod, r. Auderson’s legal ad- Yvisor, road tho deed by which the island, tho buildinge, and furniture wero given to the sehool. * Tho granteos named aro Louis Agassiz, Aloxander B R, Agnesiz (Lin son), Thomns G, Cary, Martin Drintmer, Thoodoro Lyman, and tharr succossors, ns ‘I'ristevs of a Normal School for tenchors aud students of Natural History. With tho igland Mr. Auderson gives. $90,000 to tho sohool. Tho _deed appoints Lrof. Agassiz Prosident of tho Board of P'rustcos and Diroc- tor of the echool, with tho suthority to appoint toachors ~and lecturors, and mark out tho coursoe of study; aud the authority is in- vested in hun solely. ~ Mr. Cary way appointed Tronsurer. Alr, Anderson rosorvos tho right to regide on o promontory, of some 16 acres In ox- tout, at tho eastorn ond of tho island ; also, the right to appoint ndditioual Trustocs ; sod the ddeod prescribes that fivo Trustoos shall nlways bo residonts of Massachusotis, and one of Now York City. Tho T'rustees aro authorized to ox- poud a portion of the fund, £50,000, in tho orec- tion of nocessary buildings for students and Pprofessors. Tho epecimons that are required for teaching will bo brought from Cambridge, as it is tho in- tontion of the donor to malko thia echool tho ediieational part of tho Musoum ot Cambridge ; and tho 'U'rustcees may mako tho school tho px. clusiva placo of instruction in Natural History in councetion with Harvard College, while ita business mutters ara kept distinet and goparate from the Collogo, - Prof. Agassiz had long thought of establish- ing » schiool ot Nautucket. Mr., Andoerson casually read in n nowspapor a roport on tho Profossor’s appeal to the Geoneral Court of Mag- snchusotts foran additional appropriation for the Musoum at Cambridge, in which ape plication tho Professor ~ incidentally al- uded to a ?nrlhflly-lflrmud purposs to cutablish o achool at Nantuoket, whero nntural bintory could be studiod, especially in its marine linsok, diroctly from obsorvation, and not from ouks, Mr, Anderson s roported to havo said : **Ponikeso io u bottor place than Nantuckot, aud Iwill give it to Agassiz." Howas us good aa his word, and in a fow hours two gentlomon woro on thoir way to Cambridge, and, whon Prof, Agassiz was 1hformed by tho gontlemen of tho object of thelr visit, ho accopted tho gifh, The Trofossor saw numerous difliculties in keoping tho achool running ; but Mr. Auderson conquered his seruplos and gloom by tho presont of §60,000; and tho succoss of tho schaol 18 now probably socure, and it will bo a sehool thut has 30 oqual. 'Tho Profogsor, in lionor of tho kind douor, named 1t the Anderson Scliaol of Natural istory. THE BUILDIN ‘Tho only buildingy on the island when taken posession of by Prof. Agawsiz woro tho louso of Mr. Anderson, and the barn,—the house con- tainivg vome sixteon rooms, mud being quite o comfortablo ono. Agassiz and family, wWith somo of tho othor Professors, took possession of the place, and aro pretty comforinl ly situntod. Tho buru, which is & good-sized bullding, i8 now turnod into n dining-room, and 18 a vory good onc, provided orio_in-nob * squenmnish ¥ whoro Lo cats. Nono of the inlibitauts soom to bo troublod that way, The buildings” that aro being Luilt aro roomy and comfortable, and aro constrnctod with a view toconfortand health, 'The arohitect, Mr, Robort Bluok, of Boston, is pushing the work nlong ns fast ay can bo dono with the limited accommoda- tions for tho workmen, * The now buildings aro two storles in boiiht, and In tho shape of lettor 11, tho miain bulldings boing 120 feot in longth Ly 25 foot in width on the fivat floor, Thoro will bo thirty aquarin in each building for the use of atudents, o that onch ouns will have soparate tank for tho study of marino life, Tha facility with which' they may bo Gilod aud kapt frosh is wneurpassed, Bosides tho uqnaria, thoro wil bo hll.lluu for work, digsoction, and study, 1 "o uppor storicn will bo devotod to bod-rooma for the studonts, oach hulhlluf’ contuining thirty, glving rooms uliout B feot by 12,—(ho - roome having sholves and hooks for wardrobies, Tho hall connecting will bo uaed for locture- room, which will givo a large and niry room, and allow the Profossora to **sproad " thomsolves, and will bo furnished with black-bonrds, oto, Tho Inboratorion will baTn tho matw hullding, and at hand for ‘ench studont whilo sbudying at histavle, 'Whe buildings aro partially com- plotod at prosent, and ouo hall in used for E!MY. ng and study ‘lmmm‘“ at prosont, ‘The wholo will bo finislied by fall, “hore is no insuranco on the bulldiugs ; but they havo munerous small bnnd-pumps, and the students aro all instructed in tho use of thow, aud are oxpootod to uua thow whon nocassnry. DONATIONS, Tho danatlons go far have boon as follows ‘I'hio Iulund of Pouilono, and the buildings on tho Island, from Mr. Anderaon, “ho yacht Svrito, schoonor-rigged, and fur- nishod up very finoly for doop-son drodgings, from Mr, Gallop, £ Filty thonsand dollars trom Mr.. Andorson, to put up now bulldings nnd carry on tho school, “Tho donations, though not numerous in the way of monoyand facillties in furnishing the sohool, have hoon largo and Jiboral ; hut moro are noodod, Tho donntions v tho way of in- struction and brain-labor hnve beon more than grand, Mon who uso their time and strongth in tenching thoro, and without TOCOmMpouse, nood, and should hiavo, the lighest praiao, ° ' THE PHOFEHONS, The Profossors at presont aro mearly as fol- lowns Prof, Agnaniz, who {8 tho \'u'lnelc'nl or hond man of gbu wchool ; Prof. B. @, Wilcox, laoturor on Comparative Anatomy, Comell Uni’ vorsity ; Prof. E. 8, Packard, toachor of Ento- molgy, Balom, Bass.; Prof, 1. Vatorhouse Haw- kins,” locturor on Anntomy, Oryatal Palaco, London. Trof. Guozot fiag boon_dallvor: ing lootures on Physioal Gnngmph . Dr. Brown-Hequard, whon ho returns from Europo, will comimence his lecturos on Physiology ; ho haa sont numerous poor auimals to tho faland, and will docapitato them, and soe them win! thoir oyos nm'f wag thoir tails somo throo hours or moro aftor they ara_spoiled for residonco on this esrth, Prof. . Bloknoll will instruct the olass in Miorosco; ’r Paul Rooter ia the Artist, from the CamhrP jgo Musoum. DOr. Hagon hiny ono abrond to procuro & _collstion of ‘insects or tho study of Entomology in tho school. Count Pourtalos, of tho United Statos Const- 8urvoy, has ohargo of tho Jiclt. Bprito, which Ia used mostly for deop-ses drodgings. THE YACHT 1869 foct long, 18 foot wido, drawa G foot of water, and mensuros 42.10 tons, Bl was built by Portor Koon, at_Dnxbury, in the summor of 1808, and is supplied with wator-tanks, oo~ rooms, and various lockers, and is woll fittod for a long crufso, 8he has two fino state-rooma and nino borths, So tha studonts have many oppor- tunitios to study marina lifo. THE COUNSE OF BTUDY. A fow wooka bofore tho school was oponed, Prof. Agausiz sent to all tuo applicants ns studenta_in the sachool o lettor, n copy of which is givon bolow: In attempting to organize & Bchool of Natural His- tory upon an _enttroly now plan, I asaumo a gravo ro- sponalbility, which must, in s mossuro, bo shiared by thioso who " sock instruclion thora, To avold dieap~ Tolutmont, I feel it niy duty to say what I proporo to o, that thoso who may not lika my coursg should ba abfo in Umo to glvo up thair intention of placlug thome rolvos undor my direction, It i proper, nlso to add, tliat tho applications for admission ara’ very numer. Ous, and exceod so much {ho sccommodation of the place as to ombarrass mo greatly, I must make hard work & condition of continusd " connection with tho Achool, and I desira particulirly to fmpross it on tho spplicants for admisslon that Penfkesa Island is not to boregarled asn placo of summor-rosort for rolnxae ton, Ido not proposo to glvo much instruction in mattera which may bo loarnod from books ; nor do I wist booka to baread during the summer-scssion of tho #chiool on Perilkono Inland, I want, on tho contrary, to propare those who shall atlend to ohacrve for themaelves, that they moy horeaftor bo ablo to mako tho most of thelr opportunities for atudy in naturo, in whatover pert of tho couniry thoy may reaide, ng tlioro ara hard- 7 Lo adjolning achool-districta in which tho samo ob- Jocts may bo colloctod for axaminntion, It will no doubt appoar to many a weary process to #lt for hours beforo o apecimen without sny but & very goneral direction what to do with it, I ‘would, there- fore, advise nll thore who wish only to bo taught Natu- Tal Miatory in tho way in which it I8 gonerally taught, Dby rocitations, to glve up their intontions ining o Andorson P o eslenig My ;)hn will furthor imply tho obli; tion, on the part of all prosont, of mnking spocial collcetions o garry homo and uso aa a basla for fosohing others, in tho eamo way I )vra[mu to teach myrolf, with tho ' as- slstanco of many of my sclentiflc fonda, . My objoct In ndu{d-lng this courso s, not only to give what T conidor to bo the best nstruction, but alse 10 £low how toaching should bo conducted by compotent teachors, Tho school, whon seon by tho writer, was ono of groat futerest. In tho rooms, studonts woro busy with micrascopos and diswocting-knivos, working away at thoir studies. BTUDENTS, Thoro aro no rules governing the studonts at tho rehool, only the ono rulo of sacity requiring thom to behave and act ag ladies and gontloman, Somo may not like the iden of ladics boing in the samo achiool ; but those who think thuuufiion will attract tho nttontion of gontlemen from thoir studios noed have no further alarm, for & rriyntu hint was given to tho reporter that the ndies woro all obliged to sond their photographs to the Profossors with thoir applicptions, nnd thosa who wore less likely to attract nttention by thoir beauty woro choson. Tho Profossors should reccivo & medal for thoir choico, The echool now numbors somo sovonteen Indics nd thirty-six gontlomon, Tho list of thoso™'presont at the opening of tho school ia givon bolow: LADIES, Mins Mary B, White, Peincipal of Training Botioo, Now Bodford; Miss Saruh B, Smith, Ohauncoy Hall School, Boston: Misa O I, Irolsud, teacher, Hoston § Lavinia M. Holman, Nornial Collogo for Glels, Now York City: Miss 8,'K. ook, Packer Golloginto’ Tustle tute, Brooklyn, N, ¥.; Miss' Amio I, Johugon, Brooks Horainary, Toughiceralo, N, Y., proparatory achoct for Vasear Collego; Mary i, Boaman, High Schaol, Dinghsmton, N, Y,s Biry, E. D. Straight, South Mis. souri Stato Normai School, Warranaburg,Alo, ; Marion 11, Johonuot, Bouth Missourl State Normial Schoal, Warrensburg, Mins W, D. Hagor, Miss 3, M. Ianson, Miss Rimira Haycs, Miss Olara Diko, Ativs Zalla Reld, Mrs, V, Burns, 3riss Emmo Dickérman, aud Miss Julia Wood, aENTLEMEN, Trof. B, A, Gastman, Decatur, Tl T. G, Scott, Cnmhrh[%u: C. Whitinan, sub-master in the Engllsh ‘Iligh School, Bosfon; Solou ¥, Whitnoy, teaclior _in ° Cambridge High'Bchiool; Charles O, Ainot, Boston; Erneat Ingorsoll, Osmbridgo; Franke lin W, Hooper, Walpolo, , H, ; J. Waltos ‘Fom Walpole, Mass.; Wm, D, Beott, Westflold, Maes, ‘Waltor Faxon, Oambridgo ; SBamuel W, Gorman, Cam- bridgo ; Charfea E. Hall, of tho Biato Musstun of Naturn{ History, Albany, N. Y.: Willlam O, COronby, Georgetown, Colorado ; Chatles ¥, Adams, Edat Brooks old, Mass. ; A, O. Apgar, Normal Hchool, Tronton, N. 0.5 W, A, Bradshaw, Jamostown, N. Y.} A. H, K, Blood, Doston; James Dike, Dath, Me, Silas W, Halo, Principal Milford 1ligh Bchool; Prof, H. H. Steafghit, Bouth Minsourl Normal Beliool, Warronss burg, Bo.; David 8. Jordsn, Lombord University, Goloébury, 10, 3 Prof: A, B, Mlllor, Pittaficld, ass. ‘Thomas ¥, Morse, Urbans University, Ohio s Winfred A. Btoarns, of Awberst Collego; E, G, Orosby, Drin- cipal of draminar Schiool, Runsan City, A0; . 1, Stowell, Elliot Whipple, K, B, Warden, Aloxandor AL, ‘Wood, W, R, Brooks, O, h, Fernald, snd O, Btebbius, Tho numibor of students for this yoar was lim- itod to fifty, and tho Professor haa boan obliged to rofuso admittanco to numorous applicants, tho object being to make & normal sehool for teachors, and proforouce boing given to thoso who aro such, ag tho beat meana of soouring tho digtribution of knowlodgo to othors, and of starting o now movomout for tho atudy of Nat- urntl’lh]x‘:tory by observation, and not depondonco on books. MANAGEMENT, Undor the managoment of Dr. W, Nichols, Tronsurer, tho school is gotting under o systom~ ntio manngomout. If o student wishos any- thing, ho or ahio writos on & wmall alip of papor his or hor namo and wants, and handa it to the YLreasuror, who attends to it, aud thus saves timo and trounle, Tho culinary dopartmont iu under chargo of & cook (and @ good onuz, and sll his wants aro wniten out, and sont to tha Dootor, Ba with overything on tho islaud; sl gous by eystom, and somotimos, at prosent, thero 16 too much of tha thing; but, later, 1t Will bo better arranged. Iho stndonts can lenyo the island when they wish; but vory fow avail themselvos of the libor- ty. o cont of tiving thoro will not oxceed 310 a wecl, if it comos to that ; but it las not fet beon dotermined what tho oxact ohargos will ho, The arrangemonts for tolography, povting, and convoyanco aro all syatomatically arranged, but would require much space to give tho dotails, Iivory information cancerning the school can bo hiad by addrossing Dr. W, Nichols, Now Dod- ford, Mass., caro of the Anderson’ School of Natural Iisfory. In another yoar the school will probably be & com‘l‘uuto nuccess, and will bo tho fluest school of the kind in the world. Yosui, A PaporeStenling Dog, Cortain nowspapor: subscribors in Oakland, Cul,, havo aufforod for more than a month past from tho myaterious disappearance of thoir morning journals, sud the raids boenmo so regu- lar, gouoral, aud succossful that positive action in bio mattér bocamo n nocossity. A mooting of tho rosidonts in tho loculity was hield, and it was ngreod to employ & watehmian toarrost the thiof, Day after _day passed, tho popont still dinp: Joared, oud the thiof romained undiscovered. Tho watchmnn claimod that the oarrier failed to lonvo hia papors at tho doors of his subseril- ora, ‘The movemonts of tho earrior wore thon closoly nhadowed, but this only rosulted in prov- ing that tho papors woro dollvored regularly, ‘I'ho idea of being thwarted in the attempt to eapturo tho author of the mischiof adied to tho futy of tho subscribors,. Thoy finally deeidad to watch and wait themsolyes, and it was nccord- ingsly ugroed that w guard, armed with a ]lomlu[i; ton “ritlo, should ho np'flomtnd for duty oacl morning, After many todious houra of invosti- eation and auxioly, early on Tuesday morning a i Clrion spanfol vas obaorved b wets o cautiously and romove oue of the chorlshed papory, Lhis aotion waa repeated nystematioall A houso b{ houso, sevoral times bofore tho xunn{s followed thoir vietim to his placa of refugo, Noar the foat of Washiugton stroot, behind o lrgo pilo of rubbish, was found tho Tecoptaclo sought for, 1t was horo that the dog was soon to plant his journals, The earth around the pilo wai subsequently turned up, and rovealod fully 100 of the ntolen apors, . Lrofound astopisli- mont provailed, *'Loby,” afterwardssacortained to bo the dog's nawmo, Wwau 6olzod, aud his days are numhurnfl. Biuce his oapture plll‘penq lave Leen recetyed rogularly, and ponco ang mont roigu in tho nolghborkood, coulont~ PENNSYLVANIA, The Quict Village of Milford---A Romance and a Tragody. Soarching for Shawmut---Experloncos with a Stalion-Agent and Baggago-Master. Correapondence of The Chicago Tribune, MiLroun, Pa., August, 1673, Are you tlred of the city,—of tho conuoloss rumbling of whools over tho stono pavomont, of tho shout of tho milkman, the ory of tho strawborry-man, the orange-man, tho pineapplo- man, ouding with the Loarse call of tho Tag- man? Hag tho army of nowsboys, with thoir waving bannors, bacomo a tirosomo pagoant ? Do you no longer delfght in the seream of whin- tlos and the clang of Liolls,—In tho otornal up- roar of busy life? If so, COME TO MILFORD. Btop at the Port Jorvia station on tho Xrie Tallway, from which point a stago-corch will ‘bring you 8 miles to this quiot villago of tho olden thme ; whore, from tho sising of tho sun to the going down of the snmo, you will not hoar a sound of busy lifo. Tho village was finished long ngo, and paople como hore now to rest and bavo quiet. - Milford ia on tho wost bank of tho Dolnwaro, Bawkill and Vandomark Crooka bordor it on two sides, In theso creoks the speckled trout abound in tho early senson, and oven now ars quito nu- merous, Hilla and mountaine guard the village on all sidos, and ovorshadow its groon vales and brlém stroama, Climb anyill or holght horoabouts, and which, avor way you look, DEAUTIFUL, LANDSCAPES GLADDEN YOUR BIGIIT. 8prings of pure wator abound ovorywhoero, in- viting you to drink aud bo rofroshod. Along tho banka of tho Bawkill you can wan- dor for miles bonoath the shade of maples and pinos, and, when woary, you can rost “by the waynide on & mossy stono,” and liston to the ippling -song of tho wator, answored by tha blither carol of tho birds, * Thero are soveral very good hotela hors,—the. best one being kopt by s Indy, Miss Dirnich ; aod many of the privato bLousos “ redoivo guosts” during tho summor—for a considora- tion. Bat, alas that I shonld hava it to record of so Peoacoful a villago, thore ara also a great many “saloons,” and a frighiful amount of drinking, The prottiost placo In town—a cottago will lovely grounds, ornamented with troes, shrubs, flowors, statuary, and fountaina—was, only & fow yoars since, the homo of A PAIL LADY WHO GOT DRUNK. (Ugh! how ugly 1t sounds!) Listouing to a ro- cital of tho cako from an old lady resident, I was dooply intorested. Woman-liko, she bogan at the bogiuning, giving me the whole story,—at {irst & romance,—later n tragedy. This is' tho ptoxr condensed : A splendid youn;f man foll in lo; mbod, or vo—(why seli? Why not -cl soared ?) with tlio daughter of n oitizon in mod- arato circumatances, Said citizon did not admiro his duui]‘lmr'n suitor,. and forbade her ro- colving his _visita, ° Shortly aftor thi cruol mandato hiad gone forth, the lovor bohold tho maiden standing by lior fithar's gato, woop- 6 causo of hor griof, ho of- fored hor bis arm, and thoy wont forthwith to the ing, and, loarning ¢ magistrate's and woro morried. The yonng man mados Y madomonoy, and tho simplovillage maiden flour- ished 88 & woman of fashion in New York and olsowhore. Hor husband built this protty cottago for hor to summer in, surrounding bor with tho luxurics that monoy could buy, Bu, in the midat of it all, with & Lnlf-grown 30n and'w boau. tiful young dougitor, eho wont down o, drunk- ard's” gravo. " Aud hor husbaud,” T nsked, #did ho drink?” "4t Yes, of courso ; ho drauls, oud gambled too.” Wiy of course 2" REXNovo, Da., August, 1873, Bevoral days have intorvenod since I began this lotter,—days spont iu looking for Shuywmus. Horotoforo I havo lnughod at my husband bo- causa of his dovotion to ¢ Railroad Guides,” for it soomod to moso much essior Just tosak a conductor or ticket agent than to séarch out the dark and myntorious windings of railroads in a ;‘ Guido.” Thorefore, without foor, I started or . BIAWAIUT, PA,, whero good flshing-grounds and good board can Lo found, Ay sistor Jano and I hayo fonr boys, Tenging In ago from 13 to 20; tiorofore, good flshing” and good board in's locality whero liquor-selling and drinking aro not tho ono bust. nogs of the peoplo seomod dosirablo. Loaving Alilford an Monday morning, I do- olded to go weat to Elmira, thon south to \ill- {amsport, unless moanwhile somo wise conduc~ tor advisod mo to the contrary. At Binghamton, Judge an old friond, camo on board, and journeyed with mo o8 far a8 Elmira, I askod tho Judge if it was his opinion that my most dircct routo to Shawmut was via Witlismeport? “ Shawmut! whero's that 7" W Wlxfi somowhers_in Ell County.” “ O, yos, noar Ridgowsy, by Williamsportis no doubt most direct ; but what takes you to that wild ropion 2 ¥ Good flshing and bunfiug for our boya. ™ ¢ Ab, yes; but don't you thinl TUE RATTLE-SNAKES an objoction P—they are very mnumorous through all that region and T wouldn't dare fish thoro,” and tho Judgo gave hig shouldors a signifloant shrug. “Good fishing and good bontd,” wifh plent; o{ ratllesnakes ! What an ugly addition, thought, ‘We loft Elmiraat 5 o'clock next morning, be- ing due at Willinmsport at 9, four hours beforo brenkfast, What & mnisorablo prospect ] We wora too hungry to sleop, aud tao sluepy to on- joy tho scenery, and o cofiv], drizzling raln’ com- ploted our wratchoduons. However, in time thoro comes su ondto ovorything' but time, and ut lat wo resched Willismoport. Rushing to tho ticket-offico, I anked, “*Can you toll mo whore Shawmut is 2 ¢ You, it is on tho direct routo to Lrio.” “Whon doos the noxt traln go wost 7" MAL2:40. O doar! what s loug timo to wait,” But wo havo plonty of timo for broulkfast, thero's comfort in that thought., At tho Hon- drick Houso we found a good breskfast and })lunnnnb waiting-rooms, ond in ample timo (for cau’t bear to bo late aud in o flurry) returned to tho station, and, whon tho magio little door opened, I began the following couvereation with tho agent : * Ploaso give ma two ticketa to Shawmut.” *‘ OAN'T BELL TIOKETS TO BEAWMUT this train ; don’t stop there” * When doon thonost traln loavo for Erie?" WAt Biigon Docs that stop ot shawmut?" ¢ No 5, I tell you no train leavos here for Shawmut™ (vory crously and with n soowl). “Woll, sir, I know you think me vory smi a‘ Ido,’ ho said, with au emplatic dowiward Jerk of 'tho hoad)'; but will you bo kind enough to oxplain to mo, if [ Bhawmut is o station on” tho road to Ere, and no train leaving biore stops thoro, how Iam to got thore from this pownt?" Tho man looked smazed at my intouso stupidity, snd, had he not beon ko cross, ho would no doubt bave looked amusod also, us ho answored curtly, “Why, tnko o train {0 Emporium or somowlore olso, and from thora take & way-train to Bhawmut " 5 NOT DARING to ask why no way-train loft Williamaport, I mado haste to gnt two tickota to Emporium, and then looked'for my buggage. Evory £ wuy locked, and overy passagu-way barred. T nover saw H0 wuch *redtapo” at' a railroad- station bofore, Through tho barsof aniron ate I asked of & colored portor, “ Whoro shall I f\nd my lu;zqnga and got it rovhecked for B portum 2" "o directed me nour by, and, Took- ing up overthe closed door, I saw, * Bhow your tickot,” oto. Leaving Frod with’ tickots “and ohocks, standing rondy to bo firat sorved when the door should open, Ivolired to the ladios’ walting-room, Yive, tan minutes passed, and no Frod. Thon tho ono-srmed man with the marvolous lungs called in at the door of tha Iadies’ room, “‘All nbourd going wost!" Yot still no Frod with the cheoks, Finally, at the laut womont, ho came to mo with u molancholy visago, saying, *'That's the MEANEST DAGOAGE-MASTER | Iasked him to change my olecks, and ho told mo to wait, and shut the door in my fnuuy and T'vo waited all this timo for him to open it," “Tlore,” I sald, “give mo the chocks, and coma clogo after,” 8o I walked down Lo plate form, calling out in_complaining tones, * {lora aro my tickota to Kmporium, and' I vaut my bnm“zga chooked; whore's the baggagu-mat- tor ¢ I'ho conductor of tho Northern ‘Gontral, with whom 1 had coma down from Limira Inthe morning, hoaring my cory, camo to the rosouo, saying, *This Jady camd’ down with ma. this morning; shie must havo her baggage chooked; and, wlft “Allow mo, madam," e took my ohooks, went into tho baggage-room, hunted up my trunls, rochookod thom, aud handod me the chovk aftor I had stoppod on board thoe Quory: Ja it customary for travolors to & TETTERA OF INTRODUOTION . to" tho. station-ngent and baggage-mastor at Willinmaport 2 : But furthor ox, porlonces in my soaroli for Bhaw-~ mut must be roa orved for & futuro lottor, THE VIENNOISE, WOW the Woron of Vienha Loolk nna ‘Flie Men of the Anstrian Caple Vionna Correapondence of the Raltimora American, A young lndy wrltes tous from Lnltimoro, nrging us to lot hor know *'how the Vienun Indioa drasa?" “how thoy woar thoir lioir7" ‘“whothor thoy aro protty?" or ‘* whother they aro only youthful prototypes of the stout, rod faced German womon whoarrivo in the omigrant stoamors?” If by benuty our aorrospondont moang that desoription of prottincss termed othoreal, with slightnosa of form and dolicscy of fonture and oxprossion, thoro aro no beautios in Austrls. It, ontho othor hand. s woll-deval- with & bust such at timos attained by matrons countries, but not go groat as to provent n slon- dor waist and expanding bLips, nooding noithor bustlos nor distonding contrivancosto make up a good figure, is hor eatimato of ono of tho ro- then tho young women: of s aro noarly all beautiful, unlitios aro addéd o bright countonance ana voly expression, thon wo would considor all fo a8 baving somo oclaima to Bo far as the foatures and oom- cornod, tho numbor of beautiful women {8 rathor limited, but still thoro are enough to charm tho e, 6, or on tho promon nonrly sll have good forms snd eroct car- rathor graceful than othorwise ; and whon thoso aro accompanied by o regular foaturos, and flowin, h i vory ofton tho caso, 1t woul cult for oven Baltimoro to oxcol tho garian womon, of whom arge numbor alwaya'in Vienns, arc famous for porsonal boanty, and comploxion requirod 0 Ay algo add that a Vion- noso Iady ia always full of “animation and vivac- ity, and "has been roared to tho enjoyment of lifo regardloss of tho conatraints that upon her sox in other countrios, * How do tho Vienna ln ladies of Vionna wear no woll spoak plainly, uisitos of boauty, ronrad In gontle ploxion aro cong dios dross " Woll, tha bustles, and wo mny ns ond add that it is beeauso most of thom noed none. In all othor rospoots thoy follow tho same fashiona that the 1 Amorica adopt, Their drosses aud overakirts bovo all tho folds, frills, Inces, and trimmings thad Daris, and thoir skirts drag in the dirt of tho pavoments just as long, and Hlth ns thoso of tho sisterhoo clvilized nations. Tho only differonco that wo have obsorved in this respect s that thoy wear all their undor-skirts wit] tho pavoments aro wet aud drng much moro rocklessl; Baltimore do, They soldom raise them to avoid a puddle, but move on as unconcorned a8 1f their skirts woro trailing ovor a volvat carpot, How do tho Vionns Indies wear thoir hatr 2" In answer to this quory wo must firat inférm our querist that most of tho Indios wenr their own hair. DBeing compelled to whilst childron, and unti premuturely dostr frizzing and twisting into tig] tomns its full natural growth, Indios have n splondid head of halr, “ i own ;" which costs_nothing. Inttor ronson_thoy do not val thoy would if it do heuco thoy do not tasto in “drossing into o .loosoe and cereles: back end top of tho hea into o not, and looks aa about in a wind-storm, flower stuck on tho si rogard to sizo or qu loats, points, rufflos, aro to bo found in ntbor up as much of tho rest of the traila alao, and whon dirty thoy lot thom ly than tha ladics of dress in simplo plats L thoy ontor socioty, it is cerimping-irons, bt knots, but obe Porhaps for this ue it ns much as pended upon purchoeo, and ovinco muoli skill or good It is genorally gathorod a-looking knot on tho or enrolossly pncked it had boon tossed Bomotimos thoro isn ido of thair heads, without nlity, so that it is rod. Tho practico of ““banglng ” tho front hair and allow- glo ovor tho forchead, is tho young Iadics, They do not woar their hat d thoir oyos, but it is placed on thn back of tho hoad, leaving tho front hair oxposed in reckloss aud caroloss abandon, which scoms now to be tho ruling fashion. But, not- withstauding this neglect of tho grostost orna- mont of the sox, they lo promenade tho stroots, and tho countonance is always tion, and tho oy slmost universnl and dotracts and the * bangs ok beautifnl as thoy i in conversation, caming with anima- 08 eparkling with fun; some, Loworer, woar 1inglots haging down thoir backn. T'hio Viennoise, whotlior malo or fomale, aro in- tont on the prosont onjoyment of life, and aro aliways in o morry mood. * Thoy novor 'think of to-morrow, nor meot troubles nlt way.” Thoy are not consorious or proud, but treat overy one who bobavos like a lady or g if their record was untarni troo and oauy life, and, if any of thom choosa to carry their freodom to extromos, 08 thoir own business, and nobo Haviog given this summa appoarance of tho Iadios of to our fair corrospondent, the picture will not be complote without describin, As to bonnets, thoy bave boou by both tho young and tho old, aud th now universally worn. ‘They are procisaly tho sumo description of hats as aro worn by tlio Ia- dies of Baltimore, being of overy conceivablo Thoy are profusoly trimmed artificial flowers, with stroamers of laco aud floworing vinea trailing down the back. In short, they aro procisely tho same “loves of bonnots " "that the ladios of Baltimoro aspiro to, but boiug worn on tho back of the hoad, instoad of cloyo down on the foroh dior in tho band-box than they do on the prom- If o dozon of these Vieunoiso wora to stroll out Charles stroot, by any pocubari atice, oxcopt in £ bo suspooted of hel ontloman in public ag ished. Thoy all live & thoy rogard it of the personal ienns, in respouso g thoir hond-gear, entiroly disoarded ond, Jook much prot- , thoy would not, of dress or porsonal appoar- y they woar thoir bonnots, g foroignors. Many of them aro as protty and gracoful ns tho Land- somoat of our Baltimoro ladies,. and they all seom fa bo in the enjoyment of oxcellent hoalth, A delicato-looking young lady is soldom soon among tho bollos of Vionna, ‘Lhoro are vory fow blondos in thia sootion of v, Tho 'ladios aro mostly brunottes, with dark hair and eyes. Thero aro, however, somo blondus, with light_comptexions tud bluo oyos, and thoy aro as much admired hore as thoy i oy tako much moro cara of 0 brunettes do, glorying in ringlots aud cutls, and dross it with groat taste Thero aro no artifleial blundes hore, howaver, with dyed hair, a9 thab is @ fnshion which has not yot roached Austrin. The Gor- man bloudes all como from Northorn Ge and thoy aro probably moro numerous in Balti~ moro thau they are in Vienna. ‘L'he * stout, red-faced Gorman women who ar~ rive in tho emigraut steamors,” como from tho rural distriots, and have beon raised to n lifo of toil, which has hardenod their musclos, and mado them ghortand shapeloss g Most of their mothors, buck, bavo birod_in the are in Amorica, thoir bair than th pecimons of humanity, for sovoral genorations o same daily routine of masculine Inbor, until tho fomale haa lost atl hor traces of gracoful form and foaturo, wobor aud industrious pooplo, &l astes and wants, aud ara froo fom tho vanity which 18 attributed to the sox of most other countrios, ‘I'horo are vory fow of theso to be soon in Vionns, excopt at tho markota, Lo citios are of an ontiroly Iaboring womon of t oud though strony difforout class, Lavo nono of tho hoalth: country women carry wi coarso, laborinj and coarse, an loxion that the +work at home bocomo rough thoso womon, from coustant ©xposuro to tho sun and the Lard livos they livo, becomo ovon coarser in tholr foatures than wen. Beforo thoy arc “out of thoir tosus " thoy look like rouglh and dirty boys in fomalo attire, though thoy all wear a tlon 0ld und raggod coats. Tho; dera to the fop of five-story buokets of brick and mortar “bal wheel whoolbarrows, and bhandlo tho nd plok with tho masouline a wmen, Thoy ont tholr menls on tha our! and sloop fu cellar aud shods, known any bettor lifo, and seom to bo coutenled, T'ho rest of the community pays no attontion to ‘diug them rathor os beasts of burdon thau spechinous of humanity. ** What's the odds, 50 wa uro Luppy,” is tho Viennolso motto, and the gonoral improssion is that theso ashappy In their way 'as thoso in uildings, with ancod ou thoir Thoy have nover tho wonlthlor clags of Tho gentlomon smon, o-looking, oing gon- Vienun aro romarkably 1 ) orally tall, woll-formed, and gracoful in their also dross with oxcollont tasto and ologanco, and aro wholly diffovont in poaranco from the American iden of Qerman wractoristics, Nob ono of your falr roadors would ba uble to dooldo from their appoarance whethor thoy wore Gormans or Boston oxcopt that thoy havo moro ruddy comploxions, and aro genorally moro robust {nthoir physical development. T'ha ofiicors of tho army, of whom thora aro thonaauds iu Vieuns, are soldom loss than 6 foot in height, and aro, as & boc y, tho flueat formed mon thay can bo found {n an globe, Lhey droas in tight-fltting uniforms, A3 We onco boforo rewsarko mova aloug the straots with tho air of men who know themd #olvon to bo obfeots of admiration, At tha Roldhiof to-night about thirty of thiom woro taks ing their suppors, snd ovory ono of them would be clngsod in Now York or Balttmoro ns hiande #ome mon, of mora than ordiuary good physical dovelopmont, fino form and fonturo, and all tha othor requisites of perfeot manhnod, The men in the lowor stratas of lifo aro, howovor, nolthne “bandsonte,* woll-formed, nor chnml in thoh motions, A considorablo portion of thom aro, on tho contrary, short and uwngaitly in appons: auco, with tho oxcoption of thoio who some from Hungary, from which country comes the brains, musclos, and sinows of Austria, an wol ;r; most of tha food consumed by tho pooplo of onus, ———aye THE LATEST DECALOGUE. Thon shalt linve ono God onty,~who ‘Would bo at the expenss of two 7 No gravon images moy bo Wnnlxmml—oxupl tho curroncy § Byoar not atall, for, for thy curas, Thino enemy i1 non the worno ; At church on Bundsy toattend Wil sorve to koop tho world thy friend ; Honor thy parenta : that is all From whom advsncomont may befall ; “Thou ahalt not kill, but need'st not strive OfMictonsly to keop allye ; Do not adultory commit,— Advantages raoly como'of 1t § Thou shalt not stoal,—nn ompity foat Whan *tu 80 lucrative to chost 3 Doar not falso Wituoas,—let the lia Itavo timo on ita own Wings to fly 3 Thot ahalt not covet, but tradition Approves nll forms of—compotition | —Arthur Hugh Clough, —_— Opinion ot a Gorman Lutheran Clere Kyman on the Sunday and Tompord ance Laws, Tranalated from the Wisconan Dotachater, Tho Buuday ‘liquor las quostion lmafl hocomq tho burning quostion of tho day, and ovo thinking eitizon is compolled to tnEo sidos o i A littlo whilo ago tho Luthoran congrogation of this city, Madison, Wis., was called upon by the Good Templar Lodgo to co-oporate with them, As wo folt compollad to deoline tho invitation, the undorsigned pastor of the congrogation thinks 1 incumbont upon him to defino hia standpoint, sud tho position which tho largos pert of tho Lutheran Ohuroh tukes in this mate ter bofore tho publio, ‘Luo roligiously fuclined American hates overy noisy demenstration on Bunda, y 88 woll during a8 aftor norvico-Liours, bocauso ha helioves in the Paritan dogma, that' the Ohriatian Bunda nothing but s continuation and renownl of | lestamont, st which, it is truo, tho main sross was laid upon tho observanco of tho day by the utmost quiot and roposo. If thig cons coption was founded in truth, thon, of coursoy it would bo tho duty of overy good Ghriatian L work for tho obsorvanco of tha Divino law. It Wwould not oven bo enough that Christians them« solvos would live up to it, for true Christis snity 15 always ,aggrossive, and trioa to ° make propagands., ' Dub thom tho question arlues, by what means ghall the o gorvanco of this law bo onforcod? Ilere the practical Amorican, who always wants some visible success, {8 ot contont with words of inw struction and” admonition, but ho would eail in old tho legislativa vowors, becauso ho bolievos thom to bo the most officacions, This is cnough for mo and 1y Ghurch to rojoct ovory moyemont which trios to enforce the Sun= ds; sw in such a way, Tous, the Cliristinn Sundny I not tho contin= uation of tho Jowish Sabbath, but the weekly fostival of tho rosurrcotion of Christ and tha founding of tho Church. Wo dn not acknowls edge that wo are bound by divine law to colo= brato Bunday, Wo hold with 8t, Paul: " Thua do mot heliove Inwa about mont and drink, ox stated holidays, or now moon days, or Babbaths 1t is true that wo acknowlodge tho Divine com= mandmont: * Romembor the Sabbath Day ta keop it holy,” but wo boliovo that tho main stresa lios not upon the oxternal uiot, but upon the intornal celebration by truo Divine sorvico, As this spiriturl celobration from timog imemmo- vial Los boon counocted with Bunday, thia day must bo colobrated by each Ohristian tho wany which makos Divino gervice the most officacious, Extrowo quiot is not Tiocessary on account of tho day, but on accountof the servico, and on acoount of tho spiritual colobration, i¥e must reject every effort made by the Church fa {nrcn men by sccular- legislation o the ace tnowledgment _and observance of spiritual laws. "Wo hold this to be uubiblical aud unevangelical. As much na wo deom it ouw duty to convort a8 many mon ua possiblo fo the acknowledgment and knowladgo of tho true and tho good. o know no othor. mosnatoboused by tho Chaurch than the word of mouth, which we uso in our sermons and roligious inatructions, By logal cocrcion only hypoerites can be brought over gonerally thoso mesus make the avil worso. On tho other hand, although wo do not deomy it strictly nocessary for tho Church, we think it very dosirablo that the timo of publie servica should bo respectod. For if it in Kormllmd. for instance, that a procession with loud ‘musiq pastos through the strats, or that in a anloon adjoining a church o torrible nolss is made, while preaching is going on in the church, Diving gorvico is seriously disturbed. And for lhoua woak Ohristiaus, who are 80 ensily lod into tempe tatian on such occasions, to act against thair cone aciencos, wo must wish that this tomptation was romoved. And in asking this, wo think that no body can justly complain that this consacionce. is coerced, for ho who holda another opinion can= not complain that his conscionco is violated, it ko, in order to respect the rights of others, joill -abstain for a few hours from visiting a saloon or making noisy demonsirations, Buch a law we would support with all our might, - But the moral intorest alao Eas fomothing to do with the Bunday law: the main nb{not , to oreot o dam againet vice by the diminution of the uso of intoxicating liquors, Tho common argumont {s a8 follows: Bocauso the vico of drunkonness creatos 8o much mise: y &e,, ine toxicating liquors must bo an ovil in thome oolves and thoir use must bo a sin. For this renson tho uso must bo abatained from and mnat Do probibited, Aud if tho laboring man, wha during wook days has very littlo pare ' timo, cannot Indulgo on Sunday, ho might probably be protooted against tho vico. For this reason thoy ask for Lemporance lawa, Of this wo rojoct as a carding] error that somew thing is construod a4 a sin, which cannot be n fin: Not the uso, but tho nbuse of sirong drinks ja sin: this evory Christinn can easily find in his Bible, where all intomperanco ia strongly probiibited, but whero rationsl use is ot only pormitted, but whoro it is stylod na falgo doctrino if mon are roprosched for it, Aq tho Sunday Iaw starts from Incorroet moral sups positions, o canuot, for principlo's soko, ape provo of it. But should not somothing be done againgt in. tomporance, nnd this also on the part of tha Cburch 7 Host cortninly, Dut tha Chreh g alroady dono ite duty in this respect, long bofora thore wero any temporancoe mon in oxistence. Luther, for iustance, warnod his doar Ger< mans in the most impressive mannor ngeinet the dovil of drink as their horodita enomy, al- though ho nevor llanginml amodorato drink hime #olt, Tho Oburch, besidos, possesses the beat menna to mako men lead & tomporate, sobor lifa, Whoevor is a truo, belioving Cristian will novox become a drunkard. We cannot flud that tha tomperanco men have invented a bettor menns, And nero wo must stato our beliof, that thesa lognl monsures will eithor stimulato to greator vico, or mnke hypocritos, or at least mon with dobased, alavish’ views ; for the trus regenarne tion of man must proceod from inward to oute ward, so that o can do tho good frooly, In conclusion, wo have to say that wo cannot bofriond the whole movemont, becauso wo cane not beliove that the Good Templars’ Lodge bag the vocation to hecome tho nurvo of Virtuo and Christianity, Wo foar thac by this lodgo ona dovil will b stnlIBd by anothor one, and that the laat evil will bo worso than tho fimit, Fox {from what roason are girls and women drawn to tho lodgo, who cortaiuly stand not in nood tg .protect thomsolves lg & pledgo against the evily of intemporanca? Doos not tho whele move. ment tond towards tho supprossion of & brutal vico, in ordor, either cousvious or unconscious, to replaco it by othor moro oultivated, and fox this rosson moro dangorous onos, sothat tho lasf aim would not bo reformotion, but more refinod vicen? But with this undor no circumstancar will we havae suything to do, H. Voarr, B Pastor Lutheran Courch, —_—— A Ourious Doception, “B. B.” writlug to Land;and Water, #nyA | “ Ag I was coming ont of the Cryatal Palnco the otlier day, o man carrying two pippios attractod my attonitlon, and I stoppod for a moment, 1¢ immodiatoly camo ncrosm the rond aud offered thom for salo—one, o roal Cuba (according ta him), at tho low prico of £1, and the othor, & black and white Japaneso torrior, ‘ rare one fo1 rats,’ and ho was only 6 wooks old, and at the modorato sum of " £3, On_ oxamining ¢l dogs, or rather [lll}»plus, I found in thom atroug resomblanco to tho faline race, partiou= Iarly about tho olawa and testh, which Wero sus« plolously long and sharp, and, oh, horror | attox atroking ono gontly, Lo actually noarly purred, I beat a !mul{ Totront, and the man laughod honrtily whon I found bim out; but to do him qutlco. the doscription waa uot » bad ono, aud f ho had takon moro off of tho claws and silenos od tho purring, ho might have fared better, but as it wan, 1 was orry to hoar noxt day that he managed to sell ono to a little gixl,”